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Dunkirk
Damn Nolan, you strike again.
Don't think I've watched a Nolan film yet that I haven't loved and could watch again and again.
Brilliantly made. The tension was gritting. Thrilled that I've watched it at the cinema.
Damn Nolan, you strike again.
Don't think I've watched a Nolan film yet that I haven't loved and could watch again and again.
Brilliantly made. The tension was gritting. Thrilled that I've watched it at the cinema.
Big loss...will be missed.
Phoenix Forgotten
Phoenix Forgotten tells the story of three teens who went into the desert shortly after the incident, hoping to document the strange events occurring in their town. They disappeared that night, and were never seen again. On the twentieth anniversary of their disappearance, unseen footage has finally been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition. For the first time ever, the truth will be revealed.
Just another fecking piss poor found footage film , dont bother
1/10
Phoenix Forgotten tells the story of three teens who went into the desert shortly after the incident, hoping to document the strange events occurring in their town. They disappeared that night, and were never seen again. On the twentieth anniversary of their disappearance, unseen footage has finally been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition. For the first time ever, the truth will be revealed.
Just another fecking piss poor found footage film , dont bother
1/10
damn I was really getting into that then
It Stains the Sand Red
In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous zombie on her tail.
This is not your normal Zombie film, to be honest Zombie films are not really my thing, but this was OK.
Brittany Allen as Molly does a perfectly acceptable job in the lead playing a character who has to deal with increasingly grim situations with nothing but steely determination 5 grams of cocaine to see her through.
5/10
In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous zombie on her tail.
This is not your normal Zombie film, to be honest Zombie films are not really my thing, but this was OK.
Brittany Allen as Molly does a perfectly acceptable job in the lead playing a character who has to deal with increasingly grim situations with nothing but steely determination 5 grams of cocaine to see her through.
5/10
Dunkirk. 8/10.
It is was it is, a visually stunning view of world war 2 through the eyes of several forgettable characters.
Well made though.
It is was it is, a visually stunning view of world war 2 through the eyes of several forgettable characters.
Well made though.
Inconceivable
A woman escapes an abusive relationship and befriends a couple, who start to become suspicious that her motives are not as innocent as they seem. Pretty flat movie where characters make stupid decisions and felt like a straight to VHS flick. Will give extra point for the presence of the great Nic Cage 3/10
A woman escapes an abusive relationship and befriends a couple, who start to become suspicious that her motives are not as innocent as they seem. Pretty flat movie where characters make stupid decisions and felt like a straight to VHS flick. Will give extra point for the presence of the great Nic Cage 3/10
Glory (1989)
One from the past, watched it only when I was a kid. It's a good movie with great performances from Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington but felt it tried too hard to be moving/touching and as a result being pathetic in some scenes.
7/10
One from the past, watched it only when I was a kid. It's a good movie with great performances from Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington but felt it tried too hard to be moving/touching and as a result being pathetic in some scenes.
7/10
The Emoji Movie
I mean you can read my review if you want: http://filmindublin.ie/the-emoji-movie-why/, but nobody made me go to this screening. Nobody forced me. Of course it was going to be rubbish. So I'm here to review myself.
0/10, make better choices
I mean you can read my review if you want: http://filmindublin.ie/the-emoji-movie-why/, but nobody made me go to this screening. Nobody forced me. Of course it was going to be rubbish. So I'm here to review myself.
