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Tasty · « **Reply #36780 on:** September 04, 2019, 12:21:56 AM »

I won't pretend that, because it's blatantly not true... BB and TDKR in particular pulling strongly from Year One and Knightfall, among with many, many other elements from the comics never before seen in live action (Scarecrow, Falcone crime lords, fucking white eyes while wearing the cowl, a comics accurate Two-Face, the League of Shadows, the relationship with Gordon... god, just too much to list.)

Nolan's Batman is just as legitimate as The Brave and the Bold.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #36781 on:** September 04, 2019, 01:20:20 AM »

TDK taking Joker in the interrogation room from Gotham Central

Trent Dole · « **Reply #36782 on:** September 04, 2019, 01:52:29 AM »

https://twitter.com/ShanePd00/status/1169066124618719232

Stro · « **Reply #36783 on:** September 04, 2019, 08:41:53 AM »

The only things you really need to stay firm on for a Batmayne adaptation:

His parents get killed when he was a kid
He wears a bat suit and beats people up
He doesn't kill baddies

The Burton series and Synderverse don't even follow all of those.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36784 on:** September 04, 2019, 08:43:03 AM »

Jodorowski’s Dune tho

Tasty · « **Reply #36785 on:** September 04, 2019, 09:39:57 AM »

Jodorowski’s Dune wasn't that good tbh.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36786 on:** September 04, 2019, 11:36:25 AM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on September 04, 2019, 09:39:57 AM

Jodorowski’s Dune wasn't that good tbh.

You don't know that.

Tasty · « **Reply #36787 on:** September 04, 2019, 11:37:39 AM »

I meant the docu. It kinda stunk.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36788 on:** September 04, 2019, 11:41:54 AM »

I meant the cancelled movie itself.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36789 on:** September 04, 2019, 11:56:33 AM »

Quote from: Dantizzinel on September 04, 2019, 11:50:01 AM

Quote from: Joe Molotov on September 04, 2019, 11:41:54 AM
I meant the cancelled movie itself.

I did too

I know, that's why I didn't bother responding to you.

Tasty · « **Reply #36790 on:** September 04, 2019, 11:59:02 AM »

Yeah I don't really think his movie would have been that good either (another point against the docu.)

When the dude straight-up says he's going to rape Dune, uhhhhh, maybe it's for the best the project never materialized.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36791 on:** September 04, 2019, 12:06:44 PM »

Stro · « **Reply #36792 on:** September 04, 2019, 01:26:19 PM »

Why is it so hard for Batmayn adaptations not to obviously kill mooks

Don Rumata · « **Reply #36793 on:** September 04, 2019, 03:18:00 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on September 04, 2019, 11:59:02 AM

Yeah I don't really think his movie would have been that good either (another point against the docu.)

When the dude straight-up says he's going to rape Dune, uhhhhh, maybe it's for the best the project never materialized.

Maybe it was gonna be shit, but you don't go watch a Jodorosky's movie to have the cookie-cutter verbatim adaptation.
The best adaptations are the ones injecting as much authorial vision into them as possible, in my opinion.

EchoRin · « **Reply #36794 on:** September 04, 2019, 03:39:24 PM »

Ready or Not

Fun little comedy horror flick. Liked how some of the characters were exactly as you thought they would be right from the start, while others leave you guessing what their true feelings are. Satisfying ending.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #36795 on:** September 04, 2019, 03:54:00 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #36796 on:** September 04, 2019, 04:01:33 PM »

I'll watch it. Martin got fat.

Stro · « **Reply #36797 on:** September 04, 2019, 04:40:57 PM »

The Incel?

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #36798 on:** September 04, 2019, 05:04:34 PM »

More like why would anyone give money to Refen.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #36799 on:** September 04, 2019, 05:35:30 PM »

Quote from: Rahxephon91 on September 04, 2019, 05:04:34 PM

More like why would anyone give money to Refen.

More like why doesn't everyone give all their money to Refn

Trent Dole · « **Reply #36800 on:** September 04, 2019, 05:43:17 PM »

A good Dune movie is possible. Someday. Maybe. Why did they let David Lynch make one?

Nintex · « **Reply #36801 on:** September 04, 2019, 05:44:26 PM »

Best Dune is Westwood DUNE II

Hopefully Denis played a ton of that.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36802 on:** September 04, 2019, 05:45:27 PM »

Quote from: EchoRin on September 04, 2019, 03:39:24 PM

Ready or Not

Fun little comedy horror flick. Liked how some of the characters were exactly as you thought they would be right from the start, while others leave you guessing what their true feelings are. Satisfying ending.

Yeah, ending was nice. Movie could’ve been a Sam Raimi film. Thought the tone is sorta similar to Wingard’s You’re Next x Raimi.

agrajag · « **Reply #36803 on:** September 04, 2019, 05:58:04 PM »

umm, forced myself to suffer through Warcraft yesterday. There were a couple of people here who said it was good

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #36804 on:** September 04, 2019, 09:12:55 PM »

I’m sorry they lied to you.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36805 on:** September 04, 2019, 09:22:19 PM »

My friends dragged me to Warcraft when it was in theaters, I can confirm: not good.

