The Movie Thread

[ed plrbs unm]

A quick shout out to 28 Days Later, which I just watched again.

The opening scene is really disturbing; the following scene where we meet main character Jim is haunting and really sets a tone. Overall a great intro to a zombie horror movie.

Avoiding any spoilers, it gets kind of retarded in the second half (if you've seen it, you know what I mean) but the first part is as good as any zombie fare out there.

Spoiler: opening scene

Spoiler: we meet Jim

 

[Read_Lives_of_Saints]

Focus on older movies, as they used flight-capable replicas and even genuine WW2 aircraft, not CGI slop. And stick to the Pacific theater to avoid fratricide glorification.
Best of both (IMO) is the 1970 movie: Tora! Tora! Tora!

I highly recommend Dam Busters (1954), which is closely based on a true story from WW2 set in the European theater. It's a real gem with some great models for on-screen effects and the plot focuses on solving real-world physics and engineering problems. Very few chicks in the flick, but has one very special dog as a mascot

 

[expectation]

Prometheus and Covenant were hot garbage. There's an interesting thematic connection that ties them to the original Alien and Blade Runner, but overall, they're not good.

I recommend you watch Romulus. It was pretty good, a spectacle in the theater.

Thanks for sharing. Romulus was a refreshing joy. The girls just couldn't catch a break towards the end!