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BruceCM

Well, from what Cameron said about that, it was supposed to be like that, @Losermagnet .... It should have the option to turn on commentary & so on, so you'd know what had been cut out

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Losermagnet

@BruceCM I may be opening a whole other can of worms here....but I don't like James Cameron. I'm afraid I can't articulate why. He gave us Aliens and T2, and those are brilliant action movies. But I feel like he never could convince me of the emotion and pathos of his characters.

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jump

@Losermagnet Try Titanic. There's emotions and human loss and love and drama and some ice in that one

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Losermagnet

@jump a movie about a boat!?! I hope it has a happy ending.

Seriously though, maybe I should watch it. I've only seen it once, and that was ages ago.

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RR529

the Wizard (Blu-Ray)

The Premise:

  • When young Jimmy Woods is threatened with the prospect of being institutionalized due to developmental issues his parents just can't figure out, his older brother Corey takes him and runs away from home for fear he'll lose his brother. Soon it's realized that Jimmy immediately masters any video game he plays, and with the help of a worldly girl named Hailey, the trio embarks on a crosscountry trip across the desert southwest in order to reach "Video Armageddon", a competition at Universal Studios where the winner takes home $50,000 (it just so happens that their goal takes them to California, a place that Jimmy seems mysteriously obsessed with). It won't be an easy journey though, as the authorities, their parents, and a bounty hunter specialising in capturing runaway children are all hot on their trail.

The Takeaway:

  • I wasn't quite sure what to expect going in (other than the fact that I remember it seemed to prominently feature Nintendo), and while it probably wouldn't be categorized as a good movie, I found it to be an overall fun one (especially for the gamers among us). The idea that a group of pre-teens could successfully hitchhike across country while avoiding all searching for them is absurd, but it makes for a silly good time (also, there's no way a film aimed at kids would be allowed to do anything similar today), plus the guy playing the bounty hunter does a terrific job playing the kind of squirrelly bad guy you just love seeing bad things happen to (the interactions between him and the boys' dad are a particular riot). As for the Nintendo/gaming presence, yeah it's pretty constant. After Jimmy gets his first shot at Double Dragon, it seems like you can't go 5 minutes without someone pulling out an NES or walking up to an arcade (and, while I'm not an expert on these things, they seem to feature NES versions of games in the arcade at times), and throughout it's runtime you'll be exposed to classic titles like Mega Man, Metroid, Ninja Gaiden, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Super Mario Bros. 2, the climactic reveal of Super Mario Bros. 3, and more, including a meme worthy scene shilling the Power Glove ("the Power Glove, it's so bad"), or a moment where Corey likens their quest to that of Link in the Legend of Zelda. At times it feels like an overly long commercial for the Big N, and there's definitely a certain charm to that as a gamer. That said it can get surprisingly deep at times (around the halfway point it's revealed that Jimmy's twin sister drowned in front of him, which is the obvious trigger behind his problems that the adults just can't figure out for whatever reason), and I almost started to tear up at the end when it was time for him to put that tragedy to rest.

The Package:

  • I've seen some bare packages before (such as Blu-Rays that lack any sort of special/extra features), but this takes the cake, as it doesn't even feature a menu! It jumps straight into the movie like a VHS would (no trailers either), and kicks you back out to the PS4 menu once the credits roll. Granted, that's not really a problem (just more of a surprise at how bare bones it is), and the actual picture quality is fantastic (I'd say it may even look a bit more impressive than a few other older, more popular, films I have).

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Losermagnet

I watched Jim Jarmusch's 'Dead Man' recently. It was one of the biggest disappointments I've had in recent memory. I could go into detail, but the abbreviated version is Jarmusch's strengths don't seem to work for the abstract western he's envisioned.

I read one review that compared it to the novel 'Blood Meridian'. Now that is more ridiculous than anything in the movie.

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Rexenoboy

Just ordered my ticket for Tenet on opening day here in Belgium, 26th August, on the biggest IMAX screen available in this small country. Can't wait to go back to the theaters. It's been over 6 months. 😬

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RR529

Over the weekend I watched Rebirth of Mothra (Blu-Ray)!

The Premise:

  • After a Hokkaido logging company accidentally unearths an ancient seal, the family of the company boss finds themselves in the middle of an ancient battle between Luna & Mona (Mothra's tiny little retainers that regularly appear beside her) and their evil sister Belvera (new for this film, I believe) who aims to undo the seal and unleash Desghidorah upon the world, a prehistoric threat Mothra sealed away millions of years ago. With the titular Kaiju near the end of her natural life, she may not have the strength left to go another round. It has an environmentalist tone, and doesn't feature Godzilla (the first of a late 90's solo Mothra trilogy).

