MastaKiiLA
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Wait...what's this? A trilogy? Please elaborate. I'm definitely open for suggestions. This thread has been helpful for that.
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Movies You've Watched Lately |OT| - 2021
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bender
What time is it?
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance -> Oldboy -> Lady Vengeance
Classicrockfan
Banned
I watche Cruella on Disney plus and I liked it a lot loved wink the dog and Emma Stone was so beautiful in it 8/10.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Green Knight.
STUNNING VISUALS. The HDR in this movie... the scenery. WOW.
I also loved the movie. not sure I fully understand but I enjoyed it.
One thing that bothered me. It had a lot of long, dark scenes. My lg c1 oled would go on and dim the picture (because it thinks, it's dark static image) and fail to brighten back up.
So heads up to those watching on LG oled if You think the movie is too dark
STUNNING VISUALS. The HDR in this movie... the scenery. WOW.
I also loved the movie. not sure I fully understand but I enjoyed it.
One thing that bothered me. It had a lot of long, dark scenes. My lg c1 oled would go on and dim the picture (because it thinks, it's dark static image) and fail to brighten back up.
So heads up to those watching on LG oled if You think the movie is too dark
bitbydeath
Member
Cruella
It was a lot better than I had been expecting.
The story is interesting albeit a bit on the long side. Would recommend a watch though.
It was a lot better than I had been expecting.
The story is interesting albeit a bit on the long side. Would recommend a watch though.
Prison Mike
Banned
I don't think this has aged well. That ****ing kid is the corniest actor ever cast.
Classicrockfan
Banned
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
bender
What time is it?
He's not wrong. Furlong does suck. Predator is the only great Arnold movie.
He's right. T3 is better than T2 because the kid ruins it
Prison Mike
Banned
Prison Mike
Banned
While I agree my rusty metal friend furlong does indeed suck it certainly still holds up.
bender
What time is it?
Prison Mike
Banned
Rusty?
MastaKiiLA
Member
Thanks, man. I've added these to the watchlist. Maybe try the first later tonight.
Also, y'all pushing the limits with some of these T2 hot takes. Eddie Furlong was/is terrible, but T2 still holds up for me. I watched it just a couple of weeks ago, and it's still great. Official Terminator hierarchy:
1. Terminator 2
2. Terminator
3. Dark Fate
4. Terminator 3
5. Genisys
6. Salvation
Carve that shit in stone.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Candyman 2021
My first reaction is I’ve seen this scenario a thousand times (main character becomes the villain/killer) and I think I’ve seen enough where I don’t need a candy man 2, and 3 like in the 90s, I didn’t care about the art in the movie, that said I was pleased with the movie.
My first reaction is I’ve seen this scenario a thousand times (main character becomes the villain/killer) and I think I’ve seen enough where I don’t need a candy man 2, and 3 like in the 90s, I didn’t care about the art in the movie, that said I was pleased with the movie.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Lost in Translation: my favorite movie. I watch it once a year. It's one of those movies that gets all up in my feels every time I watch. I feel both sad and happy and it just stirs something up in me, I can't describe it. It's such a sweet, innocent, beautiful film. I have a lot of feelings about it since I've probably seen it over 50 times. Maybe I'll write an essay on it one day.
sol_bad
Member
Jungle Cruise - Disney+
Very fun adventure film, I think Emily Blunt and Swayne Johnson have great chemistry together. I was hoping it would get a sequel and just recently it was announced it would get a sequel so that makes me happy. I read about the pants jokes dragging the film down but 90% of the time it's just Emily and Dwayne calling each other pants/skippy, names to annoy each other.
Cruella - Disney+
Another fun film that I wish I saw at the cinemas. Cruella in this is a totally different character from the cartoon from what I understand. But yeah, Emma Stone was bloody great in this and you could tell she was having a lot of fun. I'm surprised Disney is OK with their main character getting drunk on screen. lol
He's All That - Netflix
Wifey wanted to watch this so we did and it was fine, nothing amazing and nothing too crap. It felt much cheaper than the original film in terms of production and it came with all the usual teenage tropes that you would expect.
