shortylickens
No Lifer
- Jul 15, 2003
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Kinda.isn't CCBB the same kind of film that Mary Poppins was ?
Its stupid and pointless and has lots of annoying singing.
Kinda.isn't CCBB the same kind of film that Mary Poppins was ?
It's a musical... Of course it is full of songs.Kinda.
Its stupid and pointless and has lots of annoying singing.
Damn I'm getting old. I remember seeing that in a drive in theater.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Until the other day, it must have been about 35 years since I last saw this film, back when I was a miniature human and was scared of the child catcher.
This is a very odd film to watch as an adult. For starters, a childrens' movie weighing in at nearly 2.5 hours?!? It has some serious pacing issues and probably half an hour that could have been left on the cutting room floor, maybe even 90% of the first half of the film (I literally only remembered from the point that the grandfather is kidnapped).
If I forgive the first half of the film for boring me out of my mind, the rest still made me smile from time to time.
I'm largely posting this review as a warning to any parents who vaguely remember this film being enjoyable and are considering showing it to their kids.
Also, watching it with my German wife (who hadn't seen it before or knew anything about it) was an interesting experience, considering how German "Vulgaria" was obviously intended to be, right down to good portions of the film being shot there.
Damn I'm getting old. I remember seeing that in a drive in theater.
Underworld 1- whatever.
Kate Beckinsale runs around in a tight leather outfit and tactical combat heels, shooting guns for about 8 hours. There's something about vampires and werewolves.
10/10
There's three more where that came from! The second movie boasts even more of Kate than the first (though about as much as you see of Scott Speedman TBF). If the plot matters at all to you then you may want to avoid 4 & 5. Dear lord, they are bad (and I'm speaking relative to 1&2, not say 'Apocalypse Now').
i watched Extraction - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8936646/
which is Chris Hemsworth shooting and punching bad dudes to exhaustion, and i don't mean the bad dudes or himself, but rather viewer's exhaustion. You'll grow sick of bad dudes being punched, so hard that you'll start a campaign for the prevention of violence against bad dudes.
Crap plot otherwise. Watch Man On Fire if you want that kind of vibe but can't stand Liam Neeson trying to not look old or if you cannot have your films all have a green/ brown camo tint.
Hemsworth plays a mercenary in ... somewhere. The ethnically-challenged son of some guy gets kidnapped. C.H. proceeds to extract him. As they get shot at by goons with terrible aim, C.H. has to face the ethical consideration that, while he's extracting the kid from a bunch of criminals, the guy who he's bringing it back to is *also* a criminal. Because anyone who is not white is a criminal, in one way or another. Seems fun, unfortunately Extraction cannot hide the fact that it's just bad military porn, despite the attempts at a profound morality.
6/10 - the Transformers of violence against bad dudes
i watched Extraction - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8936646/
which is Chris Hemsworth shooting and punching bad dudes to exhaustion, and i don't mean the bad dudes or himself, but rather viewer's exhaustion. You'll grow sick of bad dudes being punched, so hard that you'll start a campaign for the prevention of violence against bad dudes.
Crap plot otherwise. Watch Man On Fire if you want that kind of vibe but can't stand Liam Neeson trying to not look old or if you cannot have your films all have a green/ brown camo tint.
Hemsworth plays a mercenary in ... somewhere. The ethnically-challenged son of some guy gets kidnapped. C.H. proceeds to extract him. As they get shot at by goons with terrible aim, C.H. has to face the ethical consideration that, while he's extracting the kid from a bunch of criminals, the guy who he's bringing it back to is *also* a criminal. Because anyone who is not white is a criminal, in one way or another. Seems fun, unfortunately Extraction cannot hide the fact that it's just bad military porn, despite the attempts at a profound morality.
6/10 - the Transformers of violence against bad dudes
Also, if my math checks out, it looks like it's now been 4 years since we were given some more Beckinsale in leather content. What the hell is taking so long?
I'm pretty sure she's hung up the suit for good.
Underworld (film series) - Wikipedia
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The one with Charles Dance in was 5 (Blood Wars). Slightly more watchable than 4 (Awakening), maybe (IMO)?
He was introduced in Awakening. I know this because I watched it about 4 hours ago, lol. Well, "watched." If you asked me right now, I couldn't tell you what was going on by the 2nd act.
you must HAVE.Gladiator- 10/10
I've must of seen this movie 20x. It's one of my favorites.
you must HAVE.
also, Gladiator, bah. I got put off from the very beginning scene. Explosions ? During the gallic campaign ? What next, Apache helicopters?
I also liked Russel's performance. I think if the film had been made more "pseudo-realistic" (think your 1960s colossals) i would have like it more.Sorry. I'm tired. Thanks for correcting me.
I get why you don't like the beginning scene. I liked the movie because of Russell Crowes performance. And, joaquin phoenix of course.
Sorry. I'm tired. Thanks for correcting me.
I get why you don't like the beginning scene. I liked the movie because of Russell Crowes performance. And, joaquin phoenix of course.
since the Romans conquered Germany, why didnt they have Panzar tanks?you must HAVE.
also, Gladiator, bah. I got put off from the very beginning scene. Explosions ? During the gallic campaign ? What next, Apache helicopters?