Movies! The movie thread

TXSTYLE · 04-04-2023, 12:23 PM

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Avatar way of water 6.7/10
Entertaining but flawed film. Way too long, could easily trim 30-40 minutes and not lose anything. Visually impressive, but a total CGI overload. Very simplistic storyline and characters you struggle to tell the difference between as all just gangly blue people. That said, I enjoyed it more than most Hollywood blockbusters of late.

For the reasons you just mentioned, James Cameron is a hypocrite for talking shit about "Comic Book Movies".
I will finally watch it this weekend at home.

flybigjet · 04-05-2023, 12:02 AM

Hopscotch (1980)

Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, et. al.

I watched it with my father yesterday and had forgotten what a great movie it is.

Short synopsis: Matthau is a career spy who unceremoniously gets put out to pasture by his nipplehead of a boss during the height of the Cold War.

So, he decides to write a tell-all book and sends it chapter by chapter to various spy agencies.

And those spy agencies collectively lose their minds as they race to capture/kill him before he publishes the book.

It's a "literate" script with a lot of clever dialogue- although it's probably classified more as a comedy than as a spy movie. It's worth watching, if only to see how the world was during the Cold War.

R.

Murf the Surf · 04-05-2023, 12:02 PM

Don't tease me......Heat 2 in the works.

https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/mi...er-1234825485/

Esteban · 04-05-2023, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Murf the Surf

Don't tease me......Heat 2 in the works.

https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/mi...er-1234825485/

Would be very interested in Heat 2 but not a fan of Adam Driver. Have found that people either like him or they don't. There's no middle ground.

tranquility · 04-05-2023, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Murf the Surf

Don't tease me......Heat 2 in the works.

https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/mi...er-1234825485/

No way!!! ...and it's in prequel+sequel format?! Take my money!!! (Well, not really, I don't pay for entertainment lol.)

tranquility · 04-05-2023, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Would be very interested in Heat 2 but not a fan of Adam Driver. Have found that people either like him or they don't. There's no middle ground.

I totally get that and agree, although I guess I'm the rare middle ground, even he's another obvious 'chosen one' the bigwigs decided to prop up.

Esteban · 04-05-2023, 03:48 PM

"Air" hits theaters today.

tranquility · 04-05-2023, 04:47 PM

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"Air" hits theaters today.

Holy crap, Matt Damon is looking more and more like Meth Damon.

Alfisti · 04-05-2023, 04:59 PM

That looks so bad. 5 minute story they try to turn into a 2 hr movie.

Esteban · 04-05-2023, 05:17 PM

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

TTM0TION · 04-06-2023, 10:18 AM

So it's a spoof flick like Robin Hood Men In Tights kind of thing?

Alfisti · 04-06-2023, 11:36 AM

That actually looks half fun.

M5Rick · 04-07-2023, 07:06 AM

Watching now

chrono111 · 04-07-2023, 10:48 AM

Saw the super mario movie last night with the kids. If you really like nintendo nostalgia then 7.5 out of 10 otherwise rotten tomatoes has it right.

Esteban · 04-07-2023, 12:16 PM

Started this last night. Pretty funny so far.

Esteban · 04-08-2023, 03:53 PM

^ Finished and liked it. Not a big Kevin Hart fan but thought this was funny. I recommend it.

M5Rick · 04-10-2023, 05:27 PM

The Thin Red Line,watching now and probably the most realistic WW2 film about a rifle company landing on Guadalcanal.

Donut Lord · 04-10-2023, 11:21 PM

Watched the Super Mario Bros movie.

Donut Lord · 04-11-2023, 08:55 AM

Also watched The Forgotten.

Julianne Moore is a mom who "lost" her kid. She had a son who died in a supposed plane crash, but more and more through the movie, it is apparent that, that didn't happen. The kid and other kids were abducted by aliens. Dominic West is another parent who "lost" there kid in the same abduction way.

