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Tasty · « **Reply #36480 on:** March 22, 2020, 04:42:44 PM »

Cloud Atlas

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That orgy scene from Perfume

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Nintex · « **Reply #36481 on:** March 22, 2020, 04:49:22 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on March 22, 2020, 04:42:44 PM

Cloud Atlas

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Cloud Atlas is a fun film. I always got the feeling it was somehow 'ahead' of its time and had it released a few years later it would've been a bigger hit.

Tasty · « **Reply #36482 on:** March 22, 2020, 04:53:55 PM »

Cloud Atlas is a 5 / 5 mastapeece

And so is the trailer:

Bebpo · « **Reply #36483 on:** March 22, 2020, 05:15:08 PM »

I mean, if I hadn't read the book I might've said that.

Book is fantastic, movie isn't as good, but it's a pretty unfilmable/very difficulty book to adapt, so what they did do was a pretty good version of it.

toku · « **Reply #36484 on:** March 23, 2020, 12:26:18 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on March 22, 2020, 04:42:44 PM

Cloud Atlas

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That orgy scene from Perfume
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wachowskis never miss

toku · « **Reply #36485 on:** March 23, 2020, 12:26:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/badkuthi69/status/1241920531378712576

Bebpo · « **Reply #36486 on:** March 23, 2020, 01:15:37 PM »

Quote from: toku on March 23, 2020, 12:26:24 PM

https://twitter.com/badkuthi69/status/1241920531378712576

Tuckers Law · « **Reply #36487 on:** March 23, 2020, 01:21:20 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on March 22, 2020, 04:53:55 PM

Cloud Atlas is a 5 / 5 mastapeece

And so is the trailer:

Cloud Atlas extended trailer is an S+ tier trailer, up there with the first Superman Returns teaser.

Tasty · « **Reply #36488 on:** March 23, 2020, 10:33:35 PM »

Quote from: Tuckers Law on March 23, 2020, 01:21:20 PM

Quote from: Tasty Meat on March 22, 2020, 04:53:55 PM
Cloud Atlas is a 5 / 5 mastapeece

And so is the trailer:

Cloud Atlas extended trailer is an S+ tier trailer, up there with the first Superman Returns teaser.

Damn you know your shit.

team filler · « **Reply #36489 on:** March 24, 2020, 07:56:24 AM »

el hoyo

Tuckers Law · « **Reply #36490 on:** March 24, 2020, 12:07:58 PM »

Brother John (1971)
I’ve been on Sidney Poitier kick lately, and seeing that this was leaving criterion channel at the end of the month I decided to throw it on in the background whilst working. Scratch that, whilst “working”, because this movie captivated me nearly 100% from beginning to end for near. The story isn’t particularly new, with titular character John Kane having returned to his town of origin when his sister dies of cancer, during which several characters begin trying to unravel the mystery of where he’s been all this time. However, the way it’s told is what made it stand out to me. It’s strangely hypnotic, with it’s a weird mix of being both lackadaisical yet serious, with the acting and direction shifting from a nuanced and subtle realism with its portrayal of racism, with authentic scenes between characters punctuated by everyday nonchalance, to moments of big screen “dramatic actor” intensity that nearly goes over the line into the cartoonishly overt. It’s very much a movie of its time in that way, and I don’t really mean that as a negative.

If you get the chance, I recommend it. And afterwards let me know your thoughts on the mystery behind Brother John.

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I’m wavering between him being the Angel of Death or being sort of an old-testament style of Jesus come to earth to judge humankind.

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I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #36491 on:** March 24, 2020, 01:01:33 PM »

Quote from: toku on March 23, 2020, 12:26:18 PM

Quote from: Tasty Meat on March 22, 2020, 04:42:44 PM
Cloud Atlas

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That orgy scene from Perfume
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wachowskis never miss

toku · « **Reply #36492 on:** March 24, 2020, 01:23:50 PM »

if you don't think i love a movie with a broody goth space vampire prince as the main villain who has dinosaurs for bodyguards.

NO MISSES

team filler · « **Reply #36493 on:** March 24, 2020, 04:34:50 PM »

team filler · « **Reply #36494 on:** March 25, 2020, 02:14:57 AM »

watched some rosa luxerberg movie on mubi, what a slut

VomKriege · « **Reply #36495 on:** March 25, 2020, 05:40:36 AM »

Stuart Gordon passed away.

Crash & burn you motherfucker.

Don Rumata · « **Reply #36496 on:** March 25, 2020, 06:27:23 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 05:40:36 AM

Stuart Gordon passed away.

Crash & burn you motherfucker.

Never got to watch Re-Animator, which i think is his most famous movie.

