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nachobro · « **Reply #30600 on:** June 08, 2018, 03:02:05 PM »

I'm looking forward to seeing it. Director is a friend of a friend and has been talking about making this movie since college. Nice guy, so I'm glad to see that this is blowing up for him.

nachobro · « **Reply #30601 on:** June 08, 2018, 03:43:26 PM »

College of Santa Fe secret best film school.

But seriously, Ari is just obsessed with film. He had four complete screenplays before he even left high school.

Transhuman · « **Reply #30602 on:** June 09, 2018, 04:00:37 AM »

I hope he moves on from horror though. Saw Hereditary a few days ago (got dragged by friends, don't really like horror). Was pretty good. Did a good job of playing with audience expectations.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #30603 on:** June 09, 2018, 06:23:20 PM »

Hereditary fucked me up

nudemacusers · « **Reply #30604 on:** June 09, 2018, 06:33:20 PM »

so this shit is good huh? always suspicious of press around horror films, it's either goredorks hyping up brainless bloodwank or festival dweebs who wet the bed during a thunderstorm.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #30605 on:** June 09, 2018, 06:40:42 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on June 09, 2018, 06:23:20 PM

Hereditary fucked me up

Told ya

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Paimon knowns all!

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BlueTsunami · « **Reply #30606 on:** June 09, 2018, 06:41:42 PM »

Quote from: nudemacusers on June 09, 2018, 06:33:20 PM

so this shit is good huh? always suspicious of press around horror films, it's either goredorks hyping up brainless bloodwank or festival dweebs who wet the bed during a thunderstorm.

Its a slow burn family drama first but goes places. At face value it isnt ambiguous at all either, so it pays off. Just go in expecting the slow burn.

team filler · « **Reply #30607 on:** June 09, 2018, 06:58:37 PM »

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #30608 on:** June 09, 2018, 10:12:45 PM »

When I say family drama though its not like Steel Magnolias. Some horrendous shit goes down.

Just came back from Upgrade. Another awesome film. There are some pacing issues that kind of deflated what could have been a way more intense film but everything else was bang on. Between this and BR2049, Cyberpunk is back baby. The moments of violence in this makes it feel like a Verhoven flick.

Bebpo · « **Reply #30609 on:** June 10, 2018, 03:24:50 AM »

Everybody Wants Some - Pretty solid Linklater retro hangout flick. I liked how the concept was focused around a baseball team dorm, so it sorta had a sports movie aspect to it as well as a college dorm movie aspect. Main guy was pretty likeable and had some funny moments. Was worth a watch.

High-Rise - I really wanted to like this in the first half, but around halfway the movie becomes a Yoshiyuki Tomino anime, aka nonsensical, nothing has any build up and so nothing has any impact and it's a movie that feels like it's missing half a movie. Was pretty fucking terrible. I think Free Fire is probably my favorite Ben Wheatley film.

A Dark Song - Was pretty good until the last 30 mins or so. Thought it sorta lost the plot at that point and the rest of the movie was much less interesting and the ending was dumb and broke the film's logic. Would've liked to see the rest of the movie that the first 2/3rds was building up towards.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #30610 on:** June 10, 2018, 10:17:34 AM »

ha the hereditary guy also did that WILD AS FUCK movie the strange thing about the johnsons

https://vimeo.com/70163273

probably NSFL

Transhuman · « **Reply #30611 on:** June 10, 2018, 03:40:15 PM »

Just watched Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Somehow life-affirming and heartbreaking at the same time

Nintex · « **Reply #30612 on:** June 10, 2018, 03:44:48 PM »

The plan was originally Solo but none of my friends wanted to see that so we went to Jurassic World instead.
I was pleasantly surprised. It was your typical mainstream family movie (the cinema was packed) and not worthy of the better taste of the Borian gentlemen film critics but not at all a bad movie.

With that said, mainstream Universal slog beats Star Wars at the box office. LMAO Disney you cunts.

naff · « **Reply #30613 on:** June 10, 2018, 06:50:00 PM »

Rewatched my favourite of 2017; You Were Never Really Here. Lynne Ramsay really outdid herself on this arthouse Taken pastiche. Joaquin is such a great hobo assassin.

Bebpo · « **Reply #30614 on:** June 10, 2018, 10:29:23 PM »

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I really don't like A Dark Song. I know you were all talking about it 6 months ago at Halloween so I'm lttp, but serious problems with the script.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

So the main character is a terrible person.

