Zloth
Community Contributor
I've seen that well over three times. It was the first DVD I ever got. (You know, he could have said WHY they were steering toward the torpedo....)
Se7en 1995
Morgan Freeman
Brad Pitt
Gwyneth Paltrow
Another 10/10 for this superb 2-hour crime thriller, one of the best scripts ever. Very little of the usual thriller easy filler stuff—car chases, gunfights, donut shopping—it stays on point the whole way thru, right up to one of the best endings you'll see.
Morgan Freeman
Brad Pitt
Gwyneth Paltrow
Another 10/10 for this superb 2-hour crime thriller, one of the best scripts ever. Very little of the usual thriller easy filler stuff—car chases, gunfights, donut shopping—it stays on point the whole way thru, right up to one of the best endings you'll see.
Munich: The Edge of War 2021, 2h 10m
George MacKay
Jannis Niewöhner
Jeremy Irons
Decent fictional account of the 1938 Munich conference which delayed WW2 for a year. It would have been better around 90 minutes, cutting out the filler about relationships which didn't add anything.
Jeremy is his usual excellent self as Neville Chamberlain, and the 2 younger leads are also very good. Apart from the filler, it's well paced and tense.
7/10
George MacKay
Jannis Niewöhner
Jeremy Irons
Decent fictional account of the 1938 Munich conference which delayed WW2 for a year. It would have been better around 90 minutes, cutting out the filler about relationships which didn't add anything.
Jeremy is his usual excellent self as Neville Chamberlain, and the 2 younger leads are also very good. Apart from the filler, it's well paced and tense.
7/10
The Dig 2021 1h 52m
Carey Mulligan
Ralph Fiennes
Lily James
No action here, slow as dirt. Excellent character studies with loads of overtones about mortality and how fleeting life can be.
3 leads are great—first time I've seen Lily, quite impressed. Ralph is sublime, and Carey is excellent. I wish they did a bit extra on Lily's character, her motivations were left unclear.
The plot centers around the true story of a major archaeological discovery in England in 1938.
8/10
Carey Mulligan
Ralph Fiennes
Lily James
No action here, slow as dirt. Excellent character studies with loads of overtones about mortality and how fleeting life can be.
3 leads are great—first time I've seen Lily, quite impressed. Ralph is sublime, and Carey is excellent. I wish they did a bit extra on Lily's character, her motivations were left unclear.
The plot centers around the true story of a major archaeological discovery in England in 1938.
8/10
The Imitation Game 2014 1h 54m
Benedict Cumberbatch
Keira Knightley
Matthew Goode
Charles Dance
Whee, my trifecta of too-long movies set in late 30s! Benedict carries it in the role of Alan Turing breaking the Enigma code at Bletchley Park. You need to ignore a lot of liberties with the probable history, and enjoy it just as a movie.
8/10
Benedict Cumberbatch
Keira Knightley
Matthew Goode
Charles Dance
Whee, my trifecta of too-long movies set in late 30s! Benedict carries it in the role of Alan Turing breaking the Enigma code at Bletchley Park. You need to ignore a lot of liberties with the probable history, and enjoy it just as a movie.
8/10
U.S. Marshals 1998 2h 11m
Tommy Lee Jones
Wesley Snipes
Robert Downey Jr.
Sequel to '93's The Fugitive, and not in its class—this is 6/10 compared to The Fugitive 8/10. Plenty of action, so it'll do fine as a time killer. Tommy does what he does best—ie playing Tommy—otherwise it would be 5/10.
6/10
Tommy Lee Jones
Wesley Snipes
Robert Downey Jr.
Sequel to '93's The Fugitive, and not in its class—this is 6/10 compared to The Fugitive 8/10. Plenty of action, so it'll do fine as a time killer. Tommy does what he does best—ie playing Tommy—otherwise it would be 5/10.
6/10
The 15:17 to Paris 2018 1h 34m
Director Clint Eastwood
Alek Skarlatos
Anthony Sadler
Spencer Stone
Lop an hour off this movie and it would still be too long. I hope it's not a cynical attempt to cash in on a heroic act, the telling of which would make a good 20-minute documentary.
2/10
Director Clint Eastwood
Alek Skarlatos
Anthony Sadler
Spencer Stone
Lop an hour off this movie and it would still be too long. I hope it's not a cynical attempt to cash in on a heroic act, the telling of which would make a good 20-minute documentary.
