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@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
The movie was so art house/pose hard, and unrealistic I didn't enjoy it at all. Especially when it took itself so seriously yet was comedic in is lack of realism, unlike an action romp. Within the first few minutes my wife and I were going WTF about the lack of talking by the soldiers, just dumb. Cinematography was great tho
i didn't mind it, but i won't rush out for a 2nd viewing
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@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow I've not watched any trailer, I don't cos they spoil so much nowadays. But the fact there were actors actually doing scenes under g in cockpit, unlike 1, is awesome. They built themselves up in differing aircraft, and did the shots with 6 in cockpit cameras, in between puking, and came down knackered and drenched in sweat. Tom cruise maybe a nut job, but he knows about doing your own stunts, and all the others had to follow his lead.
There's no movie that has anywhere near portrayed in cockpit action adequately, so I'm looking forward to just seeing that.
Always funny how after people get a backseat trip, like engineers and air traffic controllers (was most often in Falklands, 2 every Friday), how fucked they were on landing, and that was with very limited maneuver allowed. Literally had to lift a few out at the end.
I thought Tom Hardy and the other blokes did a great job of this in Dunkirk !!!!
Nope that was utterly laughable, almost as unrealistic as some soldiers not saying a word to each other for hours despite what they went through. Dunkirk was art house, I reckon despite all the hoorah bullshit top gun 2 will almost certainly have, it will not have to try too hard to be more realistic then Dunkirk. Was cool to see real planes tho
Having never been involved in a dogfight in any kind of plane whatsoever I’m certainly no expert……but I thought that part of the movie was really well done.
It all took far too long, when he's on the tail of the 109, it is just waffting back and forth. In a dogfight you're pulling you max G, if you don't the enemy will and will stuff you. In addition, you don;t reverse your turn often (specific reasons to do so) otherwise you're just turning in front of the enemy - bye bye. It was all very meh. And don't get me started on how long the Spit with a dead engine stayed airborne without losing height, fuck he could've landed back in Kent! That was right up there with 'behind enemy lines' dodging the SAM awful and unrealistic
Ok, you’ve got me there. That was indeed ridiculous.
On the subject though how do you rate Saving Private Ryan ?repeated viewings of Commando and some of Arnies dubious combat tactics were probably not the best preparation to watch that opening scene and how ruthless it was……
Yeah it's a shocking start. Bloody Omaha was terrible, but I think they went a little over the top with number of guys shot right in the forehead! But I seem to remember some of the first wave companies having 95% casualties, so probably pretty close. Overall, on the first day, one in 10 or 12 were casualties, but the first lot asho took a big portion of that
I remember our guide at Utah beach saying how the allies sent their inferior units straight into the teeth of the German defences, which allowed the crack units a chance to outflank them on the fringes. Looking at archival photos of the landing beaches, and the bodies in the water, I think it is a strong representation of what happened on D-day. What a harrowing opening sequence
I'm not sure about that, tbh, I'd call bollocks. But the landings were so messed up where they landed, they were just random where they landed. And they mostly hit a sandbar/bank 200 metres from the actual shore.
As to spit glide, yes a long way, but not from 1000'! The movie was so art house/pose hard, and unrealistic I didn't enjoy it at all. Especially when it took itself so seriously yet was comedic in is lack of realism, unlike an action romp. Within the first few minutes my wife and I were going WTF about the lack of talking by the soldiers, just dumb. Cinematography was great tho
The worst part about Dunkirk was the lack of people on the beach because of Nolan's dickish no effects rules he sometimes applies.
In saying that I quite enjoyed it as a film.
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Thought Midway was a bloody great film too.
is it good? i sort of avoided it because i was very Pearl Harbour gunshy
Plus the black and White version was fucking rad.
Very accurate, and not a total PH type USA USA USA athon. I enjoyed it and I enjoyed the original, too
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@Machpants ...the screen grab for that video was misleading....
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants ...the screen grab for that video was misleading....
