Topic: The Movie Thread

@LN78 Oof, that's an insane amount of money to lose. Great video, the dude is not wrong. And, as he points out, Disney could actually recoup some of that money by releasing Dial on disc. I'd buy one and you can be sure there are many others out there that are bigger Indy fans than me that would buy one in a heartbeat. Still, there is an upfront production cost, so I suppose they are afraid to put more money into it in order to make a (possibly small) amount of it back, which is understandable, in theory (I say "in theory" as I have no insight into what these costs or any other risks in this particular case looks like; for all I know they are negligible in the grand scheme of things)

I am happy about the discs they are releasing, though. I've wanted a physical release for most of these shows from the beginning, but didn't fret too hard about it until Disney also started removing shows from their service. I loathe bootlegs and piracy, but i do take some comfort in knowing that these shows are available, should Disney+ yank them from the service or D+ even cease to exist.

@LN78 Agreed, I was also puzzled by that. Why single out Australia? Are there taxes/tariffs on these over there that Disney finds prohibitively expensive? Or is it a culture war thing (ie: Australia won't let us do a so we'll deprive them of b, see how they like that)? Whatever the reason, it makes absolutely no sense from where I'm sitting.

And I'll grant you the Star Wars thing. Funny thing is, this is Disney themselves creating a market and a legitimately good reason for bootlegs/piracy: withholding content that is clearly in demand.

(This baffles me with some of the streamers as well: If you have a paid service, why not open it for global audiences? For me, if I want to watch Twisted Metal, Poker Face, Justified. City Primeval , Walking Dead: Dead City, to name a few, piracy is my only option; at least for now. Some are rumored to come later in the year and Poker Face is apparently coming to physical, but still...)

That trailer for Bottoms has convinced me that I need to see it as soon as I can. Shiva Baby is fantastic so I have high hopes.

@nessisonett That looked like a lot of fun! Never heard of it, or Shiva Baby, for that matter. Thanks for the tip, will check them both out

@JohnnyShoulder Saw that one earlier today and thought "no wonder these companies are worried about their bottom line". Poor, poor megacorporations. I can't help but wonder how and when greed went from being a mortal sin to humanity's dominant trait. Now, there's nothing wrong with wanting to make sure that oneself and one's family is financially secure and, even, well off, but come on... the amount of resources some of these people are hoarding is nothing short of insane and society seems content to sit back and let it continue.

Sorry, that rant was somewhat off-topic, so I'll attempt to make amends: Saw Cobweb at the cinema the other day, and it was quite fun. Anthony Starr and Lizzy Caplan steal the show and the last third is somewhat underwhelming, but still, an entertaining little horror film

@FuriousMachine No worries, you were only reacting to what I posted which I wouldn't class as off topic.

Someone that I follow on Twitter mentioned that film a few weeks back. Sounds interesting and will check it out once it I see it it available in the UK!

watching The Burning on Tubi right now tonight. Then later watching the Burning review on Moviedumpster on Youtube

Zavvi just opened pre-orders for three different limited editions of Leon (The Professional), all exclusive to Zavvi. They all sold out pretty quickly, unfortunately, and while I'd like to have the basic steelbook version, I don't mind missing out too much. What annoys me is that Zavvi has, for some reason, stopped shipping to Norway, so I wouldn't be able to get one even if I'd been fast enough.

This now turns slightly, kind of off topic, maybe? But, as I know there are a few aficionados of physical media here, does anyone have any experience with parcel forwarding services like Planet Express?

(fun side note: Planet Express has a warehouse in the UK, but, according to the shipping calculator, it would be significantly cheaper to ship the movie from Zavvi, which is in the UK, to the US warehouse and then to Norway, than simply shipping to the UK warehouse... the environment weeps)

Watching Battle Los Angeles on freevee and just seen a Resistance 3 billboard.
That was a great game

See that Naked Gun is getting a 4K Blu Ray release. Hope they do the trilogy, as those films I can watch again and again and still find funny.

@LN78 Yeah I have, and for some reason I've always preferred the films.

I found this an interesting watch. Especially liked the mince meat packaging on one of the editions! 😆

I watched the first three Evil Dead movies over the last few weeks. I watched Evil Dead Rise in the cinema earlier this year and enjoyed it immensely, but I'd never seen any of the others. Honestly... I don't think these movies are good in the slightest. Part of that can be attributed to low budgets and their age, but generally speaking there's still nothing about them that screams quality of any kind. I'm shocked that so many people have held these movies up as genuine horror (comedy) classics. I think they're bad.

That said, they're the so bad it's good type of movie. I enjoyed them a lot. These three movies have given me some of the biggest laughs and movie or show has in a while. Whether it's unintentional with aged effects or intentionally dumb bits like Linda rising from the grave like a ballerina, it was a hilariously amusing time. I would say each movie was a bit worse than the last culminating in whatever the hell Army of Darkness was supposed to be. As far as I'm aware, it's the only one that was supposed to be a straight up comedy despite being easily the unfunniest of the three.

I don't know how in the world this franchise has the great reputation it has. I can't wait to continue it with the Ash vs. Evil Dead show. I am eagerly awaiting the return of my favourite character: Cheryl. Her being stuck in a basement for practically the whole movie was peak comedy.

@Tjuz I think your second paragraph sums up pretty nicely why these movies are as beloved as they are
Additionally, the makeup effects are nothing short of spectacular, considering that none of these guys had much training or experience (or money) with these things.

@LN78 I completely agree with you on "Evil Dead 2" and I think it's my favourite of the franchise. Campbell's manic performance is pure gold

@LN78 @FuriousMachine Obviously the second one has lots of intentional comedy, much more so than the first. I would say the first was pretty much equally hilarious with the outdated effects that definitely do not hold up, though. Still impressive what they managed to do at the time with a shoestring budget, but looking back at it forty years later it's hard not to laugh. Stuff like Cheryl's entire appearance changing from frame to frame because they clearly replaced her with a terrible doll look-a-like or Shelly falling directly down to the ground with zero weight to her after getting hit in the head is just peak comedy, even if this film's tone is more serious presenting.

I do think the second one ran out of steam the further it went on. Setting it entirely in the same cabin as the first got old eventually, especially since the whole plot of the second one was practically just a rehash of the first but with even less memorable characters. Anything with the hand was probably the best stuff in that film aside from the previously mentioned Linda grave-dance. I think a change of setting would definitely have helped it a lot. I'd say I prefer the first. Not that big of a fan of Bruce Campbell's performance personally, but he was solid. He knows how to ham it up for sure. I've seen him act better in more modern roles, like his guest stint on Lodge 49.

on Tubi watching the Game Chasers movie. its not bad of a movie from the youtubers Game Chasers but t he movie is pretty slow for an hour and half movie.

also watching the old Maximum Overdrive movie on plutotv

There a reason as to why the Green Goblin was chosen for the face for the evil semi truck in the movie? Why not the incredible hulk's face or something obscure like dormammu from the doctor strange comic?

@LN78 I have heard good things about that transfer, and is on my wishlist. The film is one of my faves as a youngster in the genre, so is high up on my list.

@LN78 I was looking for information regarding that box set and good grief. Multiple versions of the same films from different markets. Not even the Criterion set goes that far! Too bad it's a Region B release but then again, who knows how much that set is. I know those Arrow box sets ain't cheap. I spent over $100 for Shawscope Volume 1.