Topic: Movie thread.

Although I've sort of lost interest in the MCU at this point (I used to watch each film as it came out but I haven't yet seen Eternals or the new Doctor Strange or Thor, and I don't know when I will) I actually really enjoyed Black Widow. It might be because I had no real expectations for it as I never particularly liked Black Widow herself and I don't normally watch spy stuff, or it might just be that I was happy to be seeing a new Marvel film after two years, but I thought it was a fun adventure.

@Kermit1 After seeing that, I will definitely give it a shot!

Another hot day today, so after morning chores, decided to go to my room and watch the first Trolls movie. Why not, I love it, and I'm going to go see Trolls World Tour again at the end of next month, so why not watch the first. Been awhile since I watched it. That True Colors scene and the ending... gets me everytime.

@Snatcher Definitely. I didn't know they did that until I read about it online. Imagine trying to talk about the ending with someone who saw the movie too, only to wind up with two different, or three different endings depending on who you talk to. Must have been fun! Now I want to watch Clue again!

Maybe make it a dinner and a movie one night, I think my mom will like it. We usually alternate between animated and live action movies.

@Maxenmus Not much different than here. Though, I loved the two theaters I went to that weren't AMC had traditional ticket stubs. The two movies I saw, those stubs are sitting in their blu-ray case. They ended up being more memorable than the AMC trips.

The mom and pop theater was the best one I've been to, had an old fashion feel to it, and the popcorn was the freshest I've had it. Plus the theater does events to show older movies, that's how I saw an older movie there, but also show the latest. They even had someone dressed up as a Minion for the kids seeing Minions for pictures. Talk about making a fun memory!

I also find it cool the theater has been around since 1926, which is amazing to see the same building is still used. Though modernized and kept up to date. It closed in 2019, but only to change seats and carpeting, it opened again a few months later. I've seen another theater just sitting closed for years abandoned where I live, so seeing something that old still around is amazing.

@Sunsy Omg tell me about it, it’s hot hot hot!

I wouldn’t doubt that happened at some point, it would be so funny that you and your friend meet up, and you guys talk about the movie and then you get different ending, one might not believe the other, man, why can’t they do that more!

@Snatcher Yeah, it was cooler where I live two days ago, but the heat's back, so used it as an opportunity to cool down and watch a favorite. I have to get up early to do chores thanks to this heat.

Indeed, I would love to be a fly on the wall listening into a conversation where the endings were different, lol.

Darn that new Daredevil show is going to have 18 episodes... I might be up for one more MCU thing then.

@Sunsy
Btw, I want to ask
Have you ever watched movies with DVD / Blue Ray disc and their player?
Which machine is able to play any movies in original Blu Ray disc regardless of their region?
I know I can use my PS3 / PS4 to play Blu Ray or DVD disc movies but it must be in same region.

@Anti-Matter
Your best bet would be finding a universal Blu-ray player.
Sony and Panasonic still make them but they're becoming increasingly rarer.
Physical media is dying and so are its dedicated players.

Thanks @Snatcher and @Kermit1, watched Clue tonight. Made some frozen pizza (chicken for chicken burgers didn't defrost), and watched it tonight! That makes two movies today.

@Anti-Matter Yeah, I was watching Trolls on DVD earlier. I think @seaboyluca puts it best. I have a Blu-Ray player, and a DVD player in my bedroom, they're both region locked, no matter what. All the ones in the US are. Again, I wouldn't be able to answer questions on PlayStation consoles, I don't own one.

I still buy Blu-Ray and DVDs, but most of my digital movies were codes included with said DVD or Blu-Ray.

@Sunsy Man, I got to watch it again! I love it so much!

Clue is a hidden gem.

This is not a negative video. This guy might be my favourite YouTuber ever.

While streaming/digital is certainly dominating, Blu-Ray players (even region free models) are plenty to be had (at least on Amazon), and I can't think of any of the major studios that are skipping out on physical releases (I think Disney is reportedly trying to scale back, at least on 4K discs, but Turning Red is available on Blu-Ray at my local Wal-Mart & I just seen a commercial for Multiverse of Madness' BD release, so they're not abandoning the medium yet). Granted, things might be different for streaming exclusive properties, but they'd obviously have ulterior motive for skipping a physical releases.

