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Saw this I think 3 years ago. It was pretty good considering they were obviously working with a pissy budget. Apollo 18 is a movie with some similarities to it, I'd recommend that too.
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Saw this I think 3 years ago. It was pretty good considering they were obviously working with a pissy budget. Apollo 18 is a movie with some similarities to it, I'd recommend that too.
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Hoyts when I'm seeing a blockbuster movie made for a **** off size screen. Cinema Nova for arty-farty stuff though some of their theatres are crap. You definitely get less ads and trailers at Cinema Nova. In total I go to the movies about 10 times a year. Cost adds up quick and if a movie has been released on blu-ray somewhere it's an easy choice to download it for free and watch it at home where I can pause, rewind and not be distracted by jerks.
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I watched Salvation and Genisys on consecutive days. Salvation wasn't wonderful but it's a gem compared to bad comedy-drama Genisys. I would've been so pissed if I'd paid to watch that.
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Arnie was the best part of TG but even that bordered on parody.
Only other good part was the future war scene. Much better than the Mad Max style of Salvation. More like what we seen in T2.
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Only other good part was the future war scene. Much better than the Mad Max style of Salvation. More like what we seen in T2.
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Putting this in here as it's the closest thing to a general chat thread on the movie board, but is Titanic the only PG American film to have nudity? Realised when I was doing some editing tonight.
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Guardians of Galaxy 2 - 8/10 fell asleep watching the first. The sequel is a great improvement with plenty of funny dialogue and fun.
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The Last Man on Earth (1964) - The first film adaptation of short novel I Am Legend starring Vincent Price. This a dark, solemn & depressing story and despite some budget-related problems I really enjoyed this. This is also the first film to depict zombies. Vincent Price is outstanding as always, but a lot more of a subtle acting performance than usual. There are some flaws, the pacing is a bit off and the micro budget shows itself more a few times. It's really quite a downer of a movie overall, surprising it was made in the 1960's. Certainly one of the more unique Vincent Price movies out there. 7.5/10
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Basically the most expensive b-movie ever made, and unlike any other blockbuster I've seen this year (or even last year) in that it was made with some real passion mixed with a genuine oddball sensibility. Plus it begins with a genocide and works its way around it like a mystery movie, and not like so many movies these days that are about impending doom that needs to be stopped (like the Guardians movies or even Rogue One) and you know it will because that's how movies work (so there are never any stakes at all).
And it was much better and more pleasantly entertaining than I ever thought it would be, especially because I dislike The Fifth Element so much. Not a huge Besson fan but I do feel isolated in my admiration for Lucy and now Valerian.
Basically the most expensive b-movie ever made, and unlike any other blockbuster I've seen this year (or even last year) in that it was made with some real passion mixed with a genuine oddball sensibility. Plus it begins with a genocide and works its way around it like a mystery movie, and not like so many movies these days that are about impending doom that needs to be stopped (like the Guardians movies or even Rogue One) and you know it will because that's how movies work (so there are never any stakes at all).
And it was much better and more pleasantly entertaining than I ever thought it would be, especially because I dislike The Fifth Element so much. Not a huge Besson fan but I do feel isolated in my admiration for Lucy and now Valerian.
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Lucy
Pretty disappointing. I knew it hadn't had the greatest reception, but I figured it'd at least be a decent 90 mins of action. But the dialogue was terrible (I barely made it through the first half hour because of it), action scenes were meh, plot was silly and it felt like it was over and done with before it really went anywhere. Morgan Freeman giving a lecture was just about the only decent part, purely because it was Morgan Freeman giving a lecture.
Pretty disappointing. I knew it hadn't had the greatest reception, but I figured it'd at least be a decent 90 mins of action. But the dialogue was terrible (I barely made it through the first half hour because of it), action scenes were meh, plot was silly and it felt like it was over and done with before it really went anywhere. Morgan Freeman giving a lecture was just about the only decent part, purely because it was Morgan Freeman giving a lecture.
Atomic Blonde.
I've seen action-thrillers with more action in them than this that I was bored shitless with. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. No annoying actors, decent dialogue and plot, good soundtrack, and top notch action sequences. 8/10.
If you're gonna make an action flick, cut the crap and go MA or R rated unless you're doing an action-comedy like Rush Hour or Bad Boys, although more dark action-comedies like Deadpool would be nice.
I've seen action-thrillers with more action in them than this that I was bored shitless with. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. No annoying actors, decent dialogue and plot, good soundtrack, and top notch action sequences. 8/10.
If you're gonna make an action flick, cut the crap and go MA or R rated unless you're doing an action-comedy like Rush Hour or Bad Boys, although more dark action-comedies like Deadpool would be nice.
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Lights Out
A competent but nothing special horror movie. The one gimmick it has is certainly very effective for some great visuals and good jump scares. However this movie plays all its cards far too early and there's essentially nothing in the last 80 minutes that aren't in the first 10. The backstory into the creature/thing/ghost was also suddenly dumped on the audience way too quickly in a single exposition heavy scene. OK but could have been better.
5.5/10
The Fugitive
I hadn't seen this for quite some time but it's on Netflix now so jump on! An absolute classic thriller with brilliant performances from Ford and Jones. Nothing more needs to be said really.
9/10
Princess Mononoke
One of my all time favourites and just had the urge to go back and view it again during the week. Still as good as ever. A beautiful and captivating epic.
