The Movie Review Thread

[pritch]

Blade Runner 2049

Social media comment that I've seen has varied between cautious approval and enthusiastic praise. The most recent commenter felt that in the current circumstances the distopia depicted is too optimistic. I guess he isn't a Trump fan.

I went to the 3D version, not because I'm a fan of 3D but it was in the only favourable timeslot. This isn't one of those 3D movies where they keep throwing things at the camera though. It's a long movie, I got a handy park, put three hours worth in the meter and was 10 minutes late geting back to the car. A parking ticket would have spoiled a good day because my admission to the movie was free this time.

Despite the length the movie didn't seem too long and it certainly wasn't boring. The Spectator reviewer didn't understand what was going on in the story, another commentator thought she must be thick and I'd have to agree with his assessment.

If you can remember the original movie - and it was a long time ago - you should have no difficulty following the plot.

7.5/10 but the next movie I watch will need to have some colour.

[FlangMasterJ]

Yep you have to see the original fairly recently to follow 2049.

"Need to have some colour"? Whatchu on about Willis?

[pritch]

"Need to have some colour"? Whatchu on about Willis?

The unremitting monotones used to depict the dire state of the environment in the movie. I’m thinking I need a fix of blue sky and green grass. Meanwhile I’m making do with the scenery in Narcos.

[FlangMasterJ]

The unremitting monotones used to depict the dire state of the environment in the movie. I’m thinking I need a fix of blue sky and green grass. Meanwhile I’m making do with the scenery in Narcos.

It is a dystopian future after all. I thought there was plenty of eye catching neon half naked sloots to keep the eyes occupied.

[ellipsis]

big call, big call.

...Bladerunner was undoubtably the movie of a lifetime for me...this one completes the nagging wish to know what happened when Deckard and Rachel drove off into the sunset, all those years ago...now I know and this one rates higher than 8.5 for me...

[pete376403]

I watched the directors cut DVD of Blade Runner on Saturday (prior to seeing the new one at the movies on Sunday). There was not happy drive off into the sunset in this one - it ended with Rachel leaving Deckards apartment and Deckard finding one of the origami animals on the floor. She goes to the stairs and the screen blacks out.

[OddDuck]

Saw Blade Runner 2049 last night.

Takes its time, thoughtful, gorgeously shot, says an awful lot along the way if the audience is listening, and a true sequel to the landmark original. An artistic triumph, not entirely fun to watch though. I won't rate it, it's not that easy with this one.

[Akzle]

SPIRAL
starts out as a semi-rom flick - extroverted girl meets aspie guy, the relationship develops. if you're paying attention, it gets dark quite early, which is easily dismissed as aspie-shit (and only really notable in hindsight). trundles along, then kicks your balls in the last 5-10 minutes.
is it worth watching? yes, i reckon. no shootouts or car chases, it ain't that kinda thing. pretty well delivered by all concerned.
why not 10/10? it takes overlong to tell the story, and without the last 10 minutes it would be a nothing. no soundtrack, and while she's pretty, she's not pretty enough to carry it. but then, it's not her story.
7.5/10


i'll start with the review, then get to the title. because the title is fucking stupid and should rightly put you off watching it. it's so fucking self evident it could have been titled by a 5 year old.

acting heavyies daniel kwag, harry ford, paul dano, olivia wilde (and others) come together like power rangers or some shit to be the metaphorical megazord, punching shit for two hours. It's a bit wiley wess, and it's a bit independence day, and on the whole is thoroughly watchable. neat but not overdone visuals. fair paced, not too ridiculous given the premise (listed as sci-fi, action, thriller - no comedy), everyone manages to keep a straight face (no real challeng for ford, it's his only expression.)
pretty typical story at the end of the day, but no less enjoyable for it.

8.5/10 - COWBOYS AND ALIENS

THE GREEN HORNET
featuring the comedic stylings of seth rogan, who is right up there on my list of unfunnies with the queen and rothschilds.
fairly well set in the marvel kindee universe, a modernised batmobile, goodies and baddies. pretty base story which could have been thrice as good if not for rogan. he just sucks the funny out of every scene, liek, an asian sidekick could be so hilarious, but instead is used to deliver what passes for rogan's punchlines, which are the same droll tropes he's always done.
christov waltz is typecast, and does it well. and the whole thing could almost passable. i just really dislike that cockballs rogan cunt.
6/10 - would be higher without cockballs.

DELTA FARCE
I really am torturing myself with shit. i stopped drinking so am basically smoking, skolling tea and watching movies to distract myself from the meaningless existence that is sobriety.

predictably this is unintelligent yank humour. somewhere about half an hour in they sing "this movie is far too long". it goes on for another hour.

perhaps i'm just too sour to enjoy this shit, but more likely that it's just crap.
3/10 i haven't slashed my wrists yet.

