Movies - General Discussion

[mason reese]

I'm not going further with it at this point. Anything that involves politics gets sensitive.

That’s fair. I was just hoping for some specifics as terms like “woke” and “politics” are kind of anmbiguous and mean different things to different people.

[Cody_Russell]

‘Memories of Murder’ … South Korean murder mystery/ crime drama/ thriller is damned good. Well crafted that kept me invested with its mystery and entertaining narrative. Some dark comedy mixed in. Great acting and cinematography. Absolutely love the character arcs of the two leads. Chilling ending. Love the random side cop character that would just drop kick people. Same director of ‘Parasite’ in Bong Joon Ho. Basically felt like South Korean ‘Se7en’ and David Fincher vibes. Not as perfect as ‘The Hunt’, but close.
Learning that there’s A LOT of hidden gem foreign language films out there that I missed over the years. Refreshing movie feeling…

EDIT for Tom:

Is it streaming? Netflix or somewhere else?

Appears that it’s on the Tubi app according to Google, but I watched it on Apple TV after renting it for $5 a few weeks ago. Finally was able to watch the movie yesterday.

[Tom]

Is it streaming? Netflix or somewhere else?

[Cody_Russell]

Re-watched ‘Dune: Part 2’ in IMAX this weekend while I’m in LA. Damn, that movie was made for this viewing experience with the sound, score, and cinematography. Incredible. I also love how polite the crowd was and then people were name dropping directors after the movie ended. Say what you want about California, but at least people respect film here.

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Couple others:

’Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ … I had a good time watching it in theaters. It’s what you would expect watching this movie. Dumb, fun, and turn your brain off popcorn action. The story for the humans isn’t bad too… Scar King villain solid.

‘Past Lives’ … Very subtle way of showing a coming of age/ love story. Slow burn and dry at times. Though easy to feel attached to the two main leads. The ending worked for me… which made the viewing worth. Big picture “fork in the road” message about life that is emotional.

[edindetroit]

This would be cool if you had a home theater to put your DVDs in or hack the touch screen to be a front end for a Plex server. Admittedly I didn't use Redbox much the last few years but still went occasionally to grab a movie we couldn't find to stream or it was cheaper than renting from Amazon. Sad to see them go.

https://cordcuttersnews.com/cvs-asks-court-to-let-it-remove-thousands-of-redboxs-kiosks-from-stores-after-bankruptcy/

[edindetroit]

Maybe even hack the part that displays the movie art to fit a TV screen in that would play trailers.

[Coop]

Redbox has been on the way out for years....you cold see the writing on the wall when they stopped stocking new releases. 4k UHD remains about the last bastion of home theater for discs and rental...

[edindetroit]

Wife and I saw this at the Penn theater in Plymouth tonight. Really, really good and a true story.

[froot loops]

I rewatched 3:10 to Yuma last night. I probably haven't seen it I 15 years. I still like it, even though the 3rd act literally makes no sense. The body count is so high for a guy we expect to escape shortly after the movie ends.

[Cody_Russell]

Big fan of the movie. Watched it on repeat several times after school back around 2007. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Highly entertaining for a western film as a person that never got into the genre.

A Knight’s Tale, The Last Jedi, and 3:10 to Yuma.
I see a pattern of agreement when it comes to movies!

Here’s a random movie thought that I was thinking about the other day…. The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy is really fun. A good time. Aged well and can certainly re-watch.

[Mainevent]

I miss good Russell Crowe. He was such a compelling actor on screen for that run of about 15 years. That will still peak out every now and again in some of these crap movies he does, but most of it is just him mailing it in.

[froot loops]

That movie is pretty much the end of that prime Russell Crowe era. It's also the last year before what we now know as the Marvel Superhero begins in earnest. Because of the superhero movies, streaming and the destruction of the movie theater since COVID, I'm not sure if we are going to see actors have true heaters like that.

It's too bad we never got a Master and Commander sequel.

[Mainevent]

Master & Commander is a great movie.

In related news, saw a trailer for Gladiator 2 yesterday. I was not too keen on the idea, but have to admit I'm in now. Trailer looked great.

And 87 year-old Ridley Scott, in addition to Gladiator 2, has 5 other projects in the pipeline that's he's directing - 3 movies and 2 series.

[edindetroit]

That movie is pretty much the end of that prime Russell Crowe era. It's also the last year before what we now know as the Marvel Superhero begins in earnest. Because of the superhero movies, streaming and the destruction of the movie theater since COVID, I'm not sure if we are going to see actors have true heaters like that.

It's too bad we never got a Master and Commander sequel.

The whole movie theater experience for us was on the way out before Covid with unruly punks theater hopping and causing a ruckus. Hard to enjoy the movie that way. Now that we are retired we can go to the movies during the day and avoid all that. That is one advantage with going to Christian movies because they don't seem to bother with those.

[whatever_gong82]

The whole movie theater experience for us was on the way out before Covid with unruly punks theater hopping and causing a ruckus. Hard to enjoy the movie that way. Now that we are retired we can go to the movies during the day and avoid all that. That is one advantage with going to Christian movies because they don't seem to bother with those.

Cellphones to me hastened the end of most adults going to the theatre, long before Covid-19.

I got tired of seeing someone with their cellphone on ruining the movie with their constant chatter and wanting to upload either the movie or their reaction to it in real time, without caring one bit what the rest of the people in the theatre felt about his (or her) messing up the movie experience for everybody else.

Now, I'll either go buy the Blu-ray/DVD of a movie I wanted to watch, or rent the digital.

No long lines for snacks, no sticky floors from spilled drinks, and no annoying kids.

And, I can pause or playback a scene if I want to if I had to go to the restroom or wanted to rewatch an important scene.