@Ravix "Misery" was only just announced on Friday, I think, and has a street date of September 21st.
Seems the "Project Hail Mary" steelbook is scheduled for an October release in the UK and I don't know if pre-orders have yet to go live or if they went live and just as quickly went dead, but they're up but "unorderable" on Amazon UK and Rarewaves. I don't know if they're available through the world famous Norway-haters Zsvvi or HMV (who also refuses to acknowledge Norway as a shippable destination), though. Might be worth keeping an eye out on those sites.
The "Minority Report" extras are fine, but nothing truly eye-opening. Still worth a watch, though.
There's a slight disagreement about whether the original "The Evil Dead" is intentionally funny or not, but the two Raimi-directed sequels are absolutely meant to be funny, with "Evil Dead II" almost being a slapstick remake of the first one. I love the three to bits and I personally fall in the "intentionally funny" camp in regards to the first one. I will of course happily continue to fill the role of horribly bad influence who practically forces you to buy stuff, especially if you end up enjoying them and if you don't, I hope you can forgive me some day
@JohnnyShoulder christmas release 😅 it is starting to look like all his other films, I must say. Not that that is a bad thing. I'd rather a director have an identity than not. But I bet there are a few frames you could trick people into thinking were past releases.
I was a little dissapointed that his Christmas Carol film isn't this year, but the other (johnny depp?) one is. I'm guessing it will be next year, now? Assuming it is still happening?
@FuriousMachine don't worry, Zavvi is even pushier than you when encouraging a movie splurge, so I got the email this morning and pre-ordered instantly. I may have also snuck on Amazon US last night too (which is clearly why it got the UK release today) but I can always cancel that one. I had assumed it'd be Amazon exclusive, so I'm still unsure whether to trust Zavvi will fulfill all orders, but it'd probably be illegal to advertise it so maybe it is just not exclusive in the UK for whatever reason. And yeah, 🖕 Norway, you're not even a real destination, clearly 😛
I like a good disagreement, so if I do get it I will be able to take a side 😛 could it have been a case of them pulling people's legs as a part of the marketing? i.e so people go in expecting something specific (straight horror) and have their expectations blown away?
Did we ever talk of Garth Marenghis Dark Place, by the way? A few of us did a while back, but that is the kind of thing inspired by Sam Raimi, John Carpenter and the like as well as the tv shows of the era.
@Ravix Feels like I've just stepped into an alternate reality... A Robert Eggers Christmas Carol movie? First I've heard of it, but I only just found out about his werewolf movie! 😂 I did buy Scrooged on 4K fairly recently, which has been added to the pile of shame. 😶🌫️
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@Ravix Yeah, as of now, the "Project Hail Mary" steelbook is completely unavailable to us Norwegians, which is annoying, but I'll be able to manage my FOMO, considering how many movies get releases, re-releases and re-re-releases these days.
The very first "Evil Dead" is more a case of it seemingly trying to be a scary horror movie (and it succeeds at that at many points), but it also gets very silly, which is where the debate comes in. The sequels are so obviously silly (with a fantastic OTT comedic performance from the legend Bruce Campbell), while the first one may feel more accidentally silly. I love them all. Be aware, though, the silliness is completely gone from the modern versions, they are quite brutal and occasionally mean (I hear the new one is especially mean), though with some truly OTT use of blood, gore and dismemberment that make disturbed people like me snicker, laugh and even guffaw at it all.
"Garth Marenghis Dark Place" has been mentioned, but I've yet to be able to track it down. If memory serves, it is available on YouTube, so I really should get around to watching that. Sounds like it's right up my alley.
@FuriousMachine I think he is an absolutely loathsome human being and if he has any redeeming qualities at all, none of them are on display in public. He is the kind of guy who needs to court controversy in order to feel relevant and, as (inserted kat here because I don't know what @ does on my end) points out, will (and did) exploit loopholes in tax regulations to enrich himself and others. I have absolutely no respect for people like that and when they state that what they are doing is "technically legal", they are clearly aware that what they are doing is wrong and are just looking for justification for their own cr@ppy behaviour.
