[OT] The Movies Thread III: Watch, Discuss and Have Fun! No Open Spoilers!

[abobobilly]

TAKEN 3 (2014)
TAK3N​

"Hi Baby!"


Someone should kick the writers in the nut-sack, to remind them why original Taken (2008) was a more successful and appealing idea which sparked the 'taken' career of Neeson. The chilling Quote by Bryan: || "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you. || ... single handedly won me over.

So what does Taken 3 has to offer. NOTHING. Its filled with cheap acting, cheap stunts (that 'highway chase and crashes' had visibly poor CGI -- WTF? Not to mention the 'infinite' magazine in that 'apartment shootout'), preposterous camera work, zero script, stupid and weak emotions, and the worse of all, most random choice of soundtrack ("Infinity" by The XX in Neeson's apartment -- when he is cutting vegetables? Someone b*tch slap that f*cker who chose the soundtrack for Taken 3. Not to mention, that lame ass background music, during every father-daughter moment.) Even Byran's character is weakest ever. Sadly, that hardly 'Sounds like spy shit to me'. And just how the heck does Forest Whitaker get away with such useless 'Smartass Detective' roles?

I never felt invested in it. The extreme abuse of Shaky Cams were cringe worthy, and deserve some kind of Oscar for its extreme level of preposterousness. The only moments i was paying a wee bit of attention, was when the movie wasn't in 'chase-mode', even then the 'interesting family' failed to enlighten me. Maggie Grace is still hot as ever, though. Also, that Plane vs. 911 scene might have been a little interesting. 5/10. "Good Luck". You're gonna need it, if you plan to sit through its near 2 hours of agony.

 

[HYD3R]

Interstellar 7/10 mind blowing movie ,love that 1 hour = 7yer

 

[psycho cash]

Fast and Furious 7: Saw it yesterday at cinepax with packed full house infact its going full house in all good cinemas in Lahore. It was a thrill ride. I noticed more Fist Fighting then shooting and racing with some really good camera angles. Sometimes looks really cheesy but it was worth watching. Bad story, Good action, Good Humor & Very nice farewell to Paul Walker. Overall it was good 8/10.

Kingsman: The Secret Service: Watched it at Taj Cinestar on Feb 15 when Pak lost to India in WC. It’s kind of an origin story but it was good and entertaining. Fighting scenes are very good especially that church fight scene and that U.S Anthem scene was very hilarious 8/10.

Wyrmwood: This is one of the best zombie movie. It was even better then Resident evil series 7/10.

Everly: Its like a guilty pleasure kind of movie for me 6.5/10.

Interstellar: This movie needs all your attention while watching. Seriously “Dimag ki Dahi” karne wali movie. Watched it twice but still I think there is something which is didn’t understand something I missed. I don’t know 7/10.

 

[Atomic Runner]

Furious 7
Lots of action scene's, story is nothing, even paul w. has no good role imo just lots of good action scene's pure commercial movie which is over hyped because of Paul walker. Movie got good budget to use for explosive+cast+cars

6/10 six is fair imo

I like this review in imdb

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I found myself doing just what everyone else was doing, trying to find where they kill Paul off and where doubles and CGI took-over. Quit that. Later after thinking about the movie itself, I found that this turned into a send-off for him, not really a good movie to stand on it's own. If he hadn't died and I watched this as it was I think I would probably be rating it far less than I did. Plot was at best= so-so, acting was okay but the team design and pull through that had worked in at least the last couple movies wasn't there, they tried but it was figurehead at best. It turned into a 'Vin Diesil's tribute to Paul and I walked out thinking if it wasn't for Paul death I would have felt cheated to have paid to see that.

 

[Pleasant]

Fast 7 Movie is Good the action sequences are great but imo its bit overated the tribute to paul walker is great but bit too hyped last one was much better than this one but a good watch for Fast n furious fans
5.7/10

 

[HYD3R]

NightCrawler 3/5 Excellent movie , ending was very strong

 

[manigamer]

alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day : 7/10
Fun movie, wasn't expecting it to be this much but good stuff.

