Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Bebpo]

Like Old, M. Night didn't write this but is adapting someone else's story (and will probably change the ending like he did with Old).

I think he realized he's a bad writer and so his new plan is to adapt better written stories. Not a bad idea.

[james]

Like Old, M. Night didn't write this but is adapting someone else's story (and will probably change the ending like he did with Old).

I think he realized he's a bad writer and so his new plan is to adapt better written stories. Not a bad idea.

I wouldn't classify old as better written

[Transhuman]

If he was the one who wrote that the camera shot should rest on Thomasin Mackensie's ass he deserves an emmy for screenwriting or whatever.

Which is funny because besides Unbreakable and Sixth Senth he hasn't made any other good films (and those two were only 'decent'). Also in his interview with Norm Macdonald, he didn't seem that bright. He seemed like a sweet earnest guy though. Maybe you have to a be a pretentious dick to make good movies.

[Bebpo]

Like Old, M. Night didn't write this but is adapting someone else's story (and will probably change the ending like he did with Old).

I think he realized he's a bad writer and so his new plan is to adapt better written stories. Not a bad idea.

I wouldn't classify old as better written

idk, I never saw the movie but the french graphic novel Sandcastle that he adapted was solid.

[Madrun Badrun]

https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1574865217141481477

[chronovore]

You beat me to it.

[Tasty]

God-motherfucking-damnit (in a good way?)

[Polident Hive]

https://twitter.com/mang0ld/status/1574907829239939072

[Tasty]

https://twitter.com/mang0ld/status/1574932521875173377

[Bebpo]

That gif just reminds me how I didn't like Logan /shrug

Was a movie where I liked the trailer more than the actual movie. But I know I'm in the minority there and most people love it. It wasn't the Wolverine send-off I would have liked.

I'm pretty stoked for Deadpool though. Wolverine + Deadpool is one of my favorite comic pairs.

[Polident Hive]

Bullet Train was glib but fun. Off the premise I thought it’d be Smoking Aces on a train, but there’s no mean streak and it’s a full blown action comedy. Director is coming off Deadpool 2 and Hobbs v Shaw. If you’ve seen those, it’s like that.

Not to get ageist here, as Pitt looks better than most men in their late 50s. Struck me as odd when he’s playing a character who is written to be 30s to 40s. His contemporaries and rivals are all actors in their 30s. There’s a tier above that of elders. So Hiroyuki Sanada, in rare form playing a yakuza boss with a katana, is a wise grandfather in this. He’s about the same age as Pitt. Yet Pitt is seen and treated like a young man. It’s like that movie where Russel Crowe calls Tom Cruise a young man.

[HaughtyFrank]

Visually one of the most impressive movies I have seen in quite a while. Shooting long one takes is really nothing new anymore but in this movie it felt especially well choreographed and there is just so much happening everywhere around the camera. Whole movie is about a riot but it's basically filmed with the intensity and spectacle of a war movie.
Unfortunately the final acts comes off a bit lackluster and I honestly got a little confused about what the message of the movie is. My best guess is that there simply are no easy answers and that shit in France is fucked up.
Worth a watch

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

On the subject of long single takes, I can't remember if I posted here but Boiling Point was really good and stuck with me long after I watched it - I'm partially reminded not just by the mention of long shots above, but also because I finally got around to watching Burnt which covers similar ground in the high end restaurant business and the 'rock star' famous chefs vices, rivalries, pressures and grievances (although Burnt is significantly more reaffirming and 'Hollywood' about it, despite both films being set in London)

[Rahxephon91]

I like Logan, but evil twin Logan whose the complete opposite right down to the haircut and wearing black was silly in a movie that was serious.

Still solid and a good send-up.

But Hugh returning is easy money. Old actors returning for classic roles is the new trend, doubly so for superheros. After, Toby back as Spider-man and Keaton this was the biggest move you could make. Probably the last big one bar IDK..cgi Christopher Revees. But it wouldn't surprise me if WB has thought about that.

[Tasty]

Don't forget Patrick Stewart in Multiverse of Madness.

Tobey coming back proves anything is possible.

[james]

Watched a Nicholas Cage movie about Nicholas Cage on the plane, very meta but not bad

[Madrun Badrun]

[Joe Molotov]

Watched a Nicholas Cage movie about Nicholas Cage on the plane, very meta but not bad

Did Samuel L. Jackson have to get this motherfucking Nicolas Cage off his motherfucking plane?

[Cauliflower Of Love]

9.6.24

24?!?

fuck

[james]

Watched a Nicholas Cage movie about Nicholas Cage on the plane, very meta but not bad

Did Samuel L. Jackson have to get this motherfucking Nicolas Cage off his motherfucking plane?