Slaughterhouse Rulez - Netflix
We watched this simply because it had Simon Pegg in it. Fun comedy horror film. It has some bad reviews online so your mileage might vary but I found it to be fun and the creatures looked pretty cool for what I assume was a very low budgeted film.
Antichrist - Stan
Wifey has been asking me to watch this for years and I kept refusing because I had read all about it. I eventually agreed that if it was ever on a streaming service we'd watch it and then there it was on Stan. In the end it wasn't that bad, my imagination was much worse than what we saw on screen. I'll admit I closed my eyes for a split second during the brick to balls scene so I can't confirm if you actually see anything graphic there but I can confirm that the camera doesn't show any actual squashed or damaged testicles on screen after the act. I can also confirm that you do see the clitoral cutting on camera but it looked quite fake if you ask me.
Movie was very very interesting and I do recommend watching it. I tried looking for videos on Youtube that dissect the film and it's themes but couldn't find any. Can anyone recommend any at all?
Very fun adventure film, I think Emily Blunt and Swayne Johnson have great chemistry together. I was hoping it would get a sequel and just recently it was announced it would get a sequel so that makes me happy. I read about the pants jokes dragging the film down but 90% of the time it's just Emily and Dwayne calling each other pants/skippy, names to annoy each other.
Cruella - Disney+
Another fun film that I wish I saw at the cinemas. Cruella in this is a totally different character from the cartoon from what I understand. But yeah, Emma Stone was bloody great in this and you could tell she was having a lot of fun. I'm surprised Disney is OK with their main character getting drunk on screen. lol
He's All That - Netflix
Wifey wanted to watch this so we did and it was fine, nothing amazing and nothing too crap. It felt much cheaper than the original film in terms of production and it came with all the usual teenage tropes that you would expect.
Slaughterhouse Rulez - Netflix
We watched this simply because it had Simon Pegg in it. Fun comedy horror film. It has some bad reviews online so your mileage might vary but I found it to be fun and the creatures looked pretty cool for what I assume was a very low budgeted film.
Antichrist - Stan
Wifey has been asking me to watch this for years and I kept refusing because I had read all about it. I eventually agreed that if it was ever on a streaming service we'd watch it and then there it was on Stan. In the end it wasn't that bad, my imagination was much worse than what we saw on screen. I'll admit I closed my eyes for a split second during the brick to balls scene so I can't confirm if you actually see anything graphic there but I can confirm that the camera doesn't show any actual squashed or damaged testicles on screen after the act. I can also confirm that you do see the clitoral cutting on camera but it looked quite fake if you ask me.
Movie was very very interesting and I do recommend watching it. I tried looking for videos on Youtube that dissect the film and it's themes but couldn't find any. Can anyone recommend any at all?
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
There's a The Suicide Squad watch party about to happen at 21:00 / 9PM EST:
Never partook in one of these, will at least keep a tab with twitter open for it.
Never partook in one of these, will at least keep a tab with twitter open for it.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
I went through all 12 Friday The 13th movies. They were ok.
Watched the new Candyman movie. Thought it was decent but a bit preachy at the end.
Watched the new Candyman movie. Thought it was decent but a bit preachy at the end.
sol_bad
Member
The Suicide Squad - Amazon Prime
Watched this last night as soon as I saw it was available on Amazon. I don't know if it was because I was overhyped for this film or not but it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. The beginning and the end are a lot of fun and directed well, quite hilarious too. The problem was with the middle section of the film, it felt quite boring and many jokes felt flat for me. I liked how the mission started off as manageable for a bunch of people without superpowers and the craziness escalated towards the end. As opposed to the first film where the team has to deal with a couple of gods, felt really weird in the first film.
