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Post by melkur on Nov 9, 2020 17:57:01 GMT
Last night I watched the original 'Italian Job' for the first time in a long while (maybe 15-odd years?)
At the moment I'm making a start in the 2003 reboot/remake/whatever. I liked it when I was ten (my Uncle took one of my cousins & I to see it when it came out), but, aside from when my mother got me the DVD 'collection', I'm not entirely sure I've seen it since...
EDIT - Last night I also watched 'Airplane 2'. Not as good as the original, but I did still enjoy it a fair amount.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Nov 14, 2020 17:32:58 GMT
Star Trek Beyond
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Post by Digi on Nov 15, 2020 5:56:37 GMT
I am very jealous of all the people tweeting about their PS5s and Spider-Man: Miles Morales, so tonight I decided to rewatch Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Love this movie.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 15, 2020 6:55:58 GMT
"The Blackwell Ghost".. a 60 min "found footage(sort of) documentary/mocumentary (?).. Then I find out there is 4 sequels.. !
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Post by polly on Nov 15, 2020 7:27:40 GMT
The Matrix Revolutions - Everything that has a beginning has an end, and so ends the trilogy once more. I remember feeling some disappointment after seeing this film for the first time, much more so than Reloaded. But over time that has faded. Now, like Neo, I can see the code. I can see how all these pieces could have been assembled into something better. Watching this on 4K was an interesting experience because for once, I could actually see what was going on during the Zion battle. I don't recall what it was like when I saw it in the theater, but my other viewings over the years were all on DVD. And the battle was a dark, murky trainwreck where the only thing I could see was the reflection of my fat little face on the screen of my old CRT. Now it's crystal clear. Anyway, Revolutions is definitely the worse of the two. Many of its issues are simply the consequences of bad choices made earlier on, but what it is guilty of is time-wasting. The opening half an hour dealing with the train station and the Merovingian's club accomplishes nothing whatsoever. Then, later in the movie, we get seemingly endless scenes of Sentinel slaughter, and because the Zion characters are poorly developed, most of it has no real stakes and only distracts from Neo's journey. Having said that, I don't think the sequels are as bad as they're made out to be. They're certainly a better effort than the Star Wars prequels, which they are often likened to. But, undeniably, it is not as satisfying a conclusion as it could have been. And speaking of, like I said with Reloaded, I have a number of ideas on how to improve things. Spoilered for length. {Spoiler} 1. Like we opened our version of Reloaded with Kid's Story, we would open this film with Final Flight of the Osiris, which would kickstart the Zion battle plot we removed from Part 2. With all the chaos in the last movie and Neo's refusal of the Architect's purpose, the Machines have had enough.
2. In the film we have, the scenes with Neo and the Train Man, are pointless. As is Morpheus, Trinity, and Seraph storming the Merovignian's club. They exist simply to facilitate a fight scene and to give Reloaded characters a role in Part 3. In our film, Neo being trapped in the netherworld waystation is Smith's doing. Morpheus and Seraph still ask the Merovingian for help. He demands the eyes of the Oracle, which they grudgingly agree to. Neo is freed, but unfortunately Smith gets to the Oracle first. Morpheus, Seraph, and the Merovingian's goons (outright supernatural in our version) fight a mass amount of Smiths and barely escape, but alas, the Merovingian is assimilated.
3. The movie does not have enough scenes in the Matrix for my liking. Smith assimilates the Oracle, we leave for the entire rest of the film, and then by the time we come back, he's taken over the world. That's crap. The Oracle makes a point of saying that Smith is Neo's mirror image. The Anti-One, if you like. Given that, I would have liked to see Smith's trajectory parallel Neo's in the first film, or even two. Perhaps the climax of this new sub-plot would be Smith assimilating the Architect himself, causing the massive system instability seen in the finale.
4. As mentioned in Reloaded, we killed Trinity permanently, so in this movie, Morpheus accompanies Neo to the Machine City of 01. This is a more compelling choice because now he gets to see the fruition of his faith. As is, he does next to nothing. He rides around as Niobe's passenger, and then hides in a cave. This way, he can still die on arrival in 01 like Trinity does, but those dying words urging Neo onward to his destiny are more poignant coming from him.
