Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[studyguy]

Makes Josie and the Pussycats look compelling.

We'll get a reboot of that soon enough along with a Spice Girls reboot in due time.
All things come full circle

[Phoenix Dark]

Can we please throw handcam footage shit in the bushes for GOOD. God fucking dammit.

I'm starting to think the NSA helped create smart phones and propagate "hey let me record this" culture. NO you don't need to record this you fucking idiot, you aren't even going to watch it ever again. Put your phone down before I steal it.

[Tasty]

Makes Josie and the Pussycats look compelling.

That movie is actually pretty funny and underrated.

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

If I ever watch this movie (hell naw) I'll only do so to see how well Juliette Lewis is able to hide what should be her obvious contempt for the material

[Mandark]

Y'all complaining that a movie for tween girls looks like a movie for tween girls.

[Great Rumbler]

Back in 1980, George Lucas wanted a film to play with Empire Strikes Back in the UK and ended up commissioning then art director Roger Christian to make it. Christian, who had set-directed Star Wars, and art-directed both Alien and Monty Python’s The Life Of Brian, made the short film in Scotland and titled it Black Angel. The film is a swords-and-sorcery tale of a knight traversing a plague-stricken land with many elements of dream imagery and mythical archetypes woven throughout.

Christian says that John Boorman screened the short for the crew before beginning filming on Excalibur, and the influence is clear on that film, along with other works like Lionheart and Ladyhawke. The short also proved influential to Empire Strikes Back as well—the fighting sequence in Black Angel is step-printed (slowed down in a specific way) which would later be used in the fight between Luke and the Darth Vader vision on Dagobah in Empire. Prints have been lost for many years but one was recently rediscovered and now the film is on YouTube in total, complete with an introduction by Christian. The director (who would later rise to infamy as the helmer of Battlefield Earth) also promises more news on the film, so look to Twitter for whatever updates those might be.

[Joe Molotov]

Cool, I remember seeing clips from this a few years back.

[chronovore]

Man, even when I was hot for a Road Warrior sequel, I couldn't stand that song or the video.

[Great Rumbler]

Man, even when I was hot for a Road Warrior sequel, I couldn't stand that song or the video.

[chronovore]

Makes Josie and the Pussycats look compelling.

That movie was a helluva lot of fun.

[chronovore]

Man, even when I was hot for a Road Warrior sequel, I couldn't stand that song or the video.

[Tasty]

Crossbones on the set of Captain America: Civil War:



(He was the main thug in The Winter Soldier and got burned bad at the end of that movie, the last you see is him loaded onto a stretcher.)

Looks pretty good. Same actor too, of course, though you can't tell.

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

saw three movies theatrically today...

Fury Road is flipping amazing, blah blah blah, there's a whole nother' thread dedicated to how great it is, check that one out.

Unfriended is surprisingly good. Not great or anything, but its the very, very rare Hollywood film that actually understands technology. And in a sideways manner is about social networking narcissism. Its gimmicky as hell, but it uses the gimmick pretty damn well and has the sense to not overstay its welcome.

I had no expectation whatsoever that I would enjoy Absolution except on an ironic level, and for that it was modestly successful. What film is that you say? Well, by some miracle or mistake the latest Steven Seagal film is getting some very limited theatrical engagements. I don't think I'll ever have another chance to see that paunchy, slow, mumbling, brillo-haired, oft-sitting, whiskey-colored thespian in a theater again unless I end up living in his neighborhood, so the cinema I went today. Not recommended unless you really need a nap or dig this kind of thing (the latter day Seagal film is a distinct flavor of crap).

[chronovore]

Watched and enjoyed Here Comes the Boom, the Kevin James comedy of a high school teacher becoming an MMA fighter to save his school's music program.

It was typical Hollywood dreck, but fun, and the fights were well done.

Also rewatched a little of Doomsday, but having seen Fury Road in a theater on Friday, and the remastered Escape from New York on a 120 kHz TV last week, Rhona Mitra was substantially less engaging than last time. Still, the cannibalism scene was scary, and tattoo face woman is still very sexy.

[fistfulofmetal]

Noah in which Noah is a giant murderous 

[Rufus]

Noah in which Noah is a giant murderous

Don't leave us hanging now.

[Tasty]

Maybe he meant to type "murderess."

[chronovore]

Thank goodness. I thought someone was making an Army of Two movie.

[Quaker]

It has a great creation scene with a neat "evolution of warfare" bit at the end.

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[milchs evil twin]

Finally saw Interstellar.

Didn't quite come together for me. Neither the sciency stuff nor the space exploration nor the "nature of humanity" thread really worked for me.

Also called

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that communication with Murph thing

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like an hour before it happened.

Also doesn't help that it's first 45 minutes are among the worst waste of time I've seen on screen and the dialogue is crappy throughout. And it went on forever. And the ending felt way too convenient.
First Nolan film that was truly disappointing to me.

At least the music was great.

[Great Rumbler]

That "Like" is for the title, by the way, I didn't actually watch the video.

