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#301 petetherock

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 12:27 PM

Resident Evil Retribution - movie review

All I can say is, oh dear...

Whilst I can be confident the subsequent BR disc will likely be demo quality, this is little more than an attempt to cash in on the franchise and give the tired series one last spin.. or perhaps the director / producer will keep milking this already dried up cash cow..

How do you revive a flagging movie franchise? A reboot is too complex for Paul Anderson, so he brings back a bunch of actors who starred in one of the previous 5 shows, and place them in a 'first player role' perspective kind of a movie in which some are good guys and others turned bad by the Hive. Then make them blast their way out of an old Russian submarine facility.

Plot holes? Well seriously where is the plot?

In any case, action thirsty fans lusting to see good ol' Milla J in a skin tight leather S&M outfit will not be disappointed. Add a few more hot chicks and dudes and arm them with never ending ammo, and watch the shakes, rattles and booms as they battle their way out of the underground base, whilst working for the same Wesker. Throw in an Asian perspective with Li Bing Bing who is probably there because Paul Anderson realised the size of the China market and needs to place one of them in a movie to sell tickets. Make sure there is a slit in her outfit which stretches for miles right up to her armpits and make it red in color for hotness and for socialism I guess?

The 3D another cash milking excercise, so your viewing pleasure will vary... of course hot ladies in 3D might be reason enough to watch this stuff...

So 1/5 for plot
3.5 / 5 for chick factor
4/5 for action

Snooze job unless you are a really big fan of the franchise and can't get enough of Milla J.

On a more interesting note... I would like to see Ms Selena aka Kate Beckinsale slug it out with Milla J whilst both wear those tight leather outfits which have made them famous... and throw in Jessica Biel or Alba for good measure, and call it the Resident Evil Vs Vampires - Total Recall or whatever...

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#302 mello yello

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 07:35 PM

View Postpetetherock, on 07 February 2013 - 12:27 PM, said:

Resident Evil Retribution - movie review

Make sure there is a slit in her outfit which stretches for miles right up to her armpits and make it red in color for hotness and for socialism I guess?
youve convinced me , comrade

Ill keep an eye out

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#303 Storm AV

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 10:44 PM

Django-Friend of a friend editors original.....
If you like Tarantino and his gruesome, cheeky charm do yourself a favour and watch it......Simply brilliant!

#304 petetherock

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 12:37 AM

View Postmello yello, on 07 February 2013 - 07:35 PM, said:

youve convinced me , comrade

Ill keep an eye out

;-)

How about this:

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Don't mistake her for Fan Bing Bing, another hottie...

#305 mello yello

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:21 AM

bookmarked in my little red book , comrade

...chinese manufacturing is certainly improving

#306 jsmith

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 12:17 PM

Just watched "No country for old men" last night and was quite impressed. Excellent acting and it was good to see a director that understands how to use silence effectively. The PQ on this is reference.

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Posted 07 April 2013 - 09:22 PM

GI Joe Retaliation– movie review


http://peteswrite.bl...ovie-revie.html


A threadbare plot, and some rather painfully amateur acting by a few of the main cast is saved by solid action, plenty of action sequences, and a nice cameo by Bruce Willis and The Rock flexing his considerable muscles....

Worth a watch but nowhere near the best...

A half drunk gorilla could act better than Channing Tatum...

#308 SLE355

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Posted 07 April 2013 - 11:28 PM

A Lonely Place To Die

Not sure if this ones been mentioned but it surprised me.

http://www.blu-ray.c...-Blu-ray/36841/


#309 kulfi

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Posted 08 April 2013 - 12:42 PM

View Postpetetherock, on 07 April 2013 - 09:22 PM, said:

GI Joe Retaliation– movie review
A half drunk gorilla could act better than Channing Tatum...
Channing Tatum is a former male stripper and is purely there as "eye candy".

He serves exactly the same purpose as the dumb bimbettes strutting around in the same movie with their heavy artillery hanging out. You and I can find them very appealing (especially in 3D) so why not keep Mr Tatum around to bring in the other demographic ?

#310 petetherock

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 09:49 AM

Ironman 3– movie review

http://peteswrite.bl...vie-review.html

Not bad, but not great, and part of the reason may be Shane Black tries too hard to introduce a new facade, adding two Oscar Winners into a rather convoluted plot and dilute RDJ's larger than life style.

2.5/5, but probably it will be a great demo BR disc.

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Posted 20 May 2013 - 01:26 AM

Cabin In The Woods


Finally got round to this...

Interesting plot, and unexpected ending, and a very solid surround experience.. not your typical slasher..

Definitely worth a couple of viewings at least to get the plot...

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Posted 21 May 2013 - 12:31 PM

Warm Bodies

We purchased this as an advanced release on US iTunes.

This has been labeled a ZOM ROM COM and was well worth the watch,
with a nod to Romeo & Juliet

Very good acting from the 2 leads, and both of their offsiders get some good lines.
The CG movement of the skeletal zombies looked a bit off though.
The movie has a great soundtrack, with R preferring to listen to his music on vinyl and he gives some classics a spin.

4/5

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#313 bbar

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Posted 21 May 2013 - 08:25 PM

Jack Reacher

Good film and the acting was excellent.

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Posted 21 May 2013 - 09:45 PM

View Postbbar, on 21 May 2013 - 08:25 PM, said:

Jack Reacher

Good film and the acting was excellent.

agree ! watched last night. excellent film and same with PQ and AQ quite impressed :)