The Films and Movies Thread

[saevel25]

15 hours ago, nevets88 said:

I can't get excited over this though. It looks very re-hashed.

Not sure. The good thing about action movies are the plots can be C grade and it can still be fun to watch :) 

[nevets88]

47 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

Not sure. The good thing about action movies are the plots can be C grade and it can still be fun to watch :) 

They sure can 

I hope I'm wrong about the trailer.  So many great moments in the original.

David Levinson: You really think you can fly that thing?

Captain Steven Hiller: You really think you can do all that bulls**t you just said?

Captain Steven Hiller: [after reversing into the rear wall] Oops.
David Levinson: W-what do you mean, oops?
Captain Steven Hiller: Some jerk put this...
[Turns the piece of paper round]
Captain Steven Hiller: the wrong way round.
David Levinson: Don't say "oops".
Captain Steven Hiller: What do you say we try that again?
David Levinson: Yes, yes. Yes. Without the "oops". Thataway.
[Points forward]

[boogielicious]

3 hours ago, saevel25 said:

Not sure. The good thing about action movies are the plots can be C grade and it can still be fun to watch :) 

 

2 hours ago, nevets88 said:

They sure can 

I hope I'm wrong about the trailer.  So many great moments in the original.

David Levinson: You really think you can fly that thing?

Captain Steven Hiller: You really think you can do all that bulls**t you just said?

Captain Steven Hiller: [after reversing into the rear wall] Oops.
David Levinson: W-what do you mean, oops?
Captain Steven Hiller: Some jerk put this...
[Turns the piece of paper round]
Captain Steven Hiller: the wrong way round.
David Levinson: Don't say "oops".
Captain Steven Hiller: What do you say we try that again?
David Levinson: Yes, yes. Yes. Without the "oops". Thataway.
[Points forward]

Thankfully, Randy Quaid's character died in the first one.

[nevets88]

11 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

 

Thankfully, Randy Quaid's character died in the first one.

You're so wrong on that Scott.

UP.... YOOOUUUURRRRSSS!!!!

[Braivo]

20 hours ago, nevets88 said:

Independence Day: Resurgence. Nice beard, Mr. President. In addition to films watched this year that appealed to nostalgia: The Little Prince, The Peanuts Movie, Mad Max, Jurassic World, The Man from UNCLE, Terminator Genisys, Spectre (nostalgia is batting 3/7 imho)  and soon Star Wars. 

I can't get excited over this though. It looks very re-hashed.

 

I watched this trailer yesterday and I agree, looks like a duplicate of the first, nothing original here. Simply selling nostalgia, as you said. 

[nevets88]

1 hour ago, nevets88 said:

You're so wrong on that Scott.

UP.... YOOOUUUURRRRSSS!!!!

In case my sarcasm isn't coming through - I thought that character was silly too.

[boogielicious]

37 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

In case my sarcasm isn't coming through - I thought that character was silly too.

I like how Judd Hirsh looks the same age in the trailer as he did in the first one 19 years later.

[nevets88]

A trip down memory lane, What the Flick talks about The Empire Strikes Back. Lots of interesting points and facts here.

 

[colin007]

On 12/13/2015 at 8:10 AM, Gator Hazard said:

Wife found a movie on Netflix last night called Ex Machina. Different than the rest, will appeal to all the techies on here. I am going to give it a birdie. 

 

did you really see it on Netflix??  i just checked my app and its not on there...i loved that movie, BTW.

[nevets88]

10 minutes ago, colin007 said:

 

did you really see it on Netflix??  i just checked my app and its not on there...i loved that movie, BTW.

It's on Netflix Canada. Not on Netflix US.

https://flixsearch.io/

People will load up Hola or something like it, bypass the country restrictions.

One of my favorite movie moments is from Ex Machina.

 

[colin007]

4 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

It's on Netflix Canada. Not on Netflix US.

https://flixsearch.io/

People will load up Hola or something like it, bypass the country restrictions.

One of my favorite movie moments is from Ex Machina.

 

 

Canadia???  wtf is that???  lol....

 

i had heard about that scene before i watched the movie, and i had my trepidation, but then the scene worked perfectly in the movie to add to the weird vibe/undercurrent of it all.

[Gator Hazard]

1 hour ago, colin007 said:

 

did you really see it on Netflix??  i just checked my app and its not on there...i loved that movie, BTW.

They often also have different availability based on platform.  We were running it over a second generation Roku.  If it wasn't Netflix it could have been Amazon Prime but I thought it was Netflix.

[nevets88]

37 minutes ago, Gator Hazard said:

They often also have different availability based on platform.  We were running it over a second generation Roku.  If it wasn't Netflix it could have been Amazon Prime but I thought it was Netflix.

That's it. You saw it on Prime. I was thinking that. When you use a streaming device a lot, all the "channels" start blending into each other. 

[iacas]

On December 14, 2015 at 8:26 AM, saevel25 said:

Not sure. The good thing about action movies are the plots can be C grade and it can still be fun to watch :) 

Right on!

[nevets88]

In the Heart of the Sea. Par. Everything fell flat, especially lead actor however good performances from a couple of actors I really like.

Creed. Birdie. Great acting by lead and Stallone. A refreshing reboot that works.

Room. Birdie. Hard to say why w/o spoilers.

Good Dinosaur. Par. A very competent, but straightforward Pixar effort.

The Force Awakens. Birdie on a short par 4 that you birdie frequently preceded by a long par 4 that you frequently bogey.

[boogielicious]

16 hours ago, nevets88 said:

In the Heart of the Sea. Par. Everything fell flat, especially lead actor however good performances from a couple of actors I really like.

Creed. Birdie. Great acting by lead and Stallone. A refreshing reboot that works.

Room. Birdie. Hard to say why w/o spoilers.

Good Dinosaur. Par. A very competent, but straightforward Pixar effort.

The Force Awakens. Birdie on a short par 4 that you birdie frequently preceded by a long par 4 that you frequently bogey.

You need to be more specific Steve like: 

"Birdie on a short par 4 where your drive went left and hit a small tree at the side of the fairway, but you got a good bounce back to the light rough. Then your approach shot went right but hit the small ridge next to the bunker and bounced left to within four feet of the cup. The birdie putt drifted left, caught the edge of the cup and did a 360 before dropping in."

[Abu3baid]

Ant-man is a par IMO and it deserves it..

There were a few scenes were I just thought to my self man how cool is this!

Some good humor and the action was superb.

I wish there was more interaction with the avengers team, but I understand why they wouldn't do it..  It will tie in very nicely with the new Captain America IMO..

[saevel25]

I'm going to give Star Wars The Force Awakens a solid tap in birdie. I really enjoyed the movie.