Fallout new vegas now that was a game hundreds of hours I lost to that
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Oh I saw Minecraft on Saturday with the kids
Fair score about a 4/10. If youāre under 10 then itās an 8/10.
Plot was very loosely held together, the events didnāt tie well into each other.
The actors all looked like they had done their piece to camera alone and stitched together like they were in the same room. The older sister acting was atrocious with these weird OMG faces every five minutes. Jack Black was feeling old. Momoa was ok but his character jokes were the same on repeat.
Nobody felt like they jelled, and there was zero wanting them to succeed as a team.
Iām not super familiar with Minecraft but there was just the basic mobs and one fairly easily defeated enderman. The final battle is incredibly lacklustre and ending is rather meh.
The whole stiflerās mom and a villager doesnāt need to be in the film itās super odd, especially in the credits as Matt Berry. I half laughed at the āFinished?ā No, I think heās Swedish. But yeah that didnāt need to be a thing and didnāt add anything for parents watching.
This is one of the highlights..
Just watched Electric State on Netflix, decent cast and ok to watch but could have been better executed. Got distracted near the end.
Looking forward to this..
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Just back from the cinema after watching F1
Predictable? 
(kind of)
Similar story line to similar Tom Cruise movies? (kind of)
Jaw-dropping cinematography?
Worth it?
Donāt remember breathing for extended periods several times - the production scale of this movie and the realism is another-level.
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I did really like this film for the most part, and I can even deal with the unrealistic-ness of it. But donāt think itās weird that the practice and qualifying sessions are almost complete forgotten or lightly referenced, there is no clever strategies in any of the races (a missed opportunity here, and I donāt count intentional accidents as strategy) and itās so weird that there basically no other competitors. Like yes there other teams in the background, and itās clever how the real teams are woven into the narrative, but they donāt actually have any depth. Itās all about APX and itās drivers, it would be nice to have some sort of challenge or rivalry or competitiveness with another team. And also it bugs me there is also no track of the championship or who wins in the end. I know its all about getting that one win and not the actual championship, but come one they could have at least mentioned it in passing!
I felt it was a very Americanised/Hollywood telling of an F1 story!
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Seen 2 films in the last week - the AC in the cinema right now is very appealing.
28 years later - 8/10. Seems like it hasnāt been popular with everyone, but I liked it and found it surprisingly emotional
F1 The Movie - 6/10. Itās OK for a bit of escapism, and it has a good soundtrack and cinematography - but itās one of those films where youāre not going to watch it for the story and itās definitely not subtle
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We watched āHeads of Stateā on Amazon - thereāve been a few ok MGM films now since the big A purchased them.
Not the worst, was quite funny but of course in no way accurate or serious. John Cena and Idris Elba make a funny duo.
Watched Jurassic Park at the local Vue yesterday with 3/4 of the FamW (nice free Vue ticket 
!)
Predictable?
Similar story line to the OG JPās?
Jaw-dropping CGI?
Worth it?
Once again (Like King Kong), the mid-movie T-Rex scene claims it. Rapids in a dingy anyone? 
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Thatās what keeps tempting me to go and see it. I donāt care if the ending is predictable.
We just watched Happy Gilmore 2. A little predictable in parts but was pleasantly surprised. It was way funnier and original than I thought it was going to be.
Current film lowdown:
Superman - 8/10 really good fun
Fantastic Four - 4/10 boring. almost no action.
The Naked Gun - 7/10 - short and funny the whole way through
Resurrection for this topic.
Watched the John Candy documentary last night. Phenomenal and heartbreaking. Covers the start of his career in the Canadian improv/stand up world then his big movie hits. Some of the interview footage of people making digs at his size and the ātrashā movies was so jarring to see.
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Man what an actor.
Uncle Buck and Cool Runnings are absolute favourites especially this time of year.
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Silent hill was absolutely diabolical
All time fave
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Despite the big blockbusters last year, including Avatar 3 (basically same as Avatar 2 with a bit less water), F1 was the winner until: Weapons. Easily the standout film of '25 for me. Different, clever and at that point totally unexpected and a jaw-dropper.
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I was really looking forward to this because Iāve followed F1 since Jim Clark was driving, but something has been put me off, and Iām not sure what.
I think it might be that it seems to be the same story as the latest Top Gun film, but with Brad Pitt instead of Tom Cruise.
Anyway, I promised myself Iād watch it before the season starts, so Iād better get my skates on (or press my boost button).
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I enjoyed F1 as a spectacle on IMAX, but as a movie it was deeply mediocre. It just didnāt have the āmagicā that Maverick that managed to capture (for me at least).
I didnāt really have a favourite movie last year. But some that stood out were Bugonia, Marty Supreme, Weapons and The Materialists.
I also didnāt get the hype for Sinners or One Battle. I love Coogler and appreciate the craft that went into the film, but ultimately it was still ājustā a (well done) vampire movie.
I think I need to rewatch One Battle. I did enjoy it, but feel like I missed what everyone else raved about.
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Sinners I didnāt get - to me a cheesy rewrite of dusk till dawn with little to add.
One battle was solid, though - I especially liked the action sequences which were low key but also gripping and a good change the overwrought explosions and CGI weāve gotten used to as āactionā. It wasnāt top of my 2025 list but it was okay. On a par with Begonia to me.
Canāt quite make my mind up about Marty Supreme. Sort of lept all over the place but also kept itself entertaining throughout. One for me to rewatch maybe!
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Weapons was great. In my 2025 top three with the naked gun and a house made of dynamite.
Iām sorry but the F1 movie was shockingly terrible though. It was almost entirely montages and the paper thin plot garbage.
The Lost Bus - about the Paradise, Cali wildfires, Apple TV. Great film, didnāt even know it was a thing. š«Ŗ
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