2/10
Final Score 2018 1h 44m
Dave Bautista
Martyn Ford
Gordon Alexander
Alexandra Dinu
Not bad basic action movie—think Die Hard in a football stadium, with an ex-wrestler playing the lead while Pierce Brosnan has a cameo. You won't waste your time, you won't miss anything.
5/10
Dave Bautista
Martyn Ford
Gordon Alexander
Alexandra Dinu
Not bad basic action movie—think Die Hard in a football stadium, with an ex-wrestler playing the lead while Pierce Brosnan has a cameo. You won't waste your time, you won't miss anything.
5/10
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Finn Wolfhard
Mckenna Grace
Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Ernie Hudson
Not too shabby at all. Good opening with some scariness, similar to how the original Ghostbuster started out. Homage to the old movies and a lot of the actors from the Ghostbuster stars in the movie which is really, really cool. The plot is what you can expect: An evil force awakens, and young teens find old equipment to fight the evil force spiced with a little family drama. The mid-to-end is unfortunately rushed and there should have been MORE focus on the paranormal. The ending is very touching and I think most people will shed a tear or two through that. Overall, I enjoyed it and hopefully, the upcoming sequel can improve on some of the aspects mentioned.
6/10
Finn Wolfhard
Mckenna Grace
Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Ernie Hudson
Not too shabby at all. Good opening with some scariness, similar to how the original Ghostbuster started out. Homage to the old movies and a lot of the actors from the Ghostbuster stars in the movie which is really, really cool. The plot is what you can expect: An evil force awakens, and young teens find old equipment to fight the evil force spiced with a little family drama. The mid-to-end is unfortunately rushed and there should have been MORE focus on the paranormal. The ending is very touching and I think most people will shed a tear or two through that. Overall, I enjoyed it and hopefully, the upcoming sequel can improve on some of the aspects mentioned.
6/10
Seven Years in Tibet 1997 2h 16m
Brad Pitt
David Thewlis
BD Wong
Based on the book by the main character, this is a very sympathetic look at Tibet in 1940s, showing both its culture and visuals beautifully. Cast are good, especially the young Dalai Lama. Very good at what it does.
8/10
Brad Pitt
David Thewlis
BD Wong
Based on the book by the main character, this is a very sympathetic look at Tibet in 1940s, showing both its culture and visuals beautifully. Cast are good, especially the young Dalai Lama. Very good at what it does.
8/10
Blackhat 2015 2h 13m
Chris Hemsworth
Viola Davis
Tang Wei
This is about 2 hours longer than it needs to be—must have been produced by Chris's beautician, with cinematography mainly via a GoPro drone one foot from his face.
Directed by Michael Mann—Heat, The Last of the Mohicans—I knew this would get better. It didn't. Chris is totally the wrong guy for a serious occupation role, and the whole thing is just sooo slooooooow. I suspect Mann is only cashing in these days.
3/10
Lower if you're not interested in the tech;
Higher if you drool over Chris.
Chris Hemsworth
Viola Davis
Tang Wei
This is about 2 hours longer than it needs to be—must have been produced by Chris's beautician, with cinematography mainly via a GoPro drone one foot from his face.
Directed by Michael Mann—Heat, The Last of the Mohicans—I knew this would get better. It didn't. Chris is totally the wrong guy for a serious occupation role, and the whole thing is just sooo slooooooow. I suspect Mann is only cashing in these days.
3/10
Lower if you're not interested in the tech;
Higher if you drool over Chris.
The Coldest Game 2019 1h 42m
Bill Pullman
Lotte Verbeek
James Bloor
Pretty good about the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. Bill is great as an alcoholic chess master who gets pulled into an espionage caper in Warsaw. Supporting Polish cast are good, and it's generally well done.
7/10
Bill Pullman
Lotte Verbeek
James Bloor
Pretty good about the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. Bill is great as an alcoholic chess master who gets pulled into an espionage caper in Warsaw. Supporting Polish cast are good, and it's generally well done.
7/10
Unknown 2011 1h 53m
Liam Neeson
Diane Kruger
January Jones
If you ignore various plot holes, this is a very good action thriller. Despite a big car chase, it maintains an interesting plot—and if you can see the twist coming, you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din
I like Liam and he's very good in this. JJ doesn't have much to do, but Diane puts in a strong performance—and the supporting cast is pretty good too.
