@Rambler I can't remember the last time I watched Commando but I think I liked it. However the bit at the end where Arnie and the bad guy meet is so weird and sticks in my head still. Suddenly it's like Arnie is a parent talking to his child on the spectrum telling him not to fight with a gun so the baddie starts screaming he doesn't need a gun and throws the loaded gun like he's having a tantrum, it just made him comical before serious showdown.
@gcunit yeah Long Shot was alright, I really liked the scene when Rogen realises his friend is a republican and certain motivational things he's been saying to him is conservative talk so he has a break down.
@Rambler I read alot of Jeph Loeb's, the movie writer, work before. He got fed up with the movie industry* and became a comic book writer since he enjoyed it more so then as he had experience in both comics and movies he became of head of Marvel TV with iffy results until Feige the guy behind the Marvel movies had enough and took over.
Sometime he writes bloody great stuff like Batman The Long Halloween, one of the great Batman comics but when he writes badly, it is so BAD.
*I listen to a podcast where they interview famous comic writers and artists, on his episode he told a story once about how he became a producer for a mid-tier blockbuster which I can't remember it's name. If it was just a so-so sucess it would have been his biggest payday (even more than his hit movies like Teen Wolf or Commando) and then he could semi-retire. They chose a release date a week after Titanic as they were expecting it to flop but it ended up they wouldn't even show his film as every cinema just wanted more Titanic films from that point.
Saw Willow(1988) at a local theatre last weekend. Incidentally my first time going out to see a movie since before the pandemic. One of my childhood favourites, lotta fun to see on the big screen with an audience. General Kael is still a badass.
I'm thinking about seeing Batman today. I'm going to a Regal, and they have the RPX as an option. I've never seen a movie in RPX, but maybe you have? If you've experienced RPX yourself, would you recommend it?
@Rambler The Addiction has a lot of competition for best vamp film. Interview With A Vampire, Nosferatu (which I’ve never actually seen), Let The Right One In, The Lost Boys, What We Do In Tbe Shadows, Only Lovers Left Alive, Bram’s Dracula and of course the most obvious contender the gloriously stupid and cheesy Vamps!
The Batman is fine, a tad too water downed Fincher for my taste.
Although it’s really just 2+ hours of watching Batman repeatedly failing until he gets juiced up enough to beat some random nameless henchmen and then pats himself on the back for saving the day whilst the city is destroyed.
I watched Blown Away (1994) the other day. Tommy Lee Jones is an Irish mad bomber in Boston and Jeff Bridges plays a bomb disposal expert who squares off with him. It's a decent action flick, but it's worth it to see Jones completely chew the scenery. Whoever cast him as Two Face in Batman Forever must've seen this movie.
Free Guy - Comedy set within a GTA like video game where NPC Guy (Ryan Reynolds) becomes self aware. Nothing remarkable, but it was a fun time IMO.
Star Wars: the Last Jedi - I've been watching through all the Star Wars movies in chronological order (generally one a month), and while I'll probably get guff for this, so far I've thought the sequels have been fine. They certainly have their issues (probably more of a budget/tech thing, but it does seem their grasp of the Force becomes ever so more superhero-esque with each successive trilogy), but as far as popcorn flicks go I haven't regretted watching them. I think TLJ probably is the lesser of the two for me (it's a bit slow for a popcorn flick IMO, and while TFA is a bit more derivative I think it's generally a bit more fun). I will say I think the way they killed off Luke was a bit lame, but I'm not going to get up in arms about it.
Turning Red - This was a pretty fun time. Don't think I'm quite the target audience for it, but I enjoyed it.
X-Men: the Last Stand - I haven't read the comics, but I thought this was fine (I certainly didn't enjoy it particularly less than the first two). That said, they definitely seemed to write themselves into a corner by effectively ending the stories of multiple characters, so I'm interested in seeing how they retcon some of it. I think they bring back a few killed characters due to a butterfly effect in Days of Future Past if I recall correctly, though Xavier ends TLS in a new body and I think he starts out (DoFP) still in "Patrick Stewart's" body before that takes effect, so I'm not sure if that's ever explained.
the Shape of Water - Probably the most unconventional take on a "Beauty & the Beast" style narrative I've ever encountered (I really kept thinking, "did they really just go there!", lol). That said I liked the period piece sci-fi/cold war espionage angle & thought it was a very interesting watch overall.
@RR529 Ohhhh, I've got so much guff, I'm not sure there's enough room to fit it all in one post.😁jk.
Of the new Star Wars, I've rewatched The Force Awakens the most, but I have a hard time with han solo getting killed, it's such a sad moment. I think the recent sequels have a certain excitement to them. I'm not saying they're better than other star wars, but I still like them. They've got some amazing, cool AF sci-fi visuals and design that just make me say, "wow", when I see them. I'm glad we got some new star wars with new modern effects.
@Rambler I'd say it was okay too, pretty much as forgettable as Spectre except that Daniel Craig is definitely not gonna play Bond again. Other than that, i would think that the movie could have done fine, being a bit shorter. It's the usual bond stuff though, some bang, some irony and entertaining enough for me
"on a scale of 1 to 10, she's an 11, and she'd give herself a 12" ~The Burst, Furi
@Rambler It bugs me it's been 15 years and 4 movies since Casino Royale and he's still obsessing over Eva Green. I'm glad this Bond is dead as he's like an emo anti-social teenager that can't keep their job and won't shut up about his lost love. Can't Bond just watch any other Eva Green movie to be happy as she's normally got her kit off in them? ;p
Ana de Armas and her set pieces was great though and the highlight of the film for me. I would have loved for her to have more screen time.
@Rambler It bugs me it's been 15 years and 4 movies since Casino Royale and he's still obsessing over Eva Green. I'm glad this Bond is dead as he's like an emo anti-social teenager that can't keep their job and won't shut up about his lost love. Can't Bond just watch any other Eva Green movie to be happy as she's normally got her kit off in them? ;p
Ana de Armas and her set pieces was great though and the highlight of the film for me. I would have loved for her to have more screen time.
Eva Green is quite the hottie however…..
Ana de Armas really rocked, best Bond Girl ever.
The PSVR is the best VR system on the market today.
Probably the best action movie I've watched in quite a while.
The last action movie I enjoyed this much was 2012's Dredd.
Watched it last weekend, definitely a great action movie! You didn't enjoy the John Wick movies that much? This movie is written by the same writer, though they don't have the same directors.
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