Raiders is an all time movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
Temple of Doom was good ( a little dark wth the whole heart ripping thing*).
after that, geez.
and the fridge..........that ****ing fridge.
*spoiler alert.
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Raiders is an all time movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
Temple of Doom was good ( a little dark wth the whole heart ripping thing*).
after that, geez.
and the fridge..........that ****ing fridge.
*spoiler alert.
The Last Crusade is the best of the three, so you're already wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
There is no fourth one though.
The Sean Connery one?Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
deary me.
Indiana Jones only existed because Spielberg wanted to make a Bond movie and the Bond people didnt want any part of him. he then made up his own American James Bond as a pisstake. to further annoy everyone they cast Connery in the 3rd one as a double middle finger to show they could make more money with him than the Bond people ever could. The whole movie was a lazy mess designed around their egos.
you cant be dying on that hill, i wont allow it.
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Originally Posted by pv4
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Originally Posted by pv4
I saw Raiders in Sydney the day it was released in Australia. The theatre was absolutely packed and I can't remember a more positive reaction to a movie either before or since.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Easily the pick of the Indiana Jones movies.
I was a bigger fan of Young Indy books / series than I was the Indiana Jones movies that followed Raiders.
No love for Temple of Doom?
A good movie in its own right with a great scene on the rope bridge.
All 3 Indiana Jones movies were great.
I'm glad we can all agree that all 3 of them are top notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
These Scorsese comments re:Marvel movies are hilarious.
I mean, hes 100% correct, but the fact he needs to say them, and the Marvel ****boys need to fight back says all you need to know about these nerds.
the fact they dont even understand what hes saying yet get their dukes up is the funniest part.
just enjoy your movies nerds, for the most part i do.
What did he say?Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
he started out a few weeks back saying Marvel movies 'were not cinema'. again, he was right from his point of view but Marvel ****boys got their knickers in a knot because "HOW DARE YOU DISMISS THE EMOTIONAL TOLL OF WHEN BLACK WIDOW DIED*"Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
So then he had to expand on it, because people are idiots: there was a whole op-ed in the NY Times about it but the killer quote everyone is putting up was this:
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But the sameness of today’s franchise pictures is something else again. Many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures. What’s not there is revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger. Nothing is at risk. The pictures are made to satisfy a specific set of demands, and they are designed as variations on a finite number of themes.
They are sequels in name but they are remakes in spirit, and everything in them is officially sanctioned because it can’t really be any other way. That’s the nature of modern film franchises: market-researched, audience-tested, vetted, modified, revetted and remodified until they’re ready for consumption./QUOTE]
the bold bits are whats hes always meant. these things are great if thats what you want to see. and if thats what you want (the good guys win, the hero gets the girl etc etc) then they are perfect. and you should love them and enjoy them.
you can literally replace any characters into any Marvel movie and always end up in the same spot. thats cool, but there is no risk.
Thor can have Captain Americas journey, Iron man and Hulk are the same person etc etc.
Now, go slide Captain America and Iron Man into the plot of Goodfellas or The Usual Suspects or Fight Club and see how much audiences like it.
*because shes not really dead is she because theres an all new Black Widow movie coming to a cineplex near you this next year.........
[QUOTE=plague;232014]he started out a few weeks back saying Marvel movies 'were not cinema'. again, he was right from his point of view but Marvel ****boys got their knickers in a knot because "HOW DARE YOU DISMISS THE EMOTIONAL TOLL OF WHEN BLACK WIDOW DIED*"
So then he had to expand on it, because people are idiots: there was a whole op-ed in the NY Times about it but the killer quote everyone is putting up was this:
It's set between Civil War and Infinity war part 1. She's deadQuote:
But the sameness of today’s franchise pictures is something else again. Many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures. What’s not there is revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger. Nothing is at risk. The pictures are made to satisfy a specific set of demands, and they are designed as variations on a finite number of themes.
They are sequels in name but they are remakes in spirit, and everything in them is officially sanctioned because it can’t really be any other way. That’s the nature of modern film franchises: market-researched, audience-tested, vetted, modified, revetted and remodified until they’re ready for consumption./QUOTE]
the bold bits are whats hes always meant. these things are great if thats what you want to see. and if thats what you want (the good guys win, the hero gets the girl etc etc) then they are perfect. and you should love them and enjoy them.
you can literally replace any characters into any Marvel movie and always end up in the same spot. thats cool, but there is no risk.
