Movie review thread...
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
i stopped at End Game. A perfect end to an incredible project.
so should they have.....
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
Comic book movies are retarded bullshit for children and the worst adults in any society. If you are a Marvel "fan" then you need to go to a re-education camp immediately.
That garbage has crowded out adult genre movies for over a decade, it has sucked in new directors and actors with the money, the sooner that pathetic garbage is out of society the better. People pointing at tennis balls in front of a green screen. A cancer upon the arts.
The only superheros I like are Batman and Iron Man.
I guess I have a thing for billionaires fighting for justice.
I’m also probably bitter because Marvel is more popular than Star Wars now.
That might have something to do with the fact that Star Wars has been mostly shit since The Empire Strikes Back and has been living on past glories since 1980.
AND has been taking your money ever since then.
Star Wars, as much as I hate to admit it, is generational in its appeal. People who grew up with Episodes 4-6 tend to hate everything that followed. People that started with Phantom Menace tend to prefer Eps 1-3. No one likes Clone Wars, but then another generation really liked The Force Awakens.
I think that most Marvel movies will be forgotten, with a few that stand the test of time for replayability. Iron Man and I can't think of any others...
Yeah, as much as I hate the prequels (and the Rise of Skywalker) with a passion the same as @Tim reserves for Marvel and Sam Cane, I realise that there's a generation who love Star Wars because of them. And that's great for them.
I guess with Marvel some people will favour some over others. I'm not a huge Iron Man movies guy, prefer the Cap movies, and love the Taika Thor while finding the other two almost unwatchable.
I go the cinema once a week so have watched all the recent Marvel and DC movies. Some aren't as bad as people make out, some are.
But, the poor performance of comic book movies this year (Blue Beetle, Shazam, Flash, even Ant Man to go along with The Marvels) is a reflection of movie going in general. The box office is way less than normal these days.
Took a couple of woke movies (Barbieheimer) to give it a bit of a bump this year.
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
The nightmare is almost over.
‘The Marvels’ Ends Box Office Run as Lowest-Grossing MCU Movie in History
'The Marvels' will end its run as the lowest-grossing MCU movie of all time.
Yawn. Just don't watch, it's not a genre you're forced to watch. I don't watch horrors and don't listen to yacht rock
because I'm not forced to.But if it is a genre you like and they fuck it up by jumping on every band wagon of the day, you can be pissed off. I love fantasy, and am a total ME nerd, then they made the abortion that is the rings of power. Not only did it shit on the lore, it was also shit. Same as the latest MCU stuff.
No I'm not forced to watch it, but I can still be pissed with what they spend millions making when there are really good examples out there of how to do it properly
Have you seen The Marvels? In my top half of MCU films, thoroughly enjoyed it
It's a really fun film - for those of us who actually watched it. Not perfect by any means but fun.
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@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
The nightmare is almost over.
‘The Marvels’ Ends Box Office Run as Lowest-Grossing MCU Movie in History
'The Marvels' will end its run as the lowest-grossing MCU movie of all time.
Yawn. Just don't watch, it's not a genre you're forced to watch. I don't watch horrors and don't listen to yacht rock
because I'm not forced to.But if it is a genre you like and they fuck it up by jumping on every band wagon of the day, you can be pissed off. I love fantasy, and am a total ME nerd, then they made the abortion that is the rings of power. Not only did it shit on the lore, it was also shit. Same as the latest MCU stuff.
No I'm not forced to watch it, but I can still be pissed with what they spend millions making when there are really good examples out there of how to do it properly
Have you seen The Marvels? In my top half of MCU films, thoroughly enjoyed it
My reply wasn't specifically about The Marvels but about being told to 'not watch' (like Ozzie rugby supporters were told during RWC) and stop whinging about genres I am a fan of when studios churn out shit
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is it just me or are the just less movies than ever now? certainly at the cinemas anyway. I feel like every release day there was a heap coming out, but now a new one every so often
Or is it just that the marketing misses me so easily?
