Movie What's the last movie you saw? (6)

[Chief]

Continued in Part 7:

Movie - What's the last movie you saw? (7)

Continued from Part 6: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/whats-the-last-movie-you-saw-6.1287849/ I've retained Asgardian as the OP. Rest in peace, mate. ================ Starting this up for the mods. Watched Judgment in Berlin, a simple tale of a hijacking from Poland to West Berlin...

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[Roobs321]

Had severe insomnia and watched kick ass and kick ass 2 back to back on foxy. Maybe cos of the late hour, or my impending need to sleep but was quite ok. Whats the general opinion on the kick ass movies? Never knew anything bout them before but quite a good nocturnal time filler.

I think Kick Ass 2 suffers from similar issues to Deadpool 2, kind of the edgy sassy R-ish surprise smash that has a second helping rushed out by the studio to capitalise on coin but nothing more to really say and it shows in a way that can potentially taint the original.

 

[Roobs321]

The first three Lethal Weapons are all pretty consistent imo, never amazing but always solid, I definitely prefer those sequels to the Die Hard sequels. 4 is a bit crappier.

I've got a pretty good track record with Gibbo and Gloves too, the only film from those two I've absolutely hated was Conspiracy Theory, rest I've seen have been worth the watch.

 

[emuboy]

At Halloween I picked up the 2014 Australian horror film 'The Babadook' in a DVD discount bin and watched it last night. While the movie has a good theme for a horror film, it had several glaring weaknesses:

1. The kid is meant to be creepy, but he is very unlikeable too, not to mention annoying. There's children characters in horror films that are innocent and creepy - for example possessed but don't know it - and child characters that are knowingly evil, but this boy fell somewhere between the two. The kid and his mother being in danger was a central premise of the film, but you don't really sit through the film thinking 'I hope the boy is going to be okay'. If one of my sisters had a son like that, I would be making excuses not to visit them and other excuses for them not to visit me.

2. As good an actress as Essie Davis is, she was way too old to be playing the single mother of a 6-year-old, looking more like the mother of young adult children/teenagers or even a young grandmother. It would have been better to have a younger actress playing the mother, for example Jessica Marais, Geraldine Hakewill or one of the McNamee sisters Penny or Jessica.

3. The movie is set in Adelaide, and with not a lot of films set in South Australia it would have been good to have more outdoor scenes showing scenic spots around Adelaide, for example the mother taking the son for ice-cream in Glenelg or a picnic lunch by the River Torrens to get a break from the evil supernatural thing in their house. They didn't take advantage of this opportunity.

4. The time the movie is set is ambiguous. I was guessing mid 2000s, but some things suggested an earlier setting of the late 1990s or very early 2000s, others suggested a contemporary setting.

Definitely not the best Australian film I have ever seen.

 

[Shell]

The Pianist.

SBS screens this maybe once a month, but for some reason I've never been able to catch it.

Amazing true story, based solely in the Warsaw Ghettos during WWII. Will endeavor to find a copy of the autobiography it's based on now.
9/10

 

[edgie]

I think Kick Ass 2 suffers from similar issues to Deadpool 2, kind of the edgy sassy R-ish surprise smash that has a second helping rushed out by the studio to capitalise on coin but nothing more to really say and it shows in a way that can potentially taint the original.

It's interesting for Jim Carey, apparently he didn't realise it was a violent film til after it was filmed (wtf) so basically withdrew from any publicity for it and regretted it.

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[GreyCrow]

Alien Resurrection

Continuing the watch through all the films in the franchise

To be fair the scariest part of the whole movie was Dan Hedayas shoulder hair

 

[DIG]

Red Notice - an excellent reminder of why I hate Heist movies so much.

Reynolds is funny though, Rock looks bored throughout and Wonder Woman, well I’d watch her in anything.

 

[Strange Cat]

Red Notice - an excellent reminder of why I hate Heist movies so much.

Reynolds is funny though, Rock looks bored throughout and Wonder Woman, well I’d watch her in anything.

The problem after watching the film is that they really relied on the personality of the actors involved rather than having a decent script …it wasn’t too bad it just wasn’t great as Gal and Ryan were basically the same in personality in the film which left the Rock to be the “serious” one.

really hoping they don’t do a sequel and is it me or does Ryan’s Botox really show up on the screen in this film?

 

[JackOutback]

It’s fair to say Red Notice isn’t unwatchable, it’s just forgettable. For me, the cardinal sin is that it is wholly unnecessary and has no point other than to set up sequels. All the action is ultimately a pointless distraction with no stakes.

 

[offtherails9]

There is a difference between war documentary and war movies for a reason. Theyre not really similar. There isnt one war movie that can replicate or honestly portray a true battle/war.

