February 2, 20232 yr Black Panther 2. They should have stopped at 1. The best part was the opening Marvel logo when they replaced everyone with Black Panther. Got a little dusty.
February 2, 20232 yr When do we get past the Covid movie making delay and get decent movies in theaters consistently again? Seems like for the last year 1/4 of the movies showing are horror movies and most of the rest are just bad. Current options at the draft house close to me 80 for Brady, Knock at the Cabin, Pathaan, Plane, M3gan, Puss in Boots (at night too) and Avatar. No wonder they sent out $20 off food coupons at Christmas. I’ve heard good things about Knock at the Cabin, Plane, Megan, Puss in Boots, and Avatar (for the spectacle not the plot).
February 4, 20232 yr got around to Babylon tonight...frenetic. stressful. dazzling. left me wired. i found it quite enjoyable. music was outstanding! halfway thru i realized i'd been tapping my foot nonstop. had to look it up... sure enough, it's nominated for an Oscar for music. i'll be rooting for it, and also adding the soundtrack to my playlist. it's also nominated for costume and set design. i could see it winning any/all of those.
February 4, 20232 yr On 2/2/2023 at 5:23 PM, The Original Greaser Bob said: Was Steve McQueen not available? Actually, he wasn't and Garner was well known as a racer. You should watch the behind the scenes promo they made. Giant Panavision cameras strapped to the cars at speed. They handled like a camel.
February 4, 20232 yr It’s hard to imagine the death crates those racing machines compared to modern ones. There were lots of films like this back then of incredible filmmaking combined with sappy soap opry writing. Besides these there was things like Winning, Downhill Racer, LeMans, and The Blue Max.
February 4, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, mchookem said: got around to Babylon tonight...frenetic. stressful. dazzling. left me wired. i found it quite enjoyable. music was outstanding! halfway thru i realized i'd been tapping my foot nonstop. had to look it up... sure enough, it's nominated for an Oscar for music. i'll be rooting for it, and also adding the soundtrack to my playlist. it's also nominated for costume and set design. i could see it winning any/all of those. Yeah, the score was fantastic Edited February 4, 20232 yr by WBT
February 4, 20232 yr Wife put on a movie last night called Fall. Two good looking broads who speak strictly millennial climb a 2000 ft radio tower in the middle of the desert and get stuck. Made me sick from vertigo, which I don’t even have, and the dialogue was atrocious. Stupid all around, would not recommend.
February 4, 20232 yr Knock at the Cabin yesterday. Another big idea out of the M. Night franchise having just a mediocre execution. Not terrible but not worth the price to see in the theater.
February 5, 20232 yr Going to see Avatar 2 today so rewatched the first one this morning. Hadn't seen it since I originally saw it in the theater. I have a new appreciation for it after all these years, and also personally being in an entirely different place.
February 6, 20232 yr Was just flipping thru showtime, and Nate Boyer is directing and starring in a movie called MVP? WTF?
February 6, 20232 yr Went to see Avatar 2 this afternoon. Not as good as the first one, but still enjoyed it
February 6, 20232 yr Watched Pale Blue Eye with Christian Bale the other day. I was entertained but I doubt I'd ever watch it again. Had it on in the background while I did some work and it held my interest but not a great film by any means.
February 6, 20232 yr 25 minutes ago, Macanudo said: Watched Pale Blue Eye with Christian Bale the other day. I was entertained but I doubt I'd ever watch it again. Had it on in the background while I did some work and it held my interest but not a great film by any means. We thought it was good, interesting but not great
February 6, 20232 yr I watched "RRR" on Netflix not long ago. What a wild ride. Definitely an "Indian" movie and unlike anything I have ever seen. It is a 3 hour movie but didn't really seem that long.
February 6, 20232 yr 47 minutes ago, Dignan said: I watched "RRR" on Netflix not long ago. What a wild ride. Definitely an "Indian" movie and unlike anything I have ever seen. It is a 3 hour movie but didn't really seem that long. Now do Baahubali
February 7, 20232 yr Okay, during a discussion of the films of Ryan Gosling (maybe on the Netflix thread when The Gray Man came out??) several of y'all said 'you have to have to watch The Nice Guys.' Ryan G. plus Russell Crowe, et al. You all were right, so very right because we laughed so hard we were crying. I had gotten busy and forgotten about the movie and it showed up on the suggestions (on Netflix), it rang a bell, and we loved it, absolutely loved it. Crazy events but couldn't look away because what insane thing was going to happen next. Also thought the young actress that played his teen daughter was pretty good in her role. Will probably watch it again before they remove it. Thanks for the rec.