[Joe Molotov]

I heard you were looking for friends, well here we are!

[Tasty]

I heard you were looking for friends, well here we are!

[ToxicAdam]

This looks both pretty good but really generic at the same time.

[Tasty]

Hugh Jackman

[Madrun Badrun]

I miss the feeling of confusion of Pan being a girl that looks like a boy in tights.

[Human Snorenado]

I miss the feeling of confusion of Pan being a girl that looks like a boy in tights.

Especially when the female Peter Pan in question is Brian Williams' daughter and at her other job gets her ass eaten

 

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http://morningafter.gawker.com/while-you-watched-the-globes-allison-williams-got-her-1678892482

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[Dickie Dee]

I was ok with the beginning but I'm a sucker for plucky girls played by good child actresses and I liked Murph.

Think I always wanted a l'il sister 

[Tasty]

Jessica Chastain was worse than a hernia operation in that movie.

[brob]

Fist of Legend is on US netflix. Great choreography, nice clear morals, strong nationalism, etc. all that good stuff you expect from a top tier Jet Li movie. Might watch The Enforcer later, never seen that one.

[Dickie Dee]

This just popped up on Netflix this week: Dawg Fight (trailer isn't on YT for some reason)

The guys that did Cocaine Cowboys did a documentary about backyard bareknuckle fighting in some lower class Miami suburb.

I was expecting some voyeurism followed by alot of white guilt and while there was still plenty of that (), I can't say the scene or even the doc itself is nearly as exploitative as I was had feared.

I'd be interested in what other people's thoughts were.

[Tasty]

Gonna be good.

[Tasty]

Johnny Depp is the lead? Yeah, probably going to suck.

[Tasty]

Who gives a fuck about actors? I care about directors and writers.

...and yeah not much there either but one of the writers wrote Edge of Tomorrow, and that movie was fucking great.

[Tasty]

Looks like an MRA fantasy come true.

[brob]

After an entire decade of shitty Johnny Depp led movies I find it hard to give a shit, Andy. For like 15 years has he been in anything worth watching besides maybe Rango?

Pirates movies are garbage, btw.

I went to Depp's wiki to see the last film of his I liked and found this gem: "He is also of 3/2048 African descent"

[Madrun Badrun]

I'll watch it for the school girl outfit and the femdom

[Joe Molotov]

After an entire decade of shitty Johnny Depp led movies I find it hard to give a shit, Andy. For like 15 years has he been in anything worth watching besides maybe Rango?

Pirates movies are garbage, btw.

I went to Depp's wiki to see the last film of his I liked and found this gem: "He is also of 3/2048 African descent"

That's the caciest thing I've ever heard. 

[Mupepe]

Jessica Chastain was worse than a hernia operation in that movie.

And yet casey affleck was worse somehow

[Dickie Dee]

After an entire decade of shitty Johnny Depp led movies I find it hard to give a shit, Andy. For like 15 years has he been in anything worth watching besides maybe Rango?

Pirates movies are garbage, btw.

I went to Depp's wiki to see the last film of his I liked and found this gem: "He is also of 3/2048 African descent"

a drop's a drop 

[Great Rumbler]

Who gives a fuck about actors? I care about directors and writers.

I forgot you were new to this.

If an actor's been around for a long time and is by all accounts an icon you know he basically gets to choose what he wants to play and can become a parody of himself. Depp's choices career wise for a long time now has been trash, so I'm skeptical here due to that.

Which sucks, cause Ed Wood and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas are among my favorite performances in movies. Eh, whatever.

Except this actually looks like Depp finally dragging himself away from Tim Burton's vortex and returning to doing some real acting.

[Tasty]

Transcendence is a good counterpoint but Johnny Depp was not even in the top 100 of that film's problems.

[Great Rumbler]

I don't think Depp's acting was main problem with either of those movies, though.

[Tasty]

Who gives a fuck about actors? I care about directors and writers.

I forgot you were new to this.

I could do without the condensation, thanks.

[Tasty]

Jessica Chastain was worse than a hernia operation in that movie.

And yet casey affleck was worse somehow

Fuck I almost forgot.

I remember everyone was so excited when was announced for it. "YES! The BETTER Affleck got the part."

After seeing him act...

Give me Ben any fucking day.

Batfleck

[seagrams hotsauce]

I think the same kind of dumb goons that loved The Departed will love Black Mass.

[Tasty]

I think the same kind of dumb goons that loved The Departed will love Black Mass.

Depahted was wicked awsum

The Town was betta tho

Bahston crime flicks

[Barry Egan]

I could do without the condensation, thanks.

It's the Jews who control the weather, not the Arabs.

[Tasty]

I could do without the condensation, thanks.

It's the Jews who control the weather, not the Arabs.

That's what the Illuminati want you to think

[cool breeze]

anyone else here actually see transcendence? johnny depp mumbles and has this off balance body language like he needs to lean against a wall but there's no wall and you watch waiting to see if he topples.  I fell asleep two weeks into the film and might have missed if he ever did.

