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The Karate Kid



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155076/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

Dre (the kid) is initially bullied by some of the older kids at his new school, and as such finds himself getting in deeper trouble as time goes on. It comes to a head when his trainer, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) says that he will fight the bullies in a tournament and win the right way.

The movie was ok, not as great as the original, but that bad.

6/10

I will post this though - the best part in the film.

 

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Bushwick

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4720702/

When a U.S. based military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood, 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe must depend on each other to survive.

There's a little more to this that I must explain, and I do apolgise as it will contains spoilers.

The movie starts with Lucy (Brittany Snow) and her boyfriend getting off a train in suburban Brooklyn, and walking into a war-zone. Lucy's boyfriend is immediately killed by an explosion. She seeks cover, and after some men following her attempt to rape her, she is rescued by Stupe (Batista). He is a skilled former marine medic and knows his way around his neighbourhood. Essentially, Bushwick, (the neighbourhood) has turned into a warzone as Mercs are taking over due to a number of other states breaking-away from the US.

**SPOILER WARNING**

After a heart-to-heart talk with Lucy, Stupe heads to the bathroom in a laundromat while the riots are still taking place outside. Without warning, he opens the bathroom door and is immediately shot dead by a teenage girl. Without warning the main character in the film is killed off. Well that was a bit of a shock, but we still had Lucy and she finds her sister, and they head off to the DMZ to evacuate. On their way, they travel through the biggest part of the riot zone. This part of the movie is quite entertaining as you have civilians with nothing to lose taking on the Mercs and fighting back. Lucy's sister is injured just before they hit the DMZ. Lucy attempts to drag her to the DMZ... but is shot in the head and killed (and just like that, both main characters in the movie are out of it). Lucy's sister is then dragged to the DMZ by other civilians. The camera then pans to the skyline and we find out that not only Bushwick, but the entire city of New York is a war zone... and that's how the movie ends.

After watching this movie for a short while, I realised that there was something different about it... and that it that there was very little camera panning in it, meaning long streaks of the movie were filmed in one go on one camera, not multiple camera angles. That means that not many mistakes or re-shoots were made. That's a credit to the actors.

I just couldn't understand why they would kill off the main 2 characters, then show that everything they were fighting for was a waste of time as the Mercs took over the entire city. It's also not believable that something like this could happen in New York as the amount of National Guards and Riot Police (not to mention soldiers not on duty), would easily outnumber any amount of Mercs that they have.

The ending was pretty dull, but for the most part, the movie did have a good amount of entertaining scenes.

7/10.
 

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Hot Fuzz



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town with a dark secret.

I'm not usually a fan of pommy police movies, however I now have a changed perception. So this movie is classified as action-comedy which happens to be my favorite genre. This movie lived up to it's classification. Brilliantly executed. I laughed so many times throughout this movie and found it thoroughly entertaining over what was quote a sleepy-hollows weekend.

Highly recommended for anyone who wants a laugh.

8/10
 

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Spenser Confidential



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8629748/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6

When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk, to take down criminals.

This is yet another Boston-based movie staring Boston native Mark "Wally" Wahlberg. Look, it's not a bad movie, it's mainly action but considering the great Wahlberg movies I've seen in the past, it's a bit of a step down. Put it this way... I have NO IDEA how it's the #1 Netflix movie in Australia at the moment. It has it's moments, and the mystery and the way it's uncovered is good, but it's certainly a slow movie season if this is #1.

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The Dictator



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645170/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

It's a spoof movie this one, good for a laugh if that's what you're after but not much more than that. You'll get the stupid things you expect from a movie of this nature.

6½/10
 

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town with a dark secret.

I'm not usually a fan of pommy police movies, however I now have a changed perception. So this movie is classified as action-comedy which happens to be my favorite genre. This movie lived up to it's classification. Brilliantly executed. I laughed so many times throughout this movie and found it thoroughly entertaining over what was quote a sleepy-hollows weekend.

Highly recommended for anyone who wants a laugh.

8/10
I still rate this and Shaun of the Dead as two of the greatest comedies of all time.
 

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I still rate this and Shaun of the Dead as two of the greatest comedies of all time.
I can't recall the third movie in the Cornetto trilogy. But they're all quite funny. We'll worth seeing the third one which is probably the weakest of them but still good.
 

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Victoria has activated a state of emergency, making it illegal to have more than 500 in the same place at the same time (excluding public transport/travel) and making the breach of 14 day isolation a criminal offence.
 

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Victoria has activated a state of emergency, making it illegal to have more than 500 in the same place at the same time (excluding public transport/travel) and making the breach of 14 day isolation a criminal offence.
Ok... but what does that have to do with movies?
 

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Ok... but what does that have to do with movies?
Dammit. Mobile phone posting always messes me up.

I mean... Good luck going to the movies... In Victoria....
 

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Unfriended: Dark Web



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4761916/

A teen comes into possession of a new laptop and soon discovers that the previous owner is not only watching him, but will also do anything to get it back.

