Movies

[tigertim]

Boys in the boat (directed by George Clooney) on Disney+, a true story about a junior varsity rowing team who win gold at the 1936 Olympics. Pleasant enough by the numbers Hollywood underdog film, you’ve seen it before but it was a basketball team or a football team.

About my father (starring De Niro) on Apple. A comedy written (and starring some American comic Sebastian Maniscalco) that was appalling, not one laugh in the whole movie loosely based on Maniscalco and his father. How does a major Hollywood film starring De Niro that’s this bad get made and no one intervenes and says “hey, this comedy film isn’t very funny”?

 

[RoarEmotion]

Boys in the boat (directed by George Clooney) on Disney+, a true story about a junior varsity rowing team who win gold at the 1936 Olympics. Pleasant enough by the numbers Hollywood underdog film, you’ve seen it before but it was a basketball team or a football team.

About my father (starring De Niro) on Apple. A comedy written (and starring some American comic Sebastian Maniscalco) that was appalling, not one laugh in the whole movie loosely based on Maniscalco and his father. How does a major Hollywood film starring De Niro that’s this bad get made and no one intervenes and says “hey, this comedy film isn’t very funny”?

Critics hate it. Public liked it. Public ratings are 0 like you or 4/5s

About My Father - Movie Reviews

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[FitenFitenWin]

Just watched Killers of the Flower Moon. Too long of course and so sick of De Niro’s old bulldog face. Give Leonardo his props though. Outstanding performance. And give credit to Scorsese for restraining himself from making every visual a hero shot and allowing the story to take precedence.

 

[snags]

Spotted a tigers bumper sticker on the sub inspecting the platform at the start of the 2016 movie Deepwater Horizon. Might be LSU but looks like an early Richmond style

 

[tigertim]

Next goal wins on Disney+…uurrghhh! What a stinker. About the American Samoa soccer side in their 2011 World Cup qualifying match. It wants to be the Cool Runnings on the 2020s but more like …I dunno, some piece of unfunny crap. Directed by Taika Waititi & starring Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth Moss, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby but not a laugh to had anywhere. Badly acted, cheap looking, no drama, no comedy. Terrible.

 

[AngryAnt]

Next goal wins on Disney+…uurrghhh! What a stinker. About the American Samoa soccer side in their 2011 World Cup qualifying match. It wants to be the Cool Runnings on the 2020s but more like …I dunno, some piece of unfunny crap. Directed by Taika Waititi & starring Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth Moss, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby but not a laugh to had anywhere. Badly acted, cheap looking, no drama, no comedy. Terrible.

Apparently was filmed quite a few years back (2020) but the studio had their doubts about it so was only released last year... Taika can be really good but this one just looks pretty tired.

How was Fassbender Tim? He's usually good even in mediocre movies.

 

[tigertim]

Apparently was filmed quite a few years back (2020) but the studio had their doubts about it so was only released last year... Taika can be really good but this one just looks pretty tired.

How was Fassbender Tim? He's usually good even in mediocre movies.

Underwhelming. I think the saying is “dialling it in” but he didn’t have much to work with.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Saw Aussie made film Late Night with the Devil tonight.
Horror schlockfest set on a 70s TV show.
Really enjoyed it.

Late Night with the Devil | Rotten Tomatoes

Johnny Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts a syndicated talk show 'Night Owls' that has long been a trusted companion to insomniacs around the country. However, ratings for the show have plummeted since the tragic death of Jack's beloved wife. Desperate to turn his fortunes around, on October 31st...

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[TigerPort]

Dune: Part 2 is up there with the best sequels ever.
Deserves your dollars on the big screen. Just epic.

Loved it on the big screen. Entertained all the way through

 

[RoarEmotion]

Loved it on the big screen. Entertained all the way through

Was 7/10 for me. Too many bubbles and weird psychedelic shots. But realise most people love it. Worm riding 12/10.

 

[tigersnake]

Saw The Truth V Alex Jones. Incredible doco. Depressing and infuriating, but brilliant. One thing that amazes me about these leaders of the conspiracy theory movement is how dislikeable and obnoxious they are. Jones, and Trump also, come across as spoilt toddlers. If they were charming and measured I could understand it.

 

[bigwow]

Saw 'The Fall Guy' yesterday. A couple of hours of escapist *smile*, that is not cerebral at all.
If you enjoy car chases, & *smile* blowing up it's worth the price of admission.

 

[FitenFitenWin]

I know, I know I should've known better but I was bored. So I tried to watch Rebel Moon something. Is it a Start Wars spin-off? Doesn't matter. The worst thing I've seen in years. I got 15 minutes in and couldn't go on. I know that low budget sci-fi isn't going to be cerebral stuff but that is no excuse. Work from the premise that every frame matters - should progress the narrative. At one point they had 5 minutes of slow motion shots of people scything wheat and another 5 minutes of them walking back to town looking all tired but smug. Comical dialogue - but somehow managing to take itself seriously. What on earth? How does this stuff get made over a better movie which could be made by a second year undergraduate student?

 

[AngryAnt]

I know, I know I should've known better but I was bored. So I tried to watch Rebel Moon something. Is it a Start Wars spin-off? Doesn't matter. The worst thing I've seen in years. I got 15 minutes in and couldn't go on. I know that low budget sci-fi isn't going to be cerebral stuff but that is no excuse. Work from the premise that every frame matters - should progress the narrative. At one point they had 5 minutes of slow motion shots of people scything wheat and another 5 minutes of them walking back to town looking all tired but smug. Comical dialogue - but somehow managing to take itself seriously. What on earth? How does this stuff get made over a better movie which could be made by a second year undergraduate student?

The best part is that it's not low budget, cost USD 166 million

The problem is any script involvement by Zack Snyder. He stinks.

 

[TigerMasochist]

I know, I know I should've known better but I was bored. So I tried to watch Rebel Moon something. Is it a Start Wars spin-off? Doesn't matter. The worst thing I've seen in years. I got 15 minutes in and couldn't go on. I know that low budget sci-fi isn't going to be cerebral stuff but that is no excuse. Work from the premise that every frame matters - should progress the narrative. At one point they had 5 minutes of slow motion shots of people scything wheat and another 5 minutes of them walking back to town looking all tired but smug. Comical dialogue - but somehow managing to take itself seriously. What on earth? How does this stuff get made over a better movie which could be made by a second year undergraduate student?

Obviously this in depth review means I can keep my record of never having watched a Star Wars movie intact.

 

[spook]

Some of the best and most cerebral sci-fi is low budget. Moon, Existenz, Ex-Machina, Primer, Safety Not Guaranteed, Predestination, Coherence, Timecrimes, among others.

 

[FitenFitenWin]

Some of the best and most cerebral sci-fi is low budget. Moon, Existenz, Ex-Machina, Primer, Safety Not Guaranteed, Predestination, Coherence, Timecrimes, among others.

Yep - that’s true.

 

[AngryAnt]

I know, I know I should've known better but I was bored. So I tried to watch Rebel Moon something. Is it a Start Wars spin-off? Doesn't matter. The worst thing I've seen in years. I got 15 minutes in and couldn't go on. I know that low budget sci-fi isn't going to be cerebral stuff but that is no excuse. Work from the premise that every frame matters - should progress the narrative. At one point they had 5 minutes of slow motion shots of people scything wheat and another 5 minutes of them walking back to town looking all tired but smug. Comical dialogue - but somehow managing to take itself seriously. What on earth? How does this stuff get made over a better movie which could be made by a second year undergraduate student?

Also it was originally pitched as a Star Wars spinoff so yeah... Disney rejected it so Snyder made this half-assed monstrosity anyway