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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on May 28, 2016 1:44:30 GMT
I spent some hours of my youth playing warcraft 2 , anyone else? Anyway, i am waiting with some expectation the Release of Warcraft to the Cinema. Never played "Warcraft" and the trailer for the film didn't enthuse me. Mind you, many of the films proposed for future release sound terrible (3 more Avatar films and and trilogy based on "Tetris" for example).
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Post by offm on May 28, 2016 8:30:40 GMT
If you see it on imbd it has the most perfect score, may be a little biased I know. but it will be my comeback to the cinemas it's been years since I saw a movie.
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Post by champskees on May 29, 2016 3:05:32 GMT
I spent some hours of my youth playing warcraft 2 , anyone else? Anyway, i am waiting with some expectation the Release of Warcraft to the Cinema. That was an amazing game. Spent an astronomical amount of time on it - the expansion was even better. Warcraft 3, same deal. Starcraft was exceptional too. Never got into WOW/MMO's though. Super excited for the movie, looks like King Ragnar is even in there haha. I think the plot/story will be ok/good, but it will be the fans that will probably get the most out of it. I assume it will be loaded with tons of inside jokes and references, it seems as though the character models/outfits etc are spot on so fingers crossed. Basically if you're a Blizzard fan I can't see it ending up disappointing.
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Post by offm on May 31, 2016 10:43:11 GMT
I spent some hours of my youth playing warcraft 2 , anyone else? Anyway, i am waiting with some expectation the Release of Warcraft to the Cinema. Never played "Warcraft" and the trailer for the film didn't enthuse me. Mind you, many of the films proposed for future release sound terrible (3 more Avatar films and and trilogy based on "Tetris" for example). Never seen Avatar, and if we have a film based on the creation/on the creator of "Facebook" why not a film based on the creation/on the creator of "Tetris"? EDIT Note: Parties aside on aswering this question please.....
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on May 31, 2016 19:38:18 GMT
if we have a film based on the creation/on the creator of "Facebook" why not a film based on the creation/on the creator of "Tetris"? I don't think they're planning on a factual story. AIUI, they are planning a trilogy of action-adventure films based on the contents of the game. Like adaptations of "Street Fighter", "Super Mario Bros", and "Battleship". Just at the moment everyone is scratching their heads after the announcement and wondering what on earth the storyline will actually be.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jun 1, 2016 0:02:14 GMT
Yes, I've heard it described as a 'sci-fi thriller'. The mind boggles. Satire is dead. Maybe Straight Block has a troublesome relationship with Zig-Zag Block, but they realise that they have to work together to save the world by blowing lots of alien stuff up. Or maybe it's a world-saving quest for the elusive straight block, and the climax of the film is this.
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Post by hynreck on Jun 1, 2016 12:27:35 GMT
That's how I play Tetris.
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Post by a moderator on Jun 1, 2016 20:46:18 GMT
I think it unlikely that the film will be more entertaining than this Tetris-themed narrative.
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Post by offm on Jun 2, 2016 14:36:23 GMT
Yes, I've heard it described as a 'sci-fi thriller'. The mind boggles. Satire is dead. Maybe Straight Block has a troublesome relationship with Zig-Zag Block, but they realise that they have to work together to save the world by blowing lots of alien stuff up. Or maybe it's a world-saving quest for the elusive straight block, and the climax of the film is this. Maybe they are watching too much MTV , all reality shows , seems like garbage to me...i just do not have patience to watch them anymore( yes i watched them at times ,... past tense). Note: at least those monkeys shown in the video do not leave in a cage 24/7 locked up to "explode" on front of a camera. Edit: Sorry if i am being rude on aswering this but i do not have patience for this kind of shows anymore. ( and watch very little Tv generally nowadays)
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jun 9, 2016 4:20:04 GMT
Yes, I've heard it described as a 'sci-fi thriller'. The mind boggles. Satire is dead. Maybe Straight Block has a troublesome relationship with Zig-Zag Block, but they realise that they have to work together to save the world by blowing lots of alien stuff up. Or maybe it's a world-saving quest for the elusive straight block, and the climax of the film is this. Maybe they are watching too much MTV , all reality shows , seems like garbage to me...i just do not have patience to watch them anymore( yes i watched them at times ,... past tense). Note: at least those monkeys shown in the video do not leave in a cage 24/7 locked up to "explode" on front of a camera. Edit: Sorry if i am being rude on aswering this but i do not have patience for this kind of shows anymore. ( and watch very little Tv generally nowadays) No not rude. I hesitate to admit that I still watch the UK version of Big Brother - mostly out of habit . It is the only one I watch - and I think I'm the only one who watches it. Nothing on MTV though - I draw the line at the likes of Geordie Shore. Monkeys aside, I'd still maintain that a romance between Straight Block and Zig-Zag would be worse, but maybe there's not much in it.