9.5/10
A competent but nothing special horror movie. The one gimmick it has is certainly very effective for some great visuals and good jump scares. However this movie plays all its cards far too early and there's essentially nothing in the last 80 minutes that aren't in the first 10. The backstory into the creature/thing/ghost was also suddenly dumped on the audience way too quickly in a single exposition heavy scene. OK but could have been better.
5.5/10
The Fugitive
I hadn't seen this for quite some time but it's on Netflix now so jump on! An absolute classic thriller with brilliant performances from Ford and Jones. Nothing more needs to be said really.
9/10
Princess Mononoke
One of my all time favourites and just had the urge to go back and view it again during the week. Still as good as ever. A beautiful and captivating epic.
9.5/10
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Annabelle: Creation.
Starting with a positive, it is MUCH MUCH better than Annabelle. I suppose that's a tick for them, but Annabelle was pretty horrendous.
Onto a negative, it's not quite as good as Ouija: Origin of Evil which was a nice little surprise considering how weak the Ouija movies beforehand were.
In the end, I can say that this was just OK and I think that's just because movies like this are beginning to have a hard time being inventive. It's not a bad movie but nothing was really effective and that's because you can see it coming... these films have been done to death.
The acting is strong, all the young girls in it are fine, the youngster who absolutely killed it in Origins of Evil is in this and is pretty solid again though she doesn't have the same presence.
3/5
Starting with a positive, it is MUCH MUCH better than Annabelle. I suppose that's a tick for them, but Annabelle was pretty horrendous.
Onto a negative, it's not quite as good as Ouija: Origin of Evil which was a nice little surprise considering how weak the Ouija movies beforehand were.
In the end, I can say that this was just OK and I think that's just because movies like this are beginning to have a hard time being inventive. It's not a bad movie but nothing was really effective and that's because you can see it coming... these films have been done to death.
The acting is strong, all the young girls in it are fine, the youngster who absolutely killed it in Origins of Evil is in this and is pretty solid again though she doesn't have the same presence.
3/5
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Dr. Strange
After the TV series 'Hannibal', maybe it's a Mads Mikellsen thing; but I had absolutely no idea what was going on, but could not resist the visual magnificence of it all.
After the TV series 'Hannibal', maybe it's a Mads Mikellsen thing; but I had absolutely no idea what was going on, but could not resist the visual magnificence of it all.
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I just saw "The Big Sick".
Omg, I laughed, then I cried, then I cried from laughing so much. For those who wanna know the joke here it is:
^^^ that, is my type of humour. I almost lost it in the cinema, I had to make a conscious effort to stop laughing. Kudos Big Sick, kudos.
8/10 for the movie, overall.
Omg, I laughed, then I cried, then I cried from laughing so much. For those who wanna know the joke here it is:
I've always wanted to.. you know discuss 9/11 with someone.. like you. Um.. ok.. well it was awful, a complete tragedy. -pause- we lost 19 of our best men that day
^^^ that, is my type of humour. I almost lost it in the cinema, I had to make a conscious effort to stop laughing. Kudos Big Sick, kudos.
8/10 for the movie, overall.
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I love doing those at home- you gotta at least watch 3 b2b.
I also try to match the genres together.
Hah I lost it at the same part too!
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I saw Annabelle: Creation today and while I really liked it - it was scary, well-written and well-acted - the ending left me confused.
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Dunkirk at Imax.
Absolutely epic!
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Baby Driver - nothing short of good the whole movie. Not Edgar Wright's best movie though. 7/10
War of the Planet of the Apes - was much less an action movie than the previous movie (which I believe is the best of the series), very touching finale. 7.5/10
Sing Street - still the best movie I've seen in the last 8-9 years. Hits every note perfectly. 10/10
War of the Planet of the Apes - was much less an action movie than the previous movie (which I believe is the best of the series), very touching finale. 7.5/10
Sing Street - still the best movie I've seen in the last 8-9 years. Hits every note perfectly. 10/10
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The room.
Gets better with every viewing
Gets better with every viewing
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The room.
Gets better with every viewing
At the movies?? Or was it a private viewing in your own... room?
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Private viewing with some friends
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The Big Sick - 8/10
Her - 6/10
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Her - 6/10
The Big Short - 8/10
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Titanic: Mini-Series.
I think it was done by the people who do Gosford Park. It had Jenna Louise Coleman and Toby Jones in it.
By about the 4th episode, I got a little sick of seeing the same scenes over again, despite them being from different perspectives. It might have been a little more tolerable if more of the characters were interesting but overall, this was a pretty boring way to spend 4 hours.
It's a little sad that they spent so much time with focus on the boring characters, because they did have a few interesting little stories in there, but they went unresolved or their endings were completely unsatisfying.
I'd suggest just watching the Titanic movie if you want a fix... at least the last hour is entertaining.
2/5
I think it was done by the people who do Gosford Park. It had Jenna Louise Coleman and Toby Jones in it.
By about the 4th episode, I got a little sick of seeing the same scenes over again, despite them being from different perspectives. It might have been a little more tolerable if more of the characters were interesting but overall, this was a pretty boring way to spend 4 hours.
It's a little sad that they spent so much time with focus on the boring characters, because they did have a few interesting little stories in there, but they went unresolved or their endings were completely unsatisfying.
I'd suggest just watching the Titanic movie if you want a fix... at least the last hour is entertaining.
2/5
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