5. The journey to 01 plays out much like before, but in our version, we found out about the Second Renaissance in Part 2, so its existence is not completely out of nowhere, and we understand the gravity of Neo's path taking him back to where the entire conflict began centuries ago.
6. In keeping with Smith being the Anti-One, having him transfer part of himself into the real world is a good idea. It parallels Neo awakening from the Matrix in the first film. I also like their confrontation aboard the Logos. It's a vicious, undignified fight. Bane could still be assimilated in Part 2, as it is now. However, I think the actual fight should have come later in the film. More on that later.
6. The Zion battle is trimmed down. In our version of Reloaded, we added some of the Enter the Matrix material to develop Ghost and Niobe into proper main characters. So, we would again make them the real focus of this sequence, which then has bigger stakes. Did you know there's a scene in ETM which reveals Ghost and Trinity are old friends? You don't if you didn't play the game. But you should know, because that kind of thing should be in the actual movie.
7. The scenes with Kid and Mifune on the frontlines are okay, but we will cut some of the bloat. In fact, I think Commander Lock should be deleted from the sequels entirely in favor of the more interesting Mifune. You don't need two commander characters, and the scenes back in HQ could be given to Councilor Hamann, who was already given some spotlight scenes in Reloaded.
8. Neo's encounter with Deus Ex Machina remains, as does their deal. I know many viewers wanted the humans to overthrow the Machines, but I think breaking the cycle of violence is more fitting. This also keeps with Part 3's status as an affirmation of choice after Part 2 raised the question if Neo ever acted freely at all. Both in the film as made and our version, Neo's decision to go to 01 is the first time he is in control of his destiny and not following Morpheus, the Oracle, or the Architect.
9. In the climax, Neo is jacked in with the help of DxM. As he has fully awakened his powers as the The One, he is able to split his focus. Bane-Smith, too, survived the flight to 01, and both battles play out simultaneously in the Matrix and in the real world. The Machines in 01 do not intervene for fear of being assimilated. Neo's injuries sustained from fighting two battles at once and then getting infected by Smith kill him, similarly to how things are now, but with a twist, Smith kills Neo in the Matrix at the same moment as Neo kills Smith in 01, underlining the mirror image motif.
Here's where we leave good sense behind, and enter the realm of things appealing to me personally. I'm not sure how you'd convey this idea, so take it with salt.
10. As Neo is dying, his mission accomplished, his consciousness either contacts or merges with Deus Ex Machina, and, through a sequence similar to the climax of 2001, we discover that the Zion world is a simulation as well. Only DxM knows this, the other Machines believe their world is real, just as the bluepills think the Matrix is real. That's why Neo can see the Machine code in the "real world," the Matrix-in-a-Matrix theory I mentioned in the Reloaded post.
In fact, there is no real world, an infinite regress of layered realities. Even Morpheus never knew how deep the rabbit hole goes. In a sense, this means Cypher wasn't entirely wrong in the first film. His steak may not be real, but if it is a perfect simulation of steak, what is the quantitative difference between that and a real one? It would harken back to the first film - What is real? How do you define real?
The original film has a sense of mystery and wonder, and the more we learn through the sequels the more that fades. Like I said, I'm not 100% sure on how to convey this idea, or one like it. I don't know if I would outright state some or all of this, or simply hint at it through imagery. I certainly don't want another monologue. But, what I'm looking for is that Inception moment, where you're never quite sure if that spinning top is going to fall over or not. A series that began with questioning reality is one that I would want to end with one last mystery.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Nov 15, 2020 15:55:46 GMT
The Face of Fu Manchu. One of the most boring films I have ever seen.
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Post by grinch on Nov 15, 2020 18:53:53 GMT
Jurassic World (2015)
I remember rather liking this when I first saw it but it really doesn’t hold up on rewatching it. I still think trying to use Dinosaurs for military purposes is one of the stupidest ideas I’ve ever heard. The cost of feeding and training them alone to function in different environments would be astronomical. Not to mention the fact they’d be vulnerable to the likes of chemical warfare. And you know, bullets. Also how would you get them to differentiate between the enemy and ordinary civilians?
Sorry. Rant over.
