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[peakish]

Watched The Tribe (2014) with a few friends last night and hoo, boy. The movie is set on and around a boarding school for mute and deaf people (all the actors are also deaf-mutes), and there's no dialog whatsoever in the movie beyond sign language and muted groans. A new student arrives and is pulled into a gang that extorts and robs other students and prostitutes some of the female students. Nothing new about that, but having to decipher the story through gestures and visual content instead of words makes for an interesting experience.

Still, while the camera and editing works really well, the movie does such a good job of separating you from its characters that I never really built an emotional connection to the main character. That might have been the idea, and the movie largely works without it, but it never elevates the plain story.

I can recommend it to anyone who can handle dark material.


Odd Man Out (1947) takes a bit of time to get started, but once it's up to speed it's gets very good. Johnny's desperate wanderings through the town towards safety reminded me a bit of Raskolnikov's feverish dito through St. Petersburg in Crime and Punishment. Since everyone he meets in the movie recognises him as the killer it's gripping to see how the character's face the dilemma. The ending is fantastic.

 

[John Dunbar]

Slap Shot: Never seen this before, except maybe brief clips, but it is one of those movies that live up to the hype pretty damn well. Paul Newman was pretty much the perfect ringmaster to keep this circus together. Of course since I am a sophisticated Internet liberal, I have to wonder is it politically correct to laugh at some of these lines, but that comment by Newman about the son of the lady owner is one of the best movie insults I have ever heard.

Rumble Fish: I sort of hated this but also found it somewhat intriguing. Nothing happens, and Mickey Rourke has some sort of Brando-lite act going on. You keep waiting for him to say something profound, but it's just the same cryptic bullshit right from the start. Somehow the movie still managed to not be terrible and despite some unintentional hilarity, like Rourke knocking that guy out with a motorcycle, it was kind of okay as a lost youth picture.

City of Angels: Can't believe this is a real movie. I thought this would be a romantic comedy, because all I knew was that Nicolas Cage is an angel who falls in love with Meg Ryan and there's that Goo Goo Dolls song. Instead this was a series of some of the creepiest "romantic" scenes I have ever seen, the way Cage was staring at Ryan and spouting his fundie claptrap (I mean, sure, Meg Ryan is pretty much a stalker in Sleepless in Seattle, but hey, romantic comedies). Just when you thought the nonsense was over when they finally got together (although we are still treated to a scene where Ryan asks Cage to describe what her pussy feels like. "warm and aching" was the verdict), Meg Ryan then decides to ride a bicycle with her eyes closed down a mountain road like she was at the bow of the Titanic, and I thought that is one goddamn easy way to get yourself killed. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS.

 

[Messofanego]

I feel like I should watch City of Angels sometime as a Cage fan and because my mom saw it in the cinema, she loved it so much. I just asked her about it, she replied with, "Nicholas Cage at that time..." then made an unf expression to imply he was pretty hot.

 

[KAKYBAC]

Promised Land (2012) // Gus Van Sant

Surprisingly fresh film not so much about fracking but the role conspiracies play in politics.

Damon is suitably plump. Frances McDormand brings humanity to the film and it wouldn't work without her.

Green Zone (2010) // Paul Greengrass

Too much shaky camera overlayed across the modern day invasion of Iraq and the conspiracy of WMD's. Humorously makes for a good double bill with the above. Not much else going on. Can't understand why the DVD box has a severe comic book theme!

 

[Currygan]

I feel like I should watch City of Angels sometime as a Cage fan and because my mom saw it in the cinema, she loved it so much. I just asked her about it, she replied with, "Nicholas Cage at that time..." then made an unf expression to imply he was pretty hot.

it's...slightly.... inferior to the Wim Wenders one, I felt

 

[Creamium]

People say this, but what was so thought provoking about it? It's basically the same exact arc of every AI movie.

I guess you're right: the core idea of this movie was already explored in Blade Runner and even 2001, but it doesn't really feel like a rehash (at least to me).

