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Disney got binned as it’s just not worth it.
I binned it too, then saw the trailer and early opinions for Prey. Might need to try and find a free trial.
I was wondering about that, I’ve seen the trailer, and the reviews have been really very good. I saw Predators and enjoyed it, as well as the first two films but Prey is so different, being set 300 years ago, with an entirely First Nations cast, with subtitles, which is a first.
I wonder if it could go onto the main Cinema release network, certainly worse films get a release.
I gave up on it. I may try to finish it. But it's like The Terminal List, I just couldn't really generate an interest in what happens.
I gave up on it. I may try to finish it. But it’s like The Terminal List, I just couldn’t really generate an interest in what happens.
@10 How far did you get with Terminal List? I nearly gave up partway through second episode but things do pick up in episode three... I'll see how it goes.
@househusband I lasted until midway through episode 6. I wasn't going to bother with starting it but did. Alright set pieces, but I have no interest in the character. I thought the first couple of episodes were kind of good in how they built up the narrative, but then it got abandoned.
@10 Ah, I'm just about to start episode 6 this evening and, from the end of episode 5, thought that would be the final finale! I'll persevere as wife will out at the horse and I'm on holiday.
Well another one off the list. Has Netflix ever done a good film? I’m halfway through so many of them
Have you watched Knives Out ?
( also has Ana de Amas in it ) 😉
I lasted 15 minutes. It’s like John Wick for stupid people. And given that John Wick was targeted at stupid people that says a lot.
+1 but then I can't stand wooden top Ryan Gosling so I don't know why I bothered watching it start with.
Enjoyed it. Seeing Chris Evans play a bad guy was interesting. Thought he did a good job too.
I quite enjoyed it in a brain-off kind of way.
I thought the central performances were good: Chris Evans was decent, Ryan Gosling was well-cast - his slightly dry/sarcastic style fit well I thought, but I thought Ana De Armas was great. It felt like she was demonstrating that she should have got the female lead in the last bond film, rather than the wierd "almost an actual character, but not quite" role that she ended up with.
Rege-jean Page was disappointing. although in his defense I think his character was very generic, there wasn't really anything there for him to work with.
Enjoyable weeknight movie
I enjoyed it. Passed the time nicely on a flight.
I do have one question though; can people really fight like that in real life? Someone headbutts me I would go down like a sack of shit. Anyone I've seen nutted went down like they'd be shot too!
can people really fight like that in real life?
I haven't seen The Gray Man but the fight scenes in action movies are always ridiculous. People get knocked unconscious but then moments later they wake up and are back at it, untrained amateurs (often small women) take on trained fighters and beat them, etc. Don't start me on how trained killers cannot hit anything despite firing hundreds of rounds but a rank amateur can put a bullet to within an inch.
can people really fight like that in real life? Someone headbutts me I would go down like a sack of shit
Everyone would. Even "just" getting punched in the face is not something that you shrug off.
Yeah, complete fantasy stuff
I missed the first 20 min, watched the next 25 when Mrs TiRed fell asleep, and then switched off. Formulaic drivel. I’m probably the last person never to have seen a Bourne film, but I imagine it’s a lower rent version. The only funny part was in the private jet.
If it cheers you up, Netflix appear to have signed off on the sequel and a spin-off film 😁
no, it is not. i watched it yesterday. it is terrible.
Has Netflix ever done a good film?
Birdbox got panned but I quite liked it. Not enough to stop me cancelling Netflix when BCS ends, mind.
fight scenes in action movies are always ridiculous
Watched it last night. It’s stupid and brainless, Chris Evans hams it up Ryan Gosling does Ryan Gosling. The Mrs stayed awake all the way through which she has failed to do through anything for the past 6 months despite having Covid at the moment. It a massive budget B movie.
I watched it 3 days ago now and can't remember a thing about it other that it passed a few hours.
There again some beers also do that
Best fight scene ever (outside of Tony Jaa, Bruce and Jackie films).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c9rrgJXfLns
I enjoyed it, didn't go in expecting some high art and job was a good un. Just a good old fashioned shooty-fighty action film. Good to see Chris Evans (tash an' all) playing a baddie for change.
Started it, usual stupid action crap, decent cast almost fools you, then the shooting starts. And my stop button gets hit. So many more worthwhile things to do with 2 hours.
If anyone fancies Disney on the cheap
30 euros for annual sub
There's a few of these 20-30 quid codes going (I believe it's from a Samsung offer)
It was bad,just not at the world beating level of bad that was 'Polar'(what were you thinking Mads) 😉
As already said, worth watching for Chris 'the tash'Evans doing his baddie thing 🙂
Fell asleep watching it 🤷♂️
Watched it last night.
Interesting first 10-15m then pretty bloody average after that!
Chris Evans does do a good comic bad guy but he needs better material than this......
Has Netflix ever done a good film?
One of their early ones - you'd never guess it was a "Netflix Original", it's superb:
"Beasts of No Nation" from 2015
(Actually, according to [url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Netflix_original_films_(2015%E2%80%932017) ]Wikipedia[/url] the first one.)