Thor can have Captain Americas journey, Iron man and Hulk are the same person etc etc.
Now, go slide Captain America and Iron Man into the plot of Goodfellas or The Usual Suspects or Fight Club and see how much audiences like it.
*because shes not really dead is she because theres an all new Black Widow movie coming to a cineplex near you this next year.........
so you dont understand what hes talking about either.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
excellent.
40th anniversary of "Life of Brian" must be today or yesterday.
Here's something for the old farts, a live debate with a bishop and a converted critic.
(This is the full story link which gives some context to the interview https://reason.com/2019/11/08/monty-...ts-the-bishop/)
And heres the interview. It's a long one.
https://youtu.be/ZYMpObbt2rs
Jesus is portrayed as the only legit religous figure in the Life of Brian.
It's all the infant religions that never gained any long term following they are taking the piss out of.
Again a simple case of church types being critical of a movie they had never seen.
Scorsese has a style and while many rave about his movies I don't enjoy them.
However his assesment about Marvel Movies is both fair and correct.
But as a business it's hard to argue with what the Marvel franchise delivers.
Decided to check out some old flicks I watched with my grandparents as a kid [They were old movies even then - thanks for asking Plague]
I watched "The Kid"[1921] starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan [Uncle Fester from Addams Family]. Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, starred, as well as scored and played the soundtrack.
Anyone that can watch this movie without laughing and smiling all the way through is dead inside.
I also watched "The General"[1926] starring Buster Keaton - unfortunately time has not been kind to Keaton's films like it has the work of Chaplin.
I didn't hate "The General" but it's a hard slog to get through it.
Anyone else seen either of these films ? If not, just to get an idea how modern comedies evolved they are well worth a look.
Marx Brothers are something else worth checking out - especially for anyone that likes MASH.
geez, cant wait for all those Black Widow thinkpieces. it looks like typical formula Marvel trash.
hopefully we can fit in a Ant Man and the Widow team up before Scar Jo's contract runs out.
also, theres a new Star Wars movie out in what, 2 weeks and there seems to be very little buzz about it.
still, light at the end of the tunnel. Spiderverse 2 is less than 900 days away.
oh shit just read they are actually making another Ant Man movie.
id be much more tolerant of the public at large if just some of their shitstain fanbois fessed up and said "you know what, some of these movies are trash".
even the Jets has their Donny De Groot era. its ok to acknowledge it.
Why wouldn't they make another one? The last one grossed over $500m and made a Net Profit over $100m.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
The same simpletons showing up for all the Marvel films will be turning up for this as well.
oh i understand why they make them.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
i kind of understand why people go watch them.
i dont understand why people try and tell me they are good though.
SW first thoughts. Two thumbs up from me
posted these in the wrong thread.
preserved for posterity.
re: 6 underground
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this was a weird mess.
its really difficult to watch Ryan Reynolds do anything without thinking its Deadpool. not a bad thing to be forever linked to a pretty iconic role but yeah every line is delivered the same.
also, not sure if they were trying to say something or if they were just lazy as all hell but using location shots that were clearly Abu Dhabi and telling the audience they were in Vegas, or putting iconic Singaporean buildings in the background of whats supposed to be Hong Kong (which also tried to pass off Abu Dhabi as Hong Kong) was all around weird and distracting.
but yeah as Mr Furns said, Ryan Reynolds in anything makes me smile (no ive never seen Green Lantern) so it was watchable.
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also, re-watched The Wolf of Wall Street the other day.
remember seeing it at the movies and being pretty disappointed as id just finished the books and thought they'd tried to cram so much into such a small window.
a few years on though my god i didnt take the time to see how ****ing funny it is. its such a brilliant movie on its own.
forgot how damn good Jonah Hill (yes Johan ****ing Hill) is in this.
and Leo, woof him not winning an Oscar for this (and others) but getting the make up call for the bear movie is why we hate the Oscars.
