#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Adam Sandler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yep! In a Netflix Original movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Only in the Golden Age of TV! So now not even our small screens are safe from him anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Well, he did sign a six-picture deal with Netflix a while back. I think this is the second or third? So there's a bunch more coming. Hurray....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 The Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Its a shame, really. What happened to the potential that he showed, in PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 He's a good (drama) actor but not too many directors want to give him a chance so he keeps on doing these clown parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yeah right! Why doesnt he chose to produce drama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: He's a good (drama) actor but not too many directors want to give him a chance so he keeps on doing these clown parts. Maybe he's simply not interested in drama roles and prefers to goof around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Yeah right! Why doesnt he chose to produce drama? The world wants him to be Adam Sandler. He's trapped in that clown corset. 2 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Maybe he's simply not interested in drama roles and prefers to goof around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yeah, haven't watched that one. A movie titled Funny People with Adam Sandler in it: there's something fishy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 It's a serious movie (despite the title). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 But is it good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Not as good as Punch-Drunk Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Serious movie? Starring Sandler and Seth Rogen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 And written & directed by Apatow! To be honest, it probably falls into the bittersweet category... sorta like an Alexander Payne movie. Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Funny People is disappointing if you're expecting an Apatow comedy, and it ended up being more drama than comedy (like all his movies, really). If you go into it knowing its a drama film with some funny parts maybe it would play better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Funny People is a pretty solid satire on Sandler himself. It's just 30 minutes too long. People also forget his great performance in Reign Over Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Saw Fate of the Furious. Had never seen a movie in this franchise. I wasn't expecting much but I really liked it. I thought the action sequences were well filmed and pretty thrilling . They seemed within the realm of real physics which made them more believable than some action sequences in similar movies. It also had the right balance of humor and drama Then I walked into Power Rangers. It was ok, not as terrible as the reviews say. I've seen worse superhero movies. the big fight at the end was the weakest point Other movies I saw recently: Ghost in the Shell: Looked great, boring story. My friend who watched the anime series liked it more than I did LIFE: Pretty good alien knock off and some tense moments but the creature wasn't scary at all King Kong Skull Island: Again the movie looked good but I just didn't get into the story and I didn't care for any of the characters .Most of the time it seemed all the actors were doing was reaction shots to stuff happening, especially Brie Larson Logan: Quite good , but a bit too downbeat. It felt like Hugh Jackson was playing an alternate Wolverine character Moonlight :I can see why this film won the Oscar for "political reasons" and last years Oscar backlash, but It was one of the most boring films I've ever seen. 98% on RT but I think critics are too scared to shoot it down .Was it filmed with an iphone? Why the heck did that guy win best supporting actor? John Wick 2 :Pretty good action film. Looking forward to Part 3 The Great Wall : Passable time waster .I kind of like these campy CGI movies Manchester by the Sea. This movie should have won best picture The Founder. Interesting but i wanted to learn more Mc Donalds secrets. and the chronology of events in the film wasn't well explained Resident Evil:Final Chapter . It was better than I expected. I didn't see a couple of these films including the first one but they did a good job of re-capping the story SPLIT . It was pretty good but the acting is a bit overrated in the reviews. -Assassin's Creed. I played a few of the games so I thought it was fun. It was an alternate take on the story of the first and second game -Passengers: A bit boring and it could have done less with the love story and more Sci-fi. But Jennifer Lawrence looked great That's it for 2017 Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Anything you didn't see? Oh, wait, Beauty and the Beast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 I almost saw that today actually as the second movie but the timing wasn't right. I'd have to wait 45 minutes after Fate of the Furious and Power Rangers was starting right away. yes, i pay for 1 ticket and usually watch 2 movies at the cineplex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 You cheap fuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 oh and I didn't see LaLaLand and you'd have to pay me to see it Beauty and the Beast would be strictly for Emma Watson, but she has this other movie coming out soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Beauty and the Beast also has a traditional symphonic score. You saw Power Rangers and would only see Beauty and the Beast for Emma Watson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 like I said it was only a matter of the movie starting at the wrong time but in general I don't like musicals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Does she even have tits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 She has amazing boots! Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Sounds like code for a push up bra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 A24 and Unlucky Bastard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Yeah she's flat... uh, I mean, she's wearing flats. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I need those boots. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, Godzilla said: Yeah she's flat... uh, I mean, she's wearing flats. Trigger warning! Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 That was a funny conversation between Drax and Selina. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Typically chauvinistic in content, from Drax. So obviously Cremers liked it. