rillo Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 22 hours ago, RutgersJetFan said: I thought it put the original to shame. Agreed, but it's not really fair, the original was made for TV. Still a classic IMO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Kingsmen Golden Circle was meh. Didn't hate it. Not really that good. Elton John stole the show though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Early reviews of BR 2049 are incredible. I'm pumped. Got Wednesday night tickets and I can't wait. If you're a fan and haven't caught any of the prequel short movies they have put out, I cannot recommend them enough. The anime one they just did was awesome, but the first one with Leto's character was the best IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotcheryifyouCan Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Baby driver was fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Wind River was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Initial thoughts on 2049, spoiler free: - It is very much it's own movie. Here is the best way I can put it: Denis Villaneuve is every bit as good a director as Ridley Scott was in his prime, but they are very different directors in the way they portray things with neither being better or worse than the other. Both Blade Runner movies occur in the same place and time, with some of the same characters, and 2049 is a continuation of the story of the first; but the original is very much a Ridley Scott movie, and 2049 is very much a Denis Villaneuve movie. - The story is so great. Great scifi takes on heady concepts and 2049 takes on some cool ones. One of the best parts of the original was the Asimovian questions it posed about AI and the sequel builds on that, then heading straight into some really original territory. Ditto for the original's other themes of memories, cities, and even the eyes. - See it in the biggest, loudest theater you can find. - Bringing in Hans Zimmer to match things up closer to Vangelis was a great move. The sound. Good lord the sound. It would have been terrible if 2049 didn't have similar music so whatever they did to change it to what the final product was the right call. - I hope they do some more short movies or even a book explaining what happened with major world events mentioned in between 2019 and 2049. - My one critique would have to do with Leto's character, but I'll save that for when people see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 On 10/6/2017 at 2:52 AM, RutgersJetFan said: Initial thoughts on 2049, spoiler free: - It is very much it's own movie. Here is the best way I can put it: Denis Villaneuve is every bit as good a director as Ridley Scott was in his prime, but they are very different directors in the way they portray things with neither being better or worse than the other. Both Blade Runner movies occur in the same place and time, with some of the same characters, and 2049 is a continuation of the story of the first; but the original is very much a Ridley Scott movie, and 2049 is very much a Denis Villaneuve movie. - The story is so great. Great scifi takes on heady concepts and 2049 takes on some cool ones. One of the best parts of the original was the Asimovian questions it posed about AI and the sequel builds on that, then heading straight into some really original territory. Ditto for the original's other themes of memories, cities, and even the eyes. - See it in the biggest, loudest theater you can find. - Bringing in Hans Zimmer to match things up closer to Vangelis was a great move. The sound. Good lord the sound. It would have been terrible if 2049 didn't have similar music so whatever they did to change it to what the final product was the right call. - I hope they do some more short movies or even a book explaining what happened with major world events mentioned in between 2019 and 2049. - My one critique would have to do with Leto's character, but I'll save that for when people see it. I was curious on your thoughts, because we usually agree on movies. I thought it was ok. Sound was great, very glad I saw it in XD. But I didn't love it. One character I was very happily surprised with was Dave Bautista's. To go from an ex wrestler, to Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy to this role is impressive. He could have a real legit movie career in front of him. I'll PM you for a conversation that won't spoil it for anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 hour ago, chirorob said: I was curious on your thoughts, because we usually agree on movies. I thought it was ok. Sound was great, very glad I saw it in XD. But I didn't love it. One character I was very happily surprised with was Dave Bautista's. To go from an ex wrestler, to Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy to this role is impressive. He could have a real legit movie career in front of him. I'll PM you for a conversation that won't spoil it for anyone else. Also worth noting, I am a lifelong Blade Runner junkie so take what I say with a grain of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 4 hours ago, RutgersJetFan said: Also worth noting, I am a lifelong Blade Runner junkie so take what I say with a grain of salt. Did it stop raining? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Larz said: Did it stop raining? NO LARZ IT DIDNT STOP RAINING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 hour ago, RutgersJetFan said: NO LARZ IT DIDNT STOP RAINING I'm sitting here watching the ninth gate for the 10th time Have you seen it? Opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 11 hours ago, chirorob said: I was curious on your thoughts, because we usually agree on movies. I thought it was ok. Sound was great, very glad I saw it in XD. But I didn't love it. One character I was very happily surprised with was Dave Bautista's. To go from an ex wrestler, to Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy to this role is impressive. He could have a real legit movie career in front of him. I'll PM you for a conversation that won't spoil it for anyone else. Check out Bushwick. The movie itself is kind of meh, but Bautista is fantastic in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Where does Reign of Fire rank among your personal favorites? I'd say top 100 for me pretty easy. Easily the best movie with dragons ever probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 10/7/2017 at 6:14 PM, Larz said: I'm sitting here watching the ninth gate for the 10th time Have you seen it? Opinion? Negative. **** Polanski. Except Chinatown. But **** everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 59 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: Negative. **** Polanski. Except Chinatown. But **** everything else. I thought langella was great, and I enjoyed the plot. All of the libraries and old books and engravings. I'm a book nerd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Saw Blade Runner 2049. Wow. The level of sucktitude was inceredible. Even the fantastic Dolby theater and sound couldn't salvage this piece of garbage. THey spent $155 million on it and won't come close to that in the box office. I'd like that 2 hours and 40 minutes of my life back. Awful. And