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I always liked Boiler Room, Vin Diesel is pretty good in it and Ribisi is excellent.
What film did you watch last night?
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2 Is my favourite, that chase with the M6 is both awesome and hilarious thanks to Riggs being Riggs!
"We got one. Yours is going up the hill.
So is Riggs, on foot!"
How many times Murtaugh's station wagon gets ****** up within minutes of being brand new 
The bit when Rianne pokes him in the eye by accident and it wasn't scripted but the improv is amazing
Then when the boyfriend is told to leave:
"Rianne: George is afraid. He's going home.
Riggs: Stick around.
George: He has a gun.
Riggs: It's an old gun and he's not a very good shot."
The rubber plant at work
The bit when Leo reinacts Murtaugh trying at the South African place "but yew are BLICKKKK!"
The bit when Rianne pokes him in the eye by accident and it wasn't scripted but the improv is amazing
Then when the boyfriend is told to leave:
"Rianne: George is afraid. He's going home.
Riggs: Stick around.
George: He has a gun.
Riggs: It's an old gun and he's not a very good shot."
The rubber plant at work
The bit when Leo reinacts Murtaugh trying at the South African place "but yew are BLICKKKK!"
So many countless brilliant parts, and lets not forget adding Leo to it made it hilarious in every scene the 3 are together!
It was good, I'd probably give it 7 out of 10.
That intro though
Lucky guy haha!
The Shrouds - 7 / 10
A commercial flop and lightweight compared to his other films, but a thought-provoking film from David Cronenberg. It introduces the use of technology around a somewhat morbid topic, adding conspiracy aplenty. Oh, and Diane Kruger in various states of disrepair!
A commercial flop and lightweight compared to his other films, but a thought-provoking film from David Cronenberg. It introduces the use of technology around a somewhat morbid topic, adding conspiracy aplenty. Oh, and Diane Kruger in various states of disrepair!
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Same.
I also got this mixed up with the remake of John Woo’s 1989 The Killer (start of the Yun-chow Fat shoot ‘em up films set in/around Hong Kong where he is basically an early, Eastern John Wick).
Said remake is “meh” at best, though it does have Eric Cantona playing a villain for about 5 minutes.
I concur, this is in my top ten. Although these days I have to pretend that the Jon Voight in Deliverance is somehow not related to todays Jon Voight.
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Didn't realise that Nicky Katt took his own life in April of this year.
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Blimey, me neither.
It is a surprisingly good movie. I've got it in my DVD collection. Not watched in a while though.
I get that issue with a lot of actors and actresses. Love their movies, hate them. Sadly social media has a lot to do with this as it gives them an outlet and fan base which just feeds into their egos.
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Just watched The Missing Link.
Quite entertaining actually.
Hugh Jackman does a weirdly good impression of Timothy Dalton.
Quite entertaining actually.
Hugh Jackman does a weirdly good impression of Timothy Dalton.
Deliverance https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068473
Must have been a bit of a nightmare to shoot that movie. As always, a very good watch.
Must have been a bit of a nightmare to shoot that movie. As always, a very good watch.
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How to Train Your Dragon (live action) 7.5/10
This is an almost shot to shot recreation of a great animated film. I don't really know why it needs to exist, money? It was already a great film and practically nothing seems to be changed, cast was fine (although I still struggle to see Nick Frost as anything but Nick Frost) and it's still a fun story, well told. I'd probably still prefer to watch the animated version though.
This is an almost shot to shot recreation of a great animated film. I don't really know why it needs to exist, money? It was already a great film and practically nothing seems to be changed, cast was fine (although I still struggle to see Nick Frost as anything but Nick Frost) and it's still a fun story, well told. I'd probably still prefer to watch the animated version though.
Incantation (Taiwanese film - on Netflix)
A mother and her daughter are tormented by an evil presence.
This was really good, successfully walking the delicate line of being ‘harrowing and grounded’, yet also ‘knowingly a horror film’ for the sake of enabling ‘scary setups’. For example, it uses a found footage style for ‘horror movie purposes’ but without dragging the audience through tedious filler content often associated with the genre.
