Monty Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Singin’ in the Rain Classic and a must see. If you haven’t watched it, you owe it to yourself to give it a watch. Been about 20 years since I last saw it, and it’s far better than I remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 On 2018-06-09 at 3:14 PM, Shift-4 said: Thor Ragnarok Went in with low expectations, which were met Quite opposite for me. Thought it was a great movie. Superb action mixed with very funny moments. I also really loved the soundtrack, in particular the Immigrant Song from Led Zepplen. Very kick ass! I would rank it as one of the best Marvel movies made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 On 2018-06-07 at 1:04 PM, Seifer86 said: Thor: Ragnarok - 1/10 DNF I must have missed something here. Was it supposed to be a children's comedy? I couldn't finish it. Every scene was just full of silly jokes. I'm not a huge super-hero movie fan but this can't be right. What am I missing? The 1/10 is for Goldblum as I absolutely love that guy in any role. Most people love super hero movies. It’s ok to be different. I personally thought it was great film. Very entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 The International Pleasantly surprised I really enjoyed Jackie Chan in a more serious role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 American Made - Stopped-half-way/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Ready Player One I said before that I’m trying to avoid rating movies on a scale of 1 to 10, and more of a “watch/pass” rating instead. Can go into the positives and negatives in the review and then give my recommendation afterwards. So, in saying that, did Spielberg really need to direct this? I’m assuming 99% of the film was “directed” by the Visual FX Department. It felt like the Star Wars Prequels. Throw as much at the screen as possible, hoping that will keep the audience interested. Because you strip all that away, and the story is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but with characters that aren’t relatable and the message that “Corporations Are Evil”. This is not a new story. In fact, it’s been done to death. And when you do movies this way (ie: green screen with character avatars), the characters are usually one dimensional and underwritten. That was definitely the case here. Good guy is good. He loves a girl (and tells her that) he met online after basically one driving session online. Bad guy is bad, because he owns a company and wants to make more money by advertising. I love how he’s just bad for talking to the shareholders about that (and thus shareholders are evil), but it doesn’t tell how that would create more jobs for people, who’s lives are truly horrible in the future. It’s also a bad sign when you can predict the entire story and what’s going to happen in the opening 5 minutes. It’s that formulaic. Pass. It’s boring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSkingz Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Incredibles 2 Incredible/10 The first Incredibles is my favorite Pixar movie. I have been waiting a long time for the sequel (thought one would never happen) and all I can say is that the wait was worth it. Great movie and a worthy sequel. Here is hoping if they do decide to re-visit this world with a 3rd movie we don't have to wait so long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Blockers - very-funny/10 ...but also quite predictable. But still very funny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 53 minutes ago, Hugor Hill said: Blockers - very-funny/10 ...but also quite predictable. But still very funny.... I actually really wanna watch this. I think I saw it hits Netflix July 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 The Graduate First watched it when I was 16 (I think). 20 years later, and I look at it in a much different light. Ending isn’t so much a bummer, just that the movie has come full circle. Hoffman’s character essentially where he was when he graduated university. Uncertain. Young and uncertain. One thing is certain, Mike Nichols directed the sh*t out of the film. So many one take shots. Purely from a directing standpoint it’s worth watching. But even then, the dialogue is terrific, which ensures that those long shots work to begin with. Must see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beluga Whale Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I've got some hot takes on movies I've seen in the last while. Phantom Thread: 4/5 Weird af but I loved it. Great acting but an even better OST. There's a lot to ponder afterwards with this one. Black Swan: 4/5 Even weirder. Took me so long to get around to this but it really is great. Natalie Portman is a gem. A History of Violence: Not good I didn't get this at all. Everything was predictable and over-the-top. Lady Bird: 3/5 It's decent. Didn't really deliver on the hype but I enjoyed it even if it was pretty clichéd. I know this isn't the TV thread but this season of Westworld delivered again. Just like the first season, I was only mildly into it at the beginning but now at the end I'm fully hooked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Deadpool 2 Of course it didn't have the shock factor that the first had but it was still a lot of fun. Say Anything scene had me laughing pretty good Edited June 20, 2018 by Shift-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 13 hours ago, Sean Monahan said: I actually really wanna watch this. I think I saw it hits Netflix July 3. Didn't know John Cena can be so funny. His jaw literally makes him look like a gorilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 “Chuck Norris versus Communism” - brilliant, hillarious, eye-opening documentary about how a handful of Romanians delivered Western Movies into Communist Romania and had a lot to do with the overthrow of the Communist government. 9/10. Also check out Jeremy Renner in “Wind River”, Oscar Isaak in “A Most Violent Year”, Stephan Rea in “Citizen X”, Tom Hardy in “Drop Box” and “Child 44” and the TV series “Nootka”. If you can handle sub-titles, watch foreign film academy award winner, “The Lives of Others” and the original Argentinian version of “The Secret In Their Eyes” (avoid the US version like the plague - it is awful by comparison). if you like older movies, try “The Count of Monte Cristo” with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pierce, and “Les Miserables” with Liam Nelson and Geoffrey Rush, get your kids in front of the TV for “October Skies”, and “Iron Will”. I am not a religious person, but If you like inspiring movies, you might like “Temple Grandin”, “Amazing Grace”, “Something the Lord Made”, “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler”. If you like westerns, you might like “3:10 to Yuma”, “Hombre”, “Shenandoah”, “Crossfire Trail”, “Open Range”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ray_Cathode said: Chuck Norris versus Communism” - brilliant, hillarious, eye-opening documentary about how a handful of Romanians delivered Western Movies into Communist Romania and had a lot to do with the overthrow of the Communist government. 9/10. Watched this over a year ago. It is phenomenal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seifer86 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 On 6/12/2018 at 7:50 PM, Hugor Hill said: American Made - Stopped-half-way/10 What is going on with her wrist and hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Ive seen some movies: Jurassic World 2: Father Ray Makuda was in it 3/10 Hereditary: 8/10 Toni Colette is fantastic. Solo: 7/10 Enjoyed it.Is Lando really getting his own Star Wars film already? Sicario next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Deadpool 2 - 8/10 Incredibles 2 - 9/10, wasn't as good as the 1st one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 5 hours ago, SILLY GOOSE said: Solo: 7/10 Enjoyed it.Is Lando really getting his own Star Wars film already Reports came out about a week ago that all future Star Wars spinoff films (ie: Boba Fett, Obi Wan) have been put on hold after Solo’s dismal performance. It is tracked to lose over $50M, which was something nobody thought was possible for a Star Wars film. So it looks like a Lando film is unlikely at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 If you followed the disaster that was Justice League (reshoots, colour brightness change, and the infamous digitally removed moustache), it looks like they also digitally changed Henry Cavill’s hands! What is going on in Hollywood? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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