The last movie you saw

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:22 pm

A History of Violence - 3/10

Pretty shocked about the positive reviews on this one. Poorly acted, script was weak...just a shoddy film.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sun May 19, 2019 4:20 pm

District 9 - 8/10

Great film - i really enjoyed that it wasn't set in the usual place for these sorts of things. Well written, great acting, brilliant effects. Everything I want from a sci-fi film

Post by **raw** » Mon May 20, 2019 7:29 pm

John Wick 3 - 6/10
Non-stop action and cringe-worthy kill sequences which were great. Not a lot of dialogue but definitely need to recall John Wick 2 to get fully into this story.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:31 pm

Don Carlos wrote:District 9 - 8/10

Great film - i really enjoyed that it wasn't set in the usual place for these sorts of things. Well written, great acting, brilliant effects. Everything I want from a sci-fi film

I too enjoyed District 9.

Re: The last movie you saw, watched Chrurchill (2017) the other night. Great portrayal by Brian Cox (not the physicist) of Churchill but the story-line, well just seemed too disjointed. I'd say you could give this one a miss.
5/10

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Post by **Pext** » Tue May 21, 2019 7:39 am

Under the silver lake - 9/10

I did not have that much fun with a movie since Avengers Endgame!

Post by **Captain** » Tue May 21, 2019 1:58 pm

The Lookout - 6.5/10

Better than JGL's usuals, plot was quite predictable though

The Jackal - 5/10

Lots of terrible fake Russian accents and subpar pacing, but decent enough if you enjoy Bruce Willis as a "villain".

Post by **Don Carlos** » Tue May 21, 2019 8:51 pm

Rush - 7/10

Very much enjoyed it - timely too, with the passing of Niki Lauda (I watched it 1 day before he died...)

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Wed May 22, 2019 2:37 am

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

Nothing like the original sadly with woody acting and little story line, I would day dont' bother at all.
2/10

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Post by **sCII** » Sun May 26, 2019 8:28 pm

Don Carlos wrote:Rush - 7/10

Very much enjoyed it - timely too, with the passing of Niki Lauda (I watched it 1 day before he died...)

Here, you'll thank me later.

True doc style story of what really happened without Hollywood involved: https://vimeo.com/130729199

Hunt died in '93 and lived a pretty sad life up to that point for several reasons. Here's a video on that: https://vimeo.com/130732920

Post by **xer0s** » Sun May 26, 2019 11:23 pm

It - 5/10

Meh, not that impressed. Story was bland...

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:05 am

Absolutely Fabulous The Movie (2016)

I have watched the TV series for years so I do say I thoroughly enjoyed the comeback of sorts.

With most if not all of the original cast present, then throw in celebrities and famous faces from years past and I name these, Dame Joan Collins, Sir Barry Barry Humphries, Dame June Rosemary Whitfield (RIP) and Stella McCartney, all made a for a great movie.

If it is your 'cup of tea' you just have to view. It was good, no great and entertaining

A solid 8/10

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Post by **Eraser** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:11 pm

John Wick
Not nearly as enjoyable as I expected, but I guess I fell victim to all the hype surrounding this series and Keanu Reeves. I expected more of the film.
Everyone's raving about the action scenes, but I felt they lacked something special. Most of them started off with some very fluid and well choreographed moves by Reeves but right before it gets really satisfactory, Reeves tends to get tangled up in this wrestling hold with a bad guy, immediately killing off the whole flow of the scene. I expected The Matrix levels of coolness, but it just wasn't there.
I must admit that the genre of movie isn't exactly my kind of thing either, so it probably was a hard sell from the beginning.

The Hateful Eight
This is more my kind of thing to be honest. I loved this movie. It's a typical Tarantino film. It's not about the story or the plot. It's about the characters, and all of them are absolutely great.

Post by **Κracus** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:39 pm

I love Tarantino films it's too bad he as a person seems to be terrible.

Post by **menkent** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:33 am

I finally watched End Game. Best part about it is that it's over. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that time travel is a stupid contrivance and was the laziest possible way to wrap the series.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 5:45 am

Death Wish (2018)

Yes the Bruce Willis one. Nothing like earlier movies of the same name starring Charles Bronson.
My kind of movie

8/10

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Post by **Whiskey 7** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:24 am

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

Just went to the movies to see it especially.

In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.

Get a chance, see it or put it on that list you have on your desktop and watch it sometime.

Rarely might I comment moving but the song in the closing credits :tear:

Do read the Wiki for interest.

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Post by **seremtan** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:09 am

given that the Australian army was defeated by emus, i can't see them holding out for long against a few thousand black pyjamas

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:53 am

seremtan wrote:given that the Australian army was defeated by emus, i can't see them holding out for long against a few thousand black pyjamas

Hardly an army!
All but about 100 young inexperienced lads facing two thousand well armed and professional soldiers on their own turf! Watch the movie

Post by **Ferrao10** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:11 pm

The last movie I saw that would be noteworthy was "Us".
Was late to the international party, saw it the first days of may this year at a cinema.

It's a cool movie in his own way. Good compromise of the comedic and horror-elements.
But then those last 5 minutes.... WHY?
Why the twist upon the twist? I stil don't get it. Could have done absolutely fine without those last minutes, imo.

7/10

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:49 pm

The Matrix (1999)

Yes the original

It was shown at the local cinema for one night only!

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Great to see it again and I've no doubt see it half a dozen times over the years but on the big screen

I must dig out my (still sealed) DVD box set too

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Post by **Infernis** » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:25 pm

Whiskey 7 wrote:The Matrix (1999)

Yes the original It was shown at the local cinema for one night only!

Great to see it again and I've no doubt see it half a dozen times over the years but on the big screen

I must dig out my (still sealed) DVD box set too

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I just came back from it. Still as cool as the first time I saw it. Holds up remarkably well too.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:53 am

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

Most enjoyable as you can imagine

8/10

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Post by **Whiskey 7** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:33 am

Downton Abbey (2019)

Follows on from the TV series.. I have watched seemingly forever, well 2010 and enjoyed so I went to the movies today to see the movie.
Yes, if it is your 'cup of tea' it is a must. I enjoyed immensely

8.5/10

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Post by **Infernis** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:49 pm

I've finally watched Jacob's Ladder. I've seen it pass by on lists for ages but for some reason, never got around to it. Man, what a ride. I can't really say too much without spoiling it (even though the movie is almost 30 years old) but at the end, my mind was blown. You're always thinking it goes in a certain direction, but it never quite turns out that way. Awesome movie.

Post by **menkent** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:34 am

I feel like dr00g was a fan of Jacob's Ladder... if anyone remembers that guy