Having liked Refn's cheap Herzog knock off Valhalla Rising, before becoming extremely irritated by his inept Melville pastiche Drive, I was pleasantly surprised by Only God Forgives - his Lynch/Bunuel/Kitano forgery. The empty pauses were again quite annoying - surely he's not still taking this crap seriously? but it's slick, tawdry and just odd enough for the film to remain enjoyable. At times it almost reaches the charmingly trashy heights of early John Waters.
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Torque - Some film about motorbikes, and gangs with motorbikes, and gangs with drugs, and gangs with drugs and motorbikes who hide drugs inside their motorbikes, and motorbikes with gangs of drugs...or something. Featuring some rapper who I can't remember who it was, and some other people. I can't remember much of the film. There was a bit with an exploding motobike and a train which definitely didn't make any sense. Much of the rest of the film was spent berating the person who's idea it was to put it on and arguing about whether it was too late to order pizza...until it was actually too late to order a pizza. An awful film somehow responsible for not only wasting my time, but also ruining the evening and causing me to miss out on having any dinner. 1/10
Frank: It was good! It gets a little sloggy in the second half (mostly because the need to amp up drama takes precedence over laughs) but funny, very well acted and interesting story. Fassbender is excellent but Domhnall Gleeson and his character stood out to me a lot. The film deconstructs its point-of-view character and straight man, making the 'only sane man' among eccentrics into a toxic influence. Contrary to most films of this type, Gleeson does NOT find a place to belong in the misfit crowd. Ultimately he has no business in art. Not the wacky ironic movie it appears at first glance, definitely worth seeing. 4 papier-mâché heads out of 5.
Is this the film where the women fight each other with motorbikes?
Is this the same son who thought Real Steel was a great film?
I thought the Lego Movie was great. It's hard to get the tone of those films right. It's just knowing enough to undercut all the tropes it knows it needs to use, whilst still being a kids film. There definitely is a bit at the end where it goes slightly too far with the sentimental bullshit, but it's the only time it doesn't aggressively undercut it, and I'd say it probably earned it.
With that and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (which was written by the same guys) I think they've carved a very good niche for themselves.
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Yes. It is the sort of film that 11 years olds enjoy. Funnily enough now that he is 15 he has somewhat more sophisticated tastes.
If CWACOM was much the same sort of fim I'd guess (as I haven't and won't see LM) that it was decent but short of being a top notch kids film. No Toy Story or Monsters Inc. To make a really great kids film that adults enjoy it either has to truly top notch or be top notch or close AND have lots of stuff that go over kids head but please the adults like the first Shrek.
Monument Men Not as bad as the reviews but not as good as it could have been. A great cast, that if there had been a bit more homage to films like The Dirty Dozen paid could have made this a great deal more fun. 7/10
It's not Toy Story no, but nothing is. I reckon it's a great kids film. It's as good as anything else to come out in the last 5 or so years. Probably about the level of The Muppets re-boot in successful tone.
15 is the very worst age to judge anything with a sentimental bent tbf, considering your whole modus operandi at that time is "I'm grown up. I'm too old for this. I'm cool and mature and shit" any older or any younger and I'm sure he'll have seen the sentimental bit as a necessary evil.
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Possibly although he doesn't give a toss about being cool or mature. That said a good knob joke beats all at this age so maybe it is a between age thing re. kids films. He still enjoys the better kids films occasionally but he has very recently been allowed to watch Game of Thrones and he loves that. Nowt to do with the tits of course.
I do think it went slightly too far with that bit. It basically stopped and told you the 'message' in a very sappy way, but I reckon it earned it...somehow. I'm pretty against sap in any form myself so it must have done something right.
Blue Ruin - The hype kinda ruined it for me. It wasn't bad but not as good as I was led to believe.
This. It was a typical indie, broody, supposedly-subversive, drama, but in reality was just a damp squib of a narrative, punctuated by moments of well-measured suspense.
5/10.
