Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is still the greatest way to handle time paradoxes put to film.
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But that's basically the explanation for half of the stories - film or otherwise - involving time travel. The only one that really followed the logical science of it all was Timer. And that movie most definitely gave me a headache. I still have no idea what happened.
But the entire argument is ABOUT time travel. It's the exact same thing whatshisface told Austin Powers.
Anyway, I'm tired and really crank. Long, bad, frustrating day at work. I don't feel like talking about this anymore. I liked Looper a lot and like a lot of other time travelling movies, I don't give a damn about plot holes about paradoxes.
That's all you had to say.
Just finished watching that "Igor" movie it was pretty funny, I loved Steve Buscemi's suidicidal imortal character. BUT there were some issues. For one the character design felt WAY too Burtony, and I find it kinda weird how Igor's romantic interest was the monster...that he created. Never felt comfortable with romance like that and logically never will. But if you got time to kill, give it a shot.
Specifically relating to time travel and paradoxes. Not just in general.
Killing Them Softly
Definitely not the most exciting or action-packed movie, so those with short attention spans or little patience for drawn-out conversations should steer clear. It's an interesting look into the mob world, though, with some neat parallels with the 2008 election and financial crisis. There's also a really, really great "action" sequence that's officially beats out that fantastic scene in Road to Perdition. It's only 5 minutes long, but it's kind of worth the price of admission for that alone.
So yeah, overall, I can see why some hated it and I can also see why others loved it. I'm somewhere in between. Didn't hate or love it, but glad I checked it out.
Definitely not the most exciting or action-packed movie, so those with short attention spans or little patience for drawn-out conversations should steer clear. It's an interesting look into the mob world, though, with some neat parallels with the 2008 election and financial crisis. There's also a really, really great "action" sequence that's officially beats out that fantastic scene in Road to Perdition. It's only 5 minutes long, but it's kind of worth the price of admission for that alone.
So yeah, overall, I can see why some hated it and I can also see why others loved it. I'm somewhere in between. Didn't hate or love it, but glad I checked it out.
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I'm quite surprised this one ended up on Netflix as quickly as it did. It really is a fantastic movie. Plus when you have Edgar Wright and Steven Moffat writing a script that Spielberg directs, you just can't possibly go wrong.
Ok, so I saw Hungergames, which overall I thought was kinda "meh"but I had a question or two that I think I missed. I'll admit I was doing dishes and some general cleaning at the time so I might have missed a thing or two.
1) They made a huge deal about getting Sponsors during the initial training scenes. You have to impress people to get sponsors and then she shot the arrow out of the pig's mouth and bla bla bla, right? But then when the game starts everyone still just has nothing. I was under the impression that you had to get a sponsor or something to get weapons and gear going in. That wasn't the case though, because all of it was in that big metal cornucopia at the start.
2) So they killed Rue, right? And later main girl runs into knife thrower chick and they fight for a while and then out of no where a black guy shows up, kills knife chick and is like "that was for Rue, 12!" but then I don't remember seeing that guy again. Is it just understood that he died off camera? Did blond sword guy kill him?
1) They made a huge deal about getting Sponsors during the initial training scenes. You have to impress people to get sponsors and then she shot the arrow out of the pig's mouth and bla bla bla, right? But then when the game starts everyone still just has nothing. I was under the impression that you had to get a sponsor or something to get weapons and gear going in. That wasn't the case though, because all of it was in that big metal cornucopia at the start.
2) So they killed Rue, right? And later main girl runs into knife thrower chick and they fight for a while and then out of no where a black guy shows up, kills knife chick and is like "that was for Rue, 12!" but then I don't remember seeing that guy again. Is it just understood that he died off camera? Did blond sword guy kill him?
Django Unchained. I really liked it, Christoph Waltz and DeCaprio were especially good. It sometimes felt like it dragged a little, but generally the movie would make up for it pretty quick if so. The hooded mob scene was some fantastic stuff.
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The sponsors dropped things in by parachute, but yeah, they didn't seem to play into things much after all the stink raised.
That guy was killed by the virtual dog monsters.
Actually, the black guy was the other guy from Rue's district, which is why he killed the knife girl (and didn't butcher Katniss when he had the chance). He actually died against the guy Katniss and Peta fought during the climax, because that guy had body armor and he didn't. I don't know if this was mentioned in the movie or not, but that's what happened in the book.
