Topic: The Movie Thread

Just watched Thor 4: By the Sea Shore again. Wicked film, much better on second viewing. I think some Marvel films need a second viewing really. Once you know what happens, you can really enjoy the ride.

I still wish Jane could have stuck around but maybe they will bring her (or a version of her) back for Secret Wars

@LN78 your Thorts on Thor Four are well documented LN!

@LN78 I remember back in 2011/2012 after Thor had came out but I think before The Dark World came out (I worked on that too). I was working on that Jack the Giant Slayer film as an extra and I was sitting down having lunch with a colleague, both of us dressed in those red soldier suits with the armour and everything.

We were discussing Thor and literally making tongue twisting jokes about Thor 4 becoming a thing even if neither of us truly believed it would go on to become a quadrilogy.

@LN78 I'm glad it did 👍. If it's any consolation to you, almost every filmmaker takes on a studio franchise at some point so no filmography is going to be perfect. Hell even Tarantino nearly made a Star Trek film. I'd still love to see it if he did though. Maybe he will do what he did for CSI instead and make a 2 part season finale for Strange New Worlds instead!

@LN78 not sure really, Thor has been the butt of the MCUs jokes for a long time and he fits the role well. I think the comedy in Ragnarok was awkward and while it was a bold new direction, it was jarring to say the least. I think L&T is better than Ragnarok but in watching it again today it reminded me (because of the stage play scene) that Hela was in Ragnarok and I freakin loved Cate Blanchett in the role.

Sadly, I think Thor is just better as a supporting character and basically has been since the first Avengers. The humour he's been imparted with is just not that funny when it's the focus instead of the foil. You are right that his most dramatic moments play well but they are few and far between in the MCU.

Maybe I just care more that each film offers that escapism which runs rampant with my emotions. I loved the powered up kids scene, it was epic, funny and emotional all at the same time, especially with the G'n'R backing music.

Thor is a "god" but he's not a particularly clever or quick thinking god so I doubt he thought to power up his avenging buddies with the power of Thor. Plus he is far too vain to share his powers and without suffering the loss that the blip afforded him, he would have never have let go of that vanity (even if he still wields a depressing toned down version of it in L&T to hide his true feelings) enough to admit that he needs help (for a limited time only).

I mean, I'm not going to convince you it's a good film and I don't particularly want to. The marvel films/TV shows are mostly a lot of fun and allow those of us who enjoy them to forget their dreary and depressing lives for a couple of hours. You know, before we have to go back to work, do the big shop, do chores until the sun goes down. Very few of them are food for thought beyond their fantastical yet relatable characters.

@LN78 same to you

watching House III aka Horror Show on Tubi right now tonight.

its pretty much the same as Destroyer and Shocker

Morbius (Netflix) - I actually thought this was pretty okay. It's certainly not the most unique CBM out there & pretty derivative, but it's also not the trainwreck I was expecting based on the memes. I think it may have been a bit more enjoyable had they been able to go a bit harder on the gruesome vampire stuff with an R-rating, but as a Spider-Man adjacent property there's no way that was ever going to happen.

Pinocchio (Disney+) - The new one. It certainly has the look & seems to carry the kind of polish you'd expect from a Disney production, but it just doesn't feel like it has any passion to it. Kinda started to tune out by the end (& did they need to change Monstro from a whale to a literal sea monster). My favorite part of it was probably all the little cuckoo clock cameos in the beginning of the film.

@RR529 Morbius was fine. I watched it when it first came out to theaters and, while I had some issues, I thought it was pretty good. Better than aggressively generic stuff like The Avengers, at least. I do agree it should've gone harder on the horror tone than it did, though.

I think people with a hate boner for Jared Leto started dunking on it, and pretty soon that became the 'trendy' thing to do.

watching Rawhead Rex right now. Not bad for a lesser known Clive Barker movie

@LN78 Yeah that's cool. Is he also in the new film?

And I didn't at all try clicking on the arrow to see more pictures.

@LN78 That's a shame, it could have been a nice touch to have him back in it. I'm keeping an open mind that they can make a good movie to stand with the original 3 and give a fitting end. I take it that it was one of those trailers for attendees only as I've not seen anything pop up on Youtube. The dual time period idea sounds curious, we're not talking scenes with a digitally de-aged Indy, are we?

@LN78 Well Disney/Lucasfilm did a much better job of young Luke in the second season of Mandalorian that I at least know a totally watchable version can be done 🤞

@LN78 Oh yeah that too. I thought I had seen a few good examples but struggled to think of them. That suggestion makes me think there might have been a good 'young' Michael Douglas in one of the Ant Man films too.

@LN78 I remember that technique. I think one of Dynasty or Dallas (or maybe both) became synonymous for the 'Vaseline' lens to flatter their aging cast. Even harder to get away with in the 4K age.

@LN78 @RogerRoger I remember enjoying Zorro but I can't recall ever seeing the sequel. Maybe I'll have to check the streaming services.
The Rocketeer is permenantly in my Disney+ watchlist. I agree it's very Indy-esque and always enjoyable.

No kidding, I thought that looked absolutely terrible, and that whole scene almost ruined the whole season for me. It certainly put me off getting any more invested in more Star Wars TV series from that point on.

watching The Kid Who Became King movie. heard its based on a book or whatever but never read the book that and dont know much about the book anyway

@JohnnyShoulder Ah yes, thankfully @RogerRoger knew what I meant rather than what I said (typed). I forgot the second appearance (and far superior) of young Luke was in the other show. I could easily watch large chunks of a film with that standard of effect. The first one less so.

@BearsEatBeets @RogerRoger Well that was painful, as I couldn't get the spoiler tag to vanish. The Internet around work is criminally poor when using my phone, so that is maybe why.

You are right, that is much better!