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Steely_D

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Posted: Dec 25, 2022 - 11:45pm

Anti-recommendation for Avatar: Way of Water.
Beautiful, technologically astounding.

But an amalgam of other ideas, and some ham-handed preaching about whale slaughter and the evil of the White Man. And - no spoiler here - at the end there's a boat that turns over as they climb up the side, and then are trapped under in small air pockets and all I could think was that he'd already made Titanic once before.
My Better Half™ wanted to walk out at the cruelty and violence that was part of the "message." I thought that the first movie was Pochahontas, and this was Vietnam (come into the indigenous people's homes and try to hunt them).

The good part: I didn't know Jermaine was in it! And his American accent kept coming and going. Fun.


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Posted: Sep 14, 2022 - 4:23pm

 islander wrote:

Watched Bad Words w/ Jason Bateman on the plane. If you like his style, this is a gem. Can't figure out how I missed it until now.



That's so cool that you sat next to Jason Bateman on the plane.
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Posted: Sep 14, 2022 - 4:17pm

Watched Bad Words w/ Jason Bateman on the plane. If you like his style, this is a gem. Can't figure out how I missed it until now.
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Posted: Sep 14, 2022 - 4:16pm

 Manbird wrote:

I saw the funniest movie last night. It was hilarious for the maximum cringe factor. Take a look at 'Moonfall'. 
It's on HBO/HBO Max. You have to watch it all the way through because you will not believe the ending... 























Yeah, don't believe how I sat through that crap until the ending.  Had some decent names too, how did they all read that script and go 'yeah, I'll be associated with this turd'?
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Posted: Sep 14, 2022 - 3:34pm

I saw the funniest movie last night. It was hilarious for the maximum cringe factor. Take a look at 'Moonfall'. 
It's on HBO/HBO Max. You have to watch it all the way through because you will not believe the ending... 





















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Posted: Sep 14, 2022 - 11:28am

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What happens when a beloved childrens story goes into public domain and gets turned into a slasher film. Much more original.



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Posted: Sep 14, 2022 - 4:55am

 Steely_D wrote:

Anyone seen this? The NYT reviewer made it sound great/terrifying.

”This isn’t a true-crime documentary, it’s something far creepier: a low-budget found-footage horror movie that’s so realistic it’s uncanny, like an otherworldly episode of “48 Hours.” The writer-director Dutch Marich and his cast work magic by keeping the action to a minimum and the acting on a low flame. Watching the film calls for patience, because Marich reveals what happened to Gary almost entirely through dialogue, like a campfire ghost story.

That is until a sadistically directed finale that’s so terrifying, I had to look away from the screen because I could not handle it. I can’t wait for the sequel later this year.”




No, its not all that. Typical found footage type show. Nothing special. I personally have grown tired of the genre but a cheap way to make a movie, I guess. I am looking out for Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey. What happens when a beloved childrens story goes into public domain and gets turned into a slasher film. Much more original.
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Posted: Sep 13, 2022 - 5:46pm

Anyone seen this? The NYT reviewer made it sound great/terrifying.
”This isn’t a true-crime documentary, it’s something far creepier: a low-budget found-footage horror movie that’s so realistic it’s uncanny, like an otherworldly episode of “48 Hours.” The writer-director Dutch Marich and his cast work magic by keeping the action to a minimum and the acting on a low flame. Watching the film calls for patience, because Marich reveals what happened to Gary almost entirely through dialogue, like a campfire ghost story.

That is until a sadistically directed finale that’s so terrifying, I had to look away from the screen because I could not handle it. I can’t wait for the sequel later this year.”


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Posted: Jul 17, 2022 - 9:17am

 miamizsun wrote:


i give the trailer five stars...




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Posted: Jul 17, 2022 - 7:40am

 miamizsun wrote:


i give the trailer five stars...


I give the Google blurb five stars, too:  "After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. Although he is horrified by the new power, a sex worker convinces him to use it to fight crime."
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Posted: Jul 17, 2022 - 6:44am

 Steely_D wrote:



i give the trailer five stars...
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Posted: Jul 16, 2022 - 9:22pm


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Posted: Jul 9, 2022 - 3:23pm

We just got back from the new Elvis movie. I went as a curmudgeon. The best Elvis movie, in my book, is the one from the late 70s “This Is Elvis.” I had the vinyl, it was so great a summary of his career.

This one is wonderful. Baz is a director that takes significant liberties, and there are plenty of omissions and untruths in this (like his firing “Colonel” “Tom” “Parker” while onstage at Vegas - didn’t happen, but looks cool). But the guy playing Elvis kills it. Looks. A lot like him, and has the moves down

All three of us loved it. A great way to spend a few hours in a cool theater in the summer. 

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Posted: Jun 20, 2022 - 2:46pm

No Time To Die (2021)

Classic Bond. James Bond.

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Posted: Jun 20, 2022 - 1:29pm

 Proclivities wrote:

It's in limited theater runs around North America.  Since the film centers around sounds, the sound engineering is fascinating; I recommend seeing it in a theater if possible.


I thought it was old enough for TV,  maybe down road. Looks like a good venue in Detroit though.
I did come up with a 2016 teen coming of age movie with same name on xfinity.
Last good movie I saw was "A Most Wanted Man" Phillip Seymore Hoffman's last, but sad.
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Posted: Jun 20, 2022 - 1:12pm

 Skydog wrote:

Trailer makes me want to see it, I'll check my Xfinity for it.
It seems to have a vibe that is relatable for the current plague that has spread around the world.
Tilda Swinton looks like Jen Psaki's sister. 

It's in limited theater runs around North America.  Since the film centers around sounds, the sound engineering is fascinating; I recommend seeing it in a theater if possible.
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Posted: Jun 20, 2022 - 9:51am

 Proclivities wrote:
Perhaps slow-moving and cryptic by "Hollywood" standards but I thought it was very engrossing.

'Memoria' is a marvelously strange sonic detective story
 
Trailer makes me want to see it, I'll check my Xfinity for it.
It seems to have a vibe that is relatable for the current plague that has spread around the world.
Tilda Swinton looks like Jen Psaki's sister. 
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Posted: Jun 20, 2022 - 9:11am

Perhaps slow-moving and cryptic by "Hollywood" standards but I thought it was very engrossing.

'Memoria' is a marvelously strange sonic detective story
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Posted: Jun 12, 2021 - 4:52pm

La maman et la putain (1973) - Jean Eustache

Three and a half hours of talk about sex in French. Not boring, I think I learned something. My first girlfriend was French, about five years after this time. I was number 20 while she was only 19. I shouldn't have asked, but now I see why she told me.
 
Sartre makes a cameo appearance philosophizing to women in a cafe, none of whom is Simone de Beauvoir — probably at home writing, waiting for him to bring one.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 - 7:42am

Great writing. Thought I'd never watch another murder mystery or police procedural again, but the first three seasons of Grantchester (PBS) are very good (except for an absurd product placement for Jameson whisky in episode 1). I will probably watch the rest of them.
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