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Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Sept 18, 2024 3:21:31 GMT
Hello, good folks of FG. The weekly film discussion thread is back. The topic under discussion is made clear in the title. Made-for-TV, direct-to-video, streaming, TV series/episodes, documentaries, short films can also be listed. The minimum requirement is that a numerical rating out of 5 or 10 be provided - whichever the poster wishes to choose - and it'll be even more helpful if he/she also writes a few thoughts regarding his/her experience with the feature/documentary/short/TV series' season. This will help in starting discussions, which is one of the main intentions of this thread. I also request all those who reply here to go through the whole thread once and see if you can see some common topic to discuss with other posters. All first viewings for me in the last week :
All that massive online hype, Quentin Tarantino's glowing recommendation (though I know he creams buckets for almost anything east Asian) and it ended being a film where the sum of its parts was a lot more than the whole.
The dystopian government did not make sense, the reason for the battle royale did not make sense, a lot of things did not make sense period.
There were too many characters. Maybe they should have selected a smaller bunch of characters which would have given them more time to flesh their characters out instead of focusing on bloodshed. But then again, this is a Japanese film and that's what the nerds all over the world want to see anyway.
6/10
Trailer :
Makes even less sense than its predecessor.
Why would the rebels be hiding out on an island?
The paired exploding collars thing was pointless.
The first act was a shameless ripoff of Saving Private Ryan.
We don't get to know the main characters properly like in the last film. The acting quality is also considerably worse. Especially Riki Takeuchi who is doing who-knows-what-the-hell.
Frankly, a better plot would have been if the rebels had infiltrated an ongoing battle royale from the start, rescued the children and persuaded them to join their cause in order to increase their numbers.
4/10
Trailer :
The idea to satirize children's TV shows was a good one but the screenplay was unfocused.
There were two tracks. One dealt with a earnest but naive man who wants to educate children but is under threat by the mafia. The other parallel track dealt with the ousted former show host who goes insane and wants to remove his successor.
Either the psycho host track should have been excised entirely or integrated in a much better way with the first plot. I don't have any suggestions how it could have been done but as it stood, the mix did not gel well. On top of it, Robin Williams was god-awfully annoying.
The mafia angle could also have been simplified. It took me a while to realize that there were two separate mafias. While both were depicted as a danger to the lead character, eventually one of them became the good guys. My question is: why two mafias?
DeVito's direction is decent and so is Edward Norton's earnest performance but those are not enough to make me recommend this.
4/10
Trailer :
This is a basic indie film about boxing. However, its USP is that it's about women's boxing and was one of the first films to depict it on the big screen.
It was also Michelle Rodriguez's first major role and prbably her best performance. She is rather one-note in the beginning, all glowering angst but becomes better as the film progresses and her character finds a purpose.
Those who want to watch a proper boxing film will be disappointed since the focus is more on the central character's journey rather than the sport.
7/10
Trailer :
This film tries hard to be another Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, i.e. an exploration of a dysfunctional marriage, boredom and infidelity. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were originally going to star but Burton pulled out, eventually replaced by Michael Caine.
I like these sort of dialogue-heavy films where, seemingly, every other line is a double entendre and everyone has a quip and a counter-quip ready at all times.
It doesn't manage to match its inspiration, though - it doesn't go that far, it's not caustic and hard-hearted enough.
6/10
Trailer :
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Post by jcush on Sept 18, 2024 5:34:05 GMT
Battle Royale - 7/10
Death to Smoochy - 7/10
First Time Viewings:
Dìdi (2024, Sean Wang) - 7.5/10
The Trust (2016, Alex Brewer & Benjamin Brewer) - 6/10
From Paris with Love (2010, Pierre Morel) - 7/10
City Heat (1984, Richard Benjamin) - 6.5/10
Rebel Ridge (2024, Jeremy Saulnier) - 7.5/10
United 93 (2006, Paul Greengrass) - 7.5/10
The Eiger Sanction (1975, Clint Eastwood) - 7/10
Speak No Evil (2022, Christian Tafdrup) - 7.5/10
The Vanishing (1988, George Sluizer) - 7.5/10
Theodora Goes Wild (1936, Richard Boleslawski) - 7/10
Repeat Viewings:
Good Will Hunting (1997, Gus Van Sant) - 9/10
The Enforcer (1976, James Fargo) - 6.5/10
Sudden Impact (1983, Clint Eastwood) - 6.5/10
The Dead Pool (1988, Buddy Van Horn) - 7/10
Friday the 13th (2009, Marcus Nispel) - 5/10
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Post by theravenking on Sept 18, 2024 7:29:07 GMT
Hello, good folks of FG. The weekly film discussion thread is back. The topic under discussion is made clear in the title. Made-for-TV, direct-to-video, streaming, TV series/episodes, documentaries, short films can also be listed. The minimum requirement is that a numerical rating out of 5 or 10 be provided - whichever the poster wishes to choose - and it'll be even more helpful if he/she also writes a few thoughts regarding his/her experience with the feature/documentary/short/TV series' season. This will help in starting discussions, which is one of the main intentions of this thread. I also request all those who reply here to go through the whole thread once and see if you can see some common topic to discuss with other posters. All first viewings for me in the last week :
All that massive online hype, Quentin Tarantino's glowing recommendation (though I know he creams buckets for almost anything east Asian) and it ended being a film where the sum of its parts was a lot more than the whole.
