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Being inclusive to out of shape dudes who can't act?
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Andy Dufresne
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That's a fun movie but it sure is awkward when Erika Eleniak pops out of that cake. She goes from "Pretty Girl" in E.T. in '82 to Playmate of the Month in July of '89.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Guys with ponytailsBeing inclusive to out of shape dudes who can't act?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
He did have fantastic one of those.Guys with ponytailsBeing inclusive to out of shape dudes who can't act?
beer 30
Footballguy
Let it go, it was a ****ing jokeSooo... an action movie with a female lead = DEI movie? It looks like a typical crappy action movie from the trailer.Watch the trailer, seems pretty self evident
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
So I was right.Let it go, it was a ****ing jokeSooo... an action movie with a female lead = DEI movie? It looks like a typical crappy action movie from the trailer.Watch the trailer, seems pretty self evident
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
For my week of Gosling (since I watched Lars last week) along with The New Guys I also wrote down for possibilities: Half Nelson, Blue Valentine, Only God Forgives, Drive, First Man, The Big Short, and BR 2049. Some I haven't seen, or at most 1x. I own 2 of those, and the rest look like they are on Prime.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Love 'em, but I've seen them a bunch too. I am trying harder to get to new movies or ones I've just seen once and don't remember much.
Drive is the outlier on my list - I've seen it mulitple times but want to get to the 4K for a watch.
Watched Foul Play last week. I hadn't seen that in many, many years mostly because I had no idea where I could watch it. Found it on Youtube and gave it a go. It was still funny at times but definitely a late 70's early 80's movie vibe. Chevy Chase was just playing a combo of Fletch and Ty Webb. It was interesting to see.
beer 30
Footballguy
OMG....ME TOO!!!1!!!So I was right.Let it go, it was a ****ing jokeSooo... an action movie with a female lead = DEI movie? It looks like a typical crappy action movie from the trailer.Watch the trailer, seems pretty self evident
Set in present-day London, a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, played by Ridley, suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside, including her younger brother.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I thought we were letting it go.
But since you brought it up again, what is the DEI part of that? Most of the time i have 0 clue what people mean by that, but it often seems to mean a reversal of roles in a movie for some reason. E.g. Daisey Ridley kicking *** in a skyscraper instead of Bruce Willis.
But since you brought it up again, what is the DEI part of that? Most of the time i have 0 clue what people mean by that, but it often seems to mean a reversal of roles in a movie for some reason. E.g. Daisey Ridley kicking *** in a skyscraper instead of Bruce Willis.
beer 30
Footballguy
Well since you asked...I thought we were letting it go.
But since you brought it up again, what is the DEI part of that? Most of the time i have 0 clue what people mean by that, but it often seems to mean a reversal of roles in a movie for some reason. E.g. Daisey Ridley kicking *** in a skyscraper instead of Bruce Willis.
It was my old man, "get off my lawn" response to what is probably not a bad action movie but seemingly a blatant rip off of Die Hard just using a woman instead of a man to play the main lead and to make matters worse they label her a cleaner. I thought it was funny, obviously wasn't
Probably also related to my old man, "get off my lawn" attitude at this point in my life.
I saw The Materialists last Friday evening. I was a fan of director Celine Song's previous film, Past Lives. This one was much more upbeat in tone and accessible. I still prefer Past Lives, but if you are looking for something to watch with a loved one, this fits the bill.
beer 30
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Finished up watching Now You See Me and Now You See Me 2. These are the kind of mindless movies I use to cleanse my palette. Enjoyed both movies, some fun, some cool illusions, premise is meh but not why you watch and both movies have satisfied endings. For the most part the cast remained the same for both movies with Jessie Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman and Michael Cain the mains who are in both. Isla Fischer is replaced by Lizzy Caplan in the 2nd and Daniel Radcliffe tried to break out of his Harry Potter character yet again.
If you're looking for a couple of fun movies you can watch with the kids, I'd recommend either. Helpful to watch the first before the second but they work as stand alones.
If you're looking for a couple of fun movies you can watch with the kids, I'd recommend either. Helpful to watch the first before the second but they work as stand alones.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Cool. Past Lives was terrific.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Been a long time since I saw this good ole Western.
