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Post by brutalis on Jun 11, 2018 8:33:49 GMT -5
Saturday morning went off to see Hotel Artemis. Very good change of pace action/thriller set slightly into the future. Brilliant idea of an abandoned hotel which is an exclusive membership for criminals for medical treatment. All of the cast is superb and interesting. Best compliment which I can give it is that it felt very much like an 1980's John Carpenter movie. In a summer of large high end expensive movies it was pure joy to sit back in the dark cool theater during a 110+ degree weekend to watch a character driven and creative movie. Bautista again shows he has some acting chops and Sofia Boutella is one sexy assassin.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 18, 2018 8:09:08 GMT -5
Like many others I spent Saturday morning at the movies seeing Incredibles 2. Really fun and funny comic book movie. Jack-Jack steals the show and his struggles with his arch nemesis the Racoon is one of the best and hardest laugh out loud moments. They did put some thought and effort into this one so it would stand out among all the super-hero movies that are now a large part of theater going. And why can't the Fantastic Four's kids not be so annoying and be portrayed more like this in being real kids with real issues that just happen to have super powers?
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Post by Warmonger on Jun 18, 2018 8:53:26 GMT -5
Surprisingly, the new Halloween trailer doesn’t look half bad.
I’m glad they’re totally ignoring those garbage sequels and making a direct follow up to the 1978 original. They even managed to get John Carpenter on board as executive producer and to produce the music and are even bringing back Nick Castle who played Michael Myers in the original.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 18, 2018 13:24:48 GMT -5
Surprisingly, the new Halloween trailer doesn’t look half bad. I’m glad they’re totally ignoring those garbage sequels and making a direct follow up to the 1978 original. They even managed to get John Carpenter on board as executive producer and to produce the music and are even bringing back Nick Castle who played Michael Myers in the original. This is looking so good to me. Looking forward to a good old fashioned Halloween scarefest! Placing my bet now that Michael finally gets to kill Jamie Lee by end of the movie. |
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Post by brutalis on Jun 25, 2018 13:19:43 GMT -5
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom was a nice popcorn adventure over the weekend. The dino's are given a bit more characterization than just being gigantic and eating folks. There is more of a horror aspect given to the series with some real momentary frights. Still as you would expect the bad guys get their comeuppance and in general the good guys survive and the movie moves along quickly without focusing overly much on the sillier aspects like weaponizing the dinosaur's as military applications. Goldblum's appearance while a nice touch connecting this new series of movies to the original trilogy, it is really only used as a bookend to open and close the picture with. Well done CGI with some funny and scary moments throughout to enjoy. Now the wait for the next movie begins...
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Post by berkley on Jul 19, 2018 0:51:53 GMT -5
I dislike Tom Cruise as an actor: for whatever reason, his whole screen persona, the way he acts and looks, just rubs me the wrong way.
However, I'm a big action movie fan and I think the preview for the new Mission Impossible movie looks really good, so I'm probably going to see it anyway.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 5, 2018 10:02:28 GMT -5
How it ends (on Netflix) is a decent made-for-TV movie about -yet again- the end of the world. The script is very, very straightforward: an ill-matched team of a dude and his father-in-law cross the continent to find out what happened to their wife and daughter. (The dude is a hipster lawyer kind of guy; the father in law is a no-nonsense ex-marine very convincingly played by Forest Whittaker).
What really worked for me is that as in a similarly-themed movie from a few years ago, These Final Hours, we spent no time whatsoever in explaining just why the world is ending. All we know in this case is that something of a seismic nature happened in California, that there is a blackout all over the U.S., that weird thunderstorm occur unexpectedly and that part of the midwest is on fire. We won't learn anymore. I love how the cause of the cataclysm is unexplained: first because that's very likely how it would happen in real life (not all of us working for a super-secret government agency where a scientist in white lab coat can provide all the answers) and second because it doesn't matter. This is a film about how to survive crossing America when society goes down the drain; not a sci-fi movie proper.
It is definitely not as emotionally engaging as These Final Hours, but it's a decent exercice in genre storytelling. The special effects are also pretty amazing for a TV movie.
