@LN78 Not good. Crystal Skull was a flaming pile of dog feces, but I'm still going to brave it and make up my own mind with a trip to the cinema when the time comes.
@LN78 To be fair, it was shown at Cannes and nowhere else. Even the Empire guy didn’t get a ticket. I’m not entirely convinced that it’s their audience! I can’t say I’ve been swayed by some of the trailers though, that dialogue is pretty rough. The originals were fun because they were pulpy horror-tinged adventure movies. It’s looking more like Everything Everywhere was a bit of an outlier and modern blockbusters haven’t learned a thing about genuine heartfelt passion at every stage of production.
@FuriousMachine I don't think I've ever walked out of the cinema due to not liking the film. The time I have is when it has been an audio descriptive screening, but then I did go back and watch the film at a later date.
I've been mixed on Kubrik's films, and the only two I've enjoyed are The Shining and Full Metal Jacket. I'm almost gutted I got the blu ray of The Shining as the 4K transfer is supposed to be really good. I have added 2001 A Space Odyssey to my rental list as I don't think I've ever seen it all the way through.
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@JohnnyShoulder Yay! I'm not alone in not fawning over all the works of Kubrick I've always been under the impression that he was pretty much universally loved. I mean, he was technically proficient and all that, but I can't seem to find a shred of humanity in his movies.
I know how you feel about the Shining blu vs 4K. I'm looking in dismay at my blu-ray collection (which, admittedly, isn't all that compared to my packed-away DVD collection) wondering if I can justify double-dipping into the 4K versions of them (knowing myself, I probably will )
@FuriousMachine I've not yet double dipped, but I almost did accidently when I went to buy a film then changed my mind at the last minute, then realised when I got home I already had the film I almost bought lol.
I'm trying to only buy films in 4K I know I really enjoy and watch multiple times. So most of mine are film that I grew up with such as Alien, Gladiator, Beverly Hills Cop, Total Recall, Gremlins off the top of my head.
That reminds me, I need buy more Arnie films from that era as I've only got Predator and Total Recall.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
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I like quite a few of Kubrick’s movies but I’m not sure there’s really any directors that I love every single one of their movies. Even Wes Anderson and Wong Kar-Wai have ones that I’m not fussed about. In terms of Kubrick though, I think regardless of your thoughts on the movies, you can still appreciate how impressively crafted they are. Poor Shelley Duvall though.
@JohnnyShoulder That's how it starts with me; deciding to limit my purchases to only my absolute favourite movies that I will watch many, many times. Then I get seduced by limited and anniversary editions of movies I simply like and thus grows the collection and shrinks the bank account
Ever since I found myself buying CDs I already owned a while back I've been religiously tracking my collections in various apps/sites and have so far avoided unintentionally double-dipping. Blu-Ray.com works well for this purpose, with an app you can use to scan the barcode of a release and add it to your collection. The site design leaves a lot to be desired, but it works. It also has an expensive feature that shows which Blu-Rays you own that can be upgraded to 4K versions. As a result, my intentional double-dipping has begun I found that my nephews will happily accept my old Blus, so that's an added bonus.
watched Monster in the Closet on Freevee last night. I was surprised to find that old movie on Freevee. That and only season 1 of the classic 1980s tv show Monsters
Fast X/Fast & the Furious 10 (IMAX)
After ten movies in this franchise, even I'm not able to understand how I can still have a blast watching this... but, inexplicably, I do.
Jason Momoa owns this movie, and is, as is par for the course for this series, waaaay over the top. And I simply love it!
I assume most people know by now whether they love, hate or are indifferent to this franchise, so you probably already know how much mileage you'll get from this. If you enjoy the entries that goes completely off the rails, you'll enjoy this one as well. May be recency bias, but this is my favourite entry right now
@LN78 Ah, but I actually didn't. I complained about the terrible writing in one Michael Bay movie (Pearl Harbor). I found Revenge of the Fallen actually offensive and, worse, boring. The original Transformers had it's moments, but I didn't love it. I've never said anything like "stupid bombastic bulls*it", as I find that that can be quite entertaining in cases. Bay's "The Rock" and "Armageddon" are both good examples, as are many of the entries in the FF franchise. None of these movies are equal, at least not in my eyes, and I have no problems enjoying one and disliking another
@FuriousMachine@LN78 Michael Bay's AmbuLAnce falls under that it is so preposterous it is entertaining. Just wish he never found you could film a movie with drones! 😂
A stunner in 4K too.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
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@LN78 Good point, I didn't like the writing in Revenge of the Fallen either, so two Michael Bay movies, then (and, I'll be honest, there are probably more Michael Bay movies that I haven't seen where I'd probably complain about the writing, again). That being said, I still disliked the writing in Pearl Harbor way more than I disliked the writing in Revenge of the Fallen.
And now I simply have to find that Armageddon commentary. I wonder if the DVD release I've got packed away somewhere has it...
@LN78 Thanks, great tip! Just did a quick google and watched his review of Fast X from the podcast and that was brilliant I liked him and will definitely check out his Bay reviews!
@LN78 Word seems to be that The Little Mermaid is just as creatively bankrupt as literally everybody expected but that Halle Bailey’s really good in it.
@FuriousMachine Kermode's review of Sucker Punch is my fave.
He has also done some documentaries on certain genres of films which are really good. He cleary knows his stuff. Not sure where you watch them however, as I don't think there are on BBC iplayer these days
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