#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 His husband. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Saw Shazam over the weekend. Quite enjoyed it. It really felt like an 80's kids films, but in a very good way. https://dailyuv.com/profile/2232/977140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 15 hours ago, Fancyarcher said: It really felt like an 80's kids films ... The Goonies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Less that, and more like things such as Big, and other kid-fulfillment wish type movies, they even make a reference to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/7/2019 at 4:32 PM, Richard said: Bruce? Your lawyer? 6yr old son. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,690 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 An opportunity arose to start going to the cinema again, so last Friday I saw Pet Sematary and I loved it. It felt like it had real characters, and once everything goes south, it doesn't drag on, but gets to its point quickly. And I've just finished watching The Silence on Netflix. Most of it is a nicely executed thriller (or whatever) although the last act contains a very unnecessary fight sequence with a pretty crappy antagonist. I rather enjoyed the score but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Took my oldest to see Missing Link. It was good but not great. Pleasant and funny. The artistry of Laika is breathtaking to behold, but I do wonder if they’ve gotten so good at making stop motion seamless that they’ve taken some of the charm out of the form. Like it’s lost some of that crafty physicality. I think I prefer the style of Wes Anderson’s stop motion forays where showing the seams is part of the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 So far, they have yet to come close to topping Coraline. Shame Henry Selick didn't stick around.. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 You've seen A Quiet Place. You've seen Bird Box. But you don't have to see The Silence. You just don't. 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 6 hours ago, Kasey Kockroach said: So far, they have yet to come close to topping Coraline. Shame Henry Selick didn't stick around.. By all accounts (including his own), Selick is quite the pill to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Talented people aren't often the nicest, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Saw Us last weekend. Thought it was quite Fun. My rather week belated review. https://dailyuv.com/profile/2232/977501 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Laika’s best film is Kubo and the Two Strings. Just a beautiful, poignant piece of work. Coraline comes in at a close second. Great fun, freaked me out when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, John said: when I was a kid Me: John, Kasey Kockroach and Koray Savas 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The Silence was not as bad as Alex said but it was still bad. I went to sleep thinking about how easy it would be to eradicate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 37 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: I went to sleep thinking about how easy it would be to eradicate them. Spoiler You just place a 100 of these big grinders machines on a field and the problem is solved. I really thought is was bad because it was simply not suspenseful (or mysterious). I blame the direction and the script (because you know exactly what the deal is from the start). Then there's the abrupt (bad) ending, as if there was no more budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Yes that was most abrupt. Even in a quiet place you place a set of loud speakers in a field wehn the creatures attack you explode a MOAB device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2019 AT ETERNITY's GATE Julian Schnabel's At Eternity's Gate is an in-depth impressionistic look at the final months of the troubled life of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (Willem Dafoe). With a stellar supporting cast of Rupert Friend, Mads Mikklesen, Oscar Isaac and Mathieu Amalric, this film is at it's best in it's performances and over-arching style. Schnabel, being himself a painter, offers tremendously unique visual parameters. From bifocal lenses, to amazing emphasis on colour, Schnabel forms a movie that speaks directly to artists of all kinds. I felt like much appreciation is felt in one's own personal relation to the film rather than just the film itself. Dafoe plays the troubled van Gogh tremendously. In a role that landed him an Oscar nomination, he immerses himself into the artist's character with great results. It's no question that Dafoe is quite good at portraying these types of characters (The English Patient anyone?), and he really pushes his surroundings forward. Without a convincing performance from him, which I think was surpassed, this movie would simply not work as well. Mikklesen, Isaac and Friend all have small supporting roles, of which Mikklesen's is easily my favourite. He plays a great priest, and while his scene is short, it's very, very good. The story follows van Gogh through the French countryside, painting, receiving harsh criticism, being a victim of public violence, partnering with fellow artists, cutting off his ear (nothing graphic, no), and being placed in a mental asylum. It's a very grim and dark story, but van Gogh's pure love of art provides such strong emotional resonance that the pathos is merely a stage in the story arch, even if it occupies most of the film. An important note is that it helps to be an artist of some kind to appreciate