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Films The Official bit-tech Movie Thread - What have you seen lately?

Discussion in 'General' started by knuck, 13 Jun 2010.

  1. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    It's like The Asylum made one of their usual ripoffs

    Get you to Lower Decks immediately!
    Strange New Worlds (the Disco S2 spinoff with Capt Pike back on the Enterprise) is good too.
     
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    It was supposed to be a series but they made it a 90 min film.
    If you like Michelle Yeoh and her character from Discovery it's an ok watch but it barely does anything for her story after she left the show but this film will barely be on my re-watch list.
     
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    Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

    Absolutely amazing. There's an ethos to the way they approach world design and jokes that feels like a wonderful little time capsule. It's the moon logic of a point and click adventure applied to the whole world. And the stop motion is just incredible. It looks amazing. The cinematography is sophisticated. The story is almost all visual. I was really wowed by the whole thing.
     
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  4. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    It's up for the "Best Animated Feature" Oscar this year, and it deserves to win!
     
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  5. Pete J

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    Alien Romulus: Not bad but not great/10

    Watched this last night with some chums. Was just a TV in a lounge whilst occasionally chatting about things, so not the most focussed watch. I went in with moderately low hopes and was pleasantly surprised that it didn't make me regret watching it (like Prometheus, for example). It was interesting to see the background of the Alien universe expanded upon. There were some nice little Easter eggs too, even from Alien Isolation.

    Unfortunately for any modern Alien films, the original and its sequel are so iconic and well put together, that nothing will ever come close, no matter the effort put in. The only thing that has remotely come close to the high standard set is Alien Isolation (though I've yet to play Dark Decent). Which, to me, means that if anyone wants to continue the Alien universe, it has to be done through computer games that genuinely respect the source material.

    So, in summary, if you do decide to watch it, at least you won't be wasting your time.
     
  6. Pete J

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    Commando: 11/10

    Yeah, yeah, I've watched it many times, as I imagine several people on here have. Just...pure excellence. Arnie in his prime. I don't know if the film is either completely oblivious to realism, or if it's actually self-aware and having a bit of fun. Doesn't matter, it's always entertaining to watch.
     
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    "Hey, Sully - you know I said I'd kill you last?"
     
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