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Seems to be pale imitation of Barker/Carpenter blah, blah...
I saw it in the cinema but don't remember anything about it. When I think about it for some reason I see images from Leviathan in my head, which was some deep-sea monster flick.
The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)
Seen at Odeon Cinema today. An intelligent zombie movie where the zombies are quite incidental to the story and not so much the focus of the film. A refreshing change from watching 2 hours of gormless zombies running around eating anything they can get their hands on. The central character in her debut full length movie role did quite well, considering the subject matter. Great supports from the gorgeous Gemma Arteton, Glenn Close and Paddy Considine too. Not sure whether I enjoyed it as much as World War Z but it was still decent enough. You get a bit of background as to how the world ended up in that mess half way through the story but the film opens right in the middle of the infection and quarantine phase with a bunch of zombie kids seemingly the key to the cure. Despite a couple of dumb moments in the movie and a rather strange ending, this should keep most people relatively entertained.
I'm giving this a 6.5/10.
Seen at Odeon Cinema today. An intelligent zombie movie where the zombies are quite incidental to the story and not so much the focus of the film. A refreshing change from watching 2 hours of gormless zombies running around eating anything they can get their hands on. The central character in her debut full length movie role did quite well, considering the subject matter. Great supports from the gorgeous Gemma Arteton, Glenn Close and Paddy Considine too. Not sure whether I enjoyed it as much as World War Z but it was still decent enough. You get a bit of background as to how the world ended up in that mess half way through the story but the film opens right in the middle of the infection and quarantine phase with a bunch of zombie kids seemingly the key to the cure. Despite a couple of dumb moments in the movie and a rather strange ending, this should keep most people relatively entertained.
I'm giving this a 6.5/10.
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Seen at Odeon Cinema today also. Those western scenes when the stranger walks mysteriously into a saloon, draws the attention of the eyeballing locals as the music stops playing, then takes out a few of the bad guys after shaking down the bartender never gets old! And Denzel does it with such aplomb. Add in the obligatory standoff and gunfights and you have everything you need. Great cast making up the magnificent seven though the oppressive bad guy didn't feature as much as you would expect. More emphasis was on rousing the townsfolk and preparing them for the inevitable final battle. There must have been a lot of horse trainers and animal welfare people involved during this movie. Be interesting to get some background insight from the DVD extras. With movies like this, it's always a bit sad when the main characters start dropping like flies but some of them had to go I guess. Can't really compare this version to the Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen classic (now that was some lineup) as I haven't seen that one in a very long time but still a great film nonetheless. The ending leaves you sufficiently satisfied though the main bad guys never seem to suffer enough in my opinion. Enjoyable stuff.
I'm giving this a 7/10.
Seen at Odeon Cinema today also. Those western scenes when the stranger walks mysteriously into a saloon, draws the attention of the eyeballing locals as the music stops playing, then takes out a few of the bad guys after shaking down the bartender never gets old! And Denzel does it with such aplomb. Add in the obligatory standoff and gunfights and you have everything you need. Great cast making up the magnificent seven though the oppressive bad guy didn't feature as much as you would expect. More emphasis was on rousing the townsfolk and preparing them for the inevitable final battle. There must have been a lot of horse trainers and animal welfare people involved during this movie. Be interesting to get some background insight from the DVD extras. With movies like this, it's always a bit sad when the main characters start dropping like flies but some of them had to go I guess. Can't really compare this version to the Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen classic (now that was some lineup) as I haven't seen that one in a very long time but still a great film nonetheless. The ending leaves you sufficiently satisfied though the main bad guys never seem to suffer enough in my opinion. Enjoyable stuff.
I'm giving this a 7/10.
Haven't watched the movie but this gif, my god...
