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 30th March 2016, 12:44 PM
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QUOTE(jsilv @ Mar 28 2016, 11:15 PM)  Only seen Her so far of all of these, one of my favourite films of all time so it saddens me when people write it off because of its concept which may sound silly, my Dad turned it off halfway through for being too unrealistic :'( Amy Adams isn't my highlight in it (think that may bs Scarlett Johansson for making Samantha seem so real) but all the cast were fantastic too. Speaking of Amy Adams, been getting my fix of her recently and watched Doubt, The Fighter and Junebug all in the past two weeks, would love to see your write-ups on them! Only got The Master left from her Oscar nominations now  Junebug is by far her best performance yet, so sweet and engaging all the way through and then so heartbreaking during the hospital scenes, I know she's great but I was so impressed, shame she didn't win with her first nomination really. It was a cute little film too but she was definitely the highlight.I liked The Fighter but it wasn't one of my favourite movies, boxing just has no appeal whatsoever for me so I was bored a few times. She did a great job and it was a fair way from her comfort scenes but I think she was outshined a few times, it was difficult to keep up with Bale and Leo because they were such big characters and so well acted/deserving of their wins. Amy really needs an Oscar soon though, hope she has something in the pipeline this year. Glad you are liking Amy  my influence *.* Agree with Junebug being a lovely film and that hospital scene is indeed heart breaking. I recommend some of her non-nominated roles too, most will feature here.She has a sci-fi kind of movie with Jeremy Renner this year which is getting some kind of early buzz and sounds really good. She also has a dark thriller with Jake Gyllenhaal which I think might get more attention since it's a bigger movie and cast. |
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30th March 2016, 01:07 PM
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Agree with pretty much everything on Her. Add some Regina star ratings pls
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30th March 2016, 01:19 PM
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Sebby's biceps/5 ratings added
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30th March 2016, 05:43 PM
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 Captain America: The Winter Solider (2014) Director(s): Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson In a nutshell: Following on from the events of The Avengers, Steve Rogers is working for S.H.I.E.L.D and being an all round kick ass hero, with the help of Black Widow. They team up to tackle a mysterious mercenary who has seemingly been alive for over 50 years and has a metal arm, somone who has a link to Steve and his past. It took me long enough to do a Sebby film, but TBH, he's been in a few stinkers. I will likely be covering some of them soon. Anyway, of all the current MCU movies that I have seen, the Captain America ones have been the ones to stick to their source material with the most loyalty and not screw around too much to make them relevant to today's movie goers. With 70 odd years of material to go on, they had a tough job with the first one to not only introduce the characters but also make sure there was enough action and development, they managed this perfectly, mainly down to casting, Chris Evans IS Captain America to me, he captures the personality of a man fighting for justice and seeking to fight for peace and protect those around him perfectly and has the presence to carry a movie and indeed lead a franchise. Sebby was also a perfect casting as Bucky and while he didn't get much screentime in the first movie, he played Bucky perfectly, despite being older than Bucky was in the comics. Now, onto the second movie. This is one of the few Cap story arcs I have read in full along with The Death of Captain America, I was more into him as an Avenger rather than a solo. The basic story is covered in this movie perfectly and all the key plot points (Hydra, the soviet connection, Bucky being the Winter Solider, the experiments on him, etc) and none of them get waterred down or blocked out by the new storylines set up from this movie interpretation of Cap. This is a major story line in the comics and I, as a purist, wanted it to be a good representation and it was. Sebby as the Winter Solider was just perfect. I am clearly biased, but even if i seperate myself from the lust, I can still come to this conclusion. He nails the dark and mysterious nature of this killing machine. The fact that he has so few lines in the movie but manages to convey SO many different ranges of emotions and carry the story forward with just his facial expressions and the way he presents himself shows just how good of an actor he is and how well researched this role was. The little glimmer of the real Bucky that comes at the end was emotional and so well done. Something I love in an actor is the ability to act with their eyes and no speech, Seb is one of the best I've seen. Chris as Cap is once again brilliant, he is clearly trying to get used to the 21st century and the sheer amount of change there is in the world. The comic interludes regarding this were well placed and it didn't feel like they were forced. His sense of duty begins to waver and the way he fights for justice is just so in tune with the comic version and he acts the way the Cap I know from the books would. Scarlett is a good Widow, but maybe not quite as ruthless as her counterpart, and obviously not Russian. Her scenes with Sebastian were well played out and I am really interested to see if they decide to go ahead with the Bucky/Natasha relationship that they have in the comics, as they make a great couple in the comics and with their similar pasts and skills, they make a fab combo. Anthony Mackie as the Falcon is the only part that lets this down, but only a little. In the comics, Falcon and Cap are BFF's and I didn't quite get enough of the strong friendship I would expect, but since they have only just met, this could develop. I don't like Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, but I can put up with him. I don't really like how they went with the Ultimate universe's version of Fury, but then, I can't think of an actor who could pull off the "main" universes one. A brilliant soundtrack too, a good one can really enhance the emotion in a scene and this was perfectly matched to all of the movie. The fight sequences in this are so well thought out and executated, they feel so real and look so natural, the people behind it did a fabulous job. The way this story plays out stuck well to the comics and also managed to blend into the MCU so that it can lead nicely into Civil War and beyond. Not quite my favourite ever Superhero movie, but not far off. Best Scene: Rating: 
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30th March 2016, 06:56 PM
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1st April 2016, 06:36 PM
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'Captain America - Winter Soldier' was awesome, definitely better than the first CA movie, which was also decent. The Marvel movies are quickly becoming firm faves of mine and can't wait too see the next one.
