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Post by blueshift on Jul 30, 2011 18:14:36 GMT
Booooooooooo I say booooooooo
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 30, 2011 18:18:22 GMT
Captain America: Zola is still alive and kicking so could easily return as a 'face in a box' villain in a future film... PS Zola is the Dream Lord from Doctor Who! -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jul 31, 2011 6:06:05 GMT
Hm, my dilemma: never read Captain America comics, and the cinema trailer doesn't make me want to see it, yet it gets three out of three positive reviews on the Hub. What to do, what to do... Edit: I suppose I shall have to go and see it for this reason alone. Maybe a Bargain Tuesday at Cineworld beckons... Just watched the post-CA-credits bonus scene / Avengers teaser on YouTube. Impressive casting continuity. Pity about Edward Norton, but still very impressive. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 31, 2011 10:07:24 GMT
It's the same director as on The Rocketeer and has a similar feel. Though Rocketeer does pip it, I'd say.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 5, 2011 22:46:47 GMT
1) The King's Speech.
2) X-Men: First Class
3) True Grit.
4) Captain America.
5) Thor.
6) 13 Assassins.
7) Limitless.
8) Battle Los Angeles.
9) Source Code.
10) The Conspirator.
11) The Adjustment Bureau.
12) Attack the Block.
13) The Eagle.
14) Unknown.
15) Fast Five.
16) The Way.
17) Sucker Punch.
18) Super 8: This has an excellent child cast and shows early promise with a clever premise: what if a group of kids were out filming a monster movie with a hobby camera when they came across a 'real life' monster movie, ie monster on the rampage? Unfortunately, this does sod all with that premise and abandones the 'super 8 camera' angle so fast I got whiplash. Indeed, the home movie aspect has sod all to do with anything. Similarly, the '70's setting is equally pointless. The film could have been set in 2011 with some kids with a camcorder for all the difference that makes. Actually, they could have been camping or anything else at all. Instead, the film quickly degenerates into a generic monster movie with becomes progressively less interesting as it goes on and ultimately bores. Pointless.
19) Green Lantern.
OMEGA) Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 7, 2011 14:48:03 GMT
1 - The King's Speech
2 - X-Men: First Class.
3 - Captain America. Great fun here from start to finish, although maybe the pace could've been slightly faster. Some awesome moments showing Cap actually earning the right to his reputation. And of course the great 'bond' segment.
4 - Thor
5 - Limitless
6 - Source Code
7 - The Way
8 - The Hangover II
9 - Tangled
10 - True Grit
11 - Paul
12 - Bad Teacher
13 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
14 - Hanna
15 - Attack the Block
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 8, 2011 19:02:17 GMT
Just saw Battle: Los Angeles.
Quite enjoyable, could almost have been a side story to Transformerss: DOTAMAN.
Aaron Eckhart was top notch.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 8, 2011 22:39:58 GMT
It essentially is DOTAMAN, but better (and much shorter). It knows it is tosh. And yes, Harvey Dent acts his little cotton socks off in it.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 9, 2011 20:23:35 GMT
1. X-Men: First Class (pay attention, George Lucas - this is how you do prequels)
2. Limitless (first film of the year I intend to buy)
3. The King's Speech (perfect and tear-inducing)
4. Thor (enjoyable tongue-in-cheek spectacle)
5. Unknown (great set-up, somewhat unoriginal resolution)
6. Captain America (much more entertaining than the trailer suggests - mind you, the costume looks rather silly)
7. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (pow! choom! kabooom!)
8. Source Code (not bad - preferred Denzel Washington in Deja Vu a few years back)
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (unnecessary and unoriginal but still decent fun)
10. Black Swan (unpleasant/disturbing and yet praiseworthy)
11. The Green Hornet 3D (enjoyable but forgettable silliness)
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 10, 2011 19:41:11 GMT
1) The King's Speech.
2) X-Men: First Class
3) True Grit.
4) Captain America.
5) Thor.
6) The Smurfs: very enjoyable and genuinely amusing. I'm not being ironic. I am stunned that we live in a world in which there is a good Smurfs movie.
