ayayrawn
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This movie has a fun cult following here cus it's one of the few iconic movies that was filmed in my city.
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Selaws
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I watched The Matrix at the weekend with my girlfriend. Really enjoyed it (as did she) but it was somewhat tarnished by the fact in the first 5 minutes she misheard them pronounce 'Neo' and thought they said 'Neil'. From then all I could hear was 'Neil' which somewhat killed the cooler than cool vibe of the film.
Sorry to all the Neils.
Sorry to all the Neils.
Indymisanthrope
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One of my best movie memories is being 15 and visiting my older brother at college for a weekend. We wanted to see a movie, so we made plans to see...wait for it... WING COMMANDER, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. But we didn't see it, because despite having been out for three weeks already, it was
*SOLD OUT*
So...damn. What else is out? EdTV? 10 Things I Hate About You? Hey...how about that movie that just got released yesterday and had the really vague "What is the Matrix?" ads? Cut to 30-ish minutes later, and my young mind was getting cracked open in a way I hadn't experienced before. One of the best movie crowds I've ever been in, because nobody knew what to expect. You don't really get those kinds of movie-going experiences anymore because of the internet.
Still haven't seen Wing Commander.
Jeff Lerner
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My wife and I saw The Farewell. Well, we saw part of it. We both fell asleep in the middle, woke up with like 20 minutes left, looked at each other, and left the theater.Free this weekend and campaigning to my wife that we should use the time to indulge in a triple feature of Luce, The Farewell, & UOATIH.
Her counter-offer is that if we add in Where’d You Go, Bernadette? then we have a deal.
To which I say
Indymisanthrope
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Ha! We ended up squandering the whole weekend and seeing nothing. No regrets.
kvetcha
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I am very disappointed in you.
Max Sterling
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I like Wing Commander. It's like a made for TV Starship Troopers.
Indymisanthrope
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That was called Space: Above & Beyond, and it was pretty good.
Edit: wtf, that show only lasted one season? In my head it went longer than that.
Bull Shannon
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I saw Wing Commander when I was twelve, just because they were supposed to play the Phantom Menace teaser which, ironically, did not run. After the movie, my friend's mom came to pick us up. We told her we never got to see the trailer, so she went over to the manager, who kindly told her a showing of Analyze This was starting soon, and the trailer would play before that.
So we walked in escorted by the manager and stood in the back and watched the Phantom Menace trailer, which still slaps, despite the movie itself.
The trailer right before that was for a certain techno-action movie which twelve-year-old me deemed was "trying way too hard to be edgy."
I've since reversed my stance on The Matrix.
Indymisanthrope
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12 year old you wasn’t completely wrong.
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So... Umm.... The Dora The Explorer movie is... Ummm... really good.
Bennnnn
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Saw some movies this summer since I've been away...
Midsommar (holy fuck, this one fucked me up more than Hereditary to be honest. The graphic nature of some of the scenes was just too much, but as a whole I loved the darkness of it).
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (solid, easy-going movie with a big finish. Can't deny really enjoying myself. Once I got into the vibe, I felt like I could have sat there for hours just riding around with the characters).
The Lion King (completely unnecessary? yes. still good to look at? yes. Look, much has been said of this all over the internet. I don't think it's as awful as everyone says it is. And i don't think adding in more animation to the faces would work cause it's supposed to look photo-realistic. But one thing they could have done? Something with the eyes! I think that's a big issue. Also the voice acting (almost all of it) fell very flat...and I didn't think I'd say that about Donald Glover and Beyonce but here we are)
It Chapter Two (forgettable, mostly. People are praising Bill Hader, but I think the only reason he gets so much of that attention is because it feels like he's the only one really trying in the movie. They have a great cast, but nobody seems to be doing much except him. There are good things about the movie, but mostly...it takes a lot of the bad from the book and puts it on screen, making for a messy, boring, languid movie that really should have been better)
others I'm probably forgetting
Midsommar (holy fuck, this one fucked me up more than Hereditary to be honest. The graphic nature of some of the scenes was just too much, but as a whole I loved the darkness of it).
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (solid, easy-going movie with a big finish. Can't deny really enjoying myself. Once I got into the vibe, I felt like I could have sat there for hours just riding around with the characters).
