Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Joe Molotov]

Recent Blu-Ray pickups:



Murder Weapon & Deadly Embrace is a double feature of David DeCoteau directed movies starring Linnea Quigley.

[Dickie Dee]

https://twitter.com/Squidgypidgeon/status/1149524363336511488

"You know, a life-threatening situation often accelerates the mating process in many species," Dora continued.

"Okay, slow your roll," Diego said.

[Madrun Badrun]

Finally got around to seeing Jon Wick 2.  Damn good. 

[Bebpo]

Wanted to see Scilian ghost story last year when it got a standing ovation at Cannes and a lot of comparisons to Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth in that it was a fantasy take on a dark true-crime tale. It's really slow, and the fantasy aspects aren't anything like Pan's or traditional fantasy stuff. More just various dream walking moments and nothing too fantastic about them. They try to make a horrible story less grim by being viewed through a romantic journey in search of a kidnapped bf, but it didn't connect with me and just came off kinda uninteresting. Fell asleep midway and kinda skimmed through the back half, wouldn't really recommend it. It's just a straight slow drama, not really fantasy and definitely not horror.

[EightBitNate]

Anyone else really excited for The Farewell? No showtimes near me right now.

[paprikastaude]

Angel's Egg



Some of the best drawings I've ever seen in a movie. Atmospherically you get what you expect after you look at previews, it's good.

They Shall Not Grow Old

There's some uncanney valley to the souped up video footage, but overall it's a successful at conveying what is probably an appropriate offering of a "close up" of WW1.

[Transhuman]

I'm starting to feel like Neuromancer is never going to be made, and if it does, it will really really suck. I mean when have really old sci-fi remakes ever work? Did Ender's Game work? No. Is Dune gonna work? (probably not). And that's not even including the remakes that were so shit I never saw them, like The Day the Earth Stood Still, or the ones that ages so poorly you forgot they existed at all, like iRobot.

[TVC15]

Neuromancer wouldn’t work as a movie. Pray for a Snow Crash movie.

[Transhuman]

Aaron Paul as Case

Michael Fasbender as Armitage

Neuromancer wouldn’t work as a movie. Pray for a Snow Crash movie.

That's probably what people said about Blade Runner, bitch

[TVC15]

It’s like a 5/10.

[Madrun Badrun]

Watching speed for the second time this year. 

"Interactive TV Jack.  Wave of the future hahaha huh" 

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/125d4d06-9e6e-48c9-a2f2-0172a9e33790

The dialog is wonderful. 

[Bebpo]

Crawl was a good, exciting thriller. Like it's more a small scale "evade the raptors in the kitchen" Jurassic Park than "Scary bigass monster gonna eat you" Jaws, but it's tightly put together and keeps the pacing and excitement going. Like at the end of the day it's a movie where you get what you expect, injured people v gators in a house. Whether that's interesting enough to be worth 90 mins of your time is your call, but if you want that this movie delivers. Compared to another Sam Raimi produced horror thriller Don't Breathe, it's not as good, but it's a good movie for what it is.

[Joe Molotov]

Silent Hill



Time for a critical reevaluation of this feminist horror classic. Did it bomb/review poorly because misogynistic nerds were too scared of it's depiction of female rage. Please listen to my podcast White Cismale Ally Talks About Movies to learn more.

 

Okay, really more of a personal reevaluation. I think this is a very "me" movie, I love Fantasy Horror, but when it came out I still felt slightly disappointed by it. Partly because I was just more snobby about movies back then, but also because I was way too invested in this movie at the time. I followed the production of it for years, I was reading every interview with Roger Avary or Christophe Gans, I was really into the Silent Hill franchise, I thought that this wasn't just going to be a great horror movie or a great videogame movie, but that it was going to be this prestige horror masterpiece and be in line for Oscars (basically be Pan's Labyrinth, which came out later that year in 2006). I was way too hyped. 

Then the mixed reviews hit, the 30% RT rating, the dream was dead.

