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Post by donny on Jul 13, 2020 16:35:31 GMT -5
Just let me know. I will find you something that you can get on Netflix. I'm determined. I think those last group of titles are on there.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 13, 2020 16:40:48 GMT -5
The only one I havent seen from that group is Hard Eight, which I couldnt find.
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Post by donny on Jul 13, 2020 16:41:57 GMT -5
IanTheCoolI just added a new list like 10 minutes ago. Did you see that one, that's what I'm referring to.
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 13, 2020 17:32:22 GMT -5
IanTheCool DoomsdayLet me know if these are on Netflix, Ian. I looked at a couple of lists that seemed to indicate they would be. Eighth Grade Leave No Trace Shoplifters The Death of Stalin Wild Life Wind River Good Time Can confirm all of these are on Netflix Canada. Except Wild Life, just because Letterboxd turns up many films called Wild Life.
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Post by Deexan on Jul 13, 2020 21:14:22 GMT -5
All building up to Zombi 2 Zombi 2 is really Zombi and Zombi is really Dawn of the Dead. Unless you’re in Deexan’s UK and it’s Zombi Flesh Eaters. Say "zombi" more.
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 13, 2020 21:16:53 GMT -5
Zombi 2 is really Zombi and Zombi is really Dawn of the Dead. Unless you’re in Deexan’s UK and it’s Zombi Flesh Eaters. Say "zombi" more. The weirdest things turn you on.
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Post by Deexan on Jul 13, 2020 21:21:17 GMT -5
You don't know the half of it!
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Post by donny on Jul 14, 2020 22:29:01 GMT -5
Train to Busan
This is one that had been on my list for the last couple years, one of the reasons being I kept hearing about the sequel that is due out this year. I also enjoy a zombie flick from time to time, so needless to say I was happy to finally commit and check it out.
For those not familiar, this movie came out 4 years ago in 2016, this is a movie, as the title suggests, heading on a train to Busan, a city in South Korea. The catch however, is there is the passengers are traveling in the midst of a zombie outbreak, spreading rapidly throughout the country. While we do shift from different groups of characters throughout, our main two characters to start with are a Father and his young daughter.
All in all this is a pretty well made movie. While there are certainly a lot of beats familiar to other movies in the genre, there are some genuinely thrilling moments sprinkled throughout, and the cast of characters are for the most part, handled well. The movie does a good job of setting up the dynamics of the father and his daughter for about the first 15 minutes before we get to the train. Without giving too much away, one of the key plot lines in the movie is that Seok-woo, the father, is divorced from his wife, and he promises to take his daughter, who is around, 8 or 9, to Busan, where the ex-wife lives, for the daughter's birthday. This sets up the rest of the film, pretty much.
I think that the relationship between Seok-woo and his daughter is probably one of the stronger elements of this movie, and it helps elevate it from your standard zombie fare. I think at times, the movie can be a bit melodramatic and not all the emotional moments work, but for the most part, it works. I think the movie also has some pretty humorous moments and some pretty neat action set pieces. Setting it on a train really works to the movies favor, as it allows you to follow the characters in some pretty tense scenes as they move from one cart to the other. It's a movie that never becomes too dour, and it always has its sights on the end goal, which is a good thing.
There are also some really good supporting performances in this well, including Choi Woo-shik, who was in Parasite last year, and Ma Dong-seok, who looks to be in Marvel's The Eternals, whenever that gets released. Those two spend a good chunk of time with our main character, Seok-woo, as they have to fight there way through a hoard of zombies on more than one occasion. Kim Eui-sung, who plays the COO, and pretty much the villain of the film, is perfect and such a snake throughout.
I do think the last half hour or so, it becomes a little too much and gets to be a bit over the top with some of it's action sequences, but that's to be expected to a certain degree. I had mentioned earlier that it feels a bit predictable at times with some of it's story beats, which too me is probably the biggest drawback. That being said, the fate of some of the characters towards the end, I wasn't sure what would happen with them, so that caught me a little off guard. Even if it felt predictable at times, there were still times where I was on the edge of my seat or I winced as if I were the one being attacked. If that's happening, the movie is doing something right.
It's definitely a bit strange watching a movie like this right now, what with the whole Covid sitaution. While we don't have the undead roaming our streets (yet), it was a bit eerie watching a movie like this in the middle of a pandemic. All in all, a good time had at the virtual cinema.
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 14, 2020 23:01:09 GMT -5
Nice! Ian take your time watching yours, I know you just recently got a new list.
In the meantime, who’s in for the next round?
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 14, 2020 23:05:48 GMT -5
I'll kick back in.
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Post by Neverending on Jul 14, 2020 23:07:24 GMT -5
Nice! Ian take your time watching yours, I know you just recently got a new list. In the meantime, who’s in for the next round? Which round is this?
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 14, 2020 23:24:58 GMT -5
Nice! Ian take your time watching yours, I know you just recently got a new list. In the meantime, who’s in for the next round? Which round is this? It’ll be 195.
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Post by Neverending on Jul 14, 2020 23:27:05 GMT -5
I'm in. PG Cooper, do you wanna pair up? You can watch Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion before it expires from Criterion.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 15, 2020 0:15:22 GMT -5
In.
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 15, 2020 0:21:16 GMT -5
Would you have been out if it was round 196?
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 15, 2020 0:59:48 GMT -5
Would you have been out if it was round 196? I would have.
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 15, 2020 8:18:23 GMT -5
In. I'm in. PG Cooper, do you wanna pair up? You can watch Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion before it expires from Criterion. Let the randomizer decide. Who are we to play God?
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Post by Neverending on Jul 15, 2020 9:18:13 GMT -5
In. I'm in. PG Cooper, do you wanna pair up? You can watch Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion before it expires from Criterion. Let the randomizer decide. Who are we to play God?
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 15, 2020 9:27:38 GMT -5
if you want me
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 15, 2020 9:28:22 GMT -5
We always want you Ian. Always.
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Post by donny on Jul 15, 2020 9:37:21 GMT -5
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 15, 2020 10:32:11 GMT -5
In. Let the randomizer decide. Who are we to play God? What does Neverending need with a starship?
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 15, 2020 12:10:14 GMT -5
We actually have quite a few in for next round. If we get one more that'll make an even 10 which will certainly be one of the bigger groups we've had for a while. Deexan care for a go? Nilade how bout it? I'll sweeten the deal, if we get to 10 I'll match myself up with Godzilla so none of you have to watch Playing With Fire.
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