Film review thread

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[Lord Percy]

The Hobbit Trilogy. - 5/10

Rubbish. Had a Hobbit fest over the past few days (having watched LOTR the previous week), and was so disappointed.

I'd seen the films before and knew they weren't that great, but I'd forgotten just how not great they really are.

It's like LOTR, but with no sense of proper adventure, no feeling like a real plot is being followed. The acting is cardboard and American (even if all the accents are British). Also, Legolas is painfully older, and the Orc armies are clearly CGI (unlike LOTR which used 3000 guys in orc outfits).

Very disappointing.

[bhinso]

Yesterday (7/10)
Bloke is a failed musician, then there's a worldwide blackout and everyone except him has never heard of the Beatles.

Tolkien 5/10
Biography of the J.R.R. of the title name, except they took all his religious beliefs out to make it more PC.

[Hetzer]

Out today on Netflix, The King. 10/10. The plot, dialogue, acting, scene, pace, realism, characters, twists, the whole enchilada, pure perfection.
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[Lord Percy]

Alien Covenant: 4/10

What an embarrassment to the Alien franchise.

[pinkyfloyd]

Law Abiding Citizen 9/10

Fantastic movie with a good twist. I do like Gerard Buttler as an actor and he was good in this but Jamie Fox as very impressive. I've never been a fan of him.

Movie was good enough to watch it again tonight with Mrs Pinky.
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[Lord Percy]

[Lord Percy]

Videodrome: 6.5 / 10

Interesting film about the way TVs can take over the mind.

It's a little bit of a horror, a little bit of psychological thriller and a bit of surrealism. The problem is that each of those aspects are too 'little' for it to really create a whole experience. It was probably quite cool when it was first released (1983).

[Tracey Suntan-King]

Suspiria 2018 2/10

A vastly inferior remake of the 1977 Dario Argento classic. They could have saved time and money by not bothering IMO.

Gory, with lots of tits & minge, which is why I'm bringing it to the attention of BCF.

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[kawashima]

John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum
I enjoyed this film as an entertainmanet. I didn't expect I find it funny at some points too. Keanu doesn't get old. he's 55 but looks like 35.
Am now waiting for Terminator Dark Fate release on Nov 8th here.
(worrying about low scores on imdb reviews though..)
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[Lord Percy]

Lion King (2019) - 5 / 10

Very watchable film, but I refuse to give it a good score because the only thing that made it watchable was the fact that it was based entirely on the much, much better original version.

The best parts of this new version are the story line and the music, both of which were completely (but understandably) stolen from the original.

That 'unoriginal' issue aside, in a like-for-like comparison where you put yourself in the position of "never watched any version of Lion King before", I'd say the original Disney version is still the better of the two. More likable characters, more emotional investment, better casting and better voice acting/singing all round.

Also the CGI animals are WAY too realistic. I think the CGI company just wanted their chance to have a go at proving to themselves they could make realistic animals. Likable characters were a side thought.

[Lord Percy]

No Country for Old Men - 7/10

The main good thing about this film is that it's not just another action flick. You feel connected to it and the characters are interesting.

But the story is full of holes and unrealistic escapades. It's filmed to be gritty and realistic, but there are several parts where the characters do things that just wouldn't happen in normal society, even if one of them is batshit crazy.

Definitely worth watching. Not sure I'll be that keen to ever watch it again though.

[pinkyfloyd]

[King29]

Rise of the footsoldier 4 Marbella.

I'm pre-empting this as a solid 8/10 judging by the last 3 instalments. To be fair it's probably just going to be Pat, Craig and Tony driving around in a Range Rover shouting "CUNT!" for 90 minutes. Even then I'd probably still give it a similar score.

£6.99 for the HD version off of Google. My evenings entertainment has been booked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr7IkS3IgXY

EDIT.

Just finished watching it. Awesome movie! there is even an after credits scene. Roll on Rise of the footsoldier 5.

[King29]

Primal 7/10. Nic Cage back on top form. Sort of like snakes on a plane but in a different setting. Famke Janssen provides the eye candy and a few other 'b' rated movie stars act as filler for Cage. It's up there with 211 and some of his better stuff. 7/10.

[kawashima]

Terminator dark fate
Enjoyable as an action film but I understood why some of core terminator fans are angry about this film. I re-watched terminator 1 at home.
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[King29]

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[Lord Percy]

Joker - 7.5/10

Way overhyped.

Not a bad film at all, but didn't seem that realistic to me. It's supposed to be about the way society creates and treats peculiar people, but it was a bit too obvious and American to me. I was hoping for a very realistic portrayal of someone with a mental issues. All I saw was an actor doing pantomime.

Might have been better if there wasn't so much hype built up around it.

[Hetzer]

[Hetzer]

Crown Vic, 8/10.
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[Lord Percy]

Charlie's Angels (2019) - 5/10

Wooo girl power But make sure they're still sexy for objectifying! And deliberately make all the male characters evil or stupid or androgynous psychotherapist 'perfect but sexless' robo-male

What a joke of a film!

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A Lonely Place TO Die. 6.5/10

Watched this on TV last night. Some great footage of the Scottish Highlands and not a bad thriller, albeit a bit of an unfinished ending.

A group of rock climbers in a remote location, find a foreign girl buried in a 4x3ft chamber and free her. They then go through a cat and mouse with a couple of nasty kidnappers chasing them through the highlands to the nearest village trying to pick them off.
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