It took me 3 days to watch it all. It was a thing - but it was not a good thing. It was a different thing and maybe that's what people want nowadays.
[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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It's also been 20 years since this came out and the lessons of the Japanese original have seeped into American horror from osmosis over time, meaning we've seen other movies do this better since. It's kind of like going back and watching Nightmare on Elm St. these days: it's still the same movie and very foundational to it's genre, but it definitely comes off as goofier that a lot of it's more modern counterparts.
Much like Bo Burnham's Inside, this will resonate with some people very distinctly differently from other people.
I would describe it as the movie-equivalent of the manic pixie dream girl.
Finally saw Spiderman: Willem Dafoe's still got it.
Spiderman and marvel in general peaked with Homecoming and Black Panther and they have just not been able to get back there since.
Spiderman and marvel in general peaked with Homecoming and Black Panther and they have just not been able to get back there since.
Literally this whole movie could have been avoided if Dr. strange had taken 5 minutes to explain the spell to Peter.
strange: Peter you should know that if I cast this spell EVERYONE will be effected. That includes me, your aunt, the avengers, everyone.
Parker: oh, is there a way to exclude those people?
Strange: now that you mention it yeah I could let like 2 or 3 people remember
Parker: oh cool, let's do Aunt may, MJ and you. I can tell Ned again he'll be cool with it
Strange: good thinking
*Roll credits*
Or just have some outside force interference mess up the spell and the rest of the movie can happen exactly the same
strange: Peter you should know that if I cast this spell EVERYONE will be effected. That includes me, your aunt, the avengers, everyone.
Parker: oh, is there a way to exclude those people?
Strange: now that you mention it yeah I could let like 2 or 3 people remember
Parker: oh cool, let's do Aunt may, MJ and you. I can tell Ned again he'll be cool with it
Strange: good thinking
*Roll credits*
Or just have some outside force interference mess up the spell and the rest of the movie can happen exactly the same
Whether it's canon or not, there is a suggestion that Loki's plot, WandaVision's plot, and MoM all intersect at, conveniently, that time so that it's less Doctor Strange's fault and more a coincidental breakdown in the spacey-timey-wimey continuum.
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GasBandit
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Top Gun: Maverick
I ordinarily would have waited for it to hit the torrents to watch something like this, but my grandpa is an airplane-obsessed madman, and I don't know how many more years I've got with him, so when he asked if I wanted to go see it I said "Of course."
It is definitely a Top Gun movie. The aerial cinematography is gorgeous, the real stars are the aircraft, the stunts are often bogus, the terminology is suspect, and the mission is so half-baked and full of plot holes and preposterous ridiculousness that it beggars belief. But darn if it wasn't a fun time. And I say that as someone who can barely tolerate Tom Cruise.
I ordinarily would have waited for it to hit the torrents to watch something like this, but my grandpa is an airplane-obsessed madman, and I don't know how many more years I've got with him, so when he asked if I wanted to go see it I said "Of course."
It is definitely a Top Gun movie. The aerial cinematography is gorgeous, the real stars are the aircraft, the stunts are often bogus, the terminology is suspect, and the mission is so half-baked and full of plot holes and preposterous ridiculousness that it beggars belief. But darn if it wasn't a fun time. And I say that as someone who can barely tolerate Tom Cruise.
So, I'm kind of annoyed at media hyperbole. Just because something isn't a 1 billion dollar blockbuster doesn't make it a "bomb". Not everything is going to be Guardians of the Galaxy, and just rake it in at the box office. And that's just fine.
All indications are that Morbius will just barely make a profit, in part due to its lower budget. That's not amazing, but in an industry where it's assumed about half the movies will lose money, it's not a "bomb". Critics hated the movie (17% on Rotten Tomatoes), but a lot of people seemed to like it (71% audience score on RT). I saw it in theaters, wasn't blown away, but didn't hate it. It was totally fine, and I've paid money to see far far worse.
It's just an average movie that's just going to barely squeak by over the finish line. But I guess that's not click-baity enough to put in a title.
To me, a bomb is something like Fantastic Four (2015) which reportedly lost around 80 million dollars, or R.I.P.D (which I liked, incidentally) which lost close to 100 million. Barely breaking even is just "meh" and doesn't rate all the hate/hyperbole in my opinion.
All indications are that Morbius will just barely make a profit, in part due to its lower budget. That's not amazing, but in an industry where it's assumed about half the movies will lose money, it's not a "bomb". Critics hated the movie (17% on Rotten Tomatoes), but a lot of people seemed to like it (71% audience score on RT). I saw it in theaters, wasn't blown away, but didn't hate it. It was totally fine, and I've paid money to see far far worse.
It's just an average movie that's just going to barely squeak by over the finish line. But I guess that's not click-baity enough to put in a title.
