Topic: Movie thread.

Saw Thunderbolts and holy cow that was AWESOME. I’m not really into Marvel movies (or superhero movies in general) but I really enjoyed this one! Super solid, and it had some great moments and action with a bit of wittiness and humor mixed in, not to mention that the antagonist was REALLY threatening. I actually got a little scared by the villain’s demeanor and abilities! Again, awesome movie!

busy watching Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid that I DVR recorded off of TCM this past Friday on Hulu Live.

Been a long long time since i saw that movie when I was a little kid in the early 1980s

Watched Captain America Brave New World and I was extremely disappointed. Really boring to sit through. Actually, a stupid movie

I am a fan of the Marvel cinematic universe but that was a disgrace.

@Sunsy my family loved the first 2 movies, and we saw the third in theater since it came out on my brother’s bday! Objectively a bad movie since it is just a rehash of the first two…. BUT I DON’T CARE!! I love all three, they are just so fun/funny. Anytime we have hamburgers my family says “nice buns by the way. Really nice buns” because of the second one lol, and went someone is being suspicious we say “the Lord moves in suspicious ways… don’t you mean mysterious ways?” Overall really fun trilogy. 😊

@Pastellioli I watched that with my friend last week, it really was amazing! He is a big McU guy, while I am more of a casual fan, but even outside of it being a good entry in the series it is just a really good movie, period! Op 15 movies for me personally, I will be getting it on DVD asap! @Zuljaras haven’t seen Brave New World yet, will probably check it out when my [friend’s D+ gets it] I mean what we don’t split the price between 3 families haha what do you mean? Seriously though, if you were disappointed by BNW, check out Thunderbolts. Like I said, it was one of my favorite movies ever!

@CaleBoi25 I agree! It’s one of the BEST Marvel movies I’ve seen out of the few I’ve watched. I was kind of just expecting it to be comedic and irreverent the whole time from what I saw for the posters and marketing, but it had a fantastic story and message and the characters were awesome! It is making me want to see some future Marvel movies too, like the Fantastic Four in July. I’ll admit I hadn’t really seen the trailer for that besides a few snippets, but they played it before Thunderbolts started, and I can’t tell you how much I liked the retro 1960s look of Fantastic Four with the setting and the costumes.

Well, I watched Lilo & Stitch live action movie just now this evening and.....
It was quite disappointing. 😟
There were a lot of changes and the major missing that made me less impressed than the cartoon version.
I will explain here.

SPOILER ALERT (Sorry if the sequences are not in order)

Okay, that's all the spoiler I can explain today.
If I gave the score for cartoon version = 9 from 10, Lilo & Stitch live action version = 6 from 10.
Will I rewatch again at my local cinema?
Just only two times on next week and then done because I thought the cartoon version was better than the live action version.

I watched Mufasa tonight on Disney+ and I enjoyed it. I will say I have not seen the remake of The Lion King so the only thing I could go off of is the original Lion King movie. That being said I actually enjoyed it more as a story about Scar then Mufasa. Granted I know it was basically the same but Scar has always been one of my favorite Disney villains so there's that. I loved seeing his origins probably more than Mufasa's and it made sense why Scar was the way he was in Lion King.

Overall one of the better newer Disney movies.

Just came back with the wife from Lilo & Stitch and surprisingly we liked it.

It was not a shot for shot remake which made it interesting, and almost everyone was played by people that look like in the animation.

Watched the OG Jurassic Park this week with my brother. Both of us grew up after it released, so we are used to “better” CG, but overall it was a really fun time. Some good thrills, fun characters, and pretty great CG overall! We will probably watch a few more in the series considering how much we liked it.

@CaleBoi25 Good choice! We say better CG, but the truth is that modern movies can't even hold a candle to the movies from the 80s and 90s.
They have a different feel, and I can even say that most movie makers ran out of ideas or are blocked by the "social" norms.

Jurassic Park 2 and 3 are also awesome! I liked Jurassic World, but the latest one Dominion (I think) was atrocious!

I do not know your movie history but if you have the time AND have not watched these give them a go:
1. Demolition Man (1993)
2. Independence Day (1996)
3. The Mummy (1999)
4. Braveheart (1995)
5. Interview with the Vampire (1994)
6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
8. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

@Zuljaras I have Independence Day on my "to watch" list, but I don't do well with horror., so will probably pass on Silence of the Lambs haha. And I agree, that's why I put "better" in quotation marks!

Man,Dog Man was so fun as a fan of the books. I loved the comedy, unique animation, and the way they mixed elements of the books for one grand story. I'm biased when I say it's my favorite DreamWorks film, but I still stand by that.

