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Post by Techno Hippy on Sept 12, 2021 16:50:56 GMT
The Green Knight 5/10 Well, that was a let down, I think I overhyped myself on this one. Where did you watch this? I've not heard many good things about it but find myself really wanting to see it regardless. I enjoyed the battle at the docks. Make two hours of that and I'd have been happy :-) |
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Post by š on Sept 12, 2021 16:53:44 GMT
Also probably worth highlighting that Reloaded actually reviewed pretty well with both critics and audiences. Revolutions less so, but letās not bandy around terms like āobjectively badā. Itās not like theyāre in the list of Worst Films Ever Made or anything, theyāre just disappointing and probably a little unnecessary sequels.
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Post by clemfandango on Sept 12, 2021 17:15:52 GMT
Just finished watching Big with kids, yeah itās all a bit wrong isnāt it....
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Post by rawshark on Sept 12, 2021 17:21:34 GMT
I concur with this. At the time it came out everyone thought Reloaded was the muttās nuts. I think people got too carried away by the hype and were able to look past the guffy bits, but as the hype faded and time gave the CG bits a kicking, people turned on it.
It was never bad. Just very of itās time and I think you can argue it forgot what made the first Matrix so good.
Revolutions was always a bit shit though. Itās biggest crime is how forgettable it is. I remember a crap mech bit and a fight in the rain and thatās about it.
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Post by simple on Sept 12, 2021 18:35:43 GMT
I remember me and my housemate being underwhelm by both at the time but 18 years later free from outside influences I enjoyed them both.
They do strip away a lot of the simplicity that the original had by populating the Matrix and real world with dozens of new characters and big lore dumps but the only scene that I thought I could have completely done without was the Zion dance. Theyāre surprisingly tightly put together considering how much baggage they bring.
That said I did watch all three Hobbit films recently and they really do get their world building completely wrong and are each an hour longer than these films. So maybe Iām drawing a subconscious parallel.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 12, 2021 19:38:24 GMT
Maybe I should watch the 2nd one again. I watched it whilst killing time on my own, waiting for a flight back from the US. I thought it was absolutely dreadful.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 12, 2021 19:39:55 GMT
I honestly can't recall the chateau fight. maybe I should rewatch it.
Not the entire film. Fuck that. just that sequence.
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Post by simple on Sept 12, 2021 19:41:36 GMT
Reloaded isnāt really a movie that makes a lot of sense on its own, its very much an episode in a larger story, so maybe a decade of MCU longform storytelling helps smooth the ride for it
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Post by dfunked on Sept 12, 2021 19:47:34 GMT
I, Tonya - 8/10
An absolutely nuts story told fantastically well. The end credits really hit home how well the mother and Shawn played their parts.
Bonus point for some GLOL moments along the way (the knee incident had me in stitches)
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 12, 2021 19:48:56 GMT
Reloaded isnāt really a movie that makes a lot of sense on its own, its very much an episode in a larger story, so maybe a decade of MCU longform storytelling helps smooth the ride for it it's still a tedious slog to watch. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 12, 2021 19:58:27 GMT
The problem is there is no topping The Matrix but they tried to in all the wrong ways. The digital effects couldnāt top the practical ones, the overblown story couldnāt top the lean, frantic first one. and so on.
But we expected them to, which is why they were a bit disappointing. Like I said in the other thread, though, I think time has been kinder to them than most. I will never be on board with āthe Star Wars prequels are great, actuallyā revisionism but the matrix trilogy deserves a rethink.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2021 20:17:18 GMT
Kate
I am a sucker for an action film where people get fucked up in violent ways, and this one isn't too bad. After the laughable car chase(it's so bad) it picks up and delivers on the fucking up. Very predictable and some choreography that Peeson wouldn't struggle with, but it's a decent watch.
If they ever want to cast Ellen Ripley as a younger version again, they just need to see Mary Elizabeth Winstead in this. Looks just like her after her haircut.
6.5/10
Would have been a 7 without that car chase.
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Post by vicedestroyer on Sept 12, 2021 21:49:47 GMT
Rewatching RED for the umpteenth time. It's silly and full of action. I am totally on board with retired bad asses. 7/10. (are posted images annoying? If yes, I'll stop posting them. I can't resize them, unfortunately.  |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 12, 2021 21:51:38 GMT
Just finished watching Big with kids, yeah itās all a bit wrong isnāt it.... Hmm, just I see what you're saying but I suppose you can't help but view things with the perspective of now which is a shame as I still live the film but totally see how massively problematic it is. |
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Post by MysteryLamb on Sept 12, 2021 23:25:37 GMT
Just watched 'Kate' (the Netflix John Wick). Pretty good. Sharp and visually agreeable: not just because of my desire for Winstead. Some of violence was absurd but not in a bad way.
Well made gash.
Nothing to do with my desire for Winstead's.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 13, 2021 0:26:36 GMT
Just finished watching Big with kids, yeah itās all a bit wrong isnāt it.... Hmm, just I see what you're saying but I suppose you can't help but view things with the perspective of now which is a shame as I still live the film but totally see how massively problematic it is. Next watch Gigi with them. And explain why no one sings āThank Heavens for Little Girlsā anymore. While weāre at it - get Grease in there and teach them that dressing like a slut will both get the guy and make your car fly for some reason. |
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Post by Leolian'sBro on Sept 13, 2021 1:12:50 GMT
Das Boot (the new one, and yes it counts, miniseries, film, whatever). Iām not a fan.
Theyāve lost all of the claustrophobia by bringing in a B-plot about the french resistance where everyone is straight out of āAllo āAllo, all seemingly filmed in the same collonaded street in La Rochelle. So never mind the terror and depth charges and isolation amd inhumanising conditions, weāll cut away for 10 minutes to a quiet chat over tea.
