Topic: Movie thread.

I enjoyed Watchmen, I actually rewatched it not too long as my missus loved the TV series but hadn't seen the movie, not that they are truly connected anyway.

I thought it could have been better though on the second viewing. For as much as they rigidly follow the comics in a sense of being true to the source material, ripping dialogue and shots from the source material to the point it feels wooden and doesn't breathe on film, they then completely change the ending anyway. It's like watching a motion comics where it comes of too corny and simple at times.

Also that sex scene on the ship is probably one of the worst in movie history, made even worse by it was suppose to be really passionate after highlighting their awkwardness previously.

Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile. Great first movie, dreadful sequel.

I've watched Constantine (2005), starring Keanu Reeves.
Based off a DC comic book, Keanu plays John Constantine, occult detective as he comes accross a lot of satanic demons and such. This is an extreme oversimplification, of course.
It's good, I like the recent animated adaptation more though.

@Vinny Constantine (keanu reeves) always sucks me in when it's on TV.

Ready or Not

Horror / satire, just a really good time from start to finish.

InuYasha the Movie: Affections Across Time (Amazon Prime Video) - Currently rewatching the series in anticipation of the sequel, and that includes the movies in respective order. In this entry, Menomaru, a moth demon from China, sets out to get revenge against InuYasha, who's father killed his own years ago during the Mongol invasion of Japan.

Of course, not much of that will make much sense to you if you haven't seen the series, so it's definitely a watch for those already somewhat familiar with the lore, but it's a fun time if you are. Of course, being a film the animation quality is a few notches higher than it is in the TV anime, all the main characters get a chance to do their thing, and there's some decent romantic moments between the leads, so it's all good.

I just recently finished Apocalypto. Before I talk about this movie, Some personal backstory with this movie, I watched it when I was 14(maybe younger I don't remember) on channel 46. And, I was shocked at how good it was(was thinking about it for like the whole week), hell half the students in my classes(I was in Middle school) were talking about the film( the Latino community to be precise). And after a couple of years, I tried to find this movie again. I couldn't. It was taken off digital shelves, the only way to watch was by DVD. Maybe it was the cause of the director's racists outbursts, who knows? All I know that I'm delighted for this movie on coming back to digital formats after being gone for so many years.

Apocalypto. It's simply brilliant, and it has held up like fine wine. Everything was expertly crafted, to the score, acting and shots. Apocalypto is one of those movies that deserved to be watched by everyone, and I will stand by that till the end of time. Mel Gibson is one talented individual, and this movie shows off his talent. I Might have to watch his other films now.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Spielberg movie about UFOs and ayyliens. The special effects are pure 70s, but it does fit well i'd say. It's part of the movie's charm.

Finally got around to watching Solo a Star Wars Story, and it was surprisingly good. A lot of it seemed to be setting up for a sequel, which doesn't look like it's going to happen. I preferred it to episodes VI - IX

@Wargoose I totally agree. I really regret not seeing it in theaters now. I was planning to, but with the lack of hype it got, I figured it wasn't worth it. When I finally got around to watching it, I was surprised at how good it actually was compared to the lack of buzz around it.

Compared to the recent mainline movies, I think Solo, and especially Rogue One, were much better.

Anyone else feel that the John Wick franchise has jumped the shark? I thoroughly enjoyed the first two movies. They did a great job of laying down the foundation of the world of the High Table. But after the first act of the third movie I feel as though the story went off the rails.

Well, it was about the only way to up the stakes any more than they already were, at that stage, @Magician .... I'm looking forward to the next one

InuYasha Movie 2: Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (Amazon Prime Video) - As I continue my way through the series I watched the second movie last weekend. In this entry the series' main villain Naraku appears to be defeated, but after the cast splits up to seek their own individual quests a new villain appears and draws them together once again.

This is probably my favorite of the films, if only because it features the first of only two kisses the leads share throughout the entire series (I know I'm a sucker, lol). Otherwise it's a fine film that captures the spirit of the show well, and I like the fact that the villain is based on an actual Japanese myth (the tale of Princess Kaguya), which is a nice touch.

I'm really surprised to see that Michael Keaton is actually reprising Batman for the Flash movie. I thought he would've been fatigued of being typecast as winged creatures after both Birdman and The Vulture.

Also damn Ben Affleck got screwed hard. I wasn't personally a fan of his Batman but that was more so because of how he was written rather than his actual performance. I do wish he did get at least a shot at a standalone film

lol. I just read that Disney won't be releasing Mulan in cinemas, but instead will be heading straight to Disney+. It's a bit of a blow to cinemas who've been struggling to reopen. But that's not all, it's going to cost $30 on top of your Disney+ sub to watch it.

They want this film to flop, or what?

At least Tenet is still on schedule.

@Octane they are still planning on releasing at the movies in China, the second biggest movie market in the world with something aimed straight at them.

They can't keep pushing back release dates or releasing it straight to Disney+, they already did that with a few films (although stuff like Artemis Fowl seemed like a flop anyway) and some of the Fox films they inherited having strict must release in cinema rules attached. With all movies being pushed back it's starting to get really crowded and they will start cannibalising each other when they are released.

Disney themselves are struggling badly with their parks losing billions etc and they saw the Trolls movie being more profitable from skipping cinemas and going VOD so they are probably experimenting. The price tag is way too high but if they have new releases as a PPV type thing in on Disney+ in conjunction with a cinema release and then being made free with the subscription I'd be ok with that.

I've still got no idea what Tenet is about I'm looking forward to it.

Yes, Tenet is going to open in Europe and Asia this month, but if you look at ticket sales in Europe they are way down. First off they only even sell every other row, secondly, they won't place strangers next to each other, so that's like 60-80 % less potential sales, but in reality it's much worse.

If I look at tickets in my local theater that holds 63 people, they sell no more than 4 seats. Tenet is going to bomb big time.

@Agriculture My local cinema has one large screen that holds up to a 1000 people IIRC. And a few smaller ones that go up to 300. I know they're definitely struggling, but it's better than no new releases at all.

But the measures over here are less strict. Because they don't sell every other row. As long as there's nobody sitting in front of you or behind you it's fine. And two seats between individuals/groups on the same row. For Tenet I can see their big screen selling out easily, with a maximum capacity of around 300 I think.

It remains to be seen. I wouldn't wanna go into a theater with 300 people in it.

@Agriculture Depends on where you live of course. I've heard of the situation in Sweden, so that's understandable.