this film. No matter the form or the scale, I feel that artists will be able to embrace the impressionism of Schnabel's cinematography, the curiosity of Dafoe's performance, and the architecture of the entire feature on a grand scale. On a closing note, Tatiana Lisovskaya hits the nail on the head with this score. The beauty of yet another art form is exemplified on a secondary level, truly pinning At Eternity's Gate as an artistically inspired picture. A great sampler of this solo piano-violin oriented underscore is Van Gogh Theme II (With Violin). RATING: ***** out of ***** CONSENSUAL STATEMENT: "An impressionist masterpiece- a work of art. Dafoe's performance is completely immersive." -Jerry SteveMc, Muad'Dib and publicist 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Remake time... Dumbo (2019) - Actually surprised with this film. I didn't care for the original film, but Burton smartly crafts a better framework and expanded story. I don't think some of his decisions work (namely the B-plot that mirrors Disney's buyout of 20th Century Fox), but it engaged me. (Although Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito were wasted here.) The titular elephant was convincingly rendered and adorable. It's one of Disney's live-action remakes that stands on its own without copying the animated film beat by beat. Elfman's score is another Burton staple, but only really soars (pun intended) when Dumbo takes off. Pet Sematary (2019) - It's rushed and Jason Clarke is miscast as the lead character, although Amy Seimetz is wonderful as Rachel Creed. The major changes to the story (especially the ending) doesn't change the tone or themes of King's novel, although the new ending comes off like a typical horror movie rather than something tragic. That said, the directors deserve credit for doing something different and not copying Mary Lambert's movie. Christopher Young's score is yet another Sinister-type soundscape horror score, I was hoping for something like The Uninvited / The Grudge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 6:55 PM, John said: Laika’s best film is Kubo and the Two Strings. Just a beautiful, poignant piece of work. I love a well crafted animation and I really tried with Kubo, I even watched the first half twice. But I just couldn't get into it. I thought it was boring. Coraline on the other hand is an all time favourite. It's absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 7:49 PM, Matt C said: Remake time... Dumbo (2019) - Actually surprised with this film. I didn't care for the original film, but Burton smartly crafts a better framework and expanded story. I don't think some of his decisions work (namely the B-plot that mirrors Disney's buyout of 20th Century Fox), but it engaged me. (Although Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito were wasted here.) The titular elephant was convincingly rendered and adorable. It's one of Disney's live-action remakes that stands on its own without copying the animated film beat by beat. Elfman's score is another Burton staple, but only really soars (pun intended) when Dumbo takes off. Pet Sematary (2019) - It's rushed and Jason Clarke is miscast as the lead character, although Amy Seimetz is wonderful as Rachel Creed. The major changes to the story (especially the ending) doesn't change the tone or themes of King's novel, although the new ending comes off like a typical horror movie rather than something tragic. That said, the directors deserve credit for doing something different and not copying Mary Lambert's movie. Christopher Young's score is yet another Sinister-type soundscape horror score, I was hoping for something like The Uninvited / The Grudge. Its not rushed to me at all. But it is an extremely bad film with many bad editorial choices. You are incorrect change from killing Gage to killing the Sister is just stupid. The ending is horrible. Worse we have to sit through parts of the ending in the beginning and ending destroying any chance the film would have in feeling like a tragedy. Lambert's film is bad but this is worse. Poor John Lithgow, a superior actor and comedian than Fred Gwynn but not in this horror drama. No wonder the makers of IT chp. 2 chose not to attach their trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 7:00 PM, Disco Stu said: Me: Me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Shazam is not a perfect yet it is easily the best DC film of the current era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yes. It is better than everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Yes. It is better than everything Only Star Trek Is Better Than Everything! JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 What about Titanic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Ghostbusters II said: What about Titanic? I had a sinking feeling you were going to say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Ghostbusters II said: What about Titanic? I’m surprised it doesn’t have a 4K release yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Will that optimize it for viewing on my phone and a Sony Trinitron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Ghostbusters II said: What about Titanic? it was #1 at the boxoffic more weeks than all films ever, except for 1 22 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: I’m surprised it doesn’t have a 4K release yet. Really? REALLY? The person who is resposible for this is currently directing and or producing sequels to Avatar, a direct sequel T2 that forgets 3,4, & 5, a proper Abyss Blu and 4K release, a possible proper True Lies Blu and 4k release, a possible Aliens 4K release. Where is there room for Titanic 4k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, Ghostbusters II said: Will that optimize it for viewing on my phone and a Sony Trinitron? Yes. 7 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Really? REALLY? The person who is resposible for this is currently directing and or producing sequels to Avatar, a direct sequel T2 that forgets 3,4, & 5, a proper Abyss Blu and 4K release, a possible proper True Lies Blu and 4k release, a possible Aliens 4K release. Where is there room for Titanic 4k? Honestly it should probably be a priority among the rest of those titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I imagine it and Avatar will get UHD releases when Avatar 2 comes out next year. