Movie review thread...
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Watched Wrong Bet (Lionheart) last night. Boys loved it. But they always love the action films from the 80s and early 90s. There must be something that modern filmmaking has lost. We can argue that it's a nostalgia thing for us, but when a 14 and 11 year who usually have the attention span of a goldfish and have endless films and series on demand can consistently be engrossed in and enjoy these films, then there must be something there.
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Cate acts. Clive Owen's Sir Walter Raleigh is about as convincing as my high school proof of Fermat's last theorem. Geoffrey Rush is as wooden as the CGI ships. It seems the director started taking acid or was replaced three-quarters of the way through.
One for people who like their period pieces high on over-acting and adorned with gowns and light on timing and facts.
Two beheaded Catholics out of five destroyed armadas.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Wrong Bet (Lionheart) last night. Boys loved it. But they always love the action films from the 80s and early 90s. There must be something that modern filmmaking has lost. We can argue that it's a nostalgia thing for us, but when a 14 and 11 year who usually have the attention span of a goldfish and have endless films and series on demand can consistently be engrossed in and enjoy these films, then there must be something there.
There’s definitely something in that. My boys love Indiana Jones and Bond for the same reason despite some at times pretty shit and dated SFX.
I wanna do the Alien/Prometheus series with them but the ex wife said they’re too young and in the interest of keeping the peace I’ll agree....for now.
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Watched Ghostbusters 1 & 2 with the boy in the weekend.
Just awesome. Plenty of great one liners, those guys were cool as fuck. And I have to say the FX are actually not too bad considering the first one was made in bloody 1984! The acting is so different in old movies like that as well, just seems more raw, like they do one take and then move on.
4.5 Slimers out of 5 Ectomobiles
It really is a travesty that they butchered the remake so badly, I just read that it lost $125 million - ouch!!
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@No-Quarter said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Ghostbusters 1 & 2 with the boy in the weekend.
Just awesome. Plenty of great one liners, those guys were cool as fuck. And I have to say the FX are actually not too bad considering the first one was made in bloody 1984! The acting is so different in old movies like that as well, just seems more raw, like they do one take and then move on.
4.5 Slimers out of 5 Ectomobiles
It really is a travesty that they butchered the remake so badly, I just read that it lost $125 million - ouch!!
The original was close to perfection. The cast, the story, the mix of comedy and horror. I absolutely loved it as a kid and my boys are also big fans.
I couldn't even watch all of the remake. It was truly horrible. The worst possible way to reboot the Franchise. I cannot believe Sony genuinely believed this was the best way to maximize the value of this brand.
Same. Haven't watched Bond with them but Indy is a big favourite. I think I might also give those Cannon Ball run films a go. I remember them being pretty damn funny.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@No-Quarter said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Ghostbusters 1 & 2 with the boy in the weekend.
Just awesome. Plenty of great one liners, those guys were cool as fuck. And I have to say the FX are actually not too bad considering the first one was made in bloody 1984! The acting is so different in old movies like that as well, just seems more raw, like they do one take and then move on.
4.5 Slimers out of 5 Ectomobiles
It really is a travesty that they butchered the remake so badly, I just read that it lost $125 million - ouch!!
The original was close to perfection. The cast, the story, the mix of comedy and horror. I absolutely loved it as a kid and my boys are also big fans.
I couldn't even watch all of the remake. It was truly horrible. The worst possible way to reboot the Franchise. I cannot believe Sony genuinely believed this was the best way to maximize the value of this brand.
Same. Haven't watched Bond with them but Indy is a big favourite. I think I might also give those Cannon Ball run films a go. I remember them being pretty damn funny.
Bill Murray was fantastic as were the others at times but to me Ghostbusters hasn’t aged as well as other 80s flicks. @No-Quarter did you seriously think the sfx were ok even for 1984?
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@No-Quarter said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Ghostbusters 1 & 2 with the boy in the weekend.
Just awesome. Plenty of great one liners, those guys were cool as fuck. And I have to say the FX are actually not too bad considering the first one was made in bloody 1984! The acting is so different in old movies like that as well, just seems more raw, like they do one take and then move on.
4.5 Slimers out of 5 Ectomobiles
It really is a travesty that they butchered the remake so badly, I just read that it lost $125 million - ouch!!
The original was close to perfection. The cast, the story, the mix of comedy and horror. I absolutely loved it as a kid and my boys are also big fans.
I couldn't even watch all of the remake. It was truly horrible. The worst possible way to reboot the Franchise. I cannot believe Sony genuinely believed this was the best way to maximize the value of this brand.
Same. Haven't watched Bond with them but Indy is a big favourite. I think I might also give those Cannon Ball run films a go. I remember them being pretty damn funny.
Bill Murray was fantastic as were the others at times but to me Ghostbusters hasn’t aged as well as other 80s flicks. @No-Quarter did you seriously think the sfx were ok even for 1984?
Well my expectations for the movies in general were incredibly low, I didn't think it was too bad at all. Wiki tells me it won an award for best visual effects as well.
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@Paekakboyz said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Bovidae plus van dams movies became even more amusing as his coke habit really kicked in. 80s and early 90s martial arts movies were dope as**... just a wee bit gay** also but hey! Something for everyone 😁
Doesnt he like both the chutney ferret and the clam?
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Be honest. Who saw the trailer for Hobbs and Shaw and said
Absolutely fuck yes
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Watched Spiderman.
Was bored at the teenager stuff early on, but understand why it was needed.
It's pretty good really. Perfect villain for a Spidey movie. Some cool effects and great locations.
Not as good as homecoming, but that's a pretty high bar. Holland is a great Spiderman.
3.5 night monkeys out of 5 douchebag grass cutters
Thought the first post-credits scene was naff, but I trust Marvel implicitly now.
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@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 If your day wasn't going badly enough https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/lashana-lynch-cast-as-007-in-new-james-bond-movie-report/
This would never happen to Bourne.
Yep saw that hopefully not as bad as the headline makes out.
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@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 If your day wasn't going badly enough https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/lashana-lynch-cast-as-007-in-new-james-bond-movie-report/
This would never happen to Bourne.
Surely that's an April Fools joke in July?
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@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 If your day wasn't going badly enough https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/lashana-lynch-cast-as-007-in-new-james-bond-movie-report/
This would never happen to Bourne.
Good way to ruin another franchise.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 If your day wasn't going badly enough https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/lashana-lynch-cast-as-007-in-new-james-bond-movie-report/
This would never happen to Bourne.
Good way to ruin another franchise.
If you click on the link it's not quite as bad as the headline makes out.
But they are "Bond" movies....not "007" movies. They're also steadily declining in quality too if you ask me as inevitably happens. Could be a good chance to abandon the franchise.
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James Bond fans wanting 007 to be either black or female are in for a double treat