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In that case, I will add it to my watchlist :)
Was lucky to see this in theaters. Great movie.
Not being a huge Batman fan, I like this one the best out of all the Batman films that I’ve seen. It’s top-notch even for a non-fan.
On another note I’m watching Jesus Franco’s Count Dracula (aka Nachts wenn Dracula erwacht), Christopher Lee in a non-Hammer Dracula gives me a bit NSNA vibes. So far it’s been okay, though not phenomenal.
First, Black Panther : Wakanda Forever : An exploration of grief in the world of super-heroes, and a movie that has heart, in addition to the action scenes we're accustomed to. I think this is my second favourite Marvel movie, after The Winter Soldier.
Oh, What a Lovely War : I saw that one on Remembrance Day, and it's still as good as ever. Emotional scnes, mixed with moments of (very) black comedy (the leg scene has to be seen to be believed). A must-see. Here's an extract :
And last, but not least, Miss Saigon : The 25th anniversary production, at the Prince Edward Theatre. I cried. And as a bonus, some of the actors from the original production did a few numbers at the end. Here goes :
It s been a while, but I have seen this more times than any other Lynch, and now I remember why. Great movie.
Did you see Color Out of Space? Cage + Lovecraft = A film more enjoyable than it had any business being, IMO.
No, but thanks for remindig me. I had forgotten about that one.
Recently purchased the bluray box set, so will rewatch these again, having really enjoyed this years 'The Batman' , thought I'd see how these hold up, not having watched them for a long while!
Have to say this was disappointing viewing, struggled with the early stages, rather dull, until Christian Bale (excellent) dons the suit and it picks up a gear, but overall, I didnt enjoy it as much as I remember. Cast are really good, along with Bale, there are memorable performances from Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson and the ever superb Michael Caine! Only noticed this time a number of lesser known Irish actors in the cast, which I never copped before!!
Onto 'The Dark Knight', which my overall opinion was that it was brilliant, if overlong. Lets see has my view changed. Hated 'The Dark Knight Rises', have only seen it once and found it a bore, so be interesting to see what my second watch is like!?
Been quite a while for me too. I remember enjoying it the best of the Nolan trilogy. I really liked Cillian Murphy’s Scarecrow in it.
Hated TDKR as well, I have seen it twice and did not care for it on either occasion.
Edited.
I wouldn't necessarily go in with any expectations, per se, but it's a fun time.
Yes, should have mentioned Cillian Murphy, very creepy indeed. Possibly should have made him the main villain instead of Neeson!
Long time since I viewed it from start to finish, ( dipped in and out of it with TV)
This was a much better viewing than BB. For one, Nolan paces it a lot better, for the first 2 hrs it moves briskly, gets a bit bogged down towards the end, and BB probably has a better finish.
Heath Ledgers 'Joker' is a magnificent creation, he really sinks right into the part, ( my favourite shot is the one of him hanging out the window of the police car as it speeds through the city!) the film has a great look, the action, particularly with the new Batcycle is terrific, and pounding score by Zimmer and Newton Howard is excellent.( love the opening robbery set piece) Bale, Oldman and Caine are all great again, and Aaron Eckhart a perfect Harvey Dent, though not quite sure about him as Two Face!
All in all, this film holds up really well, onto my least favorite now!
Well this was a surprisingly enjoyable watch, I remember hating it in the cinema, but its very entertaining Batman film. Certainly the most spectacular, huge crowd scenes and epic shots everywhere. Cast are spot on, and this time i could actually make out what Tom Hardys 'Bane' was saying ( though I did have the volume turned up full whack!) The wonderful Michael Caine gives a very affecting performance here too,and Anne Hathaway, who I remember noting is nowhere near Michelle Pfeiffers Catwoman, made more of an impression here! ( though rhat final kiss was an error, there WAS a bomb about to go off!!) And the climax was really thrilling this time around, the major flaw of the film is the length,( especially that interminable section of Batmans capture/ escape)
A pleasant surprise though, this film is gone way up in my estimation!
Good to know mate! It's always been my favourite Batman film. A true epic. Unlike that pretentious bore that was The Batman. Only epic in its ridiculous run time.
Ah, I enjoyed 'The Batman', mate. I still rate TDK above TDKR, but this was a great watch of it! Just didnt click with me first time!
The only time I had trouble understanding Bane was the preview teaser before Ghost Protocol in IMAX; I think they changed his voice after that for the release.
Glad to hear people enjoying TDKR; I think it’s very underrated.
