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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 9, 2022 16:27:00 GMT -5
Why does the latest Batman look like a punk rocker with a Batman mask? Hey, there's a kid walking on your lawn... |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 9, 2022 18:17:41 GMT -5
Why does the latest Batman look like a punk rocker with a Batman mask? Hey, there's a kid walking on your lawn... Maybe , but he does … |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 3, 2022 9:44:46 GMT -5
The French version is advertised as Le Batman.
I can't help hearing the voice of John Travolta when I read that!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 9, 2022 7:06:20 GMT -5
Saw the new Ridley Scott movie, The Last Duel: a film with a lot of flaws, but still one of the most compelling new movies I've seen the last few years. Just saw it yesterday. I liked it a lot too, and was surprised by how well the cast pulled it off (without any of them sounding like Hollywood stars at a costume party). I still can't stand CGI medieval castles that look like a video game set, but luckily there wasn't a surfeit of those. I was a bit puzzled by the Rashomon-like structure of the film at first; I expected each version of events to alter my understanding of what had actually happened, but the three different points of views were of an emotional rather than factual nature. (I mean, at no time do we go "oooooh, so THAT's how the character understood things" but we do get a better idea of why they'd feel unfairly treated, or why they feel everything is owed to them, or why they'd feel absolutely crushed). I was very worried about the result of the duel (which as always in such films went on a little too long). Any other ending would have left me very dissatisfied indeed! I was very grateful for the lack of any last-minute surprising revelation; such restraint added to the realism of the story. Overall, the gloomy atmosphere and its cruel sexual overtones reminded me of Bertrand Tavernier's La Passion Béatrice, which in my book is high praise indeed. (The latter is however more disturbing psychologically; the sense of unease it gives is not checked by a final act catharsis). You're right about the depiction of the era's politics and hierarchical relations: they're rarely depicted in films -unless it's in a very superficial way. Good job on Scott's part here. A slight glitch, not even a criticism, was how some actors actually spoke French as a first language and others just did their best. It had the same effect (to a francophone) as mixing Queen's English and a southern drawl in a Shakespeare play. Names like "Jean" are notoriously difficult to pronounce if one isn't used to nasal diphthongs! |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 14:41:54 GMT -5
Reports are that Christopher Walken has been cast as the Emperor in Dune Pt. 2.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 12, 2022 15:04:02 GMT -5
Reports are that Christopher Walken has been cast as the Emperor in Dune Pt. 2. -M
I can't wait to hear what Hans Zimmer does with cowbells!
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 14, 2022 7:50:28 GMT -5
Reports are that Christopher Walken has been cast as the Emperor in Dune Pt. 2. -M That's a really odd choice. I always saw the Emperor as being of Persian or Hindi descent. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 14, 2022 8:36:44 GMT -5
Why does the latest Batman look like a punk rocker with a Batman mask? Other than the blatant use of eyeshadow as Bruce, no. Its not a bad film in of itself. Not my style of Batman but not a bad movie. Certainly better than Nolan’s films and Bale but nowhere near as good as Burton and Keaton as far as Im concerned. My take on this version of Batman seems it took a lot of inspiration from The Batman animated show. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2022 12:47:05 GMT -5
I looked at The Accountant again (Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal) a couple nights ago on cable and was glad to see a sequel is on the way.
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Post by berkley on May 14, 2022 18:08:49 GMT -5
Reports are that Christopher Walken has been cast as the Emperor in Dune Pt. 2. -M That's a really odd choice. I always saw the Emperor as being of Persian or Hindi descent. I think there were a number of influences on Herbert's ruling House: 'Padishah Emperor' certainly brings the Persian Shahs to mind, but then 'House Corinno' sounds reminscent of Italian Renaissance princedoms, while the name 'Shaddam' reminds one of Arab leaders named Saddam. Meanwhile the Latinate name of the Sardaukar home planet Salusa Secundus evokes the Roman Empire. The Sardaukar themselves remind one of the ancient Spartans, but also of the Mamelukes of the Ottoman Empire. In terms of the Empire's relation to the Fremen, the Ottoman Empire comes to mind as well, as do the Western colonial powers , of course. But the Corrinos' relations with the other great Houses remind one once again of the warring Italian Renaissance families and city-states. So there was a lot going on there and I'm sure I've missed a ton of stuff.