What made me think is how

Spoiler

the movie showed AVA as something that's possible to create soon or now, and how dangerous it is to even explore or think about AI programs. Plus, turns out I was as naive as Caleb, because the finale surprised me. I loved how the 'AVA SESSION 7' banner was put there to show that it was AVA itself experimenting on them from the get-go. Guess I'm easily impressed, but I think Garland had good build-up towards the twist.

 

[Blader]

Black Mass
This was definitely much better than I thought it'd be. I think what elevates it above my expectations and a lot of typical gangster fare is that it's just as much about John Connolly as it was Bulger -- who, btw, is absolutely Depp's best performance in a long long time, he kills it. I wish there'd been a bigger focus on the dynamic between him and his brother, but I can see how the story might get lost in that unless you were to blow this out into a three-hour movie or something. But as is, I really liked it a lot more than I thought I would.

 

[KAKYBAC]

Watched The Tribe (2014)...

Still, while the camera and editing works really well, the movie does such a good job of separating you from its characters that I never really built an emotional connection to the main character. That might have been the idea, and the movie largely works without it, but it never elevates the plain story.

I agree, sand away the device of the storytelling, the story it does tell is overly simple and trite. And building up to the scene with

Spoiler

the abortion

you began to feel like the film is out to shock you. It does, but only in how desperate it is to stand out. A mundane, ordinary film with a gimmick.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Well, now I know I need to watch the Taiwanese Child of Peach series. Holy shit.

Oh, and A Chinese Ghost Story is one of the best action films I've ever seen.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

2001 A Space Odyssey (1968). Rewatched because I never really watched the thing from start to finish. I bothered to, to see if I was wrong in not enjoying it. I don't believe I was. It remains very much an art movie, but with a big budget. It's obviously a good thing it exists, and has done good things in terms of its legacy, but as a movie I would not force myself to watch it for fun. And referencing it to gain self-importance (you know which movie I mean..) is what really bothers me about it as an exercise in critical navel-gazing. Also Starchild creeps me the fuck out, aside from being another silly 'human ascension' trope. I HATE that trope. Seriously, I could go full AM speech on that one.
Did recognize a music track also used in Aliens though.

Halloween II (1981). Well, that was disappointing. Aside from using some unnecessary tropes ('he's your DUN DUN DUN!' ) there is also some really odd behavior from the director. What I mean by that is that at the start he plays it by the numbers and we get a natural flow of things, and then the editing becomes slower and slower and downright sloppy as the movie progresses. Bad audio, rough cuts, and a completely unnecessary 'see these legs walk', which any serious editor would have cut from the film for wasting the viewer's time. And then there's the creepy "love" interest. Like, what the hell man. Wanted that guy to die from the second minute he was on the screen.
Also, since when does Michael Myers write stuff? I feel almost confident the character of 'Samhain' in The Real Ghostbusters might be taken from this movie because of that (I doubt JMS just happened to know about it without this as a start). I mean, the second episode with the character is even named 'Halloween II 1/2', which seems to be a direct reference to the roman numbering of this one instead of regular numerical.
It does have the most bitchin' theme of the Halloween movies though.

 

[not psycho]

Persepolis (2007)

Excellent film that combines a very unfamiliar (to me) experience of history and culture with a nevertheless relatable coming of age story. The art style works perfectly.


Rear Window (1954)

The first Hitchcock film that I loved wholeheartedly. There is a lot going on, starting with the ethics of peeping in everyone's windows in the first place. It achieves a creepy effect by letting the viewer anticipate while giving only the barest hints, then capitalizes on that effect by suddenly blurting it out. Great style and memorable images. It not only succeeds at the main goal, but there is nothing throwaway here.

 

[~Kinggi~]

I finally watched Miracle Mile based on GAF recs and high RT score and damn, that was intense, especially for an 80s movie. Also depressing as fuck what the hell goddamn bastards.

