What Movie Are You Watching?

[Edd]

Civil War was surprisingly good and not what I expected, or what most people would expect. For those uninterested for similar reasons I was, it doesn’t get into ideologies, pick sides, or get into details of the sides. It’s about journalists in a war zone who have to lean on their perceived neutrality to gain access and that doesn’t always keep them safe. We all know what differences of opinion might cause a civil war here, but most (not all) of the time you really don’t know who is on which side or based on what beliefs.

A conservative friend of mine got wind that CA joins forces with TX and that blew his mind, but in the movie that was just a passing comment. I had to repeatedly tell him that they don’t get into it beyond that comment. It’s like he really wanted the movie to be about what I was grateful it isn’t.

I liked it too. I'd been avoiding it; seemed like it would be depressing. Although it's obviously dark, I had the same reaction as you, it simply portrays two sides fighting without getting bogged down in politics. Great direction and performances.

 

[Huntn]

Excellent movie. And Vol. 2 was as well. 3? Not so much.

Simpatico!

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017)- Super!

What's Next After Vol 3? Everything We Know About Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 4

Will GotG 4 it happen?

screenrant.com

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[Huntn]

Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings (2021)- Excellent story, told well. Impressive coreagraphed fighting!

Shang-Chi 2: Release, Cast, and Everything We Know

What do fans already know about the upcoming sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?

thedirect.com

 

[Huntn]

We watched this again last night. There are aspects that bug me, but it's still ok.

I’d be curious to hear what bugged you, not to fight though.

 

[Hrafn]

I’d be curious to hear what bugged you, not to fight though.

Well, it was clearly a made for kids film, Kathy Najimy's mouth affectation, the kid's wooden acting, etc. I love Sarah Jessica Parker running amok, though.

 

[Huntn]

Bladerunner 1982, The Final Cut Edition. What qualifies as human? Could a human fall in love with an AI that displayed empathy, affection, and dismay especially with a human form…in a heart beat.

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off (the) shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

 

[Huntn]

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
The world is built on a wall between kind. Tell either side there is no wall and then you have a war or a slaughter.

Wallace: “We lost our stomach for slaves unless engineered.” The newborn scene is heartbreakingly brutal.

There’s a revolution coming, we’re building an army.
What will the third chaper bring? (2025) Another 50 years, in the timeline? Maybe I should not be holding my breath regarding a timely revolution, but who knows?

https://screenrant.com/blade-runner-2099-2049-sequel-show-not-movie/

https://www.space.com/everything-we-know-about-blade-runner-2099

 

[Edd]

My wife put on the new Salem’s Lot film recently. I was curious because I read a lot of Stephen King when I was younger. Thumbs down. I was initially assuming it was the first episode of a limited series, and then I thought the plot was being really rushed, and then I realized I was watching a bad movie instead of a good TV show.

 

[Alli]

My wife put on the new Salem’s Lot film recently. I was curious because I read a lot of Stephen King when I was younger. Thumbs down. I was initially assuming it was the first episode of a limited series, and then I thought the plot was being really rushed, and then I realized I was watching a bad movie instead of a good TV show.

That’s disappointing.

 

[Alli]

Got to see the new Beetlejuice movie last night. So very much like the first one. It was so nice to see some of the original actors back.

 

[Eric]

My wife put on the new Salem’s Lot film recently. I was curious because I read a lot of Stephen King when I was younger. Thumbs down. I was initially assuming it was the first episode of a limited series, and then I thought the plot was being really rushed, and then I realized I was watching a bad movie instead of a good TV show.

That’s disappointing.

I actually really liked it despite the bad reviews, I didn't think I would but ended up being pleasantly surprised.

 

[Huntn]

Red Sparrow (2018)- This is an excellent spy thriller, very different than Atomic Blond, lower energy, slower burn, more traditional, a lot of classical music instead of heart pounding 80s rock, but never the less tense and excellent. I read the trilogy which takes the reader to the top of the Russian government.

 

[Huntn]

The School for Good and Evil (2022)- Mediocre Disney-like fairy tale story. Not sure what its point was.

 

[Alli]

The School for Good and Evil (2022)- Mediocre Disney-like fairy tale story. Not sure what its point was.

Hopefully we’ll get another season.

 

[Huntn]

Transformers (2007)- The first and arguably the best of the franchise. A well defined and executed story about a conflict involving opposing groups of alien AI come to Earth with a high humor quotient. Definitely a Michael Bay high energy production. The integration of CGI into live action is impressive almost 2 decades later.

Amazing Mechanics

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[Huntn]

Hopefully we’ll get another season.

What I watched was a movie, if that’s what you meant. I had some issues with the premise, the balance of good and evil and we have 2 colleges that promote opposite philosophies because they are both needed.

 

[Herdfan]

Transformers (2007)- The first and arguably the best of the franchise. A well defined and executed story about a conflict involving opposing groups of alien AI come to Earth with a high humor quotient. Definitely a Michael Bay high energy production. The integration of CGI into live action is impressive almost 2 decades later.

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Not even sure it falls into the arguably category. Other than the scene in 2 where Julie White eats the brownies, the rest aren't worth watching.

 

[Huntn]

Sleepy Hollow (1999)- A perfect modern Halloween classic. The Iron Maiden scene happens during a flashback, gives me chills an event the character experienced as a child, perfectly horrible.

 

[Huntn]

Not even sure it falls into the arguably category. Other than the scene in 2 where Julie White eats the brownies, the rest aren't worth watching.

Science fiction of course. I enjoyed this in its entirety, especially the humor. I plan on watching Revenge of the Fallen tomorrow.

 

[Alli]

What I watched was a movie, if that’s what you meant. I had some issues with the premise, the balance of good and evil and we have 2 colleges that promote opposite philosophies because they are both needed.

Maybe I’m confusing it with something else.