Movie review thread...
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[quote name='mariner4life'] The International: Clive Owen takes on the international banking industry. Story actually pretty good, but it really looks like they made the story too big and didn't know how to end it, so just slapped one toegether. Last 3 mins a total let down. Still, gets a pass 5.5/10 (life lesson learned from movie, don't fuck with an Italians family) 8/10.[/quote]<br />
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I couldn't wait for this movie to come out. The trailer looked fantastic and I'm a huge Clive Owen fan. (He should have been picked as 007, not Daniel Craig - but that's another discussion). <br />
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[quote name='TeeJay'][quote name='taniwharugby']State of Play, good cast, 6.5/10<br />
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Conspiracy Thriller, does ok, never really gets going though.[/quote]<br />
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State of Play.....is this a new movie or dvd? Who's in it?<br />
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I l-o-v-e conspiracy theory movies.[/quote]<br />
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Russell Crowe & Ben Afflect -
[quote name='TeeJay']I l-o-v-e conspiracy theory movies.[/quote]<br />
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Ever seen "The Parallax View"?<br />
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There is no conspiracy. Just twelve people dead. -
The Expendables<br />
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[url="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/"]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/[/url]<br />
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A bit of a whose who of action movies...<br />
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Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis. A few other names like Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Brittany Murphy and Terry Crews. Some muscle bound non actors in Steve Austin and Randy Couture and even Governor Arnie makes an appearance.<br />
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Written and Directed by Sylvester Stallone and featuring character names like Tool and Toll Road it will be interesting to see how this one turns out!! -
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[b]Homicide [/b]- David Mamet film. A little bit disappointing (dialogue not as good as expected, plot a little simple/uneventful), but interesting to think about after. 7/10<br />
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[b]The Getaway[/b] - Sam Peckinpah/Walter Hill adaption of the Jim Thompson book. Rather different than the book. Well shot etc, a little dull. 7/10 -
watched District 9 last night..<br />
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after reading the good reviews on it, I am not sure what I was expecting, but what I got, was certainly not anywhere near what I was expecting...that said, I still enjoyed it. <br />
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[quote name='Tim'][b]Homicide [/b]- David Mamet film. A little bit disappointing (dialogue not as good as expected, plot a little simple/uneventful), but interesting to think about after. 7/10<br />
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[b][b]The Getaway[/b][/b] - Sam Peckinpah/Walter Hill adaption of the Jim Thompson book. Rather different than the book. Well shot etc, a little dull. 7/10[/quote]<br />
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I actually liked the remake of this starring a much slimmer Alec Baldwin, a still sexy Kim Basinger and the vastly underrated tough guy Michael Madseon....very entertaining. -
[quote name='taniwharugby']watched District 9 last night..<br />
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after reading the good reviews on it, I am not sure what I was expecting, but what I got, was certainly not anywhere near what I was expecting...that said, I still enjoyed it. <br />
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Left wide open for a sequel...even a prequel[/quote]<br />
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Can I ask what you were expecting? -
not what I got...<br />
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[spoiler:19k69wmr]a kind of mocumentary is not what I was expecting.<br />
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it just wasnt what i was expectin, still liked it, and I guess the underlying tones of SA's past of racism was the main part of it, even to a degree the Southern American segregation[/spoiler:19k69wmr] -
Jennifers Body<br />
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Megan Fox lezzes up & goes demonic. I was expecting it to be utterly shit, but it was actually watchable. Needed to be a lot scarier, sort of falls between funny (intentionally) & scary, but not enough of either. The good joke lines sort of get lost a bit. And theres no hooters. Not even side-boob.<br />
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Think its got slagged a bit cause everyone is expecting Juno 2, and because people have sort of had enough of Fox.<br />
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Probably one to pick up on DVD when it gets in the bargain bin, or watch on Sky in a year <br />
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6/10 -
Angel of Death; Zoe Bell, Lucy Lawless<br />
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Bell is a hit woman...never really notice Kiwi's accents much on TV, but by god hers is strong!! <br />
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[quote name='taniwharugby']Angel of Death; Zoe Bell, Lucy Lawless<br />
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Bell is a hit woman...never really notice Kiwi's accents much on TV, but by god hers is strong!! <br />
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4/10 - poor really[/quote]<br />
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I've actually been noticing Lawless' accent on BSG, it's mixed but very Kiwi.<br />
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Mogwai: I don't know how anyone could think Jennifer's Body could be anything like Juno going by the shorts. -
Lucy was barely noticable, only a small role inthis film, but Bell's was very strong.
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[quote name='Nepia'][quote name='taniwharugby']Angel of Death; Zoe Bell, Lucy Lawless<br />
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Bell is a hit woman...never really notice Kiwi's accents much on TV, but by god hers is strong!! <br />
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4/10 - poor really[/quote]<br />
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I've actually been noticing Lawless' accent on BSG, it's mixed but very Kiwi.<br />
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Mogwai: I don't know how anyone could think Jennifer's Body could be anything like Juno going by the shorts.[/quote]<br />
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I have just seen what I think has been the best movie of the year so far. The Hurt Locker. Kicks. Fucking. Arse. <br />
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Hard to believe its a women director. Not that a women can't direct a war movie, just they don't usually.<br />
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[quote name='Razbra']I have just seen what I think has been the best movie of the year so far. The Hurt Locker. Kicks. Fucking. Arse. <br />
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Hard to believe its a women director. Not that a women can't direct a war movie, just they don't usually.<br />
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She is James Cameron's ex though.[/quote]<br />
Have you seen 'Generation Kill' Razbra? The Hurt Locker has the same feel to me as the TV show - which is all good. -
[quote name='Nepia'][quote name='Razbra']I have just seen what I think has been the best movie of the year so far. The Hurt Locker. Kicks. Fucking. Arse. <br />
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Hard to believe its a women director. Not that a women can't direct a war movie, just they don't usually.<br />
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She is James Cameron's ex though.[/quote]<br />
Have you seen 'Generation Kill' Razbra? The Hurt Locker has the same feel to me as the TV show - which is all good.[/quote]<br />
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No I haven't I have heard about it though. If its anything like this Im into it. <br />
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When I first heard about Hurt locker My mate told me is was like Over There...which at the time I thought was a great show(lasted one season) but after watching this that show was pants. Like 90210 in the dessert.
