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Midsommar. Wickerman like story of odd Swedish cult / commune. Enjoyable if a bit long. 7/10
What film did you watch last night?
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Spiderman: Far from Home 4/10
Really weak Marvel film I thought. The last third was ok, a bit like inception.....but the rest was just awful. In fact, I think most of the film was him trying to go out with MJ.
His mums fit though, so that gets an extra point.
Really weak Marvel film I thought. The last third was ok, a bit like inception.....but the rest was just awful. In fact, I think most of the film was him trying to go out with MJ.
His mums fit though, so that gets an extra point.
The Pledge - a seemingly obscure early 2000s Jack Nicholson film about a cop solving a last case into his retirement.
There wasn’t anything obviously bad about this film other than it just wasn’t a very satisfying conclusion. I didn’t find Jack’s acting very convincing either although perhaps that because his ‘decent’ seemed confined to two or three scenes. Not the payoff that the viewers deserved.
5/10
There wasn’t anything obviously bad about this film other than it just wasn’t a very satisfying conclusion. I didn’t find Jack’s acting very convincing either although perhaps that because his ‘decent’ seemed confined to two or three scenes. Not the payoff that the viewers deserved.
5/10
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Watched Endgame again and realised that Clint had about 15mins where he had the glove all by himself and he could have done the snap. I mean he wanted to die instead of Natasha anyway…..
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Very impressed by writing, directing and acting.
Very impressed by writing, directing and acting.
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Midsommar 7/10
Very wicker Man esque and quite unsettling. Didn't think it was quite as good as hereditary though.
Very wicker Man esque and quite unsettling. Didn't think it was quite as good as hereditary though.
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"Bring everyone back, make sure they're safe, destroy Thanos and, oh yeah, don't kill me. That should do it." *SNAP*
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Stand by me (1986)
A film I'd have had little interest in when it came out, being 17 ish.
Quite enjoyed it, quite funny and so touching in parts. Decent performances from the young cast for the most part.
Certainly better than the adult actors in the 1989 Pet Sematary we also watched this week. Even Fred Gwynne couldn't save this pile of tosh.
Stand by me 6/10
Pet Sematary (1989) 2/10
A film I'd have had little interest in when it came out, being 17 ish.
Quite enjoyed it, quite funny and so touching in parts. Decent performances from the young cast for the most part.
Certainly better than the adult actors in the 1989 Pet Sematary we also watched this week. Even Fred Gwynne couldn't save this pile of tosh.
Stand by me 6/10
Pet Sematary (1989) 2/10
( A point for each time the cat got killed)/
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Running with the Devil. 6/10, wasn't too bad at all.
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Ad Astra (2019) - 2/10
Slow, boring and dull with a nonsense plot that doesn’t really do or say anything.
The setting and atmosphere of near-future space is well portrayed, showing the slow, vast emptiness of solitude and how it affects people, but the random encounters are silly and seem to be there just so something can happen.
Good acting from Pitt as a person who doesn’t connect with others whilst seeking closure from an unknown father, but I just didn’t get it at all.
Slow, boring and dull with a nonsense plot that doesn’t really do or say anything.
The setting and atmosphere of near-future space is well portrayed, showing the slow, vast emptiness of solitude and how it affects people, but the random encounters are silly and seem to be there just so something can happen.
Good acting from Pitt as a person who doesn’t connect with others whilst seeking closure from an unknown father, but I just didn’t get it at all.
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Ready or Not
Very enjoyable, fun movie. A little chase, hint of horror, thrills with some actual funny moments.
The lead Samantha Weaving is a lot better than I remember her being, the only movie I remember her in is The Babysitter. She has done a great job in this, really like her from start to finish.
p.s. I feel like this movie is released a month too early, it could have been a much bigger hit a month from now when its Halloween.
Very enjoyable, fun movie. A little chase, hint of horror, thrills with some actual funny moments.
The lead Samantha Weaving is a lot better than I remember her being, the only movie I remember her in is The Babysitter. She has done a great job in this, really like her from start to finish.
p.s. I feel like this movie is released a month too early, it could have been a much bigger hit a month from now when its Halloween.
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Ad astra 3/10 looked nice and the sound effects at the IMAX incredible but the story terrible.
On the way out I did turn to my wife and say I bet the critics loved this film turns out they do. So rare that we like anything the critics do
kills three innocent people to go get his dad and faces no criminal charges when he returns wtf
On the way out I did turn to my wife and say I bet the critics loved this film turns out they do. So rare that we like anything the critics do
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Tusk on Amazon Prime.
Rather odd but a bit disappointing in the end. A less gross out Human Centipede.
Interesting to finally workout who was playing the pee take french policeman.
6/10
Rather odd but a bit disappointing in the end. A less gross out Human Centipede.
Interesting to finally workout who was playing the pee take french policeman.
6/10
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IT: Chapter 2 (2019) - 7/10
Thematically it’s still a horror film, with fear-inducing topics, gore, shadowy beings, distorted realities and distressing scenarios straight out of twisted nightmares but practically, it’s an action adventure film with an over reliance on CGI monsters to provide the scares.
It’s still a good film with a good story and a good cast of characters who show development and the monsters do look truly grotesque, both in appearance and the way they move, but it’s never scary. The finale also drags on a bit too long but otherwise, it’s a solid film.
Thematically it’s still a horror film, with fear-inducing topics, gore, shadowy beings, distorted realities and distressing scenarios straight out of twisted nightmares but practically, it’s an action adventure film with an over reliance on CGI monsters to provide the scares.
It’s still a good film with a good story and a good cast of characters who show development and the monsters do look truly grotesque, both in appearance and the way they move, but it’s never scary. The finale also drags on a bit too long but otherwise, it’s a solid film.
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Spiderman: Far From Home - 5/10 - Wow, so disappointed that this was the follow-up to Endgame. It felt very "meh" compared to the first new Spidey film, the life shattering events around "blip" were brushed over (here's a 1 min montage and a tiny Ironman shrine in Venice), the main MCU cast (Fury etc) were phoning it in at best whilst the Spidey cast did - OK-ish - although I did like Mysterio and his back story, but it just became the stock MCU CGI-fest and thats just boring now. I'd rather have a MCU film really develop the characters around the aftermath of the "Blip" with Peter loosing a father figure, the world readjusting via more than a quick "Aunt May speech" and dealing with that for most of the film instead of this very "light teen adventure" film which really failed to be as funny as MCU films were in the past.
It's well made, the CGI is very good and it's got the usual MCU polish which is why I still think it's a 5/10 but it felt like a teen-fiction film which did work for me.
It's well made, the CGI is very good and it's got the usual MCU polish which is why I still think it's a 5/10 but it felt like a teen-fiction film which did work for me.
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Enjoyed it ....Yeah I would give it that score though not in a rush to watch again.
Re: Hereditary (trailer looks good) will save that one for nearer Halloween