Author Topic: The last movie I saw was... (Read 1377448 times)

Rama · « **Reply #4170 on:** Mar 13, 2017, 12:49:44 PM »

Saw John Wick and it was pretty good. Although a lot of sequel building in it, it wasn't too distracting from the flick.

Although I don't know what demo they thought was coming to this movie but I had to sit through previews for both Fast and the Furious 8 and Power Rangers.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #4171 on:** Mar 13, 2017, 04:58:16 PM »

I have never watched a Fast & Furious movie.

B E C K · « **Reply #4172 on:** Mar 14, 2017, 07:53:59 PM »

Sounds like they played to right demo. I'm sure they want the John Wick crowd to watch those movies.

I saw the first Fast and the Furious movie years and years ago when it first came out on video or whatever. It wasn't awful but I can't say it was good either. I probably could've done other things with those two hours of my life.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #4173 on:** Mar 14, 2017, 09:41:38 PM »

They all look like the same exact thing which is fine if you like the formula. But there's no real push for me to go back and watch a bunch of cookie-cutter flicks just so I can get up to speed so as to shell out the dinero to observe the newest iteration at our local pathetic excuse for a theater.

joe · « **Reply #4174 on:** Mar 15, 2017, 07:08:56 AM »

They're some of the best bad movies out there. Have you seen the Japanese titles for each of them? They are GLORIOUS:

The Fast and the Furious = Wild Speed
2 Fast 2 Furious = Wild Speed X2
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift = Wild Speed X3: Tokyo Drift
Fast & Furious = Wild Speed MAX
Fast Five = Wild Speed MEGA MAX
Fast & Furious 6 = Wild Speed: Euro Mission
Furious 7 = Wild Speed: Sky Mission

B E C K · « **Reply #4175 on:** Mar 16, 2017, 06:12:03 PM »

"Wild Speed MEGA MAX" sounds so rad. I doubt it actually was but it sounds cool.

Rama · « **Reply #4176 on:** Mar 16, 2017, 09:35:28 PM »

Saw Kong: Skull Island and it was pretty awesome.

The previews were a little better too, including Blade Runner: 2049.

B E C K · « **Reply #4177 on:** Mar 19, 2017, 06:32:15 PM »

Saw live action Beauty and the Beast. The whole gay Le Fou thing is no fucking big deal at all. It kinda makes sense he'd be gay for Gaston and that's why he lets himself be Gaston's little bitch. The movie on the whole succeeds, but mainly because it's so close to the animated film. It's like when I saw a stage production of The Little Mermaid. Even with a few changes here and there, it's hard to fuck up a proven formula as long as you stick as close to it as possible.

Previews with it were the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid sequel (EW) and Coco (MEH).

B E C K · « **Reply #4178 on:** Apr 10, 2017, 07:06:23 PM »

The Thor trailer looks interesting. I guess.

joe · « **Reply #4179 on:** Apr 10, 2017, 11:04:54 PM »

Oh man am I pumped for Thor. That shit is right up my alley. I have no doubt this will easily be the best Thor movie, and probably even one of the better Marvel movies. Excited!

joe · « **Reply #4180 on:** Apr 10, 2017, 11:08:38 PM »

I forgot to mention, they're touting it as a teaser trailer? Since when is two full minutes a teaser? I feel like I've made this same complaint somewhere before. Maybe it wasn't here.

I guess it's because they release so many God damn trailers for a single movie these days, that it just makes sense for them to call the first one the teaser? I don't know. Dumb.

B E C K · « **Reply #4181 on:** Apr 14, 2017, 05:19:02 AM »

Yeah, the "teaser" thing was headscratchy. Like, a teaser's just a tiny bit. That trailer outlined the entire plot. It ain't no teaser.

In movie news... Josh Brolin is Cable and Jude Law will play young Dumbledore. Call me underwhelmed. Especially with the Brolin part. Yuck.

B E C K · « **Reply #4182 on:** Apr 14, 2017, 05:36:28 AM »

joe · « **Reply #4183 on:** Apr 16, 2017, 11:22:54 PM »

I see there's also a two minute teaser for Last Jedi. Disney knuckleheads.

I have my fingers crossed for a Beta Ray Bill cameo in Ragnarok, even if it's just the briefest thing.

B E C K · « **Reply #4184 on:** Apr 20, 2017, 07:51:35 AM »

Still underwhelmed by SW. Haven't even seen ROTS or TFA yet. But the whole "Last Jedi" title pisses me off. I thought they returned. What the fuck?

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #4185 on:** Apr 20, 2017, 08:49:40 PM »

Saw Teen Titans: The Judas Contract. This was the first movie they were supposed to do in the new line of straight to video animated features, and they just got around to it.

Granted, I never read the original story...just a shade before my time, but I'd like to, since I've always enjoyed the work of both Marv Wolfman and George Perez. I mean, Crisis on Infinite Earths is the most epic thing, ever. It wasn't bad, but that the big reveal didn't have a year of build up, and you could see it coming a mile away. I do wish they'd freaking tried to imitate Perez's art to some degree...it's the same non-descript TV show look a lot of their other stuff has. Aside from a few situations and dialog choices, it's something you could watch on Cartoon Network with no problem. I wouldn't expect them to pull off his unique and iconic look, but they could have at least approximated it. But it's still recommended.

