Vortex
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Post by Vortex on Jun 1, 2024 8:51:22 GMT
Brilliant. Wanted to see that at the cinema. Will be watching that asafp!
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sport✅
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I want to claim my tits
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Post by sport✅ on Jun 1, 2024 9:27:19 GMT
Brilliant. Wanted to see that at the cinema. Will be watching that asafp! Wouldn't worry mate, there'll probably be another bloody Godzilla film out next week. |
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apollo
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Post by apollo on Jun 1, 2024 9:55:28 GMT
Dream scenario
The premise was interesting, Nic cage's character turns up in people's dream and does not do much
but some start having bad dreams where he kills them and people turn against him and hate him and his family's life is ruined
Nic cage is great in the role but I thought how suddenly
there is dream tech to visit other people, how do they make it, stop asking questions the movie does not want to answer, that seemed just shoved in at the end
3/5 - worth renting or when its on streaming
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Post by Whizzo on Jun 1, 2024 10:49:48 GMT
I'm still not quite sure how I feel about Dream Scenario, the trailer certainly makes it look more of a comedy than it really is, with brief moments where it possibly isn't. It's certainly worth watching but the ending is a complete let down and once you realise Paul Matthews really is a piece of shit any sympathy you may have had for Cage's character goes out the window. |
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Post by britesparc on Jun 1, 2024 12:50:31 GMT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) ****
A really cool, interesting, unique interpretation of the Turtles. Making them all real teenagers adds tons to their character (even if, maybe, they do blur together a little bit more than usual). The visuals are stunning, sometimes evoking stop-motion, sometimes scratchy linework, sometimes painterly technique. The action scenes are really well done: there's even a Jackie Chan-style fight sequence featuring Chan's character. And it's really, really funny. Maybe this is damning with faint praise, but it's the best Turtles movie, even if it's arguably the most divorced from the source material.
(UHD)
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 1, 2024 14:21:51 GMT
TMNT:MM suffered a bit from coming just after Spiderverse, and from some slightly incomprehensible action scenes near the end, but other than that it was pretty great. Should have got some nominations really.
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Gruf
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Post by Gruf on Jun 1, 2024 16:41:26 GMT
Heads up. Continuing Japans quest to be the most useless bastards in the film industry, Godzilla Minus One seems to have dropped worldwide on Netflix at midnight to absolutely no fanfare at all. It is filling the top header on my Netflix page currently, lovely |
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mikeck
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Post by mikeck on Jun 1, 2024 23:06:16 GMT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) ****A really cool, interesting, unique interpretation of the Turtles. Making them all real teenagers adds tons to their character (even if, maybe, they do blur together a little bit more than usual). The visuals are stunning, sometimes evoking stop-motion, sometimes scratchy linework, sometimes painterly technique. The action scenes are really well done: there's even a Jackie Chan-style fight sequence featuring Chan's character. And it's really, really funny. Maybe this is damning with faint praise, but it's the best Turtles movie, even if it's arguably the most divorced from the source material. (UHD) My six year old daughter loves this so much! We had a few trips to the cinema around release and multiple watches at home since. Never pushed on her, she saw a trailer and wanted to see it. Has the toys now too, she's just really, really into it (Donny being her favourite turtle). I really enjoy it too luckily. |
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Post by dfunked on Jun 2, 2024 9:21:16 GMT
X-Men 3 - 6/10
It's not as bad as I remembered. Almost feels like it deserves to have a couple of points knocked off for squandered potential, though.
Some of the fight scenes are laughably bad. Zoomed in shot of character 1 running in from the right, then a quick cut to character 2 running in from the left without it ever really feeling like they're even remotely in the same place.
Vinnie Jones is just laughably bad.
Boy Kills World - 6.5/10
Extremely daft with some of the most OTT violence I've seen in an action film in a while. It's certainly watchable, but the humour never really hits the mark apart from a couple of failed lip reading scenes. They end up overusing that particular gag until it really starts to grate.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 2, 2024 10:11:13 GMT
Boy Kills World looked like it had potential, but that kind of thing can be very hit or miss.
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Post by ignatiusjreilly on Jun 2, 2024 15:31:45 GMT
I really liked Boy Kills World - daft but fun, basically a video game where he clears waves of cannon fodder and then onto a boss.
With the added bonus of H. Jon Benjamin providing the main characters inner voice.
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Binky
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Post by Binky on Jun 2, 2024 15:51:08 GMT
The Voyeurs
A young couple move into an apartment overlooking a kinky couple in the building opposite. Shit goes down.
