The Movies I Liked
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Lake Placid (1999) - IMDb - Lots of fun, they don't make them like this anymore. It's a lot less about SFX and more about the mystery and the comedy. A giant crocodile has started to eat people and it's up to the local sheriff, animal control, etc. to stop and kill the beast, while scientists want to capture it alive.
It's given the crocodile is huge, but that doesn't make it the centerpiece of the movie - aka exactly where the recent King Kong movie went wrong.
This movie is all about the comedy, the irrational fears people have, etc. that makes it a thoroughly enjoyable outing even though by foundation it's a mega monster movie.
Excellent ensemble cast of Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, and Betty White make this a good watch for the entire family.
It's given the crocodile is huge, but that doesn't make it the centerpiece of the movie - aka exactly where the recent King Kong movie went wrong.
This movie is all about the comedy, the irrational fears people have, etc. that makes it a thoroughly enjoyable outing even though by foundation it's a mega monster movie.
Excellent ensemble cast of Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, and Betty White make this a good watch for the entire family.
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Arrival (2016) - IMDb - Loved it. Amy Adams is special and ably supported by Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. It's about aliens and their "arrival", but beyond that it's nothing like other sci-fi movies with the aliens out to destroy humanity and all out galactic war.
Instead Arrival focuses on communication and learning the language and words necessary to communicate with a different life form. Imagine if you had to talk to ants, how would you begin to communicate with them. Arrival has a similar premise, but instead of ants it's humans communicating with alien life forms.
Arrival is one of the best movies in the sci-fi genre, highly recommended.
Instead Arrival focuses on communication and learning the language and words necessary to communicate with a different life form. Imagine if you had to talk to ants, how would you begin to communicate with them. Arrival has a similar premise, but instead of ants it's humans communicating with alien life forms.
Arrival is one of the best movies in the sci-fi genre, highly recommended.
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Los cronocrmenes ... aka. Time Crime is in my all time top 5 Time paradox movies ...... I have recommended this movie in all forums very strongly ...
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Didnt like it ... watch Contact make Arrival look like an Avg movie ....
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The Wild Bunch (1969) - IMDb - One of the all time greats from one of the greatest director's of all time, Sam Peckinpah. Violent (though tame by today's standards), it is still one of the grittiest movies of all time.
Starts with a gun fight and ends with a gun fight. Another theme of the movie is children and violence.
William Holden is golden, and ably supported by Ernest Borgnine and Robert Ryan.
One of Sam Peckinpah's best movies, do watch it.
Starts with a gun fight and ends with a gun fight. Another theme of the movie is children and violence.
William Holden is golden, and ably supported by Ernest Borgnine and Robert Ryan.
One of Sam Peckinpah's best movies, do watch it.
Wow...Western Movies...I always liked..It will never bored...You may watch numerous time.,
I liked Sergio Leone movies...Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson..etc.,
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Journey to the West (2013) - IMDb - Not Stephen Chow's best work, tries to overdo it in the goofiness department and that turns out to be the undoing of the movie. Shu Qi is awesome as always, and the rest of the cast delivers.
The action is lacking, no amazing choreography and in the SFX department too the movie is over-reaching and as a result some of the monsters and set pieces come out looking rather ordinary or clearly CGI.
Only for the strictest fans of Shu Qi, Stephen Chow, or the oddball comedy genre.
The action is lacking, no amazing choreography and in the SFX department too the movie is over-reaching and as a result some of the monsters and set pieces come out looking rather ordinary or clearly CGI.
Only for the strictest fans of Shu Qi, Stephen Chow, or the oddball comedy genre.
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Trespass Against Us (2016) - IMDb - Performances by Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson are good in parts, but the movie is so slow it fails to take off. Tried my best, but gave up midway... give it a complete miss folks.
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The Lost World (1925) - IMDb - Man oh man! Pure genius for 1925. Based on The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, this is a pretty true narration, but the SFX are a joy and spectacular for their time. I mean this was a world before CGI or even computers. Wallace Beery is the only actor I know and he's genius as a near mad/eccentric scientist who has a problem with just about everybody. Other than that it's all SFX with Dinosaurs, Pterodactyls, Ape Men, and other prehistoric animals that went extinct.
