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Both were pretty fun musical comedy romps. I'm a big Judy fan.
I actually enjoyed 2 and 3 as it's one very long movie split in half. Never finished the last two
I never even look at what a movie gets on imdb or wherever else, because it's irrelevant to me; it has no effect on what I watch, nor on what I think of a movie.
Yes, she was good (though I'm not convinced she was better than Lesley Manville in Phantom Thread or Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird). I didn't care for the movie, though.
I, Tonya (2017)
This didn't work for me. Acting was fine, and the story has potential (as commentary on abuse, media, celebrity, etc.), but... the somewhat comedic (though not actually funny), lighthearted approach to child abuse and spousal abuse was not something I personally found entertaining, and on the whole I found the tone off, as well as ineffective; the multi-fold tragedy of the people just got muddled, and since the comedy failed for me as well, the movie became pretty boring. The second time ever that I got "a private screening" - I was the only one in the theatre.
The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Good, but I expected more. Felt too staged and too acted to feel menacing, scary or tragic.
The Conspirator (2010)
A fairly boring movie about the trial after Lincoln's assassination. Directed by Robert Redford, with a pretty good cast.
The Lady In The Van (2015)
Maggie Smith is awesome as an old lady living in a van in front of a writer's home for 15 years. Amazingly, a true story. The writer wrote a play about her, and that was then made into this entertaining movie.
The Guard (2011)
Brendan Gleeson is the lead and a lot of fun in this Irish movie, and the main reason to watch (and was why I did). Entertaining.
Neon Demon (2016)
Style over substance. This the 5th Nicolas Winding Refn movie I've seen, and Drive remains the only one I'd like to re-watch (already have, but, well, again). They're all a bit weird, and visually stylized and sort of interesting, but... not much else. This one was kinda like watching a macabre fashion magazine shoot or perfume commercial in kind of long slo-mo. On the acting side, at least Elle Fanning has a genuinely lovely face with the kind of depth and soul that only few young actors have, so she was interesting to watch.
Carnage (2011)
The writing is the best part of this. Even as a movie still looks very much like a play. Directed by Polanski. Two couples, played by Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly, and Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz, have some discussions that start politely, and escalate into brutally honest exchanges. Almost the whole thing happens in one apartment, mostly in the living room, with just the 4 people. I was shocked to learn that the budget was $25 million. That's ridiculous. How on earth does a movie like this cost that much? Or, as always, any crazy amount of money can of course be spent on any movie if you get the money to spend, but most movies seem to have way too big budgets.
Il grande silenzio (1968)
Django (1966)
Both directed by Sergio Corbucci. I didn't care much for the original Django, the other one was better and more unusual. I was amused to find out that Corbucci was forced to shoot an alternative, happy ending for the US, geez... His own ending surely worked much better with the grim and pessimistic tone and style of the movie.
Didn't do anything to my earlier decision of not being interested in going to that third-world mess called India. Apologies to anyone from there who might be on this board, but being sympathetic to the country's situation doesn't mean I want to see it personally.
Wow, I commend you on this achievement to watch several versions. I'm a big fan of Sherlock Holmes and I hope someday to be able to watch all the adaptations. I did like the version of "Hounds of Baskervilles" that the show Sherlock did, a nice updating to that story.
MARVEL CINEMATIC RETROSPECTIVE
Like Iron Man 3 before it, I had the same feelings during my 3 viewings - I really liked it the 1st time, it was boring the 2nd time, and this time, it was all right. The cast was solid, but I felt like no one had really much to do. The villain was forgettable, the action was all right, and the story was ok. I understood the story a little better this time, but I just didn't care what happened. The jokes kind of landed, but since I already knew how they would play out, they weren't as funny. This movie was just meh.
This movie is just plain awesome. After Captain America: The First Avenger and Avengers, the Russo brothers did a wonderful of taking what could have been a plain character into someone awesome. His way of handling situations, his combat style and man, that shield, was just so cool. I can't praise this movie enough. The action was incredible all around especially the scenes on the highway, very intense. Making it a politically thriller also help this story and the villains were menacing. Winter Soldier was cool as well and making him one to have a personal connection with Cap helped. Black Widow was also great, and I think Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans have good chemistry. I like their scenes at the mall, and wish they got together. Anthony Mackie was also a good addition. Kind of like Rhodey, I like his genuine friendship with Cap. Otherwise, not sure what other MCU can top this one on my list.
