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Feb 2, 2017 22:20:34 GMT -5
Post by trescuinge on Feb 2, 2017 22:20:34 GMT -5
I have loved 'The Jokers' since I was a teen. This movie is cool:
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Feb 3, 2017 17:38:41 GMT -5
Post by Erik on Feb 3, 2017 17:38:41 GMT -5
If you're a fan of zombie films, be sure to check out Train to Busan:
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Feb 3, 2017 19:31:09 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Feb 3, 2017 19:31:09 GMT -5
is the new resident evil movie any good. I may go see it cause there isnt a lot out right now
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Feb 4, 2017 16:37:19 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Feb 4, 2017 16:37:19 GMT -5
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Feb 4, 2017 19:36:51 GMT -5
Post by KiramidHead on Feb 4, 2017 19:36:51 GMT -5
I have the script for Z, still haven't read it. The early reviews have all been great, though.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:08:16 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Feb 19, 2017 17:08:16 GMT -5
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Feb 20, 2017 5:43:35 GMT -5
Post by ironhand on Feb 20, 2017 5:43:35 GMT -5
I especially love those terrifying meat-munching brontosauruses!
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Feb 20, 2017 9:23:38 GMT -5
Post by Von K on Feb 20, 2017 9:23:38 GMT -5
I especially love those terrifying meat-munching brontosauruses! When I first read your comment Ironhand I thought you were referring to Ms Welch's famous assets. I was thinking - 'Never heard 'em called that before...' Welcome back Ironhand, good to see you on the forum again!
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Feb 23, 2017 10:42:25 GMT -5
Post by almuric on Feb 23, 2017 10:42:25 GMT -5
Arthur and Merlin (2015) - It's often said that low budget movies are better than big budget because they have to rely on acting and script for quality. This is so rarely the case, I find. Most low budget movies are shoddy crap that Ed Wood Jr. would be ashamed of.
And then, sometimes, you get a film like this one.
Now, when I saw this DVD at the store, I immediately had flashbacks to Dragons of Camelot. Checking out the low IMBD rating, it seemed as if my suspicions were confirmed. But I kept digging and found something interesting. The people who liked this movie were passionate about it. So I took a chance and learned that lurking behind a low rating and a bland title is --- with a few small caveats --- one of the best fantasy movies in recent memory.
Here, Merlin is Myrddin, a mysterious child born without a father with a connection to the Tuadaan (the Tuatha de Danaan, clearly). When King Vortigern's Druid Aberthol (played on the bleeding edge of intense and hammy by Nigel Cooke) shows up in his village demanding human sacrifice, Myrddin defies him and is selected to be killed. Arthfael, a nobleman's bastard, saves Myrddin from death. 15 years later, the Celts are being overrun by the Saxons while Vortigern ails. After a disastrous battle, Arthfael accuses Aberthol of treachery and is banished. Arthfael decides to try to find the boy he saved all those years ago in the hopes of defeating the Druid and saving Vortigen from his influence.
While the movie takes liberties with the Arthurian legend, it's clear the writer-director did their research. Some of the legends referenced aren't the obvious, well-known ones. Arthfael is the bastard of Cador of Cornwall, not Uther (though there is a Cador who is a minor Arthurian figure) and it's mentioned he even has legitimate brothers. "Excalibur" here is the Sword of Nuada, a weapon of the Tuadaan which Arthfael finds in a lake. King Vortigern is given a more sympathetic portrayal than he usually gets, think Théoden, with Aberthol as his Wormtongue. The Celtic mythology is more Silmarillion than Mabinogion and a bit more Irish Celtic than British Celtic, but it works in the context of the film. The costuming and setting seems fairly accurate to Dark Ages Britain. There was nothing blatantly wrong or jarringly anachronistic that I saw (though I'm not an expert).
Wisely, the film tries not to do anything beyond its budget. There's one big battle and a few smaller fights. We get one village, two camps and a hill-fort. The location shooting adds quite a bit of value to the proceedings. I did detect a certain lack of animals. There's no horses at all, for instance, and I don't recall any livestock in the village.
The real strength of this movie is the script and acting. Marco van Belle's script is literate and mostly eschews cliché. He manages to get the old-fashioned diction almost perfect without it sounding strained. And the actors are all excellent. Kirk Barker's Arthfael feels naturally heroic. Even when he's denying his destiny as king out of loyalty to Vortigern, he can't help but be a leader. Stefan Butler's Myrddin manages to be mysterious and funny. Charlotte Brimble's Olwen (here taking the place of Gwynhyfar) manages to be strong without being the usual sword-wielding Amazon we often get in such movies. And the rest of the cast, down to the smaller roles, are very solid. There are no weak links.
The only real problem is the budget. While they work around the limitations as best they can, the climax could have benefited from a little more time and money. The fight choreography isn't that great either. Still a million times better than Dragons of Camelot, though. But the positives massively outweigh the negatives. I would love to see this get a sequel, and I'll be watching for the director's work in the future.
I highly recommend this.
It's available VOD through iTunes and it's also on DVD through Walmart in the States and HMV in Canada.
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Feb 23, 2017 15:38:40 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 15:38:40 GMT -5
I'm kinda looking forward to this.
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Feb 28, 2017 13:07:16 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Feb 28, 2017 13:07:16 GMT -5
The Great Wall is a wonderful sword and sorcery epic. You need to see it. The action is non stop. The 3D stuff had me dodging objects the entire show, it is by FAR the best 3D stuff Ive ever seen. The monsters are incredible and truly seem to be real. The leading lady is very beautiful and the visuals are really mind blowing. There is a little bit of silliness like the bungie jumping female warriors (although that too looks incredible) but I can guarantee no fan of sword and sorcery will be let down. The scenes in the last twenty minutes are just WOW...a really great fantasy flick
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Feb 28, 2017 13:44:41 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 13:44:41 GMT -5
If those Taotie monsters had really landed on the other side of ' The Great Wall' the Hunnic warriors woulda taken care of them centuries ago!
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Feb 28, 2017 22:52:04 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Feb 28, 2017 22:52:04 GMT -5
those things were big, probably some good eating for a hungry family of huns
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Mar 2, 2017 13:34:28 GMT -5
Post by andys on Mar 2, 2017 13:34:28 GMT -5
Following the latest round of "there are no plans to release the original Star Wars movies on DVD..." non-news, I decided to finally bite the bullet and download the Despecialized editions (hey, I do actually own the movies on video, so I'm really not breaking the honor system). Have to give credit: Star Wars fans are a highly motivated and effective bunch and they did an amazing job on these. The image quality is very high and consistent from what I've seen.
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Mar 12, 2017 12:36:41 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Mar 12, 2017 12:36:41 GMT -5
The Promise is a film centered on the bloody slaughter and cruelty of the Armenian Genocide. I like Bale and this looks to be a good movie within its given parameters: frontierpartisans.com/9746/love-time-slaughter/Chris Cornell is doing a track for it:
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