Well, henry - your inability to shut up about Mad Max: Fury Road for five minutes has now officially and singlehandedly put me off from ever seeing the thing. Congratulations.
I'm sure you people will repay all of us in kind after you engage in the intergalactic circle jerk that is "Star Wars VII."
You keep on singing those FURY ROAD praises, henry!
Well, henry - your inability to shut up about Mad Max: Fury Road for five minutes has now officially and singlehandedly put me off from ever seeing the thing. Congratulations.
Well I'm sorry you feel that way. I don't mean to annoy you or anyone else, I'm just very passionate about the things I love, be it FURY ROAD or Conti. I hope you reconsider.
Well I'm sorry you feel that way. I don't mean to annoy you or anyone else, I'm just very passionate about the things I love, be it FURY ROAD or Conti. I hope you reconsider.
I agree with Henry that Mad Max: Fury Road is a 10/10, easily the best cinema experience I've had all year. Not to the point that I'd watch it every day but I've seen it twice in the theater and bought the 3D blu-ray. I disagree with the lack of plot and unlikable characters; just because it isn't spelled out in tedious exposition or bad dialogue doesn't mean there is no story or character arcs. Film is a visual storytelling medium foremost and this movie is a celebration of that.
Well, henry - your inability to shut up about Mad Max: Fury Road for five minutes has now officially and singlehandedly put me off from ever seeing the thing. Congratulations.
I'm sure you people will repay all of us in kind after you engage in the intergalactic circle jerk that is "Star Wars VII."
You keep on singing those FURY ROAD praises, henry!
For me, a 5 out of 10. It wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible either. I needed a bit of a lighter touch, like the best Bonds typically have--this was way too grim.
I like Thomas Newman a lot, but the score was too ever-present. It's counter productive to underscore every second of film. Can't stand Sam Smith. At one point I was listening to the music and thinking that our own board-brother, Sherief Abraham, could have done just as adequate a job.
The ending of the film very definitely felt like a nice "wrapping up" of the Craig era.
ETA: How come Newman's Wiki entry still excludes his time spent in The Innocents? Am I the only person alive to have that album? It's not so bad, considering the time it came out.
Well, henry - your inability to shut up about Mad Max: Fury Road for five minutes has now officially and singlehandedly put me off from ever seeing the thing. Congratulations.
I'm sure you people will repay all of us in kind after you engage in the intergalactic circle jerk that is "Star Wars VII."
You keep on singing those FURY ROAD praises, henry!
Say what?!!! So, I'm not the only one around here. "Intergalactic circle jerk that is 'Star Wars VII." Yeah.
FURY ROAD was probably the best movie of the summer, which really isn't saying much, considering.
I got drawn to this when someone posted a clip of the main theme. Generally enjoyable, or at least pretty to look at. (if you know what I mean) It's what I expected from a 1971 horror film until the climax when it went all Game of Thrones violent on me! No rating. I really couldn't tell you a good classic horror film from a bad one. Not my genre.
That's My Boy - -5/10 - Adam Sandler is a cinematic disease. Moronic writing. Sandler is abysmal.
Her Comes the Boom - 2/10 - Forgettable laugh-free comedy, that's also an ad for UFC.
The Campaign - 3/10 - Some funny moments, but largely ruined by Will Ferrell. I can only assume it was his terrible ad-libbing - that just relies on acting mildly developmentally challenged or profanity - because if the film was scripted that way somebody deserves a slap.
That's My Boy - -5/10 - Adam Sandler is a cinematic disease. Moronic writing. Sandler is abysmal.
Her Comes the Boom - 2/10 - Forgettable laugh-free comedy, that's also an ad for UFC.
The Campaign - 3/10 - Some funny moments, but largely ruined by Will Ferrell. I can only assume it was his terrible ad-libbing - that just relies on acting mildly developmentally challenged or profanity - because if the film was scripted that way somebody deserves a slap.
Why the hell would anyone watch these movies and expect to be entertained ? Sandler and Ferrell are just a blight. Or, blights. I just don't get how anything Ferrell does is seen as funny. He's like the annoying putz in junior high school who could never shut up. Just want to punch him in the throat .
Bottom of the barrel superhero adaptation with obscure Avengers cameo. Michael Douglas and the occasional cute gag or comedy bit make it watchable but in the end even with some fun visuals the whole concept was kinda goofy.
Hellraiser (1987) 8/10
Excellent horror movie for the first two acts, kinda loses itself in the final act with silly and cheap effects. The new edition by Arrow is great looking. It has an interview with Coil who did a rejected score and for once the studio intervening is a blessing given the masterpiece by Young that ended up in the movie.
Hellbound (1988) 7/10
Visually it remains a gut wrenching trip to hell, aided again by Young's brilliance. I've always liked the sequel more, but recognise that it has problems and was too ambitious at times in its vision of hell. The new transfer by Arrow finally makes this instalment watchable as previous releases looked terrible.
That's My Boy - -5/10 - Adam Sandler is a cinematic disease. Moronic writing. Sandler is abysmal.
Her Comes the Boom - 2/10 - Forgettable laugh-free comedy, that's also an ad for UFC.
The Campaign - 3/10 - Some funny moments, but largely ruined by Will Ferrell. I can only assume it was his terrible ad-libbing - that just relies on acting mildly developmentally challenged or profanity - because if the film was scripted that way somebody deserves a slap.
Why the hell would anyone watch these movies and expect to be entertained ? Sandler and Ferrell are just a blight. Or, blights. I just don't get how anything Ferrell does is seen as funny. He's like the annoying putz in junior high school who could never shut up. Just want to punch him in the throat .
I know, i know. I deserve punching in the face for sitting through them. Honestly, i'm stuck at a friends house - they were watching them - i was at a kitchen table doing other stuff, but it's basically in front of the TV, so got dragged into it. The ending of THAT'S MY BOY in particular is so stunningly awful and just bizarro that i'd like a documentary about the writing of it and see people try and explain themselves and tell me why they think they wrote something funny.
I agree with Henry that Mad Max: Fury Road is a 10/10, easily the best cinema experience I've had all year. Not to the point that I'd watch it every day but I've seen it twice in the theater and bought the 3D blu-ray. I disagree with the lack of plot and unlikable characters; just because it isn't spelled out in tedious exposition or bad dialogue doesn't mean there is no story or character arcs. Film is a visual storytelling medium foremost and this movie is a celebration of that.
Except there was a pointlessly tedious exposition in the middle between the two main battle sequences. And at that point I thought well "this is the chance for them to convince me that these characters are interesting." And I got nothing. In order to get behind them in the second major chase/action sequence you have to care about the world, which as I said I didn't. The whole lot of them were so unlikeable that I would rather see them all just explode and die. I didn't find that the heroes were much better than the villains.
but I've seen it twice in the theater and bought the 3D blu-ray. I disagree with the lack of plot and unlikable characters; just because it isn't spelled out in tedious exposition or bad dialogue doesn't mean there is no story or character arcs. Film is a visual storytelling medium foremost and this movie is a celebration of that. 
Sandler and Ferrell are just a blight. Or, blights. I just don't get how anything Ferrell does is seen as funny. He's like the annoying putz in junior high school who could never shut up. Just want to punch him in the throat .
