Topic: The Movie Thread

@ralphdibny I'm in the same mindset as @LN78 with remakes of films I grew up watching. There are very few I've seen any which deserved to even wipe the crap off the originals shoes.

@LN78 the recent Apes trilogy is incredible. The first one (directed by Rupert Wyatt) was a nice little origin story for Caesar but the subsequent sequels (by Reeves) are just… amazing movies. In fact, it’s been a few years and I really fancy another ape-a-thon.

@LN78 hope you enjoy 👊

@colonelkilgore I enjoyed first of the recent Apes movies, but thought they got worse as with each film. I really didn't like the last one.

@LN78 yeah you're right, they would be prequels to the original book and the old movies. And yup, what the hell was going through Burtons mind!

@JohnnyShoulder I can see your point, I do think Dawn... (the 2nd one) was better than War... (the 3rd one) but its so difficult to close a movie trilogy with an adequate crescendo that I think they did as good as anyone really. Although I liked the first movie well enough, it was the dark themes of the sequels that did it for me.

@LN78 @colonelkilgore @JohnnyShoulder haha fair play, I know a lot of people don't agree! I will say that the ones I've said are good are still nowhere near as good as the originals, they are just good for different reasons.

Apologies for reminding you of the GB remake though! I think it helps that I didn't watch it for years after it came out so the hype/hate train wasn't fresh in my mind at all.

Haven't seen Afterlife yet, I didn't really understand the marketing at all. It was like supposed to be nostalgic for the original GB but it was like an 80s coming of an age film, which GB was not. Seemed really random. I'm sure it's fine but I'm not in any hurry to watch it. I'll probably get around to it next time I watch through the series.

On the topic of PotA, Rise of the PotA is definitely a remake of the fourth film in the series Conquest of the PotA at the very least. They sort of go in their own direction after that that.

I actually don't mine the Burton one at all. Yeah it doesn't make a lot of sense but I think it's a really enjoyable watch.

@RogerRoger fair play, it's just one of those I think. It's a bit like Beverly Hills Cop 3 and RoboCop 3, they just forget what the character and film are all about and focus on the wrong things about them. Die Hard 5, loads of action but where is our snarky bad mouthed cop who always has a headache?

@LN78 ahh that's a shame, I do get that with some things I watch. Feels like a box ticking exercise but theyve ticked all the wrong boxes!!

I love that Key and Peele sketch where they do one of those meetings

@ralphdibny You like the Burton Apes movie?! Dear lord! 😂

Afterlife felt like a complete retread of the first film on places, just in a different setting. Just really lazy filmmaking.

There is scene in Matrix Resurrections kinda like that sketch, but it was a bit cringe to watch. Just reminded me of the Pitch Meeting videos on YouTube, except for those are actually funny for the right reasons!

My favourite thing about Prey being massively critically acclaimed is it disproving all the morons who made videos about how bad it was going to be because it stars a woman. Critical Drinker, Nerdrotic, Geeks and Gamers etc, all the right wing grifters catering to that audience all talking about how the movie would bomb and looks like it’s being universally praised. Although it’s probably a stretch to expect any kind of lateral thinking from people who think PredaHer is witty.

@nessisonett really looking forward to watching it having heard all the positive reviews. I'd kinda lost hope for the franchise after the last movie but really happy that they seem to have gotten this right.

Just finished watching Prey, which was... pretty good! Not a huge Predator fan, but it's probably the best film in the series since the original, as it's pleasantly ultra-violent and adopts a 'back-to-basics' approach that works well.

Also, the dog survives until the end, which is always nice.

@nessisonett That didn't really need to be disproved, lol. We've had women helming big sci-fi-action-horror properties since Alien back in 1979.

The 'people don't want women starring in [insert long-running franchise]' line has always been bunk, but you do see it being deployed by both sides for various reasons. The reality is that people just want good entertainment.

@JohnnyShoulder haha yeah, it's got great actors in it to be fair. But I will fully accept that you don't trust my opinion on anything after I said I liked it 😀😂

Still haven't seen Matrix 4 but I am going to keep an open mind when I eventually get to it!

Watched a couple movies yesterday.

Deadpool - Continuing my trip through all the FOX X-Men films. Oh so very raunchy, and a thoroughly good time. Actually managed to be a bit emotional at times too.

National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation - Last of the Vacation movies (before the reboot). It's pretty much more of the same at this point, but another excuse to let Chevy Chase & (especially) Randy Quaid ham it up certainly isn't unwelcome. While the film's version of Rusty is pretty middle of the road, I think it might have my favorite Audrey.

I got around to watching Prey the other night and like others have mentioned I thought it was a decent film and probably the best attempt at doing something with the 'character' since the original. I thought the title was clever and thinking how I didn't realise it was a Predator film until part way through watching the trailer, it could have been interesting if they had managed to release the film without giving away that it actually was. If they had edited the film a bit differently and tweaked a couple of scenes so that the 'bear' scene was the first time it's revealed it could have been really dramatic. I appreciate way less people would initially watch it but I would imagine the 'word of mouth' would have been pretty explosive once enough people saw it.
Anyway it was very enjoyable with only one minor quibble that only really came to me much later after watching it. (Seriously don't read unless you have watched)
Why did the predator still fire it's homing weapon when it wasn't wearing it's helmet and had no idea where it would go? I'm kind of going with the idea that in it's injured state it maybe had failed to fully realise it was no longer wearing it.
It was a clever idea to go back in time with the franchise and could they probably do something similar with other time periods/places.

Gutted about Olivia Newton-John passing away. Grease is just a real classic and I’ve got to have seen it about a hundred times by now.

@LN78 It’s schlocky for sure but there’s something comforting in its cheese.

anyone happen to know of old horror movies that basically are rotting away being extinct by Hollywood where theres no proper Shout/Collectors edition blu rays?

the only horror movies i can think of are Mirror, Mirror (1990) and The Keep

Watched Piranha (1978) this morning.

Biologically enhanced Piranhas are accidentally let loose from an abandoned military facility and threaten a big lakeside celebration as they work their way downstream.

It's definitely a bit cheesy in spots due to age, but still a pretty fun & effective disaster/horror film overall. Currently free on FreeVee.

@RogerRoger For what it is worth Rog, I agree with you in regards to Birdman. Did not see why it was so highly rated.