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4th April 2016, 08:59 PM
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Got another one coming tomorrow, starring Canada's second greatest export
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5th April 2016, 12:54 PM
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 X-men: The Last Stand Director: Brett Ratner Starring: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Famke Janssen. In a nuthsell: A "cure" for mutants is discovered, which ignites a war between mutants and humans and also between mutants and other mutants. Meanwhile a mutant thought dead reappears more powerful than before. Okay, so, this wasn't the Shawn Ashmore movie I was gonna review, but I am kinda in a superhero mood, so I'll postpone that one. Now, I am a massive X-men fan, I used to be hooked on the animated series from the 90's and have tons of the comics. The movies are fairly decent and certianly get better as time goes on, despite some dire cast choices (looking at you J-Law and James McAvoy) and the 3rd one, despite getting a rad rep, is one of my favourites. This doesn't mean it is without flaws. Other than maybe Days of Future Past (which still has some flaws), most of them deviate a bit too much from the source material. I can kinda get over Rogue not having the powers of Ms Marvel since that would take way too long to introduce and explain, and I can kinda get over her not being Mystique's foster daughter, as that would also take too long to introduce, but what I can't get over is how she is made out to be a total...loser? She has NONE of the southern sass her character is known for, none of the get up and go and none of the fighting spirit she needs to have. The relationship with Iceman is a bit too teen love saga for me too. NOW, Famke Janssen as Jean Grey is one of the BEST choices for a superher movie ever. She has the look, the personality and the general feel of Jean down perfectly. Dealing with the Phoenix was always gong to be tough, especially if you decide not to introduce the Phoenix Force and it's tie with the Shi'ar. I actually quite like the way they went in this movie, it being a cause of her full power potential being unleashed, it makes sense since Jean is a very powerful character. However, she seems a bit too subdued and easily led, I wish she was just a bit more indipendant and evil when her full powers were unleashed. Maybe they wanted to show her having a bit of a breakdown and seeking help? Cyclops was way too much of a pissy wimp so seeing him bumped off was no real loss. Hugh Jackman is a good Wolverine, but as in the comic world, far too overused. Halle Berry is a fab Storm but she never gets a good chance to show off the strong leader that she should be. There are hints of it in this movie which I liked. The story itself is decent and something covered in the X-men comics and it made sense for the most part. I had no real problems with it and it gave way to some epic battle scenes, like the one at the end. Some of the new mutants introduced get overlooked and underused as a result of there maybe being too much going on, but since none of them were well cast or developed, I didn't mind. Juggernaught was a complete misfire, other than being strong he had no resemblence to his comic version and Vinnie Jones can't act for shit. Callisto was decent though, I give her that. It was also nice to see Iceman and Colossus getting more screentime, two really good characters with two actors who seem to grasp what they are about, seeing Iceman actually using his powers for something other than flirting with Rogue was nice. All in all, this movie has a decent story, good-ish characters and leaves room for sequels, but there was still a lot missing and wrong with it. This is a common theme with the X-men movies and seeing how other Marvel movies are being made now, it makes me like them less and less. Days of Future Past was a major move in the right direction and Apocalypse looks incredible. So there seems to be hope. Best Scene: The scene where Phoenix gives a real taste of just how powerful she actually is stood out for me. Seeing how easily she manages to affect the area around her while not letting any harm come to herself or certain others really shows off what kind of power she has. Also, seeing her kill Prof. X without any hint of emotion or regret is pretty scary, him being someone who was in her life for so long. The fear in Magneto's face too, seeing what has been unleashed and what could happen if some sort of control isn't maintained, powerful stuff. Rating: 
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5th April 2016, 01:19 PM
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Not my favourite of the X-Men Series but still a good movie just wish it was a bit more memorable (I can remember some things in the movie but not loads)
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14th April 2016, 09:58 PM
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I hope to continue soon, my life has been all video gaming and puppets this past week or so. Any requests that people might wanna see my opinions on?
