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

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#3452566 13-Jan-2026 13:09

Primate - typical animal horror, with "whoa" graphic killing scenes.

6/10

Was a couple of younger guys seated behind us, and one scene could hear them going "oh no, the monkey isn't going to do what we think he is....." - funny thing, wife and I were thinking exact same thing ;) You'll know the scene when you see it ;)

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#3454583 20-Jan-2026 11:45

Tried watching Tron: Ares

The movie itself is probably quite good, but the soundtrack made it unwatchable.
Nine Inch Nails did the score and it's overwhelming, underwhelming and quite off-putting.

I managed 20 min

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#3454587 20-Jan-2026 11:59

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Really liked it. Definitely better than the second installment. It's a very classic who done it that is elevated by the fantastic Josh O'Connor and Glen Close but is hindered by some badly miscast roles (ahem, Renner).

Just don't think too hard about it - the hindsighted plotholes will ruin it for you.

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#3455441 23-Jan-2026 15:27

Just watched Companion starring Jack Quaid

A fun and somewhat bloody comedy/thriller about a man who takes his girlfriend on a weekend away with friends and it all goes awry.

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#3455763 25-Jan-2026 12:36

Handsomedan:

Tried watching Tron: Ares

The movie itself is probably quite good, but the soundtrack made it unwatchable.
Nine Inch Nails did the score and it's overwhelming, underwhelming and quite off-putting.

I managed 20 min

That was the only reason I sat through it 😂

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#3455768 25-Jan-2026 13:11

Imo the original was good only because it used computer tech concepts before those concepts were widely known. I seem to recall the 80's iceblock in NZ until the 90's. The second movie seemed a bit lame for that reason. I haven't seen the third. Watching all three in a row might be entertaining, one day.

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#3456262 27-Jan-2026 05:21

“The Man in the High Castle“ 4 seasons in a row. 🥱 So, the film Nazis had even more discipline there than the real Nazis. 🤣

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#3456382 27-Jan-2026 12:02

The new now you see me movie. I really enjoyed it. The second wasn't as good, but third was quite entertaining. My whole family enjoyed it. 8/10

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#3456402 27-Jan-2026 13:41

Watched The Substance over the weekend. It had some compelling ideas about beauty, age and what the public expects to see on screen. The ending was a let down, it turned into an early Peter Jackson gorefest movie instead of finishing on a thought provoking note. 5/10 but only because most of the movie was decent.

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#3456434 27-Jan-2026 16:43

28 Years Later (2025)

Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new "auteur horror" story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

As Zombie movies go, this was okay. Lots of gruesome scenes as you would expect from this type of movie and good pacing with plenty of action. The film held my interest well enough, and I will probably catch the sequel... 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which has just been released in NZ cinemas. 7/10

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#3457080 30-Jan-2026 00:09

Operation Napoleon (8/10), Icelandic,

eagerly awaiting the second part at the end of this year. There are now some really good Nordic and European international films.

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#3457202 30-Jan-2026 10:58

The Wrecking Crew - Dumb, predictable, and full of plot holes - but fairly watchable any way. Set in Hawaii but filmed in both Hawaii and New Zealand, so loads of New Zealanders trying to do accents to various levels of success. Over the top graphic violence, but these days they do all the blood etc with bad CGI instead of the far superior practical effects of yesteryear, and these scenes really suffer as a result. 5/10

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#3457205 30-Jan-2026 11:07

@Tinkerisk:

Operation Napoleon (8/10), Icelandic,

eagerly awaiting the second part at the end of this year. There are now some really good Nordic and European international films.

Thanks. We like some Icelandic cinema here.

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#3457206 30-Jan-2026 11:09

Paul1977:

The Wrecking Crew - Dumb, predictable, and full of plot holes - but fairly watchable any way. Set in Hawaii but filmed in both Hawaii and New Zealand, so loads of New Zealanders trying to do accents to various levels of success. Over the top graphic violence, but these days they do all the blood etc with bad CGI instead of the far superior practical effects of yesteryear, and these scenes really suffer as a result. 5/10

One of my sons' friends worked on this movie.

I have been wondering when it would come out. And on which platform.

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#3457214 30-Jan-2026 11:28

Handsomedan:
One of my sons' friends worked on this movie.

I have been wondering when it would come out. And on which platform.

Prime Video

EDIT: I note that both critic and audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes for The Wrecking Crew are more generous to it than I was. But I stand by my rating.

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