Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 @JoeinAR, I've been watching that, on YouTube. I like it. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Watching the 4K UHD of T2 on my new set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Batman Forever Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 4 hours ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Watching the 4K UHD of T2 on my new set Why is this in 1.85? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 That's the way it should be shown. It was filmed in Supercrap35 which is open matte. 4 hours ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Watching the 4K UHD of T2 on my new set Looks better than this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Why is this in 1.85? I took a picture of my screen Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 T-2 Twins playing the same character twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 How's the knee? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 22 hours ago, JoeinAR said: Watched Special Bulletin yesterday. It is a television movie from 1983. Its was just as effective now as back then. Sure its a gimmick but a damn fine one. Its the oive broadcast of a nuclear terror event in Charleston SC. as it happens. I rewatch that one whenever I feel like some good nail-biting suspense. The faux-realism of the presentation works very well somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I remember watching a film like that once about a mission to mars, don't remember what it was called but it was a TV movie from the 2000s or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Jay said: I remember watching a film like that once about a mission to mars, don't remember what it was called but it was a TV movie from the 2000s or so I've seen some of that one, don't remember the name. The presentation is not good, though. It looks and feels like a cheap made for TV movie and not a live broadcast of breaking events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Yea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I was surprised at how emotional the film was knowing the outcome. I feel for the young female reporter asking if she was going to die. Her shock and trauma was very real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just now, JoeinAR said: I was shocked at how emotional the film was knowing the outcome. I feel for the young female reporter asking if she was going to die. Her shock and trauma was very real. Yes, the combination of acting and realism is so, so very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2021 All The President's Men - my first time watching this true-story political thriller, with Redford and Hoffman as the doggedly determined Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein who uncovered the Watergate scandal. Terrific stuff. Naïve Old Fart, The Illustrious Jerry and A24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Really? I had no idea who or what it was about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Sarcasm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Go back to your Godzilla flicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Godz-who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 American Sniper. At first I thought this film was going to be the same as all the other war movies I’ve watched. It did take half an hour for me to get invested in the story, but what made all the difference this time was the fact that wife and children were involved. Sienna Miller is fantastic, obviously (to think I didn’t really like her at first in Casanova), and I really can’t believe Bradley Cooper is Rocket in the Marvel movies. It’s a bit long, but I can also not think of any scenes I would have taken out. The rushed ending really sucks, though. You don’t disclose that information in a subtitle. The sound mix is impressively dynamic, but what is it with Clint Eastwood films and scores that are only barely functional? Only two cues really worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 The Matrix - eye-poppingly innovative back in its day, and the action still thrills now (as does Carrie-Anne Moss in those PVC outfits, to be honest). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Mank Zzzzzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Also known as 'Faces In The Shadow': Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Seeing Reznor and Ross' names at the beginning I expected a load of techno music, but nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I noticed Prime had the Star Trek VI director's cut with its nice open matte presentation, which was never released on Blu-ray, for sale for 5 bucks listed as "HD". It appears to be a crude upscale of the DVD transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Brutal and unsentimental Western B movie that is entertaining enough to watch to the end. 5,5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Mumbles Mikkelsen and Vespa Lynd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Don't forget Negan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The Comedian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Too bad! Something tells me you would love to hang around with Negan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Top bloke eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Negan didn't look as cool as manlets think he is when he was in Grey's Anatomy. God that was bad. Plus this guy single handedly halved The Walking Dead's viewership and arguably triggered its eventual demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Rebecca (2020) Zzzzzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, The Big Man said: Rebecca (2020) Zzzzzz... Ha! I managed 15 minutes...u? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The English patient. Finally watched this after having resisted for multiple years and for reasons I can’t recall anymore. Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes were fantastic. It did take a very long time before I started getting emotionally invested in the flashbacks and I still don’t like Kristin Scott Thomas, but the ending was worth every minute of it. Most of the score is fantastic too. Yared (was) clearly held back during The Talented Mr. Ripley. I would also probably have enjoyed it a great deal more had I not been forced to listen in mono at 64KBPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Dark Phoenix Despite Simon Kinberg attempting another stab at the "Dark Phoenix" storyline, this actually turns out worse than The Last Stand. Kinberg tries to please the studio by paring down the story for one movie while taking a more serious approach -- and it turns into a dull, anemic sendoff for the "Fox-men". That said, Kinberg has a good handle on directing and action sequences. And as much as I like Sophie Turner, she is a woefully miscast Jean Grey. And Zimmer's score is a droning bore. X-Men: The Last Stand It's been a while since I've re-visited it and while it has similar plot and character problems that Dark Phoenix has (not surprising since Kinberg co-wrote both), it moves fast. Hired gun Brett Ratner maintains the same visual tone as Bryan Singer's but is hit-and-miss character-wise. Ultimately, the movie is pure product -- rushed to make a release date when Singer went to do Superman Returns -- but it's diverting. John Powell's energetic score gives the film the emotional gravity and excitement it needs... why he wasn't asked to do another X movie is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Free Fire - the sort of thing that you can imagine Tarantino possibly having directed between Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Ben Wheatley's 70s-set blackly funny action comedy about an arms deal gone horrendously wrong boasts a decent cast (Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sam Riley and Brie Larson) and is fair fun. With the proceedings almost completely confined to a derelict warehouse, Wheatley wisely keeps the runtime to a trim 90 minutes lest overt repetitiveness takes hold. Interview With The Vampire - apart from Guns 'N' Roses shitty cover of Sympathy For The Devil on the soundtrack, a great-looking and very enjoyable vamp-romp. One remembers Anne Rice throwing her toys out of the pram at Cruise's Lestat casting, then having to 'reverse' (to an extent that she really should've been making a beeping noise) when he turned out to be, y' know ... GOOD. Hehehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 B movie thriller with B movie actors. 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Watched the opening ten minutes of Uncut Gems and turned it off. I didn't fancy Adam Sandler's Al Pachino or gaudy vaporwave soundtracking for 2hrs. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I re-watched Taxi Driver yesterday. I'm pretty sure I was too young when I first watched it (and in French). Now enjoying Bernard Herrmann's (last) score and enjoying the original english version (with subtitles), it was a more satisfactory experience than ever. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,354 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Yes, that is also the kind of soundtrack which would have suited The Joker much better, I think. But there was just one Bernard Herrmann and Joker got the score Oscar, so who am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Spies in Disguise Hehe, we watched this 2019 animated flick on HBO Max last night. It was better than I was expecting! It's sort of a cartoonish James Bond mixed with The Incredibles mixed with personified animals. Fun voice acting by Will Smith, Tom Holland, Rashida Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, and DJ Khaled. We barely check out any CGI kids flicks made these days and if we bother most disappoint and would never be worth watching again, but this one was better than the usual fair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Watching the 4K Ghostbusters in honor of the late Larry King who I first saw in this movie, in which he originally looked elderly. When I saw him every time since then, he was the guy from Ghostbusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I like his audiobook reading of the Good Book... on tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Just to see Jonathan Hart actually killing his girlfriend in cold blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 American Animals - cracking heist docudrama, made even better by my living room blissfully lacking the noisy twats there were a few rows back when I went to see it at the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 You need a larger living room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 National Lampoon's Vacation - on a heavily rainy lockdown January night, I opted for escapism in the form of a comedically disaster-plagued road trip with the Griswold family. Incidentally, there's no denying the woman Clark keeps bumping into (Christie Brinkley) is gorgeous ... but Beverley D'Angelo is equally so, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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