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Battle of the Sexes (2016)
Battle of the Sexes (2016)
2016 | Biography, Comedy, Sport
How far have we come?
While watching this film I kept thinking these events happened nearly fifty years ago and attitudes by powerful men toward women really haven't changed that much. The revelations in Hollywood recently were obviously long overdue and hopefully will start changing things for the better in the future.

The attention to detail in this film and acting were very believable and made you engage with the story immediately. Although the second act seemed to drag a bit, the developing relationships needed time to manifest to assist in the film's payoff.

I love a movie with a good soundtrack and this one didn't disappoint either as my toes were tappin' throughout.

Highly recommended.
  
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
2018 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Music (3 more)
Beautiful Imagery
Fun and Fufilling Characters
Epic Storyline
Everything One Could Have Hoped For
This is what I would consider the pinnacle of superhero films. It answered to all the hype that came the moment people heard the movie was coming out. I remember discussing going to see it months before the release and this film did not disappoint. From the gorgeous scenes matched with the epic soundtrack this movie met every single thing I could wish for. The growth of the characters throughout the film was perfectly executed and the acting was perfected from the start. Everything was amazing, I can only say that it ended too soon and left the audience wanting more, I look forward to seeing what comes next.
  
Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
2017 | Action, Comedy
I love a good car chase film and this is a great one.
Like the French Connection and Ronin the car chases are amazing.
Also the soundtrack which took director Edgar Wright a year to complete.
Ansel Elgot delivers a superb performance as the titular character Baby. Who is always listening to music and how that music interacts with the action on screen is a credit to Wright.
Kevin Spacey is fine as the criminal mastermind. With some surprising actors turning up as robbers.
The script never takes itself overly serious and has some lovely wit on display. The nephew is my personal favourite.
There is always something happening and it's a high octane ride. This is no Driving Miss Daisy.
  
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
2014 | Action, Sci-Fi
“Marvel has gone mad.” This was the kind of reaction that many film-fans greeted the news of a film adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy, one of the comic-book company’s lesser known band of heroes.

Thankfully, the film is an absolute masterclass. With the best ensemble cast of the entire MCU, some crazy set design and a great soundtrack, James Gunn’s MCU directorial-debut is practically perfect in every single way. We even get a decent villain in Lee Pace’s Ronan the Accuser. Plus, it’s got Glenn Close spouting absolute nonsense and Vin Diesel getting paid a ridiculous amount of money to say three words over and over again. What could be better?

https://moviemetropolis.net/2018/04/21/the-entire-marvel-cinematic-universe-ranked/
  
Armageddon (1998)
Armageddon (1998)
1998 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Brilliant actors! Brilliant script! (0 more)
A little farfetched of a story to follow.. A meteor crashing to earth and it gets split in half... (0 more)
Brilliant! Utterly brilliant!
So I admire the writers and directors for this movie almost as much as the actors and actresses. Despite absolutely remarkable performances the storyline for me was a little bit of a long shot. The whole plotline of splitting a meteor in half with a bomb and it perfectly going either side of the earth. I mean come on!

That being said, the performances from actors like Bruce Willis, ving rhames and Ben Affleck all brought this film to life.

As for the soundtrack, it went down in history almost straight away as one of the greatest power ballads to date.
  
Piranha 3D (2010)
Piranha 3D (2010)
2010 | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
6
6.3 (18 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Only watched the 3D version on DVD so far, some scenes look good and you can tell it was made and shot to be a 3D film. Some scenes looked more like a hologram though. I have to add the colours seemed a bit out at times .....barely noticed the blood which there is tons of!? Will watch again in 2D soon.
Otherwise it's a fun, very bloody, gory creature feature with some good SFX, plenty of hot girls including Kelly Brook, good soundtrack, some tongue in cheek humour and a decent cast! It's a little short at 78mins and the climax of the film wasn't exactly epic. If you like cool films that know their target audience, you'll enjoy this!
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Highlander (1986) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018 (Updated Feb 12, 2018)  
Highlander (1986)
Highlander (1986)
1986 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cult fantasy movie which kind of flopped on its initial release but spawned a franchise which seemed to go on forever (and may not in fact be completely defunct). Scottish highlander (played by a Frenchman) discovers he is immortal; is mentored by ancient Egyptian immortal (played by a Scotsman); must do battle with rival Russian immortal (played by an American) to decide the destiny of the world.

Pretty much as goofy as it sounds, but very likeable - strives for a sort of mythic grandeur, doesn't quite manage it. None of the battles in the story are quite as brutal as the one between Christopher Lambert and the English language, but Sean Connery is having fun; some decent fight choreography too. Benefits immensely from the Queen soundtrack.
  
IT’S FIRE IT’S FREEDOM (0 more)
Leads to dangerous dancing attempts beyond skill level (2 more)
Makes me cry
I fell wiped out on the tile singing along and dancing in socks, twice
Can’t stop singing
I really loved the film and I listen to this soundtrack over and over.

The Other Side is an agument I have with myself all the time- stick with mundane safety or shoot for the stars?

I can’t say I’ve ever regretted the times I lit the fuse and took off, but it scares me every time. :P

As far as the haters go-
They can say it all sounds crazy. They can say I lost my mind. I don’t care if they call me crazy, I’ll run away to a world that we designed. ?
  
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Dusty (12 KP) created a post

Aug 17, 2018  
These are the films that I watched between last night and early this morning. 1. Cocktail Blockers- Very funny made me laugh like mad (it's been a while) if I had to rate it it would be a 9/10. Brilliant a must watch.
2. Ready Player One- love the soundtrack to this thought between that and the storyline was well put together. It is a great Sci-fi and the graphics and special fx are worth it. My hopes this will go far. 8/10
3. Rampage- Another great film by Dwayne Johnson I liked the team man ship between Dwayne and George the Gorilla again the sfx was pretty good. And sorry yet again worth the watch. 8/10
     
Amazing songs (1 more)
Great to have in the car with the kids
Singalongadingdong
I took my daughter to the cinema to watch this film not expecting much at all... I was blown away. From the costumes and the colours, the love story.... The fun! I found myself tapping my feet along to the songs and getting invested in the characters. The songs fit the film beautifully and the actors were picked perfectly. My daughter who is very shy and suffers from anxiety came away feeling great and said to me "you know what it is ok to be different" this is me resonated with a lot of people. A great film and amazing soundtrack. We went onto Spotify and got it as soon as we could!