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 So 2021 btw Mark Hamill is all wrong as Chucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Titanic 4K, but remove the green tint now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,361 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Shazam! - pretty enjoyable, but possibly overpraised. I dunno, there's something about the DC movies whereby they don't feel as 'together' as the Marvel ones. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 11 hours ago, John said: I imagine it and Avatar will get UHD releases when Avatar 2 comes out next year. Avatar was shot on 1080p (and, given filtering loses in the camera, the amount of fine-detail in the master is even less) so native 4K isn't possible. Still, an upscale job could look quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Are you sure it was shot in 1080? I would have figured Cameron would have used something that wasnt already a home video resolution in 2009. Seeing at the vast majority of the film is CGI, it could actually be upgraded anyway, so it probably doesnt matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Quite sure: https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-2009 And remember, 1080p digital isn't even a full 1080p! It'd be wierd if they redo the effects to a higher resolution than the live-action components. I don't think it'll happen. It'll just be an upscale of the 1080p version, methinks. Not that its such a bad thing: a good upscale can look very good indeed. Heck, Skyfall wasn't native 4K - it was shot on 3.4K digital (which, again, is less than true 3.4K) and blown up to 4K. Yet everybody loved it. Avatar 2 is shooting on 6K digital, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Its shot in 3D though, so wouldn't that be 1080p digital, for left and right? Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Right, technically 1080p 3D is 1080p digital per-eye. Two cameras are used. Besides, when you watch a film in 3D its harder to tell the resolution. Its hard to tell 1080p and 4K apart in most home theaters, anyway. Even in IMAX, the issue with magnifying a smaller format has more to do with enlarging the grains rather than the picture not being detailed enough, so 1080p digital (which is grainless) holds up nicely even on very large screens. Its better than a 35mm answer print, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Avatar 2 will look incredible in 3D. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN The story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), an old man who travelled across the United States robbing banks and stealing plenty of cash, all the time having a smile on his face and a sweet, polite air about him. Based on a true story, Tucker is quite an unexpected criminal- he's an old man, and a very nice one at that. There's a nice, refreshing easiness to the film, spearheaded by Redford's charming personality and supported by the lovely Sissy Spacek, who befriends Redford in a very lovely relationship, even though Tucker has lied to her countless times about his profession. Eventually, policeman John Hunt (a mumbly, moustached Casey Affleck) cracks down on him, but the smooth-moving Tucker is a genius at staying under the radar, much helped by his old age and appearance. And that's all for plot points from me. Redford is a teddy bear, and he's very relaxing to watch. Daniel Hart's score is perfect for the film- an easy listening slow swing / jazz style with a good theme. I've listened to it a number of times outside the film, and I quite enjoy it. CONSENSUAL STATEMENT: "The Old Man and the Gun feels a lot like a TV movie from the 70s- low stakes and some good fun." RATING: *** and a half * out of ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 On 4/22/2019 at 1:52 PM, JoeinAR said: Avatar 2 will look incredible in 3D. Too bad I won't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Avengers: Endgame It's long, sometimes a little rough, occasionally surprising but fun. It's clearly well curated for the fans. Definitely more satisfying than the last one. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Endgame is the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Lol as if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, KK said: Avengers: Endgame Definitely more satisfying than the last one. Interesting, I was going to say the opposite. That final showdown isn't very good at all. I really like the Avengers films (especially the original) but I was quite dissappointed with this one. *** out of ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The last film was just the screen hopping from character to character, watchable mostly because of Brolin's Thanos. Everyone has some personality again in this one. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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