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Post by brutalis on Aug 6, 2018 9:02:42 GMT -5
Saw Christopher Robin on Saturday and enjoyed it very much. Captures the Pooh characters quite well and reminds us as that being an adult doesn't mean you should forget childhood friends. Nice that it treats the Hundred Acre's gang as "real" without any explanation or reason other than they are real friends of the child and adult Christopher Robin. We don't need to rationalize their existence or reason for being "alive" other than to accept them as any child would. A bit slow and yet the pace only seems to help the movie and remove it from reality into fantasy adventure. Incredible CGI that helps Pooh, Tigger, Eyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo come alive. Theater was full of adults with children of all ages and the laughs and oohs and ahhhs were all heartfelt and at the right moments throughout the movie.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Aug 8, 2018 8:56:08 GMT -5
Saw Christopher Robin on Saturday and enjoyed it very much. Captures the Pooh characters quite well and reminds us as that being an adult doesn't mean you should forget childhood friends. Nice that it treats the Hundred Acre's gang as "real" without any explanation or reason other than they are real friends of the child and adult Christopher Robin. We don't need to rationalize their existence or reason for being "alive" other than to accept them as any child would. A bit slow and yet the pace only seems to help the movie and remove it from reality into fantasy adventure. Incredible CGI that helps Pooh, Tigger, Eyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo come alive. Theater was full of adults with children of all ages and the laughs and oohs and ahhhs were all heartfelt and at the right moments throughout the movie. While the plot was slightly formulaic, it was very well done and the animation was stunning. I loved how the "fur" on Piglet looked thin, and even bare in someplaces...just like a real well loved stuffed animal. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2018 11:38:06 GMT -5
Mission Impossible - Fallout
It was an excellent outing for Tom Cruise and this movie is like watching four mini-movies all rolled into one and they edited it just right. It has a bit of comedy, explosive action, and this was done in great style and substance. I really enjoyed it very much and the acting was a bit shocking when I saw Henry Cavill in it and this movie it his best one yet. Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, and hosts of others all of them did an outstanding job. Tom is 56, and think this is going to be his last -- but he looks fit and I'm hoping another one comes later on and most of all -- he was top of his game and some of the scenes at the end of this movie puts me on the EDGE OF MY SEAT LITERALLY!
Highly Recommended ...
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Post by brutalis on Aug 13, 2018 7:46:22 GMT -5
Enjoyed MEG this weekend. Very well done Jaws for the new millennium. Splendid CGI in a well thought out science fiction(y) action/adventure/scary way. Great casting with fun laugh out loud moments and the jump out of your seat scare/kill/eat moments. Nice way to spend a hot summer afternoon in an air cooled theater with gorgeous water scenery and swim suited appetizers galore.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 20:24:24 GMT -5
Saw Christopher Robin on Saturday and enjoyed it very much. Captures the Pooh characters quite well and reminds us as that being an adult doesn't mean you should forget childhood friends. Nice that it treats the Hundred Acre's gang as "real" without any explanation or reason other than they are real friends of the child and adult Christopher Robin. We don't need to rationalize their existence or reason for being "alive" other than to accept them as any child would. A bit slow and yet the pace only seems to help the movie and remove it from reality into fantasy adventure. Incredible CGI that helps Pooh, Tigger, Eyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo come alive. Theater was full of adults with children of all ages and the laughs and oohs and ahhhs were all heartfelt and at the right moments throughout the movie. Saw Christopher Robin on Saturday and enjoyed it very much. Captures the Pooh characters quite well and reminds us as that being an adult doesn't mean you should forget childhood friends. Nice that it treats the Hundred Acre's gang as "real" without any explanation or reason other than they are real friends of the child and adult Christopher Robin. We don't need to rationalize their existence or reason for being "alive" other than to accept them as any child would. A bit slow and yet the pace only seems to help the movie and remove it from reality into fantasy adventure. Incredible CGI that helps Pooh, Tigger, Eyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo come alive. Theater was full of adults with children of all ages and the laughs and oohs and ahhhs were all heartfelt and at the right moments throughout the movie. While the plot was slightly formulaic, it was very well done and the animation was stunning. I loved how the "fur" on Piglet looked thin, and even bare in someplaces...just like a real well loved stuffed animal. We took my mom to see this movie this afternoon, and all three of us quite enjoyed it. My wife is a big fan of Ewan McGregor & Pooh, so was looking forward to this, but I was kind of meh going in, but I enjoyed it very much. Good performances, great CGI, and just the right tone for this type of movie. -M |
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Post by brutalis on Sept 17, 2018 8:36:16 GMT -5
Spent Saturday morning in a nearly empty theater watching Shane Black's The Predator. Very over the top sci-fi action summer movie stuff. Lots of explosions, machine guns and jokes and brutality. It does go back and capture some of the original dark/humor/fun aspects while losing itself in the long run. Some good concepts along the way with an attempt to take the Predator's themselves away from being mindless killing monsters of the movie. The writing or editing could have used a bit more tweaking in explaining some of the bits and once the fighting begins all semblance of story is pretty much thrown aside or blown up.
The team of military misfits creates a real sense of fun and reality to the going on's of the movie. Olivia Munn starts off scientific specialist and goes all Ripley and it is never quite explained why/how she is such a bad ass mama. The government agents are truly more evil than the Predator's and are used as collateral damage to show the blood and guts of the movie. The nasty ol' Predator's really shine and are given some worthwhile physicality as hunter/killers to be avoided. Worth seeing upon the big screen for all of the action and damage and of course it does what all movies do these days and sets itself up for a sequel.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 19, 2018 10:11:22 GMT -5
Not super new but I saw the Tom Cruise Mummy flick and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had heard. It wasn't a true horror film persay but it was a decent action flick.
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Post by brutalis on Sept 19, 2018 14:05:42 GMT -5
Not super new but I saw the Tom Cruise Mummy flick and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had heard. It wasn't a true horror film persay but it was a decent action flick. That they went action focused over horror and that the movie was more about Tom Cruise than Mummy oriented is likely what sunk the movie and any future Universal Monster connected Universe. Kind of the same for the Dracula Untold 2014 movie with Luke Evans. |
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