KK 3,307 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 A Man Called Ove A pleasant enough "life-affirming" film. Too sugary for my tastes though. But the lead is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Dark Waters (2019) A true story movie about the evils of DuPont poisoning a West Virginia community (and potentially all of us) via a plant that manufactures Teflon. Mark Ruffalo plays the corporate lawyer who decides to bat for the other side. The story is of course fascinating and important, most harrowing is how huge companies can drag these legal processes across decades (the movie’s main time period spans 1998 to 2015), all while people die from their actions and continue to be poisoned. But it’s not particularly artfully told as a film. One of those that should probably just be a documentary, but I guess Ruffalo (who also produced) thought the story would reach more people this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I liked that movie a lot! Of course afterwards my wife wanted to chuck all our teflon cookware :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 The Pink Panther. A bit disjointed. Princess Dala is incredibly bland and annoying and even though Clouseau is funny enough, he’s way better in The Pink Panther Strikes Again and the accent isn’t quite what it should be yet. ‘Backward countries,’ tut tut. Capucine is great, but the movie is way too long and Georges and Charles dialogue, clearly meant to be comical, just did not work for me. The ending sucks. It wasn’t even referenced in A shot In The Dark, I think. The score is unobtrusive and has some great moments, including the song (minus the horrible accent), but it all sounds muffled as hell. I also don’t think those clicks and pops were intentional. The sound effects are horrible and it suddenly dawned on me that the great main theme is hardly used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Yea it's really rough around the edges, and doesn't have hardly any of the trademarks the eventually series would be known for. It's really a different thing than everything that followed bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,392 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I like the Steve Martin's Pink Panther... or at least I did liked it when I was younger. Never seen the old movies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,479 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Edmilson said: I like the Steve Martin's Pink Panther... or at least I did liked it when I was younger. Never seen the old movies though. The Original movie have it's fun moments, but in the whole, it has aged badly. Of course, Peter Sellers performance is excellent, I laugh just by watching him hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Peter Pan (1924) With my daughter, I watched the very first film version of Peter Pan produced by Paramount in 1924. It was very charming and funny! The special effects are wonderful and their magic still works. My daughter was entranced the whole time and just laughed and laughed at the sillier parts. She wasn't put off by the lack of dialogue and sound at all. I'm not sure if this is the version with the Philip Carli score that I read about on Wikipedia, but I thought the accompaniment worked well enough. Nothing amazing, but not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Edmilson said: I like the Steve Martin's Pink Panther... or at least I did liked it when I was younger. Never seen the old movies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Watching a classic tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Great jacket Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 President Whitmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 There have never been any Spaceballs... recovered by our government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Wedding crashers. Much better than I thought it would be, but too long. I really could have done without the sequence between the father kicking them out and the marriage. Zspecially that weirdo crashing funerals was just stupid. Vince Vaughn is fantastic, though, and I still can’t tell Amy Adams and Amy McAdams apart while Bradley Cooper sounded like Andrew Garfield. The score is functional enough, but could have been better. Pachelbel’s canon got a great organ arrangement and there are some nice cues, but the organ sounded terrible and the source music is too bass-heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2021 Brundlefly, Unlucky Bastard and Bespin 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,479 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Ah Fenêtre sur cours. J'aime bien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 THE SENTINEL ( 77) Checked off another on my ' have the score/ haven't seen the film' list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I love Rear WIndow and Vertigo the most. Maybe I'll be watching North by Northwest tonight, for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Rear Window is the weakest of the three IMO. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,029 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: I love Rear WIndow and Vertigo the most. Maybe I'll be watching North by Northwest tonight, for the first time. It's gonna blow you away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Deadpool 2 - Ryan Reynolds' wisecracking, sweary, violent, 'meta', fourth-wall-breaking Marvel anti-superhero remains a hoot in this sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Quintus said: Rear Window is the weakest of the three IMO. I've never rewatched Vertigo since it bored the hell out of me years ago. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Algebra II. North by Northwest and Psycho are the best. Rear Window is a bit of a hangout slog at points but when you get to the last half hour it becomes a real nail biter. Classic White Patriarchal Universal Studios attraction movie. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 17 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Wedding crashers. Much better than I thought it would be, but too long. I really could have done without the sequence between the father kicking them out and the marriage. Zspecially that weirdo crashing funerals was just stupid. Vince Vaughn is fantastic, though, and I still can’t tell Amy Adams and Amy McAdams apart while Bradley Cooper sounded like Andrew Garfield. The score is functional enough, but could have been better. Pachelbel’s canon got a great organ arrangement and there are some nice cues, but the organ sounded terrible and the source music is too bass-heavy. It’s Rachel McAdams lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Amy Adams and Rachel McAdams have completely different acting styles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Bunch of nerds. He got them mixed up. Big deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 It's inexcusable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Stranger by the Lake. Watched this last night. Very strange film. Not sure how to categorise it. Erotic thriller somehow doesn't really do it justice. It's quiet and understated...yet also tense. Interesting. Karol Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,479 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I hated the ending, if we can call that an ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 It was perfect. Karol Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I haven't seen the film, but I've seen the trailer. Is it me, or is it all men swimming naked, and having sex with each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just now, Naïve Old Fart said: I haven't seen the film, but I've seen the trailer. Is it me, or is it all men swimming naked, and having sex with each other? Pretty much. Karol Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 11 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's gonna blow you away. It did. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,339 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Almost 1000 pages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Master Bates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I briefly wanted to check out the picture quality of Star Wars (1977) in 4K Ultra HD (Disney+) and ended up watching until the Mos Eisley Cantina scene came up. Prior to this moment, I was blown away. Quite frankly, I haven't seen Star Wars like this since it originally came out in theatres. It was so good that the childish revision of the Mos Eisley spaceport sickened me like never before. Not only does it really look bad visually, its foolish tone kills the original ominous atmosphere and it is clear that it's made by a changed man. The two (Star Wars 1977 and George Lucas 1997) just don't gel. Anyway, I was once again reminded of how picture quality is vital to the film viewing experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I watch the 1080p Silver Screen Edition on my 4K OLED telly and it still holds up as accurately resembling a 35mm print. As tempting as the 4K77 one is, I don't have any device that can store something of that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Why store? I had no complaints with the streaming quality of Disney+. That being said, I only have Disney+ for one month (the free period). PS: While the PQ is amazing, hardcore fans might not agree with the new color grading of Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, AC1 said: Why store? I had no complaints with the streaming quality of Disney+. That being said, I only have Disney+ for one month (the free period). PS: While the PQ is amazing, hardcore fans might not agree with the new color grading of Star Wars. I'd need to store because the "4K77" refers to the 4K scan of a 35mm print of the 1977 theatrical version. I'm not referring to the Disney McKlunkey version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I've never seen that version. Is it any good? Isn't it like an amateur's job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, AC1 said: I've never seen that version. Is it any good? Isn't it like an amateur's job? I just watched it a couple days ago. It's great. Comes 99% from a single good quality technicolor print, you can download different versions like noDNR and light DNR (latter is my preference, it's still grainy and it's from a second gen source anyway so this denoised version is probably closer to the first gen master), colours are great, and it's goddamn consistent with no random bad CG interrupting or replacing perfectly good looking and engaging effects shots. It even includes multiple audio mixes, the actually finished and not rushed wide release mono being the best one. Amateur's job is more like the Despecialised trilogy, which approximated the theatricals by stitching together the officially released versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Talk about grain, I didn't really notice any grain in the official 4K version. It's almost as if they shot it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Safety Not Guaranteed Was looking for something with a tone similar to Palm Springs. Decided to check this one out. Not particularly special, but entertaining enough in the end. Aubrey Plaza is always a pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, AC1 said: Talk about grain, I didn't really notice any grain in the official 4K version. It's almost as if they shot it yesterday. I have the Disney+ version on 4K UHD disc but I haven't watched it yet. I'll have a look sometime soon to see what the grain integrity is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quintus 5,399 Posted February 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2021 I'll take grain over overdone DNR. Gruesome Son of a Bitch, Jurassic Shark and Naïve Old Fart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,029 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Taste over fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Quintus said: I'll take grain over overdone DNR. Freakin' A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I don't value the opinion of LCD people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Liquid crystal people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Superman: The Movie theatrical version. It will always be the best Superman movie. I like the 4K versions of SW on Disney Plus for the very occasional drunk rewatch. I still haven't watched Episode One. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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