Recommend a Movie thread - Page 96

Ab · 10th October 2018, 13:06

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Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Oh ho ho.

Despite its flaws, I still liked Suicide Squad. If they keep the same characters/actors, that would make me very happy.

Do you have the brain worms? There were like, 10 minutes of watchable cinema in that entire movie.

Lightspeed · 10th October 2018, 13:52

I think we were looking for different things in the movie. For me it was real world shit taken to comic book extreme. It was all colours, no black & white.

I mean, the villain was Waller. And she was amazing.

And the relationship between the Joker and Harley is something that happens. I know of at least a couple of cases of it happening (shrink falling for her inmate client) in NZ in the last 10-15 years.

The nonsense shit that needs overlooking is the same nonsense shit I overlook in almost every movie. I don't see anything special about it in SS.

The world is nuts, right? The real, non-comic book version we live in. SS seemed more true to that than any comic/superhero movie I've seen.

Ab · 10th October 2018, 14:14

Call me crazy but when I go to a movie I like a story and characters and dialogue and to not be jerked around by the director/producers.

No story, shit characters (except Harley and Waller), shit dialogue (except Deadshot's "y'all jokers are crazy" scene), and I felt the whole time like the movie was pasted together by the marketing department. Joker, what a fucking waste of time.

Edit update: which of course makes me very very excited by the Gunn news

Lightspeed · 10th October 2018, 14:28

Yeah, that's the story that's been sold since before it was released. I get that.

Maybe an accidental consequence of not being led down a familiar and comfortable path let me put together the movie I wanted in my head.

I haven't been able to watch most of the Marvel movies for a second time because I just get bored. I just want to watch a couple of the action scenes and that's it. Ant-Man, Ragnarok. That's probably it.

Joker was the best. Probably because I'm not sure I've seen a vulnerable Joker before.

Ab · 10th October 2018, 15:46

I liked Leto's Joker for the 2.8 seconds that he featured in the movie after being portrayed as practically the lead character in the promotional material. That's what I mean by "jerked around by the director/producers".

StN · 10th October 2018, 16:22

Any thoughts on Joaquin?

Cyberbob · 10th October 2018, 21:33

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Originally Posted by Ab

..after being portrayed as practically the lead character in the promotional material...

I remember Scream doing this with Drew Barrymore and it worked fantastically. Not so much for Suicide Squad.

Lightspeed · 11th October 2018, 00:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

I liked Leto's Joker for the 2.8 seconds that he featured in the movie after being portrayed as practically the lead character in the promotional material. That's what I mean by "jerked around by the director/producers".

I don't so much care about the jerkings of any director/producers. Leto nailed the role, and maybe it happened by mistake, but I liked the low volume, high impact scenes. There was a lot of Joker in that movie, even if he didn't have a lot of screen time.

I think I actually prefer the theatrical over the extended version. It's like they did more of that jerking and jammed in the extra scenes in reply to the critical response.

pxpx · 11th October 2018, 10:34

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Originally Posted by StN

Any thoughts on Joaquin?

Based on that, Heath Ledger ruined it for everyone.

Lightspeed · 13th November 2018, 14:20

RIP Stan Lee.

ceer · 28th November 2018, 21:41

Huh!

So No Country For Old Men was fantastic, so was looking forward to this and it also had a 93% rate on Rotten Tomatoes, same as NCFOM.

I must be getting old cos it was great for the first few stories then it drags in the middle (longer than it should do) and then flattens out in the end as very mediocre to me.

So as I said I must be getting old as I found it very average, added to this fact I didn't really enjoy BlacKKKlansmen either.

Oh well.

Ab · 29th November 2018, 01:00

Really enjoyed Arrival, with a few gripes. I knew the source novella before seeing it so no huge surprises. Amy Adams ftw.

StN · 29th November 2018, 07:33

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Originally Posted by ceer

Huh!

So No Country For Old Men was fantastic, so was looking forward to this and it also had a 93% rate on Rotten Tomatoes, same as NCFOM.

I must be getting old cos it was great for the first few stories then it drags in the middle (longer than it should do) and then flattens out in the end as very mediocre to me.

So as I said I must be getting old as I found it very average, added to this fact I didn't really enjoy BlacKKKlansmen either.

Oh well.

Yeah - Started well, but I found the Liam Neeson bit dragged. I was convinced it was Keanu in the rattled one, and got distracted during the last few minutes of the last one, so had no idea what happened when they got to the hotel.

Ab · 4th December 2018, 12:43

Omfg I just found out that the Spitfires in Nolan’s Dunkirk weren’t CG. They were real actual operational Spitfires.

pxpx · 4th December 2018, 12:54

Venom was mostly bleh, but there were some really good moments in it. WTB 110mins of Brock/Venom banter plz.

