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I had lots of fun with this. Classic style alien invasion sci-fi thriller with a surprise ending. Tense, enjoyable, well-animated, and with a nice dash of humour in it.
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Calibre 2018

Tense, gritty, ugly little Brit drama set in a rural outpost over what was supposed to be a weekend of hunting

Good plot, casting let it down quite a bit in my eyes, pacing a bit slow for my usual taste. Had to watch it in three chunks as a result

Solid 5 out of 10 type movie
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I am headed in this direction.


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Fridaywithmateo wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:54 pm I am headed in this direction.

By choice?
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Gazzy wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:54 pm
Fridaywithmateo wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:54 pm I am headed in this direction.

By choice?
Initially no ... but once I learned through a series of life events that people can find goodness outside of material possessions ... and during an extended period where I lived outside of and on the fringes of "normal society" ... I was able to step back and observe it all from the outside. It was then I started to develop minimalist thinking style and habits. Over the years, I learned how to live well without "stuff". It was really a feeling of freedom that I had living like that. I have collected more stuff since returning to East Asia ... not much ... but just enough. But if I gave it all up tomorrow, I'd be ok. So for me, this movie really made a lot of sense.
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Not bad if you enjoy drama/action type war movies. Blackhawk Down vibes.
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War is not funny, but this movie sure is!

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Pauly Shore and Andy Dick join the Army ... what could possibly go wrong?
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Burning
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Jerry Atrick wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:42 am Watched the new Napoleon movie last night

5/10

Decent performance from Phoenix (as always) isn't enough to save a turgid historical movie

Insipid CGI, very humdrum trot through his military campaign, too much script devoted to the mythical midgets romantic foibles

All around hollywood-ism of a great tale

AND it's too fucking long
I completely agree. What a disappointment.
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The Iron Claw -2023

Based (apparently) on the true story of the Von Erich professional wrestling family

Fucking depressing movie lol - basically a family of retards acting like retards & dying retarded deaths for a retarded sport - but said retards attribute the misfortune to the family curse rather than their own retardation

It had a rating of 8/10. Whoever scored it as such clearly has a far greater appreciation of professional wrestling and a keener sense of nostalgia than I

5/10
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