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Old 20th February 2023, 06:50     #4441
wazza
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I really really enjoyed the new Ant Man, so much cooler than I thought it was going to be!
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Old 24th February 2023, 17:14     #4442
Ab
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Brace yourselves, more LOTR movies incoming

https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...at-warner-bros
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Old 4th March 2023, 23:36     #4443
Ab
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Glass Onion. Enjoyed it.
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Old 27th March 2023, 10:33     #4444
Ab
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Has Sarah Halley Finn made her first fumble?

https://thedirect.com/article/avenge...arrest-accused
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Old 27th March 2023, 12:42     #4445
Cyberbob
 
Yikes. Looks like while it's news to us, it's well known in the theatre social circles.

Go full circle and recast Terrence Howard as Kang.
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Old 3rd April 2023, 07:44     #4446
wazza
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Tetris was neat.
D&D had me lolling. Fat Dragon <3
John Wick 4 had me falling asleep in the fight scenes, no joke.
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Old 20th April 2023, 12:32     #4447
sidbo
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Thumbs up

https://twitter.com/i/status/1642220483025285120
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Old 20th April 2023, 14:19     #4448
StN
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^^ Some more quality NZ scenery pretending to be in the US!
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Old 26th April 2023, 11:52     #4449
Jodi
 
D&D is just entertaining. I loved it.

Please, moar.
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Old 4th May 2023, 12:09     #4450
_Incubus_
 
New Dune trailer is on point...looking forward to this one!
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Old 9th May 2023, 20:24     #4451
wazza
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Amazing

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Old 24th May 2023, 15:27     #4452
Lightspeed
 
Astérix and Obélix : The Middle Kingdom

They've done such a great job of capturing the comics. It feels like literally the comics in live action. Which is to say absurd and over the top and fantastic.

It's such a nostalgia kick. I'm not sure how it comes across to anyone who didn't grow up reading them over and over. In those times with a bare minimum of paper and broadcast content.
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Old 25th May 2023, 06:30     #4453
StN
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RIP Tina. You put up with a lot of shit from that Ike chap.
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Old 25th May 2023, 07:04     #4454
wazza
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SIMPLY THE BESTTTTTT!
RIP

p.s nice choice of thread ;>
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Old 25th May 2023, 09:35     #4455
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Oh FFS - I just pick, click and hope...
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Old 25th May 2023, 11:18     #4456
Ab
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Hey, works on Tinder
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Old 25th May 2023, 11:28     #4457
blynk
 
Quote:
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Astérix and Obélix : The Middle Kingdom

They've done such a great job of capturing the comics. It feels like literally the comics in live action. Which is to say absurd and over the top and fantastic.

It's such a nostalgia kick. I'm not sure how it comes across to anyone who didn't grow up reading them over and over. In those times with a bare minimum of paper and broadcast content.
I agree it looks to capture the comics (only seen the trailers), but because of that it also looks like its just a shit movie.

Maybe I will give it ago, but it might be the dubbed version, on while im working at home
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Old 25th May 2023, 11:49     #4458
Lightspeed
 
I loved the set design. It felt very much like high quality stage production. They weren't opting for realism.

But it's the writing and the acting that really captures the essence of the comics. The actor who plays Obelix is especially perfect.
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Old 25th May 2023, 19:59     #4459
wazza
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Quote:
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Astérix and Obélix : The Middle Kingdom

They've done such a great job of capturing the comics. It feels like literally the comics in live action. Which is to say absurd and over the top and fantastic.

It's such a nostalgia kick. I'm not sure how it comes across to anyone who didn't grow up reading them over and over. In those times with a bare minimum of paper and broadcast content.
thoroughly enjoyed that! cheers!!
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Old 31st May 2023, 07:02     #4460
wazza
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y'all can avoid Hypnotic like the plague. atrocious
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Old 31st May 2023, 20:55     #4461
blynk
 
Mostly agree with that. I went and watched it with the wife when we had some free babysitting. I knew nothing of it except it had Ben Afflick.,

I was really disappointed with ending. Obviously there were going to be twist etc but I found the whole family reunion piece just shit. .

Interestingly, we felt that it was a very old school type movie, and then found out that apparently it was written in the early 2000's and that is honestly what it felt like. the whole "these people can control anyone just by talking to them" was just stupid shit.