0/10, make better choices
Free Fire
An arms deal between two gangs goes haywire, leading to an epic shoot out. Seems like it was inspired by the work of Tarantino, this was an enjoyable flick that was hilarious in places and just a fun ride. Liked most of the characters, there was some laugh out loud dialogue and Armie Hammer and Sharlto Copley stole the show. I now forgive Ben Wheatley for making Field in England and High Rise. My only issue with the film was lack of wide or establishing shots, which made it hard to understand where each character was in the scene but that's a nit pick and I would highly recommend this 8/10
An arms deal between two gangs goes haywire, leading to an epic shoot out. Seems like it was inspired by the work of Tarantino, this was an enjoyable flick that was hilarious in places and just a fun ride. Liked most of the characters, there was some laugh out loud dialogue and Armie Hammer and Sharlto Copley stole the show. I now forgive Ben Wheatley for making Field in England and High Rise. My only issue with the film was lack of wide or establishing shots, which made it hard to understand where each character was in the scene but that's a nit pick and I would highly recommend this 8/10
Quality movie. Really glad I watched it in the cinema. Every gunshot sounded LOUD.
Yep, thought it was brilliant. I love films that occur all in one space and rely solely on good story telling and acting chops. Simplicity!
Apparently Wheatley built the first mock-up of the set using Minecraft!
Free Fire Poor Tarentino copy. Not totally unwatchable if rather incoherent and silly. The arms dealer with the comedy South African accent didn't help. Essentially a 15 minute action sequence elongated into a 2 hr film. 5/10
Going In Style I hope Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman needed the money as this was an utter turd. The sort of family comedy they did well in the 80's. Think Home Alone or Big style comedy only this was about geriatrics robbing a bank. Sadly the plot was idiotic and safe and with no laughs.0.5/10
Ghost in The Machine If you like the original you will hate this. Much of the plot and all of the complexity has been removed. Basically an excuse to make a film to look a bit like a modern Blade Runner. So many opportunities to add depth and examine the nature of humanity but who needs that when you can have a famous actress fighting in a very tight skin suit. tits/10
Going In Style I hope Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman needed the money as this was an utter turd. The sort of family comedy they did well in the 80's. Think Home Alone or Big style comedy only this was about geriatrics robbing a bank. Sadly the plot was idiotic and safe and with no laughs.0.5/10
Ghost in The Machine If you like the original you will hate this. Much of the plot and all of the complexity has been removed. Basically an excuse to make a film to look a bit like a modern Blade Runner. So many opportunities to add depth and examine the nature of humanity but who needs that when you can have a famous actress fighting in a very tight skin suit. tits/10
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Seen the trailer for that prior to the screening of Dunkirk and my immediate reaction was WTF.
watched Pulp Fiction again the other day for the first time in ages.
Its aged very very badly and the acting is alot worse than when I first watched it. Amazing how movies back then seemed so amazing, yet technology and standards improve and in the modern day, they look so dated.
Its aged very very badly and the acting is alot worse than when I first watched it. Amazing how movies back then seemed so amazing, yet technology and standards improve and in the modern day, they look so dated.
I still enjoy it. Especially the stories of Mr. Wolf and Butch.
Whaaaaaaaat?! Watched it maybe 4 months ago, still loved it!
Shot Caller - Jaime Lannister goes to prison and joins a white power gang, hijinks ensue. 7/10.
That Blade Runner 2049 trailer is completely underwhelming...predictably.
I have this impression that 90% of new blockbuster-esque movies are just shit. King Arthur was shit, Independence Day was shit, Point Break was shit, Kong Island was underwhelming etc.
It's a worrying trend to me.
The best place for this?
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices...-white-wash-a7874501.html?cmpid=facebook-post
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices...-white-wash-a7874501.html?cmpid=facebook-post
Good Time - excellent, grimy heist film with a terrific against type performance from Robert Pattinson. Tight, tense and funny with a great score from Oneohtrix Point Never. I'm going to check out more from the Safdie brothers.
Exposition, exposition and more exposition. Oh and Ryan Gosling, don't forget you are the chosen one.
I've been pretty hyped for this movie(Mainly due to being a fan of Oneohtrix Point Never)so its good to know that it's not god awful. Hoping to see it soon although I can't seem to find a UK release date.
