Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[benjipwns]

Bob Hoskins or bust.

#ItsAllConnected

about that...

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John Leguizamo could still show up as a battle hardened/wounded Luigi Mario

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[benjipwns]

feeling more underwhelmed in a post Detective Pikachu trailer world

[toku]

The problem with this forum is y'all lack faith. Bless Up.

[benjipwns]

you know i always have faith in the DCEU toku, i was just saying that the Pikachu trailer has established a new standard, and we don't have Zach Snyder anymore to ensure the DCEU continues to top all standards possible

plus Pikachu isn't until next year, when everyone skips Avengers 4 for it, it won't effect Aquaman's cash money machine

[Tasty]

The only hope left in the DCEU is WW84 and Shazam.

[benjipwns]

two more guarantees

[I'm a Puppy!]

I would have sex with Jason momoa.

[Huff]

is this before JL OR after OR in a different timeline now that JL universe has been deserted OR in a similar timeline with WW but the rest are gone OR i am batman

[Tasty]

Post-JL I'm pretty sure.

Though why Aquaman doesn't just call Supes in to solve things might be hard to get around.

[Tasty]

The Burning has the best Day for Night I've ever seen.

Mad Max: Fury Road?

[Tasty]

so am I the only one who's seen The Crimes of Grindlewald?

It's a bit messy, but I think the next movie should be awesome.

Pretty much my thoughts.

Although additionally, I thought most of the action was shot and edited really shittily.

Also what was up with the tons of lingering close-up shots in the first third of the movie?

[Tasty]

The gay Dumbledore """hints""" were the highlight for me actually. They went further than I expected.

Can't wait to see really sad/angry Jude Law Dumbledore. I can already tell he's going to bring some real fucking intensity to his scenes in the coming movies.

[I'm a Puppy!]

The gay Dumbledore """hints""" were the highlight for me actually. They went further than I expected.

Can't wait to see really sad/angry Jude Law Dumbledore. I can already tell he's going to bring some real fucking intensity to his scenes in the coming movies.

Yeah, I was talking to my daughter (she's gay as you'll remember) and she was really appreciative of how they did it. They didn't shy away from it but at the same time they weren't "selling" it either. They weren't like "Hey, HEY!! He's GAY SEE?! WE'RE SOOOOoooOOOooOOOoooo INCLUSIVE!! GAY! HE'S GAY!!...where's my prize?"

[Tasty]

How gay is he tho

Kinda gay

He's also a super hot DILF in this movie. One of the women I saw it with was basically creaming herself when he was on screen.

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And I don't blame her.

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[Joe Molotov]

I’d let him grindle my wald.

[toku]

https://twitter.com/ErikDavis/status/1064977620595630081

[Tasty]

Worst timeline

[Joe Molotov]

DC does it again.

[Madrun Badrun]

Honestly hope its great

[chronovore]

Honestly hope its great

I'd love it if it was great. It looks like the humor from Marvel movies is finally finding its way into the DC movies, for better or worse. Unfortunately it looks like all the overblown CGI work is still the primary focus of the movie, which is increasingly a problem when it's human-level drama that's supposed to be the most compelling part.

[Great Rumbler]

Man, the new Lion King looks dull as hell compared to the OG.

[Madrun Badrun]

There are going to be THREE of these remakes next year.  wtf

[Madrun Badrun]

Lion King, Aladin, Dumbo

[Madrun Badrun]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Disney_live-action_reimaginings_of_animated_films

[paprikastaude]

There are going to be THREE of these remakes next year.  wtf

Apparently Beauty and the Beast was the most successful thing ever and I didn't even know it came out.

[Tasty]

I kinda feel like it's sacrilege to do this tbh. The Lion King is so good already. Don't touch it.

[BlueTsunami]

Watching Melancholia for the first time and the shot of Justine basking in Melancholias glow in the nude is up there as one of the best scenes of all time for me. Not just visually but the metaphors behind it are so fucking lovely and dark.

[Great Rumbler]

Beauty and the Beast and Jungle Book were massive hits, it's just a matter of time before they eventually churn out a live-action Rescuers movie.

[Yeti]

  live action Rescuers movie

live action Rescuers Down Under movie

[BlueTsunami]

Fucking loved it, every last bit.

[Joe Molotov]

:galaxybrain Live action Fantasia

[TVC15]

It’s an amazing movie.

[BlueTsunami]

Sometimes you can still hear the clinking metal balls, calling to you from the darkness

[BlueTsunami]

Hahahahahaha

[chronovore]

[TVC15]

I get a little depressed when the Joe Bob marathons end Truly a great man. Can’t wait until Xmas.

[TVC15]

I love dat movie. He was really pushing the limits of the pornodiculous with those sex scenes though. I loved the gash POV cam.

[Joe Molotov]

So did Shosta’s mom until he turned it off.

[BlueTsunami]

That makes it even worse

[TVC15]

So has your relationship with your mom been completely destroyed?

[Bebpo]

Watching Buster Scraggs, this 3rd one is waaaay too long. First was ok, second was good. 3rd...please end already.