7) 13 Assassins.
8) Limitless.
9) Battle Los Angeles.
10) Source Code.
11) The Conspirator.
12) The Adjustment Bureau.
13) Attack the Block.
14) The Eagle.
15) Unknown.
16) Fast Five.
17) The Way.
18) Sucker Punch.
19) Super 8.
20) Green Lantern.
OMEGA) Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 17, 2011 20:15:56 GMT
1) The King's Speech.
2) X-Men: First Class
3) True Grit.
4) Captain America: The First Avenger.
5) Thor.
6) The Smurfs.
7) 13 Assassins.
8) Limitless.
9) Battle Los Angeles.
10) Source Code.
11) The Conspirator.
12) The Adjustment Bureau.
13) Attack the Block.
14) The Eagle.
15) Unknown.
16) Fast Five.
17) The Way.
18) Sucker Punch.
19) Super 8.
20) Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Paper-thin characters slide listlessly through a dull by-the-numbers script which feels several drafts away from being shootable. All the pretty visuals in the world can't save this snooze-fest from ultimately being one big hollow bore.
21) Green Lantern.
OMEGA) Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
-Ralph
EDITl: spelling
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 18, 2011 18:14:00 GMT
I have only watched two movies so far this year.
providing TV movies count, my list so far looks like:
1: Transformers: DOTM
2: Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 19, 2011 15:12:39 GMT
1 - The King's Speech
2 - X-Men: First Class
3 - Captain America
4 - Thor
5 - Limitless
6 - Source Code
7 - The Way
8 - The Hangover II
9 - Tangled
10 - True Grit
11 - Paul
12 - Bad Teacher
13 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
14 - Hanna
15 - Planet of the Apes - Something really didn't work well here, but it must be hidden between the different versions of the script that appeared to be pushed together to make what was filmed. Totally incorrect portrayal of animal research as well.
16 - Attack the Block
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 19, 2011 17:48:28 GMT
I'm really not sure what went wrong with Apes. It's a complete misfire. All the elements to make a good film are there but it just does not gel exemplified by the 'human race is doomed' ending being bafflingly placed in amongst the noise of the post-movie credits sequence rather than as a stinger after the final shot of Ceasar, thus robbing it completely of any impact whatsoever.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 19, 2011 17:51:46 GMT
I shall give Apes a miss. Was planning to anyway.
But I shall see Cowboys and Aliens some time next week unless anyone warns me off.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 19, 2011 18:02:47 GMT
I plan to give that a Sunday afternoon viewing. Next week is Conan!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Aug 21, 2011 14:37:19 GMT
1) X-Men: First Class
2) True Grit
3) Captain America
4) Thor
5) Thirteen Assassins
6) Cowboys vs Aliens - Good fun tosh which works because Favreau opts to direct it is a straight up western most of them time. which makes the incongruity of having aliens and their flying machines look that bit odder.
7) Source Code
8) Green Lantern
9) (by default) Tekken
Karl
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 23, 2011 18:07:58 GMT
1. X-Men: First Class (pay attention, George Lucas - this is how you do prequels)
2. Limitless (first film of the year I intend to buy)
3. The King's Speech (perfect and tear-inducing)
4. Cowboys and Aliens (does what it says in the title)
5. Thor (enjoyable tongue-in-cheek spectacle)
6. Unknown (great set-up, somewhat unoriginal resolution)
7. Captain America (much more entertaining than the trailer suggests - mind you, the costume looks rather silly)
8. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (pow! choom! kabooom!)
9. Source Code (not bad - preferred Denzel Washington in Deja Vu a few years back)
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (unnecessary and unoriginal but still decent fun)
11. Black Swan (unpleasant/disturbing and yet praiseworthy)
12. The Green Hornet 3D (enjoyable but forgettable silliness)
John Favreau is a director for me.
With the Iron Man films that makes three out of three.
I must admit one of his success factors
Is a knack for acquiring top-notch actors.
I'm very glad someone put the damper on
His ambition to be Ultimate Fighting Champion.
To Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig comes a second
But he makes a better cowboy than he does a James Bond.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 25, 2011 20:22:44 GMT
1) The King's Speech.
