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[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Professor and the Madman - The true story about the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary and the two men that played such an important, if unusual, part in it's creation. Mel Gibson and Sean Penn both deliver excellent and moving performances. Don't let the subject matter lead you astray. This is a gripping story, very well told. 8/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Game of Thrones S08 E1 and 2. : not bad. some nice surprises and explanations. 7/10

Billions Season 4: not as great as Season 1-3, but its OK. 6/10

Triple Frontier (Netflix) : Ben Affleck just seems to be getting worse. Woody performance. But Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnan Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal gpod acting. The story is predictable. The dialog is predictable. But because everyone except Ben Affleck was good its worth watching.

tldr: Ben Affleck is so bad. 4/10

The Highwaymen: I love Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner but its a boring film. Not greatest director. 5/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
GoT will be epic next week! The build up has been good.

I gave up on Billions for good two weeks ago. It's always only been a borderline appeal for me and now i'm sick to death of it. I love Damien Lewis but this is the weakest show that he's starred in. Band of Brothers being the best of course. Did you ever see the show 'Life'? Two seasons of TV you should try and see. He was awesome in it. A great show with a great premise that ended far too soon.

Triple Frontier was so bland. It's like everyone was putting in their most average performance. Highly disappointing!

So i saw Endgame. A lot going on in that movie. A lot of moving parts. Some good, some bad. Way too much fan service. Too much plot armour too. Could easily have been two more movies. Hated what they did with one character in particular. On the upside there's a lot of clever writing, moving pieces around the Chess board and making it all work. Definitely needs a second viewing to fully appreciate it i think.

Also, Thanos did nothing wrong!
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
I haven't watched Life. Will check it out if I have time.

I happen watched "Avengers Endgame" also alst night. For me the first hour was aa just boring.

Bad corny jokes. Average dialogue. But the last hour was good because it had some new concepts and ideas. But then Hulk CGI was mediocre almost bad. I thought it was weird silly what they did to him.

I liked the new ideas on (how) DrStrange's team's used their 'magic' (i won't say any more) , and something Captain America did was a big surprise. Whole cinema was clapping in last half hour (only). As I said first half was boring.

I only started get entertained from the part when they said "hot tub time machine" that was hilarious...from there it improves.

tldr: First hour so boring and corny. Last hour made up for it with new concepts and interactions of characters. I thought it was alot better than the previous Avengers movie though.

(it would have been better if they made it like the movie in old days like when you saw Space Odyssey 2001 or Laurence of Arabia.. they were 3-3.5 hour movies with an intermission in middle? Then they could have 'completed' the scenes a bit more.)

I give it a 7.6/10. Worth watching. If you want goto toilet during movie then go in the first half.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
My favourite movie of all time has had a 4K restoration and is being re-released. Apocalypse Now, the Final Cut. Everything about this movie is perfection and this restoration will only make it more epic. I can't wait!

Charlie don't surf!

For people who don't know, Apocalypse Now was a modern retelling of the Joseph Conrad story, Heart of Darkness. That book was set in colonial Africa, but AN moves it to war-time Vietnam. The making of the film was a tortured affair, but that elevates the movie somehow. Everything that could go wrong, did. From weather destroying the sets, delays, financial issues..... Brando!

The documentary movie 'Hearts of Darkness', which covers the making of Apocalypse Now, is the finest of it's kind and a great companion piece. I highly recommend watching that, even if you've never seen the movie. It perfectly demonstrates how much work went into making AN and ultimately what a visionary Director Francis Ford Coppola is.

Finally, the greatest opening scenes of any movie, shown with The Doors, 'The End' playing. Slowmo Helicopter against a jungle backdrop, and Martin Sheen going stir-crazy in a hot-house hotel room. Just the most awesome build up to what follows (Also a random appearance by a young Harrison Ford, who only has that one short scene).

I've seen the movie so many times and the restoration is the perfect excuse to watch it again.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
I agree. I think I saw Apocalypse Now over 20times different director cuts... The scene where Martin Sheen smashes the mirror was real.. he hurt his fist and they kept saying keep going as they filmed him... I wish they made movies like that still. Marlon Brando was epic. The surf scene I think was supposed to be in Da Nang (where in Vietnam there really is surf) or somewhere but they filmed it in Philippines.