[benjipwns]

I went to Depp's wiki to see the last film of his I liked and found this gem: "He is also of 3/2048 African descent"

Isn't fucking everyone of African descent? I mean if we're going to start having denominators like that.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Just watched Roar... Total. Fucking. Insanity. I'll let the wiki page explain.

Over 70 of the cast and crew were injured during the production of this film. Cinematographer Jan de Bont had his scalp lifted by a lion, resulting in 220 stitches. Tippi Hedren received a fractured leg and also had scalp wounds. This occurred after an elephant bucked her off its back while she was riding it. She was also bitten in the neck by a lion and required 38 stitches. This incident can also be seen in the film. Melanie Griffith (Hedren's daughter) was also attacked, receiving 50 stitches to her face; it was feared she may lose an eye but in the end the wound was not disfiguring.[4][5] Noel was attacked so many times that he eventually was diagnosed with gangrene. One of those incidents, he was clawed by a cheetah when protecting the animals during a bushfire that occurred in 1979. All animals were evacuated, though it took several years for him to recover from his injuries.[6] Due to the injuries, turnover was high as many did not want to return to the set. Some of the lions also suffered from illnesses that reduced their population.[7][8][9] John Marshall was bitten by one of the lions and required 56 stitches.[10] His brother Jerry was bitten in the foot while wearing tennis shoes. He later jokingly said the lion had a "tennis shoe fetish."[11] Assistant Director Doron Kauper had his throat bitten open, his jaw was bitten, and one of the lions attempted to rip an ear off. He was also injured in the head, chest, and thigh. Although it has been reported that the attack nearly proved fatal,[12] the Santa Cruz Sentinel on July 9, 1978 printed a quote from a nurse saying his injuries were acute. He was also reported as being conscious and in a fair condition.[13]

This fucking movie is crazy. It's like 102 minutes of people genuinely fighting for the lives. It's like bizzaro Cannibal Holocaust. What a fascinating oddity. Surprised there's no doc about the production.

[Great Rumbler]

I haven't seen Roar, but I've read about it quite a bit. It's a miracle that no one was killed.

Check out the trailer:



I mean, just look at this!

[BobFromPikeCreek]

I was impressed, because that trailer isn't just like a montage of the craziest parts. The entire movie is non-stop people being mauled by lions and tigers. I was sweating bullets from start to finish hahaha.

[CajoleJuice]

Casey Affleck is a fantastic actor, though. Interstellar just wasn't the best movie for everyone involved even though I thought it was alright.

Check out the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Andy. It's excellent and one of the best movies of 00's in my opinion.

He's also good in Gone Baby Gone.

[Eel O'Brian]

He's a good Lou Ford in The Killer Inside Me, but the movie isn't that good

[Mupepe]

He's a good actor. But anyone that wasn't MM was pretty awful in interstellar. And I loved interstellar.

[Bebpo]

Getting really low on horror films to watch.  Looked at RT's top 100 horror films and lots of top horror films of the 2000-2015 era and I've seen almost everything decent.  Kind of a bummer.  Lots of new horror films every year, but maybe 1 is good per year and 9 are crap.  Here's what I wrote down out of all the lists that I haven't watched yet. 

Babadook
Under the Skin (I don't think this is really horror from what I've read, I've just not been in a hurry to watch because I don't really like Scarlett Jo)
Dead Snow 2
Odd Thomas
What we do in the Shadows (not horror, comedy)
Honeymoon
Woman in Black
A Woman Walks Alone at Night (heard this looks nice and has lots of genre nods but has no real story and I prefer my horror films to have a story)
13 Sins
Spring (heard this was good, and best not knowing much about it, but then a stupid review title looks like it spoiled it [I hate when review titles spoil what kind of horror/monster genre the movie is about if part of the movie is not knowing what's happening])

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The review title called it "Before Sunrise x American Werewolf in London" so I guess it's about a person becoming a werewolf and I guess that was probably supposed to be a surprise. :|

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Berberian Sound Studio
We are what we are
Kairo
Trouble Every Day
Time of the Wolf

Picked a random one with a RT over 80% (which is probably like 3 of those), and watched Berberian Sound Studio - Toby Jones was great and it was a really well done homage to the Italian horror of the 70s, great atmosphere and creative point of view being about sound studio/foley artists.  However, in the end nothing really happens and it's kind of a boring mess in the last act.  So while I liked the presentation, I don't think it's all that great as a movie :|

So after kind of being eh at the end of that I watched something non-horror that looked fun in my backlog, Snowpiercer - I liked this a good deal but

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about 2/3rds through when almost EVERYONE DIES, it sort of becomes harder to care about the revolution since EVERYONE IS DEAD outside Chris Evans and the Korean guy and his daughter.  Like I felt that sort of disconnected it and the ending was ok, but I really just didn't care that much by that point.

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[Rahxephon91]

I created life.

[Mupepe]

Goddamn. Tomorrowland was a huge steaming pile of dogshit