Movie review thread...
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<p>Re-watched Monster's Ball. Billy Bob and Heath are both really, really good, actually Sean Combs was good too. Halle is good when she is being a normal person, not screechy melodrama queen.</p>
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<p>Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. I got a few laughs out of this, but overall a bit disappointing. The romance was meh (Martin Freeman over hot security guy? Really?) and it kind of swayed between really gritty, good stuff about war and tv and journos who chase the scary stories, and some stereotypical characters that sucked. On a side note, I was getting really pissed off at the character who was supposed to be a New Zealander (awful Aussie accent) until it got to the point where he gets his nose broken and it turns out he is Canadian and pretending. (A very odd plot point.)</p> -
<p>ha yeah, Freeman was just an odd choice for that role full stop, just didn't buy it.</p>
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<p>Agree some good stuff but also some rubbish, and wasn't it based on the memoirs of the main character, so in essence, supposedly true?</p> -
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<p>Half an hour and one wrecked VCR tape later....</p>
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<p>Mum never did figure out why the "slow frame advance'' button on the remote control for our Mitsubishi Black Diamond VCR was the most worn out.</p> -
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<p>Mum never did figure out why the "slow frame advance'' button on the remote control for our Mitsubishi Black Diamond VCR was the most worn out.</p>
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<p>Reminded me of a taped version of "Trading Places" I borrowed off a mate in the late 80's, right when Jamie Lee Curtis gets her gears off in front of Dan Aykroyd the picture got extremely snowy.</p> -
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<p>Slys range is...limited, but he has his moments. He was just nominated for an Oscar.Arnie is a straight out crap actor who couldn't buy a nomination. But he makes up for that with his presence. Who gives a shit he can't act when he's a muscle bound freak with a ridiculous name and voice.<br><br>
It's no coincidence that his best acting performances are as a robot.</p>
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<p>Whilst walking through Newtown after getting my hair cut I saw Terminator ( the original ) on DVD for 2 bucks, so naturally I got it. Watching it actually irritated me what a fucken joke the character became in the later movies. The tone of the original flick is so dark and seeing it for the first time in ages reminded me how well it is actually made. You don't have any idea who he is until after the tech noir ( night club ) scene when you see the visuals from his point of view and realize he's not a man. Again, as I said Arnies acting chops are pretty limited at best but the presence he has means you can't picture anyone else in the role.</p>
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<p>The fact that in later movies, amongst other things he asks why someone cries, becomes a grey haired old git pulling stupid smily faces....oh not to mention this.....</p>
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<p>Jason Bourne.</p>
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<p>Meh. I was expecting a lot more from this, especially having enjoyed the first three (I haven't watched the one without Matt Damon). It was just same old same old bouncing between Europe and the States, except it didn't feel fresh or thrillerish. The stakes were pretty shallow, and the momentum came from the usual 'eeek, must kill Bourne' rather than him presenting as a genuine active threat or blackmailing the CIA. But while there were some pretty impressive chase scenes (especially the SWAT truck one) they just seemed to go on and on. And the interlinking plot was pretty thin, a few subplots were pointless (like the social media stuff) and because people were popping up then swiftly dying or disappearing, there wasn't much in the way of character development or meaningful interaction. I wanted so much more in terms of unravelling Bourne's past.</p>
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<p>Damon was good, Tommy Lee Jones reliably crusty, Alicia Vikander straddling the line of good and evil. Vincent Cassell was almost robotic as the Asset, for someone who it was allegedly so personal for, he didn't show much emotion, and his body count was a bit ridiculous.</p>
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<p>3 Treadstones out of 5 Iron Hands.</p> -
Went to the movies with the missus to watch Suicide Squad. Wasnt as bad as I was expecting (given it had been panned by the critics). The superhero genre is so over done these days and other than 1 or 2 oddball characters, this movie brought nothing new.<br>5.5 nutjobs out of a possible 10.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mokey" data-cid="611830" data-time="1472905236"><p>Jason Bourne.<br> <br>Meh. I was expecting a lot more from this, especially having enjoyed the first three (I haven't watched the one without Matt Damon). It was just same old same old bouncing between Europe and the States, except it didn't feel fresh or thrillerish. The stakes were pretty shallow, and the momentum came from the usual 'eeek, must kill Bourne' rather than him presenting as a genuine active threat or blackmailing the CIA. But while there were some pretty impressive chase scenes (especially the SWAT truck one) they just seemed to go on and on. And the interlinking plot was pretty thin, a few subplots were pointless (like the social media stuff) and because people were popping up then swiftly dying or disappearing, there wasn't much in the way of character development or meaningful interaction. I wanted so much more in terms of unravelling Bourne's past.<br> <br>Damon was good, Tommy Lee Jones reliably crusty, Alicia Vikander straddling the line of good and evil. Vincent Cassell was almost robotic as the Asset, for someone who it was allegedly so personal for, he didn't show much emotion, and his body count was a bit ridiculous.<br> <br>3 Treadstones out of 5 Iron Hands.</p></blockquote> <br>Yeah, it was good on it's own merits as an action film... but nowhere near as good as the other movies. It's not even in the same ballpark at 1 & 2 IMO.<br> <br>[spoiler]I really didn't like the mass carnage during the final chase scene. It just didn't fit in with the rest of the franchise.<br>[/spoiler]
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Couple of movies lately on the Netflixing:
Looper
Really liked this Noir style sci fi. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a pretty fucking good actor, and with the makeup on almost unrecognisable. Great plot line, bunch of mind fucks and one sadistic little mofo of a kid. Bruce Willis is pretty good in it, too.
The bit where the guy's body parts kept disappearing confused the fuck out of me at first.
4.5 out of 5 blunderbusses.
The Three Musketeers
The 2011 one with some little Yank prick in the lead, supported by a bunch of decent Euro actors in Christoph Waltz, Mads Mikkelsen, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, and Luke Evans. Oh and Mila Jovovich's thighs play a significant supporting role.
This got the shit panned out of it, but I actually found it a great waste of two spare hours. Swordfighting, cleavage, derring-do and some fantastic cinematography. Freddie Fox as the foppish boy king is a laugh.
3.5 out of 5 ripped bodices.
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I've been reading good things about Mel Gibson's new movie as director, Hacksaw Ridge. It's about a conscientious objector who got the Medal of Honor for saving dozens of men's lives.
Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge Just Screened For Critics, Here’s What They Are Saying
Mel Gibson's first film in 10 years, Hacksaw Ridge, just screened for critics in Venice. Find out what they have to say about Gibson's pacifist war epic.
"The battle scenes in Hacksaw Ridge make the opening scene in "Saving Private Ryan" look like a Noel Coward play."
Out in early November.
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I'd love to see a movie based on Crete, and anything to do with Sir Charles Upham.
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@antipodean Surely Peter Jackson can sort this out?
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Is discussed in the will anyone beat 148 tests I think...
Cant class it as a 'movie' but I know a few people that have been to see it and other reports I have read, it is a decent watch, but have said like his book, just doesn't give you enough.
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Alien VS Predator Stop Motion
