Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Great Rumbler]

It's called Source Code.

The movie you were thinking about.

With Jake Gyllenhaal.

On a train.

[Transhuman]

It's on my list of worst 5 train films

[VomKriege]

It's on my list of worst 5 train films

Torque has a scene on a train, literally.
I'm sure there's enough Murder on the Orient Express adaptations to a worst 5.

[TEEEPO]

thx for the help guys!

[Great Rumbler]

I'm sure there's enough Murder on the Orient Express adaptations to a worst 5.

Two-thirds of them are good, though!

[TVC15]

Come on people, Strangers on a Train was gay almost before gay existed. Sure, not much of it takes place on a train, but whatev. It’s one of Hitch’s best. And based on a Patricia Highsmith novel too for bonus points.

[Transhuman]

Come on people, Strangers on a Train was gay almost before gay existed. Sure, not much of it takes place on a train, but whatev. It’s one of Hitch’s best. And based on a Patricia Highsmith novel too for bonus points.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(TV_programme)#Patricia_Highsmith

She was ahead of her time

[TVC15]

Come on people, Strangers on a Train was gay almost before gay existed. Sure, not much of it takes place on a train, but whatev. It’s one of Hitch’s best. And based on a Patricia Highsmith novel too for bonus points.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(TV_programme)#Patricia_Highsmith

She was ahead of her time

Her diaries are coming out soon: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/26/patricia-highsmith-diaries-published-controversial-views

I really like her shit a lot but I’ve only met one other person that’s read her and that’s a shame

[Joe Molotov]

In a 1970 letter to her stepfather Stanley, Highsmith described sexual encounters with men as "steel wool in the face, a sensation of being raped in the wrong place—leading to a sensation of having to have, pretty soon, a boewl [sic] movement."

[TVC15]

She was a total nutter all around but holy shit is The Talented Mr. Ripley awesome.

[Raist]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

i'm not crazy 

A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.

"We have the resources and technology to do this, but you'll be teleported with only 8mins to accomplish your mission."

That's a dick move tbh.

[Great Rumbler]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

i'm not crazy 

A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.

"We have the resources and technology to do this, but you'll be teleported with only 8mins to accomplish your mission."

That's a dick move tbh.

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Actually, it's just a simulation.

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But actually, it's an alternate reality.

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[EchoRin]

and it gave us this gif

[paprikastaude]

and it gave us this gif

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This was the biggest mind blow since I've seen Jeremiah Johnson LTTP.

[Raist]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

i'm not crazy 

A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.

"We have the resources and technology to do this, but you'll be teleported with only 8mins to accomplish your mission."

That's a dick move tbh.

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Actually, it's just a simulation.

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But actually, it's an alternate reality.

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[close]

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So basically they ripped off god emperor Kojima

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[Joe Molotov]

Walmart is selling new Aliens toys that appear to be based on the Capcom came or comics. Pretty weird.

Lieutenant Linn Kurosawa

[bluemax]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

i'm not crazy 

A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.

"We have the resources and technology to do this, but you'll be teleported with only 8mins to accomplish your mission."

That's a dick move tbh.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Actually, it's just a simulation.

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But actually, it's an alternate reality.

[close]

[close]

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So basically they ripped off god emperor Kojima

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Wasn't this movie based on a Phillip K Dick novel/short story that absolutely pre-dated Kojima?

[TVC15]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

i'm not crazy 

A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.

"We have the resources and technology to do this, but you'll be teleported with only 8mins to accomplish your mission."

That's a dick move tbh.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Actually, it's just a simulation.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

But actually, it's an alternate reality.

[close]

[close]

spoiler (click to show/hide)

So basically they ripped off god emperor Kojima

[close]

Wasn't this movie based on a Phillip K Dick novel/short story that absolutely pre-dated Kojima?

That’s the skeleton of like 5 different pkd plots

[Great Rumbler]

It's not based on anything, as far as I know.

[Joe Molotov]

Invisible Man is 90% at RT, wao. Might have to check it out this weekend and see if it’s actually better than the Kevin Bacon one.

[Raist]

It can't be

The KB version is so good (because it's so bad).

