Last Movie You Saw & Your Recommendations II

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Four Sisters before the wedding

A Filipino comedy film about like the film says about 4 sisters who find out their parents are divorcing and they try and get them to stay together. I was watching this on Netflix and sadly there was no english dub so you have to pay attention to the movie like alot of sub content. There are laughs and tears in the film

Four sisters before the weding

Four sisters before the weding

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What's Love Got to Do with It

I enjoyed this film. It a nice comedy which the family can enjoy. It shows the insight of how a love life can be for a British Pakistani family around he idea of arranged marriages which can be a alien concept, but how it isn't as bad as people assume it to be. Film stars the beautiful Lily James and Shazad Latif, famously known as Clem Fandango in Toast of London. I find these kind of films very relatable for Asian people like myself who live in Britain. Always talk about how films like East is East, Bend it like Beckham does more for us than the usual Bollywood glamour we always get associated with. There are alot of laughs, some might be hard to understand if not part of the culture. Cast is mainly Asian but you do get some english people also like Emma Thompson.

What's Love Got To Do With It

What's Love Got To Do With It

Crime Story

Film is dated, but this is one of Jackie's well known original films before he become a international household name. There is alot of action and comedy in this film which is something he likes to keep with his films compared to full blown action

Crime Story

Crime Story

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Morgan

I like these films that gives the premise of trying to play god, whether it's with robots with good AI, or messing about with nature. Kate Mara plays her part perfectly working for a tech company working on a robot who can have better response, and critical thinking skills than a human, but what if that robot becomes too advanced? Film is short but is fairly paced to pass the time. I won't call this a blockbuster though.

Morgan

Morgan

River

Think of this like a japanese groundhogs day when you are in a continuous loop. Film has been done very well considering the limited resourced they had with costs, cast and locations. The time loop is funny that all the loops is very different showing all kinds of elements one can experience

River

River

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

I like these family animation films. I remember watching the original film all those years ago, and even though this film doesn't hit much at home like the previous film did with its iconic cast, this is still a pretty good watch. I don't think any of the original cast are in this film though. I think due to the new cast, it was quite difficult to invest in some of the new characters as they didn't come across as very interesting

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

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Dune pt 2. Visually stunning and I thought it was an improvement over part 1, but I still have a hard time following this story. I think I prefer Lynch's version. It did a better job of capturing the weirdness of this tale and man is it weird.

The Creator. Another visually stunning film, but the story was rather lackluster and not wholly original. Another case of humans fearing robots, human tasked with destroying robots, human begins to bond with a robot, human has change of heart.

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Originally Posted by Lando Griffin

Dune pt 2. Visually stunning and I thought it was an improvement over part 1, but I still have a hard time following this story. I think I prefer Lynch's version. It did a better job of capturing the weirdness of this tale and man is it weird.

I saw Dune 2 last weekend.
While I liked most of Timothee, Javier Bardem and Ferguson performances, I found the story to be a little "chaotic" and confusing at times......definitely hard to follow.
At times I felt like I was watching another different take of Mad Max : Fury Road and Waterworld (there are elements in it that definitely recall those movies), due to the heavy action scenes and pace of the story.
It sort of followed Avatar 2 footsteps: interesting storyline, great characters but way too long and hard to follow at times.
Could've been much better, IMHO.
Perhaps a 4-hour Director's Cut version would've probably worked much better to tell the whole story.

I'll probably get the novels and read them.

The first Dune, on the other hand, was definitely a huge spectacle in 3D.
I had the chance to see it in 3D, and it was simply amazing.

What I liked about Lynch's version was mainly Sting being in the movie.
The rockstar with blonde hair playing in a Sci-Fi movie? Definitely worked pretty well.
Although I read somewhere, not too long ago, that before Lynch, another director was interested in making a movie, but using H.R. Giger's artworks for the entire world (the same artworks that at the end ended up in the world of Prometheus).
Knowing what Giger did with the ALIEN universe and his other more controversial stuff, I'm sure a Dune movie with his artworks would've turned out to be effectively haunting and disturbing.

A real shame that never happened.

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Strays

A live action film, one for the adults and not the kids. Film set in the dog POV. There is a brilliant cast in the film which consists of Isla Fisher, Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx all of which voice as dogs in the film. The film i would say is pretty good for animal lovers/dog lovers as it shows about cruelty and how the dog finally realises his owner was bad and never truly loved him, something which is quite true in the world we live in. There is alot of laugh out loud moments.

Strays

Strays

Heist

A heist film starring the legend Robert De Niro as the corrupt owner of a casino. Film is quite fast paced for a 90 mins film and shows how he gets his just deserts from a former member of his staff he has done wrong. Film is more like a more serious Tower Heist film where ends justify the means for 2 people who try and rob money from the casino for said causes, but the heat gets real when they have to take people hostage on a bus. There is a moment you feel for Robert De Niro in the film, but you still want to hate him

Heist

Heist

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The International

Was on a Naomi Watts binge so watched this. Film also stars Clive Owen. Film is based on the BCCI scandal of the 80's and how there is corruption with global finance impacting on politics on a global scale. There is alot of good action scenes and sequences, which don't make sense but it's an action film so it's not meant to.

The International

The International

The Desperate Hour

The 2nd Naomi Watts film i watched. This film i felt a bit mixed on and i believe this film was filmed during the covid pandemic. One of these reasons is cause of the very limited cast shown in the film, but the majority of the film was shot with Naomi's character going for a long run and being on and off on the phone. Saying that, it doesn't take away from her performance as she is a great actress and shows that mother bond one has for ones kids when their lives are in danger.

The Desperate Hour

The Desperate Hour

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Project A

Some silly laughs from the legend that is Jackie Chan. Effects and action sequences may seem dated but this is from the early 80's so would look a bit naff to todays standards. You still would get the good all comedy factor element from him which we all enjoy.

Project A

Project A

National Theatre Good

A compelling performance from David Tennant as a german professor who is pulled into dangerous territory involving Nazi's during the 2nd world war. Film which is shown through the medium as a play shows his struggle and portrays how a good man can do evil.

Good

Good

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The Young Master

Another great film from Jackie Chan from his hay day. You would think someone of Jackie's calibre would be an action star, however in the film he come across as more a secondary character even though he is the main star. The end fight scene to help bring back his honor is top notch cinema

The Young Master

The Young Master

Unhinged

When road rage takes a very sinister turn. I think we all can relate to this as we have been on the receiving and giving end to this rage on the road. This is what happens wen Russell Crowe is involved as someone who is getting late to work, flips him off, but little did she know is he is a violent man, and what pursues is like a cat and mouse game as she is running for her life, and people close to her die. I think Russell played his role as a lunatic very well. I am not familiar with the main actress work but you feel stressed for her to making sure she ends up safe from this man.

Unhinged

Unhinged