Watched this last night as soon as I saw it was available on Amazon. I don't know if it was because I was overhyped for this film or not but it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. The beginning and the end are a lot of fun and directed well, quite hilarious too. The problem was with the middle section of the film, it felt quite boring and many jokes felt flat for me. I liked how the mission started off as manageable for a bunch of people without superpowers and the craziness escalated towards the end. As opposed to the first film where the team has to deal with a couple of gods, felt really weird in the first film.
MastaKiiLA
Member
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
bender
Thanks for the reco. So I watched this the same way I watched Oldboy, Thai dub with no subs. I got the same payoff. Visually gritty, with a story told well through visual. A deaf young man has to take care of his (older?) sister, who has a kidney disease. He's working multiple shifts at the factory to raise money for her to get a transplant, when he ends up getting fired. This forces him to pursue desperate and eventually criminal alternatives to getting the money, and things eventually spiral out of control. Much like Oldboy, this is a complex story, or at least a small but complex cast of characters. Unlike Oldboy, who setup a cartoonish Bond-style villain, whose motives are only revealed to be much more complex as the story progresses, this one has no clear antagonist and protagonist. I mean, you can say there's a clear antagonist from a morality perspective, but then we're given so much time with pro and ant, that I found myself with jumbled emotions at the end of the film, as it's just a general tragedy.
I really like the way this director shoots his films. Lots of static shots, of characters walking through a scene. It gives the film an added sense of realism, as well as tension, as you're feeling some of the passage of time between events. Like the Gore Verbinski film I'll mention next, there's a lot of clever indirect camera shots, where characters are off-screen, and move into the frame, or using mirrors to show the characters interacting. Once again, this director shows instead of telling, although I did need my gf to explain one thing about the kidney issue to me, though it wasn't central to the plot. Just another masterful job by Park Chan-wook, and a solid effort from the cast. Chan-wook knows how to get strong performances from his cast, as the emotional scenes felt so authentic. Whereas Oldboy gave the fights moments to breath, in this film, he gives the emotional scenes moments to breath. Characters pause to contemplate their actions and emotions, adding real authenticity, while giving the viewer equal time to contemplate what is happening.
The movie moves at a steady and very deliberate pace. Whereas Oldboy was a slow burn that picked up to a bit of a trot by the end, this one has action throughout, but isn't what you'd call a fast-paced movie, or even an action flick for that matter. It just keeps at this steady waltz from start to finish, and it's good, because you're following 2 main characters. There's a bit of a handoff between them, so the transition is made without any lulls. Things don't build to a crescendo, like in Oldboy, but the story continues at its pace right through the final moments. I think it's the better for it as well, as this isn't a climax kind of story.
I really enjoyed this film. I'm definitely going to watch Sympathy for Lady Vengeance this weekend, if not tonight. I'll be combing through the rest of Park Chan-wook's film catalog over the coming months. This man gets it.
A Cure for Wellness
I can't remember how many times I've seen this movie popup in the preview guide, or somewhere else, and I've thought to myself, "That's an interesting title. I should give it a watch." But I never did. Not until last night. WTF took me so long? I didn't know this was done by Gore Verbinski. If I did, I would've definitely watched it sooner. A businessman goes to a spa in the Alps to retrieve his company's CEO, and ends up uncovering some of the dark secrets of the people who run the facility. It's an interesting story, but what I enjoyed the most was the way that it was all shot. Gore goes crazy with the indirect shots. Lots of use of mirror/reflection shots, almost right from the start. Lots of off-centered framing juxtaposed with symmetrical shots. I'm not a camera geek, so I might be using the wrong terms here. I think you'll get what I'm talking about, once you see the film. The plot feels very Shutter Island or Eliza Graves-esque, for much of the runtime, before doing its own thing in the third act. It's not a film that actually attempts to mislead you, like the other 2 though. Gore heavily implies the true nature of things by positioning important elements prominently in the frame. Instead, he tries to deploy misdirection through character dialogue, which I actually enjoyed. There was a point mid-movie where I started to second-guess my conclusions, but we don't spend enough time being fed a specific lead, before moving on to another plot-point. I don't know if that's a fault or not, as the runtime of the film is already close to 2.5 hours. Dane DeHaan does a great job, as he pretty much carries the film. Mia Goth was adequately creepy, and Jason Isaacs does an expected solid job. I watched this before Vengeance, and was astonished by how much both directors used indirect shots, and how visually compelling that is in a film. I'd recommend this film, so long as you aren't a DeHaan hater. Like Jesse Eisenberg, some people can't stand his voice and mannerisms, so just know that we see the entire film from his perspective, so he's in over 90% of the scenes.
