Movie Reviews
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@george-k said in Movie Reviews:
@aqua-letifer I just thought that it might be interesting to read what people thought about movies they've watched (other than, of course, Ax's lame YouTube shit).
Inspired by Horace's comments about "Black Sea."
Well, as I've said many times before, I take my stupid shit very seriously. I can't help it, I just absolutely love the shit out of movies.
For example, I thought this was pretty freaking great. I've always loved Akira, but I never realized it was this good. I love it when people who know what they're doing just go full-on balls out, just because they can and they do it for its own sake. It's not like anyone would ever know these were actually the lengths they went to to make this.
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Fun fact, from about 2003 until maybe 2008 I ran a movie review website. I went to a bunch of movie screenings, and really enjoyed it. Probably had about 500 reviews up before I decided to nix the whole project. Why? I found myself watching movies with the annoying distraction of trying to remember what I would write in the review about it after the movie.
Hey, I just realized...back when I changed the name from The College Critic to Cinemafox, you all...yes, TNCR, helped me pick the name and logo!
Also a fun fact, Aqua also wrote reviews for it.
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@89th said in Movie Reviews:
Fun fact, from about 2003 until maybe 2008 I ran a movie review website. I went to a bunch of movie screenings, and really enjoyed it. Probably had about 500 reviews up before I decided to nix the whole project. Why? I found myself watching movies with the annoying distraction of trying to remember what I would write in the review about it after the movie.
Hey, I just realized...back when I changed the name from The College Critic to Cinemafox, you all...yes, TNCR, helped me pick the name and logo!
Also a fun fact, Aqua also wrote reviews for it.
You know what's fun? Think of all the crazy shit you had to do to post a review due to internet technology at the time and compare it to today. I remember that it was a bit of a process, even back then. (You could probably just build those buttons with CSS now.)
Please love yourself.
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@aqua-letifer No kidding! I just did a wayback machine look at it and remembered how... manual/HTML it was. Jeez... I even used Adobe Flash for the navigation.
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I think if I saw a Squarespace or Wix site back then my head would have exploded.
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I've been enjoying Tom Hardy movies lately. He seems like an acting talent nearly at the level of Daniel Day Lewis, with his range and voice/mannerism changes. I watched The Drop last night and The Revenant the night before. Both very good movies IMO, and a nice contrast showing extremes of what he can do.
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@horace said in Movie Reviews:
I've been enjoying Tom Hardy movies lately. He seems like an acting talent nearly at the level of Daniel Day Lewis, with his range and voice/mannerism changes. I watched The Drop last night and The Revenant the night before. Both very good movies IMO, and a nice contrast showing extremes of what he can do.
He's good in the movie Legend, about the Kray twins. I watched the whole thing and didn't twig that he played both of them, mostly because I'm a complete imbecile.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@doctor-phibes said in Movie Reviews:
@horace said in Movie Reviews:
I've been enjoying Tom Hardy movies lately. He seems like an acting talent nearly at the level of Daniel Day Lewis, with his range and voice/mannerism changes. I watched The Drop last night and The Revenant the night before. Both very good movies IMO, and a nice contrast showing extremes of what he can do.
He's good in the movie Legend, about the Kray twins. I watched the whole thing and didn't twig that he played both of them, mostly because I'm a complete imbecile.
I started that one, but I think it was too British and it didn't grab me in time. I've been meaning to get back to it, I expect it would grab me by, at the latest, halfway through.
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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/action-packed-russell-crowe-flick-132400636.html
"Better clear your schedule, because Netflix just added another must-watch flick to its top-rated section.
"Introducing The Next Three Days, which stars Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. Although it originally premiered back in 2010, the film has now landed a highly coveted spot on Netflix’s list of most-watched movies. (It’s currently ranked behind Homefront, White Tiger, Cut Throat City, The Vanished and Outside the Wire.)
