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Star Wars VII
No Spoilers but WOW! JJ Abrahams got it right. :cool:
I rate this one with a 9+ out of 10
duke knooby
17 Dec 2015, 01:41
Star Wars VII
No Spoilers but WOW! JJ Abrahams got it right. :cool:
I rate this one with a 9+ out of 10
3d or 2d viewing?
3d or 2d viewing?
3D.
In fact the theater had cool 3d stormtrooper glasses for the viewing. Limited stock so I got some for myself and my best friend who could not attend this screening :cool:
AndrewG
17 Dec 2015, 14:56
Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Thought it was awesome. Not perfect but pretty much near enough. 9 out of 10.
Me and my Wife at the Star Wars screening. We asked the people behind us to pose for the camera... Do you spot the cheeky guy?
http://media.mlxxfc.net/photobomb.jpg
AndrewG
17 Dec 2015, 23:04
Are you sure he did that because of the photo and not because he wanted to add flavour to his popcorn?
AndrewG
17 Dec 2015, 23:10
Or maybe he lost his 3D glasses and was looking for them.
AndrewG
18 Dec 2015, 19:45
Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Again. :-) this time in 4dx. Lots of extra fun. Stand by my rating. There was a squad of storm troopers in the cinema who all forgot their 3D glasses. I bet some Jedi told them "you have no need for these 3D glasses."
Sebastian.
28 Dec 2015, 23:21
Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Superb, stunning visuals, great story, and so great to see such a strong British cast.
tonyloaf
29 Dec 2015, 00:08
Agree
duke knooby
29 Dec 2015, 01:23
i liked it, but i wasn't blown away, i'd have put it at a solid 6 or 7 out of 10
Some Guilty Pleasures: The Ting (1982) - Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) - In the Mouth of Madness (1994) and Deep Rising (1998 )
This week also gonna watch the Peter Sellers 'Pink Panther' movies. I love vacation time :lol:
Sebastian.
15 Jan 2016, 23:08
Labyrinth
Labyrinth again.
It's only forever, not long at all. Farewell Goblin King.
Sebastian.
17 Jan 2016, 00:13
Labyrinth
Labyrinth again.
It's only forever, not long at all. Farewell Goblin King.
Got bored in work.
PanicLord
17 Jan 2016, 04:08
Labyrinth (for the first time)
Absolutely nuts but fun all the same. Dance The Magic Dance!
Sebastian.
17 Jan 2016, 22:04
Labyrinth (for the first time)
Absolutely nuts but fun all the same. Dance The Magic Dance!
It's pure brilliance though. Bowie nailed that part so well.
The last film I watched was Last Vegas ... about four long time buddies (played by Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, Robert DeNiro and Morgan Freeman) get together for a bachelor party in Vegas ... I thought it a lot of fun and laughed a lot ... I'd even watch it again ... :D ...
batcity
14 Feb 2016, 21:52
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 3.. PRETTY COOL:D
batcity
14 Feb 2016, 21:55
The last film I watched was Last Vegas ... about four long time buddies (played by Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, Robert DeNiro and Morgan Freeman) get together for a bachelor party in Vegas ... I thought it a lot of fun and laughed a lot ... I'd even watch it again ... :D ...
BRILLIANT FILM...;)
batcity
15 Feb 2016, 18:23
one part of the alvin movie, some hapless guy who couldnt sing a tune in a bucket audutioning for american idol singing "total eclispe of the heart"... priceless
Sebastian.
24 Feb 2016, 14:50
Legend.
I came here for a ~~~~ing shootout, like a western.
Sebastian.
03 Mar 2016, 00:46
Titanic - 4/5 Kate Winslet what a beautiful woman, that's natural beauty right there.
Deadpool - 4/5, very funny.
Kingsman
I never got myself to it. But now that I've seen it I must say I enjoyed it a lot.
With the Full HD download version of Star Wars available, I just watched it again last night. I still enjoyed it :D
Can't wait for the BluRay to be released. A definite buy!
samurai7
31 Mar 2016, 21:31
Deadpool 😎
batcity
02 Apr 2016, 11:05
Norm Of The North!!:D
Cherry.Loaf
02 Apr 2016, 11:27
Batman vs Superman
AndrewG
02 Apr 2016, 23:15
Unfriended (2014)
Original, weird but intriguing little horror I thought.
PanicLord
03 Apr 2016, 00:32
Victor Frankenstein. 3/5. Actually quite captivating. Daniel Radcliffe was good but James McAvoy was excellent. A little bit small scale overall but enjoyable enough couple of hours.
AndrewG
18 Jun 2016, 01:59
Warcraft: The Beginning
Saw it in 4DX, actually twice!
Stunning effects and a real intriguing story and well acted I thought. Really cool film. Hope they get to make some sequels with the same cast and crew. Great job.
Warcraft: The Beginning
Saw it in 4DX, actually twice!
Stunning effects and a real intriguing story and well acted I thought. Really cool film. Hope they get to make some sequels with the same cast and crew. Great job.
Haha, we really don't have the same taste. I saw it with my wife (a WoW player/fan) and we left after 40 minutes :lol:
Worst thing I saw since Avatar
lorenzoduke
18 Jun 2016, 04:50
I'm really more into 70's/80's movies these days and staying home and watching those, but the last thing I saw in cinemas was The Revenant.
duke knooby
18 Jul 2016, 01:52
conjuring 2... enjoyed it
AndrewG
18 Jul 2016, 02:51
conjuring 2... enjoyed it
Thought it was one of the best horror films since Poltergeist (the original). Immensely good.
PanicLord
18 Jul 2016, 05:10
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 3/5 quite entertaining but never really made the most out of the premise. Great to see Matt Smith on screen again, stealing the film in a hilarious role that would otherwise have been unnoticeable.
Hail Caesar! 2/5 gently amusing series of scenes that don't really feel like they gel together into a single film. Channing Tatum and George Clooney are both excellent. Overall though makes little impact on you. Entirely forgettable.
Sebastian.
19 Jul 2016, 15:20
Now you see me 2..
The film was good. The Arab cinema expirence... Not so much.
PanicLord
19 Jul 2016, 22:07
Now you see me 2..
The film was good. The Arab cinema expirence... Not so much.
Looking forward to seeing that... love the first one
My Nieces and nephew visited today. They wanted to see Jurassic World on the big screen. So we played it on the beamer.
I kinda forgot how incredibly poor this movie is. Not just the acting or the characters. But also the directing and visual effects.
Now I rember why I called this the worst blockbuster of 2015
PanicLord
02 Aug 2016, 20:58
Star Trek Beyond 3/5 ok entertaining enough but fairly forgettable.
Jason Bourne 4/5 thrilling from start to finish. Yes it's the exact same plot yet again but when they do it this well who cares?
love the first one
Agreed. One of the most fun movies that year.
samurai7
02 Aug 2016, 21:58
Agreed. One of the most fun movies that year.
About to watch it. It passed me by first time around, now I've picked up the extended edition
Ghostbusters 2016
Never funny, never interesting and terrible sfx.
Never minded that it was an all female reboot. But this was even worse than Ghostbusters 2
Thought it was one of the best horror films since Poltergeist (the original). Immensely good.
Conjuring 2 was great. Saw it last month in the cinema. Even better than the first one, which I also enjoyed.
AndrewG
03 Aug 2016, 02:23
Conjuring 2 was great. Saw it last month in the cinema. Even better than the first one, which I also enjoyed.
They should have had THAT director for a new Ghostbusters. Use same Conjuring mostly real effects to scare. Put Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson in it to assemble a new team as the threat of very scary ghosts is too much for them to handle on their own (beginning of movie indicates ghost busting has dried up again, Stantz looking bored in the HQ, all of a sudden call goes, now a huge threat appears, that threatens well beyond New York. Put in plenty of comedy (sort of rookie Ghostbusters mistakes etc). Appearance of Bill Murray if possible, if not don't matter. Get Ray Parker Jr to do the song again. Call it Ghostbusters Reassemble and it could have been ~~~~ing awesome and biggest movie of the year.
At least the shitty feminist Ghostbusters movie made me go out and buy the PS3 game. Not new but as close to a Ghostbusters 3 we will ever get I guess.
Apparently that shitty director/ writer Paul Feig was bullied at school as a child, had no friends and never processed things properly and uses his movies to make some social statement. He only seems to make men hating, feminist movies. Ridiculous Sony went with that for one of the biggest movie franchises in the world. The merchandise takings must have been astronomical for years. As a kid it was the only action figure stuff I used to play with and many of my friends in The Netherlands were the same. Now they have destroyed the franchise completely. Glad the people behind the new Star Wars reboot had more brains to do things right and include fun and make it fun for everyone, not just feminist women.
Have no problem with women as lead characters, many of my favourite movies include exactly that but when you blatantly go about trying to include hate towards men I do not think this is progress at all. A beloved movie franchise is definitely not something you can experiment that crap with regardless. 2 guys 2 women Ghostbusters, no crude sex or racism jokes ("That stuff went everywhere, in every crack.... Is this a black thang or a woman thang?... etc" and no only stupid men would have been far more interesting and appreciated by all audiences, especially many children again. This new Ghostbusters crap is just an expensive Bridesmaids in disguise. Quite astonishing that the first Ghostbusters movie (32 years old) is far less racist and far less sexist than the 2016 version.
Plenty of time, plenty of terrible movies to watch
Sneekweek (Dutch horror)
Kinda of a homage to the 80's slasher movies. Unfortunately a very bad one. No characters to root for (except perhaps for the killer), kinda dumb kills (movies like this need over the top and gore kills) and a plot as thin as a piece of paper (it's not good when you know who dunnit before the first kill). Overall I kinda enjoy Nederhorror but this was not one of them.
AndrewG
04 Aug 2016, 11:10
Plenty of time, plenty of terrible movies to watch
Sneekweek (Dutch horror)
Kinda of a homage to the 80's slasher movies. Unfortunately a very bad one. No characters to root for (except perhaps for the killer), kinda dumb kills (movies like this need over the top and gore kills) and a plot as thin as a piece of paper (it's not good when you know who dunnit before the first kill). Overall I kinda enjoy Nederhorror but this was not one of them.
Watched the trailer. Looks just like Friday the 13th set near a Dutch lake.
