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Post by legios on May 12, 2017 16:42:44 GMT
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2
2. Alien: Covenant:- It is a film. Some people made it. It is in cinema's and you can go and see it if you want. I really ought to put more effort into having some sort of opinion one way or another. But everybody else is just phoning it in, so why shouldn't I?
Karl
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 28, 2017 15:50:42 GMT
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2. Logan
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (easily the best of the sequels, though the bar wasn't set terribly high)
4. The Lego Batman Movie
5. Kong: Skull Island
6. Ghost in the Shell
7. Fast and Furious 8
8. Assassin's Creed
Martin
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Post by legios on Jun 4, 2017 21:09:05 GMT
1. Wonder Woman: By no means without some problems, but an enjoyable film and competently made - which alone would give it an edge over any of the other recent DC films I've seen.
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2
3. Alien: Covenant:- It is a film. Some people made it. It is in cinema's and you can go and see it if you want. I really ought to put more effort into having some sort of opinion one way or another. But everybody else is just phoning it in, so why shouldn't I?
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 4, 2017 21:33:44 GMT
'Colossal' remains by far the most inventive film I have seen this year though it is one of those films it is hard to talk about without giving away what makes it interesting. Completely mis-sold as a wacky comedy. It is not a comedy! It's sort of 'if you did a monster movie as a serious drama about X it would be like this'.
Died a death threatrically. I can see it finding its audience on home video formats.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 10, 2017 22:11:52 GMT
The Red Turtle: underpar Studio Ghibli related fare. It was just sort of...there. Not bad, just...there. The crabs were the best characters.
Dark Universe: The Mummy - crap.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 11, 2017 16:37:30 GMT
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2. Logan
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge
4. The Lego Batman Movie
5. The Mummy (went in unexpected directions)
6. Wonder Woman (easily the best of DC so far, would be more praise-worthy if it hadn't repeated a lot of the ideas from Captain America: The First Avenger... and was Chris Pine really supposed to be playing an Englishman?)
7. Kong: Skull Island
8. Ghost in the Shell
9. Fast and Furious 8
10. Assassin's Creed
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 11, 2017 17:50:52 GMT
I know we often have opposite views on films, but the line in the sand is drawn with The Mummy!!! It had no redeeming features whatsoever!
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 11, 2017 19:03:55 GMT
Reviewers seem to agree with you, but hey-ho.
Back to Wonder Woman... I kept thinking "Why doesn't she throw her shield?" and had to keep reminding myself that that was someone else's thing. That shield was just begging to be frisbeed to knock out bad guys.
Martin
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Post by legios on Jun 12, 2017 20:38:04 GMT
6. Wonder Woman (easily the best of DC so far, would be more praise-worthy if it hadn't repeated a lot of the ideas from Captain America: The First Avenger... and was Chris Pine really supposed to be playing an Englishman?) Martin Nope, US Army Air Corp pilot, on loan to MI6 according to dialogue in the film. (His appearance in uniform in a photograph near the end of the film confirms his being a US army officer too). Easy to miss though - it was only referenced once in dialogue. I had wondered how they were going to justify his being in a position to crash on Themiscyra when I first heard they were shifting things back to World War One, in the end it feels a bit like they shrugged and went "that'll do" about that part of things. Karl |
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Post by Bogatan on Jun 12, 2017 20:53:22 GMT
I am undecided on The Mummy. I thought it was clunky and didn't work in places but overall enjoyed it. As Martin said it goes in unexpected directions, that was probably the saving grace.
Im under the impression its the start of another shared universe. In which case, somewhat unfairly, what comes next will probably shade my final opinion one way or the other.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 12, 2017 23:08:57 GMT
The giant logo which says DARK UNIVERSE does indeed indicate it is an attempt to make a shared universe series. The next one planned is a remake of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN in 2019.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 13, 2017 9:23:57 GMT
I am of two minds about going to see this now. The trailer looked like it could be fun enough... but (respected) opinion here...
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 13, 2017 10:03:55 GMT
It's fucking awful.
I usually enjoy this kind of thing but I wanted to drill my brain out of my head will watching it.