 

[Currygan]

Non-Stop was a surprisingly solid Badass Night with Liam Neeson no. 387, and what a cast: Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyongo, Corey Stoll, Linus Roache and Lady Mary aka Michelle Dockery, whose perfect visage mesmerized me like goddamned Mysterio, oh and that guy who does that tv show about a sheriff on some train
plot is a collection of tropes, but it's fast paced, competently shot and well edited. A nice decent action thriller, I didn't regret it

 

[~Kinggi~]

Liam makes most things watchable even if the movie isnt good like Non-stop.

 

[jond76]

Saw No Escape. It was really intense. I love Owen Wilson in these roles (two really, this and Behind Enemy Lines). Really good stuff.

 

[~Kinggi~]

So im watching She's All That, its a rom com from the 90s i remember seeing, trying to wash the sad story of Miracle Mile out of my system.

This movie is amazing, because its all about all the characters acting like Rachel Leigh Cook is some ugly nerd girl that is the absolute worst or some shit. When this released, actual ugly girls must have been seriously offended.

 

[Ridley327]

The surprising thing about Black Mass is that it's much more of an ensemble film than the ads have led on. This is in no way a bad thing for the film itself, as it allows for a lot of good actors to flex without the fear of being swallowed by Depp as Whitey Bulger, easily his best performance in a long, long time, but it does quickly reset your expectations. Focusing almost entirely on the period in which Bulger was under FBI protection while not so covertly eating up the territory he was helping to clean out for them, the film makes a smart decision to have a framing device of these operations being told via deposition from those that survived Bulger's company, among others, which gives it a nice authoritative vibe as all the pieces start falling into place. While I imagine it does take some liberties with the facts, there's definitely a great effort to stick to them, which keeps the narrative a bit loose but intriguing all the same. In fact, my biggest issue with the film stems from feeling as if the film offers up a bit too close to a Cliffnotes version of the events, as it bolts along through each milestone, as if it's feeling pressed for time. At just over two hours long, I personally could have done with at least a half-hour more, as the scale can feel a tad too intimate, despite Bulger's far-reaching tendrils. What it does have to work with works well, thanks in no small part to that ensemble cast, while director Scott Cooper continues to show a great deal of aptitude for handling actors while having a keen grasp of establishing mood through simple establishing shots of the environment. There's even a nice little bit of vampiric dread to the way Bulger is depicted, who often seems to have more in common with the likes of Count Orlock than other gangsters, hanging over everyone as he feeds on their willful ignorance and fear of what would happen if they dare go against him. In the end, the film takes a surprisingly objective perspective that doesn't shovel all the blame solely onto Bulger for what happened, which makes it a bit more disappointing that it doesn't feel as comprehensive as it could have been, and yet it boasts a lot of power with what it does have for the viewer.

 

[not psycho]

This movie is amazing, because its all about all the characters acting like Rachel Leigh Cook is some ugly nerd girl that is the absolute worst or some shit. When this released, actual ugly girls must have been seriously offended.

A plot line also used in The Princess Diaries. Apparently back then glasses automatically made you hideous. You would think at least the girls themselves would know they weren't ugly, but I guess their eyesight was so bad they never saw themselves without the glasses.

 

[~Kinggi~]

A plot line also used in The Princess Diaries. Apparently back then glasses automatically made you hideous. You would think at least the girls themselves would know they weren't ugly, but I guess their eyesight was so bad they never saw themselves without the glasses.

lmao

 

[Divius]

A plot line also used in The Princess Diaries. Apparently back then glasses automatically made you hideous. You would think at least the girls themselves would know they weren't ugly, but I guess their eyesight was so bad they never saw themselves without the glasses.

I mean she also had paint all over her overalls.

 

[UrbanRats]

They could've at least used some hardcore thick lensed glasses:

 

[True Savior]

Oh, and A Chinese Ghost Story is one of the best action films I've ever seen.

I love how there is no restraints whatsoever in it. And how it kinda perforates through so many genres.

