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It is technically summer 2013, and I have just been to see Jack the Giant Killer. Personally I really enjoyed this latest "fairy tale" adaptation. Though at just over 2hrs, it was perhaps a little long, and induced numb bum syndrome. That said, the cast all did a great job, especially Ewan Mc Gregor, but then he always does, (imo). The VFX were mostly pretty good, but I felt that the giants could have been better, although it made me smile when i heard the leader of the giants had a Northern Irish accent. He must have been a relation of Fin MacCool, our famous causeway builder.
Anyhoo, all in all a fun couple of hours. Recommended.

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Oddly enough, I am looking forward to The Long Ranger , Wolverine, Percy Jackson.



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Oblivion was pretty fun, though it has some plot holes and pacing issues, it looked amazing and Tom Cruise was actually really good.

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I wasn't excited about Superman until I saw that Agent Van Alden (Michael Shannon) is playing General Zod!!!!

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Yup Supes! I hope they do him justice ( get it? )

So the others I wanna see:

The Man Of Steel. ( June 14)
Star Trek Into Darkness. ( May 17)
Elysium. ( August 9)
Pacific Rim. ( July 12)
Iron Man 3 ( May 3)
Monster University. ( June 21)
The Wolverine. ( July 26 )

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Gatsby May 10

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Saw Iron Man III this past weekend. First three shows were sold out, thought I was going to see Twilight again, jeez. Much better than II which I saw completely this weekend too. Love the cameo with Stan Lee . jonsnow and I jumped up and down in our seats, "Stan Lee, Stan Lee". Actually heard some idiots say, "Who is Stan Lee?". 2.5 hours, so bring some liquor.



-- Edited by Lyanna Stark on Monday 6th of May 2013 10:32:33 PM

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Yeah I liked the first Ironman, did not like the rushed sequel. This one was a lot of fun.

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Good deal of humor and heart in this one...now on to Avengers 2!



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Yep, I like Iron Man, but bring on the Avengers, I'm a Thor Whore, hehehehe

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DonalNoyesArm wrote:

Oblivion was pretty fun, though it has some plot holes and pacing issues, it looked amazing and Tom Cruise was actually really good.

 This was the best part of the movie for me.

 Oh wait...NCW was not bad either. Heh.






-- Edited by Macha on Sunday 12th of May 2013 12:19:06 PM

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Star Trek was fun! I am a fan of the new Trek reboot. But boy there are a lot of purists that shit on the new films, I guess no one can enjoy anything anymore.

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I'm not a purist, I'm not even a Star Trek fan, but can we pleeeeeease never have Chris Pine and Eomer come back...for any movie...EVER? They're laughably bad. I had some fun with this one though. Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana were good, and you can't really go wrong with Cumberbatch as a villain. Basically, you can't go wrong with Cumberbatch as anything.

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Gatsby and Iron Man 3 were ghastly. Next time I'm picking the movie...

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Gosh, I really want the new superman movie to be good!



-- Edited by Macha on Friday 7th of June 2013 01:49:34 PM

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Just saw "Now You See Me", wow, wow, wow! Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), chick from Inglourious Basterds (Shoshannah), Facebook geek movie guy, Woody Harrelson (sp?), Isla Fisher.  Really good flick



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Well he is producer for the film, not the director. But the buzz has been good and I am looking forward to a GOOD superman movie for once.



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I can't wait for Man of Steel.

 THIS. This looks sooooo good. The visuals. The music. The casting. The executive producer (<3 Christopher Nolan)



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I can't wait for Man of Steel.

 THIS. This looks sooooo good. The visuals. The music. The casting. The executive producer (<3 Christopher Nolan)

 Anything with Nolan involved is going to excite me that man is a genius.

MOS looks amazing and so far the reviews I've read have been very positive.



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Christopher Nolan does not make bad movies. Every single project I have seen of his has been phenomenal.

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He's by far my favorite director around at the moment.



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Yeah I realize Zack Snyder is at the helm, I've like most of Zack's movies aside from Sucker Punch, that was awful.

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Zack gets a bad rap, suckerpunch was indeed no muy bueno. I like Dawn Of The Dead and 300, and Watchmen had issues but the good parts were very good.

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Michael fucking Shannon. Nuff said.

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So I saw "Man Of Steel" and it's indeed a mixed bag, I liked the characters, they had heart and good performances all around. I liked how the story had flashbacks mix into the main narrative, quite seamlessly. The action was also quite amazing and wow, that score...might be Hans Zimmer's best in years.

However, the film was also a bit...joyless? Not all comic book movies need a joke every 3 minutes like the Avengers, but I mean EVERYONE in this film was so sullen. Plus, the plot was overly convoluted and there were plotholes you could fly an alien spaceships through ( and I normally don't knitpick plotholes! )

Still, I liked it better than Superman Returns

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I saw World War Z yesterday and really enjoyed it, I was expecting the worst with all the lukewarm reviews but it was a pretty solid movie IMO.

