Movie review thread...
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Saw 2012 on the weekend in Gold Class here in BrisVegas. Impressive effects and gives some sobering thoughts to a E.L.E. (extinction level event). Story was way too unbelievable and melodramatic. Unbelievable in the sense that the main protagonist should've died like 10 times but didn't. Too mamby pamby predictable @ the end too. Otherwise entertaining 7/10.
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[quote name='mariner4life']Austar have made my Pay TV so worth it, over the weekend they released about a thousand new movie channels, including one that is wall to wall action movies. Excellent.<br />
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Yesterday watched a JCVD classic, "Kickboxer" so very cheesy, but ticks all the boxes.<br />
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Last night a true classic. Bladerunner may be 27 years old, but it is still very very good. I think i was watching the lastest of 2 directors cuts. It is pretty deep with its themes for a Sci Fi movie, and maybe is even more relevant today than in '82, but it is a damn good movie.<br />
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Funny thing, it is set in exactly 10 years (November 2019). We have a lot of development to do to keep up with Mr Scott's bleak vision of the future.[/quote]<br />
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Ah Kickboxer [long nostalgic sigh]. If not great for the cheesy 80's action goodness the dance seen alone is worth sitting through the rest for. <br />
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Bladerunner is my all time favourite sci-fi movie. Its more grown up than any other sci-fi offering IMO. Every time I watch it there is something I pick up on that I missed the last time. -
[quote name='Razbra'][quote name='Mojoman']Saw 2012 on the weekend in Gold Class here in BrisVegas. Impressive effects and gives some sobering thoughts to a E.L.E. (extinction level event). Story was way too unbelievable and melodramatic. [b]Unbelievable in the sense that the main protagonist should've died like 10 times but didn't.[/b] Too mamby pamby predictable @ the end too. Otherwise entertaining 7/10.[/quote]<br />
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maye use a spoiler?[/quote]<br />
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Still heaps less than Arnie in Commando though ! he shouda, coulda, woulda but didnae die all through that action classic !<br />
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I haven't seen Blade Runner in ages but I certainly didn't like seeing Han Solo/Indiana Jones constantly get his ass kicked and be so downtrodden. One I definitely need to look at again though. Rutgar Hauer was cool before his career slid to Z Grade stuff.... -
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[quote]I haven't seen Blade Runner in ages but I certainly didn't like seeing Han Solo/Indiana Jones constantly get his ass kicked and be so downtrodden[/quote]<br />
In his defense, he does get beat up by androids, Daryl Hannah does sit on his face while beating him up, and he does manage to score with another android (by throwing her around and domanding obedience, quality). So he doesn't do too bad. -
[quote name='taniwharugby']Drag me to hell - 5.7/10, think they got tied up trying to decided whether to do a [b]spoof or a genuine horror[/b].<br />
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Fair few scary moments in it, but ruined by [spoiler:p3jqrhst]that ridiculously comical fight scene at the start, and then the funny bit where the old bag's eyes popped out of her head into the chicks face. But that bit at the start, just took away form the genuine scaryness of the film. IMO like when you see the creature in Jeepers Creepers, it takes away the mysteriousness of the being[/spoiler:p3jqrhst][/quote]<br />
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errr... Sam Raimi dude. Thats exactly what he does... Horror with a healthy dose of tongue in cheek humour...<br />
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Never heard of Sam Raimi until mentioned here. <br />
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[quote name='taniwharugby']Never heard of Sam Raimi until mentioned here. <br />
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I generally dont pre-judge movies by directors, unless it is Tim Burton...[/quote]<br />
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In this case with Raimi you kind of have to know what you're letting yourself in for. I loved Drag Me To Hell because I was expecting it to be a bit out of kilter and it was.<br />
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As mentioned the Evil Dead series is something you should have a look at to get a feel for his work, if you're interested. Spider-man no so much especially the last Emo tinged one.<br />
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Evil Dead was scary as fuck. The 2nd movie was scary but a direct spoof of the first and the third is just good fun and completely ridiculous. -
[quote name='Razbra'][quote name='taniwharugby']Never heard of Sam Raimi until mentioned here. <br />
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I generally dont pre-judge movies by directors, unless it is Tim Burton...[/quote]<br />
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In this case with Raimi you kind of have to know what you're letting yourself in for. I loved Drag Me To Hell because I was expecting it to be a bit out of kilter and it was.<br />