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I saw a trailer for a third one.
belljr
Footballguy
Um ..... spoiler alert they call her a cleaner for a reason that is not action relatedWell since you asked...I thought we were letting it go.
But since you brought it up again, what is the DEI part of that? Most of the time i have 0 clue what people mean by that, but it often seems to mean a reversal of roles in a movie for some reason. E.g. Daisey Ridley kicking *** in a skyscraper instead of Bruce Willis.
It was my old man, "get off my lawn" response to what is probably not a bad action movie but seemingly a blatant rip off of Die Hard just using a woman instead of a man to play the main lead and to make matters worse they label her a cleaner. I thought it was funny, obviously wasn't
Probably also related to my old man, "get off my lawn" attitude at this point in my life.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I had an @El Floppo moment last night. A movie I had only seen once or twice when it came out but I remember being great was Death To Smoochy. It's one that's not rated high, but also it was one that came to mind when underrated movies comes up. I had fun, but it's not the masterpiece I remembered. There are some very funny parts like the cookies scene, but those are what I remembered as well, not the rest of the movie which wasn't as consistent.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Ugh. I'm only halfway through this movie!? Feels like I've been watching it for a week!
The opening 20 minutes actually showed promise - although I NEVER need to see another fight on top of a train ever again! Even the de-aging of Ford wasn't bad.
But then it tries to get way too cute with both the action scenes and the "witty" banter. And the redundant chase scenes (now we're on a horse, now we're in a motorbike taxi, etc.) rely way too much on convenience of geography - sure we peeled off for a SEPARATE chase scene with a new bad guy but now we need to somehow catch up with the original.... OH THERE HE IS!!
Good God why can't someone figure out how to make movies like this anymore? And how am I possibly going to finish this thing?
Edit: Oh eels! See, it's funny because they're like snakes! You remember how Indy feels about snakes, right? And the bends? Never heard of them - are they a punk band?
Edit 2: Remember when that kid was taught how to fly a plane with a couple of sticks and some cardboard with crayon markings? Who could have seen that come coincidentally into play?
Ugh. I'm only halfway through this movie!? Feels like I've been watching it for a week!
The opening 20 minutes actually showed promise - although I NEVER need to see another fight on top of a train ever again! Even the de-aging of Ford wasn't bad.
But then it tries to get way too cute with both the action scenes and the "witty" banter. And the redundant chase scenes (now we're on a horse, now we're in a motorbike taxi, etc.) rely way too much on convenience of geography - sure we peeled off for a SEPARATE chase scene with a new bad guy but now we need to somehow catch up with the original.... OH THERE HE IS!!
Good God why can't someone figure out how to make movies like this anymore? And how am I possibly going to finish this thing?
Edit: Oh eels! See, it's funny because they're like snakes! You remember how Indy feels about snakes, right? And the bends? Never heard of them - are they a punk band?
Edit 2: Remember when that kid was taught how to fly a plane with a couple of sticks and some cardboard with crayon markings? Who could have seen that come coincidentally into play?
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Ilov80s
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I've seen all the Indy movies but I just pretend that there's only 3.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
The Sugarland Express- cool to see this was on Netflix, didn't expect that. My first time watching the Spielberg debut. I am blown away by how good it looks and how well made it is. Spielberg sure is gifted visually. The opening shot just grabs your attention with a big zoom out revealing the highway setting, there's an accident and a perfectly timed bus that drops off Goldie Hawn. It's magical movie making. However, the characters are just ok. The quieter scenes don't work as well. Goldie Hawn is excellent but Atherton and Sacks can't match her. It's a good movie, full of great action and is a ridiculously strong debut but between this and Jaws he figures out how to get the dialogue, charater development, relationships right (or at least is able to hire better actors).
ETA: didn’t hurt that Spielberg had a team of true heavy hitters working with him. John Williams (though I didn’t care for the score), Verna Fields editing, Vilmos Zsigmond filming and a top end highly experienced stunt team that had done movies like The Searchers, Bullit, French Connection.
ETA: didn’t hurt that Spielberg had a team of true heavy hitters working with him. John Williams (though I didn’t care for the score), Verna Fields editing, Vilmos Zsigmond filming and a top end highly experienced stunt team that had done movies like The Searchers, Bullit, French Connection.
