[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo

[Hailey Knight]

Aussie and I finally got out to see Mad Max:Fury Road last week. I liked it a lot. I didn't love it like I thought I would. I thought there would be more to it. I mean it was action-packed, but kind of boring. I've seen all of the movies in the franchise starting with Mad Max when I was about 10 years old. I had expectations that it would some how tie into the older movies, but it never quite did. It wasn't exactly a reboot either. Is this some middle tale where Max isn't old yet? It didn't feel like the same Max. Not that I expected Mel Gibson to reprise the role, but the character was weirdly different and yet the same. I left not quite knowing what to make of the movie exactly. I don't regret seeing it in the theatre. I'll probably get it on Blu Ray when it comes out and watch it again.

On another note, it amuses me that Nux was the kid from About A Boy.

It's kind of a soft reboot. This Max went through some things the old Max did (i.e. he's got the leg brace), but this Max's interpretation of being a police officer/road warrior would have to differ a bit from old Max because even the elderly in Fury Road seem to have only heard about pre-apocalypse from their parents when they were kids.

There's a lot to Fury Road, but the way it's done is very hands-off when it comes to the characters actually talking about it.

Can't wait to go again Sunday. While it's definitely one of the best action movies in a long time, it's not just about that for me--I say that less to anyone in this thread, more to a friend who doesn't want to see it because she thinks it's going to be like a Michael Bay film (rrg). I love this entire package of performances and this story being told through visuals and background elements, and how it informs on this world they're living in and what the characters may have gone through ... little things like Tom Hardy grunting, but you know what he means by it, or Toast giving the other wives a look as she loads Big Boy, as if they've forgotten they each had a life before Immortan Joe took each into his prison, or how different characters will misuse words and phrases because the real meanings have been lost over the years, or how the elderly characters romanticize the 21st century as a time when everyone had all the food they wanted and got to star in their own TV shows, or the look on Nux's face when Joe says he'll take him to Valhalla and everything that means to him as a war boy ... and I could go on and on, as my wife and I have to each other.

My complaint on the Blu Ray is that if you want the Blu Ray, you have to buy the DVD, and the 3D Blu Ray, and the Ultraviolet. This happened to me with some other movie, but it's annoying. Don't need all the junk.[DOUBLEPOST=1434769609,1434769466][/DOUBLEPOST]

According to George Miller, they're all post-apocalypse legends of a man called Mad Max. It may not even be the same man, but all these stories are attributed to him.

That makes more sense of something I heard on the Cinema Snob midnight screening, paraphrasing "Max tells this story and Max doesn't strike me as a bullshitter."

 

[WasabiPoptart]

At this point I don't mind having to buy the Blu Ray and extra copies. We got Big Hero 6 in one of those deals when it first came out. Recently the Blu Ray copy stopped working (have no idea why), but my kids could still watch it since we have the DVD copy, too.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Inside Out was very good. Much more expansive visually than I was expecting, with lots of inventive storytelling. It's well-worth seeing.

 

[Bowielee]

Going to see Jurassic World tonight. I'll weigh in after I see it.

 

[Sparhawk]

Going to see Jurassic World tonight. I'll weigh in after I see it.

Planning on eating many snacks?



(Yes, I know what you mean, no, I cannot control my inner 10 year-old at times)

 

[Bowielee]

Do you .... do you not understand idioms?

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Do you .... do you not understand idioms?

Oi! Who are you calling an idiom!? You barely even know him!

 

[Bowielee]

I enjoyed Jurassic World far more that I expected to. Sure, if you really break down a lot of stuff it kind of falls apart, but overall, I had fun watching it, so all and all, a great movie.

 

[CynicismKills]

Watched Chappie today. I wish Blomkamp hadn't cast Die Antwoord, because I can't take them seriously (which is too bad because they did a pretty good job in the movie). Outside of that, it's hard to watch at times because people are cruel, but was still a great flick, basically exactly how I felt watching District 9 and Elysium.

 

[Sparhawk]

Planning on eating many snacks?
(Yes, I know what you mean, no, I cannot control my inner 10 year-old at times)

Do you .... do you not understand idioms?

"inner 10 year-old"
"cannot control"

It's Father's Day weekend, the "dad" style jokes start to affect the brain.... and my inner 10 year-old still likes them at times like this.

