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Post by william on Sept 24, 2017 22:11:22 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your hosts (us) posts our weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. We will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film. FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING
Mother! (2017, Darren Aronofsky)
CinemaFrom the trailer for this film you night expect something more along the line of the cookie cutter horror films of the last 5 years like The Conjuring or Insidious. However considering the A-list cast and that it was written and directed by Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) it would be unlikely to expect a generic film of that type. The surface premise shows a couple's relationship being tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their 'tranquil' existence. but of course this film is all about its subtext, allegories and symbolism and very little to do with its basic set up. The film is a well crafted piece and also a suffocating one with most all the shots being close ups of the directors girlfriend and superstar actress Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) or what she is looking at or many time a shot looking over her shoulder. Jennifer carries the film but she has a great dancing partner in Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and all the smaller roles do their jobs well. The rhythm of the film is a deliberate build into anxious claustrophobia then utter madness and is unlikely to be like anything else you have seen in the cinema recently. The film reminds me a Luis Bunuel (The Exterminating Angel) film with its utter madness and reflections on religion and the world we live in among many other tangential topics. I can see this needing a few viewings to grasp everything Aronofsky was trying to say with this piece but I also can see re-watches going anywhere from enlightening to maddening, from appreciation to hating the film altogether. The film is so jam packed with ideas and is perhaps a half hour too long and may have benefited form some editing down or streamlining. It would be a hard one to recommend to anyone based on their tastes as their reaction to the film could go in any direction but all I can say is I enjoyed the experience and it gave a lot of food for thought and for anyone who does see it, whether they love or loathe it, they should at least find it interesting. 7/10
Legends of the Fall (1994, Edward Zwick)
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This Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai) film is set in the early 1900's where three brothers (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn, Henry Thomas) and their father (Anthony Hopkins) are living in the remote wilderness of Montana and affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war. It certainly wants to be an epic but it has a patchy screenplay that has some genuinely memorable scenes cobbled between hokum and uncertainty. To the films credit, even though it starts pretty rough it does get stronger the further in it goes and has a pretty good finale. 6/10
The Rack (2017, Arnold Laven)
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This film is based on a Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone) tele-play about a decorated Korean War hero (Paul Newman) who inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed. The film also co-stars Lee Marvin (Point Break), Walter Pidgeon (Forbidden Planet) and Anne Francis (Blackboard Jungle) who all put in good work but it is Paul Newman who shines and is really on another level acting wise. The film is a pretty strong court room drama but is kinda ruined by the last scene. 5.5-6/10
REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING
Cry of the City (1948, Robert Siodmak)
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This hard nosed gritty noir is really well made and one of the best noirs of all time. 7.5-8
On Dangerous Ground (1951, Nicholas Ray)
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This hard nosed gritty noir is really well made and one of the best noirs of all time. What makes this one extra memorable is for a lot of its runtime it is set in the country side which is not common for these type of films. 7.5-8
Death Wish II (1982, Michael Winner) Directors Cutblu rayWhen this film was originally submitted for classification they were forced to trim several minutes without the directors involvement to get an R rating. This directors cut has the original uncut version restored. It is the closest in tone to the original of all the sequels but still doesn't have its class. The worst part of the film is that Bronson's real life wife Jill Ireland plays his love interest and she is really terrible in the film, one of the worst lead female performances I have seen. 6-6.5/10
Charade (1963, Stanley Donen)
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This film pays like a cross between a Bod film of the era and a Hitchcock one but not as good as either. In it we see romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman (Audrey Hepburn) is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Cary Grant (North by Northwest) co-stars in one of his last film roles and he and hepburn are both good. The film is a bit of fun but a bit tonally mixed as I am not sure it knows what kind of film it wants to be. 6-6.5
Robin Hood (1973, Wolfgang Reitherman)