The dystopian government did not make sense, the reason for the battle royale did not make sense, a lot of things did not make sense period.
There were too many characters. Maybe they should have selected a smaller bunch of characters which would have given them more time to flesh their characters out instead of focusing on bloodshed. But then again, this is a Japanese film and that's what the nerds all over the world want to see anyway.
6/10
Trailer :
Makes even less sense than its predecessor.
Why would the rebels be hiding out on an island?
The paired exploding collars thing was pointless.
The first act was a shameless ripoff of Saving Private Ryan.
We don't get to know the main characters properly like in the last film. The acting quality is also considerably worse. Especially Riki Takeuchi who is doing who-knows-what-the-hell.
Frankly, a better plot would have been if the rebels had infiltrated an ongoing battle royale from the start, rescued the children and persuaded them to join their cause in order to increase their numbers.
4/10
Trailer :
The idea to satirize children's TV shows was a good one but the screenplay was unfocused.
There were two tracks. One dealt with a earnest but naive man who wants to educate children but is under threat by the mafia. The other parallel track dealt with the ousted former show host who goes insane and wants to remove his successor.
Either the psycho host track should have been excised entirely or integrated in a much better way with the first plot. I don't have any suggestions how it could have been done but as it stood, the mix did not gel well. On top of it, Robin Williams was god-awfully annoying.
The mafia angle could also have been simplified. It took me a while to realize that there were two separate mafias. While both were depicted as a danger to the lead character, eventually one of them became the good guys. My question is: why two mafias?
DeVito's direction is decent and so is Edward Norton's earnest performance but those are not enough to make me recommend this.
4/10
Trailer :
This is a basic indie film about boxing. However, its USP is that it's about women's boxing and was one of the first films to depict it on the big screen.
It was also Michelle Rodriguez's first major role and prbably her best performance. She is rather one-note in the beginning, all glowering angst but becomes better as the film progresses and her character finds a purpose.
Those who want to watch a proper boxing film will be disappointed since the focus is more on the central character's journey rather than the sport.
7/10
Trailer :
This film tries hard to be another Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, i.e. an exploration of a dysfunctional marriage, boredom and infidelity. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were originally going to star but Burton pulled out, eventually replaced by Michael Caine.
I like these sort of dialogue-heavy films where, seemingly, every other line is a double entendre and everyone has a quip and a counter-quip ready at all times.
It doesn't manage to match its inspiration, though - it doesn't go that far, it's not caustic and hard-hearted enough.
6/10
Trailer :
Battle Royale (2000, Kinji Fukasaku) : I wanted to like it, but Takeshi Kitano's performance as a hard-egded teacher aside I couldn't take any of it seriously. I often find teenage actors in Japanese movies really annoying or plain bad, and this was no exception. It's still a fun idea, I just wish the execution would've been better. 5/10
Death to Smoochy (2002, Danny DeVito) :
I found it utterly cringeworthy. It's almost so bad, that it's good, but not quite. Robin Williamses performance has to be seen to be believed.
3.5/10
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Post by theravenking on Sept 18, 2024 7:30:08 GMT
First Time Viewing:
The Bear (1988; Jean-Jacques Annaud) - An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. While quite an achievement for its time, I feel this movie has been made redundant by modern nature documentaries which can almost put you into the mind of animals without resorting to contrived plots to humanise their protagonists. For example: here the bear cub’s cries have been overdubbed by monkey and children’s sounds which is just silly and made me think I’m watching a Disney movie.
