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[Hawkmumbler]

Signal One recently released The Seven Ups (1973 dir. Philip D'Antoni) on BD and splendid it is too! Besides a gorgeous presentation and full of lovely extras (the super-8 cut is on the disc!) but it's just a phenomenal under rated crime film. Distinct yet a fair companion piece to The French Connection, it live's up to it's predecessors success.

[radiator]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

An absolute delight from start to finish - one of those movies where you know five minutes in that it'll join that select group of comfort films that you will revisit time and time again. A film where you'll spend thirty minutes in the pub afterwards quoting your favourite moments (as we did).

I'd actually say its a great film for all the family, despite some strong language and some mature themes (remember when family movies weren't afraid to do that?).

An instant classic. Go and see it if you can. You won't regret it.

5/5.

[NapalmKev]

The Horror Channel has been cranking out a few stinkers of late.

Virgin Witch - Vicki Michelle stars in what is basically a 70's softcore porn film. Not much plot, that's for certain, and plenty of gratuitous boob-shots. On the whole a bit Crap!

Zombie Strippers - Robert Englund stars in this abominable piece of Shit! A guy infects a stripper with Zombie-itis. She then infects a couple of others and they poledance. Yes, Zombies pole dancing! Utter nonsense, but again, plenty of gratuitous boob-shots.

Avoid both at all costs unless you are a fan of Shit films that treat women like meat!

Cheers

[Hawkmumbler]

The Martian (2015, dir. Ridley Scott) was screening free at cobo beach last night as part of the Sure festival. A very, very enjoyable film. Damon's somewhat dead pan hero was a delight to be on this journey of a film with, and despite being in the modern sci-fi model of being a half hour longer than you'd like it's still a rather excellent little film. The photo shoot sequence was hilarious, as and watching the terraforming process was a joy. Deffinetly nabbing this on BD, lots of fun. Oh, and the soundtrack! Perhapse it's a bit sappy of me but when Starman kicked in I found myself shedding a tear at how well it was implemented, and perhaps how tragically timed it was.

[Eric Plumrose]

The line "In your face, Neil Armstrong" was all I needed to avoid seeing THE MARTIAN. Physics-defying fictitious spacedude versus some real-life naval aviator-cum-test pilot who also happened to be the first person to walk on the frickin' moon.

[Hawkmumbler]

It's only a movie, Eric!

[SIP]

....and a good movie at that.

[Eric Plumrose]

It's only a movie, Eric!

Heh. I'll concede, yes, it's a relatively minor gripe but one that's pretty much guaranteed to go chupacabra on my goat. I can't speak of the context within the movie proper but the trailer made it seem like some lazy-arse attempt to wow me by diminishing a real-life person's actual achievements.

Saying that, Daniel McGregor Dare also brought peace to an entire planet when doing his food thing albeit on Venus.

In your face, Drew Goddard!

[Magnetica]

I took the kids to see Ice Age: Collision Course yesterday.

We all thoroughly enjoyed it.

I see it has got some mixed response on the Web.

Well my 6 year old son who has seen all the previous films countless times thought it was great and he is the target audience.

Scientifically inaccurate? Who cares - it's clearly a joke (the bit about how the solar system was formed).

Unfunny? Not to us it wasn't.

It was also great to see Buck back ( I guessed when they talked about going underground ). To me he is the best character in the series.

[dweezil2]

Star Trek: Generic Space Film.

Once again, Karl Urban's the best thing in it.

Time to rethink this Star Trek for the masses approach I feel Paramount.

[JOE SOAP]

Star Trek is back where it belongs and best served - on TV.

[I, Cosh]

Star Trek: Generic Space Film.

Once again, Karl Urban's the best thing in it.

Time to rethink this Star Trek for the masses approach I feel Paramount.

Unlike all those niche StarTreks that weren't remotely popular for the last fifty years?

[dweezil2]

Star Trek is back where it belongs and best served - on TV.

Fingers crossed!

[dweezil2]

Star Trek: Generic Space Film.

Once again, Karl Urban's the best thing in it.

Time to rethink this Star Trek for the masses approach I feel Paramount.

Unlike all those niche StarTreks that weren't remotely popular for the last fifty years?

Star Trek: Beyond Bland made Insurrection ( a film it resembles) seem like Wrath Of Khan, that's the problem.

I watched it last night and I've already forgotton it.

I Wish it had been bad, I mean Nemesis bad, at least then it would of been memorable.

The fact it was so crushingly average was even worse.

[TordelBack]

Yoincks, is it really that poor? I was quite looking forward to it after the last couple of trailers..