Clown: 6/10
now this movie typically isn't bad but it felt more of a documentary of a guy turning into a clown and his cravings etc instead of an actual horror movie, didn't felt thrilling or horror enough but ok

let us prey: 6.5/10
interesting movie, although i had figured out what was happening still it was good to watch. some gorey stuff, nice

foxcatcher: 7.5/10
well steve carrel delivering some epic character that transition of his from all of his work ever done is very different. coming to mark ruffallo and channing tatum another great transition, all of the actors here have changed their appearance and steve carell was the most unreognizable. movie felt a bit bore at times but it was a good drama none the less. the ending man that stuff wow. i always knew that coming sooner or later

 

[abobobilly]

THE GAMBLER (2014)​

~ "I'm not actually a gambler."

Eventhough i didn't see the 1974 movie, i fail to understand why this needed a remake. I fail to understand the presence of Mark Wahlberg in it, except noticing that he lost weight. I'd be curious to know the reason why he'd do that, just for such a needless character, when such 'lifeless' expressions can be managed without it. Speaking of character, he did pretty damn good for "a perfect example of how a person can start off with no problems whatsoever, and then go of out their way to make sure they have all of them".

Though i have quite a few problems with The Gambler. The dark side of gambling is mellowed, with a little non-serious touch, and its after-math, non-threatening. Even the gambling games showed, were nothing but flashy cameras, with useless chanting such as "Buy in at $10,000", including the 'baseball' game. The level of "Fuck You" so eloquently presented by dear John Goodman is probably the only moments i paid attention. Brie Larson is nowhere to be seen, basically. Has zero 'character presence', and more of a sidekick persona here.

The only redeeming things about The Gambler is that you can actually feel the gravity of the situation, when the camera is panning dangerously close to mark's face. And it has a happy ending, which i happen to value, when i consider Entertainment So yeah, i kinda liked it. Good time pass. 6/10

 

[Optimus]

Inherent Vice

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“Was it possible that at every gathering, concert, peace rally, love-in, be-in, freak-in, here up north, back east, where ever, some dark crews had been busy all along reclaiming the music, the resistance to power, the sexual desire from epic to everyday? All they could sweep up for the ancient forces of greed and fear? Gee he thought… I don’t know.”

Directed by the genius Paul Thomas Anderson and based on a novel by Thomas Pynchon; Inherent Vice is quite simply the movie that deserved Oscar. I’m surprised how this movie was only nominated for 2 whereas it was easily a dominating force in almost all the aspects.

Joaquin Phoenix is putting no effort into becoming my favourite actor. The guy is a genius, his acting skills are just formidable. From an envious Roman leader to a disgruntled, uncertain war veteran and back to a sweet down to the earth guy. Joaquin Phoenix is versatile and has the ability to play every role thrown at him. As for the rest of the cast, Josh Brolin was my second favourite in the movie. His presence was strong though I wish there was more of it.

Another brilliant thing about this movie was how well it captured the 70’s vibe. Now I wasn’t born in 70’s but I’ve seen an awful lot of movies and documentaries to know what 70’s were like.. The music was over the top and filled with excellence and the narration done by Sortilège played by the gorgeous, gorgeous Joanna Newsom.

The movie might be confusing to some but if you watch it with enough patience and focus, you will realise how rewarding it is.

I'd give it a 9/10.

 

[Optimus]

Furious 7

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“I used to say I live my life a quarter mile at a time and I think that’s why we were brothers – because you did too. No matter where you are, whether it’s a quarter mile away or half way across the world. The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room, right here, right now. Salute mi familia. You’ll always be with me. And you’ll always be my brother.”

Supposedly the last movie in this god-awful series. Furious 7 is directed by James Wan. Now I don’t entirely hate Wan but I think he went a bit too far with this movie and completely ruined the already atrociously ruined franchise. Fast 7 is an example how you should never milk a franchise. Sadly, that’s what we have been seeing lately. Hey, what happened to 3 movies and ending the franchise? Heck, even one movie would do.

Moving on to the movie, the time line was SERIOUSLY messed up. So messed up I actually found Interstellar a bit easier to figure out. The acting was filled with shitty, corny dialogues and jokes that would never make anyone laugh, and hey, what’s up with Jason Statham? I get it, he’s a trained assassin, but seriously? The prologue where he single handedly kills everyone and asks the nurses to take care of his brother? Not so smart, bro.

James Wan did keep the duration in check but he totally forgot to exclude over the top, ridiculous, gravity defying stunts. To be VERY honest? Even Tokyo Drift was better than this. Why? Because the movie actually had something to do with cars. Last but not the least; God’s Eye? Seriously? That idea is taken right from Watch_Dogs.

