OT: Let's talk about movies and TV - Part XXVIII

[Mrb1p]

Nice! I see them introducing this guy in the Thor movie:

That would be very cool

 

[Mrb1p]

Adam Warlock and I'm far from the only one to think this

Oh thats a good one

 

[overlords]

MK was mmmmk at best. Bad acting /writing/casting for a majority of the runtime. Main guy has less charisma than a rock. The 'powers' are explained worse than animalities were in Annihilation.

Worth checking out if you're an old school gamer but I doubt this movie overtakes the original, as low a standard that was to beat.

 

[angusyoung]

Was recommended, slow but enjoyed it.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

How I Met Your Father?

Oh good, another series I can completely ignore.

Also, I'm watching Sons of Anarchy now. Good times.

 

[CHfan1]

Nice! I see them introducing this guy in the Thor movie:

Who is that?

And do you think they introduce Beta Ray Bill in the new Thor?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Doctor Sleep is on tv right now. Awesome movie. Could be because I went in with zero expectations but this one turned out to be really good.

I love the way it pays tribute to the old film but doesn't try to clone it. Completely different film and a very personal one from Steven King.

King was never happy with the original Shining movie as it removed the personal story and made Jack into a creepy sociopath. The filmmakers took elements from that book, the film and mixed it together for this one and it works.

Definitely one to watch on your next Halloween night.

 

[phillytennis]

That would be very cool

Fluff... he's doing it for the money.
Young generation of moviegoers like computer generated movies... explosions, comic book characters...only three or four movies are worth seeing in a theatre per year.
A tragedy!!!

 

[BehindTheTimes]

I’m so tired of comic book, super hero shit. They never really interested me in the first place, but after years of non stop bullshit, I can’t even watch them at all anymore.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I’m so tired of comic book, super hero shit. They never really interested me in the first place, but after years of non stop bullshit, I can’t even watch them at all anymore.

I loved 'em. But I'm done.

 

[Mrb1p]

Who is that?

And do you think they introduce Beta Ray Bill in the new Thor?

Hercules, marvels version.

 

[sandviper]

I’m so tired of comic book, super hero shit. They never really interested me in the first place, but after years of non stop bullshit, I can’t even watch them at all anymore.

All genres kinda go through this. What I would like to see are old school adventure movies, like Indiana Jones. I know Indy 5 is in development, but movies like Tomb Raider didn’t really do it for me. I did enjoy the first two Mummy movies with Brendan Fraser (minus the CGI Rock).

I also miss the buddy cop movies. I mean, I know they want to another Lethal Weapon, another Beverly Hills Cop... they did Bad Boys, but I’d like some new characters.

Really though, super heroes have been with us forever when you think of it. Unstoppable freaks of nature (Stallone, Arnold in the 80s), sci-fi and so on. It’s just now, they are tied into franchises.

Who is that?

And do you think they introduce Beta Ray Bill in the new Thor?

Hercules. As for BR, I thought Bale was playing him when he was cast (but he’s playing Gorr). It would be pretty cool if he makes an appearance but I don’t think he will.

 

[HotPie]

I loved 'em. But I'm done.

I'm in the same boat. They were enjoyable, and I did love some of those Nolan Batman movies, but the genre has become way too saturated, stale, formulaic, and just not entertaining anymore. Disney doing what Disney does best, just milking as much money as they can re-using the same formula ad nauseum.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Who is that?

And do you think they introduce Beta Ray Bill in the new Thor?

That's Hercules. With Zeus being introduced in this one, it would make sense that they bring in the Greek gods into the MCU

And it would be fun to see them bring in Beta Ray Bill. They had a statue of him in Thor: Ragnarok, so it looks like an easter egg that shows he already exists. Note also a statue of Ares next to it, another of the Greek gods in the comics.

 

[Edgy]

MK was mmmmk at best. Bad acting /writing/casting for a majority of the runtime. Main guy has less charisma than a rock. The 'powers' are explained worse than animalities were in Annihilation.

Worth checking out if you're an old school gamer but I doubt this movie overtakes the original, as low a standard that was to beat.

You're too generous. It was bad acting galore. Some half decent action sequences between Sub Zero and Scorpion but the "champions" training in Raiden's temple with Liu Kang and Kung Lao looked so scripted and slow. I've seen harder sparring in demonstrations.

 

[LaP]

I’m so tired of comic book, super hero shit. They never really interested me in the first place, but after years of non stop bullshit, I can’t even watch them at all anymore.

I don't mind them. But that's like the only thing on TV these days. I've not watched one in like 5 years can't stand them anymore specially Avengers. The last one i watched was GOTG(was a great movie) if i remember correctly. I think there have not been one great big budget drama in like over a year ... every month i'm watching the last releases on blu ray and i'm like nah, nah, nah, nah,

 

[BehindTheTimes]

All genres kinda go through this. What I would like to see are old school adventure movies, like Indiana Jones. I know Indy 5 is in development, but movies like Tomb Raider didn’t really do it for me. I did enjoy the first two Mummy movies with Brendan Fraser (minus the CGI Rock).

I also miss the buddy cop movies. I mean, I know they want to another Lethal Weapon, another Beverly Hills Cop... they did Bad Boys, but I’d like some new characters.

Really though, super heroes have been with us forever when you think of it. Unstoppable freaks of nature (Stallone, Arnold in the 80s), sci-fi and so on. It’s just now, they are tied into franchises.



Hercules. As for BR, I thought Bale was playing him when he was cast (but he’s playing Gorr). It would be pretty cool if he makes an appearance but I don’t think he will.

