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Post by Pinwig on Oct 19, 2021 21:53:43 GMT
They sprayed you with water? This is an immersive experience is it? Go to the cinema for a shower and blow dry?
Where did it all go wrong...
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 19, 2021 22:18:44 GMT
Its a proper theme park simulator ride, but 90 minutes long instead of 3.
I imagined 4DX would be ..... subtler?
It is not.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 20, 2021 5:32:47 GMT
I only booked 4DX once, by accident, a few years ago. Never again.
It's just one out of Cardiff Cineworld's 15 screens, so easily avoidable if I pay better attention when booking.
What I do like is the recliner seats they have in Leicester Square. I wish CC had those. So I make do with booking seats that have bars in front of them to put feet up on.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 22, 2021 16:38:24 GMT
1. in the Heights
2. The Suicide Squad
3. Black Widow
4. Free Guy
5. The Alpinist
6. No Time to Die
7. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
8. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
9. Freaky
10. Dune Part One (OK)
11. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
12. Copshop
13. Reminiscence
14. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
15. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
16. Space Jam: A New Legacy
17. Malignant
18. Jungle Cruise
19. Mortal Kombat
20. Godzilla vs Kong
21. A Quiet Place Part 2
22. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train
23. Monster Hunter
Dune Part One - about as perfect as a space fantasy epic can be which you aren't allowed to put any humour or fun in. Worth seeing once.
Martin
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 22, 2021 16:49:30 GMT
I only booked 4DX once, by accident, a few years ago. Never again. It's just one out of Cardiff Cineworld's 15 screens, so easily avoidable if I pay better attention when booking. What I do like is the recliner seats they have in Leicester Square. I wish CC had those. So I make do with booking seats that have bars in front of them to put feet up on. Martin The problem right now is that they just invested big time adding it to my cinema. They are going to push it on all suitable films at the expense of standard showing or there fake Imax screen (which I do want to try as its new too). The only non 4dx venom 2 showings were 9.20pm. And this week the only non 4DX Dune ones are 7pm. Never been a big fan of late or even evening screenings as they are busier. Combined with a pandemic and working nights so my sleep pattern really doesnt suit late showings and its going to be a problem. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 29, 2021 17:42:23 GMT
1. in the Heights
2. The Suicide Squad
3. Black Widow
4. Free Guy
5. Last Night in Soho (superb)
6. The Alpinist
7. No Time to Die
8. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
9. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
10. Freaky
11. Dune Part One
12. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
13. Copshop
14. Reminiscence
15. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
16. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
17. Space Jam: A New Legacy
18. Malignant
19. Jungle Cruise
20. Mortal Kombat
21. Godzilla vs Kong
22. A Quiet Place Part 2
23. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train
24. Monster Hunter
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 29, 2021 17:46:12 GMT
Ha! I saw this thread was updated and thought, "Hmm, so Martin's been off to see Boss Baby 2 has he?"
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 29, 2021 17:49:07 GMT
Ha! I saw this thread was updated and thought, "Hmm, so Martin's been off to see Boss Baby 2 has he?" Gonna have to Google that one. I haven't heard of Boss Baby 1, let alone 2. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 8, 2021 19:08:01 GMT
1. In the Heights
2. The Suicide Squad
3. Black Widow
4. Free Guy
5. Last Night in Soho
6. The Alpinist
7. Eternals (highly entertaining nonsense)
8. No Time to Die
9. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
10. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
11. Freaky
12. Dune Part One
13. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
14. Copshop
15. Reminiscence
16. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
17. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
18. Space Jam: A New Legacy
19. Malignant
20. Jungle Cruise
21. Mortal Kombat
22. Godzilla vs Kong
23. A Quiet Place Part 2
24. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train
25. Monster Hunter
Eternals was a mess of a film, but it was my kind of mess. Completely ludicrous concept, and sagged a bit in the middle, but came back with some interesting character twists in the final act.
The two end credit sequences put big silly grins on my face.
