What film did you watch last night?
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Top Gun: Maverick, 2nd time.
I don't get this film, in the age of soulless cash grabs and minimum effort film making how can a sequel to a 30 year old film be one of the best movies I've seen in years.
10/10
Good writers, actors and directors who understand the appeal of the original content and respect it.
Hocus Pocus 2 - 5.5/10.
It was OK but lacked the charm of the original. Lets be honest the original isn't anything particularly special but this was pretty lazy, ticked a lot of boxes and covered all the common tropes in lazy film making.
Women good and clever, men stupid and evil. Misunderstood evil characters who it turns out aren't such bad eggs in the end.
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Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu.
It's South Korea, where all the young women look like young girls, and all the young men look like young women!
Anyway, a bitter and disillusioned Yoon Young-hwa is back at work following a demotion from prime time TV news anchor to B grade current affairs radio jockey. The reasons for this demotion are not yet clear, but we get some allusions to an 'unsavoury' incident.
During the talkback segment of his show, Yoon receives a phone call from a mysterious man threatening to blow up a bridge if he doesn't get an apology from the president for... something. Yoon calls his bluff, and immediately a bridge blows up, leaving a bunch of people dead and many others trapped.
In a bold demonstration of the ethical decision-making that got him demoted in the first place, Yoon refuses to call the police, and persuades his boss to film him live as he continues to negotiate with the bomber, hoping that this will give him the publicity boost he needs to regain his prestigious anchor role. As the incident unfolds, new secrets are revealed, gritty choices are made, and we quickly discover that nobody in this mess is as innocent as they claim.
Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu is a solid and refreshingly intelligent thriller that treads a familiar path among the classic South Korean themes of corruption, glacial government bureaucracy, corruption, loyalty, betrayal, corruption, deceit, media influence, filial piety, and corruption.
I rate Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu at 26.64 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as an impressive 8/10 on IMDB.
It's South Korea, where all the young women look like young girls, and all the young men look like young women!
Anyway, a bitter and disillusioned Yoon Young-hwa is back at work following a demotion from prime time TV news anchor to B grade current affairs radio jockey. The reasons for this demotion are not yet clear, but we get some allusions to an 'unsavoury' incident.
During the talkback segment of his show, Yoon receives a phone call from a mysterious man threatening to blow up a bridge if he doesn't get an apology from the president for... something. Yoon calls his bluff, and immediately a bridge blows up, leaving a bunch of people dead and many others trapped.
In a bold demonstration of the ethical decision-making that got him demoted in the first place, Yoon refuses to call the police, and persuades his boss to film him live as he continues to negotiate with the bomber, hoping that this will give him the publicity boost he needs to regain his prestigious anchor role. As the incident unfolds, new secrets are revealed, gritty choices are made, and we quickly discover that nobody in this mess is as innocent as they claim.
Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu is a solid and refreshingly intelligent thriller that treads a familiar path among the classic South Korean themes of corruption, glacial government bureaucracy, corruption, loyalty, betrayal, corruption, deceit, media influence, filial piety, and corruption.
I rate Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu at 26.64 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as an impressive 8/10 on IMDB.
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Barbarian 5/10
Hmm, there were things that were quite good about this, but characters doing dumb things to further the plot just ruined it for me. First half was pretty good, but it kinda lost the plot halfway through, with a particularly stupid ending.
Hmm, there were things that were quite good about this, but characters doing dumb things to further the plot just ruined it for me. First half was pretty good, but it kinda lost the plot halfway through, with a particularly stupid ending.
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Eternals - ok I guess
Thor Love and Thunder - really enjoyed this one. Can’t wait for more guardians.
Thor Love and Thunder - really enjoyed this one. Can’t wait for more guardians.
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The Conjuring 2.
I had high hopes as I loved the first one but just left feeling bitterly disappointed.
I had high hopes as I loved the first one but just left feeling bitterly disappointed.
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Hocus Pocus was a big part of my childhood, so I gave this a go, and was happy enough that they didn't completely mess it up.
Plenty of nice callbacks, though I am sure the woke-police will be up in arms.
However I would say everyone came across as stupid, and only really the Sandersons were evil (I don't feel that redemption was implied).
6/10, also made me realise that Thackery carried the first a fair bit.
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A fair score. I particularly like the first part up to....
where she ventures down to the basement and finds the hidden door with the hellish, steep stairs down in to darkness.
Lost its way a little after that.
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Thx for mentioning "The Thing" made me look up "The Thing From Another World". Been on BBC recently and available on iPlayer so going to subject the kids to it. Cracking piece of 1950's sci-fi.
Would recommend anyone to see it in the Cinema if its still on. For where i was it was a one night only showing unfortunately. The entire audience was hysterical with the bug head scene as it tries to scuttle away lol.
As well as Donald Moffat's infamous delivery
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Saw The Thing as a young boy and safe to say it gave me nightmares for a while. So many messed up scenes lol.
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All quiet on the western front (netflix)
About a 17 year old german soldier in WW1 and the contrast in perception he had on joining, to the realities of the front line.
Really enjoyed it 8/10
About a 17 year old german soldier in WW1 and the contrast in perception he had on joining, to the realities of the front line.
Really enjoyed it 8/10
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Saint Maud and I loved it!
It's been a while since I have seen a film which properly made me scream out loud and grabbed my dog in fright!
It's been a while since I have seen a film which properly made me scream out loud and grabbed my dog in fright!
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Don't worry darling 7/10
Predicting the outcome is obviously the best bit of the film and it does kinda deliver.
But I felt wanting so much more explanation.
Florence Pugh is hot.
It's fine as a throw away movie.
I'm sure there's 1000 plot holes and whys?
Don't get me wrong it's gash, but it's not gutter gash, gash.
Predicting the outcome is obviously the best bit of the film and it does kinda deliver.
But I felt wanting so much more explanation.
Florence Pugh is hot.
It's fine as a throw away movie.
I'm sure there's 1000 plot holes and whys?
Don't get me wrong it's gash, but it's not gutter gash, gash.
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Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Seeing as it's Day of the Dead in Mexico and that i haven't seen this before i thought it was brilliant. Charming and emotional. Well done Pixar yet again.
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Prisoners, all star cast including jake gyllanhall and hugh jackman, great thriller, really enjoyed it, 8/10