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Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 19:32 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: round the twist? Nah mate, you just get confused sometimes |
Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 22:07 ] |
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Confused a lot. |
Author: | Squirt [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 14:41 ] |
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I thought 1917 was very good. Really, genuinely tense in sections - I think I held my breath for the entire No Man's Land section - and really beautiful in others, like the fire scene. To be honest, it comes across as more of a horror than a "war film". The "single cut" thing is cool, but to be honest i don't think it really mattered, and I'm not sure it would be too different if it were a regular edit. There were a few plot head scratches such as ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! but I didn't twig them until after, so I don't suppose it matters, and the film manages to force in a fair bunch of the standard WWI tropes. But, overall, tense and thrilling and great looking. I give it 13 thumbs up. P.S. He's Tommen Baratheon if, like me, you spend a decent chunk of the film trying to work out where you've seen Lance Corporal Blake before. |
Author: | MaliA [ Sun Jan 19, 2020 0:40 ] |
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Film review! Allita Battle Angel is an amazing film with a strong female lead who is also a robot who fights other robots in the future who work for a robot dictator. Who lives in the sky. It has Jennifer Connelly in it as well. |
Author: | Satsuma [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:47 ] |
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1917 was spectacular. Gripping, horrifying, beautiful and yet other worldly. The set designs were fantastic, the one continuous shot was just so ambitious and the entire thing was a marvel to look at. Each frame was packed with detail, I was just blown away. Sometimes I could forget about the WW1 background and imagine the world being set in a post-apocalyptic future against aliens. I’m utterly unaware how long the film was because I just sat there on edge throughout the run time. I felt exhausted after it had finished, just like the main character perhaps. If that was what they were going for then they nailed it. What didn’t I like? The running sequence they showed in the fucking trailer. When you get to that point in the film you immediately know what’s going to happen which sucked out ‘some’ of the tension. Just a bit. Not much, mind, it was still great. I wanted to see whether the conversation with the french woman would have been better without the subtitles. There’s one shot of a tree towards the end. I’m sure the tree is CG: it just looked so alien and out of place. It needed a “normal” tree in my mind. Weirdly, despite the film initially being about the camaraderie between these guys, there’s not a lot of character development going on because you don’t stay with any of the characters more than a few minutes each. The people you do meet however each make an impact on screen; they’re instant formed. None of this: he’s mad, he’s sad, he’s grumpy, he’s that etc. I didn’t cry. I thought I might, but I just felt sad... but I didn’t cry. Point deducted because it clearly failed somewhere emotionally. 9/10, utterly essential. It’ll probably end up being the best film of 2020. |
Author: | Satsuma [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:49 ] |
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Also, I’d like to point out that 1917 is Crank but set in WW1. It’s that good. |
Author: | Trooper [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:14 ] |
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John Wick 3, I gave up after an hour in, what a load of shite. I liked 1, thought 2 was ok, but 3 gave up any semblance of trying for a plot. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:38 ] |
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Trooper is ENTIRELY CORRECT. I made it through the whole thing, but only by taking a break in the middle. https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... 8#p1028488 |
Author: | Satsuma [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:48 ] |
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https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... k#p1029530 |
Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:31 ] |
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The 3 wise men of wrongness |
Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:32 ] |
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John Wick 3 is great, buffoons. |
Author: | markg [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:33 ] |
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I still enjoyed it but definitely a downward trajectory that series of films. |
Author: | JBR [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:39 ] |
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Grim... wrote: John Wick 3 is great, buffoons. So much, this. I thought it genuinely managed to expand on what went before. And thanks for the reminder to check out 1917's trailer (now I've seen the film - I knew it was arguably spoilerific thanks to Kermode and Mayo). Great shot, great giveaway. Watch the film, avoid the trailer. |
Author: | MrChris [ Mon Jan 20, 2020 13:51 ] |
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This will be a shock, but I agree with Trooper. |
Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 3:28 ] |
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Shazam was quite good in a lightweight, throwaway style. A solid 73 percent-er. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:54 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?style=26&f=3&t=3817&p=1029530&hilit=Wick#p1029530 Not having much of a plot is one thing, but literally having no reason whatsoever to care about anything that happens to anyone in the entire thing for any reason is a big problem. Even the dumbest of films need to get you invested in the protagonist, the world, and the story. The original John Wick did it. The guy lost his wife, his dog was all he had living to remind him of her, they kill his dog, game on - it's simple but it works. I mean fucking hell, Hardcore Henry spent a few minutes establishing character and motivation. Or Crank, even fucking Crank did it. |
