Integrity28 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I was always disappointed that he never did a sequel for Unbreakable like he said he would, that was a great concept and world he set the stage for, and it's probably too late now. Maybe his career goes a different way if he would have done it. Disagree about The Crow, they did a really great job of bringing O'Barr's book to life and that flick will always be a classic to me. The only other movie where a cityscape has been projected in that sort of framework is Blade Runner, but The Crow kept it a lot closer to the street. Plenty of violence as well, the way he tortures each dude is still graphic by today's standards. Apparently I don't remember the Crow as well as I thought. Maybe I'll re-watch it one of these days... I only saw it once, way back when it first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Apparently I don't remember the Crow as well as I thought. Maybe I'll re-watch it one of these days... I only saw it once, way back when it first came out. Yeah you may want to give it another go. It's rated R for a reason, notably the POV rape scene and all the stabbings. Definitely not lacking violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Yeah you may want to give it another go. It's rated R for a reason, notably the POV rape scene and all the stabbings. Definitely not lacking violence. LOL, I don't remember any of this... Perhaps then it deserves as much credit as Blade for at least setting the stage for the dark, uber violent stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 LOL, I don't remember any of this... Perhaps then it deserves as much credit as Blade for at least setting the stage for the dark, uber violent stuff? Probably. I always looked at The Crow as more of a horror flick, but I guess it depends if how you define a superhero movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Probably. I always looked at The Crow as more of a horror flick, but I guess it depends if how you define a superhero movie. Blade was a vampire killing vampires. LOL, but Crow was horror? I get what you're saying, but to me both are based on comic books, and that's pretty much that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Blade was a vampire killing vampires. LOL, but Crow was horror? I get what you're saying, but to me both are based on comic books, and that's pretty much that. A comic book doesn't necessarily delegate a superhero. Blade has been a Marvel superhero for quite some time, teamed up with Spider-Man...etc. The Crow has always been a little different, more of a Walking Dead-type book. Sure there are elements of the supernatural in there, but like I said, it depends how you define it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 A comic book doesn't necessarily delegate a superhero. Blade has been a Marvel superhero for quite some time, teamed up with Spider-Man...etc. The Crow has always been a little different, more of a Walking Dead-type book. Sure there are elements of the supernatural in there, but like I said, it depends how you define it. Yup, I'm with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 The Woman and Excision are warped and I liked it. I've wanted to see them for a while and both of them lived up to the hype. Offspring, a movie that occurs in the same universe as the woman, was creepy IIRC, saw that one a long time ago. The Avengers 2 trailer was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Just watched Blade for the first time in years. It is remarkable not only how well it holds up, but also the amount of influence you can see on everything that's been made since. This is the original dark uber-violent comic book movie. The club scene to open the movie...I wonder what that guy told the cops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Huge recommendation for I'll Be Me. It's a documentary on Glen Campbell's retirement tour that he went on while battling Alzheimer's. If you don't choke up at least once you may very well be a robot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Huge recommendation for I'll Be Me. It's a documentary on Glen Campbell's retirement tour that he went on while battling Alzheimer's. If you don't choke up at least once you may very well be a robot. thanks, I plan to see,, Wife/I were caregivers for my Mom the last 6 years of her life while she suffered from this horrific affliction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 thanks, I plan to see,, Wife/I were caregivers for my Mom the last 6 years of her life while she suffered from this horrific affliction. My grandfather passed this year after battling dementia for years. Watching someone just slip into another world like that is so painful and confusing at the same time, and Campbell and his wife handle it pretty amazingly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 My grandfather passed this year after battling dementia for years. Watching someone just slip into another world like that is so painful and confusing at the same time, and Campbell and his wife handle it pretty amazingly. Condolences, D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Condolences, D. Thank you, I appreciate the sentiment but he had been very ill for a while. It was one of those instances where you've been preparing for it for so long, and also you're happy that they are not suffering anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 John Wick brings the R-rated ****in awesomeness. Great cast and the gun fight scenes are instant classics. Reeves making fun of himself the whole time is the icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 If you can set aside some of the historical inaccuracies, Fury is a good watch, although I felt that it could have been a lot more than it ended up. Pitt was phenomenal, as per usual, but the rest of the cast is what surprised me. I usually detest Shia, but thought he put forth a pretty solid performance, as did the entire cast... wonder how T0m feels aboout Shia. I love me some WW II movies, especially a good tank movie, so maybe I'm biased, but I really enjoyed this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 An older movie but worth a watch due to the historical background - "Kill the Irishman" - do yourself a favor and do some background research before watching it...Cleveland in the early to mid 70's was the bombing capital of the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 John Wick brings the R-rated ****in awesomeness. Great cast and the gun fight scenes are instant classics. Reeves making fun of himself the whole time is the icing on the cake. How stoked are you for Interstellar? I've been half chub all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 How stoked are you for Interstellar? I've been half chub all week. I bought my ticket a month ago when I found out it was opening 2 days early in IMAX. I can safely say I don't think I have ever been so excited for any non-franchise movie ever. Was discussing this with a buddy the other day: If Interstellar lives up to the expectations, is Nolan in Spielberg territory? I say yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I bought my ticket a month ago when I found out it was opening 2 days early in IMAX. I can safely say I don't think I have ever been so excited for any non-franchise movie ever. Was discussing this with a buddy the other day: If Interstellar lives up to the expectations, is Nolan in Spielberg territory? I say yes. I would have done the same, if I knew my schedule that much in advance. And Yes, or at the very least knocking on