Film The Redcafe Movie review thread

They Live!, The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China all great movies and Carpenter's best work.
 
Risky Business (1983) : 7.5/10

I was expecting a cheesy American Pie-esque teen flick but it was surprisingly more mature than that, shit it even had some adult content mixed with Phil Collins. Overall the soundtrack was very good too. Really good movie tbf, I was pleasantly surprised.
 
Baby Driver

Good fun. Soundtrack fits well, strong cast and some decent action sequences. Very enjoyable summer film. Different to most of Wright's past comedic efforts, but still with plenty of wit and his frenetic styles. Probably a few plotholes when you start to think about it...but entertaining all the same.

7.5/10
 
Blood Hunters

Follows a single mother who wakes up in a medical facility to find that nearly everyone is dead and she's nine months pregnant.
It had ingredients for a very good film, but sadly this was not it.
The acting was ropy at best.
The ending was dreadful

3/10
 
Ghost in the Shell (2017 movie)

Mixed reviews. Joahnsson's acting was superb, but she ultimately came across as a misfit for the role. The asian makeup doesn't actually fit the theme of the movie. Not much attention to plot and total lack of suspense throughout the movie. It just moves at a sedentary pace with no thrills during the ride. Climax is especially a limp let down.

Visually the movie is spectacular. It's worth investing the time just to enjoy the spectacular CGI effects in background.

5.5/10
 
Dunkirk

I know there's a lot of Nolan haters here but this is a must-see. An interestingly delivered plot is the story everyone knows and some. They've truly managed to capture the horror of war from the Allied side at Dunkirk. Whilst never really warming hugely to any of the characters, you find yourself on the edge of your seat willing for survival.

Sound-wise I got goosebumps multiple times, in particular from the planes, they've got them down to a T. The score is classic Zimmer - pure intense atmosphere. No real tune of note, but I feel that's good as it does not distract from the action on screen. The music fits well and adds to already stunning visuals.

The cameo from Harry Styles, while not earth-shattering, certainly did not look out of place and I found myself forgetting he was an international singer.

Overall, a truly great watch. Emotional, intense, gripping, it has it all for me. I think you should only watch this film if you have a very good sound system though and neighbours who are incredibly understanding. My only complaint is the timeline is at times confusing, and my tiny brain couldn't comprehend this until further on in the movie.

9/10
 
bucky said:
Better, worse or on par with the second one?
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See this is the first of these that I've seen because they've always looked really pretentious for action movies about monkeys that ride horses. So I watched this and yeah, it's well made but like...it's an action movie about apes that ride horses. Once it starts getting into the ape concentration camp I checked out.
 
Wonder Pigeon said:
See this is the first of these that I've seen because they've always looked really pretentious for action movies about monkeys that ride horses. So I watched this and yeah, it's well made but like...it's an action movie about apes that ride horses. Once it starts getting into the ape concentration camp I checked out.
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I've never loved the franchise either, but the craft that goes into making those movies is impressive.
 
Wonder Pigeon said:
See this is the first of these that I've seen because they've always looked really pretentious for action movies about monkeys that ride horses. So I watched this and yeah, it's well made but like...it's an action movie about apes that ride horses. Once it starts getting into the ape concentration camp I checked out.
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Dunkirk 5/10

I'm a huge Nolan fan...have been since The Following and Memento, but this was definitely his least impressive work to date. No discernable protagonist, no discernable antagonist...just a conflicting cocktail of footage and sound that flatters to deceive. Anyone on the fence about going to see this should probably think twice before going.
 
Dunkirk 10/10

An absolute masterpiece of filmmaking. Incredible cinematography, and as tense as you can imagine from start to finish. With the evacuation itself serving as protagonist, and the menacing threat of the advancing Nazi army as the antagonist, Nolan does a superb job of knitting the action together in a non-linear format. Anyone on the fence about watching it, should not think twice and run, not walk, to the cinema.
 
Raoul said:
Dunkirk 5/10

I'm a huge Nolan fan...have been since The Following and Memento, but this was definitely his least impressive work to date. No discernable protagonist, no discernable antagonist...just a conflicting cocktail of footage and sound that flatters to deceive. Anyone on the fence about going to see this should probably think twice before going.
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I think that's the point. In this case protagonist is the Allied Forces, and antagonist are the Nazi's, in general. I think the reason the film is made like this is so it doesn't become another 'hero &/or villain' WW2 movie that have been churned out over the years. The impression was to create a sense of just how many people were involved in Dunkirk. War is hell, and has no winner, hence no hero.
 
Camy89 said:
I think that's the point. In this case protagonist is the Allied Forces, and antagonist are the Nazi's, in general. I think the reason the film is made like this is so it doesn't become another 'hero &/or villain' WW2 movie that have been churned out over the years. The impression was to create a sense of just how many people were involved in Dunkirk. War is hell, and has no winner, hence no hero.
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I got that bit, I just don't think its wise to make such a film as the end product winds up being a bit too abstract for some viewers to appreciate. There needs to be at least one protagonist so the audience can galvanize behind them. It doesn't have to be predictable - Nolan's films are anything but that; however it does have to have a bit more meat on the bone that what he dished up here.
 
