munchmemory Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Dcat said: I'm in. Now do I watch it alone or with my wife, who will yap to the nth degree if it's weird? She won't wait it out if it's totally off. You know what I have been doing lately? Enabling the closed captioning so I don't miss the lyrics/dialog when my wife and son are asking questions, etc. during movies. Works great in a flick like Annette because it's almost all sung and you would miss some lyrics. Again, this flick is as one reviewer called it, "bonkers". I was just blown away by the way the director created the world within the story. Very imaginative. I've been singing the damn opening song all morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, munchmemory said: You know what I have been doing lately? Enabling the closed captioning so I don't miss the lyrics/dialog when my wife and son are asking questions, etc. during movies. Works great in a flick like Annette because it's almost all sung and you would miss some lyrics. Again, this flick is as one reviewer called it, "bonkers". I was just blown away by the way the director created the world within the story. Very imaginative. I've been singing the damn opening song all morning. Sung? My wife lasted less than half hour for the movie version of Les Miserables. And we saw it on Broadway decades ago and loved it. So I don't get it. TBH, I didn't last much longer in the movie version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 29 minutes ago, Dcat said: Sung? My wife lasted less than half hour for the movie version of Les Miserables. And we saw it on Broadway decades ago and loved it. So I don't get it. TBH, I didn't last much longer in the movie version. "Annette" is one of those musicals where there is almost no spoken word. All singing. I saw Les Miserables on Broadway and was floored by the play and performances. Literally brought to tears. This from a guy who normally despises all musicals. My wife is a Les Mis fanatic, and even she didn't totally get the movie version, especially casting Russell Crowe as Javert. Frogs laughed at his singing. Me? I hated every minute of that flick. And how does Anne Hathaway get an Oscar for, what, 10 minutes on screen? Awful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJet Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Go watch CODA on Apple TV+ And bring a box of tissues....lots of tissues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotcheryifyouCan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 the new suicide squad movie is pretty good. way better then the first piece of crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, CotcheryifyouCan said: the new suicide squad movie is pretty good. way better then the first piece of crap Its better, but I still thought it was pretty mediocre. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Enjoyed a documentary on drummers/drumming recently, "Count Me In" on Netflix. Especially for you drummers @Drums @NJ, it's worth checking out if you haven't already. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, munchmemory said: Enjoyed a documentary on drummers/drumming recently, "Count Me In" on Netflix. Especially for you drummers @Drums @NJ, it's worth checking out if you haven't already. Cool, thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 10:10 PM, chirorob said: Its better, but I still thought it was pretty mediocre. I tried to watch it once so far and wasn't paying attention but yeah, it doesn't seem good haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJet Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Just got back from Shang Chi…..once again Marvel crushes it. Looks like I’m gonna be hooked for another ten years of Marvel movies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 2 Times Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, IndianaJet said: Just got back from Shang Chi…..once again Marvel crushes it. Looks like I’m gonna be hooked for another ten years of Marvel movies. Taking my kid tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 12:03 PM, munchmemory said: Enjoyed a documentary on drummers/drumming recently, "Count Me In" on Netflix. Especially for you drummers @Drums @NJ, it's worth checking out if you haven't already. Thank you bro - I will check it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 7:46 PM, IndianaJet said: Just got back from Shang Chi…..once again Marvel crushes it. Looks like I’m gonna be hooked for another ten years of Marvel movies. More than made up for the Black Widow debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Watched a fun, little movie last night, Shiva Baby. Especially if you're Jewish, or appreciate Woody Allen's take on the Jewish family dynamic, this flick is for you. Very well written, crisp dialog. And with a running time of 1hr 17 mins., it goes quick. I didn't want it to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 1:03 PM, munchmemory said: Enjoyed a documentary on drummers/drumming recently, "Count Me In" on Netflix. Especially for you drummers @Drums @NJ, it's worth checking out if you haven't already. Saw it the other night, absolutely loved it. Great timing too with them do a bit on Charlie Watts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 People forget that before James Wan starting doing huge tentpole flicks and franchises he had quite a run of quality lower budget horror flicks with obscure and unknown castings. I really enjoyed Malignant. It was like picking up an old pair of sneakers that I hadn't worn in a while yet still had some solid life in them. I forgot how good Wan is at milking campy horror in his own kick ass style. I get why he has to go