Stick to the original, all the best scenes from the new one are lifted directly from it anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2021 9:48:45 GMT
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Technically impressive with terrific performances from the leads but it just didn't grab me, and I'm not sure why. There have been more affecting war films in my opinion and I'm not sure why this was lacking. There was an emptiness here and it just kind of washed over me.
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Post by Gruf on Sept 13, 2021 10:16:08 GMT
Kate I am a sucker for an action film where people get fucked up in violent ways, and this one isn't too bad. After the laughable car chase(it's so bad) it picks up and delivers on the fucking up. Very predictable and some choreography that Peeson wouldn't struggle with, but it's a decent watch. If they ever want to cast Ellen Ripley as a younger version again, they just need to see Mary Elizabeth Winstead in this. Looks just like her after her haircut. 6.5/10 Would have been a 7 without that car chase. Yeah that was the CGI I mentioned, horrible, redeemed itself somewhat. Crap CGI almost always has me hovering over the off button immediately Oh and its a VERY stabby film, brutally so. Yeah thumbs up on the young Ripley, get it done someone. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2021 10:22:48 GMT
I feel it peaked after the first stabby fight, it never topped that scene.
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Post by mrpon on Sept 13, 2021 10:27:30 GMT
Polite request: please put the streaming service used after the film.
TIA
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Post by dogbot on Sept 13, 2021 10:42:17 GMT
I finally got around to watching Black Widow last night.
It was... ok/100 (60?).
Lots of Avengers jokes and references which wore pretty thin after the first 15 minutes. Entertaining enough. Ray Winstone's hilarious cod Russian accent notwithstanding.
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Post by Zyrr on Sept 13, 2021 10:46:13 GMT
The Night Eats the World (Amazon Prime) Guy wakes up to find Paris is infested with the undead and he's trapped alone inside an apartment building. I quite enjoyed this; very much focuses on the slowly degrading mental health of the protagonist, rather than the zombies. Not a film I'd watch more than once, but glad I gave it a go. 7/10 Blood Red Sky (Netflix) A plane hijacking goes a bit wrong when it turns out there's a vampire on board. Not that bad for a 'Netflix original', ropey CG external plane shots aside. Quite fun, if a bit cheesy in places. My biggest complaint is with Netflix's subtitles, as the film is in German and English, but there's no option to just subtitle the German dialogue (that I've found), so my eyes are always drawn to the subs even when the dialogue is in English. 7/10 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2021 10:50:53 GMT
Das Boot (the new one, and yes it counts, miniseries, film, whatever). Iām not a fan. Theyāve lost all of the claustrophobia by bringing in a B-plot about the french resistance where everyone is straight out of āAllo āAllo, all seemingly filmed in the same collonaded street in La Rochelle. So never mind the terror and depth charges and isolation amd inhumanising conditions, weāll cut away for 10 minutes to a quiet chat over tea. Stick to the original, all the best scenes from the new one are lifted directly from it anyway. Didn't even know that was a thing. I'm just nipping over to the "Stupid things that annoy you..." thread to express my extreme displeasure at cherished things getting re-made and bollocksed up when they really should be bloody well left alone. |
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Post by Gruf on Sept 13, 2021 10:53:06 GMT
Polite request: please put the streaming service used after the film. TIA And reveal I am dirty Pirate, you don't catch me out that easily mate.... Uh, Wait a minute If I watch something on Netflix I post in the Netflix thread, as you would |
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Post by Danno on Sept 13, 2021 11:28:22 GMT
Ray Winstone's hilarious cod Russian accent notwithstanding. Think I'm going to have to watch it for this alone |
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Post by dogbot on Sept 13, 2021 11:31:40 GMT
Ray Winstone's hilarious cod Russian accent notwithstanding. Think I'm going to have to watch it for this alone There are a few moments when he sounds like (an Englishman's idea of) a Russian. But there are lots more moments when it dissolves into East London "BET NOW, YOU SLAAAAAG!" twang, particularly at the end of the sentences in his speeches.  |
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Post by Danno on Sept 13, 2021 11:33:58 GMT
Think I'm going to have to watch it for this alone There are a few moments when he sounds like (an Englishman's idea of) a Russian. But there are lots more moments when it dissolves into East London "BET NOW, YOU SLAAAAAG!" twang, particularly at the end of the sentences in his speeches.Ā Fantastic. Sold. |
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Post by Gruf on Sept 13, 2021 11:51:54 GMT
Think I'm going to have to watch it for this alone There are a few moments when he sounds like (an Englishman's idea of) a Russian. But there are lots more moments when it dissolves into East London "BET NOW, YOU SLAAAAAG!" twang, particularly at the end of the sentences in his speeches. As good as his Nordic "I've come to kill your Monsta" from Beowulf?  |
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Post by simple on Sept 13, 2021 11:55:31 GMT
Kate I am a sucker for an action film where people get fucked up in violent ways, and this one isn't too bad. After the laughable car chase(it's so bad) it picks up and delivers on the fucking up. Very predictable and some choreography that Peeson wouldn't struggle with, but it's a decent watch. If they ever want to cast Ellen Ripley as a younger version again, they just need to see Mary Elizabeth Winstead in this. Looks just like her after her haircut. 6.5/10 Would have been a 7 without that car chase. Iām still a bit surprised that she hasnāt been able to make a bigger name for herself. Sheās been good in everything Iāve seen her in, she can handle comedy and drama equally well, and she was in Scott Pilgrim with Superman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Anna Kendrick and Michael Cera. The Thing remake was badly received but so badly she got blacklisted? |
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