nicky Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) THE EQUALIZER 3 (2023) 3.5 (No spoilers) This is the best of the three but that's not saying much since the previous entries were pretty meh. This film however at least delves a bit deeper into the gentler side of Robert McCall (Denzel) and his love for the people around him while in contrast the violence is amped-up thus distancing itself even further from the original TV series. Why the films have not been more faithful to the TV show has always disappointed me (where's Stewart Copeland's funky theme?). The plot goes McCall almost dies at the start but while recovering he begins to consider retirement while resting in a small Sicilian town...only some thugs terrorize the locals there so McCall goes back to his old tricks - its basically like a Western. Thrown into the mix is a CIA agent (Dakota Fanning) who's role in the movie is totally redundant - there was absolutely NO reason for her to be in the film as she contributes nothing to the plot at all. It's the most useless piece of screen-writing I've seen in a long time. There's not as much action this time but the build-up is great and we get a better sense of McCall's motivation but this results in a very sudden and rushed 3rd act when he finally decides to kick ass leading to a flat finale. It would've been nice if McCall took more time with his mission but as it stands he hardly gives anyone any warning or does any investigating so it quickly reduces itself into being just another macho action flick which is definitely what the TV show was not. Edited October 28, 2023 by nicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon was an interesting and extremely long film. It had good performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. It probably didn't need to be as long as it was but a good film. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastandloud Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 12:38 PM, Faerie Tanith said: Finally, belatedly, able to watch Saw X... My expectations were astoundingly low after the disappointments of Jigsaw and Spiral. Oh, my god. Saw X is truly worthy of all the hype it's getting. This is what I've been missing since Saw 3D. THIS is the plot based drama I've been craving. Tobin Bell's performance? Shawnee Smith? The quality of the traps? The quality of the movie overall? The mid credits scene? 10/10 holy hell I never thought I'd say this but they actually did it, they actually pulled off a Saw sequel-but-actually-its-a-prequel and made it work. Yea I went in not expecting much but really enjoyed seeing John Kramer in action again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastandloud Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Not a film but started watching The Railway Men on Netflix which is about a major gas leak in Bhopal, India in the 80s. Would give it 8/10 so definately worth a watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) As we approach the end of 2023, it's the time to list your films of the year. List all the films you have seen (or can remember) from 2023 in order of best to worst. I'll start: 1. The Flash 2. Creed III 3. Tetris 4. Big George Foreman 5. M3gan 6. Scream VI 7. The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 8. Barbie 9. The Fabelmans 10. The Little Mermaid 11. Oppenheimer 12. Till 13. Air 14. Bottoms 15. A Man Called Otto 16. The Whale 17. Fast X 18. No Hard Feelings 19. Plane 20. Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny 21. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 22. Alice, Darling 23. The Expendables 4 24. Shazam! Fury of the Gods 25 Retribution 26. Napoleon 27. Strays 28. Dumb Money 29. Haunted Mansion 30. Killers of the Flower Moon 31. Super Mario Bros 32. John Wick: Chapter 4 33. Renfield 34. The Equalizer 3 35. My Fault 36. Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 37. Saw X 38. Women Talking 39. My Neighbour, Adolf 40. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 41. Wonka 42. Evil Dead Rise 43. Genie 44. Allelujah 45. Knock at the Cabin 46. Your Place or Mine 47. Boston Strangler 48. The Boogeyman 49. Beautiful Disaster 50. Blue Beetle 51. Marvels 52. Insidious: The Red Door 53. Babylon 54. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 55. Best. Christmas. Ever! 56. A Home for the Holidays 57. A Job to Die For 58. The Secrets We Keep 59. Cocaine Bear 60. Saltburn 61. What's Love Got to Do With It? 62. Clock 63. Killer Stepmom 64. First Love 65. Psycho Paramedic 66. The Plot to Murder My Mother 69. A Maple Valley Christmas 70. To Catch a Killer 71. The Disappearance of Cari Farver 72. Secrets by the Shore 73. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Theives 74. A Christmas...Present 75. Pet Sematary: Blood Lines 76. Her Obsession Edited December 26, 2023 by Daniel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedammit Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Wow, that's exactly the same as my list (except with different films and in a different order). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) On 12/26/2023 at 8:34 PM, Daniel said: As we approach the end of 2023, it's the time to list your films of the year. List all the films you have seen (or can remember) from 2023 in order of best to worst. I'll start: Did you not see Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Silent Night, The Creator, Thanksgiving, Rebel Moon, The Meg 2, Joy Ride, The Killer, The Pope's Exorcist, The Exorcist: Believer, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Extraction 2, 65, Godzilla Minus One, Past Lives or Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey? Edited January 7 by nicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedammit Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I can only think of 11 films I watched last year. It's not much of a list. I'll keep thinking (it takes me a while these days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 On 1/3/2024 at 4:44 PM, nicky said: Did you not see Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Silent Night, The Creator, Thanksgiving, Rebel Moon, The Meg 2, Joy Ride, The Killer, The Pope's Exorcist, The Exorcist: Believer, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Extraction 2, 65, Godzilla Minus One, Past Lives or Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey? I guess I missed those, but seeing Aquaman 2 this week. Let's see your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) Strictly films released in 2023. Godzilla Minus One is still on my to-see list. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning....... (Best one for me since MI:3. Great set-pieces)Plane.......... (Great tension but the prisoner wasn't an important plot-point after 30 mins and ending was hokey)Extraction 2......... (Good actioner but cliched drama and underwhelming finale)The Creator........(Refreshingly original and looked great. Crap title though.)The Equalizer 3......(Nice change of pace but Dakota wasn't needed and finale is rushed) Silent Night.....(The no dialogue became tiresome and restrictive, action was OK but story was meh)The Flash.....(Interesting multi-verse take but too long) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves.....(Nice set-pieces and it had charm)John Wick 4......(Better than the last 3 thanks to Donnie Yen.)Joy Ride..........(Funny but script was disjointed and lacking)Past Lives.........(Bittersweet romance but little plot)Meg 2......(Big sharks are great but leave Statham bashing thugs to his other films) Evil Dead Rise.......(All gore, no plot. The heckler at the premiere was right, it sucked!)No Hard Feelings....(Predictable teen sex comedy, Jennifer Lawrence isn't funny)Rebel Moon..........(Looks nice but doesn't do much with the characters)Scream VI........(Lost interest and count after 3rd film. Also no Neve or Arquette.)Fast X...............(Too many characters, too big and very messy)Thanksgiving..........(Overrated slasher, like a straight-to-video version of Scream)The Little Mermaid.......(Melissa McCarthy annoying, Javier Bardem glum. The Prince can't sing)65..........(Adam Driver is NOT an action star. The makers must've struggled to attract others to the project.)The Pope's Exorcist......(Meh, not sure what drew a star like Russell Crowe to this) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts......(Just like the rest but diluted by the lesser known names)Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.......(MCU, your time is up. Michelle Pfieffer = GILF)Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny.......(Boring, bland, long. Who the F cast Pheobe Waller-Bridge?)Cocaine Bear......(Nice wacky idea but that's about it.)Expendables 4.......(From the director of Hidden Strike, bad CGI, 50 Cent, Megan Fox almost no Sly. You have been warned)Barbie.......(I didn't get it. Sorry. But the whole reversed patriarchy thing had potential).The Killer........(As boring as a dog's ass. Why, Fincher, why??)Renfield..........(Some people actually enjoyed this s***-show??!! It sucked vampire balls!) Edited January 19 by nicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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