75/100
Liam Neeson
Diane Kruger
January Jones
If you ignore various plot holes, this is a very good action thriller. Despite a big car chase, it maintains an interesting plot—and if you can see the twist coming, you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din
I like Liam and he's very good in this. JJ doesn't have much to do, but Diane puts in a strong performance—and the supporting cast is pretty good too.
75/100
Zloth
Community Contributor
Watched Free Guy recently. For pity's sake people, make sure your PCs and consoles are SHUT DOWN when this show is playing. Absolutely no watching and playing at the same time!!
All in all, it was fairly good. Not worth watching twice, but worth watching.
All in all, it was fairly good. Not worth watching twice, but worth watching.
Thor: Love and Thunder
I gave up after 40 minutes. In my opinion it was terrible - Thor acted like a complete insensitive sod, the jokes were not funny and the story (in the first 40 minutes) could of been written by me (that's how bad it was).
Did anyone like it and why?
I gave up after 40 minutes. In my opinion it was terrible - Thor acted like a complete insensitive sod, the jokes were not funny and the story (in the first 40 minutes) could of been written by me (that's how bad it was).
Did anyone like it and why?
Welcome to the forum
What did you like about The Gentleman? It's rated 5/10 on IMDb, which is low for Bollywood.
Zloth
Community Contributor
I liked it! A bunch of the jokes did fall flat (they were trying too hard and too often) but the movie worked fairly well. I loved the jokes talking to the hammer and axe. I for-real sprained my side a little laughing at what happened when Thor's clothes came off.
Oh, the "kid power" bit at the end was blah, too. OK OK, mostly-blah. Stuffed-bunny-zapping was cool.
Red Joan 2018 1h 41m
Judi Dench
Sophie Cookson
Stephen Campbell Moore
Inspired loosely by the story of Melita Norwood, who gave British atom bomb research to the Soviets, and remained undetected for ~50 years. Well told—Judi is Joan at time of unmasking, and Sophie is Joan back around WW2. Both are great, and the switches between 'now' and 'then' are neither jarring nor confusing.
It's an interesting story and nicely paced—but this is no Bond movie. There's a low level of tension throughout, without any unnecessary action drama.
8/10
Judi Dench
Sophie Cookson
Stephen Campbell Moore
Inspired loosely by the story of Melita Norwood, who gave British atom bomb research to the Soviets, and remained undetected for ~50 years. Well told—Judi is Joan at time of unmasking, and Sophie is Joan back around WW2. Both are great, and the switches between 'now' and 'then' are neither jarring nor confusing.
It's an interesting story and nicely paced—but this is no Bond movie. There's a low level of tension throughout, without any unnecessary action drama.
8/10
The Interpreter 2005, 2h 8m
Nicole Kidman
Sean Penn
Catherine Keener
Assassination plot at the UN in NY v African dictator— first film ever shot inside the UN HQ. Directed by the venerable Sydney Pollack.
Meh. I like Catherine and Sean, and Nicole when she's in a suitable part. Catherine is good, but Sean & Nicole are hamstrung by a poor screenplay and a lack of chemistry between them. Add in poor pacing—mainly too slow, which dilutes the tension in what should be a thriller—one extremely huge plot hole, and a weak ending.
Not a waste of time, but I was bored—needed to quit after ~70m and finish next night.
5/10
Nicole Kidman
Sean Penn
Catherine Keener
Assassination plot at the UN in NY v African dictator— first film ever shot inside the UN HQ. Directed by the venerable Sydney Pollack.
Meh. I like Catherine and Sean, and Nicole when she's in a suitable part. Catherine is good, but Sean & Nicole are hamstrung by a poor screenplay and a lack of chemistry between them. Add in poor pacing—mainly too slow, which dilutes the tension in what should be a thriller—one extremely huge plot hole, and a weak ending.
Not a waste of time, but I was bored—needed to quit after ~70m and finish next night.
5/10
City Slickers 1991, 1h 53m
Billy Crystal
Jack Palance
Daniel Stern
Bruno Kirby
Helen Slater
Patricia Wettig
Comedy about 3 mid-life crisis city friends on a cattle drive. Predictable but funny, worth a watch.