One shouldnt even try to compare war movies side by side as they all tell different stories in different ways, big or small, brutal or psychological, etc. Some can be 'entertaining' like Inglorious Basterds, some can be poetic like Thin Red Line, some focus on a different angle like Full Metal Jacket, etc etc. There isnt a "best" war movie.

And all war movies are rife with propaganda. Definition of. Made arguably solely for propaganda. Danger Close didnt even try to tell the enemies side of the story, treated them as faceless bodies to be shot down like Star Wars stormtroopers. It is what it is, like other war movies are what they are. Appreciate them all.

Danger Close did ok in trying to be a near-documentary. But i dont denigrate SPR or other nations/people to appreciate what DC is.

SPR was also better made in terms of telling a story, sub-stories, and also did have a lot of "shocking new levels" of raw brutality in it to attempt a replication of the horrors of war per se, heralded for that ....even if other aspects of the film were intended as movie and not documentary. Production and story, cinematography, etc, has all the Spielberg hallmarks that made for a gripping experience.

There were many things SPR did far better in. SPR is only just one war movie tho, there are many great ones even tho they are all very different and tell different stories, or try to be different things. They are movies, not documentaries.

Nice few posts from you mate.

I didn't really see SPR as a massive propaganda piece, it in some aspects celebrated the camaraderie of Americans at war, and the idea that they would want to find the last brother and send him home but apart from that isn't it just a war movie from the American perspective? There have been plenty of war movies from all perspectives. Isn't there a good one where Australia are the bad guys invading Gallipoli or something?

Plus I'm pretty sure Tarantino loves SPR and everything about it lol.

 

[Richard Cranium]

3. The movie is set in Adelaide, and with not a lot of films set in South Australia it would have been good to have more outdoor scenes showing scenic spots around Adelaide, for example the mother taking the son for ice-cream in Glenelg or a picnic lunch by the River Torrens to get a break from the evil supernatural thing in their house. They didn't take advantage of this opportunity.

True, most good horror films also act as tourism adverts for the city they're filmed in.

 

[ChubbMuff]

Band of Brothers series trumps any war movie that has been made

I agree 100%, just superb. The episodes about Bastogne were intense and having time to establish characters and relationships made it hit hard.

 

[Ry009]

Red Notice was what most Netflix action movies are these days. Just mindless fun you can turn your brain off for a few hours. I enjoyed it for what it was.

 

[GreyCrow]

Alien v Predator

One of the hallmarks of the Alien series is the feeling of claustrophobia the settings generate. This is continued with an underground Antarctic setting - meaning help and escape are a long long way away. Interesting set up that brings history and Aliens together .

Bringing the Predator into it introduces another element - the hunt.

It works - just

Alien V Predator Requiem

This fails on many levels - the claustrophobia is missing through the use of the countryside and town settings. Filming in dark mode wont help it feel any less open - just made me look at my phone .

Plus there were too many elements and sub-plots and characters that it just felt convoluted - and storylines were ignored or never utilised better ie night vision goggles were introduced then discarded.

Apparently the game players would like this better than I who hadnt known or had ignored the game franchise

 

[edgie]

AVP Requiem is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

AVP2 is one of the best games I've ever played.

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[NSWCROW]

RED NOTICE


" No, it's the watch from PULP FICTION.... "

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

It's interesting for Jim Carey, apparently he didn't realise it was a violent film til after it was filmed (wtf) so basically withdrew from any publicity for it and regretted it.

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I’am pretty sure it was after the sandy hook mass shooting (which happened after the movie had finished filing) that he withdrew his support for that sort of violence in film.

 

[NSWCROW]

The Pianist.

SBS screens this maybe once a month, but for some reason I've never been able to catch it.

Amazing true story, based solely in the Warsaw Ghettos during WWII. Will endeavor to find a copy of the autobiography it's based on now.
9/10

That one moment near the end.....

 

[Clawed]

AVP Requiem is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

The only " predator" movie that doesn't capture the mystical warrior nature. This one just about blood amd gore.

 

[Clawed]

V for vendetta.

Prophetic in lots of ways. Victorians should revisit it.

 

[Exe Gesis]

THE PROPOSITION (2005)

Much better script by Nick Cave here than his previous movie effort which was overly verbose, trying to show off too much. But here it is largely a pretty good effort.

Still some typical narcissistic elements in it. Can't help himself but to also write the music and even have some spoken word parts. Can't you just sit back and be a writer? Why not try to promote other artists, young or indigenous? Talented man tho.

Anyway, that little peeve out of the way....

The film is set in the harsh Australian outback. A tough British police captain is under pressure by the regional governor to catch a small gang of outlaws who are maternal brothers and bring them to justice. They've been terrorizing the town and eluded capture for too long. A recent horrific crime by the gang has amped up the political pressure. The townsfolk are mad and antsy. But the summer is a furnace. The flies are everywhere and the stench of life and rot is suffocating. In such a stifling hot and hostile environment, everything and everyone can't move any faster, all inching and crawling along. Even a freelancing bounty hunter has hit rock bottom and marooned. To try to get some closure on it all, the police captain is forced to come up with a dangerous ill-advised hail mary idea to try to solve the situation. But even his own people are working against him. It could all only lead to a huge s**t-storm for everyone....

