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[Tony Moanero]

Serpico.

 

Cops. Corruption. Al Pacino as a hippy with a kick-ass beard. A slow burner. Good, but not the classic that I'd seen it billed as.

 

7.2/10

 

I'm getting a feeling for older films now. Built on solid acting and script writing, rather than special effects etc.

 

Any recommendations? I'm thinking Citizen Kane next.

A couple more Pacino films, Dog Day Afternoon and Scarecrow.

[RedKnight]

Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens

 

The movie begins with the iconic opening crawl text telling us that The First Order has arisen from the ashes of the old Empire, rendering the ending of the original trilogy practically meaningless because what was the fucking point of destroying Death Star 2 and partying with force ghosts if the Empire, sorry the First Order, was going to rise again so effortlessly?  To counter this we're then told than General Leia (now too old to be a Princess) leads a brave Resistance (backed by the Republic), because we can't call them "Rebels" anymore - that is until Rian Johnson actually starts referring to them as "Rebels" again in Episode VIII.  But never mind, for now they're called the Resistance.  Splendid.  The opening crawl ends by telling us that Leia has sent her bestest pilot on a secret mission to a planet called Jakku, where an ally has a clue as to the whereabouts of the last surviving Jedi, Luke Skywalker.  

 

JJ Abrams wastes no time in disrespecting the prequels with his opening nugget of dialogue:  "this will begin to put things right", or words to that effect.  There is then a scene between the bestest pilot, Poe Dameron, and the ally with the clue to Luke's whereabouts.  They put a widget inside a cute droid, called BB-8, in a scene not at all like the opening of Episode IV where Leia gives R2D2 the plans to Death Star 1.  

 

Despite the secretive nature of Poe's mission, The First Order are onto him and know what he's up to, so send a squad of Stormtroopers together with the leading bad-ass, Kylo Ren.  He dresses all in black and wears a mask, so we know he's up to no good.  Leia's friend with the clue to Luke Skywalker knows all about Kylo Ren and his shady past, so Kylo cuts him down with his lightsaber and then uses the Force to hold a laser bolt still in mid-air, a move we have never seen before in the Star Wars universe and will probably never see again because they just seem to make this shit up as they go along with no respect for the prequels, original trilogy or anything else George Lucas lovingly created.

 

Kylo captures Poe, whose X-Wing has been prevented from taking off, and before this Poe hides the clue to Luke's whereabouts inside BB-8 and tells the droid to fuck off into the sunset.  So we have a widget inside a homeless droid on a desert planet and within five minutes of the movie starting we are already dangerously close to outright plagiarism.  Wonderful.

 

Oh fuck this, you get the idea. I can't be bothered with the rest of this review.

 

5/10

 

A description of the plot is not a review, unless you're Peter Bradshaw.

[Guest]

Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens

 

The movie begins with the iconic opening crawl text telling us that The First Order has arisen from the ashes of the old Empire, rendering the ending of the original trilogy practically meaningless because what was the fucking point of destroying Death Star 2 and partying with force ghosts if the Empire, sorry the First Order, was going to rise again so effortlessly?  To counter this we're then told than General Leia (now too old to be a Princess) leads a brave Resistance (backed by the Republic), because we can't call them "Rebels" anymore - that is until Rian Johnson actually starts referring to them as "Rebels" again in Episode VIII.  But never mind, for now they're called the Resistance.  Splendid.  The opening crawl ends by telling us that Leia has sent her bestest pilot on a secret mission to a planet called Jakku, where an ally has a clue as to the whereabouts of the last surviving Jedi, Luke Skywalker.  

 

JJ Abrams wastes no time in disrespecting the prequels with his opening nugget of dialogue:  "this will begin to put things right", or words to that effect.  There is then a scene between the bestest pilot, Poe Dameron, and the ally with the clue to Luke's whereabouts.  They put a widget inside a cute droid, called BB-8, in a scene not at all like the opening of Episode IV where Leia gives R2D2 the plans to Death Star 1.  

 

Despite the secretive nature of Poe's mission, The First Order are onto him and know what he's up to, so send a squad of Stormtroopers together with the leading bad-ass, Kylo Ren.  He dresses all in black and wears a mask, so we know he's up to no good.  Leia's friend with the clue to Luke Skywalker knows all about Kylo Ren and his shady past, so Kylo cuts him down with his lightsaber and then uses the Force to hold a laser bolt still in mid-air, a move we have never seen before in the Star Wars universe and will probably never see again because they just seem to make this shit up as they go along with no respect for the prequels, original trilogy or anything else George Lucas lovingly created.

 

Kylo captures Poe, whose X-Wing has been prevented from taking off, and before this Poe hides the clue to Luke's whereabouts inside BB-8 and tells the droid to fuck off into the sunset.  So we have a widget inside a homeless droid on a desert planet and within five minutes of the movie starting we are already dangerously close to outright plagiarism.  Wonderful.

 

Oh fuck this, you get the idea. I can't be bothered with the rest of this review.

 

5/10

Has someone used The Force to invade TK421's account and giving a balanced, insightful and possibly even negative review into a Star Wars film?

[Guest]

Serpico.

 

Cops. Corruption. Al Pacino as a hippy with a kick-ass beard. A slow burner. Good, but not the classic that I'd seen it billed as.

 

7.2/10

 

I'm getting a feeling for older films now. Built on solid acting and script writing, rather than special effects etc.

 

Any recommendations? I'm thinking Citizen Kane next.

I hope you have seen LA Confidental? I also watched an old Jack Nicholson film recently and he made some brilliant movies.

[The Golden Eel]

I hope you have seen LA Confidental? I also watched an old Jack Nicholson film recently and he made some brilliant movies.

