BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Big Trouble In Little China is not a good movie, but it's typically 80's cheesiness makes it very enjoyable. Goonies has always been rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 It has Kurt Russel wearing lipstick when facing the main baddie, so yes it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 There you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I've never seen Big Trouble in Little China, just saying that from what I've gather, anyone who sees it for the first time ever when they are like, in their 30s or 40s, probably won't like it, but those who loved it when it was a new movie in the 80s and they were younger, will always love and defend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 "Did you pay your dues, Alvar?" Just now, Jay said: I've never seen Big Trouble in Little China, just saying that from what I've gather, anyone who sees it for the first time ever when they are like, in their 30s or 40s, probably won't like it, but those who loved it when it was a new movie in the 80s and they were younger, will always love and defend it. Unlike Top Gun, which takes itself seriously. Big Trouble is more like an action comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Yea, that's a great point actually, Top Gun does take itself too seriously, it doesn't really go that far into the fun zone. It tries some comedy with a guy always spilling coffee whenever Tom Cruise does a fly-by of their ship, which fell flat every time. There was also serious pacing flaws like a random volleyball game that served no purpose, etc. If they film had been 10-15 minutes shorter and had more songs instead of reusing the same parts of the same songs so many times it would have helped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 It's basically a 2 hour recruitment film, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I don't think so. I mean, I get why a bunch of teenagers joined up after seeing it, because all the pilots are portrayed as badasses, and there's a bunch of shots of planes flying around and doing all kinds of things. But the bulk of the runtime is spend on character development, the love story, and his inner struggles, there's like 4 scenes of them actually in the air doing stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 An interesting tidbit about Top Gun's use of the Super 35 format on Wikipedia that Stefancos would find interesting: "It also received much early publicity for making the cockpit shots in Top Gun possible, since it was otherwise impossible to fit 35 mm cameras with large anamorphic lenses into the small free space in the cockpit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I love Super 35! Did so ever since I first saw Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The Glass House Surprisingly decent, if not average thriller that puts the lead in that frustrating situation where no-one else believes her. Shin Godzilla This is how you make one of these flicks properly. I wish I'd seen this as a child, although the political satire might have flown over my head back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Bokeh Intrigued by the movie's title I decided to watch this apocalypse movie on Netflix. It's clearly a cheap independent movie but the real problem is the uninteresting, naive, amateurish writing and the bad acting of the female part. 3/10 Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Great title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 "Bokeh is my favourite movie!" It could have worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 A title like that would make me avoid a movie not watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yeah, but you think the camera on your Lenovo P2 is ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Is it about out-of-focus bits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Been trying to read about the background of this film. But it's not very clear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 This film is so obscure, it doesn't even have a Wikipedia entry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 That means it must be good! Is there a 4K release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Sally Spectra said: Is it about out-of-focus bits? Spoilers ahead: No, the guy is just a photographer. During their trip in Iceland, they wake up one morning to find that all the people of the world are gone (not many people live in Iceland anyway). At first the couple is scared and confused, then they enjoy the world without people, and they enjoy each other. But in the end, the girl can't deal with a world without her friends and family, and so she does something 'dramatic' that makes her boyfriend the last human on earth. It's what people call a depressive movie. I think that Koray might like it. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 26/7/2017 at 6:19 PM, Jay said: Top Gun Marcy and I watched this the other weekend because we had never seen it, and it was supposed to be this classic 80s movie. Well, we both thought it was completely terrible! The cast is fine, but everything else was subpar; Bad story, bad dialogue, boring action scenes, poorly handled love story. The film didn't even have any real bad guys; It's just them in training for 90%, then one final action scene where Russians are suddenly bad guys, but it wasn't handled well. I have no problem with a film where the conflict comes from the hero's internal struggle to overcome loss and other personal struggles, but this isn't an example of telling that kind of story well, at all! The love story was so tacky, they meet, have like one further scene together, then her third scene she's all "I've fallen for him!". I generally like Tom Cruise is about all his movies I've seen him in, but here he was severely lacking in charisma, so much so they have scenes where other characters have to tell the love interest how lucky she is to have him. I'm sure the aerial footage was thrilling at the time, but I found it to be edited poorly, with every scene feeling repetitive and too long, like they spent so much money on getting these shots they felt obliged to use them all. I'm totally all for shooting things for real instead of using all CGI, but you still have to have a good pace and flow to what you shot! The music was poorly handled too; I'm not