To me, a bomb is something like Fantastic Four (2015) which reportedly lost around 80 million dollars, or R.I.P.D (which I liked, incidentally) which lost close to 100 million. Barely breaking even is just "meh" and doesn't rate all the hate/hyperbole in my opinion.
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Yeah, it's more of a flop then a bomb (since not making enough profit to fund the next film for the studio isn't good).
But i'm more amused by the "Again Proving (For The 10,000th Time) That Social Media Is *Not* The Real World!!" part. The whole popularity of the memes rely on the film being unpopular enough that one could make up quote and no one could say they where not real, because no one has seen it.
But i'm more amused by the "Again Proving (For The 10,000th Time) That Social Media Is *Not* The Real World!!" part. The whole popularity of the memes rely on the film being unpopular enough that one could make up quote and no one could say they where not real, because no one has seen it.
GasBandit
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When the goose that lays golden eggs (MCU) lays a regular egg, the mouthbreathing neckbeards who have adjusted their expectations to consider golden eggs "baseline" will treat a regular egg like a rancid turd.
That said if I never see Jared Leto again it'll be too soon.
That said if I never see Jared Leto again it'll be too soon.
It’s not a MCU movie. It’s just a Sony movie, that has characters that are licensed from Marvel. I don’t think that the MCU would have tried to introduce Morbius yet, too many other Spidey villains/anti-heroes that would work so much better. Black Cat. Kraven the Hunter. Tombstone. Scorpion. And not a single one of those would require Leto.
Top Gun: An Old Hope!
It was better than Fallen Kingdom(which wouldn't have been hard), worse than World and the entire new trilogy is worse than the original. You're not going for the story though in this new trilogy at this point, you're going to see the dinosaurs and they are pretty cool.
It's nice to see the original gang back, even if the reasons to get them there and together with the new group ultimately are pretty meh. I don't really regret seeing it cause I like going to the movies just to go but I doubt I ever will watch it or the others in the later trilogy ever again where I watch the original Jurassic Park a few times a year.
I totally understand needing to switch actors for Dodgson cause the original is a piece of shit but they do such a 180 with his character it makes little sense to have him be the same character. May as well have named him something else since they pretty much make him more evil Tim Cook as opposed to how he acts in the first movie.
My biggest complaint with this set of 3 is that Jurassic Park always felt like a pretty intimate movie to me. You know every character that dies on screen by the time they're killed, besides the worker loading the raptor into the cage at the very beginning. You might not like them but you understand their place in the world. As a series that goes out the window by 2 a bit but I never felt it lost sight of that through the original 3 totally, there was always a real human element to them. These later 3, because by nature of film making and sequels in general, you have to get bigger, they do. That only happens by opening a full park to the public, which is dumb but at least they acknowledge it is eventually, and suddenly because you're focusing on 1000 fold the number of people being killed compared to the originals, I don't care, because they're just there to die. Ok, so fine, I don't care about all the extras dying, make me care about the main characters except I hate them until the third movie and then it's only because they have an actual purpose other than just being difficult for two movies to get here.
As an aside, I just don't buy Pratt as an action star. It just feels wrong. Starlord I'm ok with because it still feels genuine to me but all these action star roles he's taken feel disingenuous and hollow.
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Sing 2
If you liked the first one, you'd probably like this one, and I did!
If you liked the first one, you'd probably like this one, and I did!
That was my take too. It's good!
Thirded.
I remember watching it once years ago. I didn't think it was...bad? But I don't recall it being very good, either. The Thomas Jane one was better, but I didn't think War Zone was terrible, either.
I wasn't a huge fan of the Jane one either, though I agree it was better. There were some little things that bothered me, some of the interactions between Frank and the widow/child rang hollow for me, but the biggest thing was the way Loony Bin Jim talked. Really got on my nerves. And I just wasn't excited by most of the action scenes (chandelier set piece notwithstanding). Like, that scene where the parkour guy gets blown up with a missile. For me, it was ridiculous in a bad way, and the sub-par special effects there didn't help.
I will say, best thing about the movie was Jigsaw, hands down. I thought Ray Stevenson looked great as the Punisher, and he did fine, but I liked him better when he didn't talk.
I will say, best thing about the movie was Jigsaw, hands down. I thought Ray Stevenson looked great as the Punisher, and he did fine, but I liked him better when he didn't talk.
Finally saw Thor: Love & Thunder today.
It was okay. I liked Ragnarok more, of the two. This one felt messier, but I can't really put my finger on how exactly.
The "side quest" at the halfway mark went on too long and I wanted them to get back to the main story.
I didn't think it was bad, don't get me wrong. It was flashy and fun, but I found it lacking in substance. When it went for emotional beats, it felt flat. I just didn't care.
