Movies
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Annihilation: 7/10
The ending was kinda meh but I liked the story.
*** SPOILER ALERT FOR ANNIHILATION***
I know what you mean about the ending but what’s good about it, seen in context with the rest of the film, is that this was potentially all part of the alien entitiy’s plan. That is to say that The Shimmer was not the thing threatening to annihilate the Earth, but a honey trap designed to lure humans in and to enable the alien entity to change into human form and gain access to the rest of the planet.
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True. Although, if that's the case it's very similar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers (not that that's a bad thing). It kinda felt like a bait and switch. You're lead to believe that Portman's character did in fact kill the alien and thereby destroyed The Shimmer. But then you see her eyes glow when she visits Kane. The only plausible explanation I can think of for this is that Lena's DNA somehow got switched into the alien proto form. This would explain why you see the alien setting fire to the rest of the lighthouse. -
Katheryn Bigelow's best movie is Point Break. Anyone who disagrees should see a doctor immediately.
Point Break is amazeballs. But I’ve just booked an appointment with my local practitioner because Near Dark is her best movie. I really enjoyed The Hurt Locker too. Intelligent war movie.
@neph93 shoot out in the diner, Cramps on the jukebox. One of the best movie set pieces ever!
I always have trouble with US of A war films…They are only ever one sentence away from praising the good Lord and singing America the great...that said, Hacksaw Ridge was a great movie made all the better for being a true story, with apparently very little artistic licence used.
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Anyone else love a good western? I whole heartedly recommend Hostiles. Quite brutal in parts and I loved it.
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Anyone else love a good western? I whole heartedly recommend Hostiles. Quite brutal in parts and I loved it.
I do love a good western. I will have to check that out.
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Shoot out in the diner, Cramps on the jukebox. One of the best movie set pieces ever!
Oh yes. It’s a seriously accomplished bit of indie cinema. Genre story, respectful of the tropes, but refreshingly different and she somehow manages to combine the romance, violence, action and cool all at the same time. Throw in Lance Henriksen and the dear departed Bill Paxton and you’re on to a winner.
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I watched Point Break dozens of times as a kid but haven't seen it again as an adult yet in it's entirety. I'll have to check it out again….for some reason the thing that sticks out to me the most in that movie is Anthony Kiedis' lol
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Anyone else love a good western? I whole heartedly recommend Hostiles. Quite brutal in parts and I loved it.
Yes. Will have to check this out
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lol yep! I also remember a scene where he's inside a house that Keanu Reeves is raiding? IIRC?
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I got you, fam.
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Yes! totally forgot he shoots himself in the foot. And so there it is, the entirety of Anthony Keidis' acting career.
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Tried watching Brawl in Cell Block 99 the other day and couldn't finish it. It's the same guy who directed Bone Tomahawk and stars Vince Vaughn and Don Johnson. It's done in Grindhouse style with cheesy fight choreography and synth music but at over 2 hrs long I had a hard time making it halfway through. Maybe i'll come back to it another time.
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It: 7/10
I never saw the Tim Curry version or read the book but I was pleasantly surprised by the reboot. Bill Skarsgard's It was well done and super creepy.
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The Incredibles 2: 7/10
Overall I thought it was decent. Without getting too spoilery the story puts more emphasis on Elastigirl (not a bad thing cuz she's pretty badass). With that said, it's over 2 hrs long and halfway through my son started to lose interest, probably because Mr. Incredible wasn't smashing stuff left and right throughout the movie. I was more impressed with the new reclining seats
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I saw The Incredibles 2 today, and liked it. Though I agree with @gaseousclay 's son that more Mr Incredible smashing stuff would have been good.
I also caught Upgrade yesterday. It's an Australian film, shot here in Melbourne, though set in an unnamed US city, about a guy whose wife is killed and gets put in a wheelchair when his self-driving car goes to the wrong place. However, he gets fixed up and becomes a fecking ninja. Revenge ensues.
There's a (slightly spoilery) trailer here.
I enjoyed the film. There are some clichés in it, but I did like the hacker character, and I'm glad to see the AI runs on UNIX.
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Black Panther: 6/10
Finally saw Black Panther the other night. It was ok but not as great as the reviews made it out to be. I don't know if it was because it was its own stand alone film or not but it didn't blow me away. I think this is one i'll have to revisit again to see if it grows on me.
