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Post by muddyfunster on Jan 29, 2024 12:13:53 GMT
Dream Scenario
Nick Cage is good as an average man that suddenly starts appearing in other people's dreams. It's a great, if silly, idea played straight. Has the sort of off beat realistic but also other worldly atmosphere of Adaptation and Being John Malkovich (at least from what I remember of them).
Unusual, amusing, and finished in 100mins.
7/10
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Post by Reviewer on Jan 29, 2024 12:14:18 GMT
The Holdovers A big warm hug of a movie with the always brilliant Paul Giamatti. Not entirely sure why it was shot in 1.66:1 aspect ratio, but I guess it kinda worked given the 70’s period setting. 8/10 I went to the cinema to see this over the weekend, and it was brilliant. I actually would question people saying 'ooh I only see big blockbusters at the cinema' it was such a lovely film to watch with a bunch of people. Great film. I think that’s largely because £15 to go to the cinema means people have to be very choosy over what they see at the cinema. A drama that doesn’t need the noise and spectacle will be low on most people’s list.
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Post by zisssou on Jan 29, 2024 12:22:54 GMT
I went to the cinema to see this over the weekend, and it was brilliant. I actually would question people saying 'ooh I only see big blockbusters at the cinema' it was such a lovely film to watch with a bunch of people. Great film. I think that’s largely because £15 to go to the cinema means people have to be very choosy over what they see at the cinema. A drama that doesn’t need the noise and spectacle will be low on most people’s list. Yeah if you go to one of the fancy cinemas. This cost us £6 each at a local. But yeah of course people will likely choose Madame Web, and want to hurt themselves afterwards for it.
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Post by muddyfunster on Jan 29, 2024 12:26:29 GMT
I went to the cinema to see this over the weekend, and it was brilliant. I actually would question people saying 'ooh I only see big blockbusters at the cinema' it was such a lovely film to watch with a bunch of people. Great film. I think that’s largely because £15 to go to the cinema means people have to be very choosy over what they see at the cinema. A drama that doesn’t need the noise and spectacle will be low on most people’s list. Certainly true for us. Don't really see the point in spending significant cash to see a film that doesn't benefit from the big screen. Though I do agree watching comedy with a group is an exception. Can't recreate the collective experience of audience laughter at home to the same degree. The opening scenes of Team America and Four Lions stand out as two of my favourite cinema going memories.
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Post by geefe on Jan 29, 2024 13:26:12 GMT
Saw Four Lions twice at the cinema and it definitely helped. I've also seen The Room 3 times in a cinema. Audiences add to comedy.
Horror - not so much as some twat always jumps at the wrong thing.
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Post by rawshark on Jan 29, 2024 13:35:43 GMT
With horror I find it’s not so much the visuals but the sound system that adds to it. Going to see The Exorcist for the first time when it got re-released, I remember how tense those opening moments with the dogs fighting at the architectural dig was. Not sure I’ve ever squeezed an arm rest tighter.
Likewise, and I’m sure a lot of people were in the same boat with this, but the start of Saving Private Ryan where you can hear the bullets whistling over you. (Although I had to see that twice because the first time I was in my teens and on a date - my girlfriend clearly didn’t want to watch young men getting their arms blown off and proceeded to lock her lips on me through the entire opening salvo).
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Post by cubby on Jan 29, 2024 13:37:17 GMT
Or it was a turn on!
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Post by Bill the kidding on Jan 29, 2024 13:38:57 GMT
I mean, who hasn't made out during the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan?!
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Post by jono62 on Jan 29, 2024 13:46:44 GMT
Me and my girlfriend at the time decided to recreate some of the scenes on Showgirls in the cinema. Ended up with a back problems.
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Post by Syrette on Jan 29, 2024 14:07:37 GMT
I mean, who hasn't made out during the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan?! It's an absolute classic romantic film.
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Post by Vandelay on Jan 29, 2024 14:45:36 GMT
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Post by geefe on Jan 29, 2024 15:30:31 GMT
I like how Elizabeth Berkley really committed to her role in Showgirls
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Post by robthehermit on Jan 29, 2024 15:52:32 GMT
Monster High
Scraping the bottom of streaming barrel. Clawdeen, Frankie Stein and Draculaura navigate high school while singing shit songs. It's relatively inoffensive, has a couple of chuckles, will watch the sequel tonight.
