Soldato
He won't be short for loose change, but somewhere down the line he has to ask himself if he's proud of what he's achieved with this sort of film.
What film did you watch last night?
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Soldato
Nah - it's not about cash, it's just about keeping busy.
It's not like he doesn't have his fair share of classics anyway. De Niro's got nothing to prove.
It's not like he doesn't have his fair share of classics anyway. De Niro's got nothing to prove.
Don
Mad Max: Fury Road - 9/10.
Had sort of put off watching it, as in my head was thinking it wouldn't be that good - never have I been more wrong.
2 Hours of almost non-stop vehicular warfare and explosions. Visually amazing, with clever rather than over the top CGI, interlaced with real-life stunts, all presented with a vibrant colour scheme (who knew a desert could look this good?). The soundtrack was excellent as well, cleverly intertwining what was going on onscreen e.g. War drums and the Guitarist into an integral part of the experience.
Tom Hardy cast as Max worked absolutely fine - whilst I'm not sure I could say there was anything outstanding about him - there was nothing wrong either - he fit perfectly and couldn't see how anyone else would fit the role better.
Interesting interactive visual pre/post cgi of some scenes in the article below:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/31/8694099/mad-max-cgi-before-and-after-shots
Had sort of put off watching it, as in my head was thinking it wouldn't be that good - never have I been more wrong.
2 Hours of almost non-stop vehicular warfare and explosions. Visually amazing, with clever rather than over the top CGI, interlaced with real-life stunts, all presented with a vibrant colour scheme (who knew a desert could look this good?). The soundtrack was excellent as well, cleverly intertwining what was going on onscreen e.g. War drums and the Guitarist into an integral part of the experience.
Tom Hardy cast as Max worked absolutely fine - whilst I'm not sure I could say there was anything outstanding about him - there was nothing wrong either - he fit perfectly and couldn't see how anyone else would fit the role better.
Interesting interactive visual pre/post cgi of some scenes in the article below:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/31/8694099/mad-max-cgi-before-and-after-shots
Caporegime
Give over. Last year he made Joy, Ellis, Heist and The Intern, none of which required him to jerk off at length, other merits notwithstanding.
Michael Caine was interviewed on the Mayo/Kermode film show the other day. He keeps pretty busy as well, and he's 10 years older the De Niro. I doubt he'd be willing to star in anything like Dirty Grandpa.
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Associate
Saving Mr. Banks... nice film, and Hanks and Thompson are always worth watching 7.5/10
legend of the Guardians... Absolutley stunning visuals, really some of the best CG work I've seen, but only an average film; though the kids loved it... 6/10
legend of the Guardians... Absolutley stunning visuals, really some of the best CG work I've seen, but only an average film; though the kids loved it... 6/10
Don
My local Cineworlds tend to be really crap for convenient film times. Was the only thing on that wasn't too early or too late!
Caporegime
John Wick. Pretty good, really.
Caporegime
Asterix films are all totally garbage. Buy your son some Asterix comics. They are a million times better imo.
Associate
Selfless. Biggest load of tripe you could imagine. Hilariously bad. Poor story extremely dumb. 1 out of ten
Soldato
Cheers, will take a look!
13 Hours : Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. 8/10
Very entertaining, intense action sequences. Enjoyed it far more than American Sniper, this seemed more 'real'. I'll have to look into the real events to see how accurate it was but assuming it is fairly close to the real thing it is a crazy story.
Very entertaining, intense action sequences. Enjoyed it far more than American Sniper, this seemed more 'real'. I'll have to look into the real events to see how accurate it was but assuming it is fairly close to the real thing it is a crazy story.
Soldato
John Wick
8/10
Enjoyed the film. Would recommend
8/10
Enjoyed the film. Would recommend
Err...it's a Michael Bay film....I'm not sure how that equates to feeling 'more real'
Kermode's review said exactly the opposite, it was all (unsurprisingly) about the explosions and effects and little concentration on the characters or development.
Soldato
If you're going to use someone as a comparison against De Niro then Cain is hardly a good choice. The man lost out on the chance to collect his Oscar because he was filming that visual excrement "Jaws: The Revenge", which he admits was just for a paycheck for his house.
Associate
Fox Catcher 6/10 I wasn't feeling this, just a bit too slow and plodding. The story and acting were very interesting, however I felt it could have been tightened up greatly.
Caporegime
If you're going to use someone as a comparison against De Niro then Cain is hardly a good choice. The man lost out on the chance to collect his Oscar because he was filming that visual excrement "Jaws: The Revenge", which he admits was just for a paycheck for his house.
How much of his Jaws screen time was spent masturbating?
Soldato
Dunno, weren't there a few minutes in Get Carter, though?
Soldato
Watched Sicario last night - 9/10 for me
Really, really, really good
Suspence, acting and filming all top notch
story line is well constructed too - hints to things but when you finally understand whats going on its nice and simple to understand without tons of exposition
almost believable story in places as well - no one really does anything thats outside of what could really be happening
only annoyance was
Really, really, really good
Suspence, acting and filming all top notch
story line is well constructed too - hints to things but when you finally understand whats going on its nice and simple to understand without tons of exposition
almost believable story in places as well - no one really does anything thats outside of what could really be happening
only annoyance was
the friend setting her up with a random dude in a random bar who turns out to be out get her? seemed a bit convienient that the randomness of it lead straight to a bad guy? but meh minor thing really
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I really enjoyed Sicario as well and thought the cinematography was just fantastic, though at least half a dozen people (kids) walked out of the cinema at the time, and I heard comments from others leaving after that weren't positive at all