The Films and Movies Thread

[nevets88]

Justice League trailer, I dunno, not doing it for me.

 

[Strandly]

Idiotocracy - Been hearing good things about this for years but unfortunately it was too dumb to be funny.  Bogey

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter - Random death and destruction; waaaay too much jumpy camera nonsense.  Par

Rogue One - Solid.  Par

Why Him - Thought this was gonna be weak but it was actually pretty funny.  Par

[jsgolfer]

IT Trailer - Awesome!!!

 

[Yukari]

1 hour ago, jsgolfer said:

IT Trailer - Awesome!!!

 

Read that book.  Creeped me out big time.  The guy (Stephen King) is a freak. He has to be in order to come up with such scary books.

[jsgolfer]

Just now, Yukari said:

Read that book.  Creeped me out big time.  The guy (Stephen King) is a freak. He has to be in order to come up with such scary books.

Big time creep out book.

I grew up about 5 houses away from where he lives in Bangor Maine, although he didn't buy the house until I had moved across the river to Brewer.  You would run into him and his family from time to time all over the city,.  Most times when you would see him, if you didn't know it was Stephen King, you'd think he was a homeless person.  

[Yukari]

4 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

Big time creep out book.

I grew up about 5 houses away from where he lives in Bangor Maine, although he didn't buy the house until I had moved across the river to Brewer.  You would run into him and his family from time to time all over the city,.  Most times when you would see him, if you didn't know it was Stephen King, you'd think he was a homeless person.  

I saw a picture of him.  Nothing like I have imagined him to be.  He looks like, to put it bluntly, a geeky nerd.  But one hell of a story teller.

[boogielicious]

On 3/29/2017 at 2:41 PM, jsgolfer said:

Big time creep out book.

I grew up about 5 houses away from where he lives in Bangor Maine, although he didn't buy the house until I had moved across the river to Brewer.  You would run into him and his family from time to time all over the city,.  Most times when you would see him, if you didn't know it was Stephen King, you'd think he was a homeless person.  

My Aunt and Uncle were in his class at U Maine. They said he was a bit odd in college.

[Yukari]

On 3/31/2017 at 5:36 AM, boogielicious said:

My Aunt and Uncle were in his class at U Maine. They said he was a bit odd in college.

I guess that is not surprising given his imagination.  He is a very good story teller, I must admit.  However, his movies have not done well - except may be one.

[Warren Zevon]

12 hours ago, Yukari said:

I guess that is not surprising given his imagination.  He is a very good story teller, I must admit.  However, his movies have not done well - except may be one.

Good sir, I beg to differ.  The Green Mile, Stand By Me, and The Shawshank Redemption are very good films.  

[nevets88]

I almost fell asleep watching Ghost in the Shell, go watch the original, forget the whitewashing, it's just bland and boring, no matter who you put in.

[boogielicious]

13 hours ago, Warren Zevon said:

Good sir, I beg to differ.  The Green Mile, Stand By Me, and The Shawshank Redemption are very good films.  

Carrie, Misery, The Mist

[Kalnoky]

3 hours ago, nevets88 said:

I almost fell asleep watching Ghost in the Shell, go watch the original, forget the whitewashing, it's just bland and boring, no matter who you put in.

The original anime was haunting. I've no interest in seeing the remake, i.e., big budget CGI-laced plebeian trash.

It's interesting the term "whitewashing" has become part of the cultural zeitgeist (and here I thought my teenage daughter came up with that on her own).

Americanized versions of foreign films are usually crap. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo comes to mind as on such example. However, America still has (arguably) the very best filmmakers in the world. I recently watched Nocturnal Animals and I enjoyed that very much. 

 

[Yukari]

18 hours ago, Warren Zevon said:

Good sir, I beg to differ.  The Green Mile, Stand By Me, and The Shawshank Redemption are very good films.  

 

5 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Carrie, Misery, The Mist

I stand corrected.  Didn't realize some of those movies were from his books.

Edited April 3, 2017 by Yukari

[nevets88]

Colossal - tap in birdie. Great blend of quirky, treatise on addiction and bullying and freaking monsters. 

 

[nevets88]

Your Name, tap in birdie. Another cross genre movie, like Colossal, with a great ending.

 

[nevets88]

Manchester by the Sea scene set to music from The Leftovers. Spoilers.

 

[NCGolfer]

22 hours ago, nevets88 said:

Manchester by the Sea scene set to music from The Leftovers. Spoilers.

 

Everything Is Sadder with The Leftovers Music...LOL.

I like that show a lot but it's too funny that when my wife asks me what I watched I always tell her I'm watching "the depressing, I almost want to kill myself show tonight."  I was a big Lost fan and give anything Lindelof is involved in a try.  

[boogielicious]

The Nice Guys - Par. Surprisingly good even though we never heard anything about it. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Gosling did a great job as the comic relief.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3799694/