The Northman - awful, not sure how they made it so badly. Could have been another Gladiator but nowhere near.
The Northman - awful, not sure how they made it so badly. Could have been another Gladiator but nowhere near.
The Estate
Woeful storyline with a dire script plus mediocre acting makes for something that even the streaming services gave a swerve to!
Good job we have Pathé Unlimited membership
I wouldn’t say ‘rubbish’ but watched Belfast last night and considering all the buzz around it I was very disappointed. Beautifully shot/filmed with a great cast but struggled to connect with it and dare I say found it a little boring…..
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Stillwater
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The Bygone, on Prime. Just don't bother, made no sense at all
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Black Panther 2. Absolutely garbage you have been warned lol.
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Not sure if its been mentioned but Synchronic should just be called chronic.
bloodshot....
like some Vin Diesel films but not this one
should have been called
bloody sh*t
Troll....bloody awful gave up after 30 minutes.
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Elvis
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When I realised it was Two hours in and still had a good 30min to go it stopped being boring and predictable.
I rather enjoyed it. It felt starwarsy in a way and for me it actually had a plot. At least compared to the 80's top gun which I really despise.
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The Batman.
As a fan of the others, this just failed to grip me and my attention in any way. Was switched off within 30mins.
I stuck it out but definitely the most overrated film of the year for me.
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Avatar 2
Cons: almost no story whatsoever and no character-development worth a toss, you really need to see the 3D version to get the best from it, very long (I like that, most don't), ecological subtext isn't all that sub - more of a club (again, I'm fine with it, moany old farts less-so). Clumsily and self-consciously references an assortment of movies - never to good effect. Rated 12A - and yet 12 is about the oldest you can be to get much from this. Described - aptly - elsewhere as 'Smurfahontas'.
Pros: very, very pretty, best SFX of any movie I've yet seen, 3D works better than elsewhere too (E&OE), kids will love it, especially the swearing and gory violence - parents won't because of the swearing and gory violence and length...
tl;dr - this is - fundamentally - a kids' movie, despite being too long and violent and sweary for them...
I've been at it again - wanted something brain-off while I ate my supper - so pulled 'R.I.P.D.' off Netflix, having never heard of it...
I mean, how bad can something be that's got Ryan Reynolds, Geoff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker and Kevin Bacon in it?
Oh, yeah, Kevin Bacon... I should have paid more attention.
I endured 1.5 hours of clunk as this attempted to pay tribute to MiB and Ghostbusters by p*ssing on their graves - 1.5 hours waiting for it to start. It just never did.
Yeesh.
If you need to make time die, if you hate yourself and believe you were put on the Earth to suffer: watch R.I.P.D - it'll make you grateful that death exists and that there's no coming-back.
I watched a film called '(Quentin Tarantino Presents) Hell Ride' the other night.
I love B-movies, biker movies, exploitation, grindhouse etc., etc., but I hated this.
Decent cast for the genre: Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, David Carradine & Vinnie Jones. Stars a guy called Larry Bishop (his father was Joey Bishop of Sinatra's Rat Pack, BTW).
It's got violence, nudity, bikes, drugs, but it's still garbage.
There is a redeeming feature, however. It's quite short...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Ride
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Jim.
Taken 2. Absolute predictable, far fetched, clichéd tosh on an epic scale.
Two that were inflicted on me without my consent this festering season were 'Troll' and the latest take on 'Krampus' - both can only be described with language proscribed from G&D, especially the latter - utter, UTTER faeces.
WonderWoman 2 : 1984
This is DC at its worst.
2.5 hours of nonsense.
The first one was mediocre, so hoped maybe this one would be better....... but WW2 is much worse.
Black Adam - Just an awful movie. So hyped and yet offered nothing!
Unfortunately started watching Blacklight with Liam Neeson gave up after 10 mins and let the wife pick and then had the displeasure of watching The Honeymoon - what a wasted evening so far
White Noise - What a waste of two hours. Netflix
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An American Pickle
on Amazon
so terrible i wasted 30 minutes I'll never get back trying to 'give it a chance'
some Seth Rogan films can be quite amusing but this missed the mark by miles
Interesting idea but just not funny at all.
Moonfall
on Amazon
Terrible Sci Fi Nonsense !!
only managed 30 minutes before gave up - Avoid this one
Lost in london on Amazon
Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson
utter Rubbish - a real Turkey.. and Christmas is over now
Palm Springs on Amazon
another poorly made Hollywood thriller
couldn't get into it.
i'd give it a miss
Avatar 2 way of the water. That’s 6 days of my life I’m not getting back 🙄
Samaritan - Sylvester Stallone
on Amazon
usual formulaic stuff, didn't enjoy it
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Agreed - I mentioned it in post number 1273 on 30th Dec
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...=1#post6131406
Croupier - Early film (1997 i think) for Clive Owen, (i usually like his films), but Croupier was low budget, with a B movie feel, slightly unrealistic plot, and a terrible looking casino set.
The Stranger. A bunch of beards mumbling through a totally meaningless plot. I didn't know Joel Edgerton was an Aussie. He plays an American much better.
I'm sick of people going on about Everything Everywhere All At Once as though it's some intellectual rite of passage. I've had more interesting things come out of my back passage. Bloody rubbish.
The Night Before - Amazon
good cast - Joseph Gordon Levitt - Anthony Mackie - Seth Rogan etc
but it's hollywood self centred sh**
Avatar 2
Liked the first but the second was pointless
The Banshees of Inisherin - absolute overhyped garbage
I watched it last night an loved it too. The directors films always leave more questions than they answer.
Mosquito Squadron - apart from the actual aircraft footage, rubbish. Seems to be symptomatic of the period of film-making: over-acting done badly, with a third rate script. Shame, as I enjoyed it as a child.