I also noticed the other movies nominated had their directors nominated for Best Director, except Frank Darabont.
I will not be fair because the Academy was unfair! No justice, no peace!
[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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Welcome to my all-time favourite movie that has never been knocked from #1 for over two decades.
Slender Man
Sighs. Just, sighs.
Oddly, I hope this idea gets a second chance from someone else in the future? I think the idea of Slender Man movie could be great, but this wasn't it. It's got nearly every trope under the sun and I'm sorry but the amount of times no one turned the lights on was ridiculous and noticeable. The effects were cheap, and the tension was pretty non-existent, even the jump scares weren't that..scary.
I feel like this is going to be a teen starter scary movie - like 10-12 year olds will watch this as their first horror movie and think it's great.
The 'Burbs
So, because Slender Man was a bust, my date and I went back to his place and watched The Burbs instead because I had never seen it (a travesty!). And it was hilarious! It was funny and silly, but in the best way. Young Tom Hanks is a gem. If you're in the mood for some slapstick comedy, 80's/90's movie making, would recommend! It's got some great one-liners, and the plot was more interesting than Slender Man, 1000%. Would recommend.
Sighs. Just, sighs.
Oddly, I hope this idea gets a second chance from someone else in the future? I think the idea of Slender Man movie could be great, but this wasn't it. It's got nearly every trope under the sun and I'm sorry but the amount of times no one turned the lights on was ridiculous and noticeable. The effects were cheap, and the tension was pretty non-existent, even the jump scares weren't that..scary.
I feel like this is going to be a teen starter scary movie - like 10-12 year olds will watch this as their first horror movie and think it's great.
The 'Burbs
So, because Slender Man was a bust, my date and I went back to his place and watched The Burbs instead because I had never seen it (a travesty!). And it was hilarious! It was funny and silly, but in the best way. Young Tom Hanks is a gem. If you're in the mood for some slapstick comedy, 80's/90's movie making, would recommend! It's got some great one-liners, and the plot was more interesting than Slender Man, 1000%. Would recommend.
Dave
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I saw The 'Burbs with a couple of friends in the theater when it first came out. The place was sparsely populated but there were still places when we were rolling but the rest of the crowd just didn't get it. Like when they knock on the door of the house and the last digit on the "669" falls upside down to be "666". We laughed out loud and the rest of the crowd there was nothing but cricket noises.
The movie didn't do well in theaters and I have no idea why.
The movie didn't do well in theaters and I have no idea why.
Hey, at least it didn't lose to bloody Shakespeare in Love...I will not be fair because the Academy was unfair! No justice, no peace!
My biggest complaint was the lack of Princess Leia. I think that was my first post-SW movie that I saw her in.
Bruce Dern's character was fantastic.
Hey, SiL was great in an "I hung out with a lot of English majors and so got a lot of the references" kind of way.
It wasn't until rewatching Blues Brothers a decade or so later that I said to myself, "Hey, waitaminnit..."
--Patrick
Dark City knocked it off #1 for me, but Shawshank is still awesome, and for most people Dark City won't knock it off as they're very different movies.
Yeah, I ain't gonna argue with anyone on that one. Two great movies for entirely different reasons.
We are very different, I have an app to help me keep up with my movie collection... it says there are 433 entries in the list.
I'm not always in areas that have reliable internet, and nobody can just randomly decide that I can't have access to my movies. I don't really trust the "altruism" of the people that run the streaming services, or have decision power over digital libraries.
I have zero Blu-Rays! And zero Blu-Ray players!
Do I win the luddite prize?
The real reason:
I keep saying that I will upgrade my $30 DVD player when it dies, but it's still going strong. It's easily 10 yrs old. I do secretly wish it would die so I can have an excuse to buy one.
Do I win the luddite prize?
The real reason:
I keep saying that I will upgrade my $30 DVD player when it dies, but it's still going strong. It's easily 10 yrs old. I do secretly wish it would die so I can have an excuse to buy one.
We have one Blu-Ray; The Lego Movie. We inherited it when the local library got rid of all their extra copies.
Still no Blu-Ray player, though. The plan is to upgrade from PS2 to a PS4 Pro at some point, which will fill the B-R player niche while simultaneously filling the "newer console" niche.
--Patrick
Still no Blu-Ray player, though. The plan is to upgrade from PS2 to a PS4 Pro at some point, which will fill the B-R player niche while simultaneously filling the "newer console" niche.
--Patrick
Blu-ray players play dvds, and upscale the video as an added bonus.I have zero Blu-Rays! And zero Blu-Ray players!
Do I win the luddite prize?
The real reason:
I keep saying that I will upgrade my $30 DVD player when it dies, but it's still going strong. It's easily 10 yrs old. I do secretly wish it would die so I can have an excuse to buy one.
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Twists! Turns! Deceptions and betrayals! Nifty tricks that you can see coming a mile away, yet still surprise and delight! Unexpected reveals that seem rather too convenient and contrived, yet still keep you on the edge of your seat! Tom Cruise running! Tom Cruise riding a motorbike! Tom Cruise getting hurt! Fistfights! Shootouts! Chases! Masks! Voice alteration chips! Tracker chips! Macguffins!
This is a Mission Impossible movie all right, and it does everything deliciously well.
Twists! Turns! Deceptions and betrayals! Nifty tricks that you can see coming a mile away, yet still surprise and delight! Unexpected reveals that seem rather too convenient and contrived, yet still keep you on the edge of your seat! Tom Cruise running! Tom Cruise riding a motorbike! Tom Cruise getting hurt! Fistfights! Shootouts! Chases! Masks! Voice alteration chips! Tracker chips! Macguffins!
This is a Mission Impossible movie all right, and it does everything deliciously well.
I liked that movie, but it's been a decade ago since I've seen it, I think.
Batman Begins(First watch) & Dark Knight (Rewatch)
Been told for years I didn't need to see the first one to enjoy the second and... I can finally see why. And while the second is a vastly superior film, the Nolan trilogy as a whole UTTERLY underutilized the Scarecrow. First film, legit threat, second punk ass drug dealer,third...I forget.
Been told for years I didn't need to see the first one to enjoy the second and... I can finally see why. And while the second is a vastly superior film, the Nolan trilogy as a whole UTTERLY underutilized the Scarecrow. First film, legit threat, second punk ass drug dealer,third...I forget.
A courtroom judge?
Oh my GLOB I completely didn't recognize him solely on how ridiculously out of character he was.
I didn't finish Ready Player One. What has Spielberg become?
Dave
Staff member
That movie annoyed me pretty much from the start. I didn't get very far.
Oh man, if you think the movie is bad (I thought it was ok) try the book! That's grade A garbage.
Granted, it was supposed to be the Joker sitting on the bench.
Dave
Staff member
I'm not a huge fan of exposition in movies. And the movie started with nothing but unnecessary exposition. They could have shown the world as it was instead of the voice-over.
It's one of the reasons I can't STAND the "Hateful 8". It's going along pretty decent and then they have fucking Tarantino do a voiceover about poisoning the coffee. Instantly the movie went from interesting to "aw fuck this".
It's one of the reasons I can't STAND the "Hateful 8". It's going along pretty decent and then they have fucking Tarantino do a voiceover about poisoning the coffee. Instantly the movie went from interesting to "aw fuck this".