Young Justice is so much better than Teen Titans has any right to be, it's so well done.Quote:
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Young Justice is so much better than Teen Titans has any right to be, it's so well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
I really liked the first Teen Titans series. The more recent... thing... Not as much.
The new Teen Titans is awesome, stfu
Tiny baby sitcom. I miss the action-y show.
I like the tiny baby sitcom.
Zootopia was fantastic.
I think the new teen titans hinges on if you like to watch people be mean to robin.
The Big Short: I was really looking forward to this movie since I spent a better part of 4 years studying some of the financial instruments mentioned. It is a good primer on the financial crisis, and they did a pretty decent job of explaining all the derivatives (especially CDO squared). Bale/Carrell were both very good, although I find Carrell's character to be a bit overdone in the morality department. My wife though, was bored to tears as she has no interests in the subject matter. Overall a good movie that explains the the parties at fault.
The Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
An Iranian Let the Right One in is a lazy, Kotaku-y but not inaccurate way of describing it. What sets it apart are its way long takes, which are almost unbearably tense when they succeed and weigh the movie down when they don't, and its political undertones: it would be hard not to read the vampire girl as an avenger for oppressed Arab women.
There's a shot of the vampire girl whipping down an empty street on a skateboard that I'll remember for a very long time.
It's on Netflix and it's great!
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox- After the atrocity that was JL:War, I was relieved to find this was actually fucking rad! Still not fit to hang with the Timm/Dini/Mcduffie/et al DCAU though.
I do find it telling that, like comics, they have to ever increasingly depend on "Elseworlds/Earth-2/What-If?" to tell good stories. Maybe someone will pick up a comic from before 1985 one day and realize they work best as picaresques.
Bridge of Spies. Refreshing reminder that standing for something is the point of everything. Pragmatism can only take you so far in a battle of ideology.
I thought it was good. It really gets into the reality of this situation which was that, no matter what right wingers will tell you, the 2008 crisis was brought about because of fraud and criminality not a bunch of poor people looking for free shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingoffighters
an alternate past that would have led to a more horrible future
Is that the one where Flash goes back in time to save his mom and fucks everything up? I loved that movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vasteel
Apparently there's a Rush Hour TV series that no one asked for debuting later this month.
Half asleep rush hour.
Mostly bad, but a couple of good ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFW2bmReOq0
Can you strike lighting in a bottle twice, twenty years apart? :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6raUs0CiCQ
Why would he make this without finding another iconic cast? None of these people seem as mesmerizing as the first. Also, the set/costume design does not seem to be as rich.
That looks terrible, and I'm usually in to Linklater movies.
Spectre
Nice wrap up to the Craig Bond films. Could have used more Waltz though. Holy shit at the opening tracking shot. I watched it and rewound three times in a row. Fantastically done.
That was the only good part of Spectre. Did you ever see Children of Men? There was a scene toward the end where it was one-shot and pretty amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Knowing (Nic Cage) also has a damn good one-shot scene too.
lies. The car chase after Drax' debut reminded me of playing Metropolis Street Racer/ Project Gotham.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingoffighters
The cheesy humor seemed out of place, considering the dry tone of the first three, I'll give you that.
Edge of Tomorrow. I went in knowing absolutely nothing, and REALLY enjoyed it.
I love this as well, and Blunt was hotQuote:
Originally Posted by Josh
Possibly the worst car chase in the franchise. Nothing happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Agree, it doesn't even look like real cars on those pebble roads. The Aston and Jag looks like they were skating on the roads with no regards to physics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
what needed to happen? Lots of crashes and explosions? I marathoned the three other films before watching this one. I had my fill of both. I liked that it wasnt jump cut to jump cut to jump cut. Like I said, I liked the videogamey-ness of the scene. Different strokes I suppose!
I enjoyed the Drax v. Bond fight scene. Bond got fucked up.
The entire thing was a convoluted mess though. Whoever thought the master plan within a master plan angle was good needs to be relegated to writing nothing but cat food ads for the rest of their careers.
It's the opposite of a videogamey scene. It's shot like a car ad where two cars are driving to a PTA meeting. There's not even traffic to race around. It's a remarkable achievement to make 2 supercars look static.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
It's no Ronin but I don't recall it being bad.
Watched Monster last night. It's pretty sad that Hollywood has to cast pretty actresses in stage makeup for its ugly roles, but there's no denying Charlize is fucking amazing in this movie.
