#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 They didn't make TV shows where serial killers, mafia bosses or drug dealers starred as the hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 True, Helter Skelter is even written by the "goodie" of the whole Manson story, from the perspective of his investigation. I thought that was the distinction you're making, but I wanted to be sure. Did The Godfather really kick off the trend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Just now, Stefancos said: They didn't make TV shows where serial killers, mafia bosses or drug dealers starred as the hero. They portrayed Ted Bundy as a handsome charmer, not as a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 The whole "handsome and charismatic" criticism sounds really dumb to me, honestly. If anything, it's really important to show that aspect of Bundy, or of anybody like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: Did The Godfather really kick off the trend? More or less, yes. Although Bonnie and Clyde started it way earlier. Netflix's The Highwaymen restores the old-fashioned style again and shows how good decent men kill the evil Bonnie and Clyde. 5 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: The whole "handsome and charismatic" criticism sounds really dumb to me, honestly. If anything, it's really important to show that aspect of Bundy, or of anybody like him. You can show it but in the movie it's about the only thing they show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Nick Parker said: The whole "handsome and charismatic" criticism sounds really dumb to me, honestly. If anything, it's really important to show that aspect of Bundy, or of anybody like him. He used it very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: You can show it but in the movie it's about the only thing they show. So you're saying they almost gloss over the fact that the dude was a serial killer, with no "danger signs" to speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: So you're saying they almost gloss over the fact that the dude was a serial killer, with no "danger signs" to speak of? If you didn't know any better, and his name wasn't Ted Bundy (but some fictional serial killer), this movie could almost make you doubt whether they didn't arrest the wrong man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 We need a John Wayne Gacy film. He was a much better serial killer who didn't need to rely on his looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Watched it as a 3-part series, which might be not the right approach. Anyway, as you can see, it's movie about real men. 6/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Damn, Kevin's gotten old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 He was retired but they needed him to catch Bonnie & Clyde. The younger generation of men couldn't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 9 hours ago, JoeinAR said: We need a John Wayne Gacy film. He was a much better serial killer who didn't need to rely on his looks. Who's your all time favourite serial killer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Norman Bates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 58 minutes ago, Quintus said: Who's your all time favourite serial killer? Gacy but i am 1 degree removed from Gacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I have studied him. His methods are interesting... brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Sloppy yet effective. Thankfully technology advances help hide the odors His technique of hiding a dead body in a cement slab worked well but its much more fun hiding a live person in a cement slab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Yes, those were pioneering times, paving the way forward for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 He said paving 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Anyone watched Wandering Earth yet. Looks preposterous Still gonna give it a try tyis weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Haha, I just heard about that movie yesterday after reading this: https://www.reddit.com/r/hdtgm/comments/bm6foc/hey_dumdums_we_need_to_talk_about_the_wandering/ Sounds fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I just read some moronic review from this Zimbabwean film critic who said it is the most important film of our time. He Chastised America for ignoring it. Fuck we just learned about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 16 hours ago, Jay said: Haha, I just heard about that movie yesterday. Cremeritis! You and JoeinAR even commented on my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Nice try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Clearly the Zimbabwean film critic was paid to make his comments. Maybe it was Chen reviewing the film. Wandering Earth is a truly horrible film. Taking it on each component it fails. The story is convoluted and preposterous. The idea that you could turn the earth into a massive rocket it's hard to grasp. The acting is all over the place but it's essentially comparable to a bad Japanese Godzilla film. The music is so cliched when there is need for a Hero theme they keep playing the same heroic musical moment. The technical effects are about a decade behind a western movie, the effects are by 2019 standards really mediocre. They do not understand motion and how things move. The camera work it's so amateurish. It's more like look what I can do with camera because the shots do not make any sense. Let's face it we've seen far too many overhead camera shots in the last 15 years. I recommend everyone watch thisn some people will like it. Chen will likely rave that it's far superior to Avengers endgame. Seriously we should have let the Earth die if this is our fate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Maybe it was Chen reviewing the film.[...]Chen will most likely say it's far superior to Avengers endgame. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Even then give it a try. I WANT people to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Saw Detective Pikachu on Friday. Enjoyed it for the most part, but I did have some issues. My review! https://dailyuv.com/profile/2232/978850 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 It was OK. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. Not sure if it's better or worse than the previous two. Probably a bit of both. As those films get bigger the action scenes become more varied and ridiculous. That is a plus. I'd like to learn how they did some of the sequences. Sadly, there is more plot too and I'm not sure whether that is a good thing in a film like this. Still, very entertaining for the most part and that's down to really solid filmmaking craft. Always enjoyed the tongue-in-cheek tone -- extremely violent but really humorous at the same time. And if you can't have Keanu Reeves deliver an award-winning performance you create a world in which his stilted acting feels truly at home. This was a really smart move, believe it or not. Might be the best thing in his career really. I'll probably see this again. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 How was Halle Berry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 She was ok actually. But it's a much smaller part than I expected. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 John Wick 3 - Keanu Reeves has himself a very enjoyable new-ish action franchise with these movies. The 'gun-fu'/action choreography in general in these is a dizzying joy to watch, and there's a nice streak of 'this is daft, but oh isn't it FUN?' underneath it (Wick's opponents taking time mid-scrap to tell him that they're 'big fans', for example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quintus 5,399 Posted May 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2019 I put Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on for the kids this afternoon and ended up following it myself with them. If all superhero movies were as inspired as this I'd watch them all. Only the third Spider-Man movie I've ever watched, I thought it was visually dazzling, and surely one of the finest superhero films ever made. The style of animation was stunning, the direction an exercise in stirring verve and cool invention, and the soundtrack was absolutely wicked throughout. Certainly the most enjoyable superhero flick I've sat through since the original Kick-Ass, and I have no issues whatsoever calling this Spidey a modern classic. crocodile, Koray Savas, Fancyarcher and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 The narrative’s a bit scattered, though. And I’ve had it up to here with self-reflexive, wink-and-nod movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Quintus said: I put Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on for the kids this afternoon and ended up following it myself with them. If all superhero movies were as inspired as this I'd watch them all. Only the third Spider-Man movie I've ever watched, I thought it was visually dazzling, and surely one of the finest superhero films ever made. The style of animation was stunning, the direction an exercise in stirring verve and cool invention, and the soundtrack was absolutely wicked throughout. Certainly the most enjoyable superhero flick I've sat through since the original Kick-Ass, and I have no issues whatsoever calling this Spidey a modern classic. It's like a Pixar meets manga Spider-Man man. Really heartfelt too. I absolutely loved it. Karol John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 33 minutes ago, Chen G. said: The narrative’s a bit scattered, though. And I’ve had it up to here with self-reflexive, wink-and-nod movies. Nah, you just hate fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Hey, I liked the film plenty. Just didn’t think it was the second coming, is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The story is completely ridiculous but I really enjoyed the monster bits. People disappointed there wasn't enough of this stuff in the 2014 film will be happy this one has plenty of monster action. As long as it sticks to that the film is entertaining. The human story...well... I'm glad they have more of an impact on the story events this time and they really try hard... but it's a bit of a mess. To waste Charles Dance like this is bit embarrassing. But it doesn't matter much as kaiju fights is what we want to see. And these deliver. Karol Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters - My only big problem was some of the character interactions and decisions, as is typical of these films, but otherwise I had a good time. Some of the monster action was extremely exhilarating and "off the wall", arguably maybe a bit too much, but the way they spread it out was really nice. I especially loved McCreary's score. The use of Ifukube's classic Godzilla theme during the big battle between Godzilla and King Ghidorah just got me super pumped, and his Rodan theme definitely clearly has influences of Elliot Goldenthal to it. Also I wish these Godzilla films would learn the meaning of "monster fight during the day". All that heavy rain, and Ghidorah's whirlwind got old rather fast. - 7 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 CGI looks more realistic at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 It excels in complete darkness. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hurmm 91 Posted June 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Decent for what it is - an monster bash action extravaganza. But nothing more. And the action, while certainly entertaining, is largely devoid of any creativity. It is 100% brawn. If that's not your cup of tea, don't bother. The 2014 movie did everything in this one better, save for one -- quantity of Godzilla. It certainly feel like they upped his screentime in this one. I for one didn't think there was too little of Godzilla in the first one, although a couple of deliberate cutaways were annoying. Overall though, this sequel is almost the opposite of the first. Where the first showed restraint and took its time to build scenes, this one drops in the action thick and fast. One complaint people had with the first is the allegedly underdeveloped human element. I thought halfway through when it was clear the world was facing skyscraper sized beings, the movie deliberately dropped any human development because, well... it was pointless. The point was that humans are powerless and insignificant against the MUTOs and Godzilla. Humans onscreen were nothing more than a vessel for the audience to observe the monsters and nothing more. The bridge attack showcased how massive and powerful Godzilla was against the army, Godzilla could just walk through the bridge as if it wasn't there. But they staged and built the sequence masterfully so that you could feel the scale of Godzilla and his might. You don't get that kind of staging and atmosphere in KotM. So if you want a better balance of brains and brawn in terms of action execution, 2014 is way superior. If you want pure muscle on muscle brawn for action, this one is it. Chen G., Bayesian and Ollie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Captain Marvel. Well, it's certainly not bad, but I somehow don't feel the 'spark' that I used to feel when watching these movies, although it's still there when I rewatch the earlier entries. The movie has a few problems: the bad guys are British again, Ben Mendelsohn was a bit annoying, Annette Bening was simply terrible and there's still something about Jude Law that bugs me. The story is quite engaging, but because I already knew Carol wouldn't die, I couldn't really root for her. That doesn't mean Brie Larson isn't great most of the time, but the franchise needs to become a bit less convoluted now. I can't understand, for instance, why Goose still has the Tesseract. Didn't it come up in Infinity War or something? And is Ronan still alive? (Why do I keep thinking he's Thanos?) They've made so many of these that I can hardly remember what's happened to whom anymore. Half of the things I read about the score were related to the fact that it was composed by a woman. A WOMAN! The fact that that's noteworthy says an awful lot about our society, but then again, I was also surprised and shocked by the me-too movement and the scandals it brought to the surface, so I'm clearly not in tune with attitudes towards women on this planet. I really liked the electronic instruments in the music and the finale has some great moments. The main theme could be a little better, but at least this music isn't as anonymous as all the stuff Silvestri has been producing for the Avengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Goose coughed up the Tesseract on Fury's desk in the post credits, Fury found it, had it cleaned, and stored, and then it sat until Avengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Ah, okay! So who has it now (prior to Endgame?)? I honestly don't remember anything about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Ah, okay! So who has it now (prior to Endgame?)? I honestly don't remember anything about this. Thanos got it from Loki at the very beginning of Infinity War. It was stored safely in Asgard vault after the events of The Avengers. Loli snatched it for himself just before Asgard is destroyed in Thor: Ragnarok. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Right, thanks. I guess I shouldn't have waited three months before watching the next entry, but I was never fond of binge-watching things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Jurassic World 2 At first I was outraged that no dinosaur-induced human deaths occurred until 90 minutes in, but then I remembered the three that died in the very beginning. Otherwise dumb but entertaining. A loose remake of The Lost World that proves nobody remembers what a bad idea it is taking dinos off the island. I was annoyed they said that Isla Nublar's volcano would make the dinosaurs extinct again until the lawyer baddie name dropped Isla Sorna, so they must have been eliminated between JP3 and Jurassic World 1, maybe? Daniela Pineda is hotter than hell and not seen enough in this. James Cromwell is wasted in this, but he's just a stand-in for Hammond. The plot thread of the little girl being a clone of the old woman is wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Saw the live-action Aladdin remake last week, so this is a rather belated review. I thought it was just serviceable. My review! https://dailyuv.com/profile/2232/979735 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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