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Disneys take on the classic Robin Hood tale is pretty good fun with memorable characters and some characters which feel taken directly out of The Jungle Book (1967). Some of the animation is a bit shaky and it feels like a cheaper production than some of their others but still one of the better ones overall. 6-6.5Death Wish 3 (1985, Michael Winner)
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They've gone for the more explosions and gunfire route here at the expense of story and believability. The villains are way over done and too unrealistic to have any impact but there is still fun to be had here as Bronson is still good in the role and it has a pretty kickass synth' score. 5.5-6/10
WEEKLY MOVIE AWARDS
BEST FILM: Cry of the City BEST ACTOR: Paul Newman - The Rack BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence - Mother! BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Aidan Quinn - Legends of the Fall BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Michelle Pfeiffer - Mother! BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Matthew Libatique - Mother! BEST SCRIPT: Richard Murphy - Cry of the City BEST EDITING: Andrew Weisblum - Mother! BEST MUSIC: Jimmy Page - Death Wish 3 BEST DIRECTOR: Robert Siodmak - Cry of the City 10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too Hi, Dark.  Watching mother! soon.  The Rack sounds interesting, it's not from 2017 though, I assume.  Yours:: Legends of the Fall 6.5/10 I remember thinking it wasn't bad. Charade 8/10 I liked it, loved Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Robin Hood (1973) 8/10 I liked it a lot as a kid, I don't remember it that much though. Mine: The Beguiled (2017) 8.5/10 Sofia Coppola movie. Loved it, loved the atmosphere, it really sucked me in. The cast is great too. Haven't seen the original, I assume it's pretty different in vibe. Downhill Racer 8/10 It's a movie with Robert Redford and Gene Hackman, the director did The Candidate too. It's about a skier who joins the US national skiing team and starts to get noticed right away. I liked it, it's really well made, it's almost like a documentary, the skiing competition scenes are incredible, it must be something to watch them on the big screen. I didn't like the ending that much, maybe. Double Indemnity 9/10 Billy Wilder movie. Classic. Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson were great. I loved Fred MacMurray too, I know he's not considered that great of an actor, I liked him in the movies I saw of him though. Certain Women 9/10 It's Kelly Reichardt movie, with Laura Dern, Michelle Williams and Kristen Stewart, it follows the lives of three women in a small town in Montana, it's basically an anthology movie. I thought it was great , really human and touching. I understand it's not for everybody though. I especially loved the segment with Kristen Stewart. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 24, 2017 22:40:47 GMT
Hello, Charade 6.5 Cry of the City keen to see Mine: Baby Driver 6 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 7.5-8 Soylent Green 8 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 7.5-8 Rewatched: No Country For Old Men 9 Blue Velvet 7  Hey Baby Driver 67 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 6 Soylent Green 6 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 6 No Country For Old Men 6.5 Blue Velvet - never finished it |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 24, 2017 22:42:15 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your hosts (us) posts our weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. We will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film. FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING
Mother! (2017, Darren Aronofsky)
CinemaFrom the trailer for this film you night expect something more along the line of the cookie cutter horror films of the last 5 years like The Conjuring or Insidious. However considering the A-list cast and that it was written and directed by Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) it would be unlikely to expect a generic film of that type. The surface premise shows a couple's relationship being tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their 'tranquil' existence. but of course this film is all about its subtext, allegories and symbolism and very little to do with its basic set up. The film is a well crafted piece and also a suffocating one with most all the shots being close ups of the directors girlfriend and superstar actress Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) or what she is looking at or many time a shot looking over her shoulder. Jennifer carries the film but she has a great dancing partner in Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and all the smaller roles do their jobs well. The rhythm of the film is a deliberate build into anxious claustrophobia then utter madness and is unlikely to be like anything else you have seen in the cinema recently. The film reminds me a Luis Bunuel (The Exterminating Angel) film with its utter madness and reflections on religion and the world we live in among many other tangential topics. I can see this needing a few viewings to grasp everything Aronofsky was trying to say with this piece but I also can see re-watches going anywhere from enlightening to maddening, from appreciation to hating the film altogether. The film is so jam packed with ideas and is perhaps a half hour too long and may have benefited form some editing down or streamlining. It would be a hard one to recommend to anyone based on their tastes as their reaction to the film could go in any direction but all I can say is I enjoyed the experience and it gave a lot of food for thought and for anyone who does see it, whether they love or loathe it, they should at least find it interesting. 7/10
