The movie thread

[Skubarra]

Since it's Friday and I've got some time for a small personal rant

 

John Wick 3 - I don't mind movies ending with a few loose ends to set up the sequel, but when the whole movie pans out as a collection of new characters & uncompleted story lines to set up a planned series of sequels I feel cheated. Will probably not bother to watch the future iterations in the cinema.

[Thor Buttox]

Finally watched Into the Spider-verse. 10/10

 

For all those who liked Dead-pool and what is actually art of a very high calibre.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Finally watched Into the Spider-verse. 10/10

 

For all those who liked Dead-pool and what is actually art of a very high calibre.

Agreed. FANTASTIC film. 

[Stretch]

Finally Watched the original lion King for the first time...meh.... Found it to be like a b grade jungle book... Why the hell is it so popular? Because of the memes? Top 250 IMDb? se Voet!

[Skubarra]

Finally Watched the original lion King for the first time...meh.... Found it to be like a b grade jungle book... Why the hell is it so popular? Because of the memes? Top 250 IMDb? se Voet!

 

I am actually kind of amazed that you somehow managed to avoid seeing this movie for 25 years!

[MTBeer]

Finally Watched the original lion King for the first time...meh.... Found it to be like a b grade jungle book... Why the hell is it so popular? Because of the memes? Top 250 IMDb? se Voet!

It's a kids movie, made 25 years ago, so ja don't take it too seriously

[Stretch]

It's a kids movie, made 25 years ago, so ja don't take it too seriously

I disagree.. It's rated as the 32nd best movie ever made... Better then the shining, apocalypse now and a myriad of other great movies. What sets it's aside to give it those lofty heights??. It's definitely not the first animated Disney movie. The storyline is pretty mediocre and cliched and even the graphics are not that much better compared with animated movies from the 60s.

 

I'll tell you why it's there... It's likely because millennials constitute the majority of IMDb votes for their 25O list and this was their childhood feel good movie... It just makes me lose faith a little more in that list

Edited August 19, 2019 by Stretch

[MTBeer]

I disagree.. It's rated as the 32nd best movie ever made... Better then the shining, apocalypse now and a myriad of other great movies. What sets it's aside to give it those lofty heights??. It's definitely not the first animated Disney movie. The storyline is pretty mediocre and cliched and even the graphics are not that much better compared with animated movies from the 60s.

 

I'll tell you why it's there... It's likely because millennials constitute the majority of IMDb votes for their 25O list and this was their childhood feel good movie... It just makes me lose faith a little more in that list

ok sorry wasn't aware of that.

[RocknRolla]

I have Endgame lined up for tonight. Think I may be the last person on erath to not have seen it.

Kids have been dropping little spoilers, some unintentional, some out of spite (bacuse kids) 

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Kinda excited.

 

I was impressed. Enjoyment factor was way up there.

 

 

Would like to hear your opinion - again, a movie that made a massive impression on me at the time. Can also add that is cool to see a young Robert Downey Jr already showing his Ironman suaveness but after an hour I thought - "Let's not spoil my high school memories any further"

 

I also recently watched it again. It sure was one of my fave movies back in the day. As was True Romance, Pulp Fiction, From dusk till dawn (salma's dance scene...) Point break, was also watched numerous times by me.

I took it for what it was, I guess back then I probably did not understand some of the themes portrayed, and messages sent.  It did spoil it for me a little bit, but I went in pretty open minded.

 

As an aside, I did not watch the Point Break remake, because nothing was wrong with the first one.

Edited August 19, 2019 by RocknRolla

[Skubarra]

I'll tell you why it's there... It's likely because millennials constitute the majority of IMDb votes for their 25O list and this was their childhood feel good movie... It just makes me lose faith a little more in that list

 

You can't put this one on the millenials (for once). Movie was praised by critics ever since its release. Is still one of the highest grossing movies of all time. Won Oscars & other awards.  Had a great soundtrack etc. Think it's place on the IMDb list is fair given the impact it had

 

Maybe just one of those cases where your tastes diverge from the mainstream?

[Hairy]

Finally Watched the original lion King for the first time...meh.... Found it to be like a b grade jungle book... Why the hell is it so popular? Because of the memes? Top 250 IMDb? se Voet!

when it was launched it was really great ..... 

[Stretch]

You can't put this one on the millenials (for once). Movie was praised by critics ever since its release. Is still one of the highest grossing movies of all time. Won Oscars & other awards. Had a great soundtrack etc. Think it's place on the IMDb list is fair given the impact it had

 

Maybe just one of those cases where your tastes diverge from the mainstream?

I think you maybe hit the nail on the head there... As there are other movies on that list where I might shake my head and go "what??". I guess I was expecting to be more wowed than I was.

[Odinson]

Always manage your expectations when rewatching movies from your youth. 

 

Watched Jaws the other day. Surely great for the time, but have a look at the wiki page and see how critics get up into their own ass discussing characters/themes/whatever. It's a movie about a killer shark who has to be killed to protect the reputation of the town and the townsfolk itself! That's it.  

[RocknRolla]

Always manage your expectations when rewatching movies from your youth. 

 

Watched Jaws the other day. Surely great for the time, but have a look at the wiki page and see how critics get up into their own ass discussing characters/themes/whatever. It's a movie about a killer shark who has to be killed to protect the reputation of the town and the townsfolk itself! That's it.  

 

 

I have also realised, don't read to much about a movie prior to watching the movie....everyone's a critic!

 

I do my reading afterwards, and then see if I agree or not. I'm also not afraid to switch something off without completing a series/movie. Life is too short.

[Odinson]

Something that really gets on my wife's nerves is when I 'over analyze' a film. Personally, I don't mind a film that has an insane plot or premise, but when it sets up its own 'rules', they better damn well respect that. Pointing that out to my wife usually just elicits a low groan and 'it's just a movie'. 

 

Case in point: early seasons GoT made it cleat that travelling from the North to South was a hella long trip, took time and was not easy to do. Season 8 rolls around and all of a sudden everyone can just quickly travel the length and breadth of Westeros if the plot requires it. Respect your own rules! 

[Stretch]

Always manage your expectations when rewatching movies from your youth.

 

Watched Jaws the other day. Surely great for the time, but have a look at the wiki page and see how critics get up into their own ass discussing characters/themes/whatever. It's a movie about a killer shark who has to be killed to protect the reputation of the town and the townsfolk itself! That's it.

Aaah.. But Jaws is all about how Steven Spielberg took a mechanical shark and using camera angles and great directing made it look realistic and truly terrifying..... With a killer soundtrack to boot... The movie is simple... The execution superb

 

 

 

Jaws 4..... Now there's a thing of comedic beauty