The sort of erotic thriller that was 10 a penny in the 90s. This one twists about with the usual formula, and I’d say it’s worth 2 hours of your time if you’re in the mood for something like this. Won’t live long in the memory, but we enjoyed it. S’on Prime.
6/10
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Tomo
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Post by Tomo on Jun 2, 2024 16:01:10 GMT
The Beast - 4/10
Sci-fi with Lea Seydoux about the gradual, inevitable march of technology and the destruction that brings... I think?!
An absolutely baffling film. Very difficult to follow because it's so deliberately incoherent. There is all sorts of symbolism and iconography thrown at you and it regularly switches between time periods. It doesn't really work as a mood piece either and there is a fairly endless stream of lofty dialogue which takes some real concentration to maintain attention. Frustratingly inaccessible in the moment, albeit marginally more coherent thinking back across the film as a whole.
Don't think I hated it nearly as much as a guy in my row. Small cinema of about 20 seats and about 1.5 hours in he lets out a HUGE sigh. Come the end, most of the audience left saying "I have no clue what I just watched".
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Post by rawshark on Jun 2, 2024 17:03:12 GMT
The VoyeursA young couple move into an apartment overlooking a kinky couple in the building opposite. Shit goes down. The sort of erotic thriller that was 10 a penny in the 90s. This one twists about with the usual formula, and I’d say it’s worth 2 hours of your time if you’re in the mood for something like this. Won’t live long in the memory, but we enjoyed it. S’on Prime. 6/10 That’s the rather porny film with Sydney Sweeney, isn’t it? It’s stayed in my memory quite happily. Well, bits of it anyway. |
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Post by Reviewer on Jun 2, 2024 17:05:50 GMT
I liked some parts of The Voyeurs when I watched it. Otherwise it felt like the sort of thing Channel 4 used to put on at 1am on a Saturday night.
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Blue_Mike
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jun 2, 2024 17:08:17 GMT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) ****A really cool, interesting, unique interpretation of the Turtles. Making them all real teenagers adds tons to their character (even if, maybe, they do blur together a little bit more than usual). The visuals are stunning, sometimes evoking stop-motion, sometimes scratchy linework, sometimes painterly technique. The action scenes are really well done: there's even a Jackie Chan-style fight sequence featuring Chan's character. And it's really, really funny. Maybe this is damning with faint praise, but it's the best Turtles movie, even if it's arguably the most divorced from the source material. (UHD) I would quite like to watch this now, but I don't know whether to start at the beginning again with the live-action 90's films and work my way through all of them. |
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minimatt
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hyper mediocrity
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Post by minimatt on Jun 2, 2024 17:45:38 GMT
Godzilla Minus One (netflix)
I'm aware there's a whole layer of Godzilla nerds on the internet who'll take this very serious. I think they'll be happy. It's definitely Japanese Godzilla, not Hollywood Godzilla, and I think it compares well with the old originals I sort of vaguely remember catching bits of as a kid.
For non Godzilla nerds it's still good. A little slow in places perhaps, basic, predictable plot motivations, but it's a good honest monster movie with some pleasing effects.
As a card carrying Cool Dude Not A Nerd Honest it's a fine 7/10. I think the nerds will rank it higher and I'm happy for them.
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 2, 2024 19:03:10 GMT
The ‘I’m not gay, but…’ of movie reviews there
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Post by rawshark on Jun 2, 2024 19:56:17 GMT
I liked some parts of The Voyeurs when I watched it. Otherwise it felt like the sort of thing Channel 4 used to put on at 1am on a Saturday night. The Red Triangle series… aka “Let’s Antagonise Mary Whitehouse” |
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Post by rawshark on Jun 2, 2024 20:00:56 GMT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) ****A really cool, interesting, unique interpretation of the Turtles. Making them all real teenagers adds tons to their character (even if, maybe, they do blur together a little bit more than usual). The visuals are stunning, sometimes evoking stop-motion, sometimes scratchy linework, sometimes painterly technique. The action scenes are really well done: there's even a Jackie Chan-style fight sequence featuring Chan's character. And it's really, really funny. Maybe this is damning with faint praise, but it's the best Turtles movie, even if it's arguably the most divorced from the source material. (UHD) I would quite like to watch this now, but I don't know whether to start at the beginning again with the live-action 90's films and work my way through all of them. Interesting… If I recall well enough, there was some good stuff in the first Tmnt film, and then it got worse from there. To be a completist you’d also need to go through the 2000s animated film (flawed, but ok), and then the Michael Bay films (both hateful). Bonus points for the straight to DVD feature length animations. |
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Binky
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Post by Binky on Jun 2, 2024 20:09:30 GMT
Godzilla Minus One (netflix) I'm aware there's a whole layer of Godzilla nerds on the internet who'll take this very serious. I think they'll be happy. It's definitely Japanese Godzilla, not Hollywood Godzilla, and I think it compares well with the old originals I sort of vaguely remember catching bits of as a kid. For non Godzilla nerds it's still good. A little slow in places perhaps, basic, predictable plot motivations, but it's a good honest monster movie with some pleasing effects. As a card carrying Cool Dude Not A Nerd Honest it's a fine 7/10. I think the nerds will rank it higher and I'm happy for them. We’ve just watched this and I’d agree whole heartedly with this. It was good fun with some wonderful shots in there but I mean… it was kinda just Jaws, right? |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 2, 2024 20:18:31 GMT
So very cheesy?