Author: | Pundabaya [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:59 ] |
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Sir Taxalot wrote: Shazam was quite good in a lightweight, throwaway style. A solid 73 percent-er. I found it sagged a bit in the middle. Still a pretty good movie though, although Aquaman is still my favourite of the DCEU so far. |
Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:35 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: Satsuma wrote: https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?style=26&f=3&t=3817&p=1029530&hilit=Wick#p1029530 Not having much of a plot is one thing, but literally having no reason whatsoever to care about anything that happens to anyone in the entire thing for any reason is a big problem. The original John Wick did it. The guy lost his wife, his dog was all he had living to remind him of her, they kill his dog, game on - it's simple but it works. At the start of the film he’s kicked out the assassins guild and has a bounty on his head. Everyone wants to kill Wick. He must survive and get the bounty off his head - game on. It’s simple but it works. I mean, you want to watch a drama put on Eastenders - you want to see Reeves shoot people in the face watch Jay Dub 3. It’s for the gun nuts. Quote: Even the dumbest of films need to get you invested in the protagonist, the world, and the story. You’ve had 2 full length films to do all that shit. These are the worst bits of the third film. I simply don’t care the expand the universe and the lore because that’s time when he could be having a knife fight. |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:15 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: You’ve had 2 full length films to do all that shit. These are the worst bits of the third film. I simply don’t care the expand the universe and the lore because that’s time when he could be having a knife fight. I like The Adjudicator, though. Asia Dillon is perfect for that role. |
Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:40 ] |
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I stand corrected. She was ace. At the time I wrote that I was thinking of the lengthy segments with the Russian woman and the head of the table. I could have done without either of those. |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:35 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: I stand corrected. They were ace. FTFYIYWTATA (Fixed that for you if you were talking about the actor) |
Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:39 ] |
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I’m unsure what boo-boo I’ve made here. She’s not a she? She’s a genderless entity? |
Author: | Trooper [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:43 ] |
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John Witcher 3 has no light and shade, no nuance, no subtlety. If everything is a high, then nothing is a high. |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:44 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: I’m unsure what boo-boo I’ve made here. She’s not a she? She’s a genderless entity? That's right - Asia identifies as nonbinary. I think the character is referred to as a "she", but now I think about it maybe not. |
Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:53 ] |
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I’d never know that without someone telling me. |
Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 13:22 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: I’d never know that without someone telling me. That's true of most things, I find. |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 13:49 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: I’d never know that without someone telling me. I hear you, it's tricky. I think that best practise is to not assume anything (hopefully @Mr Chonks will be along to join in soon) but that's really hard, especially if someone is obviously male / female presenting. Also if they have different pronouns (ze, sie and all that) I don't know how you'd know without them telling you, so maybe it's okay to get it wrong? I think the important thing is to get it right after you've been told (which, irritatingly, I'm really bad at. I have enough trouble remembering people's names). |
Author: | Trooper [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 13:58 ] |
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Grim... wrote: I think the important thing is to get it right after you've been told |
Author: | myp [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 14:41 ] |
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I think you’ve pretty much covered it. Also if you’re not sure how someone is presenting it’s absolutely cool to ask them what their preferred pronouns are - don’t be embarrassed. It’s much worse misgendering someone inadvertently. |
Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 14:47 ] |
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I’ve got a preferred pronoun for you. |
Author: | myp [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 14:56 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: I’ve got a preferred pronoun for you. Which is? |
Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 15:00 ] |
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Fanny. |
Author: | myp [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 15:01 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: Fanny. That’s either a regular noun or a proper noun, depending on if it’s a name or not. Nice of you to try though, I can never say you don’t put effort in |
Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 15:03 ] |
