Nebraska

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Alexander Payne made a black and white movie. It's quite funny and very bittersweet. Will Forte and Bob Odenkirk as brothers is a stroke of genius. It's a very simple and sweet little story and I found it mildly satisfying.

Knights Of Badassdom

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Oh man that was a little disappointing. After such a long wait and with such a fun concept and a cool cast too, 5 years on the shelf and then the film finally gets released by a studio who took the film away from the director and re-edited it. Now I can't say if they made the film worse or better, but I can say that it really does feel truncated and the end feels like it was a band-aid hastily made out of left over and repeated footage.

There's some really fun stuff here though, some great comedic and horror moments. Jimmi Simpson is especially hilarious. And there is some nice gore. Although the VFX leave something to be desired.

I did like the film, but I really hope I can one day see the directors cut. I feel like, even if it IS not as good, at least the editing would make more sense...

The Last Days On Mars

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Watched With: Mum

Virus on Mars makes you go all zombie! They got some great actors in this which really just elevates everything. Plus the location work and the surprisingly well executed effects for a low budget film help sell the scenario. I guess we've seen this scenario before but the was well made enough that I really enjoyed it. 

Lone Survivor

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There's been a few films of late that have seemingly put spoilers directly into the title of the film. Well we kinda know that everyone in the film except for one guy is going to die. It's kinda a bummer, because are we supposed to get invested in these guys, knowing their fate? I get it's a true story. And I get Peter Berg like the army. But this one is pretty heavy handed with the patriotism. The action sequences are very well executed though.

Wolf Creek 2

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Watched With: Tyler, Kate

So with the mystery explained and the introduction to our outback villain already completed in the first instalment, all that left to do in the sequel is more of the action. Once again there are a few twists and turns following various protagonists and their unfortunate run-ins with Mick Taylor but it's mostly just more of the same from the first film.

And because the mystery is gone, it's much less scary, however director Greg Mclean seems to have predicted this and has compensated by deciding to make things more fun. There are bigger action set pieces involving car chases and Mick has much more to say this time, which means more morbid Aussie humour.

There was a beautiful roadkill sequence that utilised some good fx. But their big truck explosion really showed their budget, I've seen go-pro footage used effectively in features before but there were some shots here that really had no place on the big screen, it looked like the resolution was less than standard definition, and then de-interlaced, resulting in a very pixelated image that really didn't fit in with the footage surrounding it. I can't believe they let those shots into the film.

Small gripes though, the blood flows and that's really all that matters right? Now as scary or suspenseful as the first film, but a bit more time spent with a fun character.

The Bell Witch Haunting

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Easily the worst found footage horror knock off I've ever seen.

Last Vegas

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Well the cast seem to kind of go through the motions, and just because of who they are the film is watchable but it's rather predictable. Mary Steenburgen still got it though.