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[MetalMat]

Predator (2018) - 3/10

I just don't see a reason why this exist when the original was awesome. I don't have an issue with remakes as long as they are good but this just isn't. The plot is really stupid and the CGI fest is pretty bad at some spots. I did sort of like the last quarter of the movie with the ultra violence but even that couldn't save this poo fest of a movie.

 

[MetalMat]

The Predator 2/10

One of the worst movies I've seen over the last few years. I'm so glad I read the initial reviews, and waited until it was free to watch on cable TV. While many of the various Predator movies over the years haven't been great, they weren't as bad as this steaming pile of..........

Yeah it's bad. I didn't go out of my way to watch it, it just came on cable while I was out of town and watched it for no reason. I feel giving it a 3/10 is generous, however bad Predator 2 was I still think it's leaps and bounds better than this one.

 

[DigDog]

i also tried to watch Predator

because i thought, "it can't be THAT bad", but i didn't get far. I also note that i had started watching it previously, but never got to the end.
The protagonist is really flaccid and void of any charisma. I hated the "play with space toys" thing where he gets to use the Predator's gear right from the start, casually kills a predator with it.
Keegan Key's character is so f* bad and completely out of tone.
.. and that's when i passed out. I think they were trying to shoehorn in a kid too. In a Predator film. Because people who want to see violent aliens massacring people totally want a 10yo kid in their film.

 

[sdifox]

Boss Level 8/10 Pleasantly surprised. This is what happens when you put time into the script.

Tenet 6/10 Too convoluted, Pattison sucked. Branagh was dissapointing as well.

 

[WharffRat]

Cannot wait for this to be all over and get back to my local AMC.

I got a fist full of Black Tickets to use.


I have spoken.

 

[UsandThem]

A long night of insomnia had me watch two movies.

The Current War 7/10
Of course the movie embellished the story, but I think it's still a good movie to watch to learn about how everything happened during that period.

Lovelace 6/10
Another story that was embellished, and mostly told through what Linda Lovelace later wrote about in her book. Still it was a solid movie with mostly solid acting. It definitely made her then husband Chuck Traynor look like a huge POS.

 

[DigDog]

i watched Zappa - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4881578/

a film-length documentary. As i suspected, it's more of a collection of various bits of Zappa being himself in private, and of modern interviews with ex-Zappa collaborators. Not terribly interesting. If you are new to Zappa, i would instead recommend you read The Real Frank Zappa Book, his autobiography. The film wastes time with remembrance and useless observations, the book is the man himself laying out his development as a professional and as a person.

6/10 - i would rather watch a full-length concert than this.

 

[DigDog]

Lovelace 6/10
Another story that was embellished, and mostly told through what Linda Lovelace later wrote about in her book. Still it was a solid movie with mostly solid acting. It definitely made her then husband Chuck Traynor look like a huge POS.

as i understand it Linda is a massive bitch, went into porn to get paid, regretted it, started bitching everyone out, and made a living for the following 30 years by shouting OFFENDED ! and preaching about how pOrn iS bAd mK.

Yeah, i totally buy that the husband said "come on" at least twice, but jeez, take some responsibility, you're not an inanimate object, if you got convinced, some of the blame is on you as well.

Also, if at some point you become a Born Again Christian, that doesn't speak well of the kind of person you are.

Deep Throat is amazing though. I see it as a great comedy (with a bit more nudity than average) rather than a porno. Love that film. Honest. 8.5/10

 

[DigDog]

i watched for the third (or fourth) time Up In The Air - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/

a Ivan & Jason Reitman film starring George Clooney which initially disappointed me, but i've come'round to appreciate it a lot more after repeat viewings.
Clooney does not play a loud or flamboyant character, which is why i was initially disappointed, i would think this has to be his most humane, subdued role, and he does away with most of those tiny injections of comedy he's known for; you know, like a real person.

Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is a .. uh .. "terminator". He fires people from big firms, to lessen the shock of the person fired, but really to lower the chances that the fired employee will go berserk and damage the company. Minor cameos in the people being fired for Zak Galafwhatever and JK Simmons.

Next to Bingham is new hire Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrik), who joins his firm with a revolutionary idea in mind: fire people via skype chat.

Obvious conflict ensues between Bingham and Keener, with Bingham both trying to protect the status quo, and also reveling in the skill he has developed over the years on the job, which turns out, is quite a lot more than simply saying "you're fired". Keener has to swallow her pride and accept that the digital revolution isn't so simple to implement.

But why does Bingham WANT to keep doing his job the same way? Side plot, Bingham's been flying so long, that he considers the airports his home. And his life goal is to achieve enough miles to unlock the Ultimate Badass Rewards Achievement. But, flying so often has also taken a toll, he's lonely, and when a chance encounter with Alex (Vera Farmiga) leads to a brief relationship, Bingham is left wanting for more.

