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Pedro De Heredia posted:Reminds me of that trend of taking cheery, full-band pop songs and doing an acoustic, moody rendition of them that 'really brings out the hidden depth of the lyrics.' Lorde's cover of Everybody Wants to Rule The World transmogrifies me into a furious chimpanzee ready to tear someone's face off. There's doing a cover right (Lizzie's rendition of Mother by Danzig or Trent Reznor and Karen O's take on Immigrant Song) and then there's THAT. HHGGRRNGH. Given your post, what did you think of Drive?
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Harime Nui posted:I saw Sicario 2 tonight and actually, it's really good! Remember how we all thought the writer must have completely sold out and this was going to be right-wing tortureporn or whatever? Actually the real villain is Donald Trump. I'm not joking, the first hour is him 'letting loose' Graver and Alejandro, then Trump totally chickens out and they have to eat each other to cover their asses. That screenwriter is more sly than I thought. brawleh posted:Still gathering my thoughts on it, but yeah Sicario 2 was pretty dope. Snowman_McK posted:The film depicts their plan as failing only because their spineless boss lost his nerve. Slim Jim Pickens posted:The plan in Sicario was to murder a bunch of people and hope that causes more people to get murdered, so they could murder some guy who was sort-of related to a homegrown suicide bomber cel. Snowman_McK posted:It also specifically describes that destabilisation and violence as 'working' Slim Jim Pickens posted:Lol the secretary of defence says " terrorism has a new definitiom: any political group which uses violence to achieve its objectives" and then asks some spec ops to kidnap a child and murder some people in order to start a cartel war. https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1090425618406113280 Assepoester fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Feb 2, 2019 |
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Am I being really dumb or is Undisputed: Fight for Freedom just a renamed/re-released Boyka: Undisputed ?
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Pedro De Heredia posted:There's just something too predictable about this stuff. "Serious" director does their own spin on a genre picture. They replace the thrills of the genre with... slowness, 'mood,' and random angst. This is supposed to produce something 'worthy.' "Artistic". I too am starting to get really annoyed by this trend.
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Gonz posted:Oh my goodness gracious.
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Sirotan posted:I watched Polar last night and should have turned it off after I saw an extremely geriatric looking Johnny Knoxville get comically murdered by a lady who just gave him a blow job, the camera salaciously lingering on the erection on his now-dead body. He needed the money I'm sure, but I can only assume Mikkelsen was in it because he lost a bet. Mads is credited as an Executive Producer so it definitely wasn't just some quick buck.
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muscles like this! posted:Mads is credited as an Executive Producer so it definitely wasn't just some quick buck. Well drat that makes me feel even worse about it then.
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Polar is a film that, on paper, probably sounded great. Even in the filming, it all would have seemed bold and interesting. The film's issues all come out in the final execution. The editing is janky as gently caress, and is just off pace the whole film. I got about halfway through, and every scene just felt off rhythm, every shot a little too long or short. I don't know how else to describe it.
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What is it with all those Netflix movies that sound great on paper but end up being forgettable in the execution despite the obvious talent and money behind them?
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married but discreet posted:What is it with all those Netflix movies that sound great on paper but end up being forgettable in the execution despite the obvious talent and money behind them? Making a film is really loving hard. I might be wrong, but I think most of the disappointing Netflix projects have been by directors that aren't used to projects that big.
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It's baffling how anyone, even someone new to movie making, could look at the opening scene of Polar and go 'yeah, this is how it should be'. No Mads, ugly colors, a bunch of Suicide Squad rejects who are inept as hell, bad CGI blood and general incoherence (down to the dumb title font) that make you think you selected another movie named Polar.
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MrBling posted:Am I being really dumb or is Undisputed: Fight for Freedom just a renamed/re-released Boyka: Undisputed ? It never got an official release in the UK so this is it.
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married but discreet posted:What is it with all those Netflix movies that sound great on paper but end up being forgettable in the execution despite the obvious talent and money behind them? It's almost as if good movies come from good ideas instead of just good funding.
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InfiniteZero posted:It's almost as if good movies come from good ideas instead of just good funding. "An older gunslinger fighting the new guys" is absolutely a good idea, though. The issue is in the execution.
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A lot of the shittier "Netflix Originals" aren't actually comissioned or funded at the production level by Netflix. They're picked up on the cheap because they can't get distribution rights elsewhere and in the past would have be Straight-to-Video.
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I see that some Jackie Chan movies that I'm not very familiar with are on Prime right now. I know the answer is probably to watch every Jackie Chan movie, but are any of these particularly good compared to the others? The Young Master Hand of Death Heart of the Dragon The Prisoner
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The Young Master is easily the best of that bunch. I'd say it's the best Jackie Chan film until his string with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao.
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I do love those 80s ones mentioned with his pals etc. Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever are great.MrBling posted:Am I being really dumb or is Undisputed: Fight for Freedom just a renamed/re-released Boyka: Undisputed ? Yep that's the same movie. Here's a question, any good French and Indian action movies to recommend? I ask since those are two countries that have a ton of movies, and I haven't watched many action films from them. Alluda Mazaaka is one good Indian (Tollywood) one I like, outrageous craziness. But not in a way that looks kind of boring like that CGI Matrix guy one, something about a 90s movie like that just feels less slick and safe, it's like Commando meets a Stephen Chow movie or something. It's the movie with that horse sliding under a car, fun flick. For France, I have not seen much action from there outside of Luc Besson and Pierre Morel's movies.