Well I wanted to watch a scary movie on Saturday night given how boring the day was. I saw this on Netflix and thought to give it a shot. Now I got a question for you... how long do you think you can possibly stayed entertained watching something that's for the first long part of it at least, simply showing you the screen of a guy on the internet? Not very long right? Well... that's what the start of this movie was. I think I made it to about 25 mins before this bor-a-thon put me to sleep. Literally. I got up and turned the TV off not knowing/caring what happens next.

Don't waste your time on this one.

2/10.
 

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The Family



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404311/

The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging, as their old habits die hard.

If the title didn't give it away, this one is a mafia movie, except the entire family is in on it. It's start off quite shocking, then you get to understand what's going on. The family go into WPP after being threatened by the mob in New York City. They have a hard time fitting in, and then the mob find out where they are and come for them. The movie is quite entertaining and has various smart comments, and the music also adds to the comedy. Things happen out of nowhere which will keep you entertained as well. Solid movie.

7/10
 

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Cops and Robbers



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4717208/

A strung out hostage negotiator plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber who is hell bent on getting out of the bank and humiliating the negotiator in the process.

I wanted to watch this movie as I'm a fan of Michael Jai White and how great he is at martial arts, but FMD this movie was a letdown. In this movie you see a few shots fired, and that's it. The rest of the movie is just a hostage negotiation stand-off. No fighting whatsoever, so naturally, this movie will put anyone to sleep. There was a twist at the end which is something that it really needed, however apart from that, a real snore-fest.

3/10
 

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Bushwick

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4720702/

When a U.S. based military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood, 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe must depend on each other to survive.

There's a little more to this that I must explain, and I do apolgise as it will contains spoilers.

The movie starts with Lucy (Brittany Snow) and her boyfriend getting off a train in suburban Brooklyn, and walking into a war-zone. Lucy's boyfriend is immediately killed by an explosion. She seeks cover, and after some men following her attempt to rape her, she is rescued by Stupe (Batista). He is a skilled former marine medic and knows his way around his neighbourhood. Essentially, Bushwick, (the neighbourhood) has turned into a warzone as Mercs are taking over due to a number of other states breaking-away from the US.

**SPOILER WARNING**

After a heart-to-heart talk with Lucy, Stupe heads to the bathroom in a laundromat while the riots are still taking place outside. Without warning, he opens the bathroom door and is immediately shot dead by a teenage girl. Without warning the main character in the film is killed off. Well that was a bit of a shock, but we still had Lucy and she finds her sister, and they head off to the DMZ to evacuate. On their way, they travel through the biggest part of the riot zone. This part of the movie is quite entertaining as you have civilians with nothing to lose taking on the Mercs and fighting back. Lucy's sister is injured just before they hit the DMZ. Lucy attempts to drag her to the DMZ... but is shot in the head and killed (and just like that, both main characters in the movie are out of it). Lucy's sister is then dragged to the DMZ by other civilians. The camera then pans to the skyline and we find out that not only Bushwick, but the entire city of New York is a war zone... and that's how the movie ends.

After watching this movie for a short while, I realised that there was something different about it... and that it that there was very little camera panning in it, meaning long streaks of the movie were filmed in one go on one camera, not multiple camera angles. That means that not many mistakes or re-shoots were made. That's a credit to the actors.

I just couldn't understand why they would kill off the main 2 characters, then show that everything they were fighting for was a waste of time as the Mercs took over the entire city. It's also not believable that something like this could happen in New York as the amount of National Guards and Riot Police (not to mention soldiers not on duty), would easily outnumber any amount of Mercs that they have.

The ending was pretty dull, but for the most part, the movie did have a good amount of entertaining scenes.

7/10.
This started well.
I was hoping the seceders would axe the hood rats though
 

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Nasheed here,
Best movies for lockdown;
The Thing (thriller horror from 1982)
The shining (horror)
Rosemary's baby (thriller horror, very old)
Gone Girl (Thriller)
Eyes Wide Shut (thriller)
The Crow (Action drama)
Goodfellas (drama)
Casino (drama)
Drive (action drama)
Fight Club (action thriller)
They live (thriller)
Open grave (horror)
Pulp Fiction (black comedy)
Jackie Brown (black comedy)
Mulholland Drive (thriller)
Freddy got fingered (comedy)
Step brothers (comedy)
Truman Show (drama comedy)
Rocky series (drama)
Terminator (action thriller)

im sure there are others
 

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Nasheed here,
Best movies for lockdown;
The Thing (thriller horror from 1982)
The shining (horror)
Rosemary's baby (thriller horror, very old)
Gone Girl (Thriller)
Eyes Wide Shut (thriller)
The Crow (Action drama)
Goodfellas (drama)
Casino (drama)
Drive (action drama)
Fight Club (action thriller)
They live (thriller)
Open grave (horror)
Pulp Fiction (black comedy)
Jackie Brown (black comedy)
Mulholland Drive (thriller)
Freddy got fingered (comedy)
Step brothers (comedy)
Truman Show (drama comedy)
Rocky series (drama)
Terminator (action thriller)

im sure there are others
I've seen Gone Girl. I wasn't a big fan of it.
 

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I've seen Gone Girl. I wasn't a big fan of it.
Probably the weakest in the list alongside they live, it's fresh in my mind because I just saw it.

you aren't implying that's the only one you've seen in the list I hope?
 
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