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RoboCop 3 (1993)
Seen on Netflix. You really got to laugh at how bad this movie is. Rubbish story, rubbish acting and rubbish effects. It looks like a straight to DVD piece of rubbish. Actually the film studio disowned it and let it rot for a few years. Peter Weller did the right thing by giving this a wide berth too. How they watered down this instalment to make it more 'family friendly' is a travesty considering how Robo 1 & 2 were gloriously violent. No blood and guts on display to satisfy the filmraters and RoboCop not even able to hit a barn door from 3 yards? I saw this many, many years ago and wanted to believe that it wasn't as bad as I remembered. Sadly, time only makes this film worse. Some of the elements and characters of 1 & 2 are still here but now we have freedom fighters, a young girl that can work wonders with a souped up Commodore 64 and seriously....ninja robots replacing the ED209 and Cain as the main antagonists in this instalment??? And lame ones at that. The smackdown between RoboCop and the ninjas being absolutely pathetic. Plus we get to see RoboCop in flight mode! For anyone still new to the RoboCop series, 1 & 2 is a must but don't bother with the third (or the lame TV movies for that matter either).
I'm giving this a 2/10.
Seen on Netflix. You really got to laugh at how bad this movie is. Rubbish story, rubbish acting and rubbish effects. It looks like a straight to DVD piece of rubbish. Actually the film studio disowned it and let it rot for a few years. Peter Weller did the right thing by giving this a wide berth too. How they watered down this instalment to make it more 'family friendly' is a travesty considering how Robo 1 & 2 were gloriously violent. No blood and guts on display to satisfy the filmraters and RoboCop not even able to hit a barn door from 3 yards? I saw this many, many years ago and wanted to believe that it wasn't as bad as I remembered. Sadly, time only makes this film worse. Some of the elements and characters of 1 & 2 are still here but now we have freedom fighters, a young girl that can work wonders with a souped up Commodore 64 and seriously....ninja robots replacing the ED209 and Cain as the main antagonists in this instalment??? And lame ones at that. The smackdown between RoboCop and the ninjas being absolutely pathetic. Plus we get to see RoboCop in flight mode! For anyone still new to the RoboCop series, 1 & 2 is a must but don't bother with the third (or the lame TV movies for that matter either).
I'm giving this a 2/10.
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Ghostbusters was surprisingly likeable for almost an hour. Ghost designs were actually good, the chemistry is alright, even though the gags mostly fall flat. Wiig basically holds it together, being as she is, the only one with any serious acting chops. Then it completely runs out of steam and story. The second half of the film has a lot of tedious digressions. The writing gets sloppy, while editing and direction seem to vanish completely. The cameos were fecking dreadful.
Certainly not the abomination that some of the twatty anti-GBers claim it to be but neither is it the resounding success that some of the dickhead pro-GBers hailed it as. An underdeveloped, wasted opportunity (and talent) more than anything.
Certainly not the abomination that some of the twatty anti-GBers claim it to be but neither is it the resounding success that some of the dickhead pro-GBers hailed it as. An underdeveloped, wasted opportunity (and talent) more than anything.
You should watch the movie. From Dusk Till Dawn is great fun.
They even made it into a series, which of course is shit.
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I kind of loved Event Horizon.
It's awful, unoriginal (Alien, Solaris, The Shining... many more), everyone is hamming it up but it's hard not to love shitty sci-fi that tried its hardest to be a classic. Like someone else, the set design's great too.
Sam Neill's performance also belongs in the same hall of fame as Nic Cage in The Wicker Man. He's so wonderfully terrible, gurning his way through every scene with that manic grin. Shameful.
It's awful, unoriginal (Alien, Solaris, The Shining... many more), everyone is hamming it up but it's hard not to love shitty sci-fi that tried its hardest to be a classic. Like someone else, the set design's great too.
Sam Neill's performance also belongs in the same hall of fame as Nic Cage in The Wicker Man. He's so wonderfully terrible, gurning his way through every scene with that manic grin. Shameful.
Event Horizon is B-Movie camp brilliance with a blockbuster budget. Pretty sure it heavily influenced the end of Sunshine too. 
Fair. Particularly about the cameos. They seemed so desperate to pay homage to the original that they smothered their own identity by cramming in really crass and obnoxious nods to it all over the shop.
Fair. Particularly about the cameos. They seemed so desperate to pay homage to the original that they smothered their own identity by cramming in really crass and obnoxious nods to it all over the shop.
I kind of loved Event Horizon.
It's awful, unoriginal (Alien, Solaris, The Shining... many more), everyone is hamming it up but it's hard not to love shitty sci-fi that tried its hardest to be a classic. Like someone else, the set design's great too.
