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I still don’t think the MCU Spidey will beat the Toby Maguire Spiderman trilogy.
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I loved the emo dance scenes. They made it much more interesting and funny. Then again, I don’t care about superheroes. Had they done something similar to James Bond I’d have had a heart attack.
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That was the best part of the movie!
I remember asking myself “Is this real” when I was watching it for the first time.
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I laughed out loud during that scene.
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I never even bothered with 3. As a kid I didn’t actually like the two preceding it and when TASM came out I much preferred it.
Fast forward a few years and now I really like the first two, think TASM is okay, and TASM 2 is… ehhhh.
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That was the best part of the movie!
Honestly? Yeah. It was.
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I like the first Spider-Man, love Spider-Man 2, don’t mind Spider-Man 3, actively dislike The Amazing Spider-Man, and hate The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Not enough people read the EU.
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El Rey has been having a Toxic Avengers marathon, so it’s safe to say I’ve seen all three of them and never want to see them again.
I am not lost. I know exactly where I am, I am in some shitty fucking hell, which is exactly what I deserve. But you… YOU are lost. All my life I thought that I needed you, that I couldn’t survive without you, fuck! Fuck! It was the other fucking way around. It was the other way around.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – B
Just watched it at the cinema today, and the poor blue screen/matte effects didn’t bother me nearly as much as they did when I was younger (which is kind of weird, actually). Anyway, I like this film, but I do have some small problems with it.
Next week: The Last Crusade 😄
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SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
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What a coincidence. I watched Temple of Doom just yesterday.
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[LuckyGungan2001 said:]
Skyfall: B+
I really enjoyed this film, it had good acting, good characters, great direction and cinematography, and an interesting story. The ending was a bit anticlimactic, but I enjoyed the film nonetheless.
Dr No: B-
It dragged a lot in the second act, most characters are underdeveloped, and the story is pretty poor, but overall the good outweighed the bad.
To quote Noel Coward: “No, no, no!”
Dr. No is arguably the finest film in the series. To me Skyfall had none of the qualities mentioned above but at least it wasn’t Spectre.
VADER!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MOCHA LATTE? -Palpy on a very bad day.
“George didn’t think there was any future in dead Han toys.”-Harrison Ford
YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
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What didn’t you like about Austin Powers?
There’s nothing I actively disliked. I just didn’t find most of the humour uproariously amusing.
THIS. When I was younger I loved that someone was making fun of spy films and that I was in on the joke…but then it quickly became apparent that there were extreme limitations. What Myers should have done was to take more from Austin’s favorite film IN LIKE FLINT and have a story to work the actual jokes off of. And by jokes I mean actual ones and not toilet humor for two hours.
VADER!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MOCHA LATTE? -Palpy on a very bad day.
“George didn’t think there was any future in dead Han toys.”-Harrison Ford
YT channel:
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The World is not Enough (1999): 7/10
Call me crazy, but I quite liked it. Sure Christmas Jones was an absolutely terrible love interest, and the plot was pretty muddy, but on the other hand we have the excellent music and action, and the great villains.
Goldfinger (1964): 9/10
Take notes MCU; this is how you make a fun filled romp.
Casino Royale (2006): 9/10
Take notes DCCU; this is how you make a gritty reboot.
I absolutely LOVE the World is Not Enough!
I’ve seen people rank it behind Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day, and I can’t for the life of me figure out why.
I actually like Tomorrow Never Dies. I think it and TWINE are both underrated.
Finally TWINE love!
The issue is that all four Brosnan entries were produced with multiple problems at the scripting stage. This is compounded by the new producers not having the knowledge of their predecessors nor faith in the character himself. Then they hired the duo of Purvis and Wade on TWINE who cannot develop an idea to save their lives and they have been involved with every film since.
TWINE is hurt further by the hiring of a truly gifted director of intimate drama who has to continually fight against the rather gutless but technically proficient second unit action footage. This combined with the lower key story and lack of plot fulfillment make most write the whole film off. Oddly enough it is the best of the four because it had the most promise.
TND had no script when shooting began thus Anthony Hopkins dropped out and they essentially remade YOLT for the second time.
I could go on and on with these but I still love them…well at least the first three and elements of DAD.
VADER!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MOCHA LATTE? -Palpy on a very bad day.
“George didn’t think there was any future in dead Han toys.”-Harrison Ford
YT channel:
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People say I’m crazy, but TWINE is in my top 10, and close to my top 5.
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[LuckyGungan2001 said:]
Skyfall: B+
I really enjoyed this film, it had good acting, good characters, great direction and cinematography, and an interesting story. The ending was a bit anticlimactic, but I enjoyed the film nonetheless.
