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**diamelsx** · July 9th, 2017, 07:35 PM

Road to Perdition (2002)

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Mike Sullivan (Tom Hanks) is an enforcer for powerful Depression-era Midwestern mobster John Rooney (Paul Newman). Rooney's son, Connor (Daniel Craig), is jealous of the close bond they share, and when Mike's eldest son, Michael (Tyler Hoechlin), witnesses a hit, Connor uses the incident as an excuse to murder Sullivan's wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and youngest son. Forced to flee, Sullivan and Michael set out on a journey of revenge and self-discovery.

**movieman88** · July 9th, 2017, 08:27 PM

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Kiss the Girls (1997)

Nice.
Went back & watched it myself after ACAS.
I enjoy ACAS more but Kiss the Girls is more intense for sure.

Now I guess I must subject myself to the Tyler Perry one for the 1st time to complete things

**neo2008** · July 10th, 2017, 01:23 PM

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Dont go into this latest film version of the iconic Spider-Man looking for a mournful and somber
Peter Parker / Spider-Man,this is a Spider-Man film with a BIG sense of humor.

Tom Holland does a very good job in his portrayal of Peter Parker / Spider-Man even channeling Michael J Fox in a few scenes.He and the screen writers Jonathan Goldstein,John Francis Daley Jon Watts,Christopher Ford,Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers( wow all of these cooks in the kitchen and they actually made a coherent script !!!!) have captured the wonder of a teenager ,even what an adult would feel if they had super powers.
They captured the feeling a teenager would have if he or she had a taste of a bigger world and wanted to leave the young adult world behind.

Michael Keaton was excellent as Adrian Toomes / Vulture,displaying all the the right amounts of intimidating menace.
There are great nods to pop culture,other Marvel legends,and the Marvel cinematic universe
Marisa Tomei as May Parker does a fine job,some good jokes about how much younger she is in this version.
The relationship between Liz Allan (Laura Harrier) and Peter had it's moments especially when
it focused on Peter's tug of war between having a life and being a hero,but ends up in such an awkward place IMO

The side characters got the short end of the stick in my opinion,they werent really fleshed out they would just say a line or two and they were gone
I would still like to see what they come up with for Zendaya's M.J(?) Michelle(?) character.

Some action sequences were fun and sleek,others were far to murky.

Anyone worried about this being a Marvel Team Up movie featuring Iron-Man shouldnt because his appearances are just enough to satisfy.

Im looking forward to part 2

Scale of 1-10 an 8

MaxJoker · July 10th, 2017, 01:53 PM

I`m unable to directly link to the site I use as it gets automatically blocked. But hopefully from my previous posts you know which it is by now. So instead I`ll link the Trailer for this ,

Imagining tale of what might have happened if lifelong sworn enemies McGuinness and Paisley had shared a taxi ride together during the peace negotiations. That`s the plot really.

It`s a comedy of sorts. Extremely well acted , particularly by the two leads. The chap who plays Tony Blair although only seen for a handful of minutes does a cringingly fine job too.

Worthy of a watch

**deadman76** · July 10th, 2017, 03:10 PM

Watched this the other night, must confess I didn't know much about the film but the missus said it's a classic

Made in 1973 but set in 2022, they really didn't go mad in trying to make it look set in the future.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/

Wouldn't have said it was the best film i've seen, and guessed the twist half way through the film, but still worth a watch.

MaxJoker · July 11th, 2017, 01:11 PM

Hey Fellow Forum Fellas , do you like constant exposition and narration up the arse

Then this is the movie for you

I lasted until Tommo McToothies grin got on my tits (Roughly twenty minutes in). Now am really just listening to it while doing about on here. Rather than watching it properly. As it`s such a dopey script with painting by numbers direction.
Had heard this was hardly a stellar start to what`s meant to be a Dark Universe classic monster movie franchise.
Hardly stellar is putting it mildly

We've seen all this before many times and heard similar lines over and over again. There isn't a script here , despite four writers

This is a rehash of overused ideas which have long become stale . Not to say it`s dread awful. But is deeply disappointing. Had high hopes of seeing quality reboots of Dracula , Wolfman and the like. If (If) they happen now will those films be as routine tedious as this ?.
From all accounts the lion share of the blame for this one has to rest with Mr Interference here.

Why was he in it anyway

Feels a bit like Jack Reacher three at times to me.

Here`s a novel idea how about having gone with a woman as lead and let her go up against the Mummy.
There`s plenty of excellent actresses to choose from.

