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I took the boys to see it this afternoon. My 16 yo summed it up nicely: it was pretty dumb, but also really good. My understanding is this was made by a Chinese company. I hope it does well globally, and we can see more movies like this from them.

Running Man wrote:

I took the boys to see it this afternoon. My 16 yo summed it up nicely: it was pretty dumb, but also really good. My understanding is this was made by a Chinese company. I hope it does well globally, and we can see more movies like this from them.

Warner Bros, with Chinese co-funding. And we will be seeing a lot of these - Skyscraper was another movie with a lot of Chinese money this summer. It's a way for Hollywood movies to count as "domestic" on the Chinese market, and avoid having to compete to be one of the X number of foreign movies allowed in Chinese theatres.

I have never seen a theater as silent as it was in the last few minutes of my showing of BlacKkKlansman.

SpacePPoliceman wrote:

I have never seen a theater as silent as it was in the last few minutes of my showing of BlacKkKlansman.

Yeah.

Just got home from seeing the expanded version of Lord of the Rings at a theater tonight. They doing the entire trilogy over three weeks for $5 for each film.

It was a lot of fun, since it was a lot real fans. After, I saw a dad with his two kids chatting in their seats, and he looked as excited to share it with them as they were seeing it.

It was also funny hearing the entire theater chuckle at the “You do not simply walk into Mordor,” line. The meme ruined that as a serious moment. My wife, who does not really do any social media, was confused as to why folks were laughing.

Sadly, it appears we were just viewing the DVD version, as the resolution was clearly much lower than an average film. It was fine, but because we found out late, we were in the second row, and it was pretty obvious. For the next two films our seats are further back, so I’m hoping will look a little better. Sound was great, though.

They're charging admission and aren't even showing the Blu-ray!?!?! *flips all the desks*

I’ve been going to Studio Ghibli movies recently. Im late to their work, having started with The Secret Life of Arriety. It’s so cool to have my first time seeing these movies in the theaters. Tonight was Graveyard of the Fireflies. It was gut-wrenching, but beautiful.

DSGamer wrote:

I’ve been going to Studio Ghibli movies recently. Im late to their work, having started with The Secret Life of Arriety. It’s so cool to have my first time seeing these movies in the theaters. Tonight was Graveyard of the Fireflies. It was gut-wrenching, but beautiful.

Nice! I've seen a lot in the theater at this point. See The Tale of Princess Kaguya if you can. It's my Studio Ghibli all time favorite. So complex.

Mile 22 was a lot of great action laid on top of a miserably nonsensical plot and terrible script. I was primarily disappointed because I went to see the movie specifically to see Lauren Cohan kicking ass, and ... she really didn't get the chance.

From what I've read, they do a disservice to Iko with camera shaking and quick cuts during his fight scenes.

slazev wrote:

From what I've read, they do a disservice to Iko with camera shaking and quick cuts during his fight scenes.

More cuts are always better. Just ask Liam Neeson.

There was some of that, but it wasn't too bad.

We'll always have the Raid movies to comfort us.

There really is not much like Ledger's joker is there. It's just so damn good.

Hobear wrote:

There really is not much like Ledger's joker is there. It's just so damn good.

Nothing comes close. That performance is singular.

I have a hard enough time not laughing at Marky Mark playing tacticool tough guy, him trying to do so next to people like Rousey and Uwais who could bare-fistedly murder him before he could say "I blinded an old man in a hate crime" was never in the cards for me.

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I blame scientology.

Jayhawker wrote:

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This is apparently a thing because when I googled who Wilford Brimley was, the image section of search results show pictures of both Brimley and Cruise.

He's mostly famous for:

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Also,

slazev wrote:

From what I've read, they do a disservice to Iko with camera shaking and quick cuts during his fight scenes.

take your pick;

or

I pick both, because I'm greedy like that.

One of my favorite video essayists just released this regarding movies and the culture, which really spoke to me:

If there's one addendum I'd add to Willems' points, it's that very rarely does anyone who suggests "the logical thing to do" actually suggest anything logical.

Also, his "Explains" series is delightful.

Well, he certainly articulates the exact problem I have with trying to talk TV and films with people online a lot better than I ever did. That was pretty awesome.

Especially the bit about how much as he loves mocking some small inconsistencies, they don't matter next to things like static, tedious characters, repetitive plotting, and disturbing cryptofascist undertones.

I am always nervous clicking on YouTuber recommendations but I liked that. Yes, the "logical" thing drives me up the wall. Like, I don't understand why someone being a scientist means they would only make cool, rational decisions in the most stressful situation of their life when I know real-life scientists who make dumb decisions in their daily lives.

I would add that I feel like the plot hole obsession leads to some mainstream studios forcing in bad expository dialogue. Like how every non-Avengers Marvel movie or TV show has to include a discussion as to why the Avengers can't come and help, which ironically just highlights how silly the whole thing is.

kuddles wrote:

I would add that I feel like the plot hole obsession leads to some mainstream studios forcing in bad expository dialogue. Like how every non-Avengers Marvel movie or TV show has to include a discussion as to why the Avengers can't come and help, which ironically just highlights how silly the whole thing is.

This is the one huge negative effect of nerd culture rising up to become so dominant in pop culture. It's as silly as trying to take all of the comics and forcing them into one universe, so that all the stories are cannon. that resulted in the obvious solution of extra dimensions and stories taking place in alternate universes so that everything is consistent.

The reality is, forcing all the heroes into one extended universe is more about generating revenue than telling a good story. They have convinced millions that to really understand movie X, you should really go back and watch other movies, which is straight out of the comics. They don't have to explain why the Avengers are coming for plot purposes, it's to remind the audience that they need to go watch that movie, too.

It's kind of why I like Gotham on TV. It is so over the top odd and weird, that it can only exist in its own universe. It's just this crazy Batman origin story that doesn't sync up with anything. It's not limited by canon, but it is free to draw on anything that ever appears in the canon and using it in any way the writers feel would make the story more interesting. Castle Rock on Hulu is a bit like that, too.

kuddles wrote:

I would add that I feel like the plot hole obsession leads to some mainstream studios forcing in bad expository dialogue. Like how every non-Avengers Marvel movie or TV show has to include a discussion as to why the Avengers can't come and help, which ironically just highlights how silly the whole thing is.

I'll cross-post BadKen's "And Also" from me putting the vid in the Last Jedi thread:

BadKen wrote:

Lindsay Ellis' video essay on the live action Beauty and the Beast explains in exquisite detail why making a movie for angry internet plot-hole fanatics is an extraordinarily bad idea.

p.s. Don't be fooled by the poster frame. She is not distributing haterade - this is her usual deep dive. "Thanks, I Hate It" is a silly meme she likes to use.

SpacePPoliceman wrote:

I have never seen a theater as silent as it was in the last few minutes of my showing of BlacKkKlansman.

Yeah, it was a gut-punch.

Can't think of the last time I've cried in a theater.

INCREDIBLE movie.

The Monster Squad doesn't hold up. Young Baron is very sad and old Baron is now scared to watch The Goonies as planned.

On a different I liked Rampage. Very dumb movie but that is what it was sold as. I clapped at one point and laughed at a few parts.