The Cinema and Movie Thread

[Gromnir]

7 hours ago, Keyrock said:

Multiverse-hopping Michelle Yeoh? Sign me up!

another argument for not going to theatres to watch movies, 'cause am suspecting a large % o' people going to see this flick is gonna be baked to some degree and that is the kinda thing one should be doing in the privacy o' their own home.

HA! Good Fun!

[Malcador]

15 hours ago, majestic said:

Yes, you really need to if you haven't already. That stuff's worth standing ovations. Think of what you will of Jean Claude van Damme, at least he can laugh about himself, unlike some of his, uhm, brethren in terrible movie making.

Seagal is like the total mirror of him, hah.

[Chairchucker]

On 12/15/2021 at 10:12 AM, Gromnir said:

another argument for not going to theatres to watch movies, 'cause am suspecting a large % o' people going to see this flick is gonna be baked to some degree and that is the kinda thing one should be doing in the privacy o' their own home.

HA! Good Fun!

eh?

[Gfted1]

You know...Mary Jane, jazz cabbage, devils lettuce.

[Pidesco]

On 12/14/2021 at 4:41 PM, Keyrock said:

Multiverse-hopping Michelle Yeoh? Sign me up!

Short Round! Hah!

[Keyrock]

Looks sort of Romancing the Stone-esque.

[Chairchucker]

I saw Spider-Man and it gives Spiderverse a real run for its money in the 'best Spider-Movie' stakes. Recommended.

[Hurlshort]

Hot damn. Skarsgard gots all the abs.

Edited December 20, 2021 by Hurlsnot

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

6 minutes ago, Hurlsnot said:

Hot damn. Skarsgard gots all the abs.

Ok, on one hand Eggers is a must watch for me and this trailer really drives that home. On the other, with the rona looking to make another comeback I'm worried that theaters around me won't be safe. I guess that will mean I have to wait a few months after release.

[Sarex]

The Matrix 4 or Resurrections...

I mean if it had to happen I guess I'm glad it happened like this. The movie is ok, kind of like the epilogue to the LotR where the Hobits come home and there is one more adventure waiting for them, or at least that is the feeling I had.

Minor spoiler

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If what they said in the movie is true and WB was going to make this sequel no matter what, then I'm glad at least one of the original creators was involved.

The movie is not going to be a box office hit like the previous movies, I'm almost completely certain, but I don't think people will hate it. The only thing I think they could have done a little less of, are the

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flashbacks

 

Edited December 22, 2021 by Sarex

[Gfted1]

 

[LadyCrimson]

^ I'm always at least a bit curious about a Cumberbatch movie. Then I saw Sam Raimi was directing. Curious immediately went to "interested". At least a little bit.

[Gromnir]

24 minutes ago, LadyCrimson said:

^ I'm always at least a bit curious about a Cumberbatch movie. Then I saw Sam Raimi was directing. Curious immediately went to "interested". At least a little bit.

a rami directed and lovecraft-inspired marvel movie with cumberbatch as dr. strange woulda' sounded like the punchline to a joke if uttered back in 2000. next we will be told tim burton is doing an awesome andy film with forest whitaker in the starring role. 

HA! Good Fun!

ps (edit) curious link fail

Edited December 22, 2021 by Gromnir

[Keyrock]

1 hour ago, LadyCrimson said:

^ I'm always at least a bit curious about a Cumberbatch movie. Then I saw Sam Raimi was directing. Curious immediately went to "interested". At least a little bit.

I'm completely burned out on superhero movies. The fact that Sam Rami is directing this is the only reason I have any interest in it at all. My biggest concern is how much was he allowed to make a Sam Rami movie (yay!) and how much was he forced to make a Marvel movie (*snore*).

[Sarex]

I'm interested in the newest Spiderman movie, it's been getting great reviews. I guess you can't make a good Spiderman movie without Tobey Maguire...go figure...

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

I honestly can't think of anything that Tobey Maguire did after Spider-Man.

Anyways I'm burned out on superheroes so I'll watch a heart warming family movie called Candyman (2021) tonight. 

[Sarex]

I remember him in The Great Gatsby, but that was a minor role and apparently he was in Tropic Thunder. Guess he has **** you money after Spiderman and no desire to prove himself.

[Gromnir]

first time we saw, we thought it were a parody trailer, and the thing is, the miniseries is indeed a parody, but is six +20-minute episodes o' parody.  you kinda get the joke in the first ten minutes, so...

...

the thing is, we did watch all six episodes and am typical not able to enjoy will ferrell in anything but small doses.

HA! Good Fun!

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Gromnir said:

am typical not able to enjoy will ferrell in anything but small doses.

Did you see Stranger Than Fiction? It would be unfair to call it anything other than an odd movie, but it is a departure from his usual shtick

Think Jim Carrey vs Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and you get the idea.

[Keyrock]

Since the year is almost over, what's everybody's favorite movie of 2021? 

Mine is Malignant. I wrote about it at length before, but this was one of my favorite horror comedies since Army of Darkness (though I'm still not sure if it was intentionally a horror comedy). There are 2 acts of mediocre and somewhat boring horror to get through before the movie goes off the rails in the best way possible in the glorious and absolutely bat**** insane 3rd act.

Edited December 22, 2021 by Keyrock

[Bartimaeus]

I watched only three movies released in 2021, and they are Censor, Pig, and the Summer of Soul. Guess I have to give it to Nicholas Cage's Pig, which was a genuinely fairly good anti-revenge film.

[majestic]

6 minutes ago, Keyrock said:

Since the year is almost over, what's everybody's favorite movie of 2021? 

Not 100% sure, but I can't remember watching any 2021 film. Huh.

if 2020 films with a theatrical release in 2021 count then it's... Violet Evergarden. If not, then I got nothing.

As I say this I realize that I was wrong, and that there really is a 2021 movie that I watched:

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time and that was a seizure inducing piece of trash that made me write a gigantic rant on just how terrible it is, so that certainly doesn't count as answer to the question even if it's the only one and takes "best" and "worst" film of 2021 I've seen by default.

[LadyCrimson]

24 minutes ago, Keyrock said:

Since the year is almost over, what's everybody's favorite movie of 2021? 

I would first have to remember what movies I watched.
...but according to Box Office Mojo's "domestic" box office list for 2021, the only films I saw that were released in 2021 were:

Tenet - VoD, but I didn't finish because I couldn't understand/hear half the dialogue
Nobody - VoD. Liked it a lot. So I guess it wins by default. 

If I saw any other movies that weren't straight-to-DVDstreaming I don't remember.

[Bartimaeus]

21 minutes ago, majestic said:

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time and that was a seizure inducing piece of trash that made me write a gigantic rant on just how terrible it is, so that certainly doesn't count as answer to the question even if it's the only one and takes "best" and "worst" film of 2021 I've seen by default.

Yeah, I saw this in my list of watched movies as well, but it didn't feel quite right to call it a movie in the first place, and never mind even remotely consider it for possible best films of 2021.

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

54 minutes ago, Keyrock said:

Since the year is almost over, what's everybody's favorite movie of 2021? 

Mine is Malignant. I wrote about it at length before, but this was one of my favorite horror comedies since Army of Darkness (though I'm still not sure if it was intentionally a horror comedy). There are 2 acts of mediocre and somewhat boring horror to get through before the movie goes off the rails in the best way possible in the glorious and absolutely bat**** insane 3rd act.

The Beta Test.