Movie review thread...
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Midway (2019)
- Okay, not bad, almost
- I actually kinda liked that they didn't stay too close to the 1976 version, but just dropped in some subtle nods to it instead
- I also understand the laying down of context... the whole "Midway" thing not actually starting until 90 minutes in
- I do NOT understand, how these people do not understand that tits existed during this conflict. What the actual fuck? Several hot beatches making token appearances... tit-watch: zero. Just... flabbergasted. No excuse.
- This was a bit more like the movie I expected 1976 to be - a little bit more focus on individuals, a little bit more "Americans are good, the Japs were bad", etc, etc.
- BUT - overall, I was pleasantly surprised that both were relatively respectful to both seppos/japs.
- I strongly suspect - commercial reasons. Even the hints at the japs being absolute fluffybunnies in China (I know... reasons) - was probably rather edited in the Jap release.
- At the end there... it's like they just couldn't help themselves. There was a slight tint of "America, rah rah. Our guys were awesome. Apple-Pie is good. Y'all suck. Fuck yeah. Murica. yeah."
- Although the continued refusal to accept and acknowledge the Trans-community's contribution to winning the Battle of Midway... offensive.
Overall - higher than I expected. 3.5 super-effective-AA-guns out of 5 the-flight-board-don't-match-the-conversation.
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@Kruse a surprisingly accurate war movie, I really enjoyed it. When I saw in the trailer the guy jumping into the cockpit of an aircraft on the deck, and downing an enemy aircraft I thought 'I ain't watching this bullshit'. Permanently scarred by the U-boat one. However that was a real event, unlike everything in the uboat movie, which I refuse to name
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Finally got round to watching Elvis
Superb
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Finally got round to watching Elvis
Superb
I agree. I didn’t think I’d enjoy it but I thought Austin Butler was astonishing. I can see why he’s one of the favourites for the Best Actor Oscar.
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A Man Called Otto: I have a new hero.
5 Victors out of 5 Meldrews
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Ach. Nothing to do this evening. Not much I wanted to watch, so revisited LOTR Return of the King.
Fuck me. Just such good cinema.
Edit: But I’d forgotten how saccharine the ending was. 🤮
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"Let's watch Military Wives", Mrs M said. "It's about a group of army wives who form a choir". OK, said I, grudgingly, thinking of ways to make the time pass quickly and being aware you have to be extra nice at least once in a while.
But, blow me, what a bloody enjoyable film. Funny, sharp, well-acted and just the right about of saccharine to balance the sadness. And it has Kristin Scott Thomas....
4.5 Welsh Male Voice Choir members out of 5 Kiri Te Kanawa's
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@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
@Bones said in Movie review thread...:
Lorraine much hotter IRL!
Clearly real Lorraine has had a much easier life than before Marty went BTTF fictional Lorraine
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
Ach. Nothing to do this evening. Not much I wanted to watch, so revisited LOTR Return of the King.
Fuck me. Just such good cinema.
Edit: But I’d forgotten how saccharine the ending was. 🤮
Yeah - last month I watched the entire trilogy "Director's Cut" - I think
- Each was so fucking long, that I was too smashed by the end of it to review
- While in most of my reviews of shit movies, I lay a whole lot of blame at the feet of the Editors... in this case, I have to applaud them. My vague memory of the edited cut was a shitload better than the Director's cut. Just so much unnecessary shit.
- And yeah - that ending. I cite again - so fucking long, I was smashed by the time it happened.
- I can't even remember... did the movies include Saruman having taken over the Shire?
- All I remember is the bullshit. "Saccharine" is not saccharine enough to describe those multiple endings.
- At several times, I was thinking "Peter Jackson was ahead of his time, promoting gay heros. These hobbits are fucking obviously bi-sexual, and there's been a WHOLE lot of homo-hobbit action going on off-screen. Filthy hobbitses."
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@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse no scouring of the shire, sadly
Well, that sucks. The multiple doses of super-sugar would have made a bit more sense if there was a bit of Scouring in-between.
BTW - the hobbit-bint which gives one of the other hobbits the "you're getting laid, mate" look - was my ex-flatmate. She was perfectly cast. -
A Knock At The Cabin
DO NOT
I REPEAT
DO NOT FUCKINNG OPEN THE DOOR
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Luther: Fallen Sun.
Luther was a 9/10 TV series and Idris Elba one of my favourite actors, but this was really disappointing. The basic plot was OK but somewhere between that and the script it went badly awry and the writing was a bit shit. Some of the scenes were terrifyingly good, but a lot were incredibly predictable and formulaic. The acting was real hammy in places. Tit watch -6.
6 sadistic serial killers out of 10 James Bond Villains.
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@Stockcar86 You had me at "Ninja vs"
