Topic: The Movie Thread

@RogerRoger My tastes can be a little eccentric. 😂

@FullbringIchigo I've only seen him in Game of Thrones, but I could maybe see him in the role. Idris Elba would be so good though.

@Ralizah Fair enough. I do think ASIB is a fantastic personal drama beyond the celebrity narrative though, so I would still recommend it to you.

@Kidfried I'm not usually that bothered my product placement, but this was awful. They stuffed in a divorce storyline that ended up going nowhere and felt like it was only added for the product placement, which was for some app called Family Wizard of which they made sure to explain the ins and outs of in the movie and show the logo and app functions multiple times. It was a step above obvious. I haven't seen Get Out (I know, I know — I'm awful), but surely there must be one person on the planet who uses Bing! Probably some old lady who doesn't know how to set her default web search to Google instead of Bing.

@mookysam i was hoping for Henry Cavill myself but i think this guy could work

@Ralizah Oo, Noroi is on Shudder, so I’ve added it to my playlist. Thanks for the recommendation!

@FullbringIchigo Yeah, me too. I think Henry Cavill would make an excellent James Bond. I absolutely loved him as Superman...bit gutted that he’s no longer going to be in that role, and Ben Affleck not being Batman 😔

@RogerRoger On the topic of the DCEU movies, I’ve really enjoyed all of them so far (although not so much Suicide Squad). And I think it’s a shame that Zack Snyder is apparently no longer involved. Loved Man Of Steel and BvS, and I think Snyder’s style really suits these comic book movies. But I do also think that Snyder could do with a trusted, working partner, that absolutely gets his vision, but just helps him reign it in a bit and support him with manifesting it all into a more cohesive story. Kind of how an editor supports an author. Anyhoo, can’t wait to see Jason Mamoa (😜) in Aquaman, reckon it’s gonna be great 👍

Joaquin Phoenix's Joker movie - on set clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEpNDVFmRcg

https://i.pinimg.com/474x/20/dd/24/20dd24bb8491783ad6620e09ab...

@RogerRoger Absolutely, my good fellow, the Ultimate Cut Of BvS is flipping great. And again, yes! It was also via blu-ray that I first saw Justice League, really enjoyed it (in a throw-away popcorn kinda way), and would purchase in an instant a cut of Snyder’s....if it existed. Like, at all!
Now, Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, in order of awesomeness, let’s see if we agree on this one:
1st - Batman Begins (by an easy mile)
2nd - The Dark Knight
3rd - The Dark Knight Rises
Okieboo, you may take Batfleck, but I’m gonna have to absolutely insist on the acquisition of Mr. Cavill, on top of Mr. Momoa........sniggers

My husbear and I need new staff, you see....😏

@jacobia Great! Be sure to post your thoughts when you watch it.

So, you keep mentioning Shudder. I checked it out and was surprised by how many decent films are on the service.

What is the quality of the streaming like? I'm heavily considering subbing for a month.

@Ralizah I’ve had zero issues with Shudder’s streaming service, and watch their content on my iPad via their app. I’ll post a link below, and you’ll see they offer a 7 day free trial. And if you like what you find and think it’s something you’d get a lot of mileage from, the best value for money option is the yearly subscription of £49.99, as oppose to the £4.99 per month one, because you’ll basically get 12 months for the price of 10.
And yep, I’ll definitely post my thoughts once I’ve watched Noroi....although I’m currently working through the wonderful The Haunting Of Hill House on Netflix, and I need to watch Apostle too, so....🤷🏻‍♂️
https://www.shudder.com/

@jacobia I didn't even know they made a Haunting of Hill House series! Guess it's time to stop ignoring Netflix again.

@RogerRoger Haha, cool! I love the Hans Zimmer/Junkie XL orchestrations for Man Of Steel and BvS, and I’m seriously in love with the theme they created for Superman.....ah-mayzing, dahling!!
Oh, go on, let’s do it!.....Ok, here goes......
1st: Batman Returns
A very, very close 2nd: Batman
Joint 3rd: Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin. It’s their villains that are the draw, I think, and their ranking is pretty interchangeable in that respect.

@Ralizah Yeah, I’ve only watched 4 episodes, but I’m personally really enjoying it.

@RogerRoger Never seen B:TAS, but I’ve heard good things about it. So, you like Star Wars, yes? What do think of where we’re at with the franchise these days?