Sam Neill's performance also belongs in the same hall of fame as Nic Cage in The Wicker Man. He's so wonderfully terrible, gurning his way through every scene with that manic grin. Shameful.
I think you pretty much summed up what makes the film so special.
Good review. I watched it today, and really really enjoyed it. I actually liked the way they used the big bad guy. He was menacing, evil but what you would expect from a leader.
The casting was great.
Anyone seen Swiss Army Man? It's batshit insane but also kinda magical. I need a good week to ponder, but might sneak into my top 100 list.
Murray clearly resented being there, Weaver deserved much better than that, she's practically royalty. Aykroyd and Hudson were acceptably low key but why the feck Ozzy? Were they really referencing a reality show that's been dead for 10 years?
Sicario: Benicio del Toro. Maybe my favorite actor of his generation. Seemed like Emily Blunt was trying too hard.
My proximity to the events may color my review. You don't just walk into a bar and ask for two beers round there; that's just asking for a hurtin' if you give them Coors Light instead of Bud Light.
7/10
My proximity to the events may color my review. You don't just walk into a bar and ask for two beers round there; that's just asking for a hurtin' if you give them Coors Light instead of Bud Light.
7/10
This. Agree with you pretty much word for word. It scared the shit out of me as well, though I don't think there were any actually scary moments. The tension built masterfully.
I watched two Hal Hartley films last night, The Unbelievable Truth and Trust. I had been meaning to check him out for a while as he seems to be a bit of an indie darling but he hasn't really got an obvious starting point, so I just went with his first two films, both which were pretty similar in tone. They both had the good and the annoying stuff that you usually get with indie films like this, but there was sort of an endearing offbeatness to them, helped by two distinct soundtracks. The dialogues were a bit hit and miss, but kinda refreshing in a way. The films undoubtedly must have been pretty cool at the time, seems like they faded into irrelevance like a lot of Generation X stuff.
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I saw The Unbelievable Truth the other week, it reminded me of Mystery Train but not quite as engaging.
@R.N7 Have you seen Swiss Army Man yet? Be interested to hear your take on it.
Probably my favourite film of the year so far, and I seem to like it more the more I think about it.
@R.N7 Have you seen Swiss Army Man yet? Be interested to hear your take on it.
Probably my favourite film of the year so far, and I seem to like it more the more I think about it.
Nah, quite an interesting premise!
Black Girl - A black girl moves from Senegal to France only to find out that it doesn't turn out quite like she hoped it would. I thought it was a pretty powerful and intelligent look at colonialism and racism from an African point of view.
Now You See Me 2
This film got a lot of hate but I kinda enjoyed it. The magic set pieces were awesome and I'm glad they explain most of it. The characters had good chemistry and Lizzy Caplan was a good addition to the cast. The story was slightly all over the place though and some moments were too unbelievable. Just switch your brain off and roll with it 6/10
Don't Breathe
A group of friends break into a blind man's house to rob him but realize that he is far from a helpless victim. I love these 'boxed in' type of films and the claustrophobia in this is intense! The acting (especially Stephen Lang) is really good, the story is nice and simple without too many exposition dumps but also unpredictable, the cinematography and sound design was perfect for what it was trying to achieve. Fede Alvarez really knows how to build up suspense and I always felt at the edge of my seat watching this. The final act gets a little ridiculous and there are some gripes I have with the film but overall, it was a great cinema experience watching this. Crazy how this and Green Room have been released in the same year, they are very similar. Can't wait to watch this again 8.5/10
This film got a lot of hate but I kinda enjoyed it. The magic set pieces were awesome and I'm glad they explain most of it. The characters had good chemistry and Lizzy Caplan was a good addition to the cast. The story was slightly all over the place though and some moments were too unbelievable. Just switch your brain off and roll with it 6/10
Don't Breathe
A group of friends break into a blind man's house to rob him but realize that he is far from a helpless victim. I love these 'boxed in' type of films and the claustrophobia in this is intense! The acting (especially Stephen Lang) is really good, the story is nice and simple without too many exposition dumps but also unpredictable, the cinematography and sound design was perfect for what it was trying to achieve. Fede Alvarez really knows how to build up suspense and I always felt at the edge of my seat watching this. The final act gets a little ridiculous and there are some gripes I have with the film but overall, it was a great cinema experience watching this. Crazy how this and Green Room have been released in the same year, they are very similar. Can't wait to watch this again 8.5/10
Remember A holocaust survivor with alzheimers is set the task of hunting down the man who killed his family. Good actors and an interesting premise in the right hands but it ends up being a totally cack handed unbelievable mess. A shame. 5/10
Deliver Us From Evil: 6.5
Meh, not so bad. I do find it hard to believe that the real-life cop experienced paranormal activities in his life. The fact that he worked in the South Bronx during the 80s makes me think he just saw a lot of people on hard-drugs.
