@Zuljaras Yep but their inability to form a connecting relationship comes from their inability to form a connecting relationship. We have seen the memes of incel pick up lines like "I want to be your knight and build a moat around you to protect you in our castle where I will listen to you talk about your feelings because I am a good guy and you are a good girl and we will be happy forever and ever" type drivel (which are sadly real, a mate of mine showed me some messages she got which were pretty much that) which is a massive red flag for women so they will ignore those guys because they lack the basic social skills to know how stupid that is which should have been built up in their younger years where failing to flirt wasn’t such an issue. If only there was some kind of public house, party or club where you can interact with people you don't know to improve those types of social skills.
Besides it's not just being an incel, it's being sad and a shut in too. I've already starting see the lack of street smarts and social skills in the yoof that couldn't go out in their party teen years because of lockdowns and those that did like they can't navigate through the city by themselves unlike those that went out drinking in the park at night and finding their way home from the clubs in the early hours or can't hold court when talking to people at work as they were never exposed to new and different people like when you meet randoms on a night out. I'm not saying all teens should as some will be shut ins no matter what but I am finding it sad that a big chuck of kids are lacking those basic life building skills now.
@Rambler Jebus, I only knew the details the one girl which he left America for because the DA offered him a deal and then backed out of it and definitely not how old that girl is in the article!
Woo, another day of watching films whilst not working!
The Martian, after rewatching it I have to say what is maybe an unpopular opinion but it’s better than Blade Runner, Gladiator, Alien and all of Ridley Scott’s other films! It’s just delightful watching people using their smarts to solve problems. I’ve forgotten how deep the cast is too with Donald Glover, Sebastian Stan, Mackenzie Davis, Benedict Wong, Kate Mara etc in nothing roles.
The Gentleman, Guy Ritchie geezer nonsense but all jolly good fun. It’s a interesting plot point that the crusty old money families in the UK can't afford their massive estates so they have to sublet their land to drug dealers. Hugh Grant is great as an unlikable punchable prat.
Wrath Of Man, another Guy Ritchie film but now with added Jason Statham! It’s less bloke in the pub doing crimes and tries to be tense dark driven thriller which it succeeds at but not nearly as fun or as good as the likes of Lock Stock or Snatch which made Guy Ritchie.
My Best Friends Exorcism, I heard it being called this gen’s Ginger Snap so maybe it’s because I’m not a tween but I just didn’t feel it. There’s a few clever moments here or there however the tone shifts too much, things feel rushed, jokes are rubbish which is a shame as there might be a good film somewhere in it. Maybe the kids just like it because it's kids in the 80s doing Stranger Things things, it's so weird this forced pop culture nostalgia for a time they didn't live in.
White Noise, I was a bit disappointed by this as on paper Noah Baumbach behind Marriage Story and Frances Ha directing Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig again based on a famous clever book (which I’ve never read) should be a win, however I just found it all very muddled or maybe I’m just off and could not follow along with the movie.
If anyone remembers Hotel Transylvania 2 and how there was a line where Cakey (the Cookie Monster expy) says "the scariest monster of all is diabetes", and parents complained about that dark-comedic line so it got replaced with laughter instead after a couple weeks in theaters and then on home video and streaming, when the movie aired on FreeForm's "31 Nights of Halloween" last October, they brought the original line back. I actually recorded it off my phone and forgot I had it until I was doing some cleanup.
You know, there's a lot about this I could probably criticize, whether it's Piccolo & Gohan's contrived new transformations (at this point it's like they're not even hiding the fact that they're just trying to move toys), the fact that they sorta blew a possible return of a past villain, or the fact that they sidelined Buu due to a nap, AGAIN. However, I ultimately don't watch Dragon Ball for nuanced stories, and when all is said & done this was pure fun.