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17th April 2016, 05:02 PM
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 Leap Year (2010) Director: Anand Tucker Starring: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode In a nuthsell: When her boyfriend doesn't propose as she expected, a woman decides to follow him to a conference in Dublin in order to take advantage of the Leap Year tradition of a woman proposing to her boyfriend, but various incidents delay her journey. She is aided by a grumpy yet handsome stranger. I'm gonna begin by saying that this is my all time favourite movie. Not only because of Amy Adams, it helps, but the whole package is 10/10 brilliance. Who cared about box office and critics anyway? Firstly, the actors. Amy plays every character superbly, and this is no exception. Her character Anna is the kind of woman who knows what she wants and does what she needs to make it happen. I enjoyed seeing how she had her plans for her future all sorted and seeing her bore a priest on the plane with her home improvements was pretty amazing. Adam Scott as her BF wasn't in it much but I really didn't like him much, I guess you weren't supposed to, seeing how different he is to Matthew Goode's character and how Declan (Matthew) was actually the better fit was predictable but still a nice thing to witness. Speaking of Matthew, he played a grump so well and his accent was spot on. What I loved about him was the fact he didn't hide the fact that Anna annoyed the crap out of him and that he initially only helped her for the money, but he does still watch out for her and as the movie progresses it's kinda obvious he grows fond of her and cares less about the money (as noted at the end when he refuses payment) The two had pretty amazing chemistry and even though they argued for most of the film there was a sexual tension underneath the bickering. The way they interact in the movie was really touching and seeing them grow so close was lovely, yes you expect it, but maybe not in the way it actually happens. The Irish countryside is gorgeous and I loved seeing it play such a big part in the movie. The people were kinda stereotypical, but in these kinds of movies it was to be expected. The little additions, like Anna's designer suitcase Louie, the ever increasing debt she owes Declan and the fact she keeps getting into trouble ensures that the laughs come throughout the movie, emotional scenes pop up too and they never seem forced or chucked in and they rank amongst the best in the movie. As I said, the ending was pretty predicable but I liked how it played out and how it references parts from earlier in the movie and the way that even when they are getting together as a couple, Anna and Declan find a way to bicker, perfection. More John Lithgow as her Dad would have been good, he was oddly lacking from the party at the end, but the deleted scenes seem to sort this out. Best Scene: I could put the whole movie here, but for now, I will put the small scene at a wedding they attend since it combines comedy and emotion so well. It's the second scene in the below video, the first one is good too. Seeing Anna drunk and spouting everything on her mind is so funny and seeing her move quickly to being tender and kind of flirty was a good move IMO, it moved the plot on a bit and showed that she is beginning to care for him. Having her throw up on him rounded the scene off perfectly. Rating:
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17th April 2016, 06:06 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice for a review please?
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17th April 2016, 06:12 PM
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I haven't seen it.
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20th April 2016, 06:56 PM
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 Red Eye (2005) Director: Wes Craven Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox In a nutshell: A woman is targeted by a stranger on a plane to help him in a political asassination or he will kill her father. I didn't think this would be my kind of movie at all, thrillers rarely do much for me, but I saw this on Netflix once and love me some Rachel McAdams so gave it a go. It's still there so go watch. Anyway, I have an odd attraction to movies set mainly on planes, the height, small space and lack of escape make for a good plot and story so most of this being on a plane got me interested. Rachel is highly underrated as an actress. She manages to carry this movie and easily manages to engage you and move you through the plot. She has a nack for getting the right mix of scared and, as the movie goes on, sheer determination and bravery in every fibre of her being. Cillian is bloody scary and utterly charming at the same time so really was a perfect casting for this role. The plot, while not your everyday kind of issue, wasn't so farfetched that you couldn't take it seriously and they way it all unfolded was pretty intense and perfectly timed. Brian Cox was underused but really delivered in what scenes he got. Seeing Rachel's character deal with her situation and make use of the people and things around her was so coo to see, what was also interesting was how most of the time, Cillian's character outsmarted her, but she kept going and with the help of a ballpoint pen, eventually got the leverage she needs. There was enough tense moments to make your heart leap a few times, although the ending kinda came and went a bit too fast, but I guess the whole point was the lead up to it. This being a Wes Craven movie, the soundtrack obviously married perfectly with the movie and totally sold it and made the tense scenes even more of a "hide behind the sofa" moment. The scenes off the plane were your typical action movie stuff and seeing Rachel getting fighty was pretty damn amazing, she could really work well in a more violence based movie, not that she needs to stop doing amazing Rom Coms though. There even managed to be a few laughs, but none of them seemed forced or stuck out for bad reasons, something Wes did perfectly in the Scream movies. Best Scene: There could only be one. The pen scene. This was totally unexpected and when I saw it I fell out of bed with shock. It was so quick and intense and omg the sight of the pen in his throat. I did wonder why there was no blood but then I realised where she had stabbed him. Seeing this seemingly passive woman do something so violent was pretty shocking but you couldn't help but cheer her on as she made her escape. Rating:
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26th May 2016, 10:30 PM
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My recent Screengrabbed! has inspired me to ressurect this thread, be prepared.