[Don Rumata]

Invisible Man is 90% at RT, wao. Might have to check it out this weekend and see if it’s actually better than the Kevin Bacon one.

That movie was garbo, but how did they do the Kim Dickens invisible titty grab? I remember that scene puzzling me at the time, i figured it was done compressed air or a vacuum, but it was probably just cgi, now that i think about it.

[EchoRin]

Promare -  aww man. It's stuff like this and Dragonball Z that made me think all anime was like this until like halfway through high school. You know, kinda like when you find out "wait, comic books =/= superheroes all the time every time?!"

Also, I knew I recognized that ost composer halfway through the movie Sawano. All the good and bad that came with him in Xenoblade X.

I find the movie kinda lacked consistency in its own rules. A bunch of deus ex machina, things explained on the spot to make up the rules. It was basically all power level mumbo jumbo. Really disliked the character design even if the artstyle was appealing at times. The movie has several gifable moments. Overall though, I pretty much tuned out halfway through. I take it if I didn't like this I probably won't enjoy Kill la Kill and Gurren Lagann?

Sorry guys and gals, this is exactly the kind of anime that kept me out of the medium for the longest time.

Didn't enjoy the plot, didn't care for the characters, the combat goes all Neo God Mode after at least starting out more Matrix 1 before it goes all nuts power level "I AM A GOD animu" to the max.

1 out of 5.

Take the rating with a grain of salt if this type of anime is up your alley.

[Bebpo]

Invisible Man is 90% at RT, wao. Might have to check it out this weekend and see if it’s actually better than the Kevin Bacon one.

Upgrade was so good that I definitely wanna see this.

[Potato]

If you have young kids, Dora and the Lost City of Gold is brilliant.

[TVC15]

[TVC15]

The Invisible Man was really good! They sacrificed some plot logic for the sake of a more satisfying parable and it was the right choice.

[EchoRin]

Ok. I'm convinced then. I'll see it Tuesday.

[Transhuman]

Invisible Man was bad and I felt very lied to by rottentomatoes.

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Plot logic was very flimsy towards the end

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[EchoRin]

Great. Now I don't know what to do 

[Transhuman]

It's not like there's anything else out worth watching though.

[EchoRin]

It's not like there's anything else out worth watching though.

I know haha. That's my issue. I've seen all the Oscar noms that theaters keep showing off (and The Gentlemen). I can see some other flicks in a theater that's a bit further from me where they are playing Portrait of a Lady of Fire and The Assistant, but I kinda want to go to the closer theaters who only have The Invisible Man and the Will Farrell movie as possible options for me. I'll probably go watch the Invisible Man anyways.

[Don Rumata]

It's not like there's anything else out worth watching though.

I know haha. That's my issue. I've seen all the Oscar noms that theaters keep showing off (and The Gentlemen). I can see some other flicks in a theater that's a bit further from me where they are playing Portrait of a Lady of Fire and The Assistant, but I kinda want to go to the closer theaters who only have The Invisible Man and the Will Farrell movie as possible options for me. I'll probably go watch the Invisible Man anyways.

Yeah, i think you know what you should do.
Don't fall for the Rottentomatoes meme.

[TVC15]

Great. Now I don't know what to do 

Transhuman’s a moron that doesn’t like Street Trash. Disregard his considerations.

[Nintex]

Finally caught up with Uncut Gems.

What a gem of a movie. One crazy roller coaster ride from start to finish, I loved it.
That ending though 


Also went to see The Gentlemen. This is Guy Ritchie at his best.
Great characters and world building, a story that throws you curveballs and overall a lot of Guy Ritchie-ness.
Not sure if better than Snatch as some people say, because that is such a classic, but certainly a great film.

[BlueTsunami]

The Invisible Man was fantastic. I always loved when films instill a sense of dread into empty spaces and this film uses that framing of a scene to great effect.

[TVC15]

So do you think he was wearing diapers? He had to be. That’s the only way to explain the movie. It should be called The Invisible Man in Diapers, which is frankly a more scary concept.

[BlueTsunami]

So do you think he was wearing diapers? He had to be. That’s the only way to explain the movie. It should be called The Invisible Man in Diapers, which is frankly a more scary concept.

