nightscape94 965 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Evil-Lyn said: Cannon films are usually pretty solid. There are also a couple of fine cannons in the film too. *ahem* Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 American Ninja: Game Of Death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,338 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Has he ever talked about why he likes utterly lifeless sound mixes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,178 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 19 hours ago, Muad'Dib said: I adored this film!!! The opening with Heston and his companions on the desert was truly outstanding. It hooked me from there, but I kept thinking the moment the ape masks show up, this film will fall apart.... On the contrary. Sure, some of the effects look terribly dated by today's standards but it's still pretty damn impressive what they were able to do and more often than not the emotions the make-up was able to transmit left my jaw by the floor. Maybe I'm being overly positive, but somehow what could have been a very silly film works wonders and it's a lot smarter than it appears to be. Sure, it's all a little in your face, but the talks about evolution, religion, man kind and animals had me glued to the screen... That trial scene! How in the hell you make that work? I honestly don't know, but it does. Of course I knew the ending, but all in all I loved this gem. I want to watch it again as soon as possible. POTA is a brilliant satire and a film everyone should have seen. The trial scene retains its power not matter how often you rewatch it. 16 hours ago, BloodBoal said: The other films are quite solid, too (the fifth one excepted). I've only seen the second one once and didn't like it much, as far as I recall. The last one drags so much that I can't really remember any of it. But I enjoyed Escape, and especially Conquest, which is perhaps the only one that tries to build on the satire aspect of the original. I don't recall the different endings though. I don't know if my Blu-ray version even has them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Beneath is too weird and does the annoying thing where they replace pivotal cast members, although there's plenty of eye candy. The underground scenes drag, but there's a really wild ending out of nowhere complete with Paul Frees narration, around the time he would have done The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. That being noted, the ending is one of the darkest ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 You... bloody... bastard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 The score is trippy as fuck. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 14 hours ago, BloodBoal said: *SPOILERS FOR MUAD'DIB. DO NOT READ!* You MANIAC!!! YOU SPOILED IT UP! Damn you.... DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!! *just kidding, didn't read dem spoilers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Room A genuine nightmare movie about a poor woman locked in a torture chamber with a squeaky voiced brat who'd be enough to make you consider escape through suicide. I bet they never left at all. Their escape was just a fantasy. A beautiful lie. Should have been called 'Doom'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Spirited Away This is a dang good movie. This was the second time I've seen it ,and it was much less exciting and surprising. Without the shock, I really noticed how great of movie it is. Incredibly well paced. I love all the characters. It's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 It should have been that movie! Only with Brie Larson wielding a big fuckin' gun and kickin' ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 9 hours ago, Sally Spectra said: Brie Larson wielding a big fuckin' gun and kickin' ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I am intensely terrible at articulating myself, hence I am extremely nervous of the idea of gushing about a superhero movie (whether or not it's a good one) in this area. You're better off asking my cat what she thought of this movie than reading this brainless praise. But I'll let it out anyway. Batman Returns is for my personal resonance the most satisfying superhero movie ever made and Tim Burton's most engrossing work, as well as Danny Elfman's most spiritual listening experience. I find it especially difficult to choose a favorite aspect to single out why I love this thing. Everything feels perfect. The performances are insane and perfect and insanely perfect, I can't hold one above the other (though if I HAD to choose a favorite character, it'd likely be Danny DeVito's appealingly disgusting Penguin). I can't choose a favorite scene, as despite being a rather long film I can't think of a single moment I'd cut out (either for story significance or just pure sick fun). Selina Kyle going all Ren Hoek and becoming Catwoman isn't my favorite moment, but it's perhaps a watershed moment. The moment I first get goosebumps, my eyes get all watery and I know I'm in for something super special and suited to my tastes. It's also one of the greatest Danny Elfman moments ever, if not the greatest. I wasn't a big fan of him as a composer (I was in the "he should've stuck with Oingo Boingo" category) until I experienced this film and finally grasped why he's damn gnarly. Please don't read this. Just scroll past and move on with your Giacchino-hating lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Batman Returns is one of my favorite scores of all time, for sure! Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The opening cue is a total barnstormer and the score in general is very memorable, yes. I'm not sure what I'd make of it if I listened to it today, though. Has it aged well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 No, it's so dated. That orchestra screams 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 minute ago, Quintus said: The opening cue is a total barnstormer and the score in general is very memorable, yes. I'm not sure what I'd make of it if I listened to it today, though. Has it aged well? I think it has aged very well indeed; The complete 2CD version released by LLL is an extremely solid listen. The whole score sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 My cat loves the score too. Her opinion is more valid than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 7 minutes ago, kaseykockroach said: My cat loves the score too. Her opinion is more valid than mine. Have you played the Dunkirk tracks for your cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Nolan isn't to Yumi's interests. She'd rather kill grasshoppers and bring them into the house. And the occasional