bender
Thanks for the reco. So I watched this the same way I watched Oldboy, Thai dub with no subs. I got the same payoff. Visually gritty, with a story told well through visual. A deaf young man has to take care of his (older?) sister, who has a kidney disease. He's working multiple shifts at the factory to raise money for her to get a transplant, when he ends up getting fired. This forces him to pursue desperate and eventually criminal alternatives to getting the money, and things eventually spiral out of control. Much like Oldboy, this is a complex story, or at least a small but complex cast of characters. Unlike Oldboy, who setup a cartoonish Bond-style villain, whose motives are only revealed to be much more complex as the story progresses, this one has no clear antagonist and protagonist. I mean, you can say there's a clear antagonist from a morality perspective, but then we're given so much time with pro and ant, that I found myself with jumbled emotions at the end of the film, as it's just a general tragedy.
I really like the way this director shoots his films. Lots of static shots, of characters walking through a scene. It gives the film an added sense of realism, as well as tension, as you're feeling some of the passage of time between events. Like the Gore Verbinski film I'll mention next, there's a lot of clever indirect camera shots, where characters are off-screen, and move into the frame, or using mirrors to show the characters interacting. Once again, this director shows instead of telling, although I did need my gf to explain one thing about the kidney issue to me, though it wasn't central to the plot. Just another masterful job by Park Chan-wook, and a solid effort from the cast. Chan-wook knows how to get strong performances from his cast, as the emotional scenes felt so authentic. Whereas Oldboy gave the fights moments to breath, in this film, he gives the emotional scenes moments to breath. Characters pause to contemplate their actions and emotions, adding real authenticity, while giving the viewer equal time to contemplate what is happening.
The movie moves at a steady and very deliberate pace. Whereas Oldboy was a slow burn that picked up to a bit of a trot by the end, this one has action throughout, but isn't what you'd call a fast-paced movie, or even an action flick for that matter. It just keeps at this steady waltz from start to finish, and it's good, because you're following 2 main characters. There's a bit of a handoff between them, so the transition is made without any lulls. Things don't build to a crescendo, like in Oldboy, but the story continues at its pace right through the final moments. I think it's the better for it as well, as this isn't a climax kind of story.
I really enjoyed this film. I'm definitely going to watch Sympathy for Lady Vengeance this weekend, if not tonight. I'll be combing through the rest of Park Chan-wook's film catalog over the coming months. This man gets it.
A Cure for Wellness
I can't remember how many times I've seen this movie popup in the preview guide, or somewhere else, and I've thought to myself, "That's an interesting title. I should give it a watch." But I never did. Not until last night. WTF took me so long? I didn't know this was done by Gore Verbinski. If I did, I would've definitely watched it sooner. A businessman goes to a spa in the Alps to retrieve his company's CEO, and ends up uncovering some of the dark secrets of the people who run the facility. It's an interesting story, but what I enjoyed the most was the way that it was all shot. Gore goes crazy with the indirect shots. Lots of use of mirror/reflection shots, almost right from the start. Lots of off-centered framing juxtaposed with symmetrical shots. I'm not a camera geek, so I might be using the wrong terms here. I think you'll get what I'm talking about, once you see the film. The plot feels very Shutter Island or Eliza Graves-esque, for much of the runtime, before doing its own thing in the third act. It's not a film that actually attempts to mislead you, like the other 2 though. Gore heavily implies the true nature of things by positioning important elements prominently in the frame. Instead, he tries to deploy misdirection through character dialogue, which I actually enjoyed. There was a point mid-movie where I started to second-guess my conclusions, but we don't spend enough time being fed a specific lead, before moving on to another plot-point. I don't know if that's a fault or not, as the runtime of the film is already close to 2.5 hours. Dane DeHaan does a great job, as he pretty much carries the film. Mia Goth was adequately creepy, and Jason Isaacs does an expected solid job. I watched this before Vengeance, and was astonished by how much both directors used indirect shots, and how visually compelling that is in a film. I'd recommend this film, so long as you aren't a DeHaan hater. Like Jesse Eisenberg, some people can't stand his voice and mannerisms, so just know that we see the entire film from his perspective, so he's in over 90% of the scenes.