I’ll only give 2 points for Ronda Rousey’s cameo and Paul Walker’s tribute. Other than that, kindly don’t watch the movie.

 

[cobby]

didnt have time to put on reviews recently watched 3 movies in span of five days , fast 7 the latest watched yesterday

Taken 3

From trailers it was looking really bad but it isnt half bad as trailers but it doesnt make it a good movie , i hope this would be the last movie in franchise cause no one else is left in it to be screwed , unless they kidnap liam neeson and her daughter go on to save him or take revenge of his death , the action scenes looked so terrible like they are cutting scenes or lost footage while filming them , the plot is old skool revenge shit , the police head looks so impressed and dumb stupid at same time .
6/10

The Gambler Whole movie mark walhberg had so much money but he has problem to throw it all away in gambling that can be reflected by his clothes to in whole movie he wore the same clothes , the movie could have been ended after 45 mins when

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his mom loan him the money

but no the guy had no brain when it came to gambling he just love to play it till last cent , but in the end some sense came into his stupid brain and luck saves him
the movie looks stupid but still i don't know why it had something in it which didnt made me hate it but kinda like it

7/10

Fast 7

The whole pakistan was crazy about this movie , every boy wanted to see there phuppi or khala son Paul walker last movie like they have seen all of his movies , i bet more than half cant even name any other movie in which paul walker has worked , then there is other half who just want to see cars , when u make a thing 7 times it kind of get boring and looks bad when it lacks a really good juice (story) in it , this time mission look to soft for the gang to accept , i mean the whole point of movie was to get Shaw they could have got him without it , as there was no point of being hunter or being hunted shit , and looks like jason statham already had the god eye fitted inside his brain , cause he was every where hunting them , seems like he fit gps in Dom ass when they first encountered .
Car stuff this time disapoints , fast 6 was much better series , nice way to see off paul walker in the end , but vin diesal stating recently wanted to have 3 more parts of this movie sounds like he want to make it a govt job with guarntee pay and then retire for good in real like acting , how much more they gonna milk it , the movie needs some new faces if they want to make it any further .
James wan as director didnt checked his watch when filiming action scenes some of them were ridacouls like Rock firing on helicopter and cars getting hit with armour piercing bullets , but non of the guys inside got a scratch like they were steering there asses to when sitting inside those cars .

still its fast n furious what to say ppl will watch it like transformers

7/10

 

[manigamer]

the taking of deborah logan: 6.5/10
a good thriller, these exorcist kind of movies are a good thrill to watch. this one was the mixture of the found tape footage kind of thing but still good.

night at the museum secret of the tomb: 4/10
wow this one just came out of the blue, never imagined this would be coming but i hope this is the last coz it wasn't all that ! same ol ppl, this time cast cut short aswell with some new ppl but really not amusing as the first one or the second one even.

all the wilderness: 6/10
an ok drama watch. just watched it for time pass.

top five: 7.5/10
man chris rock was awesome and the cast etc it felt like a movie about him in real life. some good stuff. plus rosario dawson in this one too. and that niggas in paris soundtrack everytime it started playing things were going down haha

 

[Gintoki]

Fast and Furious 7

One word, Amazing.
Didn't think this would top FF6, which i immensely enjoyed.
The movie had a interesting story, with all the revenge thing, and the whole FF6 was to set up this.
Characters were on the spot, just like in the previous movies(Roman being hilarious as usual). I really liked the soundtracks in this movie, and the action in this was intense, Dat Rock bottom on Deckard Shaw was epic.

And the ending was....so emotional and beautiful. I got teary eyed, knowing this is the last time we will see Paul, and with that song playing in the background, made it even more sad.

R.I.P Paul Walker

This movie has to be the best one in the FF trilogy, in my opinion.

10/10


I hope FF8 is epic as FF7, though it's going to be hard without Brian around.

 

[manigamer]

Saw "fast and the furous 7" again at cinepax this time around.

Whoa man, it just keep's getting better ACTION was intense and more feels this time as i knew what to expect haha

Best action movie so far for 2015 wooohooo

Rating: 8.5/10 (0.5 more yes)

 

[abobobilly]

WHIPLASH (2014)

"Oopsy Daisy!"​

I am not a fan of Jazz Music. Neither do i find Drums any more interesting. But credit is due to Whiplash for sucking me into its world of love. So far, i have watched it more than 10 times in past 3 days ... and it keeps getting better on each viewing. The music, drama and tension created with absolutely orgasmic cinematography ... it makes you hold your breath, everytime the scene goes silent; which is usually right before Fletcher (J. K. Simmons) starts roasting his chickens.

