Good or New Movies Review

Coin

@Coin Just watched this last night, it was a decent story, I loved the whole being raised by you know what's. That was neat to me.

That actually wasn't the part that was the same as my version of Superman, it was the other thing. But that was super neat, too.

Lithium

@Coin I figured, but I did like that part more than the /other/ thing which you are speaking of. I also liked how Wonder Woman was from... well where she was from even if those guys were crazy. Darkseid getting punked like that...

Coin

@Lithium said:

@Coin I figured, but I did like that part more than the /other/ thing which you are speaking of. I also liked how Wonder Woman was from... well where she was from even if those guys were crazy. Darkseid getting punked like that...

Yessss. Honestly, I liked all the changes.

Lithium

Not new, but very much good.

Netflix has the Theatrical Cut of Bladerunner available. Which is awesome. For sooo long all I could find were directors cuts on DvD, and, I hated the damned directors cut. The voice over narrative by Ford really helped the movie along in my opinion, and all the references to a 'unicorn' were just, cheese on an epic scale.

So, very much appreciating the traditional theatrical cut that is available right now.

Vorpal

@Lithium said:

Not new, but very much good.

Netflix has the Theatrical Cut of Bladerunner available. Which is awesome. For sooo long all I could find were directors cuts on DvD, and, I hated the damned directors cut. The voice over narrative by Ford really helped the movie along in my opinion, and all the references to a 'unicorn' were just, cheese on an epic scale.

So, very much appreciating the traditional theatrical cut that is available right now.

I actually hate Ford's voiceover- it makes it clear to me why he never went into voice acting. But that being said, having more than one cut available is always good. I love the movie, and I don't hate the theatrical release, I only like it slightly less than the director's cut.

Lithium

@Vorpal I saw it in the theatres when it came out, and just found the directors cut to be... odd afterwards. Though there were some deleted scenes that could have been reinserted, like poor Chew's hand...

The voice over helped fill in gaps to smooth transitions though which is why I liked it better, since without some things just seemed really out of character.

At least to me.

Vorpal

@Lithium said:

@Vorpal I saw it in the theatres when it came out, and just found the directors cut to be... odd afterwards. Though there were some deleted scenes that could have been reinserted, like poor Chew's hand...

The voice over helped fill in gaps to smooth transitions though which is why I liked it better, since without some things just seemed really out of character.

At least to me.

I can totally see why. I was a mere babe of 2 or so when the movie came out, so I never had a chance to see it in the theaters. My first exposure with this was the director's cut that came out in 1992.
Whatever the cut, though, I love this movie- the mood, the music, the aesthetic and the story.
I'm sort of kind of dreading the sequel.

lordbelh

@Vorpal said:

I was a mere babe of 2 or so when the movie came out

I wasn't even born. I too like the Director's Cut better.

And hey, in the modern spirit of hollywood only producing remakes and sequels, there'll be a new one coming.

BTW, I found Beasts of No Nation to be a pretty great movie, even if I winced through a lot of it. Idris Elba is one of my favorite actors, and he nails it in every scene.

Vorpal

@lordbelh said:

And hey, in the modern spirit of hollywood only producing remakes and sequels, there'll be a new one coming.

It's actually already in the works.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Jaded

The Hateful 8. Great cast. Interesting setting. Tarantino! I love his films mostly.

God was this a disappointment to me. I had hoped for a good western and...ugh. I'm glad I didn't see this in the theater.

GangOfDolls

I saw the Hateful 8 in the theatre. There is liberal use of the n-word for those who haven't seen it that is trying to make a point about something but mostly, it doesn't add to any part of the story.

The constant use of it caused the huge pack of teenaged boys in the back to giggle like nervous little girls every time it got used. Every. Time. Which was a lot of times, so it made everyone else furious.

Several people of color got up and walked out in disgust at various points. I, also a PoC, was sorely tempted. I stuck it out but I should have went because I kept waiting for some kind of plot payoff for all this build up. No such animal exists in this movie.

lordbelh

I thought it was Tarantino's weakest movie, but I still thought it was alright. Just not the great movie I'd expected to find.

Warma Sheen

@GangOfDolls said:

I saw the Hateful 8 in the theatre. There is liberal use of the n-word for those who haven't seen it that is trying to make a point about something but mostly, it doesn't add to any part of the story.

Aw, that's cute. You've never seen a Tarantino movie before?

SG

@GangOfDolls said:

I stuck it out but I should have went because I kept waiting for some kind of plot payoff for all this build up. No such animal exists in this movie.

I watched it at home and felt like Tarantino owed me money after I turned it off when they got to the cabin.

GangOfDolls

@Warma-Sheen said:

@GangOfDolls said:

I saw the Hateful 8 in the theatre. There is liberal use of the n-word for those who haven't seen it that is trying to make a point about something but mostly, it doesn't add to any part of the story.

Aw, that's cute. You've never seen a Tarantino movie before?

Gross.

Vorpal

Tarantino has always felt like a great exponent of the school of style over substance. The problem with that is that you eventually run out of ways to make blood-encrusted rhinestones look cool and everybody realizes there's not much else. But while the glamour lasts, it's an entertaining ride.

Derp

I liked Hateful Eight.

But in other news, has anyone else seen 10 Cloverfield Lane yet? Am I the only one who was seriously impressed with that movie? I mean, 3 people in a bunker, can't be that great right? Wrong. Laughs, tears, horror, suspense. That movie has everything. Just the right mix of dread and really, actually funny humor, and then a sudden ramp up into overdrive when it turns out to be not very fucking funny anymore. It even has an incredibly creative, intelligent, believable lead female character.

lordbelh

I thought it was great, too.

Jaded

@Derp said:

I liked Hateful Eight.

But in other news, has anyone else seen 10 Cloverfield Lane yet? Am I the only one who was seriously impressed with that movie? I mean, 3 people in a bunker, can't be that great right? Wrong. Laughs, tears, horror, suspense. That movie has everything. Just the right mix of dread and really, actually funny humor, and then a sudden ramp up into overdrive when it turns out to be not very fucking funny anymore. It even has an incredibly creative, intelligent, believable lead female character.

Yours is the first positive review I've heard about the movie. My horror buff friends who went to see it said it was rather so-so. All of them though agree that John Goodman is a great male lead in the movie.

Thenomain

@Jaded

Because John Goodman is great in everything he does. He was great even in The Flintstones, even if the movie itself wasn't. I didn't see King Ralph, but I bet Goodman was great in that as well.