What Movie Are You Watching?

[Huntn]

I vividly remember seeing this in Cinerama, though I think there was a non-Cinerama version too. Not many films were made in the format because it was expensive and difficult to shoot. The dividing lines between the three segments were sometimes visible, and there was occasional misalignment. Still, it was pretty cool and exciting for a kid.

Me too! Saw it in Cinerama as a kid, pretty amazing for the time, I remember the vertical lines in the screen. The equivalent today would be iMax.

 

[Huntn]

Pacific Rim 2013)- Some might call this Transformers vs Godzilla, but this would be the best Transformer-like VS Godzilla-like movie. It’s better than authentic Godzilla movies. The story is coherent and the action is nicely correagraphed, great CGI and cinematography with some inserted humor.
Oh, only one complaint, the main theme rift da, da,da, duh, duh, duh, was played excessively. It’s in my head now.

I read the sequel is not so good. Anyone see it and can recommend it?

 

[Huntn]

Love and Monsters (2020)- Excellent! About the love of a young man with minimal survival skills, who decides to travel 80 miles though dangerous territory in California to reunite with his teen girl friend. She was a teen when he last saw her 7 years prior, during the advent of the large, mutated, dangerous critters apocalypse that destroyed civilization.

 

[rdrr]

Watch Lover, Stalker, Killer | Netflix Official Site

In this twisting documentary, a mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme.

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Another wild, wouldn’t believe it was true if I didn’t watch it documentary.

 

[Huntn]

Oblivion (2013)- Good post apocalyptic movie after aliens attack the Earth with Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko. It keeps you guessing. Although it got poor Rotten Tomato reviews.

 

[Huntn]

The Book of Eli (2010)- Post apocalypse story, thumbs up. Denzil Washington, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman and cast are great.

 

[Huntn]

Interstellar (2014)-
“We weren’t meant to save the Earth, we were meant to leave it.” The Earth is dieing in the near future, plan A and B to find a place to live. Epic, emotional, plot drama, and a paradox! Director Nolan strived to keep principles of space travel realistic, with the help of theoretical worm hole and black hole, at least theoretical as far as how we guess we might interact with them.

 

[Nycturne]

I read the sequel is not so good. Anyone see it and can recommend it?

I have seen it, cannot recommend it. Even though Pacific Rim is one of my favorite action films of the last ~decade.

 

[Huntn]

The Old Guard (2020)- A small group of people have immortality, and have affected history, frequently with violence as they shape events in this action, thriller. It’s ok, the story is competant, but the atmosphere is a bit oppressive, maybe depressive is a better word. I did not great vibes or satisfaction from it.

A sequel is reported to be released this year.

The Old Guard 2: Netflix Release Date & What We Know So Far

The Old Guard Chapter 2: Force Multiplied is expected to release in 2024.

www.whats-on-netflix.com

 

[Citysnaps]

Goodfellas. Scorsese is such a gifted storyteller.

 

[Alli]

A sequel is reported to be released this year.

Seems I’ve been waiting for the sequel forever.

 

[adammmmmmm]

I loved this movie. Maybe someone has already seen it

Hardwired (2009) - Matrix-style sci-fi movie starring Val Kilmer and Cuba Gooding Jr. In the near future where corporations control almost every aspect of human life, Luke Gibson loses his wife and their unborn child in a car accident. Luke himself suffers serious brain damage, but Hope Corporation implants a chip in his brain to save his life. After some time, Luke discovers that this chip keeps showing ads until the person either buys the product or goes crazy. Trying to figure out why they did this to him and who he is, Luke learns that the chip being tested can self-destruct and kill him. Fearing that their chip will be discovered, the corporation activates self-destruction, but the hackers manage to hack the chip and save Luke's life, after which he joins their fight against the corporation.

 

[Huntn]

Code 8- Netflix. Mutants, Supers, people with enhanced powers are all the rage these days. In this story, 49% of the population are “powered”, with different specific skills, can melt metal, generate and transmit electricity, read minds, generate blasts of wind,, heal, etc. At one time they were accepted, respected, now they are viewed as a menace. All it takes over a period of time is for some of them to commit crimes using their powers and “normal” people feel insecure right? A familiar theme in these stories. “Code 8” is the designation of a “powered” crime.

This story is about an electric powered guy who wants to help his dying mother get medical attention, gets involved with criminals to make more money than he could get with a legitimate job. I’d think powered jobs would be well paying, but apparently not when you are scorned.

This story is decent, but due to low production values I rate it as mearly ok. A sequel Pt2 has been released which I plan on watching.

If you have not seen it, I’d highly recommend Sense 8, also on Netflix, the story of 8 gifted individuals who can mentally, telepathically interact with each other even though they are located around the world. While Code 8 feels a bit grim to me, Sense 8 is very good, intriguing, beautifully filmed.

 

[Huntn]

Killers of the Flower Moon- Historical story set in northern Oklahoma 1910-30 about the systematic murders of Osage Indians on the tribe’s land. A worthy story, plagued by being overly long at 3.5 hrs. Despite the high quality of acting, direction, and production, it feels slow, but picks up when the FBI gets involved.

Spoiler

One thing is clear when you look at the sentences handed out, during that time frame, an Indian life was not worth a white life.

 

[Herdfan]

The Book of Eli (2010)- Post apocalypse story, thumbs up. Denzil Washington, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman and cast are great.

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Great movie. My second favorite DW movie after Man on Fire. But it is hard to have a favorite DW movie as they are almost all good.

 

[Herdfan]

Killers of the Flower Moon- Historical story set in northern Oklahoma 1910-30 about the systematic murders of Osage Indians on the tribe’s land. A worthy story, plagued by being overly long at 3.5 hrs. Despite the high quality of acting, direction, and production, it feels slow, but picks up when the FBI gets involved.

Which is what kept us from seeing it so far.

 

[Huntn]

Things Heard and Seen (2021)- Suckola haunted house story. Starts with interesting history of house, some ho hum supernatural events, good/bad spirits, affairs which mean nothing, starts to get interesting, then plumetd into a stupid ending, with no redeeming story elements/spirit motivations, ugh.

 

[Edd]

Mr and Mrs Smith, the Doug Liman film with Brangelina. It’s really well done, but Liman’s filmography is very impressive and he doesn’t get enough recognition, IMO. The action is excellent, the plot clear, not weighed down by needless crap, and Pitt and Jolie crush it. Throw in Vince Vaughn in his comedic prime with a great musical score. Just a fun picture, over 2 hrs, but feels shorter.

 

[Edd]

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[Huntn]

Mr and Mrs Smith, the Doug Liman film with Brangelina. It’s really well done, but Liman’s filmography is very impressive and he doesn’t get enough recognition, IMO. The action is excellent, the plot clear, not weighed down by needless crap, and Pitt and Jolie crush it. Throw in Vince Vaughn in his comedic prime with a great musical score. Just a fun picture, over 2 hrs, but feels shorter.

The series is good too!