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Scar Jo is a weak link for the most part but at least she wears her ass well.
Why, thank you, sir!
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« Reply #642 on: 05-02-2013 22:33 »
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I saw Oblivion today, it was alright, nothing too amazing. The plot is just an overly-complicated version of with added action and even more science fiction tech. The movie creates a lot of questions, some of which are not answered or answered poorly, and it has a few twists but I was that confused and annoyed by the time these came around they didn't take me by surprise. The effects are great, as is the design & atmosphere of the movie, and the soundtrack (composed by the awesome M83) is great. The coolest thing in the movie has by far got to be the drones, they are awesome/scary as fuck and the sounds they make are brilliant, I loved every scene they were in. I also liked the design of the Tet A.I. aka Sally at the end of the movie, that was brilliant. Another annoyance is how Tom Cruise's character reacts to certain things, lots of crazy things happen to/are revealed to him over the course of the movie and he doesn't seem to really react at all, he just stays quiet and deals with it. Unless the very first revelation was that much of a shock to him he went numb and got deeply scarred. Overall, I'd say 6 or 7 out of 10.
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Inquisitor Hein
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« Reply #646 on: 05-05-2013 03:18 »
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Iron Man 3: Extremely big disappointment. My major criticism: Well...the movie missed Tony Stark as Iron Man. - First, his base get demonlished, and Tony ends without his suit (at least without a halfway working one). So, most of the time it's a normal action movie at most, with the hero sporting a few gimmicks. Well...he is not called "Iron Man" for nothing. From time to time, he should make use of said suit, right? - Towards the end, there were suddenly dozens of autonomous, unmanned Iron Man suits. We have dozens of Iron Mans. Unfortunately, hardly any of them was manned by Tony Stark. When he boarded a suit, the plot made great haste to demolish it, to get Stark out again. - He did not really come up with any plan at all to defeat the villain. Who was in the end finished off by Pepper. Which did not even happen in an intelligent way. She just used Stark's equipment (which took quite a while to master, a big, funny and well written part of Iron Man 1 dealt with that aspect) without any training to maximum effect. - After that, Tony Stark destroys his Iron Man suits and retires. WTF????
Confronting a character with an unusual situation can usually deliver good plots. But: Tony hardly wore the suit, he didn't act as a company owner/CEO, hardly any technical developments, he did not act as playboy/big mouth...that does not sound like Tony Stark at all, right? D-
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transgender nerd under canada

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I apologise for the use of nested spoiler tags. But it had to be done.Bernie: This film follows the true story of Bernie Tiede, in the town of Carthage, Texas. He moved there to work as a mortician, and quickly became a beloved figure in the community. What unfolds is a strange, sad tale. Seemingly able to befriend anybody at all, he eventually became the one friend of a local millionairess whose husband had died. There doesn't seem to have been anything romantic about their relationship, seeing as she was in her eighties, but she quickly became jealous and possessive of her new friend. Feeling trapped, Bernie eventually shot her. Then, he panicked. He'd just killed his friend, and obviously this wasn't something he'd planned on. So, he stuffed her in a freezer, and went around telling people she was recovering from a stroke. He helped himself to her bank accounts, spending over half a million on various community projects, but didn't seem to take anything for himself. Nobody questioned his story, and it wasn't until her stockbroker decided to investigate that the body was discovered - nine months after the murder. The trial is simply shot, low-key, undramatic, and absolutely nail-biting. The delivery of the verdict is perfect. The film has a relatively small cast of actors, and includes a lot of interview footage with actual residents of Carthage, which really brings home that this was based on real events, and that the main character (played to perfection by Jack Black) is a real-life... murderer, who shot and killed an octogenarian woman. Interviews and real footage of the town are a masterstroke, as is the casting of the few people who don't appear as talking heads (all of whom are actual Carthage residents who knew Bernie). One final note: this film is a dark comedy. It's fucking hilarious, and it's horribly sad at the same time. You'll probably enjoy it if you can sit through an hour and a half of nothing exploding without feeling cheated. You'll definitely enjoy it if you enjoy stories about people, about human relationships, and about intrigue and tragedy. Go add it to your netflix queue, and if you don't enjoy this film once you've watched it... well, I'll cheerfully admit that I was wrong *. *Whilst at the same time calling you a tasteless, idiotic, cunt who deserves nothing but regurgitated hollywood bullshit and endless godawful sequels, prequels, and Star Wars films directed by Michael Bay.
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~FazeShift~

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How many minutes did it take before he died?
He didn't! Iron Man 3Great 3rd instalment, enjoyed it and can't fault it really, Shane Black did a good job. The post production 3D however was meh, might need to see it again in 2D. A-
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transgender nerd under canada

