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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #24600 on:** April 22, 2016, 04:07:20 PM »

I could see putting the trilogy as a whole on a top 10 from the past 20 years, but I don't know that I'd put more than maybe one of them on the list if I really started to break it down.

Also, if you want a good, small-scale, Bourne-esque action movie, go watch Haywire.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #24601 on:** April 22, 2016, 04:08:36 PM »

I put franchises on top ten list unless one is significantly different or outstanding. These are my list rules - respect them.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #24602 on:** April 22, 2016, 04:13:16 PM »

Eh, I like each of the Bournes more than Haywire (or pretty much any other similar action movie).

Fury Road and both The Raid movies though

Edit: Realize you're not saying that Haywire is better.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #24603 on:** April 22, 2016, 04:16:11 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on April 22, 2016, 04:13:16 PM

Edit: Realize you're not saying that Haywire is better.

Right, just that it's similar, but with a small scale. Still a pretty good movie, though.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #24604 on:** April 22, 2016, 05:14:42 PM »

I haven't seen any Bourne movies, but yesterday my 30 year old sister geeked the fuck out showing me the trailer and the various aspects of each movie ending with a rant as to why the one with Hawkeye sucked.

It was surreal.

Mostly because it sounded like when I talk about Metal Gear Solid.

chronovore · « **Reply #24605 on:** April 22, 2016, 05:51:37 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on April 22, 2016, 12:52:13 PM

Also dredd

But they are great movies.

https://twitter.com/KarlUrban/status/723190733520310276

brob · « **Reply #24606 on:** April 22, 2016, 06:06:43 PM »

it's honestly impressive how bad the 4th film is given how stable the bourne formula is.

Tasty · « **Reply #24607 on:** April 22, 2016, 10:48:22 PM »

Quote from: brob on April 22, 2016, 06:06:43 PM

it's honestly impressive how bad the 4th film is given how stable the bourne formula is.

I give the fourth a pass cause of Rachel Weisz (and the super tense lab scene), but yeah, pretty disappointing overall.

Tasty · « **Reply #24608 on:** April 23, 2016, 11:28:26 PM »

“Batman: Under the Red Hood” is One of the Greatest Comic Book Movies Ever Made

toku · « **Reply #24609 on:** April 23, 2016, 11:35:11 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on April 22, 2016, 01:49:14 PM

I loved it, but I read the book. This isn't meant as "I am superior" just that in my anecdotal experience this has been a big factor.

How I felt too and also read the book before seeing it.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #24610 on:** April 24, 2016, 05:35:08 PM »

Batman 89 for the Prince soundtrack.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Prince designed the Jokers purple suit didn't he?

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toku · « **Reply #24611 on:** April 24, 2016, 06:08:05 PM »

Yeah Spy is great. I remember on an early ep of the how did this get made podcast someone was on who had worked with Statham before and how he's actually pretty funny irl and how they wanted to see him doing more comedic stuff in film. Glad that it's actually happening.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #24612 on:** April 24, 2016, 07:17:42 PM »

Bourne was just a watershed series for the '00s.

I don't care if people want to put shakycam into their smugdumpster along with lensflash and autotune - the series pulled off unique that worked. I'd take that over any standard stunt-fight cuts.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #24613 on:** April 24, 2016, 10:09:57 PM »

I will join the Spy love. I feel like I posted that I thoroughly enjoyed it somewhere. Maybe it was just Twitter.

I love Jason Statham so much.

Tasty · « **Reply #24614 on:** April 24, 2016, 10:21:15 PM »

I liked Spy but I felt it was overhyped. It was good but pretty bog-standard.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #24615 on:** April 24, 2016, 10:40:28 PM »

needed more google product placement

Bebpo · « **Reply #24616 on:** April 25, 2016, 05:28:12 AM »

Hush - Eh, it's well done little suspense horror thriller by the guy who did Oculus (haunted mirror) & Absentia (Cthulhu bridge troll) direct to Netflix. It's well directed (good tension) and acted, but cat & mouse home invasion 1 vs 1 has been done so in so many horror films it's just kind of "why bother" even if the lead being a deaf mute & the 2 characters hero/villian both being intelligent does give it a more interesting premise than normal. If you haven't seen a million of these, it's worth a watch. If you have seen a ton, it's just popcorn.

