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What a great little documentary. I feel the decay and erosion of society everyday.
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What a great little documentary. I feel the decay and erosion of society everyday.
Andyliini
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Taken 2
The original Taken was an international hit (at least for a French production), so of course they made a sequel. This time our retired agent finds himself in Istanbul with his family, and the father of the last film's villain is looking for a revenge. As with the original, fast paced bad-ass action is served in huge numbers, but the heart and feel of the original is not there anymore. Maybe it's the change of director, but action scenes feel off with it's lightning-quick cuts, where it's difficult to follow what is going on at certain times. I still liked it, but I didn't love like I did with the original.
The original Taken was an international hit (at least for a French production), so of course they made a sequel. This time our retired agent finds himself in Istanbul with his family, and the father of the last film's villain is looking for a revenge. As with the original, fast paced bad-ass action is served in huge numbers, but the heart and feel of the original is not there anymore. Maybe it's the change of director, but action scenes feel off with it's lightning-quick cuts, where it's difficult to follow what is going on at certain times. I still liked it, but I didn't love like I did with the original.
EerieArcade
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Eraser
Not Arnie's best. It was okay. Nothing particularly great about anything.
Not Arnie's best. It was okay. Nothing particularly great about anything.
Andyliini
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The Amateur
Another ex-tempore theater experience for me, as I did not plan to see this movie beforehand. It's always a gamble, and this time it did not really pay off. Rami Malek plays a CIA code decoder, whose wife is murdered by terrorists. Because he isn't a natural killer, he creates his own devices to counter terrorist threat. The premise game promise, but execution was sloppy and far too slow to interest me for the whole 2 hour duration. It was great to see Rachel Brosnahan on the big screen, in anticipation of Superman. She's one gorgeous woman. Great actor, too.
Another ex-tempore theater experience for me, as I did not plan to see this movie beforehand. It's always a gamble, and this time it did not really pay off. Rami Malek plays a CIA code decoder, whose wife is murdered by terrorists. Because he isn't a natural killer, he creates his own devices to counter terrorist threat. The premise game promise, but execution was sloppy and far too slow to interest me for the whole 2 hour duration. It was great to see Rachel Brosnahan on the big screen, in anticipation of Superman. She's one gorgeous woman. Great actor, too.
HRK69
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Overall, I liked it, but of course they had to throw in a love interest storyline (It's a movie with Colin Firth after all), just like every other damn movie. It ended up dragging some parts of the plot
I already knew the events going in, so that made watching it a bit more enjoyable I think. Still, it could've been better.
Most of the characters felt like caricatures or something. It's like the film was more interested in fitting them into neat dramatic boxes than actually fleshing them out as individuals. You never really get the sense that these were real people involved in a risky, nuanced operation. It kind of undercuts the tension when everyone feels like a walking trope
Nonetheless, the actual operation itself is undeniably brilliant. I still can't get over the fact that it actually worked
I'm just very sad that smoking hot chick never had to follow through with getting sweaty with old ass Gerard Butler
Some decent shoot outs but I agree, it felt like for an already long, languid film, an hour was cut out.
I tried to watch G20 with Viola Davis, all buff from Warrior Queen, try to be an action heroine. Alas, she has neither the past record to fall back on (like Harrison Ford) or a familiar track record (we've seen her in everything, but she is rarely the lead in anything I watch) to capitalize on. So it just feels very formulaic. Nice to hear Anthony Starrs real(?) accent.
I forget which thread had it, but that vide posted about a week about about how 'modern' digital cinematography is all neutral, filmed to be a flat as possible to accommodate post processing effects and ease editing and whatnot, is ABSOLUYELY TRUE with this film. You can't really point a finger at any specific thing or scene, but the entire film is just ugly in its blandness. Every shot, every scene, every frame is gratingly average. hrow in the most generic script imaginable and it is VERY easy to think this was a 100% AI generated experience.
I forget which thread had it, but that vide posted about a week about about how 'modern' digital cinematography is all neutral, filmed to be a flat as possible to accommodate post processing effects and ease editing and whatnot, is ABSOLUYELY TRUE with this film. You can't really point a finger at any specific thing or scene, but the entire film is just ugly in its blandness. Every shot, every scene, every frame is gratingly average. hrow in the most generic script imaginable and it is VERY easy to think this was a 100% AI generated experience.
bitbydeath
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I watched Terrifier 3, I preferred the second one as the kills now just feel repeated and this wasn't doing much of anything new, outside of learning some lore.
The writing in the last 20 mins is pretty bad too, coming off forced to setup certain results for the next movie.
The writing in the last 20 mins is pretty bad too, coming off forced to setup certain results for the next movie.
Puscifer
Member
I'm in! I needed something like thisI went to see Last Breath in the theater.
