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Post by berkley on Dec 16, 2015 19:07:34 GMT -5
I'm a bog boxing fan so I might try to see Creed.
The Tarzan preview didn't do much for me, but I'm trying to keep an open mind. I didn't like the John Carter movie at all.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 18:46:26 GMT -5
The Legend of Tarzan trailer was part of the trailer package we got when we went to see force Awakens today (Zootopia, Batmna vs. Superman and Captain America Civil War were the other 3 trailers shown.
-M
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Post by Action Ace on Dec 21, 2015 21:54:09 GMT -5
The DMV scene from the Zootopia trailer was great. I'm still laughing.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Dec 29, 2015 17:24:25 GMT -5
Star Wars: the force awakens is actually a lot of fun! Unlike the prequels that were crumbling under their own self-referential weight and involved unsympathetic characters, contrived tragedies and a gloomy overall feeling, this one has new faces you quickly learn to like a lot and a fast pace that resembles the very first flick! My sole reservation is really that a lot of the film is pretty much the same as the original Star Wars. You can't shake a strong sense of déjà vu. But then since it's one akin to putting on a comfortable pair of old shoes, I didn't really mind.
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Post by impulse on Dec 30, 2015 11:33:16 GMT -5
My sole reservation is really that a lot of the film is pretty much the same as the original Star Wars. You can't shake a strong sense of déjà vu. But then since it's one akin to putting on a comfortable pair of old shoes, I didn't really mind. Yes, but I think this was done on purpose. This movie's job first and foremost was to feel like Star Wars again, and the impression I got is they did that by mimicking A New Hope closely for the structure while introducing the new characters. I expect the next one will branch out considerably from what we have seen before. Overall, I agree. I really liked it. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2015 18:02:21 GMT -5
saw "Sicario" today.
tho on the surface, it's an extended episode of the US version of 'the Bridge' -- with some very similar plot point.. . .it's just BRILLIANT.
among the top 3 films I've seen in 2015.
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Post by Dizzy D on Jan 26, 2016 11:07:07 GMT -5
I went to Hateful Eight last Friday with some friends. I liked it, but Tarantino really goes out of his way to turn up the blood and violence on this one, so be warned.
On the plus side: one of the best casts I've ever seen: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth (though the character is basically Christoph Waltz, so I guess it was originally written for him and James Bond came between them?) and Walton Goggins (post Justified quickly becoming a favourite of mine).
Not so much a western as a closed room mystery for the most part (9 people in a closed cabin in the middle of a snowstorm. Who's lying?).
It's Tarantino, so you should know what you are getting by now: violence, provocation, humour (some dark, some not), long dialogues and a lot of attention to detail. Not his best, not his worst IMHO, but like all his work definitely worth a try.
Not Hateful Eight related: I'm very happy to see the recognition Mad Max: Fury Road is getting all over the various awards this season. Are we finally getting out of the genre ghetto?
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Post by impulse on Jan 26, 2016 15:05:41 GMT -5
Tarantino really goes out of his way to turn up the blood and violence on this one, so be warned. I mean, doesn't he always do that? Isn't that kind of his thing? Or do you mean it was a bit much even for him? If so, wow. |
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Post by berkley on Jan 26, 2016 15:49:20 GMT -5
I thought Hateful Eight was excellent, but I was disturbed a few days later when someone told me that Tarantino is planning to make only two more films and then retire. Is this true?
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Post by Dizzy D on Jan 26, 2016 15:49:22 GMT -5
Tarantino really goes out of his way to turn up the blood and violence on this one, so be warned. I mean, doesn't he always do that? Isn't that kind of his thing? Or do you mean it was a bit much even for him? If so, wow. Yep, the second part. (At least that was my impression at the time). |
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Post by berkley on Jan 26, 2016 23:24:48 GMT -5
I mean, doesn't he always do that? Isn't that kind of his thing? Or do you mean it was a bit much even for him? If so, wow. Yep, the second part. (At least that was my impression at the time). I didn't find it excessive, for a Tarantino movie. And the first half was noticeably lacking in violence, blood, and guts - it was almost like an Agatha Christie drawing room mystery - again by Tarantino standards. So perhaps it all balanced out in the end. I'll be very sorry if this rumour about him only making two more films turns out to be true. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 26, 2016 23:34:11 GMT -5
I didn't feel it was excessively violent either. Not for a Tarantino film. It is pretty low on my list of favorite Tarantino films...but it was damn enjoyable.
And he has said he will "probably" only make ten films. That's definitely not a firm decision.
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Post by Dizzy D on Jan 27, 2016 4:09:10 GMT -5
I'm also sceptical on the 10 movies. I've seen other artists, writers and directors say similar things, but then years later change their mind when they finally reach that milestone (I initially wrote milepole there, because that's the dutch term).
I don't know why this movie felt more violent to me, maybe cause most of the violence is concetrated at the end of the movie and that left a lasting impression.
Overall not Tarantino's best movie, but I think even Tarantino's worst is worthwhile (I don't which one I actually would say is his worst... Deathproof, I guess.)
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Post by impulse on Jan 27, 2016 15:41:35 GMT -5
My least favorite is Reservoir Dogs. THERE, I SAID IT.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 27, 2016 15:44:46 GMT -5
My least favorite is Reservoir Dogs. THERE, I SAID IT. Whereas it's my favorite. |
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