[Bebpo]

Ballad of Buster Scruggs was alright. As above, the first was ok, second was pretty good with nice cinematography, third was so fucking long but otherwise was funny dark humor just needed to be like half the length, fourth was ok, five was pretty good but the ending was needlessly dark the twist could've just been

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That the quiet looney old man was the badass savior in the end. Didn't need to kill the girl. Felt a bit mean-spirited.

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The last one was the best for sure. It was pretty funny (what it'd be like to be in a small carriage with a bunch of strangers of different types yapping) and also kinda a neat little story in the end.


Also I remember hearing some a few years back about how white Coen brothers movies are. Now I love the Coen Bros and their filmography, but man I really noticed the lack of anyone non-white besides EVIL INDIANS and all the women roles felt kinda misogynistic as well. Like I get that it's the setting for mostly white cast, but idkkkk in the wake of more representation in the last few years I think they could've done that a bit here.

But yeah, Zoe Kazan & Tom Waitts are treasures.

[Bebpo]

Thinking about it a little bit more before bed, I did enjoy that if you look past the content of the stories, as just a setting I like how the six stories basically portray six varied little aspects of life around the time. Like a landscape painting. Outside maybe story 5, the rest of the stories all feel like the strangers stories that populate RDR and flesh out the world, and that's basically what they do in Buster Scruggs.

[Yeti]

:galaxybrain Live action Fantasia

Already been done, with Nic Cage no less

[Joe Molotov]

:galaxybrain Live action Fantasia

Already been done, with Nic Cage no less

Does he play the racist caricatures?

[TVC15]

Jay Baruchel got to be a Disney princess?

[Raist]

mom: "let's watch a movie"
me: "Ok. How about a Korean one? This one called the Handmaiden looks good..."
 
Have you ever watched a 15 minute lesbian 69ing session with your mom? Because I have. And I don't recommend it.

Are you grounded then?

[Great Rumbler]

I understand why it failed from a story and tone perspective, but I'm a little lost at how the visuals can be so trash throughout the entire movie. I can only assume they had to redo most of it once Whedon took over or something and rushed to get it done before release date.

From what I've read, despite massive reshoots and a big overhaul of the movie, WB wouldn't move the release date. Why not? WB's president and CEO were worried that might not survive the merger and wanted to ensure they'd get their bonuses from the release.

[Tasty]

WB merger?

[Great Rumbler]

WB merger?

With AT&T.

[Tasty]

Ahhh.

Fucking hacks.

[Crash Dummy]

I picked up Justice League from my library assuming there would be a lot of bonus stuff on the disc that could maybe lend some insight into how it turned out the way it did, but they had a rental copy which meant 100% barebones, just the movie itself. Not even trailers. It's really quite striking how every single shot of any city looks entirely CGI or chroma keyed. Actually, it doesn't even have to be the city. It looks like every single shot in the movie is either fully CGI or the set build enough for about 3 feet of walking and the rest was added later. And somehow, despite the years of advancement since 2002, it is as distracting and fake looking as the Prequel Trilogy in that regard. Everything looks obviously not real, not exactly the same thing as fake, but distracting all the same. And there are so many scenes where one character has to be fully CGI for a few shots and it stands out so much. Then there are times where the shots are entirely CGI and look like they're bordering on Burly Brawl level.

I understand why it failed from a story and tone perspective, but I'm a little lost at how the visuals can be so trash throughout the entire movie. I can only assume they had to redo most of it once Whedon took over or something and rushed to get it done before release date.

i watched this out of boredom/curiosity and agree, i was taken aback by the cgi at times. i actually rewatched the matrix trilogy in memory of assi and was pleasantly surprised at how good the final fight between neo and smith looks and still holds up when compared to new big budget superhero movies

[TVC15]

Watched Atomic Blonde. I enjoyed it more than I expected given its kinda mixed reception.

[TEEEPO]

while creed 2 is a fantastic boxing movie, it's just not as riveting as the first. the film loses focus on the characters that entirely drove the plot in the first film and instead resorts to the cheap and manipulative plays that we've come to know all too well in all the focus group media we consume in abundance. despite all that and an all too predictable build-up, creed 2 does land its punches where it matters the most.

[TVC15]

Widows was okay. Needed less, like Chicago politics, and more heist. Spends too much time on the most boring parts of the story. Cast is great. More I think about it, the more aspects of the movie feel undercooked. But I liked it as I was watching. A solid 2.5 or so stars.

[Transhuman]

Yeah Steve McQueen's perfect directorial run is over.

But at least I saw Elizabeth Debicki naked

[TVC15]

I think I’m over Viola Davis. Maybe I should have been before this. She’s the same in everything, although she’s good at that one character. The only notable difference between her in Widows and her in just about everything else is that she carries a cute dog around in Widows.

[I'm a Puppy!]

I never thought Viola Davis was any good.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Watched Ralph Breaks the Internet it's very hamfisted in how it addresses at least codependency or more likely masculinity but I sat there thinking "Wow, I know so many people that need to see this."

It was good overall. The highlights were the Princesses and the musical scene. The rest was OK.

[ToxicAdam]

I never thought Viola Davis was any good.

A few weeks ago, I binge-watched "How to get away with a Murder" and thought she was pretty solid. Even electric in a few scenes.