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Postby The Huskar Social Union » Fri Feb 01, 2019 3:02 pm

The Cured, indie film from ireland about people cured of a zombie virus living in ireland after a continental outbreak and the tensions between them and people who ever never infected.

Decent watch, a break from the normal zombie films.
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Postby The Foxes Swamp » Fri Feb 01, 2019 3:07 pm

Conan the Barbarian (2011) and it was awful.
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Anollasia
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Postby Anollasia » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:39 pm

Bohemian Rhapsody

Some inaccuracies and odd pacing at times but it was still enjoyable. I'm glad this introduced/reintroduced a lot of people to Queen.

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Postby Cannot think of a name » Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:36 pm

Stan and Ollie. Good performances, kind of a quiet film about friendship which I appreciate. Incredible opening shot.
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Postby Hinodia » Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:47 pm

The Kid Who Would Be King.

Very underwhelming, and I wasn't even sure what I was expecting. Decent performances for the most part and I liked the beginning animation and the references to Arthurian legend, but the story was pretty dull, the characters and the villain had one-note personalities and the plot was rushed beyond all belief.
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Postby An Alan Smithee Nation » Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:33 am

Jason Bourne, quite enjoyable, it had a good cast and was well directed. But it suffered from the fate of later sequels, of needing to be even better than the films before, just to seem as good.
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Postby Anollasia » Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:26 pm

Green Book

I loved this. It had a great message behind it without being overbearing. The characters are great and it was awesome to see them evolve throughout the movie. There were also some funny moments, so that's a bonus. Overall, I think this should win Film of the Year; it's the sort of film the Academy likes but it's actually good (unlike Shape of Water).

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Postby Space Captain Brian Surgeon » Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:09 am

Royal Flash, the combination of Richard Lester and George McDonald Frasier was always good. A favourite of mine since I saw it when it came out. Oliver Reed made a great Bismark.

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Postby Anollasia » Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:56 pm

Edward Scissorhands

All I can say is that it was beautiful.

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Postby Cannot think of a name » Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:07 pm

Lego Movie 2. Delivered about what the first one did, perhaps a little clearer in the execution because you know the gimmick at this point.
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Postby Ngelmish » Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:17 pm

Based on a True Story (2017). I'd been meaning to get around to this one since it first was shown at Cannes, had mixed feelings overall, but it was about what I expected. The execution is a bit hamhanded, but that's also sort of the point and Eva Green is, as always, wonderful. Fairly minor Polanski by any standard though

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Postby Destructive Government Economic System » Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:35 pm

Shark Tale

Watched it on a charter bus and it was hilarious
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Postby BIteland » Mon Feb 11, 2019 12:52 am

Alita: Battle Angel - Good right up until the end where it doesn't quite stick the landing https://tldrmoviereviews.com/2019/02/11/movie-review-alita-battle-angel/
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Postby Space Captain Brian Surgeon » Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:23 pm

Jupiter Ascending it kind of looked good, and was a fun ride up to the point I just lost the plot and gave up. I'll maybe try again to watch it next time it is on TV.

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Postby Bacopa » Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:21 pm

Came home from work and the Mrs. was watching 1996’s Executive Decision.
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Postby HC Eredivisie » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:22 am

Glass, good movie and I did not expect that ending.
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Valentine Z
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Postby Valentine Z » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:24 am

Er ist wieder da (2015), also known as Look who's back.

It was pretty funny at first, but like any political satire, it gets into uncanny and unsettling very, very quickly. The last few scenes still gave me the chills.
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Postby Anollasia » Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:29 pm

The Jerk

I loved the off-kilter humour in this (eg. "He hates these cans!" :rofl: )!

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Postby Forlania » Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:10 am

L.A. Confidential

Gotta say, lived up to the hype for the most part. Great performances all around.
Some of Kevin Spacey’s monologue seems much darker viewing with current knowledge.
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Postby Ngelmish » Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:32 am

Dreams (1990). The only late period Kurosawa I hadn't seen, and arguably the best of the bunch. The composition and colors are absolutely beautiful, and it mixes together a good cross section of both his period and contemporary visuals. Not much story, but very dreamlike.

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Postby Ceolophysia » Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:26 am

The Lego Movie 2
Very good movie. Almost as good as the first one, but some things about it aren't quite as interesting.
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Postby Anollasia » Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:23 pm

I tried watching A Star is Born but I could only make it halfway. Your typical rise to fame story but more boring. Felt like an ego-fest for Lady Gaga.

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Postby An Alan Smithee Nation » Wed Feb 20, 2019 2:46 am

The Huskar Social Union wrote:The Cured, indie film from ireland about people cured of a zombie virus living in ireland after a continental outbreak and the tensions between them and people who ever never infected.

Decent watch, a break from the normal zombie films.


Didn't have my glasses on and read that as "The Cured, Indian film..." I was happily imagining a Bollywood zombie dance number.
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Postby Platypus Bureaucracy » Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:10 am

Green Book

It was a lot of fun, but I can absolutely see why people are describing it as a film by white people for white people.
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Postby Bluelight-R006 » Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:29 am

Around the World in 80 days (2004)

The movie was rated quite negatively on the internet, but I found it to be rather enjoyable. A lot of action and moving between different parts of the world in the 1890s, and quite funny too. It differs quite a lot from the original book for comedical purposes, of course.

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