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Star Trek
The trailer for this film was slightly misleading, and I love that they did that.
I really enjoyed this film. I went in with expectations of it being a reasonable sequel to the first of the rebooted series, and was pleasantly surprised when it met and exceeded those expectations within the first half an hour.
But, there are problems. Most of them are minor ones, but the dialogue for two characters in particular was a little clunky at points. The cameo from a classic-era Trek actor felt shoved in there for the sake of it, and the turning point in the film (when everything we know turns out to be wrong) came a little early for my taste.
Oh, and lens flare. I might be blind now.
But aside from these (pretty minor) nitpicks, it had everything that Star Trek should have. Giant spaceships battling each other like sailing ships, explosions, and Captain Kirk recklessly disobeying orders without ever receiving a punishment that sticks.
A couple of visual style tweaks make it really stand out from the previous film, and Bendyrick Crumplestache delivers a superb performance as John Harrison, the deranged Starfleet officer who sets the plot in motion (and seems to be a little bit in an angry sort of love with Captain Kirk).
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Edit: Never mind. Just googled and saw that the release date is earlier for y'all across the pond. Hmmph.
Indeed. 2nd May UK 9th May Germany 17th May USA Though...if it's any comfort to you: Usually, we have to wait longer for movies in Europe. So, it's only fair you may share that experience just for once  (Let me guess: It's NOT really a comfort to you, right? )
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Tucker & Dale vs Evil was just brillant. I did not expect someone could come up with a funny, intelligent and witty comedy in the Southern Redneck Slasher genre 
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futurefreak

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I saw Into Darkness in 3D in IMAX and ...wow, after an hour of that, I got dizzy. I had to take my actual glasses off and just wear the plastic yellow ones. I don't know how people with perfect vision do that!
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Just saw Into Darkness.
I think my enjoyment of the movie comes a lot from the fact that, apart from a few key moments, I've never really watched Star Trek. I have no particular dislike for it, it just doesn't float my boat. I can't review the movie as a Trekkie because I'm not one. Not at all.
That said, I think the movie was brilliant. I really like the story, I like the character development. The action scenes were brilliant. It was emotional where it needed to be, funny where it needed to be. And I think the cast is outstandingly well cast. Particularly Quinto as Spock.
The twist was interesting. I know enough of the original series to recognise why the twist was significant, though to be honest, Cucumber is such a badass in the film that I couldn't have cared less whether or not he had a name attached to him or not, but I did like the way they paid homage to the original, and I thought the way that they did it was somewhat clever. A bit predictable, but still nice to see.
For enjoyment? Thus far, it's my best movie of the year.
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Tachyon

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Thanks very much for that, Nutty: a non-Trekkie friend of mine in California was debating whether to see it, and I just e-mailed him a snippet of your review. I think he'll love it. As for me, I'll go see it in a week or so, after the lines thin out.
Cheers!
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Tachyon

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Because I know and trust the people who post here, and I wouldn't want my friend to inadvertently come across any spoilers. And he fits Nutty's profile, i.e. a non-Trekkie who has watched some episodes and has an appreciation for Trek but not the depth of arcane knowledge the rest of us have.
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Inquisitor Hein
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Why don't you just direct them to Rotten Tomatoes instead of one review from a random person you know online?
Because the "Rotten Tomatoes" reviews will most certainly be Trekkie-heavy. And -with Nutmeg as well as Tachy's friends being both non-Trekkies- her review should be one of the most suitable ones for him  (Lengthy contemplations how the new movie does/does not capture the originals essence will obviously not help him very much in his decision).
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Tachyon

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'Cause it'll remain illegal until Proposition ∞?  I still haven't seen The Hobbit part 1A or whatever it is. I wanted to see it in IMAX but *not* in 3D and there were no theaters around with that combination.
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Big Nothing
The plot of this film is deviously beautiful. Three terrible con artists attempt to blackmail a vicar for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and just about everything goes wrong. There are plot twists, foreshadowing and a sickening sense of satisfaction as you watch all of these ridiculously horrific events unfold. It's like a perverse game of Cluedo, but without the colourful (literally) characters. It allows for multiple watchings, that give the viewer a sense of morbid superiority by knowing which characters are trustworthy and which aren't.
The performances range from suitable to superb, with no character seeming out of place, or inserted to try and boost box office sales. Simon Pegg is slimy but lovable as Gus, David Schwimmer is more down to earth, if somewhat typecast, as Charlie, Alice Eve is perfect as the half naive, half evil Josie, and all the supporting characters play their parts as well as they could have. Big Nothing does not exaggerate its performances; nothing is camp, but at the same time, nothing is totally serious. It's supposed to be a black comedy, where the audience is forced to question themselves for laughing at the tragedies before them.
Big Nothing is a shit bust sweet Naughty Bear of a film, where you can't help but gain pleasure from the incompetence of the wannabe con men. It doesn't have the deepest plot in the world, and a couple of jokes fall flat, but it deserves better than the melancholy shrug it's receiving from movie fanatics today.
Where Big Nothing truly shines, however, is in the mirror it holds up to the average Joe. Unlike action films where an unsuspecting citizen is taken under the wing of a bad-ass, violent douchebag, Charlie never stops being innocent. he never becomes a heartless killer, even when he wants and tries to be. At the back of his mind, he's always thinking of his daughter. That's a far more powerful character than a wuss who's taught how to be cool. Essentially, Charlie represents the person we all should be in society, while Gus represents the man we want to be. Both characters have major pros and cons, and the film suggests that no matter how you try and be as a person, nothing is set in stone.
8/10
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