GamerSkull
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Dune Part 2
I don’t actually watch very many movies these days tbh. I prefer to read or game in my free time.
I don’t actually watch very many movies these days tbh. I prefer to read or game in my free time.
Last Film You've Seen
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Musasi
Lv. 1 Adventurer
Money Heist is adapted by Korea. I love when they still keep the dialogue of a main when asking the another who is preparing to commit sucide: “If you want to change your life, why don’t you try to follow me?” It’s simple but cool since that mains are kind of villians.
GamerSkull
Pro Adventurer
I just watched Event Horizon for the first time the other day.
It made me want to play Dead Space again.
It made me want to play Dead Space again.
Dog
Lv. 1 Adventurer
Mad God
gloopiest film i’ve seen in a hot minute, have to really give kudos to the filmmakers for what an absolute labour of love this is, a film that was made over a period of 30 years and worth it. really pushing what animation can be, and keeping alive the art of stop motion. absolutely not for everyone but provided you’re not very squeamish, i think everyone should at least go see
gloopiest film i’ve seen in a hot minute, have to really give kudos to the filmmakers for what an absolute labour of love this is, a film that was made over a period of 30 years and worth it. really pushing what animation can be, and keeping alive the art of stop motion. absolutely not for everyone but provided you’re not very squeamish, i think everyone should at least go see
Ghost X
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Civil War (2024)... (ie: not the Marvel one 
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I couldn't immerse myself in the film. It all just was fake-looking, like the various sets pieces looked like super clean sets. $50 million dollars to make this film? Where did the money go!? Kirsten Dunst?
. Poorly written also. Trying to think what I liked about the film, and I can't. I think I am liking my head canon of the movie more than the movie itself now. 1.5/5 stars 
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)I couldn't immerse myself in the film. It all just was fake-looking, like the various sets pieces looked like super clean sets. $50 million dollars to make this film? Where did the money go!? Kirsten Dunst?
. Poorly written also. Trying to think what I liked about the film, and I can't. I think I am liking my head canon of the movie more than the movie itself now. 1.5/5 stars .
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Mr. Thou
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Civil War (2024)... (ie: not the Marvel one
I couldn't immerse myself in the film. It all just was fake-looking, like the various sets pieces looked like super clean sets. $50 million dollars to make this film? Where did the money go!? Kirsten Dunst?
My immersion was sucked out Shang Tsung style when California and Texas joined forces under one flag. Wasn’t expecting a civil war movie to be a comedy.
Yeah I can’t think of much to recommend either. Maybe it could have been saved with interesting and memorable characters, but all I remember is reporters asking stupid questions.
I guess I’ll give it an extra half star for being loud toward the end. It was pretty intense sounding in the theater, went well with beer and nachos.
Yeah I can’t think of much to recommend either. Maybe it could have been saved with interesting and memorable characters, but all I remember is reporters asking stupid questions.
I guess I’ll give it an extra half star for being loud toward the end. It was pretty intense sounding in the theater, went well with beer and nachos.
Ghost X
Moderator
Mars Express
A French Ghost in the Shell
. Had some interesting ideas. I think the story was pretty good too, in regards to all the subtle set ups sprinkled throughout the film paying off, but I felt the film lacked a particular oomph factor, which I'd put to the composition of scenes, score, etc. Left me wanting more, etc. Still good n' different enough to enjoy. 3.5/5 stars.
A French Ghost in the Shell
. Had some interesting ideas. I think the story was pretty good too, in regards to all the subtle set ups sprinkled throughout the film paying off, but I felt the film lacked a particular oomph factor, which I'd put to the composition of scenes, score, etc. Left me wanting more, etc. Still good n' different enough to enjoy. 3.5/5 stars.
Ghost X
Moderator
A Quiet Place: Day One
Nothing epic. Had potential, like the whole cancer patient thing, but they gave her something to live for, at least until the end of the film, so nothing particularly new there. Then you had the anxious guy who wouldn't take no for an answer in following her, which I thought was a tad problematic. Then you had the whole horror trope of people doing obviously stupid things, not even with people-doing-stupid-things-because-they're-stressed-etc in a believeable sense (see: a mob of people walking in the streets, walking in echo-laden subways, etc). In a future film, they should to write out the unbelievable idiocy (ruins my immersion), and re-explore a dying character. I wouldn't mind seeing this film in black and white, on the plus side. I wonder if there is anything deeper to this movie franchise either, or if it is pretty superficial. That's what I'm going to research now ... but anyways... 2.5/5 stars.
