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Post by wunty on Nov 21, 2023 11:09:25 GMT
I've never seen it before so I'm going to have to check it out. Had no idea it was held in such esteem. Seemed to kind of pass me by.
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Post by simple on Nov 21, 2023 11:28:09 GMT
Quarantine? That wasn't awful tbh, more unnecessary than anything else. Same could be said for most US remakes mind you. Yeah Rec 2 was basically just more Rec in a good way. Quarantine by itself is a decent film but ultimately is just Rec again with American actors and one tweak to its context. I’ve not watched them in ages or close enough proximity to say so for sure but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a virtually shot-for-shot remake. Nothing wrong with it at all just a bit redundant. Things get a bit (lot) more over the top as the series progresses after those first two found footage films.
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Nov 21, 2023 11:37:22 GMT
Late to the party but a lot of King's books have some fairly disturbing passages (no duh!) and translating the imagery to film has rarely worked. Especially as they are often reworked to a more palatable version to capture a wider market.
Pet Semetary, Skeleton Crew, Gerald's Game, Four Past Midnight all have some bits and pieces that linger in my memory.
Anyway I'd still love to see a genuine big budget version of The Stand.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 21, 2023 12:15:54 GMT
I've never seen it before so I'm going to have to check it out. Had no idea it was held in such esteem. Seemed to kind of pass me by. Watched it again with the boy after going to see HMS Victory. Hugely impressive, and as mentioned, absolutely nails the atmosphere. Even Crowe doesn't detract.
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Post by elstoof on Nov 21, 2023 13:07:48 GMT
Avatar 2
6ml/10
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Post by Vortex on Nov 21, 2023 13:45:17 GMT
Spiderman no way home.
7/10
It was ok and killed a couple of hours. Multiverse spidey throwbackery was fun enough. As were the re-visited villains.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 21, 2023 13:58:12 GMT
Peter Weir is very underrated. He’s made several of my favourite films. Picnic at Hanging Rock is in my personal top 10. I recently read the extra chapter of the book too. That was pretty wild.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 21, 2023 14:13:30 GMT
Nary a duff one amongst them, that's for sure.
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Post by simple on Nov 21, 2023 15:08:50 GMT
Late to the party but a lot of King's books have some fairly disturbing passages (no duh!) and translating the imagery to film has rarely worked. Especially as they are often reworked to a more palatable version to capture a wider market. Pet Semetary, Skeleton Crew, Gerald's Game, Four Past Midnight all have some bits and pieces that linger in my memory. Anyway I'd still love to see a genuine big budget version of The Stand. And no one is ever going to adapt the bit of It we all choose to forget
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Post by harrypalmer on Nov 21, 2023 16:26:50 GMT
Morning Glory - 3.5/5
2010 feels like a million years ago. They don't make films like this anymore: a corporate rom-com with proper production values. It has an unreal cast: Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum and Rachel McAdams. Ford does a very odd accent, Keaton is great as a ditsy but savvy former padget queen, and McAdams kills it in the lead. It all looks great and feels as like a proper movie - every scene is stuffed full with literal stuff. It proper shits the bed getting to the point, but the first 2 acts are great. It feels like a throwback to films like Working Girl. Patrick Wilson is very bland as the love interest, he should have been Paul Rudd.
Say Anything - 4/5
Never seen this, and as a huge John Cusack fan I loved it. It's sweet, but feels real, the characters actually talk to each other and resolve their differences like real people. Was not expecting the tax evasion sub-plot.
Double Team - 3.5/5
Wow. 1997. What a time to be alive. An insane tech action thriller about counter terrorism specialist JCVD coming out of retirement to (double) team up with flamboyant arms dealer and gadget guy Dennis Rodman in order to take out Mickey Rourke (terrorist).
Seems to be going for a James Bond vibe, but is too insane to carry it off. JCVD has an excellent montage where he builds up his leg strength and lung capacity in order to escape a secret island spy prison (don't ask). There are underwater lasers.
Every single line from Rodman is some kind of basketball quip, the finest being when, falling from a plane, he inflates a giant protective basketball and says "now that's what I call hang-time."
They fuck about all over Europe, culminating in Rome where they (for some reason) visit a secret underground monastic cyber-compound full of "Cyber Monks". The final action sequence takes place in the Colosseum and involves landmines, a tiger and Rodman on a motorbike (obvs). The Colosseum blows up but the heroes are protected by a Coca Cola vending machine.
It's full of ridiculous 90s cyberware. It actually looks amazing. It's directed by Tsui Hark, who has done proper stuff, and shot by Peter Pau Tak-Hai who also did Crouching Tiger, The Killer and er Bride of Chucky.
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Post by darkling on Nov 21, 2023 20:19:58 GMT
I've never seen it before so I'm going to have to check it out. Had no idea it was held in such esteem. Seemed to kind of pass me by. Watched it again with the boy after going to see HMS Victory. Hugely impressive, and as mentioned, absolutely nails the atmosphere. Even Crowe doesn't detract. I'd love to visit Victory again. I've got way more appreciation for it as an adult. I find the Napoleonic era fascinating in general. Last time I visited Victory I stood on Nelson's brass plaque. I explained to the tour guide I just wanted to stand where Nelson was shot, but he wasn't happy. What a heathen child I was.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 21, 2023 20:27:28 GMT
They make a thing of that now. The tour guide is an audio tour with key points highlighted on the device thingy. Really cleverly done. Will definitely be back, got the annual pass as it wss about a fiver more in total.
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Post by Reviewer on Nov 21, 2023 20:35:45 GMT
Got an annual pass too!