It excels with abundance; there are lots of well-crafted memorable moments, all sewn up with well-paced plot and a big dollop of intrigue.
Although it definitely borrows heavily from other successful modern horrors ideas (you could play a drinking game with the ‘spot the influences’) it keeps things fresh too - I won’t spoil it here though.
I’m struggling the think of many negatives, but the child element does give it a certain sad and tragic tone (at points) that can feel a bit heavy. For me, that just adds balance amongst more conventional ‘scares’.
Recommended for all members of OcUK horror club!
9/10 for horror fans.
7/10 for others.
A mother and her daughter are tormented by an evil presence.
This was really good, successfully walking the delicate line of being ‘harrowing and grounded’, yet also ‘knowingly a horror film’ for the sake of enabling ‘scary setups’. For example, it uses a found footage style for ‘horror movie purposes’ but without dragging the audience through tedious filler content often associated with the genre.
It excels with abundance; there are lots of well-crafted memorable moments, all sewn up with well-paced plot and a big dollop of intrigue.
Although it definitely borrows heavily from other successful modern horrors ideas (you could play a drinking game with the ‘spot the influences’) it keeps things fresh too - I won’t spoil it here though.
I’m struggling the think of many negatives, but the child element does give it a certain sad and tragic tone (at points) that can feel a bit heavy. For me, that just adds balance amongst more conventional ‘scares’.
Recommended for all members of OcUK horror club!
9/10 for horror fans.
7/10 for others.
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American Made
(Re-watch).
Just silly, enjoyable drama. Not too violent, shot in a fun slightly 'swingy' way, cool planes... What's not to like
(Re-watch).
Just silly, enjoyable drama. Not too violent, shot in a fun slightly 'swingy' way, cool planes... What's not to like
It's easy to watch and fun enough to rewatch.
Anora.
Sometimes you just don't see what other people see in a movie, and Anora was one of those for me. The only thing I knew beforehand was that it was very hyped (Oscar winner and all that), and that it had to do with sex workers.
I found the tone and pacing all over the pace. Half way through, it turns into a Scooby Doo chase with slapstick hijinks, which was jarring. There was virtually no soundtrack to speak of, so nothing memorable on that front, and I struggle a bit with the movies where it feels like an extended episode of a TV show; where you're basically just following a single character through a day or several days, almost in relatively real time. Something like an Uncut Gems or Past Lives, except those movies felt like you were going somewhere. There was no journey here. You're just following all these annoying characters in their quest to find the spoilt brat. Was there any poignant social commentary I missed in the movie? "The rich are spoilt brats who treat the lower class as play things, and the lower class are exploited for their beauty (Ani) or brawn (Igor)"? Is that it? It really didn't feel like it was saying anything groundbreaking.
The very final shot was about the only thing that had some heft, but not enough to carry all that hype.
4/10.
Sometimes you just don't see what other people see in a movie, and Anora was one of those for me. The only thing I knew beforehand was that it was very hyped (Oscar winner and all that), and that it had to do with sex workers.
I found the tone and pacing all over the pace. Half way through, it turns into a Scooby Doo chase with slapstick hijinks, which was jarring. There was virtually no soundtrack to speak of, so nothing memorable on that front, and I struggle a bit with the movies where it feels like an extended episode of a TV show; where you're basically just following a single character through a day or several days, almost in relatively real time. Something like an Uncut Gems or Past Lives, except those movies felt like you were going somewhere. There was no journey here. You're just following all these annoying characters in their quest to find the spoilt brat. Was there any poignant social commentary I missed in the movie? "The rich are spoilt brats who treat the lower class as play things, and the lower class are exploited for their beauty (Ani) or brawn (Igor)"? Is that it? It really didn't feel like it was saying anything groundbreaking.
The very final shot was about the only thing that had some heft, but not enough to carry all that hype.
4/10.
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Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Had to be done after watching the previous two films. The first third of the film is comedy gold, I just find it hilarious. I do think the villain is a bit weak and it does dip a bit in the middle, but I still love it.
9/10
Had to be done after watching the previous two films. The first third of the film is comedy gold, I just find it hilarious. I do think the villain is a bit weak and it does dip a bit in the middle, but I still love it.
9/10