The heinous insults thrown at the students, makes your ears bleed, but keeps the energy at its peak. Did this guy seriously hurl a chair at his student? F*ck it, i want a teacher like that, to be able to push me to cross boundaries. -_- Absolutely amusing to know the difference between 'rushing and dragging', finding out the 'out of tune player', and see the cocksuckers 'trying to sh*t perfect 400s', lol. This guy has been the f*cking STAR of Whiplash. Every single time i saw him waving his hand, he was f*cking brilliant at it. And that face, oh. 'Forgetting the Coat', priceless. Oscar, well deserved. What a character.

Noteable Quote: "There are no two words in the english language more harmful than Good Job".

About our Drummer, Miles Teller, impressive hard work this guy has put in. I think the prime award goes to the editing, and the sound mixing, which is ... well, easily one of the best i have seen. His 'sweaty' performance is no less incredible. 'Drumming after the accident' or 'flat face facial expressions while observing the band playing', it pays off more than you think.

Art movies are becoming a rarity these days. People now prefer more cheese, action, cars flying and big beasts. And this kinda saddens me as well because given Whiplash's box office performance, especially considering its mere $3.3m budget, its implied heavily that viewers don't give a sh*t about "Art Films". Ironically, thats exactly where i think Academy Awards make a wee bit of sense.

You can tell that i absolutely adored Whiplash. It deserves respect for being special. It has a soul, which is best layed through music. Plus, it ended on a high note, like literally, which is no less than f*cking awesome. The final long piece took me by surprise, though. 9/10.

 

[maryfarrukh]

Whiplash is one of the top five movies of last year and one of the best of recent history

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[Spartan 117]

Furious 7
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"One last ride."

So finally watched the 7th installment in the popular Fast and Furious franchise. Its amazing how this franchise has increased its popularity and success, be this long, and not be based on a book or something. Directed by James Wan, who previously was known only for famous horror flicks like The Conjuring and Insidious, did a great job delivering a full on high budget action film and a great send off to Paul Walker, gotta give him kudos for this.

The passing of Paul Walker had an overall presence throughout the movie. And it only got more potent as the movie went on. This is the last film of his, and the movie gave him an amazing send off. The tribute at the end was truly beautiful. Infact, this marks the first time that I was brought to tears in a cinema. I did a full re-watch of all the previous parts prior to watching this, so everything was fresh in my mind and while watching the tribute, I Just couldn't hold it anymore. Knowing that this will be the last we ever see of Brian/Paul Walker, it just got to me. THE FEELS WERE JUST TOO MUCH!!

The film takes right after Fast and Furious 6 and finally ties in to events in Tokyo Drift and moves on from there. The main antagonist this time is older and more badass brother of the villain from previous part, played by Jason Statham. He was a great addition in my opinion, brought in proper badassness to the villain side. The rekindling of Dom and Letty continues in this part, and the team now gets together to find a way to hunt down the new baddy, which came in terms of a computer/hacking plot point, which was neither bad nor good, but it worked for the movie.

Story and flow of the movie felt disjointed. It felt like many of the scenes were just put in sequence without much thought given into how they'll fit and flow. I guess a much of this had to do with the passing of Paul Walker and they had to re-write the script and stuff. The movie retained the essence of the previous parts, especially the last two. Stuff like a lot of cheesy scenes, dialogues, action film cliches etc, but hey, that's a part of this franchise, so it's all good. Humour again was focused mostly on Tyrese Gibson, and it really did made me chuckle and even laugh a few times, even if it was stupid mostly.

Now, the action in this film is awesome. This is genuinely a great action film all round and the thing that made it really EPIC was that there wasn't just one kind of action in it. It had car/vehicle warfare, shootouts, hand to hand combats all mixed in nicely. And if you thought that previous parts were over the top, you ain't seen nothing yet. This movie takes ridiculous action sequences to a whole new level. Plenty of amazing sequences that will surely be a talk of action film fans for years to come.

Most of the CGI was great. Lots of awesome stunts and stuff. The movie also did a great job of using body doubles, CGI etc to fill in the scenes of Paul Walker as I didn't notice most of it. The soundtrack was good.