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identikit
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beer 30
Footballguy
So there is
I will be cautiously optimistic as these movie series that pick up a decade after the last film tend to fall flat. Not a great example but the Deadwood movie comes to mind. I know everyone wanted an exclamation point on the series given how HBO ended it so unceremoniously but I could have lived a perfectly happy life had that movie not been made.
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ghostguy123
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Not sure if it's rental worthy for the thread, but just saw 28 Years Later.
Gotta say, not a huge fan. Didn't come close to any part of 28 Days, was maybe half as good as 28 Weeks.
Gotta say, not a huge fan. Didn't come close to any part of 28 Days, was maybe half as good as 28 Weeks.
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
I watched it tonight and agree with this. I also thought the final battle was a little ridiculous but I get it.
Eephus
Footballguy
Got talked into watching Captain America: Brave New World last night. I'm not Team Marvel but enjoyed Thunderbolts* so I was hoping for the best from Cap.
The best I can say is that it was relatively short for a MCU movie. This Captain and Falcon didn't have any chemistry and the villain was almost non-existent. The fight scenes were generally OK but the big air/naval battle was dodgy CGI and intercut with events halfway around the world so it took forever to resolve. The movie also had entirely too much POTUS content for my current mindset. It would have been better in the theater of course but it still would have been poor.
The best I can say is that it was relatively short for a MCU movie. This Captain and Falcon didn't have any chemistry and the villain was almost non-existent. The fight scenes were generally OK but the big air/naval battle was dodgy CGI and intercut with events halfway around the world so it took forever to resolve. The movie also had entirely too much POTUS content for my current mindset. It would have been better in the theater of course but it still would have been poor.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Can one even watch these MCU films nowadays if they haven't seen the 50 that came before? I don't have much interest in them in any case - just wondering if they make sense coming in cold.
Eephus
Footballguy
Fortunately I watched it with my daughter who is fully versed in MCU minutiae but knowing that Harrison Ford used to be William Hurt didn't affect my lack of enjoyment one way or the other.
The biggest problem with movie universes is that they require too much exposition in the first half to get audiences up to speed.
⚡DEADHEAD⚡
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Family is out of town so I'm re-watching some good ones. I have the curse/blessing of forgetting movie plots pretty easily after 1-2 years. Took 3 times for The Usual Suspects to finally lock in. Yeah, I know...
Casino is as amazing as I remember it. Can't believe that was 30 years ago. I still consider it Goodfellas 2 for some reason (DeNiro and Pesci, of course).
Charlie Wilson's War is a good, not great, movie. RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman.
American Gangster. Denzel at his best, though to be fair, he's always pretty great. My man.
The Town was fantastic. Affleck at his best.
Not sure what tonight will bring. I'll comb through this thread a bit, maybe.
Casino is as amazing as I remember it. Can't believe that was 30 years ago. I still consider it Goodfellas 2 for some reason (DeNiro and Pesci, of course).
Charlie Wilson's War is a good, not great, movie. RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman.
American Gangster. Denzel at his best, though to be fair, he's always pretty great. My man.
The Town was fantastic. Affleck at his best.
Not sure what tonight will bring. I'll comb through this thread a bit, maybe.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Some random ones for research the last few days: Spirited Away, Hugo, For Your Consideration, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, and The Third Murder.
No idea why i have slept so long on Christopher Guest movies. After watching Best in Show, i realized i still hadn't seen a couple of his movies. TMNT was a blast, and had no right being as good as it was. I would have liked it more with a stronger April. The more i watch Hugo and older movies, the more I like the movie. It failed to grab my daughter's attention.
No idea why i have slept so long on Christopher Guest movies. After watching Best in Show, i realized i still hadn't seen a couple of his movies. TMNT was a blast, and had no right being as good as it was. I would have liked it more with a stronger April. The more i watch Hugo and older movies, the more I like the movie. It failed to grab my daughter's attention.
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I had a pile of movies from the library and asked my daughter to pick a few out, so our next wave is: Howl's Moving Castle, Song of the Sea, and Secondhand Lions.
The pile for me looks like: Walk Hard, Primer, Amelie, Son of Rambow, The Brothers Bloom, A Mighty Wind, and Micheal Clayton.