Rankings:
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Avengers
3. Iron Man
4. Captain America: The First Avenger
5. The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Iron Man 3
8. Black Panther
9. Iron Man 2
10. Thor: The Dark World
It was not great, I thought about getting all the films on Bluray I won't bother lol
Wise choice.
I also recommend the first film !
Originally I only wanted to watch the MCU films but I accidentally came across Man of Steel too and decided to do the rest of the DCU as well.
Anyway here it goes (a 100% subjective list by someone who is not familiar with any of the comics):
Marvel
1. Thor: Ragnarok 10/10
2. Captain America: Civil War 10/10
3. Iron Man 9/10
4. Captain America: First Avenger 9/10
5. Ant-Man 8/10
6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 8/10
7. Iron Man 2 8/10
8. Doctor Strange 7/10
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 7/10
10. Avengers: Age of Ultron 7/10
11. Guardians of the Galaxy 7/10
12. The Incredible Hulk 6/10
13. The Avengers 6/10
14. Thor: The Dark World 6/10
15. Iron Man 3 6/10
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming 6/10
17. Thor 5/10
DC
1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 8/10
2. Wonder Woman 8/10
3. Justice League 6/10
4. Suicide Squad 5/10
5. Man of Steel 5/10
Right, so that shows one shouldn’t look down on pure entertainment as long as it’s well done. I’ve learned my lesson.
Having said that, time to go back to the likes of Antionioni and Bergman. But first I should catch up with Brady’s cinephile thread.
I'm always sad that Man of Steel doesn't rank high on some people's list. I think it's a great movie - Clark has a lot of conflict; torn between two different cultures, and what he should do or not. People's reaction to knowing that aliens exist and how to deal with them. The action towards the end can be a bit too much, but this is what I expect when superbeings are going after each other. I did like the "saving action" I saw in Superman Returns, and wish we saw some of that in this film, but I let it pass as this is Superman sort of starting out and learning the ropes. It's not the best Superman film IMO (I rank Superman: The Movie and Superman II above this one), but it's pretty good.
MARVEL CINEMATIC RETROSPECTIVE
When I saw this movie in theaters back in 2014, I thought it was a good movie, but whose characters I really don't care about. Well, watching it four years later, I still feel the same. Don't get me wrong, it is a really good movie, with solid characters that have good chemistry and go through this adventure with some fun action. However, just like Thor and Hulk, I just don't care about them. Don't care to learn more about them or if they have more movies released. I guess I just lean more towards the Tony Stark or Steve Rogers whose characters I think are cool. The villain was kind of weak. He acted all threatening and stuff, but he didn't do much. I always hate when the villain is ready to cause havoc then something big falls on them. I wish I would have seen the Guardians have a nice boss fight before resorting to using the infinity stone, but I guess they wouldn't be a good match without it. :P Funny enough I thought this movie was better than Hulk or Thor's first outing and better than The First Avenger, but that's because the action was better.
Rankings:
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Avengers
3. Iron Man
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Captain America: The First Avenger
6. The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Iron Man 3
9. Black Panther
10. Iron Man 2
11. Thor: The Dark World
If it's not fresh in your mind, here's the scene if you want some goosebumps:
But all people want to say is "Errrrrrr, Soooperman broke Zod's neck and his colors are too dark and Lois said 'tinkle'. Hack Snyder! I have a tiny penis!" Ok I may have exaggerated on that last bit, lol BUT MY POINT STILL STANDS
I've sadly only seen Man of Steel and that one with Kevin Spacey - somehow loved the former. Caught it in theaters, went in knowing nothing and was thoroughly enjoying it throughout.
