Movie review thread...
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I find Kubrick to be wildly overrated.
Eyes Wide Shut is the worst movie I have ever seen.
Agreed. His rep by far outweighs any evidence that I have seen. In looking at his filmography, there is not actually a lot there. 16 films over 48 years is not a huge output.
Of the ones that I have seen, I would be prepared to re-watch Paths of Glory, Spartacus and Full Metal Jacket. The rest is, to me, self indulgent beautifully shot, shite.
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@NTA I've seen the King and thought it was a pretty good film, though a couple of the more pivotal events never actually happened. Prince Hal killing Hotspur in single combat was a bit of Shakepearian licence and the Dauphin was not even at the Battle of Agincourt. But overall a good film.
I haven't been able to bring myself to watch the Outlaw King as yet. I've had enough Braveheart bollocks from Mel Gibson and the really, awfully dreary follow-up Robert the Bruce, plus Chris Pine annoys me.
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@Catogrande a lot of it was Shakespeare so not based entirely in fact.
Outlaw King will probably get in your nerves then as it fucked with the timelines a bit as well 😉 plus the Scots win 🤣
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@NTA I don’t mind a bit of artistic licence but get a bit “meh” when the main points are just demonstrably wrong. A bit like that Hollywood film about the cracking of enigma during WWII. All bollocks but it almost becomes accepted fact. Before you know it we’ll believe that Father Christmas always wore a Coca-Cola red suit and lemmings commit suicide in their thousands.
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Anybody watched the "cursed film" Antrum?😱😱
Might watch it with my husband without the spoiler below.... 👹
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@Catogrande I just saw a review for Robert the Bruce, and came here to see if anyone had watched. Sounded pretty dire, TBH, not least the 52yo playing a 32yo for no another reason than he played him in Braveheart. Disclaimer: I love Braveheart as a rollicking adventure with heroes and villains, but anyone who uses it as a historical fact resource is a giant idiot. Kilts FFS. KILTS. Wallace and Isabella. A famous bridge battle...sans bridge.
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@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande I just saw a review for Robert the Bruce, and came here to see if anyone had watched. Sounded pretty dire, TBH, not least the 52yo playing a 32yo for no another reason than he played him in Braveheart. Disclaimer: I love Braveheart as a rollicking adventure with heroes and villains, but anyone who uses it as a historical fact resource is a giant idiot. Kilts FFS. KILTS. Wallace and Isabella. A famous bridge battle...sans bridge.
Braveheart also left out all the raping and murdering that William Wallace indulged in not to mention the french chick was born after he was executed in real life.
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@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande I just saw a review for Robert the Bruce, and came here to see if anyone had watched. Sounded pretty dire, TBH, not least the 52yo playing a 32yo for no another reason than he played him in Braveheart. Disclaimer: I love Braveheart as a rollicking adventure with heroes and villains, but anyone who uses it as a historical fact resource is a giant idiot. Kilts FFS. KILTS. Wallace and Isabella. A famous bridge battle...sans bridge.
god you sound like my Father in Law
i love Braveheart, great movie. Historically accurate movies would make poor theatre
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande I just saw a review for Robert the Bruce, and came here to see if anyone had watched. Sounded pretty dire, TBH, not least the 52yo playing a 32yo for no another reason than he played him in Braveheart. Disclaimer: I love Braveheart as a rollicking adventure with heroes and villains, but anyone who uses it as a historical fact resource is a giant idiot. Kilts FFS. KILTS. Wallace and Isabella. A famous bridge battle...sans bridge.
god you sound like my Father in Law
i love Braveheart, great movie. Historically accurate movies would make poor theatre
If Quentin Tarantino was a ferner he'd definitely "like" this post
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande I just saw a review for Robert the Bruce, and came here to see if anyone had watched. Sounded pretty dire, TBH, not least the 52yo playing a 32yo for no another reason than he played him in Braveheart. Disclaimer: I love Braveheart as a rollicking adventure with heroes and villains, but anyone who uses it as a historical fact resource is a giant idiot. Kilts FFS. KILTS. Wallace and Isabella. A famous bridge battle...sans bridge.
Braveheart also left out all the raping and murdering that William Wallace indulged in not to mention the french chick was born after he was executed in real life.
She was into the kinky stuff then
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande I just saw a review for Robert the Bruce, and came here to see if anyone had watched. Sounded pretty dire, TBH, not least the 52yo playing a 32yo for no another reason than he played him in Braveheart. Disclaimer: I love Braveheart as a rollicking adventure with heroes and villains, but anyone who uses it as a historical fact resource is a giant idiot. Kilts FFS. KILTS. Wallace and Isabella. A famous bridge battle...sans bridge.
Braveheart also left out all the raping and murdering that William Wallace indulged in not to mention the french chick was born after he was executed in real life.
She was into the kinky stuff then
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Bloodshot - Vin Diesel, Sam Heughan, Guy Pearce and Eiza Gonzalez
Opening 5 or 10 mins was almost enough to make me stop, the old 'oorah. USA USA type opening, and then Diesel taking off his military shirt so he could have his white tank top on...
But I continued (cos Eiza)
Based on a comic , was ok, nothing special, just Vin being Vin, shooting, killing, smashing shit, CGI was pretty OP though!
3 re-animations out of 5 nanites
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The Replacements
Keanu Reeves leads misfit replacement players in the NFL
My kids laughed themselves stupid. It's a very entertaining film.
3.5 durries on the field out of 5 too many eggs before the game
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Extraction
I liked it...sure it's bullshit, but that's why I watch this type of film.
3 sewer rats out of 5 double taps
Yeah, it's definitely a lower your expectations and you'll enjoy it type film ... going from pretty good set piece to set piece.
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Extraction
I liked it...sure it's bullshit, but that's why I watch this type of film.
3 sewer rats out of 5 double taps
Yeah, it's definitely a lower your expectations and you'll enjoy it type film ... going from pretty good set piece to set piece.
Set up ambiguously for Extraction 2 as well.
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@Crucial said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Extraction
I liked it...sure it's bullshit, but that's why I watch this type of film.
3 sewer rats out of 5 double taps
Yeah, it's definitely a lower your expectations and you'll enjoy it type film ... going from pretty good set piece to set piece.
Set up ambiguously for Extraction 2 as well.
Spoilers!
Hopefully in two they try less plot/story and just keep the action.
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The Vault
Good yarn, well spun
3.5 spindles out of 5
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Replacements
Keanu Reeves leads misfit replacement players in the NFL
My kids laughed themselves stupid. It's a very entertaining film.
3.5 durries on the field out of 5 too many eggs before the game
I've seen it at least 5x, its brilliant.
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