Topic: Movie thread.

@Jhena going to be so honest, sonic never stuck with me, middle aged italian plumber was always my goto

My mom and I went to see Bonhoeffer this morning. It was very good, I read the Eric Metaxes biography last year and the movie was very accurate. Highly recommend!

@ChoopsMan
That is okay, everyone has different tastes. I love them both. Have you seen the new Super Mario Bros. movie? How did you like it?

@Jhena Glad to hear that you liked it! I think Sonic 2 outdoes the first one so much, I remember it way more than the first film actually, and I am glad that the movies are introducing more elements from the games.

I think that some issues with some video game film adaptions is that they sometimes don’t have enough elements from the games in them and don’t feel like the source material at times. Not saying that companies should directly adapt the games and stories of video games and franchises since it sometimes doesn’t work (especially if the story isn’t super strong or if it doesn’t work well in a film), but I think a video game film adaptation is good if it has a nice blend of elements from the games and some original content, and that’s what I think the Sonic films are getting better at. I am super excited for the third movie next month, it’s going to be such a treat seeing it in theaters like I did with Sonic 2.

I have seen some of Sonic X, though I watched the Sonic Boom show a lot. That one has some pretty good comedy and writing, but I didn’t finish binge watching it.

@Pastellioli
True, the movies should have enough elements in it, which make them feel more like the games. This is propably the reason why I liked Sonic 2 more. I think 3 will be awesome.

I have not watched Sonic Boom but I hope I will someday.

@Jhena Yeah, I just think Sonic 2 is a better adaptation than the previous one because the second film used more elements from the games and it blended in well with the film despite not being a direct adaptation of the stories in the games. I can’t wait for 3 so much.

Boom is a nice show, I think it succeeds a lot in writing more than action. It’s one of the most popular Sonic adaptations because of its jokes and comedy. Enjoy watching Sonic X! I do want to watch more anime at one point actually.

@Jhena yeah, i have seen the mario movie, that was one of the best things in terms of me geeking out seeing all the easter eggs, the plot was meh, chris pratt was chris pratt, it was decent for what it was

i also like mario 93, that movies good, but if you watch it, do not take it as a mario movie, it has nothing to do with mario except for names and certain things

@Pastellioli
Thanks, I am sure the series will stay great. By watching more anime do you mean Sonic anime or anime in general?
@ChoopsMan
I thought the new movie was pretty good. Just simple and fun entertainment. The movie from 1993 is really weird, but I would say that I liked it, when I watched it many years ago. If I watched it again, I would propably think the movie is too dark.

@Jhena Anime in general, I have been watching a lot of anime films and some shows, but there is probably a lot more great stuff that I would probably like. I could watch Sonic X alongside that and maybe look to see what streaming services have it.

@Pastellioli
Cool, I hope you find a nice streaming service, which has Sonic X and other cool stuff.

Finally found and watched "Am I a racist?"!

A really nice comedy that feels way too real, but I had really genuine laughs

I went to see Heretic last weekend. Really enjoyed it and it was interesting to see Hugh Grant in something other than a rom-com - he's just so creepy in this...and also does a hilarious Jar-Jar Binks impression in the movie too!

I also saw Gladiator 2 on Saturday. It was decent enough, but the first half felt almost like a remake rather than a sequel. One of those movies that probably didn't need a sequel to be honest.

I have watched WICKED two times at my local Cinema XXI.
The singing was great, the dance was great too.
It was something that grow my curiosity about backstory of the Wicked Witches before Dorothy Gale landed on Oz world.
I bet the part two on next year will be talking about Nessarose become Wicked Witch from East that will be crushed to death by Dorothy's house and watching Elphaba as Wicked Witch from West melting due to water splash from Dorothy.

Been watching some classic Hammer horror films as of late,

The Gorgon(1964) This one's dripping with that Gothic atmosphere Hammer film's are known for. Any film involving characters wandering around abandoned castles is a win in my book! Also, I feel like this film may be the reason Medusa is a recurring enemy in the classic Castlevania games, as they were heavily influenced by the Hammer films.

The Horror Express(1972) I went into this one expecting it to be a standard monster movie about an ape set loose on a train, but it ended up being more of a science fiction film. Incredibly similar to John Carpenter's The Thing in a lot of ways, which was interesting.

Blink Twice

Suspense thriller from Zoe Kravitz. Starring Channing Tatum and Naomi Ackie. Billionaire invites a couple nobodies to his vacation island, horror ensues. For a directorial debut, this was a good watch. Even though I spent the first half of the movie asking out loud, "okay, where's the twist?"

I just saw Wish, over a year later on Disney+. Honestly, I was expecting to not enjoy this one since I kept seeing how disappointing this one was. It wasn't bad, yet it could be better (some parts felt slow, the villain song didn't feel threatening for example), the movie really picked up towards the end. I was surprised by a few of the twists that happened.

Finally saw Wish, I kinda enjoyed it.

I watched the Super Mario Bros movie recently.

As in the one from the 90s.

It's like the really exhausting parts of throwing so much at you like in something like EEOAO or the middle section of Across the Spiderverse...only terrible. What on earth...?

You will like hearing this, @Sunsy... I saw Trolls last night and I liked it! I already love Poppy, and some parts of the movie even made me laugh, haha. Glad I got to see it on Netflix before it goes away.

And since it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, I've been wanting to see some holiday movies too. Been wanting to see The Polar Express for some time now, so it's the perfect month to watch it! I also want to see Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, love that one. Hoping that Trolls: Holiday in Harmony is available to watch too, it should be.

@MarioVillager92 Glad to hear you liked it. Now you can see why Poppy is one of my favorite characters too. The True Colors scene gets me every time.

IIRC, Trolls Holiday in Harmony is on Hulu. Netflix has the first Trolls Holiday, but I recommend Holiday in Harmony more. It feels more like a Christmas special.

Edit: fixed a typo.