6/10
Deadstream (2022; Joseph & Vanessa Winter) – This found-footage movie starts out like a spoof (a bit like the Ghostfacers episodes from the series Supernatural), before turning scary in its second half. The youtuber protagonist could’ve easily become annoying, but the lead actor, who also co-wrote and directed the movie is quite strong, and for a while I found the whole thing rather amusing, however once the horror parts kicked in, the film’s limitations became obvious. The haunted house set is rather cheap and there is little subtlety to the scares.
6/10
TV
Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned – Season 1 (2015) – Average domestic thriller-drama about a wife (Suranne Jones) who starts suspecting, that her husband (Bertie Carvel) is cheating on her. Had this been made with a bit more flair, creating some Hitchcockian suspense, it might’ve worked, but it’s just such an ordinary and hackneyed plot, that I found it difficult to care. The title character is supposed to be a smart doctor, but she’s made to look stupid from the beginning, acting more like a teenage girl than like an intelligent adult.
4.5/10
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Post by James on Sept 18, 2024 11:38:10 GMT
Not seen any of yours. I don't think I have even heard of the Battle Royale sequel.
All first viewings for me as well.
The Voyeurs (2021, Michael Mohan) - 7/10
Kinds of Kindness (2024, Yorgos Lanthimos) - 7/10
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, Philip Kaufman) - 8/10
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Post by soggy on Sept 19, 2024 1:58:04 GMT
Only one of yours:
Battle Royale (2000, Kinji Fukasaku)
I'm a big fan of Fukasaku and think he is one of Japan's best filmmakers. While I do really like this specific film, I do not think it is anywhere near his best and he's trying to juggle a lot (it's something like a 500 page novel that he's trying to adapt). That said, I think it's an entertaining film, just nowhere near his best. 8/10
Mine:
The People vs. Larry Flynt (Milos Forman, 1996)
I found this a very strong movie about censorship/freedom of speech. It's an interesting case all around which makes for a riveting film even if one doesn't care about Flynt or what it was he stood for. Great performances, wonderful directing... all around good stuff. 8/10
Bed of Roses (Gregory La Cava, 1933)
This little pre-code comedy didn’t really do anything for me. Not awful, but I can’t really say I enjoyed it much. 4/10
Migration (Benjamin Renner, 2023)
My daughter was home sick with me for a day, so we watched a couple of movies she wanted to. This one is a decent animated film, but nothing I’d want to watch again. 5/10
Vivo (Kirk DeMicco, 2021)
Better than Migration, but not great. The best aspect is the soundtrack, which gets it one more star. 6/10
Doll Shark (Anthony and Mark Polonia, 2022)
This movie is so bad it makes me wonder if people should be required to get licenses before they are allowed to own or operate a camera. If we need one for driving to avoid tragedies, this film is the cinematic equivalent. 1/10
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (Sergio Martino, 1971)
Sergio Martino made a lot of classic Giallo films in his time. I sadly have not seen many of them yet, but of the ones I’ve seen Torso is a masterpiece of the genre and Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key is a great alternate take on Poe’s The Black Cat (and also has an awesome title). Of the now three I’ve seen, this is my least favorite. That’s not to say that it’s a bad movie (it’s not) it just appealed to me less than the other two. It’s definitely more on the mystery side than horror (which may appeal to some more). There are some good plot twists, but overall, I found this a weaker effort from Martino. He’s still three for three in terms of me liking his films, and I look forward to checking out some more. 6/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 19, 2024 3:00:47 GMT
Death to Smoochy - 4/10
Mine:
Skyfall (2012) - 8/10
Solid Bond film.
Scream 4 (2011) - 8/10
Entertaining slasher sequel.
Red State (2011) - 7/10
Thriller from Kevin Smith. Probably his last decent film.
Inside (2007) - 3/10
Super gory horror film but oddly didnt feel much for it.