Very
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@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
Jesus, here you go
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##endspoiler@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
Jesus, here you go
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##endspoilerKnow your audience. Basics mate, basics.
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Thought Midway was a bloody great film too.
is it good? i sort of avoided it because i was very Pearl Harbour gunshy
Plus the black and White version was fucking rad.
Very much this... times heaps.
But from some recent posts on here, perhaps I give it a go? If only as background violence while doing some other shit.
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Thought Midway was a bloody great film too.
is it good? i sort of avoided it because i was very Pearl Harbour gunshy
Plus the black and White version was fucking rad.
Very much this... times heaps.
But from some recent posts on here, perhaps I give it a go? If only as background violence while doing some other shit.
It’s obviously a great story but I’m not sure that it’s well told. It is heaps better than Pearl Harbour but I just felt that they were trying to out-dramatise an truly dramatic true story.
I also found some of the effects laughable, almost comic book.
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Thought Midway was a bloody great film too.
is it good? i sort of avoided it because i was very Pearl Harbour gunshy
Plus the black and White version was fucking rad.
Very much this... times heaps.
But from some recent posts on here, perhaps I give it a go? If only as background violence while doing some other shit.
It’s obviously a great story but I’m not sure that it’s well told. It is heaps better than Pearl Harbour but I just felt that they were trying to out-dramatise an truly dramatic true story.
I also found some of the effects laughable, almost comic book.
Cheers. Like @mariner4life says - I was VERY gunshy after Pearl Harbour.
But you've sold me on it as something to check out - perhaps while doing something else. Playing Destroyer on a C64 emulator, perhaps. Or Pirates. -
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Thought Midway was a bloody great film too.
is it good? i sort of avoided it because i was very Pearl Harbour gunshy
Plus the black and White version was fucking rad.
Very much this... times heaps.
But from some recent posts on here, perhaps I give it a go? If only as background violence while doing some other shit.
It’s obviously a great story but I’m not sure that it’s well told. It is heaps better than Pearl Harbour but I just felt that they were trying to out-dramatise an truly dramatic true story.
I also found some of the effects laughable, almost comic book.
Cheers. Like @mariner4life says - I was VERY gunshy after Pearl Harbour.
But you've sold me on it as something to check out - perhaps while doing something else. Playing Destroyer on a C64 emulator, perhaps. Or Pirates.First part of real beers nerds review, short story, is a bit slow cos it's so real, not many shortcuts or hoo ah! I was similar to you, to was never foolish enough to watch PH (U27 whatever was enough for me) but this made me go back and watch it
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Boiling Point
Few on here already reviewed it but thought I'd throw my hat in the ring.
Not sure I'd say its a fantastic movie, but I'd say it's more an incredible piece of work. It's full on from the word go and the acting, especially by Stephen Graham is phenomenal.
Amazing viewing, would recommend to everybody
1 shot out of 1 shot.
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Virgin Witch (1972)
Chanced upon this on a vintage TV channel. Has Vicki Michelle from 'Allo 'Allo. Crap plot and no-one here will look for it.
But it has loads of great boobs....
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##endspoiler3 Bra Commercials out of 5 Playboy Pinups.
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@Victor-Meldrew Gets my vote
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caught this quirky film the other day, well shot, well acted, great cast with loads of cameos, many humourous moments.
Sort of shot in cartoon style, it is a series of short stories centred around a French Magazine editor (Bill Murray). Might not be everyones type of movie and I was a bit unsure but ended up quite enjoying it.would give it four frescoes out of five revolting students
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
Jesus, here you go
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##endspoiler@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
Jesus, here you go
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##endspoilerKnow your audience. Basics mate, basics.
thank you for the double quote
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
Jesus, here you go
##spoiler
##endspoiler@Machpants said in Movie review thread...:
Jesus, here you go
##spoiler
##endspoilerKnow your audience. Basics mate, basics.
thank you for the double quote
Some people are like an old TV set, they need a slap to get them working.