Recommend a Movie thread - Page 97

Savage · 11th January 2019, 21:35

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Originally Posted by 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.

Yeah if you enjoyed SS or JL, you'll most likely enjoy Aquaman. I enjoyed aspects of all three; similar issues with all three too however.

Lightspeed · 20th January 2019, 00:12

Cool story:

After 40 Years, Bill Paxton's Lost Post-Apocalyptic Movie Gets a Release

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In a dystopian future, American draft dodger Billy Hampton (Bill Paxton in his first role), 19, is brainwashed and programmed by militant feminists to assassinate the Welsh minister of prostitution. Lurching unwittingly toward his goal, he makes a series of furtive connections with societal outliers like himself, including a feral child, a gentle prostitute, a sadomasochistic delinquent, a lovelorn androgyne, a hippie dope dealer, and a mute nymphomaniac, while fending off predators who would sell him into sex slavery. Eventually, he is forced to focus on his mission and face the dreadful dilemma tormenting his psyche: to kill or not to kill.

Lightspeed · 28th January 2019, 02:15

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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.

I don't get the haters. It was a solid movie. It's a movie about a symbiotic alien, what do people expect, hyper-realism?

StN · 28th January 2019, 08:54

First man.

I'm a sucker for Space biopics because I can still remember SkyLab when it was in use. But I didn't expect to get smacked in the feels for the first 10 minutes.

And I liked the way they didn't show the drama of liftoff with a CGI rocket ascending - they focused on the crew being shaken to all heck and the sky changing colour outside the window.

I'd always heard that they selected Neil because he was cool under pressure, and a quiet unassuming chap. He was definitely the right man for the job if the performance is accurate. Buzz comes off as a bit of a dick, but we all love Buzz anyway. He was the first to take a piss on the moon after all.

After watching the videos of the tech chaps sitting in a hotel room in Houston trying to get an Apollo guidance computer up and running 50 years later, and the very modest 1950s home and background he came from, the achievement seems even more fantastic.

It matters not that they didn't show the flag being planted.

BoyWonder · 28th January 2019, 11:57

If they made a point of including the planting of the flag it would have confused the whole scene. What they captured was a couple of individuals who were like, wow we made it and this is actually happening, not look how great is Murica!!

I wonder if his wife was accurately portrayed? I can understand her reservations but sheesh. She did marry an air force pilot after all.

Ab · 28th January 2019, 15:04

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Originally Posted by BoyWonder

She did marry an air force pilot after all.

Au contraire, Armstrong was a civilian

StN · 28th January 2019, 17:28

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Originally Posted by Ab

Au contraire, Armstrong was a civilian

Yeah - that's what I was going to say - but the line got blurry after his Korean war efforts and the X-15 bits. But yeah - traditionally listed as civilian - but he married in 1956 when he was a test pilot for NACA.

Also - at Piff the magic dragon the other night, he took the piss out of a truck driver because he had a flexi-safety ring as a wedding ring, and he bemoaned how dangerous it must be to drive a truck. I though - eww, degloving...

While working at his farm near Lebanon, Ohio, in November 1978, Armstrong jumped off the back of his grain truck and his wedding ring was caught in the wheel, tearing off the tip of his left hand's ring finger. He collected the severed digit and packed it in ice, and surgeons reattached it at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

Ab · 28th January 2019, 18:16

I read Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” at a young age and it has permanently coloured my mental pictures of the early astronauts. How they are in my head is how Wolfe described them.

Gods.

Redneck · 28th January 2019, 20:58

Further viewing - The Last Man on the Moon. Fantastic doco on Gene Cernan - the literal last man to have left footprints on the moon.

BoyWonder · 29th January 2019, 15:47

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Originally Posted by Ab

Au contraire, Armstrong was a civilian

True - I was under the impression that all of the astronauts of the era would have been active air force but not so I see.

Ab · 29th January 2019, 18:30

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Originally Posted by BoyWonder

True - I was under the impression that all of the astronauts of the era would have been active air force but not so I see.

Well, they were almost all military of some branch or another. Armstrong was EX-military as a retired Naval aviator. But I believe he was the only one of the astronauts who wasn't an active serviceman.

StN · 29th January 2019, 19:21

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Originally Posted by Ab

Well, they were almost all military of some branch or another. Armstrong was EX-military as a retired Naval aviator. But I believe he was the only one of the astronauts who wasn't an active serviceman.

..up to the end of Gemini. Don't forget Professor Schmitt the geologist on Apollo 17

Cyberbob · 5th February 2019, 11:55

Serenity (Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway) is getting a lot of coverage at the moment because it's bombed so hard. I hadn't even heard of it until after it's release, mostly due to the bad press, and it's super ridiculous plot twists.

