by HH3 » Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:23 am
by JK » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:46 am
by Q. » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:36 am
by HH3 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:10 am
by Magellan » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:34 am
HH3 wrote:I recommend anyone (with or without kids) to go see this, or at least watch it when it comes out on VHS.
by HH3 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:36 am
by Feenix » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:00 am
by JK » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:06 am
by Dogwatcher » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:22 am
by Booney » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:25 am
by Dogwatcher » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:34 am
by Jimmy_041 » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:43 am
by Magellan » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:49 am
Dogwatcher wrote:Watched Straight Outta Compton last night.
Loved it. I'm sure there's a large dose of embellishment but it was great to see so many icons of hip hop in one big-ass movie.
O'Shea Jackson Jnr was totally believable playing his father, Ice Cube, and has a big future ahead of him, while Jason Mitchell, as Eazy E, was excellent (who'da thought, at that time, that a rapper would die of AIDS? We had so much to learn).
It took me right back to a time when hip hop was becoming a serious playa and changing the way us 90s kids viewed the world - I imagine for some of us it was like when rock n roll broke for the after-war generations. Hip hop, in Australia had always been a novelty to most and NWA were at the forefront of moving it into the mainstream (for better, or for worse).
For me, it wasn't just the teenage rebellion, it was the message in the words (which for a kid from the north - not quite Compton with all its guns and drive-bys, but still a place where people did it tough and where they had to make serious decisions about their life's path - spoke of a reality). NWA and Public Enemy gave so much to me.
It was also a new way of hearing the beats that I was used to listening to on my parents' old soul and top-40 funk LPs - Dre's love of ol' school choons inspired several generations of DJs and hip hop artists and his impact reverberates today.
If a movie takes you back to how you felt when you first heard the music or the cultural trends of a time, then it's done a damn good job, Straight Outta Compton did this.
I might have to grow my skater fringe, wear my high tops and get my cassette player out again.
by JK » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:07 pm
HH3 wrote:I took the Mrs to see The Good Dinosaur on Monday night for her birthday (she's a Disney nut).
Surprisingly good movie. There's some very VERY sad parts that even made me almost burst out in hysterical crying, but I contained myself.
Some piss funny parts too.
I recommend anyone (with or without kids) to go see this, or at least watch it when it comes out on VHS.
by bennymacca » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:44 pm
JK wrote:Spangas wrote:JK wrote:The Imitation Game - Was relatively unfamiliar with the history around the Poms cracking the Enigma code in WW2. Excellent story with characters very well portrayed. Highly rate.
Not close to actual events, but good movie nonetheless.
OK thats interesting to know, thanks mate.
Wouldn't mind checking up on it because it's a fascinating (imho) piece of history.
wristwatcher wrote:JK wrote:Watched American Sniper finally, IIRC (which I might not) it didn't rate massively among the SFCC (SAFooty collective critique). Thought it was pretty good myself, the Sienna Miller factor might have helped though.
From memory most of us liked it, a couple didn't but it was unanimously agreed the movie was heavily embellished for effect.
by JK » Sun Jan 10, 2016 3:58 am
by mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:23 pm
by wristwatcher » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:29 am
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The Gift
by gadj1976 » Thu Jan 14, 2016 5:28 pm
JK wrote:HH3 wrote:I took the Mrs to see The Good Dinosaur on Monday night for her birthday (she's a Disney nut).
Surprisingly good movie. There's some very VERY sad parts that even made me almost burst out in hysterical crying, but I contained myself.
Some piss funny parts too.
I recommend anyone (with or without kids) to go see this, or at least watch it when it comes out on VHS.
Took the kids today, pretty good movie
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