The Invitation - Suspense Mystery about a group of friends who receive an invitation to a strange dinner party from someone they haven't seen in 2 years. I really liked this for 3/4ths of the movie. It's well directed and acted and gives a great job creating a mysterious air and leaving the audience guessing if there or isn't there something going on. The last 1/4th payoff is ok, but too predictable to close out the film satisfyingly. It's a good movie, but it's one step away from a great one.

benjipwns · « **Reply #24617 on:** April 26, 2016, 04:11:32 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #24618 on:** April 26, 2016, 04:13:49 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #24619 on:** April 26, 2016, 04:23:46 AM »

why

EDIT:

yes

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #24620 on:** April 26, 2016, 08:46:59 AM »

Amazing recut. That modern music is so wrong makes it feel like Young Guns III.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #24621 on:** April 26, 2016, 10:14:39 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 26, 2016, 08:46:59 AM

Amazing recut. That modern music is so wrong makes it feel like Young Guns III.

I'd watch Young Guns 3.

Quaker · « **Reply #24622 on:** April 26, 2016, 09:36:41 PM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on April 03, 2016, 12:45:40 AM

Midnight Special is another log on the pile of latter day works inspired by John Carpenter, a grittier, synth-scored take on the science-fiction/on the run thriller that was surprisingly prevalent in the 80's (Short Circuit, Starman, The Philadelphia Experiment, The Terminator). But this is done with more artistry, more interesting characters, better acting, and niftier science fiction then, oh, lets say Firestarter, was able to muster. Micheal Shannon is great as the strong/fragile protector of his mysterious little boy, who might be the only guy on earth with more intense eyes then his old man. Its just a really well done genre flick, with some nice commentary on parenthood and faith in general. Recommended.

Interesting, it struck me as something like early David Gordon Green(or Johnson's Looper) meets E.T/Close Encounters/A.I., but I can see Starman or Firestarter in it. Big fan of this one, I was worried after hearing so much bitching about it being too ambiguous and not answering enough questions. I was in it for Michael Shannon and the Southern family drama so that stuff was besides the point for me.

(Check out Shotgun Stories if you haven't, it's back up on Amazon Prime.)

chronovore · « **Reply #24623 on:** April 26, 2016, 09:54:56 PM »

TIL that, in the X-Men movies, the actor who played Cyclops and the actor who most recently played The Beast are not the same person. I honestly could not tell James Marsden and Nicholas Hoult apart.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #24624 on:** April 26, 2016, 09:59:16 PM »

Tasty · « **Reply #24625 on:** April 26, 2016, 10:01:50 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on April 26, 2016, 09:54:56 PM

TIL that, in the X-Men movies, the actor who played Cyclops and the actor who most recently played The Beast are not the same person. I honestly could not tell James Marsden and Nicholas Hoult apart.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #24626 on:** April 26, 2016, 11:52:48 PM »

Some of that animation, especially in the first scene, looks a bit dire.

Tasty · « **Reply #24627 on:** April 27, 2016, 12:04:14 AM »

Yeah, the art is looking like doo-doo.

Normally I wouldn't care in an adaptation, but...

benjipwns · « **Reply #24628 on:** April 27, 2016, 01:53:04 AM »

The lone "rotten" review for Civil War making it 97%: http://theyoungfolks.com/review/movie-review-captain-america-civil-war/76890

Quote

Editor’s Note: Due to the overwhelming response to this review, comments are temporarily closed. We take comment moderation seriously and will be going through each comment to ensure it does not violate our Comment Policy.

Editor’s Note #2: We re-opened the comments section. Please read and respect our Comment Policy. Thank you.

"We're going to go through each comment to ensure.......fuck it, let it burn."

chronovore · « **Reply #24629 on:** April 27, 2016, 03:56:36 AM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 26, 2016, 10:01:50 PM

Quote from: chronovore on April 26, 2016, 09:54:56 PM
TIL that, in the X-Men movies, the actor who played Cyclops and the actor who most recently played The Beast are not the same person. I honestly could not tell James Marsden and Nicholas Hoult apart.

They whacked Cyclops in X-Men 3, because of Marsden going off with Singer to do Superman Returns. So when Singer returned for DOFP (originally planned to direct, but just produced), I thought Marsden was brought back but given a different role.

