Movie Discussion/Reviews

Went and saw Hell or High Water last night. Was pretty damn good.

Rami Malek is going to play Freddie Mercury in the Queen movie. Hype.

Fuck no, the extended version was about 30 quid more

Ive heard it's going to be more about continuing after Freddie's death than actually focusing on when he was in the band. If that's the case I'm not really interested.

I'm just happy Rami got the role, he's a great actor.

Hacksaw Ridge

So I saw this movie, I was a little worried about the religious overtones going into it but Mel Gibson handled it really well. It's not him forcing it down your throat, it's more of a story about one mans struggle with his beliefs during war time. This movie is by far the best war movie since Saving Private Ryan, and might be Mel Gibson's best work. Everything about it is great. The characters, pacing, dialogue (I don't even think there was a single F bomb dropped). The way the movie was shot makes you feel like you are being taken back to that time and place. Garfield does a wonderful job of playing one of the most inspirational people to come out of World War 2. This guy can seriously act.

Now the battle scenes are some of the most realistic I have seen put to film. You think Saving Private Ryan was bad? This makes it looks like child's play. It's VERY gory. But not in a Tarantino way. It captures the horrors of the fighting in the Pavific theater perfectly. Rats and maggots eating away at dead bodies and other things of that nature. But this is so much more than a war movie, it's about a guy that struggled to keep his beliefs during History's darkest period. He saw no race or color, helped friend and enemy all while not firing a shot. I'm very happy that the pacific theater has been getting a little more love as of late, it was such a different type of war than what was going on in Europe. There was no coming off the front lines after a tough battle and being sent to Paris for rest. Once you were put on an island you stayed there, often in the rain, mud, and heat. No showers or anything we take for granted for sometimes months. Not to mention they were fighting a brutal enemy that would fight to the death because capture would bring dishonor to their families and Emperor. There really wasn't even a front line in most of the battles because the Japanese often dug tunnels that would go throughout the whole island. There are many stories of people sleeping in a foxhole deep into controlled territory and when they woke up the person in the hole next to them would be dead because someone snuck in through the tunnels at night and killed them. It was war at its most barbaric form and the hatred between the two sides was very real. That's why this mans story is so damn interesting. Even though these people were trying to kill him and all of his friends he still had the innocence that many people lost and treated friend and foe the same way, helping them both. That to me was very touching. Many people lost their innocence and sometimes even their sanity, my grandfather being one of them.

You all really need to see this movie, it was an emotional rollercoaster but sends a very important message during these troubled times. When the movie ended people were clapping for a good five minutes.

Nope. I like that one as well, though I don't think it has aged well.

That reminds me, I need to watch Apocalypto again.

Doctor Strange.

Now this one I would have gladly paid more for 3D or 3D IMAX.

Dr Strange?

Must have got passed the old radar

Nope, she's a book worm, the only time she wants to watch a movie it's Bridget fucking Jones or Pitch Perfect type shit.


Although Pitch Perfect was quite funny.

His review interested me too but then I saw the trailer.

Also, Steely didn't reveal Mel's mandatory anti-Semitic moment :o

I've been avoiding 3D lately because if anything it seems to subtract from the viewing experience in most cases. I'm hearing good things about the conversion on this one though, may have to pony up and hit IMAX.

So I should see it in 3D? I'll be going to watch it this weekend.

IMAX is a must?