@MightyDemon82 Channel 4 once accidentally showed Dead Alive fully uncut, that's how I ended up seeing the director's cut for the first time. They once showed From Dusk Till Dawn on Christmas day too. There were so many complaints from the public. At the time it was banned and even Virgin got in trouble for stocking it, but not before I picked up a copy. I don't think Bad Taste was ever broadcasted.
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Just got back from seeing Good Boy and I liked it a lot. With a 72 minute runtime, it's but on the short side, but it is a very trim movie that fills its time wisely and efficiently. Tons of atmosphere and one jump scare had me almost leaping out of my skin, but I didn't feel that it got really scary - which is fine, I'm quite jaded, so it's rare that I find horror movies scary anymore.
I liked the fact that the movie can both be viewed as a straight forward haunted house movie and as a metaphor for something else (which I won't go into because of spoilers).
It won't be for everybody, but it's definitely worth a watch.
One thing is absolutely certain, though: Indy is without a doubt the most handsome leading actor ever to appear in a movie; he is indeed a very Good Boy.
@GirlVersusGame I hope you enjoy "Black Phone 2". I loved it.
Just this minute finished watching "Frankenstein" absolutely mesmerising. Even my wife said it should have gotten a wider cinema release she's not a big film nut like us here 😄.
@MightyDemon82 Happy that you and the missus enjoyed "Frankenstein"! It's such a shame that movies like that doesn't get a decent cinematic run. I'm really happy that the "big" awards require at least a minimal cinematic run so that they don't get completely shafted, but Netflix are careful to stick as close to the bare minimum as possible.
Glad to hear "Predator: Badlands" delivered; looking forward to that one. Have tickets for tonight, but I'm feeling a tiny bit under the weather so it remains to be seen if I'll go or not,
There is also a behind the scenes feature for Frankenstein on Netflix for those that are into that kinda thing. I was reading about it and the two big sets, the lab and boat were all real sets with no cgi. Really impressive, even more so after I learnt that.
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@JohnnyShoulder Cool, I love a good behind the scenes featurette, will definitely check it out. Thanks for the heads up
GdT is a true old school director. His response when asked if he would consider using generative AI in his movies? "I'd rather die"
So, not all that shocked that they spent all that Netflix money building those gorgeous sets... Can't fault them for that, Netflix money are rarely better spent
@Th3solution I hadn't seen the original Joker since it came out when I watched the sequel and enjoyed it greatly, so I don't think a rewatch is necessary if you want to give the movie a shot! That said, I also don't like to rewatch anything, so if you're someone who gets more out of that, there's no reason not to either, I suppose.
@Ravix Totally agree that it has always been about mental health, and I think the sequel follows up on that well. I've got nothing to criticise about or add to your thoughts there as you hit the nail pretty much on its head! The power fantasy thing is just something I felt like a lot of people wrongly got out of the first film, which then reared its ugly head when they realised the sequel was the antithesis to that "interpretation". I'm sure it's not the case for all of course, but a lot of the discourse at the time it came out was giving me that vibe.
@Ravix I know I said I was going to wait, but put in my pre-order the other day... I needed to pad out my order for the upcoming Alice in Chains vinyl in order to get free shipping and there was the "Minority Report" steelbook making eyes at me... I'm such an easy mark...
@FuriousMachine me too 🙈 I wanted to see how the 4k reviewed, but it is one of my favourite sci-fi's of that era that I haven't seen since probably having an old dvd knocking around.
I didn't like the front "art" but zavvi went and told me the badge was debossed, didn't they, so it is worth the gamble it turns out okay, and I'd probably want it on 4k anyway. Can always cancel if it ends up a shocking transfer.
Equilibrium will be the same if I see it get a 4k release. And some more questionable sci-fi might tempt me, too.
Tangentially pondering what films from 2001 will be getting 25th anniversary releases now. Training day? Ocean's 11 reprint? Donnie Darko?
Do you ever hear any rumours via those sites you use? I never really ended up diving into the forums and communities beyond here, although I do pick up the odd tid-bit on Reddit.
Hmm... 20 year old films seem to have a few i'd like, too. Idiocracy would be quite apt for next year.
@Ravix I would sell my own mother for any 4K release of "Equilibrium"
I haven't read any juicy rumours about any 4K anniversary releases next year, but they have announced that both "V for Vendetta" and "Pan's Labyrinth" will return to theatres in 2026 for their anniversaries. No word if that is something that will happen outside the US, though.
I don't expect "V for Vendetta" to get another physical release so close on the heels of its previous release, which was quite meaty. Also, if I understood things correctly, the theatrical release next year is handled by an event company or some such thing.
"Pan's Labyrinth" may get a new physical release, as that theatrical release is the result of Cineverse acquiring distribution rights to the movie, which includes "all North American distribution rights including home entertainment, VOD, streaming, plus original content including podcasts."
So, even if a new physical release were to see the light of day, there's every chance it may be limited to the NA region. Time will tell. I would love a better release than the barebones release I have (with cracked plastic packaging to boot).
"Idiocracy", satirical sci-fi inching closer and closer to documentary with every passing day... would definitely consider getting that one. "Office Space" too, while we're talking about Mike Judge.
@MightyDemon82 There's saying that if you can't say something good about a person/place/thing then it's best to say nothing at all. Unfortunately that's where I am with Black Phone 2.
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