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hazmick |
Jun 23 2016, 12:57 AM
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3 films today: London Has Fallen, X-Men Apocalypse, and Warcraft.
If you've seen Olympus Has Fallen, then London is pretty much the same but with more special effects. Gerard Butler protects the president, shoots lots of bad guys, shoots some more, explosions happen, the end.
X-Men was quite enjoyable, but these origin films are just a bit confusing. It's never clear if this is an alternate timeline, or if the old films are still considered canon at all. I like X-Men, but this was one of the weaker films in my opinion.
Warcraft was also quite fun. The story was average, but I really like the way the orcs look and the special effects were well worth however much money Blizzard chucked at them. This was the best looking advertisement for a video game I've ever seen. I just wish the film had slowed down and had some decent dialogue and character building rather than jumping from one fight to the next without much explanation. Travis Fimmel did a decent job as Lothar, but I much prefer him in Vikings.
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McBadgere |
Jun 23 2016, 01:20 PM
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QUOTE(hazmick @ Jun 23 2016, 12:57 AM) 3 films today: London Has Fallen, X-Men Apocalypse, and Warcraft.
If you've seen Olympus Has Fallen, then London is pretty much the same but with more special effects. Gerard Butler protects the president, shoots lots of bad guys, shoots some more, explosions happen, the end.
X-Men was quite enjoyable, but these origin films are just a bit confusing. It's never clear if this is an alternate timeline, or if the old films are still considered canon at all. I like X-Men, but this was one of the weaker films in my opinion.
Warcraft was also quite fun. The story was average, but I really like the way the orcs look and the special effects were well worth however much money Blizzard chucked at them. This was the best looking advertisement for a video game I've ever seen. I just wish the film had slowed down and had some decent dialogue and character building rather than jumping from one fight to the next without much explanation. Travis Fimmel did a decent job as Lothar, but I much prefer him in Vikings.
Because going to the cinema is becoming increasingly - and absurdly - expensive, we're having to be a bit more choosy about what we see...So there was a straight choice between TMNT2 and Warcraft... We chose wrong, it appears... ...*Le sigh*...Still, this is what DVDs are for... X-Men we did enjoy, though...Much fun!...And while it was quite as good as the other two McAvoy ones, I enjoyed it far more than any of the X-Mens that were done a while ago... I couldn't stand Olympus Has Fallen... I've got no problem with a single agent taking apart a highly trained gang of insurgents...Fine...No problem whatsoever...And yet...Couldn't stand it...Just got right on my nerves...Not watching the second one, that's for sure...
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SubRosa |
Jun 23 2016, 11:52 PM
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Joined: 14-March 10
From: Between The Worlds
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Uleni Athram |
Jul 2 2016, 03:49 PM
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Joined: 19-September 11
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I watched little clips from an anime called Mary the Virgin Witch and I must say, the medieval combat I saw depicted there was..... MOST REALISTIC. I'm not kidding here. Totally legit. I mean listen; there was this one guy who used a single-armed underhook to trap and neutralize his enemy's weapon arm. He then finished him off with a shield bash upper cut. I was surprised the first time I saw it. I'm super eager to give this one a try, and maybe you guys -if you're interested in stuff like this- should too.
This post has been edited by Uleni Athram: Jul 2 2016, 03:55 PM
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Uleni Athram |
Jul 2 2016, 04:34 PM
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Joined: 19-September 11
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QUOTE(SubRosa @ Jul 3 2016, 12:20 AM) QUOTE(Uleni Athram @ Jul 2 2016, 10:49 AM) I watched little clips from an anime called Mary the Virgin Witch and I must say, the medieval combat I saw depicted there was..... MOST REALISTIC. I'm not kidding here. Totally legit. I mean listen; there was this one guy who used a single-armed underhook to trap and neutralize his enemy's weapon arm. He then finished him off with a shield bash upper cut. I was surprised the first time I saw it. I'm super eager to give this one a try, and maybe you guys -if you're interested in stuff like this- should too.
Thanks to Decrepit's review of it a while back, I bought it on dvd. Like you said, the real life longswording is terrific to see. There is another scene where a guy takes an arming sword with one hand half way down the blade, and morte strikes his enemy over and over again on the head with it, using the crossguard like a club. That was terrific to watch as well! Galfa (I think his name was) cemented himself as a smart and dirty fighter when he waited for his enemy to do such a straightforward move. Smart tactics and murder stroke FTW!
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Callidus Thorn |
Jul 7 2016, 07:30 AM
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Joined: 29-September 13
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I'm about to start rewatching Vikings again, because it's a bloody awesome series. QUOTE(hazmick @ Jun 23 2016, 12:57 AM) X-Men was quite enjoyable, but these origin films are just a bit confusing. It's never clear if this is an alternate timeline, or if the old films are still considered canon at all. I like X-Men, but this was one of the weaker films in my opinion.
I'm not even sure if I'm going to bother with Apocalypse, I'm not really a fan of the younger X-Men. First Class was such a continuity cluster**** that it can't exist in the same timeline as the first three films. Then they tried to integrate it instead of simply scrapping it with Days of Future Past, which admittedly is a damn good film. But the ending makes any film featuring the younger X-Men pretty much redundant, since we know that everything works out just fine since Logan woke up in the present(or the future, relatively speaking). And it does leave the impression that it's removed the original films from canon, which in my opinion is a mistake. But some bright spark probably decided they'll sell more films with a younger cast. And to be blunt, I just don't think the casting is as good. Fassbender and Mcavoy are both good actors, but Patrick Stewart was pretty much the perfect man to play Xavier, and Ian Mckellan was brilliant as Magneto. This post has been edited by Callidus Thorn: Jul 7 2016, 07:31 AM
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Callidus Thorn |
Jul 15 2016, 11:01 PM
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Joined: 29-September 13
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I'm watching Alien.
I'm disappointed. It's bland, predictable(barring the robotic science guy, but that just comes across as pure WTF rather than a plot twist or anything), and the characters are either useless(Lambert takes the prize for that), annoying(too close to call out anyone in particular), or moronic(frankly its Darwin Awards all round).
This film is nothing but a catalogue of idiocy, from start to finish. So far no-one has taken a single intelligent action, and I'm counting from the moment the scriptwriter got started. And then there are the numerous inconsistencies scattered throughout the film.
And don't get me wrong, I love cats. But with an alien killing machine loose on the ship, there is no power in the universe that could make me go looking for the cat, without anyone to watch my back. Especially considering that's what got one of the crew killed. I think Ripley cares more about that cat than she did most of the crew.
The only thing I like is some of the visuals, and beyond finding it amusing that the future has never looked so out of date, the age of the film really doesn't register.
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Kiln |
Jul 16 2016, 02:41 AM
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I'm watching Back to the Future. Just as good as it ever was!
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