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Apr 3, 2017 10:51:47 GMT -5
Post by lordyam on Apr 3, 2017 10:51:47 GMT -5
Ghost in the Shell was pretty decent...it looked great but its still a struggle for me to embrace cute little scarlett Johannsen as an action hero...maybe its the lack of facial hair, I dunno She's already black widow
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Apr 4, 2017 9:44:39 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Apr 4, 2017 9:44:39 GMT -5
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Apr 23, 2017 16:00:54 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Apr 23, 2017 16:00:54 GMT -5
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Apr 24, 2017 8:24:20 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Apr 24, 2017 8:24:20 GMT -5
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Apr 26, 2017 11:41:04 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Apr 26, 2017 11:41:04 GMT -5
this is a great movie...I wouldnt really call it an action movie although there is a lot. It is more oriented towards adults but it is a beautiful looking film and does the Armenian tragedy justice IMO My eyes watered up towards the end which hasnt happened in a LOOOONNNNG time
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May 7, 2017 19:28:19 GMT -5
Post by KiramidHead on May 7, 2017 19:28:19 GMT -5
Currently watching through the Zatoichi box set from Criterion. Good stuff, so far.
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May 8, 2017 9:26:49 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on May 8, 2017 9:26:49 GMT -5
Zatoichi rules
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May 13, 2017 7:41:21 GMT -5
Post by deuce on May 13, 2017 7:41:21 GMT -5
A funny review. Completely ignoring the hiostorical stuff -- which I can overlook if things are good enough otherwise --this movie has plenty of problems. Funny problems.
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May 13, 2017 23:11:36 GMT -5
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Post by thedarkman on May 13, 2017 23:11:36 GMT -5
A funny review. Completely ignoring the hiostorical stuff -- which I can overlook if things are good enough otherwise --this movie has plenty of problems. Funny problems. I enjoyed this movie, but considered it a fantasy swashbuckling adventure rather than a historical take on the Arthur legend.
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May 14, 2017 7:35:03 GMT -5
Post by deuce on May 14, 2017 7:35:03 GMT -5
A funny review. Completely ignoring the hiostorical stuff -- which I can overlook if things are good enough otherwise --this movie has plenty of problems. Funny problems. I enjoyed this movie, but considered it a fantasy swashbuckling adventure rather than a historical take on the Arthur legend. There are plenty of movies I love that have major historical problems. The Wind and the Lion and Spartacus just to name two. Fuqua's own From Hell, for that matter, is one I enjoy. That's not what I'm talking about and I get tired of people trying to play that card on me. The same goes for when a movie doesn't exactly follow the book. There are several movies where I think the filmmakers improved on the book. The scene in King Arthur that broke it for me is where the "Sarmatians" decided to ride back to the steppes -- the homeland they can barely remember -- and abandoned their kids and the mothers of their children to the tender mercies of the invaders. Abandoned the friends they'd made and people who depended on them. "Sarmatians Going Their Own Way"! The ultimate manifestation of the "reluctant hero" crap that Fuqua was peddling through the entire movie. Doesn't matter if they finally decided to come back in a "Han Solo" move. They're worthless whiners and they were worthless whiners through most of the film. The reviewer above points out numerous examples of the crap scenes, nonsensical writing and bad directing by Fuqua that ruined this movie. The acting was nothing to write home about, either. As I said before, I can ignore historical inaccuracies, but you have to give me a good movie to distract me. This movie ain't one of those.
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May 14, 2017 9:26:12 GMT -5
Post by almuric on May 14, 2017 9:26:12 GMT -5
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) - I swear, sometimes I think Hollywood plans for certain movies to flop. From a so-so marketing campaign to a release date a week after Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, this movie has been set up to fail. And it doesn't deserve to. This unconventional take on the Arthurian legend has energy and ambition that make it one of the better Fantasy movies I've seen recently.
Historical accuracy is out the window. We have "England" and "Vikings" alongside "Londinium". On the other hand, Londinium has crumbling Roman ruins and Vortigern's knights have Roman-styled helmets and standards. The language is modern as is the racial mix of the cast. The magic feels more Howard than Tolkien and is aided by the fact that some of the supernatural elements are never explained. And the score by Daniel Pemberton is energetic and unique.
In six months, people will be talking about how great this movie was. But that's six months too late.
See it on the big screen while you can.
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May 14, 2017 10:13:23 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on May 14, 2017 10:13:23 GMT -5
I liked the new King Arthur...yeah it was very Howardish. The big payoff is near the end when the Gigantic snake shows up and just a bit later the Massive Reaper type monster...both were truly cool. I have some minor grips...Jud Law is a bit to pretty to play a really nasty bad guy tho he does his best. Eric Bana doesnt get enough screen time, and the women are mostly minor characters except for the powerful sorceress. The movie looks great though and the monsters were super cool. Nothing much like the more traditional tales of King Arthur. AS for the "historical inaccuracies" Arthur was a myth people, stories made up to entertain people before they had books and movies. Maybe there are hints of a real Arthur but I seriously doubt he had any resemblance at all to the legends...c'mon now. Sometimes I think people believe only modern man can have a fantasy life.
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May 14, 2017 10:56:16 GMT -5
Post by almuric on May 14, 2017 10:56:16 GMT -5
Perhaps I missed a bit when I was taking my bathroom break, but . . .
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. . . was the film implying that Mordred transferred his soul into Vortigern? Because that's what I was thinking.
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May 15, 2017 11:08:02 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on May 15, 2017 11:08:02 GMT -5
I would say its loosely based on the Arthur legends, so I would need to watch it again to verify for myself the details precisely. It didnt just retail the same old story which is actually pretty cool cause it makes the movie a lot more unpredictable. There were times I think that it was influenced by the tv show Vikings. The Vikings only played a minor role in this movie though.
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May 17, 2017 13:43:03 GMT -5
Post by andys on May 17, 2017 13:43:03 GMT -5
Ridley Scott has been slowly killing Blade Runner for years by increasingly eroding its ambiguity with each new cut of the film.
Alien should never have been expanded upon. As entertaining as Aliens is, its reduction of the monsters to being giant bugs killed the Lovecraftian mystique they had in the first movie.
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