What Movie Are You Watching?

[Huntn]

Beetlejuice (1988)- Watching in prep for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Boy was Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Winona Ryder young! Wait, we were all young!

 

[Huntn]

It’s been a long time, but cranked up X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)- A top ten Marvel story. This ranks up there with the first two X-Men movies that prominently featured a Wolverine searching for his mysterious forgotten past and a driven, manipulative Colonel Striker. This story fills in the blank. Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber are amazing along with a top notch, all star cast. A sad ending.

The Blob:

 

[Herdfan]

Best of the X-Men movies IMHO.

 

[Huntn]

L’ Incroyable Hulk (2008)- Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Willian Hurt, Tim Roth. Maybe because I’ve had a crush on Liv Tyler, since Armageddon (1998), but this is a worthy Marvel Hulk entry near the beginning of the Infinity Stone Saga. Not the first Hulk (2003), a sequel. I like Ed Norton, loved him in The Illusionist and was sad he got himself basically banned in Hollywood, my understanding over creative differences, but what do I know? It’s a shame Tyler did not move forward as The Hulk’s love interest.

Here's Why Edward Norton Has Not Appeared In More Films In Recent Years

He's had a few hard-hitting films, but Edward Norton doesn't seem to be getting big roles, or being cast in many movies, lately.

www.thethings.com

 

[Edd]

It’s been a long time, but cranked up X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)- A top ten Marvel story. This ranks up there with the first two X-Men movies that prominently featured a Wolverine searching for his mysterious forgotten past and a driven, manipulative Colonel Striker. This story fills in the blank. Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber are amazing along with a top notch, all star cast. A sad ending.

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The Blob:

That's a widely disliked film. Don't even think Jackman likes it, and I know Ryan Reynolds doesn't.

 

[Alli]

L’ Incroyable Hulk (2008)

Why are all your movies in French?

 

[Huntn]

Beetlejuice (1988)- Watching in prep for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Boy was Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Winona Ryder young! Wait, we were all young!

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Beatlejuice Beatlejuice (2024)- When the scream writers sat down to flesh out this story, they asked a question, “How crazy and silly stupid can we get?”



Not worthy, kind of awful. Michael Keaton goes through the motions, his heart does not seem to be in it. A lot of lame attempts to kindle fond feelings about the original story to provide cover for a lame, inconsistent, beyond my limits, silly, at times grusome, nonsensical waste of time.

 

[Huntn]

Why are all your movies in French?

What makes you think that? I noticed the language after I found this image and ran with it.

 

[Huntn]

My second favorite Michael Bay movie is Armageddon (1998)- incredible energy, enthusiast performances, incredible eye candy, and bordering on over the top action. Then I caught an article regarding Bruce Willis and got a little depressed.

 

[Huntn]

X-Men (2000)- Not the first Marvel movie, but it establishes X-Men in the MCU and in the overall story, devotes a great deal of time to Wolverine. At some point, viewing X-Men 2 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is a must. I have mixed feelings about X-Men 3, although it’s worthy enough, although they seriously short change the equivalent of the Dark Pheonix Saga. Although a later movie addresses the Dark Pheonix, I’ve not yet seen it because it got bad reviews. These are the actors I imprinted on, and I although I gave the later X-Men movies that portray the younger X-Men a chance, I don’t like any I’ve seen.

 

[Huntn]

X-2: X-Men United (2003)- This ties with Wolverine Origins as the best 2 X-Men movies imo. Wolverine finds the answer to his past. I share something with Wolverine, we both have crushes on Jean Gray.

Spoiler: Plot

Col Striker returns in his crusade against mutants. Outstanding Alkali Lake dam breach sequence.

 

[Huntn]

The Fall Guy (2024)- I really wanted to love this film. The plot was either weak, or poorly executed, it just felt off and far fetched, but I like Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt so I gave them a lot of slack.

 

[Huntn]

Conclave (2024)- Excellent fictional story. Of interest the Cardinal in charge of the Conclave says “certainty is the enemy of tolerance and faith.”