Stro · « **Reply #36806 on:** September 04, 2019, 09:26:18 PM »

I don't think those were your friends, Joe

agrajag · « **Reply #36807 on:** September 04, 2019, 09:40:37 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on September 04, 2019, 09:22:19 PM

My friends dragged me to Warcraft when it was in theaters, I can confirm: not good.

it's what I imagine Eragon or that D&D movie is like

agrajag · « **Reply #36808 on:** September 04, 2019, 09:41:32 PM »

the person who said it was good was

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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36809 on:** September 04, 2019, 09:42:40 PM »

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #36810 on:** September 06, 2019, 02:14:58 AM »

Saw a sneak preview of IT chapter 2. Pretty good but damn Steven King can't write an ending to save his life.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36811 on:** September 06, 2019, 09:47:46 AM »

Probably gonna see it on Saturday. The general consensus seems to be that it's way too long and not as good as Part 1, but I'm still hype.

chronovore · « **Reply #36812 on:** September 06, 2019, 01:29:24 PM »

I'm gonna wait until it's on vidya, but I'm looking forward to seeing Hader in a horror movie; technically, Documentary Now's Sandy Passage counts. I'm in for more.

benjipwns · « **Reply #36813 on:** September 07, 2019, 12:01:18 AM »

cancel Joker, we got the real film

Quote from: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8195518/

When a frustrated loner gains popularity as an Alt-Right vlogger, the online echo chamber turns his fears into a deadly rage.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #36814 on:** September 07, 2019, 08:04:15 AM »

Wait does he actually make cuck porn?

Nintex · « **Reply #36815 on:** September 07, 2019, 05:08:13 PM »

I watched "The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot"

The title is accurate. It was a well made film about an old man living a life of regrets and thinking about the thing he did that changed his life.
Great acting by Sam Elliot. The film is kinda sad though, this man did not have an easy life.

Bebpo · « **Reply #36816 on:** September 07, 2019, 06:18:15 PM »

It Chapter 2 was enjoyable romp. The kid actors in part 1 and here are really really good and have great dynamic. The adults are all pretty good too.

I would've liked if they spent a little more time on the lore stuff of Pennywise, since one of the reasons I really like the novel is it's got cool monster lore (which also plays into Dark Tower lore). The ending wasn't that bad (though would've liked sticking closer to the book), but too much time in the movie is spent on video game goofy CG monsters which I'm never a fan of in any film. I thought the pacing was fine and was entertained throughout and Skarsgard's Pennywise is still great. Solid 3/4 stars.

Also makes me sad that an HBO quality Dark Tower ain't gonna happen because it could've had cool stuff like the weird monstery bits of this. The King stories I like this best is the weird eldritch stuff because it's interesting.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #36817 on:** September 07, 2019, 06:27:07 PM »

Holy fuck

team filler · « **Reply #36818 on:** September 07, 2019, 06:58:08 PM »

mark davis biopic?

Mupepe · « **Reply #36819 on:** September 07, 2019, 07:55:17 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on September 07, 2019, 06:18:15 PM

It Chapter 2 was enjoyable romp. The kid actors in part 1 and here are really really good and have great dynamic. The adults are all pretty good too.

I would've liked if they spent a little more time on the lore stuff of Pennywise, since one of the reasons I really like the novel is it's got cool monster lore (which also plays into Dark Tower lore). The ending wasn't that bad (though would've liked sticking closer to the book), but too much time in the movie is spent on video game goofy CG monsters which I'm never a fan of in any film. I thought the pacing was fine and was entertained throughout and Skarsgard's Pennywise is still great. Solid 3/4 stars.

Also makes me sad that an HBO quality Dark Tower ain't gonna happen because it could've had cool stuff like the weird monstery bits of this. The King stories I like this best is the weird eldritch stuff because it's interesting.

Amazon is doing The Dark Tower now I think. They’re starting with Wizard and Glass so there is still hope.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36820 on:** September 07, 2019, 11:49:42 PM »

IT Chapter One & Two

I was a big fan of the first one, and I enjoyed Chapter Two as well. One of my least favorite parts about the Chapter One was how after the fight, months passed, and then Bev gets taken and immediately they're all back together without any happening in between. I'm glad that they actually touched on that in the sequel by forcing everyone to relive a moment from that time in order to perform the Ritual of Chüd. I thought the casting was great in Chapter Two, I like that it stayed focused on the characters instead of thinking they they needed to ramp it up into something more action-packed. It did feel like at times it was just covering the same ground as the first part, and a couple of reused gags didn't help (although I'll admit I did still like the Scary/Not Scary/Very Scary" doors

), but overall solid movie.

