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.”

 

[Eric]

Another bomb at 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, like nearly all other movies as well. You know they're paying for talent on screen but it's like they refuse to do it for a good script.

 

[Huntn]

Gladiator 2 (2024)
A sequel to the original story. It was ok, but lacked the impact of the original. And in many ways if felt like they shuffled some of the details to recycle the original story.

 

[Huntn]

Avatar (2009)- Amazing film by all (my ) measures, worthy story*, great pacing, photo-realistic CGI, amazing technical achievement. The added Hunt footage is well worth getting the Collector’s edition. I’m playing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, great environment. It’s like being there.

* Wife calls it a Dances with Wolves knockoff, and true the theme is similiar, but the setting bears no resemblance, and it’s a different ball game on this planet, with these natives and the visuals are incredible.