The pile for me looks like: Walk Hard, Primer, Amelie, Son of Rambow, The Brothers Bloom, A Mighty Wind, and Micheal Clayton.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Waiting for Guffman is a top 50 for me and Best in Show is also pretty great. I didn't enjoy A Mighty Wind or For Your Consideration nearly as much, though.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Imo Consideration had too many different set pieces, so it wasn't as consistent as some of the others. Still some great stuff and worth the watch.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
i didn’t care for Hugo, turned it off maybe halfway through
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Tried watching Ghost Dog last night, maybe halfway through wasn’t really capturing my attention
Might try to finish it up tonight
Might try to finish it up tonight
Ilov80s
Footballguy
The Emperor's New Groove- first time seeing this 2000 Disney movie. It definitely came out during a time period in which I had no interest in cartoons. I like the animation style, fun to have an old school 2D movie and the slapstick nature of it is pretty fun. David Spade is annoying but the Emperor is supposed to be annoying so it works. Eartha Kitt and Patrick Warburton steal the show though. Pretty much everything they do is a laugh. It's definitely the most screwball Disney cartoon I've seen. Good but not great.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Its a family movie made for classic cinema geeks. I would guess it is a hard sell for a lot of people. I didn't like it when it came out, but i appreciate it more now. Definitely a superior Scorsese movie to Goodfellas.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
The last 3 summers I have done a Summer Film Fest with a theme and shared it here. I've done epics, westerns and international. This summer it's 21st Century Cinema. Some 1s time watches and some long overdue rewatches. It may also tie into something @KarmaPolice and I have planned later. Here's what I've seen so far.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012): This has everything you want from a great coming of age, HS movie. Great soundtrack, great performances. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's funny but it's very serious and touches on some really dark stuff.
Lady Bird (2017): Still a banger. Love the cast: Saoirse Ronan, Chalament, Beanie Feldstein, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges. Lady Bird is just such a nut, I love it.
500 Days of Summer (2009): Super creative with the non-linear structure and little vignettes (loved the French New Wave bit). I walked away thinking I had to see some more movies directed by Marc Webb because this was so creative. Unfortunately I then saw his resume. Some bad Spiderman movies and the live action Snow White. Oof talk about not capitalizing at all and taking the total sellout route.
Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 (2003/4): A bit too much style over substance for me. Too chaotic in all it's styles, references, needle drops, etc. Going into it, I thought I preferred the more action heavy 1st but upon rewatch, the more focused part 2 might be a bit better.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012): This has everything you want from a great coming of age, HS movie. Great soundtrack, great performances. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's funny but it's very serious and touches on some really dark stuff.
Lady Bird (2017): Still a banger. Love the cast: Saoirse Ronan, Chalament, Beanie Feldstein, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges. Lady Bird is just such a nut, I love it.
500 Days of Summer (2009): Super creative with the non-linear structure and little vignettes (loved the French New Wave bit). I walked away thinking I had to see some more movies directed by Marc Webb because this was so creative. Unfortunately I then saw his resume. Some bad Spiderman movies and the live action Snow White. Oof talk about not capitalizing at all and taking the total sellout route.
Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 (2003/4): A bit too much style over substance for me. Too chaotic in all it's styles, references, needle drops, etc. Going into it, I thought I preferred the more action heavy 1st but upon rewatch, the more focused part 2 might be a bit better.
BlackCrowes
Footballguy
Primer is a mind ####
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Agreed. The whole feel if the movie is very "English" to me and didn't resonate. The main kid's performance was pretty good and there's a poignant scene about 2/3 of the way through that I liked. But overall it's kind of dull and really doesn't have much to say.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
I don't know why this didn't click with the public, maybe Tarantino's credo that the SECOND movie is when all great directors make it.
I really liked Goldie Hawn in this movie. Ben Johnson is always great IMHO.
You can see the influences with the car chase scenes.