 

[Johnlenham]

From Dusk till Dawn:

Well that was sure interesting haha, not quite what I expected, especially the ending.
It was so absurd towards the end, I was cracking up but most of the effects still hold up.

 

[Ridley327]

I mean she also had paint all over her overalls.

What a disgusting piece of trash. Doesn't she know overalls are for menial labor only? How clueless can you get!

Speaking of her, did she just quit the whole Hollywood machine after the teen flick revival died down? I know she does a fair bit of VO work these days, but it seems like she purposefully retreated from the spotlight.

 

[Secret Fawful]

I love how there is no restraints whatsoever in it. And how it kinda perforates through so many genres.

Yep. First it's a comedy, then action, then a romance, then horror, then action, then romance, then horror again: it's a true classic. It's not even just horror. It's horror that would fit in in a Sam Raimi movie. And that Taoist rap scene is incredible. I bet there'd be motherfuckers out there somewhere who would watch this movie and be like "it sucks because of that rap scene". They'd have no taste then.

 

[Infernostew]

I mean she also had paint all over her overalls.

Reminds me of one of my favorite guilty pleasures, Not Another Teen Movie. "She's got glasses... a ponytail? oh god, she even has paint on her overalls!"

 

[Divius]

Reminds me of one of my favorite guilty pleasures, Not Another Teen Movie. "She's got glasses... a ponytail? oh god, she even has paint on her overalls!"

That's what I was referencing <3

 

[thenexus6]

Outrage & Beyond Outrage

I rewatched both of these, the first is the best film. But they are both enjoyable. I hope Kitano makes a third movie eventually.

Everest

Never saw the trailer, no idea what it was about (obviously I figured it would be about some people climbing and something goes wrong). Only knew Josh Brolin and Jake Gyllenhaal were in the cast.

I thought it was pretty good, very impressive cast. Not really a spoiler but I found it funny how

Spoiler

the "normal" people trying the summit are pushed to their limits, while the local people from Nepal and the expedition leaders are like super human going up and down, can still breathe fine as they get higher etc

I think its definitely worth seeing at the cinema.

 

[Death Metalist]

Outrage & Beyond Outrage

I rewatched both of these, the first is the best film. But they are both enjoyable. I hope Kitano makes a third movie eventually.

.

I do hope he makes a third one because I love both movies. The second one ends on an insane note that it's hard not wanting a follow up to the door that Otomo opened. Kitano is still a badass.

 

[swoon]

watched salad days (dc hxc), wrecking crew (california pop/rock) and beautiful noise (shoegaze) over the last couple of weeks and boy music documentaries are still hard to do properly.

noise is basically a bunch of 15 min sketches of the big u.k. shoegaze bands, wrecking crew is completely aimless (though it's funny to see how many shots the even worse love and mercy stole/flipped from studio footage) and salad days has great footage, but only hints at the important changes/challenges to the dischord system.

compared to something as perfect as decline of western civilisation part 1, i wonder if it is just hard to look back on a musical scene vs documenting what is in front of you.

 

[thenexus6]

Attack on Titan

Preface: I have never read the manga and only seen a few episodes of the anime. I pretty much only watched it because I saw a making of and the use of tokusatsu is pretty cool.

This movie was pretty dumb, I feel like if I actually watched the anime it'll be even worse. Lame overacting, out of place music, pretty bad effects (although the tokusatsu was cool) and the ending was so stupid.

 

[True Savior]

The House of the Devil

I've watched this film a couple of times and i think i can watch the first 70 minutes over and over. To some people its mundane , but that very slow suspense buildup while following Jocelin Donahue through all those moments is an absolute delight. Also we can see her doing one of the cutest dance movements ever captured on film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F913LrBAMSg

I want to note how gorgeous a well timed 16 mm looks. The daylight stuff is incredible.

 

[Johnlenham]

"Hey, is this is some kind of a prank or something?"

