Movie review thread...
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Project X: thought it was ok, nothing special, some very funny moments but largely average, and filmed entirely in handy am style.
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Part of this is a rights issue. Sony has the movie rights to Spiderman as long as they keep making movies - when they stop the rights revert back to Marvel which is now owned by Disney. Sony isn't about to let that happen until they have milked every last drop of movie money they can from the franchise.<br />
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I understand that there is something similar with Batman although I'm not sure of the parties involved. I did hear one rumour that once the [i]Dark Knight Rises [/i]was done that production would start up on a Batman TV series. The success of [i]The Avengers [/i]must also have shortened the odds of a Justice League movie.<br />
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I have always been of the opinion that the only Superman story worth telling is an origin story. Once you have Superman in full control of his powers, you become reliant on Kryptonite (too gimicky and not very visual) or aliens (OK, but no different from a thousand other comic books) to generate any feeling of suspense or drama. That or kill Lois Lane.<br />
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On a related note - I wonder how long until WB announces a Harry Potter TV series to ensure that they retain the rights? Billed as a faithful adaption of the books with additional side-stories and a book a season it would seem to be a no-brainer for 2015.<br />
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I thought that Ed Norton wanted too much money for [i]The Avengers[/i]. Marvel have a reputation of not wanting to pay big salaries for actors although RDJ is rumoured to have made a mint from [i]The Avengers[/i]<br />
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Spider-Man is a reboot and it's a shit one. Sony has decided to remake the origin story as its the only direction to go in.. Lame.<br />
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After the Dark Knight trilogy the only place for Batman and Superman to go IMHO is into Miler's original Dark Knight scenario of Batman vs Superman where the 'man of steel' is some kind of vapid, amoral pawn who needs to be taken down a peg or two thousand. I don't expect this movie to be made. -
Transformers 3<br />
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Was a huge Transformers fan as a kid and have been pretty appalled by the first 2 abominations. Number 3 was on cable and was stupid enough to watch it.<br />
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While it was better than the first 2 it’s still a shit film, with shit acting and a shit plot. With such an awesome starting point and muchos coin it defies belief that Michael Bay can continue to serve up this dross. Yes great CGI and explosions but thats to be expected. Apparently they’ll continue to rape the life out of this franchise with a 4[sup]th[/sup] film. -
Act of Valor - apparently a group of active Navy Seals star in this movie about a based on true events of the war on terror.<br />
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Suffice to say, some of the acting isnt too great, but I did think some of the covert and action scenes were pretty cool, the story itself is fairly Hollywood too, how close to the actual story, I dont know... -
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yeah I saw that trailer and agree, could be awesome!!<br />
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This however, also could be a different typ eof awesome!<br />
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That Ted tailer made me laugh.<br />
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Waiting expectantly for that Batman movie, it looks unreal.<br />
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Finally saw "The Adjustment Bureau" last week. Have to say, despite essentially just being a love story, i quite liked it. The ultimate in deus ex machina though.<br />
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And a classic, "Starship Troopers" so good. Cheese, good satire, Dina Meyers titties repeatedly, all sorts of awesome. -
Just sitting down to watch Bladfe Runner The Final Cut.<br />
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This will be my first viewing of any version in 30 years and I am really looking forward to it.<br />
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One thing I hope wont detract from my enjoyment is observing how the LA of 2017 as imagined in 1982 looks.<br />
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5 mins in, despite replicants and space colonies and massive stylish cityscapes [list]<br />
[]The computers are all enormous desk tops with green text and no imagery<br />
[]No ubiquitous phones in fact very little electronics<br />
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Haven't seen Blade Runner in a couple of years but recall that Deckard eating noodles from a food van is supposed to exotic and weird.<br />
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I also like that the guy who makes the replicants' eyes works out of an apartment in a bad part of town. <br />
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The method of testing potential replicants is hilarious. Why bother with DNA testing when you strap someone into a chair and measure pupil dilation in response to a series of picture cards? <br />
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Even with all the funny little details, after all who in 1981 would have thought that half the western world would be carrying a computer in their pocket more powerful than anything a contemporary consumer could buy, Blade Runner is a great flick. Certainly one of the all-time sci-fi greats.<br />
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Looking forward to seeing what they come up with for the proposed sequel. In Prometheus, Scott seemed more interested in the synthetic human than the other characters so hopefully that means something compelling will come from it. -
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Observing how the dystopian Delta City (Detroit) looks as imagined in 1987 is actually kinda scary, 'cos it's a little too close to home. (Google "detroit" + "bankruptcy")<br />
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I'm torn. <br />
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I really want to like this trailer, and hopefully the film, but it does look like a less fun version of The Raid.<br />
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The overall look of it is pretty slick though and it seems to be taking its aesthetic straight from the comics. -
21 Jump Street - all kinds of average, which is what I expected, but when you have 26 hours to kill, you watch what is available...
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I'm torn. <br />
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I really want to like this trailer, and hopefully the film, but it does look like a less fun version of The Raid.<br />
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The overall look of it is pretty slick though and it seems to be taking its aesthetic straight from the comics.<br />
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This is on my and Mrs DK's must see list. I don't care if it is shit, it is Judge Dredd with his helmet on! -
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This is on my and Mrs DK's must see list. I don't care if it is shit, it is Judge Dredd with his helmet on!<br />
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Hell yes. Dredd is my all time favorite comic book character, just a head of Batman. I really, really want it to be good but I don't expect it to be. -
Watched a movie last night called "Page Eight" had never heard of it, but there was jackson else on, so gave it a nudge. Basically its a political/intellegence/spy "thriller" where Bill Nighy plays an aged, weary MI5 agent who ends up having to unravel a "conspiracy" involving the British Prime Minister.<br />
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At the start it looked for all the world like one of those movies about a world weary lonely old man meets hot complicated neighbour. But that moves on pretty quick, and the intrigue stuff is pretty cool and very subtle.<br />
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Nighy his awesome, so very cool and very charming. And Rachel Weisz is as pretty as ever.<br />
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21 Jump Street - all kinds of average, which is what I expected, but when you have 26 hours to kill, you watch what is available...<br />
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I enjoyed 21 Jump St as mindless fun. I’m of the opinion that excellent movie comedies are almost non-existent these days so, for me, the bar is set pretty low. Thought 21 Jump St did a good job of riffing on its source material with inside jokes without becoming an out-and-out parody in the style of some of the other re-imaginings of eighties TV shows. Certainly not a great movie but thought it had the required “eight laughs†to be considered a comedy although I am in the demographic that remember the original show. <br />
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Finally saw Idiocracy the other day. Funny and clever without always being laugh-out-loud hilarious. Not sure whether the hooker-with-a-heart-of gold was supposed to be satire (the US army thinks that the average woman is a prostitute) or just thrown in for additional joke potential. -
Also enjoyed Page Eight.<br />
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Nighy is an enigma. Monotone voice, hardly ever smiles. Hardly ever moves his face. Not in any way a "leading man" yet is always watchable and stars in some pretty diverse and interesting films.<br />
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I have a client who could be Nighy's twin. Right down to the voice.
