Mad Max
#5615 posted by nitin on 2015/05/27 14:27:33
the reason I liked it, at least my initial reaction to it, is that it thankfully avoids over exposition and B grade backstory that is now common in every action movie for at least the last 5 years. eg spiderman 'learnt' to web-sling by practicing at the docks, oh really how fascinating....
That doesnt mean that it cant not have a decent story/plot/script and still have glorious action scenes but right now, in the deluge of avergae superhero movies every week, I will take what I can get.
Will it stand the test of time, not entirely sure but I still think it will be a decent watch even in the future (I would personally rate it about a 7-7.5/10). It is definitely overhyped though but hey we live in the age of everything either being the best or worst thing ever.
I think the film deserves the hype, if I hadn't have heard so much hype about it before going in I would have come out lauding it as much as everyone else.
It took me a bit of reflection to think whether it was worthy, it is.
Age of Ultron unfortunately was a big of turds.
Nitin.
#5617 posted by Shambler on 2015/05/27 15:52:04
So is that a scientifically accurate 725/1000 rating? ;)
Shambler
#5618 posted by nitin on 2015/05/27 16:08:07
no there is a variance of 50/1000 depending on how I am feeling on any particular day :)
#5619 posted by JneeraZ on 2015/05/27 16:20:25
I liked Age of Ultron mainly for the characters. Whedon writes really good characters.
But I realized how far I've let my standards bar fall. Once I saw Mad Max, I was like ... OH right, THAT'S what an action movie looks like.
#5620 posted by JneeraZ on 2015/05/27 16:21:27
Oh, and the Hulk. Iron Man trying to subdue an out of control Hulk was pure amazeballs.
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#5621 posted by [Kona] on 2015/05/28 07:01:19
Ah what'd I watch the other day that was good, ah it had the rock in it... thanks imdb, it was Snitch http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0882977/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_25
I occasionally stumble upon good action movies just by leaving the movie channel running. There was another good wrestler one actually I saw recently, with Dave Bautista in it - House of the Rising Sun. Aw gee, 4.4 on imdb. Well it was better than that.
The traditional action movies don't seem to make big box office numbers anymore, they just trickle in under the radar.
The comic movies we've been seeing recently aren't really traditional action. They're more fantasy-action.
Watched Oblivion a couple weeks ago, that was great. Who was saying their aren't any good action movies anymore? Or did I just make that up?
Re t1 vs t2... t2 is an action classic. t1 is just one of those dark, budget sci-fi actions from the 80s that people forget about. I certainly did and would pick t2 over it any day, even if t1 is better written.
#5622 posted by JneeraZ on 2015/05/28 11:25:15
T2 had the T-1000 or whatever it was called. The liquid metal terminator. That, alone, made it better.
T1 Any Day For Me
#5623 posted by Killes on 2015/05/30 18:31:13
T2 does not have anywhere near the same amount of bad ass-ness to me. The mood does it for me.
Enjoy https://vimeo.com/100608034
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#5624 posted by Killes on 2015/05/30 18:47:18
Saw Mad Max Yesterday
#5625 posted by czg on 2015/05/30 19:28:30
It was really good 😎👯
Kung-Fury
#5626 posted by bear on 2015/05/30 23:27:00
Showed up on swedish national tv streaming service...
Really bad, a series of special effect scenes with bad pacing and no sense of storytelling. Didn't expect much of a story though but maybe at least some laughs or something. Last five minutes or so (from animated sequence) was ok.
If you have to see some swedish 80s-vibe kickstarter B-Movie you're better off with Dyke Hard that at least has some charm, heart and storytelling (@ 1/100th of kickstarter funds).
See?!
#5627 posted by Lunaran on 2015/05/31 00:35:19
inverse cost and quality law!
Bad Movies
#5628 posted by mwh on 2015/05/31 11:59:13
Lucy
Oh god this was stupid. I could feel myself getting dumber watching it, which was almost ironic given the plot.
The Colony
Even worse!
Oh Man The Colony :(
#5629 posted by DaZ on 2015/05/31 14:51:17
Indeed that was really bad. Especially annoying because I liked the setting and premise.
But yeah, utterly fucked it up son!
Mad Max
#5630 posted by Shambler on 2015/06/06 21:47:02
Obviously cos everyone is spewing about "omgzor teh best action film evar", it isn't....but definitely a good fun film, early bits were a bit like "haven't I seen enough of this in the trailer", but it got more captivating throughout, pretty damn cool overall.
So Shambler Looks Like We Agree
#5631 posted by nitin on 2015/06/07 12:26:09
I dont know whether I should be worried...
Checks Out.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/true-detective-season-2-tv-802085
Unfortunately, none of that is especially riveting. Too much of the first two episodes are spent letting us know just how damaged everyone is.
Pizzolatto has inexplicably made every character in this season spout clipped and elliptical phrases. They begin to pile up so quickly that you soon realize there�s no flow to the characters, no realism to them. They seem like cardboard cut-outs.
(...) but like everything else in these early episodes, it all feels too stylized.
Who The F Watches TV In Anno Domini 2015
#5633 posted by czg on 2015/06/12 15:55:55
#5634 posted by necros on 2015/06/13 03:12:54
i'm often surprised how many people do, actually.
Furiosa Road
#5635 posted by mwh on 2015/06/30 12:25:47
I think given what I'd read I was expecting it to be even more over the top. Still a pretty wild and entertaining ride, probably best not to think about it too hard (you certainly can't while it's all happening...)
True Detective Season 2
#5636 posted by Tronyn on 2015/07/01 10:49:55
Fuck the hipster critics and their backlash, so far this is awesome and very much for the same reasons as the first season - the intense and modern post-industrial take on noir, the craft, the ominous mood, the depiction of the corruption of the environment as a problem no one could ever solve....
MM
Yah - i have :) expectations about Mad Max. Theron is just the cream.
Just saw Exodus today. Hmmm - well below Scott's other movies. The totally irritating Child God was interesting, but the movie just never connected with me.
Mad Max
#5638 posted by Killes on 2015/07/13 18:40:06
Seen it, not bad really, quite enjoyed.
I see a parallel with Dredd there in the approach, a "let's just get it done action movie". Which is the best.
One drawn out action mission, in the thick of it, start to end, not much fluff, nice setting/wacko characters.
#TrueDetectiveSeason2
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