Movies! The movie thread

SWFLf10 · 08-28-2022, 03:33 PM

Recently saw Top Gun Maverick and also Bullet Train in theaters. I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed both. I was uncertain about top gun, figuring it may just be one of those hyped sequels that flops. And bullet train is what it is. The previews pretty much give you the idea of what you're going into.

Esteban · 08-28-2022, 04:36 PM

^^ looking forward to seeing both of these, especially Maverick.

Fishee · 08-28-2022, 05:22 PM

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^^ looking forward to seeing both of these, especially Maverick.

Same. I'm surprised by all of the positive feedback.

tranquility · 08-28-2022, 05:46 PM

Hmmm, I still have Maverick in the back burner, guess need to go see it soon.

TXSTYLE · 08-28-2022, 07:44 PM

I'm surprised at the fact that it has cracked the $1B gross. But I'm kinda not as the 80s are returning in a ginormous way. Especially movies and shows!

Alfisti · 08-28-2022, 09:45 PM

I never saw the original Dune, which is weird as it's my kinda thing. Just saw the 2021 movie, absolutely STUNING visuals, like proper amazing, not just in your face but a lot of subtlety and very good framing of certain scenes. Not sold on the story, it's a bit odd to say the least and a bit plain for such a massive landscape.

tranquility · 08-28-2022, 09:55 PM

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I never saw the original Dune, which is weird as it's my kinda thing. Just saw the 2021 movie, absolutely STUNING visuals, like proper amazing, not just in your face but a lot of subtlety and very good framing of certain scenes. Not sold on the story, it's a bit odd to say the least and a bit plain for such a massive landscape.

Agreed, not exactly GOT-type subterfuge, it's quite simplistic and actually a bit unbelievable in its naivety. Good you didn't see the original so you didn't know what was about to happen (unless you read the book). Well, this story needed modernizing and Villeneuve at least did that.

Donut Lord · 08-29-2022, 01:08 AM

Watched Nope.

Can someone who watches it explain to me the point of the side plot of the killer monkey?

Sedan_Clan · 08-29-2022, 11:39 AM

I finally watched "Nope"……and it wasn't engaging enough.

Donut Lord · 08-29-2022, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I finally watched "Nope"……and it wasn't engaging enough.

What was the point of the chimp story?

Sedan_Clan · 08-29-2022, 12:56 PM

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I finally watched "Nope"……and it wasn't engaging enough.

What was the point of the chimp story?

Your guess is as good as mine. It probably made sense in Jordan Peele's head, but I found it to be a storytelling element that added nothing to the actual story.

TXSTYLE · 08-29-2022, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut Lord

Watched Nope.

Can someone who watches it explain to me the point of the side plot of the killer monkey?

Just an added storyline.

I just watched this last night. Although I'm a big fan of Peele and this plot line was solid.... There was a lot to be desired. Keke Palmer was annoying AF.
Main enemy, antagonist or whatever you want to call it was very lackluster.
This film should have been much better.

tranquility · 08-29-2022, 02:21 PM

****POTENTIAL SPOILERS RE 'NOPE'****

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Originally Posted by Donut Lord

Watched Nope.

Can someone who watches it explain to me the point of the side plot of the killer monkey?

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I finally watched "Nope"……and it wasn't engaging enough.

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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Just an added storyline.

I just watched this last night. Although I'm a big fan of Peele and this plot line was solid.... There was a lot to be desired. Keke Palmer was annoying AF.
Main enemy, antagonist or whatever you want to call it was very lackluster.
This film should have been much better.

Thinking out loud, so the crazy chimp made that Asian guy weirded out in a very subtle way, but I don't see the pt either....it made him leave showbiz, start an amusement park and then indirectly got all those ppl killed, creating a new tragedy and finally getting passed the baton when the chimp was gonna fistpump him? I got nothing haha.

Yup, definitely wasn't engaging enough, I had to 2x speed it, the pacing was SO SLOW, even w the faster speed!!!

Peele is hit-or-miss for me, his s1 of Twilight Zone was quite poor but he improved in s2, some movies were good and some were bad/not as good. I dunno about the plot, a live ufo eating ppl? Not very interesting or visually stimulating, just seemed so silly and I couldn't buy it. The acting was hit/miss also. I know the guy's dad died but he was almost dead as well, can hardly get a reaction outta him, and like you said, his sister was too hyper. The tech guy was good, although a bit unrealistic in his rudeness to customers. That Wincott character was a caricature.

Funny coincidence as it seemed a bunch of us watched it just last night.

Sedan_Clan · 08-29-2022, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

****POTENTIAL SPOILERS RE 'NOPE'****

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Originally Posted by Donut Lord

Watched Nope.

Can someone who watches it explain to me the point of the side plot of the killer monkey?

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I finally watched "Nope"……and it wasn't engaging enough.

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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Just an added storyline.

I just watched this last night. Although I'm a big fan of Peele and this plot line was solid.... There was a lot to be desired. Keke Palmer was annoying AF.
Main enemy, antagonist or whatever you want to call it was very lackluster.
This film should have been much better.

Thinking out loud, so the crazy chimp made that Asian guy weirded out in a very subtle way, but I don't see the pt either....it made him leave showbiz, start an amusement park and then indirectly got all those ppl killed, creating a new tragedy and finally getting passed the baton when the chimp was gonna fistpump him? I got nothing haha.

Yup, definitely wasn't engaging enough, I had to 2x speed it, the pacing was SO SLOW, even w the faster speed!!!

Peele is hit-or-miss for me, his s1 of Twilight Zone was quite poor but he improved in s2, some movies were good and some were bad/not as good. I dunno about the plot, a live ufo eating ppl? Not very interesting or visually stimulating, just seemed so silly and I couldn't buy it. The acting was hit/miss also. I know the guy's dad died but he was almost dead as well, can hardly get a reaction outta him, and like you said, his sister was too hyper. The tech guy was good, although a bit unrealistic in his rudeness to customers. That Wincott character was a caricature.

Funny coincidence as it seemed a bunch of us watched it just last night.

So true!

I had high(er) hopes because "Get Out" and "Us" were decent flicks.

M5Rick · 08-29-2022, 06:19 PM

A Sergio Leone film.

Murf the Surf · 08-29-2022, 07:14 PM

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A Sergio Leone film.

Sometimes you just need to watch a spaghetti western.

Donut Lord · 08-29-2022, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

So true!

I had high(er) hopes because "Get Out" and "Us" were decent flicks.

I just hope Peele doesn't turn into the current Gens M Night. Peele had Get Out, Us, then seems like a decline.

M Night Unbreakable, Sixth Sence, Signs, then decline....

Sedan_Clan · 08-30-2022, 02:57 AM

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So true!

I had high(er) hopes because "Get Out" and "Us" were decent flicks.

I just hope Peele doesn't turn into the current Gens M Night. Peele had Get Out, Us, then seems like a decline.

M Night Unbreakable, Sixth Sence, Signs, then decline....

Yeah, I can see the similarity. Good point!

Donut Lord · 08-30-2022, 10:25 PM

Watched Top Gun Maverick.

My take is it is better than the first, but you of course need the first, or most of this wouldn't be.

M5Rick · 08-31-2022, 08:22 AM

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan, a dramatisation of the collaboration between writer Gilbert and composer Sullivan.

Sedan_Clan · 09-01-2022, 09:24 AM

Has anybody watched "Me Time" with Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg yet?

edit: It was actually a decent lil' comedy.

M5Rick · 09-01-2022, 02:12 PM

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Sometimes you just need to watch a spaghetti western.

I've watched them all.

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