In the end, did he really accomplish something, in all his years of flying? Is he a winner, or a loser?

Up In The Air is a delicate film. This is the film that Lost In Translation wants to be, and while the main character is less mundane than Murray's "i wish a was a horny teenager again", his aspirations are more realistic, and, as a pun to the title, down to earth.

i would recommend Up In The Air. Watch it, let is simmer for a few days, and then decide if you like it or not.

My vote: 7.5/10 - a sleeper that will get you in the end.

 

[JEDI]

Tenet 6/10 Too convoluted, Pattison sucked. Branagh was dissapointing as well.

Nolan directed this movie.

His 'Inception' was ground breaking.
Unfortunately, I view this as the same type of convoluted movie.

I also give Tenet 6/10.

 

[MrSquished]

i watched for the third (or fourth) time Up In The Air - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/

a Ivan & Jason Reitman film starring George Clooney which initially disappointed me, but i've come'round to appreciate it a lot more after repeat viewings.
Clooney does not play a loud or flamboyant character, which is why i was initially disappointed, i would think this has to be his most humane, subdued role, and he does away with most of those tiny injections of comedy he's known for; you know, like a real person.

Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is a .. uh .. "terminator". He fires people from big firms, to lessen the shock of the person fired, but really to lower the chances that the fired employee will go berserk and damage the company. Minor cameos in the people being fired for Zak Galafwhatever and JK Simmons.

Next to Bingham is new hire Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrik), who joins his firm with a revolutionary idea in mind: fire people via skype chat.

Obvious conflict ensues between Bingham and Keener, with Bingham both trying to protect the status quo, and also reveling in the skill he has developed over the years on the job, which turns out, is quite a lot more than simply saying "you're fired". Keener has to swallow her pride and accept that the digital revolution isn't so simple to implement.

But why does Bingham WANT to keep doing his job the same way? Side plot, Bingham's been flying so long, that he considers the airports his home. And his life goal is to achieve enough miles to unlock the Ultimate Badass Rewards Achievement. But, flying so often has also taken a toll, he's lonely, and when a chance encounter with Alex (Vera Farmiga) leads to a brief relationship, Bingham is left wanting for more.

In the end, did he really accomplish something, in all his years of flying? Is he a winner, or a loser?

Up In The Air is a delicate film. This is the film that Lost In Translation wants to be, and while the main character is less mundane than Murray's "i wish a was a horny teenager again", his aspirations are more realistic, and, as a pun to the title, down to earth.

i would recommend Up In The Air. Watch it, let is simmer for a few days, and then decide if you like it or not.

My vote: 7.5/10 - a sleeper that will get you in the end.

I really liked this movie. I thought it was quite good the first time I saw it, from the acting to the plot to the ending. Definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.

 

[DownTheSky]

Wander 5/10. I only watched this because of Tommy Lee Jones. Weak movie.

 

[DigDog]

i am going to give a surprisingly good rating to Tenet - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6723592/

My vote: 7.5/10 - cake with shit sprinkles

because, it's good, but it's not a good *film*.
Once again, Nolan is really good in being a visionary director, the acting is good, the photography is excellent, and the plot isn't completely insane, but he fails at the basic concept of pacing. And it's not bad, it's HOLY FUCK bad. How many times do you expect me to go "oh wow cool, the action is inverted".
I think Nolan makes films for idiots. Great films, for people who are content with just seeing shit, and not having expectation of the images building a story.
So we get drawn out film sections where it's scene after redundant scene and the plot never seems to advance to a resolution.

Here is what *should* have happened.

Film starts as it does. The whole Russian Opera House throwback is pointless, but we have our protagonist discover that there's this fuckery with the future, and he must stop it. Ok. We now have a plot and motive for the film.
The protagonist (conveniently named "The Protagonist" in Tenet) does some spy stuff and finds out that a Bond villain is sad and wants to commit suicide by making time end.
Bond ma.. i mean, The Protagonist makes some more spy stuff and there's action and the bad guy dies.

Instead we have the entire initial scene being redundant. The windfarm scene is redundant. The subplot of the painting is redundant. The indian informer is ok and the scene is pretty good but the supporting character does not ever need to come back into the film. The airport scene is redundant, extremely long, and - which is a problem with the whole film - every aspect of it is "important". Because Nolan has to have every living second of his film being as crammed full of shit as the epic showdown or the mysterious reveal, again resulting in white noise instead of punctuation.

Cookie cutter russian villain. I'm sure Shakespeare bore Kenneth Branagh did his best.

