buksida wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:02 am Infinite - Best of the three for me, but I like my sci-fi. Wahlberg plays a reincarnated man with all the memories and skills from previous lives, and of course baddies are trying to get him. Full-on action all the way. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6654210/
Thanks for that. Usually up to date on my movies but this one passed me by. Love me a Wahlberg movie, good or bad.
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buksida wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:02 am Infinite - Best of the three for me, but I like my sci-fi. Wahlberg plays a reincarnated man with all the memories and skills from previous lives, and of course baddies are trying to get him. Full-on action all the way. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6654210/
Thanks for that. Usually up to date on my movies but this one passed me by. Love me a Wahlberg movie, good or bad.
Very enjoyable. Is another to go in with low expectations if you have a gander at the reviews.
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I've never not enjoyed a Mark Wahlberg movie mind, so my opinions on it would be biased. One of my favourite actors. Pain and Gain, Boogie Nights, The Happening, Lone Survivor, Shooter, Ted, Daddy's Home, Three Kings, Perfect Storm... (some of my favourites off the top of my head, the list goes on and on! )
Honestly, just love him!
I don't trust children. They're here to replace us.
Last night I watched the movie Vendetta starring Danny Dyer who’s been in many movies and UK Soap Eastenders.
The clue to the theme is in the title and whilst it’s pretty gruesome at times (e.g. one of the revenge scenes involves a guy who is chained up between a metal beam and a Range Rover and pulled until something breaks - and it isn’t the chain!!).
Despite the numerous violent scenes, I very much enjoyed it. I watched it on Amazon Prime, but I’m sure it’s available to download.
The Worricker Trilogy: Page 8 (2011), Turks & Caicos (2014) and Salting the Battlefield (2014).
All on Netflix.
Written and directed by David Hare for the BBC.
British spy stuff. Slow and mysterious rather than fast and furious. A fabulous cast headed by Bill Nighy.
I haven't finished them yet, but well worth a look.
I know I'll get some 'comments' but I've just watched "Space Jam A New Legacy".
I'm not normally into cartoons (except Roadrunner and Tom & Jerry) but this one is exceptional. Really impressive how they've blended - Traditional 'draw' cartoons with animation, CGI and real life. Almost 2 hours long and I couldn't take my eyes off it. It must feature every cartoon character, super hero/villain ever to appear on a Warner Bros screen. I challenge anyone not to like it.
I originally downloaded it for the kids a few days ago.
Only just released but YTS managed to get hold of it before the release date!
(Edit: Deleted first bit of post. Is a movie thread and I brought up the wrong discussion about Space Jam's LeBron James )
There's a few movies of interest out recently on yts. Black Widow. The Forever Purge. The Hitman's Bodyguard's Wife. I'm away from home for a week so haven't had a chance to watch them. Any opinions from fellow forum members?
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The only thing worth the effort for Black Widow is the lovely Scarlett Johanssen and the lovelier Florence Pugh - the plot is the usual predictable shite.
I watched Nomadland yesterday and wasn't sure what all the fuss was about, its more like a documentary on living on the road in vans.
Downloading Tides now, thanks.
Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed? - Hunter S Thompson
buksida wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:34 am
The only thing worth the effort for Black Widow is the lovely Scarlett Johanssen and the lovelier Florence Pugh
Shame the movie doesn't sound great but I'll certainly give it a go for these two. Loved Florence Pugh ever since I saw her in Midsommar.
Looking forward to viewing Old at the cinema on Friday. The latest entry from one of my favourite movie makers, the legendary M. Night Shyamalan (I've forgiven him for After Earth and The Last Airbender ). Also got Alex Wolff in it who I thought did a cracking job in Hereditary.
I don't trust children. They're here to replace us.
I have come to the conclusion that IMDB ratings mean nothing for new releases.
Older films with a greater ratio of regular guy reviews give a more genuine representation of a film.
Watched Nicolas Cage’s ‘PIG’ last night and foresee its IMDB rating dropping closer to 5/10.
7/10 for that garbage storyline? Really!?
‘Tides’ on the other hand hopefully moving up to 6+/10.
Ginjaninja wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:46 am
I have come to the conclusion that IMDB ratings mean nothing for new releases.
Older films with a greater ratio of regular guy reviews give a more genuine representation of a film.
Watched Nicolas Cage’s ‘PIG’ last night and foresee its IMDB rating dropping closer to 5/10.
7/10 for that garbage storyline? Really!?
‘Tides’ on the other hand hopefully moving up to 6+/10.
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At the end of the day, these "Ratings" are a pretty much simplistic guide.... After a hard days graft, I want to watch an action or comedy that doesn't involve the brain - I could give that movie a 7 or 8, whilst on a different day when I'd prefer a drama, I'd give it a 5. In these days of Covid, I've tried to engage the brain and have found myself watching far more drama's etc. than I would have done previously.
Each to their own I guess, that said - don't like the look of "PIG", but am looking forward to "Tides"!!
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things" - Yma o Hyd.
The critics like PIG, it gets a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which I find much better than IMDb. Of course, I've seen plenty of highly rated crap, but I'll give PIG a chance.
It wasn't what I was expecting. I won't say much, but one thing I will say is that it's not about the pig. Well it sort of is, obviously, but it's really about a number of other things, like... oh you can work that out for yourselves. It's dark, both visually and metaphorically. And Cage shows he can act when he wants to.
I enjoyed it. It's only 90 minutes, so you've got nothing much to lose by giving it a go.
Last Netflix download following my work trip down under.
I real hidden gem this one.
Very simple story but entertaining throughout and an abundance of colonial nuances.
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