The Lion King (completely unnecessary? yes. still good to look at? yes. Look, much has been said of this all over the internet. I don't think it's as awful as everyone says it is. And i don't think adding in more animation to the faces would work cause it's supposed to look photo-realistic. But one thing they could have done? Something with the eyes! I think that's a big issue. Also the voice acting (almost all of it) fell very flat...and I didn't think I'd say that about Donald Glover and Beyonce but here we are)
It Chapter Two (forgettable, mostly. People are praising Bill Hader, but I think the only reason he gets so much of that attention is because it feels like he's the only one really trying in the movie. They have a great cast, but nobody seems to be doing much except him. There are good things about the movie, but mostly...it takes a lot of the bad from the book and puts it on screen, making for a messy, boring, languid movie that really should have been better)
others I'm probably forgetting
kvetcha
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over the last week:
Porco Rosso (nth rewatch): still among my very favorite movies. just a perfect little diamond amidst Miyazaki's considerable oeuvre, and easily his funniest movie.
Night is Short, Walk on Girl: visually dazzling, outre, and so packed with incident that it seems to go on much longer than it actually does. Found myself thinking about it a lot the next day, will probably end up rewatching before too long.
Bridget Jones' Diary: a charming, breezy twist on some well-worn tropes. I find it hard to dislike a movie with a Colin Firth and Hugh Grant operating so completely within their comfort zones. it ain't deep, but it is fun.
When Marnie Was There: what a sad way for Studio Ghibli to go out. it's got some of the surface level charm of its studio predecessors, but lacks any sort of directorial stamp. feels like it could have been made for TV. interesting ideas, poorly served.
The African Queen: the movie essentially rides on the charms of Bogart and Hepburn (both glorious). sharp and unusual on-location cinematography really helps sell the setting.
Porco Rosso (nth rewatch): still among my very favorite movies. just a perfect little diamond amidst Miyazaki's considerable oeuvre, and easily his funniest movie.
Night is Short, Walk on Girl: visually dazzling, outre, and so packed with incident that it seems to go on much longer than it actually does. Found myself thinking about it a lot the next day, will probably end up rewatching before too long.
Bridget Jones' Diary: a charming, breezy twist on some well-worn tropes. I find it hard to dislike a movie with a Colin Firth and Hugh Grant operating so completely within their comfort zones. it ain't deep, but it is fun.
When Marnie Was There: what a sad way for Studio Ghibli to go out. it's got some of the surface level charm of its studio predecessors, but lacks any sort of directorial stamp. feels like it could have been made for TV. interesting ideas, poorly served.
The African Queen: the movie essentially rides on the charms of Bogart and Hepburn (both glorious). sharp and unusual on-location cinematography really helps sell the setting.
Bennnnn
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Night Is Short is a pretty great little movie. There’s so much visually in it that I just love even if the story isn’t completely compelling all the way through.
I agree about When Marnie Was There. I bought it cause I wanted to keep building my Ghibli collection, but was pretty disappointed as a whole. It’s okay, I guess, but nothing makes me want to come back to it.
Bennnnn
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I watched Yesterday yesterday (that movie about The Beatles ceasing to exist after a blackout) and man it was a mess. I didn’t expect it to be good. Controversial opinion: I’m not a fan of Danny Boyle. But also the premise is...dumb. And even though I was going in with low expectations it still bothered me. The central conceit and what happens with it is never explored in any creative or fun way at all. And in the end, it didn’t feel like a celebration of the Beatles at all (which was at least what I was expecting). Like it just never felt like it was coming from a place of appreciation or love for them. But even setting that aside, the concept doesn’t work, the trajectory of the main character is ridiculous, and the ending, while sweet in a way, is just rushed and makes the whole idea of the movie seem utterly pointless.
kvetcha
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Night is Short I quite enjoyed while I was watching it and liked even more in hindsight, but I concur that the story occasionally lags. But the animation (see avatar) is just an absolute delight. The sight of the dark-haired girl proudly marching around in her guerilla-theater costume just makes me smile.
Marnie was fine, just...disappointing. And I liked Arrietty, by the same director! Though, to be fair, Miyazaki wrote the story for Arrietty, so it had that going for it.
Saw all of those movies and agree with pretty much everything you said
Saw the original and the extended version of Midsommar when it had a one day theater release , It's about 20 minutes longer and doesn't add a whole lot, but it actually makes it a bit better. It pads out some scenes, adds maybe 1 or 2 scenes and made Christian a bit more of a jerk.
My 5 year old daughter was so bored at the Lion King and she's pretty good at sitting through movies.
Mr Moore
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Ad Astra is very, very good.