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12-27-2013, 11:32 AM | #591 |
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So I like to impulse buy wildcard movies, movies that you've never heard of, full of people you've never heard of and adapted from things you've never heard of. So when I saw the busty hot chick with the two guns on the front of Bounty Killer which is apparently based on some comic, I thought I'd test my luck.
And MAN did my luck win out, it's a hyper violent, hyper stylish and hyper sexy story of cool cars, blood splurts and yellow ties as we're projected into a post apocalyptic future where the corporations greed reduced the world to a wasteland, and now the entire justice system is like some kind of reality game show. It has some of the coolest action scenes I've ever seen and explodes into the carnage usually personified by a child and some action figures, it certainly left me giggling with childlike glee. And it has a surprisingly thoughtful narrative for something so balls to the wall, it's kinda like the Hunger Games on acid. Sadly, it isn't without its problems. The acting for example, is balls, this seems intentional at times perhaps but that doesn't make the bad acting any more enjoyable. Although Kristanna Loken is fun. And it's a shame, because most of the characters are awesome. And for every great effect shot, there is another piece of atrocious CGI.
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12-27-2013, 04:30 PM | #592 |
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well I finally watched kamen rider shin prologue yesterday and really liked it. it was different but fun. makes me wish the series did happen and we could have seen Shin and his magic baby on the run from the CIA and the organization. seeing him in action was so cool. I just loved seeing the suit in action and the fight scenes. Shin's henshin, or should I say metamorphosis, was a cool one, especially the more refined second transformation near the end. It was a nice concept that sadly never took off.
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12-27-2013, 04:32 PM | #593 |
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Wow really? I thought Shin himself was cool, but I thought that movie was total garbage.
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12-27-2013, 04:37 PM | #594 |
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shin was cool and I do admit it could have been written better, one of the reasons being how was the child alive after the mother was dead.
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12-27-2013, 04:58 PM | #595 |
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Anchorman 2
It was stupidly funny like the first Anchorman but that last third is hella weird even by Anchorman standards. |
12-28-2013, 10:23 AM | #596 |
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Since I liked Rise of Cobra despite the odds, I decided to check out Retaliation and ignore the reviews until I finished the film. Especially as I got my hands on the extended action cut! And man was I glad I gave this movie a chance, it was AWESOME.
Although it kinda blows that one of the only actors to make it from the first movie is Channing Tatum - who dies before even the first half hour mark - we could do worse than gaining the Rock playing Roadblock who makes up for lack of acting talent with natural charisma and Adrianne Palicki playing Lady Jaye - and man do they get the most out of her sex appeal, for better or for worse. We also have Bruce Willis playing a character who never appeared in the animated series, which is where any of my extremely limited GI Joe knowledge comes from. But trust me, whether you know who he is or not, wait until you see this guys house and you'll fall in love with him just like all the rest. It's just a shame we've just got some random douche playing Flint. The villains are a much better handled bunch. We have Ray Stevenson added to the roster playing an utterly badass, and scarily brutal depiction of Firefly. You also have Byung-hun Lee back as the sexy ninja badass Storm Shadow - who also gets a chance to play both sides of the fence this time and trust me, seeing him and Snake Eyes fight side by side is just as glorious as it sounds! Pryce gets to continue to chew the scenery as Zartan masquerading as the President. They cut Destro out of the movie to save recasting him I suppose. And although Cobra Commander has been recast, thanks to a "cool mask" (says Zartan) and the need for breathing apparatus Cobra Commander could have been played by anyone. I was just unfortunate to look on IMDb to find out he was played by a former Home and Away actor. Jesus. Like every good action movie should, Retaliation arms our heroes and villains with heaps of ridiculous sci-fi gadgets that defy logic and have no explanations for how they work. Even when it isn't relying on magical sci-fi mcguffins Jon M. Chu proves to be a surprisingly competent director for someone who has made two Justin Bieber documentaries. He stages his fights well, and showcases some awesome stunts and impressive visceral combat which bleeds style with a budget to match as we leap from epic ninja fights, to huge gun battles, to ridiculous vehicles and heaps and heaps of explosions. Just like the themesong said, the GI Joes take the fight from land, to sea to air! It certainly helps that it doesn't feel quite so 'trapped by 12a' with violence that turns out to be much more brutal, and much bloodier, than I was expecting. It actually becomes pretty intense at points too as the villains end up getting away with quite a lot overall, considering they end up killing off most of the Joe's and apparently kill everyone in England. Sure it's a cardboard world, full of plastic figurines, but DAMN. Sadly the 'shit got real' turning point of Duke's death is when the film really starts to go downhill. If you don't engage these action figure skirmishes with a childlike manner of glee and with a tongue in cheek good humour then you start to realise just how disturbing these action set pieces are. But most importantly the movie is way too stupid to be so serious and to take itself so seriously. Thankfully as the second act kicks into high gear the movie is just way too damn ridiculous to take seriously anyway, and even though it isn't intending it, you'll be laughing your ass off all the same. And those final five minutes or so of wrap up? Easily the corniest ten minutes of 2013. More slow motion!