I don't remember Sneek looking like that. I've been there. Isn't it a town with a nice bridge? I guess Sneekermeerweek sounds a bit too long. ;-)
Too bad Dick Maas no longer does good movies. De Lift and Amsterdamned are great.
A few kills are basically copied from different Friday movies. In the end it's more a Scream copy though with the storyline of I know what you did last summer
... and the acting of 'Goede tijden, slechte tijden' :lol:
PanicLord
19 Aug 2016, 23:45
Jungle Book 2016. Beautiful genius. 5 star.
Now you see me 2
Not in the same league as the original.
A few plot issues, some unneeded and far fetched characters that made the movie silly and a much thinner/weaker storyline made this movie okay-ish at best.
6/10
Jungle Book 2016
Well made, some nice winks to Disney's animated movie from 1967(?) but visual effects not always too stunning.
8/10
samurai7
23 Aug 2016, 18:40
Now you see me 2
Not in the same league as the original.
A few plot issues, some unneeded and far fetched characters that made the movie silly and a much thinner/weaker storyline made this movie okay-ish at best.
6/10
Jungle Book 2016
Well made, some nice winks to Disney's animated movie from 1967(?) but visual effects not always too stunning.
8/10
Agreed about Now You See Me 2, although still a fair movie I thought. Loved Jungle Book though
ACK... I watched a film called Mother's Day ... Every minute I devote thinking back on it adds to the minutes wasted watching... oh dear... Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston... I like these ladies' acting but the film tried too hard to be feminist and politically correct ... What a shame ...:(
Suicide Squad
I don't think there is a decent superhero movie (or tv show) made this century, which is no suprise as they are basically all the same. So I had my hopes on Suicide Squad. It tended to be different.
Well it was but this movie soon got lost in it's own effort, making it a rather messy movie. I liked the intention but the result is pretty poor. Too many issues that could have been prevented.
5/10
AndrewG
26 Aug 2016, 02:12
The Survivalist.
Too dull and long drawn out. Just like the Road. Both very meh.
Would rate something like Kevin Costner's forgotten Postman movie much higher. Much more to see and think about. Had an amazing score too unlike these two dull before mentioned post apocalypse movies.
AndrewG
05 Sep 2016, 03:56
Lights out
Ok, nothing too special. Since I have a cinema unlimited card it was worth the time. About a woman ghost who can only appear in the shadows. Don't want to spoil anything but there is a part where a guy goes away to get the police. I would have found a 24 hour store and strapped 50 torches onto my body pointing in all directions.
The Apparition
Started of really well I thought. Nice subtle Poltergeist events, much better than The Poltergesit remake in fact as that was a joke. Second half of movie was a let down though and just went with the ridiculous rather than stick to subtlety which I find much more scary and enjoyable. Main actress was very pretty.
Day of the dead (2008 )
Didn't know this awful remake of a near classic existed. Utter disgrace. Could only bear to watch 20 minutes of this all over the place crapfest. Better sticking to George A Romero's original zombie movies, the thriller music video and maybe Shaun of the Dead, everyone else does a terrible job and they think zombies come from a disease/super powerful rage rather than the more scary original limited ability undead idea.
AndrewG
05 Sep 2016, 04:14
I also saw Suicide Squad the other week.
I thought it was ok. Didn't have huge expectations. Worth a watch I thought. I'd rate it maybe a 7.
Funny in places which you'd expect. The plot is ridiculous though and perhaps should have had a better build up but did like the ghost woman character and Poison Ivy. The new Joker seems better than I thought he'd be but nothing like the very scary and perfectly acted Heath Ledger rendition. Batman was hardly in it which was a shame I think. More just a cameo.
Can't see how many of the characters Will Smith keeps playing (here a criminal assassin with perfect gun shooting abilities) doing anything good to help his quest in getting more recognition for African Anerican actors. He does nothing to break stereo types and probably makes things worse.
The Nice Guys.
Decent enough thriller. Not too complicated but very funny. Gave me a few great laughs
8/10
John Carpenter's Vampires (1998 )
Watched it before on bluray on TV. This was the first time I watched it on big moviescreen with my beamer. Never new there was so much detail hidden in the picture :cool:
Batman vs Superman
Wasn't all horrible. But it was also never any good
3/10
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Very underrated Gene Wilder movie.
7.5/10
The Funhouse Massacre
Not bad for a halloween slasher flick. Some nice gore scenes. The comic part wasn't that funny but I enjoyed it the way I expected it to be.
6.5/10
Dark Skies
Hmmm. It was decent. Not scary but it had a few intense moments. The 'twist' was very predictable.
The only really good thing about the movie *SPOILER ALERT* was the not happy ending.
7/10
Two forgotten John Carpenter classics
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Had not seen it in over 20 years. Still kind of creepy but the editing was a mess. Too many unclear actions and loose ends.
6.5/10
They Live (1988 )
The late Rowdy Piper in this typical Carpenter movie. Always fun to watch
8/10
The Hateful Eight 2016
I used to love Tarantino movies. But nowadays I often find them dragging.
6/10
AndrewG
02 Oct 2016, 00:32
The Hateful Eight 2016
I used to love Tarantino movies. But nowadays I often find them dragging.
6/10
Did you not like Django Unchained? I thought it was really good. I should watch it again.
Haven't seen the last one.
Saw The Magnificent Seven (2016). Really liked it. Not amazing but a really fun western. Maybe 7.5/10
Did you not like Django Unchained? I thought it was really good. I should watch it again.
Haven't seen the last one.
Saw The Magnificent Seven (2016). Really liked it. Not amazing but a really fun western. Maybe 7.5/10
Haven't seen Django and really only watched the hateful 8 because of Kurt Russel.
Overall there are two genres of movies that I not really enjoy. War and Western. ;)
Going to watch the last Star Trek movie tonight.
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Perhaps even better than Sar Trek into Darkness (2013) but not as good as Star Trek 2009 (Don't really care for the other Star Trek movies)
Anyway, fast paced mindless fun
8/10
10 Cloverfield Lane... I enjoyed it, wasn't what I expected in the end
Salem's Lot (1979)
Always enjoyed this movie and having it seen now in High Def was a real pleasure.
8/10
duke knooby
05 Oct 2016, 01:21
Salem's Lot (1979)
Always enjoyed this movie and having it seen now in High Def was a real pleasure.
8/10
wee kid vampire knocking on the window???
i think i might have seen it a long time ago
wee kid vampire knocking on the window???
i think i might have seen it a long time ago
One of the scariest scenes I've ever seen!
duke knooby
05 Oct 2016, 01:36
One of the scariest scenes I've ever seen!
good, cause i'd nightmares over that!
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Roman Polanski's masterpiece. Funny and scary.
I believe Sharon Tate's last role before she became victm to Mason's murdering cult.
And of course the movie were Tanz der Vampire is based on.
9/10
In the mouth of madness (1994)
Another great John Carpenter movie. One of my guilty pleasures. Sam Neill is superb!
7.5/10
PanicLord
08 Oct 2016, 00:53
Life Of Pi. Mainly watched it as a demo of 4kuhd with hdr (impressive) but found myself strangely captivated by the gently charming story. Well performed, beautifully shot. 3/5
PanicLord
08 Oct 2016, 00:55
The Revenant. Absurdly straight forward plot but that's not really such a bad thing. Outstanding acting all round. Stunning scenery in 4k uhd with hdr. 3/5.
Sebastian.
08 Oct 2016, 01:18
Girl on the Train... 2/5. Would have been more entertaining if it had just been about her train journey...
PanicLord
09 Oct 2016, 01:27
Florence Foster Jenkins. Hilarious, poignant, and with superb turns from the 3 leads. 4/5.
PanicLord
09 Oct 2016, 22:35
Florence Foster Jenkins. Hilarious, poignant, and with superb turns from the 3 leads. 4/5.
Oh and Hugh Grant leading a Lindy Hop party is the best thing I've ever seen on screen.
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010)
Very funny movie. Great Horror parody about a chain of event of misunderstanding death sequences.
7,5/10
All Hallow's Eve (2013)
Low budget, decent horror movie. 3 stories with a killer clown wrapped around the main story line.
5/10
PanicLord
12 Oct 2016, 09:17
Friday the 13th part 2. Not sure if it's just what we are used to in modern horrors now but the kills seem so low impact some how... so pedestrian. Still for the time it carries on the original film's story reasonably well and passes the time in a moderately amusing fashion. 2/5.
Friday the 13th part 2. Not sure if it's just what we are used to in modern horrors now but the kills seem so low impact some how... so pedestrian. Still for the time it carries on the original film's story reasonably well and passes the time in a moderately amusing fashion. 2/5.
I always found Friday part 2 the best from the entire series. ;)
PanicLord
12 Oct 2016, 20:56
I always found Friday part 2 the best from the entire series. ;)
I preferred 1. Would have given 1 3/5. Part3 is apparently good so may watch that tonight.
PanicLord
13 Oct 2016, 00:51
Friday the 13th Part 3. Better than 2 i thought with more tension and slightly more dramatic kills. As it was filmed in 3d the kills tend to be with long poles of different varieties eg harpoon, pitchfork etc. Also some good eye popping moments. Also good to see Jason in the mask and running around in blind rage. I'd give it a 3/5.
Friday the 13th part 2. Not sure if it's just what we are used to in modern horrors now but the kills seem so low impact some how... so pedestrian.
Well you did use a bad refference for quality.
Halloween, The Thing, Poltergeist, Nightmare on Elmstreet. Just a few within the same period of time are all so much better than Friday.
Also, from all the movies mentioned above, Friday was the one with the least 'heart' put into it. As Sean S Cunningham later admitted, the movie was quickly made just to cash in on the Halloween succes (which they did well, obviously).
That said, from the iconic 3 slashers (Halloween, Nightmare and Friday) Friday got the better reboot. Zombie destroyed Halloween and the Nightmare on Elmstreet reboot really missed what Robert Englund put in the Freddy character. I honestly expected the Friday reboot to continue where the other two were doomed to fail (I believe a new Halloween movie, based on Carpenter's vision is in the making).