Nothing epic. Had potential, like the whole cancer patient thing, but they gave her something to live for, at least until the end of the film, so nothing particularly new there. Then you had the anxious guy who wouldn't take no for an answer in following her, which I thought was a tad problematic. Then you had the whole horror trope of people doing obviously stupid things, not even with people-doing-stupid-things-because-they're-stressed-etc in a believeable sense (see: a mob of people walking in the streets, walking in echo-laden subways, etc). In a future film, they should to write out the unbelievable idiocy (ruins my immersion
), and re-explore a dying character. I wouldn't mind seeing this film in black and white, on the plus side. I wonder if there is anything deeper to this movie franchise either, or if it is pretty superficial. That's what I'm going to research now ... but anyways... 2.5/5 stars.
Ghost X
Moderator
Deadpool & Wolverine
A real disappointment. Cameos galore, but the film felt empty, and everyone seemed to be just ringing it in. Funniest joke was at the start with the skeleton Wolverine, but I was detecting red flags in the first fight scene... and every time someone said "this is gonna be good" followed by a fight scene, it wasn't really good at all, and I just stopped caring. To be fair, it got some laughs from me, I will say. 2/5 stars.
A real disappointment. Cameos galore, but the film felt empty, and everyone seemed to be just ringing it in. Funniest joke was at the start with the skeleton Wolverine, but I was detecting red flags in the first fight scene... and every time someone said "this is gonna be good" followed by a fight scene, it wasn't really good at all, and I just stopped caring
. To be fair, it got some laughs from me, I will say. 2/5 stars.
GamerSkull
Pro Adventurer
I saw Deadpool and Wolverine.
It was alright. It was a fun time but it's not a film I feel I'd ever rewatch unless I just wanted something in the background while I do others things. It was nice seeing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine again but I still would have preferred Logan being his final film as that character. I expect he'll come back for Secret Wars again.
It was alright. It was a fun time but it's not a film I feel I'd ever rewatch unless I just wanted something in the background while I do others things. It was nice seeing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine again but I still would have preferred Logan being his final film as that character. I expect he'll come back for Secret Wars again.
GamerSkull
Pro Adventurer
I just watched Godzilla Minus One.
Loved it.
Loved it.
Ghost X
Moderator
Venom: The Last Dance
Better than the second film. My issue is that while there are some great characters and ideas in the Venom film series, the execution (at the very least) is not at a quality I'd like. A lot of what I liked was in the trailer too. I'd say it is watchable, definitely more so than the second film, but it could have been so much better. 2.5/5 stars.
Better than the second film. My issue is that while there are some great characters and ideas in the Venom film series, the execution (at the very least) is not at a quality I'd like. A lot of what I liked was in the trailer too. I'd say it is watchable, definitely more so than the second film, but it could have been so much better. 2.5/5 stars.
Ghost X
Moderator
Kraven
I'm not sure how critics are reviewing this, but it was better than I was expecting. I'd argue better than your average Marvel film anyway.
I think the film's strength was its interesting characters, like I particularly liked Rhino's portrayal, and I thought the action scenes were pretty thrilling, particularly when Kraven chases after his brother's kidnappers. The film's weakness was some of the acting, and I was hoping for a better fight than what we got with Foreigner at the end. My friend said it was a bit corny in places also, but I don't think that was necessarily a bad thing. I reckon maybe 3.8/5 stars.
I'm not sure how critics are reviewing this, but it was better than I was expecting. I'd argue better than your average Marvel film anyway.
I think the film's strength was its interesting characters, like I particularly liked Rhino's portrayal, and I thought the action scenes were pretty thrilling, particularly when Kraven chases after his brother's kidnappers. The film's weakness was some of the acting, and I was hoping for a better fight than what we got with Foreigner at the end. My friend said it was a bit corny in places also, but I don't think that was necessarily a bad thing. I reckon maybe 3.8/5 stars.
InterfaceLeader
Pro Adventurer
Two recent movies watched:
The Toll (2020)
Absolutely terrible. There was maybe a kernel of a good idea somewhere in this movie, but it was lost in two of the most boring characters you ever met. Do you care if they live or die? Nope. Did the ham-fisted trauma plot make any narrative sense? Nope. Did the 'twist' ending just feel lazy and careless? Yup.
+1 for exposition lady in the middle of the film, carefully explaining how the monster works, just in case you fell asleep for the first half (Actually quite likely)
Anna & The Apocalypse (2017)
Cheesy zombie high school musical that is also Christmas themed. Actually quite fun. Tries to be Shaun of the Dead, doesn't manage it, but I would watch it again. Ending feels like they basically gave up and faded to black. But it's fine. It's zombies. People get stabbed with candy canes. Entertaining froth.