 

[drawn_inward]

I watched The Master Saturday night while my wife slept. She's a light-weight now-a-days. She barely makes it through a 42 minute episode.

I put off watching this movie because I don't really enjoy PTA's films as a whole. Although, I do like portions of his movies especially Magnolia and There Will Be Blood.

With The Master, I wish I didn't hear all the Scientology connections beforehand, but I probably would have connected the dots anyway; that took me out of the story b/c I kept thinking about what I know about Hubbard. Phoenix does well as the maladjusted beast, and Hoffman kind of made me feel distracted b/c I kept thinking that it's a shame that he is gone. The story is somewhat interesting, but I didn't connect with any of the characters. I wouldn't say that the movie was boring, but I was distracted by trying to figure out what PTA was up to (amongst the the other things that I mentioned). It would probably be better on second viewing, but ain't nobody got time for that.

 

[CynicismKills]

Watched the new Spongebob movie because the creator worked on it, so I thought it might have the same humor of the old seasons.

It had some good moments, but the subtle jokes and quotability of early seasons definitely wasn't there.

 

[Fun Size]

Inside Out was very good, despite there being something in the air at the theater that caused my eyes to tear up a lot at the end of the movie. Stupid theater air.

Fun aside: there's a dream sequence where they use the music from the Haunted Mansion in the background. I know this because I panicked thinking my phone was ringing despite repeatedly checking that it was muted as always.

 

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Brenda Starr

WTF? This shares two things with the comic strip: a name, and a redhead. It's kind of offensive that this movie takes one of the most historical things about the strip--the fact that it was drawn and written by a woman in a time when that was unheard of--and rips it away. How? By having Brenda come to life and meet her creator, an apathetic man named Mike. Really? Then the character is stripped of most of her strength in favor of being a fashion doll. I did some reading, and apparently the movie was known to be so bad internally that the studio shelved it for years before finally releasing it on the public.

 

[Bubble181]

Inside Out was very good, despite there being something in the air at the theater that caused my eyes to tear up a lot at the end of the movie. Stupid theater air.

Fun aside: there's a dream sequence where they use the music from the Haunted Mansion in the background. I know this because I panicked thinking my phone was ringing despite repeatedly checking that it was muted as always.

I've heard nothing but praise for Inside Out so far; comparisons to the beginning of Up, to Wall-E, and so on, in favor of this movie. Hadn't heard of it beforehand, may actually have to try and go see it....

 

[Dei]

I wouldn't compare it to Up or Wall-E, I think it was good, but not that level of good. Just my opinion.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Yeah, it was very good, but it's not unseating Ratatouille as my favorite.

 

[Dei]

However, they totally nailed the pre-pubescent girl thing.

 

[PatrThom]

Brenda Starr

WTF? This shares two things with the comic strip: a name, and a redhead. It's kind of offensive that this movie takes one of the most historical things about the strip--the fact that it was drawn and written by a woman in a time when that was unheard of--and rips it away. How? By having Brenda come to life and meet her creator, an apathetic man named Mike. Really? Then the character is stripped of most of her strength in favor of being a fashion doll. I did some reading, and apparently the movie was known to be so bad internally that the studio shelved it for years before finally releasing it on the public.

Wasn't it bankrolled mostly by just one guy who wanted to see his fantasy come to life?

--Patrick

 

[Hailey Knight]

However, they totally nailed the pre-pubescent girl thing.

Spoiler

"Pu-ber-ty. Huh. Probably not important."

 

[Bowielee]

I wasn't sure where to post this as it falls in the realm of TV and movies.



I LOVED the movie Wet Hot American Summer. I can't wait to watch this.

 

[AshburnerX]

Jurassic World: Really silly. Still pretty fun.

 

[Celt Z]

I wasn't sure where to post this as it falls in the realm of TV and movies.



I LOVED the movie Wet Hot American Summer. I can't wait to watch this.

I love every thing about this. I can't wait for July 31st!

(I also love that my old bunk is also in the promos.)

 

[Frank]

Saw Mad Max again. Really put into perspective how shitty all other action blockbusters are.

 

[Gryfter]

Inside Out was delightful and another success in Pixar's collection.

 

[Bowielee]

Odd Thomas - I haven't read a Dean R Koontz novel in decades, so I never even heard of this before. I had zero expectations because of this.

