Tom Guernsey 2,284 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Valerian and the City of 1,000 Planets - I thought this had got terrible reviews but it doesn't seem to be quite as badly received as I thought and I found to be great fun, despite having two leads that seemed a bit flat. Alexandre Desplat's score is enjoyable, although it lacks the quirkiness of Eric Serra's Fifth Element score or a decent big theme like, say, Jupiter Ascending (which Valerian reminded me of in some ways - not to mention them both costing a fortune to make but not recouping their money). Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 A Ghost Story (2017) Couldn't stand it so I had to stop watching. It's the kind of artsy fartsy that really annoys me. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 23 minutes ago, AC1 said: the kind of artsy fartsy that really annoys me. We have a name for that. Its called "directed by David Lowery." Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 That poster reminds me of young Boomhauer, in KING OF THE HILL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,457 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I tried to watch A Ghost Story 2 or 3 times, but I always fell asleep on the first 5 to 10 minutes of movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 There' s more of that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Guys, what's so artsy fartsy about David Lowery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 7 hours ago, Tom Guernsey said: Valerian and the City of 1,000 Planets - I thought this had got terrible reviews but it doesn't seem to be quite as badly received as I thought and I found to be great fun, despite having two leads that seemed a bit flat. Alexandre Desplat's score is enjoyable, although it lacks the quirkiness of Eric Serra's Fifth Element score or a decent big theme like, say, Jupiter Ascending (which Valerian reminded me of in some ways - not to mention them both costing a fortune to make but not recouping their money). I like this a lot! Film and score. Like Fifth Element, I doubt it'll ever get a sequel though, which is a bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 The Sixth Element? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 5 hours ago, AC1 said: A Ghost Story (2017) Pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,370 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, Jay said: I like this a lot! Film and score. Like Fifth Element, I doubt it'll ever get a sequel though, which is a bummer Was there ever a good sequel where the last film before of the series was more than 20 years ago? Please don't anyone say Bladerunner 2049. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,394 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I realize that it is not a widely shared opinion (and also that it is an opinion): I hated Fifth Element SO much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I didn't mean to imply I was still hoping for a Fifth Element sequel or anything, I was more saying that it'd be cool for Valerian to get sequels, but it's obviously super unlikely at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, AC1 said: There' s more of that?! Sorry, but instead of ... 1 hour ago, Edmilson said: I tried to watch A Ghost Story 2 or 3 times, but I always fell asleep on the first 5 to 10 minutes of movie. I read ... 1 hour ago, Edmilson said: I tried to watch A Ghost Story 2 and 3, but I always fell asleep on the first 5 to 10 minutes of movie. For a second I thought they were making sequels of this! Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 27 minutes ago, Tallguy said: I realize that it is not a widely shared opinion (and also that it is an opinion): I hated Fifth Element SO much. I don't know if I actually do or not, I stopped it about 10 minutes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,394 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Holko said: I don't know if I actually do or not, I stopped it about 10 minutes in. If my 25 year memory serves, I liked that part. Then it went off a cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 7 hours ago, AC1 said: A Ghost Story (2017) Couldn't stand it so I had to stop watching. It's the kind of artsy fartsy that really annoys me. Like VVitch and Hereditary And badabook or babadook or whatever the hell that hell was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Like VVitch and Hereditary I wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, GerateWohl said: Was there ever a good sequel where the last film before of the series was more than 20 years ago? Please don't anyone say Bladerunner 2049. Why not? Also, how do you define sequel? Does Max Max: Fury Road count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, GerateWohl said: Was there ever a good sequel where the last film before of the series was more than 20 years ago? Orphée was made 20 years after its predecessor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,394 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 The Hustler and The Color of Money! I WIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Ugh no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,370 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said: Does Max Max: Fury Road count? That counts. Sure. Actually, it was not a rhetorical qquestion.I just couldn't think of one. But Fury Road is at least as good as its predecessors. And it even came out 30 years after the last movie. John Rambo might also count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Does Indy 5 count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Watching few "horror" movies... The Lost Boys Fright Night The Covenant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Ah, The Lost Boys, a true JWFan classic, only surpassed by Die Hard. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 14 hours ago, GerateWohl said: But Fury Road is at least as good as its predecessors. Perhaps it is as a spectacle, but it lacked Mel Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,370 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 12 hours ago, JoeinAR said: Does Indy 5 count? Are you so pessimistic, that this movie will not come out before 2028? The last one came out 2008. The one before that 1989. So, between 3 and 4 past 19 years. So, I would rather let Indy 4 cound, even though it does not reach the 20 years mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 4 hours ago, AC1 said: Perhaps it is as a spectacle, but it lacked Mel Gibson. It works fine without him, and I can't picture him in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Well, I didn't care for it, so I blame it on Gibson's absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 The Turning (2020) It's bad so maybe something for Joe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I may be early this year... but here I go with my Halloween marathon! The Laurie Strode trilogy: Halloween I (1978) Halloween II (1981) Halloween - H20 (1998) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I had a spat with a spaz who insisted the Halloween theme was more iconic, more memorable, and more well known than Jaws. 1 hour ago, AC1 said: The Turning (2020) It's bad so maybe something for Joe? You watched it I knew better. Joe 1 alex 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 49 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: You watched it I knew better. Joe 1 alex 0 Wrong, I knew it too, but I had nothing else to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 27 minutes ago, AC1 said: Wrong, I knew it too, but I had nothing else to watch. I had the ability to watch jt for free and passed. We both