"The Next Three Days tells the story of the Brennan family, whose lives are turned upside down when Lara (Banks) is convicted of murder. After three years of claiming innocence, her husband, John (Crowe), decides to take matters into his own hands in an attempt to provide a better future for their son. When all else fails, John is left with only one option: get Lara out of prison, no matter the cost.
"In addition to Crowe and Banks, the movie also stars" . . . follows a zillion names. This review ends with:
"You had us at Russell Crowe."
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@horace said in Movie Reviews:
I've been enjoying Tom Hardy movies lately. He seems like an acting talent nearly at the level of Daniel Day Lewis, with his range and voice/mannerism changes. I watched The Drop last night and The Revenant the night before. Both very good movies IMO, and a nice contrast showing extremes of what he can do.
Did you see "Locke"? That's a spectacular solo performance by Hardy.
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@klaus said in Movie Reviews:
@horace said in Movie Reviews:
I've been enjoying Tom Hardy movies lately. He seems like an acting talent nearly at the level of Daniel Day Lewis, with his range and voice/mannerism changes. I watched The Drop last night and The Revenant the night before. Both very good movies IMO, and a nice contrast showing extremes of what he can do.
Did you see "Locke"? That's a spectacular solo performance by Hardy.
Nope, but I put it on my list. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I just watched a company movie all about inclusion and diversity.
The women in it were really hot.
I think I may have been stuck at home for too long.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@doctor-phibes said in Movie Reviews:
I just watched a company movie all about inclusion and diversity.
The women in it were really hot.
I think I may have been stuck at home for too long.
Like this one?
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@horace said in Movie Reviews:
@klaus said in Movie Reviews:
@horace said in Movie Reviews:
I've been enjoying Tom Hardy movies lately. He seems like an acting talent nearly at the level of Daniel Day Lewis, with his range and voice/mannerism changes. I watched The Drop last night and The Revenant the night before. Both very good movies IMO, and a nice contrast showing extremes of what he can do.
Did you see "Locke"? That's a spectacular solo performance by Hardy.
Nope, but I put it on my list. Thanks for the recommendation.
That was a great movie. More of a short story. Not much cinematic about it. But it was well told by Hardy.
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I finally worked my way through Phantom Thread. Starring Daniel Day Lewis and written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. So I expected greatness, and I know lots of critics found it. I didn't. The lead actress opposite Day Lewis seemed to follow his vocal lead and just let the words ooze out of her mouth as if she didn't have the strength to enunciate. That got really old. The plot was like a long stretch of flat land with tiny little gopher mounds meant to look like mountains in comparison. The whole thing was set to piano music that sounded a lot like Eric Satie. Anybody else watch this movie?
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@horace said in Movie Reviews:
@horace said in Movie Reviews:
@klaus said in Movie Reviews:
@horace said in Movie Reviews:
I've been enjoying Tom Hardy movies lately. He seems like an acting talent nearly at the level of Daniel Day Lewis, with his range and voice/mannerism changes. I watched The Drop last night and The Revenant the night before. Both very good movies IMO, and a nice contrast showing extremes of what he can do.
Did you see "Locke"? That's a spectacular solo performance by Hardy.
Nope, but I put it on my list. Thanks for the recommendation.
That was a great movie. More of a short story. Not much cinematic about it. But it was well told by Hardy.
My favorite that year. Phantom Thread.
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@horace said in Movie Reviews:
I finally worked my way through Phantom Thread. Starring Daniel Day Lewis and written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. So I expected greatness, and I know lots of critics found it. I didn't. The lead actress opposite Day Lewis seemed to follow his vocal lead and just let the words ooze out of her mouth as if she didn't have the strength to enunciate. That got really old. The plot was like a long stretch of flat land with tiny little gopher mounds meant to look like mountains in comparison. The whole thing was set to piano music that sounded a lot like Eric Satie. Anybody else watch this movie?
My favorite that year. Remarkably engaging. Not everyone I recommended it to felt that way.
