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Post by brownstones on Jul 4, 2017 4:14:56 GMT
Point Break (1991). It's probably my favorite action film. It has a clever, original plot and a good cast. 9/10 I watched The Shallows last night. I thought it was really good. The shark action was excellent. and or course Blake Lively is always charming. I thought it needed more shark scenes, though. 7.5/10 Yeah, I thought The Shallows was pretty solid, but I think we didn't get much of the shark due to budget constraints. |
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Post by bd74 on Jul 4, 2017 17:02:20 GMT
Damnation Alley. It's definitely a candidate for the title of "worst movie I've ever seen".  |
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Post by bluerisk on Jul 4, 2017 18:09:13 GMT
Saw (part VI)
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 11, 2017 9:25:59 GMT
Are we allowed to mention TV movies on this thread? Today I watched Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976, 88 minutes), an excellent PBS adaptation of the famous stage play which updates the story to the mid-1970s. It stars Andy Griffith in a role unusual for him. The production values I admit are dated, but it's still highly enjoyable.
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Post by outrider127 on Jul 11, 2017 11:51:46 GMT
Point Break (1991). It's probably my favorite action film. It has a clever, original plot and a good cast. 9/10 I watched The Shallows last night. I thought it was really good. The shark action was excellent. and or course Blake Lively is always charming. I thought it needed more shark scenes, though. 7.5/10 Agree on both of them |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 12, 2017 7:22:36 GMT
Charodei (1982, Soviet Union, 146 minutes) - 8/10. A fantasy/comedy/musical/romance TV-movie.
Very enjoyable despite the cheap special effects.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Jul 12, 2017 8:46:15 GMT
Baby Driver: best movie of 2017 so far
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Post by sostie on Jul 12, 2017 9:11:13 GMT
The Mummy. It attempted humour more than I expected. Crowe was a decent Hyde. But overall, similar to, and not as good as, Lifeforce.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 10:31:47 GMT
Big Trouble in Little China.
Passable entertainment. As is often the case with John Carpenter, the introduction and premise is better than the body of the film but it's enjoyable enough.
7/10
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 10:33:00 GMT
Damnation Alley. It's definitely a candidate for the title of "worst movie I've ever seen". Oh come on. The relationship between the two leads, the shoot out with the hillbillies... it's not that bad. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 10:36:42 GMT
Are we allowed to mention TV movies on this thread? Today I watched Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976, 88 minutes), an excellent PBS adaptation of the famous stage play which updates the story to the mid-1970s. It stars Andy Griffith in a role unusual for him. The production values I admit are dated, but it's still highly enjoyable. I liked that version well enough. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 12, 2017 11:02:30 GMT
Are we allowed to mention TV movies on this thread? Today I watched Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976, 88 minutes), an excellent PBS adaptation of the famous stage play which updates the story to the mid-1970s. It stars Andy Griffith in a role unusual for him. The production values I admit are dated, but it's still highly enjoyable. I liked that version well enough. There's a lot of versions of it, including versions done for TV in UK, Australia, West Germany, Denmark, Belgium, and various other US versions (ranging from 1950 to 2013). The only ones on DVD as far as I know are the 1976 and 2013 versions. |
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Post by sdm3 on Jul 12, 2017 13:30:42 GMT
The Prince of Egypt (1998) 7/10
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Post by brownstones on Jul 15, 2017 3:33:57 GMT
Re-watching Dawn of the Planet of The Apes.
A tight action movie, little fat, but has a soul at its core.
8/10
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Post by brownstones on Jul 15, 2017 20:43:34 GMT
War for the Planet of The Apes
A more intimate film than Dawn and not as propulsive as it as well, however it does begin with the same level of intensity Dawn left off on. Our main leads are just as strong as before, Woody is great but a bit underused, and Serkis as usual give 100 percent, and Steve Zahn's Bad Ape was a great addition, moving from a borderline heartbreaking introduction to a fun endearing character. Visually it is stunning, whether it be in the snow, by the beach, of beside a fire, the color and shot composition are nearly flawless.....and the Apes....oh my god.
however I think the only issues it runs into are not having enough time to get familiar with the supporting cast/apes (aside from Maurice) throughout the series, and it moves laterally a tad too long which somewhat causes the final act to drag a bit.
That being said it's a good film, and keeps in line with previous installments, which has always felt to be, heart and soul before spectacle.
7.8
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 15, 2017 21:14:25 GMT
Not a "film", but I watched The Typists (1971, USA, 56 minutes), basically a stage play video-taped for television.
It stars Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson as the only cast members, is set entirely in one room, and I found it highly compelling television.
Too bad they don't do one-off TV plays anymore.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 15, 2017 21:31:23 GMT
A rewatch of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Much better the second time, especially having seen the first film more recently (I had forgotten who Koba was, which lessoned the drama a great bit). Human characters weren't as bad as I remembered.
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Post by brownstones on Jul 15, 2017 21:34:19 GMT
A rewatch of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Much better the second time, especially having seen the first film more recently (I had forgotten who Koba was, which lessoned the drama a great bit). Human characters weren't as bad as I remembered. the human characters aren't bad, but are a bit one dimensional. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 18, 2017 22:38:21 GMT
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937, 83 minutes) - 8/10. First time watching this Walt Disney film. Greatly enjoyed watching it.
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Post by MrFurious on Jul 19, 2017 11:15:49 GMT
Stuck in Love(12) Saw it on the tv listings, never heard of it, checked its IMDb score, watched it at work and loved it.
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