The Movie Review Thread

[PrincessBandit]

Last Jedi was great. No annoying kid actors, no annoying Jar Jar Binks characters, plenty of lol moments. Having said that there were one or two scenes where I was like "reeeeeeallly?" but overall it was right up there with Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. I love the Porgs almost as much as BB8.

Another good watch is Ex Machina with 'General Hux' as an ultimately naive and manipulated AI geek.

[AllanB]

Watched Baby Driver last night with my teenage lad. He enjoyed it. 8/10 for a 15 year old, somewhat less for me. After all the hype I was expecting more driving less background etc 6.5/10

Next on the list is John Wick 2 - I very much enjoyed the mindless violence of the first one and expect it to be ramped up for the second - turn off the work brain for two hours.

[Jin]

ken park
what IS the point. i ask you.
is jin still here? deffo not suitable as there's full frontal and mild porn.
supposedly follows (more-fucked-up-than-average) "kids" (presumably all over the age of 18 at the time of filming) through their daily shitty lives in shitkickertown, usa.

Brung back some fond memories for you did it?

[Akzle]

Brung back some fond memories for you did it?

yes .

[Jin]

yes .

No doubt.

So what have I missed around here lately? Mods still give you an open leash? FJRIDER lost any weight? Cassina still being a stupid biddy troll?

[FlangMasterJ]

Next on the list is John Wick 2 - I very much enjoyed the mindless violence of the first one and expect it to be ramped up for the second - turn off the work brain for two hours.

Just as good as the first.

[R650R]

Good bye pork pie... the new version... 6/10

99c rental on iTunes this week... Was hyped up but failed to deliver compared to original. Not enough iconic locations included, really missed a chance to show off nz scenery.
Average acting....

[R650R]

Shot in the dark, Netflix reality series. 10/10 real life version of the Nightcrawler movie with Jake Gyllanhal (that's good too).
Hopefully another series is made. Good mix of characters and rivalry, doesn't seem to scripted or contrived but obviously an element of that in any series like this.

[R650R]

Long Shot - Netflix 8/10

Poor bugger racially profiled and wrongly charged with murder escapes thanks to good lawyer and some fortuitous tv camera footage, 45min doco

[Swoop]

Next on the list is John Wick 2 - I very much enjoyed the mindless violence of the first one and expect it to be ramped up for the second - turn off the work brain for two hours.

There are some good vids on Ewechoob with Keanu shooting IPSC style matches. Most watchable 3-gun stuff!

Mods still give you an open leash? Cassina still being a stupid biddy troll?

We don't have mods anymore. They all left.

Miss cassina is an even bigger, retarded knob-jockey nowadays.

[AllanB]

Just as good as the first.

Agree - arguably better from a action/kick arse cool point of view. I very much enjoyed it. The lad agrees and rated it way above Baby Driver.

Tonight it's either Arrival, Split or Life. The daughter recommends Arrival.

[pritch]

Next on the list is John Wick 2 - I very much enjoyed the mindless violence of the first one and expect it to be ramped up for the second - turn off the work brain for two hours.

Thanks for that, I hadn't heard of him. Just checked the trailer for JW the first and it certainly looks action packed. Now to get some ice cream and kick it into gear.


Well having watched that it must go close to the highest ever body count. Probably even beats the 70s spaghetti western in which Lee Van Cleef mowed down most of the Mexican army.

[Voltaire]

The Darkest Hour, excellent.



Gary Oldman is very convincing as Churchill.

He may have had his faults but the world may well have been a different place if they had brokered a peace deal with Herr

Hitler. I for one would not be here as I'm sure the Germans would have occupied Ireland and the Japanese would probably

not felt the need to bomb Pearl Harbour.

There is a scene in the movie where they discuss in heated voices Gallipoli.


Enter stage left all the comments from the couch potato Winston experts.


Why can't retards go witout looking at their fucking phones for 90 minutes and turn them to silent too.

[george formby]

Watched District 9 again recently, a late night whim.

Really enjoyed it first time round but I enjoyed it more revisited. Worth dusting off for a second viewing.

[Akzle]

cube (trilogy)
(low budget slash/horror)
the first looks rather dated (1997) but did quite well for having only one set and a presumably low budget. Getting picked up by money for the second didn't actually improve it much, except the CGI. the third kindee finished the story, but on the whole there's not much continuity between them, beyond the theme.

Some good acting, lots of fluff in between.
7/10 for the vintage.

girl with the dragon tattoo, the
aw hell.
it has daniel kwag in it. and (presumably to appease the yanks) focuses too much on him, although i think this is deffo one of the better roles i've seen him in.
some tasteful nudity. and some decidedly less tasteful and more... rapey.
it's hard not to be captivated(?) by the actress, she's supremely comfortable in her own skin and just... delivers. Though generally reticent, i'm guessing that's a fair portrayal of the character and she has a subtlety that's very effective.
Bit much fuckery with finding photographs (the whole thing is 2.something hours long) but it is a hell of a story and that's my only real complaint of it.

9/10

argo
recounting of the IRL iranian embassy crisis (guess who... go on..the us! who'd'a thunk) brilliant lead (ben affleck).
managed to capture the age (early 80s) well - mostly portrayed with sweaters and rapist glasses.
it's 2 hours or so, and being grounded by facts, didn't have the opportunity for hollywood car chases or shootouts.
has lots of famous people in.

9/10

barely lethal
kingsman meets... some chick flick.
Blackass Jackson; Jessica Alba. has some reasonably intelligent quips in it, though with a PG13 rating is obviously not targeted at people. being a female protagonist, i'd say it's aimed at tweenage girls, though not unwatchable for elders.

7.5/10

great wall, the
this will appeal to all the marvel fans, i'm sure. quite enjoyed the creature, which is as well, cos there wasn't much else doing. i mean, obviously the costumes and weapons and shit. but mostly this is gook-legend, jazzed up with american CGI to appeal to yank audiences, despite the hand of a nip director. lead by matt damon and some slant-eyed sheila (totally would)

still good for 7.5/10

astronaut farmer, the
spare me. i'll spare you the review and skip to the conclusion: no.

3.5/10