Tha k you, kind sir!
Which reminds me:
Did you end up watching Drive, and if so, how did you like it?
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Which reminds me:
I didn't watch it. I watched The Nice Guys instead. Was going to do a review but I don't think people would be interested in my thoughts.
I will watch Drive though.
Of course we are! If we all thought that, this would be a quiet thread. (My opinions aren't representative of anything but my own taste either.) I know I certainly would be, cause I'd like to know how eager I should be to watch The Nice Guys.
Looking forward to it.Ok I'll do a review in the morning for you on my way to work
you are very welcome, sir.
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Absolutely awful. Lots of flashy CGI and nothing else. Plot doesn't make ANY kind of sense, even the Looney Toons can't salvage the characters and pacing is terrible.
There are some outright
moments thanks to Looney Toons but that's it.
2/10 (both for the toon characters)
Absolutely awful. Lots of flashy CGI and nothing else. Plot doesn't make ANY kind of sense, even the Looney Toons can't salvage the characters and pacing is terrible.
There are some outright
moments thanks to Looney Toons but that's it.2/10 (both for the toon characters)
So did I. It was great fun. I like The Long Good Friday but they are very different films.
They Live (1988)
8/10
Felt like forever since I’ve watched a movie that hasn’t ended up becoming background noise as i scroll through my phone. Partly down to most the new releases on Netflix and Sky being pretty crap due to the effects of COVID on the film industry and having seen most the older good films.
Took a chance on this as it was recommended in the top 50 best movies on Netflix and one of the few that I ain’t seen before.
A sci-fi/comedy social satire/commentary on life, a hard days work and the elite. Stars the late Rawdy Pipper, some actor who’ve you’ve seen in many movies but won’t know his name, and Meg Foster.
Enjoyable, the point the film is making everyone will interpret in their own way and will evolve over time.
8/10
Felt like forever since I’ve watched a movie that hasn’t ended up becoming background noise as i scroll through my phone. Partly down to most the new releases on Netflix and Sky being pretty crap due to the effects of COVID on the film industry and having seen most the older good films.
Took a chance on this as it was recommended in the top 50 best movies on Netflix and one of the few that I ain’t seen before.
A sci-fi/comedy social satire/commentary on life, a hard days work and the elite. Stars the late Rawdy Pipper, some actor who’ve you’ve seen in many movies but won’t know his name, and Meg Foster.
Enjoyable, the point the film is making everyone will interpret in their own way and will evolve over time.
In The Heights Pleasant but far too long at 2hrs 20 mins. And the songs aren't really good enough. Worth a watch if you love musicals. 5/10
Shazam! A DC superhero film about a teenager whose alter ego is an adult superhero. They crammed a lot of different styles and stories together and completely failed to find balance or a consistent tone. We start with some 15 min of gritty stories, followed by a mishmash of cringy slapstick (the scenes about Shazam finding his powers and personality), one-dimensional family drama (the teenager finding where he belongs), underdeveloped highschool drama (bullies), out-of-place gritty and almost gory stuff (the villain), and dumb action (due to the pointlessness and inconsistencies). And more generally uninspired everything. I was just wishing it was over - but unfortunately, they even had mid- and post-credits scenes. Luckily, I won't have to watch the sequal.
"Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel!" It sucked, and I can't believe this got fairly positive reviews on average.
(Yeah, I feel much better now, thanks.)
"Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel!" It sucked, and I can't believe this got fairly positive reviews on average.
(Yeah, I feel much better now, thanks.)
Looking forward to it.
The Nice Guys
Pleasantly surprised at this one. Plenty of action, laughs and a mystery to solve for Private Investigator Gosling and local enforcer Crowe. The odd pair are thrown together by the circumstances of the story and have some great on screen chemistry which essentially makes the film what it is. Also a mention to Angourie Rice who I think it's great as Gosling's daughter.
One thing that film does lack is a good leading villain however I guess the take home at the end isn't really about that 'one guy' so to speak and highlights much wider reaching problems.
Set in 70s LA it's very much like an easier to watch, more condensed, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The cinematography is great and everything for the period looks spot on.
Solid 8/10
Fear Street Trilogy 2021 5/10
Part 1: 1994
Not bad. Probably spent 30% watching my phone and 70% watching the movie.
Part 2: 1977
Ended up losing interest. Became mostly background noise and just scrolled my phone.
Part 3: 1666
My favourite out of the 3. Watched it without looking at my phone once. Liked the going back in time, and then coming back to the present. Was like two movies in one and worked. As a stand alone 7/10 for its genre
Part 1: 1994
Not bad. Probably spent 30% watching my phone and 70% watching the movie.
Part 2: 1977
Ended up losing interest. Became mostly background noise and just scrolled my phone.
