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<p>Kingsman: The Secret Service</p>
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<p>Absolutely fucking loved it. I watched it again immediately after it finished. Best ending ever!</p>
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<p>Colin Firth completely redeems his earlier outings in "Pride and who the fuck cares" and all those other movies where he plays he essentially the same guy.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Razbra" data-cid="477285" data-time="1426305416"><p>Kingsman: The Secret Service<br> <br>Absolutely fucking loved it. I watched it again immediately after it finished. Best ending ever!<br> <br>Colin Firth completely redeems his earlier outings in "Pride and who the fuck cares" and all those other movies where he plays he essentially the same guy.</p></blockquote>He was good in Tinker, Tailor... as well. But yeah, I know what you mean. For an actor that showed so much promise (Tumbledown) he's been a bit disappointing.
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<p>Chappie - apparently it is getting bad reviews and flopping at the box office. It's the latest Neil Bloemkamp movie. I enjoyed it, it's a cross between Robocop and Short Circuit, set in Jo'burg, with a robotic policeman who gains AI. It stars Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Waever, Dev Patel and Die Antwood (both of them in roles equal to Patel and Jackman in time and importance - and I thought they were really good, although TBF the characters were basically just based on them).</p>
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<p>He was good in Tinker, Tailor... as well. But yeah, I know what you mean. For an actor that showed so much promise (Tumbledown) he's been a bit disappointing.</p>
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<p>Yeah, low point probably being a couple of years ago when he clean swept Oscars, Baftas & Golen Globes for best actor.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="gollum" data-cid="477496" data-time="1426345463"><p>Yeah, low point probably being a couple of years ago when he clean swept Oscars, Baftas & Golen Globes for best actor.<br> <br>I desperately want to ask him where it all went wrong.</p></blockquote>Good point, as long as you overlook all the turgid shit he's done.
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<p>Good point, as long as you overlook all the turgid shit he's done.</p>
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<p>[Shakes head in disbelief] look at the roll of shame -Mama mia, two Bridget Jones films , two St Trinians films , Nanny McPhee and Love Actually . </p>
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<p>I saw the trailer for Mama Mia, it'd be interesting to know outside of money what motivated Firth and Brosnan to attach their names to a movie that looks as abhorrent to a heterosexual male as that one looked in the trailer. </p> -
<p>Serena - some fellas and Jennifer Lawrence.</p>
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<p>maybe scrapes in over 5/10, pretty stupid ending too.</p> -
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<p>[Shakes head in disbelief] look at the roll of shame -Mama mia, two Bridget Jones films , two St Trinians films , Nanny McPhee and Love Actually . </p>
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<p>I saw the trailer for Mama Mia, it'd be interesting to know outside of money what motivated Firth and Brosnan to attach their names to a movie that looks as abhorrent to a heterosexual male as that one looked in the trailer. </p>
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<p>You guys are a bit weird. Male actors are only allowed to make their money in macho films?</p>
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<p>You guys are a bit weird. Male actors are only allowed to make their money in macho films?</p>
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<p>The male macho-ness this place sometimes descends to is quite comical at times. ;)</p>
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<p>No I'd prefer they didn't make films like that at all , but I guess theres an audience for them -women, men they force to watch them with them on the vague promise of a bonk, homosexuals etc. If I was an actor there's no way in hell I'd let my name be associated with something as awful as Mama Mia. I'd head back to my day job before I lowered myself to singing Abba songs with Meryl Streep and Firth doesn't strike me as needing the coin that much.</p>
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<p>No I'd prefer they didn't make films like that at all , but I guess theres an audience for them -women, men they force to watch them with them on the vague promise of a bonk, homosexuals etc. If I was an actor there's no way in hell I'd let my name be associated with something as awful as Mama Mia. I'd head back to my day job before I lowered myself to singing Abba songs with Meryl Streep and Firth doesn't strike me as needing the coin that much.</p>
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<p>Colin Firth is a lot of things, I wouldn't include macho in the list.</p>
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<p> :truce: I bow down to your utter macho-ness.</p> -
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As a fan of covert affairs you damn me with faint praise</p></blockquote>
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Ok, I just watched A Million Ways to Die in the West ( or not another western movie with adult actors)<br><br>
It may be all the beers I had this arvo but I didn't hate it. I even laughed out loud a few times. <br><br>
Charlize Theron is fucking good to look at. Better with her kit on though I think -
Caught that on Aussie tv too lastnight, wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The random deaths and the Hooker who takes loads to the face but won't sleep with her fellow Christian boyfriend was a laugh
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<p><strong>I hate Sarah Silverman</strong>, the Hooker ^^.<br><br>
I was pretty meh about that comedy. There were good moments but it was pretty average overall.</p>
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<p>Agree she isn't all that funny once you get over the shock value of her comedy , not sure if I can be arsed hating her. She's like a taller version of Alanis Morrisette who I do loathe, sample lyric- "no more transparent dangling carrots"? what the hell are you on about you loon?</p> -
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<p>No I'd prefer they didn't make films like that at all , but I guess theres an audience for them -women, men they force to watch them with them on the vague promise of a bonk, homosexuals etc. If I was an actor there's no way in hell I'd let my name be associated with something as awful as Mama Mia. I'd head back to my day job before I lowered myself to singing Abba songs with Meryl Streep and Firth doesn't strike me as needing the coin that much.</p>
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<p>One mans utter shite is another mans best film ever tho' eh. Mamma Mia is one of the biggest box office movies of all time, as are the Phantom Menace & Tranformers 2, all are utter pigshit depending who you are talking to. It just depends who you want to make your movies for, women, the semi-retarded, kids etc.</p>
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<p>I guess the difference between, say Sam L Jackson & Firth is both have been in terrible, terrible, very successful films for the money, but Firth can then switch & win a couple of BAFTAS in consecutive years, an Oscar etc, then do comic book action in Kingsman. That would be my definition of quite a good actor.</p>
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<p>Meryl Streep, from Mamm Mia is sometimes rated as an OK actress too for that matter.... the alternative is you do a Daniel Day Lewis & only make 1 movie every 5 years but its an oscar winner. Or you make 10 movies a year & they are all direct to DVD & you are Nick Cage & people go "weren't you good once?".</p>
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<p>On the review front,<em><strong> It Follows</strong></em>, sort of a low budget throwback to the 80's Halloween style movies, Really surprisingly good, felt really nostalgic, like someone had remade early 80's horor & given it a huge polish & upgraded it. Plus the chick is sort of "approachable hot" & a pretty good actress. Solid 7/10 (movie, not chick).</p>