I was a little unsure of the 3DCG going in, and while there were a few things that looked a tad wonky, it worked a lot better in practice than I'd have imagined and the CG environments gave a sense of scale to the battles that was enjoyable to see. The action was fun, had some funny comedic bits, and it was nice getting a story that was a bit smaller in scope, allowing a few characters that have been more or less on the sidelines get a chance to shine.
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@Kermit1 It does, I'm surprised by this drop. I thought the next thing they would post was the Trolls 3 trailer, nope, they dropped a surprise. I was wondering which other movie it would be too, since DreamWorks seems to average two movies a year.
@Eagly Indeed. This makes Ruby Gillman, Trolls 3, and Kung Fu Panda 4 their next movies. Two sequels and something completely new, very happy with this.
@JadeKitsune I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Splatoon upon hearing "Kraken"
The resident Trolls superfan! Saw Trolls Band Together via early access and absolutely loved it!
For those of you who like Puss In Boots, The Bad Guys, and in my case, Trolls... DreamWorks revealed a new movie today. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kracken.
Personally, liking how it looks so far. Ruby looks cute, and the animation looks great!
This seems like quite a similar concept to Luca, which is a tough act to follow. It doesn't help that they reused a joke from Megamind almost word for word in that trailer. But it looks nice visually, and hopefully it will have plenty of original ideas, or at least just be entertaining in its own right.
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I just saw SHAZAM 2: Electric Boogaloo (some light spoilers below) I really liked the first Shazam for many reasons, so I was definitely hyped to see a sequel. However, it kinda fell into a generic superhero movie around the end of act one, and after that only had a few (but plentiful) good moments. For a movie called Shazam, there wasn't much Shazam in it but that's okay since all the family members were enjoyable to watch, the ones that got "spotlight" screen time that is. The villains were... Villains not much to say there. The ending was pretty nice... Without spoiling it, it was pretty interesting... Overall I give this movie a 7/10
(heavy spoilers below) That fakeout with Wonder Woman was great and then at the end, she showed up to "un-dead" Shazam!
@Rambler I dunno, in one movie I watch Matt Damon figure out how to turn rocks into water but in Blade Runner 47/51 various director cuts Harrison Ford can't even figure out if he's a robot or not.
I probably should read White Noise but my to read list is getting longer and longer. Probably best for the book thread but I've just started to read The Kaiju Preservation Society, it's about a zookeeper that looks after Godzilla type monsters but I've made so little progress with it in the last few months.
I'm pretty sure Kate O'Mara died before Kate Mara broke out in House Of Cards, unless it was just a cover story and O'Mara bought a celebrity youth potion and changed her name to Mara to resume acting but without people asking questions about why she looks so young now?!?!?
@Colonel_Mustache Yeah it's so good. I should have done a double feature and watched it with Gravity so I can spot their different approaches to survival in space where one flick is tense and shows the spectacle of space whilst the other is fudge space I'm gonna use science to make it my biatch.
Oooooh that new Dreamworks movie (Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken) looks right up my alley. I adore plots centered around characters trying to fit in and then finding themselves later on and, as a resident Splatoon nut, I do love me some sea creatures so I'll definitely be trying to watch this when it comes out!
....is what I would say if it wasn't for the fact that it comes out the exact same day as Ghost Trick.
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@Rambler It's one of those films you say to someone it's "good" but then have to clarify to them to say "it is very, very GOOD" because well it is good.
Yeah there's a few of those revered movies you see as a kid like Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The Godfather which you like but when you grow up they hit you in a completely different way. It's less look at how cool and intense this is to now they are bloody psychos yet as they are so masterfully made you relate to them as people to forgot their naughty shenanigans. I reckon The Joker will be another one in a few years when it switches from incel empowerment to he's nutter why did I ever like him.
Pacino is so good going from the nice kid in the family to ruthless mob boss and the steps inbetween, there's a very underrated scene when he's the casino hotel towards the end where he has a clam hate throughout the entire conversation to the guy for his treatment of his brother. Jebus his recent work is bad though I think the most recent things I saw him in was House Of Gucci and Hunters which is either him not trying or cringe.
