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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Sept 2, 2021 18:58:41 GMT 1
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Post by AQUA CAT! on Sept 2, 2021 19:49:53 GMT 1
The Last Castle (2001)
Pretty good. James Gandolfini really stands out for me. He does a great job at balancing a fragile ego with sadism. The fragility on display actually reminds me of Ford v Ferrari, both good films. James Gandolfini is a colonel who's also a warden who respects and admires Robert Redford until he eavesdrops him saying collections like Gandolfini's are for men who've never been in battle. This bullet shell might seem like an artifact; to me, it's just a bullet shell. Boom, Gandolfini's feelings are hurt and he takes it out on the inmate population.
Premise is Robert Redford is a war hero who defies an executive order, pleads guilty and serves 10 years. James Gandolfini is the warden. He's star struck by Robert Redford until he overhears Redford implying that anyone with a collection like the colonel's isn't a real soldier.
If it sounds familiar, it's because it, like Ford v Ferrari, kicks off the conflict because of one man's bruised ego. Gandolfini does a good job at justifying himself and seems to go back and forth between accepting he's out of line and believing that he has to be because that makes him the good guy.
It's a decent movie..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2021 22:37:17 GMT 1
What did you think of the film man?
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Sept 2, 2021 23:24:41 GMT 1
What did you think of the film man? I liked it a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2021 8:09:59 GMT 1
What did you think of the film man? I liked it a lot. Awesome. No idea how it was so poorly received
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 3, 2021 10:38:34 GMT 1
Mortal Kombat (2021). **spoilers below** I actually didn't mind it. Of course, I don't think I've ever played one of the games on which it is based (nor have I ever watched any of the previous films) and I only knew some of the characters names/looks (the most 'well-known' ones, I guess), so maybe not having anything to compare this to made it easier for me to enjoy the film. I was vaguely familiar with most of the characters in this film except one or two of the bad guys and, of course, the new character created just for this film. Speaking of, I've seen almost universal hate for said character (Cole Young), but I understand why they created him - to have a character serve as the audience who weren't familiar with the MK franchise, so we could learn about this universe at the same time he did. Though it's been pointed out that the movie could've used any number of existing characters to be our 'introduction' into this universe, I actually didn't have much of a problem with him (again, not knowing the games in and out probably helped). I thought he was fine. Plus, his family weren't entirely useless like you'd expect, as his kid gave him advice on how to fight the Goro (uppercut!) and his wife even attempted to take on ol' Four Arms with an axe (points for effort). I also liked seeing Aussie actress Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade (she, among others, was one of the characters who I did know about prior to seeing this film). Naturally, there will be those who make the same complaints about her characters as they do about any other female arse-kicker, but I thought she handled the role well and gave as good as she got when it came to verbal sparring with Josh Lawson's Kano (who, unlike Jessica, got to keep his Aussie accent for his role - it was amusing when she mocked his accent by briefly speaking in an imitation of it when in fact Aussie would be how she naturally sounds in r/l). The two of them probably had the most fun dynamic in the film. They traded barbs and engaged in fisticuffs, I was glad that Sonya got to drop a few F-bombs (not that I'm particularly fond of excessive cussing, but so often it seems like the guys get to do plenty of it and the women are left out of it, but here she had almost as much of a 'potty mouth' as Kano...though he was certainly more liberal with the casual swearing than any other character in the movie). I've seen numerous comments about Kano being one of the best/'stand-out' characters in the film, and he did certainly provide the majority of the laughs, but I also enjoyed Sonya finally shutting him up in their final fight together - I may be one of the few who felt that way (though I think they've established in this film there are ways for characters to come back). The beginning of the movie did a decent job of making me care what happened to the character of Hanzo Hasashi (who would return at the end as Scorpion) and his feud with Bi-Han (who would become Sub-Zero). The opening fight scene was quite good. Whilst it was established there was a history between the characters of Sonya and Jax, it feels like the film only skimmed the surface of their dynamic. I didn't realise Jax was going to start of with rather lame robot arms before he eventually got proper ones near the end (I thought his first set looked pretty lacklustre). Two