Either way its an epic... along with Space Odyssey 2001 and the original Alien movie... and The Godfather (1)...
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It's getting a Theatrical release too. I've never seen it in a cinema, but i can only imagine what this restoration will look like on the big screen. Not to mention Ride Of The Valkyries booming out of the theatre surround sound! :good:

Arctic - Mads Mikkelsen lone survivor movie. Thought it was excellent. Like the Robert Redford film 'All Is Lost', but instead of being stranded and alone out to sea, this is stranded and alone in the far North. Both films are really compelling if, like me, you're into survival stories. It's a solid 9/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
VoxLux - Jude Law was good but Nathalie Portman was mediocre and woody. Strange movie. Ended suddenly make you thinking what did you watch. Kind of nonsensical. Worth watching late night if nothing else on. 6/10
[Off-topic] Gothys:
The last movie that impressed me was Ready player one. Although I'm not a big movie fan, it's a real visual spectacle, and Spielberg's most fun film in decades, imho.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Holmes and Watson : Hilarious. Some almost Monty Python like scenes. Its ridiculous silly but funny movie. 7.5/10 highly watchable. Will Farrell and John C Reilly do great hilarious accents.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I've avoided it. You're reaction is about the same as everyone who saw it. A shame as i love her in the right movies. She's someone i've always gone out of my way to watch, ever since 'Leon'.

You've seen Black Swan i assume? What a great movie. Aronofsky at his best, and she's awesome in it. Hard to top that one.

Uh, i forgot the Star Wars Prequels. (Probably my brain blocking the trauma). Best to carry on pretending that never happened, right?
[Off-topic] zakarypod:
Guys do you like this movie? OMG He drove me crazy )))

Venom

imdb.com/title/tt1270797

two-movies.name/watch_movie/Venom_2018

youtube.com/watch?v=xLCn88bfW1o
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Apollo 11 - Unmissable Documentary about the Moon Shot. The restored film footage is breathtaking. Wish i had seen it in all it's IMAX Theatre glory, but even on the small screen it's spectacular. 9/10
[Off-topic] Sorenzol:
Green book was one of the best for me :good:
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Blood and Oil by Annapura Studios. Waste of time. 2/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Brandonburn : An exceptionally well made low-med budget movie that looks like a high budget movie and is even better than most high budget movies that we see nowadays. Acting is believable, the story is great, lots of jump scare scenes (and I normally never jump scare) and overall much better than I expected. Music is good. effects are clever. Lots clever twists. I will watch this a second time soon.

Definitely a must watch.

8/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
John Wick 3 : Good action. As good as previous ones. Some funny moments. Lots new action scenes and some interesting new ideas. If you liked John Wick 1 and 2 you will like John Wick 3. Highly watchable.

8/10

Polaroid : Horror story about a cursed Polaroid. Not scary for me. 5/10
[Off-topic] agradese:
Jigsaw (my favourite):o
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Did you ever see Equilibrium? There's something about that film that makes me keep rewatching it every few years. I think the gunkata is about as good as it's possible to get. Christian Bale manages to make it look convincing and stylish at the same time.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Us - Jordan Peele's follow up to the widely liked Get Out. I thought Us was more of the same. Enjoyable Horror with some dark comedy thrown in. Not massively scary, but just like Get Out it's a unique premise. Maybe comparable to Cabin In The Woods. Looks good with some interesting use of music at times. Well worth watching. 8/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Awesome movie poster art. You'll be amazed!

http://www.laurentdurieux.com/#
[Off-topic] suvam69:
Holy sheez awesome stuff here
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
I happen coincidence just get it last night.

btw i watched Hotel Mumbai.. about the terror attacks on the hotels in India. Wow.. such a surprisingly well made movie. Great actors from India. So good to see a tense well made movie. emotional. riveting. apparently from the producers of Sicario and Wind river.. I give it 8/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
i watched "Us" was ok... seemed alot like the Purge... the characters were very annoying at some times doing predictable mistakes.. but the acting was good and the plot twist at the end made up for it. 7.5/10