Everyone does it (which yes doesn't make it right) he was just more obvious and vocal. I can see why you might loath him though and it's hard for me to see the complete wrong in certain systems when a persons normality shapes their understanding of right and wrong, mine is still developing and being tested regularly. Similar to our discussion about those foxes, it took some time and contemplation but I did see and understand your point. Corruption and shortcuts have played a part in Hollywood for a very long time, Europe too. It didn't help that so much of Uwe's work is seen as intentionally low-effort, he didn't try to hide it, and he has an attitude, which to me seems selective. As you said controversy for relevance, but like a lot of people he's different in private. You sound like the last person who wants to be in the same room as him and respect that.
The subject of vigilantism is an interesting topic, but I don't expect a person like Boll being capable of handling it with any kind of nuance. Society has failed when it defends someone taking the law into their own hands, especially if that defence is justified due to the failure of the legal system.
I completely agree. I've lived in parts of the world where an eye for an eye meant just that, my own belief is that an eye for an eye is more than acceptable especially if someone targets the most vulnerable in society. Many in Russia don't see a courtroom, and if they see a prison cell they are D.O.A. once they reach general population, protective custody is reserved for a different class of people. I'm not saying we need to chop the hands off everyone who flirts with theft, isn't piracy theft? But I do believe in if you shoot me I'll shoot back and I've spent enough time to learn to shoot straight when the need arises. If a person harms a child or the elderly then they deserve a different kind of justice that the West doesn't afford to victims. Falling Down is one of my favorite movies but mental health plays a big part in the characters actions and Douglas's character was definitely suffering from something akin to the gone postal phenomenon that America suffered and still does (I've read some great books about it) Schumacher was the right director at the right time, the same for The Number 23. I think his own struggle with substance abuse helped him to understand and explore metal health, and the dangers of crossing that line.
The thing is Boll did make a kind of Falling Down, Rampage, and there were others in the series that I haven't watched and won't. People expected Rampage to tank and it didn't, expectations were so low. Boll tapped into something, an unhealthy something and though I haven't watched his new movie yet I do wonder if he's learned to adapt and grow that unhealthily something into a movie with real merit. My concern is that we live in a time where agenda for something is everywhere and when a movie incorporates relevancy there's the danger that it can serve as a tool to either support or tear-down important issues.
I do believe that if you rile up someone who feels like the system is broken, if you push a narrative, you'll get a reaction. Vigilantism comes in all forms. It's perhaps why The Punisher is one of those rare (super heroes?) I do feel something for, like Batman, that's revenge, cold, hard and deserved. I respect the act of revenge, I don't respect inaction. Yes the choice to do nothing is still a choice (a very old quote from a Holocaust survivor) but when you have the resources and means to act when no one else will? I genuinely threw-up while watching The Punisher, the scene with the glass, and that never happens to me. But it didn't change how I viewed the character, only that particular act of violence.
I don't know what Superman does (I was never allowed to watch them) and from what I saw Spiderman do in the games? Nothing was relatable, it pushed narratives and agendas that I didn't understand. I felt nothing because it went to places that meant nothing to me. In-fact I ended up resenting it from trying to derail the much needed escapism by drowning me in issues and conundrums that mean absolutely nothing to my life. We've talked briefly outside of this site so you know what I mean. Companies shouldn't be using games as a platform to mold or shape anyone of any age. Uwe Boll is doing the same thing with his movie. Two wrongs will never make a right.
There are a lot of lone wolves out there looking for a reason to react, so though I do believe in revenge and absolutely in an eye for an eye, vigilantism isn't something I'd support. A more organized approach would be that way, either way the movie will (is?) getting a reaction, I'll get to it eventually.