-Her kid dies because she doesn't pick him up,
-the one dude in the movie dies because she keeps lying to him despite him saying that you can't lie or it'll fuck things up
-she keeps freaking out and going berserk on the guy when her angel's not appearing despite her personally experiencing all kinds of magical shit that proves it is working like golden petals falling from the ceiling as shit
-SHE LEAVES THE CIRCLE like she doesn't believe it DESPITE SEEING ALL KINDS OF MAGICAL SHIT AND TALKING TO DEMONS WHICH SORTA PROVED THAT EVERYTHING HE SAID WAS TRUE

Yet despite all of the above, despite leaving the circle before the ritual is finished which guy says they absolutely can't do or they will be stuck in the house forever,

She gets to meet her guardian angel, gets what she wants and is able to just drive away. Not only does she suck but she breaks the films logic by leaving the circle which should get her stuck forever and then is still able to leave.

It's just kinda bullshit. Which is frustrating because there's a good movie in there somewhere, but the end is crap.

It's also annoying that the film sets up different rooms and circles that have different powers and it's never used. Like when she's under attack she should have gone to a specific circle to shield herself or something which was the whole point.

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Quote from: naff on June 10, 2018, 06:50:00 PM

Rewatched my favourite of 2017; You Were Never Really Here. Lynne Ramsay really outdid herself on this arthouse Taken pastiche. Joaquin is such a great hobo assassin.

I kept thinking about seeing this when it was in the theater. Looked pretty neat. Will have to check it out.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #30615 on:** June 10, 2018, 10:40:16 PM »

First Reformed was wild. Beautifully shot and you sympathise with Tollers descent into the rabbit hole. It gets quite dark.

Tasty · « **Reply #30616 on:** June 11, 2018, 02:14:28 AM »

I think you missed the entire point of A Dark Song bebps. I loved it, haven't felt tension and atmosphere in a horror movie like that in quite a long time and I was totally fine with the ending.

Tasty · « **Reply #30617 on:** June 11, 2018, 02:10:27 PM »

http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3503531/ryan-reynolds-reportedly-starring-sam-raimis-bermuda-triangle-film/

New Sam Raimi film?

Tasty · « **Reply #30618 on:** June 11, 2018, 02:32:45 PM »

http://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3502931/set-visit-halloween-jamie-lee-curtis-tells-us-everything-need-know-laurie-strode-2018/

Quote

Jamie Lee Curtis: I think for Laurie Strode, society has not been kind to her. The thing I really wanted to talk about in H20, that theme that we went for in that movie, is going to be at play here in a big way, which is trauma. I have a friend of mine who is a doctor, a neuropsychologist, and they are studying stress and trauma now in children; whatever the trauma, be it abuse, physical or emotional violence, whatever it is, the effect changes your brain chemistry. So for me what’s crucial is that level of trauma had an effect on this woman who is now fifty eight years old and that trauma for her is this perseverating sense of eventuality that he will come back and that every day of her life has been in preparation for that meeting. She lives alone, she has tried to live in society but society has not been welcoming. There were not a lot of mental health professionals helping this young woman. She banged her way into her life, she slammed into people, institutions, law enforcement, and they hate her because she calls the police every day, says ‘Do you have somebody patrolling Smith’s Grove? I was out there, I actually sat in my car all day outside of Smith’s Grove and I didn’t see one cop car. Why is that? Why aren’t you treating him with the respect that you should treat him?’

Glad Jamie hasn't forgotten H20 at least.

Bebpo · « **Reply #30619 on:** June 12, 2018, 01:54:00 AM »

Black Death - Was...alright. Could've/Should've been a lot better, but the performances by Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean and a few of the others were really good and the medieval setting makes it more interesting. I liked Christopher Smith's Triangle back in the day, and was looking at what ever happened to him and it seems like he made a movie Detour which got whatever reviews and that's about all he's done since 2011's Black Death.

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 11, 2018, 02:14:28 AM

I think you missed the entire point of A Dark Song bebps. I loved it, haven't felt tension and atmosphere in a horror movie like that in quite a long time and I was totally fine with the ending.

Explain what you consider the point of the movie, then.

Tasty · « **Reply #30620 on:** June 12, 2018, 02:30:56 AM »

If you're just gonna preemptively rolleyes then no, jackass.