going to say the pop songs in the movie are bad, I mean they are what they are, but they were also repetitive; Danger Zone was used TWICE within the first 10 minutes, and both times it was the same opening bit of the song - same with Take My Breath Away, it was used 3 times I think, each time the opening part of the song again. Truly a terrible movie with nothing for me to recommend at all. I think all its fans are ones who first saw it when they were kids, like a lot of other 80s movies like The Goonies or Big Trouble in Little China or whatever. Top Gun takes itself seriously but you shouldn't! it also plays Danger Zone three separate times. Heart of stone Jay, heart of stone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I thought you were going to point out that for Maverick to get the close photo of the MiG pilot, the jets would be overlapping each other. Nobody ever dwells on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Woj said: I thought you were going to point out that for Maverick to get the close photo of the MiG pilot, the jets would be overlapping each other. Nobody ever dwells on that. You shouldn't dwell on any aspect of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 10 minutes ago, Bilbo Skywalker said: Top Gun takes itself seriously but you shouldn't! it also plays Danger Zone three separate times. Heart of stone Jay, heart of stone! I didn't take it seriously though; I went in expecting a fun summer popcorn movie, that would have scenes and lines that would make me go "oh, that's where that's from", cause its supposed to be such a "classic". But it was just kinda boring, with no memorable dialogue to speak of or any really good memorable scenes. It was just a stupid 80s movie. No big deal. And I'm not saying the songs like Danger Zone are bad songs, simply that they shouldn't have repeated the first minute of them throughout the movie, they should have had more variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I also think Top Gun is a worthless piece of crap that shouldn't even be enjoyed ironically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Jay said: I didn't take it seriously though; I went in expecting a fun summer popcorn movie, that would have scenes and lines that would make me go "oh, that's where that's from", cause its supposed to be such a "classic". But it was just kinda boring, with no memorable dialogue to speak of or any really good memorable scenes. It was just a stupid 80s movie. No big deal. And I'm not saying the songs like Danger Zone are bad songs, simply that they shouldn't have repeated the first minute of them throughout the movie, they should have had more variety. Ah maybe you're right, maybe you do have to see it at an early age. It's a silly movie I put on from time to time when I just want a silly movie. I think it fits in the "so bad it's good" category. The need for speed line is a classic though. Check out the Honest Trailer by the way, it's one of the rare good ones! Just now, Disco Stu said: I also think Top Gun is a worthless piece of crap that shouldn't even be enjoyed ironically. Youre a worthless piece of crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Jay said: I didn't take it seriously though; I went in expecting a fun summer popcorn movie, that would have scenes and lines that would make me go "oh, that's where that's from", cause its supposed to be such a "classic". But it was just kinda boring, with no memorable dialogue to speak of or any really good memorable scenes. But Big Trouble In Little China has plenty of that. Hence your comparison was bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Again, I've never seen that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Well, you should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Big Trouble In Little China has plenty of that. Hence your comparison was bad. I have tried to watch that movie twice in my life, and both times inspired me to stop watching the movie and just have sex. I need to try to watch this movie more often. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 What did you think of Hans' big electric guitar ballet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The Top Gun Anthem is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Does Quint think Hans Zimmer scored Top Gun, and not Harold Faltermeyer? Or was he replying to some other line of posts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Steve Stevens played the electric guitar and Harold F played piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Oh yeah I forgot it was Faltermeyer that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It was a similar-ish score to Beverly Hills Cop, but less fun and funky and more serious. Still very 80s, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The songs are pretty good, too. Big fan of Mighty Wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I think my Zimmer confusion with that Top Gun track is down to some ancient Limewire labelling of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 John Williams - Back to the Future theme John Williams - Batman theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 And Zelda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 TOP GUN is s truly awful film. It's an empty, narcissistic, exercise, which is always looking in the bathroom mirror, to check to see how cool it is...which it's not. In that respect, it's the perfect 80s movie. Cruise must have been the first actor in film history to go from brother, straight to brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Cocktail is also crappy and has Tom Cruise in the same smug mode, but that one is awfully enjoyable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Die Hard. Shamefully I'd never seen this before but it's a hell of a lot of fun. Bruce Willis with hair is unnerving. Alan Rickman is a massive loss to cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Great film, though the third one is obviously the best one (expect people who are wrong to disagree with this statement). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Great film, though the third one is obviously the best one (expect people who are wrong to disagree with this statement). I was given a lend of 1 and 3.... does this mean I have to watch 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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