Legends of the Fall (1994, Edward Zwick)
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This Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai) film is set in the early 1900's where three brothers (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn, Henry Thomas) and their father (Anthony Hopkins) are living in the remote wilderness of Montana and affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war. It certainly wants to be an epic but it has a patchy screenplay that has some genuinely memorable scenes cobbled between hokum and uncertainty. To the films credit, even though it starts pretty rough it does get stronger the further in it goes and has a pretty good finale. 6/10
The Rack (2017, Arnold Laven)
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This film is based on a Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone) tele-play about a decorated Korean War hero (Paul Newman) who inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed. The film also co-stars Lee Marvin (Point Break), Walter Pidgeon (Forbidden Planet) and Anne Francis (Blackboard Jungle) who all put in good work but it is Paul Newman who shines and is really on another level acting wise. The film is a pretty strong court room drama but is kinda ruined by the last scene. 5.5-6/10
REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING
Cry of the City (1948, Robert Siodmak)
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This hard nosed gritty noir is really well made and one of the best noirs of all time. 7.5-8
On Dangerous Ground (1951, Nicholas Ray)
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This hard nosed gritty noir is really well made and one of the best noirs of all time. What makes this one extra memorable is for a lot of its runtime it is set in the country side which is not common for these type of films. 7.5-8
Death Wish II (1982, Michael Winner) Directors Cutblu rayWhen this film was originally submitted for classification they were forced to trim several minutes without the directors involvement to get an R rating. This directors cut has the original uncut version restored. It is the closest in tone to the original of all the sequels but still doesn't have its class. The worst part of the film is that Bronson's real life wife Jill Ireland plays his love interest and she is really terrible in the film, one of the worst lead female performances I have seen. 6-6.5/10
Charade (1963, Stanley Donen)
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This film pays like a cross between a Bod film of the era and a Hitchcock one but not as good as either. In it we see romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman (Audrey Hepburn) is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Cary Grant (North by Northwest) co-stars in one of his last film roles and he and hepburn are both good. The film is a bit of fun but a bit tonally mixed as I am not sure it knows what kind of film it wants to be. 6-6.5
Robin Hood (1973, Wolfgang Reitherman)
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Disneys take on the classic Robin Hood tale is pretty good fun with memorable characters and some characters which feel taken directly out of The Jungle Book (1967). Some of the animation is a bit shaky and it feels like a cheaper production than some of their others but still one of the better ones overall. 6-6.5Death Wish 3 (1985, Michael Winner)
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They've gone for the more explosions and gunfire route here at the expense of story and believability. The villains are way over done and too unrealistic to have any impact but there is still fun to be had here as Bronson is still good in the role and it has a pretty kickass synth' score. 5.5-6/10
WEEKLY MOVIE AWARDS
BEST FILM: Cry of the City BEST ACTOR: Paul Newman - The Rack BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence - Mother! BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Aidan Quinn - Legends of the Fall BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Michelle Pfeiffer - Mother! BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Matthew Libatique - Mother! BEST SCRIPT: Richard Murphy - Cry of the City BEST EDITING: Andrew Weisblum - Mother! BEST MUSIC: Jimmy Page - Death Wish 3 BEST DIRECTOR: Robert Siodmak - Cry of the City 10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too Hi, Dark. Watching mother! soon. The Rack sounds interesting, it's not from 2017 though, I assume. Yours:: Legends of the Fall 6.5/10 I remember thinking it wasn't bad. Charade 8/10 I liked it, loved Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Robin Hood (1973) 8/10 I liked it a lot as a kid, I don't remember it that much though. Mine: The Beguiled (2017) 8.5/10 Sofia Coppola movie. Loved it, loved the atmosphere, it really sucked me in. The cast is great too. Haven't seen the original, I assume it's pretty different in vibe. Downhill Racer 8/10 It's a movie with Robert Redford and Gene Hackman, the director did The Candidate too. It's about a skier who joins the US national skiing team and starts to get noticed right away. I liked it, it's really well made, it's almost like a documentary, the skiing competition scenes are incredible, it must be something to watch them on the big screen. I didn't like the ending that much, maybe. Double Indemnity 9/10 Billy Wilder movie. Classic. Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson were great. I loved Fred MacMurray too, I know he's not considered that great of an actor, I liked him in the movies I saw of him though. Certain Women 9/10 It's Kelly Reichardt movie, with Laura Dern, Michelle Williams and Kristen Stewart, it follows the lives of three women in a small town in Montana, it's basically an anthology movie. I thought it was great , really human and touching. I especially loved the segment with Kristen Stewart. I understand it's not for everybody though. Hey! Yeah i dunno how that happened, 1956 is the year , fixed it in the op Just Double Indemnity from yours which for me is the archetypal noir 7.5-8 |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 24, 2017 22:44:24 GMT
