Movies

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:41 am

Wakanda Forever is a pretty strong marvel entry. And whatever the furthest thing from spoilers is, this is one: Angela Bassett is just flat out phenomenal. The cast is overall pretty great and a touch about every other Marvel in terms of acting ability and by gawd Bassett owns the screen every time she appears. Just an amazing performance.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Nov 11, 2022 5:28 pm

Good to hear - gonna make sure to see it.

Ran a search and couldn't find if it was talked about previously - but Last Night in Soho is really excellent. Edgar Wright may be the director I trust the most at this point. Not sure I've ever seen something he's done that wasn't excellent.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:59 am

Giff wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:00 am OK, believe the hype on Everything Everywhere All at Once. It was brilliant and I loved every single second of it. I brought myself to tears explaining a couple of scenes to my wife they were so damn funny..

Finally saw this tonight. Very trippy. Very fun and entertaining. But I had a hard time keeping up with what was happening on screen.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:45 am

I saw the new Black Panther movie yesterday and didn't like it at all, Angela Bassett was indeed fantastic.

Maybe I have seen too many Marvel movies and I am bored of them, because I loved the first movie.

I am going to see Martin McDonagh's latest film The Banshees Of Inisherin today, with the absolutely wonderful Brendan Gleeson and I am really looking forward to it.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:03 pm

I want to say that The Banshees Of Inisherin was beautiful, but it was not. It was laugh out loud funny in parts and also very, very sad in parts. Farrell and Glesson picked up from In Bruges with really strong performances, but Kerry Condon as Farrell's sister was brilliant. Jenny the miniature donkey was also great.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:17 pm

Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:03 pm I want to say that The Banshees Of Inisherin was beautiful, but it was not. It was laugh out loud funny in parts and also very, very sad in parts. Farrell and Glesson picked up from In Bruges with really strong performances, but Kerry Condon as Farrell's sister was brilliant. Jenny the miniature donkey was also great.

Cross-posted from the bachelor parties thread, obvs.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:25 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:21 am Weird (Weird Al Biopic) was okay. Fun idea but not as good as UHF. Pool scene made me giggle because it just came across as "how many of my friends can I bring together to keep their SAG card/insurance".

I really liked it!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:25 pm

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:35 am

Laughed till I cried at 7:30 am!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:40 pm

the Cocaine Bear trailer is an absolute delight

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:51 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:41 amWakanda Forever is a pretty strong marvel entry.

If that's "Black Panther Pt. 2" then I could be in the blurry background of a night driving scene. NBD.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Dec 01, 2022 5:34 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:40 pm the Cocaine Bear trailer is an absolute delight

Spectacular. And there must be a cocaine search because an early Robin Williams video came up as the suggested viewing after.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Dec 01, 2022 5:53 pm

Ok, I waited 24 hours and saw all the hype and Cocaine Bear still delivered.

And GOTG3 had me at Spacehog.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:44 pm

Even more effective than spacehog

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:41 am

Heard someone talking about making Cocaine Bear on a podcast, can't remember who or what podcast. Inspired by a true story (cocaine dropped in the woods and eaten by a bear), then they tried to make a funny movie about what could have happened.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:37 pm

Bullet Train (now on Netflix) was a pretty fun 2 hours.

Don’t miss the mid-credits scene.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:19 pm

When Clark falls through the attic floor onto the bunk bed, he could have just climbed down.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:25 pm

YES! I’ve thought that since the very first time I watched that movie when it came out.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:23 pm

Just noticed the lightbulbs being crushed by dog food for the first time

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:30 pm

Dumb shit like that is what makes it a classic versus just great. Like having to explain the presents for Mr. Shirley to the kids.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:30 pm

(Although I thought the shape was part of the joke and if you do too, never Google it.)

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:12 pm

Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:45 am I saw the new Black Panther movie yesterday and didn't like it at all, Angela Bassett was indeed fantastic.

Maybe I have seen too many Marvel movies and I am bored of them, because I loved the first movie.

I am going to see Martin McDonagh's latest film The Banshees Of Inisherin today, with the absolutely wonderful Brendan Gleeson and I am really looking forward to it.

