Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Bebpo]

Uh, I read the long Halloween and it didn’t seem anything like any of the Batman movies.

[Madrun Badrun]

Ya, TDK as well.  Ok maybe its been a long time but isn't LH basically Batman going after the mob which creates a power vacuum, allowing masked villains to take their place. 

[Tasty]

Uh, I read the long Halloween and it didn’t seem anything like any of the Batman movies.

Harvey's arc and interactions with Batman and Gordon in TDK are ripped straight from TLH. My memory is fuzzy too, however.

[Bebpo]

Uh, I read the long Halloween and it didn’t seem anything like any of the Batman movies.

Harvey's arc and interactions with Batman and Gordon in TDK are ripped straight from TLH. My memory is fuzzy too, however.

But if I remember right there's like a dozen villians in TLH and Harvey was just one bit of it. I think a TLH movie would certainly feel pretty fresh for a Batman movie.

[Tasty]

Right, like I said:

But neither movie really adapts much straight from the comics, I think it could be pretty fresh.

However, Goyer can be very plain about which works he references, and it so happens The Long Halloween was the primary comics source for The Dark Knight's screenplay.

"By the time that The Dark Knight comes out, it will become apparent that LONG HALLOWEEN is the preeminent influence on both movies."
-David Goyer

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"Ice skate uphill you say? That's PERFECT." -Also David Goyer, probably

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[Bebpo]

The ironic thing is I think the most striking and memorable part of The Long Halloween is the art & general noir style which is the one thing that doesn't translate into using it for a film unless they make it a straight out noir film. If they do that with the new one that would definitely be cool, but I feel like Hollywood isn't ready to fund a big budget noir film anymore. Blade Runner 2049 is probably the closest thing to that.

[Tasty]

Yeah, it's basically Batman noir wrapped around a solid mystery core and well-written character arcs. I could easily see a new live action movie taking some or all of those elements and running with them depending on the director.

To be fair to the Hollywood system I always seem to be shitting on lately, because superhero comics have been popular for so long the studios are getting pretty weird with them again. An R-rated Joker origin movie? Are you kidding me? ...and it's good?!

[Joe Molotov]

I hope they have a scene where Bruce goes to the movies with his parents but someone shoots his parents in an alley

They went to see The Joker and got shot by an angry incel.

[bluemax]

Uh, I read the long Halloween and it didn’t seem anything like any of the Batman movies.

Harvey's arc and interactions with Batman and Gordon in TDK are ripped straight from TLH. My memory is fuzzy too, however.

Let's not pretend Christopher Nolan's Batman in Name Only had remotely anything pulled from the comics other than guy in suit beats people up.

[Tasty]

I won't pretend that, because it's blatantly not true... BB and TDKR in particular pulling strongly from Year One and Knightfall, among with many, many other elements from the comics never before seen in live action (Scarecrow, Falcone crime lords, fucking white eyes while wearing the cowl, a comics accurate Two-Face, the League of Shadows, the relationship with Gordon... god, just too much to list.)

Nolan's Batman is just as legitimate as The Brave and the Bold.

[Mr. Nobody]

TDK taking Joker in the interrogation room from Gotham Central 

[Trent Dole]

https://twitter.com/ShanePd00/status/1169066124618719232

[Joe Molotov]

Jodorowski’s Dune tho  :'(

[Tasty]

Jodorowski’s Dune wasn't that good tbh.

[Joe Molotov]

Jodorowski’s Dune wasn't that good tbh.

You don't know that.

[Tasty]

I meant the docu. It kinda stunk.

[Joe Molotov]

I meant the cancelled movie itself.

[Joe Molotov]

I meant the cancelled movie itself.

I did too

I know, that's why I didn't bother responding to you.

[Tasty]

Yeah I don't really think his movie would have been that good either (another point against the docu.)

When the dude straight-up says he's going to rape Dune, uhhhhh, maybe it's for the best the project never materialized.

[Joe Molotov]

 

[Don Rumata]

Yeah I don't really think his movie would have been that good either (another point against the docu.)

When the dude straight-up says he's going to rape Dune, uhhhhh, maybe it's for the best the project never materialized.