Thought it was a good character driven film. The avenger wasn't a stereotypical Hollywood protagonist, he was a clueless bum for the most part... And the evil hillbillies weren't particularly evil, they like the main character were caught up in a revenge that spiralled out of controlled... an act of vengeance that was originally perpetrated years ago by someone who had long past away. Was healthy to see a revenge flick take a different route.
That actually looks pretty spot on visually. I would be happier if it was done as a tv series or a few films as there is so much in the manga that didn't make the film and would make it more unique then a straight take on the anime.
I actually just picked up this print today! http://raid71.tumblr.com/post/79873314569/the-truth-about-power-akira-screen-print-18-x
Felt the same, there is a lot to be said for just how understated and well constructed it is. It also isn't afraid to buck a lot of Hollywood cliches about revenge, the main one being that the protagonist always appears to know exactly what he is doing when going about his business.
I'd go for a generous 1.
Or a 0.5 if you compare it to the 1st movie.
I'm actually surprised they released after they realized how bad it was. My son who picked it, was embarrassed and promised never to pick any movies again.
This is the worst fecking shit ever.
The above were quotes of the director who is going to direct this shitty remake of a great piece.
Oh he also directed Liam Neeson's Unknown.
Pompeii
This was just a poor man's Gladiator, even some of the story line was the same.
Factually the film is complete rubbish, In Pompeii, people died because they inhaled the smoke, not because fire rained down on them or tsunamis washed them away. The arena (stadium) was never destroyed by the earhquake and it still stands in Pompeii to this day
Kit Harringon and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje where the best out of a bad bunch, they did their best with what they had.
I found Emily Browning has Cassia very likeable and again played her part very well.
I hated Kiefer Sutherland in this, he was a proper nasty bastard who got what he deserved and what was with the stupid accent he put on.
On saying all that the film kept me watching fpr 90+ mins and I was entertained and that's all you really want from a film like this
5/10
This was just a poor man's Gladiator, even some of the story line was the same.
Factually the film is complete rubbish, In Pompeii, people died because they inhaled the smoke, not because fire rained down on them or tsunamis washed them away. The arena (stadium) was never destroyed by the earhquake and it still stands in Pompeii to this day
Kit Harringon and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje where the best out of a bad bunch, they did their best with what they had.
I found Emily Browning has Cassia very likeable and again played her part very well.
I hated Kiefer Sutherland in this, he was a proper nasty bastard who got what he deserved and what was with the stupid accent he put on.
On saying all that the film kept me watching fpr 90+ mins and I was entertained and that's all you really want from a film like this
5/10
Has anyone here seen 47 Ronin? It's offensively bad. Cast of Japanese people in a film set in Japan, speaking English. Keanu Reeves is there for some reason. Every time someone said something Japanese they translated it straight away. A lot of unnecessary CGI. It's even worse than The Last Samurai.
And The Winter Soldier isn't quite the spy thriller it's made out to be, it's just another crap Marvel movie full of cliches and shit characters. It's not as bad as the other ones though and with a free ticket I enjoyed the film. Wouldn't pay for it though.
And The Winter Soldier isn't quite the spy thriller it's made out to be, it's just another crap Marvel movie full of cliches and shit characters. It's not as bad as the other ones though and with a free ticket I enjoyed the film. Wouldn't pay for it though.
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47 Ronin had absolutely no idea what it wanted to be. It was sort of half trying to be an historical epic at certain points, but then someone had obviously seen 300 during production and gone "couldn't we make it, like, a bit weird and comic booky too? Like, put magic witches and cool mythical ninja creatures and shit in it? Yeah, we could do that, right?" and so it's just a headfeck of clusterwank.
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Pacific Rim. Someone told me that my inner child would see past the flaws and enjoy this as a daft romp. They were wrong. Even my 9 year old self would have realised this was execrable nonsense which made Transformers and Independence Day look like Chinatown, with one of the worst, most nonsensical scripts and most atrocious acting I have seen in a long time. 5/10
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Lego Movie anyone?