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Post by hynreck on Jun 9, 2016 12:24:45 GMT
The definition of cockblock:
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jun 9, 2016 23:17:11 GMT
The definition of cockblock:
Arrgh! That's so painful to watch!
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Post by hynreck on Jun 10, 2016 12:13:08 GMT
You can open it up in another window to feel the pain more.
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Post by offm on Aug 5, 2016 16:55:56 GMT
I spent some hours of my youth playing warcraft 2 , anyone else? Anyway, i am waiting with some expectation the Release of Warcraft to the Cinema. That was an amazing game. Spent an astronomical amount of time on it - the expansion was even better. Warcraft 3, same deal. Starcraft was exceptional too. Never got into WOW/MMO's though. Super excited for the movie, looks like King Ragnar is even in there haha. I think the plot/story will be ok/good, but it will be the fans that will probably get the most out of it. I assume it will be loaded with tons of inside jokes and references, it seems as though the character models/outfits etc are spot on so fingers crossed. Basically if you're a Blizzard fan I can't see it ending up disappointing. Have you seen it alreay Champskees?!
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Post by champskees on Aug 7, 2016 3:45:50 GMT
Yeah, quite a let down for me tbh. Amazing cgi, but I don't really care about the special effects in movies. Plot was pretty mediocre and walked out of the cinema unimpressed overall.
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Post by offm on Aug 7, 2016 9:53:28 GMT
I have not seen it, but I know people who went and said good things overall one of the highest points would be the battle between the son of the human hero and the orcs on the orcs trap.
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Aug 8, 2016 5:19:44 GMT
Through to start of August, new films for the first time:
Cinema:
Star Trek Beyond (2016) Finding Dory (2016) Jason Bourne (2016) Ghostbusters (2016) Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016) Love & Friendship (2016) Sing Street (2016) Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Blu-Ray:
Bad Boys (1995) Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
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Post by kieran on Aug 8, 2016 11:04:10 GMT
I liked Ghostbusters. Seem to be in a minority in not being impressed by Star Trek Beyond (bar the banter between Spock and Bones which was excellent).
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Post by champskees on Aug 8, 2016 12:14:20 GMT
I liked Ghostbusters. Seem to be in a minority in not being impressed by Star Trek Beyond (bar the banter between Spock and Bones which was excellent). The new one? Perhaps the most openly racist and sexist film I have seen in a long time. I was literally facepalming the entire movie. If this is where hollywood is heading, i'll be sticking to novels. Star Trek was ok for me, in line with the last one. I'll probably watch the next one (if there is a next one, though I suppose the next star wars is up first).
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Post by kieran on Aug 8, 2016 22:40:15 GMT
Not sure I saw the racism and sexism bar Leslie Jones being a bit of a token black. But she has more to her than Winston in the original.
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Post by champskees on Aug 9, 2016 7:46:05 GMT
The original was 30 years ago. Winston wasn't even that much of a stereotype, you could tick off almost every possible black woman stereotype with Leslie.
The sexism is reverse sexism. Every male character in this movie is either a complete idiot or a total wanker. The way they eliminate the bad guy at the end...seriously? It's like the all female leads can't shine without the writers tearing down every male on set. The worst part is that collectively they were about as funny as a wet sock.
Idk, the movie left a very sour taste in my mouth. Might just be me though.
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Post by kieran on Aug 9, 2016 12:52:52 GMT
Well I suppose Jones was a stereotype though I didn't think she was a negative one as such.
As for the male characters, Hemsworth was basically a send up of the ditzy bimbo who gets away with her idiocy because she's good looking - they just flipped it by having him be a pretty boy lusted over by his female boss. Don't really think that's making any anti-male statement more mocking an existing stereotype by showing how silly it is in reverse. Plus I thought he was really funny ("I don't have a cat, I have a dog. I call my dog Mike Hat").
