What film did you watch last night?
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I was a fan of the series at the time as well, not sure if it will have aged well though? It always struck me at the time that RotLD pt III was just a zombie remake of Romeo and Juliet
I posted about it the other day, i'm sort of the same, while I rate it highly, it's definitely a one and done type movie.
I watched another Safdie brothers movie Good Time straight after, not as good but still a fairly decent watch as Pattinson was excellent. Maybe a 6/10 whereas I rate Uncut Gems a solid 8/10.
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Black Widow - interesting to see a bit more of Natasha's background and David Harbour was fun but not much else. 3/5
And most importantly... family.
We watched F9 the other night and I don't think I've ever seen a film with such disrespect for the viewer before. How Vin Diesel has managed to keep a successful acting career is a modern day miracle because he was no acting worth at all and I say that as someone who only went to one drama class as a kid. He talked the same way to his 4 year old son as he did when talking to someone he was about to brutally murder.
That and clearly Vin thinks a lot of his character so some of the fight scenes were nonsense.
5/10
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I didn't but what a way to go!!I did. Dirty beggar
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I didn't but what a way to go!!
You're not kidding. It's not what I would like to be remembered for.
However, I do feel the need to remind people of this fact when his name or a film he's been in has been bought up. Mostly because of the obvious.
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Absolutely. It's not "play" you can mess around with.
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I was meaning it is repugnant. At least he died with a smile on his face.
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Very true.
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Time Trap - Netflix 8/10
Quite a good little film actually and the concept of the film is always is a very interesting one.
Quite a good little film actually and the concept of the film is always is a very interesting one.
Some I watched recently:
Sin City
Nobody seems to give a **** about this film anymore do they? There was quite a fuss at the time and I remember being totally hooked in the cinema. I've rewatched it a few times and it's never been quite as good as the initial watch, but the anthology-style, violence and comic book visuals have always appealed and it remains super watchable. There are some silly CGI moments (particularly in the Marv section) which look a bit too goofy and could ideally be trimmed. Otherwise, I still think this was a big success. Impressive cast, too!
8.5/10
The Hunger Games
Unfortunately I can't suspend my disbelief at this one. It felt like it was based on a children's book, which it was. The 'bad society' too nonchalant, the 'oppressed society' too helpless. I immediately felt that I knew the outcome of the film (which I did, although not quite that specifically). Just redundantly obvious. I don't have any desire to watch the sequels, but the 'battle royal' section was inherently interesting enough to watch it until the conclusion.
6/10
Dawn of the Dead
There is something undoubtedly classic about this film. The story is an irrelevant sliver of what is going on elsewhere in the world. No 'saving the day' here, just surviving against zombies in a mall. I like that. As iconic as it is, it's not perfect. First, the nitpicks. Despite it's age, the zombies look like ass with their blue/grey face-paint. Also, what is going on with that absurd, ever present soundtrack?! It really does need to STFU on occasion, particularly in the opening scenes. Beyond nitpicks, two of the main characters are deeply annoying with their poor choices... it's not surprising who survives and who doesn't. The pacing is also weird, with an unnecessary long pre-mall and 'looter' sections. Overall, better than I remember.
8/10
Spiral (from the 'Saw' franchise)
I do enjoy the Saw films. Despite some of the lesser entries entries (5, 'the final chapter' and 'Jigsaw') at their core it's always a short murder mystery 'romp'; sinister and playful. The first film in the franchise is also one of the greatest horror films ever (with one of the greatest 'twists' ever) and I will fight to the death anyone that says otherwise! Here, we have Chris Rock (!) starring and Samual L. Jackson (!!) co-starring, which is a bit bizarre at first. Otherwise, it's as you'd expect, albeit focussed around a police force that are being targeted by a 'mysterious killer'. I enjoyed it as expected and the 'twist' was unforeseen by me, although I was along the right lines with my observations:
The film was very rushed at the end which was a little unfortunate. Perhaps it could have been padded out a bit further. Still, worth a watch if you fancy some popcorn horror.