Watched "Out of the Furnace" yesterday. Good movie with great actors but man was that movie depressing. Not recommended for watching if you are already in a bad mood. 8/10
"12 Years a Slave" is another good movie that I watched recently with a really great cast and a gripping story. 8/10
"12 Years a Slave" is another good movie that I watched recently with a really great cast and a gripping story. 8/10
Yeah saw it unfortunately. Was tempted to turn it off after about 30 minutes but forced myself through it. What a pile of garbage and some of the worst CGI I have seen in big budget movies for quite some time.
That's what happens when you hire a nobody for your 120m picture that ends up so bad that you have to delay it for a year and spend 80m more to desperately try and change it into a 'fantasy epic'.
EDIT: Essentially it's an 'indie' movie financed/made by a bunch of people in "Yeah! Let's get into the movie biz! (with a bang!)" mode.
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Going to watch Season of the Witch, will I regret it ?
Not if you like Nicholas Cage.
I like Cage a lot.
Enjoy!
Season of the Witch
I knew that this was not going to be a classic, but I quite enjoyed it.
Cage at his crappy best, with some dodgy fighting and dodgy dialogue and with a word that can deflect bolts from a crossbow
Pearlman was great as the sidekick/friend and gets most of the good lines.
The ending was a bit shite, but the movie was entertaining and if you like Cage you will like this.
5/10
I knew that this was not going to be a classic, but I quite enjoyed it.
Cage at his crappy best, with some dodgy fighting and dodgy dialogue and with a word that can deflect bolts from a crossbow
Pearlman was great as the sidekick/friend and gets most of the good lines.
The ending was a bit shite, but the movie was entertaining and if you like Cage you will like this.
5/10
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Did a review on it, absolutely loved it and thought it was one of the best animations I have seen in years. Ending was a bit too far, but the concept was brilliant
Locker 13
A collection of 4 shorts held together by a central story, about choices and consequences.
Well written and the acting was not to shabby.
If you liked The Twilight Zone or Outer Limits then you will enjoy this.
5.5/10
A collection of 4 shorts held together by a central story, about choices and consequences.
Well written and the acting was not to shabby.
If you liked The Twilight Zone or Outer Limits then you will enjoy this.
5.5/10
Tom at the Farm - For a 24 year old taking a shot at a Hitchcock/Chabrol-esque thriller, not bad, not bad at all.
It's a good popcorn flick, although if only they made it a grand epic serious movies it will be better.
You should try and see 13 assassin by miike IIRC, it's what 47 ronin are supposed to be, and it's a very good movie in its own right.
Winter's Tale
I love a good love story but this one is not you typical love story. It's very original and the acting was above average. It's not predictable and perfect for date night
8/10
I love a good love story but this one is not you typical love story. It's very original and the acting was above average. It's not predictable and perfect for date night
8/10
The Human Race
a group of 80 people are ripped out of their daily lives and all re-appear in an undisclosed location. These people are from all walks of life: young and old, athletic and disabled, white-collared and homeless. The rules to a race boom in their heads, in their own voice and language, laying out what will become a horrific race of terror: 'If you are lapped twice, you die. If you step off the path, you die. If you touch the grass, you will die. Race... or die
Sounded like a good film, plot had potential, dont bother it is just rubbish , 93 mins of my life I cant get back.
The ending is just dreadful.
1/10
a group of 80 people are ripped out of their daily lives and all re-appear in an undisclosed location. These people are from all walks of life: young and old, athletic and disabled, white-collared and homeless. The rules to a race boom in their heads, in their own voice and language, laying out what will become a horrific race of terror: 'If you are lapped twice, you die. If you step off the path, you die. If you touch the grass, you will die. Race... or die
Sounded like a good film, plot had potential, dont bother it is just rubbish , 93 mins of my life I cant get back.
The ending is just dreadful.
1/10
I thought it was ok, then the ending happened.
NICOLAS not Nicholas