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Post by 😎 on Nov 21, 2023 21:00:29 GMT
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is about the only non-family reason I’d visit the UK again. Bonus points for the dodgy Nazi memorabilia in the antique store opposite the cafe. At one point they had a bust of Herman Goerring.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 21, 2023 22:24:06 GMT
Late to the party but a lot of King's books have some fairly disturbing passages (no duh!) and translating the imagery to film has rarely worked. Especially as they are often reworked to a more palatable version to capture a wider market. Pet Semetary, Skeleton Crew, Gerald's Game, Four Past Midnight all have some bits and pieces that linger in my memory. Anyway I'd still love to see a genuine big budget version of The Stand. And no one is ever going to adapt the bit of It we all choose to forget Might have to be more specific, there's quite a bit of problematic in The Stand. Though I assume you mean Trashcan Man getting anally violated with a gun.
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Post by wunty on Nov 21, 2023 22:38:30 GMT
You believe this happy crappy?
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Post by dfunked on Nov 21, 2023 22:44:57 GMT
I haven't actually read It, but from what I've heard of that scene it's no surprise they didn't even attempt to fit it into the films.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 21, 2023 22:59:08 GMT
I haven't actually read It, but from what I've heard of that scene it's no surprise they didn't even attempt to fit it into the films. Iirc it wasn't even in the originally published version of the book.
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Post by Rubicon on Nov 22, 2023 9:28:29 GMT
Maniac (Leaving Prime)
Remake of an early 80s slasher film with Elijah Wood as our title character. Apart from a few moments the film is done entirely in first person giving it this voyeuristic feel and is done pretty well. My problem is that at almost every opportunity you see Elijah Woods reflection which for a film putting you in the killers shoes pulled me out of it and something that should have been kept a mystery. There is some decent gore effects and synth music as well to round off.
7/10
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Post by rawshark on Nov 22, 2023 9:40:31 GMT
I never read the book, but I know of the It sex party and turtle god that didn’t make it into the films.
The film could have used a turtle god, to be fair.
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Post by wunty on Nov 22, 2023 9:59:26 GMT
Back to The Stand, they DID actually cast The Kid iirc for the recent limited event series (which wasn't actually awful but far from great). I'm sure Marilyn Manson was meant to play him. Not sure how far they would have gone though with that stuff though as they pretty much neutered the rest of it as it was.
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Post by simple on Nov 22, 2023 10:03:06 GMT
Maniac (Leaving Prime) Remake of an early 80s slasher film with Elijah Wood as our title character. Apart from a few moments the film is done entirely in first person giving it this voyeuristic feel and is done pretty well. My problem is that at almost every opportunity you see Elijah Woods reflection which for a film putting you in the killers shoes pulled me out of it and something that should have been kept a mystery. There is some decent gore effects and synth music as well to round off. 7/10 I remember thinking it was generally stylishly done but yeah, it did feel like they were torn between the first person conceit and if we’re paying for a star he needs to be on the screen.
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Post by geefe on Nov 22, 2023 10:10:17 GMT
Should have done it like the Smack my Bitch Up video
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Post by cristar on Nov 22, 2023 10:41:29 GMT
Memory Neeson has a different particular set of skills. More silent but deadly than one man army in this one. He's also a baddie kinda. Nothing special, but an easy watch with a decent cast and decent director.
6.5/10
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Post by clemfandango on Nov 22, 2023 19:04:47 GMT
Mortal Kombat - 7/10
entertaining and surprisingly violent mindless fun. Switch your brain off and enjoy
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Post by Red_Bool on Nov 22, 2023 19:26:10 GMT
The man from U.N.C.L.E. (the Guy Ritchie one) 7.5/10
Pretty good fun. I have a soft spot for Ritchie's style (as long as he doesn't overdo it). He got the 60's style spot-on in this. Nothing laugh out loud funny, but plenty of chuckles to be had. I hope he does a second one.
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Post by geefe on Nov 23, 2023 0:24:17 GMT
I've just been to see Ralph Fiennes do Macbeth. Eesh, man took a bit to warm up. Not quite Derk Jacobi in Frasier but...yep...stage is defo different to screen.
Remember that next time you call something an inanimate object.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 23, 2023 1:47:51 GMT
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Post by mikeck on Nov 23, 2023 10:30:49 GMT
Renfield
Wasn't going into this expecting anything other than something fun, and that is certainly what I got. I wasn't expecting as much gore and action as there was so was pleasantly surprised by some very over-the-top scenes. Hoult's almost Hugh Grant character got slightly grating at times, but it was very watchable, Cage was clearly having a great time as Dracula, and the exploration of the relationship dyamics between them (whilst quite shallow) added a nice layer to the movie. Awkwafina was a nice addition to the cast, as was Ben Schwartz, film would have been less without them for sure. Added bonus for coming in at 90 minutes too, so did not overstay its welcome.
Then re-watched the Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond documentary (about the making of the fantastic Man on the Moon) as I had totally forgotten I had seen it when putting it on, Jim totally lost himself during this movie (he maintains that Jim disappeared and Andy took over) and he really put the crew through their paces during filiming. Even if you're not a fan of Andy Kauffman, the Man on the Moon movie or Jim Carrey, it really is a fantastic documentary about someone losing themselves in their art. Highly recommended.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2023 17:57:01 GMT
Thanksgiving
Given the day it was an obvious choice of cinema visits today. The film starts with a rather bad decision to start Black Friday on Thanksgiving itself with a lack of crowd control and it ends poorly. Clean up required on every single aisle.
A year later and the rich owner of the store plans to go ahead with the same idea as the previous year, they've hired more security, and someone really takes exception.
Cue lots of people dying in some very gruesome ways all related to the Black Friday disaster. Who is doing it? Would a dumpster really do what it does? Do Americans really love waffle toasters that much?
It's all rather entertaining, very bloody and doesn't really make a lot of sense if you think about it that hard but it's certainly worth seeing an actual 18 rated horror for a change.
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