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29th May 2016, 06:46 PM
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Miranda Otto, Karl Urban, Dominic Monaghan, Sir Ian McKellen, other irrelevents. In a nutshell: The last part of the might trilogy. As Frodo gets closer to Mordor and his goal of destroying the ring, bad guys march upon Gondor to try and destroy the world of men. Eowyn breaks down gender stereotypes and Pippin does his best to impress Denethor and get to the next round of Gondor's Got Talent. Since this movie is about 100 hours long and stars almost every single actor in the world, I'm gonna highlight my personal favourite bits after my brief intro. Okay, so. Peter Jackson went to shit with the Hobbit movies and other movies, but he did a fab job with this movie. Obviously with such a large book he had to cut some stuff but moreso than the other two movies, I think this one flows really well and has all the necessary content in it. The scenery and music, always a big part of movies like this and they really delivered. Howard Shore is a genius with music and New Zealand is just a gorgeous country. Now, onto my more in depth bits. Miranda Otto. Queen of Life. Eowyn has long been a favourite of mine, when I read the books I was totally mad for her. Miranda did a fab job in The Two Towers, what little time she got (don't even start me on the cut scenes of her killing Uruk Hi in Helms Deep) and she was just mind blowing in this movie. Seeing her fight so strongly (in vain) for Merry to be able to go to war and eventually taking matters into her own hands. It shattered any stereotype of women not being able to fight. Speaking of Merry, I loved the relationship between the two of them. With so much in common, the whole not being allowed to go to fight and seeing those they love go off instead thing gave them a bond that no other characters shared. The way she comforts him when they get to Gondor too; "Courage Merry. Courage for our friends" "Whatever happens, stay with me, I'll look after you" really melted my heart, especially when she puts her arm around him and he grabs it back and lets out a little smile. Also worth a mention, his speech at the camp, so sweet. Seeing her go badass soldier always gives me goosebumps. Also. her bitchslapping Gothmog *.* Her famous scene with The Witch King is different than in the books and her speech is shortened but just as powerful. Someone I wished was shown a bit more was her relationship with Faramir, it always feels so rushed in the movie when in the books they got a whole chapter (and what a chapter) Even a few minutes more would have helped. They go from talking about the weather to suddenly being all in love. Still, a really emotional minute or two of movie. Let's move onto the most underrated bit of the movie; Eomer finding Eowyn on the battlefield. That part of the movie has loads of emotion (Eowyn being with Theoden when he dies, Gandalf comforting Pippin etc) but this one beats them all. That scream he lets out when he sees her, it breaks your heart. He comes off as a bit cold and brutish, but he is clearly protective of his sister and doesn't want any harm to come to her, so seeing her near death, would send anyone a little mad. Did I just do this review to talk about Eowyn? Yes. Deal with it. Best Scene: Tempted to go for the death of the Witch King but this one has more badassness in it. In a few minutes, you see Eowyn and Merry slaying so many orcs and proving their haters wrong. Also, it's epic to see how much better at sword fighting Merry is here than in the first movie. Rating:
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29th May 2016, 06:57 PM
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Favourite movie of all time <3 I did pop in here because I figured you were going to be talking about it. Eowyn is a pretty great character, she has one of the biggest and most important subplots in there with equality and her and Merry stabbing the Witch-King is definitely among the best moments. And he is definitely best hobbit, he copes well with being out of his depth and his reactions to being nearly left behind in this movie is very well done.
I'd have liked a bit more of the Faramir-Eowyn stuff, I could have used a bit of a longer ending (that's not sarcasm, I adored the detail they went into to wrap it up and more would have been welcome). I think my absolute favourite moment is Aragorn's speech just before the Black Gate battle, that never fails to give me chills and Viggo Mortensen captures that role perfectly. Although them and the Dead arriving at Pelennor, and the Rohirrim arriving at Pelennor, and the beacon-lighting sequence, and the final Grey Havens sequence all come very close, a wonderful conclusion to an epic. |
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29th May 2016, 07:00 PM
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I read that they actually filmed the wedding for Eowyn and Faramir and the costume designer said her dress was the most beautiful dress she made for all 3 movies
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29th September 2016, 11:09 AM
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imma be getting back on this soon tbh, get ready.
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22nd January 2017, 02:02 PM
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QUOTE(Regina @ Sep 29 2016, 12:09 PM) imma be getting back on this soon tbh, get ready. ... |
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