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    #8102
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    GaryIrv93 wrote: »
    IMO best movies ever made (in my time) were the action and comedy movies from the 90's, like True Lies and especially Speed 1/2 and the ones you mentioned :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf3Kyv_iaNs one of the best comedys from the 90's I know of has got to be Happy Gilmore :D Been going retro with 90's movies lately,

    You said it buddy! 80's and 90's action movies, comedies, scifi, adventure, drama, hell, everything was better, much better.

    Nowadays, everything is a "thriller", everything has to have some needlessly sneaky, complicated yet completely predictable and dumb plot to it, and if it's an action movie, it' just dumb.

    80's and 90's action movies were so awesome, they had a good mix of everything, top action, talent, badass, believable actors with charisma, direction, humour, everything was in perfect mix.

    Watched Demolition Man the other day, fantastic movie!


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    #8103
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,159 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    CyberGhost wrote: »
    You said it buddy! 80's and 90's action movies, comedies, scifi, adventure, drama, hell, everything was better, much better.

    Nowadays, everything is a "thriller", everything has to have some needlessly sneaky, complicated yet completely predictable and dumb plot to it, and if it's an action movie, it' just dumb.

    80's and 90's action movies were so awesome, they had a good mix of everything, top action, talent, badass, believable actors with charisma, direction, humour, everything was in perfect mix.

    Watched Demolition Man the other day, fantastic movie!

    All i can say is, watch Fast Five.


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    #8104
    GaryIrv93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭GaryIrv93


    CyberGhost wrote: »
    You said it buddy! 80's and 90's action movies, comedies, scifi, adventure, drama, hell, everything was better, much better.

    Nowadays, everything is a "thriller", everything has to have some needlessly sneaky, complicated yet completely predictable and dumb plot to it, and if it's an action movie, it' just dumb.

    80's and 90's action movies were so awesome, they had a good mix of everything, top action, talent, badass, believable actors with charisma, direction, humour, everything was in perfect mix.

    Watched Demolition Man the other day, fantastic movie!

    True all of that! Also the disaster movies of the 90's always kept me occupied as a kid, and still do! Namely: Twister - 1996?/97?, Volcano - 1997, Armageddon - 1998, Deep Impact - 1998, especially Independence Day - 1996. All excellent movies.:D


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    #8105
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    I watched Kubrick's Lolita yesterday, having finished the book earlier in the week.

    I was underwhelmed tbh, while the book had an element of dark humour, the movie was almost more of a comedy. I was expecting something a little more sinister. Although if the movie was made more along the lines as the book was written then it probably never would have been released. I think Kubrick said himself that if he knew how much he would have to cut out of the movie then he never would have made it in the first place.

    I also caught bit and pieces of the Transformers ROTF, easily one of the worst movies in existence. I don't know the reasons for Megan Fox not being in the latest sequel but there's the old romantic in me that hopes she saw that she was nothing but a show pony in ROTF and decided not to appear in DotM out of self respect. Michael Bay may as well have just used life sized cardboard cut outs of her in provocative positions.


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    #8106
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    CyberGhost wrote: »
    You said it buddy! 80's and 90's action movies, comedies, scifi, adventure, drama, hell, everything was better, much better.

    Nowadays, everything is a "thriller", everything has to have some needlessly sneaky, complicated yet completely predictable and dumb plot to it, and if it's an action movie, it' just dumb.

    80's and 90's action movies were so awesome, they had a good mix of everything, top action, talent, badass, believable actors with charisma, direction, humour, everything was in perfect mix.

    Watched Demolition Man the other day, fantastic movie!


    Demolition Man has to be one of the most quotable films ever, its a classic. In fact off I go to dig out the dvd :D. What seems to be your boggle :).


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    All i can say is, watch Fast Five.

    Point taken just finished watching it.


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    #8107
    Sad Professor
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    I watched Kubrick's Lolita yesterday, having finished the book earlier in the week.

