We watched Nomadland last night, and thought it was really good. Beautifully filmed, and well acted (If Frances MacDormand doesn't get an Oscar for it, I'll be surprised). Sad...but in a uplifting kind of way, if that makes any sense.
I was expecting something bad to happen to her...some kind of crime/violence. Glad that it didn't.
It also made me feel even more guilty about ordering shit from Amazon.
Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:44 am
by tennbengal
Me: The Fast and the Furious franchise remains dumb.
Also me: I think I want to see this in a theater (would be first time since the pandemic started).
Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:54 am
by The Sybian
tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:44 am
Me: The Fast and the Furious franchise remains dumb.
Also me: I think I want to see this in a theater (would be first time since the pandemic started).
The thought of going to a theater to sit through 2 hours of that caused anxiety. About the same way I feel when I think about scheduling an appointment for a colonoscopy. I couldn't get through the 3 minute trailer. I saw the first movie and I think the second. I just don't comprehend the appeal.
ETA: That said, if you are going to watch it, it's gotta be on the big screen with surround sound.
tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:44 am
Me: The Fast and the Furious franchise remains dumb.
Also me: I think I want to see this in a theater (would be first time since the pandemic started).
The thought of going to a theater to sit through 2 hours of that caused anxiety. About the same way I feel when I think about scheduling an appointment for a colonoscopy. I couldn't get through the 3 minute trailer. I saw the first movie and I think the second. I just don't comprehend the appeal.
ETA: That said, if you are going to watch it, it's gotta be on the big screen with surround sound.
Your doctor has trailers for colonoscopies? Shit.
(I got one next week!)
Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:28 am
by rass
I don't think I'll be ready for a full theater anytime soon...
The magnet scene feels like a rip of the climactic scene of the otherwise pretty forgettable 6 Underground.
The kids really wanted to watch the series. The youngest bowed out partway through the first one because she got bored with the car BS and told us she would try again when The Rock shows up, but the oldest is super into them. We just made it through Tokyo Drift (which I had never seen in full). Good thing Han was so likeable because the main character was not great?
Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:53 am
by Shirley
Yeah, maybe I need to try those movies again. I like smash em up movies like the next guy, but those were always so aggressively dumb that I just couldn't suspend my disbelief.
I'm gonna assume that Dom's little brother (the hulking John Cena) was just never mentioned in the previous 8 movies? And not only is he John Cena, but he has his own army? And that never came up before?
Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:59 am
by tennbengal
They've leaned into the dumb. I respect that, entirely. Makes it more fun, frankly.
Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:43 pm
by DSafetyGuy
Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson, Salma Hayek (you probably guessed that from the lower right corner of the still), and zero brain required.
Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:20 pm
by DaveInSeattle
A_B wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:56 am
colonoscopies? Shit.
Yep...pretty much...
Re: Movies
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:58 pm
by A_B
Rocky is on HBO. Last fight. Holy shit this is terrible. Just amateurish.
Re: Movies
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:15 pm
by Johnny Carwash
A_B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:58 pm
Rocky is on HBO. Last fight. Holy shit this is terrible. Just amateurish.
I feel like the shocking un-realism of the actual boxing in those movies has made their memory more enduring.
Currently watching Cradle 2 the Grave for my DMX fix, because the worst I have to deal with is Tom Arnold being like every other character, but with some Jet Li and Gabrielle Union.
Currently watching Cradle 2 the Grave for my DMX fix, because the worst I have to deal with is Tom Arnold being like every other character, but with some Jet Li and Gabrielle Union.
I really should've read that whole article before posting. But I stand by my choice as GU > Eva Mendes and no Steven Seagal.
Re: Movies
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:04 pm
by sancarlos
I don't know anything about this film's plot, but I'm excited for it, just based on the director and cast.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:00 pm
by L-Jam3
I didn’t watch any movies up for any Oscars this year, so I’m not going to argue the merits of one over another. But it’d be pretty messed up if Citizen Kane won only one its year (Original Screenplay), and the movie about its production, Mank, wins more.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:54 pm
by DSafetyGuy
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:00 pm
I didn’t watch any movies up for any Oscars this year, so I’m not going to argue the merits of one over another. But it’d be pretty messed up if Citizen Kane won only one its year (Original Screenplay), and the movie about its production, Mank, wins more.
The movie industry sure likes to reward movies about the movie industry.
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:00 pm
I didn’t watch any movies up for any Oscars this year, so I’m not going to argue the merits of one over another. But it’d be pretty messed up if Citizen Kane won only one its year (Original Screenplay), and the movie about its production, Mank, wins more.
The movie industry sure likes to reward movies about the movie industry.
They fucking love it.
Re: Movies
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:10 am
by brian
Nomadland was a worthy Oscar winner and McDormand making history was OK with me. Only wish my guy Steven Yuen would have won. A friend of mine went to HS with him at Troy HS.
Re: Movies
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:21 am
by DaveInSeattle
sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:04 pm
I don't know anything about this film's plot, but I'm excited for it, just based on the director and cast.
I swore I posted this before, but its based on this book:
about a string of murders/bombings/poisonings among native americans over land/oil rights. Also about the formation of the FBI.
Book was ok...really good at first and then it petered out...
