Movies

[rmgill]

7 hours ago, Ssnake said:

Worshipping the Great Cthulhu tends to wear out the cultists fast.

In this case it was Dagon…

 

/mr picky

[Stuart Galbraith]

God, I love Stuart Gordon films. Not least for discovering Barbara Crampton.

Edited July 30, 2024 by Stuart Galbraith

[sunday]

3 hours ago, rmgill said:

Huh. I was sure I’d get a wistful and ironic comment from you about the much younger Miss Gomez. 

She was kind of average back then - went to the local mall past yesterday to look for shaving devices, and there were plenty of pretty young associate ladies working at the shops like her. After some years as a college-level instructor I found beauty of the common actress is not so different from the cohort average.

She is not ugly at all, and that stare of hers is really interesting.

Edited July 30, 2024 by sunday

[Stuart Galbraith]

Back when Sean Bean got happy endings....

 

[sunday]

 

[Harold Jones]

Who is he and what does he have to do with movies?

[Stuart Galbraith]

Sean Bean?

 

Still, it seems to have paid nicely, so...

[sunday]

54 minutes ago, Harold Jones said:

Who is he and what does he have to do with movies?

Movie critic.

He criticizes Disney, Disney share price goes down, this happens.

[Yama]

On 7/26/2024 at 1:44 AM, bojan said:

Yes, but his criticism about scenarios being bent backward in order to fit woke in are on point. Compare Leia's part of the first trilogy to the... IDK, any female semi-lead in almost* any project Disney did.

I don't follow here, problem with Disney Trilogy is mostly in the story, stemming from complete lack of overall vision. I mean George's prequels were crap, but he had some overarching vision and the entire arc made sense. Somewhat. Disney Trilogy doesn't make sense because run-of-the-mill producer hired run-of-the-mill director to shoot run-of-the-mill blockbuster.

If you replaced Disney Trilogy main cast with good proper square-jawed white dudes, would it improve things? Not at all. I think many critics see an 'agenda' where there is just sloppy storytelling.

 

On 7/26/2024 at 1:44 AM, bojan said:

*Except Andor, which is so good that it is hard to believe:

- it is Star Wars

- It is Disney's.

I saw first 2 episodes of Andor, and I agree it looked and felt really good, I gotta continue it at some point. And I did not think Rogue One was anything really special. 

[Yama]

On 7/26/2024 at 3:52 AM, rmgill said:

Huh? I’ll bet many of the were raised on early Star Wars. 

 

Exactly. That makes it all the more hilarious.

[Yama]

On 7/22/2024 at 7:14 PM, Stargrunt6 said:

Twisters was a fun romp with some unexpected character turns.  Great visuals, didn't feel like a cgi fest.  

It was bit more interesting than original 'Twister'. Chief problem was mostly that any tornado drama is going to feel incredibly contrived, no matter what. Also dialogue could have used one more rewrite, as about half of the movie felt like their lines were written by generative AI. Kinda undermines the complaints writers have about AI...

[Stargrunt6]

5 minutes ago, Yama said:

It was bit more interesting than original 'Twister'. Chief problem was mostly that any tornado drama is going to feel incredibly contrived, no matter what. Also dialogue could have used one more rewrite, as about half of the movie felt like their lines were written by generative AI. Kinda undermines the complaints writers have about AI...

 

 

[bojan]

37 minutes ago, Yama said:

...If you replaced Disney Trilogy main cast with good proper square-jawed white dudes, would it improve things? Not at all. I think many critics see an 'agenda' where there is just sloppy storytelling...

Problem with characters is not that they are women, problem is that they are written like insufferable, hysterical girl bosses who are always right just because they are women.

OTOH, that goes under bad writing also.

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And I did not think Rogue One was anything really special. 

