Movie review thread...
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Looking up the film on the internet databases (imdb, rotten tomatoes etc) they all market it as a comedy (some do have comedy/drama) - hence why I watched it! And who includes Sandler & Rogen on their billing when they are looking to do a serious drama?<br />
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I agree with you that the plot lost it's way when Bana & wife come into play, but his acting out was the only thing that saved it for me. I guess it's all about expectations - if they had gone for different actors and hadn't gone out of their way for people to think it's a comedy, I probably wouldn't have even bothered to watch it.<br />
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Your right I probably shouldnt' compare it to old school, as it's not really a comedy - but thats the way they marketed it. -
Wouldn't be the first film to marketed terribly (lazily?), I remember that Hancock was a far better film than the marketing spiel for it.<br />
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And it was a comedy drama, just, as it was about stand up comedians after all. The emphasis was on the drama that's all. Worth remembering that in most cases the actors and directors have no say in how the film gets marketed, that's bastards like Mogwai I believe... -
The Road, Viggo Mortenson and Charlize Theron<br />
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Post-apocolyptic film with Mortenson and his son treking to the coast, struggling to find food and avoid being food as some people have degenerated to cannibalism, while Mortenson battles his own demons as his wife walked out on him and his son to die.<br />
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Sitting there watching last night I was thinking it was about a 6/10, but on thinking over the movie, I did actually like it, 7.5/10. -
[quote name='taniwharugby']The Road, Viggo Mortenson and Charlize Theron<br />
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Post-apocolyptic film with Mortenson and his son treking to the coast, struggling to find food and avoid being food as some people have degenerated to cannibalism, while Mortenson battles his own demons as his wife walked out on him and his son to die.<br />
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Sitting there watching last night I was thinking it was about a 6/10, but on thinking over the movie, I did actually like it, 7.5/10.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Available on DVD TR ? if so may get it out this weekend. I do love a good post apocalyptic flick ! -
The Invention of Lying; Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, the young fat guy from superbad, Rob Lowe<br />
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Gervais lives in a world where there is no lying, people always say the truth, until one day when in the bank and thier computers are down, he wants to withdraw all his money, and they ask him how much he has in his account.....<br />
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started off quite well, loads of amusing little chuckles, got a bit lame in the middle before getting back to some chuckles at the end. <br />
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Saw Precious. An incredibly hard movie to watch. Similar to Once Were Warriors in that sense. A little clumsy in places but well acted across the board, though the use of Lenny Kravitz as a male nures was a little "look at who in my movie". He doesn't really add to much. Positive male figure for sure but a bit stereotypical.<br />
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Saw Paranormal Activity. All the teeny boppers were scared by it but I thought the film took so many long pauses that it simply became comical. 5/10.<br />
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Didn't help it was trumped by the greatest movie trailer of all time:<br />
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Reminds me of my hometown back on the coast. -
Daybreakers, yet another Vampire movie.<br />
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Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Isabell Lucas (hot decepticon from Transformers, ROTF) and the big name, Jay Laga'aia<br />
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Not a bad film, 6.5, but is interesting seeing all the new Vampire films come out and each having new takes on Vampires too (ie what they can and cant do, what kills them etc) -
[quote name='taniwharugby']Daybreakers, yet another Vampire movie.<br />
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Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Isabell Lucas (hot decepticon from Transformers, ROTF) and the big name, Jay Laga'aia<br />
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Not a bad film, 6.5, but is interesting seeing all the new Vampire films come out and each having new takes on Vampires too (ie what they can and cant do, what kills them etc)[/QUOTE]<br />
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I read that the set up and world building in this movie are pretty interesting, but the plotting doesn't really deliver much. Accurate? -
the plot of the movie is ok; set in the future where Vampires are the dominant species and humans are nearing extinction and therefore a blood shortage, so some rogue vampires are turning on one another, causing changes to them...<br />
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[quote name='taniwharugby']Not a bad film, 6.5, but is interesting seeing all the new Vampire films come out and each having new takes on Vampires too (ie what they can and cant do, what kills them etc)[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yeah, they should stick to the facts eh.<br />
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[quote name='Watu']Yeah, they should stick to the facts eh.<br />
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well vampires books and movies have been similar for centuries, but in recent time a new phenomenom has arisen, and now people just make sh!t up, what are we to think? I mean if I am out one night and come across a vampire, I wont know how to deal with them!! -
[quote name='cd_wilson']So a stake through the heart doesn't kill them now ...[/QUOTE]<br />
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Jesus the SUN means nothing these days! It makes them[I] sparkle like pretty diamonds[/I]....<br />
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Watched THE BLINDSIDE a true story about a very wealthy white Memphis family who adopt a homeless black kid. He turns out to be a football star.<br />
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Pretty watchable and a very good performance from Sandra Bullock. Feel good fluff!<br />
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Heard some disturbing press about how the real family saw this kid as a meal ticket but sounds like a bit of BS to me. They own nearly 100 kfcs & taco bells. -
[quote name='cd_wilson']So a stake through the heart doesn't kill them now ...[/QUOTE]<br />
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[quote name='Razbra']Jesus the SUN means nothing these days! It makes them[I] sparkle like pretty diamonds[/I]....<br />
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Watched THE BLINDSIDE a true story about a very wealthy white Memphis family who adopt a homeless black kid. He turns out to be a football star.<br />
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Pretty watchable and a very good performance from Sandra Bullock. Feel good fluff!<br />
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Heard some disturbing press about how the real family saw this kid as a meal ticket but sounds like a bit of BS to me. They own nearly 100 kfcs & taco bells.[/QUOTE]<br />
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What is the name of the Football star? -
Ha ha! Football = NFL rather than soccer, I can see now! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