Sponsors are more important in the book, but not by much.
I'd also like to say that Katniss Everdeen is stupid name and I have NO sympathy for her once the third book is underway. They are going to have to cut a shitton out of the third book when they make the movie or she isn't going to be sympathetic at all.
Sponsors are more important in the book, but not by much.
I'd also like to say that Katniss Everdeen is stupid name and I have NO sympathy for her once the third book is underway. They are going to have to cut a shitton out of the third book when they make the movie or she isn't going to be sympathetic at all.
They're turning book 3 into two movies, as with Deathly Hallows and Breaking Dawn.
The movie implies that Thresh died by dogs, not by Cato. The muttations from the book are replaced by giant bulldog freaks in the movie.
Tried to watch Killing Them Softly. Got about an hour in before I got bored and turned it off. Almost fell asleep.
Though I liked it, I can fully, 100% understand this.
Going to see it this weekend hopefully, so excited.
I understand it's very polarizing. I just got a text from my brother telling me he just saw it and it was "assy". He generally has excellent taste in movies. I'm hoping for the best.
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Iron Man 3
Loved it, even though it felt like a farewell to the character. Third films usually do that. Loved the villain, the humor and the moments of epic "F*** Yeah!".
Day of the Dead (remake)
Wow... at least the Dawn of the Dead remake had something in common with the Romero original. This film... well, it's simply forgettable "Forgettable Zombie Movie #8,762". The characters are about as lively as cardboard boxes, the fast zombies feel even more awkward and the whole movie just leaves you with a sense of empathetic embarrassment for anyone even remotely involved with this turd of a motion picture.
My Name Is Bruce
A surprisingly funny little self-aware movie, with Bruce Campbell doing what he does best: being Bruce Campbell. The perfectionist in me does want to nitpick, however: why on earth is a Chinese god of the dead (and bean curd) dressed in quasi-samurai gear?
Loved it, even though it felt like a farewell to the character. Third films usually do that. Loved the villain, the humor and the moments of epic "F*** Yeah!".
Day of the Dead (remake)
Wow... at least the Dawn of the Dead remake had something in common with the Romero original. This film... well, it's simply forgettable "Forgettable Zombie Movie #8,762". The characters are about as lively as cardboard boxes, the fast zombies feel even more awkward and the whole movie just leaves you with a sense of empathetic embarrassment for anyone even remotely involved with this turd of a motion picture.
My Name Is Bruce
A surprisingly funny little self-aware movie, with Bruce Campbell doing what he does best: being Bruce Campbell. The perfectionist in me does want to nitpick, however: why on earth is a Chinese god of the dead (and bean curd) dressed in quasi-samurai gear?
I do worry that Iron Man 3 is going to be the end of the franchise... which is weird because he's still going to be in the Avengers 2. Does that mean we aren't going to see any more of him between now and 2015? What about after that?
It seems like an odd choice, especially considering how popular the character is.
It seems like an odd choice, especially considering how popular the character is.
Prometheus: I'm glad I finally saw it. I'm not sure where to place it in my mind. As an Alien prequel, its scope is so much larger than those movies that a comparison seems irrelevant. Learning anything about the Xenomorphs' past takes away from Alien's nightmarish atmosphere. That said ...
As a movie on its own, it's a mixed bag. There are brilliant parts and then parts that seem nonsensical plot holes that are there to set up Alien. But then, some of those are the really good parts. I kind of wish I'd seen this when it came out to better have a discussion about it. It's certainly an interesting movie, but if someone were to ask me if was a good movie or a bad one, I wouldn't know how to answer.
I liked that the development of the Xenomorphs as we know them was not intentional. The engineers developed a prolific, aggressive life form that could severely alter the DNA of whatever it "mated" with, and eventually ensuring the destruction of whatever it was set loose upon. Genius and terrifying.
As a movie on its own, it's a mixed bag. There are brilliant parts and then parts that seem nonsensical plot holes that are there to set up Alien. But then, some of those are the really good parts. I kind of wish I'd seen this when it came out to better have a discussion about it. It's certainly an interesting movie, but if someone were to ask me if was a good movie or a bad one, I wouldn't know how to answer.
Oh I'ma go walkin in the monlight with you.
The rap failed HARD in Man With The Iron Fists, but flew in Django.