Tom, my wife and I are with you. I felt it was formulaic as hell. Loved the first one, didn’t love this one. It wasn’t bad, but the only things that moved me were the memorials to Chadwick Bozeman.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:40 pm

Rewatched Avatar in full for the first time since seeing it in the theater. Yeah it’s formulaic but man is it well done. Gonna find the nicest theater I can find to watch the second one. And save a bunch of cash because no one else in my family has any interest.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:50 pm

Was really truly sitting here saying to myself you should post that Harold and Kumar Save Christmas isn’t Christmas enough and then they shot santa

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:51 pm

(neither kid wanted to watch a trad Christmas movie and my wife and dog fell asleep so I ate an edible and kept drinking and watched this to try to have a night)

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:14 pm

The montage of Kevin’s prep of his house is about as good as it gets. Dramatically scored and every shot pays off.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:26 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:40 pm Rewatched Avatar in full for the first time since seeing it in the theater. Yeah it’s formulaic but man is it well done. Gonna find the nicest theater I can find to watch the second one. And save a bunch of cash because no one else in my family has any interest.

Avatar = Dances With Aliens.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:28 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:14 pm The montage of Kevin’s prep of his house is about as good as it gets. Dramatically scored and every shot pays off.

Agreed. And, the interactions with the old man next door are really what makes it a great Christmas movie.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:30 pm

That cop does an incredible turn into the Murphy’s driveway

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:32 pm

Just now noticing how few scenes Kevin and one or more of Marv and Harry are actually in frame together.

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:32 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:51 pm (neither kid wanted to watch a trad Christmas movie and my wife and dog fell asleep so I ate an edible and kept drinking and watched this to try to have a night)

I enjoyed The Night Before and Office Christmas Party much more (going with the theme), though none of them are particularly great.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:43 pm

I wanted to take an edible and watch Avatar last night, but my wife wasn't down.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:06 pm

So the new whites in the Hollywood foreign Press have decided that white Irish is foreign enough. The Banshees of Inisherin is brilliant and I think you should all go see it.

I watched "Violent Night" yesterday and thought it was really good fun...

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:10 pm

Violent Night was so damn fun.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:59 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:43 pm I wanted to take an edible and watch Avatar last night, but my wife wasn't down.

Is anyone excited at all about the Avatar sequel?

I don't even remember how the first one ended...only saw it once, on a flight to Europe.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:15 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:59 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:43 pm I wanted to take an edible and watch Avatar last night, but my wife wasn't down.
Is anyone excited at all about the Avatar sequel?

I don't even remember how the first one ended...only saw it once, on a flight to Europe.

rass wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:40 pm Rewatched Avatar in full for the first time since seeing it in the theater. Yeah it’s formulaic but man is it well done. Gonna find the nicest theater I can find to watch the second one. And save a bunch of cash because no one else in my family has any interest.

Me, for now. Dude knows how to make BIG movies.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:33 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:59 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:43 pm I wanted to take an edible and watch Avatar last night, but my wife wasn't down.
Is anyone excited at all about the Avatar sequel?

I don't even remember how the first one ended...only saw it once, on a flight to Europe.

Meh. Meant to watch the first one, so much hype when it came out. Saw an extended trailer for the new one and if I
didn’t know about the hype, I would have thought it looked terrible.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:04 pm

Started the 1st one last night to refresh. It's just amazing to me that a director with Cameron's pedigree would allow dialogue that's so bad. Movie sounds like it was written by a 12 y/o. Also, the extent that they portray the aliens as basically (a white director's conception of) Native Americans is just so cringe – feels more like exploitation than reverence.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:47 pm

That movie is a really good example of technology/ahead of the curve cinematography that just doesn't translate or age all that well. When it came out, Cameron had done some crazy cool shit and the dialogue was almost an afterthought... both for him and for the audience.

Because, yeah, it's a weirdly pedantic, really poorly written movie. Lots of folks (critics) mentioned this at the time, and in the years after the glow dimmed, it became kind of a joke of a movie in many circles.

It's part of why the promotion and hype around it this go 'round seems muted, IMO.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:09 pm

So it sounds like I shouldn’t go back and watch it now that the impressive technology doesn’t hold up.