What movies are you watching?

[tree_]

Man it’s just the way they portrayed the magic tricks that really ticks me off the most. You got to at least hint at these tricks being only illusions. In this way alone the movie the prestige is so much better it’s no wonder it is remembered and this movie is not

[Anders]

It’s good in The Prestige as well, but with magic tricks less explanation is better.

I learnt a card trick at an early age. Tricked everyone with it. My brother who is 9 years older than me, and probably 20-22 at the time, more or less demanded an explanation. After I told him, not only was he no longer impressed, he thought it was lame and a poor trick.

[tree_]

It’s good in The Prestige as well, but with magic tricks less explanation is better.

I learnt a card trick at an early age. Tricked everyone with it. My brother who is 9 years older than me, and probably 20-22 at the time, more or less demanded an explanation. After I told him, not only was he no longer impressed, he thought it was lame and a poor trick.

In the prestige it’s actually possible to pull off, based on the movies presented logic. Not in the illusionist

[Anders]

There are plenty of explanations online on how they are possible. I’m no expert on magic, and even if the movie showed «real» magic, it wouldn’t bother me.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

According to Wikipedia The Illusionist was a commercial and critical success.

[BurtReynolds]

I watched Killing Gunther and Iron Mask on the 10th of August, Fifty Shades Darker on the 8th of August. I liked neither of them.

What about something the vast majority of the human race doesn't also dislike?

[Anders]

I watched Killing Gunther and Iron Mask on the 10th of August, Fifty Shades Darker on the 8th of August. I liked neither of them.

What about something the vast majority of the human race doesn't also dislike?

Plenty of examples of that in this thread.

[Anders]

Maudie

Never seen it before. 2016 movie, but I felt like seeing it today (and added it recently, after I did 2016).

Just started.

«An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.»

[tree_]

According to Wikipedia The Illusionist was a commercial and critical success.

According to wikipedia most people are morons

[tommy]

According to Wikipedia The Illusionist was a commercial and critical success.

According to wikipedia most people are morons

[Citation Needed]

[Anders]

Maudie

Really good true story this. Unique mood, and an excellent performance by Sally Hawkins.

[Anders]

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Loved this the first time I saw it. Hopefully a similar experience on the second viewing tonight.

[VinylGuy]

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Loved this the first time I saw it. Hopefully a similar experience on the second viewing tonight.

man, this one is a classic

[spike]

I used a rental scooter to get home from the body shop and back later. Pretended I was this legend the whole time.

[Anders]

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Loved this the first time I saw it. Hopefully a similar experience on the second viewing tonight.

man, this one is a classic

It’s among 40 movies from 2010 - 2023 that I’ve rated 4.5 stars (and none higher), and a candidate for my top movie of 2017. I love it.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[E.H. Ruddock]

No just favorite of 2017. The 40 span a larger time period

[Anders]

After looking closer at it, four of those are miniseries of a sort, so it’s 36 movies. But Ruddo is correct.

[Anders]

Guardians Of The Galaxy 2

I guess we’ll see Thor Ragnarok as well, perhaps later this evening. Ended up with Victoria & Abdul, but we’ll get to TR eventually.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.