@RogerRoger Well, I was born in 1970, so I was 7 when ANH came out in 1977. And, as I’m sure you can imagine, I was just enraptured at that age: I will never, ever forget the ‘wow’ I got from the immersive opening scenes with the Star Destroyer chasing the Tantive IV. After TESB came out in 1980 my parents very kindly redecorated 2 of my bedroom walls with TESB wallpaper, plus they got me a TESB pillow and duvet cover set....you can imagine my joy!
I was 29 when TPM came out, and being an older SW fan......I totally love the prequels too, they had excellent world building (something missing from the sequel trilogy, I feel)! ROTS is my favourite from them, and rather than them being about the fall of Anakin, I see them more as the rise of the Emporer (an awesome character!!).
As for the sequel trilogy (so far), I liked TFA a lot, in spite of it’s rehash of ANH. TLJ...I appreciate it trying to deviate from the SW norms, and loved the whole Rey/Kylo stuff, but I’m really hoping that Ep. IX brings things back on track and expands more on Snoke, as well as the Knights Of Ren.
The Story movies: loved RO and enjoyed Solo. Never really watched enough of Clone Wars to get into it, and I’ve not watched any of Rebels. Have you played Bounty Hunter, back on the PS2/Xbox? Loved that game and it’s story, bridging TPM and AOTC. And on PS3/360, I loved both The Force Unleashed games. Oh yeah, special mention to Jedi Power Battles on PS1....good memories of playing that game with my son when he was 6.
And, to this day, I’ve still got most of my old toys from the original trilogy. All the figures, some vehicles and playsets. The figures, all still with their weapons, are all loose and stored inside old ice cream tubs. The vehicles and playsets are in their original boxes, but those boxes are in very poor condition.
John Williams is a genius, and his Duel Of The Fates is my favourite.

So, you didn’t say how you felt about TLJ? Did you watch your blu-ray in the end?

@RogerRoger When you get a chance to watch Solo, I’ll be very curious to hear your take. Like most this Star Wars, it’s semi-divisive, depending on the preconceived expectations. I watched it again recently and quite liked it again. I still place it somewhere in the middle of the series as far as rank order, but for a SW film, that’s not too bad since they are all quite enjoyable.

@RogerRoger No, I’ve never got my old toys priced up. Thought about it several times as the years go by, but never took it any further. Both my parents have passed away, my mum in 2002, my dad in 2015. Now when my dad died, I received an unexpected sizeable inheritance, at a time when I was rubbing pennies together each month just to stay afloat. So I considered giving away all my SW toys to a children’s charity, with the view of them being able to auction the collection off. But i’ve chosen to keep them for my son to do with as he sees fit when I have died (and become one with the Force). The toys will be part of his inheritance.
Maybe he’ll see me as a Force Ghost 👻🙃

@Th3solution @RogerRoger i liked Solo actually but i think like most other Star Wars movies since Episode 1 it got a lot of undue hate from the parts of the fan base that either Hate the Disney stuff because Lucas isn't doing it or can't accept any Star Wars other then the Original Trilogy and the old E.U (now called legends)

not that the Star Wares film are the bastions of Cinema they are made out to be, they are good, enjoyable films don't misunderstand me but lets be honest here the original trilogy have a LOT of issues, A New Hope being a simple White Knight saves the princess from the Black Knights castle fairy tale, just set in space and good god those stupid Ewoks in RotJ and all 3 films are full of cringey dialogue and wooden acting, at times the worse of the entire franchise

for an example people always bring up the "I hate sand" line from Episode 2 but forget lines like "I can bring him back, to the good side" from Episode 6

sorry i ranted a bit there, point is ALL of the films have issues but many fans are blind to the issues the OT has, probably because for a long time those 3 films were all there was and the built their entire life around them and NO new film was going to live up to the years of hype that was built up around the series

also The Special Editions make the OT BETTER,YEAH I SAID IT!

@RogerRoger I missed Solo at the cinema, so bought the blu-ray upon it’s release. It’s a perfectly enjoyable SW film with some great action scenes, and I think all the actors are perfectly serviceable in their respective roles. After watching it, I did kinda feel that the movie didn’t offer anything really noteworthy to the franchise, but it’s still a good, polished SW movie, and I’ll gladly watch it again. Possibly with the DL-44 in hand from my old toys......and I’ll defo shoot first 🤣

@FullbringIchigo Indeed! The Last Jedi - the arced trajectory that the First Order’s torpedoes (?) take, because they’re out of range of the Resistance fleet, plus their ships falling behind and ‘sinking’ when they’ve run out of fuel. Some folks have rightly complained that those elements aren’t realistic because of space being a vacuum: nothing arcs or slows down because the objects would carry on until they hit an object etc... But, as with any sci-fi film where there’s action scenes in space with lasers, explosions, and spacecraft engines, realistically there should be zero sound from the action, because the sounds need a medium to travel through. So, all the ‘sacred’ SW films are just as guilty. Anyway, rant over, none of it bothers me because they’re just movies 🤪🤣