But I'm ranting. Hope you enjoy part 3 (although it was just a silly excuse to use the cheap red&blue 3d gimmicks. I'm sure it will make you chuckle at times :lol:
EDIT: I see you saw it and found it... better than 2. Hahaha we are so way off in horror taste ;-)
The Car (1977)
I think it has been over 2 decades ago that I last saw this one. And to be honest, in my memory it was a more intense movie. Still vey decent though.
I prefer Spielberg's Duel over this one.
6.5/10
PanicLord
15 Oct 2016, 02:39
Friday the 13th part 4 the "final" chapter. Back down to 2/5 again. Saved by a vaguely intriguing ending, Crispin Glover, gratuitous nudity, and a spirited fight back against Jason by the main woman. Other wise would have been a 1. So much stupidity creeping in. Stretch credulity and it's fun. Break it and it's dumb.
Can't wait untill uou get to part 8, Jason in Manhattan...
PanicLord
15 Oct 2016, 10:36
Can't wait untill uou get to part 8, Jason in Manhattan...
Lol I may not :)
Lights Out (2016)
Two major problems.
1 The plot was revealed too early in the film (and made it predictable)
2 The scary senes were never scary.
5/10
PanicLord
16 Oct 2016, 00:31
Friday the 13th Part 5. Kudos for trying something new and trying to expand the universe. Clearly most fans of the franchise didn't agree as I think the next one goes back to basics.
Shall I go there? I'm gonna go there. 3/5.
Friday the 13th Part 5. Kudos for trying something new and trying to expand the universe. Clearly most fans of the franchise didn't agree as I think the next one goes back to basics.
Shall I go there? I'm gonna go there. 3/5.
5 is with the ambulance guy, right?
Alien (1979)
The original is still by far the best of the franchise.
9/10
PanicLord
16 Oct 2016, 11:07
5 is with the ambulance guy, right?
Yeah
PanicLord
16 Oct 2016, 11:09
Alien (1979)
The original is still by far the best of the franchise.
9/10
Definitely the original and best. Aliens is very good but nowhere near as scary. 3 is under rated. Resurrection is largely garbage but with some flashes of good moments.
Monstro
16 Oct 2016, 17:48
Saw Inferno last night, was ok but I'd wait for it to hit DVD or cable, better films out the to spend your money on at the flicks
PanicLord
16 Oct 2016, 23:46
Friday the 13th part 6 Jason Lives!
Best of the sequels so far. Some genuine originality, some reasonable acting (no really!), proper Jason is back and extra wormy, and some actually quite good characters that make you actually care about them being killed. If I did half marks it would be 3.5. But I don't. So it's a very strong 3/5.
Poltergeist (1982)
Simply amazing. Even after all those years it's still one of the best horror movies of all time.
9/10
Super 8 (2011)
JJ Abrahams knows how to bring my 'Spielberg' childhood back with this movie. It's basically one big hommage to many of the films that Spielberg was involved with from the mid 70's to the mid 80's. From Close Encounters to E.T. From Jaws to the Goonies.
8.5/10
PanicLord
17 Oct 2016, 04:38
Super 8 (2011)
JJ Abrahams knows how to bring my 'Spielberg' childhood back with this movie. It's basically one big hommage to many of the films that Spielberg was involved with from the mid 70's to the mid 80's. From Close Encounters to E.T. From Jaws to the Goonies.
8.5/10
Yeah I loved this film. Definitely has that magic touch. Will have to watch it again now:)
Epic night!
Halloween (1978 )
Halloween II (1981)
http://media.mlxxfc.net/halloween 2.jpg
http://media.mlxxfc.net/falloween 1.jpg
Definitely the original and best. Aliens is very good but nowhere near as scary. 3 is under rated. Resurrection is largely garbage but with some flashes of good moments.
I actually prefer Alien3 over Aliens. Where Alien3 is under rated I think Aliens is over rated ;)
PanicLord
18 Oct 2016, 08:29
Friday the 13th part 7 The New Blood. Oh. Some actually quite good acting and done characters you nearly care about. And then telekinesis. Inspired by (ripped off from) Carrie? Jason turns up in all sorts of random places with bizarre selections of tools. Scrapes a 2/5.
Friday the 13th part 7 The New Blood. Oh. Some actually quite good acting and done characters you nearly care about. And then telekinesis. Inspired by (ripped off from) Carrie? Jason turns up in all sorts of random places with bizarre selections of tools. Scrapes a 2/5.
Could be. Funny enough, Nightmare on Elmstreet 4, which got released in the same year as Friday 7 (1988 ) got a, more or less, similair storyline. With the telekinese stuff.
So... next up: Friday 8! :twisted::twisted::twisted:
PanicLord
18 Oct 2016, 19:33
Yeah can't wait lol. That might be the final straw.
anotherday
18 Oct 2016, 20:53
Epic night!
Halloween (1978 )
Halloween II (1981)
http://media.mlxxfc.net/halloween 2.jpg
http://media.mlxxfc.net/falloween 1.jpg
Have you seen the Rob Zombie remakes? Thoughts if you have?
PanicLord
18 Oct 2016, 22:15
Epic night!
Halloween (1978 )
Halloween II (1981)
http://media.mlxxfc.net/halloween 2.jpg
http://media.mlxxfc.net/falloween 1.jpg
Love Halloween 1. 2 is good for the most part but having Jamie Lee Curtis half comatose for so long is a massive waste.
Haven't seen 3.
4 is an inferior remake of 1.
5 was surprisingly good I really enjoyed it.
6 is patchy and the whole cult thing gets out of hand.
H20 is awesome love that film. One of the best 80s horror follow ups ever.
Resurrection is a shambles. Well the bit with Jamie Lee Curtis is fine. But the rest sucks.
Haven't seen the Rob Zombie ones but would love to at some point.
Have you seen the Rob Zombie remakes? Thoughts if you have?
Saw them.
They are typical RZ movies and basically have nothing to do with Halloween. The reboots are a complete different genre.
That said, I didn't like them at all. From the rape scene in 1 to the dream sequences in 2 it was all so unnecessary.
I am very happy John Carpenter is involved in the new upcoming reboot because the RZ films almost destroyd the Halloween franchise.
Love Halloween 1. 2 is good for the most part but having Jamie Lee Curtis half comatose for so long is a massive waste.
Well they wanted 2 to continue where the original ended. But Jamie Lee Curtis had her hair cut for another movie she did and had to use this cheap wig. It is one of the reasons she wasn't too much inolved in the movie.
3 is a complete different movie. Nothing to do with Michael Myers. But a great 80's horror story. I urge you to give it a chance.
As a canon I think either 1,2 and 4 work great. Or 1, 2 and H20.
I actually enjoyed 4 and found 5 okay for most parts.
6 is chaotic. Even the producer's cut is. And I dislike that one.
H20 was okay. Great opening maybe a bit too Scream-ish for me.
Ressurection was, as you say, shameless. The opening for that movie was actually shot during H20. Producers didn't want the franchise to end and demanded this sequence for a possible follow-up.
PanicLord
18 Oct 2016, 23:00
Well they wanted 2 to continue where the original ended. But Jamie Lee Curtis had her hair cut for another movie she did and had to use this cheap wig. It is one of the reasons she wasn't too much inolved in the movie.
3 is a complete different movie. Nothing to do with Michael Myers. But a great 80's horror story. I urge you to give it a chance.
As a canon I think either 1,2 and 4 work great. Or 1, 2 and H20.
I actually enjoyed 4 and found 5 okay for most parts.
6 is chaotic. Even the producer's cut is. And I dislike that one.
H20 was okay. Great opening maybe a bit too Scream-ish for me.
Ressurection was, as you say, shameless. The opening for that movie was actually shot during H20. Producers didn't want the franchise to end and demanded this sequence for a possible follow-up.
By the way I think the unsung hero is Donald Pleasance, who is an excellent presence and almost as mad as Michael Myers.
madagascar
18 Oct 2016, 23:49
Roadie :-)
Phantoms (1998 )
Ben Affleck in a Dean Koontz story. Very decent first 45 minutes. Then it goes a bit downhill. Liv Schreiber is superb as the deputy.
6.5/10
anotherday
19 Oct 2016, 06:09
Saw them.
They are typical RZ movies and basically have nothing to do with Halloween. The reboots are a complete different genre.
That said, I didn't like them at all. From the rape scene in 1 to the dream sequences in 2 it was all so unnecessary.
I am very happy John Carpenter is involved in the new upcoming reboot because the RZ films almost destroyd the Halloween franchise.
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Hahaha
PanicLord
19 Oct 2016, 23:39
Friday the 13th part 8. Jason takes Manhattan.
Dreadful.
Not sure I'm going to make it to the end of this one. Pointless New York intro. Semi intriguing set up on a boat. All characters deeply irritating so that you hope they die more quickly than they actually do. Pointless rock chick. Jason able to get to places in 1/3 time of everyone else despite travelling at 1/2 the speed. Haven't even made it to Manhattan yet.
PanicLord
21 Oct 2016, 04:41
Friday the 13th part 8. Jason takes Manhattan.
Dreadful.
Not sure I'm going to make it to the end of this one. Pointless New York intro. Semi intriguing set up on a boat. All characters deeply irritating so that you hope they die more quickly than they actually do. Pointless rock chick. Jason able to get to places in 1/3 time of everyone else despite travelling at 1/2 the speed. Haven't even made it to Manhattan yet.
Well out of sheer bloody mindedness I kept going right until the end. Still dreadful.
1/5.
Not sure whether to carry on to part 9 or not. Does it get any better?
Not sure whether to carry on to part 9 or not. Does it get any better?
Personally I like Jason goes to hell. Complete different movie from the rest. It got quite some heat but I had fun watching it.
In your rating I probbably give it 3/5
My rating 5.5/10
duke knooby
22 Oct 2016, 01:32
Not sure whether to carry on to part 9 or not. Does it get any better?
to quote the lyrics, does it get any better? can it get any worse? lol
Don't Breathe (2016)
Decent enough thriller. Good acting. My only problem was that I had no sympaty for any of the characters.