Harry Washello(Anthony Edwards) gets a phone call from a stranger who tells him that missiles are going to hit his city in 70 minutes. Now that you've been thrown into such a situation, what would your next course of action be and would you even believe such a thing? Maaaaaaannnnn, it's been a while since I have seen a movie that made me have such strong feelings after it ended and upon reflecting on it. This is such a well executed, well focused simple movie about a bunch of people thrown in a what if scenario and it'll keep you questioning things until the very end. Performances were great but I think the highlight of this movie is L.A, once again this is one of those movies where L.A itself is a character and the atmosphere is SUBLIME thanks in part to Tangerine Dream's amazing score and the beautiful cinematography. Immediately went and rewatched a few scenes after it ended.



The movie starts off as something but becomes a totally different beast very quickly, a real time frantic thriller that's very engaging but also smart. Highly recommended and don't watch any trailers pls, watch it at night for full atmospheric effect(or if you got a really dark room). Also, totally got Twilight Zone vibes all over this.

This film is mad as fuck. My gf thought she was getting a rom com till about half an hour it. Then it spirals into a proper mental film. It looks dated as all hell as its well nearly 30 years old, but man its bleak and tense

 

[Currygan]

Outrage & Beyond Outrage

I rewatched both of these, the first is the best film. But they are both enjoyable. I hope Kitano makes a third movie eventually.

found these pretty bad, tbh. A far cry from Sonatine, Gana Bi and Violent Cop

 

[Wensih]

nice! jan svankmajer is one of my all time favorites. anxiously awaiting/awaited "the insects" which seemed to be delayed to 2017 and then completely disappeared this year..

I've seen Alice and Little Otik, both were great!

 

[Borgnine]

Sullivan's Travels: 9/10. I laughed, I cried. The comedy feels totally fresh and modern, and then it takes a sudden left turn in to reality that completely caught me off guard. An extraordinary picture. Veronica Lake is a piece.
Day For Night: 7/10. This is the 4th Truffaut I've seen and I still can't bring myself to rate him any higher than "pretty good." Sucks to be me I guess.

Other random ratings for films I saw but don't have anything to say about:
Phoenix: 8/10.
My Man Godfrey: 7/10.
Duel: 8/10.
Shangai Express: 6/10.
The Letter: 7/10.
Frankenstein: 7/10.

 

[Cipher Peon]

Saw Night of the Living Dead (1968) at a screening. Second viewing!

Glad I got to see it with a crowd of people, many of which were people who were seeing it for the first time. I think the film is awful, but a lot of people I talk to on the Internet think that my feelings are outlandish. So watching the film, I paid special attention to the crowd's reactions (besides the usual whispering snarky comments and giggling with my friends and checking tumblr in the middle of it).

The crowd spent the entire movie laughing. None of them took the film seriously in the slightest, and I was there laughing with them. The film is painfully boring, poorly acted, features atrocious characters, cheesy, way too static, and jaw droppingly asinine. The first time I saw the film, I was shocked at how dumb every character was and how poorly they handled the situation. I know that's the point of the film, but that doesn't mean I had to like it.

The parts of the film I do like are all ironic, which are how it features the most useless brick of a character in film history that I've seen and the mind blowingly anticlimactic ending. When the film concluded, I started clapping enthusiastically while cheering and people laughed. I made sure to talk to about 15 people after to hear their thoughts on the movie, which was universally negative. Heard it was boring, awful, and someone even compared it to E.T. for the Atari 2600 (But he recanted his statements immediately saying it was unfair to Night of the Living Dead).

The film is a landmark in violence, subject matter, and influence over the zombie craze and I LOVE the zombie craze. Can't get enough zombies. Hell, I wish there was even more zombie media. But I can not stand the grandfather of the genre. Would only recommend to people to see the spectacle that is Barbara (who is amazing) or for super hardcore checkbox completionists. Amazingly enough, as much as I hate this film, I think its sequel is utterly brilliant and a masterpiece. But that's for another day!

3/10

 

[Akahige]

It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) - Strange film, I did happen to like it a lot, it's simple but very funny and sad. It was unique that it could almost work on a completely audio level, the narration really works well.