I watched Leroy & Stitch from Dailymotion to cleanse my brain from watching terrible live action of Lilo & Stitch 2025.
Even watching Lilo & Stitch 2025 from recap spoiler video on YouTube just for curiosity, it still terrible to watch.

So some reason I was in a martial art mood so I decided to watch one of the greatest martial arts movie as well as the granddaddy of them all Enter the Dragon.

One of my favorite movies of all time and it still holds up well. Its easy to see the influence it had on future martial arts movies and other forms of media. From Mortal Kombat, to Double Dragon, to Bloodsport to so much more.

I don't I need to tell anyone the plot. Its pretty basic but done so well. Basically a monk named Lee is invited to a tournament held every 3 years by and ex monk of his order who is now into trafficking of all sorts, drugs, women you name it. He is asked by the British government to go in and find some information on what Han is up to cause all they have is suspicion of his activity. On top of that Lee is also seeking out the man who killed his sister who is on the island. Lee agrees and while on this island meets two other martial artists who are there for their own reasons. So the movies has a James Bond meets Mortal Kombat feel to it. The fighting scenes are nicely choreographed and hold up even to this day. Its sad that this was Bruce Lee's only international movie but it is a gem.

Highly recommend if you never seen it, or if its been awhile. Definitely a piece of media history.

Saw Lilo & Stitch at my local theater today. I'm not big on the Disney live action remakes. I've seen a few, otherwise I don't go out of my way to see them. More of an animation guy. A friend and I went this morning, we both thought the movie was good. Pleasantly surprised by this one.

Yeah, stuff changed from the original, seen it a few times in the past, otherwise I liked it. Though I did get the ending spoiled thanks to a YouTube video's thumbnail (and people wonder why I do not like Movie Review YouTubers).

Spoiler stuff:
The ending was different, Nani leaves for college and Lilo lives with the neighbor. However, Nani can see Lilo whenever she wants using the portal gun (I'm totally calling it a portal gun and you cannot stop me, lol), they can still see each other. Also Jumba is a villain this time. It was really fun seeing Lilo and Stitch having fun together. Loved the heart this movie had.

Need to plan a night to watch the original, it's been years since I've watched it.

So far it seems like @Zuljaras and I liked the movie, while @Anti-Matter didn't. Right now, the next theater movie I'm planning to see is Smurfs, because I love the Smurfs. Did get a taste of big screen Smurfs thanks to the previews.

@CaleBoi25 Nice, surprisingly I don't think I ever watched the second Paddington. I remember watching the first one thanksgiving, and remember liking it too.

@Sunsy I haven’t seen it or the OG but I am not too concerned by spoilers so I read your thoughts and YES CALL IS A PORTAL GUN. Of course I support that, I mean, just look at my PFP

@CaleBoi25 I approve of the icon. Yeah, there was a portal gun in Lilo & Stitch, and Stitch even uses it on Jumba. He fires a portal below Jumba, and above him, and he just fell through it like the game, over and over. XD I told my friend, I have the sudden urge to play Portal after the movie. Gotta install it sometime.

@Sunsy
I'm a little bit nervous with new Smurfs movie with Rihanna as Smurfette.
The movie will bring new Rihanna songs and I hope the song choice are not cringey songs.
The movie is good or bad for me is depend on my whole reactions during the movie.
If I smiled / giggled / laughed like Aladdin 2019 live action movie, Beauty and the Beast 2017 Disney, WICKED, Paw Patrol movie, the movie is great.
If I sobbed either in sad or happy like The Princess and the Frog / Up (Disney Pixar) / Big Hero 6, Aladdin 2019 live action movie, the movie is great.
If I WOW like Cinderella 2015 / Aladdin 2019, the movie is great.
If I shocked & jaw dropped like Transformers One / Big Hero 6, the movie is great.
But, if felt cringey / no reaction / irritated / insulted, the movie is bad.
I have never do this but if I left from the cinema before even the movie finished, the movie is rubbish and I felt really offended.

@Anti-Matter I'm not too worried about it. There is a new song out called "Friend of Mine," however I don't know if it will be sung in the movie, nor if it's a promotional song. Think M2M's "Don't Say You Love Me," it was a song used to promote Pokemon: The First Movie, however, it was only featured during the end credits of the movie. That's what I mean by promotional, it's not sung, but it's used to promote the movie.

As someone whose favorite smurf is Smurfette, I think Smurfette will be fine. Will admit, going to miss Smurfette from Smurfs: The Lost Village, that movie gave her character more lore and I loved it.