Colour this as a wasted opportunity to hit the franchise ground running

**Rogerbh** · July 11th, 2017, 06:34 PM

Watched The Bank Job (2008) a Jason Statham film regarding a break in of a Lloyds Bank in 1971. An ok film, kinda believe the people involved in it would have murdered all of the robbers not just a few of them.

The Wiki points out many of the inaccurate statements made in the film.

Two out of five stars on this one.

**Wendigo** · July 11th, 2017, 08:58 PM

Dark House (2014) aka Haunted
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1385543/

Nick has a weird gift, if he touches someone he sees how they will die, his mother is now living in an asylum, when she dies he learns he has inherited the old family home. When he travels to the nearest town he learns the house and town was washed away in a flood many years ago but a local legend states the house did not vanish but was just displaced by several miles. They go to visit the alleged site but things take a turn for the worse with not only the long haired stranger who lives in the house (Tobin Bell) but a group of hunched axe wielding freaks.

If you think that is weird so far that's not even 1/4 way in and it gets even stranger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlH2ELLNHtw

**Pinkpapercut** · July 12th, 2017, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MaxJoker

Hey Fellow Forum Fellas , do you like constant exposition and narration up the arse

Then this is the movie for you

We've seen all this before many times and heard similar lines over and over again. There isn't a script here , despite four writers

This is a rehash of overused ideas which have long become stale(

MaxJoker, I agree absolutely. I've just seen this with a friend and can confirm that your paragraph immediately above is a succinct summation of what's wrong with this film.

For those of you who haven't seen 'The Mummy' I'd go further and say that "a rehash of overused ideas" is far too kind, 'Mummy' steals story strands and images wholesale from other films and uses them for no obvious reason I could see apart from 'hey it was good in **** so it'll be good in my film too'. WRONG!

I'll not list them, I'll let one stand for all (warning, slight spoiler -as if this film could be spoiled): You remember in 'An American Werewolf in London' the dead and rotting friend who keeps on appearing to warn the surviving 'werewolf' friend? Stolen and plonked into 'Mummy' without even the serial numbers filed off.

There were many other examples I'll not mention, mostly because if you're like me the only way you'll get any fun out of this film is by playing 'Spot The Steal'.

I'm guessing Tom Cruise was brought in to give the film star appeal but all he did was unbalance it. I agree that a female protagonist might have worked better but whatever the sex someone 25 years younger than Cruise would have been more suitable. I don't hate Cruise, I've enjoyed some of his films over the decades, but his grinning & wisecracking schtick killed the sense of threat in the few suspenseful moments this film managed.

Avoid

**movieman88** · July 14th, 2017, 12:07 AM

War (2007)
(2nd time viewing - 11 years later)
- Enjoyed It notably more this time around.
- The ending ruined the experience the 1st time, knowing what was coming this time let me enjoy the rest without that shock tainting it.
- There are no standout hand to hand fight scenes sadly, but the battle at the tea house was solid & the final sword fight was damn good.

July 10th, 2017, 01:53 PM	#9934
MaxJoker Beloved Brother Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cemetery Gardens_Arterial Blood Lane_Rampton Secure Unit_Extra Violent F Wing_Cell 19 Posts: 69,106 Thanks: 372,713 Thanked 987,851 Times in 69,067 Posts	What`s weird is in real life once peace was agreed those two became such fast friends they were soon known as the chuckle brothers I`m unable to directly link to the site I use as it gets automatically blocked. But hopefully from my previous posts you know which it is by now. So instead I`ll link the Trailer for this , Imagining tale of what might have happened if lifelong sworn enemies McGuinness and Paisley had shared a taxi ride together during the peace negotiations. That`s the plot really. It`s a comedy of sorts. Extremely well acted , particularly by the two leads. The chap who plays Tony Blair although only seen for a handful of minutes does a cringingly fine job too. Worthy of a watch __________________ My hypocrisy only goes so To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

July 10th, 2017, 03:10 PM	#9935
deadman76 Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Living Room Posts: 775 Thanks: 9,759 Thanked 10,944 Times in 773 Posts	Soylent Green Watched this the other night, must confess I didn't know much about the film but the missus said it's a classic Made in 1973 but set in 2022, they really didn't go mad in trying to make it look set in the future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/ Wouldn't have said it was the best film i've seen, and guessed the twist half way through the film, but still worth a watch.