TCM aired a few Abbott and Costello movies I hadn't seen, I think I've seen all the Universal produced films.

Rio Rita (1942) - Annoying songs that seem to happen every ten minutes and stupid ass plot line, Nazi spys hanging out in a town near the Mexican boarder doing I don't know what with radios in apples or some shit, dumb. The comedy parts and gags were actually very funny, not the normal A&C routines that you usually get in everyone of their films.

Lost in a Harem (1944) - Dumb plot in this one as well and bad songs that take up a good 15 minutes of the runtime, the comedy bits were pretty solid.

I tried watching Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd. I made it up to 20 minute mark, I figured since it's only 71 minutes long that it wouldn't get much better than it was.

 

[Currygan]

Saw Night of the Living Dead (1968) at a screening. Second viewing!

Glad I got to see it with a crowd of people, many of which were people who were seeing it for the first time. I think the film is awful, but a lot of people I talk to on the Internet think that my feelings are outlandish. So watching the film, I paid special attention to the crowd's reactions (besides the usual whispering snarky comments and giggling with my friends and checking tumblr in the middle of it).

The crowd spent the entire movie laughing. None of them took the film seriously in the slightest, and I was there laughing with them. The film is painfully boring, poorly acted, features atrocious characters, cheesy, way too static, and jaw droppingly asinine. The first time I saw the film, I was shocked at how dumb every character was and how poorly they handled the situation. I know that's the point of the film, but that doesn't mean I had to like it.

The parts of the film I do like are all ironic, which are how it features the most useless brick of a character in film history that I've seen and the mind blowingly anticlimactic ending. When the film concluded, I started clapping enthusiastically while cheering and people laughed. I made sure to talk to about 15 people after to hear their thoughts on the movie, which was universally negative. Heard it was boring, awful, and someone even compared it to E.T. for the Atari 2600 (But he recanted his statements immediately saying it was unfair to Night of the Living Dead).

The film is a landmark in violence, subject matter, and influence over the zombie craze and I LOVE the zombie craze. Can't get enough zombies. Hell, I wish there was even more zombie media. But I can not stand the grandfather of the genre. Would only recommend to people to see the spectacle that is Barbara (who is amazing) or for super hardcore checkbox completionists. Amazingly enough, as much as I hate this film, I think its sequel is utterly brilliant and a masterpiece. But that's for another day!

3/10

...

 

[Borgnine]

I mean at least his trolling increases the post count because of all the gif reactions.

 

[Discotheque]

troll game so vicious.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Just locked in my picks for Thursday, the first day of Fantastic Fest:

The Lobster
Lazer Team
Yakuza Apocalypse

This year is gonna be nuts.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I give that post a Borgnine/10

 

[Infernostew]

Saw Night of the Living Dead (1968) at a screening. Second viewing!

Glad I got to see it with a crowd of people, many of which were people who were seeing it for the first time. I think the film is awful, but a lot of people I talk to on the Internet think that my feelings are outlandish. So watching the film, I paid special attention to the crowd's reactions (besides the usual whispering snarky comments and giggling with my friends and checking tumblr in the middle of it).

The crowd spent the entire movie laughing. None of them took the film seriously in the slightest, and I was there laughing with them. The film is painfully boring, poorly acted, features atrocious characters, cheesy, way too static, and jaw droppingly asinine. The first time I saw the film, I was shocked at how dumb every character was and how poorly they handled the situation. I know that's the point of the film, but that doesn't mean I had to like it.

The parts of the film I do like are all ironic, which are how it features the most useless brick of a character in film history that I've seen and the mind blowingly anticlimactic ending. When the film concluded, I started clapping enthusiastically while cheering and people laughed. I made sure to talk to about 15 people after to hear their thoughts on the movie, which was universally negative. Heard it was boring, awful, and someone even compared it to E.T. for the Atari 2600 (But he recanted his statements immediately saying it was unfair to Night of the Living Dead).