Yours: Never saw any I only have one FTV and one rewatch, and I watched both last Sunday. Rewatch: The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - DVD Great and original horror film. One of the better ones of the 2010's. A sequel for this wouldn't be a bad idea. 8/10 First Time Viewing: Dracula (1931) - Stream I was never really into the Universal Monster franchise, but I wanted to watch this classic to kind of start off. I thought it was alright. I'm not into older black and white films (aside from Psycho), but I highly respect it and it definitely needs a rewatch from me. 8/10 The Cabin in the Woods - goof fun, batshit crazy ending 7.5-8 Dracula - been too long, it was ok |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 24, 2017 22:45:59 GMT
The Cell (2000) 7/10 Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (2017)' 8.5/10 Oggy and the Cockroaches The Movie (2013) 6.5/10 The Binding (2016) 5.5/10 Sharknado (2013) 2/10 The Void (2016) 5/10 Lovelace (2013) 4.5/10 Quarantine (2008) 4/10 USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) 6/10 The Cell (2000) 5/10 Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (2017)' 7/10 The Void (2016) 4.5 |
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Post by politicidal on Sept 24, 2017 23:21:22 GMT
Gifted (2017) = 6/10
Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) = 9/10
Cobra Verde (1987) = 5/10
All that Jazz (1979) = 5/10
It Comes at Night (2017) = 6/10
Get Shorty (1995) = 8/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 25, 2017 0:03:53 GMT
Gifted (2017) = 6/10 Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) = 9/10 Cobra Verde (1987) = 5/10 All that Jazz (1979) = 5/10 It Comes at Night (2017) = 6/10 Get Shorty (1995) = 8/10 Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) = 7.5-8/10 Get Shorty (1995) = 4.5/10 |
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Post by jamesbamesy on Sept 25, 2017 0:32:14 GMT
Yours: Never saw any I only have one FTV and one rewatch, and I watched both last Sunday. Rewatch: The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - DVD Great and original horror film. One of the better ones of the 2010's. A sequel for this wouldn't be a bad idea. 8/10 First Time Viewing: Dracula (1931) - Stream I was never really into the Universal Monster franchise, but I wanted to watch this classic to kind of start off. I thought it was alright. I'm not into older black and white films (aside from Psycho), but I highly respect it and it definitely needs a rewatch from me. 8/10 The Cabin in the Woods - goof fun, batshit crazy ending 7.5-8 Absolutely! |
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Post by william on Sept 25, 2017 1:34:42 GMT
Hi, Dark. Watching mother! soon. The Rack sounds interesting, it's not from 2017 though, I assume. Yours:: Legends of the Fall 6.5/10 I remember thinking it wasn't bad. Charade 8/10 I liked it, loved Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Robin Hood (1973) 8/10 I liked it a lot as a kid, I don't remember it that much though. Mine: The Beguiled (2017) 8.5/10 Sofia Coppola movie. Loved it, loved the atmosphere, it really sucked me in. The cast is great too. Haven't seen the original, I assume it's pretty different in vibe. Downhill Racer 8/10 It's a movie with Robert Redford and Gene Hackman, the director did The Candidate too. It's about a skier who joins the US national skiing team and starts to get noticed right away. I liked it, it's really well made, it's almost like a documentary, the skiing competition scenes are incredible, it must be something to watch them on the big screen. I didn't like the ending that much, maybe. Double Indemnity 9/10 Billy Wilder movie. Classic. Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson were great. I loved Fred MacMurray too, I know he's not considered that great of an actor, I liked him in the movies I saw of him though. Certain Women 9/10 It's Kelly Reichardt movie, with Laura Dern, Michelle Williams and Kristen Stewart, it follows the lives of three women in a small town in Montana, it's basically an anthology movie. I thought it was great , really human and touching. I especially loved the segment with Kristen Stewart. I understand it's not for everybody though. Hey! Yeah i dunno how that happened, 1956 is the year , fixed it in the op Just Double Indemnity from yours which for me is the archetypal noir 7.5-8 Are you interested in The Beguiled? It's pretty different from the trailers. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 25, 2017 1:52:38 GMT
Hey! Yeah i dunno how that happened, 1956 is the year , fixed it in the op Just Double Indemnity from yours which for me is the archetypal noir 7.5-8 Are you interested in The Beguiled? It's pretty different from the trailers. I cant say its grabbed me at all... |
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Post by sjg on Sept 25, 2017 9:53:35 GMT
Hey Dark,
Not seen any of yours this week and from your description of Mother i don't think it will be my cup of tea.
