I should say the ham handed daddy issues stuff was a bit annoying. Do people not realize it is possible for your dad to walk out on you and you still be a normal adult? I am 100% certain I am better for my dad leaving when I was 3
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
I should say the ham handed daddy issues stuff was a bit annoying. Do people not realize it is possible for your dad to walk out on you and you still be a normal adult? I am 100% certain I am better for my dad leaving when I was 3
Probably more often than not just lazy writing, but parental abandonment is one of the classic hero tropes.
I should say the ham handed daddy issues stuff was a bit annoying. Do people not realize it is possible for your dad to walk out on you and you still be a normal adult? I am 100% certain I am better for my dad leaving when I was 3
Granted. That's still a pretty common TV/movie trope though. I'll grant you it would be interesting to see a movie tackle that from the opposite perspective though. Or it would be a lot more unusual at least.
Alien : convenant was a waste of time. They kept most of the things I hated in Prometheus (especially the utter stupidity of supposedly traîned characters) and mixed it with a weak ass remake of the first movie, topping it off with a final twist so predictable I got angry while watching it.
That French Guy wrote:Alien : convenant was a waste of time. They kept most of the things I hated in Prometheus (especially the utter stupidity of supposedly traîned characters) and mixed it with a weak ass remake of the first movie, topping it off with a final twist so predictable I got angry while watching it.
You re better off rewatching Alien.
I thought it was ok-good. Definitely enjoyable. The scenery was amazing, and the overarching story that picked up from Prometheus was compelling. But yeah, the plot contained within this installment was pretty routine. You pretty much know what's going to happen at any given turn since they're not really covering any new ground. The "character stupidity" can be explained away easier in this one, since they're the crew of a colony ship and not military/scientists or whatever. The one things that bugs me the most (as it did in Prometheus) is
brian wrote:John Sayles is the most underrated American filmmaker and I don't know if it's close. If you haven't already do yourself a favor and watch Lonestar.
That is a truly great movie.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
brian wrote:John Sayles is the most underrated American filmmaker and I don't know if it's close. If you haven't already do yourself a favor and watch Lonestar.
(He's got a fascinating career too writing grindhouse movies like Piranha, etc. Wrote a spec script that ended up becoming E.T. )
An anthropology professor at SWT (now Texas State) was the hands at the beginning when they found the badge. He was very proud of this. I feel like that's one of the most underrated movies of all-time.
Limbo was also a great movie with a perfect ending.
ETA: Piranha was filmed at SWT!
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brian wrote:John Sayles is the most underrated American filmmaker and I don't know if it's close. If you haven't already do yourself a favor and watch Lonestar.
(He's got a fascinating career too writing grindhouse movies like Piranha, etc. Wrote a spec script that ended up becoming E.T. )
"Brother from another planet" is a great movie as well...
brian wrote:John Sayles is the most underrated American filmmaker and I don't know if it's close. If you haven't already do yourself a favor and watch Lonestar.
(He's got a fascinating career too writing grindhouse movies like Piranha, etc. Wrote a spec script that ended up becoming E.T. )
An anthropology professor at SWT (now Texas State) was the hands at the beginning when they found the badge. He was very proud of this. I feel like that's one of the most underrated movies of all-time.
Limbo was also a great movie with a perfect ending.
ETA: Piranha was filmed at SWT!
JOHNNY KNOXVILE filmed the ringer at Swt during my time there...i was an extra sitting in the stadium
brian wrote:John Sayles is the most underrated American filmmaker and I don't know if it's close. If you haven't already do yourself a favor and watch Lonestar.
(He's got a fascinating career too writing grindhouse movies like Piranha, etc. Wrote a spec script that ended up becoming E.T. )
An anthropology professor at SWT (now Texas State) was the hands at the beginning when they found the badge. He was very proud of this. I feel like that's one of the most underrated movies of all-time.
Limbo was also a great movie with a perfect ending.
ETA: Piranha was filmed at SWT!
JOHNNY KNOXVILE filmed the ringer at Swt during my time there...i was an extra sitting in the stadium
When the fuck did we get ice cream?!?
Emilio Estevez filmed a movie there during my time. There was a scene of him walking between Brogdon and Baretta dorms which is where I was living then.
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tennbengal wrote:So...Wonder Woman was really damn good.
How old do you think a kid should be to see it?
I would think mature elementary school kids are good to go. A few war scenes are intense as that is more realistic than the usual comic book movie violence. 8 and up should be fine.
tennbengal wrote:So...Wonder Woman was really damn good.
How old do you think a kid should be to see it?
I would think mature elementary school kids are good to go. A few war scenes are intense as that is more realistic than the usual comic book movie violence. 8 and up should be fine.
Daughter turns seven in a week. The wife wanted to take her, but I reminded her it's PG-13, which shifted it to "needing a pre-review". Thanks for being our panel.
“The running, the jumping... a celebration of life.”
The wife and I have a date night next Tuesday. Alamo Drafthouse has a summer special for $5 showings and cheap tacos on Tuesdays, so this is what we're going to see. Really looking forward to it.
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