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Fate of the Furious

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Pete

Paul

G

It’s hard to believe that someone has financed 8 of these movies spanning 16 years, with its roots in drifting and underground street racing to Triple X James Bond spy shit the visuals are mind bending the dialog is painful most of the acting is wooden, can’t help but wonder are the actors just doing it for the money or is there something to be said for the Billion dollar franchise… yes the films have taken over 3 Billion dollars.

John

Man Down

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Shia LaBeouf’s latest film, Man Down, took in just £7 at the UK box office in its opening weekend.

Man Down is a war movie directed by Dito Montiel. As well as LaBeouf, it also stars Kate Mara, Gary Oldman, Jai Courtney and Jose Pablo Cantillo. LaBeouf plays a US marine suffering from PTSD after fighting in Afghanistan.

With just one cinema showing the film in the UK (the Reel Cinema in Burnley), ComScore reports that Man Down had a total weekend gross of £7. Just one ticket.

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The film was released on digital platforms the same day (Friday, March 31). It was released in the US last December.

Man Down has received largely negative reviews from critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a critics’ score of 15%.

Ghost in the Shell

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G 9

Don’t go into this film looking to see a live action version of the original 1995 anime film, I would say this is a new version based on the original, times have changed since its conception 22 years ago cyperpunk was a flourishing genre but Anime and Manga was a niche market back then. Western Culture has embraced Eastern tastes and Technology has a whole has moved on leaps and bounds so its important the film changes with the time, the subtle differences between the two films  complement each other. A modern day classic.

 

Paul

John

Pete

 

Get Out

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A young black man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate where he learns that many of its residents, who are black, have gone missing, and he soon learns the horrible truth when a fellow black man on the estate warns him to “get out”. He soon learns this is easier said than done.

  • G 7

This film started off so well but fell short in the last quarter pity, great acting throughout though.

  • Pete
  • John
  • Paul 6
  • Great concept great build up but like most thrill rides ultimately a disappointment but not a waste of time

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