Bebpo · « **Reply #30621 on:** June 12, 2018, 04:38:45 AM »

The rolleyes wasn’t directed towards you having your own interpretation, but your reply that if someone doesn’t like something it’s because they didn’t understand it.

I do want to hear what your interpretation is.

Mine is basically, person who can’t forgive themself, goes through extreme sacrifice and suffering straight out of the Bible punishing themself to reach the point of forgiving themself, which is the hardest person to forgive. Which doesn’t change my opinion that the main character is a unlikeable dumbass along with a pretty shit abuser guy.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #30622 on:** June 12, 2018, 03:28:00 PM »

nudemacusers · « **Reply #30623 on:** June 12, 2018, 04:38:40 PM »

lmao why

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #30624 on:** June 12, 2018, 05:01:16 PM »

And you KNOW they're gonna have to reboot whatever after birth this one will turn out to be

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #30625 on:** June 12, 2018, 05:05:52 PM »

So, how long before DC goes bankrupt and gets bought out by a company that actually knows what they're doing?

Tasty · « **Reply #30626 on:** June 12, 2018, 05:46:52 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 12, 2018, 05:05:52 PM

So, how long before DC goes bankrupt and gets bought out by a company that actually knows what they're doing?

DC isn't making these movies. Warner Bros. is. That's the distinction everyone forgets when doing idiotic "DC movies vs Marvel movies" comparisons.

It's Warner from top to bottom, and I don't think they're gonna run out of money anytime soon.

chronovore · « **Reply #30627 on:** June 12, 2018, 10:40:39 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on June 12, 2018, 04:43:00 PM

been feeling kinda down lately

decided to watch a film

Come and See (1985)

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There is no God.
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“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, ‘Come and see.' And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #30628 on:** June 13, 2018, 01:40:37 AM »

DC has been fully owned by Warner for decades now. It's useless to separate the the two, as if the DC subsidiary could somehow do better if given a chance.

Their corporate lineage is pretty fascinating if you ever want to go on a deep dive. They were originally bought/owned by a mob-connected company that made their money via NJ parking lots in the 50's. In an effort to go legitimate, they began scooping up a bunch of middling properties for cheap in the late 60's. DC and Warner Bros. were a couple of those properties. Around that same time, there was a major scandal they were involved with in price fixing on their parking lot business, so they had to rebrand into Warner Communication. They had some solid success for the next few decades until Time merged with them in the late 80's.

Tasty · « **Reply #30629 on:** June 13, 2018, 01:43:06 AM »

Warners doesn't inform the comics to my knowledge, and I do believe the movies would be much better if someone from the comics side oversaw them (I thought that's what Geoff Johns was doing but guess not...) You need someone like Kevin Feige who has all these qualities: knows his comics shit, knows what a good story looks like, and is in a position of power to prevent the thing from going totally off-rails.

benjipwns · « **Reply #30630 on:** June 13, 2018, 03:41:32 AM »

Geoff Johns just stepped down from that position, that's where this old rumor came back from. (There was originally speculation when Affleck backed out of writing/directing/acting that The Batman films were going to be with a younger actor earlier in Batman's career and Affleck would stay Batman in Snyder's Justice League stuff. Of course, now Snyder's out.)

It's sounding like part of this is that whole setting up a side Batman franchise thing, like how there's plans for a Joker film not starring Jared Leto, while he remains the Joker in all the DCEU films.

They're also pinning some Justice League blame on Johns:
https://twitter.com/kylebuchanan/status/1006217362826149890

Tasty · « **Reply #30631 on:** June 13, 2018, 04:00:19 PM »

This is a good doc. A little light though.

Tasty · « **Reply #30632 on:** June 13, 2018, 05:47:09 PM »

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-star-doctor-sleep-adaptation-1119912

Being directed by the guy who did the excellent Gerald's Game, too. Hype!

nudemacusers · « **Reply #30633 on:** June 13, 2018, 06:20:32 PM »

#teamcomcast

#keepdisneyfromxmen

bork · « **Reply #30634 on:** June 13, 2018, 08:29:08 PM »

Tomb Raider: I don't understand the point of taking a game full of 'movie-like' cinema scenes and then making a live-action movie out of it. Just seems pointless.

