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Mall Cop

St. Brett

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Just seen Mall Cop.

What is it, Paul Blart:Mall Cop?

I like Malls so I had to see this one.
I didn't mind the remake of Dawn of the Dead as it was set in a mall and had 2 fantastic looking sheila's in it.
One looked like this girl Melissa that works in local Franklins.

Here's what I wrote just then.

They chose that Zac Efron twit for the remake of Footloose.
It's open slather now.

A girl on the t-way thismorning set my heart on fire.
She was hanging all out like scrammbled eggs and I dedicated my life there and then to her.
But like her 2 pig tales we went our separate ways.
I wrote this in dedication to her.
You're what sets the misery apart from Mondays.
You're brunette but I bet you wish you were blonde.
I'd rather be a strawberry blonde but she's brunette.
She's stuck on brown.
In a river stream that has swept me away your torent has torn us apart.

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At the cinema. All hot. Some one kill the ligths please.
There's only 20 of us here.
This ''The Rock'' actor seems to be getting better as an actor.
Race to Witch Mountain eh?
I dunno.

Brandon Frasier is at it again. Looks like Harry Potter left overs.
Inkheart?
How original.
Put a lot of thought into that movie title.
Inkheart.

Movie started.

A kid has just snorted and hocked a loogey up the back.
The rustling of candy wrappers is annoying me.
These people are f*cking pigs I'll tell ya.

The beefy photo part is funny where he's dancing on the computer with the bike gizmo.
Mother on a donkey is odd.

The mall in this film looks like parts of Westfields Liverpool.

What are these motorised things they're riding?
Scooter bikes?

"Do you do men" he asks her :lol: when buying off the hair girl.

The sound is all scratchy in this cinema.
(think it was cinema 10 at Liverpool Greater Union the speakers were rooted.)

This guy's conscience of the fact he's a jerk.

The mall brawl is god damn hilarius.
Full on fight with fat lady.
Funny stuff.
(Best part of movie)

Well Paul the mall cop is a voyurisitc pervert. Do this is reality is an offence to perve on fools.
It's illegal to do this.

80's type song is a good touch.

I can see the John Candy similarities.
He even laughed like him there one stage.

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He's a pervert harassing this hair chick.
She is a splitting image of Heather Graham.

This song, 'turn back now' is really good.
Who sings it?
Sounds like an 80's White Lepard of Poison song.

Oh god! What is that leather jacket he's wearing? Oh man yuck.
He looks stiff.

He's conscience of the fact that his breath needs tending to with the gum.
That's good.

Nacho face off is disgusting.

"Twist it, feel the nub"
This is friggin' wacky.
He's drunk as.

Kevin Kline moment when he breaks out into a dance.
"Come on you big sissy move that arse and dance!"
He's wasted.

This film is naturally funny unlike that recent Friday the 13th remake which tried to be accidently funny.
It's a love story?
I thought it would be like -

They're breaking in and he's playing video games?
Great song.
Guitar rifts are outstanding.

The baddies are a bit childish with the whole roller skate and skate board crap.
The baddies are a bit childish.

See his Dukes of Hazzard slide?
And the rolly pollies?
He even crept in line at the bank waiting section when sneaking in. Give me a break.

"I set you on fire at the pancake festival":lol:

Violence and comedy?
There's a hint of dark violence comedy to this.
This film's taking a turn in the wrong direction.
Is it trying to be serious here in the middle it's losing its funny side.

It's wild. Teddy bear fights on scooters in the middle of the mall - clonking the head of the baddy the toy is squeeking. Good god!

This part on the roof is a bit violent crashing through the window and hitting people telling them to kill him.
Keep it PG comedy you're ruining it.

Nupe...nupe, this is the best part of the film...it's his Die Hard moment where's he's trode on glass and is tending to his wounds.
It's a scratch about a millimeter long and he's in a sh*t load of pain and covers it with a pink band aid. :lol: This is the best bit.

What are the baddies actually waiting for? What do they actually want? They're just sitting around.
Has a Home Alone ellement to it.

This guy's a jerk. (Paul) God he's pathetic.

Acrobatic gang rubbish jumping around like spiderman is stupid.
Where'd they get them from Mandy Moore's back up band?

It was funnier at the start now it's turning silly with the baddies.

I prefer how it started but it's deteriorated toward the end here and took a wrong turn - otherwise it's a solid effort.
7/10.
See it it's ok I guess.
They should have kept it along the lines at the start.
This film could have went 2 ways (like that girls pig tales this morning) and they've took the wrong option for it unfortunately.
Don't go getting all dark and serious kept it light like how it was flowing at the start.
You try booking old people for speeding in their wheel chairs - you harass young sheila's - you get into a fight with middle aged women - you show the ropes to the rookie; they should have kept going with this instead of the robbery plot.
With the robbery plot the main girl in the film suffers, her role went to hell.
She was keeping it solid but in the end just became a passenger.

So far this year I've given thumbs down to Gran torino and the Friday the 13th '09 remake.