6.5/10
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Actually an underrated movie that got a lot of heat because there is no Michael Myers in it. Still a superb 80's horror flick with a certain John Carpenter feel to it (Carpenter wrote the score and was also an uncredited co-writer)
6.5/10
Deep Rising (1998 )
One of my biggest Guilty Pleasures. Monsters on a cruise ship. I wish they made the Island sequel :(
8.5/10
Friday the 13th 1 to 10
Except for 8 (Jason in Manhattan) a movie that is in a league of it's own when it comes to horrible movies I found 3, 5, 6 and 7 laughable bad. The first one was okay, I still found the last 20 minutes of 2 the best of the entire series. 9 was different and I would rate it the same as part 1 (some Jason fans will curse me now). Jason X (Jason in space) was as laughable as the others but I have a weak spot for bad SciFi movies.
In the end (It had been ages since I watched them) I was surprised how bad this series actually is. No story line, no character development, no scares. Basically it is what 'Final Destination' is. The same story every time only the kills will change. Overall the series get a rating of 3/10
To put them in a list of bad to worse:
1: part 2
2: part 4
3: part 1
4: part 9
5: part 10
6: part 7
7: part 6
8: part 3
9: part 5
and the absolute worst... drumroll... 8
To put the above post in perspective. I also watched the Halloween movies entirely. If I ranked the two franchises into one list it would look like this:
(F = Friday 13th, H = Halloween)
1: H 1
2: H 2
3: H 4
4: H20 (H 7)
5: F 2
6: F 4
7: F 1
8: H 5
9: F 9
10: H 8
11: F 10
12: H 6
13: F 7
14: F 6
15: F 3
16: F 5
17: F 8
I didn't put Halloween 3 in the list as it's a complete different movie (would have ended in place 7, just above Friday 1) and I need to watch the Nightmare on Elmstreet movies again to see where they end in this franchise list :-)
Nightmare on Elmstreet (1984)
Still decent
7,5/10
Stranger Things (2016)
Well not a movie but the tv series. Thing is, with some good editing this is a 2 hour movie.
Great wink to the 80's though 7,5/10
PanicLord
31 Oct 2016, 00:22
Finally got to watch Friday the 13th part 9 Jason Goes To Hell. A big improvement on part 8 and brings something new to the table. I like the idea of Jason transferring to different people and the idea that only a Vorhees can kill him (how unfortunate for him then that some other Vorhees family members suddenly appear). Some pretty decent actors let down by the one you are supposed to be rooting for being completely wooden. Quite a satisfying end too in a completely cheesy cheap and cheerful way.
I reckon just about earns a 3/5.
I like the idea of Jason transferring to different people and the idea that only a Vorhees can kill him
I reckon just about earns a 3/5.
Haha I agree, but I believe it is this storyline that makes it for hardcore fans one of the most hated entries in the franchise :twisted:
So you going to do Jason X and Freddy vs Jason as well?
PanicLord
31 Oct 2016, 09:32
Haha I agree, but I believe it is this storyline that makes it for hardcore fans one of the most hated entries in the franchise :twisted:
So you going to do Jason X and Freddy vs Jason as well?
Lol not sure. I think I may need to swap franchises now and try something different. I've been meaning to watch The Purge for ages...
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
I actually like this remake with a great wink to Vincent Price (who starred in the original).
7/10
Return to the House on Haunted Hill (2007)
Direct to video sequel. With a few great kills
6/10
Saw Dr Strange on Sunday, amazing movie, loved it.
Monstro
01 Nov 2016, 14:55
Saw Dr Strange on Sunday, amazing movie, loved it.
Loved the librarian......"if you like it then you should've put a ring on it"
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
WOW wtf happened to DeNiro?
4/10
PanicLord
02 Nov 2016, 00:31
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
WOW wtf happened to DeNiro?
4/10
I know. I know he's rich and everything. But jeez. I feel sorry for him.
Loved the librarian......"if you like it then you should've put a ring on it"
"Hey beyonce"
Later see the librarian listening to beyonce... hahaha
Event Horizon (1997)
Sam Neill, Laurence Fishburn, Horror in space
8/10
PanicLord
05 Nov 2016, 01:59
A Nightmare On Elm Street (the original of course!)
Much better than I expected. Definitely benefits from having strong creative vision behind it rather than being a cheap and blatant cash in or copy. Not really what I'd call scary, but quite creepy and engrossing. Original too and introduces Johnny Depp.
A very strong 3/5.
Nghtmare on Elmstreet 2
Not as bad as I remembered it to be. That said, it's not that good either. Just like the Friday sequel movies, Nightmare is not about the scare but about the kill. And this one lacked both. It's not scary and the kills are quite boring for the genre. The opening was nice, the acting very decent.
5/10
PanicLord
07 Nov 2016, 01:39
Nghtmare on Elmstreet 2
Not as bad as I remembered it to be. That said, it's not that good either. Just like the Friday sequel movies, Nightmare is not about the scare but about the kill. And this one lacked both. It's not scary and the kills are quite boring for the genre. The opening was nice, the acting very decent.
5/10
Just saw this for the first time myself. I actually found myself strangely engrossed. There are in fact hardly any kills or major shock moment but I thought the whole psychological possession thing was very well handled and actually pretty well acted. In fact doing something that dares to be different is a bold and good choice. Having said that it is supposed to be a horror film and it doesn't really deliver on that front. And I'm not sure Freddy should go to pool parties.
You know I think I'm gonna starting giving half marks.
2.5 out of 5.
So it seems we're trailing the same path ;)
Nightmare on Elmstreet 3
This, for a long time, used to be my favorite Nightmare. But that time has long gone. There are some good gore scenes, kills that fit the genre and Freddy is back. It's horror for sure. Not scary but campy and bloody. Where part 2 was a different take on the franchise, part 3 brings us back to teenagers with bad dreams being killed. This movie comes short to the original in story, acting and finesse but was the beginning of exact the same sequels for years to come. In that matter the Nightmare and Friday the 13th movies are the same.
5.5/10
A Nightmare on Elmstreet 4 and 5
Long time since I saw these. Cheesy and dumb is what comes to mind.
4: 5/10
5: 4/10
I never was a Freddy fan to start with. But after seeing 5, I'm not wasting my time on the rest :-)
PanicLord
09 Nov 2016, 20:28
So it seems we're trailing the same path ;)
Nightmare on Elmstreet 3
This, for a long time, used to be my favorite Nightmare. But that time has long gone. There are some good gore scenes, kills that fit the genre and Freddy is back. It's horror for sure. Not scary but campy and bloody. Where part 2 was a different take on the franchise, part 3 brings us back to teenagers with bad dreams being killed. This movie comes short to the original in story, acting and finesse but was the beginning of exact the same sequels for years to come. In that matter the Nightmare and Friday the 13th movies are the same.
5.5/10
Lol indeed. Just watched 3 and actually found I rather enjoyed it. Some effectively creepy and surreal dream inspired stuff and I love the image of Freddy being a puppet master using veins as strings. I think it captures my attention that bit more because it is not simply stalk and slash. Some duff acting, the junkyard scene, and the strange school bus scenes don't help but overall decent enough.
2.5/5
Salt (2010)
Action thriller with Angelina Jolie. Standard popcorn spy-action.
6/10
The Last Witchhunter (2015)
This was a decent fantasy/action movie. Vin Diesel can't act which is a pity. Whenever I see Diesel, he reminds me of Dwayne Johnson without talent.
6,5/10
Predator 2 (1990)
Although a typical action movie, for it's time, Predator 2 is a very decent movie. I find this one better than the original with Schwarzenegger. They took it to a complete different direction and it was the first movie to connect Aliens and Predator together (in the end scene on the ship you can clearly see the skull of an Alien as a trophy). It might have been over 20 years ago that I last saw this movie. All in all I enjoyed it.
7/10
PanicLord
12 Nov 2016, 08:48
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 4 The Dream Master.
Oh my God. Has to be one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen. How to destroy your own franchise in one easy step. Make the villain who was at least slightly sinister and creepy in most of the first three films into a rubbish spoof of himself. Here instead of any kind of menace he just provides bad one liners. And pizza. No I'm not even kidding. On top of that there is some sort of karate kid tribute going on. The guy playing karate kid is the only character with any hint of personality but is given some of the worst dialogue and scenes ever committed to film. His death is also inexplicable. Not surreal or bizarre which would be par for the course. But literally inexplicable.
I am going to carry on as I have the boxset and I am especially intrigued by New Nightmare at the end. But I will not be paying so much attention to the screen for the next couple of discs!
1 out of 5.
PanicLord
12 Nov 2016, 09:45
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 4 The Dream Master.
Oh my God. Has to be one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen. How to destroy your own franchise in one easy step. Make the villain who was at least slightly sinister and creepy in most of the first three films into a rubbish spoof of himself. Here instead of any kind of menace he just provides bad one liners. And pizza. No I'm not even kidding. On top of that there is some sort of karate kid tribute going on. The guy playing karate kid is the only character with any hint of personality but is given some of the worst dialogue and scenes ever committed to film. His death is also inexplicable. Not surreal or bizarre which would be par for the course. But literally inexplicable.
I am going to carry on as I have the boxset and I am especially intrigued by New Nightmare at the end. But I will not be paying so much attention to the screen for the next couple of discs!
1 out of 5.
I am going to carry on as I have the boxset and I am especially intrigued by New Nightmare at the end. But I will not be paying so much attention to the screen for the next couple of discs!
1 out of 5.
New Nightmare is at least the average horror movie and has a few creepy scenes. And I like the new Freddy look in that movie. Good luck gettin' there :lol:
The Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Love this scifi adventure. Dwayne Johnson was fun to watch. I always prefered his action/comedy roles. Great acting by the kids and Carla Gugino as well.
8/10
GenoJLaw
13 Nov 2016, 06:12
No, IMO Aliens Is the best in the franchise
PanicLord
13 Nov 2016, 08:51
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 5 The Dream Child.
Can't really be bothered to write much. Maintains the stupidity from the previous film although the main female character is slightly better acting than last time round. The biggest mistake the franchise makes really is thinking that Freddy should be a wise cracking goon rather than anything from an actual nightmare.
1.5/5. I think the slightly higher Mark is due to the fact that I am not shocked at how bad it is this time around.
PanicLord
13 Nov 2016, 13:50
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 6 Freddy's Dead The Final Nightmare.
