Saw Havoc last night with the misses. Over the top action movie if you are into that kind of thing and if you liked Raid and Raid 2 (same director).
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Also just before the Pope died, watched the Netflix film Two Popes, about the relationship between Popes Benedict and Francis. Released in 2019, it was watchable but certainly came across as a bit of a hagiography of the "social justice" Pope.
Disclosure: it wasn't my choice of film but the wife wanted to see Conclave and chose this by mistake. I have not disabused her of her error
Oh yeah, one of the last great films to come out of the Hollywood system before it went full zog and retarded
It was zog and retarded from its inception. Heat is glorifying crime life. We are desensitized to violence at this point. There isn't a single good character in this movie, everyone is evil.
Watched Joker 2 the other night. Went in thinking it was going to be a disaster. Came out thinking it was great.
Watched the new Wolf Man movie. Was very surprised it was a very good movie, had some decent tension and scares and a good storyline. The transformation of the primary character from human to Werewolf reminded me a lot of the Cronenberg version of “The Fly” with a slow and tormented de-evolution while loved ones had to witness the horror of it.
Watched this yesterday. Great movie. If you liked From Dusk Till Dawn then you should like this:
I've read everywhere that it's some kind of anti-white movie, can you give your light before I watch?
There's a Django Unchained-esque scene that could be read that way. The thought of it being anti-white didn't jump out at me, but I didn't even go into it thinking about that stuff either.
Had to take the plane recently, and faced with myriad choices of which film to watch, I settled on Blade Runner: 2049 because I had a feeling I wouldn't ever take the time to watch it otherwise.
I like to 'get into' watching a movie, so: comfortable, no noise, interruptions, distractions, what have you. Obviously a long-haul plane ride has none of that, but still.
I'm glad I watched it, just to "check that box", so to speak. However, if I'd been at home, I wouldn't even have finished it. Feels long, drawn-out; the plot is barely plausible, even for science fiction; new characters keep getting introduced which just makes it tedious and confusing, and the whole Harrison Ford bit, which I thought was just going to be a cameo, was too much. The references to the original film felt too contrived, and the attempts of the film to wow us with mind-blowing plot twists ended up boring me. Sure, a lot of the scenes looked really cool, but that doesn't make a movie.
3/10, WNWA (Would not watch again)
I like to 'get into' watching a movie, so: comfortable, no noise, interruptions, distractions, what have you. Obviously a long-haul plane ride has none of that, but still.
I'm glad I watched it, just to "check that box", so to speak. However, if I'd been at home, I wouldn't even have finished it. Feels long, drawn-out; the plot is barely plausible, even for science fiction; new characters keep getting introduced which just makes it tedious and confusing, and the whole Harrison Ford bit, which I thought was just going to be a cameo, was too much. The references to the original film felt too contrived, and the attempts of the film to wow us with mind-blowing plot twists ended up boring me. Sure, a lot of the scenes looked really cool, but that doesn't make a movie.
3/10, WNWA (Would not watch again)
I never made it past the first 15 minutes. Like you said, it was long and drawn out and I assumed the rest of the movie was going to be the same way so I turned it off.
Some recent movies I've seen:
1. Barbie - First half was okay, then declined, and the ending was bad. I looked up the woman who "created" Barbie dolls, and lo and behold, she's a Jew who stole the idea from Europe and ended up having financial charges against her and had to step down from the company. So, one of the biggest dolls that influenced loads of women, much of it regarding their body image, eventually feminism, was all because of a Jewess. I'm not surprised anymore.
2. Plane - Gerard Butler. Okay movie, not great, not bad, features a misunderstood and saintly black guy.
3. Society of the Snow - Good movie, about Uruguayans trapped in the Andes after their plane went down. Based on true story, I was struck by how little interpersonal problems there were. It reminds me how Americans can't have a dramatic film without stupid infighting.
4. The World's Fastest Indian - A lot better than I was expecting. Stupidly, I never watched this in the past because I assumed Anthony Hopkins was playing an Indian and somehow was the world's fastest one. Hilariously stupid of me, but I quite enjoyed the film the portrayal of an older man seeking to live a little bit in his retirement. They made a lot of Americans seem like asses, but it being the 70s, it was probably true.
5. Payback - Mel Gibson, good film, if a bit obsessive in its execution. By this I mean how overly dramatic Mel's character was.
6. Pixels - Adam Sandler movie, I thought it was okay, there were a few laughs. I appreciate Sandler's taste in women, but he always comes across with this "it's okay to be a creepy horndog and seek sex with beautiful women, kids" vibe.
1. Barbie - First half was okay, then declined, and the ending was bad. I looked up the woman who "created" Barbie dolls, and lo and behold, she's a Jew who stole the idea from Europe and ended up having financial charges against her and had to step down from the company. So, one of the biggest dolls that influenced loads of women, much of it regarding their body image, eventually feminism, was all because of a Jewess. I'm not surprised anymore.
2. Plane - Gerard Butler. Okay movie, not great, not bad, features a misunderstood and saintly black guy.
3. Society of the Snow - Good movie, about Uruguayans trapped in the Andes after their plane went down. Based on true story, I was struck by how little interpersonal problems there were. It reminds me how Americans can't have a dramatic film without stupid infighting.
4. The World's Fastest Indian - A lot better than I was expecting. Stupidly, I never watched this in the past because I assumed Anthony Hopkins was playing an Indian and somehow was the world's fastest one. Hilariously stupid of me, but I quite enjoyed the film the portrayal of an older man seeking to live a little bit in his retirement. They made a lot of Americans seem like asses, but it being the 70s, it was probably true.
5. Payback - Mel Gibson, good film, if a bit obsessive in its execution. By this I mean how overly dramatic Mel's character was.
6. Pixels - Adam Sandler movie, I thought it was okay, there were a few laughs. I appreciate Sandler's taste in women, but he always comes across with this "it's okay to be a creepy horndog and seek sex with beautiful women, kids" vibe.
I remember really enjoying World's Fastest Indian because of all the times there was almost some kind of dramatic setback for the main character, some friendly character stepped in or he figured something out and everything turned out OK. It was nice to watch a movie that just went from A to B without unnecessary drama.
Also watched this one awhile ago which is a retelling of the original movie, Alive. I'd agree that there is less infighting than your usual disaster film. Screenwriters put this in though because you need conflict, and how else are you going to have conflict between characters in a movie like this unless they are arguing amongst themselves. They chose to go for more man vs nature, which for the most part worked pretty well. A solid 7/10.