Mall Cop is passable.

That Terminator 4 is coming in May.

A preview for Aliens versus monsters was shown. I like the giant tick, or is it a flea, but it's computerised.
 
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Tommy Smith

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Im not a fan of cliched, formulaic movies. And this one was entirely predictable and got progressively worse as the robbery took over.

There were a few good laughs, especially the scene where he hides in the roof shaft with his legs hanging down. Kevin James is definately a good physical actor. and he played a likeable bloke...

But again, it was too predictable as it became a totally forgettable "good guy saves the day and gets the girl" movie up against some woeful villains. Before it reached that stage it was pretty original and funny but it just had to spoil itself...
 

Tommy Smith

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And for the record the best comedy ive seen in a while was Role Models. Very funny and very original.

This one wasn't even close.
 

St. Brett

Juniors
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I've spelt conscious wrong again up there, haven't I?
It bugged me all last night as yesterday I spelt it conscience.

Gee, this pisses me off!

You can have this in writing, I hate the words conscience and conscious!
Pricks of things!

Quote ''It looks funny if your 8yrs old?" You mean if YOU'RE 8yrs old, right? You're = you are!
You're for gods sake get it right.

Don't get me wrong Eastwood was good in Gran Torino but it was the other reality actors and story line that were dumb in that film.

Philips.....what are you getting at, man?
What's with the tummble weeds?
Are you saying that my thread was empty and lifeless?

See that bit where that other boof head is bargining for his life and he's carrying on about ''you said you two are together'' and he goes, ''no I said she's into leather!'':lol:

First half of Mall Cop is funny the ending is a cop-out like Die Hard 4's ending.
Sure it was predictable but at least it didn't have any cursing in it.
 

AusKnightRKO

First Grade
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you have no cool.... gran torino is bad in your books but a hopeless tv actor in kevin james makes a thumbs up movie .... thank god you dont pick the movies for award shows .... hannah montana would get the oscar for best picture
 

Solid

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He wrote a good review indeed. But this movie is clearly aimed at an audience much younger than the average League Unlimited user.
 

Eelementary

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I've spelt conscious wrong again up there, haven't I?
It bugged me all last night as yesterday I spelt it conscience.

Gee, this pisses me off!

You can have this in writing, I hate the words conscience and conscious!
Pricks of things!

Quote ''It looks funny if your 8yrs old?" You mean if YOU'RE 8yrs old, right? You're = you are!
You're for gods sake get it right.

Don't get me wrong Eastwood was good in Gran Torino but it was the other reality actors and story line that were dumb in that film.

Philips.....what are you getting at, man?
What's with the tummble weeds?
Are you saying that my thread was empty and lifeless?

See that bit where that other boof head is bargining for his life and he's carrying on about ''you said you two are together'' and he goes, ''no I said she's into leather!'':lol:

First half of Mall Cop is funny the ending is a cop-out like Die Hard 4's ending.
Sure it was predictable but at least it didn't have any cursing in it.

I liked your review and appreciate your time and efforts. And I am sure "Mall Cop" was amusing. But "Gran Torino" is a fantastic film, with delicate and subdued beauty.
 

AILD

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gotta agree with st brett. Eastwood was the only good thing about gran torino. the asian actors were pure crap.

and the whole "oh he turns his feelings around and starts loving the people he used to verbally abuse and shout racist comments at" i couldnt believe that.
 

Solid

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I thought Gran Torino was brilliant. Truly gripping and the performance of Clint makes up for the lackluster efforts of the Asian actor.

I may be biased as my partner is Hmong. Plus i gained some quirky insights to the film
 

Tommy Smith

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Everyone seems to dislike the performance of the Asian actors in Gran Torino. But i thought the two Hmong leads were fine, but for one scene where Toad was locked in the basement by Clint.

And i take your point AILD, but i thought Clint did a good job of not making it corny. He's one of the few blokes who is reserved enough to not make it over-the-top with the "racist old guy who suddenly likes Asians" theme...
 

Tommy Smith

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I thought Gran Torino was brilliant. Truly gripping and the performance of Clint makes up for the lackluster efforts of the Asian actor.

I may be biased as my partner is Hmong. Plus i gained some quirky insights to the film
I actually thought that was one of the essential characteristics of the kid. He lacked confidence and was shy and reserved, especially around the "old white fella", which kind of equates to a seemingly lackluster personality.

I think if he'd come across all 'Karate kid" on us then it wouldnt have been believeable. But we all have different interpretations...
 

Solid

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I actually thought that was one of the essential characteristics of the kid. He lacked confidence and was shy and reserved, especially around the "old white fella", which kind of equates to a seemingly lackluster personality.

I think if he'd come across all 'Karate kid" on us then it wouldnt have been believeable. But we all have different interpretations...

The scene where Clint locks Thao in the basement and hes screaming from the locked door. I think it was executed so poorly by the Asian actor. It really stands out. But like you said, it could be his personality and how he realistically would act, given his shyness and lack of confidence.
 
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