drakesmoke
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Post by drakesmoke on Aug 8, 2024 7:42:47 GMT
Pegg/Frost double bill over the last three days (we didn’t make it to the end on night one, we are old). Hot Fuzz - this still delights years later. Everybody is brilliant in it but I have to hand it to Timothy Dalton. Like all of these films, the build up/comedy part could be a whole film for me though - I know it has to go somewhere and it is fun but I much preferred it as a comedy than a comedy action. Still, it’s really very funny and warm and I give it an easy 9. Paul - avoided this for ages, thinking it would be like Ted, but the character of Paul was actually quite likeable and it wasn’t nearly as crude. Again, I could have watched a whole film of them just being two mates discovering America and going to Comicon, but it was fine, it got plenty of chuckles and again, a friendly, warm, sort of comfy slippers type film. I’d have had Paul die at the end to add a bit of dramatic weight to the ending but then I am a monster .
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Gruf
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Post by Gruf on Aug 8, 2024 9:39:17 GMT
Shaun of the dead is on Netflix again, just saying Frost and Pegg are gold, though Pegg has disappeared up his own arse in recent times, may never see them together again.
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wunty
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Post by wunty on Aug 8, 2024 9:51:37 GMT
Always preferred Hot Fuzz to SotD. So many quotable lines and an even better cast imo.
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drakesmoke
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Post by drakesmoke on Aug 8, 2024 9:56:46 GMT
Shaun of the dead is on Netflix again, just saying Frost and Pegg are gold, though Pegg has disappeared up his own arse in recent times, may never see them together again. We’re going to do them all don’t worry.
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Post by simple on Aug 8, 2024 10:06:52 GMT
I liked that ghost hunter series they did for Amazon a couple of years ago. I’d have been happy with more of that.
Slaughterhouse Rulez was a fun horror-comedy too but I think they just acted in that, not wrote it as well.
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 8, 2024 11:31:17 GMT
Yeah, it was a shame that got canned. That would have been a great BBC3/4 show, shame it ended up on streaming.
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 8, 2024 15:36:55 GMT
Borderlands - in a cinema not on a gaming platform
Borderlands, a series of games where plot takes a back seat to lots of lots of guns and shooting shit. The film doesn't bother with the ludicrous amount of guns at all. Tons of people and things get shot but it's incredibly bloodless and all rather tame, the PG-13 rating has really, really hurt this film and I'm not even sure I spotted the MPAA allowed single use of "fuck" was even taken.
It's not as bad as reviews will probably portray it but it's not what you'd call good, I didn't hate it but Eli Roth really wasn't the person to direct and write this film, I'm really not sure he got how fucking stupid the games are and didn't lean into it. The cast are okay but Blanchett is a big name to get but she's really a bit too old to play Lilith (Gina Gershon as Moxxi is pushing it on the age front too), probably the closest person to their game incarnation is Marcus Kincaid, he's pretty much identical to the game versions. Jack Black's Claptrap is fine but he's not exactly stretched doing the voice work.
One miss the film has is Lilith is on Marcus' bus and once a video plays some music kicks in, a perfect opportunity to mimic the first game and play Cage The Elephant's "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", does it take it? Does it fuck.
Is it worth watching? If you've got a bit of time on your hands sure but I wouldn't rush out to buy a ticket, wait until it hits streaming or flex your cinema subscription if you can be arsed.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 8, 2024 16:37:33 GMT
It looks like the most wildly mid-cast film I’ve seen in a long time.
Cate Blanchett must have thoroughly misunderstood a discussion somewhere along the line.
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Post by 😎 on Aug 8, 2024 16:42:54 GMT
I think she’s in her “phone it in for a quick paycheck” era
Also to tie this all in nicely she was in Hot Fuzz, trivia fans.
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 8, 2024 16:44:54 GMT
I didn't hate Kevin Hart as Roland, it's pointed out how short he is from the get go and he's okay, he's quite underused really and as someone who played the first game as The Soldier, where the fuck was his turret? Ariana Greenblatt was a decent Tina but she really wasn't as manic and insane as the "real" Tiny Tina. Jamie Lee Curtis was fine as a character that's not in the games as a scientist so she's not really supposed to be shooting everyone.
But Lilith being played by someone in their mid-fifties? Really?
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 8, 2024 17:48:30 GMT
I still can’t believe anyone bothered to make a live action version. Borderlands has ‘grating Netflix cartoon adaptation’ written all over it.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 8, 2024 17:54:13 GMT
Poor Randy.