It was "good" because rest of SW at that point was utter shit, so a 3+ movie felt like it was something really good. Same goes for a first season of Mandalorian. Fundamental problem with Rogue One is that it is movie with a mixed idea of being both "rag tag bunch of misfits" and "down to earth SW". Problem is that it had no real sympathetic character that can lead movie (absolute necessarily for a "rag tag bunch of misfits movie") and overall tone was set too "light" (because it is SW movie and needs to be kids safe) for it to function on more serious level as Andor does. Because of that I was highly skeptical about Andor initially, but it was even more down to earth, introduced really good anti-heroes and villains with their own backgrounds and believable motivations and such "grey" characters worked in it.

 

[Ivanhoe]

Apparently there is a train wreck of colossal proportions coming down the pike; Borderlands.

I saw a chunk of the trailer, couldn't make any sense of it. I was hoping that, at a minimum, there would be some scenes with Cate Blanchett in a skimpy outfit, but apparently no such luck.

 

[Skywalkre]

5 hours ago, Yama said:

I saw first 2 episodes of Andor, and I agree it looked and felt really good, I gotta continue it at some point.

If there's any criticism of Andor it's that the first three episodes are rather slow.  I watched those three, thought it was fine, but it hadn't hooked me and I shelved it.  Only after months of continuing to hear how amazing it was did I go back and finish it.  Think I binged the rest in the middle of a work week in just two days.  Honestly the best bit of TV I've seen... ever, and in recent years I've been able to catch up on some of the other 'good' ones folks have talked about over the years (BSG, Got).

[sunday]

4 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

there would be some scenes with Cate Blanchett in a skimpy outfit, but apparently no such luck.

She is 55 now...

[Stuart Galbraith]

Heather Graham is 54, but I still wouldnt see that as a valid reason to kick her out of bed.

[Stargrunt6]

11 hours ago, Yama said:

I don't follow here, problem with Disney Trilogy is mostly in the story, stemming from complete lack of overall vision. I mean George's prequels were crap, but he had some overarching vision and the entire arc made sense. Somewhat. Disney Trilogy doesn't make sense because run-of-the-mill producer hired run-of-the-mill director to shoot run-of-the-mill blockbuster.

If you replaced Disney Trilogy main cast with good proper square-jawed white dudes, would it improve things? Not at all. I think many critics see an 'agenda' where there is just sloppy storytelling.

 

I saw first 2 episodes of Andor, and I agree it looked and felt really good, I gotta continue it at some point. And I did not think Rogue One was anything really special. 

Rogue One is becoming like licorice, either loved or hated. I loved it.

7 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

Apparently there is a train wreck of colossal proportions coming down the pike; Borderlands.

I saw a chunk of the trailer, couldn't make any sense of it. I was hoping that, at a minimum, there would be some scenes with Cate Blanchett in a skimpy outfit, but apparently no such luck.

 

0% on Rotten Tomatoes

2 hours ago, sunday said:

She is 55 now...

Dude, we're all 40+ here. 

[Ivanhoe]

2 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

Heather Graham is 54, but I still wouldnt see that as a valid reason to kick her out of bed.

If you can overlook the personality defects and behavioral issues, Jennifer Lopez is 50. She is still sexier than most Hollywood starlets who are claimed to be sexy,

[Ivanhoe]

5 hours ago, sunday said:

She is 55 now...

Today's 20-year-olds;

 

[sunday]

2 hours ago, Stargrunt6 said:

Rogue One is becoming like licorice, either loved or hated. I loved it.

0% on Rotten Tomatoes

Dude, we're all 40+ here. 

Still, a grandmother is a grandmother.

[sunday]

1 minute ago, Ivanhoe said:

Today's 20-year-olds;

(...)

I'd say this is a kind of misrepresentation bias, more or less.

[Ivanhoe]

[Ssnake]

1 hour ago, Ivanhoe said:

Today's 20-year-olds;

Even with awareness of a likely a sample bias towards the most clueless, that was painful to watch.

[Ivanhoe]

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/08/13/disney-pr-nightmare-rachel-zegler-declares-free-palestine-while-promoting-snow-white-trailer/

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Rachel Zegler, who stars in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of Snow White, declared “Free Palestine” on social media this week while promoting the new trailer for the big-budget movie, whose release is being delayed by a year after what was rumored to be extensive reshoots.