Based on a true story about a team of deep-diving oil pipeline maintenance workers who try to save one of the guys on their team after he gets abandoned on the sea floor.
The director also directed a documentary about the same story a few years ago.
It was refreshing to see an uncynical movie about a true story--with few embellishments--about people putting their lives on the line for someone else.
Another funny bit about G20, the intro has a girl trying to sell a hard drive with 70 mill bitcoin on it, FOR CASH.
Like, girl, that bitcoin IS CASH. It's like trying to fence a suitcase full of $100 bills for a duffle bag of $20 bills Obviously the script writers sorta kinda know about bitcoin but think it is something that has to be fenced, like diamonds or artwork
edit: "Shit, you're from Wakanda"
ok, I giggled at that one
Like, girl, that bitcoin IS CASH. It's like trying to fence a suitcase full of $100 bills for a duffle bag of $20 bills
Obviously the script writers sorta kinda know about bitcoin but think it is something that has to be fenced, like diamonds or artwork edit: "Shit, you're from Wakanda"
ok, I giggled at that one
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So I'm palate cleansing woth one of my all time favorite Westerns, Quigley Down Under. Not only a great film with the likes of Tom Selleck at his mustachioed best and Alan Rickman chewing scenery like it is going out of style, but coming from the flat digital world to the rich, nigh technicolor film cinematography of this mid-80s romp is just a joy,
Moved on to Cyborg, a very early Jean Claude Van Damm film. Most notable for the blue eyed swarthy giant bad guy and the, for the time, very nihilistic post-apocalyptic savagery.
the girl is quite cute, don't really recall her in anything else.
And of course, there is an infamous JCVD split...
the girl is quite cute, don't really recall her in anything else.
And of course, there is an infamous JCVD split...
Donald mac Ronald
Member
Eraser is amazing.
One of Arnies best.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
So I'm palate cleansing woth one of my all time favorite Westerns, Quigley Down Under. Not only a great film with the likes of Tom Selleck at his mustachioed best and Alan Rickman chewing scenery like it is going out of style, but coming from the flat digital world to the rich, nigh technicolor film cinematography of this mid-80s romp is just a joy,
This is a great movie.
HRK69
Gold Member
I was expecting a completely different kind of movie, and in the end, I was pretty let down. It just didn't turn out to be as entertaining as I had hoped. It was actually bad compared to Parasite
kpopSuperstar
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A Touch of Zen
A classic you hear about from movie buffs, so I gave it a chance. It's good, the lead woman is great and the iconic camera work the movie is known for stands out.
8 out of 10
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
I wanna see all of the Starship Trooper films, there is three live-action and two animated ones. The second one has a budget of $30 and is a horror movie where the bugs take over humans and control them. The whole movie takes place within an outpost, imagine "The Thing" with a Starship Troopers theme. But with no budget, cheap actors, and with a straight to DVD feel to it.
0.1 out of 10
A classic you hear about from movie buffs, so I gave it a chance. It's good, the lead woman is great and the iconic camera work the movie is known for stands out.
8 out of 10
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
I wanna see all of the Starship Trooper films, there is three live-action and two animated ones. The second one has a budget of $30 and is a horror movie where the bugs take over humans and control them. The whole movie takes place within an outpost, imagine "The Thing" with a Starship Troopers theme. But with no budget, cheap actors, and with a straight to DVD feel to it.
0.1 out of 10
Andyliini
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Taken 3
Even if they started running the same circles with part 3, they eventually made 3. This was a bit different in a way where Neeson's character doesn't go abroad, and instead has to save himself as he is wrongfully accused of murder. No one gets actually taken in this film either. If you have seen the previous films, you know what to expect. Director Olivier Megaton has improved a bit, although car chase scenes are still difficult to follow due to confusing editing. It's fun, better than 2, but can't touch the original.
Even if they started running the same circles with part 3, they eventually made 3. This was a bit different in a way where Neeson's character doesn't go abroad, and instead has to save himself as he is wrongfully accused of murder. No one gets actually taken in this film either. If you have seen the previous films, you know what to expect. Director Olivier Megaton has improved a bit, although car chase scenes are still difficult to follow due to confusing editing. It's fun, better than 2, but can't touch the original.
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forsakkenSoul
Neo Member
I liked it. The movie has good action scenes. Good characters. Good effects. It's not as good as the previous one, but overall I thought it was a good movie.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
When compared to some of the new ones it is like Shakespeare. But compared to T1 or T2 it is like plan 9 from outer space.
I liked it. The movie has good action scenes. Good characters. Good effects. It's not as good as the previous one, but overall I thought it was a good movie.
HRK69
Gold Member
Just wish there was more Pattinson in the mix
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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I liked it. The movie has good action scenes. Good characters. Good effects. It's not as good as the previous one, but overall I thought it was a good movie.
I consider that one better than T2 and I love T2
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