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Watching "The Poison Rose" now.. has-been legend actors being badly directed... I'm losing interest already after 10 minutes.. I already know this is a 4/10 movie.... the dialogue sucks... really bad directing..makeup is unrealistic... a very self-indulgent movie made by a self indulgent director

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Yes I saw Equilibrium a few times long ago.. I always had a soft spot for that movie. enjoyable movie.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'll have to give it a watch. Have been avoiding it because it sounded so much like Hotel Rwanda. I guess that was their object.

Bit of a quiet spell recently. Watched The Big Chill for the first time. A classic movie that deserves it's cult status. 8/10
[Off-topic] suvam69:
Re watched Prisoners 2013. I absolutely love these movies with a good amount of symbolism.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
watched "I am Mother" Netflix incl. Hillary Swank and some kids called Clara Rugaard.. surprisingly good movie. Low budget but better than alot big budget movies... 7.5/10 highly watchable. Sudden ending.
[Off-topic] suvam69:
Sideways 2004. Highly suggested. It's a A+ from me. Story for two friends who go on a vacation with a unique cocktail of comedy, reflection of life and bonding (and obviously wine ;). 10/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Shazam"... it was ok... first half was average for me but second half got better. I prefer the Dark Knight and old Spiderman superhero movies.. Shazam for me overall watchable 7/10.

"The aftermath" Kiera Knightley and some great actors. but the story just has some very flat bits.. very hard to focus watching it and felt very slow... cinematography was good though . 5/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"City of Lies".... Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker... not sure if it is a really gppd movie or very bad movie..it kind of swings both ways... about the post Tupac and Biggie murders... some parts great action and some parts flat repetitive dialogue... worth watching though if nothing else on 7/10 because I always think Forest Whitaker puts in a good effort.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Just watched "The House that Jack Built". Excellent surprise this excellent psycho movoe with probably one of Matt Dillon`s best ever performances. The movie is a combination of Hannibal TV series +American Psycho+IceMan+the psychedelic last chapter of Space Odyssey 2001.... A long enjoyable movie with not a dull moment.. exceptional action and directing with many tense moments (including "I just want my keys back") ...such a breath of fresh air amongst the rubbish coming lately from Hollywood..

so good to see Jeremy Davies and Uma Thurman also...

9/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Annabelle (2019) “ I was wondering how long they can drag this series on but this time they still did it, with some old jump scares and some new jump scares, and the laugh out loud moments (the boy) was hilarious. Won't say more... definitely worth a watch.

I give it a

7.8/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"The Hummingbird Project" worth watching. imdb says $A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.". u wished it was a true story.

7/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Good movie. If you like lone survivor movies, 'All is Lost' with Robert Redford is excellent too. That one is set at sea.

I liked it. It seemed like such a monumental task to undertake you wonder how anyone could be that driven.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
I already read the book Flash Boys by Michael Lewis so I had some idea about High Frequency Trading and tunneling... so agree its crazy what they do.

btw

I watched "The Beachbum".... one of the worst movies I ever saw... total waste of time. Its like one of those rubbish movies that the mafia make to launder money as long as they get a few big stars in a rubbish scripted movie....

don't bother watching The Beachbum... its a 1/10.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I was avoiding it. The Matthew McConaughey renaissance is over. He had a hot spell starting with Mud, won an Academy Award for Dallas Buyers Club, a fun cameo in The Wolf of Wall Street, was stellar in True Detective, even good in Interstellar, (which was not a good movie), Free State of Jones and Gold were decent performances in pretty decent movies too. That's a helluva run!

Since then, The Dark Tower, White Boy Rick, Serenity and The Beach Bum. I can't speak to the latter but it's not his performances that were bad in the others. They just weren't top-drawer movies. I hope he gets some better roles again soon.

Anyone who hasn't seen True Detective Season 1 will never know that they are missing the best single season of any TV show, and a truly magnificent performance by McConaughey.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Have you seen Moon, from the same Director? Mute too? Both good films.