Anyway, yeah, now I know.

Mupepe · « **Reply #24630 on:** April 27, 2016, 08:24:04 AM »

I haven't been paying attention but Spidey is in Civil War?? I'll probably watch just for him. I didn't like AoU or TWS, but Spidey gets me tingling.

Tasty · « **Reply #24631 on:** April 27, 2016, 09:25:53 AM »

Quote from: Mupepe on April 27, 2016, 08:24:04 AM

I haven't been paying attention but Spidey is in Civil War??

Tasty · « **Reply #24632 on:** April 27, 2016, 09:26:49 AM »

You mean First Class. He did indeed direct DOFP.

But like, there's at least a 15-year difference in age there.

Mupepe · « **Reply #24633 on:** April 27, 2016, 09:36:27 AM »

I'm guessing that's a yes! sweet.

Tasty · « **Reply #24634 on:** April 27, 2016, 10:32:10 AM »

Quote from: Mupepe on April 27, 2016, 09:36:27 AM

I'm guessing that's a yes! sweet.

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #24635 on:** April 27, 2016, 11:30:46 AM »

Oliver Stone you crazy motherfucker you

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #24636 on:** April 27, 2016, 12:36:08 PM »

Should have done the opening day 5 days earlier.

chronovore · « **Reply #24637 on:** April 27, 2016, 09:47:51 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 27, 2016, 09:26:49 AM

You mean First Class. He did indeed direct DOFP.

But like, there's at least a 15-year difference in age there.

Yeah, but it gets more difficult for me with each year to tell younger people's age.

Plus, they're identical.

Tasty · « **Reply #24638 on:** April 28, 2016, 09:37:17 AM »

Ehhh.... yeah I can see it.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #24639 on:** April 28, 2016, 11:40:30 PM »

April and the Extraordinary World is just plain delightful, a Ghibli-lite, pretty dang French adventure film with a fun and well realized steampunk world powering it. Its not really a comedy, but there's a healthy amount of humor (biggest laugh would be at the halfway point where a character recaps the neigh-comically dense plot thus so far). Its not a romance, but there's some genuine sweetness between the protagonist coupling. It is a well executed and imagined old-timey sort of adventure story, the sort that have become all too rare in this age of every family film needing to have lots of irony and snark in it. It also has the best opening credits I've seen in a long time, and my favorite ending of this year so far, the film that they bookend is pretty dang good as well.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #24640 on:** April 28, 2016, 11:42:38 PM »

I have never seen a French movie that I liked.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #24641 on:** April 28, 2016, 11:47:23 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on April 28, 2016, 11:42:38 PM

I have never seen a French movie that I liked.

liar, everyone likes The Fifth Element, everyone.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #24642 on:** April 28, 2016, 11:55:55 PM »

Best French movie ever. FACT.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #24643 on:** April 29, 2016, 12:22:38 AM »

that's a great choice. My go to Frenchie choice is The Wages of Fear. But that is a damn solid choice.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #24644 on:** April 29, 2016, 01:01:01 AM »

Playtime is just the ultimate example of a director using the movie as an excuse to create a giant playground and play around in it. All the other Monsieur Hulot movies are pretty great, too, though.

Quaker · « **Reply #24645 on:** April 29, 2016, 02:22:53 AM »

Speaking of Carpenter influences*, I got to see Green Room. Great thriller, plays out like Die Hard/Assault on Precinct 13 with skinhead punks instead of terrorists & Captain Picard going full Aryan-Heisenberg in the Hans Gruber role. It has an overwhelming sense of tension because it always feels like no one is safe, unlike a typical Hollywood movie. It was also nice to see Anton Yelchin getting work again, there's shades of Michael J. Fox in his performance here. Plus it secretly looks gorgeous. I saw the latest Linklater a few weeks back and even though I had a lot of fun with it, I felt visually it was very flat and it reminded me not to take good cinematography for granted.

Now I want to go back and watch Blue Ruin but it wasn't on Netflix anymore when I checked the other day. :-/

*For what it's worth, there's no overt aping of Carpenter's synth in the score here like It Follows or The Guest so don't get your hopes up for *that.*

chronovore · « **Reply #24646 on:** April 29, 2016, 04:08:11 AM »

American Ultra. Worth the 99¢ rental; I'd have been unhappy to pay more. Topher Grace is the standout performance here. Neat to see him play a bro'd-out yuppie asshole who is climbing the corporate ladder, except in the CIA. An enjoyable film with weird pacing problems and a disturbing ending that doesn't feel like it was intentional.

