Keyrock Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I watched Thor: Ragnarok. Fun movie. I'm kinda burned out on superheroes so I haven't seen all 800 Marvel movies, nor do I care to, but I decided to watch this one because Jeff Goldblum. I was both happy and disappointed. Disappointed because Jeff Goldblum is not in the movie nearly enough. Happy because it was full strength, unadulterated, scenery-chewing Jeff Goldblum. But of course they had to go and do the doomsday villain as per usual. I'm not too broken up about it since said doomsday villain was Cate Blanchett, who I'm a big fan of, on account of her excellent acting ability. Still, if the movie had just been 2 hours of Planet Hulk it would have been much better IMHO. I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) ^ It might not necessarily happen in London, but we are right on track for V For Vendetta. Edited January 21 by Keyrock I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 27 minutes ago, Keyrock said: ^ It might not necessarily happen in London, but we are right on track for V For Vendetta. Or Demolition Man. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneCommander Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 And Idiocracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 One that's always amused me knowing, and I tend to re-share it whenever I see it mentioned... "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 minutes ago, Raithe said: One that's always amused me knowing, and I tend to re-share it whenever I see it mentioned... image hmm... HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_dog_days Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 9 hours ago, Raithe said: I've never watched the movie V for Vendetta. Was it set that far into the future? The comic was set in 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 15 minutes ago, the_dog_days said: I've never watched the movie V for Vendetta. Was it set that far into the future? The comic was set in 1997. It was set in 2019 2 "Art and song are creations but so are weapons and lies" "Our worst enemies are inventions of the mind. Pleasure. Fear. When we see them for what they are, we become unstoppable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) I hope they still make the King Conan movie. I have no idea if it's still happening or not. I know Ahnuld hasn't been in a good movie in 25+ years, but if Paul Verhoeven is directing it, I'm in. If there's anyone out there that can squeeze one last great movie out of Ahnuld, it's Verhoeven. Edit: As an aside, what's the last good movie Ahnuld was in? The most recent one I can think of is True Lies. I'd go so far as to call that a great movie, but I have a weird love affair with True Lies, so I'm biased. Edited January 23 by Keyrock I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uuuhhii Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 just realize the mummy come out at 1999 pretty sure nostalgia kicked in years ago wonder if they will try to reboot it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestic Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 2 hours ago, Keyrock said: Edit: As an aside, what's the last good movie Ahnuld was in? The most recent one I can think of is True Lies. I'd go so far as to call that a great movie, but I have a weird love affair with True Lies, so I'm biased. That depends on what you would call good. If you mean seriously good, not schlock* that's fun to watch like The Expendables then that probably really was True Lies. Escape Plan got trashed by critics but I liked it well enough, it didn't feel like I've wasted two hours of my life. Unlike, say, watching Terminator Genisys or Last Stand. * I'd say The 6th Day and Eraser were fun schlock too, but what do I know about film. edit: You're also not alone with your love affair with True Lies. Way back at that age, at the time, I could have watched Jamie Lee Curtis in anything and liked it. But even without that the film still really fun mix of comedy, action and silly one lines. Perfect entertainment in my book. You're fired. Edited January 24 by majestic 2 Give me the eyes, so I see Give me ears, so I hear Give me love, so I know what love is Give me freedom to think, to believe In something -- Tony Kakko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 14 minutes ago, majestic said: That depends on what you would call good. If you mean seriously good, not schlock* that's fun to watch like The Expendables then that probably really was True Lies. I didn't even enjoy The Expendables, and I can appreciate schlock. I mean, Commando is in my Ahnuld top 5 and that's a terrible movie by a standard definition, but it's super fun schlock. "Remember when I said I'd kill you last?" "Yeah?" "I lied." 2 I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 True Lies and Last Action Hero are truly great films. I'd even say Last Action Hero was a film ahead of its time. That, and it had an amazing cast plus Charles Dance glomming it up as the villain. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 After 13 years, I was finally ready for a re-watch of Synecdoche, New York. Not nearly as accessible as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Adaptation, but probably still worth watching. I didn't feel nearly as lost this time. "Art and song are creations but so are weapons and lies" "Our worst enemies are inventions of the mind. Pleasure. Fear. When we see them for what they are, we become unstoppable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LadyCrimson Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) Well, I watched it via Prime, but I think it was more of a movie-movie, so... After debating for a while I tossed my hands and paid the $20 rental fee to see the end of the world movie Greenland. There's no aliens - it's another extinction-level asteroid/comet etc. type scenario. Anyway, it wasn't bad for the genre. Money shots (on home TV at least) were ok looking but not numerous, drama-peril was fairly typical for type but done well enough. One of the things I liked about it was it was all from the main family perspective. That is, it was closer to a not-omniscient viewpoint, versus going back and forth between a military HQ and multiple other leads for exposition like many disaster films. So any information you get is only as the family was getting it (TV/radio announcements, ppl they ran into), which felt more in the moment. Also, avoids having to tech-babble-splain "reasons". Some people might prefer more exposition re: very ending, felt kind of abrupt/thin. And it didn't have Morgan Freeman. $20 is bit on the high side, but when it's the usual $5-6 worth a shot if you like such films. Edited January 25 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Send Me No Flowers. That was a pretty funny movie, leaving the TV on TCM by accident works well sometimes. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_dog_days Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/23/2021 at 3:42 PM, Keyrock said: hope they still make the King Conan movie. I have no idea if it's still happening or not. Here's a pretty good breakdown on that: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 1/24/2021 at 1:22 AM, Keyrock said: I didn't even enjoy The Expendables It's quite sad how mediocre those films were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, Maedhros said: It's quite sad how mediocre those films were. Yeah...I mean it's not like I was expecting Oscar-worthy films, and they did have some amusing moments here and there. But even for what they are, they were not even all that much "fun." Watchable, but ... Also - I watched that Godzilla vs. Kong trailer. I have a feeling we saw all the main action sequences that will occur in that trailer and the rest of the movie will be made up of long reaction shots of various star cameos. Remember when trailers made you want to see the movie, vs. feel like you already saw the movie? That said, I'm sure those scenes will be be giant-monster movie mayhem fun. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Maedhros said: It's quite sad how mediocre those films were. Maybe I'm just cynical, but The Expendables just felt like such a blatant soulless cash grab. I could have looked past that if the action had been fun, but it wasn't. It was generic uninspired fighting and shooting. Plus, the one liners were lame and felt phoned-in Edited January 28 by Keyrock I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 ^ The 2nd one was slightly better than the original/first movie, but that's not saying a whole lot perhaps. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 The Chuck Norris appearance was painful Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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