It's still possible to buy music CDs of all things, so I don't think physical media will ever fully go away.

@RR529
The fact is that physical media sales are dropping around 20% year over year.
CDs only amount to 4% revenue of the music industry. They're still around, but the market has become tiny compared to 10 years ago. The same is happening to DVD and Blu-ray sales.
Streaming is overtaking everything.

Watched My 8Bit Christmas last night, its a nice little story of a Dad explaining to his daughter the lengths he took to try and get a NES for Christmas 1987.
It has lots of references about the Power Glove and how kids back then were obsessed with it.
Was not bad really, some quite funny bits and even my wife liked it and she hates computer games.

@Kermit1 Heavy disagree with the "lowest common denominator trash" comment. I've seen Secret Life of Pets, the new Addams Family, and Angry Birds 2, honest opinion, I think they're good movies, even if they're on the fun side. If I think they're good, I'm not going to call them "trash." Heavy disagree there, just because it's popular doesn't mean it's automatically "trash." Funny, this kind of ties into the conversation from Chit-Chat yesterday.

Mirai, Mary and the Witch's Flower, A Silent Voice and Okko's Inn are actually some non-mainstream movies (for lack of a better phrase), I liked. I even own the latter two on Blu-Ray/DVD. All of those are traditionally animated, but also they're anime movies (again, lack for a better phrase). Which has a niche audience AFAIK, while something like Disney is well known with the masses.

He is right though, if you want these kinds of movies, you need to look for them and support them. Problem is, I don't see those other movies advertised often, the only two standing out is Boxtrolls and Coraline. I saw a poster to Boxtrolls at a theater once.

Also, maybe it's just me, but I notice those who complain about "CalArts" mostly just complain about western animation, and don't go looking for other shows or movies to watch. At least from what I've observed online. Then again, I'm open to a lot of animated stuff and love family friendly stuff the most so who knows, maybe I just enjoy stuff I watch.

@RR529 Yup, Turning Red is on Blu-Ray/DVD, I own it and Luca. FWIW, I still buy movies I like that I see over streaming services. I seen Turning Red and can watch it anytime on Disney+. Will admit, streaming to physical is very rare. Looking at Netflix DVDs, all I have is season one of Stranger Things and Trolls: The Beat Goes On on DVD. I did get mom Coming 2 America on Blu-Ray for Mother's Day, which is a Amazon Prime movie.

I always buy movies I like, gives me the option to watch them without needing to be online, or relying on streaming services. I don't see myself stopping buying physical movies or shows, even if I have several streaming services.

Following on from last week, I watched Conan the Destroyer this morning.

It was decent, though I think I prefer the first. It definitely has a bit of a quicker pace (and shorter runtime), which I think helps it compared to how slow the first could be at times, however I think it overall feels more pedestrian. The set up is very run of the mill fantasy fate (steal a magical jewel from a wizard's castle, etc.), they've added more humor (and removed nudity) to maybe make it seem more palatable as a mainstream appeal, and it completely removes the mysticism from the magical elements (most sorcery in this movie boils down to someone quickly waving their arms to lift a door or spark a fire, which is a step down from the elaborate set ups in the first film, such as the snake transformation or the nightmarish scene where spirits were trying to drag Conan to death).

I will say it has a more exciting climax than the original, with a pretty cool monster.

18!? I can barely get through the 6-7 most other Disney+ Marvel shows have most of the time! Mamma mia.....

@Sunsy same, I thought he kept it pretty straight on what he was trying to say. That video was from 2 years ago and he's gotten a lot better with his scripted opinions. I highly (highly) recommend his UPA 3 part series. It was amazing.

Watched Dolittle tonight, my mom wanted to watch it. Honestly, had more fun with it than I was expecting to. We both enjoyed this one.

BTW @Snatcher, I'm curious, did you watch Clue on a streaming app called Freevee? Just asking because that's where I watched it.

@Kermit1 Alrighty. That explains why the dates he chose are older too.