That or dropping deuces

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in the attic

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The things we do for love

[TVC15]

So do you think he was wearing diapers? He had to be. That’s the only way to explain the movie. It should be called The Invisible Man in Diapers, which is frankly a more scary concept.

That or dropping deuces

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in the attic

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The things we do for love

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but when she was locked up, he had to be dropping them right in the room with her

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[BlueTsunami]

So do you think he was wearing diapers? He had to be. That’s the only way to explain the movie. It should be called The Invisible Man in Diapers, which is frankly a more scary concept.

That or dropping deuces

spoiler (click to show/hide)

in the attic

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The things we do for love

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but when she was locked up, he had to be dropping them right in the room with her

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That suit was pretty skin tight. I think, in true narcissist fashion, he did whatever it needed to take. ie his lower half was probably swimming in his own excrement.

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[TVC15]

Imagine what we could’ve gotten.

“Thank you for letting me stay in your house! Btw, there’s an invisible man making me look crazy to everyone and it’s all really poignant because I’m a woman! Help!”
“Bitch, why does our room smell like shit?”

But really, I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Elizabeth Moss was great casting for the role, too.

[BlueTsunami]

I'd say she's the new scream queen but that's been the case for a while now. Well, as far as her ability to convey emotion.

[Bebpo]

Watched Girl on the Third Floor now that it's on Netflix. I don't watch wrestling, but boy can this C.M. Punk guy not act  , makes John Cena look like a distinguished actor. Add to that a few other actors delivering pretty bad dialogue and the writing definitely suffers.

BUT, if you can get passed that, the atmosphere of an oozing, pussing, bleeding haunted house makes for a solid entertaining ride. Overall I liked it but it wasn't great. Had potential to be better.

Also C.M. Punk in this movie looks A LOT like Evil Dead age Bruce Campbell. Very similar facial structure and expressions. I was googling around and other people made the same comment. If he can learn how to act, he'd be a great Young Ash in something Evil Dead.

[Great Rumbler]

[team filler]

the "ahh, ahhh, ahhhhhhh" part was  destiny child song is 

[nachobro]

It is a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and the fourth film in the Candyman franchise, based on the short story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker.

this trend of "no actually this is the REAL sequel" in horror movies is pretty funny

[OnlyRegret]

Ted Cruz does not approve of Mario Bros movie

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1234575793134669826

[VomKriege]

Tetris & Pong in that list... 

[Joe Molotov]

He's mad nobody wants to make another movie about the Zodiac Killer.

[OnlyRegret]

Tetris & Pong in that list... 

tetrimino waifus

[EchoRin]

Where's my Atari story that was going to feature Leo DiCaprio and then was gonna become a tv series instead (with Superbad fat guy I think?)!!! I would love to see that be adapted to the screen.

And what about Masters of Doom. Is that happening too already? Though that would have to be a tv series I would guess.

[Great Rumbler]

And what about Masters of Doom. Is that happening too already? Though that would have to be a tv series I would guess.

USA Network is supposedly working on a pilot episode.

[EchoRin]

The Invisible Man (2020) - It was alright. I agree with Transhuman on the subject of plot holes. Some of them seemed like they could even be avoided. Alas, whatever. Not sure how I felt about the ending. Particularly the demeanor

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of the main protagonist. It just seems so different from her. Even if she was determined to kill him, her behavior walking out of the house and cocksure way of talking to the cop friend. Just seemed off.

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But I liked the various twists and how the invisible man was able to really mess with the main protagonist's psyche. She does a great job playing the character.

[Transhuman]

The Invisible Man (2020) - It was alright. I agree with Transhuman on the subject of plot holes. Some of them seemed like they could even be avoided. Alas, whatever. Not sure how I felt about the ending. Particularly the demeanor

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of the main protagonist. It just seems so different from her. Even if she was determined to kill him, her behavior walking out of the house and cocksure way of talking to the cop friend. Just seemed off.

[close]

But I liked the various twists and how the invisible man was able to really mess with the main protagonist's psyche. She does a great job playing the character.