Mine:
1) Deathgasm 2015 (6/10)
A decent over the top splatter movie. Good effects and funny in places.
2) Detroit Rock City 1999 (6/10)
The soundtrack makes this film for me. Otherwise its just ok.
3) Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier 1955 (5/10)
For its age this is really good and is still an ok watch today
4) The Dead Zone 1983 (7/10)
Not as good as the book but an adaption i thought was worth the watch. Walken has a few wobbly moments but he is brilliant in places.
5) Death Race 2008 (7/10)
I like Statham, he's the same in everything so you know what you're going to get.
6) Death Race 2 2010 (5/10)
Good idea but not done well. The race scenes were no where near as good as the 2008 film and the camera work during the action sequences were terrible. Luke Goss was surprisingly ok though
7) Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 (6/10)
A bit slow in places but all in all pretty good
8) Despicable Me 2010 (5/10)
This had the same problem as the Cloudy films for me. The minions and kids were good but the rest of the characters were crap along with the story line
9) Death Race: Inferno 2013 (4/10)
The crap camera work continues but its even worse in this one and some things just didn't add up
10) Demolition Man 1993 (7/10)
A solid 90's action film, worth a watch
11) Death Race 2050 2017 (3/10)
This fails to capture the cult elements of the original completely. Marci Miller gave the only decent performance but this version tried to incorporate a serious side which fails.
12) Desperado 1995 (7/10)
I liked Banderas in this, great action sequences and a nice simple story line
13) Dinosaur 2000 (7/10)
Very well animated with good characters and a pretty good story line.
14) Dirty Harry 1971 (6/10)
Clint is the highlight in this but there are some dodgy performances here and there but over all its still good.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 25, 2017 10:07:37 GMT
Hey Dark, Not seen any of yours this week and from your description of Mother i don't think it will be my cup of tea. Mine: 1) Deathgasm 2015 (6/10)
A decent over the top splatter movie. Good effects and funny in places. 2) Detroit Rock City 1999 (6/10)
The soundtrack makes this film for me. Otherwise its just ok. 3) Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier 1955 (5/10)
For its age this is really good and is still an ok watch today 4) The Dead Zone 1983 (7/10)
Not as good as the book but an adaption i thought was worth the watch. Walken has a few wobbly moments but he is brilliant in places. 5) Death Race 2008 (7/10)
I like Statham, he's the same in everything so you know what you're going to get. 6) Death Race 2 2010 (5/10)
Good idea but not done well. The race scenes were no where near as good as the 2008 film and the camera work during the action sequences were terrible. Luke Goss was surprisingly ok though 7) Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 (6/10)
A bit slow in places but all in all pretty good 8) Despicable Me 2010 (5/10)
This had the same problem as the Cloudy films for me. The minions and kids were good but the rest of the characters were crap along with the story line 9) Death Race: Inferno 2013 (4/10)
The crap camera work continues but its even worse in this one and some things just didn't add up 10) Demolition Man 1993 (7/10)
A solid 90's action film, worth a watch 11) Death Race 2050 2017 (3/10)
This fails to capture the cult elements of the original completely. Marci Miller gave the only decent performance but this version tried to incorporate a serious side which fails. 12) Desperado 1995 (7/10)
I liked Banderas in this, great action sequences and a nice simple story line
13) Dinosaur 2000 (7/10)
Very well animated with good characters and a pretty good story line. 14) Dirty Harry 1971 (6/10)
Clint is the highlight in this but there are some dodgy performances here and there but over all its still good. yooo 1) Deathgasm 2015 (2/10) hated it 3) Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier 1955 (been too long but I remember liking it) 4) The Dead Zone 1983 (7.5/10) Top 3 Cronenberg for me 7) Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 (6/10) 8) Despicable Me 2010 (5.5-6/10) 10) Demolition Man 1993 (6.5/10) 12) Desperado 1995 (5/10) the best of these films by that director 14) Dirty Harry 1971 (8/10) a classic, a big fan |
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Post by maxwellperfect on Sept 25, 2017 20:32:52 GMT
First viewing:
Atomic Blonde (2017)
I'm sure supporters of this movie will call it a clever tribute/twist on classic Bond/spy movies, rather than a painstaking revisiting of every cliche from the series/genre. I'd go with the latter characterization. It seemed to suffer a bit from the "doesn't know what it wants to be" bug -- most of the movie seems one of those verging-on-parody, highly stylized violence affairs where Charlize Theron's character can be completely outnumbered by opponents and without missing a target shoot half of them dead while doing flying karate kicks in the air to dispose of the other half. But then there's this one fight scene that is positively brutal, and a fairly tense car chase scene after that, which happened to be the only two scenes I really liked. There is the gratuitous twist in the last five minutes, which doesn't really seem to amount to much when you think of it, and it is super obvious who the villain is. The movie is set in Berlin in 1989, and the first two songs you hear playing are "Major Tom Coming Home" and "99 Luftballons," and then later you hear "Der Komissar," not-so-coincidentally all U.S. hits. I mean, would they have used the Mexican Hat Dance if the movie had been set in Mexico? 6/10, for it's mild pleasures.