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Come On Tars
Member
Unforgiven. First time seeing it. One of those classics you missed and you know it when you see it.
The closet. Korean horror movie. Ok scares. Good performance from the exorcist character. Lost all it's tension for the finale, dragged on. Eh not really worth seeing.
The closet. Korean horror movie. Ok scares. Good performance from the exorcist character. Lost all it's tension for the finale, dragged on. Eh not really worth seeing.
StreetsofBeige
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FunkMiller
Member
I just watched Alita Battle Angel, and holy shit what a great movie. I was expecting a pretty run of the mill sci-fi, but ended up really enjoying the story and the characters far more than I thought I would. Some of the absolute greatest FX work I’ve ever seen too.
Why wasn’t this a bigger hit?
Why wasn’t this a bigger hit?
sol_bad
Member
I just watched Alita Battle Angel, and holy shit what a great movie. I was expecting a pretty run of the mill sci-fi, but ended up really enjoying the story and the characters far more than I thought I would. Some of the absolute greatest FX work I’ve ever seen too.
Why wasn’t this a bigger hit?
People don't give hard sci-fi the time of day unfortunately. If it was called Star Wars: Alita Battle Angel it would have made a billion dollars.
It's why studios are allergic to original or "original" ideas, it's the audiences very own fault.
*EDIT*
It sounds like you didn't se it at the cinemas either? You should have.
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FunkMiller
Member
It was marketed horribly. It looked like another boring cyberpunk movie for the ‘yoof’. Didn’t appeal to me at all. Audiences will go to see a film that’s sold to them well. This one wasn’t.
I collect VHS tapes
Member
I turned it off like 20 mins in. Wasn’t feeling it at all.I just watched Alita Battle Angel, and holy shit what a great movie. I was expecting a pretty run of the mill sci-fi, but ended up really enjoying the story and the characters far more than I thought I would. Some of the absolute greatest FX work I’ve ever seen too.
Why wasn’t this a bigger hit?
bender
What time is it?
I saw this in theaters when I had AMC A-List. I was expecting a far worse movie which was its' own disappointment. Maybe QT can reboot John's career again.
GeekyDad
Member
very LTTP... but I've finally watched Lynch's DUNE. (late night up to 2am session)
and OMG was it amazing. I could not expect that.
The visuals, music, creativity... all out weirdness. It's like playing Death Stranding for first time(death stranding is still like 3x better).
I especially liked the first half before they go to the desert. Like how everything looks and how they talk.
I did not liked:
-Inner monologue... like why? I don't need to hear what everyone thinks. I am not that stupid. This felt like Donnie Darko Directors Cut with it's stupid explaining pages.
-The pimple popper bad guys were hilariously gross and cartoony. Kinda out of place. If they looked like Hellghast from Killzone that would fit much better.
-The God... I might not understand something but there were many "may god have mercy on you... You must listen to gods will" etc. But we don't see any godly intervention and it's disappointing that our leading super advanced sci-fi hero faction are a bunch of religious fantatics (they even mention jihad lol)
Questions:
-If Space guild don't want Paul to win... why did they teleported them all to the dune ?
