Topic: The Movie Thread

I watched Morbius. It wasn’t great.
It was far from the worst superhero movie either though, definitely miles better then Venom 2, which was just terrible.

I actually only have one complaint about it, unfortunately it’s a big one: the script is just super basic, there’s literally nothing interesting about it and not a single twist. The writing is just not there at all.

Performances and visuals where fine though

I also watched Sonic 2 and it was fun

@LN78 Amazing selection

@LN78 let me know if Lifeforce is any good.

@LN78 I only know about Over The Top because of The OC and still wasn’t sure that it was actually real 😂

@LN78 I believe you about 'Over the Top' because I saw many years ago, possibly when it was new. I won't spoil it for you, mostly because I remember very little about it. The American Ninja series brings back memories too. Can you get them on anything other than VHS?

@LN78 I do want to insist you watch Miami Connection too please 😂

It’s on YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rzM6Ztb4u_s

@LN78 I remember liking them in my youth but I think I'd want to re-watch them before buying them. It's one area I think the streaming services could improve, with the VHS era movies. You'll have to let us know what you think of them.

Edit: Out of curiosity I looked on Amazon and there was an option for the VHS boxset at £69.95 😄

@LN78 having seen it, as far as I can tell nothing has been cut - it’s actually not that gory anyway and there isn’t any nudity. It’s just.. everything else lol

@LN78 yeah some of it is just mind boggling. But you can tell the guy really cared about making it

@LN78
Oh I have vague memories of 'Over the top' also. I remember that when he turns his cap backwards he means business! Even as a kid I found that weird though I think I might have adopted that for a while...his cap is on back to front so you better watch yourself kind of thing.
Also recall being severely disappointed by the Masters of the Universe movie and boycotting my action figures because of it.
Cobra and the Delta Force movies I think I liked and would probably watch again given the opportunity.
Enjoy!

@LN78 I vaguely recall watching something about 'Masters of the Universe' and how it destroyed a studio, Carolco wasn't it? I think I may have watched it youtube and didn't they almost make a Spider-Man movie but chose to do He-Man with the money instead?

Unrelated but I just saw the latest Thor trailer and one for the new Mission Impossible, both look really promising to me. With the new Top Gun as well there are some exciting films coming soon. Although I've just remembered I still haven't watched MI:Fallout yet despite getting the Bluray on release. I might just rectify that today.

@LN78 I may check that out, when I saw that title I thought it was some film I'd never heard of. I got curious and found the vid I saw

Yeah Taika Waititi really turned Thor around after 2 average films and I love 'What We Do In The Shadows'. I haven't seen JoJo Rabbit yet but I've added it to my Disney+ watchlist. I'm really curious to see what he can do with Star Wars, I believe that's still happening.

@LN78 The first I was aware of Taika was as director of Flight of the Conchords and stuff after that so not familiar with the titles you've mentioned. I'll certainly look those up.

Edit: Found the former on Prime so have added that to my watchlist there. Not sure I have access to the latter but I will try and find a way, I'll watch anything with Rhys Darby. He's probably my favourite part of FotC and the best Werewolf to be committed to film. 😁

@BearsEatBeets @LN78
Agree that Hunt for the Wilderpeople and JoJo Rabbit are well worth a watch and just because it's not yet been mentioned I would also give a recommendation to the film Boy. Was that one that started me paying attention to Taika and looking forward to his next projects.
Haven't personally seen Eagle Vs Shark so guessing that's probably going to be hunted down and watched this week.

@RogerRoger I've decided I'm going to rewatch Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation (possibly tonight) before Fallout to reacquaint with the characters/events. It's crazy the authenticity he goes for in stunts, especially as he's 59!!! I'm guessing the story must be pretty big for the new one if it's only 'part one'.

@sorteddan @LN78 Eagle vs Shark is also on Prime (in UK) but only to rent/buy. I don't mind spending a few quid on it though.

@RogerRoger I've now watched those 3 MI films and really glad I finally got round to it. It's genuinely a bizarre series in that they have got better with each installment. I haven't watched the first 2 in a long time but remember them being enjoyable if nothing special. The main continuation thread certainly started with 3 and I think that's where the series started to grow although I feel I need re-watch that one. Ghost Protocol is very good but Rogue Nation and Fallout were both excellent. I think Rebecca Ferguson's IIsa was an excellent addition to the cast/story and glad to see she will be back for the new one.
After watching Rogue Nation and Fallout I actually watched the special features which I haven't done in a long time. The work going into the action sequences is mind blowing, I was especially impressed with the underwater training in RN and the HELO jump work done for Fallout. There was even a bit about a stunt I couldn't recall watching and wondered if I got distracted for a few minutes but they did a load of work to have Tom swing off the roof of the building they parachute onto only to cut it. No wonder these films cost so much to make.

I re-watched the trailer for Dead Reckoning afterwards and I'm even more excited for it now. Just a shame I noticed it's actually still over a year away.

Watched Watchmen this morning.

I'd seen parts of it before, although never the whole thing, but I thought it was quite good. It's much more of a slow burn than your typical CBM (and more graphic as well), which gave it a pretty unique vibe amongst it's contemporaries. The action scenes really hit hard when they did happen though, and the backdrop of an alternate reality history was pretty interesting.

Really sad to see about Ray Liotta. Came totally out of nowhere but then again, I had no idea he was approaching 70.

@LN78 I was wondering why I didn't get a notification for your question then noticed you missed out an 's'. Come on, you know bears are social eaters and wouldn't eat beets on their own.
Anyway, like @RogerRoger American Psycho has never appealed to me to warrant watching. I know very little about and therefore have no opinion on Christian Bale or much more about Tom Cruise for that matter other than him being a Scientologist. That seems like a bizarre thing to come out and say if they have only met in those circumstances, guessing they didn't bond at time.

Not sure how I feel about Indiana Jones 5. I suppose I'll wait to see/hear more about it but this sprung to mind