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Ordinary People (2016)
Filipino movie set in Manila about 2 teenage street kids with a month old son. Life is rough for these three and gets worse for the young couple when their baby is stolen.
6/10.
The young woman playing Jane, the teen mom, did a good job but reminded me too much of my wife, but Jane had more to cry about. 1/10.
Filipino movie set in Manila about 2 teenage street kids with a month old son. Life is rough for these three and gets worse for the young couple when their baby is stolen.
6/10.
The young woman playing Jane, the teen mom, did a good job but reminded me too much of my wife, but Jane had more to cry about. 1/10.
Loved it despite Cage being in it. Great fun popcorn action film.
What about Raising Arizona? Cage’s best movie IMO.
Yep. Loved it at the time but not watched it again in many years.
I didn't mind him until Face/Off, but almost everything since, barring Matchstick Men and World Trade Centre has been terrible. Really really terrible.
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Easily.
Haunting In Venice
A bit predictable, which is a bad sign for a mystery film but it was fun overall and technically looked superb. Fan of this series 6/10
A bit predictable, which is a bad sign for a mystery film but it was fun overall and technically looked superb. Fan of this series 6/10
That's a fantastic run.Watched a few films recently. Will try my best to remember.
The Host
I've had this one on my watch list for quite some time, but was waiting for it to pop up on a streaming service that I have. I knew very little about this other than it was a Bong Joon-ho film and that it was rated quite highly. I really liked it, as did the wife. There 'attack' scene that happens in the first part of the film is frantic and pulsating. The 'quest' for the second part is intriguing and you're never quite sure what will happen next, combined with a few twists and a bittersweet ending. I personally thought it was very good. I like his style a lot and this one is perhaps a little different to some of his other films, but it's also still got that 'heart' that runs throughout, and a few societal and moral questions, too. I loved it and will watch this again at some point in the future.
Memories of Murder
Again, I went into this one completely blind and only knew it was by Bong Joon-ho when I looked it up. Think it was on Channel 4's streaming service. Again, I really, really liked it. This one is closer to Parasite than some of his other films in the sense that it depicts that grim, imbalanced world. It's partly based on a series of real life murders and it's somewhat disturbing to see how close it actually is to the reality, even in some of the more bizarre parts. It's very, um, anti-Police in various parts, so to speak. The ending will frustrate some as there is a lack of resolution, but I found that to be very powerful, especially the final closing scene. Kim Sang-kyung arguably steals the show as a detective from Seoul who basically gets brought down to Song Kang-ho's level. It's quite tragic in that sense, almost that the longer you spend in the system, the further it weakens and corrupts you. This is up there with the greats of the 21st century, in my opinion.
Pearl
I've seen X, which I liked a lot, but I personally thought this was better. Without spoiling it, that ending shot will stay with me for a long time. It's masterfully crafted with the way that specific scene is filmed. It's the best kind of prequel in the sense that it doesn't go too far to explain why the events in the first film happen the way they do, but it serves well as it's own separate story that could be viewed without even ever watching X. Mia Goth is utterly brilliant and so watchable in this. Nothing seems to go right and it only seems that it's going to end up going one way...which is complete and utter mayhem. This really should be on people's watchlists if they are into that modern day horror/psychological thriller vibe.
Green Room
This was a grim watch, but it's also a great film, in my opinion. Firstly, it's sad watching Anton Yelchin and knowing that he passed away a year after this film. He had so much promise and he's a great lead in this film. Secondly, Patrick Stewart makes for a very compelling villain. He's not the most obvious choice for the role that he plays, but he carries it through very well. This film handles the whole claustrophobia/backs against the wall feeling well, and it's pretty tense in various places. As mentioned earlier, there are more than a couple of moments that are not easy to watch due to the gruesome nature of the film, so it's not for everyone. However, I'd put this in the same category as Pearl above, in the sense that's a good modern day psychological thriller, with a pretty decent runtime of 95 minutes. I liked it, but I'm not in a rush to watch it again so soon.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 remake)
I'm a huge fan of this film and the original. I grew up watching the original probably a few times a year, as I'm a huge fan of the genre. I have to say that I do think that this film surpasses it and that it is one of the best films of its type, ever. It's just brilliant. Magnificent. It reminds me of that Night/Dawn of the Dead sort of film where the stakes just get higher and higher throughout. I do think that this film handles the growing sense of dread and paranoia slightly better than the original, and the 'garden' scene where Donald Sutherland decides to take a nap is just absolutely fecking terrifying. The way that scene plays out makes my skin crawl and I don't think either myself or my wife took a breath during that sequence. The ending is, in my opinion, one of the greatest all-time endings to any film. It's shocking, it's thrilling, it's memorable, and it's just so well executed.
Looking back on these 5 films, I think I'm on a very good run!
Shush. It's part of the greatest action trilogy of all time (The Rock, Conair, Face/Off).
Dredd is fantastic and quite unlucky it got released around the time where everyone was buzzing about The Raid.
Shut your whore mouth. I have not been in this thread for a few days and I hear my main man's name be smeared, not having this
Lord Of War
Adaptation
Kick Ass
Colour Out Of Space
Pig
Joe
Spiderverse
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Wicker Man
Yep my favourite Woo films have Chow-Yun Fat as the lead. A incredible actor who definitely understands the Woo style.
Also in the better tomorrow films Woo learned the same lesson as Wong Kar Wai which is putting Leslie Cheung in your film is doing half the work. All there’s left is some fake blood, lots of rain and slow mo shots.
Oh nice I will give your The Killer review at read.
The plot is almost exactly the same(Get to the top of the big building). For years I thought it was a copy of The Raid but turns out both films were made at the same time. Just one of these weird situations where two directors had very similar ideas at the same time.