Some stuff that I didn't like was that while the action was great, I do think they went a little too overboard this time. You can only suspense your disbelief to a certain level. Heroes were not only surviving, but almost walking away unscathed from impossible situations a little too often. Also, some of the characters almost felt like superheroes to be honest, it was that ridiculous at times. Another thing that I didn't like was The Rock only had a few scenes, he is easily the biggest addition to this franchise, figuratively and literally. And that letty and dom romance stuff got a bit too much screentime and became annoying.


All in all, another great addition to the franchise, and since it is the 7th installment, it is only meant for the fans of the series. If you're a first timer, you better watch the previous parts first. Great action movie, great send off to Paul Walker. R.I.P

8/10

 

[Optimus]

The Toy Soldiers.

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“Some believe that we are solely responsible for our choices and that we have to accept the consequences of every thought, word and deed. Others believe that it is all out of our control, whether it’s a god, superstition or plain simply luck. What I can assure you is that when that bell rings for the final time, you’ll be sent out in the world. No more waking up at 6 AM to catch the bus, no more lunches with friends. You’ll be sent out to prove something to that world, but more importantly to yourselves…. Denial; in many cases one who has been through a tragic event or situation in life will find ways to push that event, that memory, that moment of truth, that feeling, far away. Their actions are usually drastic and harmful anything to take them away from reality. They are running away from the problem, the cause, not confronting it. Anger, the why me syndrome. We all experience it, it’s nothing to be ashamed of. For example; the divorce of a spouse, the death of a loved one, the feelings of guilt, blaming one self for events over which we have no control. These are all very common feelings and emotions. Bargaining, doing desperate things, going to extremes, one who’s mind set is blurred, cloudy, irrational, doing things that are from the stable person’s point of view absurd. Depression; not able to operate. The sadness is too overwhelming, keeping feelings hidden within, feelings of wretchedness. Which could provoke frequent thoughts of death, suicide. Acceptance; coming to terms with one’s situation, not necessarily being happy with it but to accept it, but accepting it on your terms, no one else’s. The most organic interpretation of one’s self. It might sound as if I’m preaching, or delivering a sermon. That’s because I am. Sometimes, shit happens, this shit needs to happen. If it didn’t, we wouldn’t evolve as individuals. As your counsellor… and as one who’s been through all these steps for many different reasons. I can assure you, the real world does have its pleasant moments, it does. You just have to know when you’re living them.”


Written and directed by Eric Peter Carlson, The Toy Soldiers is a story of five people who are somehow connected to each other and how at one night, their entire lives take a turn. I’ve been stalling this movie for quite some time since I hardly get time for movies these days but I ignored everything else and decided to watch the movie and I’m really, really glad that I did. It is one of those movies that can connect with you on a spiritual level and to be very honest, not many movies can. do this.


For those who don’t know, it’s an Indie movie and I have a special place for those. A movie never has to be a high budgeted, over the top movie. Some of the greatest gems are hidden in a genre that still struggles to be in the mainstream and I guess that’s how it becomes so intriguing. The acting by the cast was AMAZING. Each character was different than the last and they played their role so well. There wasn’t a moment where I felt that the movie is being dull or unnecessarily long. Do keep in mind that this movie spans over 2 hours and 24 minutes but every second of this movie was worth it. I’d suggest you to drop everything else and watch this masterpiece because if you don’t, you won’t understand the beauty of that genre where glamour and money isn’t everything and where dedication MATTERS.

8/10

 

[manigamer]

Muck: 2/10
tried making heads and tails of this movie but just couldn't, no motive no nothing just mindless kills and boring thrills ! just jiggly babes running around and being killed

the water diviner: 6.5/10
good movie starring russel crowe, nice war torn drama.

escobar paradise lost: 6/10
at first it was a bit boring, it's not late into the movie that the thrill begins and is fun.

the woman in black 2 angel of death: 5/10
first one was much better, could it be that i saw that one in the cinema, it had much better thrills and scare. this one was no where near the original of suspense and thrill !

 

[opethian]

The Movies Thread III: Watch, Discuss and Have Fun!

Whiplash is one of the top five movies of last year and one of the best of recent history

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Indeed, if u have good headphones then the brilliant audio makes the experience even better. In my list it was 2nd best movie after The Birdman
[MENTION=8060]abobobilly[/MENTION] excellent review of the movie
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