Lockdown - What's Worth a Watch?
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Started watching this the other night. Seems right up my street. Good timing so that I've got plenty to catch up on too
Watched Mickey 17.... very strange movie, I'm not really sure what it was or what it thinks it is.
It had quirks of the hunger games, snow piercer etc.... with the dystopian future and over the top characters. I thought they were all played really well but the movie itself left me wanting a bit.
There's a real irony that I just realised though, I found myself not really caring for the main character. I'm not sure if this is deliberate or a complete fluke. I'm thinking the latter as I would have thought it more poignant to be on the opposing side of the main social issue of the flick.
There's a lot going on in the movie, but none of it really seems to go anywhere. Again, this could be deliberate but it felt unpolished.
It had quirks of the hunger games, snow piercer etc.... with the dystopian future and over the top characters. I thought they were all played really well but the movie itself left me wanting a bit.
There's a real irony that I just realised though, I found myself not really caring for the main character. I'm not sure if this is deliberate or a complete fluke. I'm thinking the latter as I would have thought it more poignant to be on the opposing side of the main social issue of the flick.
There's a lot going on in the movie, but none of it really seems to go anywhere. Again, this could be deliberate but it felt unpolished.
TonyCarter
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I agree with that, and was also a bit disappointed that it didn’t go anywhere.
Of course I wasn’t expecting a remake of Moon, but they could have fleshed it out more, made it more dark, made it more light-hearted, or even just made it a more pointed commentary on ethics of cloning.
It’s not one I‘ll be in a hurry to rewatch.
BlessedSquirrel
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Man, Moon was such an incredible film, must watch that again
TonyCarter
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Just watched the first episode of Season 7 of Black Mirror…and if you’ve ever felt annoyed by the constant prices rises of your subscriptions, then this will really get you blowing your top 🤯
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robin h 25
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Predator: Badlands... Teaser Trailer...
robin h 25
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A Wayland-Yutani android in the new Predator movie, this has to be a sign of an incoming new Alien Vs Predator movie?.
BlessedSquirrel
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Ah, good spot, I didn’t get that link. I do hope so, I loved the last alien v predator
TonyCarter
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Nah, that’s just Elle gone into waifu-mode
BlessedSquirrel
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It’s a wonderful day for The Karate Kid and the wonder that is Elizabeth Shue.
May have to watch Cocktail next
Follow by Leaving Las Vegas
May have to watch Cocktail next
Follow by Leaving Las Vegas
TonyCarter
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Didn't she die in the previous season of The Boys...after some 'bitty'?
BlessedSquirrel
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OMG, they’re showing the trilogy one after the other. The day is booked in!
TonyCarter
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On Sky Movies (the live channels) I can see back-to-back BTTF, and back-to-back Mission: Impossible...but not Carrotty Kid.
Edit: found them on Film4 (with @^%$* adverts though).
BlessedSquirrel
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Come to think of, given the egregious (just for you @AgentCooper) spam promotion that’s been going on recently, maybe we should take this as people wanting advertising on the site?
So we shall be injecting ads every 5th post or so
I’ll start
Salmon Fisher
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On Sky, Blocco 181.
TonyCarter
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Would you care to elucidate?
The Accountant 2 - Gutted isn't the word! (new title hook perhaps).
I'm a massive fan of the Accountant. Absolutely nailed the genre with an idea that I think was pretty original, the execution was fantastic without being overly breadcrummy with the plot.
The sequel just tossed all of that in the bin and instead went for every cliché they possibly could.
TL;DR - Save your money.
I'm a massive fan of the Accountant. Absolutely nailed the genre with an idea that I think was pretty original, the execution was fantastic without being overly breadcrummy with the plot.
The sequel just tossed all of that in the bin and instead went for every cliché they possibly could.
I liked in the original that they created interesting characters with autism. They were witty, interesting, unique in their own way with their own traits. It was one of the major successes in the plot and story telling for me. Resembling reality somewhat, to my fairly untrained brain at least.
The sequel just absolutely annihilated this idea, it was like a branch of special forces where if you don't have Autism you can't work a keyboard. They went totally OP in this regard and it allowed for very lazy plot points, which they took full advantage of. Lazy, lazy writing and everything aimed at action instead. John Wick 4 all over again.
The sequel just absolutely annihilated this idea, it was like a branch of special forces where if you don't have Autism you can't work a keyboard. They went totally OP in this regard and it allowed for very lazy plot points, which they took full advantage of. Lazy, lazy writing and everything aimed at action instead. John Wick 4 all over again.
TL;DR - Save your money.
Martinr36
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Watching crank 2 high voltage, it's hilarious