Maybe it was gonna be shit, but you don't go watch a Jodorosky's movie to have the cookie-cutter verbatim adaptation.
The best adaptations are the ones injecting as much authorial vision into them as possible, in my opinion.

[EchoRin]

Ready or Not

Fun little comedy horror flick. Liked how some of the characters were exactly as you thought they would be right from the start, while others leave you guessing what their true feelings are. Satisfying ending.

[Dickie Dee]

[Madrun Badrun]

I'll watch it.  Martin got fat. 

[Rahxephon91]

More like why would anyone give money to Refen.

[BlueTsunami]

More like why would anyone give money to Refen.

More like why doesn't everyone give all their money to Refn 

[Trent Dole]

A good Dune movie is possible. Someday. Maybe. Why did they let David Lynch make one?

[Nintex]

Best Dune is Westwood DUNE II

Hopefully Denis played a ton of that. 

[Bebpo]

Ready or Not

Fun little comedy horror flick. Liked how some of the characters were exactly as you thought they would be right from the start, while others leave you guessing what their true feelings are. Satisfying ending.

Yeah, ending was nice. Movie could’ve been a Sam Raimi film. Thought the tone is sorta similar to Wingard’s You’re Next x Raimi.

[agrajag]

umm, forced myself to suffer through Warcraft yesterday. There were a couple of people here who said it was good

 

[Rahxephon91]

I’m sorry they lied to you.

[Joe Molotov]

My friends dragged me to Warcraft when it was in theaters, I can confirm: not good.

[agrajag]

My friends dragged me to Warcraft when it was in theaters, I can confirm: not good.

it's what I imagine Eragon or that D&D movie is like

[agrajag]

the person who said it was good was

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[Joe Molotov]

[Sho Nuff]

Saw a sneak preview of IT chapter 2. Pretty good but damn Steven King can't write an ending to save his life.

[Joe Molotov]

Probably gonna see it on Saturday. The general consensus seems to be that it's way too long and not as good as Part 1, but I'm still hype.

[chronovore]

I'm gonna wait until it's on vidya, but I'm looking forward to seeing Hader in a horror movie; technically, Documentary Now's Sandy Passage counts. I'm in for more.

[benjipwns]

cancel Joker, we got the real film

When a frustrated loner gains popularity as an Alt-Right vlogger, the online echo chamber turns his fears into a deadly rage.

[Madrun Badrun]

Wait does he actually make cuck porn? 

[Nintex]

I watched "The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot"

The title is accurate. It was a well made film about an old man living a life of regrets and thinking about the thing he did that changed his life.
Great acting by Sam Elliot. The film is kinda sad though, this man did not have an easy life. :'(

[Bebpo]

It Chapter 2 was enjoyable romp. The kid actors in part 1 and here are really really good and have great dynamic. The adults are all pretty good too.

I would've liked if they spent a little more time on the lore stuff of Pennywise, since one of the reasons I really like the novel is it's got cool monster lore (which also plays into Dark Tower lore). The ending wasn't that bad (though would've liked sticking closer to the book), but too much time in the movie is spent on video game goofy CG monsters which I'm never a fan of in any film. I thought the pacing was fine and was entertained throughout and Skarsgard's Pennywise is still great. Solid 3/4 stars.

Also makes me sad that an HBO quality Dark Tower ain't gonna happen because it could've had cool stuff like the weird monstery bits of this. The King stories I like this best is the weird eldritch stuff because it's interesting.

[BlueTsunami]

Holy fuck

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mark davis biopic?

[Mupepe]

It Chapter 2 was enjoyable romp. The kid actors in part 1 and here are really really good and have great dynamic. The adults are all pretty good too.

I would've liked if they spent a little more time on the lore stuff of Pennywise, since one of the reasons I really like the novel is it's got cool monster lore (which also plays into Dark Tower lore). The ending wasn't that bad (though would've liked sticking closer to the book), but too much time in the movie is spent on video game goofy CG monsters which I'm never a fan of in any film. I thought the pacing was fine and was entertained throughout and Skarsgard's Pennywise is still great. Solid 3/4 stars.

Also makes me sad that an HBO quality Dark Tower ain't gonna happen because it could've had cool stuff like the weird monstery bits of this. The King stories I like this best is the weird eldritch stuff because it's interesting.

