Info and forum posts by 'mbilko'

Joined on: Wednesday, 20th August 2003, 09:15, Last used: Thursday, 5th September 2013, 09:26

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This user has posted a total of 7470 messages. On average, since joining, this user has posted 0.99 messages a day, or 6.92 messages a week. In the last 30 days, this user has posted 17 messages, which is on average 0.57 messages a day.

Recent Messages Posted:

RE: [VIDEO] Monkey Man

WOW!!! WOW!!! and WOW!!! again, its a freakin masterpiece that must be seen by as many people as possible , watching it I was thinking what a big risk this must have been for Dev Patel until I saw the credits, he wrote the story, worked on the screenplay and amazingly (given its 100% his movie, being in nearly every scene) directed it, and his direction made the movie.

So one minute its got an obvious Indian film feel which it is then switches to a John Wick revenge martial arts , then again an art house movie and is seamless in the transition which took a lot of planning I would imagine.

Now I love a good revenge flick but unlike JW this is definitely set in the grungy underground Indian city scape and the story which is the absolute best I can remember in a long time from the genre and steers clear of the obvious tropes used by many but shows in flashbacks (normally one of my pet peeves) just how he got to where he is and the fire passion despair and fury that drove him there.

The cast are magnificent and given the story they were given and how overwhelmingly it concentrates on Patels character they shine when given a chance. The bag guy was very bad and the one point I ended up scratching my head about didn't matter because he had gained enough good will for me to let it slide.

Blood and guts galore, some stylish fight scenes which possibly gravitated too far towards JW for my taste but some brutal ones also which I felt fit in more with the gritty background setting and characters. all in all absolutely my favourite film of the year so far and definitely WWAW just for Dev Patels astonishing performance

This item was edited on Thursday, 25th April 2024, 14:30

[VIDEO] RE:Welcome to Wrexham

RE: [VIDEO] Deadpool & Wolverine

still game !!!! holy s*** lol

[VIDEO] Red Eye

This really surprised me, and in a good way, for me its miles better than Hijack which was a major disappointment tbh, like Hijack you have to suspend belief but the premise is much more likely and the 2 leads were terrific WWAW.

didn't realise some shows on ITVX dont play in Scotland and had to watch on STV Player

This item was edited on Tuesday, 23rd April 2024, 17:58

RE: [VIDEO] Trap

well re twist SPOILER:
I thought the daughter must be in on it or is the killer? only twist I could imagine

[VIDEO] Everton Nottingham Forest VAR disgrace

3 undeniable penalty decisions none even asked the referee who made 3 clear and obvious mistakes, I think this could be the beginning of the end for VAR. I certainly hope so as I feel it will take someone with the money the Forest owner has to stand up to this frankly incompetent and obviously unworkable technology and god awful referees.

[VIDEO] Trap

M. Night Shyamalan

This item was edited on Saturday, 20th April 2024, 19:45

RE: [VIDEO] Fallout (Amazon / 2024)

Well I enjoyed that immensely , seems the game conversion movies are just marvellous so far, The last of Us was quite rightly critically acclaimed , Twisted Metal not so much but was the series I had most fun watching and Fallout was terrific too, I wonder if the fact I never played any of the games helped, couldn't be let down. WWAW

RE: [VIDEO] Damaged

didn't know a thing but Jackson and Hannah both favourites of mine and Scottish backdrop was enough for me

RE: How many browsers do you use?

safari soo goodie

[VIDEO] Damaged

Well this was excellent :) a real surprise with excellent writing and acting set in Scotland and was like dropping Sam Jackson into a top class BBC murder mystery cop show, tried to tip the nod to Seven I feel and was cracking to see some well known Scottish faces get a Hollywood movie under their belts. John Hannah admittedly a favourite of mine at his scene stealing best and Gianni Capaldi who also wrote it just fabulous

So as good as the writing was I thought
SPOILER:
The seven nod made it obvious the wife was getting it and made the murderer obviousand then
SPOILER:
turns out the murderer wasn't quite so obvious and the ending was typical BBC and anti Hollywood and thats no bad thing

This item was edited on Saturday, 13th April 2024, 11:10

[VIDEO] Speak No Evil

Disturbing to say the least

RE: [VIDEO] Knox goes away

Really enjoyed this, Michael Keaton is getting better as he gets older and a very very clever (but silly) script which was really engaging and the addition of a very strong supporting cast including Pacino certainly helped

RE: [VIDEO] Madame Web

so I got around to watching this, more out of curiosity than anything else, and wasnt as bad as I feared but thats a low bar, the problems for me were the ridiculous power she had that made it impossible for her to fail and possibly the worst opening and closing 5 minutes they could have mustered :) shame

RE: [VIDEO] Scoop

I really enjoyed this, and coming from someone who didn't even Bother watching the interview and palaver when it was shown on news night thats the highest praise I can offer WWAW

RE: [VIDEO] Quantum Leap!!! 19 Sept start date

it wasn't terrible which I expected after the 1st 2 or 3 episodes but it was instantly forgettable and is this age of so many channels available through streaming that is worse than being so bad its watchable :(

RE: Marvel Animation's X-Men '97

aye im at 4, very good stuff

RE: [VIDEO] The Gentlemen (TV Series)

think im 3 episodes in, something missing, definitely the humour but its soooo intense im not sure im going to finish it tbh

[VIDEO] Scoop

RE: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice V Adams Family?? oh hell yes

RE: [VIDEO] Manhunt

well was so looking forward to this, and I really have zero patience any more, lasted 21 minutes before I put it off, really did nothing to grab my attention at all unfortunately

RE: The Crow (remake)

The original is class, this looks superb too :)

RE: [VIDEO] The Brothers Sun

Forgot to mention finished this, eight excellent episodes, top notch from start to very enjoyable finish and even though they left a thread or 2 for a second season I read online that Netflix haven't picked it up and as much as I enjoyed it I am very happy for it to end on a high, Netflix users should definitely give this some love.

This item was edited on Friday, 15th March 2024, 02:51

[VIDEO] Arcadian

another Nicholas Cage :)

RE: Road House

https://www.myreviewer.com/Forums/DVDs-and-Films/t921657/VIDEO-Roadhouse/page1

[VIDEO] Sugar

On the watch list for sure

RE: [VIDEO] Shogun the (unnecessary?) Remake!

Just watched the 1st episode and it's incredible !!! The Blacklist pilot is the last time a show so enthralled me right from the get go, its a sumptuous production in every way and the subtitles helped, meant I had to close the MacBook put the phone away and concentrate on every scene whether it is action, the political machinations, family, sex, a very unsettling death scene and there is no end to the heights this show can achieve, cast are all great as is the script and im off to watch the 2nd episode, whatever you do dont miss this it I think will be my show of the year :)

2nd episode can't take my eyes of it, truly a remarkable production which must have cost a fortune, production values and score must have been through the roof, this episode is even better than the 1st, cannot wait for next one, oh and I must say im surprised its on FX and not one of the premium channels, I just hope they get a suitable audience for it.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 28th February 2024, 14:14