Chapter One: ****
Chapter Two: ***1/2

Pure

A direct-to-Hulu feminist horror movie about a group of horny teens that are forced by their fathers to attend one of those creepy father/daughter purity balls at a remote forest retreat. One of the more rebellious girls has fun every year attempting to perform a ritual to summon Lilith, but thanks to the new girl, this time it actually works, and summons Lilith from the depths of Hell to help them smash the patriarchy. Honestly, it's not a bad idea for a movie, but nothing happens in this damn movie. I just watched 5 hours of some people trying to kill this fucking clown, so I can appreciate a movie that takes it time, but give me something to work with here. It's just 80 minutes of dudes being shitty af to women (which, okay, checks out) before getting their comeuppance.

Despite the estrogen injection, this movie reminds me a lot of another movie called Evilspeak. In Evilspeak, Clint Howard uses an Apple IIe to summon Satan to help him get revenge on the shitty people at his military academy. Evilspeak wasn't a very good movie either, but it did have a pretty sweet scene at the end where Clint Howard starts flying around and kills the headmaster with a flaming sword. Basically what I'm trying to say is that if Pure ended with someone getting decapitated by a flaming sword, I would have liked it more, but it didn't. Boo.

*1/2

team filler · « **Reply #36821 on:** September 08, 2019, 01:58:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/DMovies_org/status/1170616276764516354

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #36822 on:** September 08, 2019, 02:04:26 PM »

Watched The Last Starfighter, still holds up pretty well other than the high score thing where everyone is excited about a videogame but then again it's a boring ass trailer park so...

The person who made this movie held on to it for dear life, there has been news about a sequel not sure how I feel about it though.

https://filmgoblin.com/news/the-last-starfighter-2-is-finally-happening/

https://twitter.com/garywhitta/status/981581517582352384

Stro · « **Reply #36823 on:** September 08, 2019, 03:48:40 PM »

Remember Star Wars now also includes Star Wars knock offs?

The Xfinity guide trying to promote Dark Phoenix rentals says "X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Every X-fan's worst nightmare."

chronovore · « **Reply #36824 on:** September 08, 2019, 07:04:38 PM »

Quote from: Stro on September 08, 2019, 03:48:40 PM

Remember Star Wars now also includes Star Wars knock offs?

The Xfinity guide trying to promote Dark Phoenix rentals says "X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Every X-fan's worst nightmare."

I watched it on my flight; the best I can say is that it's nowhere near as bad as I'd expected. It's better than Apocalypse, and -- in case it needs to be said -- better than X3 the Last Stand.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36825 on:** September 09, 2019, 09:49:32 AM »

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #36826 on:** September 09, 2019, 09:50:29 AM »

What?

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36827 on:** September 09, 2019, 12:51:11 PM »

W H A T

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36828 on:** September 09, 2019, 01:56:10 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #36829 on:** September 09, 2019, 05:26:28 PM »

Quote from: Stro on September 08, 2019, 03:48:40 PM

Remember Star Wars now also includes Star Wars knock offs?

The Xfinity guide trying to promote Dark Phoenix rentals says "X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Every X-fan's worst nightmare."

I watched it on my flight; the best I can say is that it's nowhere near as bad as I'd expected. It's better than Apocalypse, and -- in case it needs to be said -- better than X3 the Last Stand.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 07, 2019, 08:04:15 AM

Wait does he actually make giant dad porn?

That was my takeaway from "can you follow the script?" as well. It looks like he's having a tug while standing next to them doing it as well. :shrug

TEEEPO · « **Reply #36830 on:** September 09, 2019, 05:28:39 PM »

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

chronovore · « **Reply #36831 on:** September 09, 2019, 08:02:59 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on September 09, 2019, 05:28:39 PM

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

Except Batman V. Superman and Justice League.

NOTHING can save those two films.

Yeti · « **Reply #36832 on:** September 09, 2019, 08:22:30 PM »

I would put it between X3 and Apocalypse as the three worst X movies. It definitely had the worst villains.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #36833 on:** September 10, 2019, 02:34:13 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on September 09, 2019, 08:02:59 PM

Quote from: TEEEPO on September 09, 2019, 05:28:39 PM
i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

Except Batman V. Superman and Justice League.

NOTHING can save those two films.

yea... about that. i enjoyed justice league on my long haul to sydney from lax

though i recgonize it's a terrible film

remy · « **Reply #36834 on:** September 10, 2019, 02:40:20 AM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on September 09, 2019, 05:28:39 PM

i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

ye like when i put raging bull on when i was flying back from japan

Bebpo · « **Reply #36835 on:** September 10, 2019, 03:34:26 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on September 09, 2019, 08:02:59 PM

Quote from: TEEEPO on September 09, 2019, 05:28:39 PM
i don't know, flights make even the worse movies entertaining

Except Batman V. Superman and Justice League.

NOTHING can save those two films.

I watched Justice League on a flight.

Was entertained

Also watched XXX Return of Xander Cage on a flight

Was also entertained