Maybe a different ending could have been cooler but, meh
I have also not yet worked out what happened in those missing years. What was Ben doing during that? Hiding, working for the agency?
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Old 1st June 2023, 07:24     #4462
wazza
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Quote:
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I have also not yet worked out what happened in those missing years. What was Ben doing during that? Hiding, working for the agency?
yeah. i was wondering that, too. too many cooks in the kitchen on the cutting room floor i think. cobbled together mess.
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Old 9th June 2023, 16:21     #4463
[fe]
 
I watched Bullet Train. Unlike the title it was pretty slow moving, jumping off onto all sorts of tangents.

Which was fine, comedy right. But the lack of tension/momentum kinda killed it for me.
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Old 18th June 2023, 19:11     #4464
wazza
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Extraction 2 > John Wick 4
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Old 22nd June 2023, 11:44     #4465
StN
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Quote:
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Extraction 2 > John Wick 4
Ok - finally saw Wick4 last night (waited for the 4K media) - might go Extraction2 tonight.

I think the ambiguity was allayed when he asked the Manager if he would take him home, although his dog turning its head in the last scene might point to something else.

Post credit scene definitely setup the spinoff.

Suspension of disbelief severely tested with the blind guy.
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Old 22nd June 2023, 16:24     #4466
wazza
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Quote:
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Suspension of disbelief severely tested with the blind guy.
whole movie was like that for me, haha
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Old 23rd June 2023, 05:40     #4467
StN
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Ok, yep, Extraction2 delivered when it comes to crazy camera tracking through car/train chases. A bit of Rocky IV thrown in (Makes me wonder if someone misunderstood where he was from... Australia, not Austria!). I think there was some jarring visual continuity in the recovery montage - in adjacent scenes, he was bigger, then not. Maybe he just had more clothes on.

Not quite sure how a chopper goes from something like the Ganges to Dubai - maybe they missed out a bit where they work out who he is and then the Company takes over.

Yeah, I think possibly it does edge out Wick4, but only just.
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Old 23rd June 2023, 08:23     #4468
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Old 11th July 2023, 16:22     #4469
wazza
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transformers rise of the beasts good qual dropped. will give it a whirl
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Old 20th July 2023, 09:56     #4470
Ab
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Fortune mag: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny “a disaster for Disney”

https://flip.it/Sy4rtD
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Old 20th July 2023, 16:33     #4471
Caesar
 
Isn't anything produced by Disney recently a disaster?

You gotter watch The Critical Drinkers take on it if you haven't already.
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Old 22nd July 2023, 18:28     #4472
[fe]
 
TVNZ has both Moon and Source Code on demand. Most enjoyable on rewatch.
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Old 23rd July 2023, 02:31     #4473
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Post

Oppenheimer in the morning.
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Old 23rd July 2023, 23:50     #4474
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Well that didn't work, logistics fell apart, no Oppenheimer on the big screen today. I did however finally watch Guardians of the Galaxy 3 on the small screen at home, and I was pleasantly surprised after the shiftiest that Marvel has become. Moved, even. A worthy sendoff for James Gunn and for the most unlikely bunch of misfits to ever star in a blockbuster movie.

I thought Groot's last line was unnecessary though.
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Old 24th July 2023, 09:19     #4475
sidbo
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Quote:
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I thought Groot's last line was unnecessary though.
Also felt it was out of place. Just occurred to me though that it may be a vehicle for the viewer to feel part of the "family" as well by being finally able to understand Groot-ish.
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Old 31st July 2023, 20:44     #4476
fixed_truth
 
Barbie is pretty tame considering all the controversy. Just an introduction to feminism really. A bit meh but I'm not going out of my way to be offended.
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Old 31st July 2023, 21:10     #4477
Ab
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Post weekend update:

Ant-Man Quantumania, formula green screen dreck unrescuable even by Paul Rudd. A nothing pile of meh.

Dungeons & Dragons, pleasantly surprised, really enjoyed it. It was basically a fantasy Guardians of the Galaxy heist movie with a portal gun. I had low expectations and had a great time. Lots of nice fan service nerd references.
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Old 1st August 2023, 07:46     #4478
wazza
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Quote:
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Ant-Man Quantumania, formula green screen dreck unrescuable even by Paul Rudd. A nothing pile of meh.
haha my bad.
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Old 1st August 2023, 12:55     #4479
Ab
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Cmon man, that was shit
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Old 1st August 2023, 13:33     #4480
StN
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I was um... not doing dry July when I watched it - seemed to fly by, was pretty and I think I saw Bill Murray??? I added a degree of "probably filmed during Covid" vaseline to the lens.
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