February 7, 20232 yr Does anyone have a pirate site with The Whale on it? My go to has been slow at getting things recently and it’s not showing around me other then mid day that doesn’t work.
February 7, 20232 yr Charlie don't surf! On 2/5/2023 at 1:37 AM, RPM said: Came across that on Prime last week. Loved it. And my God Billie Eilish is delicious.
February 7, 20232 yr Wish the Sound of 007 had included a moment to highlight Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name". It's way better than Duran Duran's garbage IMO.
February 7, 20232 yr Knock at the Cabin yesterday. Another big idea out of the M. Night franchise having just a mediocre execution. Not terrible but not worth the price to see in the theater. Better or worse than Old?
February 7, 20232 yr The Founder - Keaton should have won an Oscar. Kroc is the worlds most successful leach. The McDonald’s brothers were damn idiots to do a hand shake deal with him and he owes sonneborn at least half his wealth. Very good movie / watch
February 7, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, bernorange said: Wish the Sound of 007 had included a moment to highlight Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name". It's way better than Duran Duran's garbage IMO. I was surprised that Jack White riffed on the opening to this song in Another Way to Die, the Quantum of Solace theme. Speaking of that movie, I watched recently after enjoying Casino Royale again, and it wasn't that bad at all upon rewatch. I remember a lot of people were disappointed with it as a follow up to such a great film.
February 7, 20232 yr I've been on a Gosling binge this week/weekend. Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) is an absolutley wonderful movie full of laughs, crys, and hot women. Drive was a great re-watch. The Place Behind the Pines is great and sad; it's basically two movies. The Nice Guys (2016) is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time, and it's really re-watchable. I intend to go back and re-watch Murder by the Numbers (2002) with Gosling and Sandra Bullock. I remember it being a great thriller. Also, to whomever recommended the movie "Men" (2022) by director Alex Garland (Ex Machina): I offer a friendly fuck you. That was a completely unnecessary movie, and it should not have been made.
February 7, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: The Founder - Keaton should have won an Oscar. Kroc is the worlds most successful leach. The McDonald’s brothers were damn idiots to do a hand shake deal with him and he owes sonneborn at least half his wealth. Very good movie / watch Outstanding movie.
February 7, 20232 yr I put together a list of movies I can watch with my 12 and 13 year old boys. Trying to hit a clean-ish and redeeming messages type of flick. We watched October Sky and damn it was good. I'd never seen it. They love space flight and 60s NASA so needless to say it was a hit.
February 7, 20232 yr It's a work in progress, but Dead Poets Society, Empire of the Sun, Goonies -- though I think we've seen it, it's just been a while -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Miracle. Obviously some I want just fun/silly and not just "message" movies.
February 8, 20232 yr It's a work in progress, but Dead Poets Society, Empire of the Sun, Goonies -- though I think we've seen it, it's just been a while -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Miracle. Obviously some I want just fun/silly and not just "message" movies. You find out a lot about a kid by how they react to Monty Python and the Holy Grail
February 8, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, gofuckyourself said: It's a work in progress, but Dead Poets Society, Empire of the Sun, Goonies -- though I think we've seen it, it's just been a while -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Miracle. Obviously some I want just fun/silly and not just "message" movies. I'd add Stand By Me and The Princess Bride to the list. 7 minutes ago, tbone_ said: You find out a lot about a kid by how they react to Monty Python and the Holy Grail My daughter liked The Holy Grail, but not Life of Brian.
February 8, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Jerry Callo said: I'd add Stand By Me and The Princess Bride to the list. Definitely good choices. We've seen them both.
February 8, 20232 yr Infinity Pool. Quite depraved - I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone in real life - but I liked it. The way the twists kind of built up reminded me a little of Fincher's The Game, although it wasn't as good as that. The psychedelic scenes with flashing lights and images didn't really do much for me. I like Alexander Skarsgard and he was good. Mia Goth was really good as a hot little psycho.