Lightspeed · 4th December 2018, 17:14

Captain Marvel - Trailer 2

Cyberbob · 4th December 2018, 17:24

Introduced to a few new characters, but not a great trailer IMO. Generic Trailer Music #7843, big budget action shots, very flat VO.

Lightspeed · 5th December 2018, 00:07

We see some of her abilities, which are obviously next level compared to most of the Avengers.

blynk · 5th December 2018, 15:58

and we see a couple of different looks she is known for.

Ab · 5th December 2018, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

We see some of her abilities, which are obviously next level compared to most of the Avengers.

Yeah I'm kinda concerned about that. Captain Marvel is so OP she might as well be a DC character.

crocos · 6th December 2018, 19:02

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Originally Posted by Ab

Yeah I'm kinda concerned about that. Captain Marvel is so OP she might as well be a DC character.

... which is relatively consistent with her character in the Marvel universe. Does have vulnerabilities... well, as much as any Kree supersoldier.

Ab · 6th December 2018, 22:52

I guess we don't yet know what her MCU powers are... but some of the powers she's had during various comic story arcs are g-g-g-godlike.

Lightspeed · 6th December 2018, 23:29

A god in the MCU? Never happen.

Ab · 7th December 2018, 10:46

That's why I said that her powers are g-g-g-godlike rather than saying she's practically a god.

Lightspeed · 7th December 2018, 13:13

You're a g-g-g-godlike!

Ab · 8th December 2018, 03:25

No, YOUR the new Avengers trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8

Savage · 8th December 2018, 15:09

Creed 2

Practically a remake of Rocky III but with much better acting, fighting, and dialogue. Not once were the words "I'm gonna get you sucker" uttered.
Slightly disappointed by complete lack of any Eye of the Tiger

Lightspeed · 8th December 2018, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

No, YOUR the new Avengers trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8

*Squeeee!*

Lightspeed · 9th December 2018, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Really enjoyed Arrival, with a few gripes. I knew the source novella before seeing it so no huge surprises. Amy Adams ftw.

I really enjoyed this too. Very fun how the plot was revealed. Fascinating story.

Ab · 9th December 2018, 23:55

I thought the we're an alien species and we have no concept of linear time and by the way we need your help 3000 years from now conceit was useless Hollywood shit that made no sense.

Ab · 10th December 2018, 19:14

In other news, James Gunn goes full Kid Marvelman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eB0JT1DI4

Lightspeed · 10th December 2018, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

I thought the we're an alien species and we have no concept of linear time and by the way we need your help 3000 years from now conceit was useless Hollywood shit that made no sense.

How'd it go in the novella?

Ab · 10th December 2018, 20:08

The heptapods just leave, and there is no explanation of why they left or why they visited.

Lightspeed · 10th December 2018, 20:30

Yeah, that sounds cooler.

MadMax · 31st December 2018, 21:51

Watched both versions of The Fly: 1958 and 1986

Both were brilliant.

Savage · 3rd January 2019, 00:19

Aquaman ... 5/10 (tops). Hoped for much more, wasn't terribly surprised when it turned out much like SS and JL.

Lightspeed · 3rd January 2019, 03:36

Heh, I'll probably enjoy it then.

With the Captain Marvel and Avengers 4 releases so close together (8 March, April 26) you might/could be able to see both back-to-back at the movies.

Then it's a long haul to Spiderman in July.

Ab · 11th January 2019, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Ab

I'll watch literally anything with Tom Hardy, which clashes with my other directive of "don't watch sony superhero movies". I've always loved Venom and i so wanted this to be a winner.

I'm not so proud that I can't admit that I really enjoyed Venom. I think having it be a dark Zack Snyder R13 flick would have been a mistake. LOVE Tom Hardy.

[Malks] Pixie · 11th January 2019, 21:09

Yeah have to admit that I enjoyed it far more than I expected - and Hardy really leaned into the role, HARD.

Savage · 11th January 2019, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

I'm not so proud that I can't admit that I really enjoyed Venom. I think having it be a dark Zack Snyder R13 flick would have been a mistake. LOVE Tom Hardy.

"Parasite? Parasite!? APOLOGISE!"

31st December 2018, 21:51	#3835
MadMax Stuff	Watched both versions of The Fly: 1958 and 1986 Both were brilliant. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

10th October 2018, 13:52	#3802
Lightspeed	I think we were looking for different things in the movie. For me it was real world shit taken to comic book extreme. It was all colours, no black & white. I mean, the villain was Waller. And she was amazing. And the relationship between the Joker and Harley is something that happens. I know of at least a couple of cases of it happening (shrink falling for her inmate client) in NZ in the last 10-15 years. The nonsense shit that needs overlooking is the same nonsense shit I overlook in almost every movie. I don't see anything special about it in SS. The world is nuts, right? The real, non-comic book version we live in. SS seemed more true to that than any comic/superhero movie I've seen. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

