Topic: Movie thread.

@Rambler
Yeah ok, when you look at it that way I can see something like that happening.

@Rambler Yeah, I was no fan of E.T. when I rewatched it as an adult. I guess it has its charm, but perhaps I was just too cynical by then. Spielberg's schmaltz was beginning to make me throw up by the time of the rewatch.

For what it's worth though, I love Close Encounters and I agree that it should've been on the list as a historic milestone of not just alien movies, but just movies in general. It was optimism done right, without the screaming Barrymore kid.

Edit: Also, The Faculty? Come on. lol I like that film too and thought it was underrated... but The Faculty over some of the more classic alien films in cinematic history? Yeah, it's hard to take this seriously indeed. I get that it's a compilation of "each critic's favorite alien films," but the editor still has the final say on how the article is written and presented, and putting The Faculty in there just makes the whole article look amateurish.

I don't know about that. I know of at least one or two editors out there who wouldn't approve articles because they don't send the right message the editor, or whomever is in charge of said editor, was looking for.

But that's beside the point. Someone still has to grant their seal of approval to the article, and that someone, as far as I know (which isn't a lot since I don't work in the industry), would more often than not ask the writer to rewrite the thing if he's not happy with it. Maybe that's how the industry worked in the older days and it's no longer the case anymore. I don't know.

Anyway, I think it's a decent article for what it tried to do. But in my opinion, if you're looking to be educated on alien movies that impacted the movie industry with their storytelling, this isn't really the list. But then again, it's a Guardian article, not AFI, so I shouldn't take the article so seriously.

Bringing the topic back to movies, I feel like it's obligatory by this point to include "Alien" as a part of lists like this. lol I mean, I agree adding it - it's a prestige horror film worth memorializing - but I'm surprised that one of the critics' favorite alien films was The Faculty, but none of them cited Aliens, the James Cameron sequel. It's like the cooler rock & roll cousin of Alien, minus the Oscar-worthy prestige.

@Maxenmus
I always preferred the original Alien over its sequel. Same with The Terminator.

Speaking of movies with extra-terrestrials; the best one I've seen in the last 5 years or so has to be The Vast of Night. It's a little 2019 indie film set in the '50s about a radio station DJ and a switchboard operator who discover a frequency they believe is being used by aliens.
It's both eerie and compelling and my eyes were glued to the screen. Recommended!

Yeah, I know most people do, which makes the mix of The Faculty next to a highly acclaimed entry like Alien seem weird.

@Maxenmus I always see these types of lists as more as interesting examples of the genre over the past decades rather than the writers "favourites" as they always seem to conveniently span the decades and they never have the same favourites - almost as if they went round the critics and went "You two pick one from the 70s, you do the 80s etc....oh, and if you're both on the same decade you can't pick the same film". I doubt they are their actual favourites.

@Snatcher Indeed, then you have the twists you don't predict but always leaves that you in shock about what just happened.

As someone who has issues with social media and the modern celebritydom on the platforms... this hooks me so much. lol I love satires like this.

Went to see Thor: Love and Thunder today, had a really good time with it. Glad I watched the other three movies to get the context too.

Actual Love and Thunder spoiler warning, just in event someone decides to click it, since this movie is still pretty new...
Honestly, I thought it was cool to see Jane become just like Thor. The scene where Thor kills Zeus was surprising, loved the battle in the end, and the outcome of the movie, and seeing Zeus survived, and Jane going to Valhalla. Also, loved the appearance from the Guardians.

Next theater trip will be most likely to see Trolls World Tour again as another theater is showing it in August for a summer showing. Between Sonic, Trolls, and this, feels good to go back to the movies. Glad I got to experience this one on the big screen.

Not a spoiler, but... AMC popcorn is stale, seeing Trolls at a mom and pop theater spoiled me and movie popcorn, lol.

@Sunsy Did you know some AMC theaters has Dine-In?

@HotGoomba Surprisingly, I didn't know that until recently when I was looking up their theater and noticed the "Dine-In" on some of them. The local one I go to is not one of those. I think it's pretty cool idea, especially being someone who loves having movie and a dinner on some nights.

I found Helen Keller movie by Disney from YouTube and it was pretty good despite I wish it explore more the Helen's side from her grown up age.

@Anti-Matter wow, I forgot Disney put select films under The Wonderful World Of Disney banner.

I am going to go see the marcel the shell with shoes on movie on Sunday. I watched the YouTube series however long ago it came out (I think it was 2011) and am exited to see what seems to be a really wholesome movie.

@Kermit1
I was surprised that Helen Keller's movie was released by Disney.
Helen Keller's history was something interesting to know as she was blind and deaf in her toddler age after she got fever for quite long, her attitude was a mess in her childhood due to get spoiled by her parents, the struggle of Anne Sullivan as her teacher to teach Helen from spoiled brats into successful author and activist of disable peoples.

@Anti-Matter Yea, I thought for a second this might be an ABC film but I googled who made it and wow it was Disney.

@NeonPizza I like Back to The Future (1) because I love the story and how it's both the first and last film... Because time travel!!! (I love the whole trilogy)

(Weird Science is not my jam, but if you like it more power to you)

sidenote we need mini microwave pizza asap

@NeonPizza It's funny because I used to think it was a perfect film until I rewatched it a while ago and thought how boring it was, its highschool romance plot. I think you have to be in the right mood to enjoy its sense of humor.

But the reason I thought it was a perfect film was because of its script. It had a very solid story structure that moved the plot forward at a good pace, not to mention its good use of story setups and payoffs. As a story, academically speaking, it was a well-written script. As a story, emotionally speaking, it's a bit too schmaltzy for my taste over the years.

BttF2 bored me though because it tried to continue what's essentially a story that didn't need continuation. I felt like the first film had a perfect conclusion that 1) developed Marty's character perfectly, and 2 left the rest of Marty's adventures to the audience's imagination. The '80s style future they tried to show in the 2nd film just didn't really impress me.

I was born in 1990, so I had no appreciation for the '50s either, but I like what they tried to do with Marty's character in the first film, with him appreciating how their parents got together and their love for each other. It's a very wholesome, sappy kind of film like that, but it's also why it's a bit too wholesome for me the way old sitcoms like I Love Lucy and The Brady Bunch are.

Yup, that's definitely an unpopular opinion. I love that movie but hey, if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't work. Movies are subjective after all.

I envy you. I want to see that movie so badly but unfortunately A24 movies have a hard time getting theatrical releases in my country. If they do, they're usually already available on digital or streaming elsewhere.

Side note: can't help but wonder if @Fizza has seen Luca by now. 🤔