There was CGI young Nick Cage shouting Nick Cage catch phrases

[Joe Molotov]

Oh, I get it, you were on the plane watching it. I thought the movie was about Nic Cage on a plane.

[james]

Oh, I get it, you were on the plane watching it. I thought the movie was about Nic Cage on a plane.

Oooooooooh

Bad boys head spinning gif

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Oh, I get it, you were on the plane watching it. I thought the movie was about Nic Cage on a plane.

[Tasty]

Random thought bubbled up just now. Aaron Sorkin's ready for The Social Network 2, and fuck it, so am I.

Fincher, where you at.

[Polident Hive]

Get in line. He has to make Mindhunter season 3 first.

[Snoopycat_]

I watched that Licorice Pizza but for some reason it didn't click. I like Anderson's films but I started losing interest in this one halfway through. I don't even know why. There isn't something I can point to. The characters were ok. Plot was ok. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime and see if I change my mind.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I watched that Licorice Pizza but for some reason it didn't click. I like Anderson's films but I started losing interest in this one halfway through. I don't even know why. There isn't something I can point to. The characters were ok. Plot was ok. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime and see if I change my mind.

If you havent seen Kevin Smith talking about the cancelled Superman reboot in the 90s



the dude hes talking about is Bradley Cooper in Licorice Pizza

[Bebpo]

I really liked Licorice Pizza, but it's just a quirky period piece romcom. It's a bunch of silly vignettes about the 70s.

[Polident Hive]

https://variety.com/lists/next-james-bond-henry-cavill-james-norton-rege-jean-page/

Really just speculation and they disregard the criteria

So before diving into our extensive list of possible candidates, it’s worth acknowledging that producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson have been clear about three things: The next Bond should be played by a Brit; the next Bond should be young enough to be able to continue in the role for at least 15 years; and the next Bond will be a man, not a woman.

Yeah. The 15 year deal is new to me. Moore got away in an era with lesser action and bombast. Craig kept talking about injuries and aging troubles in this last one. Seems like it’s aging out the popular picks who’re 30s entering 40s.

[james]

Make James Bond 14 you cowards

[Madrun Badrun]

Am I looking forward to a Jennifer Lopez movie?

[Bebpo]

Raging Bull - Pretty good. Joe Pesci is amazing.

I guess the reason I like but don't love this, is just that Jake La Motta is such a shitty person it's a hard movie to love. But it's interesting and well made. The boxing cinematography is good, though at the time of release it was very fresh with nothing else showing boxing like it and now a lot's copied it.

[Polident Hive]

I like 2000s rom coms coming back. The Lost City was a fun time. Side effect of having no young movie stars with charisma is bringing back all those 2000s rom com actors. I’m sure Kate Hudson will show up sooner or later.

[Potato]

Raging Bull - Pretty good. Joe Pesci is amazing.

I guess the reason I like but don't love this, is just that Jake La Motta is such a shitty person it's a hard movie to love. But it's interesting and well made. The boxing cinematography is good, though at the time of release it was very fresh with nothing else showing boxing like it and now a lot's copied it.

A good biography of a shitty person has never bothered me as much as a shitty biography about a good person.

[Joe Molotov]

Make James Bond 14 you cowards

[Phoenix Dark]

I really liked Licorice Pizza, but it's just a quirky period piece romcom. It's a bunch of silly vignettes about the 70s.

This is a perfect way to describe it. There are like three or four distinct parts of the movie that are kinda weaved together, and they're all good (to varying degrees). The characters, writing, and setting really sell the movie for me. I really liked it.

[Tasty]

Make James Bond 14 you cowards

They already made A View To Kill.

[Potato]

They definitely nailed the look of the world.

Pratt's voice work remains the biggest concern.

Looks to be suitably funny.

My kids are excited.

[Tasty]

Should have been 2D animated.

[james]

Should have been rated NC-17

[Polident Hive]

The Bowser and penguin bit is good. Mario’s look and voice, not as good. Too smooth and youthful.

[Tasty]

It'll be disposable Illumination pap that will cause billions of internet meltdowns before release but then be swiftly forgotten about three months afterwards. It will also make $900 million at the box office when all is said and done. No one will remember it, until they start teasing the sequel two years later, and the cycle will begin anew.

[HaughtyFrank]

The bit with the penguins did make me chuckle but it is also very typical western animation kind of humor. Not that it's necessarily bad, but I think they're playing safe

[Tasty]

The sequel will make $1.4 billion, for the record.

[Madrun Badrun]

Sonic was good.  Hope this is as well. 

[Tasty]

Sonic was good.  Hope this is as well. 

Even as a Nintendo fan, nothing they ever do (short of the LotR-like Zelda epic that they somehow actually pull off (chances of happening: 0.00003%)) is gonna top the hype of Sonic Movie 3 using Live & Learn in the climax. Nothing.