The Toll (2020)
Absolutely terrible. There was maybe a kernel of a good idea somewhere in this movie, but it was lost in two of the most boring characters you ever met. Do you care if they live or die? Nope. Did the ham-fisted trauma plot make any narrative sense? Nope. Did the 'twist' ending just feel lazy and careless? Yup.
+1 for exposition lady in the middle of the film, carefully explaining how the monster works, just in case you fell asleep for the first half (Actually quite likely)
Anna & The Apocalypse (2017)
Cheesy zombie high school musical that is also Christmas themed. Actually quite fun. Tries to be Shaun of the Dead, doesn't manage it, but I would watch it again. Ending feels like they basically gave up and faded to black. But it's fine. It's zombies. People get stabbed with candy canes. Entertaining froth.
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Harbinger O Great Justice
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Nosferatu (2024)
X
Some really REALLY stunningly beautiful cinematography. The pans and ways that it uses various elements to deliver experiences of disorientation, paired with the shots that are like a living photograph are exceptionally exquisite in a way where I just want to rewatch it just to take it all in. The final shot is especially done in a way where that "every frame a painting" sense of the film really punctuates that focus.
It nails the sense of it being a period piece, and there's something about the delivery of the narrative that makes it feel like it's still a bit of an older film that's more like a fairy tale than a modern story. Something about that gives it a bit of a staccato flow where you don't really spend QUITE enough time to really get a feel for the characters and know them as much as they are just the names and vessels through which the narrative transpires. While that is a criticism of it as a whole film, the fact that the acting is SO monumentally delivered, especially in the scenes were the characters are largely isolated within their individual experiences actually interconnects into the story of sense that this is just the pages of a fairy tale brought to life where by the end, I actually felt that that somehow really worked FOR the film rather than against it.
The ending in particular made me reflect back on early symbolism we got from the brief glimpse of the Romani rituals which were especially fascinating and make everything feel more like it's just the living moments pulled from the pages of old tomes of half-understood and sparsely recorded information directly from the experiences of the characters involved, and those are the select moments brought to life in sequence. For me, that's really the main weakness of the film – but how it manages to make that feel a bit more like a strength by the end means that it doesn't knock it down for me. Despite feeling a little disconnected by that approach midway through, I liked it FAR more by the time the credits hit, which isn't a very common experience for me.
Surprisingly, I also haven't seen any of his other films, despite having an interest in them, so maybe I'll have to finally get around to that now.
It nails the sense of it being a period piece, and there's something about the delivery of the narrative that makes it feel like it's still a bit of an older film that's more like a fairy tale than a modern story. Something about that gives it a bit of a staccato flow where you don't really spend QUITE enough time to really get a feel for the characters and know them as much as they are just the names and vessels through which the narrative transpires. While that is a criticism of it as a whole film, the fact that the acting is SO monumentally delivered, especially in the scenes were the characters are largely isolated within their individual experiences actually interconnects into the story of sense that this is just the pages of a fairy tale brought to life where by the end, I actually felt that that somehow really worked FOR the film rather than against it.
The ending in particular made me reflect back on early symbolism we got from the brief glimpse of the Romani rituals which were especially fascinating and make everything feel more like it's just the living moments pulled from the pages of old tomes of half-understood and sparsely recorded information directly from the experiences of the characters involved, and those are the select moments brought to life in sequence. For me, that's really the main weakness of the film – but how it manages to make that feel a bit more like a strength by the end means that it doesn't knock it down for me. Despite feeling a little disconnected by that approach midway through, I liked it FAR more by the time the credits hit, which isn't a very common experience for me.
Surprisingly, I also haven't seen any of his other films, despite having an interest in them, so maybe I'll have to finally get around to that now.
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Ghost X
Moderator
Captain America: New World Order
Average film, imo.
Same issue with many Disney films: Highly derivative. I think the script writers of these films go to the same script writing classes also, or get beaten over the head by the same executives telling them their writing needs to all be the same. For example, there might be a serious scene, and then it ends with a little jokey light-hearted banter, or perhaps it is just the jokey light-hearted banter itself. Whatever it is, it is just same-same in eeevery film with eeevery character. I'm pretty sure I have a sense of humour, and it is completely different to each and everyone one of you folks reading this, and yours is all different from one another. We don't all sound the same, damn it.
I think the film had poor sound design and cinematography as well. The action scenes just lacked oomph and didn't feel real, even though some things I think had the potential to look and sound better with the same new ideas (as opposed to the derivative ones, which need to die in a fire).
