@WoomyNNYes Yep, I'm super excited, he's my second favorite character in the MCU right now (Spider-Man being the first) and Scarlet Witch is super cool too. Ready for some Multiverse Madness, it's supposed to be a little bit of horror too...
Games I'm playing right now:
Tears of the Kingdom - Switch
Really liking those Vinterberg movies so far, although i only watched Festen, Jagten and Druk. Matts Mikkelsen is really often used in those "Family-Father" roles and plays it great. It is the same in Death Stranding actually
"on a scale of 1 to 10, she's an 11, and she'd give herself a 12" ~The Burst, Furi
@FroZtedFlakerZz They have got Sam Raim to direct to it, his first film in almost 10 years too. Best known as the director of the OG Spider Man & Evil Dead films but he was also behind the Xena & Hercules shows, wrote Hudsucker Proxy which is rare for the Coen Brothers to let others write for them and has some made some underappreciated genre gems in The Quick And The Dead, Darkman and Drag Me To Hell.
To be honest it's bit of a waste since he's not done anything in so long to just make another Marvel film rather than something from his own mind (although after directing the original Spider Man films he likes the idea of Marvel managing things so he doesn't have to) but add in a Bruce Campbell cameo as variant Iron Man and I'll be happy.
If anyone hasn't seen that Arrival movie from 2016, starring Amy Adams.. It's about a linguistics professor trying to figure out an alien language, it's pretty darn cool.
I watched Arrival last night. The opening act reminded me a lot of the Michael Crichton book, 'Sphere' (1987), that I read (and didn't particularly like, ultimately) a year or two ago, so much so that I was kinda distracted thinking about the similarities between the two and was curious/suspicious about the provenance of the Arrival story. The novella that Arrival was based on was published in the same year (1998 I think) a movie based on Sphere released, coincidentally or otherwise...
Anyway, I thought Arrival was ok, but (here comes that word) I think it's a bit overrated. Kinda feels like they decided to cut a fair amount of content to make it a more digestible length for a mainstream audience, 'cos a couple of key aspects felt a bit undercooked and the film didn't really deliver on those themes for me. Still, it had an interesting angle to it, and is certainly worth watching, but I don't expect to feel inclined to ever rewatch it as it just wasn't impactful enough.
You guys had me at blood and semen.
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@jump I know I absolutely love Sam Raimi, I was also kind of disappointed this was his comeback and Marvel is kinda micromanaging it but ah well, if he's happy. It's rumored that Tom Cruise is actually going to be the variant Iron Man, Bruce Campbell would be awesome though now that you mention it...
@gcunit totally agree that it is a fine movie with some interesting concepts and not much more, but where do you get the idea of it being overrated? It got a 7.9 score on IMDB which i would say it is fine. Was it really that big in 2016? I can't remember tbh. Or just overrated in regards to the comments on this forum?
"on a scale of 1 to 10, she's an 11, and she'd give herself a 12" ~The Burst, Furi
@Solaine I listen to a regular film podcast by a couple who, while I don't necessarily share the same tastes, respect their opinions, and Arrival got multiple 'big-ups' in the last few episodes I've listened to, so what with that, and the mention in here, it seemed pretty well-regarded, and internet entries I've looked up since watching it suggest it was very well received critically. I just don't rate it as highly as all those aforementioned sources basically.
@FroZtedFlakerZz Tom Cruise is too short to be a super hero, they need a real man like Bruce Campbell to put the man in Iron Man!!!!
@Solaine 7.9 is kinda high on imdb, films rarely ever get to the 9s on there. But yeah I don't remember Arrival being massively overhyped, it was more of the quiet "oh that was actually rather good" type of feedback rather than like a Nolan film which has to be declared as the greatest thing ever.
@jump the Coens were involved in Evil Dead I (Joel was the dop?)
Watched A Simple Plan a little while ago - amazing film. Yet to see Drag Me to Hell, mind
@Ramble Are you sure you’re not thinking of Rami’s Crime Wave which they wrote? It was a big flop but because it was such a flop he quickly made Evil Dead 2 to bounce back so it all works out. *edit just googled it, Joel was an assistant editor on Evil Dead apparently which is where they met.
I liked A Simple Plan, it kinda reminded me of a blending of Fargo and Shallow Grave.
Porky's
Porky's 2
Super Fuzz
Odd Jobs
Mom and Dad Save the World
Men at Work
Courage Mountain
The Great Outdoors
Dr Detroit
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Jaws III
Pirates of Penzance the Movie
Sea Gypsies
Muppets Take Manhattan
C.H.U.D.
Troll
Friday the 13th Part 3
Phantasm II
Phantasm III
Return of the Living Dead II
Serpent and the Rainbow
Wes Craven's old Swamp Thing movie. movie is pretty scary and gory
Return of the Jedi
Yor, Space Hunter
Flash Gordon
Innerspace
Dreamscape
Super Troopers
On Golden Pond
Starman
Halloween III
Once Bitten
Monster Squad
Lost boys
The Gate
The Gate II
The Stuff
I somehow forgot about The Ice Pirates!
I've not seen it since I was a kid (and probably too young for it), but I loved it!
Massively silly Star Wars rip-off where water is controlled by the evil empire.
Some of its humour is very questionable / offensive but has some wonderful bits like the Red Dwarf-esque time dilation and space invaders as a means of warfare.
And Anjelica Huston of all people.
Extinction
The Dead Don't Die
Alive
Train to Busan
Pitch Perfect 2 & 3
Free Guy
The King's Man
Baywatch
Zombieland Double Tap
Central Intelligence
21 Jump Street
Deadpool
Hancock
Shazam
Bad Boys For life
Jumanji The next Level
Jungle Cruise
Fast & Furious Hobbs & Shaw
R.I.P.D
Until now I'm rewatching these movies when I have the time.
The Muppet Movie It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The Great Muppet Caper Muppets Take Manhattan Labyrinth Back To The Future 1 Mirror Mask Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back Muppet Christmas Carol The Dark Crystal (<still scares me) Indiana Jones The Last Crusade Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Muppet Treasure Island UHF Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory A Hard Days Night Fantastic Mr. Fox An American In Paris Help!
Extinction
The Dead Don't Die
Alive
Train to Busan
Pitch Perfect 2 & 3
Free Guy
The King's Man
Baywatch
Zombieland Double Tap
Central Intelligence
21 Jump Street
Deadpool
Hancock
Shazam
Bad Boys For life
Jumanji The next Level
Jungle Cruise
Fast & Furious Hobbs & Shaw
R.I.P.D
Until now I'm rewatching these movies when I have the time.
Listen, I geddit, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, no one's wrong, no one's right, yadda yadda...
But how on heavenly hamburgers can you list Pitch Perfect 2 & 3, but not the original Pitch Perfect?!! Have you not seen it?!! 2 & 3 don't come close to being as good IMO.
Similarly, Bad Boys For Lif3? It was alright, but not a patch on 1 & 2 for me.
You guys had me at blood and semen.
What better way to celebrate than firing something out of the pipe?
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