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    ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE

    The animation is great, some funny scenes. If you liked the previous films, you will also like this one.

    På Norsk ? :)

    Ja. Brought my niece, so saw it with the Norwegian voicework. Some of it is excellent, some of it not so much. Can t compare to the original, as I haven t heard that.

    Jeg foretrekker norsk dubben, Sid er magisk :)

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Haha. Enig.
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    They come out of the woodwork .......
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    IGUANNA wrote: »
    They come out of the woodwork .......

    Isn t it good?
  • edited July 2016 Posts: 4,813
    I've been on a bit of a Charles Bronson marathon as of late.
    Over the past few weeks I watched Once Upon a Time in the West (Claudia Cardinale was definite Bond girl material), Death Wish 1-5 and The Mechanic. I still can't believe The Mechanic was remade with Jason Statham, and his version got a sequel! I wonder if it's any good...

    @Murdoch, I know you're a big fan of his; what's your favorite DW movie? I love the first one because it's good and I love the third one because it's nuts and un-apologetically 80's, lol

    Would you recommend his Family of Cops trilogy? I was hesitant to delve into them, as they were his last three movies, back to back, all DTV, and he apparently had Alzheimer's throughout.
    Ghostbusters 2016
    Just left the theater and may post more thoughts later, but I truly believe that as long as you don't go in hating it already you'll enjoy it!
    It's a good type of remake that borrows familiar elements and does its own thing with it.
    It was also very funny! Particularly Hemsworth & McKinnon. I laughed out loud more than once!
    Artemis81 wrote: »
    Ghostbusters 2016
    A fun and funny film!

    I think we may be the only ones on this whole board that saw it, @Artemis81
    :|
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    Whoops, meant to tag @Murdock on that one- spelled it wrong, sorry
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    My favorite Death Wish movie is DW3 by far, followed closely by 2. Here's how I rank them.

    Death Wish 3
    Death Wish 2
    Death Wish
    Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
    Death Wish 5: The Face of Death

    As for Family of Cops, I saw the first one, and it was boring. I didn't bother watching the others. I can't really recommend it unless you're curious about them.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows.
    Haven't watched this in ages, still a great fun/action movie. :)
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    Murdock wrote: »
    As for Family of Cops, I saw the first one, and it was boring. I didn't bother watching the others. I can't really recommend it unless you're curious about them.
    Yeah I suspected as much-- plus I didn't want it to freaking depress me....

    As for DW, I'd go

    Death Wish
    Death Wish 3
    Death Wish 2
    Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
    Death Wish 5: The Face of Death

    I don't see how 5 could be anywhere but the bottom on anyone's list...

  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Murdock wrote: »
    As for Family of Cops, I saw the first one, and it was boring. I didn't bother watching the others. I can't really recommend it unless you're curious about them.
    Yeah I suspected as much-- plus I didn't want it to freaking depress me....

    As for DW, I'd go

    Death Wish
    Death Wish 3
    Death Wish 2
    Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
    Death Wish 5: The Face of Death

    I don't see how 5 could be anywhere but the bottom on anyone's list...
    Have you watched Murphy's Law yet? That's another good Bronson movie.
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    I haven't, but while not on my more recent watchlist, I have seen Great Escape & 10 to Midnight as well. I'll be sure to check out Murphy's Law soon!

    Wouldn't you have loved to see Bronson instead of Eastwood's lame girlfriend in the 4th Dirty Harry movie 'Sudden Death'? That one would easily have been Harry Callahan vs Paul Kersey with very minor changes.

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  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I would have loved to see a direct crossover between the two.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    A Richard Johnson spy double-bill of:

    Some Girls Do (1969)
    The second, and lesser, of the two Bulldog Drummond films that Richard Johnson would star in. Taken on it's own, I still think it's a very enjoyable slice of 60's spy escapism.

    Danger Route (1967)
    A world away from Bulldog Drummond. This is sombre spying where Johnson's Jonas Wilde is used as an efficient but disposable tool by his bosses. Johnson gets to display a tougher, more resourceful kind of spy, one who is not as outwardly charming, but would turn on the charm if needed during a mission.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    JOHN CARPENTER WRITTEN and / or DIRECTED THEATRICAL MOVIE RETROSPECTIVE

    5 - THE FOG (1980)
    Co-written and directed by Carpenter

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    John Carpenter's first obvious attempt at doing Lovecraftian horror is THE FOG. Carpenter has been very vocal about admiring HP Lovecraft and would go on to make more films that have at the very least some Lovecraftian themes. THE FOG brings the dead back to a sea shore place for some unfinished business, which vaguely hints towards such stories as The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Doom That Came To Sarnath. But there's enough vintage Carpenter here without Lovecraft in the back of your mind.

    The cast is composed of typical early 80s 'stars' like Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbroock and Jamie Lee Curtis. The latter's mom, Janet Leigh, is heretoo. They all play their part as well as they can. Major props to Curtis for convincing us that she'd actually sleep with Atkins within a mere few hours after meeting each other.

    THE FOG met with mixed reviews but made over 20 times its budget, which isn't bad at all. It gained a cult following, like so many of Carpenter's films, and was one of the chosen few to be remade in the early 2000s. I can't say I strongly favour the remake, compared to its original. Carpenter's THE FOG was a product of its time and that lends it the additional benefit of nostalgia.

