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The Nicolas Cage version of The Wicker Man should be next !
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The Nicolas Cage version of The Wicker Man should be next !
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Completely agree about Idris, I have long given up trying to understand the fuss that surrounds him.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
new Z Nation 
its all gone a bit weird. More weird than it was anyway.
its all gone a bit weird. More weird than it was anyway.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Shit, that sounds worse than I expected. Did you see that stuff that Conor Cruise fucked up big time in Congo, asking the UN forces to go on the offensive to take back Katanga, when they didn't have the kit needed for an op like that?
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Brooklyn's Finest.
I expected this to be a bit 'meh', going by the cover, but it turned out to be really good. Richard Gere is the burnt-out beat cop, seven days from retirement, Don Cheadle is the undercover drugs squad man who is in so deep he has trouble remembering which side he's on, and Ethan Hawke is the Catholic family man cop who desperately needs to move his family to a mould-free house - except he can't afford that on a peeler's wage. So he ends up doing some dodgy, dodgy things. That he can't afford.
Gere was good, Cheadle was really good, and Hawke was surprisingly good, especially if you only really know him from the flicks he made with Julie Delpy.
Very much a post-Iraq War movie, and a post-Black Lives Matter film too. And totally disillusioned about the possibility of the police being more than just the biggest gang in town. The finale belongs to Gere, after his character has finally turned in his badge.
DotCommunist I reckon you'd like this one.
My mom says I'm cool.
I expected this to be a bit 'meh', going by the cover, but it turned out to be really good. Richard Gere is the burnt-out beat cop, seven days from retirement, Don Cheadle is the undercover drugs squad man who is in so deep he has trouble remembering which side he's on, and Ethan Hawke is the Catholic family man cop who desperately needs to move his family to a mould-free house - except he can't afford that on a peeler's wage. So he ends up doing some dodgy, dodgy things. That he can't afford.
Gere was good, Cheadle was really good, and Hawke was surprisingly good, especially if you only really know him from the flicks he made with Julie Delpy.
Very much a post-Iraq War movie, and a post-Black Lives Matter film too. And totally disillusioned about the possibility of the police being more than just the biggest gang in town. The finale belongs to Gere, after his character has finally turned in his badge.
DotCommunist I reckon you'd like this one.
My mom says I'm cool.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I really enjoyed Howard the Duck.
People fancy him. A lot.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I don't think he's terrible (and he's v good in The Wire) and he's certainly no worse than many a leading wo/man who're there mainly because of their looks. (Haven't seen the Bastille Day thing mind.)
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
pesh
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or DJ
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Oh, and one I forgot to mention - Bad Behaviour.
Aussie crime from a few years ago. School of Tarantino: blood flows in buckets, and the dialogue keeps cutting through flesh and bone!
Bad shit goes down in a provincial town. A couple (boy and girl - brother and sister? I can't tell) of nasty pieces of work are hunted down by an even nastier piece of work. Those who get in the way meet a terrible fate. Thing about this one was, it was too short - it felt like there was an entire act missing. There was one very clever montage (I think that's the term) when the local cop is working his way through the crime scene, and we glimpse what happened the night before.
Aussie crime from a few years ago. School of Tarantino: blood flows in buckets, and the dialogue keeps cutting through flesh and bone!
Bad shit goes down in a provincial town. A couple (boy and girl - brother and sister? I can't tell) of nasty pieces of work are hunted down by an even nastier piece of work. Those who get in the way meet a terrible fate. Thing about this one was, it was too short - it felt like there was an entire act missing. There was one very clever montage (I think that's the term) when the local cop is working his way through the crime scene, and we glimpse what happened the night before.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Sequel out next year
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
moody
Member of The Underground.