other characters who had to quickly convey their characters' relationship/dynamic were Liu Kang and Kung Lao. I didn't really get what they were to each other until I heard it mentioned somewhere that they were cousins. It's a shame we only got the two of their together in this one film, but they still fared better than Raiden (who felt underused) and at least Kung Lao got to have the stand-out kill of the movie - poor 'beautiful' (in the words of another bad guy) Nitara wasn't 'beautiful' for very long before she met Kung Lao's hat. Speaking of, I got a good laugh out of Kano's various comments about the hat, but it would've been good to see him respect the hat after he saw what it was capable of. I can't say any of the bad guys left much of an impression (except maybe Sub-Zero). The most memorable thing about Nitara was her aforementioned death, Mileena was a character who I couldn't WAIT to see Sonya kick the arse of (so I was glad when she eventually got powers and blasted a hole through her), Kabal seemed like the bad guys needed a Kano type of quippy character...but then Kano himself joined them, which made Kabal kind of redundant (I did know of at least one of Kabal's 'fatalities' - I think that's what it is, anyway - and was wondering if we'd see it...but I guess not. Then again, maybe he'll return?). I can't say I even learned the other bad guys' names (other than that of Goro - while I can understand some of the complaints about the CGI used for this character, I believe this movie didn't have as big a budget as some, so maybe that's why he looked a bit iffy in the effects department), as they were pretty forgettable. I think that, as a whole, this felt like the first 'part'/act of a much bigger three-part film. It introduced the characters, established their dynamics, gave them their powers and set up scores to be settled (should certain characters return later). I don't mind that it tried to 'ground' things (as much as you can in a movie with ice powers, four-armed CGI creatures and a lizard-man) a bit in this first outing, as I think they'll get more 'crazy' and outlandish with stuff should they get more films. All in all, I thought this movie was fairly decent and I'm glad to have seen it so I could learn some things about the MK universe.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Sept 3, 2021 15:38:13 GMT 1
Andre vs. Patty - (2021) - Director's Cut
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 1:18:30 GMT 1
Andre vs. Patty - (2021) - Director's Cut Interesting. Wonder if she's representing herself or another interested party? Also the angle with "attacking" a woman
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Sept 6, 2021 3:47:04 GMT 1
Alas, @phistosgauntlet and AQUA JAR!™, I just saw Reminiscence and didn’t like it as much as you guys did. On the other hand, any movie with Rodgers and Hart songs wins a coupla brownie points in my book, and, wowee, Rebecca Ferguson smolders in that red dress!
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Post by primemcgee on Sept 6, 2021 4:41:39 GMT 1
The Omega Man (for the 50th anniversary) not as good as the book
Supersonic Man -- just not good
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 6:25:05 GMT 1
Alas, @phistosgauntlet and AQUA JAR!™ , I just saw Reminiscence and didn’t like it as much as you guys did. On the other hand, any movie with Rodgers and Hart songs wins a coupla brownie points in my book, and, wowee, Rebecca Ferguson smolders in that red dress! What were your issues, if you dont mind sharing?
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Post by Indiana Jones on Sept 6, 2021 15:45:35 GMT 1
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Sept 6, 2021 19:48:01 GMT 1
Shang-Chi Army of One Cruella SAS Rise of the Black Swan War of the Colossal Beast Take the High Ground
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Sept 7, 2021 3:52:10 GMT 1
Alas, @phistosgauntlet and AQUA JAR!™ , I just saw Reminiscence and didn’t like it as much as you guys did. On the other hand, any movie with Rodgers and Hart songs wins a coupla brownie points in my book, and, wowee, Rebecca Ferguson smolders in that red dress! What were your issues, if you dont mind sharing? Well, I just found it slow and self-serious, mostly, and Joy’s direction and writing frankly amateurish. In particular, the world never convinced me, and I kept thinking how you could take the plot and place it with almost no changes in our world. That said—I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen when Miss Ferguson was on it!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2021 8:11:17 GMT 1
What were your issues, if you dont mind sharing? Well, I just found it slow and self-serious, mostly, and Joy’s direction and writing frankly amateurish. In particular, the world never convinced me, and I kept thinking how you could take the plot and place it with almost no changes in our world. That said—I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen when Miss Ferguson was on it! Fair enough. Film is subjective of course
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 9, 2021 3:55:30 GMT 1
Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood (2019).
