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Recent movies you saw - recommend or no
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DownUnder
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If your after a bit of aussie comedy, I'd recommend The Dish too
The Black Hole (1979)
The Good: Great special effects and set design that, thanks to remastering, have stood the test of time pretty well. This was Disney's most ambitious and expensive project at the time, and it shows. The pacing isn't bad either, and the story is not as dated as I thought it'd be.
The Bad: Some pretty bland, wooden, acting. I guess most of the budget went to other departments, not enough left to motivate some of the actors to actually act. Random moments of humour don't really match the overall serious tone of the movie.
The Good: Great special effects and set design that, thanks to remastering, have stood the test of time pretty well. This was Disney's most ambitious and expensive project at the time, and it shows. The pacing isn't bad either, and the story is not as dated as I thought it'd be.
The Bad: Some pretty bland, wooden, acting. I guess most of the budget went to other departments, not enough left to motivate some of the actors to actually act. Random moments of humour don't really match the overall serious tone of the movie.
I've been meaning to rewatch it. Originally saw it in a theatre.
There's some early concept art of Maximilian that would have made him even more menacing. With the possible exception of when trying to get through a doorway...
"Assassination of a High School President" on Netflix - A Mickey Spillane style whodunnit, set in a Catholic High School. I quite enjoyed it. They added Bruce Willis as the principal, for name recognition.
Same. Even the toy scared the crap out of me.
The Man From Toronto - not funny, action was meh.
The Gray Man - half way through this one and it's really good. Solid story/humour/action.
The Gray Man - half way through this one and it's really good. Solid story/humour/action.
Just finished watching this, surprisingly good. I liked the Bruce Willis touch, he plays a guy with a few screws loose pretty well. I feel like his screentime was balanced enough that it didn't feel like he was just there to make the studio money.
Dirty Frank
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Not recent by a long shot but an interesting look back with some of the best audio production work. Old 5.1 but done right .
"Prey" on Disney+ (English Edit) - I should have turned on the subtitles because the idiots in high school thought it was a good idea to teach kids in the next Province over from a French speaking one, the language as spoken in Paris. Caught about 1 word in 5 from the fur hunters as a result.
Great film and a great addition to the franchise. In fact better than most of them. Someone with a brain facing off against the Predator. Native American representation as something other than a barbarian horde. And, as pointed out by someone from the UK on another board that I'm on, finally the bad guys in an early New World story aren't the English!
Great film and a great addition to the franchise. In fact better than most of them. Someone with a brain facing off against the Predator. Native American representation as something other than a barbarian horde. And, as pointed out by someone from the UK on another board that I'm on, finally the bad guys in an early New World story aren't the English!
sburns
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I was just going to post the same thing. Somehow it gave me chills as a kid, especially those faceless workers maning the computer consoles. As an adult not so much. The 3rd act it kinda fell apart with big holes, iterally which you can't take seriously. But over all it was a fun interesting movie. Nostalgia also high on this one.
Copshop - entertaining and with some great performances.
Same here!
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