Meh, not so bad. I do find it hard to believe that the real-life cop experienced paranormal activities in his life. The fact that he worked in the South Bronx during the 80s makes me think he just saw a lot of people on hard-drugs.
Freddy vs. Jason
Wow. What a pile of shit. I loved the original Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday 13th films and remember watching this stoned when it came out so couldn't remember any of it but enjoyed it somewhat. Watched it again last night and now I realize how bad this is. Awful acting, bad effects, stupid storyline etc etc etc 3/10
Wow. What a pile of shit. I loved the original Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday 13th films and remember watching this stoned when it came out so couldn't remember any of it but enjoyed it somewhat. Watched it again last night and now I realize how bad this is. Awful acting, bad effects, stupid storyline etc etc etc 3/10
You kind of know from the premise though that it is going to be utter garbage.
Have you seen Jason X, when he goes to space?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211443/?ref_=nv_sr_1
It sounds terrible, and is terrible, but it is great fun.
I kinda liked it, but I knew what it was going to be like so was not expecting a masterpiece.
But it wasnt even so bad that its good... unlike Jason X, which was.
The Devils Daughter (1973)
Slow afternoon in work and this was in the Horror Channel.
A young girl whose mother had sold her soul to Satan when she was born is told by Satan that she must marry a fellow demon.
It was OK, story was decent enough.
Shelly Winters and Belinda Montgonery, played their parts well enough.
5/10
Slow afternoon in work and this was in the Horror Channel.
A young girl whose mother had sold her soul to Satan when she was born is told by Satan that she must marry a fellow demon.
It was OK, story was decent enough.
Shelly Winters and Belinda Montgonery, played their parts well enough.
5/10
But be honest pauldy, given the films you decide to watch, do you ever go in expecting a masterpiece?
Where do you work/what do you do that gives you so much free time to watch films?
Kellogg's warehouse , security and it is quite at the moment.
I watch most at night, dont get a chance normally during the day to watch films.
I watch most at night, dont get a chance normally during the day to watch films.
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So I could plan a cornflake heist and not have to worry too much?
you could try.I could imagine Pauldy's conflict whilst you're doing your heist... "I could stop this thief but I really need to finish watching the end of Violent Shit 2"
Shanghai Express - There was definitely a great film in here somewhere, I liked it but also I had a few qualms about it. It did had a nice pre-code Hollywood vibe to it and Marlene Dietrich was absolutely radiant in her role, unfortunately though her male co-star was just a complete charisma vacuum. The setting was perfect (a train) but after they got off it the whole conflict that arose was rather weak. It was nice however to see a strong Asian and female character in an early Hollywood film, even though Charlie Chan served as the villain.
Purple Noon - I thought this was a really good and gorgeous looking film, with gorgeous locations and people (young Alain Delon is just all kinds of). After having seen A Bigger Splash and this I just really want to drop everything and leave for Italy. The only criticism I have is the ending, which was pretty lame.
Purple Noon - I thought this was a really good and gorgeous looking film, with gorgeous locations and people (young Alain Delon is just all kinds of
). After having seen A Bigger Splash and this I just really want to drop everything and leave for Italy. The only criticism I have is the ending, which was pretty lame.Imperium
Harry Potter goes undercover among white supremacists. Not bad really, quite suspenseful, but Radcliffe was seriously miscast. 6/10
Harry Potter goes undercover among white supremacists. Not bad really, quite suspenseful, but Radcliffe was seriously miscast. 6/10