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Post by primemcgee on Sept 9, 2021 7:06:29 GMT 1
PRINCE VALIANT 1954. It shocked me when I first watched this a few years ago because I quickly could see that Star Wars used this film as its template much more than it used Flash Gordon. And it is a FOX film.
A farm boy goes off on an adventure to find his destiny, he encounters an older warrior who takes him under his wing to train to be a knight, and he has to battle a mysterious figure garbed in black, using a magic sword that belonged to his father. Also, there's a rescue mission on a fortress controlled by the usurpers of the true government (more on that later).
Additionally, it is no secret that the music score for Star Wars was influenced by Franz Waxman among others but for some reason, the music for this film is not mentioned even though you hear a few Star Wars tune ideas in the score. You can hear the trumpet melody that starts the Star Wars fanfare piece, as well as a little snippet of the Imperial March at one point (7: 20 mark) in the suite.
I never read the comic strip-- Robert Wagner has a funny wig (black-haired vikings were the norm?) but he does a lot of athletic feats. It feels longer than 1: 40 minute due to how much is crammed into it. It's a bit awkward and distracting to have American accents but there's enough action scenes. Prince Val is no Luke--he does a lot of fighting and rescuing. The sword which is kind of the Force of the story (well, if we ignore the mentioning of Jesus) only comes into it towards the end.
It's weird how much Christian promotion is in here. The pagan Vikings are the bad guys. They really hit you over the head with the importance of Christianity in the time of King Arthur. Anyway you can hear Star Wars tune inspiration in this piece:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 5:50:31 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 5:51:48 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 6:04:40 GMT 1
Loved it almost as much as the first one.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 11:07:14 GMT 1
News of the World with Tom Hanks. It's pretty good. Kind of a cross between The Searchers and True Grit.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 15:52:13 GMT 1
I think James Wan is losing it as a directer. It could of been better. I get he was trying to go for something different but its like he couldn't make up his mind if this was horror or an action movie. The whole time I was watching it I could not help but think if this movie was structured differently it could of been an anti hero movie. Not going to go into spoilers. The horror part was certainly different and creepy it was the execution that was lacking for me. It was like he had 2 different movie ideas and mashed them up together. There are movies that combine 2 different genres and do it well. This wasn't one of them IMHO. It needs to be seen to get what I am saying lol I don't mind over the top cheesiness but I can't help feeling this movie could of been so much more.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2021 1:57:04 GMT 1
I think James Wan is losing it as a directer. It could of been better. I get he was trying to go for something different but its like he couldn't make up his mind if this was horror or an action movie. The whole time I was watching it I could not help but think if this movie was structured differently it could of been an anti hero movie. Not going to go into spoilers. The horror part was certainly different and creepy it was the execution that was lacking for me. It was like he had 2 different movie ideas and mashed them up together. There are movies that combine 2 different genres and do it well. This wasn't one of them IMHO. It needs to be seen to get what I am saying lol I don't mind over the top cheesiness but I can't help feeling this movie could of been so much more. Hmm I just may need to satisfy my curiosity haha
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Sept 16, 2021 7:57:27 GMT 1
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Sept 22, 2021 23:15:19 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2021 2:21:43 GMT 1
I HATE SAND! ITS COARSE ITS IRITATING AND IT GETS EVERYHWERE!
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Oct 6, 2021 0:35:37 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2021 2:33:48 GMT 1
I watched Outlander with Jim Cavizel on Amazon. I never bothered with it before because it had a low RT score, but it turned out pretty good.
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