This was OK at best (if you want to be nice) and didn't really have much going for it. They changed up the story so that it's more personal and centered around the Croft family- Lara's father disappeared seven years ago while searching for the island in the game and she refuses to sign the papers declaring him dead and getting all his assets, including his huge company. The film spends way too much time trying to show that Lara is a "rebel" and does MMA, bicycle chases, and other stuff that really doesn't factor into the plot of the movie or even get called back later on in the film.

Then she goes to the island and learns her dad is alive and it was all a ploy to stop the bad guys from reaching the tomb of Himiko, who is a "biological weapon." Gone are all her friends from the game; instead there's one lone Chinese guy who takes her to the island and is her buddy instead. She still fights lots of dudes, but they're all from a company and not in some kind of Himiko cult. One thing that is just like the game is Lara going from being scared and helpless to badass Rambo-like killer.

Makes zero sense.

The best thing in the movie is the Nick Frost cameo where he plays a guy running a pawn shop.

It's a pretty forgettable movie, except for one thing- the ending makes Lara look like a total dumb-ass.

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Turns out that a woman who works for the Croft company and has been trying to get Lara to sign the papers giving her control is actually the head baddie funding the guys on the island. It's fine that Lara doesn't realize this until the end of the movie, but where she's a moron is that she recalls signing a bunch of papers that clearly state that she is giving this woman control over everything. So the bad guy actually wins and it's established that Lara knew what she was signing and did it anyway despite suspecting this lady was up to something.

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This is how the movie ends.

benjipwns · « **Reply #30635 on:** June 14, 2018, 06:25:53 AM »

https://twitter.com/GalGadot/status/1006887729618194432

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #30636 on:** June 14, 2018, 11:13:29 AM »

Is her giraffe neck as prominent in the movie as it was on the poster?

TVC15 · « **Reply #30637 on:** June 14, 2018, 11:14:49 AM »

Only during lulls between set pieces when she occasionally reaches up and eats an apple hanging off a tree without picking it down.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #30638 on:** June 14, 2018, 11:15:24 AM »

brb renting now

Tasty · « **Reply #30639 on:** June 14, 2018, 12:01:24 PM »

Meet the new Predator outfit.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #30640 on:** June 14, 2018, 12:18:10 PM »

I'm sure once they add in all the post-production tricks, it will look fine.

Not that I'd ever watch a POS cash-grab movie like that, but people just overreact to costume design before a movie is released.

agrajag · « **Reply #30641 on:** June 14, 2018, 12:27:45 PM »

Finally got around to watching Dr. Strange and Black Panther. Dr. Strange is a million times better, change my mind

Starting up Spider-Man Homecoming now

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #30642 on:** June 14, 2018, 12:35:53 PM »

Looks like a Predator Funko Pop.

Tasty · « **Reply #30643 on:** June 14, 2018, 12:45:42 PM »

Dr. Strange was great.

Also I read Raimi's Spider-Man 4 treatment last night. Spoiler: it was surprisingly terrible.

But there was something that stuck out to me: (Homecoming spoilers)

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Vulture was supposed to be MJ's dad in Spider-Man 4 too.

If they didn't resurrect that plot point it's a hell of a coincidence. Homecoming handled it much, much better though.

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Tasty · « **Reply #30644 on:** June 14, 2018, 01:51:41 PM »

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kevin-smith-reveals-43-lb-weight-loss-after-heart-attack/

Now just buy back the Clerks rights from the Weinstein shitheads and finish the trilogy.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #30645 on:** June 14, 2018, 01:57:10 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 14, 2018, 01:51:41 PM

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kevin-smith-reveals-43-lb-weight-loss-after-heart-attack/

Now just buy back the Clerks rights from the Weinstein shitheads and finish the trilogy.

If he loses a few more pounds and shave his beard. . . .

Mandark · « **Reply #30646 on:** June 14, 2018, 06:06:42 PM »

Quote from: bork on June 13, 2018, 08:29:08 PM

Tomb Raider: I don't understand the point of taking a game full of 'movie-like' cinema scenes and then making a live-action movie out of it. Just seems pointless.

Most of the action sequences (especially the bike chase and the waterfall) seemed like quick time events to me. Wondered whether that was because QTE's are mimicking cinematic action and I knew this was based on a game, but it sure felt like a lot of "push O now" moments.

