@Th3solution Yeah, I expect that in another 20-30 years, the kids will marvel at the fact that people in our time actually went to work and did the things the machines do for them now. Hopefully a lot of those same kids are doing plenty of charity work for the other 90% of the population that are unemployed, destitute and homeless. I fully expect all forms of entertainment to be AI driven and soulless as well, so charity work may be the best way to spend the days. As you can surmise, I am optimistic about the future
@RR529 I fully agree with your thoughts on Godzilla Minus One. Saw it in IMAX yesterday and it was one of my favourite movies of the year, as well. I must admit, I was expecting a very different movie. Like you, my only experience with the big guy on the big screen was the 2014 version and the 1998 abomination, and I was fully expecting this to be another "fun with destruction and mayhem", but it was anything but. There was nothing fun about the carnage at all and Godzilla was, to my surprise, a menacing, rampaging monster, as opposed to the misunderstood anti-hero he's become over the years. Sympathetic and deep human characters one learns to care about is something that is typically either undercooked or missing entirely in these types of movies, but this one knocked that aspect of it out of the park.
Great movie!
I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes which, although awkwardly named, was a really solid show.
I was a fan of the original trilogy (well ‘tetralogy’ if we’re talking cinema), but I felt the movies got progressively worse with each sequel. So I was suspecting this new prequel movie/book to be simply a cash-grab that would feel tacked on. In reality, it has its own storyline and set of characters and functions on its own as an entertaining event. Granted, there’s several carryover concepts from the original series, and knowing Coriolanus Snow is helpful to hammer some of the emotional impact of the plot points. But honestly, Snow wasn’t a character I cared much about from the original series, and with this prequel, I am now more invested in his arc. The whole ‘let’s go back to see how this evil antagonist came to be this way’ is a common trope — Darth Vader, the Joker, Magneto, etc, etc. — but for simple popcorn fun, it works.
Performances were a bit mixed, but the lead Tom Blyth did well overall. Rachel Zegler was less consistent but her crystal clear singing voice carries some weight from her neutral acting and discrepant accent.
To be clear, I haven’t read the book, and with these types of adaptations there is a large dependence on where you’re coming from as far as expectations.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@RR529@FuriousMachine I'm jealous, Minus One isn't out here until the 15th. I might watch Shin Godzilla this weekend as I haven't seen it since it came out!
@AgentCooper As I haven't seen the movie; I have no idea how close the series is to it story wise or quality wise, but hope you enjoy it, should you decide to invest your time in it. Great cast and Ellen Barkin is wonderfully nasty in it!
@MightyDemon82 Only ten days left, then! Hope you'll enjoy it And, you made me facepalm a bit here, because I had completely forgotten about Shin Godzilla! Missed it on release and then it just slipped my mind, I guess. Really excited to see it, so I will try to get that sorted as soon as humanly possible.
@Th3solution Sounds interesting! I've been a bit on the fence with this. I was never a huge Hunger Games fan; I liked them fine but I think I only saw the first one in the theater. And they do blur together in my mind a bit. Saw the trailer for "Songbirds..." in IMAX and thought it looked pretty good, so I may very well try and catch it on the big screen during the holidays. Considering refreshing my memory with the other ones first, too.
I have watched Trolls Band Together for FOUR times from my local Cinema XXI.
I like the 80's and 90's vibe music's and the Boy band references from the movie.
We were looking about the various streaming services for a movie we hadn’t seen (that’s very rare) and something both @missuskilgore and I would both enjoy (rarer)… and she suggested CODA on Apple+. What a fantastic movie! 🥲🥲🥲🥲
I'm getting in the Xmas spirit, watching Fatman on freevee starring Mel Gibson as everyone's favourite Mr Jolly. Pretty good for a Xmas film, fairly average otherwise.
Also watching 10 Cloverfield lane and Evil Dead part 3 on same service...seen them both before but both are excellent and worth a rewatch.
Just back from watching Godzilla minus one. Possibly the best Godzilla I've seen yet. Can't wait to see it again, my wife also enjoyed it and it's not really something she would usually watch!
Looking forward to The Boy & The Heron over the holidays.
Just finished watching Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. I really enjoyed it! It was awesome to see them go back to a setting with Nazis as the bad guys once again. Not to mention seeing Mads Mikkelsen as the villain in this movie was really cool.
I just couldn't help being worried about Harrison Ford in the movie. Every time he did something intense, I was worried he was going to get hurt lol. I mean, he's 80 years old now and they still had him in the movie.
But still, it was nice watching one last adventure with Indy.
@LN78 I think I actively dislike Iron Man 3 more than I do anything post Infinity War though. A lot of the new stuff I feel massively ambivalent towards which is similar to I dunno, Thor 2 or something. It’s that age old argument with preferring something that makes an effort but you dislike it versus something that’s dull and makes you feel nothing at all.
On a related note, watched Saltburn. Hated it with every fibre of my being. Can’t bloody stand that nonsense posturing of incredibly posh writers moaning about how horrible posh people are.
@LN78 Ah, a Shane Black marathon is a great idea! Might do one myself in the near future. Been a long time since I've watched most of them, but remember "The Last Boyscout", "The Long Kiss Goodnight" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" fondly. Unsure if I ever want to go back to "Lethal Weapon" and Mel Gibson, though
@FuriousMachine I dunno, if you think Mel Gibson’s bad then Shane Black continuing to cast a pedophile that groomed a 14 year old because he was his friend is probably just as bad.
I would rate "Iron Man 3" above "The Last Action Hero", which I didn't like all that much when I saw it as part of my Arnold marathon recently (I remember loving it when it came out, though). Same with "The Predator", I think. Was a huge let-down for me. The others are too distant memories for me to say for sure, but I would be surprised if the three I mentioned previously didn't end up as my top three Shane Black films.
I didn't know about the Shane Black criminal friend thing until it was mentioned here recently in a post that's since been deleted (probably because it contained the p-word), though it's not like I need everyone involved with the movie to have a spotless record. I do try to separate the art from the artist, but I struggle with it when the person front and center has done some reprehensible things and not served any time (if it was a criminal offense), has not performed any sort of penance/atonement or even bothered to offer an apology for their behavior (Gibson, Louis CK and Joss Whedon, among others, all seem to think that hiding from the spotlight for a while is sufficient and all will be forgiven). So, yeah, "Lethal Weapon" was a movie I loved (along with many other Gibson movies), but I will struggle to enjoy watching it again.
@LN78 Oh yeah, Charles Dance! When I watched it again there was exactly three things that had stayed in my mind from the first time: Bridgette Wilson, who took residence in a huge part of my 19 year old brain, Tom Noonan as the axe-murderer (for some reason his face and name stuck with me, so whenever I saw him in any bit-part later I would think "axe dude Noonan!") and the brilliant Charles Dance with his dignified menace and interchangeable glass eyes. My first encounter with him and I've loved him ever since. Definitely the best part of the movie.
Great tip regarding the bad (worst?) half of Simpson/Bruckheimer powerhouse of the 80's and 90's; was unaware of that book so that goes high on my reading list. I knew he was a coke-fueled d-bag, but I'm not familiar with any details. I have a sneaking suspicion that I will not be shocked by any revelations in that book, though Thanks for the tip!
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