I found Death Sentence to be more relatable than Falling Down, and it was perhaps my favorite Kevin Bacon movie next to Flatliners (perfection) Murder in The First and Sleepers (brutal but genuine, revenge from a legal stand) Death Sentence tapped into revenge from the perspective of a Father who lost his child to a senseless gang initiation. It was believable because it does happen. His reactions in my mind were more than justified but as the last line in the movie states 'Look at you. You look like one of us. Look what I made you.'
While I have it in my memory. This piece of music from Death Sentence is also perfection. It gave me the chills followed by serious respect for the work of Charlie Clouser. I'd known of him through Rob Zombie, Bowie, Manson and Killing Joke but this piece of music while accompanying the scene in the movie was instantly etched into my memory. I don't know if you've watched it? I've seen it so many times, John Goodman was great in it too 'go with God and a bag full of guns', it was iconic.
Another movie which features revenge which I absolutely loved was Gerard Butler's Law Abiding Citizen. I respect any Father who takes the law into his hands, that will never change. It's either a reaction to my own upbringing or my regional environment, I don't know. I see only the difference while talking to people on here. I just know that some actions are never excusable and I only see one adequate response to that action. Movies weren't responsible for my beliefs, but a movie about vigilantism if taken the wrong way by someone looking for a reason to blow the lid off the volcano, that's dangerous.
Edit: Better version of that piece of music, not just a shortened clip.
Saw “Disclosure Day” last week, at the cinema. It was the final day of its cinema release, and I did not want to miss seeing it on the big screen.
Enjoyable and interesting, but not a masterpiece. In a funny sort of way, I saw it as a continuation of the story from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. More of a conspiracy thriller, than a sci-fi film. Made me think of the x-files.
On Amazon Prime, watched Project Hail Mary. Second viewing, also caught it at the cinema. Funny, sweet, intelligent. And some of it is beautifully shot. For me, this is a much better sci-fi than Disclosure Day. Not quite as “hard science” as Andy Weir’s The Martian, as far as I can tell. Haven’t read any of his books, though. Not yet.
Last night, watched The Prestige, on my screen at home. Going to have bit of a Nolan marathon, to prepare for the Odyssey.
Saw a trailer for Dune Part 3, before Disclosure Day. Excited for that one, and also excited for Robert Eggers’ new release, Werwulf, which I think is January.
As an afterthought, does anyone know if there is planned 4K release of Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia? The original Norwegian film is available here, but not that remake,
Right, so I recently went to the movies and watched the new SuperGirl movie . Now what did I think about SuperGirl? I thought that it was a decently fun and decently good movie.
While I understand that SuperGirl have from some critics got “mixed” reactions it seems but I think that SuperGirl was quite a good movie tbh. The main actor for example did a kind of fantastic job and performance imo. I
It felt also pretty clear to me that SuperGirl is a movie about hope. So would like very much recommend it to watch if you have the chance.
Like if movies or Hollywood will have any future. It feels is pretty clear that it is these kinds of movies that should get screen time. That is of course movies made with a real budget and real actors. Not like movies with fake actors etc. Some segments of was kind of slow. Even if we can not know about but very hope get a second Super Girl movie or at least a new Man of Steel movie.
Finished watching the two Sinister movies. I saw that the movies were made by the same producer as The Paranormal Activity movies and so I just had to watch them as I love that franchise.
I didn't enjoy them as much as The Paranormal Activity movies, but they were still very good in their own rights. Lots of jump scares and unsettling moments. The whole concept of filming the murders and having future victims rewatch them is so good. The first movie did a good job of keeping you hooked from beginning to end in terms of trying to figure out the motif of the murders. The second one expanded upon that and introduced different perspectives to the same motif. It's just good stuff all around. I would've liked more supernatural elements though like in The Paranormal Activity movies.
Also, the soundtrack in these movies was so eerie. This one particular track is honestly peak horror movie soundtrack:
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