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Post by Aunty Treats on Aug 8, 2024 17:59:32 GMT
Borderlands - in a cinema not on a gaming platform
Borderlands, a series of games where plot takes a back seat Sorry, but what
Even as a big fan of the games, I have no idea why this exists or have any desire to see it
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 8, 2024 21:42:20 GMT
Because Randy Pitchford really really believed he could make a cinematic universe. You know, because he's a fucking moron amongst other things such as being a conman.
Also in what universe is Borderlands a PG13?!
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Post by RadicalRex on Aug 8, 2024 22:02:47 GMT
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Post by Dougs on Aug 8, 2024 22:08:38 GMT
Godzilla Minus One - 8/10. Good stomping fun with a wee bit more behind it. Liked it a lot.
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Post by Bill the kidding on Aug 9, 2024 6:48:33 GMT
Local arthouse cinema is gonna show Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I watched it again recently, but I've never seen it in a cinema and I kinda wanna go just to see how long the audience stays seated at the end.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 9, 2024 6:52:12 GMT
Do it! Seeing Tim Curry (even if he phoned it in a bit) in Spamalot is one of my favourite nights out ever. Hundreds of (mostly) blokes being hit on the arm by their other halves for constantly quoting.
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Post by Bill the kidding on Aug 9, 2024 7:35:11 GMT
I assume half the people who go will already have seen it, or will know what's going on.
But watching comedy movies with Japanese audiences is weird enough at the best of times (some jokes don't translate, or the subtitles are telling entirely different jokes, or the timing is different so I laugh 10 seconds before everyone else), but with the weirdness of Monty Python it's gonna be even more out there.
There's also a thing (which really annoys me) where Japanese audiences always sit until the very end of the credits. Which usually means I always have to book an aisle seat so I don't have to sit there for 10 minutes (except in Marvel movies). But in this case, I'm wondering what will happen...
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Post by zisssou on Aug 9, 2024 7:47:40 GMT
Did Uwe Boll direct Borderlands?
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Aug 9, 2024 13:09:17 GMT
Timestalker (at a cinema)
A British historical science fiction romantic comedy, directed by and starring Alice Lowe who was in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. And there's Nick Frost, Grey Worm from Game of Thrones, the crazy breastfeeding mum from Game of Thrones, and... uh... Mike Wozniak for some reason.
Anyway, it's about a woman who keeps getting reincarnated throughout various time periods, chasing after a guy who she thinks is her soulmate. You could say that she's a time... stalker.
It's very funny and violent. Kind of falls off a bit towards the end, but I still muchly enjoyed it overall. Lowe is an absolute treasure.
8/10
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Post by malek86 on Aug 9, 2024 15:44:21 GMT
The Night of the Hunter
An almost 70 years old movie, and it shows. There is some real tension every time Mitchum's character is alone with one (or both) of the kids, but a lot of things come off as very weird today. Everyone is incredibly trusting of this asshole, every woman adores him, even though he comes across as super creepy at the best of times. A couple characters do seem mildly suspicious, but the way they are shunned by everyone else borders on the ridiculous.
Also, after a tense sixty minutes or so, the final twenty minutes are a little jarring. They try to pass Powell and Cooper's final confrontation as a difficult showdown between good and evil, with Powell having the upper hand and Cooper barely making it through the night, but it really just comes across as him being an idiot who brings a knife to a gunfight after blowing his cover and announcing his presence to everyone. I guess they needed to tie up the story, but it is somewhat anticlimatic. The religious undertones can also be somewhat offputting, especially near the end (guess they needed moral guardians to stay happy, it was the 50s after all), although it is quite interesting to see that Powell seems to genuinely believe in some of his own spiel despite being a serial killer and abuser.
Nothing to say about the visual work, it does look amazing for a black and white movie. Contrast is highlighted often and usually in a most striking way. Any scene where the river is present is bound to stay in your mind a long time, almost like the river is its own character.
7/10
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Post by Tomo on Aug 9, 2024 19:08:13 GMT
About Dry Grasses - 8/10
3hr20min (!) Turkish epic about an irascible teacher with a slightly elevated sense of self-importance struggling to give a shit in a tiny school in dankest Anatolia. His class favourite dobs him in to the regional governor for inappropriate behaviour which sets him off on a weird, vindictive mission to screw over another one of the teachers.
First time I've seen a Ceylan film. The runtime was a challenge, given there's not a single explosion or lightsaber, but I really like it on reflection. It's really about growing old, thinking you're better than everyone else yet doing very little to course correct your shitty existence, which you're almost completely in denial about, yet the people you look down upon are content with their lot. Bleak perhaps, but a mirror to coasting through life like a bit of a twat.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 9, 2024 21:33:13 GMT
The Midnight Meat Train - 7.5/10
Somehow I had never heard of this before. Shame as it was pretty good without quiiiite reaching the heights it could have.