    I was underwhelmed tbh, while the book had an element of dark humour, the movie was almost more of a comedy. I was expecting something a little more sinister. Although if the movie was made more along the lines as the book was written then it probably never would have been released. I think Kubrick said himself that if he knew how much he would have to cut out of the movie then he never would have made it in the first place.

    Kubrick's film has the dark humour, it just doesn't have the erotic element. In contrast, Lyne's film has the erotic but lacks the satire. There's probably still another film to be made from that book, but Kubrick's film is pretty damn good given the strict censorship code of the time. It's very subversive in its own way.


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    #8108
    krudler
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    luvbulmers01 wrote: »
    Demolition Man has to be one of the most quotable films ever, its a classic. In fact off I go to dig out the dvd :D. What seems to be your boggle :).

    .

    I ****ing LOVE Demolition Man, its just a fun action movie the kind they dont make anymore. "John Spartan you have been fined one credit for violating..."

    Wesley Snipes is brilliant in it, its got some cracking action scenes and its really funny. action movies were way better in the 80's and 90's.


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    #8109
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    All i can say is, watch Fast Five.

    Yea, that was pretty generic but I still enjoyed it, mainly because of Vin Diesel. That guy is cool!


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    #8110
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,159 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    luvbulmers01 wrote: »
    Point taken just finished watching it.
    CyberGhost wrote: »
    Yea, that was pretty generic but I still enjoyed it, mainly because of Vin Diesel. That guy is cool!

    I'm not a fan of the series as a whole(first one was ok though) but I thought the fifth one was great, as modern action movies go I thought it was a step above. Just out and out crazy action scenes and plenty of real stunts, plus they even managed to fit a half decent heist plotline in there. Agree with you guys that you can't beat the 80's and 90's, surely the golden age of action cinema.


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    #8111
    OldeCinemaSoz
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭OldeCinemaSoz


    THOR

    Marvel strikes out yet again with another turd.

    I thought this one really stank more than usual;
    a horrible combination of FLASH GORDON set pieces
    with IRON MAN fanboy appease.

    Truely terrible.

    :rolleyes:


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    #8112
    mike65
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    Beyond Re-animator (2003) - you can't keep a good mad doctor down. And Herbert West (the peerless Jeffrey Combes) is back this time in jail still working away on his dream of bring the dead back to life this time with added features.

    Filmed in Spain without Stuart Gordon at the helm but with his partner Brian Yuzna so the traditions of the series are maintained complete with some vivid gore effects from Screaming Mad George. The last 20 minutes or so is a total riot of blood letting and flying lumps of flesh.


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    #8113
    OldeCinemaSoz
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭OldeCinemaSoz


    mike65 wrote: »
    Beyond Re-animator (2003) - you can't keep a good mad doctor down. And Herbert West (the peerless Jeffrey Combes) is back this time in jail still working away on his dream of bring the dead back to life with time with added features.

    Filmed in Spain without Stuart Gordon at the helm but with his partner Brian Yuzna so the traditions of the series are maintained complete with some vivid gore effects from Screaming Mad George. The last 20 minutes or so is a total riot of blood letting and flying lumps of flesh.

    what was the name of the bird - crampton? -who GOT HEAD in the original?

    :D


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    #8114
    mike65
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    Barbara Crampton :) Funnily enough that scene was missing when I saw it many moons ago on VHS.


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    #8115
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    OldeCinemaSoz wrote: »
    THOR

    Marvel strikes out yet again with another turd.

    I thought this one really stank more than usual;
    a horrible combination of FLASH GORDON set pieces
    with IRON MAN fanboy appease.

    Truely terrible.

    :rolleyes:

    thought it was one of the best blockbusters of last year myself


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    #8116
    James T Kirk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,255 ✭✭✭James T Kirk


    Terminal Velocity

    Just happened upon this list recently: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1257002/52_films_unfairly_rated_lower_than_6_stars_on_the_imdb.html.

    And, guess what, this film was on the following night.

    Leave your brain at the door, and just watch Charlie Sheen being... well, Charlie Sheen.

    A stylish piss-take of an action movie, with a witty script, and featuring an absolutely stunning and OTT pre-CGI aerial stunt sequence.

