Whilst on the subject of films that switch aspect ratio, The Mauritanian uses it to quite good effect. The film does sag a bit in the middle I found, but i felt strongly moved after watching it. A good cast who all do well, but Tahar Rahim (who was also great in the recent BBC series The Serpent) shines above them as the suspected 9/11 terrorist imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. Worth a watch.
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So I watched Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Game Story and while they didn't mention everything like the change of devs from NeverSoft to Robomodo, it was still really interesting! Highly recommend!
@Jackpaza0508 Yeah, I watched that last year and really enjoyed it too. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 was one of the first games I got really into and I skate quite a bit irl so it was amazing seeing all these icons together again.
Rumours abounding that Tobey Maguire’s coming back for Spider-Man 4 as a Doctor Strange spinoff. It sounds like BS but it’s gaining an awful lot of traction.
New DC animated movie trailer. Looks like a slighty new art style for them, not one I've seen anyway (admittedly I've not seen them all). Not read the comic either, although it is on my list. I will probably read it after I've seen the film, otherwise I'll end up picking holes in the film where they have changed stuff.
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I liked the comic but Tim Sale's artwork is atrocious in my opinion (his catwoman, my god wtf!). So I look forward to this. Could provide a substantial improvement provided they don't muck up the story too much.
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@RogerRoger didn't care for the DiMaggio Joker personally. But just about anyone is better than Richard Epcar so I can live with it. Plus, I get it, it can't always be Mark Hamill.
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@RogerRoger lol, yeah I suppose Budget Hamill is fair. Still, it's a close enough approximation for me. Same with Alan Tudyk's. I should probably be more open to different directions, like yourself, but I can't shake the feeling that animated Joker needs to sound Mark Hamill-ish.
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@RogerRoger yes quite a lot of The Animated Series. And some Batman Beyond but I was a little old and preoccupied by that time.
Outside of a few clips here and there I've honestly never seen the 60s Batman series. Not enough to have any kind of opinion on it or its depictions anyway.
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And now I'm a little more interested in the next Indiana Jones than I had been.
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@zupertramp Yeah, same. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a great actress as well as obviously a great writer. We’ll probably still be seeing the influence of Fleabag in the coming decade.
@nessisonett I've watched that entire series 3 times. First season, imo, can't be topped but the second season is a noble and enjoyable effort anyway. She is like the very concept of charisma personified so both have an entrancing effect. I both love her and resent her for being born with so much of something I'll never have lol.
Anyway, movie thread, so back to movies:
Finally sat down to watch Judas and the Black Messiah. Performances predictably good. Speech from Black Mirror good in Daniel Kaluuya's case. But really he's always at his best. LaKeith Stanfield also really good but I kinda have this pet peeve about characters who are visibly suspect all the time but somehow the people around them don't really notice. Just one of those movie things that always happen in movies but never in real life (like people hanging up phone without saying bye). But that's just a me thing.
Anyway, it was powerful. I literally know what happens but still ended up tearing up. All handled quite well by Shaka King, who I hadn't seen anything else from yet.
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@zupertramp I really need to get round to Judas and the Black Messiah. Like you, I know what happens in real life so it’s definitely an achievement to still be that powerful.
Watched Demolition Man and They Live tonight. Such great movies with relevant themes. You could probably make that comment every year after they were made but still, they feel more relevant every year into the future!
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