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12-28-2013, 10:44 AM | #597 |
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Well I'm about to watch the second Gintama Movie.
I don't know if I can handle this. Update:
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12-28-2013, 03:19 PM | #598 |
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I just checked out, 'I Give it a Year' as it's always good to check out your home countries cinema.
The hard part about I Give it a Year is it's often utterly terrible, but then at random moments it's actually pretty good. It tells the utterly clichéd and generic tale of two young lovers, obsessed with the idea of being IN love, who get married way too early and we watch the thing quickly go down the pan as the movie ticks every damn romcom box in the most obvious narrative trajectory for this kind of film, that the film can muster. Rose Byrne plays Nat, our leading lady, and Rafe Spall plays Josh, our leading man. Nat is problematic in the fact that she is a completely unlikeable bitch but despite this she is, at key moments, a crucial part in some of the funniest moments, "why the FUCK has she got a lot of cat urine?!". Josh is problematic in the fact that he is a bit of a dick, but Spall himself is someone who is so naturally charming that outside of the scenes where he's specifically meant to come across as a massive twat, you can't really hate the guy. Most problematic though is it seems the movie both wants, and expects us, to hate Nat and Josh equally, when in reality the movie really isn't that no bias. This almost onesided feel to the movie undermines the movies whole message and point, which is a double low blow as the message is already bland and generic as it is, without the movie undermining what little integrity the message carried. At least it's bound to get the pseudo feminists on tumblr in a crotchless panty twist, that is always a small victory. Outside of our leading couple the film is just sort of cringeworthy. Honestly cringe seems to be one of the only things Mazer (the guy who wrote the grossly overrated Borat, he's here writing and directing this) seems to be able manage. It isn't a charming romance, it doesn't fill you with feelings of nostalgia, it doesn't ground your emotions by being true to life or have you laugh out loud, no, pretty much the entire film just has you hide behind your hands. Honestly in a weird kinda way, it takes a certain talent to elicit such a strong reaction from the audience, even if it is revulsion and horror, so I can't really hate it. Is it a good movie? God no, it's awful. But it's certainly an experience and that has to count for something, right?
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12-29-2013, 07:06 AM | #599 |
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007 Skyfall
Damn that is you end a James Bond movie. The reveal of Eve, the New M. That, right there, made the movie worth it. Silva was an excellent villian to. Right up until you learn his backstory and learn it's another classic I was totured for you and it pissed me off, so I'm going to destroy shit because deep down I'm just an angry teenager with momma issues thing. That bothered me a little. I was hoping for something a bit deeper. All in all though, which is a saying I never understood, the movie was good. Great action, good plot movement, the classic DB5. And despite Silva's backstory it's still one of my favorites. |
12-29-2013, 08:06 AM | #600 |
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The Spectacular Now made me realise I am at an awkward cinema watching age, I'm still young enough to remember just how shit secondary school was, the worst years of my life they were, but I'm also too old to really relate to the characters, or the events that transpire in the film. As I'm currently caught between these two points of appreciation of the coming of age drama, I found it very hard to care about any of the films incredibly generic narrative.
The difference however is the way the film approaches its subject matter, what raises it above its generic trappings is just how mature this film is. It has enough depth to make the Grand Canyon feel shallow and whenever you fear the movie is going to steer into melodrama soap opera town, the film reigns it in, constantly keeping itself grounded. It has as much drama as any episode of Eastenders, but the difference between this and Eastenders, is this is believable. Easily the best character in the film is Sutter's Dad, played by Kyle Chandler. Tommy turns out to be a total piece of shit, but rather than making him into a pantomime villain he is naturally downplayed to feel like a more natural piece of shit and the movie wraps him in the complexity of adult relationships, and unreliable narrators meaning he is never used as a punching bag for the movie, to give the audience someone identifiable to hate. It's handled with incredible maturity. And amazingly the acting lives up the stellar writing. The lead actor, Miles Teller, is someone I've never heard of, but I wish I had after seeing this as he tackles a character of great complexity, beautifully. He also has great chemistry with Shailene Woodley which makes their relationship very charming, even if the 'awkward realism' stuff is a little too forced to feel natural. They're a fascinating couple, they initially seem to allow one another to build and grow, creating a satisfying on screen journey but then by the end you realise just how cancerous Sutter is. He ruins a sweet, innocent girl and it's heartbreaking because in the end, in her innocence, she allows him to get away with it. Also Brie Larson is nice to look at.
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