B E C K · « **Reply #4186 on:** Apr 21, 2017, 10:01:55 AM »

Saw Moana and the Huntsman Winter's War one. On Easter. And family were gushing about Moana and how much they loved it, but it felt so paint-by-numbers. Like someone knew all the beats and moments the story was supposed to hit but couldn't craft the story to make those moments feel genuine. I mean, she lives that close to the fucking water and never used a boat? Would've been cooler if she happened upon the cave where the old boats were (by herself, when she was much younger) and made her own custom boat. She could still be a novice sailor or whatever, but having her attempt to be more at home in the water and trying to teach herself with varying amounts of success would've been the character making strides for her own growth. Instead, it was all "I'm trying but daddy won't let me." I don't even recall anyone else on the island making attempts to stop her, it was just her dad. The fucker's gotta sleep and poop sometime. At least in The Little Mermaid, Ariel had a plausible reason for not being able to set foot on land beforehand but the water's right there for Moana. That shit doesn't work in reverse. Songs were lackluster but I did enjoy "Shiny." Would've been nice to have a main antagonist: like have the coconut guys continue to pursue Moana throughout the movie or something. For all the trouble that heart-thing supposedly brought, we didn't see that much of it. Maui was kinda annoying and at times it felt like he was trying to steal the story, but always failing to because he was too obnoxious. He probably would've made a better villain than a hero and Moana could've turned him good with her bravery or something. It would've added more tension to the story and made his change of heart at the end much stronger. I actually liked the Huntsman movie better than Moana.

joe · « **Reply #4187 on:** Apr 23, 2017, 11:56:16 AM »

Nonononono. You can't mean that. Not really.

Winter's War is atrocious. ATROCIOUS.

Jemaine Clement is not in Winter's War, automatically making it the lesser film.

B E C K · « **Reply #4188 on:** Apr 24, 2017, 09:17:25 AM »

Winter's War had a fried baby in it, a betrayed sister who Icemanned her lover into itty-bitty pieces, a dead/not-dead love interest, frozen dwarf pals, and "but yer all muh brothers an' sisters, muh huntsmen." These are called stakes. Moana had dead coconuts, brown plants, and no fish. That is called "me yawning." If Jemaine Clement was in Moana more, you'd have a real argument.

joe · « **Reply #4189 on:** Apr 24, 2017, 11:55:07 AM »

I'll admit Moana was kind of limp. I'm not saying it was great or anything. But man, I fucking hated Winter's War so much. That movie was just ultimate trash to me. Maybe I wouldn't feel so strongly if I hadn't paid to see it in the theater.

Okay, I'll try to same something nice about it. Um. Emily Blunt is in it. I find Emily Blunt exceedingly attractive.

There!

B E C K · « **Reply #4190 on:** Apr 24, 2017, 09:25:31 PM »

I saw it for free so that probably helped. I also saw the first one and was bored by it, so expectations weren't really high. I played this movie expecting a dull piece of garbage and came out more entertained than with Moana. Hemsworth invested in a few more acting lessons, it was great to get Charlize again and in a limited dose (I was grateful they kept her trapped in the mirror most of the time because too much of her would've been a mistake), Emily Blunt was Emily Blunt, there were feisty drawf chicks, Jessica Chastain sorta phoned it in but she was still decent, and the scenery and CG couldn't get annoyingly overdone (big peeve of mine) because this was a sequel to something that wasn't Titanic to begin with so they scaled back the budget more or less appropriately. Costumes looked silly and cheap at times (especially Blunt's) but the film worked as forgettable popcorn fodder, which is all I asked of it.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #4191 on:** Apr 24, 2017, 11:52:15 PM »

Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Mar 12, 2017, 09:01:19 AM

They'd better. That was a heck of a setup. John Wick 3: Everyone Dies & Return of the Boss.

I am SURE the third movie will be about him dealing with the chinese mafia. Pls no Jackie Chan in it. Pls.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #4192 on:** Apr 24, 2017, 11:55:05 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Mar 16, 2017, 09:35:28 PM

Saw Kong: Skull Island and it was pretty awesome.

The previews were a little better too, including Blade Runner: 2049.

Havent watched nor Im planning to. Everybody made a big deal of it over here, theaters were playing that damn movie in ALL their rooms, over and over again.
I find it hilarious that Gackt is dubbing the japanese version.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #4193 on:** Apr 25, 2017, 03:42:39 AM »

KINGSMAN 2 TRAILER IS OUT

It looks amazing, and that last scene! I knew my bb was going to be ok after all <3

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #4194 on:** May 06, 2017, 12:14:52 AM »

Saw Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and probably the most previews I've ever seen before a movie. The showing was scheduled to start at 6:30, and the thing didn't start until 6:55.

If you've seen the first movie, you know something of what to expect, but it was much sillier (Or should that be "more silly"? Feel free to discuss). It was a lot of fun despite not having a lot in the way of plot. If you go to see it, be sure to stick around for the FIVE (5!) post-credit scenes, which were all worth seeing.

B E C K · « **Reply #4195 on:** May 07, 2017, 09:03:14 AM »

FIVE?

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #4196 on:** May 07, 2017, 12:45:55 PM »

Not to mention the credits themselves were full of weirdness. I think they did it primarily to make fun of the whole post-credit thing the Marvel movies have popularized.

joe · « **Reply #4197 on:** May 08, 2017, 05:17:22 AM »

I fully expected this movie to disappoint. Nope. It was great all over again. Even better than the original in some ways. Definitely had a better villain, for instance.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #4198 on:** May 08, 2017, 10:16:15 PM »

I had to run to the john in the middle of the movie, during which time I seem to have missed the part that explained why Drax was so "in your face" with the laughing and joking. While funny I felt it was out of place, and I've since read reviews that mentioned a certain Drax/Mantis moment, and I just don't remember seeing it.

Guess I should just load up and see it again! And not drink anything beforehand!

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #4199 on:** May 09, 2017, 03:18:50 AM »

I cant watch Guardians.

CANT stand that main guy. Whats his name? He was also in Jurassic World.