What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
but, but the unicorn...his sparkly eyes, Ridley Scott saying so...
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Down Amongst the Tombstones- ex alcoholic cop who can't use mobile phones or social media investigates the sadistic kidnapping and killing of drug dealers wives. Liam Neeson plays the above ( prob got the job on his previous films in which he negotiates with kidnappers) . Dark, very violent , filmed well and with enough touches in it to make a reasonable gripping thriller. Complete absence if any women in it apart from roles as victims btw
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I gave up on that halfway through.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
After two evenings of True Movies it was a welcome release.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Why can't he use mobile phones and social media? Because of his alcoholism, or some other reason?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
He is a bit old fashioned . The effect is that it sorts of sets the film in a fictitious past or present .
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Ta. I have no intention of watching the movie, but I was interested in the answer to thon question.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Lord of War. Nicolas Cage sells guns, with hilarious consequences
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
I remember really enjoying that film years ago late night on telly... Then a while ago I watched it again and it was pretty poor compared to my memories of it. Awful CGI as well!I used to have such a teenage crush on Rutger because of Blade Runner/Roy Batty, but then I saw him in Fatherland and it's rubbish... It's like he acts out of sync with every other cast member in the entire film.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
good idea, squandered. Apparently the Purge 2 does it how you wanted it to be when you heard the idea
binka
!!!!!!!!!
out of all the faults in the purge i think the biggest one is the audience believing that posh twat who led the bad guys would have lasted more than half an hour let alone end up running his own gang of rich kids.
do you know if the purge 2 features workers self defence squads taking advantage of the situation to mete out some justice?
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
We watched the Purge also. It was ok. Fairly predictable. The child that made his own surveillance machine was the best character, but even he was annoying. Felt like too long a build up and then all the action was over too quickly. A few bits of good violence but could've been a bit more graphic imo. I like the ones where they all die.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
its not just that, its that it basically turns into a bog standard siege film. Am going to torrent 2 so will let you know if proletarian justice prevails
binka
!!!!!!!!!
no it wasn't just that but the idea that posh twat was doing anything other than cowering in a panic room or being dead was really grating on me.
keep me updated on the purge 2 i am somewhat optimistic about it
maya
timewasting fool (in every universe)
It had CGI?
I never noticed... (EDIT: - ah, that impossibly vulgar massive megadome/Hitlerdome kind of thing? ...Speer, you arselicker! Megalomania much? Nein, sir.
) Minor bonus points for a young whatshisname, that blond bloke out of Spooks as a bewildered aryan student jogger in reich-approved singlet and trunks. But the weather seems to be grey and overcast for the entire film for some reason (the hitlerdome creating its own microclimate, disturbing the surrounding skies? Someone needs to ask a meteorologist to find out if that's possible, I've no idea...) Also the whole premise that the Reich had any chance of maintaining cultural homogenity/purity á la DDR for so long, is pretty unlikely- Especially as they seemed to allow foreigners in (but no citizens could travel out). Also the pace in Robert Harris' novel is a bit more easily digested, pageturner mode vs. a more slow approach here. The brainwashed fanatical hitlerjugend son is extremely scary, though... You begin to wonder why the father can't see that the son can't be saved, it's already too late. Pretty gloomy.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
And why isn't he sporting the state-approved haircut?
Well, this was the sixties!
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
I believe he was a Pimpf rather than a Hitler Jugend...
maya
timewasting fool (in every universe)
Totalitarian states aren't exactly renowned for keeping up with the times, though... I'd thunk they'd still go for something like the Kim. - One size fits all!
Or else, to workcamp for you!
maya
timewasting fool (in every universe)
well he'd grow up to be one eventually... looks like he was ready for it
((( fictional son )))
Yetman
Cheesecar Fucksquad #1
Snowpiercer.
Watchable tosh. Decent cast meets implausible plot but worth it just for Tilda Swinton who is brilliant.
She's similar in the Grand Budapest Hotel as well, nothing like her normal look, which is quite stunning.
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