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Alex follows the characters here like he would on an HBO show. Good writing in last nights scene between Selina and Godzilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 If that's considered good writing here then JWFan's heyday is well and truly over. Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Unlucky Bastard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Has been since about 2004 I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Ah, my most prolific year. Awesome time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Were you even here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Nope. Pretty sure I joined in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 That's what your profile says anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 The Lord of the Rings trilogy had recently completed its theatrical run and even though I loved Howard Shore's astounding scores, John Williams was still my favourite musician. Hence why I joined up at JWFan, under the handle of TheGreatEye (2005 was the year I first got online). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 You're not allowed to have multiple profiles you know. Jason told me off about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 10 hours ago, king mark said: Saw Fate of the Furious. Had never seen a movie in this franchise. I wasn't expecting much but I really liked it. I thought the action sequences were well filmed and pretty thrilling . They seemed within the realm of real physics which made them more believable than some action sequences in similar movies. It also had the right balance of humor and drama Then I walked into Power Rangers. It was ok, not as terrible as the reviews say. I've seen worse superhero movies. the big fight at the end was the weakest point Other movies I saw recently: Ghost in the Shell: Looked great, boring story. My friend who watched the anime series liked it more than I did LIFE: Pretty good alien knock off and some tense moments but the creature wasn't scary at all King Kong Skull Island: Again the movie looked good but I just didn't get into the story and I didn't care for any of the characters .Most of the time it seemed all the actors were doing was reaction shots to stuff happening, especially Brie Larson Logan: Quite good , but a bit too downbeat. It felt like Hugh Jackson was playing an alternate Wolverine character Moonlight :I can see why this film won the Oscar for "political reasons" and last years Oscar backlash, but It was one of the most boring films I've ever seen. 98% on RT but I think critics are too scared to shoot it down .Was it filmed with an iphone? Why the heck did that guy win best supporting actor? John Wick 2 :Pretty good action film. Looking forward to Part 3 The Great Wall : Passable time waster .I kind of like these campy CGI movies Manchester by the Sea. This movie should have won best picture The Founder. Interesting but i wanted to learn more Mc Donalds secrets. and the chronology of events in the film wasn't well explained Resident Evil:Final Chapter . It was better than I expected. I didn't see a couple of these films including the first one but they did a good job of re-capping the story SPLIT . It was pretty good but the acting is a bit overrated in the reviews. -Assassin's Creed. I played a few of the games so I thought it was fun. It was an alternate take on the story of the first and second game -Passengers: A bit boring and it could have done less with the love story and more Sci-fi. But Jennifer Lawrence looked great That's it for 2017 Awesome post KM, thanks for finally contributing! I saw the original two F&F films back in the 00s, but haven't seen a second of any since. Supposedly the newer ones are practically a different genre than the original two so maybe I'd like them; Who knows. How was Charlize Theron? GITS - I will watch at home Life - Looked dumb, good cast though... Skull Island - Brie Larson's talents were completely wasted Logan - Agreed that it was more of a downer than I was expecting, not really enough fun moments to make it rewatchable in my opinion John Wick 2 - I hated the first, did you like the first one too? Founder - REALLY want to see that one! Passengers - I thought it was decent but overall kind of a waste of time. And Pratt's character was kind of a creep. I liked the robot though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 25 minutes ago, Jay said: I saw the original two F&F films back in the 00s, but haven't seen a second of any since. Supposedly the newer ones are practically a different genre than the original two so maybe I'd like them; Who knows. The first 3 movies are basically street racing movies, the 4th one is more of an action movie (cop vs bad guys), all 4 are mostly "realistic" (with occasional over-the-top moments) and none of them are particularly good. I'd say the first two are the worst (especially 2). 3 and 4 are slightly better but still not anything I'd call good. From 5 onwards, they turned into heist/action movies and started going more and more over-the-top with each new entry, and as a result, they ended up being more fun (the fact that they revolve around a team makes for better/funnier character interactions too, whereas in the first 4 movies, there was basically just a duo or trio of characters in each one). The 5th one is actually a pretty damn good movie! 6 is rather decent, too, and so is 7. I think you'd like those three films (you should still watch the first 4 if you plan on watching the following ones, though, as basically from 5 onwards, these are team-up movies reuniting all the characters introduced in the previous 4 movies, and you'll appreciate them more if you know the characters beforehand. Plus, there are things happening in the later films that are linked to what happened in the first 4 films). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Yea, I thought they got more over-the-top as the series went on, but KM says above that the 8th one "seemed within the realm of real physics which made them more believable than some action sequences in similar movies."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 From what I've seen of the 8th film (trailers and stuff), the action doesn't particularly seem "within the realm of real physics". But, hey, who knows, maybe it's false advertising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Maybe King Mark lives in another dimension with physics different from our own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 That's another possibility, yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Canada? Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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