2013 Fortress was a film i loved as a kid, but i also liked Space Truckers and Dagon. :'(

VomKriege · « **Reply #36497 on:** March 25, 2020, 07:03:02 AM »

Stuck is good.
Robot Jox too, even if it needed more budget for what it is.

Sman · « **Reply #36498 on:** March 25, 2020, 11:13:58 AM »

Caught up with Alita a few days.

It was just ok. It's like 1/3 of a movie really since it's mostly the first act of some kind of a larger story.

Feels very "green screen". The effects are mostly good, but there's often things that are a bit off. Very anime-ish (duh) with general plot and dialogue. Neither bad nor good.

Overall, I thought Ghost of the Shell was a better adaptation, even though I didn't like the original anime itself. Probably because it felt like a complete movie. Skin tight suit on a fit, voluptuous female probably helps hold my attention better than bug eyes do.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #36499 on:** March 25, 2020, 12:22:15 PM »

Alita was one of those movies that you needed to see in a theater. I tried to rewatch it on VOD last month and quickly got bored of it. Same kind of thing happened for me with Avatar and Tron:Legacy. Totally different experiences between the theater and home.

Tuckers Law · « **Reply #36500 on:** March 25, 2020, 12:27:28 PM »

I fucking love Tron Legacy but agree, watching those movies in a theater is a must.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #36501 on:** March 25, 2020, 12:59:49 PM »

I watched Alita on a true IMAX screen. One of the most fun modern theater going experiences I had in a long time. There's a viscerality to the action and sound that I feel would be lost in the living room.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36502 on:** March 25, 2020, 01:15:15 PM »

Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 05:40:36 AM

Stuart Gordon passed away.

Crash & burn you motherfucker.

My brother's friend worked as his assistant for many years after film school. Ended up writing/directing Grave Encounters afterwards.

naff · « **Reply #36503 on:** March 26, 2020, 07:29:39 AM »

Quote from: Don Rumata on March 25, 2020, 06:27:23 AM

Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 05:40:36 AM
Stuart Gordon passed away.

Crash & burn you motherfucker.
Never got to watch Re-Animator, which i think is his most famous movie.

2013 Fortress was a film i loved as a kid, but i also liked Space Truckers and Dagon. :'(

RIP fuck I loved Fortress as a kid. Also Robot Jox. Didn't watch Re-Animator 'til my 20s but that fkin rules.

toku · « **Reply #36504 on:** March 26, 2020, 10:36:13 AM »

space truckers is underrated, good 90s sleaze

EchoRin · « **Reply #36505 on:** March 26, 2020, 09:55:17 PM »

Hope this good.

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Watching Blade Runner Final Cut tonight. First time around (like 2011) I believe I watched the regular US theatrical cut and I fell asleep (due to being tired, not because of the movie). I saw BR 2049 in theaters and liked it. Not love, but definitely like. So we'll see if this "true" version of Blade Runner wins my heart.

EDIT: So i finished the Final Cut. In a lot of ways I was kind of up and down on the film. In some ways the story didn't really do much for me. I liked the slow burn of the film at first, but less so while Deckard was searching for the first replicant. The love scene really is bizarre in a bad way. It's after this though that I find myself more intrigued again all the way to the end. Some phenomenal camera shots and sets. Aesthetically this movie is superb. Completely lights out and you can't unsee the amount of style that's in it. Just very memorable. And the look of... I know this movie is old, but I'll put this in spoilers.

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The look of the final 2 "evil" replicants is awesome. Especially the design of the pleasure replicant once she is in the toy creator's house. Super cool design. And the blonde male replicant has a cunning look to him. There's an evil appearance to him, but also a little more than just that. Yeah these two replicants are great. I loved the final showdown between Deckard this female and male replicant. The speech before the male replicant dies.

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Finally, Vangelis. The music is so important here in serving the atmosphere. Liked nearly all of the music he provided.

Yeah so it's a strange one. I don't love it. I'd be lying if I said I did, but there are various moments that make you go "this right here is fantastic". I guess it's like when you look at a game and you say "yeah I see why it got 6s and 7s, but unlike many games that score higher this one has a certain specific quality to it that even though it's far from perfect, it's a whole lot more memorable and feels more significant."

Of course that's my opinion that Blade Runner is far from perfect so that's why I use that kind of example.

Glad I finally saw this movie in full. Or at least the version the director feels is most true to his original version.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #36506 on:** March 27, 2020, 04:12:13 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 07, 2020, 09:17:42 PM

Real question: did the guy in Police Academey actually make the noises?

yes

MMaRsu · « **Reply #36507 on:** March 27, 2020, 04:13:30 PM »

I just saw Bad Boys for Life

Well that was pretty fun, although a bit on the safe side. Really not much to say about it except its bad boys 3.

