The Movie Review Thread

[Akzle]

flawless (2007)
Did enjoy, despite being not-my-genre.
it follows the vag, but the real winner is the Caine.
excellently, and hilariously, period. Swingin' soundtrack. pokes society a bit which i always enjoy (but may well go over old white folk)

8/10

[mashman]

I saw the trailer several times in the theatre and had just disregarded it. The guy that does movie reviews on TalkbackZB made favourable comments though. Still, I'll wait for it to come up somewhere for free.

Fantastic Beasts starts Thursday, that'll be different.

Yeah, I still can't put my finger on why I liked it so much, as slow movies generally drive me bonkers. Meh, 'orses for courses eh. Did the guy off the radio give a coherent reason for liking it? lol.

I need to go see Dr Strange next.

[HenryDorsetCase]

ARRIVAL.

Pretty good. I think anyone who raves about it has not seen much to compare it with ("adult thinking person's SF" - no splosions or alien invasion).

Amy Adams and Forest Whitaker and Renner are good but the standout is Amy Adams.

I liked it a lot - no spoilers but its not even the best SF film I have seen this year.

So yeah, you probably won't grab the squeaky voiced teen at Hoyts by the throat and demand your money and your two hours back. But if you think about it a lot you realise they havent dealt that well with the causality paradox.

Get MIDNIGHT SPECIAL for a brilliant underrated film with bonus Michael Shannon.

So, 7/10. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL > ARRIVAL

[pritch]

Yeah, Did the guy off the radio give a coherent reason for liking it?

Dunno I had to go to a meeting and only heard part of it, but that part was positive.

And thanks to whoever mentioned RED. I checked last night and there it was, had seen it before but still enjoyed it.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Dunno I had to go to a meeting and only heard part of it, but that part was positive.

And thanks to whoever mentioned RED. I checked last night and there it was, had seen it before but still enjoyed it.

worth it for Helen Mirren firing that .50 cal.

RED 2 not so good but okayish

[Crasherfromwayback]

Fucking great film. Go see it.

[mashman]

Dr Strange 9/10. Great balance of components, but a couple of actors that I've never quite been fond off that knocked that final point off. Really enjoyed it. Best of the Marvel bunch so far for my dinero.

[Akzle]

Bangkok Dangerous

Seen it before. I don't remember it being so unmemorable... (Oh! the hilarity!)

Pretty sure Nicky Cage just wanted a holiday in Thailand and had to have something to write down so the expenses were deductible...
and the cunt just does not look comfortable behind a rifle.

Boring as shit action diluted with faux love interests (a deaf mute chemist and a club dancer... rly?) and just...// fuck it's not even worth disparaging

3/10

[R650R]

Suburban Mayhem 10/10... There's some seriously screwed up people in our world, especially in Oz, based on true story.



Hyena Road 8/10 good action flick based on true story also, some great loud annoy the neighbours extended shoot out scenes, good story slightly sad ending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi3sjMZ6cP0

[Drew]

Bad boy Bubby.

Great fucken film!

Been years since I first saw it. Way better the second time around.

[mashman]

They Live 5/10: Still waiting for something to happen and I finished watching it nearly 5 hours ago. For a different slant on the same concept watch Blade. Now that was a fuckin great movie. Once you've done that, never watch Blade 2 or 3.

[HenryDorsetCase]

STAR TREK: BEYOND

Well, the lesson here is to ignore fucking reviews, and follow your gut.

I didnt go see it on the big screen. First Star Trek film I think since INSURRECTION I didnt bother. I was put off by the "Justin Lin" factor and thought it would be really dumb and lame and pointless. I also read a Wil Wheaton review and thought "Meh". I also havent been entirely satisfied with previous JJ Abrams efforts. Plus, as a lifelong fan of TOS, the reboots just kind of felt wrong, or off, somehow.

Anyhoo...... this film is excellent. It is far and away the best of the reboot movies, the action is brilliant, the story is (fairly) cohesive and believable* and I finally have some respect for Chris Pine's Kirk. Zoe Saldana is excellent as always - she is good in everything.

9.7/10. Buying the DVD.


*there are some plot holes if you think about them, and I am a little troubled by one aspect of the plot involving around the main villain but I am very very happy overall.

[R650R]

The Shallows 8/10 Blake Lively on a rock and a big shark..... pretty good.... director could have been more shallow and showed off her fit body a bit more....

[R650R]

Roommate Wanted 8/10 pretty damn good, TnA SWF catfight thriller.....

[OddDuck]

The Purge: Election

Good, not great. 7 / 10, where Purge: Anarchy would be a solid 8.

The Purge movies all have the same basic idea: an America with one night a year when all crime is legal. Costume up, rack the action on the assault rifle, go downtown and tear it up. Basically it's an ultra far right gun nut's wet dream. It might be chaotic, it might be sickening, but it tends to make a damn fine backdrop to an action movie.

The trouble is that it's a chaotic backdrop to an action movie... it's very difficult to keep a storyline tight. Anarchy used the chaos to advantage. Election's storyline gets fragmented. Shame, really.

They also don't take the chance to link up to the frankly gonzo goings-on in the real world. The storyline plays it very safe in terms of satire. If they'd had the balls to throw in a few Bush or Trump lookalikes then it could have been fucking great, but it just doesn't happen.

That said, if you can handle the carnival of violence, it's a decent watch. Probably best on a Friday night after a crap week at work.