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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Very Cool.
In the middle of Band of Brothers.
One of the best shows ever. Have you watched The Pacific? Yes, very good but not produced as well as BoB
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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[quote=Irishman12]UNSANE
I really enjoyed this film, in fact, more so than I originally thought I would. Steven Soderbergh does a great job with his directing, especially in the early parts of the film. When viewed outside, main star Claire Foy is usually observed from a stalker's POV. However, when it's an inside setting, the camera angle is usually off slightly and closer than it should be, giving the audience an awkward or uncomfortable feeling. This was my first time seeing Claire Foy and she gives an amazing performance of a woman who is committed against her will, trying to convince everyone else she's perfectly sane and that she doesn't belong there. However, in the process, she appears to make herself look even more insane to the hospital staff. In addition, it gives more of an insight into how trapped women of stalkers can feel. Having to change their name, telephone numbers and location, all while constantly always looking of their shoulder. Again, I thoroughly enjoyed this and will probably see it in theaters again! 7/10[/quote
This chic is creepy, very well done. The people surrounding her are very creepy too.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Yes indeed. Hope you liked it! I did ,,,, wife really loved it. She gave it 4 1/2 Stars.... she does a star rating....LoL
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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I've been lazy recently posting my reviews and for that, I apologize. Here's some recent ones I've seen:
UNCLE DREW
I only recently saw the commercial this was based upon and while you have a host of amateur actors (Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, etc.), the film was decent and the story wasn't bad, but it was incredibly predictable and formulatic. In addition, I felt the film started out with some steam but the jokes ran dry after the first 20 minutes or so. Chris Webber seemed to be doing his best Arsenio Hall/Reverend Brown impression throughout and I was tired of Kyrie Irving referring to everyone as "young blood." 4.5/10
THE FIRST PURGE
With the exception of the first installment of this series, I have never been a fan of this franchise. I thought the premise was interesting but it's never truly translated to film as well as I had hoped. This is just another example of it. The story tells of the very first purge which takes place as an experiment on Staten Island. Residents are encouraged to stay and participate and those who do are compensated (the more you purge, the more you'll make). My biggest problem with the film was the social/political commentary of the film. White mercenaries/police officers going into predominately minority neighborhoods to "cleanse themselves." Another race-baiting movie that I think is inappropriate for it's time, given the current high tensions between minorities and the police. 4/10
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
I recently rewatched the original before seeing the sequel, and after viewing both, I've undervalued this franchise. The sequel turned me into more of an Ant-Man fan and Evangeline Lilly killed it as Hope Van Dyne/Wasp. As with any sequel, the characters are already established so we can jump right in with more action and more comedy. The supporting cast is back (namely Michael Pena, TI and David Dastmalchian) to provide their antics and levity. The anti-aging CGI used for both Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer, during a scene earlier in the film set in the 1980's, is incredible. Between the 2, I enjoy the first one slightly more, but this was still a great followup and I'm looking forward to the third. 7/10
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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MARY SHELLEY
Elle Fanning gives a strong performance as a young Mary Shelley. This film deals with the tragedies in her young life that lead to her ultimately penning the Frankenstein novel (something with which I still need to read along with Bram Stoker's DRACULA). What I admire about Elle is the soft and delicate young women she can portray but then in an instant, she can turn that kindness into a fire you wouldn't expect she is capable of spewing based on her looks alone. Also, this is an interesting story of a young woman trying to find her voice during a male dominated period. 5.5/10
BLINDSPOTTING
The previews for this had me somewhat interested and since the surge pricing went into effect in my area and I wasn't able to see the new MISSION IMPOSSIBLE as a result, I took a flyer on this. It was much better than I expected. I thought this was going to be another anti-cop, racial motivated movie. And while the movie does deal with racial tensions, it doesn't smother the viewer with it. The story is about Colin, a recently released felon who has only 3 days left on his probation before he's completely free of his past crime. During this time late at night, driving home from work, he seems a black man run in front of his truck while stopped at a traffic light. Following him is a white police officer who shots the suspect in the back 4 times. Colin is left with a dilemma: does he involve himself and speak up about the shooting, risking the cops retaliating against him by claiming he violated his parole some how and returning him to jail, or does he remain quite? It's an interesting study about a young man, trying to better himself and stay on the right path while at the same time, having the criminal justice system still hoovering over him like an anvil just waiting to be dropped. 6/10
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Keep Watching \ 2017 Horror with Carl from Walking Dead. Very Creepy, well done.
Director Sean Carter is obviously a fan of classics and do not understand the poor ratings it received.
I give it at least a 6-7 out of 10 or if you rather stars a 3 out of Five .
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Can anyone tell which Dirty Harry movie contains this scene: it's near the opening when Harry goes to a store to get coffee and the waitress pours a ton of sugar into it which causes harry to return to the store to find out why. In fact, the store is being held up. Pretty sure it's Sudden Impact
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Watched Wes Craven's New Nightmare, which was, at the time, a quite interesting and brave spin on the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Coming out in 1994, it predated Scream by two years, so it was probably the first meta horror movie.
The scene where the guy gets killed by the glove coming up through the car seat, which he mistakes for an itchy ball sack, while driving home is something I remembered vividly ever since watching it as a child.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Unforgiving, Clint Eastwood / Morgan Freeman and Popeye Doyle.
Great Western.
Unforgiven 1992 great dark western drama I really like that one.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Just watched 'The Harder They Fall'
Humphrey Bogart's last film before he died. Not a terrible boxing movie. Some of the fights scenes are awful but I think it served the purpose of showing that all of the fights were fixed.
Has anyone scene 'Somebody Up There Likes Me'? I was told it was a good boxing movie with a lot of great scenes filmed in the legendary Stillman's Gym.
Somebody up there likes me/// Paul Newman in 1 of the best of the early boxing flicks around... Just watched "TheMan w/ The Golden Arm"..w/ Frank Sinatra & Kim Novak..very engaging.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion, Part III
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Somebody up there likes me/// Paul Newman in 1 of the best of the early boxing flicks around... It was made in the mid 1950s so I'd hardly call it an early boxing flick but I did enjoy it immensely. Paul Newman did a very nice job of capturing the brutish Rocky Graziano. And look for an early scene on a rooftop with a very young Steve McQueen. Filmed a few years after came "Requiem for a Heavyweight" starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney in an excellent adaptation of an earlier teleplay of the same story. A wonderful drama and added real-life boxers like champs Jack Dempsey, Willie Pep and Muhammad Ali (just after he turned pro as Cassius Clay) added a touch of realism.
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