Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)
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The theatrical cut for T2 was daft as key moments were cut out, mainly the switching from 'read only' to 'learning' mode.
The ending to T2 also bothered me. Arnie needed 'lowering into the steel' because his programming prevented him from harming himself (self terminating), despite being able to write his own software now so presumably having free will.
However he was able to allow himself to die by being passively lowered into the steel which was the same thing.
I didn't like the whole 'judgement day' thing either, yes Skynet attacked Russia, Russia fought back, WW3 ensues and nearly everyone dies, skynet survives and starts building machines and Terminator units to pick off the remaining humans it sees as a threat, despite the issue that if it succeeded in killing all humans there wouldn't be any point to it continuing 'then it don't matter' as Arnie's character describes completing a mission. There wasn't any 'judgement' going on, just a lot of biological cleansing.
The ending to T2 also bothered me. Arnie needed 'lowering into the steel' because his programming prevented him from harming himself (self terminating), despite being able to write his own software now so presumably having free will.
However he was able to allow himself to die by being passively lowered into the steel which was the same thing.
I didn't like the whole 'judgement day' thing either, yes Skynet attacked Russia, Russia fought back, WW3 ensues and nearly everyone dies, skynet survives and starts building machines and Terminator units to pick off the remaining humans it sees as a threat, despite the issue that if it succeeded in killing all humans there wouldn't be any point to it continuing 'then it don't matter' as Arnie's character describes completing a mission. There wasn't any 'judgement' going on, just a lot of biological cleansing.
District 9
Pitch Black
The Matrix
Minority Report
Wall-E
The Star Trek films
Edge of Tomorrow
Inception
Moon
Looper
Source Code
Serenity (although the series was better)
Does Gravity count as sci-fi?
Oblivion
Enders Game (not as good as the book but a good attempt)
Are all better than Armageddon, and those are the ones that come to me off the top of my head.
Pitch Black
The Matrix
Minority Report
Wall-E
The Star Trek films
Edge of Tomorrow
Inception
Moon
Looper
Source Code
Serenity (although the series was better)
Does Gravity count as sci-fi?
Oblivion
Enders Game (not as good as the book but a good attempt)
Are all better than Armageddon, and those are the ones that come to me off the top of my head.
I'm hoping Armaggedon was a sarcastic comparison.....
Saw The Gunman earlier, whilst it appears to have been slated by elements of the press (judging by IMDb) I quite liked it, some good action sequences, a passable storyline, acting was ok, decent cast...
Gets a 6.8 from me, easy watching if a little long.
Saw The Gunman earlier, whilst it appears to have been slated by elements of the press (judging by IMDb) I quite liked it, some good action sequences, a passable storyline, acting was ok, decent cast...
Gets a 6.8 from me, easy watching if a little long.
Legend83 said:
The Grand Seduction
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2319580/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Fairly charming and amusing film about the residents of a redundant NewFoundland fishing village who try and dupe a young doctor to re-locate there - the final criteria to be satisfied before an oil company will build a factory in the area.
I typically enjoy anything with Brendan Gleeson in it, and this was no different.
7/10
Cold Canadian night with a fire watching the snowfall outside , and this film warmed us up , slightly local hero'ish but still very enjoyable , yeap 7/10 from us .http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2319580/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Fairly charming and amusing film about the residents of a redundant NewFoundland fishing village who try and dupe a young doctor to re-locate there - the final criteria to be satisfied before an oil company will build a factory in the area.
I typically enjoy anything with Brendan Gleeson in it, and this was no different.
7/10
Parallels
On Netflix. It's all about parallel universes and I loved it. 9/10
Loved all the references to other stuff, such as Sliders, Cube and even Half-Life 2.
Although it does have a whiff of Scooby Doo about it as the rather unlikely gang of 20-somethings, explore and have crazy adventures in each universe.
May contain spoilers - http://observationdeck.io9.com/parallels-a-sci-fi-...
On Netflix. It's all about parallel universes and I loved it. 9/10
Loved all the references to other stuff, such as Sliders, Cube and even Half-Life 2.
Although it does have a whiff of Scooby Doo about it as the rather unlikely gang of 20-somethings, explore and have crazy adventures in each universe.
May contain spoilers - http://observationdeck.io9.com/parallels-a-sci-fi-...
Edited by mp3manager on Saturday 21st March 06:43
Colossus-the Forbin Project. A classic 70's sci-fi movie that you never see on telly anymore.
Dr Charles Forbin designs a super computer. It's purpose is to defend the USA. The computer discovers that the Russians have a similar computer and it demands a link-up.
It isn't naff 70's sci-fi. There's CCTV surveillance and video conferencing systems, close to what we have today.
There's even some humour in the film. Colossus warns Dr. Forbin,"That's far too much Vermouth in your drink."
When Forbin demands some privacy, Colossus responds "There are many different kinds of love". And "How many times a week do you require a woman?"
