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thomas-hogarth
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End of Watch (2012)
Would make a great mini series
I rarely review films on here but I really enjoyed this one, it took me from laughing to teary eyed and back again and never felt too over the top. Unlike a lot of action films now where half the city gets destroyed in a 20-30 minute action scene that you could skip and still know what was going on.
By the end I genuinely liked the main characters and that makes the action scenes all the more intense as you are really rooting for them.
The found footage thing was a little silly as clearly half the shots weren't filmed by any character in the scene (unless Casper has got a hand held), but just don't get too hung up on it. Why, if a film uses some footage supposedly filmed by characters, should every shot have to be. Other reviews on here act like it's the law.
All in all watch this and enjoy it for what it is, top class entertainment that actually manages to stir a little emotion (that's if you have a heart).
PS To all those saying they swear too much, clearly you've never worked in a factory/male dominated environment, it's all p**s taking all day long.
Bad Ass (2012)
Great fun and not to be taken seriously
I really enjoyed this film, it was almost a caricature of an action movie. Done with a brilliant subtle sense of humor.
He goes from zero to hero, gets the girl, investigates crime scenes (including cheese chalk out line) and kicks some serious ass, in a way that we all wish we could but is of course impossible. It's almost comic book style.
Funny quote (for the geeks) 'What the f**** is a flash drive'
'It's an inch long storage device that uses solid state memory to store persistent data from your computer."
Anyhow watch it with a grin on your face and point out the silly bits to your mates.