Imo The Raid has the better action but I do really like the sci fi and drugs elements of Dredd.
Oh my bad I was talking about the John Woo film The Killer from 1989.
Still I agree with your review on the Fincher film.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
It was better than I expected it to be, Found it boring in parts, but the ending was decent. Not Harry Potter good, but not bad for a prequal.
7/10
It was better than I expected it to be, Found it boring in parts, but the ending was decent. Not Harry Potter good, but not bad for a prequal.
7/10
He gets a lot of flack but Cage has some absolute bangers. I’d say Raising Arizona and Con Air and Face/Off as well. Not sure about Wicker Man though…Shut your whore mouth. I have not been in this thread for a few days and I hear my main man's name be smeared, not having this
Lord Of War
Adaptation
Kick Ass
Colour Out Of Space
Pig
Joe
Spiderverse
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Wicker Man
Don’t forget his rom com era!Shut your whore mouth. I have not been in this thread for a few days and I hear my main man's name be smeared, not having this
Lord Of War
Adaptation
Kick Ass
Colour Out Of Space
Pig
Joe
Spiderverse
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Wicker Man
The poster I was replying to said "after face off" so that's why it's that list. I would never leave out Conair.
Wicker Man is a personal favourite of mine. Punching a young girl whilst dressed in a bear costume? Sign me up
Mandy is my favourite Cage flick. Got a soft spot for National Treasure too.
I’ve thought in Leaving Las Vegas it’s really Elisabeth Shue story and her star performance that makes the film. Cage is more of a side character. Still the guy deserves many Oscars for a million different reasons.
I don't think I saw the 89 Woo film.
Effin' Hell, someone slating Face Off and John Woo.
The world is really doomed!
The world is really doomed!
I like Cage a lot, watched most of his films, yeah there is some bad one, Wicker Man !! but there is some crackers also, the 3 mentioned plus I would add Pig.
Pig is my favourite Cage movie in a long long time, but I've always liked him
he makes some absolute shite though in fairness, he's either really bad at investing or doing an insane amount of drugs, or a bit of both
he makes some absolute shite though in fairness, he's either really bad at investing or doing an insane amount of drugs, or a bit of both
Gotta pay that tax man. Who knows the agreement Cage & the IRS have?
Spiderverse was good… because it was just his voice.Shut your whore mouth. I have not been in this thread for a few days and I hear my main man's name be smeared, not having this
Lord Of War
Adaptation
Kick Ass
Colour Out Of Space
Pig
Joe
Spiderverse
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Wicker Man
I liked Pig too…. thought the pig held the film together.
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We like films such as Face/Off in a "so silly it becomes good" sort of way, right?
Good man, don't let them bully you into rating films, it's silly.
It's so good, @Snowjoe shall we watch it?What did you dislike about it ? It’s pretty much a action comedy. With two of the biggest Hollywood leads trying to over acting each other while directed by the greatest action director of all time. It’s too much fun to hate.
Pig is such a great, great film. Mandy is also an excellent recent film of his.Shut your whore mouth. I have not been in this thread for a few days and I hear my main man's name be smeared, not having this
Lord Of War
Adaptation
Kick Ass
Colour Out Of Space
Pig
Joe
Spiderverse
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Wicker Man
It's Wibble, it's ok.
Of course, Mandy was really fun, how did I forget that.
Nic Cage is in loads of amazing films. Wild at Heart is an all-timer. His most recent film Dream Scenario was quite fun.
Bully? Give it a rest. Almost nobody reads walls of text reviews. A few lines and a rating is all that is needed by most people.
I haven't watched those but I did watch The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent after people reccomended it in here and it was a terrible film. If it had been any more up itself it would have collapsed to form a black hole.
Does nobody notice how bad at acting he is? He makes Tom Cruise seem versatile.
Yes, I do, Raising Arizona aside I've always found him to be almost painful and almost cringeworthy viewing.
Rewatched INCENDIES at the weekend.
Reaffirmed why I took so much initial notice of Denis Villeneuve after watching this the first time. Very understated and powerful film. Absolutely loved it, DV is a very talented director.
8/10
Reaffirmed why I took so much initial notice of Denis Villeneuve after watching this the first time. Very understated and powerful film. Absolutely loved it, DV is a very talented director.
8/10
Fixed that for you.
Have you seen Adaptation? He plays a dual role in that, but he's on top form for that movie and shows his depth as an actor.
Also, why do you hate movies?
I have and playing slightly different versions of yourself isn't good acting. And the film is so pleased with itself it ends up a bit of a cringe.
I love good movies. Shame there are so few of them these days.
As to the first point, I was obviously joking with the use of "bully", but I absolutely do read "walls of texts" (which are usually a few paragraphs where people give their thoughts about the film), they're way more interesting than a rating for me because depending on what some people have said I'd get the desire to go see that film. I've discovered a few gems like that, more recently Vengeance which was being discussed between a couple of posters. If the title had just been posted without the summary and following conversation about it, I never would have watched it.
As for the second point, as lots of people have started to mention, you seem to not be able to enjoy many films. It's a shame for you. TUWOMT was a fin, fun buddy film with great chemistry between the 2 leads and it showed a Cage quite self aware of his status within the film industry.
He's very good and quite versatile with the right script and right director - like most actors.
I agree, definitely his best. He has a rather clinical style which I think can limit the emotional impact of his films, but I think the balance was pretty much perfect in Incendies.
I also thought TUWOMT was fairly lame. I mean, it's kinda fun overall in a superficial kind of way, but nowhere near a film like JCVD in terms of dissecting Cage. It could pretty much have been a film about a fictional movie star, it wouldn't have made much difference.