Young Bradley Cooper stumbles across a mute Vinnie Jones serial killing people with a massive hammer on late night subway trains. Shit goes gonzo from minute one and then bananas by the end.
A very entertaining 90 mins.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Aug 9, 2024 22:56:04 GMT
About Dry Grasses - 8/10 3hr20min (!) Turkish epic about an irascible teacher with a slightly elevated sense of self-importance struggling to give a shit in a tiny school in dankest Anatolia. His class favourite dobs him in to the regional governor for inappropriate behaviour which sets him off on a weird, vindictive mission to screw over another one of the teachers. First time I've seen a Ceylan film. The runtime was a challenge, given there's not a single explosion or lightsaber, but I really like it on reflection. It's really about growing old, thinking you're better than everyone else yet doing very little to course correct your shitty existence, which you're almost completely in denial about, yet the people you look down upon are content with their lot. Bleak perhaps, but a mirror to coasting through life like a bit of a twat. I saw this last year, I thought it was great! The main guy in it is *such* a prick, but a compulsively watchable one.
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Post by britesparc on Aug 10, 2024 6:25:35 GMT
Wonka (2023) *****
Rewatched this with my kids last week and it remains a masterpiece, I’m sorry, it just does. Not quite as effervescent as Paddington 2, but it retains that sense of interconnected joy, where everyone the main character bounces off has their lives enriched. Like the way the gags work in Hot Fuzz, the clockwork precision of the film leads to moments of wonder and magic as the plot and characters glide into place. Plus it’s just really funny and the songs are great. I love it.
(4K Blu-ray)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) ****
I’m far too close to this to be objective; it was the first film I ever saw at the cinema, I’ve probably seen it thirty times since, and I can possibly quote it end-to-end. But whilst there are caveats, I think it genuinely holds up: the animation is detailed and crunchy and very good for its era; it evokes anime of the same vintage, and is a lot better than many non-Disney American animations. The plot is propulsive and the new characters, archetypal as they may be, keep the attention. The voice cast is ridiculous: it’s worth watching just to hear Orson Welles’ last performance, his erudition and wit managing to come through despite the cliched script and heavy post-processing of his voice. And it’s got a killer soundtrack! But, yes, it’s a ninety minute toy advert that may be impenetrable if you’re not at least conversant in Transformers. Maybe knock off a star if you’re not a fan.
(Blu-ray)
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Post by Bill the kidding on Aug 10, 2024 6:32:02 GMT
I was a big Transformers fan, that's why I knocked 10 points off for it being the worst movie ever. Until Transformers 2.
[edit] But if I'd been a kid and it had been the first movie I'd ever seen in the cinema, I'm sure I'd have loved it
Wrong transformers movie! That one was great!
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Post by britesparc on Aug 10, 2024 6:58:41 GMT
I know I already said I'm not objective, but I do think the OG animated movie holds up better than basically all the live-action ones. Apart from Bumblebee, which is fantastic.
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Post by dfunked on Aug 10, 2024 7:13:41 GMT
Johnny Mnemonic - 5/10
Thought I'd give it a go after recently finishing the sprawl trilogy, followed by the (extremely!) short story that this is based on. It's worth a look as a curio, but fucking hell it's not very good!
Reeves is at his most wooden (even Ice T outperforms him!), Dizzy from Starship Troopers is OK as the inexplicably renamed Jane. Dolph(in) Lundgren and Beat Takeshi at least seemed to be having some fun and hamming it up a bit.
It's all just so 90s and has aged like milk, especially some of the laughably terrible CGI. It's hard to believe the Matrix came out just a few years later as that feels like such a massive improvement in so many ways.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Aug 10, 2024 8:37:03 GMT
Johnny Mnemonic - 5/10 Thought I'd give it a go after recently finishing the sprawl trilogy, followed by the (extremely!) short story that this is based on. It's worth a look as a curio, but fucking hell it's not very good! Reeves is at his most wooden (even Ice T outperforms him!), Dizzy from Starship Troopers is OK as the inexplicably renamed Jane. Dolph(in) Lundgren and Beat Takeshi at least seemed to be having some fun and hamming it up a bit. It's all just so 90s and has aged like milk, especially some of the laughably terrible CGI. It's hard to believe the Matrix came out just a few years later as that feels like such a massive improvement in so many ways. Original version, or Black & White release?
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