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Post by retro74 on Jun 2, 2024 20:29:43 GMT
Deadpool 2 (Disney+)
I like it just as much as the first one despite everyone saying it’s rubbish in comparison. The parachute jump scene cracks me up every time
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Post by britesparc on Jun 2, 2024 21:41:34 GMT
I watched the three original TMNT films last year, as well as the mid-2000s animated one. I'll try to do very mini reviews:
TMNT 1: sort of reminiscent of the other post-Batman comic adaptations of the 90s, with a fairly grounded look, and it benefits from putting actual marital artists in the suits.
TMNT 2: look, it's phenomenally stupid, but I quite enjoyed it, in all its silliness. I don't think it's actually good, though.
TMNT 3: rather daft and feels very much made for kids, and the drop in budget is evident, but it works better as a movie than 2.
TMNT the animated movie: actually surprisingly nuanced and a good character study of the Turtles, especially as it is essentially the fourth film in the series. The plot is rather slight and the animation has dated a lot though.
I couldn't bring myself to watch the Bay ones again and I don't think I had access to some of the TV movie ones. But I'd like to watch some of them, especially the multiversal mashup one.
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Post by rawshark on Jun 2, 2024 22:06:46 GMT
The thing that TMNT 2007 got right was they knew internal strife between the turtles was where the fun was at. I don’t think I’ve seen a kids film where feelings had got so bitter. But the wider story was, as you say, very slight. I think it was quite a short movie too, which might have been down to budget.
One thing I remember from the Bay films was how Michelangelo became the single most irritating thing in the world. Oh and pervy shots of Megan Fox as per the usual.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2024 22:15:25 GMT
Broke the new big telly in (over three nights - renovating the room has been tiring work and we keep falling asleep!) with a classic from my childhood - Independence Day!
Man, I have not seen this film in so many years but I wore out my VHS as a kid (I remember it had some kind of lithographic/holographic cover) and I could remember every single moment.
Both a great nostalgia trip and IMO a great disaster/action/sci fi with a brilliant helping of cheesy quotable one liners from Smith and Goldblum.
The mostly practical looking special effects still look brilliant and have not aged badly at all.
Unironically I’m rating this a 10/10 on a personal enjoyment scale.
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Post by rawshark on Jun 2, 2024 22:17:13 GMT
I never saw the sequel. Was that for the best?
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 2, 2024 22:43:01 GMT
The Invitation (Netflix) - An American girl does a 23 and Me and gets invited to a wedding in….WHITBY. What is going on with horror movies with no fucking horror in them? A big, blank void of a movie where nothing really happens for 90 minutes after giving away the plot in the first five minutes and then somehow the ending is rushed.
I suppose it’s kind of like Ready Or Not but without any of the wit, charm or violence. It’s proper ‘content’. A generic, artless potboiler that nobody will think about in six months.
3/10
EDIT: The girl off game of thrones is pretty good, though. She carries the entire thing
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Lizard
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Post by Lizard on Jun 2, 2024 22:45:55 GMT
I never saw the sequel. Was that for the best? Pretty innocuous IIRC. |
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Post by atomix on Jun 2, 2024 22:50:13 GMT
With all the fuss about waiting for a Blu Ray of Godzilla Minus One, how did it just turn up on Netflix?
At least it was a proper Godzilla film though. Turns up, stomps through Tokyo, chomps on a train, then back to the deep. Top marks all round.
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