The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please)

poised2drive · 8th July 2021, 11:52

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Originally Posted by locusjag

Here's an unusual choice - The Man from Earth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Earth (Spoilers within the Wiki link)

One of the best movies I have ever seen

The whole movie is a roller-coaster ride !

And this movie was discussed multiple times in this thread and every time, the bhpian who brings this movie into the discussion would have blown away by it .

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...lease-476.html (The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please))
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...lease-471.html (The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please))

joslicx · 8th July 2021, 13:29

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Originally Posted by poised2drive

One of the best movies I have ever seen

The whole movie is a roller-coaster ride !

And this movie was discussed multiple times in this thread and every time, the bhpian who brings this movie into the discussion would have blown away by it .

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...lease-476.html (The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please))
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...lease-471.html (The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please))

Totally agree. One of the best I have ever seen. And everybody who I referred this to has also had the same opinion!

I must have watched it over 20 times and I can watch it again without getting bored at all. There are not many movies I can say this for. Probably only the likes of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction etc.

srvm · 8th July 2021, 14:07

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Originally Posted by joslicx

Totally agree. One of the best I have ever seen. And everybody who I referred this to has also had the same opinion!

I must have watched it over 20 times and I can watch it again without getting bored at all. There are not many movies I can say this for. Probably only the likes of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction etc.

Yes, "Man from Earth" was a good watch. Amazing how such a simple setting and a strong script keeps one glued to the screen.
The movies quoted by you are all awesome as well.
For younger folks/millennials, I recommend "Back to the Future" trilogy. A cult classic with awesome easter eggs in the sequels which bring joy to the eagle-eyed audience.

amol4184 · 9th July 2021, 08:35

Watched The Tomorrow War on Amazon.

2/5.
Got some Terminator vibes. But it's the tiring, typical heroism tropes that finally got me and I lost interest. Right from cliché sacrificial music when main character does anything to each magazine having 300+ rounds to cool old American dad to bros who are ready to die for someone they met a day ago - they have you covered.

It's probably good to have it running in the background while you do WFH. Missing a good 5-7 minutes here and there won't affect your experience. In fact if you miss the entire movie itself, that'd be okay too.

Holyghost · 9th July 2021, 20:25

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Originally Posted by amol4184

Watched The Tomorrow War on Amazon.

2/5.
Got some Terminator vibes. But it's the tiring, typical heroism tropes that finally got me and I lost interest. Right from cliché sacrificial music when main character does anything to each magazine having 300+ rounds to cool old American dad to bros who are ready to die for someone they met a day ago - they have you covered.

+1. It took me 3 days to complete watching the movie. I slept off in less that 30 mins on first 2 days. Despite being a sci-fi movie, the story line feels too artificial to connect the scenes/events with the main character.

pandey.jai · 9th July 2021, 21:54

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Originally Posted by joslicx

I must have watched it over 20 times and I can watch it again without getting bored at all. There are not many movies I can say this for.

This is me too! Love the movie. There’s some charm about it which keeps pulling me back to watching it.

AnandB · 9th July 2021, 22:12

Most of Netflix shows and movies are bad with some decent/good ones time to time.

Have been watching Fear Street with Part 1 released last week on Netflix. Its a slasher movie and I actually thought it was quite decent. They have made the story in a trilogy and Part 2 came out today. The final part will be released next week.

3.5/5 for both the parts.

amol4184 · 9th July 2021, 22:18

^^^ is it over the top gory? I was just planning to watch it.

TorqueyTechie · 9th July 2021, 23:17

Watched couple of new releases this week.

1. Fast and Furious 9 - 1/5
Watched this as had stepped out being bored and thought of passing time. I ended up snoozing some parts of the movie. Very boring and avoidable. Hope they stop making any more movies or else they may make a new one with spaceships raced across and having an alien as a long lost Torreto family member.

2. Black Widow - 3/5
Felt this was ok. A bit slow at some parts, has couple of good action scenes with a bit of family drama thrown in. Keep your expectation low. An extra point just for Sca Jo.