7/10
Billy Crystal
Jack Palance
Daniel Stern
Bruno Kirby
Helen Slater
Patricia Wettig
Comedy about 3 mid-life crisis city friends on a cattle drive. Predictable but funny, worth a watch.
7/10
Official Secrets 2019, 1h 52m
Keira Knightley
Ralph Fiennes
Matt Smith
Matthew Goode
From what I know from following the issue, this is a more true-to-life representation of a real-life story than most such Hollywood movies—so credit to all, even if it took over a decade to bring the story to the screen… maybe too hot to handle?
It's about Katharine Gun, who exposed the US's attempt to subvert the UN Security Council's vote prior to the second Iraq war. Keira is very good as Katherine, Ralph is his always excellent self as her barrister, and the rest are all fine.
Even tho I knew the outcome, I still felt the tension throughout—it's a really well-made and interesting movie.
9/10
Keira Knightley
Ralph Fiennes
Matt Smith
Matthew Goode
From what I know from following the issue, this is a more true-to-life representation of a real-life story than most such Hollywood movies—so credit to all, even if it took over a decade to bring the story to the screen… maybe too hot to handle?
It's about Katharine Gun, who exposed the US's attempt to subvert the UN Security Council's vote prior to the second Iraq war. Keira is very good as Katherine, Ralph is his always excellent self as her barrister, and the rest are all fine.
Even tho I knew the outcome, I still felt the tension throughout—it's a really well-made and interesting movie.
9/10
Le Chant du Loup—The Wolf's Call 2019, 1h 55m
François Civil
Omar Sy
Mathieu Kassovitz
Reda Kateb
Paula Beer
Fine dubbed French movie about an aurally gifted submariner and the crew of 2 submarines who get tangled up in a nuclear escalation. I didn't know any of the cast, but they vary from good to very good. Direction and editing are excellent, tense and not predictable.
If you liked The Hunt for Red October, you'll like this.
8/10
François Civil
Omar Sy
Mathieu Kassovitz
Reda Kateb
Paula Beer
Fine dubbed French movie about an aurally gifted submariner and the crew of 2 submarines who get tangled up in a nuclear escalation. I didn't know any of the cast, but they vary from good to very good. Direction and editing are excellent, tense and not predictable.
If you liked The Hunt for Red October, you'll like this.
8/10
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005, 2h
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Adam Brody
Vince Vaughn
Fun fantasy action romantic comedy. Plot is ludicrous and the action is mostly stylized in an earlier Bond kind of way. The comedy is good and Brangelina are great together, and both give good performances. Despite a lot of action, it never gets tedious, and is an entertaining silly romp.
75/100
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Adam Brody
Vince Vaughn
Fun fantasy action romantic comedy. Plot is ludicrous and the action is mostly stylized in an earlier Bond kind of way. The comedy is good and Brangelina are great together, and both give good performances. Despite a lot of action, it never gets tedious, and is an entertaining silly romp.
75/100
i don't watch many movies, but i guess i'll voice a few opinions from now on.
The last 2 movie i watched was Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi and star wars episode IX: the rise of skywalker. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi i thought was pretty good, good set pieces, story whilst simple was fine. The rise of skywalker I found it ok, it wasn't terrible. but there were one or 2 things in both movies that made me go "wait a sec, why couldn't..." or "that's a bit stupid don't you think?" or "BS!, this is piss poor story telling!" I won't go into the story as its too spoilerific but would i recommend it? Not a film/stars wars buff so i can't really comment.
The last 2 movie i watched was Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi and star wars episode IX: the rise of skywalker. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi i thought was pretty good, good set pieces, story whilst simple was fine. The rise of skywalker I found it ok, it wasn't terrible. but there were one or 2 things in both movies that made me go "wait a sec, why couldn't..." or "that's a bit stupid don't you think?" or "BS!, this is piss poor story telling!" I won't go into the story as its too spoilerific but would i recommend it? Not a film/stars wars buff so i can't really comment.
I watched a few of the Underworld films recently(YT). I think gaming has changed the sort of films I can watch.
So Selene is very like a gaming charcter; looks, moves and fighting skills.
I think gaming has also made me more accepting of mythological/fantasy characters. And that transfers to films.
As for Star Wars, 99% hype
So Selene is very like a gaming charcter; looks, moves and fighting skills.
I think gaming has also made me more accepting of mythological/fantasy characters. And that transfers to films.
As for Star Wars, 99% hype
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