Dr No: B-
It dragged a lot in the second act, most characters are underdeveloped, and the story is pretty poor, but overall the good outweighed the bad.
To quote Noel Coward: “No, no, no!”
Dr. No is arguably the finest film in the series. To me Skyfall had none of the qualities mentioned above but at least it wasn’t Spectre.
I just didn’t love Dr No, it plodded around a bit, and Honey Ryder was a terrible love interest. Skyfall had some great cinematography, a great villain who was in the film for more than ten minutes (that isn’t a detractor from Dr No, I just thought I’d bring it up), a flawed main character (seriously, James Bond in Dr No isn’t compelling in the slightest), and some great love interests with personality. Keep in mind that I really do like Dr No, I just find it overrated.
Not enough people read the EU.
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What didn’t you like about Austin Powers?
There’s nothing I actively disliked. I just didn’t find most of the humour uproariously amusing.
THIS. When I was younger I loved that someone was making fun of spy films and that I was in on the joke…but then it quickly became apparent that there were extreme limitations. What Myers should have done was to take more from Austin’s favorite film IN LIKE FLINT and have a story to work the actual jokes off of. And by jokes I mean actual ones and not toilet humor for two hours.
I know I’ve mentioned it before, but my edit of the first movie is specifically meant to remove the toilet humor.
http://ifdb.fanedit.org/austin-powers-international-man-of-mystery-sanitized/
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Scary Movie (2000)
I don’t know what’s more shameful – that this piece of shit was shot here in Canada, or that I once considered it comedic gold.
4/10
Terminator Salvation (2009)
When I first saw this movie years ago, I thought it was an exercise in pointless mediocrity. Revisiting it, though, I find that it’s not nearly as weak as I remembered it; Anton Yelchin did an excellent job recapturing Michael Biehn’s performance as Reese, Bale did a pretty decent job as John, and the story was solid. The movie’s sins are pretty much just stylistic; had a better director been brought on board, the aesthetics and tone of the Future War scenes from the previous movies been utilized (by using the same cold, industrial colour grading, a Fiedel-inspired synth score, and plasma rifles), this movie would have been right up there with the first two Terminator movies.
6.5/10
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
It is what it is, and it just isn’t for me.
5/10
The Beach (2000) – 7/10
The Hole (2009) – 7.5/10
The Awakening (2011) – 6/10
Strange Days (1995) – 7/10
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) – 9/10
Anastasia (1997) – 7/10
Metropolis (1927) – 9/10
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Scary Movie (2000)
I don’t know what’s more shameful – that this piece of shit was shot here in Canada, or that I once considered it comedic gold.
4/10
Given your review, 4/10 seems a little high.
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Eh, what can I say? Frustrated ennui was my reaction more than seething hatred.
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The Hole (2009) – 7.5/10
The Awakening (2011) 6/10
No!
The awakening was wonderful. Not that the hole was bad, but it wasn’t better than the awakening.
No!
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From Russia with Love (1963): 7/10
It was pretty good, though the problematic pacing, bland villain and terrible love interest certainly brought things down. A lot of the movie also felt like filler.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984): 8/10
Hilariously racist, and Willie Scott was very annoying, but this film is just brilliant, with amazing practical effects, action scenes, and characters. Short Round was also a brilliant side-kick.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014): 8/10
This film, along with Spider-Man 2, are the only Marvel films I consider to be great. That said, the plot is a little muddy, and the villain (Alexander Pierce) didn’t have very good motivations.
Thunderball (1965): 5/10
The villain, the story, the love interest, the underwater shots, and the action scenes were all just rather boring. Although, Connery gave a top performance, and the film has first rate production design and music.
Quantum of Solace (2008): 5/10
It was certainly watchable, but after Casino Royale, “certainly watchable” isn’t good enough.
Not enough people read the EU.
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The Hole (2009) – 7.5/10
The Awakening (2011) 6/10
No!
The awakening was wonderful. Not that the hole was bad, but it wasn’t better than the awakening.
No!
*shrug* I got more entertainment out of The Hole. Aside from that, I really didn’t like how the plot twist in The Awakening was executed.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984): 8/10
…with amazing practical effects…
Not very many… 😄
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SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
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Left Behind (2014)
I was hoping for so bad it’s good, I got a fairly standard meh minus / suck plus movie. It really felt like it was made-for-TV.
C- out of 10.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984): 8/10
…with amazing practical effects…
Not very many… 😄
Did you fast-forward through the mine-cart chase, the raft in the water, the car chase, the bug scene, the sacrificial tearing out of the heart, the rock crusher fight, most of the bridge scene etc. etc. and then only watch the part where the water shot out of the side of the mountain and Short Round’s feet dangled from the bridge?
The Person in Question