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  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    You really don't like escapism much, do you, @Thunderfinger? :D
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I saw 5 and then I stopped watching them. 5 was pretty bad imho. I am a big fan of 2 (surprising perhaps, because many prefer the 1st) and 3.

    I like 2 because it's the comeback.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    @bondjames, you should see 6 (aka Rocky Balboa) and Creed, as well. Trust me, you won't be disappointed. It's in the vein of the first two.
  • patbpatb
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    1 to 4 are all great IMHO, few people care for 5
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Yep!
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I will do that @ClarkDevlin. I've heard good things about both (especially Creed), but 5 just left such a bad taste in my mouth that I gave up on the franchise.

    Thanks for the recommendation.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    6 and Semi-7 repair that, @bondjames, don't worry about it. :)

    You're welcome.
  • patbpatb
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    I too have not seen it but 4 out of 5 from Kermode and a Golden Globe for SS as best supporting actor. I needs to be seen.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Rocky 4 Is switch your brain off fun, I was lucky enough to see it in the cinema. I was a kid at the time and pumped after watching it, Rocky 4 is one of my best ever cinema experiences.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Don t listen to them, they are liars. All the Rocky films are crap.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Time to use the famous SNL Sean Connery expression:
    BUCK FUTTA!
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Paranormal Activity (2007). Had its moments, but nothing exceptional. Had not seen it until last night.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
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    Rocky Balboa is the real Rocky V!!
    I can't believe they actually intended to cap the series off with that nonsense back in 1990!
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    The mistake was ver turning into a cash cow/series. ROCKY was a beautiful stand-alone film, no sequel seemed necessary or appropriate.
    Agreed with this. But, then again, some of them were great that followed.
    Master_Dahark wrote: »
    Rocky Balboa is the real Rocky V!!
    I can't believe they actually intended to cap the series off with that nonsense back in 1990!
    Also agreed with this.
  • TuuliaTuulia
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Don t listen to them, they are liars. All the Rocky films are crap.

    I think I'll just take your word for it. Never had any interest in seeing any, so I haven't. And when @bondjames said he stopped after 5, I was thinking "eh, how many are there then..."
    Birdleson wrote: »
    The mistake was ver turning into a cash cow/series. ROCKY was a beautiful stand-alone film, no sequel seemed necessary or appropriate.

    The knowledge of there being sequels probably put me off of watching even that one.

  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    @Tuulia, there was a time when folks used to joke about sequels using the Rocky films as an example, because there were so many of them. I'm sure other franchises have caught up now but I can't think of any off the top of my head.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    bondjames wrote: »
    @Tuulia, there was a time when folks used to joke about sequels using the Rocky films as an example, because there were so many of them. I'm sure other franchises have caught up now but I can't think of any off the top of my head.

    @bondjames, I think the Fast and Furious films will become the modern day equivalent of Rocky in the 80s in that regard, as the series will reach at the very least 10 movies before it's run ends.

    "Another Fast movie? Christ, how much trouble can that grease monkey Vin Diesel and his gear-head goons get themselves into?"
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited October 2016 Posts: 4,813
    Before Rocky V, people used to joke about who he should fight next (since Dolph in IV was nearly super human)- they said the only way to top it would be if he fought an alien!
    They took that concept and turned it into the movie Predator!
    Apparently there was a joke circulating in Hollywood after “Rocky IV” that the only opponent left for Rocky to fight was an alien. Inspired by that idea, the screenwriters of what would eventually become “Predator” penned a script called “The Hunter,” which was basically “Rocky meets Alien.”

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  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    @Tuulia, there was a time when folks used to joke about sequels using the Rocky films as an example, because there were so many of them. I'm sure other franchises have caught up now but I can't think of any off the top of my head.

    @bondjames, I think the Fast and Furious films will become the modern day equivalent of Rocky in the 80s in that regard, as the series will reach at the very least 10 movies before it's run ends.

    "Another Fast movie? Christ, how much trouble can that grease monkey Vin Diesel and his gear-head goons get themselves into?"
    Absolutely correct @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7. I knew there was another series that was churning it out like there's no tomorrow but it wouldn't come to me when I was drafting my last post. That's the one.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    SNOWDEN

    People should watch this, it is an important film.
  • TuuliaTuulia
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    SNOWDEN

    People should watch this, it is an important film.

