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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 5, 2016 17:32:16 GMT -5
And, was your being psyched justified? I didn't see it so have no opinion one way or another. I never actually got around to seeing the movie, oops. I'll borrow it from the library when it comes out on Blu-Ray, but I wound up at a lot more movies this summer than I normally do, and so I couldn't justify the cost of seeing this one as well. It's been so long since I've been out to the movies, I think like maybe the last Mission Impossible film. I kinda miss it. But yes when its a lot cheaper to watch at home (and with so little coming out that I actually want to see) its hard to justify the cost.
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Post by Post-Lupin on Sept 6, 2016 5:06:58 GMT -5
Not sure how unpopular this opinion is, but I just watched Midnight Special on Blu-ray from Netflix. Found it middling and underwhelming. Went back to the AVC review to see if there was a spoiler space or anything where people were discussing the premise, and was rather shocked not just at the glowing praise of IV's review but also the huge number of "one of the best films of the year"-type comments in the comments section. I just really didn't see what everyone else saw in it. Was OK with the first half, then it descended into muddled shit. And I'm a huge fan of Take Shelter.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 6, 2016 9:34:42 GMT -5
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is pretty damn good. That actually seems to be the consensus - that, while Lazenby is, at best, ok, the film surrounding him is one of the best of that era of Bond films.
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Post by Not a real doctor on Sept 6, 2016 20:40:15 GMT -5
I'll call it an unpopular opinion based on the weak IMDB, but "My Fellow Americans" is another one of the funniest movies of the 90s, up there with the Grumpy Old Men. The 1996 politics is severely eye-rolling, but the cast and repartee are unassailable: James Garner as a Clinton-esque former president. Jack Lemmon as former president Jack Lemmon. John Heard as Quayle-esque VEEP. Dan Aykroyd, Wilford Brimley, Lauren Bacall, James Rebhorn. Bradley Whitford in his first roll featuring the White House! ETA: and holy shit, Michael Peña in his third-ever roll! "Hail to the chief, he's the chief and he needs hailing. He is the chief, so everybody hail like crazy." "Hail to the chief, if you don't, I'll have to kill you. I am the chief, so you better watch your step, you bastards."Totally agree. Also, I have been to two different conferences held at the golf course/resort outside Ashville NC where some scenes were filmed (some sort of wacky chase involving a horse if I recall but I can't be sure, it's been a while since I saw the movie).
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Sept 6, 2016 23:39:02 GMT -5
Life of Brian >>> Holy Grail
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Post by ganews on Sept 9, 2016 11:54:31 GMT -5
We don't have a Random Movie Thoughts thread, so this is where this is going:
Short Round in Temple of Doom > John Connor in T2
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 12:21:37 GMT -5
We don't have a Random Movie Thoughts thread, so this is where this is going: Short Round in Temple of Doom > John Connor in T2 acting wise, yes. Plot relevance and need to be a necessary character? Not so much.
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Post by ganews on Sept 9, 2016 12:26:17 GMT -5
We don't have a Random Movie Thoughts thread, so this is where this is going: Short Round in Temple of Doom > John Connor in T2 acting wise, yes. Plot irrelevance and need to be a necessary character? Not so much. Short Round > Willie ~ John Connor
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Post by The Sensational She-Hulk on Sept 9, 2016 13:02:02 GMT -5
Star Trek Beyond gave me everything I wanted in a superhero movie and was the best one that came out all summer. It took all the things I love best about cape comics and turned them into an insanely fun, poignant movie. Marvel and DC could both take some lessons from Justin Lin.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 14:43:31 GMT -5
Not sure how unpopular this opinion is, but I just watched Midnight Special on Blu-ray from Netflix. Found it middling and underwhelming. Went back to the AVC review to see if there was a spoiler space or anything where people were discussing the premise, and was rather shocked not just at the glowing praise of IV's review but also the huge number of "one of the best films of the year"-type comments in the comments section. I just really didn't see what everyone else saw in it. Jeff Nichols seems to be funny like that. I was completely underwhelmed by Take Shelter and was shocked when it showed up on many "best of the decade" lists.
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Sept 9, 2016 18:48:11 GMT -5
Life of Brian >>> Holy Grail Holy Grail is the gateway, The Life of Brian is the treasure inside
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Sept 10, 2016 12:16:53 GMT -5
Not sure how unpopular this opinion is, but I just watched Midnight Special on Blu-ray from Netflix. Found it middling and underwhelming. Went back to the AVC review to see if there was a spoiler space or anything where people were discussing the premise, and was rather shocked not just at the glowing praise of IV's review but also the huge number of "one of the best films of the year"-type comments in the comments section. I just really didn't see what everyone else saw in it. It was one of those movies that felt pretty impressive when it came out - my own view was probably biased by seeing it in an old but still running Art Deco Theatre in Boston, a perfectly charming venue - but a couple of months later I have to be reminded it came out at all. I thought it was solid, benefited a great deal from both Michael Shannon and Adam Driver's performances, but I suspect either Arrival or Passengers (or both) will corner the market on 'the smart-type Hollywood sci-fi movie' this year.
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Post by LazBro on Sept 13, 2016 13:43:37 GMT -5
Djse's recent comment on another thread made me think of this.
Fantasia 2000 > Fantasia
They're both great, though.