7/10
Sin City
Nobody seems to give a **** about this film anymore do they? There was quite a fuss at the time and I remember being totally hooked in the cinema. I've rewatched it a few times and it's never been quite as good as the initial watch, but the anthology-style, violence and comic book visuals have always appealed and it remains super watchable. There are some silly CGI moments (particularly in the Marv section) which look a bit too goofy and could ideally be trimmed. Otherwise, I still think this was a big success. Impressive cast, too!
8.5/10
The Hunger Games
Unfortunately I can't suspend my disbelief at this one. It felt like it was based on a children's book, which it was. The 'bad society' too nonchalant, the 'oppressed society' too helpless. I immediately felt that I knew the outcome of the film (which I did, although not quite that specifically). Just redundantly obvious. I don't have any desire to watch the sequels, but the 'battle royal' section was inherently interesting enough to watch it until the conclusion.
6/10
Dawn of the Dead
There is something undoubtedly classic about this film. The story is an irrelevant sliver of what is going on elsewhere in the world. No 'saving the day' here, just surviving against zombies in a mall. I like that. As iconic as it is, it's not perfect. First, the nitpicks. Despite it's age, the zombies look like ass with their blue/grey face-paint. Also, what is going on with that absurd, ever present soundtrack?! It really does need to STFU on occasion, particularly in the opening scenes. Beyond nitpicks, two of the main characters are deeply annoying with their poor choices... it's not surprising who survives and who doesn't. The pacing is also weird, with an unnecessary long pre-mall and 'looter' sections. Overall, better than I remember.
8/10
Spiral (from the 'Saw' franchise)
I do enjoy the Saw films. Despite some of the lesser entries entries (5, 'the final chapter' and 'Jigsaw') at their core it's always a short murder mystery 'romp'; sinister and playful. The first film in the franchise is also one of the greatest horror films ever (with one of the greatest 'twists' ever) and I will fight to the death anyone that says otherwise! Here, we have Chris Rock (!) starring and Samual L. Jackson (!!) co-starring, which is a bit bizarre at first. Otherwise, it's as you'd expect, albeit focussed around a police force that are being targeted by a 'mysterious killer'. I enjoyed it as expected and the 'twist' was unforeseen by me, although I was along the right lines with my observations:
I had noted that we hadn't seen the cop side-kick's wife, so I thought they may have something to do with it.
The film was very rushed at the end which was a little unfortunate. Perhaps it could have been padded out a bit further. Still, worth a watch if you fancy some popcorn horror.
7/10
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I've been contemplating a rewatch of this recently, such an iconic movie. In fact, i think i'll go back to back with the sequel over the weekend, which isn't an entirely awful follow up.
I enjoyed this overall but struggled with Chris Rock's 'confused and needing to take a dump' face in the place of actually acting
However I watch Saw movies for gruesome elaborate deaths and it filled that requirement, I did figure it out about 30 minutes in, both killer and motive but this is more a sign of how much crap that I watch as opposed to my intellect.
I totally agree that the first Saw movie is an absolute horror classic, such a superb twist.
@SixTwoSix ha you're right... he did look like he needed a big poo
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Spiral (2021)
I quite like the Saw films, with the first being and absolute classic. I also agree with Nitefly's point of one of the greatest twists of all time.
Spiral, however, is very poor in comparison to any of the previous films, to the point that I fell asleep after an hour. Although I'd have been happy to turn it off after 15 minutes, it was that bad.
And Chris Rock has no business in a lead role in any film, no matter how B movie the film is.
He was bearable in Lethal Weapon 4 and ok in his small roll in Dogma, but all he really seems to be doing is delivering his lines in the same way he does his stand up routines.
3/10
I quite like the Saw films, with the first being and absolute classic. I also agree with Nitefly's point of one of the greatest twists of all time.
Spiral, however, is very poor in comparison to any of the previous films, to the point that I fell asleep after an hour. Although I'd have been happy to turn it off after 15 minutes, it was that bad.
And Chris Rock has no business in a lead role in any film, no matter how B movie the film is.
He was bearable in Lethal Weapon 4 and ok in his small roll in Dogma, but all he really seems to be doing is delivering his lines in the same way he does his stand up routines.
3/10