Part 3: 1666
My favourite out of the 3. Watched it without looking at my phone once. Liked the going back in time, and then coming back to the present. Was like two movies in one and worked. As a stand alone 7/10 for its genre
Cheers! No idea why you think we wouldn't be interested (apart from @Rooney in Paris obviously
). I have to check that Amazon offer you mentioned.This is the gauge of how good a film is. Do you pull out your phone while watching it.
It's Only the End of the World(2016)
Very French and pretty good.
Very French and pretty good.
The biggest issue I had was that the main guy acted more like an adult when he was a kid and more like a kid when he was an adult. Sure, the superpower makes him become huge and adult like but surely his brain is the same and therefore he should behave consistently regardless if he's an adult or a teenager?
I did however find that bit funny where Mark Strong is dropping an exposition dump whilst levitating in the sky and Shazam says "sorry mate, can't hear you from all the way over here"
True, that also bothered me. As a teenager, he's this gloomy, angsty kid; and simultaneously as an adult he's a character from Dumb and Dumber. A total disconnect.The biggest issue I had was that the main guy acted more like an adult when he was a kid and more like a kid when he was an adult. Sure, the superpower makes him become huge and adult like but surely his brain is the same and therefore he should behave consistently regardless if he's an adult or a teenager?
I did however find that bit funny where Mark Strong is dropping an exposition dump whilst levitating in the sky and Shazam says "sorry mate, can't hear you from all the way over here"
Yeah, that exposition bit was really funny, and there were a few other good jokes as well.
Just watched the first fear street there. yea its pretty good. 8/10 for me. Avoids the cliche, although some parts are cliched.
The winner being Julia Ducournau's follow up to Raw, which I thought was fab.
Really? Reports I've had have unanimously been that it's at best mediocre and several notches below Raw. The whole thing is seeming more and more like a well orchestrated marketing campaign.
Well that's less encouraging.
Seems to have got broadly good reviews though. Rotten Tomatoes is obviously a pile of shite nobody should pay attention to but, for reference, it's on 95% there currently.
Belly 1998
Crime film staring DMX and Nas. Truly one of the prettiest, dumbest and enjoyable films I've seen.Libertarianism Belly is astrology for men. There are some really amazing shots and use of colour especially blue although these normally happen when the film is in music video mode.
Nas puts in one of the worst performances ever captured on film. His acting range never changes, he might be taking part in an armed robbery, talking to his crying wife or bleeding from a gun shot wound yet none of this changes his performance. It's pretty impressive and insane, at no point during the film is he acting. Dmx spends 90% of the film shouting until he reads one book and then gains the ''knowledge''(We knows this because it results in him wearing glasses all the time),Nas ends up reading a book about the Black panthers and from this he realises he must move to Africa(Which country he goes to on this giant continent is anyones guess).
The women characters are pretty much the fembots from Austin Powers, it's as artful as porn and the film always ends up sticking the camera on their arse. Characters will constantly kill off their main drug rivals and then spend the rest of the film with all the doors unlocked and getting completely smashed. Still all the acting has a real lets get all our mates together and have fun, which gives the film a nice charm. The tone can is all over the place, it will introduce a comedy villain and almost turn into a satire, then jump into a Scarface rip off and also have a serious speech from Nas telling a kid not to sell drugs(Even though Nas never stops selling giant bags of heroin until the very end). The film finally ends with a reactionary speech from a black preacher.
Overall it was very stupid but a ton of fun. It's worth watching. Also bring back smoking in films!
Crime film staring DMX and Nas. Truly one of the prettiest, dumbest and enjoyable films I've seen.
Nas puts in one of the worst performances ever captured on film. His acting range never changes, he might be taking part in an armed robbery, talking to his crying wife or bleeding from a gun shot wound yet none of this changes his performance. It's pretty impressive and insane, at no point during the film is he acting. Dmx spends 90% of the film shouting until he reads one book and then gains the ''knowledge''(We knows this because it results in him wearing glasses all the time),Nas ends up reading a book about the Black panthers and from this he realises he must move to Africa(Which country he goes to on this giant continent is anyones guess).
The women characters are pretty much the fembots from Austin Powers, it's as artful as porn and the film always ends up sticking the camera on their arse. Characters will constantly kill off their main drug rivals and then spend the rest of the film with all the doors unlocked and getting completely smashed. Still all the acting has a real lets get all our mates together and have fun, which gives the film a nice charm. The tone can is all over the place, it will introduce a comedy villain and almost turn into a satire, then jump into a Scarface rip off and also have a serious speech from Nas telling a kid not to sell drugs(Even though Nas never stops selling giant bags of heroin until the very end). The film finally ends with a reactionary speech from a black preacher.
Overall it was very stupid but a ton of fun. It's worth watching. Also bring back smoking in films!
