@dryrain@Rudy_Manchego I recently re-watched Guardians 2 also and I have to admit I enjoyed it. Not as much as the first, but it had a lot of laugh out loud moments and some decent action and special effects. I did think they spammed the cutesy little baby groot thing a bit too much, probably to appeal to the kids and casual audiences. You gotta admit, though, the whole sequence where groot has to take the bomb into the core and can't seem to remember which button to push and Rocket gets so frustrated was pretty funny. Not to mention Drax and Mantis's relationship also made me laugh.
@th3solution there were moments I enjoyed just not enough of them. Maybe my expectations were too high after the first movie. The baby groot sequence was his best part in the movie towards the end. The other parts he played in the movie could have been largly removed without losing anything from the story.
@dryrain You're right — as a whole, the movie was weaker than the first. And the last baby groot sequence had to be set up by the scene with him, Rocket and Yondu trying to describe how to get Yondu's fin from the drawer . Without that set up, the pay off of the end part is not near as funny. But yes, most of the other baby groot scenes are just to show how cute he is and make the audience fall in love with him and buy T-shirts and products with his stuff on them, and adds very little to the plot.
I think my biggest problem with it was how Yondu goes from the villain to the hero so quickly at the end. I was fine with the transition and realization of Quill that Yondu was actually his father figure growing up (albeit an abusive one) but to have the whole Ravager ceremony honoring him at the end was a little much and did feel a bit like emotional manipulation.
That said, I still enjoyed it and look forward to getting the Guardians involved in the next crossover Avengers movie, just to see Quill and Tony Stark interact would be interesting.
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Saw IT on Monday and thought it was a really good remake. The cast of kids were all well played and it genuinely felt like they were all good buddies. Skarsgard made Pennywise his own in this one and a lot more creepier than Tim Curry's, though TC is still THE Pennywise for me. I just loved the way the movie felt like a proper 80's flick. I'm looking forward to chapter 2.
Saw IT, it was a nice compromise between a classic horror movie and the loud noise jump scares that seems to be everywhere in horrors lately. I found it very smart of them to focus on the children part of the tale and not to indulge in the more controversial sections of the book. The cast is very good and natural, with a little more of artistic sensibility and a little less crowd pleasing it could have really been something special but it's definitely a good movie.
I watched Mother! at the weekend, it was incredible! One of Aronofsky's best in years. It was just so intense, the whole thing has an great sense of dread, fear and panic which just culminated in to edge of the seat film watching. Be warned though, this movie is pretty harsh in places and is very much a Marmite film. You will either love it or hate it, one of the most divisive films i have ever seen. There were people walking out of the cinema, there were exclamations at the end of the film from movie goers that expressed their unhappiness with a lot of bad language. For me though, a masterpiece!
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I finally saw IT this weekend. Empty screening was a bit creepy.
I am a massive fan of the book so it was never going to live up to that. I think it was a good film but just an ok adaptation if that makes sense. However, it has some good moments and a pretty good cast.
It feels like they have left themselves a lot to do in the sequel - there was zero explanation as to what IT was or why he was there but they do hint pretty heavily at elements from the book so I wonder if that is going to be something to expand in the sequel.
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My girlfriend and I watched The Usual Suspects the other night. She'd seen it before, I hadn't.
I loved it, and didn't see the ending coming at all. What fantastic writing. Now knowing what I know, I think a second viewing would be beneficial, partly to wrap my head around some of the finer details.
The development of a sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi thriller started in 1999 with various failed attempts in the years since. Scott was originally set to direct Blade Runner 2049, but he stepped back and is now on board as an executive producer. Instead, Arrival and Sicario director Denis Villeneuve has taken on the role.
Watched Thor Ragnarok and it was great. I really like Taika Waititi's brand of humour. Definitely my favourite Thor movie and also one of my top favourite Marvel movies so far.
1922 (Netflix Original) - One of two films I've watched for Halloween. Based on a Steven King novella of the same name, it sees the collapse of a farmer's life over the course of a year (1922), and as you can expect, things get a bit supernatural during the second half, after he performs an unspeakable act. It's a bit slow, but it can get quite disturbing, and I felt it succeeded in doing what it set out to do.
the Babysitter (Netflix Original) - the other film I've watched for Halloween. A dark comedy that sees a boy hunted down by his babysitter and her friends, after he discovers them performing a satanic ritual. It wasn't anything particularly special, but it was decent enough.
Boogie Nights (Netflix) - Watched this a couple Saturdays ago. It follows the rise and fall of a group of people involved in the adult film industry in the 70's & 80's. I can't say it's something I'd ever want to add to my collection, but it managed to completely hold my attention for it's two and a half hour runtime, so it must of did something right.
Gantz: 0 (Netflix) - Anime film where a youth named Kato, after being murdered, finds himself revived and forced to compete in a brutal life and death game fighting against rampaging monsters with a group of others in the same situation. It gets really bloody, but it's definitely worth a watch if you want some action. A lot of the worldbuilding is left unexplained (apparently the film is just a remake of a specific story arc in a longer running series), but if you just roll with it, it's a good time.
Miss Hokusai (Netflix) - Anime film that follows the daughter of famed artist Hokusai. While there are a few story threads that run through it, it's told through a series of mostly unrelated anecdotes. It's a bit on the slow side, but worth a watch if you like this sort of thing. The English option on Netflix is a bit lacking, though (no dub, only a closed captioned version of the sub, and for some reason they decided to not translate the few text blurbs at the end of the film that I assume describe the real life people).
Wonder Woman (DVD) - I'm getting a little tired of superhero stuff, but this was still a great time. I liked how they spent the time they needed to flesh out the character, and the action was pretty great.
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Just watched Justice League and thought it was okay. Nothing really special with another throwaway villain that's gonna destroy the world scenario. It's definitely better than BvS and Suicide Squad, though. I actually quite like Jason Mamoa as Aquaman. Didn't like Flash's costume and he had some hit and miss one liners. My favourite parts were Wonder Woman protecting the hostages scene followed by Aquaman air surfing one of the Parademons scene. Nothing else from the movie really stood out.
@WanderingBullet I just saw Justice League as well. I can pretty much agree with your assessment. With the exception that I liked BvS about the same. This was on par with it. WB is so trying to be like Disney/Marvel, and yet trying to put their own spin on it, making it a bit darker, but trying to add humor. It worked mostly but fell flat at times. I liked Thor Ragnarok better. Yes, Wonder Woman was the best character, the most developed and interesting with the best fight scenes, esp the hostage one. She seems more relatable perhaps because she (besides Superman) is the only one to have had her own movie. But Flash is DC’s version of Spider-Man (wide eyed incompetent kid with powers trying to fit in and just cracking jokes all the time), Aquaman is their Thor, Cyborg is their Ironman, etc. I realize DC had their characters first in the comics, but the copying of the MCU cinematic plots and characters is kinda obvious
But the thing I wanted to mention was more about the trailers before the movie. Of the 5 trailers, 3 were video game related! (Ready, Player One; Jumanji; and Tomb Raider - all directly have video game tie-ins) I was just really amazed at how gaming has become so central to media and entertainment. And the other two trailers were The Last Jedi and Pacific Rim ... not directly gaming but looked pretty awesome nonetheless. The geek culture is taking over the cinema. Yay! 😊
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