More plot dilution. Decent truck heist action scene.
The "we need to go back in time" scene is ok, but should have been left for the ending, not for the middle of the film.
More plot dilution. Villain is unceremoniously killed by a supporting character whom the protagonist has shown an unnecessary and inappropriate amount of attachment to.
Final scene involving just a lot of running and yelling and no real conflict.

So.

For some reason Nolan sucks at making films but is also really good at making bits of films. If he only had someone sane to work with that could rein him in, he could go back to producting masterpieces like The Dark Knight.

instead we get this:

https://imgur.com/kuplW0m

 

[snoopy7548]

Sleepless in Seattle - 7.5/10. Always makes me cry.

 

[JEDI]

Queens Gambit last episode:
What was the flash backs of Harmon and Borgov in the movie theater about?

 

[mikeymikec]

Once Upon A Time In America (1984)

Some mob movies have attempted to not glorify organised crime. 'The Godfather' is one of them, but I think it ends up doing so (at least from my perspective), because of the use of the characters engaging in subtle tactics and clever thinking, and (IMO again) the viewer rooting for the protagonist(s).

This film certainly achieves the 'not glorifying organised crime' aim. I flip-flopped between semi-rooting for the protagonists and wanting to see these pieces of shit get what they deserve. There's a rape scene in it that's so fucking raw that I had to stop watching and come back to the scene immediately after another time.

The plot is also very different from any mob movies I can think of.

I'm not sure I can say I enjoyed this film (another review here used the word 'melancholy', I agree), but I think if it's a genre you enjoy, then it's definitely remarkable / worth seeing.

 

[MrSquished]

Long Strange Trip - Amazon Prime - 6 part documentary on the Grateful Dead, from their roots to the death of Jerry. I was never into their music, although I really don't know much about it, but did end up at one of their parking lots once over 20 years ago. The documentary was really interesting though. I binged it in two days. Fascinating footage and insights, and while I'm sure it's not the entire story, it's a darn good one.

 

[DigDog]

whaaaaaaat????
you dont like the rape scene? the one during the jewelry heist?



boi you got' go back to that movie and pay attention to the dialogue of the lady.

 

[Mai72]

Rocky 3 9/10

I know Rocky loses in the beginning to Clubber. But, I'm still cheering for Rocky like it's a real match. lol, and Micky.

When he dies. it's still sad to watch.

 

[mikeymikec]

whaaaaaaat????
you dont like the rape scene? the one during the jewelry heist?



boi you got' go back to that movie and pay attention to the dialogue of the lady.

Spoiler

The rape scene involving Noodles and his long-time crush after she turned down his marriage proposal

 

[DigDog]

ah that one.

it fits the story though. I interpret that as Noodles doesn't have the means to communicate with Deb. All he's ever done in his life is being a gangster and he hopes that showing himself as strong and dominant will change her mind, and sees himself as a loser after when this doesnt come true.

to be honest, i'm not a fan of that scene, or of the Deb subplot entirely. I think it's a great film though, if only they trimmed down that f* telephone ring.

 

[bguile]

My name is Salt. Prime (I think)/ 7/10

Documentary about how salt is harvested in India. Pretty interesting. There are no interviews with the workers, or cuts to experts who explain what is going on, the camera just follows the family around and lets their actions tell the story.

My name is Salt trailer.

 

[Muse]

City Lights 9.9/10

City Lights is a 1931 American pre-Code silent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin

Watched for 2nd time a couple nights ago, first time in 2006. Brilliant. The scene with Charlie and his millionaire friend eating dinner at fancy restaurant was homage to Laurel and Hardy, partly, who were active 1928 into the 1940's.

Today, many critics consider it not only the highest accomplishment of Chaplin's career, but one of the greatest films of all time. Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance believes “City Lights is not only Charles Chaplin’s masterpiece; it is an act of defiance” as it premiered four years into the era of sound films which began with premiere of The Jazz Singer (1927).[3] In 1991, the Library of Congress selected City Lights for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4][5] In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked it 11th on its list of the best American films ever made. In 1949, the critic James Agee called the film's final scene "the greatest single piece of acting ever committed to celluloid"

My problem with this was I couldn't get an acceptable aspect ratio using my TCL 43" 4K TV/Monitor and a Magnavox 4K player. It was fine on this laptop using VLC. Evidently had to do with the movie not being 4:3, but a slight variation.

City Lights - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[IronWing]

I just watched Tomb Raider - Cradle of Life. It was entertaining. It was more of a traditional movie than video game translation like the first one was.

 

[mikeymikec]

I just watched Tomb Raider - Crucible of Life. It was entertaining. It was more of a traditional movie than video game translation like the first one was.

Where's it called 'Crucible of Life'? I had to google and wondered if I had somehow missed a TR movie I'd put both in the mindless movie category, Cradle of Life is less cringeworthy than the first.