Just finished watching Basquiat, story of Jean Michel Basquiat - NYC 80s, artist, very cool, from homeless bohemian to Warhol-sidekick- etc etc. Really good!
on Youtube, also there has been a bit in the media about him just recently, some bits about upcoming shows.
on Youtube, also there has been a bit in the media about him just recently, some bits about upcoming shows.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I'll give it a spin then, even though I find gere bland, maybe he works in this
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
First 3 eps of iZombie - straight to the point, kind of Buffy style. Like.
First 3 eps of Fresh Off the Boat - Chinese American family in 90s America. Constance Wu shines in this sitcom.
Neighbours 2 - Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne back for more of the same. If you liked the first instalment, you'll like this.
The Jungle Book - Jon Favreau successfully helms this remake.
Finding Dory - Another sequel, fun but not as good as the original.
Sing Street - John Carney delivers another Dublin musical, this time set in the 80s. Very nostalgic and feel good with slightly unrealistic ending. Still recommend it.
First 3 eps of Fresh Off the Boat - Chinese American family in 90s America. Constance Wu shines in this sitcom.
Neighbours 2 - Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne back for more of the same. If you liked the first instalment, you'll like this.
The Jungle Book - Jon Favreau successfully helms this remake.
Finding Dory - Another sequel, fun but not as good as the original.
Sing Street - John Carney delivers another Dublin musical, this time set in the 80s. Very nostalgic and feel good with slightly unrealistic ending. Still recommend it.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Oh, forgot. We went to see Suicide Squad last week and it was nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. Leto's Joker failed to make an impact, though. And Smith's Deadshot just had to be a decent dad type. You wonder if he has that stipulation when signing up to a production...
Best bit was the trailer for Rogue One, mind
Best bit was the trailer for Rogue One, mind
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
He works well enough, though you can't stop thinking "hey that's Richard Gere". Don Cheadle is the real heart of the movie, with Hawke a close second.
Suicide Squad.
I expected to hate this but it was actually not bad - certainly not a great film - and it does exactly what it was meant to do in introducing some characters and setting things up for further stories. Will Smith was surprisingly restrained, the aesthetic is compatible with 'Batman Vs Superman', and Harlequin steals the show.
I expected to hate this but it was actually not bad - certainly not a great film - and it does exactly what it was meant to do in introducing some characters and setting things up for further stories. Will Smith was surprisingly restrained, the aesthetic is compatible with 'Batman Vs Superman', and Harlequin steals the show.
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
White Settlers, aka Blood Lands.
Reading the reviews afterward, apparently it was about the Scottish referendum.
Spoiler alert.......
If anyone else has seen this movie: what is the city that they're dropped in at the end?
Reading the reviews afterward, apparently it was about the Scottish referendum.
Spoiler alert.......
If anyone else has seen this movie: what is the city that they're dropped in at the end?
Free State Of Jones.
There are some deeply unsettling moments, raw and emotionally charged. At the same time there is a realisation that you are actually learning about a specific history at the same. The material might have been handled better, but I would challenge anyone not to be moved - especially at the sight of the end credit first photograph.
There are some deeply unsettling moments, raw and emotionally charged. At the same time there is a realisation that you are actually learning about a specific history at the same. The material might have been handled better, but I would challenge anyone not to be moved - especially at the sight of the end credit first photograph.
Virtual Blue
ready
Suicide Squad - so much potential, good material. Wasted. What a let down.
The Joker.
What the fuck had they done to you?
And your gang, are they in the printing business too? The merchandise, the clothes - all branded 'Joker.' I can go on but will say no more, except the movie brought back memories of Spawn and Batman & Robin.
The Joker.
What the fuck had they done to you?
And your gang, are they in the printing business too? The merchandise, the clothes - all branded 'Joker.' I can go on but will say no more, except the movie brought back memories of Spawn and Batman & Robin.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I liked the aesthetic of Letos joker, went well with Harley Quins prison-punk look. The film was first degree gash tho
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
He looked the part but just didn't deliver. Apparently there's lots of his scenes cut from the film so maybe that's why his character didn't impact so much...
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