DARK UNIVERSE.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 22, 2017 19:19:14 GMT
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2. Logan
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge
4. The Lego Batman Movie
5. Transformers: The Last Knight (beyond bonkers)
6. The Mummy
7. Wonder Woman
8. Kong: Skull Island
9. Ghost in the Shell
10. Fast and Furious 8
11. Assassin's Creed
Edit: My cinema list is hardly highbrow, is it? In my defence I have been to the theatre seven times this year including two RSC productions, and I have tickets to see more Shakespeare and even some Chekhov in the coming months.
Martin
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Post by Bogatan on Jun 22, 2017 19:28:07 GMT
Having now seen it 4 times Ive decided GOTGv2 is better than the first one.
And today it was preceded by trailers for Spider-man, Justice League, Thor and Star Wars which is an epic collection of films.
Transformers on Saturday.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 22, 2017 19:29:42 GMT
Having now seen it 4 times Ive decided GOTGv2 is better than the first one. I only had to see it once to reach that conclusion. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 22, 2017 21:14:52 GMT
Once again, Martin and I are the Alpha and Omega of movie opinions.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 23, 2017 5:15:38 GMT
Once again, Martin and I are the Alpha and Omega of movie opinions. Not really! As with the Mummy I gave it a medium ranking, and we'd be just as out of kilter with one another if you'd given either of the films a 5-star review. More like Mu and Omega. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2017 20:44:36 GMT
I saw this film today for the first time as part of the local film festival. It blew my mind.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 29, 2017 21:53:50 GMT
'Guardians' the Russian superhero film was watched today at the Edinburger Film Festival. Great fun.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jul 5, 2017 19:34:14 GMT
1. Spider-Man: Homecoming (start-to-finish spider-joy, had me grinning like Teeth Malloy)
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3. Logan
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge
5. The Lego Batman Movie
6. Transformers: The Last Knight
7. The Mummy
8. Wonder Woman
9. Kong: Skull Island
10. Ghost in the Shell
11. Fast and Furious 8
12. Assassin's Creed
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 5, 2017 20:52:38 GMT
Oh dear oh no I see what is #1 for McV,
When it comes to his film tastes like a horse I say: "Neigh!"
I must now gird my loins,
And pay the fateful coins.
To the fleapit I must scurry,
After I consume a comforting curry.
Spidery-Man, Spidery-Man,
Will he send me to the can?
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 7, 2017 22:09:42 GMT
Spidery-Man felt like it was written by sheep,
Perhaps that is why I fell asleep.
Six writers it took to create,
To be duff was its fate.
So the balance between Burns and McV is maintained,
And so the Universe is contained.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 7, 2017 22:40:22 GMT
I suspected this outcome
That you would think it bum.
The universe continues on
While you say non.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 7, 2017 22:44:01 GMT
What can I say other than that I ate a mighty burger,
In the vicinity of a most fine burgher!
Before the visit to the fleapit,
Which was comfy and lacking grit.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jul 8, 2017 17:12:50 GMT
Spidery-Man felt like it was written by sheep, Perhaps that is why I fell asleep. Six writers it took to create, To be duff was its fate. So the balance between Burns and McV is maintained, And so the Universe is contained. I fear Mark Kermode is no longer your ally, pally. And a shame the big twist, you missed. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 8, 2017 17:28:38 GMT
I have read up on what I slept through,
Via parts of the internet such as the Tube of Yu.
But I see no twist,
Like when playing whist.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jul 12, 2017 19:40:56 GMT
1. Spider-Man: Homecoming
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3. Logan
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge
5. The Lego Batman Movie
6. War for the Planet of the Apes (effects were so convincing I kept forgetting it wasn't real)
7. Transformers: The Last Knight
8. The Mummy
9. Wonder Woman
10. Kong: Skull Island
11. Ghost in the Shell
12. Fast and Furious 8
13. Assassin's Creed
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2017 21:33:45 GMT
Annoyingly, Apes is only playing in 3D for the first four days of release as the distributers are morons. Will have to wait until weekend for any 2d showings. Grrr.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 12, 2017 22:33:22 GMT
Same here. Prob a viewing on Monday for me.
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