The worst part was when

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-he was on the rampage in the hospital and she's screaming "he's right behind you" even though she's sitting right next to a gun and could have just killed him herself.

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And they gave no time to linger on Griffin at all. Just a horrible anti-climatic villain

[EchoRin]

The Invisible Man (2020) - It was alright. I agree with Transhuman on the subject of plot holes. Some of them seemed like they could even be avoided. Alas, whatever. Not sure how I felt about the ending. Particularly the demeanor

spoiler (click to show/hide)

of the main protagonist. It just seems so different from her. Even if she was determined to kill him, her behavior walking out of the house and cocksure way of talking to the cop friend. Just seemed off.

[close]

But I liked the various twists and how the invisible man was able to really mess with the main protagonist's psyche. She does a great job playing the character.

The worst part was when

spoiler (click to show/hide)

-he was on the rampage in the hospital and she's screaming "he's right behind you" even though she's sitting right next to a gun and could have just killed him herself.

[close]

And they gave no time to linger on Griffin at all. Just a horrible anti-climatic villain

Well that wasn't necessarily the part that bothered me. I was thinking more

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Why is Zeus still in the house? If his master has been dead for weeks the dog would be in a shelter or taken by some other family member. Wat? Nope he's just chillin in the smart house. I guess he owns the house now. Yep. the dog is the master now. Lol. Ya we the audience assume that the nutjob boyfriend is alive, but the world in the film doesn't.

Then the fact tat this movie is all about surveillance, yet when the sister has her throat slit you mean to tell me that the camera in the restaurant wouldn't have picked up on the floating knife? Problem solved right there.

And when the brother shows up with the documents in the psych ward. The papers with the "hey you and my bro will have new identities and live happily ever after" would have stayed with her and she could have just shown it to someone. Ok, maybe that's not what the papers said, but something about the documents would have given it away.

And finally the phone. She finds his phone with the creep pics. Man that's some good ass evidence. But no. Nothing is done with that. So yeah, the movie has some plot holes that I think could have been avoided.

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[Leadbelly]

Invisible Man is 90% at RT, wao. Might have to check it out this weekend and see if it’s actually better than the Kevin Bacon one.

That movie was garbo, but how did they do the Kim Dickens invisible titty grab? I remember that scene puzzling me at the time, i figured it was done compressed air or a vacuum, but it was probably just cgi, now that i think about it.

I wouldn't call it garbo. At least it dared to go places. I just think it didn't go far enough. Because lets face it, being invisible essentially means free from consequence. And the invisible man is basically set up for exploring how far a man might go when there is absolutely no consequences for his actions. Granted, how far someone might go also depends on a person's personality to a degree, but everyone once in a while has dark thoughts, that usually remain fantasy. What if someone decides to enact those dark fantasies?

Truth being, the invisible man should be dark as fuck. It should be what on the outside seems like a perfectly good and law-abiding citizen, slowly losing all sense of morality and decency. The Hollow Man, kind of went there, but seemed to lose confidence in it half way through. I at least give it credit for attempting to explore that side of it.

[VomKriege]

Hollow Man (the Kevin Bacon one) was made by Verhoeven. It's the most forgettable film of his I've seen by a wide margin, and arguably of his whole body of work save maybe that weird TV film he did for Dutch television before Elle ? Had to be really average to sink down all of Paul's talent. There was a monkey in the first act ? And the titty fondling, as Rumata mentioned. That's kinda it.

[Leadbelly]

I'm not saying it was a good film. I just don't think it is completely terrible.

[TVC15]

It’s pretty entertaining. I consider it his Panic Room. It feels very diluted, but still Verhoeven to me, which is still good enough.

[Don Rumata]

Hollow Man (the Kevin Bacon one) was made by Verhoeven. It's the most forgettable film of his I've seen by a wide margin, and arguably of his whole body of work save maybe that weird TV film he did for Dutch television before Elle ? Had to be really average to sink down all of Paul's talent. There was a monkey in the first act ? And the titty fondling, as Rumata mentioned. That's kinda it.

Yeah, Verhoeven is amazing, but Hollowman was really mediocre schlock.
Kind of neat effects tho.