Chen G. 3,949 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I think it’s good, but a little scattered. The number of characters, given that it’s a two-hour family film - is overwhelming. **** out of ***** Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 It succumbs to a couple of the usual superhero tropes, but it does everything else so well and so differently that I’m really not bothered by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I watched the new Suspiria remake not long ago. It is a surprisingly good movie with a personality of its own. It doesn't just retell the same story but also takes a completely different approach. It's not perfect by any means but might be a new favourite of mine. Good stuff. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Forgot about that one. I thought it was pretty bad. Stopped watching. Same for Call Me By Your Name, which I almost watched in its entirety yesterday. It felt like I was watching a movie about a paedophile. The two didn't have any kind of chemistry together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Alexcremers said: Forgot about that one. I thought it was pretty bad. Stopped watching. Why? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Don't remember much except for bad acting, nothing appealing, ... I expected a strange visual trip but it felt normal and rather boring. Watched it with the kid and he was happy that I suggested to watch something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 So it's bad because you were expecting something else? I liked it precisely because it avoided fancy visuals. It's more interesting and original. There's nothing more unsettling than horrific stuff happening in the seemingly mundane world. Karol KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Indeed. It's much more subtle and relies more on ambiance than you might expect. But it's strange in many different ways. And pretty horrifying by the time you get to the end. It is rough around the edges though, and too long. Still, good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, crocodile said: So it's bad because you were expecting something else? Don't forget bad acting, normal (common, ordinary) execution, and boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Climax It's not overly bloody, but it's disturbing and watching it I felt like I had taken LSD myself. I couldn't sit through all of it, it just alienated me. If Gaspar Noe set off to make a movie about the dangers of LSD, then he got it in the most nihilistic and disturbing way possible. Bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Shazam! Caught the early preview tonight and it plays out like a slightly darker Marvel Studios film. The stakes are real and it gets quite scary in places, but it's also quite funny and pokes fun at superhero tropes. Zachary Levi is hilarious in the titular role, and is ably supported by a great supporting cast-- including Asher Angel as his teen counterpart. Mark Strong does a typically solid job as the antagonist, but he's played the bad guy so much he could do it in his sleep. There's a Spielbergian vibe running throughout the film that sets it apart from other superhero films, like the foster home setting during Christmastime. And it's a rare film where the best scenes are in the actual film and not spoiled in countless trailers. I honestly want to see this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Matt C said: Shazam! Caught the early preview tonight and it plays out like a slightly darker Marvel Studios film. The stakes are real and it gets quite scary in places, but it's also quite funny and pokes fun at superhero tropes. Zachary Levi is hilarious in the titular role, and is ably supported by a great supporting cast-- including Asher Angel as his teen counterpart. Mark Strong does a typically solid job as the antagonist, but he's played the bad guy so much he could do it in his sleep. There's a Spielbergian vibe running throughout the film that sets it apart from other superhero films, like the foster home setting during Christmastime. And it's a rare film where the best scenes are in the actual film and not spoiled in countless trailers. I honestly want to see this again. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 2:07 AM, Stefancos said: What? Fandango had an exclusive advance screening promotion for Shazam! here in North America, just on Saturday March 23 two weeks before it came out. https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/shazam-is-coming-to-theaters-two-weeks-early-753643 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Has anybody seen "Wind River"? Does it keep up with the other two entries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 8 hours ago, Brundlefly said: Has anybody seen "Wind River"? Does it keep up with the other two entries? What other two entries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: What other two entries? It is the third part of the "American Frontier Trilogy": Sicario (2015) Hell or High Water (2016) Wind River (2018) I just bought it and hope that it's as good as the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Is this an actual thing or just something the internet threw together? I haven’t seen Hell Or High Water but Wind River is excellent. Brutal and unflinching thriller. Sheridan is my favorite writer working today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 My favorite trio of films are Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, and Passion of the Christ Together they encompass the "Mel Gibson gets tortured" trilogy Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Saw Captain Marvel over the weekend. Didn't exactly "wow" me, but I enjoyed it mostly for the characters. It was fine entertainment. My review. https://dailyuv.com/profile/2232/976560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: Is this an actual thing or just something the internet threw together? I haven’t seen Hell Or High Water but Wind River is excellent. Brutal and unflinching thriller. Sheridan is my favorite writer working today. It is generally seen as a thematic trilogy, less like Spielberg's Fugitive Trilogy and more like von Trier's Depression Trilogy. I've heard a lot of good stuff about Wind River and still I doubt that it will exceed Sicario, which is hardly possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Wind River wasn't bad. Another of those bleak wilderness movies, they're generally worth watching. I've mostly forgotten the details though, since it didn't stand out in any way when all is said and done. Hell or High Water was another Jeff Daniels' aged drawl vehicle (he relishes any opportunity to showcase his authentic accent these days). The usual crime drama with a western style that takes absolutely fucking ages to tell its banal story. As for Sicario, can I swap it out for Bone Tomahawk insead? I've seen that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Jeff Bridges. Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Us - Jordan Peele successfully follows up Get Out with an even weirder slice of thought-provoking horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMagicFlute 4 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 A Simple Favor (6/10) For the most part, it's solid. A very good example for: 1) How the ending can ruin a film 2) What happens if style took over content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Us. It is not really a horror film as much as it is a M. Night Shyamalan type of supernatural thriller. It is fairly well directed and I was enjoying a lot of it. However, the tonal shifts sometimes took me out of the movie -- at certain points it tries to be terrifying and then turns very tongue in cheek tongue in a matter of seconds where any logic goes out of the window. But then, I suppose it is a bit of a satire anyway so we're not supposed to be treating it too seriously. Shame, because it sort of deflates the scary elements and the film is also oddly devoid of any graphic violence. I think the cast was quite good and Lupita Nyong'o especially helps us buy even the most ridiculous material. I liked the distinctive score which manages avoids both the "slasher" and "sound design wallpaper" clichés that plague a lot of the horror films. Overall, it was sort of enjoyable... and sort of frustrating --- often at the same time. But I don't regret seeing it. Karol JoeinAR and Chen G. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Fairly well directed? I've read many comments praising the director for his work here... Oh wait, It's Croc, never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 It's being hailed as a masterpiece. But my friend, who was really looking forward to it says it was pretty disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 It was everything I expected. Disturbingly good. The acting was really good. Clearly they had a blasf. Yes Karol is correct about the logic issues but also about the score. It clicked with me too. mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Hoping to check it out this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 46 minutes ago, crocodile said: Us. It is not really a horror film It's not disturbing or frightening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Alexcremers said: It's not disturbing or frightening? As I said, it's very Shyamalan. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: It's not disturbing or frightening? It is a horror film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Ooo what's this, another new scary film to look out for that is potentially worth it? A rare beast! So many let downs in this genre, possibly the most reliably disappointing genre of them all. Having said that, the last one I saw was Hereditary. That one actually delivered, by and large. An effective spooky drama with a wicked finale! I liked it a fair bit, even if the film's singularly most unnerving moment came and went in the opening fifteen minutes of the entire run. Probably the most disarmingly eerie shot of a spectral being I've ever seen in a movie! *shudder* I will definitely be watching Us soon. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Quintus said: Ooo what's this, another new scary film to look out for that is potentially worth it? A rare beast! So many let downs in this genre, possibly the most reliably disappointing genre of them all. Having said that, the last one I saw was Hereditary. That one actually delivered, by and large. An effective spooky drama with a wicked finale! I liked it a fair bit, even if the film's singularly most unnerving moment came and went in the opening fifteen minutes of the entire run. Probably the most disarmingly eerie shot of a spectral being I've ever seen in a movie! *shudder* Spoiler Which part was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Spoiler Ghost Mum right near the beginning of the film. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Thank you for reminding me of this. I just wanted to go to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Quintus said: Hide contents Ghost Mum right near the beginning of the film. Spoiler The pivotal car accident (+ the aftermath shot) and the "Naked Guy Closet Scene" are what got to me the most from the movie. A lot more effective than most horror films I've seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said: Hide contents The pivotal car accident (+ the aftermath shot) and the "Naked Guy Closet Scene" are what got to me the most from the movie. A lot more effective than most horror films I've seen Easily the most haunting scene in the film. The stuff of real nightmares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 It was the wost thing a horror film can be Zzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Dumbo It’s really just your bog standard Tim Burton film. Nothing particularly spectacular but a pleasant family viewing experience. Danny Elfman’s score stands out where it’s meant to. The main villain isn’t particularly great. With Danny DeVito and Michael Keaton in the cast, it may as well have been a sequel to Batman Returns! The Illustrious Jerry and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Alex said: With Danny DeVito and Michael Keaton in the cast, it may as well have been a sequel to Batman Returns! Paging @Ghostbusters II! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Bumblebee It's actually refreshing to see a Transformers movie where we like the human leads -- and that's due to Hailee Steinfeld and a terrific supporting cast (especially John Cena and Pamela Adlon). Steinfeld, director Travis Knight and the VFX artists work to sell the improbable friendship between her character and the titular robot character. At times it doesn't feel like a big studio film, but a slice-of-life indie. And thanks to writer Christina Hodson, we're not forced-fed expositional dialogue like in the Bayformer movies, but shown in a smooth and organic fashion. Of course, being a Transformers movie, there is the obligatory robot-on-robot action but it's coherently staged and edited. And it serves the story, rather than the other way around. I really enjoyed this. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: Paging @Ghostbusters II! Zzzzzzzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Shazam! It was cheesy and old fashioned...but in a good way. Yet another "Captain Marvel" film that feels like something from the 1990's. It's all mostly predictable and a few beats too long... but really enjoyable overall. It had heart which is the most important thing. Karol Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 So like Wonder Woman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Stefancos said: So like Wonder Woman? Not really, WW was dour and grim in comparison. This is a pure comedy. Enjoyable but probably about 20-30 minutes too long. Karol Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 It definitely looks more enjoyable than Wonder Woman, or Aquaman (based on the trailer), or Suicide Squad ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 6:01 AM, crocodile said: Not really, WW was dour and grim in comparison. This is a pure comedy. Enjoyable but probably about 20-30 minutes too long. Karol It's interesting how John Glover gets cast in a lot of DC properties as a villain/villain's parents. First it was Batman & Robin as Dr. Jason Woodrue, then the voice of the Riddler in the "Superman/Batman" animated series, then Lex's father in "Smallville" and then Sivana's domineering father in Shazam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 10:03 PM, crocodile said: Shazam! It was cheesy and old fashioned...but in a good way. Yet another "Captain Marvel" film that feels like something from the 1990's. It's all mostly predictable and a few beats too long... but really enjoyable overall. It had heart which is the most important thing. Karol See this'll be one I take Bruce to see. Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Bruce? Your lawyer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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