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As mentioned the Evil Dead series is something you should have a look at to get a feel for his work, if you're interested. Spider-man no so much especially the last Emo tinged one.<br />
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Evil Dead was scary as fuck. The 2nd movie was scary but a direct spoof of the first and the third is just [b]good fun and completely ridiculous[/b].[/quote]<br />
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Shop Smart. Shop S-mart. Hail to the king baby. Klaaatu Verata Nik ( cough cough ) -
[quote name='Razbra'][quote name='MN5'][quote name='Razbra'][quote name='taniwharugby']Never heard of Sam Raimi until mentioned here. <br />
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I generally dont pre-judge movies by directors, unless it is Tim Burton...[/quote]<br />
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In this case with Raimi you kind of have to know what you're letting yourself in for. I loved Drag Me To Hell because I was expecting it to be a bit out of kilter and it was.<br />
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As mentioned the Evil Dead series is something you should have a look at to get a feel for his work, if you're interested. Spider-man no so much especially the last Emo tinged one.<br />
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Evil Dead was scary as fuck. The 2nd movie was scary but a direct spoof of the first and the third is just [b]good fun and completely ridiculous[/b].[/quote]<br />
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Shop Smart. Shop S-mart. Hail to the king baby. Klaaatu Verata Nik ( cough cough )[/quote]<br />
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Ah classic! I might have to go find some torrents...[/quote]<br />
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How bad is some of the stop motion animation in that film ? hilarious. Actually the PS2 game is some great brainless fun, only gripe is that you start with the chainsaw and shotgun combo, any additional weapon "upgrade" is more of a downgrade. -
[quote name='MN5'][quote name='Razbra'][quote name='MN5'][quote name='Razbra'][quote name='taniwharugby']Never heard of Sam Raimi until mentioned here. <br />
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I generally dont pre-judge movies by directors, unless it is Tim Burton...[/quote]<br />
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In this case with Raimi you kind of have to know what you're letting yourself in for. I loved Drag Me To Hell because I was expecting it to be a bit out of kilter and it was.<br />
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As mentioned the Evil Dead series is something you should have a look at to get a feel for his work, if you're interested. Spider-man no so much especially the last Emo tinged one.<br />
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Evil Dead was scary as fuck. The 2nd movie was scary but a direct spoof of the first and the third is just [b]good fun and completely ridiculous[/b].[/quote]<br />
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Shop Smart. Shop S-mart. Hail to the king baby. Klaaatu Verata Nik ( cough cough )[/quote]<br />
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Ah classic! I might have to go find some torrents...[/quote]<br />
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How bad is some of the stop motion animation in that film ? hilarious. Actually the PS2 game is some great brainless fun, only gripe is that you start with the chainsaw and shotgun combo, any additional weapon "upgrade" is more of a downgrade.[/quote]<br />
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It wasn't a massive leap from Jason and The Argonauts even though the movies are nearly 30 years apart. If there was ever a movie I'd like to see remade it's the Army of Darkness.<br />
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Dream pairing would be Raimi and Peter jackson(in Brain Dead, Meet the Feebles mode) as co-directors. Bruce Campbell is the only guy who could play Ash though...or is he? Any ideas? -
The guy who plays Stifler perhaps ? he has an amazing ability to make a shit movie ( American pie and its sequals ) watchable and funny. With his rubberfaced zanyness he'd be bloody good. <br />
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Bruce Campbell is getting on and his physique nowadays certainly says "character actor" more than "action hero" but a gratuitous cameo could be in order. -
Thats an inspired bit of casting that. He would do the sarcasm well and the stifler nasty streak also lends itself to the role.<br />
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I find myself thinking of Ryan Reynolds again. When the guy isn't being a pretty boy and ruining comic book characters he is very funny and charismatic which is exactly what you want Ash to be. plus he gets props for bagging Scarlet!<br />
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Ideally though you'd want Campbell but the B-grade years have really not been good to the gut. -
Surrogates; 6/10<br />
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My wife and I tried to watch Bruno last night. Utter shit. Basically recycled jokes from Borat. <br />
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SOme of the people he made fun of were not deserving of it at all and the ones that were made me sick.<br />
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[spoiler:stta0rmf]I like a bit of immature infantile humour as much as the next guy and did laugh during the pigmy sex stuff but that was it.[/spoiler:stta0rmf]<br />
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Turned it off after 35min
