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   Mickey 17 - Blimey this is a rather weird movie. It wants to be a comedy at the beginning then drifts in to political satire a bit too much at the end. All that mixed in with sci-fi, aliens and action. I did enjoy it though and Robert Pattinson is superb (as is most of the acting here) and I suppose one expects something a bit odd from Bong Joon Ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer). 7/10

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Gentle and Giant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 24 2019 Location: Blackpool Status: Offline Points: 4754	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gentle and Giant Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 18 2025 at 15:30
	Mickey 17 - Blimey this is a rather weird movie. It wants to be a comedy at the beginning then drifts in to political satire a bit too much at the end. All that mixed in with sci-fi, aliens and action. I did enjoy it though and Robert Pattinson is superb (as is most of the acting here) and I suppose one expects something a bit odd from Bong Joon Ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer). 7/10
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richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30106	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 18 2025 at 23:28
	^ have to admit that I still haven't watched Parasite. Maybe I'll do a double bill with Mickey 17 ( I won't bother with Snowpiercer having watched the TV series)

Gentle and Giant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 24 2019 Location: Blackpool Status: Offline Points: 4754	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gentle and Giant Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 19 2025 at 07:57
	Snowpiercer the movie is still worth a watch even if you've seen the TV show. Tilda Swinton is amazing in it.
	Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen

progaardvark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Sea of Peas Status: Offline Points: 53465	Post Options Post Reply Quote progaardvark Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 19 2025 at 15:12
	Into the Labyrinth (2019) - an Italian thriller starring Dustin Hoffman, Toni Servillo, and Valentina Bellè. It starts off as a story about a girl kidnapped for 15 years living in some sort of underground labyrinth where she had to complete games/puzzles in order to get food, water, etc. Hoffman plays the role of a psychologist that tries to break through her mental barriers to recover memories of her experience and find out who her abductor is. The movie gets stranger and stranger as it continues and eventually turns into a big rabbit hole where you're never really sure who is who and how this all came to be. Some might find this confusing, but I've always been attracted to movies that go off the deep end even if I have troubles understanding them myself. There's a really good explanation of the plot on The Cinemaholic website if you're interested (spoilers though): https://thecinemaholic.com/into-the-labyrinth-ending-explained/ I'm giving this an 8/10.
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	Agreed Snowpiercer is worth a watch, even Chris Evans is good.
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richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30106	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 19 2025 at 23:54
	Looks like I need to do a trilogy of Bong Joon Ho films. I've got the time certainly. However not sure I can watch Mickey 17 yet as it is quite expensive to stream unless I go to the cinema (haven't done that for a long while).

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30106	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 26 2025 at 23:17
	Fall 2022 This came highly recommended by my Mum! The basic idea is intriguing if not that original but it's so brilliantly written and shot that it might be one of the best thrillers of its kind that I've watched recently. Thoroughly enjoyable although be warned that it does have some vertigo enducing scenes.

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30106	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 01 2025 at 00:08
	Conclave 2024 Finally got to watch it, of course in light of recent events this has become even more interesting. Ralph Fiennes character is responsible for leading the conclave of cardinals towards their choice of a new Pope. All mostly believable other than the convenience of choosing well known English and American actors in roles that would presumably be Italians in reality (but how many Italian actors are globally well known?!). Ignoring that, this has an intriguing plot adapted from a Robert Harris book and is lavishly shot and not too long at 2 hours, thankfully bucking the trend towards the 3hr + running times for this type of thing. Excellent stuff.

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30106	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 39 minutes ago at 03:03
	Werewolves 2024 I should examine why I even watch films that are almost obviously going to be bad. This has an IMDB rating of 4.4/10 and that is generous. I've always found the whole transformation thing from human to creature fascinating, so I was hoping for at least something interesting in the CGI represenation of this at least. Back in 1979 the John Landis classic 'An American Werewolf In London' set the benchmark for werewolf films and still remains easily the best all these years later. That used animatronics and was remarkable for its design, but also a very brilliant script laced with black humour and some well chosen actors. The scene in the London Underground was especially memorable. So back to Werewolves. I was hoping for just a smidgeon of something but no this is an entirely dumb film with no sense of humour that leads to a fight scene with 2 werewolves which is just very uninteresting. The effects are actually okay but when everything else is so stupid this is simply not going to make a difference. Also why are all the werewolves 8 feet tall and look the same? (except one weird child version that suggests a different design could be possible). I guess budgetary restraints but really just lack of any imagination and the need to push out a generic horror film onto a streaming platform while spending as little money as possible. RIP Frank Grillo and Lou Diamond Phillips acting careers.