What film did you watch last night?
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Decided to revisit The Frighteners. I hazily remember watching it years ago and was prepared for the effects to have aged awfully...and they have. On the whole I suppose it's saved by the nostalgia I have for Michael J Fox films....the film itself just can't decide whether it wants to go horror or comedy and walks a wobbly line between the two.
You're kidding right? The story was all over the place, it didn't know if it was a comedy or a serious film and changed its message about three times. Then the completely jarring and utterly out of place scene with the swearing just did it for me. 4/10.
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Soldato
I agree with you, I saw the trailer and expected a comedy.
What I got was a snoozefest.
Soldato
Just went to see Ready Player One, enjoyed it, 8/10
So bad it’s gooooooood
Lol - did you see it Ray and did you enjoy it?
Caporegime
I saw it, it's enjoyable. 90mins flew by like it was like 20 so on that level it's great. I just like big robots hitting things
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Ready Player One (2018) - 10/10
A superb family action adventure movie full of spectacular special effects and tons of video game and pop culture references.
Exciting and thrilling, but also heartwarming and comical thanks to the great cast, likeable characters and moral messages.
Entertaining throughout, the plot initially seems a bit simple as it follows video game logic, but there’s a lot more to it and with something always going on, it’s never boring.
It’s not perfect – the villain is a bit of a letdown and it drags a bit at the end, but it is a visual treat and relatively topical with the ever growing and ever-changing gamer culture.
A superb family action adventure movie full of spectacular special effects and tons of video game and pop culture references.
Exciting and thrilling, but also heartwarming and comical thanks to the great cast, likeable characters and moral messages.
Entertaining throughout, the plot initially seems a bit simple as it follows video game logic, but there’s a lot more to it and with something always going on, it’s never boring.
It’s not perfect – the villain is a bit of a letdown and it drags a bit at the end, but it is a visual treat and relatively topical with the ever growing and ever-changing gamer culture.
Thor: Ragnarok.
Ugh man this movie sucked. Marvel movies have been getting increasingly smug and the comedy is shoehorned in so hard that for me it just feels flat and awkward. The scenes where Thor was bantering with Bruce Banner were just cringeworthy, and that rock guy with the saffie accent was horrendous. The heroin valkyrie woman was also poor and overall it felt like it had a desperate edge to it, kind of a: "HAHA IM SO FUNNY PLEASE LIKE ME AND LAUGH" element so that I was really put off and barely cracked a smile. The Avengers was much better in that regard, and I wish they maintained more of a serious aspect to the hero movies with sporadic comedy instead of trying too hard. In the end Asgard just felt like a complete limp-wristed joke instead of the superpower that it is supposed to be.
6/10.
Ugh man this movie sucked. Marvel movies have been getting increasingly smug and the comedy is shoehorned in so hard that for me it just feels flat and awkward. The scenes where Thor was bantering with Bruce Banner were just cringeworthy, and that rock guy with the saffie accent was horrendous. The heroin valkyrie woman was also poor and overall it felt like it had a desperate edge to it, kind of a: "HAHA IM SO FUNNY PLEASE LIKE ME AND LAUGH" element so that I was really put off and barely cracked a smile. The Avengers was much better in that regard, and I wish they maintained more of a serious aspect to the hero movies with sporadic comedy instead of trying too hard. In the end Asgard just felt like a complete limp-wristed joke instead of the superpower that it is supposed to be.
6/10.
Caporegime
Tomb raider 6/10
Meh it's pretty much exactly what you expect.
A reboot, set up origin film for some character that isn't particularly fresh or interesting.
Deffo not my cuppa.
Meh it's pretty much exactly what you expect.
A reboot, set up origin film for some character that isn't particularly fresh or interesting.
Deffo not my cuppa.
Team America World Police - AMERICA **** YEAH!!! Violence, gore, sex, explosions etc. etc. all with puppets! Very silly but fun too, oh, and Matt Damon! 3/5
Caporegime
Downsizing.
Matt Damon—the human embodiment of white bread—mugs his way through this awkward box office bomb that doesn't know where it's going, and has several conflicting ideas about how to get there. He is supported by Hong Chau (reduced to a painfully outdated racial stereotype, complete with excruciatingly affected accent and an insultingly limited 'me love you long time' vocabulary) and the irrepressible Christoph Waltz (a classy Austrian playing a filthy Serb) who steals the show in every one of his scenes, and is easily the most likeable and relatable character.
The film starts off as a social commentary on over-consumption, and attempts to follow this through into the 'downsized' world, but doesn't seem to know what's meant to happen next, and takes several sharp turns in unrelated directions as it tries to re-establish what might be generously described as the vaguely salvageable remnants of an otherwise incoherent plot.
The third act informs us that the Antarctic ice caps are releasing too much methane (or some such ********) so of course, tough decisions need to be made. A tiny handful of sensible people respond accordingly, while the rest of the world (including Damon and his 2-dimensional mail order Vietnamese girlfriend) just continues on its merry way as if nothing has changed.
And then the movie ends.
I rate Downsizing at 13.32 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a shockingly racist 4/10 on IMDB.
Matt Damon—the human embodiment of white bread—mugs his way through this awkward box office bomb that doesn't know where it's going, and has several conflicting ideas about how to get there. He is supported by Hong Chau (reduced to a painfully outdated racial stereotype, complete with excruciatingly affected accent and an insultingly limited 'me love you long time' vocabulary) and the irrepressible Christoph Waltz (a classy Austrian playing a filthy Serb) who steals the show in every one of his scenes, and is easily the most likeable and relatable character.
The film starts off as a social commentary on over-consumption, and attempts to follow this through into the 'downsized' world, but doesn't seem to know what's meant to happen next, and takes several sharp turns in unrelated directions as it tries to re-establish what might be generously described as the vaguely salvageable remnants of an otherwise incoherent plot.
The third act informs us that the Antarctic ice caps are releasing too much methane (or some such ********) so of course, tough decisions need to be made. A tiny handful of sensible people respond accordingly, while the rest of the world (including Damon and his 2-dimensional mail order Vietnamese girlfriend) just continues on its merry way as if nothing has changed.
And then the movie ends.
I rate Downsizing at 13.32 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a shockingly racist 4/10 on IMDB.
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Spider-Man Homecoming 7/10 I enjoyed this, decent entry into the MCU even their weak efforts are solid well made enjoyable films that most blockbusters find hard to match. Holland and Keaton both put in good turns plot was nicely pitched and captured a teenage spidey well.
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Isle of Dogs - 8/10
Different and unique in its style and presentation with a mature setting and story, but still manages to retain its simple moral message and childhood innocence throughout the plot.
Witty and entertaining with a good cast of characters, use of music and Japanese culture.
However, I felt the story focused too much on the human’s conspiracy rather than the canine’s struggle / journey, and it all was resolved too conveniently at the end.
Different and unique in its style and presentation with a mature setting and story, but still manages to retain its simple moral message and childhood innocence throughout the plot.
Witty and entertaining with a good cast of characters, use of music and Japanese culture.
However, I felt the story focused too much on the human’s conspiracy rather than the canine’s struggle / journey, and it all was resolved too conveniently at the end.
Soldato
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4986098/
Good in parts but a bit of a let down overall 5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547194/
8/10 - Decent
Good in parts but a bit of a let down overall 5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547194/
8/10 - Decent
Soldato
Death of Stalin 8/10
Dark political comedy farce almost depressing really knowing these people actually lived but great cast and script etc.
Dark political comedy farce almost depressing really knowing these people actually lived but great cast and script etc.