The Takeaway:

  • In many ways it differentiated itself from the typical "Godzilla VS" films (beyond the lack of the big guy), with the rivalry between the sisters giving it a slight "Magical Girl" vibe at times, it included a memorable aerial dogfight inside a living room which is just so different to what you'd expect in a Kaiju film in terms of the small scale destruction & quick speed, which I enjoyed. That said, when it came to the big fight it was no slouch either, with Desghidorah having an awesome design more akin to a traditional dragon (in comparison to King Ghidorah), with some weighty combat (the way it tore into Mothra's catipillar form was surprisingly brutal), and a plethora of special attacks (each monster had at least a half dozen, including a bizzare moment where Mothra bombarded her opponent with a swarm of glowing moths, which is a greater variety than you usually see in Godzilla flicks, outside of Mechagodzilla's diverse loadouts). Of course the special effects can be pretty hoaky, which is par for the course when it comes to the genre, but I actually had a pretty good time with it (dare I say I enjoyed it more than any "Godzilla VS" films I've seen in recent memory).

The Package:

  • It didn't have a lot of bells & whistles, but as with the Godzilla films I have, it has the film's Japanese Theatrical & TV spots. These seem to be translated more literally than the film itself, with the subtitles referring to Belvera as Berbera, and more interestingly, Desghidorah as Death Ghidorah (I imagine this was changed in the film itself as the American distributors probably didn't want to have a monster with Death in it's name in a movie largely marketed towards kids, though that's just a guess).

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Rexenoboy

I saw Tenet today.
Like many of Nolan's movies, this one's a real puzzle. Slowly but surely all the pieces fit together and you start seeing the bigger picture. I love it when he succeeds in doing that. Only this time, about halfway through the movie, he manages to turn everything you thought you knew back on its head and it will make you rethink everything you saw until that point. Great soundtrack, great acting, great cinematography, great practical effects,...
I LOVED IT!

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porto

jump wrote:

@Losermagnet Try Titanic. There's emotions and human loss and love and drama and some ice in that one

Draw me like one of your French girls

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jump

I’ve been rewatching the Nolan Batman films today just because I’m off to see Tenet tomorrow and I like Batman in general. These are still incredible films even with their flaws. One thing that bugs me is how I didn’t noticed the white washing before or maybe I did and just forgot about it. You have the Middle Eastern Ra’s and Talia Al Ghul and the Latino Bane played by white Brits and a French lass who can’t act in English.

Also Ledger is still the best Joker! I wasn’t overly keen on the Phoenix version (the movie was too ham fisted), Leto was trying too hard and Nicholson & Romero were charismatic but hollow.

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porto

Dances with Wolves. Timmons death is one of the only movie scenes that make my skin crawl.

The burbs as well. The dark comedy is right up my alley.

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RR529

Tomorrow Never Dies (Blu-Ray)

The Premise - Elliot Carter is a global media mogul who makes the news, quite literally. With the launch of his satellite news network quickly approaching, he attempts to instigate a military confrontation between the UK & China, and of course his new station will have the scoop before anyone else. It's up to film's most famous super spy James Bond (teaming up here with Chinese femme fatale Mai Lai) to cancel the show.

The Takeaway - This is the epitome of popcorn entertainment. It has nothing particularly deep to say (outside of maybe an OTT parody of cable news/Rupert Murdock) and there's some suspension of disbelief, but it's simply a fun time. The opening sequence at the black market arms deal was cracking (especially the moment where Bond ejected his attacker into an enemy jet), it had possibly the most tricked out car chase in the franchise, and the motorcycle chase was fun too. I also liked the tension between the Chinese & British militaries, giving it that element of international tension that makes the best Bond flicks.

The Package - Like the other Bond films I have this one is full of special features. Not that I'm going through all of them, but it has the Theatrical trailers, cast & production photos, commentaries, and more. The menu (shared across all the Bond films, I believe) is probably my favorite one, too.

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TheFrenchiestFry

@RR529 Jonathan Pryce's performance as Carver is supremely underrated imo. The commentary about manipulating the press and weaponising the naivety of the collective population has aged surprisingly well considering this is the same movie that has a remote controlled BMW chase sequence (which has one of my favorite reinditions of the Bond theme tbf)

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jedgamesguy

I watched Death on the Nile with Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot, and having never watched that kind of movie before really helped me appreciate it. No spoilers, obviously, but paying attention to even minor details in that movie is extremely rewarding, not that I managed to come to Poirot's conclusion...

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jump

Am I the only one to find Ready Player One over rated? Take away the references and it's another just another YA dystopian, it's not a bad flick and I enjoyed it but there's nothing special about itself.

I much prefer how Scott Pilgrim encapsulated it's geek culture influences without being so blatant whilst also creating it's own unique moments.

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Zeldafan79

@jump
Never saw it myself. If i want a fun Videogame themed movie then the Wizard starring fred savage will do just fine! Scott Pilgrim wasn't half bad either.

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Blooper987

@jump I’ve only read the book and it’s pretty good.

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Losermagnet

@jump I thought the reaction to Ready Player One was pretty tepid. It's a lot of flash and little substance. However, it showed a xenomorph bursting out of Goro's chest, so it's okay by me.

Scott Pilgrim is a classic.

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