Topic: Movie thread.

So I watched the premiere for Sonic The Hedgehog 2 last night, I thought it was pretty great actually. I'm a fan of sonic in general and thought the first movie was just alright. (The main problems being cringey humor, too much human storyline, and not enough sonic)
I gotta say, this movie blew number 1 out of the water, easily the best video game adaptation we've gotten I'd say EVER, still has some of that human side that's not interesting and that can drag at times, and then sometimes their humor doesn't succeed (there's a scene where Jim Carrey flosses). There's some awesome fanservice later in the movie and I'd say all the voices do great, Colleen as Tails was actually probably my favorite funnily enough. I'd probably give it a 9, overall GREAT movie, especially if you've previously been a sonic fan, during the good ol' adventure days.
Also since it was a premiere I got a free comic and a poster too, it was pretty cool.

@RR529 or anyone else,
I recently rewatched Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker on bluray, last weekend. What was the deal in the movie? That huge idle fleet of Empire star destroyer ships at Exegol (the hidden sith world), were they "conjured" into existence by emperor palpatine using the force? If they were conjured, I still think it was a cool.

I got a 1080p version of Star Wars A New Hope (mp4), which I hadn't watched in a long time. So, it was really cool to see that movie with all that detail.

Also, what the heck does Leia say when she hugs Han here, LOL "Hey, I didn't ___________ about TheMoney". It's kind of comical how she mumbles that line here at 0:17. I know roughly what she's communicating, but the words in the middle of that sentence are difficult to make out. (edit: figured it out, but it's still amusing how she says her line. "Hey, I didn't think there was more to you thanMONNAYY". (I know it's money, but sounds like monnay. It's funny.

@Rambler I remember the hype around Lady Bird when it was released, the best reviewed movie of all time when it was released, I thought it was good, and worth the time to watch it but I can't say it's any more amazing than the current year's big indie dramady. Thankfully Paddington Bear 2 broke it's best ever reviewed movie status. Suck it Citizen Kane!

@WoomyNNYes Poor Chewbacca, he doesn't get a medal in the still of the video you posted.

@Rambler There's flaw in reviews in general though, off the top of my head The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Big Lebowski, Blade Runner, Psycho were all met with meh with critics when they were orginally released despite being beloved classics. Then when you go into areas like comedy how the hell do you judge that? One of most popular comedy shows of all time which still has millions watching it decades later is Friends despite never making me laugh.

But I kinda trust something like Rotten Tomatoes' binary good/bad system as a basic check more than a Metacritic style grading approach (plus I can't stand any fan driven reviews aggregation sites) even though alot of the films which are obscure or flawed which are more often the ones I do want to see reviews for are no good on a site like Rotten Tomatoes. Like say Primer which is incredibly hit and miss with people, I honestly don't know if it's a good movie or not as it's look dog poo, it bangs you over the head with jargon with no exposition and it's hard to invest into the characters yet it stayed in my head so if it got 10% on RT I could see that yet if it got 85% I could see that too,

Encanto - I wasn't sure if it'd appeal to me going in, but I had a fun time with it. A good number of the songs are stuck in my head if nothing else, lol.

Got a chance to rewatch the first Iron Man, only watched the MCU for the first time back when the pandemic was going on, and I gotta say it was more enjoyable than my first watch now that I know who's who and what's to come.

@Tallea
Best Marvel Movie? Spider-Man: No Way Home, Hands down. That Part where [CENSORED] and [REDACTED] Come out is amazing, and when [TOP SECRET] Dies, I cried.
Also, Sonic Movie 2 Reviews!

@RR529 I watched Encanto as well, and I really liked it. Out of all the songs in that movie, "We Don't Talk About Bruno" was the one that stuck to me the most. I liked its story and like other modern Disney movies, the animation and visuals are great.

@Marioman2022 I think they missed the most obvious spot for a Spider Man film, bring back Kirsten Dunst and Emma Stone to team up with Zendaya and then have all three Spider Man snap their necks. It's the one of the most iconic scenes from Spider Man but times 3!!!

@jump
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Also, Watched Sonic 2 Yesterday. All I'll say (No Spoilers) is that Sonic eats chili dogs, and you'll want to stick around for the post-credits scene.

@Marioman2022 Why is it when Stan Lee wants to break Spider Man's girlfriend neck it's okay but when someone else wants to they are told no? Double standards! ;p

Anyone here watched Coda and can tell me their opinion? i find it so strange that us germans havent even got this movie into our cinems. I mean, how many times does that happen to a film that won the Oscar?

@Solaine It's an AppleTV exclusive, it wouldn't make sense to release it to the cinema. Plus the cinema is reserved for real films like Sonic The Hedgehog 2! ;p

It's a middle of the road tearjerker, it's fine and very predictable but completely missable. It's more of an achievement in award campaigning than of film making. Do you only want to watch it because it won an Oscar?

I saw Sing 2 there last Tuesday and it was.... ok. It wasn't bad, just nothing spectacular.
One thing I will say they absolutely nailed were the visuals; it is by far one of the nicest looking animated movies I've seen. The environments and stages just pop with such vibrancy and colour. I think I still prefer the first one (I just found the plot and characters to be more interesting) but it ain't half bad.

@jump Yeah, pretty much just wanna watch it cause it got an Oscar. It is also getting a limited rerelease into the cinema exactly because of that.

But according to your description it doesn't really sound special at all. I don't have apple TV so it would be a chance to watch it... but i might just save my money for something else

@Marioman2022 @Tallea I would say Avengers: Endgame is my favourite (Guardians of the Galaxy is #2, and Black Panther is #3), I have to rewatch NWH though. I saw it a few months after its release and I think I had a bit too high expectations. When I rewatch, I’m sure it’ll be in my Top 5.

I started watching MCU last March, when WandaVision was ending. I actually watched WandaVision first, then went back and watched all the movies. I’ve been completely obsessed with Marvel ever since, even read the comics now.

@Rambler I'm the other way round, I've seen The Witch and not seen The Lighthouse yet. The Witch got me and my missus into an arguement, she doesn't like her horror films to be too arty so she just moaned and spent the movie on her phone whilst I liked it.

I'm actually thinking I might see it at the weekend but it's between The Northman and The Lost City. Normally a Romancing the Stone-esque silly rom-com is something I can enjoy but wouldn't go to see but it's Sandra Bullock's last film (or last film for a while at least) so I'm gonna dress in black and pour my popcorn onto the floor in libation to her.

watched Strange Days again yesterday.

it is kind of a rough gem for me. some acting is over the top (when certain characters use the SQUID device) and the cinematography lacks a distinct style in my opinion, but overall the film is worth watching as the script is really interesting and the film features some pretty cool and unique scenes.
however i really dislike the ending. not because of what happens, but because of how long it takes. the ending feels like your watching an entire new film. it is way too other the top and reminds me a lot of how i feel waching True Lies. "oh that's it now. yeah cool. that was...oh no it goes on i guess...okay?" times 3!!

@Rambler Seen The Lighthouse, what the hell happened there? So odd, but loved it none the less and always like Willem Defoe

But The Northman just looks like an over the top mash up of Gladiator and Braveheart

Has anyone else seen Dave made a Maze? Now that was Paper Mario in reality, loved it