The mayor was a wanker but his female assistant was equally bad. Bill Murray's character wasn't a wanker, he genuinely believed the ghostbusters were dangerous frauds that needed to be exposed. The theatre manager was mocked for being effeminate but he wasn't nasty or idiotic. The tour guide was a bit of a coward. Charles Dance and the college head were disparaging of the supernatural but then so was Erin in the early stages of the film. And the minor female characters didn't seem particularly nice or intelligent - quite a few were shown being nasty to the villain for instance. Ed Begley Jr's character seemed fine.
At the end of the day, I think you need to assess what damage is being done by films like this. The black stereotyping is dangerous as it contributes to there being limited roles for black actors so yeah it's bad in that respect. But I don't really think men are harmed by a film depicting them as idiots and wankers (which I'm not convinced this film does particularly). Same way black comedians can make jokes about white people and it's fine but the reverse isn't - if you're the demographic in power, jibes from others do no harm.
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Post by offm on Aug 31, 2016 3:26:07 GMT
I finally saw a film that haven't seen on the movies when it came through its avatar ( by now you are asking in what cage do I live in right), I only say this it is a film that explores like no other the win of the mind and determination, even talks of serious things like the devastation of the planet over greed and it must be stopped. And finally how do we all like a love story and complicity between partners in all the way through life. I vividly recommend as a movie to be seen or sawn again, a work of art.
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Sept 1, 2016 7:38:32 GMT
I finally saw a film that haven't seen on the movies when it came through its avatar ( by now you are asking in what cage do I live in right), I only say this it is a film that explores like no other the win of the mind and determination, even talks of serious things like the devastation of the planet over greed and it must be stopped. And finally how do we all like a love story and complicity between partners in all the way through life. I vividly recommend as a movie to be seen or sawn again, a work of art. Sent from my SUNSET2 using proboards Whereas, I found Avatar to be unremitting bollocks.
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Post by offm on Sept 1, 2016 9:21:44 GMT
I finally saw a film that haven't seen on the movies when it came through its avatar ( by now you are asking in what cage do I live in right), I only say this it is a film that explores like no other the win of the mind and determination, even talks of serious things like the devastation of the planet over greed and it must be stopped. And finally how do we all like a love story and complicity between partners in all the way through life. I vividly recommend as a movie to be seen or sawn again, a work of art. Sent from my SUNSET2 using proboards Whereas, I found Avatar to be unremitting bollocks. Obviously you didn't passed the initial test shock of blue creatures and the outer body experience.
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Sept 1, 2016 20:51:00 GMT
Obviously you didn't passed the initial test shock of blue creatures and the outer body experience. Both of those concepts I can handle. It was the execution of them I found dumb, loud, and boring. The film did nothing that peaked my interest.
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Sept 6, 2016 7:30:38 GMT
Has been a bit of a fallow period, movie-watching wise. Through to the start of September, new films for the first time:
Cinema:
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Blu-Ray:
Marnie (1964) London Has Fallen (2016)
DVD:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Sept 6, 2016 7:35:02 GMT
Idk, the movie left a very sour taste in my mouth. Might just be me though. Some older female viewers who I know saw it were put off by the fact that the end of the film consisted of the team "shooting" ghosts in the manner of an action film. Conversely, the part they liked best was the haunted mansion at the start (a plot point that basically was incredibly detailed but never followed up on).
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Post by offm on Sept 6, 2016 8:58:40 GMT
I have not seen it, but I know people who went and said good things overall one of the highest points would be the battle between the son of the human hero and the orcs on the orcs trap. Sent from my SUNSET2 using proboards I can finally make a mini review of Warcraft the Movie (Warning for a few spoilers to those who havenĀ“t seen it) Pros: The Moral dilemma of the Orc Chieftain against the use of vileness (That sucks life from all the living things including plants) is well explored and culminates in a battle against the Mage. The Storytelling telling both sides of the story - We fell Kind of a emphaty with both sides. Honor is always invoked on the Orcs and human side as a supreme value over all things. Cons: Confusing bits of the story when it takes to the part of closing the portal, by the human mage and why he became infected with vileness. Overall a movie to be seen by teenagers and young adults and besides these audience it also appeals to those who played the game in his teenage years. my classification 8,5 / 10
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Post by champskees on Sept 6, 2016 10:08:52 GMT
Has been a bit of a fallow period, movie-watching wise. Through to the start of September, new films for the first time: Cinema: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) Blu-Ray: Marnie (1964) London Has Fallen (2016) DVD: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Would be interested in hearing your thoughts regarding this film.
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