13 years later, returning to movie with no baggage this time, I really liked it. It holds up as a fairly faithful retelling of SH1 with some twists. The monsters from the game translate fairly well onto the screen. Some of the CGI is iffy, but ehh mid-2000's, what are you gonna do? The Dark World transitions are still pretty cool IMO. Sean Bean's character is useless, but that was because of studio meddling and wanting to shoehorn more Sean Bean in. They still should have done a better job of making those scenes somehow relevant, but it is what it is. I think Pyramid Head was a good inclusion. Some people said it was pandering, but the movie really needed a Big Bad that was more menacing then just the random zombos or nurses, even if it doesn't make sense in any kind of SH lore or within the context of the movie. Maybe it was supposed to be Dark Alessa/Samael(?)'s true form, but who knows. Props to the Roger Avary/Christophe Gans for making flashlights, maps, and finding keys such a big part of the movie. That's how you know this movie was made by true fans.

Overall, I'd give it a 4/5, second-best Hellraiser sequel ever.

[Bebpo]

Now re-watch Silent Hill 2 

[toku]

[Joe Molotov]

Now re-watch Silent Hill 2 

I've never seen Silent Hill 2. 

[Tasty]

Jon Snow is in SH2, and... That's pretty much the only good part. And his accent is so bad.

I always thought SH1 was a good horror movie and a great videogame movie, possibly my favorite.

[Potato]

I remember seeing Silent Hill in the cinema. Haven't thought about it much since. I do remember the first half being well above average and then the whole thing just nosediving into a deep level of stupid in the second half.

[Momo]

After getting through all three BTTF, ya they suck

[Don Rumata]

Jon Snow is in SH2, and... That's pretty much the only good part. And his accent is so bad.

I always thought SH1 was a good horror movie and a great videogame movie, possibly my favorite.

But that's not a good part.
He's a bad actor (he got better throughout GoT, but he was still pretty shit then).

That film was truly awful on all fronts, but it is funny-bad, if you're a fan of the games.
Alhough i was happy to see Tawney from Rectify, playing Heather.

[Joe Molotov]

The two things I remembered the most from my original viewing of Silent Hill was the scene where Rose has to get the key out of the mouth of the guy that's crucified on the toilet, and then the scene where Pyramid Head rips that woman's whole skin off and then throws it at the door. The first one was kinda whatever, I'm not sure why that scene stuck out as being so insanely intense the first time I saw it, but the second was still wtf lmao.

[Don Rumata]

The two things I remembered the most from my original viewing of Silent Hill was the scene where Rose has to get the key out of the mouth of the guy that's crucified on the toilet, and then the scene where Pyramid Head rips that woman's whole skin off and then throws it at the door. The first one was kinda whatever, I'm not sure why that scene stuck out as being so insanely intense the first time I saw it, but the second was still wtf lmao.

That roasting scene...

[Tasty]

The skinning scene is so fucking awesome.

[Joe Molotov]

The two things I remembered the most from my original viewing of Silent Hill was the scene where Rose has to get the key out of the mouth of the guy that's crucified on the toilet, and then the scene where Pyramid Head rips that woman's whole skin off and then throws it at the door. The first one was kinda whatever, I'm not sure why that scene stuck out as being so insanely intense the first time I saw it, but the second was still wtf lmao.

That roasting scene...

Yikes, yeah I kinda forgotten about that scene. Cybil lives in the good+ ending of SH1, so you're expecting that she would escape here or that Rose will show up in time to save her, but then oh....oh.  The ending of Silent Hill (the movie) is pretty bleak in general, moreso than the good+ ending of the game.

[Don Rumata]

Honestly i quite liked the movie, granted Silent Hill is my favorite videogame series, but i thought they did a very good job with anything concerning the visual side of things.
They kind of dropped the ball in trying to replicate the videogame's pace into a film format (with them chasing around keys one location to the next, works in a game, not in a movie) and also needlessly "explaining" imagery from the game with more logical explanation, which is always a bad idea, as it removes from the mystique.
That said, i think it had more good than bad in it.

