What movies have you seen recently?
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has gotten great reviews already will see it when it comes out
IGN gave it a 9.5
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/01/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-review
IGN gave it a 9.5
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/01/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-review
Transformers: Age of Extinction - Average
It was enjoyable. Far darker than any of the previous ones. It felt more like movie than a tech eye candy orgasm. Having said that, the story wasn't that interesting and felt like a stop gap for the next one. I did enjoy it. The Tranformers are still great to look at though the CGI isn't as in your face as it is in the previous movies. Comedy is at a minimal.
22 Jump Street - Good
Just like the first one, exactly like the first one, it was enjoyable and a good amount of laugh out loud moments. The movie knows what it is, it even states it right from the beginning. Hill and Tatum work very well together. You'll laugh.
If you liked the 21 Jump Street you'll enjoy 22 Jump Street. If you thought 21 was ok you'll think 22 is the same or slightly more enjoyable.
It was enjoyable. Far darker than any of the previous ones. It felt more like movie than a tech eye candy orgasm. Having said that, the story wasn't that interesting and felt like a stop gap for the next one. I did enjoy it. The Tranformers are still great to look at though the CGI isn't as in your face as it is in the previous movies. Comedy is at a minimal.
22 Jump Street - Good
Just like the first one, exactly like the first one, it was enjoyable and a good amount of laugh out loud moments. The movie knows what it is, it even states it right from the beginning. Hill and Tatum work very well together. You'll laugh.
There's a scene that's very reminiscent of the scene in Bad Boys when Reggie comes to pick up Burnett's daughter for a date. I laughed pretty hard at it.
Agree on both.
21/22 Jump street are pretty much the only Tatum movies I can watch and enjoy.
Watched Transcendence...and I was entertained. Wasn't amazing but I appreciated being able to stomach Depp again.
This is an old movie. About 10 years old. But I watch it every year on DVD.
If you like gritty acting, no CGI or gimmicks, and classic cops and robbers bickering, watch the movie Narc with Ray Liotta (he looks like a fat ass in the movie), Jason Patrick and Busta Rhymes. Don't worry Busta doesn't do any rap music.
If you haven't seen the movie, don't ready the spoiler anywhere.
If you like gritty acting, no CGI or gimmicks, and classic cops and robbers bickering, watch the movie Narc with Ray Liotta (he looks like a fat ass in the movie), Jason Patrick and Busta Rhymes. Don't worry Busta doesn't do any rap music.
If you haven't seen the movie, don't ready the spoiler anywhere.
Robocop 2014
i really liked it. way better than i thought it would be. they took out most of the fun factor from the original but at least it kept the essense of the original.
i really liked it. way better than i thought it would be. they took out most of the fun factor from the original but at least it kept the essense of the original.
With all good remakes, there's gonna be something everybody loves/hate about it. Personally, I could've used less family interaction. I would've liked a combo where Robocop loses his family mid-film. Less jumping would've been nice, but his sprinting ability made sense to me. Would've been nice if they had had a more memorable villain as well. In fact, I'd say the biggest weakness of this film is that none of the characters truly stand out where the original had a much stronger cast and dialogue between characters. Still though, good movie and I wouldn't be against a sequel.
Biggest issue with film compared to the other is who it is aimed at. The Original was more for Adults. It had a much darker tone and more grizzly scenes. The new one is aimed at a younger audience.
the original worked really well as a straight up action hero movie but the remake took all of that away from it so i can understand why it was such a box office flop.
I believe it was only a flop domestically in the US. It was a success internationally overall and the movie made a combined $242 million according to boxofficemojo.com. So you never know.
NARC surprised me. It seemed slow at first, but then showed a strong build up.
If you like this, it may be worth watching Carnahan's debut film Blood, Guts, Bullets, & Octane.
Transcendence - 6/10
Interesting concept, cool effects, but I found it a little boring at times, and thus, it failed to hold my attention throughout. The ending is rather generic and obvious. I also did not like Johnny Depp in this. He seemed awfully monotonous and one dimensional. I did enjoy Paul Bettany and Rebecca Hall though, both put it some solid performances.
Not a huge fan of Narc. It is decent, but nothing amazing, IMO. I would give it a 7/10
Interesting concept, cool effects, but I found it a little boring at times, and thus, it failed to hold my attention throughout. The ending is rather generic and obvious. I also did not like Johnny Depp in this. He seemed awfully monotonous and one dimensional. I did enjoy Paul Bettany and Rebecca Hall though, both put it some solid performances.
Not a huge fan of Narc. It is decent, but nothing amazing, IMO. I would give it a 7/10
Narc is like everything I want about a film. I really want a BD to come out. DVD just does not cut it for me with that film.
You can always import it like I did. Has been out in Germany on Blu-ray for years. It is Region free to. The Sound is good but the picture quality is not great, better than DVD but not by leaps and bounds.
Okay now let me ask you something, is it really region free? Because, I was always wondering about that BD. On the cover it says it's Region B and some do say it's locked in B, but others say it's region free. Since you live in UK where both are kinda mixed, maybe you can give me a hands-on proof that it runs on Region A device as well.