Amazon is doing The Dark Tower now I think. They’re starting with Wizard and Glass so there is still hope.

[Joe Molotov]

IT Chapter One & Two

I was a big fan of the first one, and I enjoyed Chapter Two as well. One of my least favorite parts about the Chapter One was how after the fight, months passed, and then Bev gets taken and immediately they're all back together without any happening in between. I'm glad that they actually touched on that in the sequel by forcing everyone to relive a moment from that time in order to perform the Ritual of Chüd. I thought the casting was great in Chapter Two, I like that it stayed focused on the characters instead of thinking they they needed to ramp it up into something more action-packed. It did feel like at times it was just covering the same ground as the first part, and a couple of reused gags didn't help (although I'll admit I did still like the Scary/Not Scary/Very Scary" doors ), but overall solid movie.

Chapter One: ****
Chapter Two: ***1/2

Pure

A direct-to-Hulu feminist horror movie about a group of horny teens that are forced by their fathers to attend one of those creepy father/daughter purity balls at a remote forest retreat. One of the more rebellious girls has fun every year attempting to perform a ritual to summon Lilith, but thanks to the new girl, this time it actually works, and summons Lilith from the depths of Hell to help them smash the patriarchy. Honestly, it's not a bad idea for a movie, but nothing happens in this damn movie. I just watched 5 hours of some people trying to kill this fucking clown, so I can appreciate a movie that takes it time, but give me something to work with here. It's just 80 minutes of dudes being shitty af to women (which, okay, checks out) before getting their comeuppance.

Despite the estrogen injection, this movie reminds me a lot of another movie called Evilspeak. In Evilspeak, Clint Howard uses an Apple IIe to summon Satan to help him get revenge on the shitty people at his military academy. Evilspeak wasn't a very good movie either, but it did have a pretty sweet scene at the end where Clint Howard starts flying around and kills the headmaster with a flaming sword. Basically what I'm trying to say is that if Pure ended with someone getting decapitated by a flaming sword, I would have liked it more, but it didn't. Boo.

*1/2

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https://twitter.com/DMovies_org/status/1170616276764516354

[D3RANG3D]

Watched The Last Starfighter, still holds up pretty well other than the high score thing where everyone is excited about a videogame but then again it's a boring ass trailer park so...



The person who made this movie held on to it for dear life, there has been news about a sequel not sure how I feel about it though. 

https://filmgoblin.com/news/the-last-starfighter-2-is-finally-happening/

https://twitter.com/garywhitta/status/981581517582352384

[chronovore]

Remember Star Wars now also includes Star Wars knock offs?

The Xfinity guide trying to promote Dark Phoenix rentals says "X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Every X-fan's worst nightmare."

I watched it on my flight; the best I can say is that it's nowhere near as bad as I'd expected. It's better than Apocalypse, and -- in case it needs to be said -- better than X3 the Last Stand.

[Great Rumbler]

[Dickie Dee]

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[Great Rumbler]

W H A T

[Joe Molotov]

[chronovore]

Remember Star Wars now also includes Star Wars knock offs?

The Xfinity guide trying to promote Dark Phoenix rentals says "X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Every X-fan's worst nightmare."

I watched it on my flight; the best I can say is that it's nowhere near as bad as I'd expected. It's better than Apocalypse, and -- in case it needs to be said -- better than X3 the Last Stand.

Wait does he actually make giant dad porn?

That was my takeaway from "can you follow the script?" as well. It looks like he's having a tug while standing next to them doing it as well. :shrug

[TEEEPO]

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

[chronovore]

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

Except Batman V. Superman and Justice League.

NOTHING can save those two films.

[Yeti]

I would put it between X3 and Apocalypse as the three worst X movies. It definitely had the worst villains.

[TEEEPO]

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

Except Batman V. Superman and Justice League.

NOTHING can save those two films.

yea... about that. i enjoyed justice league on my long haul to sydney from lax

though i recgonize it's a terrible film

[remy]

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

ye like when i put raging bull on when i was flying back from japan 

[Bebpo]

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

Except Batman V. Superman and Justice League.

NOTHING can save those two films.

I watched Justice League on a flight.

Was entertained 

Also watched XXX Return of Xander Cage on a flight

Was also entertained