[HaughtyFrank]

Now that's transgressive

https://twitter.com/DitzyFlama/status/1578172542497738753

[Pissy F Benny]

Why couldn't Mario have been voiced by a real Mexican?

[Bebpo]

Watched the new Criterion 4k of Night of the Living Dead (1968). Hadn't seen this in a long time. It's a little slow and tame these days, but still enjoyable and the ending is still gripping. Picked up this release more for the extras (pretty much all of them the same as the 2017 Criterion BD release) than the film itself, since as a horror buff, interested in seeing stuff on the making of it and the cultural influence of the film.

I still don't get why the zombies in Dawn/Day are blue. They look fine in this one other than not being too decomposed mostly. The blue zombies just look so goofy in Dawn/Day.

Is Return of the Living Dead (1985), which has nothing to do with Romero, worth watching? Never seen that one.

[Joe Molotov]

Return of the Living Dead is great, watch it and the 3rd one (2 is bad).

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/missdianemorgan/status/1578421274690277376

 

[Potato]

Watching Jurassic World Dominion right now and goddamn this movie is a complete mess. Absolutely nothing makes sense.


Edit: Unbelievable that it just got worse the longer it went. What a shitshow!

[Mupepe]

Watched the new Criterion 4k of Night of the Living Dead (1968). Hadn't seen this in a long time. It's a little slow and tame these days, but still enjoyable and the ending is still gripping. Picked up this release more for the extras (pretty much all of them the same as the 2017 Criterion BD release) than the film itself, since as a horror buff, interested in seeing stuff on the making of it and the cultural influence of the film.

I still don't get why the zombies in Dawn/Day are blue. They look fine in this one other than not being too decomposed mostly. The blue zombies just look so goofy in Dawn/Day.

Is Return of the Living Dead (1985), which has nothing to do with Romero, worth watching? Never seen that one.

Still my favorite zombie movie. It’s pretty much perfect. The 1991 remake is great for cleaning up certain things and updating the effects, but it just loses some charm to me.

[Nintex]

[D3RANG3D]

Hellraiser 2022 (Hulu)

If you have seen any of the direct to video sequels you have pretty much guess at it's quality, it really isn't anything you should go out your way to watch.

[Bebpo]

Werewolf by Night was just ok. Too generic Marvel underneath the filters. Gael Garcia Bernal is enjoyable as always and Man Thing is cool, but this was just so-so.

Plus I gotta question whether going with that filter was the right choice since

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The end scene in a technicolor filter looks so much more stylish and interesting. Not sure if there's any retro horror films in technicolor to riff off though.

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[HaughtyFrank]

Thought might as well watch some horror for October

Countdown
I guess this is essentially modern horror fast food. Fun premise with an app that tells people when they die but went a relatively boring demon route with it. Honestly wouldn't have minded if it had just been a Final Destination clone instead. Can't recommend.

Incantation (Netflix)
Taiwanese folk horror in found footage format. A whole lot more interesting than Countdown with some genuinely creepy scenes and atmosphere. Unfortunately it did get a bit confusing through it's non-linear structure where I sometimes wasn't entirely sure what had happened, at times it even feels like scenes were just missing. Was also a little disappointed with the gore, maybe I'm too desensitized (because there's definitely gore, Taiwan fortunately out of reach of the Chinese censors) but I would have liked a real proper punch for the finale.

[Bebpo]

I'd never seen Poltergeist until now, though I'd been through the official haunted house of it and seen some of the spooks.

This was great. As opposed to modern haunted house movies where you get a slow drip of things until the end, stuff keeps popping and it's a lot of fun. It's got some zzz lulls especially in monologues and it's too long pacing-wise at two full hours. If you made a 90 min cut of this it would be perfect. But as is it's still great even if a bit boring in a few spots. And the epilepsy flashing lights and lots of screaming children.

But man, that finale is wild.

*edit* Also reading up on the behind the scenes craziness.

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The skeletons in the pool and popping out everywhere in the finale being real certainly makes that interesting lol

[close]

[Cauliflower Of Love]

One of the greatest short films of all time.

[Bebpo]

Finished rewatching Army of Darkness in the new 4k transfer. I've re-watched Evil Dead 2 a few times over the last decade or so since it pops up at horror watch parties and checked it out when it came out in 4k, but hadn't seen Army of Darkness in probably 20 years.

This movie, like Evil Dead 2, holds up extremely well. It's still hilarious and a ton of fun and the pacing is super tight with the run length. Just really timeless.

Also, like I posted in the 4k thread just now, the transfer is super good. If you love the movie and still pick up physical media, this is very much worth it.