Shiftlock · 9th July 2021, 23:20

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Originally Posted by TorqueyTechie

Watched couple of new releases this week.

1. Fast and Furious 9 - 1/5

2. Black Widow - 3/5

Hey Torquey Techie,
May I know which site have you used to watch these 2 movies please?

TorqueyTechie · 9th July 2021, 23:25

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Originally Posted by Shiftlock

Hey Torquey Techie,
May I know which site have you used to watch these 2 movies please?

Hi Shiftlock, I went to the cinemas to watch them. Imagine wasting money on FF9

AnandB · 10th July 2021, 01:37

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Originally Posted by amol4184

^^^ is it over the top gory? I was just planning to watch it.

It is. Some scenes were intentionally made brutal.

amol4184 · 10th July 2021, 10:09

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Originally Posted by AnandB

It is. Some scenes were intentionally made brutal.

Think I'll have to watch it with winced eyes.

neelkumar · 11th July 2021, 01:00

All right! You all made your point. I'm watching "The Man from Earth" again.

Such an amazing movie that is. Entire thing is shot in a single room. For those who haven't watched it, I guarantee, you would be in that room as well. And if you are anything like me, you would stay there for another couple days.

naveen.raju · 11th July 2021, 08:48

Ice Road

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We have seen this in the past - Ordinary guy takes the responsibility of saving the life of others then the bad guy tries to stop him.

Nothing special other than the location. Some of the graphics were pretty bad though considering it was a Hollywood movie. It's watchable.

Rating - 3/5

9th July 2021, 08:35	#8134
amol4184 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle/Pune Posts: 1,219 Thanked: 4,937 Times	Re: The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please) Watched The Tomorrow War on Amazon. 2/5. Got some Terminator vibes. But it's the tiring, typical heroism tropes that finally got me and I lost interest. Right from cliché sacrificial music when main character does anything to each magazine having 300+ rounds to cool old American dad to bros who are ready to die for someone they met a day ago - they have you covered. It's probably good to have it running in the background while you do WFH. Missing a good 5-7 minutes here and there won't affect your experience. In fact if you miss the entire movie itself, that'd be okay too.
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AnandB BHPian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Raipur Posts: 471 Thanked: 1,849 Times	Re: The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please) Most of Netflix shows and movies are bad with some decent/good ones time to time. Have been watching Fear Street with Part 1 released last week on Netflix. Its a slasher movie and I actually thought it was quite decent. They have made the story in a trilogy and Part 2 came out today. The final part will be released next week. 3.5/5 for both the parts.
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amol4184 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle/Pune Posts: 1,219 Thanked: 4,937 Times	Re: The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please) ^^^ is it over the top gory? I was just planning to watch it.
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9th July 2021, 23:17	#8139
TorqueyTechie Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,104 Thanked: 2,322 Times	Re: The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please) Watched couple of new releases this week. 1. Fast and Furious 9 - 1/5 Watched this as had stepped out being bored and thought of passing time. I ended up snoozing some parts of the movie. Very boring and avoidable. Hope they stop making any more movies or else they may make a new one with spaceships raced across and having an alien as a long lost Torreto family member. 2. Black Widow - 3/5 Felt this was ok. A bit slow at some parts, has couple of good action scenes with a bit of family drama thrown in. Keep your expectation low. An extra point just for Sca Jo.
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11th July 2021, 01:00	#8144
neelkumar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Bangalore Posts: 86 Thanked: 380 Times	Re: The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please) All right! You all made your point. I'm watching "The Man from Earth" again. Such an amazing movie that is. Entire thing is shot in a single room. For those who haven't watched it, I guarantee, you would be in that room as well. And if you are anything like me, you would stay there for another couple days.
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11th July 2021, 08:48	#8145
naveen.raju Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cochin Posts: 4,835 Thanked: 8,925 Times View My Garage	Re: The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please) Ice Road We have seen this in the past - Ordinary guy takes the responsibility of saving the life of others then the bad guy tries to stop him. Nothing special other than the location. Some of the graphics were pretty bad though considering it was a Hollywood movie. It's watchable. Rating - 3/5
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