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Aye it's quite good that one, some of the CGI is still quite impressive. Sequel doesn't quite live up to it sadly.


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Just seen Sucker Punch.

Fantastic CG settings and animation, coupled with wonderfully choreographed fight scenes and a great sound track - oh and lets not forget hot chicks with guns and swords.

That's the good.

Now for the bad.

Boring dialogue, ropey acting and dreadfully cliched voice-over story telling; not that there is really all that much of a story to tell.

I frikkin loved it.


I saw Sucker Punch at the weekend and loved it too. Want to see the extended version though as it seems to tie in a lot of the story that was missed in the cinematic release. Been recommending it to everyone as want to talk about it. A lot.

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Avengers Assemble

8/10
Whedon's a safe pair of hands these days when it comes to understanding what geeks want from a comic book movie.
The risk of so many big characters in an ensemble piece like this was that each would be a watered down, possibly piecemeal affair that doesn't do anyone justice.
I'm glad to say that this isn't the case - in fact this might be the best Hulk film so far.
Some moments made me laugh, a couple of moments made my neighbour audience members jump.
I saw the 3D version, and it's actually not bad. I don't think the 2D version will lose that much, but just bear in mind that some of the action sequences were certainly made with 3D in mind.
That said, I'm looking forward to watching it again at home.

I'll be waiting for the next Iron Man (Hawkeye movie did I hear?) with interest.

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Hunger games.

I liked it. right amount of gory, pretty fast paced. A good moment.


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Hunger games.

I liked it. right amount of gory, pretty fast paced. A good moment.

Have you seen Battle Royale? It only scores slightly higher on IMDB, but it really does sound like Hunger Games is a tamer copy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

I'll obviously have to reserve judgement until I've seen it!

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Hunger games.

I liked it. right amount of gory, pretty fast paced. A good moment.

Have you seen Battle Royale? It only scores slightly higher on IMDB, but it really does sound like Hunger Games is a tamer copy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

I'll obviously have to reserve judgement until I've seen it!

Yes I've seen battle royale and I liked. Hunger games is not aimed at all at the same public at all, hence why it's a 12a
There's a lot more of a background story of how the country got to the stage of organising kill offs, more than just the gory killings.


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Hunger Games was spoiled by very, very bad camera work IMO


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Hunger Games was spoiled by very, very bad camera work IMO


Have they done a 'Bourne Ultimatum' on it?

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leeds_manc wrote:
Hunger Games was spoiled by very, very bad camera work IMO


Have they done a 'Bourne Ultimatum' on it?

Oh please not the filming done by the Parkinson's Society - surely?

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TheFrenchun wrote:
Hunger games.

I liked it. right amount of gory, pretty fast paced. A good moment.

Have you seen Battle Royale? It only scores slightly higher on IMDB, but it really does sound like Hunger Games is a tamer copy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

I'll obviously have to reserve judgement until I've seen it!


Battle royale? Please. Just running man for kids ;)

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JJW009 wrote:
TheFrenchun wrote:
Hunger games.

I liked it. right amount of gory, pretty fast paced. A good moment.

Have you seen Battle Royale? It only scores slightly higher on IMDB, but it really does sound like Hunger Games is a tamer copy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

I'll obviously have to reserve judgement until I've seen it!


Battle royale? Please. Just running man for kids ;)
The Running Man? Please. Just Death Race 2000 without wheels. (8+)

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Avengers Assemble

8/10
Whedon's a safe pair of hands these days when it comes to understanding what geeks want from a comic book movie.
The risk of so many big characters in an ensemble piece like this was that each would be a watered down, possibly piecemeal affair that doesn't do anyone justice.
I'm glad to say that this isn't the case - in fact this might be the best Hulk film so far.
Some moments made me laugh, a couple of moments made my neighbour audience members jump.
I saw the 3D version, and it's actually not bad. I don't think the 2D version will lose that much, but just bear in mind that some of the action sequences were certainly made with 3D in mind.
That said, I'm looking forward to watching it again at home.

I'll be waiting for the next Iron Man (Hawkeye movie did I hear?) with interest.


+1, it was remarkably geeky, and I mean this in a good way, there was a fair bit of dialogue in between the action. And some brilliant humour that'll work for everyone, really.

Now that we've got the 'meet and greet' out of the way, I can't wait for the sequel :D

Actually, on that last point, it really is remarkable that Whedon managed to flesh out the characters so well. Seriously, none of them get a raw deal.

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Just been to see Dark Shadows. I quite enjoyed it.

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Just been to see Dark Shadows. I quite enjoyed it.

I quite like some of Tim Burton's films (or at least I did when I was younger) but I've heard mixed things about this film.

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