It probably needed a script doctor to punch things up, flesh things out, and trim the fat.
And I don't know if it was accents or what, but I wasn't clear on what was said sometimes. Like the quick, under their breath jokes.
Overall, I liked it more often than I didn't, but I would check my watch sometimes to see how much time might be left.
It was okay. I liked Ragnarok more, of the two. This one felt messier, but I can't really put my finger on how exactly.
The "side quest" at the halfway mark went on too long and I wanted them to get back to the main story.
I didn't think it was bad, don't get me wrong. It was flashy and fun, but I found it lacking in substance. When it went for emotional beats, it felt flat. I just didn't care.
It probably needed a script doctor to punch things up, flesh things out, and trim the fat.
And I don't know if it was accents or what, but I wasn't clear on what was said sometimes. Like the quick, under their breath jokes.
Overall, I liked it more often than I didn't, but I would check my watch sometimes to see how much time might be left.
So I finally saw Encanto
At this point, any time I sit down to watch a Disney film, I really should just have tissues available. Because I'm going to ugly cry.
I loved this movie, and I loved every song in it. The animation is not only gorgeous, but I love that they had all of the characters dance and move as if they were in a stage musical, it gave a very distinctive look to the film.
At this point, any time I sit down to watch a Disney film, I really should just have tissues available. Because I'm going to ugly cry.
I loved this movie, and I loved every song in it. The animation is not only gorgeous, but I love that they had all of the characters dance and move as if they were in a stage musical, it gave a very distinctive look to the film.
Also, just to add, the first song that really hit me was Surface Pressure, Luisa's song.
To set the scene for those that haven't seen it, every member of the family has a magical gift (except the main character) and Luisa's gift is being strong. As the oldest child in my family, and often the one seen as the most capable and the one that has to handle everything, this song and performance hit me to my core.
To set the scene for those that haven't seen it, every member of the family has a magical gift (except the main character) and Luisa's gift is being strong. As the oldest child in my family, and often the one seen as the most capable and the one that has to handle everything, this song and performance hit me to my core.
Same, honestly that's my opinion with prestige TV and superhero movies as a whole, just a BIT too long all around.
Nope.
Peele said he chose the name because he wanted to emulate what he pictured would be audience reactions to the film. He chose very well. I will not be watching this film again.
Now it's a great film, but it triggered some phobias of mine. One in particular that happens about halfway through the film so I was gripping my seat the rest of the ride.
Performances are stellar. The comedy is fun but sparse. There's also a plot point regarding a tragedy on the set of a 90s sitcom that I can't quite figure out the significance of it's inclusion in the film.
If you like Peale's stuff I don't think you can go wrong with this one.
Peele said he chose the name because he wanted to emulate what he pictured would be audience reactions to the film. He chose very well. I will not be watching this film again.
Now it's a great film, but it triggered some phobias of mine. One in particular that happens about halfway through the film so I was gripping my seat the rest of the ride.
Performances are stellar. The comedy is fun but sparse. There's also a plot point regarding a tragedy on the set of a 90s sitcom that I can't quite figure out the significance of it's inclusion in the film.
If you like Peale's stuff I don't think you can go wrong with this one.
The movie's supposed to be commentary on how entertainment and news stories are very transitory and rarely stick around in any meaningful way, beyond as call backs and jokes decades later, except for the people involved and how the entertainment world is brutal and uncaring to everyone involved.
This ties into Steven Yuen's character Jupe: the former child star who owns the theme park thing. He witnessed that shit first hand and even decades later it's still a very raw and fresh memory for him, but to the rest of the world it's just something to joke about now and he just kinda has to... deal with that fact. The incident itself is the point: the ape from the sitcom was basically used and abused by the entertainment industry and they just got rid of it the second it was inconvenient. The same thing happens with the horses in the movie: there isn't a huge demand for the stallions anymore, so they get sold to Jupe, who ends up turning them into meat to feed the alien. This even ties into Jupe and OJ's careers: Jupe was a child actor that was ditched the second he stopped being cute and OJ's family been abandoned by the industry despite decades of service.
This ties into Steven Yuen's character Jupe: the former child star who owns the theme park thing. He witnessed that shit first hand and even decades later it's still a very raw and fresh memory for him, but to the rest of the world it's just something to joke about now and he just kinda has to... deal with that fact. The incident itself is the point: the ape from the sitcom was basically used and abused by the entertainment industry and they just got rid of it the second it was inconvenient. The same thing happens with the horses in the movie: there isn't a huge demand for the stallions anymore, so they get sold to Jupe, who ends up turning them into meat to feed the alien. This even ties into Jupe and OJ's careers: Jupe was a child actor that was ditched the second he stopped being cute and OJ's family been abandoned by the industry despite decades of service.