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"That's for breaking ma TV, bruh."
I'm a huge fan of 'Blood Diamond.' Fantastic film.
My new favorite Marvel movie. :D
Also...Disney, I'm always ready for a Murdock cinematic universe. ;)
there are a few franchises I would like to go through and review though. And while the idea of doing all of 007 next year is good I might do Batman then Star Wars and then MI then Die hard etc go through each franchise between now and Bond 25.... hmm
:D
EPISODE IV- A NEW HOPE,
EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK &
EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI
I was able to sneak in some time to see these classics prior to the new film, which I'll be watching in a few hours.
I wasn't a huge fan of these films as a kid, being more of a Bond & Batman fan through and through. In fact, I remember wondering what the big fuss had been all about when I watched the original film for the first time - MR, its contemporary, had far better special effects, I thought.
As time has progressed, I have grown to appreciate these three films for what they are and were - a perfect, larger than life break from the predominantly dour, serious product that had been emanating from Hollywood just prior to their release and for most of the 70's. They represented 'hope', optimism, and the triumph of good over bad, and they arrived at just the right time to capitalize on new film technology. Moreover, the concepts underlying the films (forgiveness, conscience, good vs bad, teamwork, family, deception, David vs Goliath etc.) are universal and timeless. Arguably Jaws was the birth of the modern blockbuster, but Star Wars is definitely more influential, and marked a significant turning point in the tone of films - some may say it was the 'dumbing down' of the blockbuster even.
Anyway, I really enjoyed watching them this time around - my first time since Revenge of the Sith hit theatres in 2005 (has it been that long already?). They are just good all round fun. Not too serious in tone, with just the right amount of humour (usually from C3P0 & Solo). The special effects still hold up relatively well, and the sound mix on my blu rays are absolutely phenomenal. I liked how they used British thespians in key roles to add the necessary gravitas and elevate the acting (which let's face it, was pretty pedestrian from Hamill etc.). Ford showed that he had the makings of a bona fide star in these films though....the clear standout.
I'm now well and truly pumped for A Force Awakens.
Don't worry this is spoiler free!
Yes it's borrows heavily from the original trilogy and at times copying it wholesale but unlike the lifeless prequels it has heart and soul and characters that we care about. It's exuberant and it feels like an old school action blockbuster, the lifeless pap that gets spewed out by Hollywood these day could learn a few lessons from it.
The return of old favourites and the introduction of new characters. Harrison Ford slip into his outfit and feels the epitome of a weathered older Han Solo with his loyal co pilot Chewbacca, the chemistry between Ford and Peter Mayhew is joyous and their first scene I don't mind admitting almost bought a tear to my eye with the sheer joy of it all. Other parts also almost got the same reaction for different reasons but as I said I'm not here to spoil things.
Both Daisy Ridley and John Boyega as Rey and Finn are fantastic as the new heroes and both hit the ground running, Although it is Adam Driver's Kylo Ren that impresses most. This is a different villain to Darth Vader with more conflicts and Driver invests this with some real depth and pathos.
This is not a spoiler so I think I can mention it, the film has one of the coolest cameo's of recent times, lets just say, it's the best film Daniel Craig has been in all year. See if you can spot it, despite his protests earlier in the year when questioned about it.
JJ Abraham's seemed the logical choice after rebooting Star Trek successfully and his eye gives us some spectacular moments and the film zips along at a pace. Although next time round we need someone with more of an original vision but for the time being this nostalgic blast will more than do.
I would say if I was ranking it I'd put it at no. 4 due to it's excessive borrowing just below Return of The Jedi but it's infinitely better than those soulless extended toy commercial we got in 1999, 2002 & 2005.
It's clearly setting things up for the next two episodes and quite a few things are left unanswered but we are left with one hell of a cliffhanger that is going make waiting till Summer 2017 excruciating. Although we have the tantalising prospect this time next year of the first of the spin off entries Gareth Edward's Rogue One that will tie us over till then. Rian Johnson it's over to you.
4/5
My Way
and
Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War
Both feature wall-to-wall extremely intense war battles, from South Korea, to China, to Soviet Russia, to Germany, and finally to France, that almost make the opening scene of 'Saving Private Ryan' look like a disney movie. 'Brotherhood of War' features Won Bin, who 6 years after this film would play one of the most badass main characters ever in 'The Man From Nowhere'.