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Fear Street Part 1
A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.
It was pretty good I enjoyed it, lots of blood, decent story, I enjoyed.
Thought the music was excellent.
7/10
Fear Street part 2 1978
Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.
A killer runs amok on a camp site , has been done a million time before and better.
I thought it was just slight better then part 1, the music was excellent, lots of killing , lots of blood some of the killings pretty brutal.
7.5/10
Fear Street Part 3 1666
The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.
Best of the 3 for me, tied up all the loose ends.
8/10
Has Trilogy's go, this was pretty good, enjoyed all 3 films , all entertaining , some of the acting was a bit suspect, over all I thought it was good.
The music was decent throughout the 3 films
Watch past the end credits on 3 and there is the hint of a 4th one.
A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.
It was pretty good I enjoyed it, lots of blood, decent story, I enjoyed.
Thought the music was excellent.
7/10
Fear Street part 2 1978
Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.
A killer runs amok on a camp site , has been done a million time before and better.
I thought it was just slight better then part 1, the music was excellent, lots of killing , lots of blood some of the killings pretty brutal.
7.5/10
Fear Street Part 3 1666
The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.
Best of the 3 for me, tied up all the loose ends.
8/10
Has Trilogy's go, this was pretty good, enjoyed all 3 films , all entertaining , some of the acting was a bit suspect, over all I thought it was good.
The music was decent throughout the 3 films
Watch past the end credits on 3 and there is the hint of a 4th one.
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Riders of Justice A revenge thriller film that is so much more. Excellent. 8.5/10
Pig - Nicolas Cage is a hermit living in the woods who gathers truffles with his truffle pig. Someone steals his truffle pig so he decides to find out who stole it and get the pig back. Admittedly, I went to see this movie because I couldn't imagine how it earned a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes given the premise. Nicolas Cage does an amazing job after a pretty long string of terrible movies. It was also a deeply strange movie that didn't turn out as I was expecting, but it was quite good. It's a beautiful film, even if it is generally very dark and brown. 7/10
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Lucas please come back!
Drive 2011
Really enjoyed it and full of surprises. Gosling is great as the mysterious "Driver" (you never know his name) and you'll get plenty of surprises as his character develops during the movie. The story itself has a bit of everything; love, action, violence and heartbreak. Literally enough in it to satisfy even the most diverse of audiences. As mentioned previously it's considered a slow burner but I don't think it would be the film it is if it had been done differently. The cinematography is great and despite being current day has a very retro 80s vibe throughout. The soundtrack is awesome.
"There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand?"
8.5/10
@Cheimoon @oneniltothearsenal
Really enjoyed it and full of surprises. Gosling is great as the mysterious "Driver" (you never know his name) and you'll get plenty of surprises as his character develops during the movie. The story itself has a bit of everything; love, action, violence and heartbreak. Literally enough in it to satisfy even the most diverse of audiences. As mentioned previously it's considered a slow burner but I don't think it would be the film it is if it had been done differently. The cinematography is great and despite being current day has a very retro 80s vibe throughout. The soundtrack is awesome.
"There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand?"
8.5/10
@Cheimoon @oneniltothearsenal
The intro scene is awesome with Soul 2 Soul acapella.
Yep it's the best part of the film although it really is just a very cool music video which makes sense as the director was Hype Williams.
Shame about everything else though.
Just finished watched it based on the recommendation. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Cheers!
Wow it’s a movie about Nic Cage looking for his truffle pig, I am 1000% on board
Cheers! Glad you liked it.
Maybe I should watch it again. It's really well done. See also this video:
Black Widow - Ray Winstone should not have been cast for the role of a Russian Villian when his cockney accent is so prevelant. Ruined his performance completely, not sure what dirt he has on the producers/casting agent but anyone with a set of ears could hear his accent was terrible.
Overall good watch leaving it open for a movie or TV series spin off, cut back a bit on the humour as it was almost constant for every scene to be funny.
Also a bit strange having an origins story knowing the character has already died, whats the point? Didnt reveal too much we didnt already know about her past. Thought it was clever the time line of the film, setting it between other Avenger movies, certainly made me want to watch the rest of the movies again, damn you Disney now im unemployed and on a Marvel binge
Overall good watch leaving it open for a movie or TV series spin off, cut back a bit on the humour as it was almost constant for every scene to be funny.
Also a bit strange having an origins story knowing the character has already died, whats the point? Didnt reveal too much we didnt already know about her past. Thought it was clever the time line of the film, setting it between other Avenger movies, certainly made me want to watch the rest of the movies again, damn you Disney now im unemployed and on a Marvel binge
The Blair Witch Project.
Finally after 22yrs got round to watch it the other night.
6/10.
Finally after 22yrs got round to watch it the other night.
6/10.