Movie review thread...
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[quote name='MN5']Virgil did you not like the last crusade ? shame on you xzxmad[/quote]<br />
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I did, a decent 8/10...just a bit of a drop from Raiders which is a solid 9.25.<br />
As a kid i loved Temple, only as i got older and revisited it did i realize how silly it was. -
Last Crusade actually doesn't stand up that well, watched it again recently and the seeds of the Skull were definitely sown. They destroyed the Brody character for cheap laughs, for example.<br />
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Temple of Doom is way under rated IMO, really good film. Raiders is one of the best films I've ever seen, pretty much perfect and I've seen it well over 20 times and it's never boring. -
wasn't the introduction of Le Bouf the seed for further Indy films?
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[quote name='taniwharugby']wasn't the introduction of Le Bouf the seed for further Indy films?[/quote]<br />
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It was the demon seed for South Park to create their infamous Indiana Jones rape episode. (Lucas 'n Spielberg starred as the rapists). -
[quote name='taniwharugby']wasn't the introduction of Le Bouf the seed for further Indy films?[/quote]<br />
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Basically, but Lucas has another ida for one with Harrison. Think they are keen to do another one, but tey relly need to look at what worked for Raiders, stop copying the Mummy films, and ignore focus groups telling them what's popular.<br />
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Raiders worked because it was based on the old serials they loved as kids, so they should do another homage, and make a movie THEY would enjoy and not focus so much on the business side. And use as little CGI as possible. -
Was in bed sick most of the weekend so caught up with a couple of older/recent flicks ive been meaning to watch.<br />
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Halloween, remake from Rob Zombie. Not bad, better then i thought it was going to be. Felt it spent too much time in Michael Myers early days.<br />
If you enjoy gore and plenty of tit then it should be right up your alley 7/10<br />
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X Files, I Want to Believe. Again not bad, but not great either. Rather flat and a not so interesting plot line. Also Duchovny (sp) and Anderson have really aged. Has been a few years of course, probably doesnt help ive been watching the earlier seasons recently as well.<br />
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Revolutionary Road; meh! <br />
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Killshot, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt<br />
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Action/thriller, pretty good, 7.4/10. Thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt was excellent as the wannabe tough guy gangster type! -
Saw Star Trek a few weeks back.<br />
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Stunning film, really enjoyed it and I have pretty much hated all Star Trek to that point, so well done those guys! 9/10<br />
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Saw State of Play with Crowe and Affleck on Sunday - good thriller, not too much action but a fairly good watch 7/10. Well acted - even by Affleck! -
Marley & Me; Owen Wilson & Jennifer Aniston plus some dogs...<br />
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I'll admit it, I liked it, but only for the dog.<br />
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First half was amusing and I enjoyed seeing the dog be every dog owners worst nightmare, the 2nd half started getting a bit serious, before the inevitable happened....6.5/10 -
[quote name='Kirwan'][quote name='taniwharugby']wasn't the introduction of Le Bouf the seed for further Indy films?[/quote]<br />
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Basically, but Lucas has another ida for one with Harrison. Think they are keen to do another one, but tey relly need to look at what worked for Raiders, stop copying the Mummy films, and ignore focus groups telling them what's popular.<br />
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Raiders worked because it was based on the old serials they loved as kids, so they should do another homage, and make a movie THEY would enjoy and not focus so much on the business side. And use as little CGI as possible.[/quote]<br />
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Looks like a 5th one is def on the way..<br />
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[quote]Shia LaBeouf has confirmed a fifth Indiana Jones film is in the pipeline, and that director Steven Spielberg has been working on a script for it.<br />
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LaBeouf - who starred in last year's fourth film in the franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - said a fifth film was definitely in pre-production in a new interview.<br />
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"Stephen (Spielberg) just said that he cracked a story on it before I left, and I think they're gearing that up," he told BBC reporter Lizo Mzimba in London.<br />
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[b]Crystal Skull - the follow-up to 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - was a box office hit, earning almost US$800 million worldwide.[/b]<br />
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It helped make Harrison Ford last year's highest paid actor in Hollywood, with an income of NZ$112 million.<br />
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[b]But the film was slammed by critics for its bizarre plot, which included Soviet agents, Peru's Nazca Lines and aliens.<br />
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It was the topic of a bad taste episode of animated comedy show South Park that featured George Lucas and Steven Spielberg raping Indiana Jones.[/b]<br />
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[url="http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/2508635/Shia-LaBeouf-confirms-Indy-5/"]http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/25 ... ms-Indy-5/[/url] -
Saw a few posts here awhile back about Gran Torino and The World's Fastest Indian. Finally rented them out yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed them. Burt Munro was an amazing bloke ! Good to see Clint kicking arse in a totally un PC way. I laughed so hard at the scene where he takes the kid to visit his barber in an attempt to 'man him up'. Funny as !!
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Just saw [b]"UP"[/b] (3D) on the big screen. An understated movie, but believe the hype. Another Pixar masterpiece. 9/10.
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[quote name='Hooroo']Watched The Spirit and it sucked the kumara[/quote]<br />
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Excellent, my instincts about not watching that one were right...<br />
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What doesn't kill you<br />
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Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo & cameos (is that all he does) of Donnie Wahlberg<br />
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Decent enough story line of 2 brothers that carry on the tradition of petty crime and thuggary in a Boston neighbourhood, until one decides he has had enough. A bit on the slow side 5.9/10 -
Saw Underworld Rise of the Lycans. It's crap. xzxnegative
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Watched Gran Torino (great film), Changeling (okay) and went to the flicks to see Star Trek (bloody tops).
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[quote name='taniwharugby'][quote name='Hooroo']Watched The Spirit and it sucked the kumara[/quote]<br />
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Excellent, my instincts about not watching that one were right...<br />
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[b]What doesn't kill you[/b]<br />
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Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo & cameos (is that all he does) of Donnie Wahlberg<br />
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Decent enough story line of 2 brothers that carry on the tradition of petty crime and thuggary in a Boston neighbourhood, until one decides he has had enough. A bit on the slow side 5.9/10[/quote]<br />
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Haven't heard of that one, it sounds good (although only just average by your rating), I like the Boston set movies from my time living there. Donnie Walhberg is brilliant in Band of Brothers, he's probably a better actor than his brother but just doesn't get the good roles. -
[quote name='Hooroo']Watched The Spirit and it sucked the kumara[/quote]<br />
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Saw that one too, at the cinema. If the latest Indiana Jones installment was bad -- and truly, it was -- welll, The Spirit is ten times worse. Frank Miller should never be allowed close to a movie camera again, let alone given the sole directors' responsibility. He's a good collaborator, but he did no service to Will Eisner on this turd, he completely misses the boat and can't direct actors. -
I watched one called "The Kingdom" the other day. Concerned with the investigation by a crack team of FBI experts of a terrorist incident in Saudi on some US nationals. a bit dark (in lighting terms) and also the dialogue ws sometimes hard to follow but still a bloody good film. Jaime Foxx was good.<br />
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Worthwhile an hour and a bit of your time