The aliens unexpectedly suck people through houses into the sky via a unique movie way that hasn't really been shown in a movie.

Alfisti · 04-11-2023, 10:07 AM

It's not bad, though I always struggle with Moore. Seen worse, worth a watch.

TXSTYLE · 04-11-2023, 04:43 PM

AVATAR TWOW

It's a James Cameron epic, fantasy, special effects extravaganza! What's NOT to like!

TTM0TION · 04-11-2023, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

AVATAR TWOW

It's a James Cameron epic, fantasy, special effects extravaganza! What's NOT to like!

Shit writing, bland story, CGI overload?

EDIT: 30 mins longer that it needed to be for no real reason.

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Murf the Surf Second Lieutenant 22493 Rep 253 Posts Drives: Porsche 993 Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Port Carling, Muskoka iTrader: (0)	Don't tease me......Heat 2 in the works. https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/mi...er-1234825485/
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04-05-2023, 03:48 PM	#4715
Esteban Major General 59276 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	"Air" hits theaters today.
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04-05-2023, 04:59 PM	#4717
Alfisti Brigadier General 6969 Rep 3,283 Posts Drives: 2008 Saab 9-3 Combi Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	That looks so bad. 5 minute story they try to turn into a 2 hr movie.
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04-05-2023, 05:17 PM	#4718
Esteban Major General 59276 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
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04-06-2023, 11:36 AM	#4720
Alfisti Brigadier General 6969 Rep 3,283 Posts Drives: 2008 Saab 9-3 Combi Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	That actually looks half fun.
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04-07-2023, 07:06 AM	#4721
M5Rick General 72331 Rep 21,738 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GB iTrader: (0)	Watching now Last edited by M5Rick; 04-07-2023 at 07:11 AM..
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04-07-2023, 10:48 AM	#4722
chrono111 New Member 1 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2004 330i Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: St. Louis iTrader: (0)	Saw the super mario movie last night with the kids. If you really like nintendo nostalgia then 7.5 out of 10 otherwise rotten tomatoes has it right.
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04-07-2023, 12:16 PM	#4723
Esteban Major General 59276 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Started this last night. Pretty funny so far.
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04-08-2023, 03:53 PM	#4724
Esteban Major General 59276 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	^ Finished and liked it. Not a big Kevin Hart fan but thought this was funny. I recommend it.
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04-10-2023, 05:27 PM	#4725
M5Rick General 72331 Rep 21,738 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GB iTrader: (0)	The Thin Red Line,watching now and probably the most realistic WW2 film about a rifle company landing on Guadalcanal.
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04-10-2023, 11:21 PM	#4726
Donut Lord Do Donuts 457 Rep 322 Posts Drives: '12 BMW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0)	Watched the Super Mario Bros movie.
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04-11-2023, 08:55 AM	#4727
Donut Lord Do Donuts 457 Rep 322 Posts Drives: '12 BMW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0)	Also watched The Forgotten. Julianne Moore is a mom who "lost" her kid. She had a son who died in a supposed plane crash, but more and more through the movie, it is apparent that, that didn't happen. The kid and other kids were abducted by aliens. Dominic West is another parent who "lost" there kid in the same abduction way. The aliens unexpectedly suck people through houses into the sky via a unique movie way that hasn't really been shown in a movie.
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04-11-2023, 10:07 AM	#4728
Alfisti Brigadier General 6969 Rep 3,283 Posts Drives: 2008 Saab 9-3 Combi Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	It's not bad, though I always struggle with Moore. Seen worse, worth a watch.
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04-11-2023, 04:43 PM	#4729
TXSTYLE "Salud" 15497 Rep 5,065 Posts Drives: M8 Gran Coupe Comp & X5M Comp Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Burbs - N TX iTrader: (0)	AVATAR TWOW It's a James Cameron epic, fantasy, special effects extravaganza! What's NOT to like!
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