Martin
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 11, 2021 18:40:43 GMT
1. In the Heights 2. Fast and Furious 9 3. Black Widow - Nice low stakes fun movie. Widows family are fun. Does feel like its got lost in the shuffle with all the Disney+ shows hogging the headlines. 4. Jungle Cruise - A film that is definitely set in the Pirates universe. The inevitable Disneyland Cinematic Universe in one step closer. But that shouldnt put you off seeing it. 5. The Suicide Squad - Its a Gunn film so I expected it to be good, but this was mostly better than that. And even better it means he can now focus on The Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special. Which I have to accept can neve rlive up to my expectations. 6. Free Guys - Im having a very good year of films. I suppose that makes sense as I really have to want to see something to go to a cinema to see it at the mo. Still Free Guy is fighting it out with Jungle Cruise for biggest surprise. Goes beyond the silly film shown in the trailers and gets a bit more out of the concept. *Shang-Chi : Loved it. * Venom 2 : Didn't hate it. I think its a better film than the first but in trying to recapture the madness that made the first one fun this one felt a bit forced at times. * Eternals : what Martin said. * The Addams Family 2: The Addams Family Goes Sci-fi. Not as good as the first one, but then the first one was very, very good. The biggest issue with the sequel is that the family seems to have started viewing itself as the odd ones rather than everyone else. At the same time they (Gomez especially) are acting out of character and behaving like normal people. Spoiler
There is a suggestion (more than a suggestion really) that Cousin It is in fact Snoop Dog. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 15, 2021 18:49:35 GMT
Shang-Chi and Snake Eyes both out on shiny disc in HMV today. Neither is in my top 5 films of the year, so I will pass. I saw Shang-Chi twice in the cinema, which is enough for one year. I only saw Snake Eyes once, and toyed with the idea of buying it, until I remembered the unconvincing giant CG snake monsters and though, "Nah, you're all right." New Ghostbusters hits the cinema this week. Will watch the original in preparation for it. (As if I didn't know it by heart.) Martin |
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 15, 2021 20:14:18 GMT
Shangi Chi and The Suicide Squad acquired on bluray. No surprise with Shang chi. Ive got all the films and most of Shield and Agent Carter.
The Suicide Squad is my first DC purchase since......... a cheap copy of the Nolan trilogy I think.
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 15, 2021 20:32:42 GMT
1. In the Heights
2. Fast and Furious 9
3. Black Widow
4. Jungle Cruise seeing it.
5. The Suicide Squad
6. Free Guys
*Shang-Chi
* Venom 2
* Rons Gone Wrong : completely forgot Id seen this.... which I guess sums up my feeling about it. There was a film a few years back that was produced in China and while quite good did feel like Chinese propaganda material. Ron spends quite a lot of its run time like a propaganda piece for Apple (or well any major tech company). Then suddenly it isn't and then it mostly is again. Theres some good messages about social media in there, but mostly I was left feeling a bit off put.
* Eternals
* The Addams Family 2:
* No Time to Die: Okay. But I think I like my Bonds less serious and less personal. Bring back the Brosnan era.
I am feeling a bit bummed that the Craig era is over, but only because Casino Royal marked the start of my brief career in vfx and is also the last franchise I worked on to end.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 15, 2021 20:37:48 GMT
The Suicide Squad is my first DC purchase since......... a cheap copy of the Nolan trilogy I think. And the best DC film since the Nolan trilogy, so a good choice. Martin |
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Post by Benn on Nov 16, 2021 16:53:03 GMT
We're off and running!
1. Death(True)2
2. The End of Evangelion
Double bill last Thursday, couple of anime classics. Good to see on the big screen. And being niche films, not busy cinema, either!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 19, 2021 19:54:44 GMT
1. In the Heights 2. The Suicide Squad 3. Black Widow 4. Free Guy 5. Last Night in Soho 6. The Alpinist 7. Eternals 8. No Time to Die 9. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 10. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions 11. Freaky 12. Ghostbusters Afterlife (hmmmmm...)13. Dune Part One 14. Venom: Let There Be Carnage 15. Copshop 16. Reminiscence 17. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 18. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 19. Space Jam: A New Legacy 20. Malignant 21. Jungle Cruise 22. Mortal Kombat 23. Godzilla vs Kong 24. A Quiet Place Part 2 25. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train 26. Monster Hunter So... Ghostbusters Afterlife. OK, so it's a love letter to the original Ghostbusters. It's respectful, even reverential, to the 1984 movie, very faithful to the story it told, and its look. The special effects match, almost 40 years apart.
The problem is, it's so much about keeping the original's legacy going that fans of the original are able to predict everything that happens, so for everyone in the audience who gets the nostalgia, there is zero suspense. If you've seen the original, nothing in this film is scary. The only people who may find scares or suspense in this film are people who haven't seen the original. And all the nostalgia will be wasted on them. So who is the audience for this film?
It's not funny either.