I urge everyone who enjoy asian films, or war films, to watch these 2 work of art from South Korea. Is there anything that asian cinema can't do without putting the rest of the world to shame?
I know that this one was pretty well received by those that saw it, but I just couldn't get into it. Had to turn it off a little ways through the film, as I just couldn't take it anymore. I know absolutely nothing about the TV series, so it wasn't that I disliked it out of any sense of loyalty to the TV show, it just didn't work for me.
Jurassic World
One of the most overrated blockbusters I can remember seeing in a while. I thoroughly enjoyed the first three films and was excited for a new entry, but this movie was just dull beyond words. And that ending, wow, that was just one of the worst endings I can remember seeing in a while. And people called the end of Jurassic Park 3 abrupt. The ending to this one was basically the screenwriters realizing that they hadn't used a particular dinosaur yet in the film and then bring him in to save the day. Couldn't believe it when I saw it.
Terrific film, I had tons of fun, excellent throw-back to the 1980's. However, I didn't see Bond material in Dan Stevens, even if I found him to be quite the badass in this film. I hope there is a sequel.
Why would you watch a film with a 2,4 imdb rating :))
Was good enough to watch it once.
Edit: One of the first slasher films, came before films such as: Friday the 13th, A nightmare on elm street, and Halloween. So i definetly respect it, even though i didn't like it that much.
Just checked it out on Netflix; thought it might be one of those so-bad-it's-funny films. Just bad really except for one or two funny moments.
Just bought the Mission Impossible 5 movie collection on blu-ray the other day and I'm watching them all in order. It's been years since I watched the first movie and I forgot how good is. Compared to the others it's the most simple and least exciting but it's still fun to watch and is the most realistic one.
My ranking of these films at the moment...
Ghost Protocal
M:I 3
Rouge Nation
Mission: Impossible
M:I 2
This is a great movie; #2 is on the way!
I can't be sure of course but it's something I've read and heard so often, I guess I just went with it. ;-) Allegedly, the idea was that Salvation would focus primarily on Marcus and Kyle, leaving John barely more than a voice on the radio, a messianic beacon of hope so to speak, who could become a more active player in future films. According to some, Bale demanded that A) he would play the 'iconic' John Connor and B) that John would be given a lot more to do, thus more or less reducing the meaning of having Marcus and Kyle in the picture.
Salvation was the first film that made me realise how thin the "mythology" of the Connors really is. I should have been thrilled seeing John in action, seeing Reese as a young man, hearing Sarah's tapes... but I wasn't. The mistake they continue to make is that they continue to bring up these characters whose story was basically told in three films (and in fact in only two). How about we discover other interesting people who do interesting things? Over the course of a few films, they can cross paths with some of the bigger names. Even then, downsizing a universe by linking everything to everything else, a mistake Lucas made with the Star Wars prequels, is a terrible thing so they would still have to exercise caution not to overdo it. I guess John, as the big leader, has to eventually show up in your future films but do we really need Reese? Isn't what we know about him enough already? He got one film all for himself and Sarah.
2 Fast 2 Furious and Tokyo Drift didn't show us Vin Diesel (except for that one cameo), yet by Furious 7 it's all been connected. I think it was well done too. You pick up loose threads and provide closure, but you do so over the course of several films. They did that with Saw too. But for Terminator, I'd do even less than that.
Again, Planet Of The Apes is IMO a beautiful example of how to do it well. The two recent Apes films have taken a complete U-turn from the Heston film, its sequels and televised spin-off and from the Burton film too. Even the source novel by Pierre Boulle is completely ignored. Yet nothing suggests that over time we can't do something with that "lost spaceship" they briefly mention in Rise. When they first announced yet another POTA, I initially thought, "not again..." Then I learned how entirely different this one was going to be. And it worked. Who knows what the future brings.
Some interesting Bond alumni -
Steve Begg, Chris Corbould, Lindy Hemming, Simon Crane, David Tattersall, one of the producers was Steve Baird and Danny Craig.
Is that a mysterious sequel to 'Moulin Rouge' that I've never heard of? ;)
"It's going down at 67 degrees at the stern!" in an improbably Scottish accent.
Haha thanks @Creasy47, I'll be sure not to do that again. :P
Do something that'll cheer you up and make you feel happy for a few hours! If only I had an idea...