Is this about Richard Kuklinski, the mafia hitman guy? I read a book about him. Absolute nutcase.
What film did you watch last night?
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Yep! Just watch it as a film and not as a 1:1 portrail and you'll LOVE it. Micheal Shannon doesn't tend to do bad films/bad acting. Chris Evans is very good in this, and majorly out of his usual wheelhouse.
It's only around 90mins, so short and sweet, so no big deal to watch.
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He was fantastic as Van Alden in Boardwalk Empire, probably one of his best roles, his slow descent away from the upstanding incorruptible lawman he started as was a joy to watch.
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That series is just amazing. The erm Mum and Son bits were very awful to watch, annoying though as she is hot asf hahaha. But it's VERY wrong in that setting hahaha
My god, some scenes with Gillian are fantastic, ridiculously hot at times - time hasn't been kind to her sadly.
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Yeah like a melted candle mate, just like how hot Christina Applegate was in Anchorman, and then now
, another is Elisha Cuthbert she was insane in The Girl Next Door...
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I'm stealing that - 'like a melted candle'
Yeah sadly my thoughts as well. After a while the non stop fight scenes just become boring.
Commando
The Arnie ‘classic’ which I’ve seen several times.
The very quotable one liners are great, legendary even, but the film is otherwise surprisingly boring. The downtime between these moments is agonising. I don’t think I’ve ever made it through once without my attention dropping away.
The marimba-laced score is also hateful.
My memory of this film is always better than the experience of watching it.
5/10
The Arnie ‘classic’ which I’ve seen several times.
The very quotable one liners are great, legendary even, but the film is otherwise surprisingly boring. The downtime between these moments is agonising. I don’t think I’ve ever made it through once without my attention dropping away.
The marimba-laced score is also hateful.
My memory of this film is always better than the experience of watching it.
5/10
I wholeheartedly agree, it's a good example of movies from the 80's held high on a pedestal that aren't actually that great outside of the obvious moments.
There are some absolute classics across 80's/90's but there is a lot of stuff that would be torn to shreds if released these days and not viewed through rose tinted glasses.
I say this as a huge 80s/90s fan (it's my childhood/formative years) - i'm also realistic about how good a lot of these movies really were when you strip away nostalgia.
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Yeah, the action scenes in it are laughable (though maybe they were aiming for that?). Main bad guy gets shot out of a window without much trouble, barely an inconvenience. Also Bennet as loveable as he is as a bad guy is really just trash. And what is it with his knitted “chainmail”?
You can see a lot of springboards launching bad guys in the air around explosions too - not even well hidden.
Don
Yeah, it’s almost a parody of Hot Shots part Deux because of stuff like that, which is a literal parody of films like Commando.
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OMG. there's a couple of movies from the past I need to find and rewatch...
Soldato
Nah, Commando is up there with the best 80's cheese.
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
I had never heard of this film until this week, based on a recommendation as I am partial to a good old revenge thriller.
Paddy Considine plays the part of a Para seeking payback in a small Midlands town. I thought it was decent if you like these sorts of movies.
I had never heard of this film until this week, based on a recommendation as I am partial to a good old revenge thriller.
Paddy Considine plays the part of a Para seeking payback in a small Midlands town. I thought it was decent if you like these sorts of movies.
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Domestic Disturbance https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249478/
Aside from Pulp Fiction and maybe one or two other films he's made, like Grease,
I haven't seen Travolta in that many films, really. This one, although nothing special,
isn't bad at all. Plus, it has Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi in, so worth having a look.
Aside from Pulp Fiction and maybe one or two other films he's made, like Grease,
I haven't seen Travolta in that many films, really. This one, although nothing special,
isn't bad at all. Plus, it has Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi in, so worth having a look.