Tasty · « **Reply #24647 on:** April 30, 2016, 07:37:48 PM »

http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-flash-director-departs-the-film-over-creative-diff-1773936748
http://io9.gizmodo.com/another-dc-movie-director-might-be-departing-their-film-1774023876

The Flash has lost its director and James Wan (Aquaman's director) might also be bailing the fuck out soon too.

Just kill this awful universe already.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #24648 on:** April 30, 2016, 08:06:27 PM »

Finally well get the pure snyderverse we've all wanted

benjipwns · « **Reply #24649 on:** April 30, 2016, 08:34:58 PM »

He was bailing out too, was trying to get out of doing the second Justice League film.

Batfleckverse incoming.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #24650 on:** April 30, 2016, 09:35:22 PM »

Justice League of Bawston

Tasty · « **Reply #24651 on:** April 30, 2016, 09:46:54 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2016, 09:35:22 PM

Justice League of Bawston

Leo can be the jokah.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #24652 on:** April 30, 2016, 09:50:48 PM »

Would prefer South Jersey Justice League, to be honest.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #24653 on:** May 01, 2016, 12:14:07 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 30, 2016, 09:50:48 PM

Would prefer South Jersey Justice League, to be honest.

that makes Kevin Smith the logical/most qualified choice to direct, no friggin way pal.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #24654 on:** May 01, 2016, 01:29:02 PM »

Holy shit! Yes, YES, YES!!!

Bloodsport just got added to Netflix streaming.

VomKriege · « **Reply #24655 on:** May 01, 2016, 06:42:52 PM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on May 01, 2016, 01:29:02 PM

Holy shit! Yes, YES, YES!!!

Bloodsport just got added to Netflix streaming.

Bloodsport is a legit good movie, one of the better (if not the best) western "martial arts" flick. Has very good pacing for a Van Damme vehicle, very light on filler (overall much better than Kickboxer), cliché borderline racist but nonetheless effective participants in the tournament and the mood is somewhat genuine. That it's all based off the tall lies of a bullshit artist makes it even better.

I fight to survive

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #24656 on:** May 01, 2016, 06:45:08 PM »

KUMITE KUMITE KUMITE

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #24657 on:** May 01, 2016, 07:37:25 PM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on May 01, 2016, 01:29:02 PM

Holy shit! Yes, YES, YES!!!

Bloodsport just got added to Netflix streaming.

Watching right now

Mupepe · « **Reply #24658 on:** May 01, 2016, 07:42:50 PM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on May 01, 2016, 07:37:25 PM

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on May 01, 2016, 01:29:02 PM
Holy shit! Yes, YES, YES!!!

Bloodsport just got added to Netflix streaming.

Watching right now

Me dos

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #24659 on:** May 02, 2016, 03:40:46 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on May 01, 2016, 06:42:52 PM

Bloodsport is a legit good movie, one of the better (if not the best) western "martial arts" flick. Has very good pacing for a Van Damme vehicle, very light on filler (overall much better than Kickboxer), cliché borderline racist but nonetheless effective participants in the tournament and the mood is somewhat genuine. That it's all based off the tall lies of a bullshit artist makes it even better.

I fight to survive

Absolutely, hell, its one of the best films to come out of the schlock factory known as Cannon. And how, how did I forget to use the Bolo emote?

Heck, I think a lot of Van Damme's films have aged wonderfully. At the time it was easy to take his stuff for granted, as he really was a 2nd-tier action star (Schwartzenegger and Stallone beat him handily in prestige and acting ability). And a guy could even fairly scoff at the friggin great Hard Target for being a lesser film compared to the ones that John Woo was making until then in China (same with his collaborations with Hark Tsui and Ringo Lam). But holy crap, did he ever have a pretty solid run through the late 90's, putting out a healthy amount of gloriously stupid and fun B-movies. Even at his professional peak, he was still making movies that nobody could ever attempt to take seriously (thanks for Timecop JCVD), always with lots of well executed face kickings.

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