Finally saw Sound of Metal which all y'all raved about. It was...... fine. I was much more interested in the deaf and music elements than the typical addict story which weirdly dominated.
Bit torrentAnyone know how I can stream Kids or The Basketball Diaries? These seems to be 2 controversial films that are getting buried. Even buying used DVDs seems out of reach for the most part
Haven’t been in that game in YEARS. But if I gotta Vuze then I gotta Vuze*Bit torrent
Fuck man, I still use The Pirate Bay for most of my torrent needs.Haven’t been in that game in YEARS. But if I gotta Vuze then I gotta Vuze*
*in an effort to seem cool, the author used vuze as this was the last BitTorrent client he used 10 years ago.
If the The Suicide Squad is successful, I could see the momentum shift back to DC if they can figure out that formula. Marvel has become too much of the same, witty characters without too much of an edge (basically Deadpool for kids). At some point who does it appeal to besides maybe hardcore comic book lovers and kids. Idk just venting aloudWe rented Black Widow this weekend. It was fine. Better than every recent DC movie I've seen. David Harbour and Florence Pugh were the best parts of the movie, Taskmaster was the worst part... aside from Black Widow apparently being invulnerable to everything.
I'd wait until it's included on D+ in October if you're on the fence about seeing it.
There's an appeal to the idea, someone who can match the fighting style of anyone they study...Taskmaster was the worst part
We rented Black Widow this weekend. It was fine. Better than every recent DC movie I've seen. David Harbour and Florence Pugh were the best parts of the movie, Taskmaster was the worst part... aside from Black Widow apparently being invulnerable to everything.
I'd wait until it's included on D+ in October if you're on the fence about seeing it.
Let me just stop you right there, because if there's one thing I'm certain DC can't do, it's figure this out.I could see the momentum shift back to DC if they can figure out that formula.
Part of me thought I could will it into existence by saying it. Alas, I feel defeated. At least they stole a Marvel director, that’s a start.Let me just stop you right there, because if there's one thing I'm certain DC can't do, it's figure this out.
Certainly a valid criticism of the way this version of the character was presented.There's an appeal to the idea, someone who can match the fighting style of anyone they study...
But how do you convey that visually? They telegraph it a bit with the shield and by the introduction scene including analysis footage of Hawkeye but to general audiences, how do you show this character's mastery of fighting styles without first establishing what these fighting styles *are*? If the movies don't give you a clear fighting "vocabulary" for the characters, then it's hard to tell if Taskmaster is a perfect mimic, or just good at fighting, like a cut-rate Winter Soldier.
The whole concept is probably better suited to something like a martial arts movie where different fighting styles are already woven into the language of the film. But even then, the more screentime you have to devote to explaining what Taskmaster is doing, the less time you have to actually show what Taskmaster is doing and advance the plot.
I did like the attention to detail that even though Taskmaster is clearly shown as being skilled with the shield, the shield itself is inferior to Captain America's.
Basically the only reason The Happening is so fascinating to me. It’s so bad it’s good and the only explanation I can think of is he asked the actors to deliver lines as if they were a sociopath that was constantly experiencing a brain hemorrhage.I really like Shyamalan's insistence on showy camera work and blunt dialogue delivered as unconvincingly as possible.
For me it’s his incessant need to overly explain everything. He treats his audience like they’re a bunch of children with ADD and if your going to make plot twists/reveals as your calling card you better not make them so forced and obvious. He would rather be seen as “clever auteur” than make good movies.I don't quite get what people find so infuriating about his movies;