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@mariner4life ive had the same thought, we have some gold class tickets and Mrs Womble asked if we should go and see the Marvels as it was one of the only things on we might watch...decide to wait for disney plus
I think a lot of movies were delayed during the strike (dune 2?) so wonder it thats it
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is it also the fact so many are direct to Streaming service?
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@mariner4life probably that too...the streaming services land some big name actors and if theyre filming those then they're less likely to be doing a cinema release
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life ive had the same thought, we have some gold class tickets and Mrs Womble asked if we should go and see the Marvels as it was one of the only things on we might watch...decide to wait for disney plus
I think a lot of movies were delayed during the strike (dune 2?) so wonder it thats it
Yeah, I think a few of the "bigger" movies were delayed.
I've only struggled to find a movie to watch once or twice this year. But I'll mix it up with the main cinemas and Palace etc who have more arty films too.
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For the record, Barbie - was way overrated, my wife and I thought it might be good with all the hype, but an overly musical fluff piece with a few funny gags but ultimately dragged on too long.
I do look like comic book genre, I still dont mind some of the Marvel movies, but there have been a few post end game failures. I actually thought for DC the Flash was better than I was expecting.
Lots of movies delayed by the strike, think I read only maybe Deadpool might be completed for next year for Marvel, the remake of Blade also pushed to 2025
in saying that haven't been to a movie theatre in about 6 months
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I hope this is good. Crowe is perfect for playing a fat bastard that used to do impressive things. Herman was a WW1 ace
Nuremberg: Russell Crowe and Rami Malek to star in film about Nazi trials
Historical drama will focus on US psychiatrist tasked with deciding if Hermann Göring and others were sane enough to face justice
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@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
I hope this is good. Crowe is perfect for playing a fat bastard that used to do impressive things. Herman was a WW1 ace
Nuremberg: Russell Crowe and Rami Malek to star in film about Nazi trials
Historical drama will focus on US psychiatrist tasked with deciding if Hermann Göring and others were sane enough to face justice
Post of the year.
It’s like he looked at latter day Marlon Brando and then thought “hold my beer”
( not too long, he’ll want to chug it then and then plow through about 20 more after that )
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@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
I hope this is good. Crowe is perfect for playing a fat bastard that used to do impressive things. Herman was a WW1 ace
Nuremberg: Russell Crowe and Rami Malek to star in film about Nazi trials
Historical drama will focus on US psychiatrist tasked with deciding if Hermann Göring and others were sane enough to face justice
Göring had a chin at the Nuremburg trials. Going to take some discipline or powerful CGI to achieve that.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
I hope this is good. Crowe is perfect for playing a fat bastard that used to do impressive things. Herman was a WW1 ace
Nuremberg: Russell Crowe and Rami Malek to star in film about Nazi trials
Historical drama will focus on US psychiatrist tasked with deciding if Hermann Göring and others were sane enough to face justice
Göring had a chin at the Nuremburg trials. Going to take some discipline or powerful CGI to achieve that.
I thought black was supposed to be slimming ?
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
I hope this is good. Crowe is perfect for playing a fat bastard that used to do impressive things. Herman was a WW1 ace
Nuremberg: Russell Crowe and Rami Malek to star in film about Nazi trials
Historical drama will focus on US psychiatrist tasked with deciding if Hermann Göring and others were sane enough to face justice
Göring had a chin at the Nuremburg trials. Going to take some discipline or powerful CGI to achieve that.
I thought black was supposed to be slimming ?
Russ missed out on the part of Himmler but got Goring instead
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
Apparently the new John Woo movie is good.
Disappointing. Just watch Hard Boiled or The Killer or Bullet in the Head or Face Off or even Broken Arrow.
Violent Night was much better.
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Matriarch (2018)
British low-budget horror film I saw on a late night horror slot and recorded it on the off-chance it wouldn't be shit - and it wasn't. Great premise, some good acting and some genuinely unsettling moments. Bit of a hidden gem.
Just under 4 rabid werewolves out of 5 Ed Geins
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A solid effort from Netflix
Great cast, good acting, interesting storyline
3.5 Friends out of 5 foes
Leave the World Behind (2023) ⭐ 6.4 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