Scooby Doo is Scooby Doo for adults. Also Captain Caveman and Wacky Races! :p
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Breakthrough" an uplifting spiritual movie about survival. Tear jerker if you like that stuff. Good acting by the obese actress though. Much better than i expected. 8/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Liverleaf" (foreign film). wow.. a modern day Clockwork Orange.. made in Japan. Ultra Violent but lots plot twists. This reminded me of "Shoguns Assasin" a bit...If you liked A Clockwork Orange you might like this. (Japanese with English subtitles). Adult over 18y only. Not for kids.

8/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Rim of the World (Netflix)" I had to stop watching this about 20mins into the movie. Total nonsensical rubbish. don't even bother wasting time watching it.

1/10
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
"I told you to keep away from that radio. If that battery is dead, it'll have company....."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6oIq0afOI
[Off-topic] Dirk:
How about another Jesse Eisenberg movie. Night Moves (2013) is really worth a watch. He and Elle Fanning play Eco-activists who are planning to destroy a Hydro-Electric Dam. A simple but engaging movie. 8/10

And people complain about Trailers now!
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
Cagney never loses his touch.

I'm used to watching those type of movies on an old black-and-white TV set late at night when I was growing up. Now that I've got a 65 inch 4K Samsung TV, those old Cagney movies have much more impact. The quote that I was referring to was the scene where Cagney and his gang were hiding out in an obscure house out in the middle of nowhere and the only contact that they had with the outside world was what they could hear on the car radio. Needless to say, they were waiting for an opportunity to make their getaway and a dead car battery would have thwarted their plans.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
thanka..that was on my list to watch also..

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Stockholm - over all good movie about a robbery. True story. Ethan Hawke and Mark Strong are good. Im not a great fan of Naomi Rapace but she is ok in the film. 7.5/10

Five Feet Apart - realistic makeup.. Overall a good drama. the ending could have been better but its still a good watch

7/10

Not sure if I mentioned 'The Guilty" (foreign film.. Swedish?) but I'll mention it again.. Good tense moments. Nice plot twist ending. 7.8/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Me too. Black & White TV playing old Black & White movies on repeat all day long on UK TV. It could be anything from those three or four decades. My favorites from the earliest era were Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. (That clock face stunt and the Girder walk stunts transfixed me as a child.)

Then we had Laurel & Hardy on repeat, and i always enjoyed those. Then there were the run-of-the-mill fare through the fourties and fifties, with the usual melodrama and terrible score. The standouts were what are considered classics today. Citizen Cane, Gone With The Wind, 12 Angry Men etc. The ones that stick with me today from that period are the Hitchcocks. He was ahead of the game. Everybody who was anybody was in a Hitchcock movie through three decades of movie making.

Once the transistion to colour happened it was the old epics that i loved. Historical epics like Ben Hur, Spartacus and Cleopatra, and particularly anything that might involve monsters; like Jason & The Argonauts, Sinbad, Clash Of The Titans, Land Before Time etc.

We used to have a thriving movie industry here in the UK, so along with the imported US movies we had a wealth of domestic output too. A lot of the great War films were UK made. Bridge On the River Kwai, for example. Also the bawdy Comedies like the 'Carry On' series.

I blame the BBC for my movie addiction. I was indoctrinated from a young age, and i was exposed to everything! From a cinephile perspective it's the best exposure possible. This was before 'video-on-demand' and before VHS, so if i wanted to watch a movie i had three/four channels to choose from, and they were only playing the classics.

Luckily for me i had a Parent in my Mother who also loved movies, so our treat was to head to the Cinema to see any good contemporary releases. It still boggle my mind how many times i think back on a movie from my childhood, and am able to say, 'i saw that in the theatre when it was released'!

You say Cagney, and that's fair, but i add to that Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, James Stewart, Audie Murphy (Medal Of Honor winner WW2), Richard Burton, Kirk Douglas, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Vivian Leigh, Joan Collins, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman (phwaaar..) ... too many to name...