-It makes no sense for space guild to be making amends... They would be slaves of those who control the spice. not the other way around (they control the big president guy)
-What's up with the prophecy ?
-What's with the pug?
-What's with the "spy master" indoctrination and the cat ?!
Beat me to it...
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Not technically a “movie” movie, but hour and a half documentary on Netflix called Misha and the Wolves. Really compelling and had me hooked all the way. I recommend it.
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
Cinderella - 2021
I am typically not one to gripe about "woke" stuff in media - I usually don't care about it, or even advocate and celebrate some of the well-meaning intentions and inclusion. But every now and then a piece comes along that is so performative and over the top that it strikes one immediately as pandering, absurd, and not even genuine. Roughly half of this movie felt that way. Outside of that the acting was serviceable, production design lower-budget Amazon Prime but not terrible, and the original songs not that great.
Horrible Bosses
IMDB says this one came out in 2011 - about the cusp of when the kinds of jokes in this movie became largely verboten. It's alright, funny enough. Jennifer Aniston of all people is a vulgar pervert and sex maniac which feels so weird to see, and it's hilarious. Great cast overall really. 3/5
I am typically not one to gripe about "woke" stuff in media - I usually don't care about it, or even advocate and celebrate some of the well-meaning intentions and inclusion. But every now and then a piece comes along that is so performative and over the top that it strikes one immediately as pandering, absurd, and not even genuine. Roughly half of this movie felt that way. Outside of that the acting was serviceable, production design lower-budget Amazon Prime but not terrible, and the original songs not that great.
Horrible Bosses
IMDB says this one came out in 2011 - about the cusp of when the kinds of jokes in this movie became largely verboten. It's alright, funny enough. Jennifer Aniston of all people is a vulgar pervert and sex maniac which feels so weird to see, and it's hilarious. Great cast overall really. 3/5
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
I don't read dem booksBeat me to it...
GeekyDad
Member
Well, basically, from what I recall, it was a power play by the guild, implemented by the emperor, to get the two houses fighting. Neither was supposed to control the spice. And from what I recall (it's been since college since my last reading of it, which is about 30 years ago), The guild didn't know Paul was the quisat haderach. And the Bene Gesserit had their own motives and privacy of things, only siding with the emperor for their own interests, revealing only what was necessary to further their cause.
My guess is, this remake won't necessarily make any of the book's story any more clear. It will just be a more polished effort geared toward a wider audience. The book, however, is a modern classic.
Fbh
Member
I've never seen a Russian movie, and the concept sounded like it could be interesting: A Russian movie set in the Soviet era about an astronaut coming back with some alien parasite.
But it was pretty bland overall, the story was fairly generic and the movie failed to build either horror or suspense. The soviet setting felt wasted and everything had this very sterile grey look to it. Right at the end I also think they wanted to have some twists but it was more like "oh, ok".
Kenpachii
Member
Samuel L Jackson was god tier in this. Felt funny enough a little bit like a darker Columbus episode. The heavily underestimated guy in the room outsmarts them all.
Main complains however where
- to bloody
- whenever the movie ends and u have the full story, u honestly wonder why they even went for a tactic like that. Could have been solved so much more easier.
Anyway enjoyed it 9/10
GeorgioCostanzaX
Member
I really liked RESPECT with Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin. Marlon Waynes actually did a fabulous job and was almost unrecognizable as wife beating scumbag Ted White.
Normally not one for long biopics but Hudson did a fabulous singing impression of the Queen of Soul.
Normally not one for long biopics but Hudson did a fabulous singing impression of the Queen of Soul.
INC
Member
Ha...no
True lies
Terminator
Commando
All 3 are perfect in what they aim to achieve
Predator is his crown jewel tho. Its basically a perfect moive tbh
Insane Metal
Member
The Green Knight.
I want those 2 hours back. Holy shit what a borefest.
I want those 2 hours back. Holy shit what a borefest.
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