Ryan Gosling is beyond awful. Don't waste your time on this one. Bad movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 12 hours ago, Dcat said: Saw Blade Runner 2049. Wow. The level of sucktitude was inceredible. Even the fantastic Dolby theater and sound couldn't salvage this piece of garbage. THey spent $155 million on it and won't come close to that in the box office. I'd like that 2 hours and 40 minutes of my life back. Awful. And Ryan Gosling is beyond awful. Don't waste your time on this one. Bad movie. Thanks for your post. I saw it last weekend and was resisting posting a review. I did not hate it. But did not like it either. The director needed to take at least 40 minutes out of the flick. EVERYTHING was taking forever and a day to develop. And when they did? They were small moves, not some Earth-shaking revelations. I found myself looking at my watch after a while which is the kiss of death for a film. Overall, 6-10. Best parts of the movie for me were the incredible sets and monstrous sound design. Just absolutely brilliant. I also enjoyed looking at Ana de Armas in the role of Joi. She is breathtakingly gorgeous. What a perfect face. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Village of the Damned is up on HBO. Everyone loves Carpenter for Escape from NY or Halloween or The Thing, but flicks like this one and In the Mouth of Madness are straight prime Carpenter. **** Rotten Tomatoes. The man was an 80s and 90s Hitchcock. Also I don’t think anyone in history could own the screen like Christopher Reeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 11 hours ago, RutgersJetFan said: Village of the Damned is up on HBO. Everyone loves Carpenter for Escape from NY or Halloween or The Thing, but flicks like this one and In the Mouth of Madness are straight prime Carpenter. **** Rotten Tomatoes. The man was an 80s and 90s Hitchcock. Also I don’t think anyone in history could own the screen like Christopher Reeve. Rotten Tomatoes can suck it. They gave Lucky # Slevin a 51, and I love that movie. They did give Big Trouble in Little China an 82, but it should be mid 90s at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 minute ago, chirorob said: Rotten Tomatoes can suck it. They gave Lucky # Slevin a 51, and I love that movie. They did give Big Trouble in Little China an 82, but it should be mid 90s at least. The original Halloween has a 93. Think about that for a second. That means multiple people who get paid to review movies gave Halloween a thumbs down. That's like the idiot who voted against Greg Maddux. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 On 10/17/2017 at 9:06 AM, munchmemory said: Thanks for your post. I saw it last weekend and was resisting posting a review. I did not hate it. But did not like it either. The director needed to take at least 40 minutes out of the flick. EVERYTHING was taking forever and a day to develop. And when they did? They were small moves, not some Earth-shaking revelations. I found myself looking at my watch after a while which is the kiss of death for a film. Overall, 6-10. Best parts of the movie for me were the incredible sets and monstrous sound design. Just absolutely brilliant. I also enjoyed looking at Ana de Armas in the role of Joi. She is breathtakingly gorgeous. What a perfect face. she is indeed beautiful. Wasn't enough to salvage this train wreck of film 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Well that sucks, looks like I'll wait for the internet for blade runner 2049 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 22 hours ago, chirorob said: Rotten Tomatoes can suck it. They gave Lucky # Slevin a 51, and I love that movie. They did give Big Trouble in Little China an 82, but it should be mid 90s at least. Big Trouble in Little China is in my top 10 - if anyone has not seen it, do so. Do so now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 57 minutes ago, peebag said: Big Trouble in Little China is in my top 10 - if anyone has not seen it, do so. Do so now. I Love That Movie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 4 hours ago, peebag said: Big Trouble in Little China is in my top 10 - if anyone has not seen it, do so. Do so now. True story: The hero of that movie is supposed to be Wang. Carpenter wrote Russell as the doofus sidekick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 anyone hear of this movie "inglorious basterds"? I thought it was a western, turns out I was wrong ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc1 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 On 6/20/2012 at 12:10 AM, SenorGato said: I want a Green Hornet sequel. I want alot of things. There's a better chance of us winning the Super Bowl than of that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 On 10/21/2017 at 4:49 PM, Larz said: anyone hear of this movie "inglorious basterds"? I thought it was a western, turns out I was wrong ! Are you serious.... ? Can't tell. But it's epic Quentin goodness. Probably my favorite movie of his. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, chirorob said: Are you serious.... ? Can't tell. But it's epic Quentin goodness. Probably my favorite movie of his. Incredible flick with some of Tarantino's best dialog since Pulp Fiction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 3 hours ago, chirorob said: Are you serious.... ? Can't tell. But it's epic Quentin goodness. Probably my favorite movie of his. Yup With kids in the house and a god fearing wife I don't get too many chances to watch grown up movies First scene was brilliant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 47 minutes ago, Larz said: Yup With kids in the house and a god fearing wife I don't get too many chances to watch grown up movies First scene was brilliant Amazing. Just 2 guys at a table, with a glass of Milk. Great acting, great dialogue. Such a menacing, evil person, who never yells, shows super powers, anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 1 hour ago, chirorob said: Amazing. Just 2 guys at a table, with a glass of Milk. Great acting, great dialogue. Such a menacing, evil person, who never yells, shows super powers, anything. The politeness and manners he showed, but you know what he is there to do, was just evil I knew it was a famous movie, I must have had it confused with another movie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 54 minutes ago, Larz said: The politeness and manners he showed, but you know what he is there to do, was just evil I knew it was a famous movie, I must have had it confused with another movie All good. You are correct, the manners, the cultured way he spoke. Just beautiful acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc1 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Not interested in any movie that is not directed by Neil Breen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crimson King Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Just came back from seeing Geostorm The Mrs. (aka The Crimson Queen) provided an appropriate review as the credits rolled up: "Should have seen Blade Runner instead" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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