Call Me By Your Name - it's been a good couple of weeks for me. I thought Dunkirk was best of the year so far but might already have been topped. Guadagnino's films feel so tangible, and so alive, and this is his most lived in. Timothee Chamolet is extraordinary in the lead and Armie Hammer is up to it as well. Guadagnino was present to do a Q and A but was mostly bombarded with five minute non-questions. He seemed cool though. Chamolet better get an Oscar nod or there is no justice.
@R.N7 I think you'll get behind this one.
@R.N7 I think you'll get behind this one.
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John Wick 2: 6/10
Meh, the movie was too silly for me. The gunfights were much of the same with little varied choreography and just because it's a dumbed down action movie that doesn't mean you should put zero effort in writing some decent dialogues. I'd rather watch John Woo's The Killer again than this movie.
Meh, the movie was too silly for me. The gunfights were much of the same with little varied choreography and just because it's a dumbed down action movie that doesn't mean you should put zero effort in writing some decent dialogues. I'd rather watch John Woo's The Killer again than this movie.
Shot Caller (2017)
Pretty good gang/prison movie. With Jamie Lannister.
7.5/10
Pretty good gang/prison movie. With Jamie Lannister.
7.5/10
Nice, I've been looking forward to seeing it ever since it was announced.
Ugh. hated this. Typical all white cast circle jerk film.
There's a bit of jerking, that's for sure. I don't care if they're all white.
Just watched Usual Suspects for the first time, have to say my head is blagged but I get most of it besides a few things:
Anyway it was a good film. Slightly flawed but still a classic. 7.5/10
1. After all that, after Keyser Soze duped those lot into taking out the Hungarian ship and further ruining their organisation for raping and (partly) killing his family, who the feck is the guy who survived? Burnt to feck but is sat in a bed telling his story? How didn't he die?
2. Why's it so incredibly important to Soze (Verbal) to remain anonymous? Why can't one Hungarian fella know what he looks like? I assume it's the guy he let go in the flashback, so why did he if it's so important to remain anonymous? Did he have to set up what would be months of planning in order to deceive the thieves to take out the boat? Couldn't he just have his 'guys' do it?
3. A bit less blaggy and probably more of a pointless addition but why did he use the board behind him to make shit up? At any moment the detective could've turned round to have a think and seen 'Radford' 'Guatemala' etc. It was a nice touch, and an iconic film moment I suppose but it was bloody daft for such a smart guy.
2. Why's it so incredibly important to Soze (Verbal) to remain anonymous? Why can't one Hungarian fella know what he looks like? I assume it's the guy he let go in the flashback, so why did he if it's so important to remain anonymous? Did he have to set up what would be months of planning in order to deceive the thieves to take out the boat? Couldn't he just have his 'guys' do it?
3. A bit less blaggy and probably more of a pointless addition but why did he use the board behind him to make shit up? At any moment the detective could've turned round to have a think and seen 'Radford' 'Guatemala' etc. It was a nice touch, and an iconic film moment I suppose but it was bloody daft for such a smart guy.
I am curious. Having not seen the movie, how does having all white cast impact the movie?
I just find it too boring and repetitive.
I've done a pauldy recently and watched some truly excruciating films whilst working night shifts. True Lies, It's Complicated, Monster-in-law, Duplicity...I don't wanna remember any more of them. I've basically watched whatever's been on the tele late at night.
True Lies is such a weird film in James Cameron's filmography.
The Dark Tower - 5/10
No, just no. We will never understand how they managed to ruin it so badly.
No, just no. We will never understand how they managed to ruin it so badly.
You're making the understandable, but nevertheless misguided assumption that films in the 90s had any intention of adhering to the same kind of stringent, connective plotting as modern high end TV dramas. They didn't. All you're really supposed to take from it is "OMG he was Keyzer Soze the whole time!?"
As much as I absolutely loved the twist at the time, having re-watched it several times, my main gripe with the iconic evidence board scene is how inconsequential most of it ultimately is. Kobayashi aside, most of the things he picks off it are pointless asides he makes whilst trying to waste time, like making fresh coffee in Guatemala, or knowing a fat guy once.