Topic: The Movie Thread

@FuriousMachine That's both genius and devious so will definitely work on a certain subset of fans. There are bound to be some shaky phone footage being posted if this is the case then, it depends how quickly Disney can shut them down. I'm not fussed, I'll wait until they are officially put online.

@Werehog Good to hear about Wake Up Deadman. I really enjoyed the first two (second wasn't as good but still entertaining) so look forward to watching it soon. My mum was a big fan of them so I'm going to watch it with her, so it might be a few days until I see it.

I watched A House of Dynamite the other night. I heard rumblings about an unsatisfying ending but I quite enjoyed how it was done. I guessed it might do that once the first jump back in perspective happened. Overall I found it engaging and a good watch.

@GirlVersusGame Yeah, it's a strange mess. Very curious to see it again. I notice that it is still running a few places in town, but I think I'll wait for streaming nonetheless. Will be checking out a Norwegian Christmas movie tomorrow that's been getting rave reviews as a potential "Christmas classic for the entire family" and the trailers makes it look very charming, so maybe I'll get into the Christmas spirit early this year (I'm typically all "bah, humbug" until the family gathering on Christmas Eve, which I dearly love. Being a cynic atheist who has seen through the capitalist attempt to guilt us into spending as much money as possible is the only way to show our love for our friends and family, preferably from early October and onwards, will keep the Christmas spirit at bay until I get to spend a peaceful evening with my beloved family)

@BearsEatBeets Yeah, I'll be skipping Avatar regardless (haven't seen the second one as I've only recently stopped hating the first one )

I quite liked House of Dynamite too and it's weird, but I feel it maybe gets talked about way more than it warrants? It's a fine thriller with some interesting things to say about the world we live in, but I don't feel like the movie itself is all that "important" as some would claim (though its themes may be, so maybe that's why it's generating so much conversation? Well, I say "conversation" when it is more "people yelling their opinions at each other online", of course). I didn't mind the ending either, the details that are missing aren't relevant to the things the movie wants to say, in my opinion.

@FuriousMachine I tend to use services that break (legally) street dates so it doesn't surprise me that it's still running in theaters. Christmas being in January means not watching actual Christmas movies right around now but I think I'll make an exception. It's usually National Lampoons, Scrooged, Muppets, Die Hard (with the guys) I don't know too many others. Maybe also Bad Santa with Billy Bob Thornton, it felt like he wasn't acting half the time, just being himself. Is this the same movie?

A grieving woman forges a deep connection with a Norwegian man when he discovers she has a troll figurine from his hometown. She soon agrees to accompany him to Norway to uncover the troll's origins and find her own path to healing, love and family.

I might be looking for the wrong name or read it wrong, you can never be sure with Norway.

Being a cynic atheist who has seen through the capitalist attempt to guilt us into spending as much money as possible is the only way to show our love for our friends and family.

• There's a lot of truth to those words, I think it's one of those not being able to put the djinn back into the bottle situations. Especially when those wishes were granted and people can't see through the treasure, the sparkle blinds and distracts them from what they already had right in-front of them. I have gifts from two years ago that I never opened, it's not that I'm ungrateful. I try to prioritize time not things. I like the together part, the snow, the cold, the fire and the light, the rest I don't have words for.