I remember getting this on pirate VHS back in 93, totally agree with you, fantastic film. That and Boyz n the Hood.
What film did you watch last night?
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I remember getting this on pirate VHS back in 93, totally agree with you, fantastic film. That and Boyz n the Hood.
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Charlie’s Angels (2019) 5/10 Kinda meh even if we ignore the super subtle men are bad theme it’s charmless and relatively poorly made. I didn’t hate it it but there was little to enjoy. Not enough charm to carry the film off without other areas being excellent. Sadly Lots of action films do the action better. Lots of film are better filmed and directed. Lots of films have more compelling stories. It just felt so halfhearted. The previous 2 movies were better in every way.
Another case of "this definitely should not have been remade" I've not even watched because I know it's going to be dire.
"What you say about my momma?"
Always felt like M2S was overshadowed by BoyZ In The Hood despite being the grittier and more realistic movie.
Same as 187, far superior to the Dangerous Minds hollywood happy crap.
I watched this for the first time recently, didn't realize it was a different film to that parody one don't be a menace to south central
Quite enjoyed it though.
Is this like a London gangsta thing
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Unhinged (2020) - 6/10
A run of the mill thriller with a modern view on the stresses and consequences related to modern day society in the USA. Good acting and some moments of suspense and surprise, but nothing remarkably good or bad about it, other than the clichés and the overly happy ending.
A run of the mill thriller with a modern view on the stresses and consequences related to modern day society in the USA. Good acting and some moments of suspense and surprise, but nothing remarkably good or bad about it, other than the clichés and the overly happy ending.
Going have give that a go
Watched a fair bit of Upstream Color. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084989/
It started off quite well but as time went on it lost me. I normally like these sorts of films but not this one so much...
It started off quite well but as time went on it lost me. I normally like these sorts of films but not this one so much...
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) - 6/10
Colourful cartoon mayhem which is silly and slapstick throughout, but runs out of good material long before the end.
The story is good with a good modern moral message and the characters are entertaining, but it still feels uneven with crude humour at times.
Colourful cartoon mayhem which is silly and slapstick throughout, but runs out of good material long before the end.
The story is good with a good modern moral message and the characters are entertaining, but it still feels uneven with crude humour at times.
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Downfall 8/10
Tough to watch at times and I’m not sure how historically accurate it is but a good watch nonetheless.
Tough to watch at times and I’m not sure how historically accurate it is but a good watch nonetheless.
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The Vigil.
Nice first and second acts (second in particular) let down by a weak and formulaic ending.
6/10
Nice first and second acts (second in particular) let down by a weak and formulaic ending.
6/10
Cinema is my guess, it's not on in any of the usual places.
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Brawl in Cell Block 99 8/10
Completely unrealistic nonsense but very satisfying punch ups and gory violence.
The Post 7/10
Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, about the Washington Post publishing the vietnam war government scandal.
Completely unrealistic nonsense but very satisfying punch ups and gory violence.
The Post 7/10
Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, about the Washington Post publishing the vietnam war government scandal.
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The Third Man.
Still one of the very few 10/10 movies.
Still one of the very few 10/10 movies.
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Knives Out 7/10 fairly decently acted, nicely made, plot was fairly engaging but I'm not sure about all the love it got from the reviewers. So we had all the grasping irredeemable bad/weak relatives get their comeuppance. Very vanilla, some nice plot points but needed to be either cleverer with the plot or more campy. It kind of fell between the two tropes that work for me. It was good but I'll have forgotten it soon and didn't leave me going Wow. Which is kind of what I was expecting from the noise about it at release.
Greyhound 8/10
Nice solid ww2 action film. Short and to the point, wasn't really any attempt to form an emotional bond with the crew so just stuff shooting at each other for about 90 mins. Not sure how technically accurate it was but held my interest.
Terminator Dark Fate 5/10
The plot had potential. The acting from all parties but particularly Grace and Conner was awful. Wasn't doing too badly as a genetic action film until the airforce base part which was a bit too farcical for me.
Happy Death Day 7/10
A bit stupid and a bit funny, but was entertaining enough to want to see it through and know who "done it".
Nice solid ww2 action film. Short and to the point, wasn't really any attempt to form an emotional bond with the crew so just stuff shooting at each other for about 90 mins. Not sure how technically accurate it was but held my interest.
Terminator Dark Fate 5/10
The plot had potential. The acting from all parties but particularly Grace and Conner was awful. Wasn't doing too badly as a genetic action film until the airforce base part which was a bit too farcical for me.
Happy Death Day 7/10
A bit stupid and a bit funny, but was entertaining enough to want to see it through and know who "done it".