Movie What's the last movie you saw? (7)

[VainGlorious]

Borderlands (2024) (Prime Video)

I'm no gamer, so I can only judge this based on the movie. I thought the action sequences were pretty good, and the characters were well-acted. But they telegraphed too easily and too early that Lilith was the "special one" and not that girl (which is poor writing), and that took all the fun out of the film. 5/10 (Average)

Tend to agree here. I actually fell asleep for about 15 minutes so I mustn’t have been that enthusiastic or entertained.

I’d be interested to hear the thoughts of people who’d actually played the game (I haven’t, not a gamer).

 

[Chief]

I went on a trip to Sweden and I have spent most of my time in Stockholm, there was none of that weird sort of stuff back then.

That you remember...

 

[00Stinger]

watched the original Star Wars with the kids on the weekend

Had not watched it in 10-15+ years. Holds up pretty well tbh

 

[JackOutback]

The Mist... had heard it has one of the all-time endings and yet also managed to avoid spoilers about said ending. It delicately straddles the line between schlocky B-grade horror and bigger themes about how humans cope under pressure, whether they will turn on each other in fear, religious fundamentalism etc. Following a storm, a mysterious mist descends on a town that seems to take anyone that wanders into it. The special effects are pretty ropey, the acting is actually pretty good, perhaps drags on a little. But as it nears the end, it does start to get pretty grim and the dread builds up before the end kicks you in the guts. Not sure the end has anything more to say other screw with you but it's effective. 7/10

 

[Jarman3]

Ravenous

Dug this one out of my Netflix list after having it sitting there for years. Zombie movie from Canada (french language). Not really anything out of the ordinary story-wise, just bunch of survivors trying to survive a zombie outbreak in a rural area of Quebec. Pretty well done, I'm not sure what the budget was but it doesn't seem like it was a lot, but that can work to the advantage of these sorts of movies, makes it feel a bit more grounded in reality rather than having a lot of slick CGI and over-wrought music etc. Instead this had a good, minimalist vibe to it - it was very quiet for the most part, and the limited budget mean they had to be judicious in their use of makeup effects to save the gore for when it is most important for the story.

Minus 1 point for running zombies, but other than that a pretty decent low-budget effort.

 

[raskolnikov]

Don't Move (Netflix)

A woman is injected by a serial killer and must try to escape before the injection makes her paralytic.

Nothing great but it kept my attention.

 

[sandeano]

Ravenous

Dug this one out of my Netflix list after having it sitting there for years. Zombie movie from Canada (french language). Not really anything out of the ordinary story-wise, just bunch of survivors trying to survive a zombie outbreak in a rural area of Quebec. Pretty well done, I'm not sure what the budget was but it doesn't seem like it was a lot, but that can work to the advantage of these sorts of movies, makes it feel a bit more grounded in reality rather than having a lot of slick CGI and over-wrought music etc. Instead this had a good, minimalist vibe to it - it was very quiet for the most part, and the limited budget mean they had to be judicious in their use of makeup effects to save the gore for when it is most important for the story.

Minus 1 point for running zombies, but other than that a pretty decent low-budget effort.

Is this the 1999 Guy Pearce film? (which I love)

 

[rumply]

Lee - bio drama about WW2 photographer Lee Miller. Kate Winslett great as usual. Nothing groundbreaking here but it's at times disturbing reminder of how ****ed up it all got. & I am fairly sure there was a not-so-subtle dig at Trump supporters, at least I hope it was. Worth a look.

 

[Jarman3]

Is this the 1999 Guy Pearce film? (which I love)

No, it's a 2017 zombie movie made in Quebec.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

The Thing (1982)

Still holds up okay although a lot of the visual effect scenes do look very dated and quite comical, but you'd expect that from a movie 42 years old. Will give the 2011 film a watch either tonight or tomorrow i think.

 

[Jarman3]

The Thing (1982)

Still holds up okay although a lot of the visual effect scenes do look very dated and quite comical, but you'd expect that from a movie 42 years old. Will give the 2011 film a watch either tonight or tomorrow i think.

God, this is an absolute classic. Still love it to this day. The 2011 one was just ok. Not terrible, but also not memorable.

 

[JackOutback]

Gladiator... haven't seen this probably since it was released so thought I would watch it ahead of the sequel. Classic film with so many memorable lines, great action and a deep cast of top acting talent (particularly Crowe and Phoenix, who are phenomenal). A lot of movies run long and you can feel it but at more than two-and-a-half hours, there doesn't seem to be a wasted minute. Deserved the accolades it got at the time. 9.5/10

 

[GreyCrow]

Gladiator... haven't seen this probably since it was released so thought I would watch it ahead of the sequel. Classic film with so many memorable lines, great action and a deep cast of top acting talent (particularly Crowe and Phoenix, who are phenomenal). A lot of movies run long and you can feel it but at more than two-and-a-half hours, there doesn't seem to be a wasted minute. Deserved the accolades it got at the time. 9.5/10

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