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Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Sept 20, 2024 1:37:30 GMT
Battle Royale - 7/10 Death to Smoochy - 7/10 First Time Viewings:Dìdi (2024, Sean Wang) - 7.5/10The Trust (2016, Alex Brewer & Benjamin Brewer) - 6/10From Paris with Love (2010, Pierre Morel) - 7/10City Heat (1984, Richard Benjamin) - 6.5/10Rebel Ridge (2024, Jeremy Saulnier) - 7.5/10United 93 (2006, Paul Greengrass) - 7.5/10The Eiger Sanction (1975, Clint Eastwood) - 7/10Speak No Evil (2022, Christian Tafdrup) - 7.5/10The Vanishing (1988, George Sluizer) - 7.5/10Theodora Goes Wild (1936, Richard Boleslawski) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:Good Will Hunting (1997, Gus Van Sant) - 9/10The Enforcer (1976, James Fargo) - 6.5/10Sudden Impact (1983, Clint Eastwood) - 6.5/10The Dead Pool (1988, Buddy Van Horn) - 7/10Friday the 13th (2009, Marcus Nispel) - 5/10: From the weekly thread dated April 7, 2024: Post- Magnum Force, I am not a fan of the Harry Callahan films. I can understand the intent behind Sudden Impact; that Eastwood wanted the film to underline Callahan's sense of morality and righteousness, which is why he lets the vigilante go in the end. But the execution left a lot to be desired. I remember liking Good Will Hunting just fine but it's been many years.
The Vanishing and United 93 are in my watchlist.
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Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Sept 20, 2024 2:17:26 GMT
First Time Viewing: The Bear (1988; Jean-Jacques Annaud) - An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. While quite an achievement for its time, I feel this movie has been made redundant by modern nature documentaries which can almost put you into the mind of animals without resorting to contrived plots to humanise their protagonists. For example: here the bear cub’s cries have been overdubbed by monkey and children’s sounds which is just silly and made me think I’m watching a Disney movie. 6/10 Deadstream (2022; Joseph & Vanessa Winter) – This found-footage movie starts out like a spoof (a bit like the Ghostfacers episodes from the series Supernatural), before turning scary in its second half. The youtuber protagonist could’ve easily become annoying, but the lead actor, who also co-wrote and directed the movie is quite strong, and for a while I found the whole thing rather amusing, however once the horror parts kicked in, the film’s limitations became obvious. The haunted house set is rather cheap and there is little subtlety to the scares. 6/10 TV
Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned – Season 1 (2015) – Average domestic thriller-drama about a wife (Suranne Jones) who starts suspecting, that her husband (Bertie Carvel) is cheating on her. Had this been made with a bit more flair, creating some Hitchcockian suspense, it might’ve worked, but it’s just such an ordinary and hackneyed plot, that I found it difficult to care. The title character is supposed to be a smart doctor, but she’s made to look stupid from the beginning, acting more like a teenage girl than like an intelligent adult. 4.5/10 I haven't seen any of those but The Bear is in my watchlist.
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Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Sept 20, 2024 2:20:20 GMT
Not seen any of yours. I don't think I have even heard of the Battle Royale sequel. All first viewings for me as well. The Voyeurs (2021, Michael Mohan) - 7/10Kinds of Kindness (2024, Yorgos Lanthimos) - 7/10Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, Philip Kaufman) - 8/10: Great film, best adaptation of the novel. The 50s version is the second best, with the two other adaptations trailing a lot further behind. |
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Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Sept 20, 2024 2:23:39 GMT
Only one of yours: Battle Royale (2000, Kinji Fukasaku) I'm a big fan of Fukasaku and think he is one of Japan's best filmmakers. While I do really like this specific film, I do not think it is anywhere near his best and he's trying to juggle a lot (it's something like a 500 page novel that he's trying to adapt). That said, I think it's an entertaining film, just nowhere near his best. 8/10 Mine: The People vs. Larry Flynt (Milos Forman, 1996) I found this a very strong movie about censorship/freedom of speech. It's an interesting case all around which makes for a riveting film even if one doesn't care about Flynt or what it was he stood for. Great performances, wonderful directing... all around good stuff. 8/10 Bed of Roses (Gregory La Cava, 1933) This little pre-code comedy didn’t really do anything for me. Not awful, but I can’t really say I enjoyed it much. 4/10 Migration (Benjamin Renner, 2023) My daughter was home sick with me for a day, so we watched a couple of movies she wanted to. This one is a decent animated film, but nothing I’d want to watch again. 