Some positives of the film, not as a result of any effort of the film makers at all, include that my expectations going into the film (I thought Harrison Ford was going to be the big bad) were incorrect, and though he was red and it may have been a subtle nod to Trump, I think it was acceptably subtle, as opposed to Wonder Woman 1984's on-the-nose Trumpian villain. Haas is quite visually distinct, and exists in the realm of superposition in my mind whether she was miscast or not, though given her role I think it also works. I didn't buy her acting though. Anthony Mackie was good with what was given to him. Not a fan of the Joaquin character, and the helping/teasing-the-old-man-with-their-smartphone scenes felt really contrived.
I think the first act of the film was probably the worst act of the movie, I think the middle of the film was probably the best (I found it quite interesting, actually), and the third act was pretty dull, despite all the fancy action scenes (see: lacking oomph, etc). Another forgettable film, but watchable, I suppose. 2.5/5 stars.
Re: Forgettable films. My friend and I were discussing what minor characters appeared in what films, and we literally couldn't remember, given they all blur into one another.
Average film, imo.
Same issue with many Disney films: Highly derivative. I think the script writers of these films go to the same script writing classes also, or get beaten over the head by the same executives telling them their writing needs to all be the same. For example, there might be a serious scene, and then it ends with a little jokey light-hearted banter, or perhaps it is just the jokey light-hearted banter itself. Whatever it is, it is just same-same in eeevery film with eeevery character. I'm pretty sure I have a sense of humour, and it is completely different to each and everyone one of you folks reading this, and yours is all different from one another. We don't all sound the same, damn it.
I think the film had poor sound design and cinematography as well. The action scenes just lacked oomph and didn't feel real, even though some things I think had the potential to look and sound better with the same new ideas (as opposed to the derivative ones, which need to die in a fire).
Some positives of the film, not as a result of any effort of the film makers at all, include that my expectations going into the film (I thought Harrison Ford was going to be the big bad) were incorrect, and though he was red and it may have been a subtle nod to Trump, I think it was acceptably subtle, as opposed to Wonder Woman 1984's on-the-nose Trumpian villain. Haas is quite visually distinct, and exists in the realm of superposition in my mind whether she was miscast or not, though given her role I think it also works. I didn't buy her acting though. Anthony Mackie was good with what was given to him. Not a fan of the Joaquin character, and the helping/teasing-the-old-man-with-their-smartphone scenes felt really contrived.
I think the first act of the film was probably the worst act of the movie, I think the middle of the film was probably the best (I found it quite interesting, actually), and the third act was pretty dull, despite all the fancy action scenes (see: lacking oomph, etc). Another forgettable film, but watchable, I suppose. 2.5/5 stars.
Re: Forgettable films. My friend and I were discussing what minor characters appeared in what films, and we literally couldn't remember, given they all blur into one another
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Ghost X
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Speed Racer (2008)
I have a pretty poor memory of the cartoon, which I watched back in the... early 90s, if not earlier, and I decided not to watch the original theatrical release. I think it was on around the same time as the Iron Man movie, and if it was at the same time, I chose Iron Man to watch in the cinema instead. My thoughts are the same then as they are now: I don't think it is a good film to watch at the cinema. I think it isn't actually a bad movie though. That is besides the CGI being really poor quality. I think they were clearly going for a cartoony aesthetic, but I think they could have done better. With that said, the CGI did not actually distract me too much from the film. I haven't done much research on the film itself. The story seemed pretty straight forward with references to the cartoon, etc, which I recognised. I think it is an easy 3.2/5 stars at least.
I have a pretty poor memory of the cartoon, which I watched back in the... early 90s, if not earlier, and I decided not to watch the original theatrical release. I think it was on around the same time as the Iron Man movie, and if it was at the same time, I chose Iron Man to watch in the cinema instead
. My thoughts are the same then as they are now: I don't think it is a good film to watch at the cinema. I think it isn't actually a bad movie though. That is besides the CGI being really poor quality. I think they were clearly going for a cartoony aesthetic, but I think they could have done better. With that said, the CGI did not actually distract me too much from the film. I haven't done much research on the film itself. The story seemed pretty straight forward with references to the cartoon, etc, which I recognised. I think it is an easy 3.2/5 stars at least.
Wol
None Shall Remember Those Who Do Not Fight
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had a nice time with this movie, watched on cinema.Speed Racer (2008)
I have a pretty poor memory of the cartoon, which I watched back in the... early 90s, if not earlier, and I decided not to watch the original theatrical release. I think it was on around the same time as the Iron Man movie, and if it was at the same time, I chose Iron Man to watch in the cinema instead
what really stood out to me was the beautiful climax.
so fucking hype