I will still watch it and will enjoy it , I am a sucker for bad horror.
Now I like Nic Cage but his wicker man was beyond dreadful.
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Now I like Nic Cage but his wicker man was beyond dreadful.
I like Nic Cage in some films, but Ghost Rider was one of the few that I have not been able to watch til the end cos it was so bad and the Wicker Man remake was sacrilege to me.
I am one of the few that like Ghost Rider , I love them both.
To think you slagged off that film I talked about (with the nuns and bikers) last month. Rotten Tomatoes agrees with me at least, Ghost Rider: 26% and didn't even know there was a sequel! 17%!Have you seen Forgive Me For Raping You? A mate gave me a bunch of DVDs crammed with downloaded shlock horror films on a while back. It's not got a Rotten Tomatoes review, which is probably not a great sign.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forgive_me_for_raping_you/?search=forgive me for raping you
mm think I will give that a miss, you know what you are getting with a Cage film and I dont expect much, some are very good some are very bad most are just average.
Have you seen Forgive Me For Raping You? A mate gave me a bunch of DVDs crammed with downloaded shlock horror films on a while back. It's not got a Rotten Tomatoes review, which is probably not a great sign.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forgive_me_for_raping_you/?search=forgive me for raping you
Not really into the sexploitation films.
Needs more Nic Cage. Every walk of life needs more Nic Cage
The Visit
Was a bit skeptical going in because the director was M. Knight Shyamalan but had some hope as the budget was stripped down and that would force him to think creatively and thankfully he did. Was a decent horror film, not so much jump-out-of-your-seat scary, but had creepy tension throughout. The entire cast did well and the lead actors were very likeable. Let down in the anti-climatic finale a little bit but nonetheless, a step in the right direction for Shyamalan 7.5/10
Legend
Wow, what a performance(s) from Tom Hardy. Strange how they make him so good looking and so ugly at the same time. The set-piece scenes were great and violence really felt violent but I didn't like the narrator, thought she was weak and it focused too much on the love story for my liking. Should have been 30 minutes shorter 6/10
Red Eye
Watched this again on Netflix and enjoyed it more than the first time. I thought the characters were built up nicely and the suspense was spot on and it was a really fun watch until the final act, when it went into your usual horror/thriller cliched nonsense 6/10
Meet Joe Black - tbh, it's pretty dire, but for some reason I really like it. Interesting premise, good cast, Clare Forlani is very good looking and Brad Pitt is very handsome. Nice musical score as well. 7/10.
Needs more Nic Cage. Every walk of life needs more Nic Cage
The Visit
Was a bit skeptical going in because the director was M. Knight Shyamalan but had some hope as the budget was stripped down and that would force him to think creatively and thankfully he did. Was a decent horror film, not so much jump-out-of-your-seat scary, but had creepy tension throughout. The entire cast did well and the lead actors were very likeable. Let down in the anti-climatic finale a little bit but nonetheless, a step in the right direction for Shyamalan 7.5/10
Legend
Wow, what a performance(s) from Tom Hardy. Strange how they make him so good looking and so ugly at the same time. The set-piece scenes were great and violence really felt violent but I didn't like the narrator, thought she was weak and it focused too much on the love story for my liking. Should have been 30 minutes shorter 6/10
So I should go see Visit at the cinema this evening and not Legend?
Depends what you want mate. I love horror films, so I would watch Visit before Legend but a lot of people loved Legend. It was good, just not as good as the trailer made it out to be.
Cage? Is that a low budget production house behind loads of these films. Tbh, was given it ages ago, just came across it at the weekend when I was looking for something else. Am not in a massive hurry to watch it and the name is a bit much!
EDIT: Have recorded The Wicker Tree but not watched it yet.
Girlhood - stylish, well made with a great score. Fairly problematic with everything else. It jumps forward with unearned plot contrivances, characters that are supposed to be significant appear and disappear with little to no explanation and the leads motivations are fairly vague and unclear. Well acted from what I believe was a mostly non-professional cast. A bit disappointed.
Straight Outta Compton - Energetic, well acted, banging music, not without flaws but good stuff overall.
You're such a gangsta.
I don't think it's dire at all tbh, one of those films I watch every 5 years or so thinking it's going to be awful and yet the acting by all the leads is superb and carries it. The music is brilliant too.