Spielberg and John Landis were close at the time, and it seems obvious 'to me' with the incredible amount of cop cars being wrecked that John decided to 'top' Steven in the Blues Brothers. I think anyone can see it if they see both movies and understand the relationship and competitiveness.
beer 30
Footballguy
Being shamed into watching Boogie Nights Thursday, I was looking for the other major film I've never seen, Schindler's List. Because I have 48 streaming services but none have it for free I boycotted and opted for U-571. Don't think I've ever seen it or if I had, I didn't remember it. Good war movie, sorta true, maybe a little far fetched but entertaining. Certainly had a loaded cast and looking at the IMBD, just realized Bon Jovi was in it. Had no idea there were so many sub based actions to try to get allied hands on the German Enigma machine.
Digging the WWII vibe, opted for Midway Saturday night, the 2019 remake. Have enjoyed it every time I've seen it, solid cast, good action, like that they tried to tell some significant individual histories. So many personal histories that transpired over the duration of the war, it's always cool to learn about some. Would have never known about **** Best had it not been for this movie. We've already lost so much of that history, always like to see it immortalized.
Keep with the one word title motif, watched Plane last night. I am usually a fan of Gerard Butler but this one kinda fell flat. One thing I will give them credit for, they embraced his Scottish heritage and made him from Scotland so he didn't have to try to hide his accent. The action was predictable, the plot was stupid and it really didn't appear to have a reason to be made other than Butler cashing a check. I watched it so you don't have to.
Digging the WWII vibe, opted for Midway Saturday night, the 2019 remake. Have enjoyed it every time I've seen it, solid cast, good action, like that they tried to tell some significant individual histories. So many personal histories that transpired over the duration of the war, it's always cool to learn about some. Would have never known about **** Best had it not been for this movie. We've already lost so much of that history, always like to see it immortalized.
Keep with the one word title motif, watched Plane last night. I am usually a fan of Gerard Butler but this one kinda fell flat. One thing I will give them credit for, they embraced his Scottish heritage and made him from Scotland so he didn't have to try to hide his accent. The action was predictable, the plot was stupid and it really didn't appear to have a reason to be made other than Butler cashing a check. I watched it so you don't have to.
Saw 28 Years Later yesterday, and I went in with low expectations as the trailers were underwhelming, and it was quite a bit better than I expected. It was not a non-stop, edge of your chair action/zombie movie, but had plenty of pulse pounding, tense scenes, plenty of gore. Plenty of shlongs if you're into that sort of thing. And it gave a pretty good representation of what a society would have evolved (devolved) into should it be shunned by the rest of the world for a few decades. It was party of a longer story arc which I think you need to take into account, as the second movie was filmed simultaneously and will release early next year. And I know some will be detracted by the final scene, but I really liked it. I am sure it went over a lot crazier in the UK, as it would help if you knew a bit of back story on Jimmy Saville. My only nitpick is the fact that the kid went from a trembling, terrified, well, kid, even with his father, and the next day he is all of the sudden not afraid to stand in the most terrifying situation ever and make calm, rash decisions.
Deep Cover (2025) last night on Prime because I was bored and nothing else really grabbed my interest, had me snicker a few times. Not great overall, and probably not going to rewatch, but not the worst way to kill 90 minutes either.
Deep Cover (2025) last night on Prime because I was bored and nothing else really grabbed my interest, had me snicker a few times. Not great overall, and probably not going to rewatch, but not the worst way to kill 90 minutes either.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I think the point of that is to demonstrate the dichotomy of aggressor versus protector.
When he goes with his dad it's to "prove" something, but then he finds out his dad isn't much of a hero.
When he goes out with his mother it's his responsibility to be the protector.
I think those two motivators DO cause one to behave differently.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Radio Days: Couldn't sleeep last night so I wanted something simple and light. Woody Allen's ode to the days before TV was genuinely such a funny, warm movie. Mostly a series of vignettes about radio personalities and Woody's family, it was a touching tribute to a time that now hardly anyone is left to remember. Easily one of the best Woody Allen films and one you can watch without thinking too much about how creepy he ended up being.
nirad3
Footballguy
Did me a search in this here thread and came up empty... doesn't mean none of you have seen/enjoyed the Kraven the Hunter flick. Watched it on my flight out to Texas last week and it did what it was supposed to... fill up about 2 hours of my "sittin' around time" with fairly mindless entertainment. Set up well for a second one, and hey, why not?
Solid 7.5/10 ... won't watch again, but would consider watching a sequel.
Solid 7.5/10 ... won't watch again, but would consider watching a sequel.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I don't believe you.