2) X-Men: First Class
3) True Grit.
4) Captain America: The First Avenger.
5) Thor.
6) The Smurfs.
7) 13 Assassins.
8) Limitless.
9) Battle Los Angeles.
10) Source Code.
11) The Conspirator.
12) The Adjustment Bureau.
13) Attack the Block.
14) The Eagle.
15) Unknown.
16) Fast Five.
17) The Way.
18) Sucker Punch.
19) Super 8.
20) Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
21) Cowboys & Aliens. I found this extremely boring, in truth I felt like snoring.
22) Green Lantern.
OMEGA) Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 26, 2011 21:44:30 GMT
1) The King's Speech.
2) X-Men: First Class
3) True Grit.
4) Captain America: The First Avenger.
5) Thor.
6) The Smurfs.
7) 13 Assassins.
8) Limitless.
9) Battle Los Angeles.
10) Source Code.
11) The Conspirator.
12) The Adjustment Bureau.
13) Conan the Barbarian (2011): Watchable tosh, bish bash bosh.
14) Attack the Block.
15) The Eagle.
16) Unknown.
17) Fast Five.
18) The Way.
19) Sucker Punch.
20) Super 8.
21) Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
22) Cowboys & Aliens.
23) Green Lantern.
OMEGA) Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Sept 2, 2011 20:28:36 GMT
1) X-Men: First Class
2) True Grit
3) Captain America
4) Thor
5) Thirteen Assassins
6) Cowboys vs Aliens
7) Source Code
8) Conan - a fairly standard action movie. Nothing wrong with it but it doesn't really stand out of the pack. Jason Momoa is a fantastic Conan in search of a proper Conan movie though.
9) Rise of the Planet of the Apes - frustrating. All the bits are in place they just don't assembly properly into a film. It does feel like it still needs some polish to be quite ready. The Apes are fantastic - you forget they are a special effect and they just become characters. A shame that the same can't be said for the humans.
10) Green Lantern
11+) (by default) Tekken
Karl
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 2, 2011 21:46:33 GMT
1- The Kings Speech
2- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 2
3- Captain America
4- Tron Legacy I've rewatched this twice on Sky this week so its bumping HP7 pt1.
5- HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban
6- HP an the Order of the Phoenix
7- Xmen First Class
8- Thor
9- Super 8
10- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1
11- Attack the Block
12- HP and the Goblet of Fire
13- Paul
14- Transformers DOTM
15- True Grit
16- Black Swan
17- Tangled
18- Cars 2 Cars and now Cars 2 are the only Pixar movies I've walked out of the cinema and not thought "that.s the best Pixar film yet". Not that its bad, it great fun, but and technically mind blowing visuals, but its just too generic a comedy romp to compare to the rest of what Pixar do.
19- Cowboys and Aliens nothing wrong with it, I just don't think its something I'll end up rewatching that often in the future. My lack of interest in westerns probably doesn't help.
19- HP and the Chamber of secrets
20- Battlefield LA
21- Unknown
22- I am Number 4
23- Your Highness
24- Meet the Parents
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 5, 2011 15:28:47 GMT
1 - The King's Speech
2 - X-Men: First Class
3 - Captain America
4 - Thor
5 - Limitless
6 - Source Code
7 - Cowboys and Aliens - It just works well and is fun, even though the cast know its a bit ludicrous.
8 - The Way
9 - The Hangover II
10 - Tangled
11 - Conan - He hits people with his sword. They explode. He gets hit and barely goes down. Fun enough, but nothing more or to come back to.
12 - True Grit
13 - Paul
14 - Bad Teacher
15 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
16 - Hanna
17 - Planet of the Apes
18 - Attack the Block
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Post by legios on Sept 5, 2011 20:06:08 GMT
1)) X-Men: First Class
2) True Grit
3) Captain America
4) Thor
5) Thirteen Assassins
6) Battle: Los Angeles - wants to be the best middle of the road action movie it can be, and achieves that in spades. One of the better daft action films we have had in a long time. Effectively it is pretty much the same film as large chunks of the second half of Transformers:DOTaMan, only much better at it. Also, it has Aaron Eckhart bringing conviction far over-and-above the call of duty to proceedings.