Everything about this movie is... well... amateurish. From the predictable plot twists to the so-so acting. The villains may as well have had neon signs above their heads and it was incredibly easy to put everything together halfway through the movie, far before the titular character. The finale of the movie was telegraphed from a mile away. The CGI effects were pretty bad and some of the green screen was terrible.

That being said, there's something deep down underneath all that which I can only describe as "likable". I kept thinking all the way through that I should hate this movie, but it kept me engaged with it's "trying too hard to be quirky" style and it's unrealistically sunnily dispositioned characters. However, I found myself making my way through the movie caring about this bunch of cheeseballs.

So, overall, 7/10.

 

[Sparhawk]

I saw Inside Out tonight, really enjoyed it. Loved the little blurbs during the first of the closing credits, especially the cat.

Spoiler

I can see why some are trying to make an issue of Riley having a "mixed" cast of emotions, but I also think that it's kinda like the control board, things change as you get older.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Inside Out

Wow. So I think it's official: Pixar is back in form with this one. This was amazing, layered but still accessible, with some really great messages. It hit me close to home because this movie is arguably a great visual representative of how depression works.

Also, I'm really thinking of creating a writing or art prompt out of this. Basically, the idea is mapping out your own mind. I'll be thinking about this and probably writing a new blog post about it.

 

[bhamv3]

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Nice, bold send-up of spy movies. A lot of stuff stopped making sense towards the end, but hey, it's a parody of spy movies, it doesn't have to make sense. Very fun movie.

 

[GasBandit]

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Nice, bold send-up of spy movies. A lot of stuff stopped making sense towards the end, but hey, it's a parody of spy movies, it doesn't have to make sense. Very fun movie.

I noticed something odd about this movie, or rather, the different versions of it. I watched it in the theater, and a few months later I torrented it... and the torrented version is missing something from the end -

Spoiler

All the references to the princess rewarding Eggsy with anal sex for saving the world were removed, but all the ultraviolence from earlier in the movie - even the church scene - was left in. Very odd censoring

 

[bhamv3]

I noticed something odd about this movie, or rather, the different versions of it. I watched it in the theater, and a few months later I torrented it... and the torrented version is missing something from the end -

Spoiler

All the references to the princess rewarding Eggsy with anal sex for saving the world were removed, but all the ultraviolence from earlier in the movie - even the church scene - was left in. Very odd censoring

I rented a DVD from our local DVD rental place (we still have a DVD rental place!) and it had that scene intact. It's possible your torrented version came from a more conservative country.

Although in Taiwan, we tend to censor our movies on TV in odd ways too. For example, the really really tame sex scene in Enemy at the Gates was cut almost entirely, while all the violence (including close-ups of headshots) was kept intact. But at least our DVDs tend to be left alone.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Inside Out

Wow. So I think it's official: Pixar is back in form with this one. This was amazing, layered but still accessible, with some really great messages. It hit me close to home because this movie is arguably a great visual representative of how depression works.

Also, I'm really thinking of creating a writing or art prompt out of this. Basically, the idea is mapping out your own mind. I'll be thinking about this and probably writing a new blog post about it.

I really love that the movie makes a clear distinction between sadness and depression. A lot of people don't understand that and it leads to flippant use of the word depressed and the wrong approach to helping those with depression. I also appreciate that the movie teaches that it's healthy to be sad sometimes. It's a normal emotion to have. Sometimes people just need to cry it out, not be guilted for feeling sad, or needing people to try and keep them happy at all times.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Wife and I saw Mad Max Fury Road for the fifth time. I'd like to thank George Miller for giving us this, and also curse him for making me realize how much other action movies waste my goddamn time with pointless scenes and filler dialogue.

 

[Bubble181]

Wife and I saw Mad Max Fury Road for the fifth time. I'd like to thank George Miller for giving us this, and also curse him for making me realize how much other action movies waste my goddamn time with pointless scenes and filler dialogue.

So, you'd suggest I might have to go see it after all?

 

[Tinwhistler]

Watched Chappie today. I wish Blomkamp hadn't cast Die Antwoord, because I can't take them seriously (which is too bad because they did a pretty good job in the movie). Outside of that, it's hard to watch at times because people are cruel, but was still a great flick, basically exactly how I felt watching District 9 and Elysium.

I saw Chappie last night. I didn't have high hopes, because of a 31% rotten tomatoes score
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chappie/

But we (like 60% of the audience reviewers) liked it.