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Post by impulse on Jan 28, 2016 12:19:11 GMT -5
And so it goes. Favorites aside, Tarantino is an automatic watch for me.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Feb 14, 2016 19:05:35 GMT -5
I read where Leonard Maltin, for the first time in his life, walked out on a movie before it was finished. The culprit:
Zoolander 2
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2016 19:16:00 GMT -5
I read where Leonard Maltin, for the first time in his life, walked out on a movie before it was finished. The culprit: Zoolander 2Well he got farther than I did, because there was no way on God's green earth I was ever going to walk in on that movie to begin with... -M |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 14, 2016 19:44:23 GMT -5
I read where Leonard Maltin, for the first time in his life, walked out on a movie before it was finished. The culprit: Zoolander 2Well he got farther than I did, because there was no way on God's green earth I was ever going to walk in on that movie to begin with... -M I liked the first one well enough but I'm not in any rush to see the follow up all these years later. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 15, 2016 11:58:38 GMT -5
Not quite new, but not yet a classic:
Europa report (2013) by Sebastian Cordero.
It's a rare example of a genuine science-fiction movie set in space (by opposition to a space fantasy, of which there are plenty). Like many such movies, it tries to be 2001: a spece odyssey while also trying to be something else, a conundrum I can understandconsidering the impact the Kubrick film still has today. Thankfully, Europa report walks that line successfully.
The story tells us of the first journey to Europa, the ice-covered moon of Jupiter, and of a mission to find what life might perhaps be found there. The film is presented as a "found footage" one, where pretty much every shot is taken from an onboard cameras. I loved that idea because it adds to the suspense in that as is the case with most such devices, the cameras stop working whenever power is cut off (meaning "whenever there's a crisis") When the screen goes black on us, there's never a guarantee it will go back on again. Time is therefore compressed at times, allowing a brisk pace even if most of the film is set within a rather tiny spaceship.
The images are often gorgeous, especially thanks to stock footage (adding to realism) and to photos of Jupiter and Europa. At times I felt just as if I was watching a NASA documentary.
Because of its documentary-like style, the film does not engage the viewer as much as it could emotionally. I don't think that's a fault, but it probably made selling the movie a bit harder. The characters are just how you'd imagine astronauts to be: balanced, professional, engaging, competent. No murdering madman as in Sunshine, no crazy killer machine as in Red planet, no pompous windbag. Just... normal people. That's good, but at the same time you don't get the ancillary soap operas, emotional traumas and assorted personality quirks that spice up most plots; the film has to rely on its story, and on its sense of realism.
I don't think I'm spoiling anything by revealing there will be accidents. People die. And thank heaven, they die just like normal people would. In the recent Hobbit movies, I hated how characters would fall off great heights right on solid rock and just keep on ticking; that doesn't happen here. Each death is moving because these people feel real, even if we don't get to know them very much (they don't soliloquize and they don't go on and on about their dog, their failed marriage, their boyfriend who had a tragic accident and so on).
The only fault I find with the movie is that it's a bit predictable... but I admit I didn't expect that ending.
Good fun. Not a great movie, but one I enjoyed and would probably watch again.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 15, 2016 12:23:18 GMT -5
Not quite new, but not yet a classic: Europa report (2013) by Sebastian Cordero. It's a rare example of a genuine science-fiction movie set in space (by opposition to a space fantasy, of which there are plenty). Like many such movies, it tries to be 2001: a spece odyssey while also trying to be something else, a conundrum I can understandconsidering the impact the Kubrick film still has today. Thankfully, Europa report walks that line successfully. The story tells us of the first journey to Europa, the ice-covered moon of Jupiter, and of a mission to find what life might perhaps be found there. The film is presented as a "found footage" one, where pretty much every shot is taken from an onboard cameras. I loved that idea because it adds to the suspense in that as is the case with most such devices, the cameras stop working whenever power is cut off (meaning "whenever there's a crisis") When the screen goes black on us, there's never a guarantee it will go back on again. Time is therefore compressed at times, allowing a brisk pace even if most of the film is set within a rather tiny spaceship. The images are often gorgeous, especially thanks to stock footage (adding to realism) and to photos of Jupiter and Europa. At times I felt just as if I was watching a NASA documentary. Because of its documentary-like style, the film does not engage the viewer as much as it could emotionally. I don't think that's a fault, but it probably made selling the movie a bit harder. The characters are just how you'd