Topic: The Movie Thread

@dryrain: Same here, I thought that movie was highly overrated but its not as bad as the other movie Tom Hardy was in though - Locke. I think he's an amazing actor but watching that movie (Locke) was like watching paint dry. -_-

Watched Charlie's Angels (Netflix) tonight.

Not a fantastic movie by any means, but I did find myself casually enjoying it. Not something I'd ever buy, but a great example of a 3/5 film.

@dryrain: Oh, I didn't know about Special Victims Unit. I think he said that Ip Man 3 was his first action movie and in it he had a fight scene with Ip Man. Personally, the third movie was my least favorite mainly because of the story and I felt that casting of Mike Tyson was just a gimmick to get people to watch the movie.

Also, have you watched Chocolate (2008 Thai movie)? The fight scenes and especially the stunts were amazing. If you're willing to look pass both the story and acting its definitely worth a watch if you like martial arts movies.

@WanderingBullet, I can't wait until Netflix gets IP Man 3! They have the other 4 (1, 2, one that's a prequel, and one that takes place when he's really old), and I've liked them all.

The only film about him I didn't like was one entitled the Grandmaster.

@RR529: I haven't watched the prequel. Oh, "the Grandmaster" is Ip Man 2 if I'm not mistaken.

Edit: The Grandmaster was actually the one starring Tony Leung, my bad.

So there is a remake of Point Break some films should not be remade. Looks like they have not been able to recreate the chemistry of the original charcters

Watched Citizen Four about Edward Snowden great film. I have read a few books about the subject but it was good to see more of the man who did so much to make people aware of big brother and how much of our lives are no longer private. It emphasies the fact we should all be using secure private anon browsing and encrypting all our data. Snowdens message seems to have almost been forgotten and everyone has just gone back to their normal lives.

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi: After reading that, isn't it a tiny bit coincidental that 3 of the most successful indie games ever feature in that film. Gamesgate or whatever its called may have had a point.....

I watched 'Rumour has it' with Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Costner. Great film to watch with your other half. Really funny and a nice follow up to the all time classic 'the Graduate'. Recommended.

I watched "The Wind Rises" by Studio Ghibli. It absolutely fantastic; one of their best work. The way it contrasted peaceful people and actions with the fact we live in a violent and death filled world that can't be ignored was brilliant. I highly recommend you guys watch it.

@ja007 I like studio ghlibi but prefer the earlier work. There was a good one set in the first/second world war I forget the name of it. And there is one with a catbus in it again not sure of the name.

Watched Gone Girl must admt I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would after it getting so many rave reviews. The plot was cleverish just did not grab me.

I do not think Sony have learned there lesson about making films they are currently making or about to make a new He Man movie. I have no idea why they would be going down this route. The cartoon although I enjoyed it as a kid was basically an infomercial to sell toys. The live action movie had so much cheese they could of made good macaroni with it.

On a happier note they are making a live action version of Ghost in the Shell which could be good if it is done right.

Purchased The Last Samurai (DVD).

I needed something to get my latest Amazon order over the $35 threshold (for free shipping), and decided to add it to my order since it was only a little over $4, and I've always liked it.

Last night I watched Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Netflix).

Much like the first, it isn't something I'd ever add to my collection, but I enjoyed it in that casual kind of way. Another textbook example of a 3/5 on the Netflix rating scale.

I saw Deadpool, and it was a lot better than I expected. I wasn't expecting much, but they really knocked it out of the part - so many excellent jokes. If you liked the film or Deadpool in general, play the game - it's got the same humour type as the movie and it's also great.

Also has anyone seen Zoolander 2 yet? I really loved the first film but I've heard that it's "walk out midway through the film" awful.

@Anchorsam_9: I saw Deadpool other night and thought it was great! Surprised me tbh, was a good laugh throughout. And I may look at getting the game when I'm done with Batman and Uncharted 3, does it have a retail release or just digital?

@Patinator: @Anchorsam_9: After seeing Deadpool as well, loved it, found it really funny with so many great reference jokes!

@Patinator: Pretty sure it's digital only for PS4, though there might be some second hand retail copies for PS3 if you have one

@Hego The jokes with the Deadpool's blind roommate pretty much had me in tears. One of the funniest movies I've seen in a while

Watched Bachelorettes last night. Its okay, but after so many American /reunion / wedding / early twenties films it ran practically beat for beat like other films I've watched recently. 5/10

@RR529: The last samurai is a classic. Great watch.

Did anyone watch the BAFTAs yesterday? It was obvious that The Revenant was going to win, though to be honest I kind of with Star Wars was in the running - that might be the fanboy in me talking, though!