The ending lasts something like an hour and never seems to end, but it's one of those films I can't not watch if it's on.
A Walk in the Woods
True story about Bill Bryson and a friend trying to hike the 2200 mile Appalachian trail. With Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Nolte talks like he's constantly sloshed and slurs his words. Not entirely realistic as the actors are much too old for the part - Bryson did the hike in his 40's. Not as good as Bryson's book. Still very funny. 7/10
Meru
Film of two actual attempts to climb this rock in northern India. Incredible filming. The main downside is that you sort of already know the outcome. Don't try this at home. 8/10
True story about Bill Bryson and a friend trying to hike the 2200 mile Appalachian trail. With Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Nolte talks like he's constantly sloshed and slurs his words. Not entirely realistic as the actors are much too old for the part - Bryson did the hike in his 40's. Not as good as Bryson's book. Still very funny. 7/10
Meru
Film of two actual attempts to climb this rock in northern India. Incredible filming. The main downside is that you sort of already know the outcome. Don't try this at home. 8/10
Legend- 5/10 Tom Hardy is without a doubt a wonderful actor and i'm glad he's British but my god this movie is bang average. Some funny moments but overall very dissapointed.
Have you maybe seen the 25min shortfilm of the climbs at Reel Rock 2 years ago? I think it was called 'Shark's Fin' back then. I wonder how much more of the actual climbing is in the movie now and am a bit worried they mostly added background stories and interviews to extend it to 90 minutes. From the trailer, it doesn't look like it tells more than what they already told in the shorter version. Would be fantastic if they held back quite a bit of footage for the big version.
I'll definitely watch it if they ever show it in German cinemas. Sadly there are barely any quality films about mountaineering (and I'm sure I'll regret watching Everest later tonight), so I hope it'll be great.
Went to see it tonight and (almost to my own surprise) loved it... easily the best horror film I've seen since... well, since It Follows I guess, which isn't that long ago... but erm, yeah thought it was great.
The end wasn't anti-climactic at all for me, the film completely had me invested by that point.
The Prestige (2006)
Continuing my reputation for reviewing the very latest cinematic delights, here's my in-depth opinion on The Prestige, released as recently as the Year of our Lord 2006: it's incredibly rubbish. I'm reading the (Christopher Priest) novel at the moment, and it's just miles better than the film, which bored me to sleep. Roll the credits...
Hugh Jackman's performance was ok, Christian Bale has the charisma of a spud with a terrifying cor blimey trousers Cockney accent, Michael Caine is just doin' it for the rent thesedecades days, David Bowie makes Tesla seem boring, and Scarlett Johansson is about as sexy as IDS. So, all in all, an entirely forgettable movie, about as magical as Paul Daniels and nearly as unlikeable. A wasted opportunity, given how interesting the novel is (even if, like me, you've no real interest in magic.)
3/10
Continuing my reputation for reviewing the very latest cinematic delights, here's my in-depth opinion on The Prestige, released as recently as the Year of our Lord 2006: it's incredibly rubbish. I'm reading the (Christopher Priest) novel at the moment, and it's just miles better than the film, which bored me to sleep. Roll the credits...
Hugh Jackman's performance was ok, Christian Bale has the charisma of a spud with a terrifying cor blimey trousers Cockney accent, Michael Caine is just doin' it for the rent these
3/10
Glad you enjoyed it mate.
I thought the end bit between the sister and the granny was spot on but wasn't matched with the bit between the boy and the grandad. They set that bit up well with the cleanliness OCD and football tackle story, but it just seemed a bit too easy for the kids to deal with the grandad.
Fantastic movie. Like Traffic 10 years on but with more geo-political cynicism.
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I was wondering when a movie about the Mexican drug war was going to come out.
Felt it trying to have too many twists and became less and less engaging as it went on. You're not exactly rooting for either character either.
Even though I've read the book, I still found the messed-up, non-linear way the story was told confusing; and, more importantly, not gripping at all.
Always love Kermode and Mayo together and love them even more now as they just read out my email.
A triumph of hype over substance. Still not watched The Wicker Tree yet. Have a feeling the lack of hype will prove highly justified though.
