Topic: The Movie Thread

@Ravix You share that you watch an all time classic, that practically invented the 'summer blockbuster' and don't share what you thought of it?!

@Ravix funny, I have also never seen Jaws and it’s at the point where I think pretty much every other day, “god, I should really watch Jaws”. Maybe I should watch Jaws…

(I have seen Flipper, if that counts!)

@graymamba I’m curious as to what you found so terrible about Superman (I haven’t seen it yet) as I also mostly like Gunn’s work. Also, I couldn’t agree more with @FuriousMachine on 28 Years Later. It’s phenomenal, and far more thematically rich than I was anticipating. What a trip.

@kyleforrester87 Just imagine the same movie, only Flipper eats everybody, and you're pretty much there
(at least, I'm assuming... I haven't actually seen "Flipper", so maybe he does eat everybody, for all I know)

@Metonymy I'm really looking forward to "Bone Temple", but I'm also a little bit wary. I didn't love what Nia DaCosta did with the "Candyman" rebootquel, so it's no guarantee that this will hit the same highs as "28 Years Later" did for me. I'll be in the cinema seat for it in January, though, that's a guarantee

@FuriousMachine I believe it’s still Garland’s script and it was filmed simultaneously with ‘Years’ so for now I’m holding out hope that there was enough collaborative crossover that it turns out great, or at least good enough to secure Boyle’s conclusion 😄

@Metonymy I’m normally a big fan of Gunn’s films myself tbh, which is why I was so surprised by how I felt about it. It just felt incredibly un-Superman to me… both in terms of the character himself and the overall feel of the film as a whole. Granted I’ve never read a massive amount of the Superman comics (though I’ve read a fair few), so I guess my overriding idea of Superman as a character and the themes that surround him were formed from Christopher Reeves in Superman and Superman 2. This one felt nothing like that to me… for whatever that’s worth.

It was alright, @BearsEatBeets 😛 I mean I don't want to think too much about it in terms of analysis, tbh, because it is 50 years old and clearly a classic. It is a good movie, enjoyable, and I get a rough feel for the iconic nature, but it felt more like a kids film than I had anticipated 😅 (which is totally my fault) as that is the point, it is a film to scare kids that I should have watched when I was a kid to get the full effect. Weirdly, I checked out some of the storyboard in the extras, and if they had kept some of that stuff it would be a 15 verging on 18, and it kind of made me want to watch that version of it instead. It had a lobster fisherman being eaten along with his whole entire boat! And I feel the main feature maybe lacked one or two instances of really impressive shark destruction just to up the visualisation of its destructive power early on. It is nitpicking, of course. The tension of the unseen and unknown is the main aspect it uses. Some of the other 'non-iconic' incidental music was properly random too, at times it felt like watching an Indiana Jones movie (the whole vibe was a bit 'Indy' during the shark hunt, I suppose) and at times it sounded like some Disney elves and fairies were about to come to play, which threw me a bit, audibly 😂

@kyleforrester87 Flipper is next on the docket. Then maybe Free Willy 2. Okay, maybe not 😂

Jaws is worth a watch. What higher praise could there be to finally make you take the plunge after all this time, hey 🙌

@Metonymy That's a very good point, the script/story was my issue with "Candyman", so that won't really apply here

@graymamba Interesting, I’ll likely watch it this weekend. It’s nice to hear a different take from what I’ve been hearing (and I always appreciate hearing your take regardless). Cheers!

@graymamba huh, I had the opposite reaction to the character; feeling that Superman is finally back to the feel-good positive role model he's supposed to be, though without being perfect. I've missed that Superman since the early Reeve days so I was happy to see it again. I also loved the Gunn-ness of it all and it is, in my mind, the best superhero movie in a very, very, very long while
Mind you, I do have a tendency to be carried away by a good spectacle on the big screen, so I can't be positive it holds up when I see it again on a smaller screen. There have been occasions where I've seriously adjusted my opinion of a movie after a second viewing.

@Metonymy no problem… and hope that you enjoy it. Also, I think I recognise your sig… are you someone I might know? 😉

@FuriousMachine I wouldn’t second guess yourself buddy, I’m definitely in the minority on this and that’s absolutely fine. Never have a problem with people enjoying things, whether I like them or not 🍻

@graymamba Just had to get my head screwed on straight again. 👊

@Metonymy good to have you back, missed seeing you around 👊

@Ravix I don't think I've ever thought of Jaws as a kids movie but I suppose they did try and make it watchable for a wide audience. I understand what could be considered a lack of spectacle when viewed through a modern lens. They were definitely hampered by what was possible at the time. I'm sure they probably wanted to do more with the shark but it was notoriously temperamental and difficult to work with. I believe the crew came to hate 'Bruce' through the filming process. I ultimately think the unseen threat worked in it's favour though.
Seeing as this another John Williams score, the Indy flavour is probably unavoidable when familiar with that first. I don't recall ever thinking about elves and fairies when watching though 😄.

It's interesting though which films become timeless and those that are more iconic for the period they released. Anyway thanks for sharing your thoughts. And yes it's a quality 4k transfer.

@Metonymy Ditto to the Colonel. Good to see you, my friend.

@BearsEatBeets I mean, that was only a critical take, I enjoyed it, but I think the expectations of how iconic it was just took the edge off a little bit (and not realising it was a 12 rated movie)

I think when the boat was heading out, or when Quint was heading out on his boat saluting to those on the shore, that is when the 'elf/fairy' incidental music hit. It really threw me haha.

And it was the more adventure style feel the film took that reminded me of 'indy' too, more than just the music in that instance. I guess the seeds were planted with Jaws, like you say though, and it set the stage for further Summer Blockbusters of that ilk, and Spielberg and Williams added to that feel.

Speaking of, I also picked up E.T, which I assume i've seen, but can't remember much about.

Also, this reminds me of something I was going to post... Minority Report is finally getting a 4k transfer. This is one I was hoping for, but i'm now also a little concerned how it will actually come across. A lot was done to make the film look how it looked, shot on 35mm super and a bleach-bypass for the negative to desaturate colour and increase grain, over-lighting of scenes etc and I have no idea how it will turn out, but hopefully it retains some of the style without it being fully blown out or overbearing and hard to watch.

@Th3solution I appreciate the warm welcome. It’s good to see you too!

@Ravix Minority Report is a movie I only saw once, but I remember liking it a bit so I'm not sure why haven't seen it again since. Will have to rectify soon in order to determine if it's worthy a purchase, though it seems it may be worth waiting for a Digital Bits type review of the transfer before putting up the cash.
In other joyous news, both the Kingdom of Heaven steelbook and Godzilla, The Showa Era box arrived today and boy are they beautiful! I was unprepared for the size of Godzilla (I expect I have that in common with the citizens of Tokyo) so now I actually have problems finding a good spot for him to live