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TheRedPriest
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« Reply #2709 on: 20 November 2021, 23:45:48 » |
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I saw Ghostbusters Afterlife and it was amazing. Go see it. This is everything I wanted in a movie. It has a deliberate pace and is a bit of a slow burn, but I never felt like it was dragging. The build up to the end was fantastic, and the climax legit had me tear up a bit.
It has a nice mix of horror and comedy, much like the first Ghostbusters. The characters were all pretty well done, and even though it moves along comfortably, no scene overstays it's welcome. I didn't find any hints of "woke" anywhere. Phoebe is a great and likable kid, who is far from the Mary Sue I've seen her described as.
It treats the continuity of the series with great respect while also being it's own thing. The callbacks and easter eggs are just a cherry on top of the films specific plot and they work great. Honestly, from a plot stand point it's really more of a direct sequel to 1 than to 2, so while I liked 2 ok, that was more of another adventure, whereas Afterlife directly tackles plot points from the first film. I really enjoyed that. It wraps up the original Ghostbusters story really well. Afterlife can serve as a finale, or maybe a jumping off point for more. This really does feel like an 80s movie, in all the best and right ways.
I left the theater with a big smile. THIS is the kind of movie fans want. Not pandering, not "message" above entertainment, not quotas or check lists. Fun. A good adventure. This is proof good movies can still be made, Hollywood just chooses NOT to.
Go see this movie. We need to support good films like this. And when you do see it, stay ALL the way to the end past the black screen credit rolls. There is another scene before the curtains come down.
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Johncarllos
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« Reply #2716 on: 22 November 2021, 22:34:31 » |
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I like the Dune novel so I liked the movie. I'm curious what people who didn't read the book thought of the film, since I'm sure there's a lot of seemingly random terms being thrown at you with little explanation.
I'm not interested in Ghostbusters, I don't actually have any affinity for the franchise, but I find it odd that (based solely on the trailer) this adaptation is trying to add some sort of seriousness to the concept that was never there to begin with. I'm glad to hear this one's good though, I'll probably check it out on streaming.
Dune was swell.
I knew it would be dense going into it, but the pacing and presentation of the important information was so well balanced! It felt like a book being adapted to a film: the side characters weren't as fleshed out as they could have been, BUT their importance to the protagonists and the overall plot felt adequate. Specifically, Jason Momoa, and Josh Brolin's characters, as well as the magical doctor guy. It did what a great adaption should do: inspire you to read the books and delve deeper into the lore. I loved it, and the whole time I was thinking (and even said to my wife) "This is like Star Wars for adults." I watched at home, steaming, on my aging 65" TV with dolby atmos surround, and it was a GREAT experience. I could tell that some scenes would have been even more breathtaking in IMAX. Dune is next on my Audiobook list now.
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Speed Racer
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« Reply #2723 on: 14 June 2022, 19:47:23 » |
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We were on vacation in Maine a couple of weeks ago, we watched a few films as a family, and a couple by myself:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (of course, multiple viewings) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (oldest son is really into the Silver Surfer and likes the idea of the Fantastic Four - haven't watched this since the theaters, and honestly it was pretty fun. Except for not knowing what to do with Galactus, they did a pretty good job) Hop (youngest son loves this movie, it is absolute bland kid crap) Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) At the Earth's Core Marked for Death Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (low budget, fairly middling crap movie. Worth a rental) Constantine: The House of Mystery (good anthology movie, some genuinely weird/#####ed up #####. I'd love there to be an Adult Swim-esque Blue Beetle/The Question cartoon show. Honestly all four cartoons I'd be willing to see sequels to)
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Mikero
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« Reply #2740 on: 10 September 2024, 17:29:49 » |
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I'm with John here mostly.
I loved Wandavision tbh, I grew up on sitcoms from all eras so the way they played with each decade's tropes was a lot of fun. It became a generic Marvel thing later, which is a little disappointing I guess but overall I didn't mind at the time and I think we really saw Elizabeth Olsen flex her range as an actress with these different roles. I came out of it very much a fan of hers and wanting to see more of her acting (I recommend Love & Death)--for reference I didn't know her before Age of Ultron and they really didn't do ##### with the Wanda character until Wandavision. What I dislike is how they treated the character afterwards in the abysmal Dr. Strange sequel, but imo the first Dr. Strange movie sucked too.
Loki's first season was good. People focus on the office's 60's-70's visual style but I love how on the other side of the windows it had so much aesthetic design taken from Moëbius' art. This season really hit for me because of big I used to be into comics for most of my life, and it really was hitting a lot of cool beats. I imagine if you aren't into that stuff then the show is just fine. I found the second season was only compelling for about two thirds, then just kind of... Was a show. It doesn't help that Jonathan Majors has turned out to be a really bad person.
Falcon and Winter Soldier I enjoyed because I enjoy those characters--well actually I never liked Falcon-Cap in comics, I felt it actually removed agency from one of our few historically standalone Black superheroes making him just another "not-the-REAL-<insert superhero here>" a la Rhodey/War Machine. However the MCU dodges this issue because the character of Sam/Falcon/Cap was just never established at that level and his conversion over to Cap is more organic. But what I liked about the show was actually the exploration of how the "blip" actually improved the lives of many people, moreover how undoing it (a decision made by the haves that didn't consider the have-nots) created a metric #####ton of problems for people at society's bottom. The show's execution can be long and dry but I think that singular concept was interesting enough to make it valuable to me. The US Agent storyline was done decently enough to fit into that larger narrative, it wasn't extremely interesting to me but I don't think there's a better way to execute that storyline. I will disagree, John, that that level of corporate racism is gone in the 2020's. That is very much still alive it's just quiet, especially with corporations hiding behind their performative social media presence. Regardless, as someone who read a lot of the "black" superhero comics in the past I very much enjoyed the nods to "Truth: Red, White, and Black" as well as how that trickled down in one of my favourite Young Avengers' characters: Patriot.
But those are shows, I guess I should see this third Deadpool movie to understand what you guys mean. I haven't had the drive to see it 'cause I never really found the first two THAT great tbh. I'm sure it's just as fun as those though.
Borderlands stunk. I just finally watched Under The Skin and don't know what I think.
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Johncarllos
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« Reply #2741 on: 11 September 2024, 00:48:03 » |
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Deadpool & Wolverine is a dumb popcorn movie, with a lot of low brow comedy, but it weaves that amongst good (to great) acting, fun R-rated violence (especially in the first third), insane and unexpected cameos for some beloved edge characters, and an overall wholesome(?) story.
I appreciate the insights, Mike. "As far as I understand" is definitely rooted in my experiences in Maine, one of the least diverse, and (I believe) it is the least black state in the continental 48. I'm also in the more liberal part of the state, where every corporate culture I've been in has been extremely pro-diversity. I guess I wasn't thinking about it from the point of view of more diverse and (often) oppressive areas, and I guess I didn't give it as much attention as it didn't relate to my experiences at all, and wasn't what I thought I'd get from a Marvel show. It's been years since I watched it, but thinking back on it a bit more it holds a bit more weight than I thought.
I also agree that Dr. Strange 2 was doodoo and character murder for Wanda. Strange 1 was middle of the road for MCU at the time, but at least it played a part in the episodic MCU leading up to Infinity/Endgame. Strange 2 was especially bad because, like, what's the payoff? Who cares about the next things. They dropped the ball hard. Deadpool 3 gets right up in their face with it (literally in Jon Favreau's face).
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