5/10 Vivo (Kirk DeMicco, 2021) Better than Migration, but not great. The best aspect is the soundtrack, which gets it one more star. 6/10 Doll Shark (Anthony and Mark Polonia, 2022) This movie is so bad it makes me wonder if people should be required to get licenses before they are allowed to own or operate a camera. If we need one for driving to avoid tragedies, this film is the cinematic equivalent. 1/10 The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (Sergio Martino, 1971) Sergio Martino made a lot of classic Giallo films in his time. I sadly have not seen many of them yet, but of the ones I’ve seen Torso is a masterpiece of the genre and Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key is a great alternate take on Poe’s The Black Cat (and also has an awesome title). Of the now three I’ve seen, this is my least favorite. That’s not to say that it’s a bad movie (it’s not) it just appealed to me less than the other two. It’s definitely more on the mystery side than horror (which may appeal to some more). There are some good plot twists, but overall, I found this a weaker effort from Martino. He’s still three for three in terms of me liking his films, and I look forward to checking out some more. 6/10 : For me the only great giallo made by Martino is Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key which is a great take on Poe's story and also a rare film where every character is immoral in way or another. This one, otoh, is rather pedestrian in comparison. It is not as laughably bad as All the Colors of the Dark but not as memorable, either. |
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Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Sept 20, 2024 2:26:45 GMT
Death to Smoochy - 4/10 Mine: Skyfall (2012) - 8/10Solid Bond film. Scream 4 (2011) - 8/10Entertaining slasher sequel. Red State (2011) - 7/10Thriller from Kevin Smith. Probably his last decent film. Inside (2007) - 3/10Super gory horror film but oddly didnt feel much for it. I agree that Skyfall is pretty solid. Inside is in my watchlist. |
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Post by theravenking on Sept 20, 2024 17:21:35 GMT
First Time Viewing: The Bear (1988; Jean-Jacques Annaud) - An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. While quite an achievement for its time, I feel this movie has been made redundant by modern nature documentaries which can almost put you into the mind of animals without resorting to contrived plots to humanise their protagonists. For example: here the bear cub’s cries have been overdubbed by monkey and children’s sounds which is just silly and made me think I’m watching a Disney movie. 6/10 Deadstream (2022; Joseph & Vanessa Winter) – This found-footage movie starts out like a spoof (a bit like the Ghostfacers episodes from the series Supernatural), before turning scary in its second half. The youtuber protagonist could’ve easily become annoying, but the lead actor, who also co-wrote and directed the movie is quite strong, and for a while I found the whole thing rather amusing, however once the horror parts kicked in, the film’s limitations became obvious. The haunted house set is rather cheap and there is little subtlety to the scares. 6/10 TV
Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned – Season 1 (2015) – Average domestic thriller-drama about a wife (Suranne Jones) who starts suspecting, that her husband (Bertie Carvel) is cheating on her. Had this been made with a bit more flair, creating some Hitchcockian suspense, it might’ve worked, but it’s just such an ordinary and hackneyed plot, that I found it difficult to care. The title character is supposed to be a smart doctor, but she’s made to look stupid from the beginning, acting more like a teenage girl than like an intelligent adult. 4.5/10 I haven't seen any of those but The Bear is in my watchlist.
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Post by Roberto on Sept 20, 2024 23:52:16 GMT
All that massive online hype, Quentin Tarantino's glowing recommendation (though I know he creams buckets for almost anything east Asian) and it ended being a film where the sum of its parts was a lot more than the whole. The dystopian government did not make sense, the reason for the battle royale did not make sense, a lot of things did not make sense period. There were too many characters. Maybe they should have selected a smaller bunch of characters which would have given them more time to flesh their characters out instead of focusing on bloodshed. But then again, this is a Japanese film and that's what the nerds all over the world want to see anyway.