Of yours I've only seen 'Charade.' 7/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 25, 2017 22:23:48 GMT
First viewing: Atomic Blonde (2017) I'm sure supporters of this movie will call it a clever tribute/twist on classic Bond/spy movies, rather than a painstaking revisiting of every cliche from the series/genre. I'd go with the latter characterization. It seemed to suffer a bit from the "doesn't know what it wants to be" bug -- most of the movie seems one of those verging-on-parody, highly stylized violence affairs where Charlize Theron's character can be completely outnumbered by opponents and without missing a target shoot half of them dead while doing flying karate kicks in the air to dispose of the other half. But then there's this one fight scene that is positively brutal, and a fairly tense car chase scene after that, which happened to be the only two scenes I really liked. There is the gratuitous twist in the last five minutes, which doesn't really seem to amount to much when you think of it, and it is super obvious who the villain is. The movie is set in Berlin in 1989, and the first two songs you hear playing are "Major Tom Coming Home" and "99 Luftballons," and then later you hear "Der Komissar," not-so-coincidentally all U.S. hits. I mean, would they have used the Mexican Hat Dance if the movie had been set in Mexico? 6/10, for it's mild pleasures. Of yours I've only seen 'Charade.' 7/10 It was pretty padded out, the climax kind of made up for the rest 5.5-6 |
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Post by jcush on Sept 25, 2017 22:42:35 GMT
Well I have not seenit since it came out.. Yeah kingsmen is out here from last Thursday Any reason why you haven't seen the last two Texas Chainsaw movies? |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 25, 2017 23:11:28 GMT
Well I have not seenit since it came out.. Yeah kingsmen is out here from last Thursday Any reason why you haven't seen the last two Texas Chainsaw movies? cos im not a fan of the franchise really, the fiest one was good but i wouldnt rewatch it with any regularity.. the others i found amusing with some ok set pieces but no plans to ever rewatch them.. just not fussed.. |
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Post by jcush on Sept 25, 2017 23:37:47 GMT
Any reason why you haven't seen the last two Texas Chainsaw movies? cos im not a fan of the franchise really, the fiest one was good but i wouldnt rewatch it with any regularity.. the others i found amusing with some ok set pieces but no plans to ever rewatch them.. just not fussed.. Just wondering because you've seen all the movies from the other big horror franchises like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 25, 2017 23:49:48 GMT
cos im not a fan of the franchise really, the fiest one was good but i wouldnt rewatch it with any regularity.. the others i found amusing with some ok set pieces but no plans to ever rewatch them.. just not fussed.. Just wondering because you've seen all the movies from the other big horror franchises like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street. yeah but those franchises are a lot more fun to watch even when they are bad 😜 |
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Post by jcush on Sept 26, 2017 0:01:56 GMT
Just wondering because you've seen all the movies from the other big horror franchises like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street. yeah but those franchises are a lot more fun to watch even when they are bad 😜 Well I don't think the Texas Chainsaw series gets as bad as those other ones (aside from Elm Street), but I agree some of them are pretty fun to just laugh at, such as Halloween: Resurrection. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 26, 2017 2:12:53 GMT
yeah but those franchises are a lot more fun to watch even when they are bad 😜 Well I don't think the Texas Chainsaw series gets as bad as those other ones (aside from Elm Street), but I agree some of them are pretty fun to just laugh at, such as Halloween: Resurrection. Thing with chainsaw is I dont even enjoy watching the good ones again much cos they can be so grizzly and depressing |
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