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Post by rawshark on Jan 29, 2024 16:41:08 GMT
Monster High Scraping the bottom of streaming barrel. Clawdeen, Frankie Stein and Draculaura navigate high school while singing shit songs. It's relatively inoffensive, has a couple of chuckles, will watch the sequel tonight. Oh god Rob why? Are you watching with kids who are into the toys at least?
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Post by rawshark on Jan 29, 2024 17:04:38 GMT
I like how Elizabeth Berkley really committed to her role in Showgirls She went very method in her role by leaving town and never coming back.
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Post by robthehermit on Jan 29, 2024 17:06:29 GMT
Let's say yes.
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Post by zephro on Jan 30, 2024 0:10:38 GMT
I thought Bottoms was decent enough. It felt like it wanted to break out and be like Dodgeball or Anchorman but never quite committed enough to being that silly. Basically it needed more slapstick. Never quite got to the "well that escalated quickly" but it seemed to be going I that direction. The best bits lent into it anyway.
My wife enjoyed the various feminism and literary criticism jokes a lot though.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jan 30, 2024 1:53:11 GMT
Jennifer Connelly In A Fucking Amazing Dress (Also Featuring The Rocketeer)
Haven't watched this since I was a kid. It's got all the hallmarks of a great early 90s movie. Well filmed action sequences, very dodgy prosthetic makeup jobs, over the top villains, Nazis getting punched, Zeppelins, Jennifer Connelly in a white satin dress that commits scene grand-theft.
Let's not talk about the helmet. Let us simply agree that he was a helmet.
It does drag a bit in the middle, and the sudden appearance of the Zeppelin and a full battalion of armed Nazi soldiers on American soil out of absolutely fucking nowhere is an outrageous "What the fuck" moment, but it's well worth a rewatch if you like watching Timothy Dalton tearing into a villain role with all the energy he can physically manage.
Star Trek related side observations:
I had no idea so many people who'd been in various Star Trek roles were in it. Max Grodénchik was one of the thieves who originally stole the rocket pack, Clint Howard is in there as a henchman, Tiny Ron is the giant goon with the obvious rubber chin, a few others who had one-off roles like Terry O'Quinn, Paul Sorvino and Ed Lauter, and lest we forget, how fucking weird of a career trajectory was Billy Campbell on when in 1988 he was Budget Han-Solo Okona in TNG's second season, then three years later he's playing the lead in a $35 million Disney action movie?
Reading about the film and its' 1950's sci-fi influences sent me down an absolute rabbit hole, where I realised that while I thought Voyager's "Captain Proton" episodes were at most a tribute to old black and white sci-fi serials, I did not know until now that entire facets of it were lifted wholesale from Commando Cody. Proton's jacket, jetpack and chest control, rocket ship and the design of the Robot are all essentially direct copies.
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Post by clemfandango on Jan 30, 2024 8:41:08 GMT
Universal soldier regeneration - 7/10
Having heard good things about the two latest universal soldier films I have watched both. Neither are as good as the original but they have a very competent director.
Regeneration is a great action movie with a decent generic action movie story and the return of van damme and dolph, plus two ufc fighters. The fights are top tier and it is brilliantly shot. The only thing letting it down is the very obvious fact it is made on a budget in Eastern Europe. It might just be the greyest film I’ve ever seen. The score is crap too. If you can get past that it is very good.
Day of reckoning - 7/10
This is a weird one, same director and it is again very well directed, this time in the USA. It’s a cross between a David lynch horror and john carpenter action movie but with absolute top tier fights. Van damme and dolph return but in much reduced roles as this is now a scott Atkins movie. Atkins is great at fighter, not so good at acting and just doesn’t have the charisma of a van damme, Stallone etc. it has some great action scenes too, including a very terminator like car chase and three incredible fights. I wanted to give this one a higher mark as it’s so well produced but the story and outcome was not quite right for me.
Both are definitely worth a watch though and are on itv x (Freddie)
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 30, 2024 8:50:47 GMT
Monster High Scraping the bottom of streaming barrel. Clawdeen, Frankie Stein and Draculaura navigate high school while singing shit songs. It's relatively inoffensive, has a couple of chuckles, will watch the sequel tonight. Oh god Rob why? Are you watching with kids who are into the toys at least? That's why I watched it. it drives a positive message of inclusion and has some toe tapping tunes. Those spooks are alright.
