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The Hitman's Bodyguard - 8/10
Thoroughly enjoyed it as all out action comedy, much more than I expected to.
Thoroughly enjoyed it as all out action comedy, much more than I expected to.
Independence Day Resurgence.
As a standalone brain out film it wasn't too bad, guide funny (not sure if intentional or not) in places, but as a followup to the first it just didn't fit, completely different style of film.
We watched it small screen over two nights, loved it, this with his earlier Sicario make a modern blade runner follow up more interesting than I would have expected!Compared to something like The Revenant', I thought it translated pretty well! There's certain scenes that definitely feel more 'cinematic' on the big screen (the helicopter approaching the shell for the first time), but otherwise it's fine.
Finally got to the cinema to watch Spiderman Homecoming. Nice take on the younger Spiderman, coming at it from a different angle from previous movies. I found it quite refreshing, though like others I found him to be too "teched up" by Tony Stark instead of having his natural abilities (where was his spider sense?) I'm looking forwards to seeing what they can do with him as he (and Tom Holland) grow up in future movies. Michael Keaton was great as the baddie, and despite a few big set pieces, it felt like a more down-to-earth, more personable film. It was more Ant-Man than Avengers, but that's okay because you don't want every Marvel film to be about saving the world.
" A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic"I think that is a problem with a lot of films these days - they seem to feel the stakes need to be real high with save the world type stuff, when actually much more down to earth style plots are far more enjoyable. Fast & Furious is a good example of a film series that lost its way by going 'bigger' with save the world type plots (regardless of what you think of these films overall, the upscaling to world threats made them worse).
A good action film doesn't have to be life or death of the world (Die Hard 1 a great example of a film with smaller scale)
I think that is a problem with a lot of films these days - they seem to feel the stakes need to be real high with save the world type stuff, when actually much more down to earth style plots are far more enjoyable. Fast & Furious is a good example of a film series that lost its way by going 'bigger' with save the world type plots (regardless of what you think of these films overall, the upscaling to world threats made them worse).
A good action film doesn't have to be life or death of the world (Die Hard 1 a great example of a film with smaller scale)