Did anyone actually see it?

Cyberbob · 5th February 2019, 11:55

Edit: somehow it let me double post, which isn't supposed to be possible.

Ab · 5th February 2019, 12:34

Confession: watched Rampage, enjoyed it.

blynk · 5th February 2019, 12:54

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Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Serenity (Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway) is getting a lot of coverage at the moment because it's bombed so hard. I hadn't even heard of it until after it's release, mostly due to the bad press, and it's super ridiculous plot twists.

Did anyone actually see it?

It sounds very weird.

Delphinus · 5th February 2019, 14:42

Watched Red Sparrow on a plane recently and really enjoyed.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2873282/

StN · 7th February 2019, 19:53

Dear Ab.

Crikey.

Apollo 11.

Ab · 7th February 2019, 20:15

Excuse me I have to go and beat off now. I may be some time.

Ab · 11th February 2019, 02:07

The Captain Marvel site is the best thing since this site launched on geocities.

https://www.marvel.com/captainmarvel

Lightspeed · 11th February 2019, 02:47

I enjoyed punching granny Kree.

pxpx · 11th February 2019, 09:15

Needs more paint shop pro lens flare

Lightspeed · 14th February 2019, 14:35

The Dune cast is looking good. Josh Brolin the latest.

crocos · 14th February 2019, 17:17

Ugh. Sick of that book-series - though the first two are alright.

Ab · 14th February 2019, 19:40

What do you mean first two? There were only two.

Cyberbob · 15th February 2019, 12:26

Also, I had no idea James McAvoy was in the Dune miniseries as Leto II until the other day.

The cast is looking top notch for the new movie, but I'll hold reservations until I see it, or at least a trailer.

If you're interested in all things Dune, Jodorowsky's Dune is a fantastic documentary on a Dune film that never happened.

Ajax · 15th February 2019, 21:41

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Jodorowsky's Dune is a fantastic documentary on a Dune film that never happened.

I'm very relieved it never happened. Jodorowsky never even read the book, and his vision for the film was some sort of psychedelic 1970s abomination.

crocos · 16th February 2019, 22:47

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Originally Posted by Ab

What do you mean first two? There were only two.

Mistakes were made. At least I stopped reading before Sandworms.

Lightspeed · 16th February 2019, 23:28

I haven't read any of the Dune because of not know what to read/not read after hearing wide criticisms. But maybe I'll read the first two books after I've finished this series by Cixin Liu.

Pretty sure I can do that before the movie. My memories of the movies and games are sketchy, I only remember the tech and general weirdness.

Know me. · 17th February 2019, 10:13

Watched "three identical strangers" on a plane trip and it started off as a happy story then just got darker and darker. Recommend.

crocos · 18th February 2019, 18:39

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Originally Posted by Lightspeed

I haven't read any of the Dune because of not know what to read/not read after hearing wide criticisms. But maybe I'll read the first two books after I've finished this series by Cixin Liu.

Pretty sure I can do that before the movie. My memories of the movies and games are sketchy, I only remember the tech and general weirdness.

Yeah, just don't. First book doesn't resolve enough, but is well written.
2nd book doesn't provide closure, though is also enjoyable.
3rd book is where things start to go downhill though there's enough there that you want to go further.... and from there on it just doesn't really reward the mental effort.

MadMax · 22nd February 2019, 21:10

Dune, everything Dune, is my most favourite thing ever.

I must know who will do the soundtrack.

Ab · 22nd February 2019, 21:45

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Originally Posted by crocos

and from there on it just doesn't really reward the mental effort.

That’s an interesting way of putting it

crocos · 23rd February 2019, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Ab

That’s an interesting way of putting it

I got enough BS cluttering up my head. I regret adding the later books of Dune to that mess.

Deadmeat · 23rd February 2019, 20:48

Temple Grandin
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278469/

StN · 5th March 2019, 22:39

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Originally Posted by Ab

Marvel is next-level at this shit

Hmm - so my boss wrote a blog at work, and mentioned the phrase "Better the Balance".

There's a pose that looks exactly like Lenny Shrug.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Is somebody trolling?

pxpx · 6th March 2019, 10:18

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Really good.

Cyberbob · 6th March 2019, 11:39

Yep, really good. Easily the best Spiderman movie. Fantastic art direction, and I think people with superhero fatigue could still appreciate this one.

Gwen needs her own film.

pxpx · 6th March 2019, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Fantastic art direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEXUG_vN540

Ab · 9th March 2019, 20:14

Just got out of captain marvel, fnAWESOME.