[Akzle]

Almost Famous

I should probably stop re-watching movies i enjoyed a long time ago.
i remember there being more music.
not an untold story, sex drugs rock n roll. doesn't play any of it too heavy, lead mop is a bit of a dweeb and possibly not actingly-mature enough for the role (i get that he's supposed to be young) but gets through it orright.
it feels like it was trying to be another movie which's name i've forgot.

still, 8/10.

[pritch]

Almost Famous

I should probably stop re-watching movies i enjoyed a long time ago.
i remember there being more music.
not an untold story, sex drugs rock n roll. doesn't play any of it too heavy, lead mop is a bit of a dweeb and possibly not actingly-mature enough for the role (i get that he's supposed to be young) but gets through it orright.
it feels like it was trying to be another movie which's name i've forgot.

still, 8/10.

I liked it when it first came on TV, but then I had been reading Rolling Stone through most of the 70s and early 80s so it was almost familiar territory, IYSWIM.

[Akzle]

I liked it when it first came on TV, but then I had been reading Rolling Stone through most of the 70s and early 80s so it was almost familiar territory, IYSWIM.

jah aparently it is semi-IRL, the writer/director of the film did actually write for RS while he was in high school.

[Akzle]

mostly rewatches:
requiem for a dream

another one that i really enjoyed when it came out.
and it's still masterful.
follows four druggies on their descent into addiction (which purportedly takes a whole year). well played by everyone, nifty camera work and visual effects, subtly and artfully soundtracked. very good film.

9/10

half baked (spot the theme here?)(hadn't seen this before)

has it's moments. not many.
listed as a comedy. featuring and probably written by dave chapelle, so if you enjoy his stylings, and stoner shit, then you could do well with this.

but not for me. 4.5/10

party monster

based on teh IRL book/story/news "disco bloodbath" - follows two vapid fruits around the 80's disco "scene" - i think seth green did well and enjoyed it, but it was hardly a stretch for caulkin as i'm pretty sure he's a homo anyway. also features maralyn manson as a tranny (again, no great stretch i'm sure)
well presented i guess, characters are all as they should be, told it's story.
but it wouldn't hold ya if you're squeamish of the subject matter.

8/10

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.
I suppose it would be given props for being radical, and portraying the immense struggles of the youth. all feels a bit handi-cam and try-hard.
6/10
and speaking of "mores-fucked-up-than-average kids" and movies directed by larry clark:

kids
has to rank higher, it gets a bit less porn and a bit more.... not-porn onto the screen. but it's still not much of a flick. methinks clark may be trying to relive his youth, or just has a fetish for naked young people (boys and girls...) similar vein to the above. pretty boring to watch since it's pretty much "been there done that"

interesting that i'd seen it before (admittedly a long time ago, probably when it came out, which was 95 i think) but not really thought about it since... no real intrigue, or story. maybe it's to scare parents, about what their kids get up to... dunno.

6.5/10

spun

OTT with the "drugged" vfx. but who knows, maybe i just haven't had the goood shit.
does have a delicious if crack addled brittany murphy, and mickey rourke (as a meth cook ), and (still hubba hubba) debbie harry! (as a grumpy dyke neighbour). and the soundtrack was taken care of by billy corgan (of smashing pumpkins fame) so it's got a lot of good shit going for it.



8.5/10

[mashman]

Thor Ragnarok. 9/10. Cartoony in enough places. Plenty light-hearted chitty chat and boomy bangy action. Bit of dodgy acting from some of the characters and I don't know what was going on in the head of the guy who selected some of the music, but yeah, 9/10. Will go see Blade Runner in a couple of days.

[<G>]

9/10 Thor:Ragnarok. An entertaining way to end the week. Enjoyed the Taika Waititi humour and seeing Kiwi actors in a mainstream movie.

[Akzle]

room

interesting wee film. indie canadian.

felt a bit unbalanced, (there was no resolution with captor once they got out, ie) but the focus was supposed to be on the mother and chlid. the lad did brilliantly. he's 11 or so now, (also in "before i wake") so fuck, he's either going to have serious mental issues, or has clear boundaries between acting and IRL.

irrelevant cameo from Bill Macy. (pretty sure he's the biggest name on the cast, and he had about 4 dialogue in 6 minutes of screen time)

No great surprises, but not boringly linear either. tells a shitty story in a no-BS manner.

good. 9/10


blood diamond

hahahahahahah. dicaprio fairly well manages to pull off "yarpie". pretty fucken good, for dicaprio.
also has *hawt* jenifer connelly. and some blacks.

sneakily portrays the plight of africa, child soldiers et al, but kinda washes over the seriousness with jewllywood bullshit. (guess who profits from both the diamond trade and you buying movies (hint, it starts with j and rhymes with "jews"))

and gets a bit BS. like an african kid can't walk two hours without getting puffed, or a soldier who does get puffed on a slow hike, and stumbles going up a hill... more than a few contrived scenes.
and a black dude, not only comfortable in a suit, but buttoning it like a white? puh-lease.

and fair warning, it's 2 and a bit hours long.

7.5/10 it should have quit while it was ahead.