February 8, 20232 yr On 2/6/2023 at 7:31 PM, Mrs Whiggins said: Okay, during a discussion of the films of Ryan Gosling (maybe on the Netflix thread when The Gray Man came out??) several of y'all said 'you have to have to watch The Nice Guys.' Ryan G. plus Russell Crowe, et al. You all were right, so very right because we laughed so hard we were crying. I had gotten busy and forgotten about the movie and it showed up on the suggestions (on Netflix), it rang a bell, and we loved it, absolutely loved it. Crazy events but couldn't look away because what insane thing was going to happen next. Also thought the young actress that played his teen daughter was pretty good in her role. Will probably watch it again before they remove it. Thanks for the rec. “Don’t say ‘and stuff’. Just say they were doing anal.” That movie is so great. I’d love to see a sequel happen.
February 8, 20232 yr On 2/4/2023 at 2:13 AM, RPM said: You should watch the behind the scenes promo they made. Found a short documentary
February 8, 20232 yr 14 hours ago, tbone_ said: You find out a lot about a kid by how they react to Monty Python and the Holy Grail My son loved it and quotes it often. This might be my greatest legacy.
February 9, 20232 yr On 2/7/2023 at 4:32 PM, gofuckyourself said: It's a work in progress, but Dead Poets Society, Empire of the Sun, Goonies -- though I think we've seen it, it's just been a while -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Miracle. Obviously some I want just fun/silly and not just "message" movies. Those are all good and I think ours have seen them all at some time or another. Some others that ours (older than your children now) also watched with us were Coneheads (my oldest loves that movie and she and her dad quote it often) and Ghostbusters (the original). Those two were funny and constantly quotable, something they seemed to enjoy doing with regularity. They also watched a lot of the older classics with us like Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, The African Queen, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Bridge on The River Kwai, Paper Moon, Shane (one of my favorites), Breaking Away (we all love this movie), Chariots of Fire, etc. I don't recall exactly the age they were watching some of these though. I would nominate Glory and also Philadelphia, but I haven't seen either in a while so don't recall if there were any visuals that might be inappropriate depending upon ages of viewers. There's a few with Gary Cooper that my youngest and I watched and he developed a fondness for Cooper's films. The one where he is a good shot in the Army during the war, what was that one called? Dang, can't remember the title. Anyway, that one and High Noon he liked and also The Ox-Bow Incident with Henry Fonda. One we haven't ever gotten around to watching together (I haven't seen it in ages and ages) was The Cowboys (John Wayne). I saw it mentioned on the other thread (one that has scenes that give you dusty allergies). My late father loved to watch Westerns and so I saw a lot of Wayne films with him. A more recent one, The Adam Project (Netflix) with Ryan Reynolds is pretty funny if you haven't seen it. Won't make a top 100 list, but its enjoyable enough.
February 10, 20232 yr On 2/7/2023 at 11:43 AM, Scraps said: On 2/4/2023 at 10:16 AM, Walser said: Knock at the Cabin yesterday. Another big idea out of the M. Night franchise having just a mediocre execution. Not terrible but not worth the price to see in the theater. Better or worse than Old? I saw it today and liked it better than Old. Probably about equal until you get to the ending. I kind of wanted Knock at the Cabin to end the other way but it was still much better than the stupid ending of Old. I thought Ron Weasley was good and it's amazing this guy has become a really good actor: Edited February 10, 20232 yr by WBT
February 10, 20232 yr 21 hours ago, Mrs Whiggins said: The one where he is a good shot in the Army during the war, what was that one called? Dang, can't remember the title. Anyway,
February 11, 20232 yr Grand Prix (1966) I don't think there is a movie with a more disparate level in quality between bad ass coolness (racing) and moronic deadness (romance) than this flick. Eve Marie Saint was horrific -- is she always this bad and was just perfect in On the Waterfront? Garner was pretty terrible too. Was he just told to be a boring asshole in this flick. Was Steve McQueen not available?That being said, the chicks besides Eve Marie were great - Jessica Walter wow. The best thing was the Frankenheimer race scenes and tracing it to his later films. Is this the one where Hart to Hart bangs his wife, or is that the Paul Newman one?
February 11, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, GoPokes83 said: Is this the one where Hart to Hart bangs his wife No
February 11, 20232 yr The Stranger on Netflix (not the series). This is Australian crime - dark, creepy, intense. Based on the true story around the “Mr Big” undercover operation to catch Daniel Morcombe’s abductor. Really enjoyed this.
February 12, 20232 yr Just watched Triangle of Sadness, and calling that flick a steaming bowl of diarrhea would be an insult to the shit juice. How the fuck that movie is getting such accolades is beyond me. Turrrible.
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