Lee_M
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I doubt it will be as ridiculous
What film did you watch last night?
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I doubt it will be as ridiculous
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
The Wolf of Wall Street. Repellent character, highly entertaining movie. Quite an achievement to make a three hour movie that never drags even a bit.
Tin Pot
Guru
Saw the other night - I'd give it 7/10.
It looks good, engages well, I liked Emily and the rest of the cast - well performed, directed etc...but I just didn't think the story was worth telling again. There is nothing new to see here, it's been done a thousand times.
MarquisMatsugae
Guest
Just watched Ronin with Robert De Niro.
The car chase alone makes it highly watchable,but I felt Sean Bean was a bit naff.
Jean Reno was very good though,continuing on from his role as Leon.
Entertaining,but a well used storyline of heists and group paranoia
8.5/10
The car chase alone makes it highly watchable,but I felt Sean Bean was a bit naff.
Jean Reno was very good though,continuing on from his role as Leon.
Entertaining,but a well used storyline of heists and group paranoia
8.5/10
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
Sicario, slow to start but OK. Emily Blunt walking round with a confused look on her face most of the film.
7/10
7/10
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Olympus Has Fallen (hereafter OHF) (Netflix)
I do wonder what I'd have made of this if I hadn't watched White House Down (hereafter WHD) first.
It is, I think, better than the 1 1/2 stars that it has currently on Netflix, but I think WHD is my favourite of the two.
In both films, I do wonder if there's a degree to which being from the US would up the stakes some; in both films you see the destruction of significant locations, and threatening of the person of the president, and are invited (I think) to see them as more important than the destruction of other property and persons.
Anyroad, I think OHF's problem is that it wears a grittiness and semi-realism on its sleeve, but continually confronts you with the preposterous. (Trained secret service agents run into the path of heavy machine gun fire because, reasons, for example). There's also Gerard Butler, who seems like a rather dated, somewhat pre-Die Hard archetype of a hero; there's the problematic issue of the attackers being forrins, with Butler asking one "Do they speak English where you come from?" before killing one of his tied up prisoners and torturing the other, a la Jack Bauer.
WHD, on the other hand, has a schlubby (but oddly lucky/competent) hero in Channing Tatum, who is both a more agreeable screen presence, and fits more easily into the ludicrous events of his film.
In terms of stakes, both films check off a nuclear threat, although only WHD gives the protagonist more than the person of the president as a reason to return for the hostages
. In terms of Die Hard tropes, OHF has helicopters and rooves,
no vests though.
Jamie Foxx is a better president an' all, for my money.
I do wonder what I'd have made of this if I hadn't watched White House Down (hereafter WHD) first.
It is, I think, better than the 1 1/2 stars that it has currently on Netflix, but I think WHD is my favourite of the two.
In both films, I do wonder if there's a degree to which being from the US would up the stakes some; in both films you see the destruction of significant locations, and threatening of the person of the president, and are invited (I think) to see them as more important than the destruction of other property and persons.
Anyroad, I think OHF's problem is that it wears a grittiness and semi-realism on its sleeve, but continually confronts you with the preposterous. (Trained secret service agents run into the path of heavy machine gun fire because, reasons, for example). There's also Gerard Butler, who seems like a rather dated, somewhat pre-Die Hard archetype of a hero; there's the problematic issue of the attackers being forrins, with Butler asking one "Do they speak English where you come from?" before killing one of his tied up prisoners and torturing the other, a la Jack Bauer.
WHD, on the other hand, has a schlubby (but oddly lucky/competent) hero in Channing Tatum, who is both a more agreeable screen presence, and fits more easily into the ludicrous events of his film.
In terms of stakes, both films check off a nuclear threat, although only WHD gives the protagonist more than the person of the president as a reason to return for the hostages
OHF actually dispenses with the "unimportant" hostages, i.e those that aren't Mr. President
and someone who appears to be a hostage but is actually a baddie
Jamie Foxx is a better president an' all, for my money.
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AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
This. So much. Which is what edges it for me. I wonder how much of the out-takes is the cast falling about laughing at the ridiculousness of the film.
Starchivore
I don't know much about Cinco de Mayo
- Location
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
It was very good. Tense and very interesting, German with subtitles.
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Act of Valour. A Jingoistic tale of Navy SEALs tracking down terrorists, with the parts of the SEALs being played by serving SEALs with full backing of the US military. Dialogues bits are awful, but the action scenes more than make up for it.
In this scene our heroes have just rescued an operative and are heading for extract pursued by the baddies... luckily the SWCC arrive just in time
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjlDRTemjzQ
In this scene our heroes have just rescued an operative and are heading for extract pursued by the baddies... luckily the SWCC arrive just in time
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjlDRTemjzQ
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- Location
- Egham
Deadpool. Much funnier than I expected, and definitely not for the kids to watch at their age..
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
Jawbreaker - 4/10
"Heathers" for the Jilted Generation. Cracking soundtrack but that's about it really. Rose McGowan is very good, but the rest of her clique are totally forgettable.
"Heathers" for the Jilted Generation. Cracking soundtrack but that's about it really. Rose McGowan is very good, but the rest of her clique are totally forgettable.
AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
Ginger Snaps - 8/10
Puberty, werewolves, teen angst... what could possibly go wrong? A lot for the chaps in this film as it happens. Yes, the werewolf metaphor is a bit heavy handed at times but overall it's a really clever, dark take on the fairly tired "coming of age" genre.
Puberty, werewolves, teen angst... what could possibly go wrong? A lot for the chaps in this film as it happens. Yes, the werewolf metaphor is a bit heavy handed at times but overall it's a really clever, dark take on the fairly tired "coming of age" genre.
AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
High Tension - 7/10
Basically a rip-off of Dean Koontz's novel "Intensity", but with the intelligence removed. Ridiculously violent, pretty tense but with plot holes all over the place which kind of spoil it. Still, gets major points for the realism of the special effects by de Rossi, who is a bit of a hero of mine.
Basically a rip-off of Dean Koontz's novel "Intensity", but with the intelligence removed. Ridiculously violent, pretty tense but with plot holes all over the place which kind of spoil it. Still, gets major points for the realism of the special effects by de Rossi, who is a bit of a hero of mine.
AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
Baise Moi - 3/10
Tries so hard to be offensive that it almost becomes funny. Only it's not, it's just boring. The supposed feminist message never works and the "revenge" they exact for the most part isn't justifiable, it's just two folk on a senseless rampage.
Tries so hard to be offensive that it almost becomes funny. Only it's not, it's just boring. The supposed feminist message never works and the "revenge" they exact for the most part isn't justifiable, it's just two folk on a senseless rampage.
