@RR529 I’ve really never been a fan of Ralph Bakshi so I’m probably not the person to judge if it’s one of his better movies. It... definitely isn’t good though 😂😂
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@RogerRoger That's the one. His films are usually solid, but every now and then he does something which reminds you just how good he is. This is one of those, for me.
As ever with my film opinions though, bear in mind that I'm fairly easily pleased.
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@InvaderJim here in Poland it's going to be on HBO GO on the same day
Too bad the other HBO Max movies aren't, cinemas are closed and I wanna watch Godzilla and Mortal Kombat in April
@Arugula I was thinking as I posted that it was a Arugula-esq movie review. 😅 More expanded thoughts below now that I've slept on it.
I thought Ryan Reynolds was the best thing of the film, with all the best lines and comedic moments. Not quite up there with Bradley Cooper as Rocket Racoon, but just a snip behind. Without him it would probably be a lot duller to watch. The human characters are poorly written and dumb and I didn't end up caring what happened to them. The plot was a bit predictable and I'm not one for trying to second guess the outcome of movies. Also found some of the CGI a bit fake looked a bit dodgy, but i think that is problem with shooting a film in 4K as most CGI is done in 2k, so there is a lot of post processing required to get it looking right. There was some blurriness in some of the fast paced scenes, which I've not noticed in other films. The visuals overall were very good though. But despite its faults I still enjoyed it I just won't be rushing out to buy it or anything. In a list I've just made up in my head of kids movies I put it a couple of slots above Sonic but a few behind something like The Lego Movie.
Looks like I'll be renting the snyder cut then, which I was going to do anyway. I begrudge paying for NOW TV at the best of times, so certainly won't be for something I only have a passing interest in and thought the original film was a snore fest.
@RogerRoger Yep 100% with on the Snyder cut and Now TV. When my mate at work told me it was in 720p, I thought he was pulling my leg. Then not long after I found out Sky started to offer paid for boosts to 1080p for NOW TV customers. I think that was the last straw for me, and I cancelled my sub once I had finished watching what I wanted to.
I think is is because HD and 4K is part of Sky Q, so that don't want to upset those customers.
Oh and for the record I have no problems with Ryan Reynolds, I've quite liked him in most of the stuff I've seen him in. But I would still call him out if he did a duff performance in anything.
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@JohnnyShoulder@RogerRoger Yep, we already pay extra for Sky HD which is mad in this day and age but we can’t afford Sky Q so can’t watch stuff in 4K. It’s annoying to say the least.
@RogerRoger I'm not sure on that, you can get upto 1080p for some programmes on terrestrial TV in the UK, most of the programmes are available only by paying for Sky/NOW TV, and you can get 1080p on NOW TV you just need to pay extra for the boost.
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So recently watched Nomadland and Minari. Both were enjoyable. And that's basically my review as I think if I got started on about my thoughts I'd be here typing for half an hour and I'm just not up for it. I will say, as regards Nomadland, I love films/stories about vagabonds and travelers and such so I might be fairly bias on that one. Wanderlust is kind of in my blood I think. Add in a dash of Americana and reverberations from 2008 financial crash and yeah, sign me up. Lol and this is me holding back.
Anyway, re watched Man of Steel last night. Not as good as I remember but still a very solid superhero film in my opinion. And I know everyone hates that tornado scene (including @ralphdibny) but man, it hits for me. I remember lots of people saying they mucked up Jonathan Kent but idk, I can't help but disagree there. He's far more relatable as a father imo. He's a man who has grown up in god country and knows who people are. For this reason he's protective of his son. He knows the world in which he lives.
This is why the tornado scene is powerful in my opinion. He'd rather die than take the risk of having Clark out himself. It's like the ultimate act of selflessness through deed, instead of word. It's one thing to tell your kids to be good and virtuous and blah blah blah but it's another entirely to live what you want to see in them. Jonathan knew Clark would know when he was ready to face a potentially hostile world and that moment wasn't it. So he took the L for his son because that's what you do.
Anyway, that went on longer than I planned as well. Also gotta mention Michael Shannon's intensity. He brings it every time. Even when he's probably phoning it in, like here.
Well off to endure zuckerbergs, i mean, Jim carrey's, I mean, jesse eisenbergs horrible luthor from BvS. This is what sticks out most in my memory anyway. I'm hoping it's not as bad as I remember.
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@zupertramp Yeah, I really enjoyed both Nomadland and Minari as well. I can totally see why they’re favourites for the Oscars. Promising Young Woman on the other hand.... one of the biggest piles of rubbish I’ve seen in a looong time. I honestly can’t understand why it’s being hyped that much. I know you’re from the USA but over here in the UK, there’s a certain brand of movie that comes on after 12 on a Saturday night on BBC One. A common one is Double Jeopardy with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. That special brand of ‘thriller’ that leaves almost zero impression. That was Promising Young Woman for me. It starts off seemingly subversive and interesting and then crashes that premise into the ground like a V1 missile. Jennifer’s Body is basically the same movie but a whole lot better and it literally has Megan Fox in it. There’s a movie that falls into the dreadful BBC One ‘thriller’ with Idris Elba and Beyoncé which is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. That movie is more enjoyable to watch than Promising Young Woman. I don’t put much stock in the Oscars but I have to say this movie eludes me.
@nessisonett definitely heard a lot about Promising Young Woman but it really didn't seem like my cup of tea so I've been avoiding it. And when I write something off without giving it a chance I tend to worry I'm making a mistake so it's nice to hear someone calling it out as rubbish. I feel better about not caring now.
Finished BvS. It's not at all terrible but it never seems to achieve like it could. The spastic, socially awkward, clearly sociopathic Lex really misses the mark in my opinion and that Martha thing really doesn't land but I think it's pretty good otherwise. And I love the, kind of, Last Knight on Earth Batman dream sequence. That's a Batman film I'd love to see and one I think Affleck really fits the profile for.
"One of the unloveliest and least enlightening aspects of contemporary discourse is the tendency to presume that whatever one disagrees with must be very simple—not only simple, but also simply wrong." - Elizabeth Bruenig
I'm annoyed as despite as flawed the Snyder DCEU films are, they at least had a style and feel that they were going for so I'm really looking forward to seeing the Snyder Cut of Justice League. Until I learned that I can't purchase it at launch or anything and would have to suscribe to Sky TV for movies or Now TV to watch it in 720p.
Was hoping it would be available to purchase at launch or soon after like WW84.
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@zupertramp I enjoyed MoS too, definitely my favourite of the post Nolan DC films. The only thing I didn't like were the flashback scenes as it made the film feel a bit disjointed to me. I would still have the content of them in the film, just not told in a flashback, not scattered throughout the movie and maybe a bit more fleshed out.
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