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Would Killing Zoe count as a French film? It's mostly in English and stars Eric Stoltz, but takes place in Paris and many of the characters speak French when not conversing with Stoltz's character. I remember liking Banlieue 13 back when it first came out too, but I never saw the sequel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNCbbnYZe0E
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Heavy Metal posted:Here's a question, any good French and Indian action movies to recommend? I ask since those are two countries that have a ton of movies, and I haven't watched many action films from them. Alluda Mazaaka is one good Indian (Tollywood) one I like, outrageous craziness. But not in a way that looks kind of boring like that CGI Matrix guy one, something about a 90s movie like that just feels less slick and safe, it's like Commando meets a Stephen Chow movie or something. It's the movie with that horse sliding under a car, fun flick. Check out Baahubali, which was on Netflix recently, not sure if it's still available there or not.
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ruddiger posted:Would Killing Zoe count as a French film? It's mostly in English and stars Eric Stoltz, but takes place in Paris and many of the characters speak French when not conversing with Stoltz's character. That one is by Morel, yep I've seen those. Always taking Stoltz recommendations. Also I'll add Italy to this request, any notable action movies from say the 80s and 90s on? I've seen a lot of the westerns and Euro-crime subgenre movies, but outside of Blastfighter I haven't seen any just action movie type of films there, especially in those decades. Wonder if I'm missing some gems. Basebf555 posted:Check out Baahubali, which was on Netflix recently, not sure if it's still available there or not. Right on, I'll give that a go.
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Heavy Metal posted:Right on, I'll give that a go. Fair warning, it's two parts and each part is like 3 hours long. Enjoy!
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Since we're discussing Italian films, there was one I saw advertised on Youtube a few years back, and it seemed to involve...angels or something, on earth. It was cartoonishly and horrifically violent, and that seemed to be the thrust of the advertising, showing people getting their heads punched off and so on. Anyone have any idea what film I might be referring to? I know that's impossibly vague and i apologise. Now that I think about it, I'm not even 100% sure it's Italian.
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brocked posted:Has anyone seen this Nomi rapace closer movie? I watched about the first 20 minutes of it. I'll get back to it over the weekend. Rapace is doing a very good tough as nails badass, and the opening action sequence is pretty good. Basebf555 posted:Fair warning, it's two parts and each part is like 3 hours long. Enjoy! Bahubali is an amazing action epic. With dancing.
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Snowman_McK posted:Since we're discussing Italian films, there was one I saw advertised on Youtube a few years back, and it seemed to involve...angels or something, on earth. It was cartoonishly and horrifically violent, and that seemed to be the thrust of the advertising, showing people getting their heads punched off and so on. That's not super vague at all. I can at least tell you 100% that you're thinking of something by Necrostorm, and from that description it sounds like Adam Chaplin in particular. Not everything they make is a hit, but I loving love them regardless, because there's very few indie studios with the kind of sheer chutzpah they have.
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Heavy Metal posted:Here's a question, any good French and Indian action movies to recommend? I was going to mention it in the Best Bathroom Fights discussion but didn't have a clip: Chrysalis is kinda neat. One of the fight choreographers from The Bourne Identity plays the baddie.
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District/Banlieue 13 was great, the sequel and the American remake were not so hot Some french cop flicks with less action are pretty good- Chrysalis, both Crimson Rivers movies, uhhh... Wasabi is fun? My favorite far and away is Brotherhood of the Wolf, tho Edit: and this is where I recommend the Musketeer with Tim Roth and Yuen woo-Ping choreography
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:That's not super vague at all. I can at least tell you 100% that you're thinking of something by Necrostorm, and from that description it sounds like Adam Chaplin in particular. That was the one, thanks very much. The trailer is exactly as insane as I remember, which does help explain why I still remember it 7 years later.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280990/ watch this, thank me later
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Forces spéciales / Special Forces is a solid one in the Delta Force / Navy Seals tradition. They filmed in the mountains of Tajikistan which gives the scenes set in Afghanistan a look you rarely get.
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CeeJee posted:Forces spéciales / Special Forces is a solid one in the Delta Force / Navy Seals tradition. They filmed in the mountains of Tajikistan which gives the scenes set in Afghanistan a look you rarely get. I love that sub-genre. "Here's the family lives of all the forgettable characters who'll spend the next two hours dying"
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CeeJee posted:Forces spéciales / Special Forces is a solid one in the Delta Force / Navy Seals tradition. They filmed in the mountains of Tajikistan which gives the scenes set in Afghanistan a look you rarely get. The sniper scene is good.
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Just watched Baahubali: The Beginning and it’s pretty wild. The world’s horniest man learns that he is the son of a guy who defeated an army of guys wearing blackface.
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Now watch the sequel. Baahubali 2 is the best superhero movie
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FancyMike posted:Now watch the sequel. Baahubali 2 is the best superhero movie I am very much looking forward to Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I am very much looking forward to Baahubali 2: The Conclusion It features a dude with a mace that's like the size of a small car, it's great.
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Ok Baahubali 2 is amazing
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Ok Baahubali 2 is amazing There are still some good things in this world, some pure things. Baahubali 2 is one of those things. I have some digital codes built up and I want to give a few out, lets start with: Mission Impossible: 9RMWY9RFWXJN Mission Impossible Fallout: 7NM4RHHJP3TY Not sure if you can get those in 4k with the codes but they're both from UHDs, if that matters. Please let others know if you take them.
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Triple Threat finally has a release date https://twitter.com/MichaelJaiWhite/status/1096133873459707904?s=19
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