Not as good as the first two, but enjoyable enough.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36508 on:** March 28, 2020, 12:30:28 AM »

Me and my friends tried to netflix watch the original Wicker Man but couldn't get netflix party to work so we just texted while watching separate.

I know the story of the Wicker Man and I've seen all the Nic Cage clips from the remake and seen Midsommar, but I was surprised how crazy wacky the original is. Like I did not expect it to be half as interesting as it was. Thought it was waaaaaaaay better than Midsommar. Liked it a lot. Christopher Lee is great. Also was surprised at how much Midsommar was just a straight up remake. I knew it was the same genre, but Midsommar should've just been called The Wicker Man (2019).

EchoRin · « **Reply #36509 on:** March 28, 2020, 12:33:31 AM »

For you Bebpo. since you just watched Wicker Man

The lead vocalist in the band turned out to be an idiot and the rest of the band wants nothing to do with him anymore, but the music they made was amazing for the most part.

Tasty · « **Reply #36510 on:** March 28, 2020, 11:50:08 AM »

Now do the Nic Cage one.

Leadbelly · « **Reply #36511 on:** March 28, 2020, 03:43:18 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on March 28, 2020, 11:50:08 AM

Now do the Nic Cage one.

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There needs to be a sequel to Mandy

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36512 on:** March 28, 2020, 03:59:41 PM »

Mandy is probably the best Nic Cage movie of the past decade.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36513 on:** March 28, 2020, 04:23:53 PM »

I still need to watch Mandy

For wicker man remake I’ve seen the collection of crazy Nic Cage scenes with the bees and punching the rabbit costume and stuff. Still worth watching?

Leadbelly · « **Reply #36514 on:** March 28, 2020, 04:25:25 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 03:59:41 PM

Mandy is probably the best Nic Cage movie of the past decade.

Definitely. Although, he has been involved in complete dog shit for a decade so probably doesn't say much. lol

Quote from: Bebpo on March 28, 2020, 04:23:53 PM

I still need to watch Mandy

For wicker man remake I’ve seen the collection of crazy Nic Cage scenes with the bees and punching the rabbit costume and stuff. Still worth watching?

I don't know, man. Might be a little entertaining for how bad it is, but I don't know...

Potato · « **Reply #36515 on:** March 28, 2020, 09:42:22 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 03:59:41 PM

Mandy is probably the best Nic Cage movie of the past decade.

Very low bar there. Very low.

Transhuman · « **Reply #36516 on:** March 28, 2020, 09:44:20 PM »

Is it better than Adaptation

EchoRin · « **Reply #36517 on:** March 28, 2020, 10:21:37 PM »

Another weekend. Another shitty movie Netflix Party while video chatting with friends. Movie of choice:

Twins Mission - Yes. Just what the doctor ordered.

Don Rumata · « **Reply #36518 on:** March 28, 2020, 10:37:11 PM »

Quote from: Potato on March 28, 2020, 09:42:22 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 03:59:41 PM
Mandy is probably the best Nic Cage movie of the past decade.
Very low bar there. Very low.

Somebody hasn't watched Herzog's Bad Lieut.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36519 on:** March 28, 2020, 11:40:52 PM »

Quote from: Transhuman on March 28, 2020, 09:44:20 PM

Is it better than Adaptation

One is some Oscar-bait talky boring drama, the other has Nic Cage using a wicked axe to fight against a guy wielding a six-foot chainsaw.

team filler · « **Reply #36520 on:** March 29, 2020, 12:35:57 AM »

https://twitter.com/shafieikeyvan/status/1243936003095760897

the chicoms have compromised our boy

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36521 on:** March 29, 2020, 12:42:32 AM »

Quarantine Day 13:

I watched A Cure for Wellness and the 3-hour cut of Waterworld.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36522 on:** March 29, 2020, 12:49:49 AM »

I still like it, although it should have been about an hour shorter than it was.

team filler · « **Reply #36523 on:** March 29, 2020, 01:43:36 AM »

waterworld rules, fuck da haters

Don Rumata · « **Reply #36524 on:** March 29, 2020, 01:54:10 AM »

Quote from: shosta on March 29, 2020, 12:45:06 AM

A Cure For Wellness is one of those movies where the trailer is a 10 and the movie is a 3

Visually, the movie is a fantastic collection of wallpapers.
Verbinski is really talented (and very underrated) in handling his visuals... too bad about the dumb plot and generally quite boring development.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36525 on:** March 29, 2020, 03:41:47 AM »

Underwater was eh, okay I guess.

