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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:45 
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure - I kinda enjoyed the first one. I can't remember the second one much and I can't genuinely remember if this is the third or fourth film. If it's the fourth I've definitely seen the third and can't remember a lick of it. Anyway, this one? I watched thirty minutes and then fiddled with my phone for another 30 minutes before deciding to switch it off. I can't remember any of the characters and have no idea what was supposed to be happening. And the bad guy organization is called "Wicked". BUT ARE THEY ACTUALLY WICKED!? Who gives a fuck.


I went back to finish (start?) watching this. Surprisingly, it’s got a decent opening sequence and a good second act as the teenagers attempt to infiltrate WCKD.

But once again I was absolutely flabbergasted to see, one of my fave actors, Walton Goggins in a bizarre role where he has about 2 minutes of total screen time before he randomly goes on a suicide mission and just blows himself up. Why is he in so much shit these days? Has he racked up a load of debt IRL?

Littlefinger is in it again though. He just does his Littlefinger impression again though. Meh. You’ll see his death telegraphed 10 minutes before it happens.

Hilariously the rest of the last act just absolute garbage as people get shot, fall to their knees during an escape, get trapped, get rescued at the last minute etc etc in what must be the greatest amount of movie cliches that a single film has compiled in recent times. I wonder if all that crap was in the books.

Let’s just hope that Divergent 7: Mergent Detergent finally gets made to finish off this run of crap books being turned into movies. It’s what the fans want.


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There will never be a final Divergent movie. Not with any of the original cast anyway. The books had a shitty Jesus-metaphor non-ending anyway.


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Hitman's Bodyguard was good. Jackson plays Jackson but halfway through I found myself googling Reynolds's marital status. Weird.

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Watched Sicario 2 at the weekend. Sicario is one of my favourite films ever; constant nerve-shredding tension and a great audience surrogate in the shape of Emily Blunt. Sicario 2 provides neither of these things and not a lot else either, there's no real reason for it to exist and it's mostly nonsense. Very disappointing.


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I felt pretty similarly about Sicario 2 too.


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The initial premise of using false flag operations to start a war between the cartels would've made for a worthwhile film, but what it almost instantly turns into is just balls.


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The initial premise of using false flag operations to start a war between the cartels would've made for a worthwhile film, but what it almost instantly turns into is just balls.

Isn't this kind of how Clear And Present Danger starts?


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I am very disappointed to hear this about Sicario 2.


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I'm surprised by the negativity. I haven't seen it but Peter Bradshaw wrote about it very favourably and he's usually on the money for me.

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I tweeted my thoughts at the time:

Didn't love Sicario 2. Just not as tense or well put together as the first. Feels like they moved on from the theme of "which side is good, which is bad?" But didn't really come up with anything else as compelling.

There's a few key set pieces where the stakes aren't even really established, and the action is kind of unclear, which I don't feel was true about the first movie.

Dunno if they didn't ask Emily Blunt back or if she didn't want back, and her character's story was (sort of) tied up, but you can really feel her absence in the sequel. Cinematography ain't bad in the new one, but it's no Villeneuve/Deakins combo.


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Rogue Trooper film coming

https://2000ad.com/post/3755

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Rogue Trooper film coming

https://2000ad.com/post/3755


Colour me slightly excited, though I'm so old I can barely remember reading the Rogue Trooper strips in 2000AD. And believe me, 2000AD was important to me to the extent that I taught myself to draw by copying their strips.

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Incredibles 2, that's how to do a sequel. Soon as they get baby Jack-Jack into it, it's funny. Never tense or worrying, but enjoyable throughout.


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Cras wrote:
Rogue Trooper film coming

https://2000ad.com/post/3755


Colour me slightly excited, though I'm so old I can barely remember reading the Rogue Trooper strips in 2000AD. And believe me, 2000AD was important to me to the extent that I taught myself to draw by copying their strips.


:this: loved that series

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 14:52 
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Dennis Villeneuve should direct a new Terminator.

Yeah, I watched Blade Runner again, so fucking what? It was better the second time around.


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Too late, Tim Miller is doing it.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450804/

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Too late, Tim Miller is doing it.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450804/

Everything about this screams "this is gonna suck." Even though I loved Deadpool and I think Mackenzie Davis is a great actor.


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Bill and Ted 3 production is in difficulty, I hear.

https://www.slashfilm.com/bill-and-ted- ... -problems/


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I’d like to pitch a film where Ana de Armas costars in a reboot of Wild Things.

No thoughts yet on the other lead role.


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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Too late, Tim Miller is doing it.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450804/

Everything about this screams "this is gonna suck." Even though I loved Deadpool and I think Mackenzie Davis is a great actor.


She was amazing in Halt and Catch Fire, but then so was everyone. That was a great show, if people haven't seen it yet,


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 Post subject: Re: The Movie topic
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She was amazing in Halt and Catch Fire, but then so was everyone. That was a great show, if people haven't seen it yet,

Christ, was it ever. Quietly turned into one of my favourite shows of recent years, and as you say, every single member of the cast was outstanding. I actually miss them now the show has ended :(


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Trooper wrote:
She was amazing in Halt and Catch Fire, but then so was everyone. That was a great show, if people haven't seen it yet,

Christ, was it ever. Quietly turned into one of my favourite shows of recent years, and as you say, every single member of the cast was outstanding. I actually miss them now the show has ended :(


Donna's journey in particular was great writing, I thought.


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I bogged down pretty hard and never went back. 10 eps in, maybe?

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WTF Marvel?

Ant Man & The Wasp came out in the States back in June.

Most of the rest of the world got it in July.

August release in the UK!

Stupid Marvel.