The entire industry is failing IMO. I can’t remember the last time I sat down and watched a really good movie. It seems like all the good stories have already been told or there’s a lack of creativity or something nowadays.

What are the best movies you have seen in the last year or two? Top 5, I’m curious, maybe they exist I just don’t know about them. I can’t remember a single movie I would have been excited to see in theatre. Actually it’s been that way for years. The Mrs and I, every year get cinemaplex gift cards for Christmas and it’s dear near impossible to use them because there hadn’t been anything good playing.

 

[LaP]

The entire industry is failing IMO. I can’t remember the last time I sat down and watched a really good movie. It seems like all the good stories have already been told or there’s a lack of creativity or something nowadays.

What are the best movies you have seen in the last year or two? Top 5, I’m curious, maybe they exist I just don’t know about them. I can’t remember a single movie I would have been excited to see in theatre. Actually it’s been that way for years. The Mrs and I, every year get cinemaplex gift cards for Christmas and it’s dear near impossible to use them because there hadn’t been anything good playing.

In the last year or two i can't remember a single one. Uncle Frank was okay. We are really far from the beginning of the 90ies with Forest Gump, Schindler List, Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, ... 1994 was dope.

 

[sandviper]

The entire industry is failing IMO. I can’t remember the last time I sat down and watched a really good movie. It seems like all the good stories have already been told or there’s a lack of creativity or something nowadays.

What are the best movies you have seen in the last year or two? Top 5, I’m curious, maybe they exist I just don’t know about them. I can’t remember a single movie I would have been excited to see in theatre. Actually it’s been that way for years. The Mrs and I, every year get cinemaplex gift cards for Christmas and it’s dear near impossible to use them because there hadn’t been anything good playing.

Had to think about it... I went further back than 2 years because the pandemic impacted movies a lot. That said, top-5 for me, in no particular order:

The Martian
Knives Out
Inception
Infinity War (LOL, I know, but this was a great movie)
The Greatest Showman

I know, not particularly high brow, but these were 5 movies that I absolutely loved. I also liked others like John Wick, Hacksaw Ridge, 1917, Shape of Water and so on. I enjoy many genres, for different reasons.

However, I agree, most movies are not good and most of those are pure popcorn flicks. I don’t mind that, but there hasn’t been that many movies I’ve seen where I’d watch it multiple times if given the opportunity.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

The entire industry is failing IMO. I can’t remember the last time I sat down and watched a really good movie. It seems like all the good stories have already been told or there’s a lack of creativity or something nowadays.

What are the best movies you have seen in the last year or two? Top 5, I’m curious, maybe they exist I just don’t know about them. I can’t remember a single movie I would have been excited to see in theatre. Actually it’s been that way for years. The Mrs and I, every year get cinemaplex gift cards for Christmas and it’s dear near impossible to use them because there hadn’t been anything good playing.

When everything has already been said and done, added to an ever growing population to say and do things, to create art, it becomes increasingly harder to be original.

IMO, there's a wealth of original stories that could be told in movies, but are just too dangerous for the establishment's taste, coupled with an obsession with profit and pooping out products for the lowest common denominator and we get the present trends.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

When everything has already been said and done, added to an ever growing population to say and do things, to create art, it becomes increasingly harder to be original.

IMO, there's a wealth of original stories that could be told in movies, but are just too dangerous for the establishment's taste, coupled with an obsession with profit and pooping out products for the lowest common denominator and we get the present trends.

Yeah it’s terrible, any recommendations from last couple of years?

 

[sandviper]

I thought Knives Out was one of the fresher ideas out of Hollywood in the past few years.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Had to think about it... I went further back than 2 years because the pandemic impacted movies a lot. That said, top-5 for me, in no particular order:

The Martian
Knives Out
Inception
Infinity War (LOL, I know, but this was a great movie)
The Greatest Showman

I know, not particularly high brow, but these were 5 movies that I absolutely loved. I also liked others like John Wick, Hacksaw Ridge, 1917, Shape of Water and so on. I enjoy many genres, for different reasons.

However, I agree, most movies are not good and most of those are pure popcorn flicks. I don’t mind that, but there hasn’t been that many movies I’ve seen where I’d watch it multiple times if given the opportunity.

The Golden age has passed.

I envision a future where people will experiment the adventures of new movies in POV tailored to VR sets.

It's the single biggest tech to create new media experiences.

 

[sandviper]

The Golden age has passed.

I envision a future where people will experiment the adventures of new movies in POV tailored to VR sets.

It's the single biggest tech to create new media experiences.

I agree with you in terms of the experience, but we can also get a rash of horrible movies like when 3D first became a thing.

Fresh ideas are hard though, like you said earlier, so much has already been done. I remember when I first saw the Matrix... I was so blown away.

I said Knives Out because there really hasn’t been a whodunnit in awhile. The Martian is the only science fiction movie I can think of where nobody dies. Spider-verse was also quite unique. In fact, a VR Spider-Man would be something else.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Yeah it’s terrible, any recommendations from last couple of years?

Green Book
Ready Player One
Into the Spiderverse (you won't like)
Alita Battle Angel (ditto)
Menteur
Greed
Joy
It (both chapters)
Tesla
Ford vs Ferrari
The Martian
Alpha
The Good Liar
Knives Out
Joker
Avengers Endgame


I really liked Coming to America sequel!

Admittedly, I've been watching more tv shows than movies in the last few years, with those damn stream services.