the door. No one has been able to touch Nolan's originality as of late, especially on such a grand scale. Plus, after watching True Detective, I don't think I've been this excited for a movie in forever. Cannot wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I would have done the same, if I knew my schedule that much in advance. And Yes, or at the very least knocking on the door. No one has been able to touch Nolan's originality as of late, especially on such a grand scale. Plus, after watching True Detective, I don't think I've been this excited for a movie in forever. Cannot wait. I'm interested to see where he goes next. Interstellar is the third movie of the other trilogy that he negotiated when he agreed to do the second and third Batman films. He's still heavily involved as a producer on all the DC flicks, I wonder if he'll do something more scaled back eventually. Insomnia and Memento were a damn long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 A lot of people really aren't going to like the story, and there are a few very unintentional funny points, but you're still cheating yourself if you don't see Interstellar in IMAX. It's probably the greatest thing ever filmed for the format. 70 mm film is no joke. I also disagree with the 2001 comparisons. 2001 makes no effort to give you context, which has always been part of the appeal. Interstellar almost tries to hard to give you too much context. And it makes the dialogue exhaustive because they spend so much time explaining the concepts at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Saw The Raid 2. Can't say I enjoyed it more than the first one. That said, the protagonist vs. top assassin fights in either one are great. As a yellow belt in the art of ka-rah-tay I thought I knew it all, but these guys are on some next level stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) Saw Interstellar. It was massive, pretty, interesting, ambitious, and I'm glad these movies are getting made and I'm glad people are going to see them. That said, the story was a bit too ambitious and, as a result, Nolan asks the viewer to just accept certain things without exception and, if you don't, it's hard to accept the rest of the narrative. My advice to anyone going in to see it is to avoid thinking too much about it, just kinda watch it, and embrace it as an artful curiosity. I also didn't like the repeated forays into forced sentimentality. Also, while the wise-cracking robots were a nice little homage to Star Wars, none of it was funny. Spoiler-ish: If I'm in another galaxy and Anne Hathaway started giving me that love-is-a-thing speech as a reason to do anything, I swear to God I'd punch her in the ******* eye. Edited November 8, 2014 by T0mShane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Saw The Raid 2. Can't say I enjoyed it more than the first one. That said, the protagonist vs. top assassin fights in either one are great. As a yellow belt in the art of ka-rah-tay I thought I knew it all, but these guys are on some next level stuff. The last twenty minutes is martial arts gold, but the rest of it lacked the kinetic awesomeness of the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotcheryifyouCan Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 went and saw interstellar yesterday. really enjoyed it. i recommend it to any sci fi fan. it drags here and there but holy hell its visually impressive and although some dont like the story i was engaged throughout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 For those who enjoyed Interstellar, I would highly recommend Kip Thorne's companion book that he wrote to explain the physics of the movie. It's very readable and engaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Saw Interstellar. It was massive, pretty, interesting, ambitious, and I'm glad these movies are getting made and I'm glad people are going to see them. That said, the story was a bit too ambitious and, as a result, Nolan asks the viewer to just accept certain things without exception and, if you don't, it's hard to accept the rest of the narrative. My advice to anyone going in to see it is to avoid thinking too much about it, just kinda watch it, and embrace it as an artful curiosity. I also didn't like the repeated forays into forced sentimentality. Also, while the wise-cracking robots were a nice little homage to Star Wars, none of it was funny. Spoiler-ish: If I'm in another galaxy and Anne Hathaway started giving me that love-is-a-thing speech as a reason to do anything, I swear to God I'd punch her in the ******* eye. Did you see it in IMAX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Did you see it in IMAX? I did. It was glorious-looking. I could have done with less Jessica Chastain crying about her daddy issues 40 years after the fact while the world is dying, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I did. It was glorious-looking. I could have done with less Jessica Chastain crying about her daddy issues 40 years after the fact while the world is dying, though. Yeah. Like Gravity, I'm not sure how much I'll enjoy it on a TV, but for now, just wow. You have to see these films in IMAX. You just have to. They are made specifically for this format. I realized my expectations were going to be met as soon as he started that scene through the corn field. It was one of those "whoa, this is going to be fun" moments. I can't wait to go see it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Yeah. Like Gravity, I'm not sure how much I'll enjoy it on a TV, but for now, just wow. You have to see these films in IMAX. You just have to. They are made specifically for this format. I realized my expectations were going to be met as soon as he started that scene through the corn field. It was one of those "whoa, this is going to be fun" moments. I can't wait to go see it again. I'm kinda the opposite with IMAX. Because I have such atrocious ADD, the constant stimuli of IMAX (screen size, sound) is really distracting. I like seeing things like Gravity and Interstellar in it, but I have to watch it again on a TV to pick up on nuances and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I'm kinda the opposite with IMAX. Because I have such atrocious ADD, the constant stimuli of IMAX (screen size, sound) is really distracting. I like seeing things like Gravity and Interstellar in it, but I have to watch it again on a TV to pick up on nuances and whatnot. Weed helps. I probably would have had a heart attack during Cooper's last descent without it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Preview came on forNeill Blomkamp's Chappie during Gotham tonight. Looks like it could be great, really intense. This is the guy who brought us District 9, probably the greatest film of all time (of all time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Tarantino on making The Hateful Eight in 70mm. I think it holds every bit as true for Interstellar: "“If we do our jobs right by making this film a 70mm event, we will remind people why this is something you can’t see on television, and how this is an experience you can’t have when you watch movies in your apartment, your man cave, or your iPhone or iPad,” Tarantino said. He added, “I’m hoping it’s going to stop the momentum of the digital stuff, and that people will hopefully go, ‘Man, that is going to the movies, and that is worth saving, and we need to see more of that.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Cool looking poster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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