    Sample dialogue:

    Pilot: Are you insane?!

    Sheen: Yes. Yes I am.

    Great fun.


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    #8117
    Bajingo
    Registered Users Posts: 889 ✭✭✭Bajingo


    I saw Another Earth during the week, it kind of bored me, I was really looking forward to seeing it as well, there was something about the lead actress that grated me also.

    After that I watched The Hunter, with Willem Dafoe, I really liked it, quite sad too.


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    #8118
    Bajingo
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    OldeCinemaSoz wrote: »
    THOR

    Marvel strikes out yet again with another turd.

    I thought this one really stank more than usual;
    a horrible combination of FLASH GORDON set pieces
    with IRON MAN fanboy appease.

    Truely terrible.

    :rolleyes:

    I think it's the weakest of the 'build up for Avengers' films, i'll watch it again though.


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    #8119
    Benzino
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    Old Boy - watched this last night on Netflix. Fantastic movie, really engaging and beautifully shot (with one scene in particular I found to be absolutely brilliant, probably one of the best fight scenes in a movie).


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    #8120
    Tipsy McSwagger
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    The Muppets - I'm surprised that this was actually very very good. Some of the gags were genius.


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    #8121
    Sudden Valley
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    Watched the 1970 film "Cromwell" -excellent battle scenes and strong performances by Richard Harris (as Crowmell) and Alec Guiness (the king). No mention of Cromwell going anywhere near Ireland and toned down his puritanism so a bit of a whitewash


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    #8122
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Machine Gun Preacher

    This got some awful reviews but I don't care, I liked it a lot. Well worth watching

    Game Change
    HBO Film about Sarah Palin and John McCain, super acting from Woody Harrelson and Julianne Moore.
    I like Ed Norris but I didn't like him in this

    It's not a hachet job, you can laugh and shake your head at Palin at times but you could also finish having a bit of sympathy for her. Or maybe that's just me


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    #8123
    That_Guy
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    Inception:

    Fantastic film and finally got around to watching it this afternoon. Loved every minute of it.


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    #8124
    Rumple Fugly
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Rumple Fugly


    The Royal Tenenbaums
    A weirdly class film, loved the narration


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    #8125
    shadowcomplex
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    Bajingo wrote: »
    I think it's the weakest of the 'build up for Avengers' films, i'll watch it again though.

    I thought it was beter than captain america


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    #8126
    Rabidlamb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Rabidlamb


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Inception:

    Fantastic film and finally got around to watching it this afternoon. Loved every minute of it.

    Did the top fall


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    #8127
    OldeCinemaSoz
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭OldeCinemaSoz


    mike65 wrote: »
    Barbara Crampton :) Funnily enough that scene was missing when I saw it many moons ago on VHS.

    Yeah, damn BBFC back then.

    I think old head honcho Jimmy Ferman would turn in his
    grave if he knew what they're passing now uncut.

    :D


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    #8128
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Speaking of which I just watched Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship and Videotape on the Horror channel. Having lived through that era mainly through the pages of Starburst its quite strange to see all the old shock, horror stories recounted as the tabloids and ignoramus politicians go mad and police arrest video shop owners, one of whom actually got sentenced to 6 months.


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    #8129
    zenno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭zenno


    I thought Machine Gun Preacher was a good film. I wasn't even going to bother but i was pleasantly surprised.


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    #8130
    mikemac1
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    All the Kings Men

    I know there is an older version, I watched the recent one

    Spent a lot of it struggling with Sean Penn's deep south accent, he laid it on thick and it was hard to follow

    Ok film, with the cast and the famous book I was expecting more
    I'm going to check out the other version


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    #8131
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,131 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    The Fly (Cronenbergian version): I'll never look at fingernails the same way again! A silly, absurd story (knowingly melodramatic throughout) but one where the sheer intensity of what comes makes it an enjoyable and occasionally squeamish film. It's thoroughly entertaining, if lacking in the grand themes and subversions of the best films from the director (Videodrome, namely).


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