Pure joy... there is a little bit of everything. Dinosaurs and Pterodactyls fighting. Ape Man attacking. Volcanoes. The Amazon jungle. Just watch it for the historical value and the larger than life entertainment value it provides.
Pure joy... there is a little bit of everything. Dinosaurs and Pterodactyls fighting. Ape Man attacking. Volcanoes. The Amazon jungle. Just watch it for the historical value and the larger than life entertainment value it provides.
Re: The Movie I Liked
Thanks for bringing this movie up. one of the best movies I have ever seen.i was actually felt like went back to my college days where we used to watch lot of foreign language films.
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Thanks for bringing this movie up. one of the best movies I have ever seen.i was actually felt like went back to my college days where we used to watch lot of foreign language films.
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Spectral (2016) - IMDb - Boom boom! Some of the best SFX especially in the LFE, will kick ass if you have got a decent HT and subwoofer. Extreme intensity in the LFE for the gunfights, explosions, fights, battle scenes, etc. Just for that alone this movie is a must... a buzz for the HT and especially the subwoofer. If you don't have a dedicated HT room, and use something like the living room, do watch out, it will get your window panes rattling. If you have an enclosed home theater room then rock on. Will surely keep you entertained with the sound effects.
The story is simple, the USA poking it's nose where it doesn't belong and fighting insurgency in some part of Europe, but they run into an alien life form that kicks their asses, even their best of the best asses like special ops. It's up to your hero scientist to find out and neutralize this alien threat. A simple premise that will not tax your mind too much. The SFX though is another thing... great camera work and shots and sound effects that will let you boast about your home theater without words... just play this movie and folks will be amazed.
The story is simple, the USA poking it's nose where it doesn't belong and fighting insurgency in some part of Europe, but they run into an alien life form that kicks their asses, even their best of the best asses like special ops. It's up to your hero scientist to find out and neutralize this alien threat. A simple premise that will not tax your mind too much. The SFX though is another thing... great camera work and shots and sound effects that will let you boast about your home theater without words... just play this movie and folks will be amazed.
An awesome film by Susanne Bier handles the excellent movie push to reveal the thin line between revenge and justice. Excellent cinemaphotography with good location.
In a Better World (2010)
Hvnen (original title)
R | 1h 59min | Drama, Romance | 26 August 2010
In a Better World (2010)
Hvnen (original title)
R | 1h 59min | Drama, Romance | 26 August 2010
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Alien: Covenant (2017) - IMDb - Excellent photography and images that are immensely enjoyed especially on 4K. The audio too is kickass with one of the best scores, a near perfect 10.
An ok movie though, not as great as the first 2 movies of this franchise were... but still entertaining and definitely worthy of a good HT setup.
An ok movie though, not as great as the first 2 movies of this franchise were... but still entertaining and definitely worthy of a good HT setup.
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The wall
The Wall (2017) - IMDb
it is hard to impress me on war movies as i have seen most of them and could guess the story. But this movie caught me by surprise. A must watch.
The Wall (2017) - IMDb
it is hard to impress me on war movies as i have seen most of them and could guess the story. But this movie caught me by surprise. A must watch.
The true-life story of British explorer "Col. Percival Fawcett" journeys into the Amazon in 1925. The movie was absolutely spellbinding and beautiful with good cinematography well made by James Grey.
The Lost City of Z (2016)
PG-13 | 2h 21min | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 21 April 2017
The Lost City of Z (2016)
PG-13 | 2h 21min | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 21 April 2017
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Dark Places (2015) - IMDb - A good thriller/mystery with Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, and Corey Stoll, and a young Chlo Grace Moretz. Charlize Theron loses her entire family when her brother Corey Stoll goes crazy one night and kills the entire family, with Charlize escaping and being the sole survivor. Her brother is imprisoned and 28 years later Charlize is contacted by a mystery solving group of Nicholas Hoult who believe her brother is innocent and somebody else is the killer. Unwillingly Charlize agrees to help, only because she needs the money, but ends up discovering the truth behind the night that destroyed her entire family.
Good performances by everyone and a good thriller with enough mystery. Only wish there was more of Nicholas Hoult.
Good performances by everyone and a good thriller with enough mystery. Only wish there was more of Nicholas Hoult.
The wall. That's a good one. Really!
John Cena acted well, as usual lying down :lol:
New meaning for Can't take my eyes off you
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