Thank you for posting the clip. I had forgotten about this scene, but I can see what you're saying, and it's really well done. Almost brought a tear to my eye. I think MOS has a lot of good scenes: you mentioned the flight, his conversations with Jonathan/Jor-El, the scenes when he's young, just to name a few. As for BvS, I haven't really watched it since theaters, and I watched I think 1/3 of the ultimate cut. I remember being disappointment by it, and maybe that's why reluctant to watch it again.
I’d actually prefer Superman Returns over MoS, but not over BvS.
Another 'true story' that takes liberties with the actual facts. Good performances all round, but this could have done with a more gritty 70's look instead of the lush photography Ridley Scott gives us. His directing also means this has all the subtlety of a punch in the gob.
Not impressed.
Dune
Cross - the third movie about Alex Cross that lacked the skill of Morgan Freeman and was rejuvenated to Tyler Perry. This movie was just lacking a decent story and was just not that much fun as the first two, this one felt dumned down.
Agreed on that. Frankly, I can't understand why that movie got the harsh treatment it got. IMHO, it's a very fun movie, and I'll revisit it soon.
As for me, the last movie I saw (on Blu-Ray) was Pacific Rim. Kaiju and giant robots, what's not to like ? Plus, it was really well filmed, even if the script wasn't really deep. But who cares : kaiju Vs. Robots, or what if MechaGodzilla won ? Who needs more, right ?
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
I was in the mood for some Marvel. I've always liked this film, perhaps much more than most viewers. I think it's a return to form imho, after the somewhat wayward second installment. Directed by Shane Black, this one is far more low key and character focused. RDJ's Tony Stark suffers from a sort of PTSD after the events of Avengers. He is forced to confront self created demons while dealing with two adversaries in the form of Ben Kingsley's terrorist (Mandarin) and Guy Pearce's corporate Aldrich Killian, who has invented a sort of regenerating substance for soldiers which he has weaponized. Rebecca Hall plays an old love interest of Tony's who returns to the scene. The best parts of this film for me are in a small town in Tennessee, where Stark hooks up with a fatherless precocious kid (Ty Simpkins) and does some sleuthing to determine who is behind the terrorist bombings before going after them in the usual Marvel'esque mayhem and explosion centric finale. The special effects work is top notch & Downey Jr. is a continued delight to watch in his signature role. I hope we get an Iron Man 4 down the road, although I realize it's doubtful.
I put this on another thread, but here's the deadline review of Boyle's TRUST:
http://deadline.com/2018/03/trust-review-fx-getty-kidnapping-danny-boyle-donald-sutherland-1202352773/
A really fun movie, but not as good as the previous team-up, Avengers. It had some cool actions pieces, the party scene had some nice moments, the collab between Cap and Thor was cool, and liked the new additions in the Maximoff twins. However, I found the story confusing at times. It took me this third viewing to realized what Ultron was up to. For some reason, it wasn't clear the last two times I watched it. Also I was confused by how Ultron came to be: was he a created by Tony but influenced by the mind stone? Did he come from the mind stone? Also, why did Tony need the scepter? Where did Strucker get the scepter?. I kind of wish they would have flesh out more of HYDRA experiments in Winter Soldier aside from having a post-credit sequence. Another thing, I really wanted to like Ultron. When he crashes the party, he was really good, really menacing, but he just didn't carry that throughout the whole film. I didn't like that they tried to add some humor into him which I think didn't fit. Anyways, something out of the blue was Romanoff and Banner's relationship. Where did that come from? I thought the scene between them at the bar was cute, but after that it just seems, I don't know, cringy especially their scenes at the Barton house. Another thing out of the blue is Thor's vision. Again very confusing, didn't seem to add anything to this story or even Ragnarok which some people at the time thought it was referring to. It should have cut from the film, have Thor or someone figure out that the scepter was an infinity stone. This movie could have been better if it was more streamlined and not too confusing.
Rankings:
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Avengers
3. Iron Man
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Captain America: The First Avenger
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Iron Man 3
10. Black Panther
11. Iron Man 2
12. Thor: The Dark World
be interesting to see how you and @LeonardPine compare it to the Scott film-- same subject, but, as the DL review states, done very differently.