22nd February 2019, 21:10	#3872
MadMax Stuff	Dune, everything Dune, is my most favourite thing ever. I must know who will do the soundtrack. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

28th January 2019, 08:54	#3844
StN I have detailed files	First man. I'm a sucker for Space biopics because I can still remember SkyLab when it was in use. But I didn't expect to get smacked in the feels for the first 10 minutes. And I liked the way they didn't show the drama of liftoff with a CGI rocket ascending - they focused on the crew being shaken to all heck and the sky changing colour outside the window. I'd always heard that they selected Neil because he was cool under pressure, and a quiet unassuming chap. He was definitely the right man for the job if the performance is accurate. Buzz comes off as a bit of a dick, but we all love Buzz anyway. He was the first to take a piss on the moon after all. After watching the videos of the tech chaps sitting in a hotel room in Houston trying to get an Apollo guidance computer up and running 50 years later, and the very modest 1950s home and background he came from, the achievement seems even more fantastic. It matters not that they didn't show the flag being planted.

28th January 2019, 11:57	#3845
BoyWonder	If they made a point of including the planting of the flag it would have confused the whole scene. What they captured was a couple of individuals who were like, wow we made it and this is actually happening, not look how great is Murica!! I wonder if his wife was accurately portrayed? I can understand her reservations but sheesh. She did marry an air force pilot after all.

28th January 2019, 18:16	#3848
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I read Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” at a young age and it has permanently coloured my mental pictures of the early astronauts. How they are in my head is how Wolfe described them. Gods.

28th January 2019, 20:58	#3849
Redneck	Further viewing - The Last Man on the Moon. Fantastic doco on Gene Cernan - the literal last man to have left footprints on the moon.

5th February 2019, 11:55	#3853
Cyberbob	Serenity (Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway) is getting a lot of coverage at the moment because it's bombed so hard. I hadn't even heard of it until after it's release, mostly due to the bad press, and it's super ridiculous plot twists. Did anyone actually see it? __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

5th February 2019, 11:55	#3854
Cyberbob	Edit: somehow it let me double post, which isn't supposed to be possible.

5th February 2019, 12:34	#3855
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Confession: watched Rampage, enjoyed it.

5th February 2019, 14:42	#3857
Delphinus	Watched Red Sparrow on a plane recently and really enjoyed. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2873282/

7th February 2019, 19:53	#3858
StN I have detailed files	Dear Ab. Crikey. Apollo 11.

7th February 2019, 20:15	#3859
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Excuse me I have to go and beat off now. I may be some time.

11th February 2019, 02:07	#3860
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	The Captain Marvel site is the best thing since this site launched on geocities. https://www.marvel.com/captainmarvel

11th February 2019, 02:47	#3861
Lightspeed	I enjoyed punching granny Kree. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

11th February 2019, 09:15	#3862
pxpx	Needs more paint shop pro lens flare

14th February 2019, 14:35	#3863
Lightspeed	The Dune cast is looking good. Josh Brolin the latest. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

14th February 2019, 17:17	#3864
crocos	Ugh. Sick of that book-series - though the first two are alright. __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

14th February 2019, 19:40	#3865
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	What do you mean first two? There were only two.

15th February 2019, 12:26	#3866
Cyberbob	Also, I had no idea James McAvoy was in the Dune miniseries as Leto II until the other day. The cast is looking top notch for the new movie, but I'll hold reservations until I see it, or at least a trailer. If you're interested in all things Dune, Jodorowsky's Dune is a fantastic documentary on a Dune film that never happened. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

16th February 2019, 23:28	#3869
Lightspeed	I haven't read any of the Dune because of not know what to read/not read after hearing wide criticisms. But maybe I'll read the first two books after I've finished this series by Cixin Liu. Pretty sure I can do that before the movie. My memories of the movies and games are sketchy, I only remember the tech and general weirdness. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

17th February 2019, 10:13	#3870
Know me.	Watched "three identical strangers" on a plane trip and it started off as a happy story then just got darker and darker. Recommend.

23rd February 2019, 20:48	#3875
Deadmeat	Temple Grandin https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278469/

6th March 2019, 10:18	#3877
pxpx	Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse Really good.

6th March 2019, 11:39	#3878
Cyberbob	Yep, really good. Easily the best Spiderman movie. Fantastic art direction, and I think people with superhero fatigue could still appreciate this one. Gwen needs her own film. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

9th March 2019, 20:14	#3880
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Just got out of captain marvel, fnAWESOME.