Recent movies you saw - recommend or no
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Dirty Frank
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Prime seems to be vpn friendly JS.only rent or buy nowhere
I always overlook these and Roger Ebert site set me straightVery good production values. Had not realized Andy Serkis was engaged with this franchise.
There is an Avator feel to the spectacular landscape.On Disney
I really enjoyed that - decent story but amazing film tech. Guess I will watch the others.
The special effects on this film made me forget I was watching a whole bunch of animated talking apes. It was awesome.
And I still don't know which ones were Serkis in an ape suit and how many were straight up CGI.
Good read here and $5 a year for WIred is a deal./
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That orang was astonishing.
Good read here and $5 a year for WIred is a deal./
How Andy Serkis changed the face of film-making
War for the Planet of the Apes star Andy Serkis might have become the master of motion-capture, but old-fashioned acting chops are still crucial to his success
Deadpool and Wolverine - I thought the other Deadpool movies were too childish but this one was excellent with some great lines and characters.
The trailer for "Living" sort of reminds me of a serious take on the old British sitcom "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin." English office funtionary realizes that he's pretty much wasted his life and starts searching for a way to actually live.
sburns
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Watched Twisters, really kinda meh, and with new movies I think they take things too far. I guess no more tornado's?
Then went and re-watched Twister, was good until the third act, then it kinda fell apart a bit. Not great movie, but it was better.
After watching that, I felt Twisters was just a remake with a couple of things re-arranged and less interesting characters (who had zero chemistry).
Then went and re-watched Twister, was good until the third act, then it kinda fell apart a bit. Not great movie, but it was better.
After watching that, I felt Twisters was just a remake with a couple of things re-arranged and less interesting characters (who had zero chemistry).
The Killer. Not the 2023 Michael Fassbender The Killer. The 2024 John Woo homage/reimagining to his original Hong Kong bloodbath Trilogy's The Killer. Usual John Woo stylized wire gunfight sequences, car crashes, and blood. Fun watch, especially if you like the Trilogy.
I'm planning on giving it a watch but, to me, Chow Yun-Fat will always be The Killer.The Killer. Not the 2023 Michael Fassbender The Killer. The 2024 John Woo homage/reimagining to his original Hong Kong bloodbath Trilogy's The Killer. Usual John Woo stylized wire gunfight sequences, car crashes, and blood. Fun watch, especially if you like the Trilogy.
I think it is really the lead cast that notches the original Twisters up and we've lost two of them already plus Helen Hunt seems to have disappeared after a wonderful revival.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was such a powerhouse...what a tragic loss to cinema.
Tough act to follow as the CG was good enough at the time.
Twister is on Prime just now.
Hunt is a gorgeous woman.
pacing is great as is the music. Great mix of humour and drama.
What a fine movie...really enjoyed it.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was such a powerhouse...what a tragic loss to cinema.
Tough act to follow as the CG was good enough at the time.
Twister is on Prime just now.
Hunt is a gorgeous woman.
pacing is great as is the music. Great mix of humour and drama.
What a fine movie...really enjoyed it.
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sburns
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Yeah the cast in Twister was great, the 2 leads really carried the movie very well, but the support cast also brought it together. Philip's "Dusty" character was memorable, and there was that guy from Farris Buller there Alan Ruck.
I think with the FX being just enough they had to try harder to make it convincing or do more with the story, whereas today they can do anything and makes it too easy for them. I found the establishing shots of the weather/storms more interesting then the new movie. It appears they use real shots, but who knows it could have been CGI. There is this great little transition in Twister with a closeup on a satellite moving out to a wide shot, then fading into the weather lab. It's a neat creative device to give the movie that extra touch.
I think with the FX being just enough they had to try harder to make it convincing or do more with the story, whereas today they can do anything and makes it too easy for them. I found the establishing shots of the weather/storms more interesting then the new movie. It appears they use real shots, but who knows it could have been CGI. There is this great little transition in Twister with a closeup on a satellite moving out to a wide shot, then fading into the weather lab. It's a neat creative device to give the movie that extra touch.
If you like Bill Paxton then A Simple Plan.
sburns
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Watched this the other night, was in a backlog of stuff
What a weird movie, I think they tried to avoid the stereotypical telling of this kind situation, which made the whole movie awkward for lack of better words. There is also this scene where Jennifer Lawrence is fully naked which, is so odd and ineffective. You'd think with her full reveal they would have handled it better. The only saving grace was supporting cast of the kids parents, and the friends of Jen's character.
What a weird movie, I think they tried to avoid the stereotypical telling of this kind situation, which made the whole movie awkward for lack of better words. There is also this scene where Jennifer Lawrence is fully naked which, is so odd and ineffective. You'd think with her full reveal they would have handled it better. The only saving grace was supporting cast of the kids parents, and the friends of Jen's character.
Interesting that I can watch this complete film on Youtube without ads via Brave browser. Decent feed too.
There is a selection of movies free and some to rent or purchase.
It says on the site with ads but the Brave browser nukes them seamlessly.
Good cast Ed Harris and Colin Farrell as leads.
Dirty Frank
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If you use a VPN set it to Moldavia apparently YT doesn't bless them with ads
Interesting that I can watch this complete film on Youtube without ads via Brave browser. Decent feed too.
There is a selection of movies free and some to rent or purchase.
It says on the site with ads but the Brave browser nukes them seamlessly.
Good cast Ed Harris and Colin Farrell as leads.
Nother freebie and top notch movie I might have recommended before
available free on Youtube and if you view it on Brave browser there are no ads.
Terrific cast and great story - an excellent Le Carre derivative.
another YT freebie ...Ed Harris...good reviews Viggo Mortenson too
available free on Youtube and if you view it on Brave browser there are no ads.
Terrific cast and great story - an excellent Le Carre derivative.
another YT freebie ...Ed Harris...good reviews Viggo Mortenson too
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$2.99 for no ads on Prime ...resisted for a while.
Glad I did purchase tho….found a noisy ad in the middle of a good movie unacceptable. grrrr
Decided so see how good LOTR in 4k UHD HDR is ….
spectacular even tho I have the 4k DVDs the feed on Prime is very good.
The HDR in particular just perfect …damn 20 year old movie and still blows me away
Watching the shorter version whcih I thin is actually okay.
Finished Fellowship and really enjoyed it …have the Sennheisers on and the Samsung is doing a good job with the HDR/UHD
I wish all of the transfers were so good.
My only issue is my seating is 3.5m away or near field at 1.5m and needs to be something in between.
It certainly is still very spectacular - the HDR even makes the dark sceens vivid without any wash out.
Not sure I’m up for 3 more hours tonight but given the sleep I’ve had maybe…
Nice to see the places we visited in New Zealand. What a spectacular country.
Glad I did purchase tho….found a noisy ad in the middle of a good movie unacceptable. grrrr
Decided so see how good LOTR in 4k UHD HDR is ….
spectacular even tho I have the 4k DVDs the feed on Prime is very good.
The HDR in particular just perfect …damn 20 year old movie and still blows me away
Watching the shorter version whcih I thin is actually okay.
Finished Fellowship and really enjoyed it …have the Sennheisers on and the Samsung is doing a good job with the HDR/UHD
I wish all of the transfers were so good.
My only issue is my seating is 3.5m away or near field at 1.5m and needs to be something in between.
It certainly is still very spectacular - the HDR even makes the dark sceens vivid without any wash out.
Not sure I’m up for 3 more hours tonight but given the sleep I’ve had maybe…
Nice to see the places we visited in New Zealand. What a spectacular country.
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