back to Aquaman but it was nice to see him throw a bone to the lot of us that still love Saw and Insidious. P.S. Third act is ******* wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Streamed the new Hugh Jackman flick Reminiscence last night. It was absolutely awful. Dull and badly executed all around. A complete waste of two hours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 2 Times Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Started streaming Cry Macho last night. Went to bed halfway through. Clint is an American treasure and I LOVE his films, but it's time to stay behind the camera if he's going to keep working. It was a hell of a run Mr Eastwood and you are a GOAT. Unfortunately, the acting was brutal to say the least. He can barely speak let alone walk and they have him breaking in horses and fist fighting?? It's sad to see him so frail. The kid and Dwight were horrible too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 8:13 AM, munchmemory said: Streamed the new Hugh Jackman flick Reminiscence last night. It was absolutely awful. Dull and badly executed all around. A complete waste of two hours. Couldn't agree more. Sat through it only for Rebecca Ferguson. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I finally got around to seeing What We Do In The Shadows (movie, not TV show). Absolutely hilarious. One of the funniest films in recent memory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, JetPotato said: Couldn't agree more. Sat through it only for Rebecca Ferguson. ? The "White Queen" can do no wrong in my book. Love her. And tell me that she is not a dead ringer for Ingrid Bergman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untouchable Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, JetPotato said: I finally got around to seeing What We Do In The Shadows (movie, not TV show). Absolutely hilarious. One of the funniest films in recent memory. Would you like some basghetti? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Streamed The Many Saints of Newark last night. Succinctly, David Chase has made his Godfather 3. You had three uber fans watching who believe The Sopranos is either first or second best TV series ever created. We all had the same negative reaction to this movie, looking quizzically at each other saying WTF is Chase doing? Overall, the movie lacks the pace of Sopranos' episodes. There was just no spark. Of course you get snippets of young versions of the Sopranos' gang like Paulie, Sil, Artie, a young Carmella for about a second, and a few others. In most cases (especially with Sil), trying to mimic the older characters was gratuitous, absurdly funny and off the mark. Best part for me was the narration by "someone" in the afterlife and the great Soprano's theme which closes the story. And if you were hoping that the flick was about Tony's rise to become the guy we knew on The Sopranos? This movie is not for you. It focuses mainly on Chris' father, Dickie Moltisanti. Overall: 1-2/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untouchable Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, munchmemory said: Streamed The Many Saints of Newark last night. Succinctly, David Chase has made his Godfather 3. You had three uber fans watching who believe The Sopranos is either first or second best TV series ever created. We all had the same negative reaction to this movie, looking quizzically at each other saying WTF is Chase doing? Overall, the movie lacks the pace of Sopranos' episodes. There was just no spark. Of course you get snippets of young versions of the Sopranos' gang like Paulie, Sil, Artie, a young Carmella for about a second, and a few others. In most cases (especially with Sil), trying to mimic the older characters was gratuitous, absurdly funny and off the mark. Best part for me was the narration by "someone" in the afterlife and the great Soprano's theme which closes the story. And if you were hoping that the flick was about Tony's rise to become the guy we knew on The Sopranos? This movie is not for you. It focuses mainly on Chris' father, Dickie Moltisanti. Overall: 1-2/10 Yep Watched it last night. Huge letdown. I knew that Dickie was going to play a big part in the movie, but I didn’t know that he was going to be THE movie. Who gives a sh*t? I figured he was going to be the mentor to Tony, getting him involved in the business. There’s really nothing like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Just now, Untouchable said: Yep Watched it last night. Huge letdown. I knew that Dickie was going to play a big part in the movie, but I didn’t know that he was going to be THE movie. Who gives a sh*t? I figured he was going to be the mentor to Tony, getting him involved in the business. There’s really nothing like that. Right? They also devoted way too much time to the Newark riots and the emergence of Harold's character. We were all still tal;king about the movie today. Really, really disappointed in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untouchable Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, munchmemory said: Right? They also devoted way too much time to the Newark riots and the emergence of Harold's character. We were all still tal;king about the movie today. Really, really disappointed in it. Complete waste I looked forward to this for like two years. I would’ve rather seen a movie about young Johnny Boy and Junior running the neighborhood. Tony was literally just some average high school kid. They didn’t even delve the slightest bit into him joining the life. You get Gandolfini’s kid, who did a good job with what he was given, and basically regulate him to being a background character… Chase is a