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Agreed Al, it was well directed and had some very decent action set pieces. It also was quite bloodless, I like my zombie movies gooey.

Two observations ( spoilers! )

1. So Elyes Gabel who quit his Game Of Thrones Rhakaro role to be in this flick, I was excited to see him. And then 8 minutes later he dies in the most rediculous way I have ever seen. I had to laugh it was so lame, hope it was worth quitting GOT for this dude!

2. I thought it was kinda hilarious how Israel was nice and safe, and then a bunch of Palestinians break into song and then the zombies swarm the city and get overrun....ummm....seriously?

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Saw Lena Heady in "The Purge", thought it was good. Saw World War Z, and didn't know it was a zombie flick. Zombies = eating brains. These zombies simply bite people, like vampires. Whole movie revolves around Brad Pitt, no other big name actors in it. If you are going simply as a Pitt fan, you will not be disappointed. Otherwise, meh. Give me George Romero.

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DonalNoyesArm wrote:

Agreed Al, it was well directed and had some very decent action set pieces. It also was quite bloodless, I like my zombie movies gooey.

Two observations ( spoilers! )

1. So Elyes Gabel who quit his Game Of Thrones Rhakaro role to be in this flick, I was excited to see him. And then 8 minutes later he dies in the most rediculous way I have ever seen. I had to laugh it was so lame, hope it was worth quitting GOT for this dude!

2. I thought it was kinda hilarious how Israel was nice and safe, and then a bunch of Palestinians break into song and then the zombies swarm the city and get overrun....ummm....seriously?

 biggrin I wanted to burst out laughing during that moment, Khaleesi would not be proud.

 

BTW what did you think of the Pepsi placement ? I thought it was one of the most shameless and blatant product placements I have ever seen.



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Yes, Mr. Highlander, the Pepsi was shameless. I leaned over to my Aunt and said, "I would have died, I must have Coke".

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Yes, Mr. Highlander, the Pepsi was shameless. I leaned over to my Aunt and said, "I would have died, I must have Coke".

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Saw Man of Steel today and it kicked ass.

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Took the little Lannisters to see "Epic". I wasn't epic . It's like there was something missing, left you wanting. Christoph Waltz does the voice of the bad guy, so, I was hoping for cool stuff from him, but, it's like they didn't give him a script worth a shan. Wait to see it for free if you can.

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Planning to catch Pacific Rim this weekend, it looks outrageously fun.

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Al, is that porn? teehee

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Al, Giant Robots kicking the snot out of ginormous monsters? SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

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Al, is that porn? teehee

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Pacific Rim was a lot of fun! My inner 14 year old was jumpin' for joy!

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Pacific Rim was a lot of fun! My inner 14 year old was jumpin' for joy!

 I really want to see this but I don't know how the OLS is going to like it. 



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Pacific Rim was a lot of fun! My inner 14 year old was jumpin' for joy!

 +1 if only The Transformer movies were half as good as Pacific Rim.

 

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 +1 if only The Transformer movies were half as good as Pacific Rim.

 

 

Hey! I really enjoyed the first Transformers film....the others.....well we dont talk about those.



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Pacific Rim was a lot of fun! My inner 14 year old was jumpin' for joy!

 I really want to see this but I don't know how the OLS is going to like it. 

 Luckily Mr. Macha loves apocalyptic movies....because I only want to see it for Idris Elba.



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Macha wrote:
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Pacific Rim was a lot of fun! My inner 14 year old was jumpin' for joy!

 I really want to see this but I don't know how the OLS is going to like it. 

 Luckily Mr. Macha loves apocalyptic movies....because I only want to see it for Idris Elba.

 He said something about Rodan after I mentioned Japanese Monster movie. I didn't realize he knew such things. I think we're safe going to see it



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Go Cary!!

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Pacific Rim was horribly written and acted, but visually so yummy. It was worth it just to see the effects. But not even Stringer Bell could fix the rest.

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True Lady Black. A friend of mine quipped that he didnt remember any of the main characters names. Other than Mako the Japanse girl, I agreed haha.

But I came to see Robot on Monster action and I got that in ample spades!

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Forgot to say the score for Pacific Rim was done by an individual called.....Ramin Djawadi. That kid is going places.

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We saw The Great Gatsby last night. And by saw I mean forcing ourselves to sit through at least half of the movie, mouth agape and incapable of coherent speech because of how shockingly bad it was.

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Saw Pacific Rim, it's the kind of movie you should really see in the cinema. I am the annoying asshole that goes "yeaahhh" "BOOM" "HOLY FUCK" "AWESOMEEEE" behind you during these ridiculously fun movies.

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I saw Two Guns this weekend, and I have to say that I haven't been that entertained by a movie in a long time. The dialogue was hilarious, and the delivery was perfect. Could've been written by my brother, the goofiest bastard on the planet. Who woulda thought? I expected it to be a boring shoot-em-up, especially with Mark Wahlberg in it. I was genuinely surprised.

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