7) Cowboys vs Aliens
8) Source Code
9) Conan - a fairly standard action movie. Nothing wrong with it but it doesn't really stand out of the pack. Jason Momoa is a fantastic Conan in search of a proper Conan movie though.
10) Rise of the Planet of the Apes
11) Green Lantern
12+) (by default) Tekken
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 11, 2011 15:49:48 GMT
1) The King's Speech.
2) X-Men: First Class
3) True Grit.
4) Captain America: The First Avenger.
5) Thor.
6) The Smurfs.
7) 13 Assassins.
8) The Troll Hunter: Unusually good entry in the 'found footage' sub genre in that it had genuine wit. Hurray for Norway.
9) Limitless.
10) Battle Los Angeles.
11) Source Code.
12) The Conspirator.
13) The Adjustment Bureau.
14) Conan the Barbarian (2011).
15) Attack the Block.
16) The Eagle.
17) Unknown.
18) Fast Five.
19) The Way.
20) Sucker Punch.
21) Super 8.
22) Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
23) Cowboys & Aliens.
24) Green Lantern.
OMEGA) Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 11, 2011 19:24:37 GMT
1) The King's Speech.
2) X-Men: First Class
3) True Grit.
4) Captain America: The First Avenger.
5) Thor.
6) The Smurfs.
7) 13 Assassins.
8) The Troll Hunter.
9) Limitless.
10) Battle Los Angeles.
11) Source Code.
12) The Conspirator.
13) The Adjustment Bureau.
14) Conan the Barbarian (2011).
15) Attack the Block.
16) The Eagle.
17) Apollo 18: Watchable 'bad things happen on the moon' flick, though suffers from an abrupt ending.
18) Unknown.
19) Fast Five.
20) The Way.
21) Sucker Punch.
22) Super 8.
23) Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
24) Cowboys & Aliens.
25) Green Lantern.
OMEGA) Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 15, 2011 20:31:53 GMT
1 - The King's Speech
2 - X-Men: First Class
3 - Captain America
4 - Thor
5 - Limitless
6 - Source Code
7 - Cowboys and Aliens
8 - The Way
9 - The Hangover II
10 - Tangled
11 - Jane Eyre - Well produced and well acted. Not read the book, so hopefully Jane's interest in the male lead and the development of that is fleshed out more there. It was quite lacking here.
12 - Apollo 18 - Passable enough and interestingly filmed.
13 - Conan
14 - True Grit
15 - Paul
16 - Bad Teacher
17 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
18 - Hanna
19 - Planet of the Apes
20 - Attack the Block
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 15, 2011 21:13:04 GMT
One guffaw inducing element of Apollo 18 I forgot to mention was that loads of effort went into film stock and ratios, etc of cameras from the early 70's yet the sound from them was in 6.1.
Yes I know only people like me notice that kind of thing.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 15, 2011 23:35:28 GMT
One thing that I noticed which annoyed me considerably was how gravity was normal inside the lunar module but just outside it was the expected 1/6th. Which they went to a lot of trouble to simulate. Gah!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 16, 2011 17:48:37 GMT
1. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (overflowing with atmospheric sets and good acting)
2. X-Men: First Class (pay attention, George Lucas - this is how you do prequels)
3. Limitless (first film of the year I intend to buy)
4. The King's Speech (perfect and tear-inducing)
5. Cowboys and Aliens (does what it says in the title)
6. Thor (enjoyable tongue-in-cheek spectacle)
7. Unknown (great set-up, somewhat unoriginal resolution)
8. Captain America (much more entertaining than the trailer suggests - mind you, the costume looks rather silly)
9. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (pow! choom! kabooom!)
10. Source Code (not bad - preferred Denzel Washington in Deja Vu a few years back)
11. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (unnecessary and unoriginal but still decent fun)
12. Black Swan (unpleasant/disturbing and yet praiseworthy)
13. The Green Hornet 3D (enjoyable but forgettable silliness)
Martin
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