The film is a landmark in violence, subject matter, and influence over the zombie craze and I LOVE the zombie craze. Can't get enough zombies. Hell, I wish there was even more zombie media. But I can not stand the grandfather of the genre. Would only recommend to people to see the spectacle that is Barbara (who is amazing) or for super hardcore checkbox completionists. Amazingly enough, as much as I hate this film, I think its sequel is utterly brilliant and a masterpiece. But that's for another day!

3/10

 

[Cipher Peon]

I mean at least his trolling increases the post count because of all the gif reactions.

troll game so vicious.

Awwwww man, guys. Try to not be so cynical!

I really do mean everything I say. I have better things to do than to moderately inconvenience/irritate people on the internet. I love talking about movies I've seen, and I'm fully aware that my opinions aren't shared by you guys. Well, I'm glad I got to share my quick thoughts on it anyway! I at least enjoyed my second viewing a lot more, since it was way more interactive with the jokes and the laughing. The first time I saw it by myself and it was very boring.

 

[Borgnine]

Awwwww man, guys. Try to not be so cynical!

I really do mean everything I say. I have better things to do than to moderately inconvenience/irritate people on the internet. I love talking about movies I've seen, and I'm fully aware that my opinions aren't shared by you guys. Well, I'm glad I got to share my quick thoughts on it anyway! I at least enjoyed my second viewing a lot more, since it was way more interactive with the jokes and the laughing. The first time I saw it by myself and it was very boring.

Some more random ratings:
Edge of Tomorrow: 8/10.
River's Edge: 6/10.
The Edge: 5/10.

 

[big ander]

I'm bummed because I was successfully fooled for a while and it was fun but this plus the demand attention thing plus the explicit request for mediocre superhero movies plus the responses to the responses to all those give away the game. Though it could still be fun the way letterboxd'x a7xfan is one of the best users on the site

edit: see

 

[Cipher Peon]

Some more random ratings:
Edge of Tomorrow: 8/10.
River's Edge: 6/10.
The Edge: 5/10.

I liked Edge of Tomorrow! I saw it with a bunch of friends of mine and we had a good time. The more I thought of it, the less pleased I was with it, especially when I realized it was Groundhogs Day (a movie I dislike) with aliens. But overall, I think it's a really solid action flick and I'm glad it got a mostly positive buzz when released.

I'm bummed because I was successfully fooled for a while and it was fun but this plus the demand attention thing plus the explicit request for mediocre superhero movies plus the responses to the responses to all those give away the game. Though it could still be fun the way letterboxd'x a7xfan is one of the best users on the site

Oh, you're talking about me being happy with the state of superhero movies regardless of quality? I can explain that!

For me, I'm a lot of the reason why I love superhero movies is the discussion behind them. I live for it. I live and breathe superhero movies. Talk to them with my friends constantly and we get all super excited together. Yeah, I'm not crazy about the Marvel movies individually, but the thought of a massive shared universe thing is soooooooooooo exciting. I love love love it! I see them opening nights with my friends (there were exactly 35 of us at Age of Ultron and we took pictures!) and the second we get out of the theater, we all gush about what we loved (or in my case didn't love) about the film and it's a wonderful time. Then we eat dinner and talk about the movie for several more hours and then comes the post watch cycle of rewatches and further fleshing out of opinions, then preparation for the next film, etc. It's a wonderful cycle and even though I don't enjoy the films on an individual basis, they mean so much to me because of the wonderful times I got to experience with them.

While it is unfortunate that you don't take me seriously, I am not particularly bothered by it. I get it a lot, which confuses me sometimes. I don't believe that malice or ill intent are easier to believe than someone being genuine in beliefs that aren't the norm. Oh well!

 

[Akahige]

So you like Dawn of the Dead but not Night? Your okay by me.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Though it could still be fun the way letterboxd'x a7xfan is one of the best users on the site

edit: see

Frances Ha: it should just be called Frances because i didnt laugh one fucking time

this is amazing