E.H. Ruddock wrote:L V, what are your thoughts on the movie "Push"?
I haven't seen it, but it's Doug Liman, so I'm interested. Any good?
I'm watching it now. It's decent so far
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 12:48 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote: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.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 2:49 am
by Kaius
jorge
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 2:50 am
by Kaius
Hmm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 2:50 am
by Kaius
LV
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 2:50 am
by Kaius
welp
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 5:20 am
by Redemption
John Wick 2 is coming out soonish.
I like action movies, I like Keonu Reeves.
The fact that he did all the stunts, with the fight scenes and car scenes, really added to the badassness of the film. It was cool to see the long, no cut scenes. But even so, the scenes themselves stood on their own. The choreography was unique, and enjoyable. Really great action flick, surprisingly so.
Looking forward to part 2.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 5:31 pm
by epilogue
How long before we get a Crocodile Dundee remake?
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 6:36 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote: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.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 9:42 pm
by BurtReynolds
I hear this a lot: multidimensional villains are best. But is that really true? I don't think it is. Most of my favorite villains are complete monsters: from King Jeoffrey to Predator. Even Vader was a total force choking bastard until the very end of Jedi (his character didn't so much "arc" as do a total 180 at the last second.) There are some great, well rounded antagonists out there, but one dimensional monsters are awesome!
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 11:36 pm
by LoathedVermin72
BurtReynolds wrote:I hear this a lot: multidimensional villains are best. But is that really true? I don't think it is. Most of my favorite villains are complete monsters: from King Jeoffrey to Predator. Even Vader was a total force choking bastard until the very end of Jedi (his character didn't so much "arc" as do a total 180 at the last second.) There are some great, well rounded antagonists out there, but one dimensional monsters are awesome!
I think the villain should be appropriate for the context the movie establishes. Does Commando need a multidimensional villain? No, because it's not a multidimensional movie. It does one thing and it does it well. Does Predator? No, it needs a villain that is even more macho and powerful than its cast of macho dudes. But there are plenty of movies that benefit enormously from a more nuanced antagonist, such as The Rock and The Matrix. It just depends on the movie.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat October 01, 2016 12:28 am
by parasolmonster
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:I hear this a lot: multidimensional villains are best. But is that really true? I don't think it is. Most of my favorite villains are complete monsters: from King Jeoffrey to Predator. Even Vader was a total force choking bastard until the very end of Jedi (his character didn't so much "arc" as do a total 180 at the last second.) There are some great, well rounded antagonists out there, but one dimensional monsters are awesome!
I think the villain should be appropriate for the context the movie establishes. Does Commando need a multidimensional villain? No, because it's not a multidimensional movie. It does one thing and it does it well. Does Predator? No, it needs a villain that is even more macho and powerful than its cast of macho dudes. But there are plenty of movies that benefit enormously from a more nuanced antagonist, such as The Rock and The Matrix. It just depends on the movie.
I agree that context is the most important factor. However, I think larger than life villains are more effective when you know very little about them. Basically, the idea of don't give them a backstory (Chris Nolan's Joker, The Strangers) or show them as little as possible (Alien, Cloverfield) because the fear of the unknown is always going to be more terrifying than what can be shown on screen. The more you know about something, the more you humanize it and sympathize it. For me this is the biggest Star Wars prequel issue, because seeing Vader as a kid makes the monster underneath the armor more humanized. The same argument works for Boba Fett as well.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Mon October 03, 2016 2:05 am
by LoathedVermin72
William Friedkin is a mostly terrible director.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Wed October 05, 2016 7:37 pm
by epilogue
I have seen nine movies (released in 2016) so far this year. That's actually really impressive for me. In October. I usually don't see 10 movies from a given year until well after that year has passed.
Even more astounding, I've actually at least liked and in a lot of cases loved all but one of those nine films.
In no particular order:
Hello, My Name is Doris
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Swiss Army Man
Ghostbusters
Star Trek Beyond
Don't Think Twice
Sing Street
The Neon Demon
Hell or High Water
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat October 08, 2016 4:26 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I can't imagine anything I could care about less than a Power Rangers movie
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat October 08, 2016 4:37 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can't imagine anything I could care about less than a Power Rangers movie
Did you ever see that fan made short film on you tube?
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat October 08, 2016 5:24 pm
by epilogue
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can't imagine anything I could care about less than a Power Rangers movie
This is better than anything they will put out officially regarding Power Rangers
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Mon October 10, 2016 3:58 pm
by melonhead4
RussellManiac12 wrote:I'm a Coen brothers fan, but I don't understand why The Big Lebowski is so revered and quoted. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I didn't like it one bit.
