Movie review thread...
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@MajorRage said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia www.google.com can be helpful here.
Clue to what I watched is in the thread title …
Sheesh, I wasn't calling you out claiming otherwise ... I just remembered it as a mini series in my head.
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Retribution
The most recent Liam Neeson embarrassment
So fucking tiresome.- Off the bat - the protagonist is introduced as being a jerk
- His kids - fucking tiresome irritating brats
- Wife: tiresome shrew
- Antagonist enters the scene - tiresome and idiotic
- Example victim 1 - tiresome prick, example victim 2 - shrieking beeatch
- Cop - witless
- Conversations between protagonist and cop - contortionist dialogue to avoid the simple "I'm not the bad guy, and here's how we can prove it" discussion
- "Twist" - expected
- Ending - fucking dumb. Tiresome dumb. I think, I was struggling to pay attention at that point.
- Nod from cop to protagonist at the end - fuck off. ZERO reason for her to have changed her mind since the last conversation
Just... tiresome. A constant beatdown on the senses.
1.5 easily defused bombs out of 5 easily defused misunderstandings.
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse gots to be bad if you dont even give a TW rating, although being Neeson, I expect zero anyway.
Neeson does have along way to go to reach Eric Roberts status as a movie legend/slut.
He never will though cos unlike Roberts Neeson at least USED to be great.
Eric Roberts found his niche from day one and stuck to it.
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I guess I'm an oddity in that I genuinely don't mind most of the Neeson films. They're not great, but they're watchable and I'm generally never bored with them. Of course afterwards they've all blended into one.
I think the Stath is similar too, most of his films are not great but watchable and afterwards they all blend into one.
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse gots to be bad if you dont even give a TW rating, although being Neeson, I expect zero anyway.
Neeson does have along way to go to reach Eric Roberts status as a movie legend/slut.
Shit - yeah... it was so bad, I forgot about tits.
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To Live and Die in L.A.
Friedkin obviously watched Miami Vice and thought it was time to redo The French Connection.
A clear period piece from the 80s, down to the ridiculous script, hammy acting and shit electronic music.
TW; some but nothing spectacular.
Will not watch again.
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@antipodean @Tim is going to have you banned
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
Apparently the new John Woo movie is good.
wait, am i being wooshed? i thought this came out 12 months ago?
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google says it is only going to be released on December 1st 2023
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@mariner4life are you thinking this one
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@taniwharugby oh yeah! i admit @mariner4life had me thinking it did sound familier
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Silent night:
While I applaud the implicit civic values, somebody should have a quiet word with the hero regards gun safety.
Violent night: John Wick on a middle-aged Viking reunion tour meets Dirty Santa but doesn't get the same sort of action. Sid the Sloth reveals kickarse martial arts moves.
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nah it was definitely that one, but i guess the trailer came out ages ago
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@dogmeat said in Movie review thread...:
What do you expect. The guy's 71 FFS but we are supposed to believe he's driving his kids to school?
In about 3-4 years you've probably just described Mel Gibson..
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse gots to be bad if you dont even give a TW rating, although being Neeson, I expect zero anyway.
Neeson does have along way to go to reach Eric Roberts status as a movie legend/slut.
He never will though cos unlike Roberts Neeson at least USED to be great.
Eric Roberts found his niche from day one and stuck to it.
Actually Eric Roberts was nominated for an Academy Award way back in the day.
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Just watched
Very believable for 71
Would not fuck with Finbar