6/10 Battle Royale (2000, Kinji Fukasaku) - 7/10 I saw it once but long ago. It was one of the early ones I saw when getting into movies. The above is my IMDb rating which I suspect is too high, as I don't remember much about the film. First Time Viewings:United 93 (2006, Paul Greengrass) - 7.5/10Repeat Viewings:Good Will Hunting (1997, Gus Van Sant) - 9/10The Enforcer (1976, James Fargo) - 6.5/10Sudden Impact (1983, Clint Eastwood) - 6.5/10The Dead Pool (1988, Buddy Van Horn) - 7/10Friday the 13th (2009, Marcus Nispel) - 5/10 United 93 (2006, Paul Greengrass) - 8/10
Good Will Hunting (1997, Gus Van Sant) - 7/10
The Enforcer (1976, James Fargo) - 5/10
Sudden Impact (1983, Clint Eastwood) - 6/10
The Dead Pool (1988, Buddy Van Horn) - 6/10
Friday the 13th (2009, Marcus Nispel) - 5/10 All of these are my IMDb ratings and quite old, before I started using more accurate half star reviews, so give or take a .5
First Time Viewing: The Bear (1988; Jean-Jacques Annaud) - An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. While quite an achievement for its time, I feel this movie has been made redundant by modern nature documentaries which can almost put you into the mind of animals without resorting to contrived plots to humanise their protagonists. For example: here the bear cub’s cries have been overdubbed by monkey and children’s sounds which is just silly and made me think I’m watching a Disney movie. 6/10 8/10 My thoughts from when I saw it a few months ago:
Not seen any of yours. I don't think I have even heard of the Battle Royale sequel. All first viewings for me as well. The Voyeurs (2021, Michael Mohan) - 7/10The Voyeurs (2021, Michael Mohan) - 6.5/10
My thoughts from when I saw it in March: Skyfall (2012) - 8/10Solid Bond film. Scream 4 (2011) - 8/10Entertaining slasher sequel. Red State (2011) - 7/10Thriller from Kevin Smith. Probably his last decent film. Skyfall (2012) - 6/10 The last Bond film I saw I believe. Scream 4 (2011) - 9/10 Love it. My favourite Scream sequel. Red State (2011) - 3/10 I remember I was really enjoying this one, as it had a very compelling and intense first half?, until it did something which ruined the movie for me. I can't remember what it was exactly, maybe some twist or big left turn, but I just remember hating where it went. |
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Post by Roberto on Sept 20, 2024 23:59:19 GMT
FIRST WATCHES:
Civil War (2024)
Pretty interesting concept and has it's moments, but has a very weak final act, and lacks character development. Once the movie is done it feels like you barely got to know any of the characters despite spending the whole movie with them. The constant gunfire becomes very tiresome by the end as well. I think the movie peaks about half way during the scene with Jesse Plemons.
5/10
Longlegs (2024)
I loved a lot about this film. One of the scariest movies I've seen in a while. Fantastic performances, and the cinematography/score makes you feel very anxious throughout. But the final act was underwhelming and it lost me a bit with where the story went, and it ended too abruptly. Terrible song choice for the credits as well. But still a good movie, just needed a stronger script.
6.5/10
REWATCHES:
Sunshine (2007)
Still an amazing film but flawed, with one of the strongest first halves maybe ever. Visually stunning with a great score and great cast. But once a certain twist happens, the obnoxious editing and a few story decisions always loses me a bit. But the rest of the movie is so great that the movie will always be a classic to me.
7.5/10
Children of Men (2006)
Another that has held up very well. Still an absolute thrill ride.
8/10
TV FIRST WATCHES:
1923 season 1 (2022)
Another solid Yellowstone prequel. Starts out a bit weak but gets better and better as it goes on.
7/10
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Post by 博:Dr.BLΔD€:锯 on Sept 21, 2024 1:50:14 GMT
SHAD0W in The CL0UD (2O2O)
Literally just watched this. What an unexpected treat. Got a night to myself so was scrabbling for a movie online to wind down at midnight ....as you do. The usual ploughing through for about 20 minutes...with me as usual looking for a cop v serial killer or something. Decided on this item with my usual proviso of 'I'll give it ten minutes'.Never heard of it, but the lure of WW2 & Monsters was enough to clinch a try. First thing I noticed in opening credits was that was it was a New Zealand made film. OK. I'll stick with it for a bit. Then the first performer looked very much like the lovely Chloe Moritz . OK I'll definitely stick with it for a bit. She looked so much like Chloe that I had to Google the flick....and stone me...it WAS her. This movie was for me an absolute, surprise treat. It was silly, dead left of centre plot with some surprise twists along the way. Crisp Soundtrack and good production values. Ridiculously entertaining with a sort of extended episode of Twilight Zone, B.Movie vibe to it. Chloe was fab and to chocolate top it off....a Kate Bush song on closing. The (other) IMDB users gave it a 5/1O....i guess from lots of folk who expect a Masterpiece every bloody time...but the Shear Entertainment value was for your Doc 9/1O
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Post by James on Sept 21, 2024 3:24:56 GMT