I have not seen the short film. There's quite a bit more than 25 minutes of climbing in Meru, so I imagine you will see some new footage of the climb. I hope to go and see Everest. It was in the previews before Meru. I am not expecting it to be as good as Meru, but you never know.
Just seen the last of the Hobbit movies.
What a dreadful movie and terrible adaptation
What a dreadful movie and terrible adaptation
Awesome, thanks. Really looking forward to Meru now.
I'm not sure what to make of Everest, I didn't expect much and that's kinda what I got. I guess it was decent, at least they didn't add anything silly to the true story to make it more dramatic, just a few probably necessary but minor changes. But I thought the pace of the film was a bit off, it just dragged on without really creating tension. The story was told straight forward, which maybe works better if you don't know anything about it (I've read both Krakauer's Into Thin Air and Boukreev's The Climb). It's really just another disaster film in pretty surroundings in my opinion. I know people who really enjoyed it though.
I also wasn't really impressed with the cinematography. The Wildest Dream, the documentary from a few years ago about George Mallory's attempt on Everest in 1924, had much more impressive shots of the mountain and the climbing in my opinion.
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The Legend of 1900 (1998) - Really enjoyed this even though it's a bit too long (165 mins). Fun and quirky story put together quite nicely - not sure why it isn't more widely regarded. Maybe it is, but I hadn't heard of it until the other day.
Saw The Man From UNCLE last night. About 15 minutes in the wife wanted to leave, mainly because of the cheesy line delivery. We played rock/paper/scissors to see if we stayed or went. I won, we stayed. Luckily she fell asleep shortly thereafter and I was able to enjoy the movie without her complaining. The downside is that she'll be picking the movie next time.
Movie itself was ok I suppose. Was a bit annoying at the beginning, but again, not sure how much of that was the film and how much the wife. Got better as it went on though, and I'd say it was generally a lot of fun if you don't take it too seriously. Henry Cavill wears a lot of nice suits and is absurdly good-looking. 6.5/10
Movie itself was ok I suppose. Was a bit annoying at the beginning, but again, not sure how much of that was the film and how much the wife. Got better as it went on though, and I'd say it was generally a lot of fun if you don't take it too seriously. Henry Cavill wears a lot of nice suits and is absurdly good-looking. 6.5/10
I don't think it's meant to be a serious film to be honest.
Finally got round to watching Interstellar last night. Haven't cried that much since A.I.
Proper girl tears.
It was ok, 7/10.
Proper girl tears.
It was ok, 7/10.
The Visit: M. Night's new film is...actually alright! And funny on purpose! If you like incontinent old people going round the bend, you'll love The Visit.
Lawrence of Arabia - haven't watched it till now. I liked it quite a lot despite that it lasted only an infinite number of hours. It was weird at times, and I never realized if I loved or hated Lawrence. 8/10
Inherit the Wind - a great movie, based 'to some degree' in the Monkeys trial. Spencer Tracy was excellent on it, no idea how he didn't get an Oscar for his performance. I must say that the ending was a bit unexpected, and not sure that I liked it. 8/10
Inherit the Wind - a great movie, based 'to some degree' in the Monkeys trial. Spencer Tracy was excellent on it, no idea how he didn't get an Oscar for his performance. I must say that the ending was a bit unexpected, and not sure that I liked it. 8/10
I've probably given it a harsher review than I might have if I hadn't read the novel, mate; which is an error by me.
Everest
Film about an expedition to climb atop Mount Everest that goes horribly wrong due to a storm. Based on a true story. It is a decent watch, some really good character building and tense moments as well as really heart-warming moments but I felt myself being angry and confused like Wayne Rooney a few times because in all the climbing gear, I sometimes couldnt make out who was who. Also this:
Overall a decent film and worth a watch but don't waste your money on 3D because there was none 6.5/10
Film about an expedition to climb atop Mount Everest that goes horribly wrong due to a storm. Based on a true story. It is a decent watch, some really good character building and tense moments as well as really heart-warming moments but I felt myself being angry and confused like Wayne Rooney a few times because in all the climbing gear, I sometimes couldnt make out who was who. Also this:
What the feck happens to the co-pilot in the helicopter? Seriously, he just vanishes?
Overall a decent film and worth a watch but don't waste your money on 3D because there was none 6.5/10