What was the last movie you watched ....

You may end up watching a different movie lol

Baza

 

I watched The lego movie. And of course everything is awesome. 8.5/10.

 

I do that when I watch films with my girlfriend - Read all the subtitles, get it half right and put my own slant on things!

I find it funny....She doesn't so much.

 

I watched the low budget, independant zombie film The Battery a few nights ago.

Very different sort of zombie film. There's very few zombies, not much action and the focus is really on the two survivors; all zombie films are about the survivors but this took it to another level. It was more of a road movie than anything else but set in a zombie apocalypse.

I doubt many people would enjoy the film but I thought it wasn't bad at all. It was sadly let down by the final act which was way too long and could have been done better. One of the guys behind the film posts on The Battery forum on IMDB, and IIRR it was "done better", but due to the small cast and budget it didn't quite work out they wanted it to.

The film has been highly praised though and I think there could be plans for a sequel. With the experience from The Battery and a slightly larger budget I imagine that it could be pretty decent.

 

Thirteen Days...and Kevin Costner New England accent is horrendous.....part Northshore....part Australian

 

Thought I did in the last one, sorry for breaking the rules

 

Do you mean that it's in English with the subtitles in Ape?

I like the idea of siiting watching it and turning round to see a family of apes sitting in row behind you, eating popcorn.

 

Happy Feet, and I ironically found it quite depressing...

 

watched 'dead man down' with colin farrell and noomi rapace. wasn't too bad, had it's moments as an action/crime thriller. wasn't a bad one, not great either.

 

Welcome to my world.:turtle:

 

Rambo

Thd 2008 sequel. Simple, violent, never get bored watching it. The action sequences are fantastic, and the special effects - especially with regard to body parts going flying 40 feet - are realistic. Music is perfectly scored to bring real emotion to what might be another C-rate actioner. Plus seeing a nearly 60-year old Sly in that good shape makes me feel not so bad about getting older (makes me want to take up archery too). 9/10.

 

Guardians of the Galaxy.

Somebody said (and it may well have been in this thread) that each Marvel film is better than the last. Guardians is no exception, and it may even be their best production yet. I went into this without a clue as to who any of the characters were, but I left the cinema blown away. As expected, the plot is certainly "out there", but the humour, pacing, and acting far exceed the expectations of a comic book adaptation. CGI, set pieces, action choreography and costumes/make-up were flawless. I can see this being extended beyond a sole outing and into a multi-movie franchise. Guardians beats Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor hands down. Yes, all of them. 9/10.

 

Had a bit of MA binge this past few days...

Kuro Obi - bunch of karatekas duke it out over who's the biggest badass in pre-WWII Manchuria. Okay, I'm being glib for the sake of being glib. I enjoyed this one tremendously, the fight scenes were excellent, and the guy who played Taikan - the main sort-of bad guy - didn't so much steal the show as took it by force and dared everyone else to take it back. 9/10

American Samurai - the one where Mark Dacascos plays the bad guy. Sadly, he's the only one who seems to give a damn; David Bradley MIGHT have given a damn but given that he seemed incapable of changing his facial expression it's hard to say. The editing is choppy as heck, you can't hear the dialogues half the time, the less said about the "romantic" subplot the better. 2/10 because I just cannot bring myself to hate Mark Dacascos; everybody needs to eat, right?

 

Frozen..

Wasn't as good as everyone says it was. Don't think it was over hyped to me either to be disappointed, it was just fun to watch but not "jumping out of my flat to burst into sudden "Let it Go" singing" kind of reaction.

 

Expendables 3:

If you liked the first two you'll probably find some enjoyment in this but I don't think it is as good. Mel Gibson plays a good villain, and his acting ability certainly cannot be questioned here, but his character ends up feeling flat due to lack of character building. The editing of the movie feels a bit disjointed too. Of course this film is more about the action and it certainly isn't bad though not nearly as memorable as some of the action sequences from the first two films. The lack of the blood and gore of the first two doesn't do much to raise the bar here either.

Worth a watch if you enjoyed the first two just don't have high expectations.

6/10

Under the Skin:

So bad it's not even worth writing a mini review about it. Avoid.

1/10 (the 1 being for seeing Scarlett Johansson nude, the only highlight of an otherwise abysmal, and completely boring, movie)

 

How To Train Your Dragon 2


Brilliant, loved it. Animated films are fast becoming my favourite genre. I like the cast and meeting new dragons and new places. Brilliant adventure (admittedly with a few small plot holes). 7.5/10 Could watch it twice in a row easy.

Seen the Lego Movie, again, loved it. Bit of dull ending and much more on the "child" end of the viewer demograph. 6/10 EVERYTHING IS AWESOOOME!

 

I had the same reaction actually. It just didn't stand up to the hype for me. Some of the songs were cool and there were one or two funny bits, but...eh. Felt pretty underwhelmed by this.

Lego movie was ace but that ending was so weak it was painful. Didn't ruin the movie but I'll be damned if it didn't bring down my happy buzz from the movie.

 

I agree. Found it boring TBH. The favourite Disney film in our family is "Tangled". Which didn't seem to go down as well as Frozen or garner the same sort of praise.
But for our money it's far better. Better songs, better jokes (Rapunzel putting Rider in the cupboard is genuinely funny), better characters (maximus and pascal are winners) looks beautiful, nice story.