The main issue for me is that I think it's a mistake to cast celebrity actors known for a specific screen persona in a film like Dune: the established and well-known screen personality overshadows the character. So it's the same problem as with Momoa playing Duncan Idaho: the viewer is never going to forget he's watching Momoa play Momoa, or, now, Walken playing Walken . And I like both guys, but not for this kind of movie.
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 14, 2022 19:17:42 GMT -5
That's a really odd choice. I always saw the Emperor as being of Persian or Hindi descent. I think there were a number of influences on Herbert's ruling House: 'Padishah Emperor' certainly brings the Persian Shahs to mind, but then 'House Corinno' sounds reminscent of Italian Renaissance princedoms, while the name 'Shaddam' reminds one of Arab leaders named Saddam. Meanwhile the Latinate name of the Sardaukar home planet Salusa Secundus evokes the Roman Empire. The Sardaukar themselves remind one of the ancient Spartans, but also of the Mamelukes of the Ottoman Empire. In terms of the Empire's relation to the Fremen, the Ottoman Empire comes to mind as well, as do the Western colonial powers , of course. But the Corrinos' relations with the other great Houses remind one once again of the warring Italian Renaissance families and city-states. So there was a lot going on there and I'm sure I've missed a ton of stuff.
The main issue for me is that I think it's a mistake to cast celebrity actors known for a specific screen persona in a film like Dune: the established and well-known screen personality overshadows the character. So it's the same problem as with Momoa playing Duncan Idaho: the viewer is never going to forget he's watching Momoa play Momoa, or, now, Walken playing Walken . And I like both guys, but not for this kind of movie.
There's definitely a lot of blending, which makes sense as it's the supposed future of humanity so it's certainly very open to interpretation but still and all I can't shake the image of the Emperor looking like he could have ruled the Mughal Empire. |
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Post by berkley on May 15, 2022 1:41:29 GMT -5
I think there were a number of influences on Herbert's ruling House: 'Padishah Emperor' certainly brings the Persian Shahs to mind, but then 'House Corinno' sounds reminscent of Italian Renaissance princedoms, while the name 'Shaddam' reminds one of Arab leaders named Saddam. Meanwhile the Latinate name of the Sardaukar home planet Salusa Secundus evokes the Roman Empire. The Sardaukar themselves remind one of the ancient Spartans, but also of the Mamelukes of the Ottoman Empire. In terms of the Empire's relation to the Fremen, the Ottoman Empire comes to mind as well, as do the Western colonial powers , of course. But the Corrinos' relations with the other great Houses remind one once again of the warring Italian Renaissance families and city-states. So there was a lot going on there and I'm sure I've missed a ton of stuff.
The main issue for me is that I think it's a mistake to cast celebrity actors known for a specific screen persona in a film like Dune: the established and well-known screen personality overshadows the character. So it's the same problem as with Momoa playing Duncan Idaho: the viewer is never going to forget he's watching Momoa play Momoa, or, now, Walken playing Walken . And I like both guys, but not for this kind of movie.
There's definitely a lot of blending, which makes sense as it's the supposed future of humanity so it's certainly very open to interpretation but still and all I can't shake the image of the Emperor looking like he could have ruled the Mughal Empire.
For sure, with so many different influences, probably no two individual readers will have the same mental picture, even in general terms. Unlike, say, Lord of the Rings, where no one's going to imagine Aragorn in a turban, or what have you (though I have a feeling that the upcoming tv series may prove me wrong there).
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Post by berkley on May 27, 2022 0:05:37 GMT -5
Saw the new Gaspar Noé effort, Vortex last week: very powerful film that stays with you and keeps coming back to you after you've seen it. None of the violence or shock-effects of Noé's other films, so this might be a good one to try for anyone curious about his work but turned off by those aspects. However, Vortex is still disturbing in other ways - especially for anyone who's had to deal with aging parents losing their physical and cognitive abilities.
I also saw Noé's previous film, Lux Aeterna, a 2019 work that hadn't made it here until now because of the Covid-related cinema closures. This one I would say is more for viewers who know they like Noé's stuff, but might come across as a bit slight (it's only 51 minutes long) and self-indulgent to other viewers. I liked it and almost went to see it again a couple nights later, but I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone as their first Noé.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 21:57:42 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2022 16:39:18 GMT -5
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves trailer drop...
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