What movie did you just watch, and how was it? (expect some spoilers but try not to post any!)

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#1761837 11-Apr-2017 20:50

lagbort:

The Founder: 9/10
Often wasn't sure if he was a good guy or a bad guy, but an interesting guy regardless.

Felt the same way. It sent me down a rabbit hole for an hour....

Decided he was an a-hole, but his wife made up for it when he died and gave away over $1.6 billion to charities. She even tried to give away his baseball team to the city, but wasn't allowed.

One of the McDonald brothers ate the 50 billionth burger, and died at 89, the other died at 69 (in 1971).

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#1761979 12-Apr-2017 08:48

Deadpool.

Finally got around to seeing this. Ryan Reynolds as an actor continues to impress, but overall I thought the script relied too much on clever dialogue at the expense of a coherent or interesting story line.

A thousand one-liners alone a movie don't make; I was pretty much bored for the duration.

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#1761992 12-Apr-2017 09:25

dafman:

relied too much on clever dialogue at the expense of a coherent or interesting story line.

You've just summed up what makes Deadpool so great :)

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#1762286 12-Apr-2017 15:52

ghost in the shell - 5/10

pretty pictures but best not compare to the animated original.

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#1765030 16-Apr-2017 15:12

Fate of the Furious. Predictable cringeworthy acting at times but the action was hard to beat. Maybe the best I've seen in a long time. Overall it was excellent, probably the best of the group. 8/10.

Jason Stratham was the best part in my opinion. Esp near the end.

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#1765398 17-Apr-2017 19:11

Moana (on Quickflix now): beautiful animation, catchy songs, but the coconut pirates annoyed me. The story was good though. Good to recognise some voices there - including Temuera Morrison in the cast.

Rogue One (also on Quickflix now): good tie in with Episode IV, I was wondering how the characters would fit in since they never showed up on Ep IV (answer in the movie), good special effects but at some point I thought "This thing is going on for too long". It cold possibly be about 20 minutes shorter.

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#1766664 18-Apr-2017 12:06

Fate of the Furious (AKA Fast 8 AKA F8 of the Furious) - 8/10 (geddit?)

This falls into the category of "if you like it you like it, if you don't you don't." No-one who hasn't enjoyed any of the previous entries in this franchise is going to be converted to a fan based on this film. But likewise, if you have enjoyed the previous films this one is going to be just as enjoyable.

I have to admit to being a fan of these films right from the start. Despite the original film being a rip off of Point Break, I think it was a very well made rip off (cheesy acting notwithstanding). 2 Fast 2 Furious wasn't great but had its own moments. I enjoyed Tokyo Drift, even Fast 4 was okay. It really seemed to hit its stride with Fast5 and since then it's been on a pretty familiar path of heist/car/family themes, characterised by increasingly OTT action sequences.

Fast8 is a solid entry, and I really enjoyed it. At no point during the film did I find myself checking my watch or getting bored. Yes, the storyline is ridiculous (were you expecting a Shakespearean drama?) but the action is the raison d'etre for these films and it doesn't disappoint. In particular, Jason Statham's final action scene is great (reminiscent, perhaps even a rip off, of Shoot 'em Up). Dwayne Johnson's "addressing of the troops" near the start was also great. The banter and dynamic between these two characters pushed other supporting characters (Ludacris and Tyrese Gibson) to the background, but hard to avoid with that many "stars". New entries from Helen Mirren (!) and Scott Eastwood are good, and Charlize Theron holds her own in a cheesy villain role. They're clearly setting up for a trilogy, of which this is the first entry so expect to see her back for the next film.

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#1766669 18-Apr-2017 12:23

Nocturnal Animals 8/10

Cool double story with some tense scenes. Solid acting all round although Michael Shannon steals the show.

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#1767579 19-Apr-2017 21:19

freitasm:

Moana (on Quickflix now): beautiful animation, catchy songs, but the coconut pirates annoyed me. The story was good though. Good to recognise some voices there - including Temuera Morrison in the cast.

One of the best animated movies of last year, and way better than the rabbit-cop movie that won the oscar.

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#1767586 19-Apr-2017 21:33

blakamin:
freitasm:

Moana (on Quickflix now): beautiful animation, catchy songs, but the coconut pirates annoyed me. The story was good though. Good to recognise some voices there - including Temuera Morrison in the cast.

One of the best animated movies of last year, and way better than the rabbit-cop movie that won the oscar.

I certainly wouldn't say so, I think Moana was fantastic but it would be my third favourite animated film of last year behind Zootopia and 'Kime no na wa'.

Moana was good but felt a little rushed in the story. It could have done with another 6 months of streamlining imo

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#1767588 19-Apr-2017 21:45

For what it's worth (i.e. nothing!) my vote for best animated film for 2016 would be for Kubo and the Two Strings...

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#1767620 19-Apr-2017 22:22

it was Beauty and the Beast, Emma is so beautiful

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#1767639 19-Apr-2017 23:15

The girl on the train.
Interesting story, but totally melancholy, so I felt a bit empty inside afterwards.So while it was good I wouldn't watch it again. The wife feels the same.

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#1767991 20-Apr-2017 16:28

blakamin:

lagbort:

The Founder: 9/10
Often wasn't sure if he was a good guy or a bad guy, but an interesting guy regardless.

Felt the same way. It sent me down a rabbit hole for an hour....

Decided he was an a-hole, but his wife made up for it when he died and gave away over $1.6 billion to charities. She even tried to give away his baseball team to the city, but wasn't allowed.

One of the McDonald brothers ate the 50 billionth burger, and died at 89, the other died at 69 (in 1971).

Just watched this. 7 or 8/10

Had trouble rating this one. I feel like it deserves an 8, but my level of enjoyment was probably a 7. I was already vaguely familiar with the history, so the lack of any real surprises probably lowered my enjoyment level a little.

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#1768039 20-Apr-2017 17:32

Kiwifruta: The girl on the train.
Interesting story, but totally melancholy, so I felt a bit empty inside afterwards.So while it was good I wouldn't watch it again. The wife feels the same.

I found this film to be SUCH a downer. As far as thriller mystery's go it wasn't even that good. Very formulaic. At the beginning I felt like Emily Blunt was seriously overacting... kind of like this was her "you never go full retard" film à la Tropic Thunder. She grew on me over the course of the movie but I just never felt invested in her or her arc.

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