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The Last Movie(s) You Watched... (quick one or two sentence reviews)
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That's bizarre, they're competitors.
Anyway, I'll still give it a watch.
Anyway, I'll still give it a watch.
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Moonlight
Hey, I finally watched this. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and I love it. Also, now that I've seen it, it makes me think that the screenplay I've been working on for the last few weeks is just this, but for The White Gays. I'm writing MoonWhite. *sigh*
Hey, I finally watched this. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and I love it. Also, now that I've seen it, it makes me think that the screenplay I've been working on for the last few weeks is just this, but for The White Gays. I'm writing MoonWhite. *sigh*
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Space Raiders (1983)
Surprisingly satisfying Roger Corman space-western Star Wars knockoff that squeezes every drop of production value out of the cheap budget. Some lovely matte paintings and thrilling (re-used) James Horner music add a touch of class. Kinda like 'Captains Courageous' meets 'Shane' in space and feels way more like real Star Wars, than the prequels ever did.
If only I'd had 10p to buy some Space Raiders Crisps to eat along with it.
Surprisingly satisfying Roger Corman space-western Star Wars knockoff that squeezes every drop of production value out of the cheap budget. Some lovely matte paintings and thrilling (re-used) James Horner music add a touch of class. Kinda like 'Captains Courageous' meets 'Shane' in space and feels way more like real Star Wars, than the prequels ever did.
If only I'd had 10p to buy some Space Raiders Crisps to eat along with it.
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There are genuinely good Roger Corman movies? Clearly I missed out on my research!
I forgot to mention that, this weekend, along with rewatching Joe Black with my uncle, we also watched Keanu and the new Fahrenheit 451.
Keanu was all around excellent, though near the end the DVD was skipped, and a whole 5 or so minute long scene was skipped over.
Fahrenheit killed me. It started so good. The casting was excellent and character portrayals were excellent, aside from Clarisse who is totally ruined. Clarisse is supposed to be an optimistic and happy child who is interested in the old world. In this, she's a rebellious teen who develops a freaking romance with Montag who should be about 20 years older than her. But I digress. Montag is missing his wife, which was odd, but okay. The movie went pretty well for the first, maybe first and a half acts. Then there's added plotlines that don't make a lick of sense, there's no mechanical hound, no Doctor Faber (those last two weren't in the old movie either, but that doesn't excuse this, it should be another adaptation of the book, not a remake). There's a strand of DNA with all the knowledge on it that is inside of a bird and they plan to extract it from the bird and insert it into every animal so that knowledge will spread? But it's knowledge that will only aid a human, so what's the point of it being in the animals? Do they get the knowledge from eating the animals? That's not how DNA works...
I hate it because there are so many great scenes in an overall bad movie.
I forgot to mention that, this weekend, along with rewatching Joe Black with my uncle, we also watched Keanu and the new Fahrenheit 451.
Keanu was all around excellent, though near the end the DVD was skipped, and a whole 5 or so minute long scene was skipped over.
Fahrenheit killed me. It started so good. The casting was excellent and character portrayals were excellent, aside from Clarisse who is totally ruined. Clarisse is supposed to be an optimistic and happy child who is interested in the old world. In this, she's a rebellious teen who develops a freaking romance with Montag who should be about 20 years older than her. But I digress. Montag is missing his wife, which was odd, but okay. The movie went pretty well for the first, maybe first and a half acts. Then there's added plotlines that don't make a lick of sense, there's no mechanical hound, no Doctor Faber (those last two weren't in the old movie either, but that doesn't excuse this, it should be another adaptation of the book, not a remake). There's a strand of DNA with all the knowledge on it that is inside of a bird and they plan to extract it from the bird and insert it into every animal so that knowledge will spread? But it's knowledge that will only aid a human, so what's the point of it being in the animals? Do they get the knowledge from eating the animals? That's not how DNA works...
I hate it because there are so many great scenes in an overall bad movie.
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TM2YC said:Space Raiders (1983)
Surprisingly satisfying Roger Corman space-western Star Wars knockoff that squeezes every drop of production value out of the cheap budget. Some lovely matte paintings and thrilling (re-used) James Horner music add a touch of class. Kinda like 'Captains Courageous' meets 'Shane' in space and feels way more like real Star Wars, than the prequels ever did.
If only I'd had 10p to buy some Space Raiders Crisps to eat along with it.
Some reused footage of the 'boob' ship from Battle Beyond the Stars I think in there.. I've just been wracking my brains where I know the kid from. Of course it was that precocious little brat from Over The Top with Sly!! A classic if ever there was one. I'm surprised I can't remember this movie I thought I'd hoovered up every campy little sci-fi gem from the early 80's. Fancy some Space Raiders myself now... think I'd need at least 20p now though and may have to settle for transform-a-snacks.