have a strong film collection. You chose poorly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 What did you watch instead? The Goonies? On 9/14/2021 at 10:29 AM, Chen G. said: We have a name for that. Its called "directed by David Lowery." Wait a minute! I did like The Old Man And The Gun which is (luckily) free from his arty style. But yes, I didn't care for Ghost Story, Ain't Them Bodies Saint and the arty bits in The Green Giant. His particular sense of arty seems to throw me out of the movie. Alex - about to watch another most likely bad horror movie on Netflix called Grace: The Possession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 hours ago, AC1 said: the arty bits in The Green Giant. There were artsy bits in The Green Knight? From where I was sitting, it was all artsy. At least Excalibur was still a film for blokes. The Green Knight is for the inteligentsia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Chen G. said: There were artsy bits in The Green Knight? From where I was sitting, it was all artsy. His encounter with the young scoundrel on the battlefield, for example, is much more straightforward. It's scenes like with the giants that somehow not work for me. It's the way how it's presented. If you aren't susceptible for its beauty and artiness, it kind of misses the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 20 hours ago, AC1 said: Another movie (I'm sorry, but I can't, by any standard, call this a "film") about "troubled children". Gimme a fucking break. Children deserve more than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,457 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Independence Day (96) Still watchable but very dumb. David Arnold's score is magnificent though. These days big budget movies are even dumber but with shittier scores. That includes the (horrible) sequel for this movie. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,394 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, Edmilson said: Independence Day (96) Still watchable but very dumb. David Arnold's score is magnificent though. These days big budget movies are even dumber but with shittier scores. That includes the (horrible) sequel for this movie. I don't agree with the overall statement about movies today, but good golly was ID4 2 (or whatever it was called) terrible. I keep trying to get the family to watch Stargate with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Grace: The Possession (2014) That's right! It's bad horror movies month on Netflix! When the poster says "From the writer of ...", or From the producer of ...", you know it's not going to be good. The first person perspective of Grace makes it somewhat different but this one was even worse than The Turning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Billion Dollar Brain - surely the 'Bondiest' of the Caine Harry Palmer flicks, this sees our hero up against a nutty Texan general who intends to eradicate Communism by invading Russia with the aid of the titular super-computer and his own private army. Good escapist fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,394 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1917 First: This is why if I really want to see a film I need to see it in the cinema. Watched the first half somewhat undisturbed, took a break for family things, watched more and finally finished it on my phone. I supposed it's a testament to the film that it was as powerful as it was. I hadn't remembered who the director was or the composer (although answering one would have answered the other). It was a sparsely scored film although what score there was seemed surprisingly melodic. Then it got to the scene in the last half with the village at night and Newman just lets go. The restraint of the film prior to this really pays off. I just lost it. I think it was an amazing film. It is both helped and hindered by its "trick" of the uninterrupted shot. I do wonder if I would have noticed it if I hadn't known about it up front. It speaks to how well the film works that I was able to forget about the gimmick and let it pull me into the film. When this came out I wanted to see this and Ford v Ferrari. I regret that I missed them both in the theater. JoeinAR and Bespin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,284 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tallguy said: 1917 First: This is why if I really want to see a film I need to see it in the cinema. Watched the first half somewhat undisturbed, took a break for family things, watched more and finally finished it on my phone. I supposed it's a testament to the film that it was as powerful as it was. I hadn't remembered who the director was or the composer (although answering one would have answered the other). It was a sparsely scored film although what score there was seemed surprisingly melodic. Then it got to the scene in the last half with the village at night and Newman just lets go. The restraint of the film prior to this really pays off. I just lost it. I think it was an amazing film. It is both helped and hindered by its "trick" of the uninterrupted shot. I do wonder if I would have noticed it if I hadn't known about it up front. It speaks to how well the film works that I was able to forget about the gimmick and let it pull me into the film. When this came out I wanted to see this and Ford v Ferrari. I regret that I missed them both in the theater. I have to admit that it was amazing to see in a good IMAX cinema, although the partner's father had to leave as it was making him seasick, which is kinda understandable given the style of shooting. I enjoyed the gimmick of the single shot but tended to vacillate between not noticing to actively looking for the joins. However, as someone who enjoys all the technical stuff, I didn't mind that at all and it didn't spoil the experience. Newman's score was terrific in context and most enjoyable on disc, but it's a score with definite highlights but a few parts that drag. Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Billion Dollar Brain - surely the 'Bondiest' of the Caine Harry Palmer flicks, this sees our hero up against a nutty Texan general who intends to eradicate Communism by invading Russia with the aid of the titular super-computer and his own private army. Good escapist fun. It's the worst of the three original Harry Palmer films, but, you're right: it's fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin 8,483 Posted September 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2021 Yesterday I rewatched The Game (1997), an excellent movie with Michael Douglas (and perfectly scored by Howard Shore). I love that kind of movies where we never know if we are in real life or not. Michael Douglas is fabulous is this role of a bored banker... who needs a little spice in his life! Jay, Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Tom Guernsey 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2021 I plan to watch Abbott and Costello Meets Doctor Jeckyl and Mr.Hyde with Boris Karloff. Its in black and white which eliminates 90 of the posters here from ever watching it. Bespin, Jurassic Shark and Tallguy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 You're watching it together with Boris Karloff? You lucky bastard! JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,394 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: I plan to watch Abbott and Costello Meets Doctor Jeckyl and Mr.Hyde with Boris Karloff. Its in black and white which eliminates 90 of the posters here from ever watching it. I do have to remember to add that to the Halloween queue this year. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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