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Post by simple on Jan 30, 2024 10:07:02 GMT
Jennifer Connelly In A Fucking Amazing Dress (Also Featuring The Rocketeer)Reading about the film and its' 1950's sci-fi influences sent me down an absolute rabbit hole, where I realised that while I thought Voyager's "Captain Proton" episodes were at most a tribute to old black and white sci-fi serials, I did not know until now that entire facets of it were lifted wholesale from Commando Cody. Proton's jacket, jetpack and chest control, rocket ship and the design of the Robot are all essentially direct copies. Watching Commando Cody on MST3K was when I realised that all these things like Voyager and Rocketeer weren’t just generic 50s sci-fi but they’re just Cody. Of all the old serials I’ve tried it is one of the more passable these days.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jan 30, 2024 11:11:00 GMT
Universal soldier regeneration - 7/10 Day of reckoning - 7/10 Yeah, I just want to second the "these are worth a watch" sentiment. They are much better than you think they'd be!
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Post by clemfandango on Jan 30, 2024 12:33:50 GMT
Universal soldier regeneration - 7/10 Day of reckoning - 7/10 Yeah, I just want to second the "these are worth a watch" sentiment. They are much better than you think they'd be! Yep, they a clear level above the direct to DVD tag they have. The director is superb, only hampered by budget and some dodgy actors. I was gobsmacked at how well made they are really.
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Post by Reviewer on Jan 31, 2024 13:48:35 GMT
Black Adam 3/10
Just terrible. Starting with about 10 minutes of voice over backstory, characters that make stupid comments that others then point out what they said is stupid (but not funny, especially when it happens a lot), characters that are unlikable and a stupid plot. There’s nothing good about this.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 31, 2024 13:59:26 GMT
Black Adam 3/10 Just terrible. Starting with about 10 minutes of voice over backstory, characters that make stupid comments that others then point out what they said is stupid (but not funny, especially when it happens a lot), characters that are unlikable and a stupid plot. There’s nothing good about this. You mean didn't like the plucky kid skateboarding on his skateboard who makes the anti hero be a hero by being all plucky and inspiring the 10 person population of his city fight back against some CGI skeletons?
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Post by Reviewer on Jan 31, 2024 14:09:42 GMT
I didn’t. It annoyed me how stupid and bad it was.
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Post by Saul1138 on Jan 31, 2024 14:11:55 GMT
..o0O{Probably isn’t plucky and never learned to skate board.}
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Post by Whizzo on Jan 31, 2024 14:25:12 GMT
Actually saw these Sky Originals a couple of weeks ago but I'm not sure that matters as I'd suggest watching something else so hardly time critical.
Retribution
Liam Neeson plays Liam Neeson, an arsehole hedge fund type who doesn't seem to think much of family life but that all changes when he's stuck in a car with a bomb under his seat with his two teenage kids in the back of his Merc. What follows is a pretty predictable and by the numbers thriller involving a bunch of things exploding, a drive around Berlin like an unfunny version of Car Share and an ending that completely ignores the laws of physics. Berlin's cops are worse than those in Los Santos in stopping a getaway driver too.
If you want to see someone from Ireland stuck in a metal box they can't leave or they'll die, watch "Phone Booth" instead, it's far better than this rubbish.
Silent Night
Joel Kinnaman has escaped Mars and is back on Earth, no wait, he's not playing Ed Baldwin. Kinnaman is Brian, a husband and father whose son is tragically killed in a drive by shooting, he gives chase, kills a whole load of the criminals but gets shot in the throat, losing his voice but somehow surviving (he doesn't become RoboCop like he did in the reboot this time). What follows is a film with no dialogue at all (other than police dispatch radio IIRC), not just from him but anyone. It's basically The Punisher without lines to remember. It's okay at best but I wouldn't bother unless really bored and this being a John Woo film it's pretty disappointing in just how meh it is. The original drive by happened at Christmas hence the title and the reindeer jumper Brian is wearing at the start of the movie.
One very strange thing about the film is that it was filmed in Mexico City (not Texas where it's set) but there wasn't this weird yellow glow to the film...
If you want a trashy but fun Punisher film, just watch "Punisher: War Zone" and lament the loss of the great Ray Stevenson instead.
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Post by rawshark on Jan 31, 2024 14:30:17 GMT
I know the poor Sky PR team were doing their best to promote Retribution and another "Original" starring Neeson, Marlowe, and had a hell of a time of it because Liam was strangely reticent to do anything for them.
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Post by Whizzo on Jan 31, 2024 14:33:58 GMT
I can only think Liam got at couple of weeks in Germany and a nice fat pay cheque so he was okay with that, he really didn't have to do much other than sit about in a car as it was pulled along on a trailer.
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