FIRST WATCHES:Civil War (2024)Pretty interesting concept and has it's moments, but has a very weak final act, and lacks character development. Once the movie is done it feels like you barely got to know any of the characters despite spending the whole movie with them. The constant gunfire becomes very tiresome by the end as well. I think the movie peaks about half way during the scene with Jesse Plemons. 5/10 Longlegs (2024)I loved a lot about this film. One of the scariest movies I've seen in a while. Fantastic performances, and the cinematography/score makes you feel very anxious throughout. But the final act was underwhelming and it lost me a bit with where the story went, and it ended too abruptly. Terrible song choice for the credits as well. But still a good movie, just needed a stronger script. 6.5/10 REWATCHES:Sunshine (2007)Still an amazing film but flawed, with one of the strongest first halves maybe ever. Visually stunning with a great score and great cast. But once a certain twist happens, the obnoxious editing and a few story decisions always loses me a bit. But the rest of the movie is so great that the movie will always be a classic to me. 7.5/10 Children of Men (2006)Another that has held up very well. Still an absolute thrill ride. 8/10 TV FIRST WATCHES:1923 season 1 (2022)Another solid Yellowstone prequel. Starts out a bit weak but gets better and better as it goes on. 7/10 Civil War - Watched this just a few days ago. I'm a fan and TBF the scene with Jesse Plemons was the best part of the movie. 8/10 |
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Post by jcush on Sept 21, 2024 6:31:38 GMT
FIRST WATCHES:Civil War (2024)Pretty interesting concept and has it's moments, but has a very weak final act, and lacks character development. Once the movie is done it feels like you barely got to know any of the characters despite spending the whole movie with them. The constant gunfire becomes very tiresome by the end as well. I think the movie peaks about half way during the scene with Jesse Plemons. 5/10 Longlegs (2024)I loved a lot about this film. One of the scariest movies I've seen in a while. Fantastic performances, and the cinematography/score makes you feel very anxious throughout. But the final act was underwhelming and it lost me a bit with where the story went, and it ended too abruptly. Terrible song choice for the credits as well. But still a good movie, just needed a stronger script. 6.5/10 REWATCHES:Sunshine (2007)Still an amazing film but flawed, with one of the strongest first halves maybe ever. Visually stunning with a great score and great cast. But once a certain twist happens, the obnoxious editing and a few story decisions always loses me a bit. But the rest of the movie is so great that the movie will always be a classic to me. 7.5/10 Children of Men (2006)Another that has held up very well. Still an absolute thrill ride. 8/10 TV FIRST WATCHES:1923 season 1 (2022)Another solid Yellowstone prequel. Starts out a bit weak but gets better and better as it goes on. 7/10 Civil War - The final act was actually my favorite part haha 7.5/10 Longlegs - I thought it was quite good. 7.5/10 Sunshine - Only seen ti once, but I thought it was pretty good. 7/10 Children of Men - Very good. Excellent cinematography. 8/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Sept 21, 2024 12:15:27 GMT
FIRST WATCHES:Civil War (2024)Pretty interesting concept and has it's moments, but has a very weak final act, and lacks character development. Once the movie is done it feels like you barely got to know any of the characters despite spending the whole movie with them. The constant gunfire becomes very tiresome by the end as well. I think the movie peaks about half way during the scene with Jesse Plemons. 5/10 Longlegs (2024)I loved a lot about this film. One of the scariest movies I've seen in a while. Fantastic performances, and the cinematography/score makes you feel very anxious throughout. But the final act was underwhelming and it lost me a bit with where the story went, and it ended too abruptly. Terrible song choice for the credits as well. But still a good movie, just needed a stronger script. 6.5/10 REWATCHES:Sunshine (2007)Still an amazing film but flawed, with one of the strongest first halves maybe ever. Visually stunning with a great score and great cast. But once a certain twist happens, the obnoxious editing and a few story decisions always loses me a bit. But the rest of the movie is so great that the movie will always be a classic to me. 7.5/10 Children of Men (2006)Another that has held up very well. Still an absolute thrill ride. 8/10 TV FIRST WATCHES:1923 season 1 (2022)Another solid Yellowstone prequel. Starts out a bit weak but gets better and better as it goes on. 7/10 Longlegs (2024) I missed this at the theater, but I'm definitely planning to watch it. Sunshine (2007) Some amazing visuals. I also agree, that the first half is superior to the second. Too bad, that Boyle couldn't come up with a halfway decent ending to the whole thing. 7/10 Children of Men (2006) Another movie with great visuals, but I find the plot too messy with barely a likeable character to root for. 5/10 |
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