General movie chitchat

[mstrox 6,651]

 

2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

Mike, you'll just have to talk to your family 

In that case, my other family members will be praying for a swift resolution to the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike

[A24 4,339]

12 hours ago, mstrox said:

But but but but how will this affect my leisure time???

 

No caped heroes for you for a while, mstrox. Maybe it's time to go back to reading?

 

[Edmilson 7,466]

Bad news for He-Man fans:

 

‘Masters of the Universe’ Movie Dead at Netflix After at Least $30 Million in Development; Mattel Shopping for New Buyer (EXCLUSIVE)

[A24 4,339]

That must be really hard for you, Edmilson! 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,544]

Ah, well. There's always Frank Langella, to fall back on.

[JNHFan2000 2,966]

Is it just the film? Or is the next season of the animated show also cancelled.

Mostly want that for McCreary's score

[Jay 37,369]

[Sweeping Strings 2,363]

On 19/07/2023 at 4:12 PM, Edmilson said:

Bad news for He-Man fans:

 

‘Masters of the Universe’ Movie Dead at Netflix After at Least $30 Million in Development; Mattel Shopping for New Buyer (EXCLUSIVE)

Hey, Cannon managed to do it for $22 mill back in the 80s (we'll gloss over the fact that its box office take was 5 million less than that, which contributed to Cannon closing down).   

[A24 4,339]

$22 million was a lot for Cannon who always wanted to make movies on the cheap.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,544]

Even SUPES 4 cost less.

[Sweeping Strings 2,363]

Yes ... the efforts to make a street in Milton Keynes look like an American one basically ran to a few prop red fire hydrants and a hot-dog stand. 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,544]

The "New York subway" didn't help much, either.

All things considered, though, I still prefer it to III.

[Edmilson 7,466]

 

Studios Quietly Go on Hiring Spree for AI Specialist Jobs Amid Picket Line Anxiety

Netflix is hiring a $ 900,000-per-year AI product manager, Disney is looking for generative AI specialists, and Sony seeks an AI ethics expert, while the tech becomes a staple of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild picket signs.

[JNHFan2000 2,966]

Wooow.

 

It's like they aren't even thinking anymore

[TolkienSS 407]

What if the AI asks for a raise?

[Glóin the Dark 1,222]

2 hours ago, Edmilson said:

Netflix is hiring a $ 900,000-per-year AI product manager

I will do it. Who’s Al?

[Brónach 1,302]

18 hours ago, Edmilson said:

 

Studios Quietly Go on Hiring Spree for AI Specialist Jobs Amid Picket Line Anxiety

Netflix is hiring a $ 900,000-per-year AI product manager, Disney is looking for generative AI specialists, and Sony seeks an AI ethics expert, while the tech becomes a staple of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild picket signs.

 

if i'm right, they're going down, grab the popcorn

[Jay 37,369]

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433]

6 years I'm waiting for this (I've started the show after it ends), and they all go crazy right before they start to film it

[Jay 37,369]

Yes, exactly

[Edmilson 7,466]

Seth Rogen Did Not Want ‘TMNT’ Animators Overworked and Suffering, Told Director That Work Should Not ‘Become Their Entire Lives’

[Edmilson 7,466]

Do you think Hollywood movies these days are garbage? Shazam agrees with you.

 

Zachary Levi Criticizes ‘Garbage’ Movies From Hollywood

[Naïve Old Fart 9,544]

Well, he should know, having appeared in several of them.

Before he - or anyone else - starts biting the hand that feeds him, he should consider the fact that this "garbage" has paid his bills, for a fair few years.

[Schilkeman 964]

The hand that feeds them is getting fed too, that’s the whole point of the strike. The people in charge of studios now are vulture capitalists using the creative labor force to maintain shareholder profits, not to protect the the future of the business by investing in writing and production talent. Never trust a billionaire who says there isn’t enough money. There isn’t enough money because they’re keeping it all themselves. They all made bad investments in new streaming services and now want to recoup the costs by making a worse product (see: cheaper) and charging more for it.

[MaxMovieMan 273]

The only faith I have in movies anymore are storytellers who know what they’re doing. That’s why I’m genuinely excited for James Gunn’s DCU because in my opinion he is a genius storyteller when it comes to characters and plot. I’ve loved nearly everything he’s made. So many writers nowadays just don’t know how to write a good story. For example the writers they got at the MCU and Star Wars lately.

The only faith I have in movies anymore are storytellers who know what they’re doing. That’s why I’m genuinely excited for James Gunn’s DCU because in my opinion he is a genius storyteller when it comes to characters and plot. I’ve loved nearly everything he’s made. So many writers nowadays just don’t know how to write a good story. For example the writers they got at the MCU and Star Wars lately.

