Movie News & Miscellany
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Cat Man
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Red Hood*
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Clayface
* Also, note that Red Hoot is actually a Belgian crime fighter.
Honestly never heard of him before.
I was making a sidelong reference to another movie, good thing @evilmike set us both straight.
--Patrick
GasBandit
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Hey man, Catman will *HEP* you up!
Then he'll pick up some cold ones and knock 'em back.
Dude, you don't get the point of a secret identity, do you?! Last time I confide in you!
I went perusing IMDB's coming soon section to get an idea of what movies are coming out next year, and while there's a bunch of stuff I'm interested in because it sounds good, there's ... other things ...
Like Raw, about a vegan who's forced to eat meat during a ... vet school hazing ritual? Then develops a craving for human flesh, it seems. Oy.
Or Sleight, about a street magician turned drug dealer, who must then fall back on his magician skills to save his kidnapped niece from a drug lord/his former employer. This sounds like a producer had an Ideas Hat, grabbed three random ideas, and told the studio to make a movie out of it.
And January 2017 is something else. I know it's the early year's dumping ground, but the sheer volume of shitty-sounding movies coming out next month is staggering. So many awful-looking horror movies, too. I'm trying to keep an open mind since The Witch came out in January and that was great, but just ... Amityville again, Resident Evil 6, a Ring reboot, the Devil But Not Really, Underworld (are we not done with this already?), a new Shyamalan horror film. Then there's Monster Trucks, a dog trying to figure out his life (spoiler: it ain't that deep), and just ... and so on ....
Only good stuff looks to A Monster Calls and The Red Turtle, but I'll bet neither of them hit #1 on their respective weekends.
Like Raw, about a vegan who's forced to eat meat during a ... vet school hazing ritual? Then develops a craving for human flesh, it seems. Oy.
Or Sleight, about a street magician turned drug dealer, who must then fall back on his magician skills to save his kidnapped niece from a drug lord/his former employer. This sounds like a producer had an Ideas Hat, grabbed three random ideas, and told the studio to make a movie out of it.
And January 2017 is something else. I know it's the early year's dumping ground, but the sheer volume of shitty-sounding movies coming out next month is staggering. So many awful-looking horror movies, too. I'm trying to keep an open mind since The Witch came out in January and that was great, but just ... Amityville again, Resident Evil 6, a Ring reboot, the Devil But Not Really, Underworld (are we not done with this already?), a new Shyamalan horror film. Then there's Monster Trucks, a dog trying to figure out his life (spoiler: it ain't that deep), and just ... and so on ....
Only good stuff looks to A Monster Calls and The Red Turtle, but I'll bet neither of them hit #1 on their respective weekends.
The Red Turtle is a Wild Bunch/Studio Ghibli joint film. I've heard nothing but amazing stuff about it.
I believe it; I just don't think it'll get a wide enough release to do well financially in the states.
Definitely seeing it if I can. The last Ghibli ...
Pfft... Miyazaki is already talking about coming out of retirement again to make another movie. I'll believe Studio Ghibli is done with him when he's dead.
Well they did close. Has he said he's reviving the studio for his new project?
I never believe him, he's retired a half dozen times at this point, but I was sad that Ghibli closed their doors due to his most recent absence and I've not been sure they'd recover. Considering Miyazaki's box office value, any Japanese production place would be thrilled to work with him.
Officially, Studio Ghibli isn't closed. It's just "halted production" on big cinema releases, instead doing shorts for the Ghibli museum in Mitaka.
Ah, they went the non-committal Japanese business speak route, as opposed to Miyazaki's dramatic creator route.
Li'l Z is obsessed with Book of Life. He pretends to be a matador, he sonetimes says he's Joaquin, and he memorized the songs and tries to sing them to the girls at school. That last part is a little awkward, for multiple reasons, one of the first ones being he's the only one in his class that saw the movie.
ftfy
Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm proud of his good taste. But I get a few questioning looks from other parents when he announces "I'm Manolo! I'm looking for Maria!", as opposed to little girls running around saying they're Elsa or Ariel.
I wish more people would see it, it's a fun movie and such a different ascetic from Pixar or Dreamworks.
I wish more people would see it, it's a fun movie and such a different ascetic from Pixar or Dreamworks.
At least Kubo is out on Bluray. And yes, I HIGHLY recommend it.
I think that also means it's on DVD.
GasBandit
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FTFY
Literally everything can be watched on anything if you try hard enough. Yesterday I was watching Mars Attacks on my watch because hubris
Deadpool has been nominated for Best Comedy for the Golden Globes, and Ryan Reynolds for Best Actor in a Comedy.
I really want him to wear the Deadpool mask in a tux. I'm not sure how far he's willing to take his in-character appearances.
I really want him to wear the Deadpool mask in a tux. I'm not sure how far he's willing to take his in-character appearances.
aesthetic. Unless you've convinced Li'l Z to only eat and drink water and bread these days?
....goddamn autocorrect. And since my spelling is naturally atrocious, it knows how to get me.aesthetic. Unless you've convinced Li'l Z to only eat and drink water and bread these days?
I'm gonna have to keep my head down for an extra week; my wife doesn't want to deal with the crowds, so we'll be sitting it out this weekend.
Are you also going to dress like your avatar for he showing? Because you should.
--Patrick
Well, for EpVII's opening I wore the Star Wars version of that outfit.
Tonight I'll probably get my imperial uniform out of the storage.
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Nope, hasn't happened before. Thanks though!
