~FazeShift~

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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
Wait... that sounds familiar, have I watched that? ... Waagh! Time to search old posts.
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Tachyon

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Fortunately, I've managed to resist temptation and have avoided watching the trailer. With luck I'll get to see Into Darkness this week.
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Eternium

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I'm going to see The Hangover part III saturday(it comes out tomorrow), anyone seen it yet? I'll post a review later(since I have to do an assignment about it...)
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Tachyon

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So close no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are So it doesn't really matter anyway
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Eternium

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ThE hangover part 3 was quite good, really different from the previous parts! I'd give it an 8 out of 10
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Meerkat54

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« Reply #696 on: 06-04-2013 14:07 »
« Last Edit on: 06-04-2013 22:20 »
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Yes, Tach, you just run along now...
I see that someone is questioning my likes on the movies I watched. Well, for starters, I was actually rethinking my rating on A Good Day to Die Hard. Although, all of that rating is directed into several smaller sections, if you must know why I gave it that initial rating, so the vote as a whole varies and relies on several different factors.
For example, A Good Day to Die Hard's story was understandable and easy to follow, but it wasn't the greatest plot I've ever known. So for that I'll give it a 5/10. The video-shooting was a bit sloppy - the camera was a bit shaky the whole time, unless that was just a problem with the copy we have, which it probably was, since we had trouble watching it instantly. So that I won't rate on. The detail and special effects were pretty nifty - I always do like a good shoot n' blow movie. So 8.5/10 for that. The dialogue was reasonably understandable - it's not like the music or background noise was too loud to not be able to understand what the hell they're saying. So for that I'll give it a 7.5/10. Let's see, was there anything else I normally rate on?.. Ah, yes, the characters/actors. The characters were ok, nothing too special. You understood their story and what was going on with them at the time, so you weren't staring at the screen with your mouth open like a dumb fuck, wondering what the hell was going on. The actors who played them were pretty good as well. Nothing too cheesy here. They were bearable - it's not like I had to close my eyes or anything. For that, 7/10. Finally, the music. I can't actually remember the music too well, as it was like 2 weeks ago when I watched the film, but judging from the current score I gave at the time it looked like it was a 5.5 to 6/10.
So getting the average of those altogether gives us an average of around 6.8/10, whereas I rounded that off to 7/10. So, cyber_turnip, just FYI, I don't rate the movie as a whole. I separate it into different divisions and then find the average and there's you're overall rating. I know, a bit of work just for a simple rating, but bear in mind I don't use that technique all the time. As of late I've watched a few more movies I'm willing to post my ratings for, but I'm not going to go through that technique this time, as it is getting late and I can't be bothered, and would rather post a simple straight-forward rating than a more complex one. And here they are:
Anchorman - 7/10 Haven't watched this one in a loooong time, but it's still pretty humorous.
Jack the Giant Slayer - 8.5/10
21 Jump Street - 8/10
So, just for future reference, if anyone is going to question my ratings, they can refer to the above explanation as a basic and general understanding of how it works from time to time. The same generally applies with certain games, too. 'Nuff said.
Edit: I'm not mad or annoyed at anyone, I'm just putting it out there how I rate things, so that people don't necessarily stereotype me quite instantly on a rating that they probably think is the whole official thing, when it ends up relying on those several different factors.
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Tachyon

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Which of the 15 versions of Blade Runner do you have, winna?
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Tachyon

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Director's Cut.
winna, the Director's Cut is *not* the director's cut! If you want to see the director's cut, get yourself a copy of Blade Runner: Final Cut. Which *is* the director's cut.
I like Blade Runner aesthetically, and I do appreciate it's somber tone, but there's not much to it.
Which version? Some of them? All of them? The style and ambiance of the films is phenomenal to me. I've read Dick, but not the novel upon which the films were made. Amongst my friends, I'm the only one who doesn't think the voiceover theatrical release was terrible, though I prefer the versions without it (and with the origami-related dream sequence, doh!)
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winna

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Director's Cut.
winna, the Director's Cut is *not* the director's cut! If you want to see the director's cut, get yourself a copy of Blade Runner: Final Cut. Which *is* the director's cut.
I'm aware, hence why I said Director's Cut. I'm not sure what the major differences are between the two, though I am aware of the differences between the theatrical cut and others. I've only seen the one that didn't have the narration.
Good, the narration doesn't help the movie, and you didn't have to watch the happy conclusion which ruins the movie.
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My Manwich

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« Reply #718 on: 06-15-2013 00:42 »
« Last Edit on: 06-15-2013 01:26 »
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Ok here is a review for The Man of Steel. It's fucking Awesome 10 out of 10. A+And Diane Lane is still a total babe. 
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Anna3000

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« Reply #719 on: 06-15-2013 05:59 »
« Last Edit on: 06-15-2013 06:04 »
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Man of Steel: B-
I was, unfortunately, very disappointed in this movie. In my opinion, it didn't feel the way a Superman movie should. In my mind, it should have had a lighter, more hopeful vibe to it; instead, it just seemed like a wannabe Dark Knight. I expected a grey, gloomy atmosphere with Christopher Nolan as the producer, but I didn't think the mood would be as bleak as I found it to be. The action scenes also went on far too long and became very repetitive. I also thought Cavill made for a very bland Superman. Also, every time I saw Russell Crowe I imagined him bursting into song. On a positive note though, I loved the flying scenes and thought it was quite moving emotionally in places. I loved Kevin Costner and Diane Lane, too.
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