Chinatown

[Dougie Do'ins]

*insert popcorn gif here

[Aventus]

Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens

 

The movie begins with the iconic opening crawl text telling us that The First Order has arisen from the ashes of the old Empire, rendering the ending of the original trilogy practically meaningless because what was the fucking point of destroying Death Star 2 and partying with force ghosts if the Empire, sorry the First Order, was going to rise again so effortlessly? To counter this we're then told than General Leia (now too old to be a Princess) leads a brave Resistance (backed by the Republic), because we can't call them "Rebels" anymore - that is until Rian Johnson actually starts referring to them as "Rebels" again in Episode VIII. But never mind, for now they're called the Resistance. Splendid. The opening crawl ends by telling us that Leia has sent her bestest pilot on a secret mission to a planet called Jakku, where an ally has a clue as to the whereabouts of the last surviving Jedi, Luke Skywalker.

 

JJ Abrams wastes no time in disrespecting the prequels with his opening nugget of dialogue: "this will begin to put things right", or words to that effect. There is then a scene between the bestest pilot, Poe Dameron, and the ally with the clue to Luke's whereabouts. They put a widget inside a cute droid, called BB-8, in a scene not at all like the opening of Episode IV where Leia gives R2D2 the plans to Death Star 1.

 

Despite the secretive nature of Poe's mission, The First Order are onto him and know what he's up to, so send a squad of Stormtroopers together with the leading bad-ass, Kylo Ren. He dresses all in black and wears a mask, so we know he's up to no good. Leia's friend with the clue to Luke Skywalker knows all about Kylo Ren and his shady past, so Kylo cuts him down with his lightsaber and then uses the Force to hold a laser bolt still in mid-air, a move we have never seen before in the Star Wars universe and will probably never see again because they just seem to make this shit up as they go along with no respect for the prequels, original trilogy or anything else George Lucas lovingly created.

 

Kylo captures Poe, whose X-Wing has been prevented from taking off, and before this Poe hides the clue to Luke's whereabouts inside BB-8 and tells the droid to fuck off into the sunset. So we have a widget inside a homeless droid on a desert planet and within five minutes of the movie starting we are already dangerously close to outright plagiarism. Wonderful.

 

Oh fuck this, you get the idea. I can't be bothered with the rest of this review.

 

5/10

If JJ Abrams put half as much effort in as you did for that review then we might have got a decent film.

 

I look forward to reading your review for The Last Jedi.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I hope you have seen LA Confidental? I also watched an old Jack Nicholson film recently and he made some brilliant movies.

I have. Great film.

 

Might give that a re-watch. And Point Break.

 

Dog Day Afternoon and Network too, of the slightly older films.

[Guest]

Chinatown

That's the puppy.

[John101]

Death Wish

 

4/10

[Dicko]

2049

Breathtaking.

 

I just wish I'd seen it in imax 3D at L1.

[Red74]

I have. Great film.

 

Might give that a re-watch. And Point Break.

 

Dog Day Afternoon and Network too, of the slightly older films.

You’ve more than likely seen them but sky have got parts 1 & 2 of the French connection on at the min. Absolute quality if you haven’t

[redheart]

Serpico.

 

Cops. Corruption. Al Pacino as a hippy with a kick-ass beard. A slow burner. Good, but not the classic that I'd seen it billed as.

 

7.2/10

 

I'm getting a feeling for older films now. Built on solid acting and script writing, rather than special effects etc.

 

Any recommendations? I'm thinking Citizen Kane next.

 

 

Panic in Needle Park?

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Happy death day 0/10, there's no explanation given as to why what is happening is happening, as far as I could see, cannot emphasise enough how much I hated this film.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Paul.

 

This was on the telly the other night and I watched it again and was less underwhelmed than when I first saw it.  Mildly amusing, an easy watch, doesn't come close to Pegg and Frost's best work but didn't feel like I'd wasted 2 hours of my life. 

[Dougie Do'ins]

12 Angry Men (1957) 10/10 

 

Still up there with one of the best films I've seen. Watched it about 5 or six times now and the intensity still gets me each time.

[Elite]

Happy death day 0/10, there's no explanation given as to why what is happening is happening, as far as I could see, cannot emphasise enough how much I hated this film.

I thought it was okay. 6/10

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

12 Angry Men (1957) 10/10

 

Still up there with one of the best films I've seen. Watched it about 5 or six times now and the intensity still gets me each time.

For such a simplistic concept, being a film with about 3 or 4 different filming scenes/locations, it's a brilliant film.

 

The one about the Nazi war trials, the name of which escapes me, is a good watch too.

[Anny Road]

Facing Ali.

Ali’s opponents talk about him.

Wonderful. I cannot think of another area in life were great champions speak in such humble terms about themselves when discussing an opponent.

The greatest without equal.

9/10

[sir roger]

Facing Ali.

Ali’s opponents talk about him.

Wonderful. I cannot think of another area in life were great champions speak in such humble terms about themselves when discussing an opponent.

The greatest without equal.

9/10

 

Was Frazier involved , Anny ? as I read there was still a beef even after all the years.

[Anny Road]

Yes he was on it. Very gracious. When you could understand him.

Ernie Shavers was on it. Looked like he was in Liverpool.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1419318/

[sir roger]

Yes, Earnie married a Wirral girl he met when he was over here on a book tour ( I think ) and about ten years ago he was on the door at Yates' in Liverpool city centre. He came across as a real gentleman & I shook hands with him one night & I have never met anybody before or since with hands that big.

[Anny Road]

I new he was on a door in town at one point. The film shows him jogging down alleyways. Looks like Liverpool.

[amli]

Dead Man Walking 6/10

Kind Hearts and Coronets 8/10

[Guest]

I thought it was okay. 6/10

Yep I felt the same way. It was OK.