A24 4,338 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 19 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said: I'll go today ... there can't be anything in it as dumb as that bit in Prometheus where Charlize Theron forgets that the way to escape being crushed by a rolling spaceship is to run off to one side, out of its path. Can there? You don't get it, Sweepers. This spectacular action scene is actually about feeling safe in daily routine and not being able to change course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 If this movie has always looked so obviously "dumb" in the run-up to release, why are people still bothering to go and see it then? I don't understand. From where I'm sitting, it appears that "dumb" moviegoers get the movie they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Yet another big movie coming in North America a week after everywhere else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Bwahahaha...hahahaha....hahahahahahahahahaha....hahahahahahahahahahaha..... hahahaha....hahaha...haha........ha....ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Alien Convenant Hey, this was really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Doesn't Drax love all things dumb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Okay it had some dumb moments but they weren't deal breakers. Might be the best Alien movie since Aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I've heard Prometheus was better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I remember being disappointed by Prometheus after first seeing it, but left Alien Covenant really satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Alien : Covenant - enjoyed this a good deal more than Prometheus. Not JUST as good as the first couple of movies in the franchise, but still way ahead of the likes of the aforementioned Prometheus and Alien : Resurrection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Being shot in a leg is better than those two so I'm not sure if it constitutes an achievement. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Guardians 2 :Entertaining enough, though you never get the feeling that anything is at stake.Most convincing CGI De-ageing to date King Arthur .I actually liked this. Screw the reviews Colossal. Interesting story,good acting..but won't leave a long lasting impression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 I saw Guardians vol. 2 and it's pretty much the first time I saw a genuinely great film from the MCU. Really nice on all fronts, although personal and cartoony enough to put off certain viewers I imagine. Gunn pretty much fixes what I didn't like in the first one (blank villain, too much plot stopping character interaction). Great characters, great colorful design. There are maybe some slights, that I can't describe in three lines, but I pretty much forgive them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 What, I think, is so divisive about Guardians 2 is that it pushes the series into a pure comedy territory while the first film still tried to be a s-f action adventure as well. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 This is kinda Futurama. The thing is it does take its absurd characters and points of view and emotions seriously. Gunn is too good at playing with tone (seriousness, cheesynees, hilarity) for his own good. Another thing I noticed reading bad reviews (interesting thing to do) is that they often expressely hated the main characters, so that might be the thing here. For me, maybe the least interesting part is when it tries to emulate the first film in the first act, but I enjoyed that nonetheless. It isn't lacking in adventure afterwards, it's just less by-the-book and more relaxed (for others who are not me, "terrible pacing".) I think I ended up re-appreciating some stuff in the first one, mainly the prison sequence and the "should we have the third act" argument (the latter informs the style of the second film a lot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 First thought: "Chaac's back! Yeah!" Second thought: "No!" Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Now they'll just kill Guardians characters in Infinity War and ruin the thing. I also saw Your Name and Logan. I like them both, although the latter seems a bit confused on a script level (they try really hard to make up for it with everything else though). And Your Name is a pretty film but too long for what it is (people were crying at the cinema). Oh, and I also saw Train to Busan. I'm not into zombies, and the set up seems unsufferably cliche, but at times it delved into graphic adventure territory and I liked the occasional humor and absurd situations. On 1/5/2017 at 4:15 PM, Disco Stu said: With the track record of when de-aging looks terrible, I bet Gunn had an effects house working on those shots before the film was even in production to make sure it looked right. I think this was mostly make up with CGI touches. It was funny because it was young Kurt Russel with the wider face of older Kurt Russell. Now seriously. You can't ask these movies to do everything at once to please everyone. They've tried that and it's dull as heck. They're better off having writers-directors with an interest on something, picking a specific audience and going all out for that. So the films belong in different styles and subgenres for different overlapping audiences. So it doesn't get Thor 2 level stale. They put a Spider-Man trailer before Guardians, which hasn't managed to interest me (romatized high school stuff! ugly photography!), but I am interested in whatever Taika Waititi does with Thor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Colossal. I'm not sure whether it is a good film but at least there's something to it. Contrary to my expectations, it is neither a monster movie nor a comedy. More about addiciton, abuse and manipulation than it is about Kaiju monsters. I'm not sure it works, But hey... at least it's something else. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Did you like McCreary's score? I haven't seen the film yet but on album I really enjoy the main theme at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 There was some decent material in there. But due to genre-bending nature I would expect it to make a very coherent listening experience. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 One thing I keep thinking about in Guardians 2 is the running joke where Drax tells the antennae girl she's ugly. I still can't find the angle where this is supposed to be funny and it just seemed awkward. I can't think of any situation where you'd tell that to someone even if you mean it a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Really? Being awkwardly, brutally honest is, like, Drax's most notable character trait and used for much of his comedy. Saying things you would never say to someone in real life is kind of Drax's main point.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 well, yeah.. but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 It's just a weird alien perspective messing with older tropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Where the hell have you been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 7 hours ago, Stefancos said: Where the hell have you been? Figuring out which restroom to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Brónach was in the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Alien: Covenant Dumb, dumb movie. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Another has chosen a side! Welcome to the Light, Brother! KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I'm surprised this board is as divided as it is on this matter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I'm almost tempted to watch it now. Probably end up liking it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 29 minutes ago, publicist said: I'm almost tempted to watch it now. Probably end up liking it! Thor is waiting for you with open arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 We will have weekly LAN sessions to watch misunderstood Scott classics like '1492', 'GI Jane' and 'Robin Hood'. Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I was expecting to be completely underwhelmed by Alien Coverage after some of the initial negativity directed toward it, but after watching it, I was like "what were they on about? This movie was awesome!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Alien Coverage is good. Alien Covenant, on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 25 minutes ago, Godzilla said: This movie was awesome!" In that case, maybe Jay will like it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Alien Covenant? I don't even plan on seeing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Alex probably thinks you'll love it because you are such a great fan of NCIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 And The Mentalist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Dexter doesn't even get thrown in there anymore, this place has really gone downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Jason LOOOOVED Dexter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Everything is awesome ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 But it is art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Dexter was fine for 4 seasons then complete and utter shit for the last 4, what a godawful ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 19 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Another has chosen a side! Welcome to the Light, Brother! I have chosen not seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I only liked Dexter's Lab for the first two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Omelette du fromage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 That's all you can say! That's all you can say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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