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AnfieldFan:
Wick bodies everybody here in pure skill and it isn't particularly close.....

Reacher isn't snapping anything...

Between Wick and Bond, I don't even know who gets saved by plot armour more. If this was a gun battle, Wick would be the fave to win but the only person he stands a chance against here is Bond. Bourne and Reacher stomp him in hand-to-hand and it's indeed not close.

ShaqFu:
Ah bros you're really bias oh. Didn't you notice Wick was injured when he fought all those people from part 2 and 3?

Even the small boys who crept up on him and beat him, what did he do to them later? Bros Abeg fear the boogeyman.

Wetin be "what did he do to them later"? You wan shift post. Abi will he come back from the dead for a rematch after Reacher snaps his neck?

Pearl Harbor (2001) 6.5/10
Director: Michael Bay

Pearl Harbor tells the story of 2 best friends who join the US airforce in the backdrop of World War II. A tale of love, loss, betrayal and duty.

Throughout my experience with Michael Bay's work, while he's extremely talented with spectacles, he's never been a director to get you to really care about his characters beyond surface level. As such, the primary tragedy the movie is centred on, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor only dredges up the bare minimum human sympathy from the viewer. You don't really feel any loss deeply because you never connected with any of the characters more than superficially. Not even the help of Hans Zimmer's beautiful OST can force that.

That said, Pearl Harbor is still a pretty good action movie with its elaborate and well choreographed air battles.
Sorry, did I say action movie? I meant romance-action. Or is it action-romance? The love story is actually the main focus of the story with the war actually just serving as a plot element to push the romance forward. It's a nice love story, even if some parts of it are annoying and the ending is a bit convenient, but hey, fiction doesn't always have to be realistic afterall.

I'd say Affleck did a pretty decent job, and also had believable chemistry with Kate Beckinsale.

Bay's talents shine in the depiction of the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor. Man did not shy away from depicting as much carnage and destruction as he could without getting too graphic and gory.

Of course, if you're a World War II history buff, the rating drops to a 4 or even less cos the movie is overflowing with historical inaccuracies.

Penny Farthing is adorable

xorojinxx:
I juat saw this on Quora.

“Jack Reacher, James Bond, John Wick, and Jason Bourne are all trapped in a room with no guns. To escape, they have to duel it out until 3 are dead. Who's escaping?"

My opinion. I haven't watched Jack Reacher, but I'll go for John Wick. His fighting skills is just awesome and very deadly.

James Bond is dying first sha

The Kingsman (2021) 6/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn

The Kingsman's uninspired plot, unnecessarily long runtime and poorly executed humor made it such a labour to watch. A whole 2hrs+ runtime and I still didn't give a shìt about any of the characters by the time it was over. Even the character killed off for shock value didn't shock me, though I was surprised.

Whereas the previous entries managed to balance both the comedic and serious tones, this prequel fails at that task. Saddled with unfunny gags, the comedy still manages to kill any chance I had to care about the plot. And the cast's performance vary from just ok to really bad to really-bad-it's-actually-good.

It's still a mildly interesting story at the end of the day, with decent execution. Action sequences were nice enough. But all in all, pretty forgettable.

CoolUsername:
How does one even manage a harem though?

Same way you'd manage an office staff, I presume.

CoolUsername:
But you're not the main character so no op powers

But you still get a harem though

MJBOLT:

SJW is shitty writing

I mean, that's what this sounds like.

Iamyemmie:
Peacemaker still kept Goff as pet o After killing it’s body
Until it enters another person’s body abi

Food don finish. Goff will either starve to death or be out out of its misery.

CoolUsername:
I want to die and get reincarnated in another world where they don't make sh*tty isekai

Imagine dying and getting reincarnated in a shìtty isekai world

abduleez1:
Peacemaker ......8.5/10

Easily the best DC show I've watched in years. Nothing much to say about it that haven't been said already. It's an absolute great show and big ups to Gunn and the cast. Almost all the characters was endearing.

Who would've thought we'd later care for Economos. That warehouse scene and his pitiful admission was heartbreaking. The writing was too good abeg.

I wan cry for the guy. And I thought he was going to die there.

abduleez1:
I wonder which year I go join this show.

Final season starts on 27th. Get moving

Now it's time to catch up on Peaky Blinders

This is the best intro of the year, hands down. Sorry, I don't make the rules.

Peacemaker 8.5/10

James Gunn is a genius. Delivering both on the big screen and the small screen.
When Peacemaker was announced after the release of The Suicide Squad, I had great hopes for the show because of how good Cena's performance in the movie was. But Gunn went on to create and endear us to both new characters and old faces we hadn't been paying attention to.

Vigilante is definitely a fan favourite. Harcourt went from generic badass female agent to a character I could really care for and be sad about when I thought tragedy was about to befall her. Even Economos, who I neither knew his name nor gave a fück what it was, ended up growing on me.
Hell, even Detective Sophie Song's scenes were a delight to watch.

Gunn blended various kinds of humor in this action-comedy, from light-hearted to dark to cringe to deadpan and the comedic timing is so good that it just about works almost everytime.

The action scenes are gritty and hard-hitting. With well choreographed fight sequences like the fight with Judomaster and the fight against the gorilla.