Brando is so bloody good, I love how cunning and romantic Vito is but it's his acting which is so commanding even with the mumbled talking that even scenes he is not in are still command by him. It's shocking to think Marlon didn't want to do the film and the studio didn't want him for the part.
There's hundreds of things to like about these films but for me I just love how well pieced together the first two are with everything else a cherry on top so if you put yourself in the character roles you'd have to agree with their actions and causes, if I was Michael I'd probably do the same thing.
Being ill at the weekend sucks but I’ve burned through more movies!
Clerks 3, I dunno there’s something off with this film. At first I thought it was they are all too old to be in rubbish jobs talking about Star Wars still but it feels more amateurish than the first one and desperately relies on shouting out references, cameos and meta (which is getting so boring in general with everyone doing those now) however the conclusion is very well done. Maybe Kevin Smith is working through something (like how Chasing Amy was working through his relationship insecurities, Dogma about his Christian upbringing etc) but didn’t find what he wanted to say whilst making it? It’s a shame as I liked the first Clerks and LOVED the second one.
The Whistleblower, depressing true story about how UN peacekeepers were sex trafficking. Rachel Weisz does a good job keeping the movie ticking over but I found the big conclusion funny since it is lets give evidence to the BBC to get the truth out, oh how the times have changed! It’s always interesting after seeing a movie based on a true story to find out what actually happened and in this case the UN were like “meh” about the whole thing and a lot of people involved had diplomatic immunity so nothing was done, fudging maddening!
Censor, British arty horror about someone who’s job is doing movie rating classifications during the height of the 80s video nasty era and then stuff happens... What works really, really works but it’s definitely not for everyone as it’s a mood piece rather than a story/series of moments with somethings like the degradation of rubbish VHS tapes is in turn the degradation of logic and mental state would be missed for people who like more spoon fed blockbusters. It looks rather lovely throughout and in so many different ways too.
The Good Nurse, true story about a serial killer in a hospital which is quietly impressive in the way it blends human emotion and police procedural with the odd hints of horror. Post dive into the real events and the movie downplayed how many people were killed and the gaps used so they weren’t stopped as well as (tangent) why America still hasn’t got an universal healthcare system they could regulate and pour money into the same way they do for the army to become a major job employer. Also (another tangent) why are Jessica Chastain’s most recognised and award winny movies crass ones like The Help, Tammy Faye and Zero Dark Thirty? Mollys Game, Take Shelter and Miss Sloane are a lot less iffy.
127 Hours, no idea why I haven’t seen this already as it had alot of buzz and Danny Boy Boyle is a director I normally look forward to seeing. It’s a lot more than just THAT SCENE and with all the talk about vomiting and fainting in the cinema I found it oversold as it wasn’t as bad as other things I’ve seen although the sharp chord sounds when he was hitting his nerves was nasty. The soundtrack slaps, he’s always been a director with good music picks but this is so varied and naturalistic that it really strengthens the film rather just a good playlist with the Sigur Ros bit in particular being amazing. However the movies claims it’s 127 hours yet it’s not even 2 hours so I give it 0/10!
Her Smell, powerhouse actor/Scientologist Elizabeth Moss in a film about being in a crazy rock n roll band sounds like something right up my alley and rightfully so as I bloody loved it. Moss runs with this insane character with her energy leading the film and juggles making you disgusted by her and understanding the broken person she is when trying to exorcise herself, the cinematography has a wonderful dirty vibe, the supporting cast are functionally good even Amber Heard and Cara Delevingne who I normally can’t stand, it is also cleverly structured so it’s only a few scenes in real time (think the Steve Jobs movie) which is really effective. I do have an issue with the gig scenes as they feel off, lots of tight shots of a crowd of a dozen rather than the full venue but they aren’t often and no movie ever gets the feel of gigs right.
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