@RogerRoger Yeah, I think it mostly holds up. The set design is impressive given how old it is. It also gets a bit wild in parts, like the bit where a gang composed of feral cannibals pulls one of Snake's companions down through the floor, presumably to murder and consume her.
The first Nightmare on Elm Street is still surprisingly spooky at points, indeed. It's also the film that introduced a young Johnny Depp to the world of cinema. You get to watch a bed eat him and then spew his innards and blood up to the ceiling in a massive, gory geyser! Still one of my favorite deaths in the series from the angle of pure spectacle.
The sequels... eh. The second one, like I said, does an OK job trying to retain some sense of mystery and brutality when it comes to the character, but Freddy is increasingly a cartoon character in subsequent sequels. One the last sequels, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, is actually a fantastic po-mo spinoff of sorts that sees the actors, directors, etc. playing themselves as the demon that inspired the Freddy character starts picking people off in the real world, and it does a good job of actually being kind of scary, like the original.
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I went to see Fast & Furious 9 at the IMAX at the weekend. It was definitely more Fast & Furious, with set pieces getting bigger and bigger, unfortunately, for me, it feels like they jumped the shark. I’ve already forgotten most of what happened. Took me a lot longer to forget 8 and I wasn’t a fan of that either.
I finally watched Arrival, mostly because of praise I saw on here for it. I’m not much of an Amy Adams fan. But she was pretty good in this. I liked the movie fairly well, although I’d hold off on calling it more than a solid 7. I liked the focus on communication and the importance of conveying meaning through language. That part was well done.
When the movie went off into time travel or time prediction or relativity, or whatever that ending was about — that’s when it lost me. And I like a good open ended narrative and a story that may not spell things out and leaves something to interpretation, but this one just didn’t quite stick the landing for me. Part of it may have been a lack of chemistry between Adams and Jeremy Renner. The ending lost a little of its punch due to a complete lack of build up of the couples potential for romance. And that would have been fine — not every movie has to have a couple that gets together at the end — but it feels shoehorned when it ends that way without any build up. Not to mention the time shifting gymnastics that are involved and it was just a little messy there at the end
But I’m glad to have watched it if for nothing else than to see the first 2/3 as the tension builds between the aliens and humans.
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Justice is Gray edition - the black-and-white version of the Snyder cut - is only available as an extra when purchasing a digital copy of the movie. I know a few people on here have shown interest in that version. Also the actual film is split across two 4K Blu-ray disks.
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@JohnnyShoulder Ahh, that’s a shame, I was hoping for it to be included in the physical copy. It’s included in Sky Movies in HD so I’ll just watch it there.
Gas Pump Girls (Amazon Prime Video) - 70's comedy that sees a young high school graduate (along with a small group of her friends) running her uncle Joe's gas station over the summer after he's laid out by a minor heart attack (induced due to anxiety over the fact that his mom n' pop operation is threatened by the sleek new corporate outfit across the street taking his business).
A pretty standard story of the little guys standing up to the big conglomerate, though with any deep acting or heavy themes sidelined in favor of a lighthearted vibe, mostly centered around nudity & sexual innuendo. Not the worst way to spend an afternoon as long as you know what you're getting into & take the time era into consideration.
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon? Arrow of the Orion (HiDive via VRV) - Film adaptation of the Light Novel/Anime series that takes place between the anime's first two seasons. Here, our hero Bell obtains a legendary weapon (sword in the stone style) and as such he and the gang are called off to slay a powerful monster that threatens the entire world.
It's okay, though it kinda just feels like an extended episode due to the fact that the animation/style doesn't really hit any highs that seem above & beyond what you see in the tv series. That's not necessarily a shot, as the show can look absolutely gorgeous, but given that the film's narrative is an aside unrelated to the core story, it means there's no reason to really check it out unless you've watched the anime & want more.
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones! (Disney+) - Middle entry in the prequel trilogy of the legendary franchise, that continues to follow the exploits of young Jedi Anakin Skywalker and how he slowly starts taking steps to a dark future...
It can be really slow & has some aged CGI elements, but overall I still enjoyed it.
Star Wars: the Clone Wars (Disney+) - Taking place inbetween episodes 2 & 3 of the prequel trilogy, this animated feature covers some exploits of Jedi such as Anakin Skywalker & Obi-Wan Kenobi (including the former grudgingly taking on an energetic young apprentice, Ashoka) during the titular "Clone Wars".
Released in advance of the Clone Wars animated television series, the film was actually made by taking a few episodes intended for the forthcoming series and stapling them together for theatrical release. It shows, but is a decent enough time if you're in a Star Wars mood.
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Holy mother of F, Amazon bought MGM. I just thought it was more rumours when I briefly saw it pop the other day. The mind boggles on what the next massive acquisition is gonna be.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
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@Arugula Neither do Man City and Chelsea, seemingly!
I continued my Bond Binge™ with Live and Let Die tonight. It’s one of the most uneven Bond movies but just squeaks by. Interestingly, the well-documented sexism seems to take a back seat in this film, to be replaced by just plain old racism instead. For every great character like the main three villains, there’s the sheriff. The sheriff is the worst character in the history of cinema. Bar none. What an absolute stinker of a character. There are also too many dodgy jokes which fall a bit flat. But then there’s a pretty decent speedboat chase which kinda makes up for it sorta. It’s not a bad movie, just truly hard to enjoy.
Watched Mitchells vs The Machines on Netflix last night. Stupidly good fun. Same type of humour as the Lego movies seeing as the film was produced by Lord Millar (who also directed Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Into the Spider-verse), which worked for me as I was laughing pretty much throughout the movie. Stand out were the two malfunctioned robots who got most of the best lines.
I love the animation style too and how they integrate the hand drawn stuff done by the characters into the actual film.
There were a couple of plot holes here and there and was a little predictable in places, but I didn't care as the movie was so much fun to watch. The heartfelt stuff was handled well and didn't feel saccharine. Also, ingenious use of the toy Furby.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
The Man With The Golden Gun. Almost good. Not quite there due to some stupendously bad writing for the Bond girl and MORE BLOODY SHERIFF. One of the best car stunts I’ve seen in a long time and it was ruined by a slide whistle sound making the stunt just seem silly. A shame. I’m going to watch The Spy Who Loved Me tonight as well so we’ll see how that goes.
Man with the Golden Gun is so goddamn weird, especially as a follow up to Live and Let Die
Christopher Lee kills it in any role he's in and Scaramanga is no different, but seeing Bond get so physically violent with girls in a few scenes, especially Roger Moore's Bond was so offputting
Well... I didn’t love The Spy Who Loved Me. Jaws was decent. The song’s a bop. The main villain was dreadfully boring though. At least the main Bond girl was legitimately OK and mostly stood her ground. Other than the strange change in wardrobe between scenes and she ended the movie in what looked like a Fabletics sports bra except in 1977. The disco soundtrack was... odd too.
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