10th October 2018, 14:14	#3803
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Call me crazy but when I go to a movie I like a story and characters and dialogue and to not be jerked around by the director/producers. No story, shit characters (except Harley and Waller), shit dialogue (except Deadshot's "y'all jokers are crazy" scene), and I felt the whole time like the movie was pasted together by the marketing department. Joker, what a fucking waste of time. Edit update: which of course makes me very very excited by the Gunn news

10th October 2018, 14:28	#3804
Lightspeed	Yeah, that's the story that's been sold since before it was released. I get that. Maybe an accidental consequence of not being led down a familiar and comfortable path let me put together the movie I wanted in my head. I haven't been able to watch most of the Marvel movies for a second time because I just get bored. I just want to watch a couple of the action scenes and that's it. Ant-Man, Ragnarok. That's probably it. Joker was the best. Probably because I'm not sure I've seen a vulnerable Joker before. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

10th October 2018, 15:46	#3805
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I liked Leto's Joker for the 2.8 seconds that he featured in the movie after being portrayed as practically the lead character in the promotional material. That's what I mean by "jerked around by the director/producers".

10th October 2018, 16:22	#3806
StN I have detailed files	Any thoughts on Joaquin?

13th November 2018, 14:20	#3810
Lightspeed	RIP Stan Lee. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

28th November 2018, 21:41	#3811
ceer	The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Huh! So No Country For Old Men was fantastic, so was looking forward to this and it also had a 93% rate on Rotten Tomatoes, same as NCFOM. I must be getting old cos it was great for the first few stories then it drags in the middle (longer than it should do) and then flattens out in the end as very mediocre to me. So as I said I must be getting old as I found it very average, added to this fact I didn't really enjoy BlacKKKlansmen either. Oh well.

29th November 2018, 01:00	#3812
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Really enjoyed Arrival, with a few gripes. I knew the source novella before seeing it so no huge surprises. Amy Adams ftw.

4th December 2018, 12:43	#3814
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Omfg I just found out that the Spitfires in Nolan’s Dunkirk weren’t CG. They were real actual operational Spitfires.

4th December 2018, 12:54	#3815
pxpx	Venom was mostly bleh, but there were some really good moments in it. WTB 110mins of Brock/Venom banter plz.

4th December 2018, 17:14	#3816
Lightspeed	Captain Marvel - Trailer 2 __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

4th December 2018, 17:24	#3817
Cyberbob	Introduced to a few new characters, but not a great trailer IMO. Generic Trailer Music #7843, big budget action shots, very flat VO. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

5th December 2018, 00:07	#3818
Lightspeed	We see some of her abilities, which are obviously next level compared to most of the Avengers. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

5th December 2018, 15:58	#3819
blynk	and we see a couple of different looks she is known for.

6th December 2018, 22:52	#3822
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I guess we don't yet know what her MCU powers are... but some of the powers she's had during various comic story arcs are g-g-g-godlike.

6th December 2018, 23:29	#3823
Lightspeed	A god in the MCU? Never happen. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

7th December 2018, 10:46	#3824
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	That's why I said that her powers are g-g-g-godlike rather than saying she's practically a god.

7th December 2018, 13:13	#3825
Lightspeed	You're a g-g-g-godlike! __________________ Stay shook. No sook. Last edited by Lightspeed : 7th December 2018 at 13:17.

8th December 2018, 03:25	#3826
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	No, YOUR the new Avengers trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8

8th December 2018, 15:09	#3827
Savage	Creed 2 Practically a remake of Rocky III but with much better acting, fighting, and dialogue. Not once were the words "I'm gonna get you sucker" uttered. Slightly disappointed by complete lack of any Eye of the Tiger

9th December 2018, 23:55	#3830
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I thought the we're an alien species and we have no concept of linear time and by the way we need your help 3000 years from now conceit was useless Hollywood shit that made no sense.

10th December 2018, 19:14	#3831
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	In other news, James Gunn goes full Kid Marvelman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eB0JT1DI4

10th December 2018, 20:08	#3833
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	The heptapods just leave, and there is no explanation of why they left or why they visited.

10th December 2018, 20:30	#3834
Lightspeed	Yeah, that sounds cooler. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

3rd January 2019, 00:19	#3836
Savage	Aquaman ... 5/10 (tops). Hoped for much more, wasn't terribly surprised when it turned out much like SS and JL.

3rd January 2019, 03:36	#3837
Lightspeed	Heh, I'll probably enjoy it then. With the Captain Marvel and Avengers 4 releases so close together (8 March, April 26) you might/could be able to see both back-to-back at the movies. Then it's a long haul to Spiderman in July. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

11th January 2019, 21:09	#3839
[Malks] Pixie	Yeah have to admit that I enjoyed it far more than I expected - and Hardy really leaned into the role, HARD. __________________ Civilised is as civilised does and civilised people walk among us.