It's not awful. The acting is decent, the characters are likeable enough, it has the wasn't-the-first-Ghostbusters-amazing element, but it's neither funny nor scary. Which is a shame. Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 21, 2021 10:16:47 GMT
Martin's recommendation for Free Guy is spot on - very enjoyable film. Ryan Reynolds seems to be everywhere at the moment, but this one really worked. I will seek out a Blu-Ray when it reaches sale price. I love The Truman Show and I realised very quickly that this is really this generation's version of that.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 21, 2021 13:17:50 GMT
Don't have a good day... Ryan Reynolds seems to be everywhere at the moment Yeah. And Red Notice looks awful from the trailer and clips I've seen, but I'll probably give it a go (if it gets a proper cinema release). Which reminds me, did you notice the Dwayne Johnson (and Hugh Jackman) voice cameos in Free Guy? Martin |
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 21, 2021 13:46:34 GMT
Red Notice is... not good. It passes the time, but ... {Spoiler}Its incredibly obvious from early on that either theres going to be a twist (that itself will be underwhelming and barely impact the plot in the end) or the script is going to be terribly one dimensional and really go nowhere or do anything. Its a perfect example of a film soley relying on the cast being watchable. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 21, 2021 15:06:07 GMT
Red Notice is... not good. Lucky escape for me then, as it doesn't appear to be on in cinemas. Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 21, 2021 15:14:18 GMT
Which reminds me, did you notice the Dwayne Johnson (and Hugh Jackman) voice cameos in Free Guy? No! I didn't notice those! |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 21, 2021 18:14:16 GMT
Red Notice is... not good. Lucky escape for me then, as it doesn't appear to be on in cinemas. Martin It was made by Netflix for Netflix. -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 2, 2021 22:17:32 GMT
Tomorrow... Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Will it be better than Monster Hunter and Mortal Kombat 2021?
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 3, 2021 14:12:15 GMT
This is self harm!
Martin, seek help!
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 3, 2021 19:22:22 GMT
It's a reboot so there is a chance...
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 3, 2021 19:39:39 GMT
1. In the Heights 2. The Suicide Squad 3. Black Widow 4. Free Guy 5. Last Night in Soho 6. The Alpinist 7. Eternals 8. No Time to Die 9. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 10. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions 11. Freaky 12. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City13. Ghostbusters Afterlife 14. Dune Part One 15. Venom: Let There Be Carnage 16. Copshop 17. Reminiscence 18. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 19. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 20. Space Jam: A New Legacy 21. Malignant 22. Jungle Cruise 23. Mortal Kombat 24. Godzilla vs Kong 25. A Quiet Place Part 2 26. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train 27. Monster Hunter Tomorrow... Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Will it be better than Monster Hunter and Mortal Kombat 2021? Thankfully, yes. Spending a Friday afternoon in the cinema with two bottles of Corona, a hot dog and five other audience members, watching some escapist horror? Nah! It was very different from the previous series, which I also enjoyed. Creepiness rather than spectacle. Solid acting, and a decent script. My main complaint is that the suspense was spoiled by it being too predictable who would live and die. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 3, 2021 20:24:40 GMT
It was the resident Evil / $#!++y film thing that was worrying me
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 4, 2021 6:41:37 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 16, 2021 18:57:54 GMT
1. In the Heights
2. The Suicide Squad
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (superb)
4. Black Widow
5. Free Guy
6. Last Night in Soho
7. The Alpinist
8. Eternals
9. No Time to Die
10. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
11. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
12. Freaky
13. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
14. Ghostbusters Afterlife
15. Dune Part One
16. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
17. Copshop
18. Reminiscence
19. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
20. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
21. Space Jam: A New Legacy
22. Malignant
23. Jungle Cruise
24. Mortal Kombat
25. Godzilla vs Kong
26. A Quiet Place Part 2
27. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train
28. Monster Hunter
Spider-Man: No Way Home knocks it out of the park. There was lots of cheering and applause at Certain Things. In most years it would be the Best Superhero Film.
AVOID REVIEWS AND OTHER SPOILERS AT ALL COSTS.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 17, 2021 17:03:14 GMT
1. In the Heights
2. The Suicide Squad
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home
4. Black Widow
5. Free Guy
6. Last Night in Soho
7. The Alpinist
8. Eternals
9. No Time to Die
10. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
11. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
12. Freaky
13. West Side Story (well enough made but... unnecessary)
14. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
15. Ghostbusters Afterlife
16. Dune Part One
17. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
18. Copshop
19. Reminiscence
20. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
21. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
22. Space Jam: A New Legacy
23. Malignant
24. Jungle Cruise
25. Mortal Kombat
26. Godzilla vs Kong
27. A Quiet Place Part 2
28. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train
29. Monster Hunter
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