dickbag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJet Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 I can’t agree with you guys more on Many Saints. Huge disappointment. Watching whoever it was try to mimic Van Zandt’s Sil was borderline uncomfortable. Venom 2 was a big disappointment as well. Just wait for someone to post the after credits scene online and watch that instead if you’re into the Marvel films and trying to see where all of this is going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Untouchable said: Complete waste I looked forward to this for like two years. I would’ve rather seen a movie about young Johnny Boy and Junior running the neighborhood. Tony was literally just some average high school kid. They didn’t even delve the slightest bit into him joining the life. You get Gandolfini’s kid, who did a good job with what he was given, and basically regulate him to being a background character… Chase is a dickbag Sums up how I feel pretty well. Trailer had me stoked and the whole thing was a missed opportunity. The series is littered with stories they could have explored and instead Chase just used the vehicle to do his own thing, which is actually not surprising but ugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isired Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Streamed The Many Saints of Newark last night. Succinctly, David Chase has made his Godfather 3. You had three uber fans watching who believe The Sopranos is either first or second best TV series ever created. We all had the same negative reaction to this movie, looking quizzically at each other saying WTF is Chase doing? Overall, the movie lacks the pace of Sopranos' episodes. There was just no spark. Of course you get snippets of young versions of the Sopranos' gang like Paulie, Sil, Artie, a young Carmella for about a second, and a few others. In most cases (especially with Sil), trying to mimic the older characters was gratuitous, absurdly funny and off the mark. Best part for me was the narration by "someone" in the afterlife and the great Soprano's theme which closes the story. And if you were hoping that the flick was about Tony's rise to become the guy we knew on The Sopranos? This movie is not for you. It focuses mainly on Chris' father, Dickie Moltisanti. Overall: 1-2/10I thought it was mildly entertaining. Would never stand on its own. Has 6.8/10 on IMDB, that's generous.I give it a 5/10.The best thing about it is seeing the casting and the acting of the younger versions of Sopranos mainstays. And the fact that they're obviously planning for another, and hopefully they do better the second time around.Realized why they felt the need to cram "Who made Tony Soprano" into the marketing. It's a 'if you watched the Sopranos, you might as well watch this'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 9 hours ago, isired said: I thought it was mildly entertaining. Would never stand on its own. Has 6.8/10 on IMDB, that's generous. I give it a 5/10. The best thing about it is seeing the casting and the acting of the younger versions of Sopranos mainstays. And the fact that they're obviously planning for another, and hopefully they do better the second time around. Realized why they felt the need to cram "Who made Tony Soprano" into the marketing. It's a 'if you watched the Sopranos, you might as well watch this'. See, other than Tony's younger self, I thought the rest of them were too cartoonish. Just depicted clumsily, especially young Sil. I agree that Chase and the producers are setting up more movies. But if that's the case, why not just create another series as a prequel? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Now that I think about it the best thing about Many Saints was discovering Never in my Life by Mountain. Holy hell is that a banger. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 3 hours ago, munchmemory said: See, other than Tony's younger self, I thought the rest of them were too cartoonish. Just depicted clumsily, especially young Sil. I agree that Chase and the producers are setting up more movies. But if that's the case, why not just create another series as a prequel? Because a series is a hell of a lot more work than a couple of movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Klecko73isGod said: Because a series is a hell of a lot more work than a couple of movies. Not necessarily. A full up feature is a huge undertaking. Okay, so how about Chase does a limited series prequel? He could flesh out the story in four to six episodes. Most likely faster than organizing a bunch of full length movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Not trying to brag, but the best fight scene in Venom was me trying to fight to stay awake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isired Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 See, other than Tony's younger self, I thought the rest of them were too cartoonish. Just depicted clumsily, especially young Sil. I agree that Chase and the producers are setting up more movies. But if that's the case, why not just create another series as a prequel? I thought they made young Tony look like a pud. And young Gandolfini isn't a pud.As for the others, yeah some were cartoonish but Sil is cartoonish. If he didn't have those mannerisms as a younger guy when would he develop them? Same for Paulie. I thought they did a good job with him.It's gonna take some transformation to make Tony Soprano out of Young Tony Soprano. I can't figure out how people wind up fearing that kid. So I do think there's still a good film in there somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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