Film review thread

[RhynoCZ]

[trevoriv]

Anyone recommend something to put a DTS system to the test? Preferably with TrueHD or HD / HDMA, no Atmos or DTS:X
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[Poecilotheria]

This is true it is a digital format
The problem with streaming is that you can not find everything on there, I have some hard to get DVD's like wrongfully accused, monster dog, silence of the hams, martial law series etc. I want to go all digital would be so much easier and faster to pick through. Any idea's on best way to digitise all of them?
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[M.C]

Rip your DVDs with a ripping program?

[MarJay]

True Romance (1993)

Always avoided this because I thought as it was just written by Tarantino it was just an effort to cash in on his recent hits at the time. Boy was I wrong. I didn't realise it was the late great Tony Scott who directed it, and it is a very very good film. Very tightly scripted, if a little predictable and with an absolutely amazing cast. 8/10

John Wick (The original one)

Awesome. Proper action movie. Not much plot, not much in the way of dialogue, but the action is amazing. 7/10
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[M.C]

Moonlight 4.5/10 - ghetto brokeback mountain just about sums it up. I don't understand why critics are getting so wet for this, it had its moments, but it seemed to randomly stumble through different ideas before settling on one unspectacular narrative.

There were some good scenes, but a lot of it was nothing more than shaky/blurry shots which apparently's the work of a great director? It's fair to say this film was lost on me, watch it do really well at the Oscars

[M.C]

Lion 7/10 - I was expecting another slumdog millionaire (which I didn't really care for), but this was a lot better and felt more grown-up. Make sure you get the tissues ready as this will be some emotional shit

[CaNsA]

[andyscooter]

[RhynoCZ]

Girlfriend's Day (2017) - 6/10

Quite unusual film with Bob Odenkirk being the greeting card writer. It was alright, I like Bob Odenkirk aka Saul Goodman.
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[Poecilotheria]

[Lord Percy]

Transformers: The one where they battle for the moon or something.

6 / 10

Not a bad film but really let itself down with the female supporting role.

A Brit girl who looked and acted like the off-screen version of herself is a ditsy bimbo type who'd shipped herself across the pond and only got into the movie business via looks and 'Britishness'.

Quick google and I was right. She's a lingerie model who can now apparently act in mega-budget blockbusters.

So I rate the film lower than it deserves, on principle

[Rogerborg]

Kingsman - 6/10

A credible try, but the tone, pacing and story is uneven. Is it a straight superspy film? A Bond pastiche? It's not really sure. It wants to be a big production, but it's dragging the anchor of a few small screen performers. Samuel L. Motherfucking Jackson in his Arctic lair, and that tart from Game On in a council flat in the same film is too much of a thematic spectrum. Also, one of the main characters suffers from the Indiana Jones problem - their screen time is effectively irrelevant to the plot.

Worth a watch, but the hole thing really needed the tone of the prison cell scene.
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[Jayy]

Nocturnal Animals - 7/10

A solid film here quite nicely shot (cutting between fiction and non-fiction) and also a little heavy on the subject. Jake Gyllenhaal is quite an under rated actor, he always plays these strange characters but does it very well.

Michael Shannon is cool and everything but he's a bit monotone in everything he does. Every film and show I've seen him in, his performances appear sedated and lack lustre. I do like him but he's a bit samey.

[Lord Percy]

[M.C]

I thought it was decent, but then I went into it with low expectations (which always helps).

[Rogerborg]

[M.C]

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 6.5/10 - second time I've seen this, on first viewing I wasn't that impressed compared to the previous film (Rise...) which was brilliant. However it's actually pretty good, looking forward to the next one out later this year.

[RhynoCZ]

Trespass Against Us (UK) - 6/10

Alright film about a man who tries to get away from his scum dad and his friends. There are some good car chases and stunts, well known cast, good performance of Fassbender and Gleeson.
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[RhynoCZ]

Allied - 8/10

WW2, spies, nazis, unexpected plot twists. Solid 8/10, although 1/3 of the film was basically all in French and I'm not a fan of the now aging Marion Cotillard, I'm glad I didn't turn the film off.

Also, some of the cameos were just odd. For instance Lizzy Caplan.
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[Ribenapigeon]

So who do we think is going to make the biggest arsehole of themselves at the Oscars?

[Jayy]

[CaNsA]

[chickenstrip]

Killing Them Softly 7/10

You'd expect this to be pretty good, with a cast that includes Ray Liotta, James Gandolfino and Brad Pitt. Gritty tale of contract killers, atmospherically filmed (didn't catch who the director was), and fitted in with my new reading taste of crime novels. The other actors (who I didn't recognise from elsewhere) also gave good performances.
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