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Because of the World Cup, apparently. Because during the world cup, football is played 24/7.


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 17:25 
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Cras wrote:
I bogged down pretty hard and never went back. 10 eps in, maybe?


I can see why that could happen, it's not the lightest and easiest of things to watch, but i'd recommend giving it another try.


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Satsuma wrote:
I’d like to pitch a film where Ana de Armas costars in a reboot of Wild Things.

No thoughts yet on the other lead role.


No. Wild things is beautiful as is. One of top 4 films ever.

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Emma Stone. That’s who I’m picking.

Emma Stone as Denise Richards leading Ana de Armas as Neve Campbell astray.

It’d win a freaking Oscar.


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Satsuma wrote:
Emma Stone. That’s who I’m picking.

Emma Stone as Denise Richards leading Ana de Armas as Neve Campbell astray.

It’d win a freaking Oscar.


It should have done first time around.

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Watching the Goonies with the kids. The words "shit" and "bullshit" are used a lot!


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Yup. Same in Short Circuit.

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I recall my junior ears being aghast during batteries not included also.


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Findus Fop wrote:
I recall my junior ears being aghast during batteries not included also.


Man. That brings The Feels

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Watching the Goonies with the kids. The words "shit" and "bullshit" are used a lot!


I blame the parents.

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devilman wrote:
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Watching the Goonies with the kids. The words "shit" and "bullshit" are used a lot!


I blame the parents.


Next Monday nights edition of BeeX will be quite the eye opener I am sure.

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Also, Andie's knickers get flashed a lot!


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MaliA wrote:
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Watching the Goonies with the kids. The words "shit" and "bullshit" are used a lot!


I blame the parents.


Next Monday nights edition of BeeX will be quite the eye opener I am sure.

Depends how close the tents are


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I thought John Wick was okay to watch with The Grimlet.

They say "fuck" more than I remembered.

Still fucking great, though.

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Cras wrote:
I bogged down pretty hard and never went back. 10 eps in, maybe?

It's a show that changes and grows along the way. I enjoyed it from day one, but a lot of people didn't care for season 1, and I'll admit it definitely gets better as it goes along and sheds the slight trope-heavy early stuff. I can't think of another show that takes its core cast of characters on such skilful, meaningful, emotionally resonant journeys. And it has a finale that's up there with The Sopranos for me (and I loved how The Sopranos ended.)


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So, The Goonies then.

I'd decided to show the kids one of my faves from my own childhood but was surprised to discover that I didn't have a "(DVD Backup - Ed)" of my own. I thought I'd be a good citizen and purchase a copy of one of favorite films instead of KILLING HOLLYWOOD, so I duly paid my £7.99 to Google Play. I was first disappointed to discover that it was only available in SD. I was further disappointed when it turned out to be a 4:3 pan-and-scan version. My disappointment turned into annoyance when I realised that the subtitled Spanish that Mouth spouts to the Housekeeper had been censored (removing the word "sexual" for example). The final straw was when the part where Troy is angling the rear-view mirror of his car to look down Andie's top was badly chopped up to remove any suggestiveness.

I stopped the movie, called a snack break and fired up the download-a-tron. I grabbed a BD-Rip (still SD, but in widescreen at least) in less that 10 minutes and added it Plex, skipping to the part where we left off. Chunk had just knocked the water bottle over the basement. From then on, the movie was as I remembered and we had fun family times.

Admittedly I haven't checked what versions Amazon has on sale, but it's a bit shit that my £8 could only buy me a butchered, inferior version of a 33 year old film. I think I'll "(buy it on blu ray" - Ed)" as the kids seemed to really enjoy it.

Old man grumbling complete.


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DavPaz wrote:
So, The Goonies then.


Seems a fair grumble. I have stood on the beach and looked out on the rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystack_Rock. Not that I remembered it, film back on my to-watch list now you've reminded me.


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Awful decision from Disney/Marvel to fire James Gunn because he irritated the alt right.


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You can't possibly expect Disney not to fire him, considering the content of the tweets?


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Well why did they hire him after making those tweets.

He's already been taken to task over this stuff years ago, apologised, promised to change his ways, delivered on changing his ways, and for SOME REASON now got fired.


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Last night I watched 'SWEET VIRGINIA' which stars Shane Punisher. It is on Netflix.

Shane plays a motel manager in a small town. A bad man comes to the town and kills three people, he's staying at the motel Shane runs, and it turns out people are connected to each other in some surprising ways which leads to INCIDENTS and THINGS HAPPENING.

I really liked this film, it's tight as a drum and gets the whole lot done in 90 minutes. Also Imogen Poots is in it and I fancy her.

Shane is his usual excellent self and plays against type somewhat, the bad guy is convincingly creepy but not overdone, and the supporting cast are excellent (and fanciable).

I hereby RECOMMEND this film and suggest you watch it.

825/1000


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It's not like Disney have any old shames they want us to forget.

Oh.


Anyway, instantly not interested in GotG3.


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Watching Justice League, what a load of shite. Joyless, poorly written, poorly directed, generic rubbish.


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You can't possibly expect Disney not to fire him, considering the content of the tweets?


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Someone else mentioned how shite Tomb Raider was - it really was. The Jolie originals were masterpieces in comparison (particularly Barrie's butler). Tedious, formulaic, empty shit.

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MrChris wrote:

Daft comparison of things a corporation did decades ago with things an individual did less than ten years ago. Things the corporation did were often accepted by standards of the time, things the individual did would have been considered abhorrent by a lot of folks in their time's context.

Either way can we really except Disney to not react as they did, being as they are a rapacious corporation concerned only with profit and image?



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