Cena steps up his performance from TSS by still maintaining Peacemaker's douchebag personality but also peeling pack the layers to show that the man is more complex than he seems.

All in all, this was a solid show that I really look forward to the second season and even a third. And I look forward to seeing Cena take up more diverse roles. Man's really proven he can deliver when he teams up with a good director.

webhead:

Why does Garfield need two doubles?

AnfieldFan:
In Don Jon, she was co lead,same way Lawrence was co lead in Bad boys, her name is the second name on the credits....



Every A Lister who's opened before has had flop movies, doesn't change their star prowess... Besides, Ghost in the shell had many problems including the casting if ScarJo itself, it was always going to flop...

Nanny Diaries was a ScarJo movie, the fantastic four movies were critical disappointments, Chris Evans was practically a B-Lister, possibly C in 2007...

We bought a Zoo:- Okay, Damon's name sold a lot of tickets...

Girl with a pearl earring has been remarked as one of the most memorable roles in Scarlett's career... During the lead up to the movie and after it's premier, critics praised her nuanced acting prowess and the film's incredible cinematography.Colin was exceptional too..
ScarJo earned an Oscar nomination for best actress in this movie...

If it's a co-lead effort, it seems a bit deceitful to make it sound she was the solo draw.

Solo stars who became A-listers after a flop(s) became A-listers inspite of the flop, not because of it. The flop remains a dent in their career, not something to portray like it's an achievement.

The Fantastic Four movies were also critical successes. Evans was a B-lister, but one with a burgeoning audience after his run as the Human Torch, especially among teen girls.

Talking about the praise Scarlet got in Girl with a Pearl Earring can be considered a strawman. Yes, she delivered a great performance but did she put butts in seats?

abduleez1:
See correct sensible enlightening argument that would have been going on on the movie thread.
Now na dumbos full that place. Sighs.


It's like the series thread has now sucked out the quality. It's now the top. place wey dey dead for many days in a row. The 2021 come back no be here.

Missed the good old days of Koice, Mekaprime, Dande, Ornicus, Jerome etc.


Come to think of it, Stalin do you and Ornicus share the same being??

Ornicus. Now that's a name that hasn't crossed my mind in a long time. Mehn! Movies thread was the shìt back then.

pu7pl3:
if there is a Gadot led film and a Scarjo led film showing at the same time tomorrow which one do you think people would troop into watch?

Same genre? Scarjo

pu7pl3:
JoJo Rabbit also had Waititi playing Hitler... of course everyone would want to see that

Let's not cap, Scarlet's star power is leagues above Waititi's. She was the main draw in the cast, for sure.

oyaskii:
You are re seeing both again abi?

Sort of. Never really seen either of them completely. Only in bits.

Weekend Watch List

- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

- Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

MJBOLT:

this year just dull for movies wetin dey happen??

We just entered the second month. Barely halfway through the first quarter. Adults are hustling, kids are schooling. Not exactly the time to be dropping blockbusters on a dime. Check first quarter of previous years too.

AnfieldFan:
Her movie earned more...
But this isn't debatable, Brie's light miles ahead of Gal it isn't funny...
As much as we like her, Gal isn't a good actress....

Wasn't debating their acting prowess. Just pointing out who sucked harder

AnfieldFan:
Don Jon, Ghost in the shell, Nanny diaries, We bought a zoo, Girl with a pearl earring, match point, JoJo Rabbit etc....

Don Jon had prime Gordon-Levitt and Julianne Moore, as well.
I have absolutely no idea while you'd put Ghost in the Shell. It's a massive flop.
Nanny Diaries was alongside Chris Evans who was coming fresh from the success of the Fantastic Four movies.
We bought a Zoo alongside Matt freaking Damon.
Girl with a Pearl Earring under fücking Colin Firth.

Match Point and JoJo Rabbit are her sole credits here.

abduleez1:
Lol, bro u VIOLENT...

That shit was always paining me. A young fine brotha leaving all them fine, fresh babes to go carry old aunty. He should have carried Zoe wholesale

VerifiedStalin:
Unpopular opinion; Gal Gadot sucks as Wonder Woman.

Not as hard as Brie Larson sucks as Carol Danvers.

100naira:
e be like you get women for Jason comrade?

He should come and carry Nneka from the next street. Young, pretty thing with ample bosoms that can make heavenly Egusi soup and throw it back in za oza room

abduleez1:
I see.

I know she's related to Jason.

Funny enough, how many people hear say Momoa don break up with him long time wife abi na girlfriend? Divorce issues.

I did. Ngl, I'm happy with the news. The brother was too fine to be hitched to an old cargo.

Simonokeh7:
But isn't it paradoxical some people watch trailers of the new episode or series but Dem no like spoilers wetin come be di difference..

Trailers usually provide minimal information about the premise, but avoid revealing conclusions and/or twists relevant to the plot. Sometimes, a trailer may contain spoilers and fans rarely fail to call out or point out that trailer.

abduleez1:
Man the pushback from British fans no be here. Overwhelming...

This is kinda difficult to pull off.

Have you seen the comments section of the latest LotR trailer? Folks are spamming LotR quotes in the comments, in different languages