Has some really wooden side characters as well and to be honest I’ve never been the biggest fan of Chris Pratt or Bryce Dallas Howard.
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melkur
Chancellery Guard
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Post by melkur on Nov 15, 2020 22:50:19 GMT
Naked Gun 3 - Not the greatest I've seen recently, but that was fair.
A Series Of Unfortunate Events - Tomato soup and a childhood favourite, there are worse ways to wind down after a weird day at work...
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Post by timegirl on Nov 16, 2020 3:25:27 GMT
Crinklewood Greats
Funny, clever and surprisingly tragic and compelling mockumentary staring Peter Capaldi and Alex McQueen about a fictional classic British film studio. As a classic film lover I loved everything about this! It homaged/ sended up everything from George Melies, Charlie Chaplin, to Hamer Horror, Carry On, and Terry Gilliam ( yes he played himself)! It felt so authentic as well with Peter’s deadpan delivery and “film footage” that looked incredibly close to the real thing! It kind of reminded me of the in between segments on TCM in the best possible way! Definitely glad I watched this!
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Nov 16, 2020 17:08:57 GMT
The Brides of Fu Manchu. Another stinker. Do I have the endurance to sit through all of these films?
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Post by The Brigadier on Nov 16, 2020 17:56:08 GMT
The Brides of Fu Manchu. Another stinker. Do I have the endurance to sit through all of these films? If you think it's bad now, wait until you get to The Blood of Fu Manchu and The Castle of Fu Manchu..🤮
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Nov 16, 2020 18:14:20 GMT
The Brides of Fu Manchu. Another stinker. Do I have the endurance to sit through all of these films? If you think it's bad now, wait until you get to The Blood of Fu Manchu and The Castle of Fu Manchu..🤮 Oh dear.
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Post by timegirl on Nov 18, 2020 2:47:27 GMT
The Personal History of David Copperfield
I absolutely love this movie!!! I have been waiting for ages for this movie to be released, and it did not disappoint! I loved how quirky and imaginative it was. Everyone was amazing and of course Peter was amazing as Mr. Micawber(I love when he plays his concertina)! Dev Patel suits his daydreamy aspiring writer role very well! Hugh Laurie and Tulsa Swindon were wonderful too! I think I am going to watch it again tomorrow! Side note: We got a Fourtysomething reunion and a Paddington reunion! Side note: Dev Patel needs to be in more period pieces! Side note: Can Peter Capaldi and Hugh Laurie do a buddy comedy at some point?
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Nov 18, 2020 9:54:07 GMT
Sherlock Holmes and The House of Fear Basil Rathbone is possibly the best movie Sherlock Holmes
Village of the Damned (1995) I'd forgotten how plodding this version was. Christopher Reeve is great mind
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 18, 2020 11:06:14 GMT
"Constantine" is on tv now
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Nov 18, 2020 11:30:38 GMT
Jiu Jitsu. A couple good fight scenes early on but pretty terrible & becomes increasingly boring.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 13:10:45 GMT
The Brides of Fu Manchu. Another stinker. Do I have the endurance to sit through all of these films? If you think it's bad now, wait until you get to The Blood of Fu Manchu and The Castle of Fu Manchu..🤮 Jess Franco strikes again!
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Post by Digi on Nov 18, 2020 16:07:56 GMT
Watched Aquaman last night. Meh.
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Chancellery Guard
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Post by melkur on Nov 18, 2020 19:19:47 GMT
Aside from a couple of Westerns that are on Youtube, today & Monday I've been re-watching a couple of films that I first saw in college 11-odd years ago... Love Me If You Dare - I loved it when I first saw it in, I think, early 2010. 'Have had the DVD for a while now and have only just got round to re-watching it.... Yeah, it's weirder than I remember Moon - I've got about 20minutes left to go after dinner (I've just passed '15' ) and am enjoying it as much as I did when I first saw it. Like 'Avatar' and, I think 'Exam' (both of which I am now considering re-watching at some stage), I saw this one at a nearby cinema with the whole film & media department a day or two before it was officially released...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2020 8:37:18 GMT
Tremors 7.
I was enjoyin it until the last 5 minutes which flew me into a Timelord rant.
Awful ending awful left me seething.
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