Transhuman · « **Reply #30647 on:** June 15, 2018, 07:26:59 AM »

Before Incredibles 2 there is a deeply disturbing 5 minute short film about cannabalistic infanticide, that the audience just found really funmy.

Nintex · « **Reply #30648 on:** June 15, 2018, 07:30:45 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on June 12, 2018, 04:43:00 PM

been feeling kinda down lately

decided to watch a film

Come and See (1985)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
There is no God.
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This is legit one of the best war movies ever made.
It's sooooo fucked up.

Assimilate · « **Reply #30649 on:** June 15, 2018, 07:57:34 PM »

Quote from: agrajag on June 14, 2018, 12:27:45 PM

Finally got around to watching Dr. Strange and Black Panther. Dr. Strange is a million times better, change my mind

Starting up Spider-Man Homecoming now

This probably explains why you're such a fucking idiot.

Too much pop culture is a great indicator of distinguished mentally-challenged fellows.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #30650 on:** June 15, 2018, 07:59:56 PM »

shocker: people talk about movies in the "movies you've seen recently" thread you miserable dipshit

Assimilate · « **Reply #30651 on:** June 16, 2018, 12:08:25 PM »

Quote from: seagrams hotsauce on June 15, 2018, 07:59:56 PM

shocker: people talk about movies in the "movies you've seen recently" thread you miserable dipshit

you watch one marvel flick in the last few years you've seen them all. they're all exactly the same with a few subtle differences. why allow this machine to continue to grow? i ask honestly, you guys aren't fucking tired of these movies?

Tokyosandblaster · « **Reply #30652 on:** June 16, 2018, 12:21:31 PM »

Seek help. God bless you

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 14, 2018, 11:14:49 AM

Only during lulls between set pieces when she occasionally reaches up and eats an apple hanging off a tree without picking it down.

Assimilate · « **Reply #30653 on:** June 16, 2018, 12:24:10 PM »

Quote from: Stro on June 16, 2018, 12:20:45 PM

I have to imagine that Assimilate is obsessed with Marvel movies and it is ruining his life, so he wants everyone ELSE to hate it so they'll go away because he doesn't have the will power to stop, just like Facebook.

The first part is false, the second part is true.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #30654 on:** June 16, 2018, 04:00:53 PM »

The Seventh Seal

Probably one of the most moving affirmations in film. It cuts right to the profound act of living and its thrills.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #30655 on:** June 16, 2018, 04:26:39 PM »

Quote from: Assimilate on June 16, 2018, 12:08:25 PM

Quote from: seagrams hotsauce on June 15, 2018, 07:59:56 PM
shocker: people talk about movies in the "movies you've seen recently" thread you miserable dipshit
you watch one marvel flick in the last few years you've seen them all. they're all exactly the same with a few subtle differences. why allow this machine to continue to grow? i ask honestly, you guys aren't fucking tired of these movies?

i don't watch them and i don't give a shit what other people watch. gonna go stream Civil War on mute just to up their numbers so it never stops just cuz it bothers you so much

agrajag · « **Reply #30656 on:** June 16, 2018, 04:34:52 PM »

Quote from: Assimilate on June 15, 2018, 07:57:34 PM

Quote from: agrajag on June 14, 2018, 12:27:45 PM
Finally got around to watching Dr. Strange and Black Panther. Dr. Strange is a million times better, change my mind

Starting up Spider-Man Homecoming now

This probably explains why you're such a fucking idiot.

Too much pop culture is a great indicator of distinguished mentally-challenged fellows.

Watching high-brow art films clearly hasn't done shit for your intelligence, sucker

agrajag · « **Reply #30657 on:** June 16, 2018, 04:39:40 PM »

He likes those? The Matrix sequels are much worse trash than the most mediocre of marvel movies

team filler · « **Reply #30658 on:** June 16, 2018, 04:46:50 PM »

Assimilate · « **Reply #30659 on:** June 16, 2018, 04:56:49 PM »

despite their faults The Matrix sequel shits on fucking Marvel. Marvel and Disney don't even give a fuck to put money into the special effects anymore because they know dumb pop culture distinguished mentally-challenged fellows will simply get a kick out of all the gags and jokes shoved in their faces every other scene .

i'm ok with an honest attempt even if it fails, but Marvel is just a cash grab. It's formulaic. That's what is so bad about it. And you cunts just keep eating it up and giving them money for it.

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