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  • #976
    Pompeii - I really enjoyed this. The story is really corny and predictable, and some of the dialogue and acting are really naff (Kiefer Sutherland's overacting falls into the "so good it's bad" category). But the detailed recreation of Pompeii, the harbour and the villa, and the special effects when **SPOILER ALERT** the volcano goes boom are amazing ... some decent combat sequences also ... Jon Snow looks seriously fast with a blade.

    Also, short and sweet.

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    • #977
      Blue Is The Warmest Colour - amazing. All future coming of age dramas are going to look totally lame when put alongside this. The 2 leads are superb, in particular Adele Exarchopoulos. Not one to watch with the kids ... some of the most explicit sex scenes you're likely to see on a mainstream movie. Amazingly snubbed by the Oscars for all the main awards (and ineligible for the foreign language slot because of release date issues). Both leads deserved a straight nomination, and Adele really should have won ... yet nada. Best movie I've seen in a long time.
      Last edited by johnnya24; 05-18-2014, 12:56 PM.

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      • #978
        Godzilla.....I grew up loving Godzilla, but this didn't really do it for me, if you liked Pacific Rim, you'll love this.
        "You know what's wrong with America? If I lovingly tongue a woman's nipple in a movie, it gets an "NC-17" rating, if I chop it off with a machete, it's an "R". That's what's wrong with America, man...."--Dennis Hopper

        "One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real." -- Klaus Kinski

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        • #979
          Originally posted by Fresno Bob View Post
          Godzilla.....I grew up loving Godzilla, but this didn't really do it for me, if you liked Pacific Rim, you'll love this.
          That is quite a rebuke ...

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          • #980
            Originally posted by johnnya24 View Post
            That is quite a rebuke ...
            Pacific Rim was basically plotless Kaiju-porn, Godzilla had a story to it...
            "You know what's wrong with America? If I lovingly tongue a woman's nipple in a movie, it gets an "NC-17" rating, if I chop it off with a machete, it's an "R". That's what's wrong with America, man...."--Dennis Hopper

            "One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real." -- Klaus Kinski

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            • #981
              Originally posted by Fresno Bob View Post
              Pacific Rim was basically plotless Kaiju-porn, Godzilla had a story to it...
              I think I'll still see it despite the bad reviews (25% on RT). I was hoping for a bit more than Pacific Rim though ... the Australian accents alone give me the night terrors!

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              • #982
                Originally posted by overkill94 View Post
                Watched Anchorman 2 a couple weeks ago and barely made it through that trainwreck. Like most comedy sequels it was just a lot of the same jokes reworked in a less funny manner. I'm glad the guys finally got to make the sequel they've been lobbying for, but the original's brilliance is a bit tainted now IMO.

                Also saw Captain Phillips on a plane today. Very tense pretty much all the way through and very similar in tone to another Greengrass true life movie that I loved, United 93. Tom Hanks and the Somalian dude were both great and I was glad to hear they didn't Hollywoodize the story much.
                Agree on both. Anchorman 2 was friggin' terrible (except for the RV overturning scene, which was hysterical).

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                • #983
                  This weekend, saw "Million-Dollar Arm" about the 2 kids from India that entered a contest and got MLB contracts. It was enjoyable and you dont have to be a baseball fan to enjoy it. Probably wont win awards but I thought it was well-done. And according to the actual people portrayed, it was about 80% historically accurate.

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                  • #984
                    Originally posted by Fresno Bob View Post
                    Pacific Rim was basically plotless Kaiju-porn, Godzilla had a story to it...
                    agree. Pacific Rim was awful. watched it on HBO about a week ago...
                    "Instead of all of this energy and effort directed at the war to end drugs, how about a little attention to drugs which will end war?" Albert Hofmann

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                    • #985
                      Family is going to see Godzilla tonight. We enjoyed the previews so what the heck?

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                      • #986
                        yeah, i'll be bummed if godzilla sucks, like FB said. my kids have been looking forward to it for a month or so...
                        "Instead of all of this energy and effort directed at the war to end drugs, how about a little attention to drugs which will end war?" Albert Hofmann

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                        • #987
                          Originally posted by Fresno Bob View Post
                          Pacific Rim was basically plotless Kaiju-porn, Godzilla had a story to it...
                          hmm... I preferred Pacific Rim.
                          I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...

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                          • #988
                            Originally posted by johnnya24 View Post
                            I think I'll still see it despite the bad reviews (25% on RT). I was hoping for a bit more than Pacific Rim though ... the Australian accents alone give me the night terrors!
                            ? Godzilla is at 73% on rotten tomatoes. Is there a US version and a UK version of RT?
                            I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...

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                            • #989
                              Originally posted by heyelander View Post
                              ? Godzilla is at 73% on rotten tomatoes. Is there a US version and a UK version of RT?
                              Yeah, but i thought they had the same score. Maybe I was looking at the wrong thing.

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                              • #990
                                Originally posted by Gregg View Post
                                Family is going to see Godzilla tonight. We enjoyed the previews so what the heck?
                                We all enjoyed the movie. A little sappy, yes but still a lot of fun. Had some good moments. And while it won't win any awards it was well worth the price of admission.

                                We went out for pie afterwards to cap off the night. A good time was had by all.

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