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jrWHAG42 said:
His Edgar Allan Poe adaptations were quite good, especially "House of Usher" (1960) and "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961). Corman's finest hour is "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (1967), with Jason Robards playing Al Capone.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
The Coen Brothers' first venture into Digital photography and Digital distribution (via Netflix) is a blackly comic fantastical Western anthology-film, comprising six tales of death laden with irony. Thematically, the seperate episodes hang together much better than you might might expect. The Coen's deliberately flowery dialogue and the magic-hour cinematography make it a very pleasurable experience, even if I did think it came close to feeling mean-spirited at times.
The Coen Brothers' first venture into Digital photography and Digital distribution (via Netflix) is a blackly comic fantastical Western anthology-film, comprising six tales of death laden with irony. Thematically, the seperate episodes hang together much better than you might might expect. The Coen's deliberately flowery dialogue and the magic-hour cinematography make it a very pleasurable experience, even if I did think it came close to feeling mean-spirited at times.
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Speaking of Coen Brothers, I just watched No Country For Old Men last night. I loved it, though I checked my phone a few too many times and missed some parts. I'll have to watch it again sometime.
I'm someone who is quick to draw comparisons to things, no matter how out of place. Since I'm reading the Dark Tower series for the first time, all I could think of was that the villain was The Man in Black. Obviously they're very dissimilar, but Eh.
This is coming from the person that compared Hellraiser to Crash Bandicoot 2.
I'm someone who is quick to draw comparisons to things, no matter how out of place. Since I'm reading the Dark Tower series for the first time, all I could think of was that the villain was The Man in Black. Obviously they're very dissimilar, but Eh.
This is coming from the person that compared Hellraiser to Crash Bandicoot 2.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - 9/10
Don't go in expecting a standard event crossover comic story, it's sooooo much better. Live-Action Superhero Cinematic Universes all found dead in a ditch.
Don't go in expecting a standard event crossover comic story, it's sooooo much better. Live-Action Superhero Cinematic Universes all found dead in a ditch.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
This film is a modern classic that is truly a unique experience. I especially loved the animation style and the choice of using Miles Morales.
This film is a modern classic that is truly a unique experience. I especially loved the animation style and the choice of using Miles Morales.
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Valkyrie (2008)
Fantastic production. I'm noticing that I seem to like a lot of Tom Cruise movies. Some of the acting isn't my favorite, but this movie used thematics to really keep the story moving. Jamie Parker gives a riveting supporting performance as Lieutenant Werner von Haeften. 8/10
Fantastic production. I'm noticing that I seem to like a lot of Tom Cruise movies. Some of the acting isn't my favorite, but this movie used thematics to really keep the story moving. Jamie Parker gives a riveting supporting performance as Lieutenant Werner von Haeften. 8/10
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Has anyone watched Roma yet? I’m trying to decide between that one on Netflix or First Reformed on Prime tonight.
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Roma. Interesting and beautiful in black and white. But ultimately I felt it lacked a heart at its center. We follow a maid/nanny, but we never learn much about who she is. More, we simply follow her life as it relates to the lives of the richer people she serves. Things happen to her, but it’s never more than that. Perhaps that was the point. But for me it didn’t work. It seems to be a movie trying to draw attention to these poor people who live to serve rich people. But by not giving the main character more of a backstory, we end up with simply a poor person that has (mostly) bad things happen to her. I wish it was more than that for me.
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Wonder (2017)
Heartwarming, experience expanding and simply spectacular. A wonder of cinema and a beautiful piece of humanity. 10/10
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^I had started Wonder and I loved the beginning but I haven’t finished it. I think something came up and that’s why. Should really finish it.
Children of Men (2006)
I will see Roma in theatres this weekend so before I do I wanted to watch this first. I had only seen Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Gravity and I loved them both. But Children of Men... man, what a masterpiece.
A movie that is terrifyingly close to our world. Actually reminded me of the world in Revelation from the Bible. Feels like it’s not far off from now. Scary. But this is a fantastic movie about hope. The plot wasn’t predictable at all and keeps you engaged throughout. The character development was wonderful. Loved all the symbolisms, meaningful images, brilliant camera angles and movements. Absolute perfection.
10/10
Children of Men (2006)
I will see Roma in theatres this weekend so before I do I wanted to watch this first. I had only seen Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Gravity and I loved them both. But Children of Men... man, what a masterpiece.
A movie that is terrifyingly close to our world. Actually reminded me of the world in Revelation from the Bible. Feels like it’s not far off from now. Scary. But this is a fantastic movie about hope. The plot wasn’t predictable at all and keeps you engaged throughout. The character development was wonderful. Loved all the symbolisms, meaningful images, brilliant camera angles and movements. Absolute perfection.
10/10