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

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Contraversial opinion but Die Hard with a vengeance is a more entertaining film than the original (it’s not BETTER but it’s a shitload of fun).

2 I always found to be pretty poor by comparison

Die Hard is to Raiders of the Lost Ark
As Die Hard 2 is to Temple of Doom
As Die Hard With a Vengeance is to The Last Crusade

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

10 Cloverfield Lane - was expecting it to be a bit shit but surprisingly good and tense. Goodman and Winsread very good - 7.5/10

 

[JackOutback]

Could be. I had always thought Under Siege

Google the phrase ‘dolled up instalments’. It’s basically where they take a pre-existing script, change the name of the film and main character and make it part of a series. I don’t remember the exact order but I think Die Hard 2 was supposed to be Speed 2 (makes more sense), Speed 2 was supposed to be Under Siege 2 (fast moving train), plus more. Whoever gets in first sometimes gets the best script.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Die Hard is to Raiders of the Lost Ark
As Die Hard 2 is to Temple of Doom
As Die Hard With a Vengeance is to The Last Crusade

Never thought about them like that, but that comparison is spot on, the third movie is my favourite from both trilogies.

Another one that follows a similar trend is BTTF

 

[JackOutback]

Never thought about them like that, but that comparison is spot on, the third movie is my favourite from both trilogies.

Another one that follows a similar trend is BTTF

Third BTTF easily the weakest.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

The Fugitive

Took a break from all the 2024 new releases and rewatched this.

 

[JackOutback]

It’s school holidays so kids films continue to dominate my viewing. Sonic the Hedgehog 3, despite never having seen the first two. Looks good, high budget, story is pretty cliche, end of the world stuff, slightly amusing at times but not funny enough for adults. 5/10 but the kids loved it.

 

[offtherails9]

Anora - ripper. Heartbreaking. My last in cinema watch of the year, sad!

Got so many 2024 releases downloaded to watch in the next few weeks.

 

[dumb]

a couple of other michael wincott movies.

Ticket to Heaven (1981) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama

1h 48m | PG

www.imdb.com

closest point of reference would be an early 80's midsommar, without any horror. the creepy feeling of a cult eventually controlling someone. bordering on being an exposé. always that sense of a facade hiding something else.

and

Title Shot (1979) ⭐ 4.7 | Crime, Drama

1h 28m | R

www.imdb.com

probably the most michael wincott role ever, his first. plays a baddie, incomprehensible lines (screechy rather than gravel), and is dead before the credits. movie switched off at that point. boxing, gambling, police politics... nah.

 

[passmark]

Best movie I’ve seen 2024.
The Substance.
Worst movie I’ve seen 2024
Soooo many looked just awful so I couldn’t watch but Roadhouse is absolute trash.

 

[JackOutback]

Carry-On… surprisingly effective old school action thriller. I was expecting a Die Hard knock-off but it was better than that. Taron Egerton is good as the everyman TSA agent, Jason Bateman good as the villain and the bounce off each other well. Not to be taken too seriously but builds tension nicely. 7/10

 

[passmark]

Carry-On… surprisingly effective old school action thriller. I was expecting a Die Hard knock-off but it was better than that. Taron Egerton is good as the everyman TSA agent, Jason Bateman good as the villain and the bounce off each other well. Not to be taken too seriously but builds tension nicely. 7/10

Watched it last night.
Sorry can’t agree. Poorly put together film.
3/10

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim

As a huge LOTR fan, just not sure what i think of this. I like the story, but i've never been a fan of this kind of animation, to be honest always thought it was pretty crap, so that automatically hurts the film for me.

5.5/10, why anime, why?

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

The Zone of Interest (2023)

I heard about this movie on a podcast and found it on STAN. It's about the Commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Hoss, and his family, who lived in a home attached to the camp. It doesn't show any of what's going on in the camp directly, but the noises, sites of crematorium chimneys smoking, the smells washing over occasionally, and the sometimes contact with human remains while doing leisure activities as a family are deeply disturbing. This movie won an Oscar & BAFTA for Best Foreign Film this year. I found it a genuinely fascinating film. 9/10

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Conclave

succession x vatican

frames are like a painting

 

[phantom13]

Been doing quite a few mostly rewatches with the kids but watched Luca from Pixar yesterday.

Just a really charming and beautifully rendered kids coming of age story. I think it’s a little slept on because it was a Covid release but it’s lovely.