Dr Charles Forbin designs a super computer. It's purpose is to defend the USA. The computer discovers that the Russians have a similar computer and it demands a link-up.
It isn't naff 70's sci-fi. There's CCTV surveillance and video conferencing systems, close to what we have today.
There's even some humour in the film. Colossus warns Dr. Forbin,"That's far too much Vermouth in your drink."
When Forbin demands some privacy, Colossus responds "There are many different kinds of love". And "How many times a week do you require a woman?"
mp3manager said:
Parallels
On Netflix. It's all about parallel universes and I loved it. 9/10
Loved all the references to other stuff, such as Sliders, Cube and even Half-Life 2.
Although it does have a whiff of Scooby Doo about it as the rather unlikely gang of 20-somethings, explore and have crazy adventures in each universe.
May contain spoilers - http://observationdeck.io9.com/parallels-a-sci-fi-...
Watched that today, agree, really good premise. Quite well acted considering they are all unknowns and loved the story. On Netflix. It's all about parallel universes and I loved it. 9/10
Loved all the references to other stuff, such as Sliders, Cube and even Half-Life 2.
Although it does have a whiff of Scooby Doo about it as the rather unlikely gang of 20-somethings, explore and have crazy adventures in each universe.
May contain spoilers - http://observationdeck.io9.com/parallels-a-sci-fi-...
Edited by mp3manager on Saturday 21st March 06:43
And it is just dying to be a TV show...
ash73 said:
Langweilig said:
Colossus-the Forbin Project. A classic 70's sci-fi movie that you never see on telly anymore.
Dr Charles Forbin designs a super computer. It's purpose is to defend the USA. The computer discovers that the Russians have a similar computer and it demands a link-up.
Think I've seen that, is it the one with "I'm naked as the day I was born"... "you weren't born with your watch"...?Dr Charles Forbin designs a super computer. It's purpose is to defend the USA. The computer discovers that the Russians have a similar computer and it demands a link-up.
Quickmoose said:
how/why?
Well, although the film starts with Neeson's character lying, clearly shot, and talking about things flashing before your eyes as you die......the story is about saving his son. Neeson is a plausible aging hard man, as he was in Taken, and once the story really begins the characters are all driven by the events and only a few ends are really possible. And though he isn't comedy invincible (as I said, it's a plausible story) I never felt that he wouldn't save his son.
...there are no surprises.
Minor niggles - the hitman should not have spoken when he did. He had seemed professional right up to that bit. And modern bullets don't ricochet off tree trunks.
grumbledoak said:
Well, although the film starts with Neeson's character lying, clearly shot, and talking about things flashing before your eyes as you die...
...the story is about saving his son. Neeson is a plausible aging hard man, as he was in Taken, and once the story really begins the characters are all driven by the events and only a few ends are really possible. And though he isn't comedy invincible (as I said, it's a plausible story) I never felt that he wouldn't save his son.
...there are no surprises.
Minor niggles - the hitman should not have spoken when he did. He had seemed professional right up to that bit. And modern bullets don't ricochet off tree trunks.
Seems to me that any film where Liam Neeson throws a punch it's automatically "Taken- revisitied"...the story is about saving his son. Neeson is a plausible aging hard man, as he was in Taken, and once the story really begins the characters are all driven by the events and only a few ends are really possible. And though he isn't comedy invincible (as I said, it's a plausible story) I never felt that he wouldn't save his son.
...there are no surprises.
Minor niggles - the hitman should not have spoken when he did. He had seemed professional right up to that bit. And modern bullets don't ricochet off tree trunks.
In Taken he's an ex government hard-ass who uses his skills to find his daughter.
In Run All Night, he's an ex-mob bloke who protects his son from all sorts
In Unknown he's a government hard-ass who has to work out who he is, after an accident.
In Walk Amongst the Tombstones, he's an ex-cop hired to find the killer of a gangster's wife
In Non-Stop he's a government hard ass who's hired to protect alot of people on plane and work out who the killer is.
It's easy to join dots if you want to draw parallels/comparisons.
For me they're distinct story lines that are different enough to enjoy without feeling it's simply Liam playing Liam.
Having said that after watching The Gunman last night, my wife and I both mentioned the fact that Javier Bardem now plays the same character as he did in Skyfall... and Ray Winstone plays the same cockney hard-ass....Idris Elba, the same smooth/grey copper...
If you have a movie with a certain kind of character maybe to make the money you have to hire the right/same guy...type casting...? it's a living I guess, but you'd have thought the artists/actors would want to perform lots of different role to explore their proffesion/range and become 'greats'?
Quickmoose said:
but you'd have thought the artists/actors would want to perform lots of different role to explore their proffesion/range and become 'greats'?
Someone can be a great character actor, for example Clint Eastwood, rather than one with a tremendous range. Ray Winston is just terrible though and I wouldn't watch anything that had him as a main character.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff