JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Thanks everyone. Just remember your loved ones this time of year, those with you and those who are not. He was 51. Iknew him for 25 of those. He was my movie buddy for everything but horror movies he drew the line there. publicist and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I'm sorry Joe JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 51 is way too early! I'm sorry. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 We decided to honor our friend by going to the picture show and eating at Red Lobster. Neither of us wanted to watch Aquaman without John. Will catch it later. Instead went to see the new Bumblebee. We had a blast at Bumblebee. Finally a Transformer film I not only tolerate but actually enjoyed. We may go tomorrow and see Mary Poppins.. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Bird Box (2018) Cliched and predictable, yet as a pop corn flick, it's quite entertaining ... and in HDR! 6/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 I'm sorry for your loss, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Thanks Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Regarding Spiderverse, it was enormously cathartic to watch a hand-animated cartoon character say “You got a problem with cartoons?” before proceeding to bash a villain with a mallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 I don't think i understand it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Robert Zemeckis' new movie Welcome To Marwen seems to be one of the biggest flops at the 2018 BO. Needless to say, we all feel for Disco Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Why? Did Stu love it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Is the Pope Catholic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 It looks like a Stu movie, yeah, you're right. Maybe thats why he left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Robert Zemeckis' new movie Welcome To Marwen seems to be one of the biggest flops at the 2018 BO. Needless to say, we all feel for Disco Stu. 4.2 mil on its opening w/e, against a 50mil budget? Cost-to-take, it's probably the biggest flop of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Hardly the biggest flop Robin Hood and that shit looking film Mortal Engines cost far more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 They may have cost more, but they took more. WTM will be lucky to see 20mil. at the box office. At the very least it's top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Disappointed Marwen isn’t doing very well. I’ve always been a fan of Zemeckis. Seemed like a very earnest film. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I'm not surprised a lot of other people didn't give two shits about watching Steve Carell play with dolls for a feature length runtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Netflix will buy it and that's how I'll end up seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 The only way I'll see it, is in the £2:99 bin, at my local HMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Are they still around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Sort of. They're now called "£5:99 or two for £10". Same difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Richard said: They're now called "£5:99 or two for £10". That's a hell of a name to rebrand a store with. Naïve Old Fart and A24 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Just got the meaning of Alex's post! 12 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Are they still around? Yes, they're still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I will rent it for 2 bucks at Redbox Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 As much as I liked Spiderverse, I'm getting pretty burned out on movies where everyone's telling the main character "You're special, you're meant to do great things, you have something I've never seen before". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Because you know you're worthless? You'll amount to nothing? You'll disappoint everyone? Yeah... JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Saw Aquaman and Mary Poppins Returns over the holiday season. Enjoyed both, though Poppins was more delightful. My reviews. https://dailyuv.com/972351 https://dailyuv.com/972441 JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Trailer Aquaman didn't look very appealing though ... Well, this was to be expected, Bird Box is best first 7 days ever for a Netflix film: https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/bird-box-netflix-45-million-views-first-week-1203096379/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Aquaman didn't look very appealing though ... Some ladies disagree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi 404 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 The Predator, very funny, 2000 ideas (not all good), Olivia Munn and a lot of gore. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted December 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: Some ladies disagree! Geez! It's Vangelis! A24, Chen G. and crocodile 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Or Poledouris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Obi said: The Predator, very funny, 2000 ideas (not all good), Olivia Munn and a lot of gore. Love it. You gotta be joking. Its a train wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,200 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: Or Poledouris! Too much hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Aquaman is okay. Thats a compliment for DC whose management team is overly ambitious. The film is overproduced. It is too much. It needed Less so it could be more. Its best when Kidman is on screen. The actor who played Jango Fett was not bad. Also watched Bird Box. It is what The Happening should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arpy 4,145 Posted January 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 Just got back from How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and it's such a beautiful film - the visuals, the story, and the score (John Powell brings it home!) are all spectacular, one of the best animated films I've seen in a while! I really can't praise this film enough, if you loved the other two films then this is a brilliant ending! Chen G., JoeinAR and crocodile 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/28/2018 at 1:22 PM, Fancyarcher said: Saw Aquaman and Mary Poppins Returns over the holiday season. Enjoyed both, though Poppins was more delightful. My reviews. https://dailyuv.com/972351 https://dailyuv.com/972441 I agree with you. Fancyarcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 4:16 AM, JoeinAR said: The film is overproduced. It is too much. It needed Less so it could be more. And this from a TOD apostle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 43 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: And this from a TOD apostle! There is no comparison. TOD never approches the excess in Aquaman. Aquaman is cgi overload. TOD uses none. TOD had some marvelously innovative special effects. Aquaman did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: There is no comparison. TOD never approches the excess in Aquaman. Aquaman is cgi overload. TOD uses none. Not that I disagree with your final conclusion, but is the quality of a film determined by such superficial elements as which one uses CG and which one doesn’t? Or is the quality of film determined by the quality of its narrative, themes, characters and the directing of all those elements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Really asking the hard questions, right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Just now, Chen G. said: Not that I disagree with your final conclusion, but is the quality of a film determined by such superficial elements as which one uses CG and which one doesn’t? Or is the quality of film determined by the quality of its narrative, themes, characters and the directing of all those elements? Either way one is a classic and the other is the current box office it. There is genius behind TOD. There is well thought out Marketing behind Aquaman. And there is nothing wrong with Aquaman not being as good as TOD, it stands on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, Chen G. said: Not that I disagree with your final conclusion, but is the quality of a film determined by such superficial elements as which one uses CG and which one doesn’t? Yes, if the CG is superficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 TOD is better acted, better directed, clearly better scored and the stakes are high but not another save the Goddamn planet story. And TOD wins hands down just for the great Busby Berkeley style opening. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Either way one is a classic and the other is the current box office it I assure you, Temple of Doom was very much the "current box office it" of its time, and by design. That isn't to say that I, for a moment, claim that its in any way shape or form, comparable to Aquaman; and this is coming from someone who isn't the biggest fan of Temple of Doom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 It's definitely not as good as The Last Crus--wait a minute.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: It's definitely not as good as The Last Crus--wait a minute.... Don't make me slap slap slap you silly. TOD is the only Indy film where you do not fully see the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 hours ago, JoeinAR said: There is no comparison. TOD never approches the excess in Aquaman. Aquaman is cgi overload. TOD uses none. TOD had some marvelously innovative special effects. Aquaman did not. Strange comparison. CGI wasn't a thing when TOD was being made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Temple of Doom is certainly excessive. Just look at its production design, especially in the temple scenes. Brilliantly crafted and a wonder to look at, but excessive nonetheless. I would say it is one of the film’s strengths, though. Chen G. and JoeinAR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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