The larger issue is maybe one i have with many adaptations in general, is that it lacked an identity, though they did introduce a couple of original characters, i wish they went ahead and told a completely new story within the universe, instead of copy pasting ideas from the games.

[Tasty]

Jon Snow is in SH2, and... That's pretty much the only good part. And his accent is so bad.

I always thought SH1 was a good horror movie and a great videogame movie, possibly my favorite.

But that's not a good part.
He's a bad actor (he got better throughout GoT, but he was still pretty shit then).

That film was truly awful on all fronts, but it is funny-bad, if you're a fan of the games.
Alhough i was happy to see Tawney from Rectify, playing Heather.

I think he's dreamy, so I may be biased.

[Madrun Badrun]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/taika-waititi-direct-thor-4-1224464

yes!  Though my guess is this means no thor in GOTG3

[Tasty]

"We know what y'all liked about Thor 3 is that it was different, so here's more of the same!"

It'll probably be good but half the reason Ragnarok worked is that the comedy turn felt pretty fresh.

[headwalk]

maradona was fucking great. actually preferred it to senna, which was also fucking great.

[Joe Molotov]

"We know what y'all liked about Thor 3 is that it was different, so here's more of the same!"

Have you heard about the Marvel Cinematic Universe? 

[Tasty]

Joe you have mastered the art of pairing RLM style posts with that emoji

[Akala]

The Silent Hill BR (re?)release arrived the other day, I don't remember ordering it. 

Haven't seen in a few years, but remember really liking it aside from the Sean Bean parts. I was also way too hyped for it and while the story was kind of eh they at least nailed the aesthetic. And obviously the music. Overall well done and probably the best video game movie since Blade Runner.

I was actually really looking forward to part two as was super-hype about a reasonably faithful adaptation of the second game, but the director had a DWI or something? Remember it going off the rails and we ended up with that other movie.  :'(

My mail memories of the second movie:
-Asking for tickets and the cashier saying "really?"
-Being the only ones in the theater
-3D Ashes

[Don Rumata]

The Silent Hill BR (re?)release arrived the other day, I don't remember ordering it. 

Haven't seen in a few years, but remember really liking it aside from the Sean Bean parts. I was also way too hyped for it and while the story was kind of eh they at least nailed the aesthetic. And obviously the music. Overall well done and probably the best video game movie since Blade Runner.

I was actually really looking forward to part two as was super-hype about a reasonably faithful adaptation of the second game, but the director had a DWI or something? Remember it going off the rails and we ended up with that other movie.  :'(

My mail memories of the second movie:
-Asking for tickets and the cashier saying "really?"
-Being the only ones in the theater
-3D Ashes

the screenwriter, not the director.
killed someone in a car accident, iirc.

[Bebpo]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/taika-waititi-direct-thor-4-1224464

yes!  Though my guess is this means no thor in GOTG3

Thor is definitely going to be in both. MIB tanked, Hemsworth is Thor for life and I ain't complaining.

I'm glad Taika's doing more goofy Thor over Akira because there's no way Akira will be any good no matter what talent is behind it. I believe in a Hollywood Akira as much as I believe in a Hollywood Evangelion happening. But hey Cowboy Bebop's getting made so I guess it's not impossible. Anyhow Thor 4 should be pretty good though!

[Madrun Badrun]

Akira can't be good because it was never very good. 

[paprikastaude]

The quality of drawings is the biggest sell of Akira, there's no point to a live action adaption.

[Rahxephon91]

I mean that’s not true if you read the manga.

And it’s honestly not true for the movie.

You have a quality story set in a world with cool setting and premise. Things that lend themselves to amazing visuals and a story that good actors could possibly make even more relatable. Two friends in a biker gang set amongst a revived post apocalyptic city. A city whose society is struggling with what that means and how to rebuild from its history with powerful weapons. That’s a cool idea.