Raoul said:
I got that bit, I just don't think its wise to make such a film as the end product winds up being a bit too abstract for some viewers to appreciate. There needs to be at least one protagonist so the audience can galvanize behind them. It doesn't have to be predictable - Nolan's films are anything but that; however it does have to have a bit more meat on the bone that what he dished up here.
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Do you not think the audience can galvanise behind the Allies though? I mentioned in my review that I never particularly warmed to any of the characters (if I had to choose one it'd definitely be Tom Hardy) but found myself holding my breath for them to try and escape as a whole. I dunno, people see it different ways I suppose. It's certainly not a film if you enjoy following a lead characters story, which is your point.
 
Camy89 said:
Do you not think the audience can galvanise behind the Allies though? I mentioned in my review that I never particularly warmed to any of the characters (if I had to choose one it'd definitely be Tom Hardy) but found myself holding my breath for them to try and escape. I dunno, people see it different ways I suppose. It's certainly not a film if you enjoy following a lead characters story, which is your point.
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I don't think they can because there's little emotional access to get behind a cause or a group of people. That usually only happens when certain individuals are going through an inciting incident or a degree of adversity. In this film, the audience weren't compelled to care about any particular individual, but rather a cause, which imo created a bit of a disconnect. Contrast this with Memento, Prestige, and Inception - where there is a clear lead actor the audience could get behind.
 
Raoul said:
I don't think they can because there's little emotional access to get behind a cause or a group of people. That usually only happens when certain individuals are going through an inciting incident or a degree of adversity. In this film, the audience weren't compelled to care about any particular individual, but rather a cause, which imo created a bit of a disconnect. Contrast this with Memento, Prestige, and Inception - where there is a clear lead actor the audience could get behind.
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I think we'll have to agree to disagree here. The emotional access I used to get behind them was the true story of Dunkirk and the truly horrific things these guys had to go through. I felt the movie didn't need to 'let me in' because I was already there.
 
The Circle

A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.
Emma Watson , Tom Hanks and Karen Gillan
The film starts out well and interesting topic of this big internet giant company getting everyone's data and knowing everything about everything. We then get introduced to a couple of interesting characters along the way....so you start to think this could be good.
First up a secret journey down some tunnels where all peoples data is to be kept. Turns out it is one of the key people who started "the circle" showing us these tunnels. He informs us he all against what happening now, not his vision etc.. but then that him done, no other contribution to film plot.
The premise for the film is great, sadly it doesn't deliver and compounds the disappointment with the terrible open ending.

3/10
 
pauldyson1uk said:
The Circle

A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.
Emma Watson , Tom Hanks and Karen Gillan
The film starts out well and interesting topic of this big internet giant company getting everyone's data and knowing everything about everything. We then get introduced to a couple of interesting characters along the way....so you start to think this could be good.
First up a secret journey down some tunnels where all peoples data is to be kept. Turns out it is one of the key people who started "the circle" showing us these tunnels. He informs us he all against what happening now, not his vision etc.. but then that him done, no other contribution to film plot.
The premise for the film is great, sadly it doesn't deliver and compounds the disappointment with the terrible open ending.

3/10
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Bollocks, thought this sounded decent so downloaded it the other day.

Can a mod/admin just change pauldysons name to IMDB?
 
Spiderman: Homecoming
People going on about this like it's the best super hero film ever made. It really isn't. But it is a leap in the right direction after the last three Spiderman films. Liked that it was more of a character study rather than just dumb action. The villain was good but that fat Chinese guy and the flash the bully, who looks like he should be the victim of bullying were really annoying. Tom Holland does decent job as Spidey. But couldn't give a toss about his love interest. Didn't like how they were forcing Spiderman into the avengers lore 6.5/10
 
One Night Only said:
Bollocks, thought this sounded decent so downloaded it the other day.

Can a mod/admin just change pauldysons name to IMDB?
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fecks sake, I have actually started watching this and may not make it to the end.

Acting seems shite, script seems terrible, robotic type lines. 2 people with no social skills were just asking Emma Watson why she wasn't social? What the feck is this.
 
May I never doubt @pauldyson1uk again. I applaud you if you made it to the end of that shitfest. Wouldn't even give it a score it's that bad, clichéd, ridiculous, boring, absolute shit. I'd rather have a wank with sand paper than have to sit through the entire movie.

To clarify
The Circle - 0/10
 
Within

A thriller centered around a widower who moves into a seemingly perfect new home with his daughter and new wife.
Sounded like it would have been decent, but sadly it was not , acting was not up to much, there was very little back story and a twist that frankly you could see a mile off.

I would not recommend this.

3/10
 
One Night Only said:
May I never doubt @pauldyson1uk again. I applaud you if you made it to the end of that shitfest. Wouldn't even give it a score it's that bad, clichéd, ridiculous, boring, absolute shit. I'd rather have a wank with sand paper than have to sit through the entire movie.

To clarify
The Circle - 0/10
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I sat though it hoping something would happen, there was a decent film in there.
 
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