    Is it anywhere near as good as the documentary Citizenfour? I've seen that and I'm not sure if I'll need to see the movie, but I might...
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    @Tuulia, there was a time when folks used to joke about sequels using the Rocky films as an example, because there were so many of them. I'm sure other franchises have caught up now but I can't think of any off the top of my head.

    @bondjames, I think the Fast and Furious films will become the modern day equivalent of Rocky in the 80s in that regard, as the series will reach at the very least 10 movies before it's run ends.

    "Another Fast movie? Christ, how much trouble can that grease monkey Vin Diesel and his gear-head goons get themselves into?"

    Ugh, thankfully I have no interest in that franchise, either.

    Those Bond movies, though, how many of them are there already, geez... Still churning them out, are they?

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    SNOWDEN

    People should watch this, it is an important film.

    +1
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    bondjames wrote: »
    I will do that @ClarkDevlin. I've heard good things about both (especially Creed), but 5 just left such a bad taste in my mouth that I gave up on the franchise.

    Thanks for the recommendation.

    CREED is my favourite movie of 2015 besides Spectre and McFarland, USA.

    I'm not too big a fan of the original Rocky movies but Creed is just great and I am so thankful Stallone won the Golden Globe for it and got nominated for an Academy Award. Very deserved.

    Have you seen McFarland, USA? I love Kevin Costner and sports movies and this story is heartwarming.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I actually quite like the Fast films. They know what they are and do it good.

    I wanted to see Snowden, but don't trust the dramatization of it.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I enjoyed Snowden a lot.

    I've actually had a blast with all 3 of the biopics I've seen recently (Snowden, Sully & Deep Water Horizon). No, I've not seen Mcfarland, USA @BondJasonBond006. I'll try to get in a watch soon. I can't believe the film was made on a $17m production budget. Amazing.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    @Tuulia, I haven t seen that documentary, so cannot comment. Anyone else who saw both?
  • stagstag In the thick of it!
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    The Train starring Burt Lancaster.
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
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    Jack Reacher - first time watching and wasn't sure what to expect as I know nothing of the character. I enjoyed it, nice thriller.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited October 2016 Posts: 15,423
    Death Wish (1974):

    I was busy reading the novel a week ago hence I cut my film marathons to short when I heard that Bruce Willis' Death Wish is already filming. And in honour of that, I thought of dedicating some time to the original book (which I admit having not read it before), followed by the Charles Bronson films. And no, Death Sentence (2007) with Kevin Bacon won't be part of it, since it only uses the title of the second novel but incorporates the basic morale and the plot of the first. And it's not essentially part of Paul Benjamin/Kersey's chronology.

    Now, with the first Death Wish down, I can say, the film is a massive improvement upon the novel and sits a lot better with me than the premise of the book does. My only problem with Bronson was that, at the very beginning of the film following the tragic occurrence of the chaotic embrace his wife and daughter faced, his performance didn't indicate me to see him moved and shattered by all of the things that happened. It was as if it was just another day like any regular day in his life. After his return from Tuscon, Arizona, however, the film's narrative comes to compliment Bronson's acting style more and leans towards his gritty on-screen characteristics better. From there and onward, it becomes excitingly watchable. I also love that Kersey was influenced by the wild west and his final interaction with Inspector Ochoa clearly stated he was living it, whereas in the novel it was absent.

    All in all, I loved the film just as I loved it the first time. Since I haven't noticed before, one of the street thugs who attacked Kersey's family happened to be Jeff Goldblum. I was surprised to see him there in a role like that since I know him to play the rather "sophisticated" and "heartwarming" characters later in his career.

    Looking forward to Death Wish II (1984).

    And can't wait to see Bruce Willis' version to come out.

    P.S. This scene... Gave me the goosebumps...

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  • patbpatb
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    I always put Death Wish alongside Dirty Harry. An interesting action movie that has depth (if you want it) re the role of the state and the individual re the handing out of justice etc etc.
    Its a great concept but, IMHO Bronson fails to deliver any depth and the movie comes over as a little flat (especially when compared to Dirty Harry), better casting, better director and it could have been an all time classic.
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