[Schilkeman 964]

45 minutes ago, MaxMovieMan said:

That’s why I’m genuinely excited for James Gunn’s DCU because in my opinion he is a genius storyteller when it comes to characters and plot.

I wish I shared your lofty opinion of him. I find him competent. Without the huge, guaranteed box-office results of massive franchise films inflating the perception of their talent, I'm not sure there is any director from the Disney system we would have heard about 40 years ago. Gunn maybe stands above, but it's like a duck in a swimming pool, it will always appear graceful next to toddler learning to swim.

[MaxMovieMan 273]

His Suicide Squad and Peacemaker showed me he can make anything work. Also guardians 3 sealed the deal for me on his emotional takes. I do really love his style so far.

[Brónach 1,302]

Guardians 3 feels like it has too much action and too little animal people from the suburbs.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,544]

They should let Michael Bay have a go.

[A24 4,339]

Bring back Ang Lee!

[Brónach 1,302]

1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

They should let Michael Bay have a go.

 

this but unironically

[Edmilson 7,466]

Hollywood already gave Michael Bay his own franchise based on an existing property, and the result was the utter excrescence that was the Transformers franchise. 

 

And I'm pretty sure he prefers to do smaller budget action movies these days.

[Brónach 1,302]

the people demand pearl harbor 2!

[Schilkeman 964]

13 hours ago, Brónach said:

the people demand pearl harbor 2

I could definitely see Bay do a 9/11 movie in another 5-10 years.

[Marian Schedenig 8,200]

Not a film I watched recently, but a good article:
The Haunting at 60: is it still one of the scariest films ever made?

[Thor 7,512]

16 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

Not a film I watched recently, but a good article:
The Haunting at 60: is it still one of the scariest films ever made?

 

It isn't, but it's damn effective for its time. No doubt Mike Flanagan looked to it while creating his superior interpretation.

[Marian Schedenig 8,200]

It's damn effective for today as well. It draws you into the mindset of its protagonist (if you let it), and thus her terror becomes the audience's terror.

 

(Also, it looks absolutely stunning)

 

I'm convinced that it was a major influence on Wright's Last Night in SOHO.

[A24 4,339]

"Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months." 

[Sweeping Strings 2,363]

Although the actor's strike is apparently set to continue. 

[A24 4,339]

20 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said:

Although the actor's strike is apparently set to continue. 

 

I see. Well, at least we'll have scripts written by humans!

[JNHFan2000 2,966]

 

[Edmilson 7,466]

The WGA strike is over:

 

New WGA Contract Explained: AI Is Not a Writer, Solo Scribe Shows Don’t Need Minimum Staff and More

[bollemanneke 3,349]

Question: I finally got my hands on the ultimate blu-ray edition for Goblet of Fire and was surprised to find that the maximum movie mode track isn't mixed with the movie at all. It's just... voices. Is that how it's normally done? I prefer having commentary while the movie is playing in the background, personally.

[Edmilson 7,466]

Has anyone seen the new Exorcist movie? I was hoping it would be at least decent (considering I don't care that much for exorcism-themed horror movies), but apparently it's another shitty entry on the Exorcist franchise.

[Thor 7,512]

18 hours ago, Edmilson said:

Has anyone seen the new Exorcist movie? I was hoping it would be at least decent (considering I don't care that much for exorcism-themed horror movies), but apparently it's another shitty entry on the Exorcist franchise.

 

The first hour is actually pretty good. Realistic and natural look and mood, much like the original. Slow buildup. Also some really clever editing. Then it falls a bit apart in the last half, IMO.

[GerateWohl 4,370]

For these Exorcist movies it is like these shark movies. The first one from the 70s is still unbeaten and will probably be forever.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,544]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

 

The first hour is actually pretty good. Realistic and natural look and mood, much like the original. Slow buildup. Also some really clever editing. Then it falls a bit apart in the last half, IMO.

 

Thanks, @Thor, that's another £15 saved.

I'll watch out for it, at my local thrift store... for 25p 

[A24 4,339]

The theme 'possessed by the devil' is so passé.

[Edmilson 7,466]

Yeah, I'm really not a fan of possession horror movies. The first Exorcist is great, but 98% of what came later is just a pale imitation, so much so that I hardly find those horrifying or even creepy.

 

That said, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is decent.

[Mr. Hooper 1,793]

7 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

For these Exorcist movies it is like these shark movies. The first one from the 70s is still unbeaten and will probably be forever.

Yep, the original 'Exorcist' still packs a wallop. Recent possession/exorcism movies like 'Prey for the Devil' and 'The Pope's Exorcist', while okay, leave me indifferent. The tired and overused "jump scares" don't work on me anymore. 'Evil Dead Rise' was pretty effective though for its creepiness.