Topic: The Movie Thread

@KALofKRYPTON Actually, I think Papers, please was a free offering recently on PS plus, so the game is sitting in my digital library already. I have no excuse not to play it... well, other than Persona 5, Bloodborne, Gravity Rush 2, and Trails of Cold Steel which are in my rotation right now 😜 I have heard many good things about the game so I should move it up my backlog list toward the top.

@Rudy_Manchego Yeah, that’s true. Video game stories at their core tend to either be standard fare, or so incredibly long and convoluted (I’m looking at you Kojima) that it makes translation into film a creative endeavor. But I believe it can be done better than it has been to this point.

I watched Justice League. I liked it, I thought it was a decent movie. Some of the complaints I’ve heard regarding a poorly explained villain or it being too much for the characters to be all introduced, I disagree. That being said, it was the weakest of the DC movies so far. It had some corny dialogue and tried to be too witty at times m, yet somehow some of that still worked as serious dialogue. I really liked how it utilized the background of the characters who have already had movies. Wonder Woman especially had good use. I hoe skirt really liked the Flash. I’ve never been interested in his character before, but I really liked and loved how he had some K-Pop (or J-pop) in the background whn he was getting introduced. The Flash also could have used a little more character progression. You can also tell the director switch in the beginning of the movie, but to be far that would be harder to solve.

Kingsmen: the Golden Circle (DVD) - Like the first, a really, really fun ride. While it's more in your face than the Bond films, I'm really glad that someone's taken the mantle of creating spy flicks with all sorts of cool gadgets while the modern Bond flicks are too busy chasing after the rough and tumble vibe of Bourne movies.

Caddyshack (Netflix) - One of the big comedies of the 80's that I hadn't seen yet. It's a pretty fun time if you know what you're in for.

@RogerRoger i finally got round to getting Under the Red Hood, i'm quite behind on my DC animated movies

as for Justice League i enjoyed it, not a masterpiece by any sense of the word but it was a fun, enjoyable movie and i agree on Suicide Squad it's a bit of a mess

also I hope that's not true about "Batflek" he is one of the standout performances as i have to say a great Batman so i hope he doesn't get cut back and we get a full Batman film with Batflek in the future

@RogerRoger to be honest i can see WB dropping the DCEU altogether if the next few movies don't do well which is a shame, it came in a post avengers super hero world, it was NEVER going to reach the heights that film did

as for Under the Red Hood i only got it this morning so no i haven't watched it but i will tonight

@RogerRoger Anxiously awaiting your impressions of The Last Jedi

Less than a month to go, anybody looking forward to Avengers: Infinity War? I'm really loving what I've seen so far in the teasers and trailers. After that, it's Deadpool 2.

Annihilation - thought provoking sci-fi in the same vain as Arrival and Interstellar, although there is more action than those films. I hated those films though and enjoyed Annihilation. One scene, oh mah gawd, is one of the most horrific and unnerving scenes I've seen in recent times. Cast do a really good job and the cinematography is impressive. Some of the cgi can look a bit low budget and some people will not like the ambiguity of some parts.

It just occurred to me, that Ben Affleck has got to be one of the few actors to play a lead superhero in a Marvel movie (Daredevil) and a DC movie (Batman). The only other one I can think of is Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool and Green Lantern)
Am I missing any?

I wanted to enjoy Annihilation. It looks good. It has the appearance of smart sci-fi. I went to see it on opening weekend. It pretty much turns into a pretentious horror movie as it goes on, though, and has nothing of substance to say. The Shimmer was an interesting visual metaphor for cancer, but that's about all I've got with regard to that movie.

But then, I absolutely adored Arrival and, against my better judgment, really enjoyed the hammy Interstellar.

@Th3solution
I'd recommend the Affleck Daredevil movie. It gets a bad rep', rather unfairly I think.

There's a director's cut version that is a better ride than the theatrical one - but in general it is worthwhile, and very 2003! 😁

As for the Marvel/DC thing... Quite a lot of crossover but not many as leads I can think of.
Hally Berry was Catwoman and Storm
Michael Keaton was Batman and Vulture
Zoe Saldana was in The Losers and Guardians
Josh Brolin was Jonah Hex and is Thanos and coming up as Cable in Deadpool
Larry Fishburne was Perry White and the Silver Surfer
Natalie Portman was in V for Vendetta and Thor.

Can't think of many more...

@Th3solution
Hugo Weaving! V and The Red Skull

@Th3solution Schwarzenegger! Conan and Mr Freeze

Can we throw in Billy Zane too? Only one film but like, 5 publishers have had a go at The Phantom comics 😂

If I'm not mistaken Ryan Reynolds was in the last Blade movie too.

@WanderingBullet Let's not talk about that 😥

There was about 20 - 30 mins when there were horror elements, but the rest of the of the film not so much.

Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata died.
Rest in Peace and thanks for your work.

@PS_Nation That's a damned shame. He was 82 like, but still.

@KALofKRYPTON That’s actually quite a few cross over actors. A lot of those movies I haven’t heard of. But I should have remembered Halle Berry though!

Also (though not all leads!).

James Marsden - Xmen and Superman Returns
Idris Elba - Thor and The Losers
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje -Thor 2 and Suicide Squad
Michael Fassbender - Jonah Hex and Xmen First Class etc.
Djimon Hounsou - Guardians of the Galaxy and Constantine
Tommy Lee Jones - Batman Forever and Captain America
J.K Simmons - Spiderman 1-3 and Justice League
Angela Basset - Green Lantern and Black Panther
Taika Waititi - Green Lantern and Thor Ragnarok