The acting overall is a bit ham-fisted at times. There isn't a whole lot of action but nor is it a slow burn, tho it tries to serve both ends. The pacing of the movie therefore sputters along. The interjecting little sing-songs don't help either. The synopsis and the writing of dialogue is fine. But the writing of the story, plot points, isn't polished enough. Lacks the touch of a story-telling master who knows how to build tension, how to play characters against and alongside each other. Especially that difficult balance of characters who are at once allied but also opposed. Good idea for a story, but just lacks that keen ability of a seasoned scriptwriter. The cinematography is excellent, gives the movie a quality of being big budget, or top shelf production.

Overall, not a waste of time, interesting. But nothing about it either that demands re-watching.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Time to Hunt. ( Korean ) Netflix.

Gee there is some good stuff coming out of Korea and this is no exception. Edge of your seat film about a group of life long friends that organize a plan to rob a Casino in a sort of dystopian age where the world economy is falling apart.

I was stuck to the screen for the whole time and the villain hired to track them down is total bad arse!

Very good and solid 8-10.

Time to Hunt (2020) ⭐ 6.3 | Action, Crime, Drama

2h 14m | TV-MA

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The set up, the heist and the bad arse (Han) tracking them down are all good. Then it lost its way when

Spoiler

Han can kill the kids in the car park but gives them a chance to run again. It's a nonsense plot device to justify having another hour of action. They don't ever explain who he is or have him try to retrieve the tapes that would be damaging to the politicians. The ending is clumsy as though it's aiming for a sequel.

The characters and the near future dystopian settings are good.

5/10

 

[00Stinger]

Taxi Driver

Had never seen it in its entirety until yesterday

Kind of reminds me a lot of the Joker movie in the main characters deterioration of his mental health while feeling isolated from the world. Ending wasn't how I expected it to go but was a nice twist to the plot

8/10

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[spinynorman]

Quo Vadis, Aida? - In 1995, a Bosnian interpreter for the UN is trying to help her townspeople, including her husband and adult sons, as they flee the approaching Serbian army in their town of Srebenica. A harrowing, astonishing film, with some really amazing tension. The lead actress gives a great great performance. For an event of such violence, none of the violence is depicted on screen. A truly great movie.

No Time to Die - After the above (and, before that, Nitram), I needed a movie that wasn't about mass murder. At least I got one that made mass murder fun! It was okay. 2 hours 45 minutes is way too long for a Bond movie, although seems to be a growing issue not just with Bond (the four longest James Bond movies all star Daniel Craig) but blockbusters generally these days. The movie lost a lot of momentum after its first third, and I was ready for it to end two hours in. Craig was a great Bond though, second only to Connery, and this was a fine way to go out. I wouldn't mind if that was the end for these movies but we know that's never going to happen.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

At Halloween I picked up the 2014 Australian horror film 'The Babadook' in a DVD discount bin and watched it last night. While the movie has a good theme for a horror film, it had several glaring weaknesses:

1. The kid is meant to be creepy, but he is very unlikeable too, not to mention annoying. There's children characters in horror films that are innocent and creepy - for example possessed but don't know it - and child characters that are knowingly evil, but this boy fell somewhere between the two. The kid and his mother being in danger was a central premise of the film, but you don't really sit through the film thinking 'I hope the boy is going to be okay'. If one of my sisters had a son like that, I would be making excuses not to visit them and other excuses for them not to visit me.

2. As good an actress as Essie Davis is, she was way too old to be playing the single mother of a 6-year-old, looking more like the mother of young adult children/teenagers or even a young grandmother. It would have been better to have a younger actress playing the mother, for example Jessica Marais, Geraldine Hakewill or one of the McNamee sisters Penny or Jessica.

3. The movie is set in Adelaide, and with not a lot of films set in South Australia it would have been good to have more outdoor scenes showing scenic spots around Adelaide, for example the mother taking the son for ice-cream in Glenelg or a picnic lunch by the River Torrens to get a break from the evil supernatural thing in their house. They didn't take advantage of this opportunity.

4. The time the movie is set is ambiguous. I was guessing mid 2000s, but some things suggested an earlier setting of the late 1990s or very early 2000s, others suggested a contemporary setting.

Definitely not the best Australian film I have ever seen.

I don't know why but around its release it got a lot of hype and won a lot of fans, and always pops up on those "lists".
5. On your list for me would be - what's with the stupid "baba dook dook dook" sound, it's more funny than creepy.