    I rather like THE FOG but it's not Carpenter's strongest film in my opinion. Its major strength is the eeriness Carpenter created by having a quiet little town overrun by deadly fog at night time. With traces of EVIL DEAD and Stephen King's The Mist, THE FOG feels like something we have seen before but it still holds up fairly well despite all that. My best compliment is that I never grow bored with this film, even after half a dozen viewings.

    RANKINGS

    Halloween: 9,5/10
    Eyes of Laura Mars: 8,5/10
    Assault on Precinct 13: 8/10
    The Fog: 7/10
    Dark Star: 6,5/10
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    A Richard Johnson spy double-bill of:

    Some Girls Do (1969)
    The second, and lesser, of the two Bulldog Drummond films that Richard Johnson would star in. Taken on it's own, I still think it's a very enjoyable slice of 60's spy escapism.

    Danger Route (1967)
    A world away from Bulldog Drummond. This is sombre spying where Johnson's Jonas Wilde is used as an efficient but disposable tool by his bosses. Johnson gets to display a tougher, more resourceful kind of spy, one who is not as outwardly charming, but would turn on the charm if needed during a mission.
    Both are BRILLIANT films!
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    @Birdleson, I think you might like Deadlier Than The Male (1966) but you might find Some Girls Do (1969) a disappointment. Obviously better than the Flint films or all the four Matt Helm films with Dean Martin, but still... It's more in the vein of Moonraker.
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    Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows.
    Haven't watched this in ages, still a great fun/action movie. :)

    @Thunderpussy, one of my favorite films in recent years. The chemistry between Robert and Jude, the story, the action, the music, the themes of the fisherman and the trout, chess pieces, opera and more is mind blowing and forms a fantastic Holmes film. And I think Jared Harris is by far and away the best adaptation of Doyle's Moriarty as written that I've yet to see.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I had forgotten how good he was ( sounds just like his Dad ) in the torture scene.
    singing and then swinging on Holmes,a very unsettling performance.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I had forgotten how good he was ( sounds just like his Dad ) in the torture scene.
    singing and then swinging on Holmes,a very unsettling performance.

    God, he's so, so perfect and chilling. Richard would be so proud. It's amazing how alike they are, right down to their acting and mannerisms.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    The Sixth Sense (1999)

    A hell of a film. A brilliant performance by Haley Joel Osmond that sometimes makes Bruce Willis suffer in comparison. Probably M. Night Shyamalan's best film.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I wonder if Shyamalan knew that the success of that movie would haunt him for the rest of his career (and make everything else he made seem like trash in comparison).

    Pop culture wise, that movie far and away feels like the most spoiled film twist-wise in cinematic history to me, maybe even surpassing Citizen Kane.
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    A walk among the tombstones wow what a great and powerful film.
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    I've always really liked The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs - very good films in my collection. Beyond that, The Visit was so-so, and I dislike the other stuff I've seen from him.
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    Yeah they're the big three for me, @FoxRox.
    Although the one coming out soon with James McAvoy looks like it has potential
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    THIS and I was in stitches throughout the whole movie and so was the audience. Never seen that much laughing. There were kids literally lying on the floor nearly dying of laughing.

    A MUST SEE

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  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    A Richard Johnson spy double-bill of:

    Some Girls Do (1969)
    The second, and lesser, of the two Bulldog Drummond films that Richard Johnson would star in. Taken on it's own, I still think it's a very enjoyable slice of 60's spy escapism.

    Danger Route (1967)
    A world away from Bulldog Drummond. This is sombre spying where Johnson's Jonas Wilde is used as an efficient but disposable tool by his bosses. Johnson gets to display a tougher, more resourceful kind of spy, one who is not as outwardly charming, but would turn on the charm if needed during a mission.
    Both are BRILLIANT films!

    Indeed they are. Mixing the two performances together might give an approximate idea of what Johnson's Bond would have been like, he he accepted Young request.
    Birdleson wrote: »
    They look interesting.
    @Birdleson, I think you might like Deadlier Than The Male (1966) but you might find Some Girls Do (1969) a disappointment. Obviously better than the Flint films or all the four Matt Helm films with Dean Martin, but still... It's more in the vein of Moonraker.

    Deadlier Than The Male is brimming Bondian style. It's my favourite of the 60's spy films that came out in the wake of Bond, and I would rate it higher than a large portion of the series. If placed in my Bond ranking, it would make my top 5.

    When it comes to Some Girls Do, I can't help but agree with the consensus, that it isn't on par with DTTM.

    @Bridleson, you can buy both films in a R2 two disc double pack from Network.

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  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    The Hateful Eight

    Really enjoyed this with a few reservations.

    Didn't think that stagecoach was ever going to arrive at the Haberdashery!

    Tarantino seems to be treading water with this film which is a sort of Western cross between The Thing and Reservoir Dogs.

    Liked the fact that unused music from The Thing was on the soundtrack and fit the film very well.

    Not sure if I want to see it again though...
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I don't think The Hateful Eight is the kind of film you'd want to see, again. And in a way, neither is Django Unchained. But, both are good films. Not too great, but very good.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    I don't think The Hateful Eight is the kind of film you'd want to see, again. And in a way, neither is Django Unchained. But, both are good films. Not too great, but very good.

    Usually Tarantino films for me have a high re-watch factor to them. Which is why I was surprised that as so far I have no inclination to see it again, although that could change.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I don't want to see The Hateful Eight again personally, but I do like watching Django, where for me everything builds up to that gripping dinner scene. Di Caprio's best work imho. Masterful.
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