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going to watch the Star Wars one this weekend with Plague jnr.
will report in with spoiler free opinions, but you Star Wars nerdz need to set a date for when we can properly talk about it.
6 underground was a simple little action flick, did what was on the tin. Hated the bad guys, wanted the good guys to win, didn't believe anything was real life, only a tiny slow down for a very quick and painless love story, bad guy lost. Made me smile enough to warrant the time I spent on it.
Although I rewatched Cop Out last week as well and that thing has aged very well IMO. Tracey Morgan must have been super painful but fun to work with.
I thought 6 underground was more than good enough for a watch and glad I did it. I don't disagree with heaps of the criticisms but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
Re wolf of wall street, 100% agree with plaguesey. What an awesome and funny movie.
My opinion is if you want to avoid Star Wars spoilers and consider yourself a fan, you should be fair game by Monday.
i went to the Star Wars movie.
its a fantastic Star Wars movie.
its got lots of Star Wars in it.
if youve never seen a star wars movie youre gonna absolutely love it.
if youve seen all of the star wars movies youre gonna just add that to the collection of star wars movies.
if you go there expecting Manchester by the sea then you will be disappointed but lets face it if you go there looking for Manchester by the sea then you are an asshole and are only doing it to complain to your fellow assholes on twitter.
its a ****ing star wars movie. it says so right in the title.
legit though lets get to the embargo date i still have a LOT of things to discuss with this movie.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, however it kinda turns the previous 2 movies into character dev movies with no real consequence.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
yeah i get this is the big talking point about the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
****and yes we are still spoiler free******
but im not sure what people actually expected.
its a Star wars movie, thats what Star Wars does best.
i liked the Last Jedi, but id say that storyline did way more damage to the overall 3 part arc than TROS did.
Its obvious that JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson didnt map the thing out from the start, and thats poor planning. but i really dug it.
theres a million nit picks, and we'll get to them. but i found it way way way more entertaining than expected.
Problem with TLJ is it essentially did to further the plot and needed certain characters to act differently for the so called story to workQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
Didn’t even know it was a talking point. I’ve avoided all fan pages etc like the plague (hehe)Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Want to nit pick?
I think the 3 titles in the new arc make the least sense against all the Star Wars films.
I think the Star Wars films are great for children under ten years of age. But I can take them or leave them other than TESB and I wouldn't even rate it in my top 100.
The movies since the first two are really just a lot of turd polishing. Why not come up with something new ?
The recent ones that have worked stick very much to the original formula - but it's getting old very quickly now as well.
yeah no one hates Star Wars movies as much as Star Wars nerdz. they hated TLJ but then hated the fact that TROS didnt turn out like TLJ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
the second those nerds discovered twitter then the world should have been put down like an old dog.
I watched The Last jedi [2017] on Disney + last night in glorious 4k HDR10.
For a big budget movie some of the sets and camerawork was extremely amateur looking type shit.
I think the storyline was ok in parts and by the end it was mostly an enjoyable experience - but absolutely no way is this movie in any way groundbreaking or essential viewing to anyone other than a fan of the franchise.
It could have been a great film with a bit of fine tuning - but they simply cut too many corners.
Watched Incredibles 2.
Great movie. Had me laughing all the way through.
Plague on the money again. Saw Ep 9 tonight & enjoyed it very much.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
I think the Clone Wars Cartoon series has been the pick of the Star Wars efforts in recent times. Season 7 will be here in feb 2020.
Movie wise I think Rogue One is probably the only one of the recent films that can stand alone - the others are far too reliant on past glories.
Note: I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the other movies - I just think they could have been a lot better.
Only gripe I had was the return of ***** (ppl who have seen the movie know who I mean) was in no way hinted at in the previous two movies so it all felt a bit forced. Really think that they should have had someone overseeing the new trilogy (a la Kevin Feige) so it was all coherent and was building to something specific. All it really needed was a few little scenes and some extra lines of dialogue in VII &
VIII to tie in with what they did in IX.
Still liked them all though, just a bit of a missed opportunity to tie things together in a better way.
Once upon a time in Hollywood, Another good Tarentino movie, Although **** cults
I watched "The Big Bird Cage" last night. 10/10.