Honestly, i feel sorry for any movie 'fan' who has only watched contemporary movies from the last two decades. Those people really have no idea. And from 1970 onwards....? Bro, we have barely scratched the surface! :p
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Crawl (2019)"... WOW.. Sam Raimi is back!! so good to see Sam Raimi back with a good one... definitely much better than I expected.. people in the cinema screamed and shouted and laughed at times.... definitely a must watch... especially if you love the good old Sam Raimi movies....The ending isnsudden but that just makes you want the movie to be longer. (its a 'short' movie ).

So it's an 8/10 for me but because Raimi made it I give it an

8.5/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Child' Play (2019)“ new Chucky movie... corny but laugh out loud hilarious and many good jump scare scenes.... some tense moments.. Mark Hamill great...worth watching.

7.5/10

" The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019) " Korean movie... great movie... lots tense moments... some silly over-acting scenes but the script, action and funny parts make up for it.. good plot twist ending. Dong-seok Ma (Benedict Wong lookalike) was good actor and a believable gangster in this movie.

7.8/10
[Off-topic] allmanallpimp:
I am a huge movie nerd... I have AMC A List, and I definitely utilize it... Huge fan of Dolby Cinema 3D (Alita was amazing this way.) Anything in IMAX 3D I make it a point to see....

Lion King was decent. I saw it in IMAX 3D. Some good 3D parts. As far as movie goes the cartoon was better...
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Can you ever forgive me? “ much better than I expected. Probably Melissa McCarthy's best performance ever . Richard E. Grant is brilliant as usual. Highly watchable true story about a best selling author who's life goes downhill... but somehow there is light at the end. 7.5/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Billions (Season 4)" - The first two seasons were great, but by Season 4 it hs gone from good acting and partially serious to ridiculous dialogue, bad acting and bad script. I don't think I will watch the next season. Are they just using worse and worse directors? It's nothing special anymore.

I give it a 5/10.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
This show. I dropped it originally. Went back out of desperation for something to watch. Hate watched up to date. Then dropped it for good after the first episode of this season. It's irredeemable. Reminds me of Suits. Borderline watchable for a while but not good for sustained viewing.

The Steven Conrad written shows, Patriot and now Perpetual Grace Ltd are the best shows that people don't know about. Don't sleep on them. You'll fall in love!

Watched the new Godzilla. Pretty awful unless some Monster action is happening. Should have removed the actors entirely and had more destruction and monster fights. Some of that was pretty fun! 5/10

Rewarched the first three Star Trek movies. Yep, that's how desperate the situation is. I need more good entertainment, and even with all the good streaming media, they still don't make enough to fill my plate. Anyway, the movies still hold up. Good dialogue, great chemistry between the characters, models of ships rather than CGI. Best looking Enterprise ever. Only the JJ movies are better.

Let's pick the best movie of the year so far. (I haven't seen the new Tarantino yet which may end up top of the list by years end). I would say Dragged Across Concrete or Apollo 11. What say you?
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
watched PISTORIUS "is a feature documentary about the South African Paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013." It was much better than expected. Watchable. 7/10

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I never bothered to watch Suits or Godzilla at all... especially after the first Godzilla movie was such a disappointment.

I am also looking forward to the Tarantino movie with Brad & Leonardo.

I think the best movie I rewatched this year was Apocalypse now. I think I seen it over 20 times.

The best movie sp far this year... hard to choose.. not many memorable ones... maybe Crawl or BrightBurn or Glass... with End Game a generous mention (too much CGI and predictable but there were some good scenes).. I guess it shows the movies coming out nowadays are just not as great or mind blowing.as they used to be.

I might give Apollo 11
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"The Curse of La Llorona " - It deserves a much higher rating on IMDB. I was surprised with the low rating on IMBD but IMDB is not always right because of fake accounts and some companies trying to trash other movies.

But this was a great horror.. If you like lots jump scares in movies then this is the one for you. People were screaming watching it. Really enjoyed it.

Apparently has same producers as The Conjuring movies. It's not The Exorcist but its Highly watchable.

8/10 (It's loosely connected to the Annabelle horror movie series)