July 11th, 2017, 01:11 PM	#9936
MaxJoker Beloved Brother Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cemetery Gardens_Arterial Blood Lane_Rampton Secure Unit_Extra Violent F Wing_Cell 19 Posts: 69,106 Thanks: 372,713 Thanked 987,851 Times in 69,067 Posts	You can watch it in HD on 123h ulu.com Hey Fellow Forum Fellas , do you like constant exposition and narration up the arse Then this is the movie for you I lasted until Tommo McToothies grin got on my tits (Roughly twenty minutes in). Now am really just listening to it while doing about on here. Rather than watching it properly. As it`s such a dopey script with painting by numbers direction. Had heard this was hardly a stellar start to what`s meant to be a Dark Universe classic monster movie franchise. Hardly stellar is putting it mildly We've seen all this before many times and heard similar lines over and over again. There isn't a script here , despite four writers This is a rehash of overused ideas which have long become stale . Not to say it`s dread awful. But is deeply disappointing. Had high hopes of seeing quality reboots of Dracula , Wolfman and the like. If (If) they happen now will those films be as routine tedious as this ?. From all accounts the lion share of the blame for this one has to rest with Mr Interference here. Why was he in it anyway Feels a bit like Jack Reacher three at times to me. Here`s a novel idea how about having gone with a woman as lead and let her go up against the Mummy. There`s plenty of excellent actresses to choose from. Colour this as a wasted opportunity to hit the franchise ground running __________________ My hypocrisy only goes so To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

July 11th, 2017, 08:58 PM	#9938
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,819 Thanks: 259,929 Thanked 1,139,836 Times in 113,940 Posts	Dark House (2014) aka Haunted http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1385543/ Nick has a weird gift, if he touches someone he sees how they will die, his mother is now living in an asylum, when she dies he learns he has inherited the old family home. When he travels to the nearest town he learns the house and town was washed away in a flood many years ago but a local legend states the house did not vanish but was just displaced by several miles. They go to visit the alleged site but things take a turn for the worse with not only the long haired stranger who lives in the house (Tobin Bell) but a group of hunched axe wielding freaks. If you think that is weird so far that's not even 1/4 way in and it gets even stranger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlH2ELLNHtw __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

July 10th, 2017, 01:23 PM	#9933
neo2008 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4,100 Thanks: 50,545 Thanked 151,362 Times in 4,389 Posts	Spider-Man: Homecoming Dont go into this latest film version of the iconic Spider-Man looking for a mournful and somber Peter Parker / Spider-Man,this is a Spider-Man film with a BIG sense of humor. Tom Holland does a very good job in his portrayal of Peter Parker / Spider-Man even channeling Michael J Fox in a few scenes.He and the screen writers Jonathan Goldstein,John Francis Daley Jon Watts,Christopher Ford,Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers( wow all of these cooks in the kitchen and they actually made a coherent script !!!!) have captured the wonder of a teenager ,even what an adult would feel if they had super powers. They captured the feeling a teenager would have if he or she had a taste of a bigger world and wanted to leave the young adult world behind. Michael Keaton was excellent as Adrian Toomes / Vulture,displaying all the the right amounts of intimidating menace. There are great nods to pop culture,other Marvel legends,and the Marvel cinematic universe Marisa Tomei as May Parker does a fine job,some good jokes about how much younger she is in this version. The relationship between Liz Allan (Laura Harrier) and Peter had it's moments especially when it focused on Peter's tug of war between having a life and being a hero,but ends up in such an awkward place IMO The side characters got the short end of the stick in my opinion,they werent really fleshed out they would just say a line or two and they were gone I would still like to see what they come up with for Zendaya's M.J(?) Michelle(?) character. Some action sequences were fun and sleek,others were far to murky. Anyone worried about this being a Marvel Team Up movie featuring Iron-Man shouldnt because his appearances are just enough to satisfy. Im looking forward to part 2 Scale of 1-10 an 8

July 11th, 2017, 06:34 PM	#9937
Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,922 Thanks: 50,556 Thanked 91,291 Times in 10,771 Posts	Watched The Bank Job (2008) a Jason Statham film regarding a break in of a Lloyds Bank in 1971. An ok film, kinda believe the people involved in it would have murdered all of the robbers not just a few of them. The Wiki points out many of the inaccurate statements made in the film. Two out of five stars on this one.

July 14th, 2017, 12:07 AM	#9940
movieman88 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 7,373 Thanks: 8,196 Thanked 98,202 Times in 7,367 Posts	War (2007) (2nd time viewing - 11 years later) - Enjoyed It notably more this time around. - The ending ruined the experience the 1st time, knowing what was coming this time let me enjoy the rest without that shock tainting it. - There are no standout hand to hand fight scenes sadly, but the battle at the tea house was solid & the final sword fight was damn good.