The one in which Freddy becomes a character in a 90s computer game.
0.5/5
And they didn't keep their word. It's not thde Final Nightmare....
New Nightmare is much better though
PanicLord
13 Nov 2016, 22:13
And they didn't keep their word. It's not thde Final Nightmare....
New Nightmare is much better though
Yeah how dare they lol. For the first time in a while I am actually looking forward to the next film!
PanicLord
13 Nov 2016, 22:19
Independence Day Resurgence.
Not a patch on the brilliantly hokey original. Suffers from what I call VERY LOUD NOISE syndrome, which is what I call it when a sequel comes along and you can tell they had one or two story board sequences instead of a plot or characters.
No build up of tension. Brent Spiner's character is now a moron instead of eccentric. Will Smith is largely irreplaceable so they just don't bother trying. Important things that are missing... human impact, drama, and probably most crucially fun.
Some impressive moments and the part 3 setup sounds intriguing.
Not as disappointingly mediocre as the dreadfully unambitious Jurassic World but a pale imitation of the original.
2/5
ThatWriterGuy
13 Nov 2016, 23:06
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 5 The Dream Child.
The biggest mistake the franchise makes really is thinking that Freddy should be a wise cracking goon rather than anything from an actual nightmare.
1.5/5. I think the slightly higher Mark is due to the fact that I am not shocked at how bad it is this time around.
Funnily enough, they actually wanted to make a different film in a different genre, and not just repeat the first Nightmare over and over again, hence playing with genre and theme and audience expectation.
Did it work?
Depends on your 'mode of viewing'. If you went in expecting Nightmare 1 all over again, then you were bound to be disappointed (marketing and trailers don't exactly help their cause any ... especially true with albums, given a lot of responses to Braver). Basically, they didn't want to make a straight up horror sequel.
PanicLord
14 Nov 2016, 00:41
Funnily enough, they actually wanted to make a different film in a different genre, and not just repeat the first Nightmare over and over again, hence playing with genre and theme and audience expectation.
Did it work?
Depends on your 'mode of viewing'. If you went in expecting Nightmare 1 all over again, then you were bound to be disappointed (marketing and trailers don't exactly help their cause any ... especially true with albums, given a lot of responses to Braver). Basically, they didn't want to make a straight up horror sequel.
Fair point. I have no issue with experimenting and pushing boundaries. Done well it can keep a franchise alive. Done badly the opposite is true. I can see what they were aiming for with the others and actually like some of the things they went for. Just think there were too many duff actors and not enough scares.
The Nice Guys (2016)
Very funny Action/thriller. Russel Crowe and Ryan Gossling make a great duo.
8/10
PanicLord
14 Nov 2016, 09:25
The Nice Guys (2016)
Very funny Action/thriller. Russel Crowe and Ryan Gossling make a great duo.
8/10
Ah yes saw that the other day but forgot to mention. Was very good, as is anything by Shane Black.
Star Wars (1977)
Basically there are 3 versions to watch:
The George Lucas BluRay edition
The Despecialized edition (which featured the original, unaltered Star Wars as seen in 1977, created from different sources. The Despecialized editions are, without a doubt, the way to go if you want the original movies in 1080P quality. And, to me, by far superior to the original BluRay edition)
And then there is the SilverScreen Edition. This is the transfer from an 35mm print. And without a doubt the closest you get to experience your theater memories again (if you were lucky enough to see it in theaters in 1977).
I watched the 35mm version. And I can tell you, watching it from my projection beamer on my 5 meter wide screen (197 inches) this was a treat. Like a kid in a candy store. Long time since I had so much fun watching a movie again.
Movie 9/10
experience 10/10
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
As stated in my post above, in my opinion there are 3 versions to chose from. BluRay, Despecialized and SilverScreen's 35mm transfer.
Again I watched the 35mm transfer.
This Silver Screen Grindhouse edition has lots of grain and dust issues but it is so much fun to watch these movies like this again. Almost as if I am sitting at my old 'small town theater' again.
The Negative1 team (behind the Silver Screen editions) are working on a defnitive verion. I believe they are cleaning up the print a bit more and fixing some color issues.
Movie: 9,5/10
Experience 9,5/10 (just a bit too much issues to give it a 10)
PanicLord
16 Nov 2016, 08:18
Wes Craven's A New Nightmare
Great stuff and the best of the sequels. Goes for a new angle and nails it this time. Heather Langenkamp delivers a massively improved performance. But the best thing about it is they are finally taking Freddy seriously again, and he is almost always creepy and sinister in this and has a new look which is quite demonic. Kudos to the creepy kid too.
3.5/5
Return of the Jedi (1983)
I was going to watch this later tonight but I was so excited because of the other two films that I just couldn't wait to watch the 35mm transfer of this one.
The 35mm transfer isn't from Silver Screen but Harmy (the person responsible for the beloved Despecialized Editions). Again it's a Grindhouse edition. Meaning that the original print had some color corrections but not much more.
Movie: 7,5
Experience: 10
Overall trilogy experience: 10
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Very nice crime mystery
8/10
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
Freddy is a horror Icon. Which is funny as the first movie was very good, part 3 okay and the rest just crap. But New Nightmare brings back the horror and a demonic and scary Freddy. By far the best sequel.
7/10
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Brilliant stuff
9/10
Ouija - Origins of Evil (2016)
A prequel to Ouija from 2014. And this one is as bad as that movie.
No suspense, never scary, never intense and never not-boring.
3/10
2 guns (2013)
Average action comedy with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg
6/10
Faster (2010)
Nice action thriller with Dwayne Johnson in the lead.
7,5/10
Shawshank Redemption (1995)
In my opinion one of the best movies ever made. Fantastic job on the adaptation of this short story by Stephen King
10/10
PanicLord
23 Nov 2016, 11:00
Shawshank Redemption (1995)
In my opinion one of the best movies ever made. Fantastic job on the adaptation of this short story by Stephen King
10/10
Agreed. Absolutely superb film all round in which almost nothing happens but it grips you from start to finish.
PanicLord
23 Nov 2016, 23:32
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Actually an underrated movie that got a lot of heat because there is no Michael Myers in it. Still a superb 80's horror flick with a certain John Carpenter feel to it (Carpenter wrote the score and was also an uncredited co-writer)
6.5/10
Just seen this for the first time and to my surprise really enjoyed it. The idea of a different halloween horror story every year is at least interesting and the whole mask set up is quite well played.
Note to the Bond producers: the baddy in this is better at the whole friendly but sinister thing than your new Blofeld without saddling him with any of that dumb family ties guff.
Ending is a bit abrupt but good call to leave you wandering and not wrap everything up in a nice bow.
Overall a well earned 3/5.
The Green Mile (1999)
Frank Darabont returned to the Stephen King universe with his 2nd King adaptation. Not as good as Shawshank but, to me, the 2nd best adaptation of a King story (big fan of Kubrick's The Shining. Great movie but a terrible adaptation of the book)
Anyway, miracle at death row.
8/10
PanicLord
24 Nov 2016, 12:17
The Green Mile (1999)
Frank Darabont returned to the Stephen King universe with his 2nd King adaptation. Not as good as Shawshank but, to me, the 2nd best adaptation of a King story (big fan of Kubrick's The Shining. Great movie but a terrible adaptation of the book)
Anyway, miracle at death row.
8/10
Agreed a tremendous film. Manages to do things that should stretch your disbelief without going so far that you stop believing, right up until literally the very end. But extremely well done throughout.
Murder By Death (1976)
Peter Sellers, Peter Falk, David Niven, Alec Guiness
I can go on but let's just say it my favorite murder mystery.
9/10
PanicLord
27 Nov 2016, 10:08
Murder By Death (1976)
Peter Sellers, Peter Falk, David Niven, Alec Guiness
I can go on but let's just say it my favorite murder mystery.
9/10
Love that film. Got it mainly for Peter Falk but it is hilarious. Also like Clue.
Love that film. Got it mainly for Peter Falk but it is hilarious. Also like Clue.
Clue did have a few great moments. But I found that an okay movie at best.
Some nice deleted MbD scenes on youtube. Including Sherlock Holmes
PanicLord
28 Nov 2016, 10:02
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
Much to my surprise, I loved this film. Action packed, humorous, fresh, and original. Yes, there is considerable darkness, but unlike the last few Harry Potter films, it does not overwhelm the film and rob it of its entertainment value.
The vast majority of lead actors are also much better from day 1 than with Harry Potter. By which I mean no inexperienced child actors. The adult actors have been uniformly excellent throughout.
Just to note I "liked" the Harry Potter films, particularly Azkaban and Deathly Hallows Part 2, and thought Goblet Of Fire was a terrific film and the best of the franchise.
This film for me was up there with Goblet Of Fire.
I know a few Harry Potter fans who hated this film, so to be clear this is NOT Harry Potter The Even Earlier Years... it is its own thing, but with intriguing links and hints to things that may happen in future instalments, some of which were talked about in hushed tones in the Harry Potter films.
As with many Jk Rowling films, the Fantastic Beasts are not really the main event... more a smoke screen for a smoke screen... but they are beautifully realised and some of the captures are very entertaining.
The only VERY slight minus for me is Eddie Redmayne. It's probably just personal preference but I can't help thinking how much more panache and charisma other contender for the role Matt Smith would have brought. It's not that Ed is bad at all and he does develop the character well by the end of the film. Just could have done with a bit more welly.
But overall extremely entertaining and I'm looking forward to seeing the next part more than I ever thought I would.
4.5/5
PanicLord
02 Dec 2016, 23:08
Freddy vs Jason - I'm slightly embarrassed to admit that I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would or probably should. Freddy is mostly used for creeps and scares, although does get a few slightly awkward one liners. The set up is quite interesting and well handled. Actors are much better across the board than almost anyone in horror films in the 80s. Jason is Jason. It does get a little confusing trying to keep track of what's happening near the end. Overall though not a bad entry in either series.
2.5/5.
PanicLord
02 Dec 2016, 23:14
Final Destination 3 - I loved the first 2 but had heard bad things about the 3rd. Actually I loved it too! Fiesty with smartish modern characters who try to save themselves but are brung low by fate. The deaths are mostly pretty inventive although there aren't any that throw you off too much unlike in the earlier films. Great fun, good jumps, and very entertaining.