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I said YOU’RE WELCOME. |
Author: | Cras [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 15:19 ] |
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Also a verb in the vernacular. |
Author: | myp [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 15:46 ] |
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Cras wrote: Also a verb in the vernacular. Yes, but I thought it best to just keep to nouns as to not baffle the poor chap |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 19:30 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: Also if you’re not sure how someone is presenting it’s absolutely cool to ask them what their preferred pronouns are - don’t be embarrassed. I'll be sure to ask all the pregnant-looking ladies I see when they're due, too! To be more serious, I can see that question causing offence. |
Author: | myp [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 21:00 ] |
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https://www.mypronouns.org/asking http://www.rewire.org/love/pronouns/amp/ https://www.umass.edu/stonewall/sites/d ... _intro.pdf |
Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Jan 21, 2020 22:51 ] |
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I just watched GOOD TIME (again) since it's currently on Netflix and first time around I arranged a 'private special showing'. Cracking good film, if UNCUT GEMS shows up at the cinema here I'll see if any of the chaps from work want to go and watch it with me. If you haven't seen GOOD TIME, watch it on Netflix. |
Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:58 ] |
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Pundabaya wrote: Sir Taxalot wrote: Shazam was quite good in a lightweight, throwaway style. A solid 73 percent-er. I found it sagged a bit in the middle. Still a pretty good movie though, although Aquaman is still my favourite of the DCEU so far. I watched it across two evenings, for some reason, so I didn't notice that as much. I stopped just after the 'bus' bit. I liked Aquaman too, and thought most of the DCEU films that I've seen have been alright, sure they weren't great but they felt reasonably competently done to me, pretty good throwaway fun. The end credits for Shazam were incredibly cool and stylishly done, fun too. I've really enjoyed some of the artistic flair that's gone into a lot of end credits over the past few years. Thor Ragnarok, the original Lego Movie and Spiderman (PS4) are some other ones that I've seen recently which come to mind as being cool. |
Author: | Pundabaya [ Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:10 ] |
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Lego Movie 2's credits were mesmerising. |
Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Jan 22, 2020 23:03 ] |
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As I was watching 6 Underground I found it to be both fun, unpleasant, a bit shit, exciting, and also boring. A rollercoaster of emotions indeed. I hated the stupid jumping-around in time (6 months ago, wait, 4 weeks ago, hold on, some other time in the past not sure when, wait, the present again) style of presenting how the team got together. The car chase around Florence was fantastic in parts. Maybe it was trying too hard to be cool, and that's not cool. |
Author: | MaliA [ Wed Jan 22, 2020 23:04 ] |
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I..I.. |
Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Jan 22, 2020 23:58 ] |
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Sir Taxalot wrote: Maybe it was trying too hard to be cool, and that's not cool. That's Malicool |
Author: | Kern [ Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:22 ] |
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Still trying to process '1917'. Definitely an amazing technical achievement and worth seeing on the big screen. Initial thoughts behind the veil: ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! My above views might change over time, however. Just an initial response 11 hours or so later. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:25 ] |
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I watched BAD BOYS last night because it's on Netflix and I was in the mood for something at the less taxing end of the watching experience. Haven't seen it since the VHS days and...... it still holds up as a decent buddy action cop flick. (In fact, we had the actual shop-bought VHS of it up until a few years ago when I fired all our VHS tapes off to the tip.) Obviously it's very Bay-esque, the story is paper thin and the whole thing is fairly preposterous, but Smith and Lawrence have great on-screen chemistry and Tea Leoni is lovely. Oh yes and Joe Pantaloonio is always watchable too. I love these mid 90s era films for the tech as well, our heroes have PAGERS but the baddies have MOBILE PHONES. Anyway, if you want a noisy two hours that doesn't demand much, with some great action setpieces, loads of swearing and some decent laughs, still a good watch. 740/1000 |
Author: | MaliA [ Sun Jan 26, 2020 15:38 ] |
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Kingsman 2: laugh out loud funny, and a super great way to spend two hours. |
Author: | JohnCoffey [ Fri Jan 31, 2020 19:46 ] |
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Bad Day For The Cut https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5653514/ Fucking brilliant. Donal is such a loveable character and the world needs more of him. Lots of twists to the plot. Awesome. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Feb 01, 2020 14:27 ] |
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Yes I gave it 925/1000 - bloody good film. https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... 28#p998028 |
Author: | JohnCoffey [ Mon Feb 03, 2020 14:11 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: I must have missed that. Agree though, fantastic movie. Really reminded me of my time in Ireland on a farm. |
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