Akira is about 80s Japanese youth culture and a Japan dealing with its place in the world with its Peace Constitution.  You could translate that to a modern story about two youths living in a America losing its identity when it comes to the world stage and maybe a New York that was destroyed and rebuilt as a result of a new weapon designed for a new era of American rule. And these two youths maybe one white and one Asian living in this world. Maybe the white guy is a commentary on the angry young white male that we are facing now. The Asian is a commentary on a maybe a racial group that use to be a minorty but is coming to power in this new America.

There is a good story in the Akira source material.

Which I don’t know, seem like enough things to make a movie to me.

[Joe Molotov]

Hell Comes to Frogtown finally getting a Blu-Ray release next month from the lads at Vinegar Syndrome.

[Joe Molotov]

Watched a couple of movies I'd been meaning to for a long time. Strange Brew the most Canadian movie ever made. RLM made The Canadians do a Re:View of it a while back and then recently Colin brought it up again during the In the Mouth of Madness Re:View, so it was on my mind when I saw it at the video store for $5. Decent movie, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas are funny, and Max Von Sydow is great with his huge fake teeth. I had a sensible chuckle, 3/5.

Also watched Tank Girl. It's pretty, pretty bad. It's also not even really a movie, and more of a punk fashion shoot involving tanks and Ice-T as a Kangaroo Man. It all just feels hastily assembled from various pieces and parts that kind of fit together in a vaguely movie-like shape. Naomi Watts is a mega cutie in this though, so 5/5.

[toku]

[Don Rumata]

Looks great, never seen his other stuff, but i'll check this out for sure.

[nachobro]

[Tasty]

Looks like I expected: everyone is fucking old and half the jokes don't even come close to landing.











But I'm still hyped as fuck. Bring it on Kevin

[ToxicAdam]

Why? Quit encouraging him.

[nachobro]

[Tasty]

Why? Quit encouraging him.

The dude's an extremely-humble, self-made creator with a unique voice. The world needs more of those, so I have no problem encouraging Kevin Smith.

[Don Rumata]

Looks like Q was tonight's big loser. 
I loved MallRats as a kid, but i don't think i could sit through that thing.

[ToxicAdam]

I liked Kevin Smith's run in the 90's (even Dogma), but it had it's time. Remaking those kinds of movies in 2020 isn't worthy of support.


It would be like if Cheech and Chong kept remaking 'Up in Smoke' every 10 years for the rest of their lives. Enough already.

[Tasty]

It's completely understandable, obviously, why someone might not enjoy Kevin Smith's films.

But expressing that opinion is different from demanding he stop pursuing his life's passion. To all those making such demands, I offer this image:

[Joe Molotov]

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Val Kilmer as Christopher Walken as Batman

[Tasty]

Smith confirmed there's three Batmans in the movie; trailer showed Affleck, Conroy is a shoe-in, but that still leaves someone else.

Edit- "Gordon the security guard" aka Diedrich Bader from the original J&SBSB is back, and he ended up becoming the voice of Batman from Brave and the Bold in between the movies.

[nachobro]

Smith confirmed there's three Batmans in the movie; trailer showed Affleck, Conroy is a shoe-in, but that still leaves someone else.

Val Kilmer. I posted the pic of him above. 

[team filler]

[Tasty]

Smith confirmed there's three Batmans in the movie; trailer showed Affleck, Conroy is a shoe-in, but that still leaves someone else.

Val Kilmer. I posted the pic of him above. 

THAT'S VAL KILMER?

[Great Rumbler]

Smith confirmed there's three Batmans in the movie; trailer showed Affleck, Conroy is a shoe-in, but that still leaves someone else.

Val Kilmer. I posted the pic of him above. 

THAT'S VAL KILMER?

[team filler]

 

[Tasty]

What the fuuuuck

[Dennis]

[Svejk]

HELL YES

[nachobro]

that cats trailer what the fuck