imagine astronauts to be: balanced, professional, engaging, competent. No murdering madman as in Sunshine, no crazy killer machine as in Red planet, no pompous windbag. Just... normal people. That's good, but at the same time you don't get the ancillary soap operas, emotional traumas and assorted personality quirks that spice up most plots; the film has to rely on its story, and on its sense of realism. I don't think I'm spoiling anything by revealing there will be accidents. People die. And thank heaven, they die just like normal people would. In the recent Hobbit movies, I hated how characters would fall off great heights right on solid rock and just keep on ticking; that doesn't happen here. Each death is moving because these people feel real, even if we don't get to know them very much (they don't soliloquize and they don't go on and on about their dog, their failed marriage, their boyfriend who had a tragic accident and so on). The only fault I find with the movie is that it's a bit predictable... but I admit I didn't expect that ending. Good fun. Not a great movie, but one I enjoyed and would probably watch again. I watched this on Netflix for the first time about a month back and was floored by it myself. If 2001 was made today I feel like this would have been how Kubrick would have done it were he still with us. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Feb 21, 2016 16:23:44 GMT -5
I saw Europa Report in the theatre. Can't either understand the hype or the hate. It felt like one of those countless Blairwitch meets Alien, which isn't an un-entertaining postulate, but not an original one either. It's a good methadone fix for those of us crave for desolate other worldly stories  Another kind of SF movies I just saw : The Survivalist. Intimate low budget post apocalyptic flick with slow story, lots of drama, great camera work and photography, ots of tension and great sound design. It felt at times aimless, but stays in the head even a few days and other movies later. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 3, 2016 21:32:53 GMT -5
Me, Earl and the dying girl.
It got great reviews at the Sundance festival so I expected something that doesn't play the game by the numbers... and I wasn't disappointed. Really good little film. My hat's off to its director and its cast.
I am shocked it made so little money. I guess in today's world, instead of just promising an interesting and original intelligent story, the film should have been advertised as
"Starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine!" (because it kinda does).
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 7, 2016 20:43:57 GMT -5
I saw Zootopia last night and it was pretty fun movie, combining humor, detective elements and that ever present Disney theme of "you can be what you want"
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Post by dupersuper on Mar 8, 2016 5:38:10 GMT -5
I saw Zootopia last night and it was pretty fun movie, combining humor, detective elements and that ever present Disney theme of "you can be what you want" Did you notice any furries in costume in attendance? That's aparently a thing that's happening... |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on Mar 17, 2016 0:16:55 GMT -5
Someone mashed up all of the Batman vs. Superman trailers into 11 minutes of awesome:
The hype is real. Next week!
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 17, 2016 20:28:25 GMT -5
Someone mashed up all of the Batman vs. Superman trailers into 11 minutes of awesome: The hype is real. Next week! That's pretty awesome! |
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Post by Rob Allen on Mar 24, 2016 13:58:13 GMT -5
Two perspectives on Bats & Supes: From fivethirtyeight.com, an actual statistical analysis proving that "Batman And Superman Are Totally BFFs": fivethirtyeight.com/features/batman-superman-movie/"Make no mistake: The two loves in Supes’ life are a rock-star reporter and a guy who dresses up as a bat. Batman has his assortment of young wards, to be sure, but in the end the defining friendship of his life is with Superman. Showing this involved pulling every single listed comic book appearance for Bruce Wayne and Kal-El across four unique universes listed in the DC Comics Wikia catalog, and then pulling every character who appeared in each of those." And from the Portland Mercury, "Actually, There Are Good Reasons I Am 'V' Batman" by Superman www.portlandmercury.com/new-column/2016/03/23/17775692/new-column"everyone's like, 'Ooooooh! Get out of Batman's way! His parents died!' Well, guess what? My parents died too—along with our entire fucking planet. And yet, I'M not moping around! I'M not making everybody's life fucking unbearable!" |
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Post by Mormel on Mar 24, 2016 14:20:40 GMT -5
^Haha, that reminds me of that CollegeHumor bit where they parody the Dark Knight Trilogy by introducing Nolanverse Batman to Superman and the Justice League.
"Bullets... Wasn't that what killed your parents? Yeah, MY parents died because the planet blew up. Kinda puts that whole 'bullets' thing into perspective, dudnit?"
"...You and me, we're done, professionally."
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Mar 25, 2016 9:05:55 GMT -5
I'd like to see Golden Age "dick" Superman vs Post Milker "dick" Batman portrayed by "dick" Bale movie. (Not Nolan a dick but his portrayal of Wayne/Batman).
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