Re: Movies
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:22 am
by wlu_lax6
I generally find the lazy journalism style of an oral history to be over done but would like one on this
Re: Movies
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:27 am
by mister d
Interesting. I love oral histories because you can get a better feel for the teammates/bandmates personalities than you would in a standard longform.
Re: Movies
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:37 am
by sancarlos
mister d wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:27 am
Interesting. I love oral histories because you can get a better feel for the teammates/bandmates personalities than you would in a standard longform.
Mr. D, since you are looking at that list of 1970’s albums and you like oral histories, you might like this book. I recently re-read it. (tbh, it focuses as much on the “pre-punk” scene as on punk.)
Re: Movies
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:47 am
by rass
sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:37 am
Mr. D, since you... like oral...you might like this...d...
sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:37 am
Mr. D, since you... like oral...you might like this...d...
Well played.
Re: Movies
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:33 pm
by DaveInSeattle
I watched the Tom Hank's 'Greyhound' movie over the last couple of mornings on my wind trainer. It was ok...pretty cool naval battle movie, and remarkably efficient at just about 90 minutes.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 9:59 pm
by Pruitt
Finally saw Jojo Rabbit.
Absolutely brilliant.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 5:45 pm
by EdRomero
I hated Tenet. I guess I could read a bunch of articles, maybe draw up a timeline for the plot, then rewatch the movie to appreciate it, but I'd rather say it sucks and move on to another movie.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 6:48 pm
by A_B
EdRomero wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 5:45 pm
I hated Tenet. I guess I could read a bunch of articles, maybe draw up a timeline for the plot, then rewatch the movie to appreciate it, but I'd rather say it sucks and move on to another movie.
I’ve tried to like inception for a lot of the same reasons. Haven’t watched tenet yet. But being confusing for confusing sake isn’t always a good thing.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 7:24 pm
by MaxWebster
holy cow that exactly summed up how i felt about it. i felt like the only idiot in the world who supposedly liked this kind of creative science fiction and yet really disliked that movie. or at least felt confused the entire time. (or maybe i just really don't get Leonardo's acting, ever... different topic i guess)
A_B wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 6:48 pm
I’ve tried to like inception for a lot of the same reasons. Haven’t watched tenet yet. But being confusing for confusing sake isn’t always a good thing.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 7:39 pm
by Pruitt
MaxWebster wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 7:24 pm
holy cow that exactly summed up how i felt about it. i felt like the only idiot in the world who supposedly liked this kind of creative science fiction and yet really disliked that movie. or at least felt confused the entire time. (or maybe i just really don't get Leonardo's acting, ever... different topic i guess)
A_B wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 6:48 pm
I’ve tried to like inception for a lot of the same reasons. Haven’t watched tenet yet. But being confusing for confusing sake isn’t always a good thing.
This suddenly seems like a mutual support group...
Sign me up.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 7:57 pm
by brian
I don't think Inception is really all that difficult to get, frankly. They explain it over and over again and do everything other than have a little primer in the bottom left of the screen to show what level of the dream that you're in.
That said, I've heard Tenet can be incomprehensible though I haven't seen it.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 8:07 pm
by A_B
brian wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 7:57 pm
I don't think Inception is really all that difficult to get, frankly. They explain it over and over again and do everything other than have a little primer in the bottom left of the screen to show what level of the dream that you're in.
That said, I've heard Tenet can be incomprehensible though I haven't seen it.
I probably get 75 percent but there are just some gaps I fail to get. It’s a neat looking movie and I like the acting I just feel like I’m missing something.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 8:41 pm
by DaveInSeattle
We watched 'Crip Camp' last night. Very well done documentary.
And my GF basically cried through the whole thing.
Re: Movies
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 8:51 pm
by A_B
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 8:41 pm
We watched 'Crip Camp' last night. Very well done documentary.
And my GF basically cried through the whole thing.
It was good. Total blind spot for me, and I can understand your GF reaction given her experience. And for any parent with a kid with a 504 plan that documentary shows you why they exist.
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 8:41 pm
We watched 'Crip Camp' last night. Very well done documentary.
And my GF basically cried through the whole thing.
It was good. Total blind spot for me, and I can understand your GF reaction given her experience. And for any parent with a kid with a 504 plan that documentary shows you why they exist.
Yeah, my wife had me watch that and she was right - it was very good and interesting. And as we've discussed elsewhere, not only does this battle continue, but it can be especially difficult for kids (and adults, I guess) with less visible disabilities, like autism.
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 8:41 pm
We watched 'Crip Camp' last night. Very well done documentary.
And my GF basically cried through the whole thing.
It was good. Total blind spot for me, and I can understand your GF reaction given her experience. And for any parent with a kid with a 504 plan that documentary shows you why they exist.
Yeah, my wife had me watch that and she was right - it was very good and interesting. And as we've discussed elsewhere, not only does this battle continue, but it can be especially difficult for kids (and adults, I guess) with less visible disabilities, like autism.
That was my GF's reaction: "Where is the camp like that for kids like Kelsey? Where were the autistic kids, and the kids with Downs Syndrome?".
Our other reaction: How was that camp licensed? Were those counselors at all qualified to be working with those kids? It was great they were there...but did they get any training?
And then, my GF asked: "ok...it said they had to close the camp because of financial issues...but was that really what happened? Was there some kind of abuse going on and that's why they had to close?"