3.5/5
PanicLord
04 Dec 2016, 21:09
Die Hard
Still a superb film. The bench Mark for action movies back when they understood that less is more when you root for the hero and secretly also root for the villain just a tiny bit.
Bruce Willis is truly superb in the role... this was long before he started demanding huge paychecks to phone in sleepy performances.
Alan Rickman is magnificent, playing an intelligent man with a plan. It is actually a bit of a shame when he dies but it had to be really.
Downsides? Only the Deputy Chief of Police who is an absolute moron.
Other than that fairly minor blip, absolutely superb.
4.5/5
AndrewG
04 Dec 2016, 21:18
Sully
Superb well executed retelling of the Hudson plane landing.
Clint Eastwood seems to be perhaps one of the only directors who in his old age actually makes better movies than he ever did before.
Masterminds (2016)
A friend of mine loved it. He sai it reminded hm of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" so I decided to watch. It had a few funny moments but I was mostly disappointed by it.
Very 'meh'
5/10
(Talladega Nights on the other hand made me laugh a lot. That one get's a 7,5/10)
PanicLord
06 Dec 2016, 00:24
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Now that's how to make a sequel. Ok, so the title sounds like a spoof, and in a way, it is a much more popcorn action flick than the previous movie. However, while they have undoubtedly ramped up the bullet and explosions count, this film manages to avoid my dreaded VERY LOUD NOISE syndrome, where sequels just become marketing exercises ticking off boxes (see also A Good Day To Die Hard. Actually, don't, but you know what I mean).
Bruce Willis is still a one man tour de force. He OWNS the screen and is again superb. You root for him and want him to succeed. He is put through real jeopardy. OK so you know he's not gonna die. But the jeopardy is real. He is not Superman and does not survive ludicrously impossible assaults - everything is just about plausible, from an action movie point of view.
The explosions are bigger, but they are actually used fairly sparingly, and are part of the story, not just tacked on because there hasn't been something enormous exploding for x minutes.
The chief policeman is initially an arrogant fool, but reports into an intelligent and honourable man in charge of the airport, who is in turn assisted by some good and intelligent people. The good guys tackle the situation intelligently rather than making things worse. Even the chief comes round in the end.
The bad guys motives are political this time round, and were probably quite a hot topic at the time. Believable, if just a little less interesting than chasing gold.
Minuses? Well the bad guys are played by less interesting actors this time round (they are not bad at all - just not Alan Rickman, RIP), and you never really secretly want them to succeed. You want them taken down. There are also quite a few logic problems (e.g. if a succession of planes are going try an emergency landing using fire to guide them in, wouldn't they leave really big gaps between them, and more importantly, move the first one down out of the way so they don't all pile up)... but that is really nit picking. It is not an essential part of the plot that throws you off, just a slightly amusing hole to pick if you are in the mood.
All in all though, thoroughly entertaining, slickly produced sequel that is different enough to largely avoid repetition, but with enough that's familiar to make you comfortable that you are in safe hands.
A well deserved 4/5.
PanicLord
08 Dec 2016, 00:51
Die Hard: With A Vengeance
More great stuff. The film has a much tenser, focused feel to it, similar to the first one. Jeremy Irons is nearly as good as Alan Rickman but Alan remains the king.
Sam Jackson is superb and the on screen relationship with Bruce Willis is superb.
The police are caring and smart (okay if just a little gullible) and the bad guys motives are much more credible and interesting. Who doesn't want trucks full of gold?
The riddles are entertaining and the cross city action is very well handled.
Downsides? Well Bruce Willis remains very good, but he doesn't seem to own the screen quite as much. It may just be because Samuel J shines so bright and it's only a very minor thing.
Not another downside but it's more vicious and gory than I remember but maybe I saw an extended version or something.
Anyway more great stuff.
4/5
Die Hard: With A Vengeance
More great stuff.
Fun fact: It was originally the script for the 4th Lethal Weapon movie (explaining the team up with Samuel L Jackson) but Warner didn't like it.
AndrewG
08 Dec 2016, 02:08
What I really missed with Die Hard 3 and subsequent ones was they weren't set at Christmas. 4 was watchable for 1 time only. Didn't bother with 5, it looked terrible.
Think the Christmas setting really added something special to 1 & 2. Christmas in NYC would have made 3 better I reckon and funnier in places.
When a formula works they should stick to it.: Back to future 1,2,3. Star Wars etc. The prequels are terrible and new one which is just same formula as originals is exceptionally good.
They messed around with Die Hard too much. Now Bruce Willis/John McClane is a political correct hack who needs help from computer nerds. Lame. His wife wasn't even in 3 or 4 either whilst she was in hostage situations in both 1 and 2. Again a missed trick in my opinion. Instead both 3 & 4 focuses on the man/woman relationship of bad guys and the bad women, who gives a toss about this.
The Pink Panther (1963)
Not the Steve Martin crap movies which were not just awful but a disgrace to the genius that was Peter Sellers' Jaqcues Cloueau. If Martin's comedy skills were half as big as his ego his movies might not have been the disaster they turned out to be.
Anyway the original movie with Peter Sellers and David Niven (Niven was the main bill but Sellers stole the show, resulting in 4 more Clouseau movies -5 if you count Trail of the Pink Panther)
Superb crime comedy.
7,5/8
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
This sequel to the Pink Panther is perhaps the best of the series. Major fun!
8,5/10
Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
When Peter Sellers refused to pick up his role of the stumbling detective (Sellers and director Blake Edwards didn't want to work on a Clouseau together anymore after Shot in the Dark and both declined for the 1968 follow up) , Alan Arkin was brought in to play Inspector Clouseau in 1968. A movie I haven't seen in a whle and I will review after the Sellers movies.
Luckily Sellers (in search of succes) agreed to work with Edwards again and make another sequel which resulted in this movie. Return was my favorite of the Pink Panther films for a long time. And I still think it's one of the best, maybe just edging the original for the 2nd spot (and just behing Shot in the Dark).
I own the HD versions of the first three movies (Pink Panther and Return on BluRay - Shot in the Dark had a 1080p web release). Unfortunately, from the three, this has the worst picture quality although still a great improvement over the DVD's. The other sequels don't have a HD release.
Anyway, I love this movie.
8/10
PanicLord
08 Dec 2016, 09:51
What I really missed with Die Hard 3 and subsequent ones was they weren't set at Christmas. 4 was watchable for 1 time only. Didn't bother with 5, it looked terrible.
Think the Christmas setting really added something special to 1 & 2. Christmas in NYC would have made 3 better I reckon and funnier in places.
When a formula works they should stick to it.: Back to future 1,2,3. Star Wars etc. The prequels are terrible and new one which is just same formula as originals is exceptionally good.
They messed around with Die Hard too much. Now Bruce Willis/John McClane is a political correct hack who needs help from computer nerds. Lame. His wife wasn't even in 3 or 4 either whilst she was in hostage situations in both 1 and 2. Again a missed trick in my opinion. Instead both 3 & 4 focuses on the man/woman relationship of bad guys and the bad women, who gives a toss about this.
Yeah I know what you mean. For me though, 3 still has the "feel" of a Die Hard movie and just about keeps the John McClane character from the first film alive. I can't remember much about 4 but I hated 5 the first time around because it was a generic action shoot em up where the characters could be anyone and the situations pushed credibility way past breaking point. It also suffers very badly from VERY LOUD NOISE syndrome... I. E. Lots of bangs and flashes but you don't care because of the problems with characters and credibility. The film makers had stopped caring about trying to make quality films about one hell of a cop and just slapped the Die Hard label on it to milk the franchise.
AndrewG
08 Dec 2016, 11:24
Yeah I know what you mean. For me though, 3 still has the "feel" of a Die Hard movie and just about keeps the John McClane character from the first film alive. I can't remember much about 4 but I hated 5 the first time around because it was a generic action shoot em up where the characters could be anyone and the situations pushed credibility way past breaking point. It also suffers very badly from VERY LOUD NOISE syndrome... I. E. Lots of bangs and flashes but you don't care because of the problems with characters and credibility. The film makers had stopped caring about trying to make quality films about one hell of a cop and just slapped the Die Hard label on it to milk the franchise.
You will be looking forward to Die Hard Year One set in Japan and released in 2018. ;)
To be fair it sounds like it might be interesting, tying it to the first movie. Could be crap if it's just like the last then.
http://diehard.wikia.com/wiki/Die_Hard:_Year_One_(film)
Pink Panther strikes again (1976)
Some of the funniest moments of the entire series can be found in this movie (that's a priceless Steinway! -Not anymore)
7,5/10
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 )
I think this the weakest from the 5. Still highly entertaining
7/10
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
This one concludes my Sellers/Clouseau series. Peter Sellers, of course, died in 1980. So Blake Edwards used unused archived footage from previous Panther movies. Also a voice double and a stand in were used for some scenes.
This wasn't really good and although the Sellers scenes show his comic genius, it wasn't enough to save the movie. After this one even worse sequels followed (Curse of the Pink Panther and Son of the Pink Panther) but they didn't include Inspector Clo... sorry Chief Inspector Clouseau.
5/10
PanicLord
09 Dec 2016, 09:11
You will be looking forward to Die Hard Year One set in Japan and released in 2018. ;)
To be fair it sounds like it might be interesting, tying it to the first movie. Could be crap if it's just like the last then.
http://diehard.wikia.com/wiki/Die_Hard:_Year_One_(film)
Actually the Japan plot does sound quite interesting, but as always, it will all be in the execution!
Inspector Clouseau (1968 )
Alan Arkin did a decent job. The movie was okay.
5,5/10
Inferno (2016)
It was okay but I was very disapointed by the ending. They changed the very clever book ending into a Hollywood ending. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
6/10
Sebastian.
12 Dec 2016, 02:10
David Brent - Life on the road. Pretty good raised a couple of decent laughs.
The Rock (1996)
I remember seeing this in the theaters 20 years ago. Also remember that I thought that this was a crap movie and was suprised so many liked it. Watched it again after 20 years and I was right. This is a crappy movie. Big budget, sure. But very very poor executed.