Assassination Games
I finally watched it, @MajorDSmythe. Van Damme is really good at playing these dark, tormented characters. Adkins holds his own against him. Their fight scene was pretty great as well; best action scene in the movie. Interesting how Van Damme refuses to save his neighbor, and only after discovering her body, he realizes or admits to himself that he had feelings for her. I think in these kinds of stories, it's more common to have the character realize that when their loved ones are threatened, rather than after they've died. It was an unconventional and refreshing choice. I thought I would grow bored with the oppresive yellow tint but I ended up getting used to it. The film was pretty good; I enjoyed the character development and the shifting allegiances. That said, there are other Van Damme films I prefer, including Six Bullets, another Barbarash film released soon after.
Oh you've seen it. Glad you liked it, at least for the most part. You liked Six Bullets too. I might have asked this before, but have you seen Pound Of Flesh? It's another JCVD/Ernie Barabash film that is atypical for Van Damme. It might sound like a silly premise, but is much better than the premise sounds.
But Spielberg is just a magician. He put so much more in his remake that one couldn't expect. For both applies: I don't have any connection, and much less appreciation, for ballet as an art form. But the choreography in both movies is brilliant, and one stands in awe admiring it. As I understand, his movie used a lot of the original choreography by Jerome Robbins. So they share the deserved fame for me, along with Leonard Bernstein, of course.
Special feelings about now over 90-year-old Rita Moreno (Anita in the first film) to reprise a role as a local shopkeeper who (as a Puertorriquena) sort of tutors Polish-ancestry Tony and is quintessentally the character most advocating and furthering peace between the factions.
My take on Spielberg's WSS: 10/10.
On Robbins/Wise's: 9/10...but probably only in comparison.
No, I haven't. Is that the one set in the empty hospital? I might watch it at some point.
I really enjoyed Six Bullets. I prefer it to Assassination Games because it's more propulsive. Games is still good though. I now remember that when watching it, I thought the subplot with the neighbor had echoes of Léon.
The empty Hospital, sounds like Kill 'Em All, which I haven't seen yet. Pound Of Flesh is the when where Van Damme wakes up in a bath of ice cubes, with a suspiciously fresh scar on his abdomen.
Pound Of Flesh is closer to the likes of Assassination Games and Six Bullets than what we might normally think of when it comes to Van Damme films.
It,s still funny.
Cynthia Rothrock re-teams with Richard Norton (at least 5 films they made together, they were like the Fred & Ginger of martial arts films) for this entertaining sequel.
With her short shoulder length red hair, as soon as Rothrock came onscreen, I couldn't shake a thought from my head.... why wasn't Marvel studios going in the late 80's/early 90s? She would have made a fitting Black Widow. And looking at Norton, he has a bit of a Steve Rogers look to him....
This must be my favourite Wallace and Gromit film.
Short version: It's good, but not as good as Knives Out. 7.5/10.
Long version:
The film takes a bit of time to get going, but once it does, the second half is pretty superb. Once again, I wished I had watched less trailers and other material. The Janelle Monae reveal was semi-spoiled for me, because the kicker in the trailer where Blanc and her character talk about Clue comes at a strangely late point in the film. The same about Blanc's private life. The actual reveal was hilarious, but I knew something was coming.
While writing this I realize that I still have to sort my thoughts. Basically, this does a lot of things very well, that the first one does superbly. The cast is good, where the first one was perfect. The mystery is fun, while the first one was smarter (which is kind of the point of this film in a way). The setting is nice, where the first one was spot-on. Blanc is good and very funny, where he was suprising before. The politics here are a tiny bit more on the nose while at the same time being muddled, where the first one was more sneakily scathing.
So, it's a very enjoyable film. I am looking forward to rewatching it. And I hope they just do one of these every four years.
Following the evens of the first film, Mike has left the UK, and has set himself up in Malta (turns out that Malteesers aren't from Malta!!!). Without going too into spoiler territory, Mike is forced by a Mafia head to protect her dim witted wannabe popstar son, made harder when a contract is put out on the son, and 5 of the worlds top assassin's descend to claim the €9,000,000 bounty.
This one had more of a visual pop to it than the original film, it looked like a comic come to life. The rival assassins all had very distinct comic book-ish appearances (though I don't know if they appeared in the Accident Man comics). Best fight probably has to go to...
One small complain is that fight maybe should have been swapped around with the Oyumi fight.
Once again, Scott shows Hollywood the proper way to stage fight scenes, even when on a tight budget. This was definitely a worthy follow up, and I hope we get to see more Mike Fallon. Hopefully, these won't be pirated like the Ninja movies were. :(