Topic: The Movie Thread

@LN78 yeah they were a mess for sure. I just think some people are so wrapped up in the characters pre-DCEU that they take the news as a sleight on DC as a whole, when in reality the DCEU was the sleight. People are strange as the song goes.

Unreasonably excited for the Barbie movie. Definitely team Barbie over team Oppenheimer.

Watched King of Thieves tonight. Seen it before. Really funny movie. Bit scary at times. Not surprising with the calibre of actors in it, turning the tone on a dime. Brill film.

Don’t know if it technically counts as a movie as such but I watched Flip’s Sorry vid for the millionth time. Very much of its time, the Johnny Rotten stuff hasn’t aged brilliantly but the actual skating holds up and the soundtrack’s excellent. I’d kill to get my hands on an actual tape of it!

Tom Cruise doing Tom Cruise things.

@LN78 A movie of that length with that much water just sounds like a recipe for bladder problems.

@LN78 I was still fairly young when the first one came out and the whole 3D thing meant that it was brilliant on the big screen. I later watched it on DVD and was bemused at how bad the movie actually was. This sequel is not for me 😂

Avatar: the Way of Water (IMAX 3D) - the blue cat people are back, now joined by new & improved green cat-fish people.

First time I've ever been to an IMAX screening, and this was an absolutely magnificent theatre experience.

Story was pretty simple in themes like the first (family drama, can't run away from your problems, obvious environmental angle), however it worked to hold things together, though there were a few interesting wrinkles as well. Without getting into spoiler territory, they made a decision about a certain character I wasn't expecting them to commit on, and in expecting sequels one of their adopted kids (Kiri) has a mysterious origin & abilities that weren't fully explored here.

Of course being an Avatar movie it was absolutely triumphant from a technical & visual standpoint. I'm a bit undecided on how I feel about the enhanced framerate (not that it's an inherent negative, but at times it felt like a video game cutsene, albiet one several generations ahead of what's currently available), however the 3D is magical and a few steps above found in the original. From an aesthetic/artistic perspective I'm not sure how they're going to top the underwater scenes in this one though. It often felt like a religious experience & I want to give a special shout-out to a scene from inside a mini sub who'se immersion was bordering on what VR provides.

Really interested in how it's going to hold up in a 2D home viewing though. While the climax is an absolute tour de force that'll probably still entertain in that inferior viewing arrangement, the middle of the film (where the family is learning "the Way of Water"™) I could see being a lot slower without that 3D magic elevating it.

Also, crab mechs.

The kind of stunts he's doing in his films. Mad respect.

@LN78 I like The Holiday as a solid block of Christmas cheese. Just watch out for the absolute cringiest moment in a movie of all time. You’ll know it when you see it.

@LN78 Most of The Holiday isn’t all that bad, but that one Jude Law moment always makes me want to claw my eyes out. Then again, I love the first Bridget Jones so depending on how much mileage you get from that, this could be your worst nightmare!

@LN78 It’s a strange one but despite Renée Zellweger not being English, I couldn’t imagine anybody else in that part.

@RogerRoger Exactly this. In the world of CGI/special effects it’s even more special when actors do their own stunts. Dedication and efforts like this need to be appreciated more. Not to mention, the guy's 60 this year!

@LN78 Wow, the video is 1.5 hours long.lol Will save it and watch it when I have the time. Thanks.

@LN78 two films that, while not classics I’ve enjoyed multiple viewings of over the years. Particularly Young Sherlock Holmes… as a kid I’d always make sure to watch it if it was on TV.

Also, I’ll always have a soft spot for Go as I’d never heard Magic Carpet Ride before… and as a result of it featuring in the film it became one of my favourite songs.

@LN78 back on Olyphant (big fan of him also), if you’ve never seen A Perfect Getaway it’s a bit of a hidden gem.

@LN78 yeah that is a great show, Justified is also very good… if a fair bit lighter in tone.

Tried getting the missus into Deadwood a year or so back… she lasted 2 eps before asking if we could watch something else 😔

@LN78 Ian McShane man… who knew he had it in him!?!?

Both series were great!

@WanderingBullet love Justice League Unlimited! Never seen Young Justice but heard it’s very good. Looks like Gunn is wisely just doing the Timm-verse then (even though he didn’t work onYJ, it’s supposedly heavily influenced by Timm’s work).