3/10
Aliens (1986)
This movie just makes me appreciate the original Alien movie more and more. Aliens is now my third favorite in the franchise (and if you count Prometheus in this franchise it is my 4th favorite). I think Aliens is highly overrated and has become a typical 80's flick. Only Alien Resurrection was worse.
6,5/10
AndrewG
15 Dec 2016, 02:55
"Get Santa" (2014) (Executive Producer: Ridley Scott!)
Some good heartwarming bits I'm sure kids and adults would enjoy.
Many clever homages to great films such as "Shawshank Redemption", "The Godfather", "ET". In fact the end is maybe a bit too ET-y I'd say.
Ultimately falls short somewhat to be a long term Christmas classic in the vein of "Home Alone", "Santa Clause The Movie" and "Christmas Vacation" etc. Could have been a little bit better developed and just less dirty jokes / toilet humour which is just a bit too silly for the pro actors, pro effects, pro music and pro cinematography they had.
Broadbent, the reindeer and the squirrel were great though.
6/10
Desperado (1995)
The opening scene with Steve Buscemi is simply fantastic. Banderas in his best role and many fun scenes to enjoy. A classic!
7,5/10
AndrewG
15 Dec 2016, 05:14
Desperado (1995)
The opening scene with Steve Buscemi is simply fantastic. Banderas in his best role and many fun scenes to enjoy. A classic!
7,5/10
So no Rogue One midnight viewing for you either tonight? ;)
So no Rogue One midnight viewing for you either tonight? ;)
If it was Star Wars, I would have. Maybe this weekend if I find the time ;)
btw I am sure I will like it. It just doesn't bring my Star Wars Enthusiasm hype up. But already certain I will love this more than anything of the prequel trilogy combined ;-)
PanicLord
17 Dec 2016, 00:12
A Nightmare Before Christmas. Doesn't leave a lasting impact but Visually inventive and good fun. 3/5
Rogue One: a Star Wars story (2016)
Almost 40 years after Star Wars there finally is a prequel!
Forget Episode 1, 2 and 3. Rogue One is the true prequel to the Star Wars Trilogy. Although the movie is more of a war drama than a space adventure, it manages to give you that Star Wars feeling that the prequel trilogy failed to do. Sure those prequels shared the well known characters but it lacked everything that is Star Wars. Rogue One, suprisingly, managed to pull you in the Star Wars universe with a completely different story and characters.
8,5/10
AndrewG
17 Dec 2016, 22:43
Rogue One: a Star Wars story (2016)
Almost 40 years after Star Wars there finally is a prequel!
Forget Episode 1, 2 and 3. Rogue One is the true prequel to the Star Wars Trilogy. Although the movie is more of a war drama than a space adventure, it manages to give you that Star Wars feeling that the prequel trilogy failed to do. Sure those prequels shared the well known characters but it lacked everything that is Star Wars. Rogue One, suprisingly, managed to pull you in the Star Wars universe with a completely different story and characters.
8,5/10
Great, seeing it tomorrow in 4DX. :-)
Bad Santa (2003)
This movie is so wrong but has a few incredible funny scenes. :lol:
7/10
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Never liked any of the Muppet movies but this one is brilliant.
7,5/10
AndrewG
19 Dec 2016, 02:29
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Really enjoyed it. It took a bit of time getting to know the characters and to like them but this all comes good towards the end. A few background stories maybe a bit unecessary and leads to some compilations (for example how the young female loses track of the Forest Whitaker character).
It almost got a little meh a few times but stick with it as it all resolves and makes sense. I absolutely adore the last 30 minutes. They are perfect and what a super prequel it then is.
Better than any of the prequels but not as good as the other four films. Perhaps almost on par with Return of the Jedi for me (that one is a bit meh in places too - the somewhat repetitive carry on on Endor for example - but resolves perfectly as does Rogue One)
4dx effects during the battle were outstanding. 3D on its own is becoming meh for me.
8/10
I agree. The first hour is slow. But I love how this one explains some of the issues that fans had with the original Star Wars movie (like why the Empire didn't fix that one flaw in the Death Star, that made it able to destroy. Or why Luke was Red 5 in Star Wars at his first rebel mission)
And there are so many nods too, also plenty of cameos. And the last 30 or 40 minutes are the perfect connection to the original trilogy.
That's why I said that this is a true prequel.
My star Wars ranking
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Force Awakens
Return of the Jedi
Rogue One
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the clones and the Phantom Menace (terrible movies)
AndrewG
19 Dec 2016, 10:35
I agree with that ranking!
I wonder now that the story is tied up at the start if Disney will release the unaltered versions of the original trilogy on Blu ray and digital or if Lucas hid them in an R2 unit somewhere.
Hoping to see Rogue One in the next couple of days
I agree with that ranking!
I wonder now that the story is tied up at the start if Disney will release the unaltered versions of the original trilogy on Blu ray and digital or if Lucas hid them in an R2 unit somewhere.
Disney doesn't own the rights to the original movie. Not many seem to know this. Disney owns the rights to use the SW characters and storyline etc. But for the next few years they don't have the release rights.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Chevy Chase in this Holiday masterpiece. Eventhough I can almost dream every line, it's the movie I watch every year.
8/10
AndrewG
20 Dec 2016, 19:42
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Chevy Chase in this Holiday masterpiece. Eventhough I can almost dream every line, it's the movie I watch every year.
8/10
:lol:
Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny ~~~~ing Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he's gonna find the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse.
PanicLord
20 Dec 2016, 20:50
Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring Extended Edition
Stunningly good. Still as engrossing now as it was then. Epic yet character driven. Dark but humorous. Long but leaves you wanting more. I still remember how blown away I was seeing it at the cinema the first time around. I still love it now. An ultra rare 5/5.
Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring Extended Edition
Stunningly good. Still as engrossing now as it was then. Epic yet character driven. Dark but humorous. Long but leaves you wanting more. I still remember how blown away I was seeing it at the cinema the first time around. I still love it now. An ultra rare 5/5.
Haha, we don't share the same passion.
Felowship 3/5
Two Towers 2/5
Return of th King 1,5/5
For me these films started the downfall of a director I held very high. Very ambitious, very pasionated but also coming short on too many apects. I appreciate the love fans have for this trilogy (my best friend is a pasionate fan of the movies) but I never shared that same feeling ;)
But if you like them, I think this is the right time of the year to enjoy them :cool:
AndrewG
20 Dec 2016, 22:47
LOTR. Once was enough.
Harry Potter. Once (first film) was too much.
Really don't care for these fantasy movies. I like it when Sci Fi movies have some conventions & boundaries and push them somewhat (Star Wars / Star Trek / Back To The Future).
Total fantasy where you can suddenly encounter goblins, woblins, dwarfs, broomstick flying games, elves, endless battles and walking trees just doesn't do it for me at all.
I did really enjoy Malefecent & Frozen however. I'd rate them 9/10 both. But they both stayed in a somewhat conventional setting I'd argue.
Two of the absolute worst "Fantasy" movies I saw in the cinema were Hugo (sooo boring) and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (atrocious).
Buba Ho-Tep (2002)
Elvis and JFK, both alive and in a nursing home, fight for the souls of their fellow residents as they battle an ancient Egyptian Mummy.
Bruce Campbell as Elvis in a movie that is boyh depressing and funny as hell at the same time.
8/10
PanicLord
27 Dec 2016, 21:45
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Again with the extraordinary. The return of Gandalf. The rescuing of Theoden. Gimli doing long distance running. The last March of the Ents. The battle of Helms Deep. Gollum.
Breathtaking film making.
5/5.
PanicLord
27 Dec 2016, 21:54
Finding Dory.
At their best, Pixar films blow me away. The Toy Story trilogy. Up. Wall E. Inside Out. And of course the original triumph that was Finding Nemo.
Finding Dory for me doesn't quite make it up to that standard. It's just a little bit too predictable. A little bit too safe. A serious of mild perils are encountered each of which are relatively easily over come. Pixar at it's inventive best shows you things you hadn't seen before or even imagined. In this film some of the scenes are very basically lifted from the first film. I would welcome the odd nostalgic reference if the remainder of the film was packed with inventive laugh out loud or heart in mouth moments.
Sadly it isn't. Apart from a beautiful slow mo bit at the end that shows the Pixar inventiveness and sly humour finally kicking into top gear the rest is relatively uninspired.
However, please don't get the impression it is a bad film. Far from it. It was quite funny, well acted, beautifully designed, the Septopus was great, and everyone of course lives happily ever after.
Just don't expect to be blown away.
4/5
PanicLord
28 Dec 2016, 18:39
Finding Dory.
At their best, Pixar films blow me away. The Toy Story trilogy. Up. Wall E. Inside Out. And of course the original triumph that was Finding Nemo.
Finding Dory for me doesn't quite make it up to that standard. It's just a little bit too predictable. A little bit too safe. A serious of mild perils are encountered each of which are relatively easily over come. Pixar at it's inventive best shows you things you hadn't seen before or even imagined. In this film some of the scenes are very basically lifted from the first film. I would welcome the odd nostalgic reference if the remainder of the film was packed with inventive laugh out loud or heart in mouth moments.
Sadly it isn't. Apart from a beautiful slow mo bit at the end that shows the Pixar inventiveness and sly humour finally kicking into top gear the rest is relatively uninspired.
However, please don't get the impression it is a bad film. Far from it. It was quite funny, well acted, beautifully designed, the Septopus was great, and everyone of course lives happily ever after.
Just don't expect to be blown away.
4/5
Actually having thought about it some more I think 3/5 is more accurate.
Actually having thought about it some more I think 3/5 is more accurate.
For a second I thought you were correcting your LOTR rating :O
PanicLord
28 Dec 2016, 19:36
For a second I thought you were correcting your LOTR rating :O
Lol no. Can't give it more than I already have 😂
Lol no. Can't give it more than I already have 😂
:lmao:
Sebastian.
29 Dec 2016, 02:23
Star Wars - A New Hope.
This was one of my childhood films and I love every aspect... esepcially the Dambusters inspired Death Star Raid.. We will miss you Princes..
PanicLord
29 Dec 2016, 06:11
The BFG 2016
A very sweet film, beautifully designed. The dream tree is a sight to behold. Well acted by both main leads although the actress playing Sophie does remind me of Early Hermione from the Harry Potter films from time to time.