flying roach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Sally Spectra said: No, it's so dated. That orchestra screams 1992. Yeah, well, there's a good reason for that 2 hours ago, kaseykockroach said: I am intensely terrible at articulating myself... No you're not, kasey! A very good post, this is. I did not scroll past, but read it all. Nice. Ps, I don't hate M.G. INSIDE OUT, and JUPITER ASCENDING, are my favourite M.G. scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Star Trek Beyond (the first 20 minutes) I couldn't make it past the Enterprise blowing up. It was so obviously going to be replaced at the end, anyway. So bad. It was like a shitty boring Voyager two-parter, if there ever was such a thing. I have no intention of ever finishing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Richard said: Yeah, well, there's a good reason for that No you're not, kasey! A very good post, this is. I did not scroll past, but read it all. Nice. Ps, I don't hate M.G. INSIDE OUT, and JUPITER ASCENDING, are my favourite M.G. scores. If you say so, chap...I generally get nervous and anxiety-filled when trying to write anything resembling a review. For the record, I like Giacchino okay. Neither a big fan or a hater. But I really like INSIDE OUT and DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and I find much to enjoy in JURASSIC WORLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Oh, yeah. I forgot. Everyone loves Batman Returns now. A few years ago, everyone was saying it was too weird and not a Batman movie. Glad I changed my username! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Why are these people pretending to love things they supposedly hated before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I won't have any more of this shit. I can't love things everyone else loves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 The Piano. Harvey Keitel would have been one of those people who'd buy an expensive hi-fi system. Only back in the olden days, you had to get a girl in your house to play the music for you. Was surprised and grossed out to see Keitel's dicky doo. Don't these actors get embarrassed that images of their genitals are available for the world to see on celluloid and blu-ray? But anyhoo, Holly Hunter's nice boobs and cute little toosh made up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Great hair too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I liked her fringe in Copycat. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I'll regenerate into Dorinda one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 For a solo flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,640 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 7/11/2017 at 9:04 PM, Evil-Lyn said: Star Trek Beyond (the first 20 minutes) I couldn't make it past the Enterprise blowing up. It was so obviously going to be replaced at the end, anyway. So bad. It was like a shitty boring Voyager two-parter, if there ever was such a thing. I have no intention of ever finishing it. It is one of the worst big blockbuster movies I have seen. It starts bad and gets worse and worse as it goes. And then, to add insult to injury, the last couple of minutes are almost exactly like the previous two endings. I would take Voyager any day over this, unless it featured Neelix, but that is like Sophie's choice in reverse. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 From Drax's new favorite director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 8-7-2017 at 9:46 PM, Evil-Lyn said: Cannon films are usually pretty solid. That's just it, they aren't. They made movies on the cheap to make a quick buck. Doctor Strange: During the film I constantly thought, this has to be a technical director that understands complicated FX scenes but doesn't have a clue about storytelling or characters. Wow! What a bland movie! FX over everything else! One of the worst Marvels to date. Luckily it was free on netflix. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 And the talent of Chiwetel Ejiofor was completely wasted here. This one clip from Serenity is better than the whole of Doctor Strange: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Well, at least Ejiofor is teased to possibly be the main villain in the next film. Should be more for him to sink his teeth into in that. Although Mikkelson was largely wasted in this first movie. The usual MCU villain problem. I liked this movie quite a bit though. Entertaining fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: I did like how they handled the climax and the way it was resolved, but other than that, I agree. Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I found many individual things about the movie to be very entertaining and fun, but they didn't add up to much. I liked Cumberbatch, Swinton, and Benedict Wong. The fight scenes were cool. I dug the overall silly vibe. But yeah, the story wasn't... anything really and the villain stuff was just bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Well, at least Ejiofor is teased to possibly be the main villain in the next film. Should be more for him to sink his teeth into in that. Although Mikkelson was largely wasted in this first movie. The usual MCU villain problem. I liked this movie quite a bit though. Entertaining fluff. A next film?!!! What?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: A next film?!!! What?! A) It's a Marvel movie, so duh it's getting a sequel and Strange will be in the next Thor movie and the Avengers and blah blah B) It made a lot of money....so duh it's getting a sequel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Interiors Well what a lot of miserable bastards in this movie. Hilarious film even though it's meant to be a serious drama. And was that the same beach as in Jaws? I'd recognise that half-sunken fence anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 19 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: A next film?!!! What?! Doctor Strange 2 has already been greenlit, and if you stuck around during the credits there is a scene that sets up Chiwetel Ejiofor's character as the villain for the next film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 It really is funny how ridiculously boring that movie ended up being, especially with the kind of cast it was boasting. Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 1 minute ago, KK said: It really is funny how ridiculously boring that movie ended up being, especially with the kind of cast it was boasting. Really? that's strange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I guess some would call it a...strange film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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