Could’ve been a lot better, that’s for sure.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36526 on:** March 29, 2020, 05:56:01 AM »

Bloodshot was totally enjoyable B comic action flick. I was expecting something like XXX or Last Witch Hunter, but it's not bad at all. Vin is Vin, his Q guy get the best lines, and there's an action scene at the end that would be straight out of a final fight in a Platinum Games videogame like Vanquish or MGR. If you like Diesel, it's worth a watch.

Occam · « **Reply #36527 on:** March 29, 2020, 06:58:45 PM »

Watched The Mummy (2017) (in 3D) and had fun. Dumb but enjoyable. No idea why its reviews were that scathing back when it was released; I expected a total trainwreck. If you are looking for a nice popcorn flick, go for it.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36528 on:** March 31, 2020, 03:06:49 AM »

Hooked up Hulu which I didn't even know I had a free account from Spotify, to check out Portrait of a Lady on Fire aka the movie that got a ton of hype earlier this year. Was gonna see it in the theater when it was out but was sick during that time.

I guess I'm too dense & male and this movie just didn't gel with me

, the cinematography was nice looking framing and usage of colors with the dresses, and the plot was good, but my god was this movie a slow burn of very...little...happening. I kept waiting for it to get really good because so many people have praised this like it's blown them away and one of the greatest movies ever and that intensity never came.

I'm reading up on articles on it to see what I'm missing. I just wonder if as a guy I can't relate to the female gaze. Even the romance stuff just seemed really weirdly sudden but I guess I just missed all the little looks and things that a woman might notice that was the build up for the romance. One thing was that it felt like neither main character was very emotive, but I get that was a period time restrained thing, but it also took away from the impact of the romance since both characters had to hold back 90% of their emotions the whole time.

Was still a good movie, but thought it was pretty dull.

Then I watched Misery because I saw on Hulu they have Castle Rock and I never watched S2 which is about Annie Wilkes from Misery so I figured I better watch Misery since I never read/watched that one. You know, for a 90s movie it still holds up pretty okay. James Caan's & Kathy Bates performances are great and really carry the movie and keep it exciting. It's not scary or shocking in 2020, but it's exciting. I read up on the differences from the book and the book sounds a lot darker and more intense and fucked up horror story that would be an enjoyable read at some point. Now I'm ready to watch S2 of Castle Rock!

team filler · « **Reply #36529 on:** March 31, 2020, 08:37:58 PM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36530 on:** March 31, 2020, 09:20:34 PM »

Assault on Precinct 73

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #36531 on:** April 01, 2020, 01:13:02 PM »

Re watched Fear of The Black Hat...

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Ice always trying to explain his raunchy ass songs as some political message lol.

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Noticed Penny from DS9, was Ice's baby mama.

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paprikastaude · « **Reply #36532 on:** April 01, 2020, 09:33:21 PM »

The Hunt - A white man being falsely accused of sexual abuse, what kind of sick nazi fantasy was this movie?

Scandinavia cancelled, I thought they were the good guys.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36533 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:48:36 PM »

I almost forgot I ordered In Search of Darkness a few weeks ago, but I got my DL link today. No time like the present for a 4-hour documentary about 80's horror.

VomKriege · « **Reply #36534 on:** April 02, 2020, 03:17:46 AM »

Quote from: Spieler1 on April 01, 2020, 09:33:21 PM

The Hunt - A white man being falsely accused of sexual abuse, what kind of sick nazi fantasy was this movie? Scandinavia cancelled, I thought they were the good guys.

Great photography.

Nintex · « **Reply #36535 on:** April 02, 2020, 07:17:04 PM »

https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1245791778613219330
nooooo curse you Corona Chan !!!

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #36536 on:** April 03, 2020, 08:37:27 AM »

I can wait another 34 years, I'm good.

Sman · « **Reply #36537 on:** April 03, 2020, 09:05:22 AM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on April 01, 2020, 01:13:02 PM

Re watched Fear of The Black Hat...

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Ice always trying to explain his raunchy ass songs as some political message lol.
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Noticed Penny from DS9, was Ice's baby mama.
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My peanuts!

team filler · « **Reply #36538 on:** April 03, 2020, 08:40:41 PM »

I posted how I never go to the theater, now none of you are going to the theater either

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #36539 on:** April 03, 2020, 08:51:50 PM »

Quote from: Sman on April 03, 2020, 09:05:22 AM

Quote from: D3RANG3D on April 01, 2020, 01:13:02 PM
Re watched Fear of The Black Hat...

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Ice always trying to explain his raunchy ass songs as some political message lol.
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Noticed Penny from DS9, was Ice's baby mama.
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My peanuts!

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