The only problem with it for me is there is not a lot of drama to it. Children going missing, snatched from their beds in the middle of the night... you would think there would be grieving parents demanding action, frantic efforts by the authorities to get things under control, or at least give that impression. But no just one small headline. I couldn't massively invest in the mission to stop the giants given that we do not see or really hear about the bad things they do. Also, it doesn't really build to a finale. A series of mildly awkward situations arise and are dealt with largely without any particular challenges or mishaps.
The whizz popping scenes are however very funny and well handled, Penelope Wilton is as expected wonderful as the Queen, and Mark Rylance is moving as the BFG.
But ultimately while it is a nice film and entertaining enough it doesn't make a lasting impact due to the lack of drama.
3/5
PanicLord
29 Dec 2016, 23:53
The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King Extended Edition
Just stunning. A superb closer to the trilogy that brings the story of the ring full circle (sorry).
5/5.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls (2008 )
This and the Star Wars prequels are the reason that I am glad George Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney.
What the heck was Lucas thinking, while writing the story? I can screw up Indy more than I screwed up Star Wars?
Not the worst adventure movie in history, but this has nothing to do with Indiana Jones.
4,5/10
Star Trek (2009)
JJ Abrahams returned Star Wars to the fans and reinvented Star Trek for a large audience.
Basically Abrahams brought back the original characters, used a few inside jokes and stereotypes as a wink to the fans but most of all took all the boredom out of it.
I understand many Trekkies don't like the reboot. Because in all honesty they are nothing like Star Trek or Next Generation. The reboots are actually fast paced movies instead of those dragging pseudo science nonsense. I never liked the Star Trek movies. They always came across to me as a long tv episode without any extras. Abrahams approached the movies in an entire different way and created a 'larger than life' mythology for the characters and the Star Trek Universe.
Finally Star Trek has become something to enjoy. Thanks to the Steven Spielberg of the 21st Century.
7.5/10
Passengers (2016)
I understand it is meant to be a psychologic morality quest. But the movie failed on so many aspects.
First the movie was very predictable.
But there also were so many issues that make no sense at all. Just to maintain this plot the writers threw every logic overboard. The entire mission set up was so stupid even the toilet cleaners at NASA would shake their heads about it.
And finally the acting was nothing I expected from Jennifer Lawrence. So many 'key scenes' where she looked anything but convincing. Pratt of course can only play one role: Pratt.
I wanted to like this movie. But common sense prevented me from doing so
3/10
AndrewG
02 Jan 2017, 10:23
Passengers (2016)
I understand it is meant to be a psychologic morality quest. But the movie failed on so many aspects.
First the movie was very predictable.
But there also were so many issues that make no sense at all. Just to maintain this plot the writers threw every logic overboard. The entire mission set up was so stupid even the toilet cleaners at NASA would shake their heads about it.
And finally the acting was nothing I expected from Jennifer Lawrence. So many 'key scenes' where she looked anything but convincing. Pratt of course can only play one role: Pratt.
I wanted to like this movie. But common sense prevented me from doing so
3/10
I actually thought this was ok. Saw it in the cinema yesterday. Gave the 3D version a miss as I just can't be arsed with it anymore.
Some stuff didn't make sense.
**SPOILERS**
Probably needed the following to be more memorable:
Far more character build up of the Laurence Fishburn character, more jokes. An interaction with him and the Michael Sheen bartender character possibly would have been the best acted scene in the whole film yet it was missing totally. Perhaps he should have been injured by the failing ship rather than weird unexplained waking from hibernation sleep malarky. Also the fact the sickbay pod thing can help resuscitate someone but not any of Fisburne's 61 problems made no sense. I would have had him injured terribly during the failing ship. Lawrence and Pratt get him to sickbay but the pod keeps failing because of electricity problems on the ship and then he dies. Pratt gets mad at the ship and this would have highlighted the significance to his later mission which seems a bit unimportant. Perhaps also show the hibernation pods in general are starting to fail etc. given more weight to the 5000 passengers thing...
How Lawrence could remember Fishburne's ID after I think he mentioned it only once was a bit far fetched. Maybe if he had said it 3 or 4 times in the movie, fair enough...
Some robots looked horrendous, for example during the birthday scene. And then they have an android bar tender that is indistinguishable from a human. Hmmm. Quite a few technology inconsistencies in the movie. Also the bartender can whip up any drink for free but Pratt has to make do with designated shit breakfast. Seems weird. Funny but totally unnecessary in the end. Different class passengers system made no sense to me and didn't add anything.
Some type of romantic tagline malarky that the actors kept repeating to make the movie more cohesive and poignant towards the end...
Jennifer Lawrence when she found out what Pratt did "So I saved you?! How could you do this to me."
Pratt should have saved Lawrence during the anti gravity scene Pratt "I saved you."
Lawrence after the blow out scene "I saved you."
Lawrence at the very end during narration when she explains what she eventually chose to do... "So... we saved each other."
etc...
Some scenes really reminded me of The Martian and Gravity. This movie borrowed a lot of ideas from other sci fi films for sure.
Other than that I'd rate it 7/10.
Pretty good effects.
The film was pretty much what I expected and I didn't expect too much.
PanicLord
02 Jan 2017, 11:23
Star Wars Rogue One
An excellent film. Although we know the ending, how they get there is cleverly plotted and full of convincing challenges. This is emphatically not one of those films that the BBFC would describe as "sustained mild peril".
Initially lots of new characters and planets are introduced in a bit of a whirlwind and then the film spends a bit of time getting to know them and setting up their various parts in the whole. This is time well spent given the events of the third act which I will come to shortly.
The film looks gorgeous and has a lot more character background than you may be used to in a Star Wars film. The acting is also uniformly excellent and the dialogue is overall a little more natural.
Ultimately it doesn't quite have the sense of breezy fun that The Force Awakens had but then I don't think it intended to.
The third act, which is the actual plan stealing bit, is probably the best actual fight we have seen so far in Star Wars films and is worth the admission ticket price alone. Quite refreshingly it is not a blatant set up for a sequel, unless in the increasingly complicated Star Wars film franchise time line you count A New Hope as it's sequel.
Either way it's a fun, well acted, imaginative, visually impressive spin off that keeps you entertained and maintains your sense of excitement for the next Star Wars film.
4/5
PanicLord
03 Jan 2017, 17:54
Suicide Squad.
Meh. A dark film with little wit. Ooh look no lighting and shadows everywhere to emphasise the darkness. Largely uninteresting characters... Harley Quin and the Joker were intriguing but the rest just bland.
It's a bit like the difference between the Fantastic Four films and Marvel. Sure it ticks all the boxes studios seem to think we want ticking but never really adds up to anything special.
For example... there's some sort of fiery fellow who is working with the films main baddy, Then one of the members of the Suicide Squad turns into another fiery fellow. And says "Bring it bitch". Would have been toe curling in a cheesy 90s B movie. Here it's just rubbish.
Marvel films and Christopher Nolan's superb Bat trilogy feel like they have been crafted by intelligent people who are at the top of their game and know what they are doing.
This film feels like it has been designed by a committee and then given to a safe pair of hands.
Sorry but not for me.
2/5.
Suicide Squad.
Meh. A dark film with little wit. Ooh look no lighting and shadows everywhere to emphasise the darkness. Largely uninteresting characters... Harley Quin and the Joker were intriguing but the rest just bland.
Sorry but not for me.
2/5.
Yup, the movie had potential but quickly got trapped in it's own chaos.Very underwhelming
Sherlock - The six Tatchers (2017)
Big fan of the series but in all honestly I didn't like this one as much as the other Sherlock movie episodes.
7/10
PanicLord
07 Jan 2017, 10:04
Sherlock - The six Tatchers (2017)
Big fan of the series but in all honestly I didn't like this one as much as the other Sherlock movie episodes.
7/10
Agreed... seemed to be missing something. To be honest though I always tend to like the ones written by Steven Moffat better then the Mark Gatiss ones.
PanicLord
07 Jan 2017, 10:09
Psycho (the Alfred Hitchcock original of course!)
Still an excellent film with strong acting all round. Anthony Perkins is terrific as the sweet and bumbling Norman with the split personality. The film has an excellent aura of creepiness and dread about it, which many modern "horror" film makers would do well to learn from.
It's hard to see how it could be improved really which is why remaking it remains baffling to me.
5/5.
Meat Loaf_fan
07 Jan 2017, 16:05
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
To me (and not only to me) - it's better than Star Wars part 1,2,3. It has less force, more shooting.
Score: 8/10
Star Trek Into Darkness (2012)
Good cntinuation of the reinvented Star Trek franchise. JJ Abrahams did good but I slightly prefer the first movie. The nod to the original story with Khan was a nice one. And it reminds me to never piss off Sherlock :lol:
7/10
AndrewG
09 Jan 2017, 00:09
The Witch (2015)
Very meh, glad I skipped it at the cinema.
4/10
Last few I've watched were :
The Grand Budapest Hotel - great film, live the stylised cartoon like feel to it and the performances by the all star cast were ego free and on point.
The Big Lebowski - how have I messed this all these years, the Country brothers at their best.
Sausage Party - what can I say, certainly not a family film and not one to watch if you shock easily probably best watched when you've had a few drinks! The Meat "cameo" is interesting and well done,
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Third movie in the ST Reboot. Fun rollercoaster
7/10
Cherry.Loaf
10 Jan 2017, 00:50
Watchmen again
The Goonies (1985)
This movie just gets better and better. One of my top 5 of all time.
9,5/10
AndrewG
11 Jan 2017, 00:01
London Has Fallen (2016)
Pretty stupid. Dialogue was awful in places. Gerard Butler to president "Don't know bout you but I'm thirsty as F*ck". Cone on now...
Long shootout scene with Butler in streets of London was awesome though. Well done.
Movie was not good enough in the end. Poor CGI in places. 5/10
A third is on its way next year minus Eckhart "Angel has Fallen". Meh...
Sully (2016)
Didn't really feel like watching the movie but, well I am married. It doesn't matter what I feel like :oops:
I have to admit that I enjoyed the movie. Hanks is performing as well as we know he can.
7/10
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