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Post by ganews on Sept 22, 2016 10:03:10 GMT -5
This morning I realized that while I like both, I like Star Trek: The Motion Picture more than 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Post by Post-Lupin on Sept 24, 2016 14:26:10 GMT -5
Not sure how unpopular this opinion is, but I just watched Midnight Special on Blu-ray from Netflix. Found it middling and underwhelming. Went back to the AVC review to see if there was a spoiler space or anything where people were discussing the premise, and was rather shocked not just at the glowing praise of IV's review but also the huge number of "one of the best films of the year"-type comments in the comments section. I just really didn't see what everyone else saw in it. It was one of those movies that felt pretty impressive when it came out - my own view was probably biased by seeing it in an old but still running Art Deco Theatre in Boston, a perfectly charming venue - but a couple of months later I have to be reminded it came out at all. I thought it was solid, benefited a great deal from both Michael Shannon and Adam Driver's performances, but I suspect either Arrival or Passengers (or both) will corner the market on 'the smart-type Hollywood sci-fi movie' this year. Weakest cult film ending of recent years other than It Follows.
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Post by Post-Lupin on Sept 24, 2016 14:28:06 GMT -5
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Post by ganews on Oct 11, 2016 17:35:13 GMT -5
It's lesser Gilliam, but The Brothers Grimm is a perfectly cromulent movie. It has a terrific cast, particularly a hilariously (as opposed to horrifyingly) unhinged Peter Stormare and Jonathon Pryce as a the best French stereotype since Monty Python.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Oct 12, 2016 15:01:04 GMT -5
While Pulp Fiction is undeniably a groundbreaking film and a cultural touchstone of the 90s, I still think Go not only made better use of the multiple overlapping timeframes, it's also a funnier and more enjoyable film.
I also think Go is easily one of the best comedies of the past 25 years (top five for me).
Basically, I adore that film on every level.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 20:20:52 GMT -5
I give absolutely no shits about Fantastic Beasts. J.K. Rowling has done a terrible job of worldbuilding for it, and seems to not understand anything about how to do an American perspective for the potterverse. Also, making it a five part series before the first one is released just reaks of cash grabbing. The trailers also have sucked.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 20:26:00 GMT -5
As much as I love The Lord of the Rings, it has a lot of ugly slow-mo that clearly was filmed at a normal rate and accordingly ends up looking like a rapid-fire slideshow. Peter Jackson seems to like doing that a lot and I hate it. I love the entire series, but all of the blockbusterness of it kinda drags it down. Like the "snappy" one liners, or the "cool" action. It feels wildly out of place in the most traditional of fantasy epics.
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Oct 14, 2016 20:41:45 GMT -5
I give absolutely no shits about Fantastic Beasts. J.K. Rowling has done a terrible job of worldbuilding for it, and seems to not understand anything about how to do an American perspective for the potterverse. Also, making it a five part series before the first one is released just reaks of cash grabbing. The trailers also have sucked. Don't put too much faith in trailers. They're made by specializes companies rather than the studio and will do whatever they think will get asses in seats, including misrepresenting the film, even portraying it as a different genre.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 20:48:01 GMT -5
I give absolutely no shits about Fantastic Beasts. J.K. Rowling has done a terrible job of worldbuilding for it, and seems to not understand anything about how to do an American perspective for the potterverse. Also, making it a five part series before the first one is released just reaks of cash grabbing. The trailers also have sucked. Don't put too much faith in trailers. They're made by specializes companies rather than the studio and will do whatever they think will get asses in seats, including misrepresenting the film, even portraying it as a different genre. Yeah, but it is just one more thing on top of all the other reasons I am already skeptical. There is only one thing that made me interested in this film and that was the American setting which JK Rowling couldn't have fucked up any worse by releasing the potterverse magic history of the US
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Oct 14, 2016 21:00:18 GMT -5
Don't put too much faith in trailers. They're made by specializes companies rather than the studio and will do whatever they think will get asses in seats, including misrepresenting the film, even portraying it as a different genre. Yeah, but it is just one more thing on top of all the other reasons I am already skeptical. There is only one thing that made me interested in this film and that was the American setting which JK Rowling couldn't have fucked up any worse by releasing the potterverse magic history of the US I haven't read it, but I assume it's online, and suspect that it's somewhat condescending/parochial/unfairly colored by Rowling's far-left politics?
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Oct 14, 2016 21:56:56 GMT -5
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Post by ganews on Oct 17, 2016 22:40:12 GMT -5
Not Another Teen Movie is the best parody movie of the past 25 years. It's a damn shame it was tainted by the Seltzer/Friedburg "Movie" movies, as those hacks weren't even involved with it.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Oct 18, 2016 11:23:40 GMT -5
Despite some well-executed set pieces and some good performances, Strangers on a Train is a disappointingly pat Hitchcock film and utterly toothless Highsmith adaptation.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2016 17:15:23 GMT -5
Despite some well-executed set pieces and some good performances, Strangers on a Train is a disappointingly pat Hitchcock film and utterly toothless Highsmith adaptation. It has all the elements of why I could never get into much Hitchcock. Then again, thrillers in general don't work for me.
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Post by Roy Batty's Pet Dove on Oct 18, 2016 22:49:11 GMT -5
While Pulp Fiction is undeniably a groundbreaking film and a cultural touchstone of the 90s, I still think Go not only made better use of the multiple overlapping timeframes, it's also a funnier and more enjoyable film. An even more unpopular opinion re: Pulp Fiction: It's just an OK film and should be regarded as one of Tarantino's lesser works. I have no idea how Pulp Fiction is somehow a more iconic film than Reservoir Dogs.
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Post by ganews on Oct 19, 2016 12:37:14 GMT -5
Probably not unpopular so much as hyperbolic for most people, but: The Martian in the most re-watchable movie of the decade.
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