I took another pass at The Watchmen. While the movie really does mess up the subtleties of the comic I have to admire Zach Snyder's ability to translate, visually, the comics to screen. His direction is quite good from a technical perspective. He establishes and cuts with precision and the casting is so on point. But he falls apart so utterly and completely at understanding nuance and themes. His glossy directorial style turns against him because of it.
If only he understood the spirit of comics better –*DC could have had a terrific talent to spearhead their universe. Maybe he could just direct next time: not write or produce.
Which version did you watch?
I think it's the best of the superhero movies, but I haven't read the source material.
Regardless of how anyone feels about the entire film, the majesty of the opening cannot be denied.
It's something else.
Star Wars VII, it was pretty good. Kylo Ren was a shitty dark jedi, getting schooled by a complete noob. OTOH, I like Rey and she was good. The space shooting scenes though were pretty weak, but I guess they weren't the focus.
Whichever one Netflix has.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
Everything with the Comedian or Rorscach was amazing. "You're all locked in here with ME!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
I just watched myself get called a dick.
K3V alerted me to the fact that my old flea market spot was in a documentary called Nintendo Quest. Dude from Ontario attempts to buy all official NES releases in 30 days relying solely on brick and mortar purchases.
It's on Amazon. My part is about 25 minutes in if you want to see a small part of the old digs.
I wasn't there, dude that worked for me had to call me. All I knew was that someone was asking for a deal on a rare game and I had a fair price on it.
But it illustrates a situation I am super sick of dealing with. Just because I am selling something at a price you don't want to pay, doesn't make me a dick, asshole, or scam artist. Yet these bandwagon jumping collectors more and more have that reaction. Entitled babies.
They need all the games to live SSJN, why are you depriving them of life?
Gotta put on that pawn stars attitude... "gotta make a profit man"Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Room. Went in knowing nothing about it but it got some Oscars. It's a bit of a dysfunctional family movie.
I know people loved it but I sort of hated it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Holliday
My evening. Mortal Kombat just ended, now the real fun begins.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/tnl/att...3&d=1459215663
That's an awesome double bill and I'm way jealous.
Deadpool, was as good as people said.
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Originally Posted by Anthony
Major League. It's been forever since I saw it unedited. I fucking love this movie still.
The Hateful Eight! A little late to the party, but I loved it. Lots of fucked up stuff to love and it was surprisingly funny. Walton Goggins and Jennifer Jason Leigh are amazing and it looked nuts. The lighting in the cabin is used to highlight and compliment. Reminded me of Portal.
Yea it's great.
It's a legit masterpiece. Lightning in a bottle.Quote:
Originally Posted by EvilMog
I thought it was ok. I'll watch it again before I really judge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
"Should have got a real chicken."Quote:
Originally Posted by EvilMog
I like it even more 2nd time around. One of Quentin's best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
It insisted on itself a little too much for my taste.
You can say that about all his films.
Yes for sure most do. This one seemed to cross the line for me. Mileage may vary.
As exceptions I would say both Django and Inglorous Basterds had more fun with their themes. Many ppl hate them though.
I see your point, although I thought Django was way more self-indulgent than TH8. A particular scene in DU is more indulgent than anything in TH8. I love the murder mystery vibe to the whole thing, tied together with a statement about racism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewbacca
I liked Django, but it left me cold.
IG and TH8 are top tier QT for me, right below Pulp Fiction.
Jackie Brown is my favourite. It keeps getting better every couple years.
+1 Jackie Brown. Robert Forrester and Pam Grier are so cool.
Agreed, Jackie Brown is the shit. I think Tarantino's style is much more effective when it's more subdued.
I watched Holy Mountain last night, which is pretty great overall. Some of it is a bit forced, but simply making a film as surreal and out there as this in the first place is an amazing achievement. It is a relentless attack on the senses.
YESQuote:
Originally Posted by Josh
I didn't really expect to like this movie, but it's one of my favorites.
I've been saying that shit since I saw it in theaters.
I can confirm.
I watched Holy Mountain last night at Texas Theater, where Oswald was caught.
I think I am too old for this movie, but I also think LtCorbis would say it's edgy shit.
I think there's a real lack of abstraction in film these days, so at the very least I found it refreshing to see such an unashamedly surreal film. I can definitely see how someone would hate it though. It's very uneven in it's quality, there are some parts that made my eyes roll out of their sockets, but there was also some sparks of brilliance.
There's just little left to the imagination. I get the symbolism and anti-social, nihilistic message. But it's heavy handed, then ruins it's artistic experimental value thirty mins in by suddenly adding pointless dialogue describing exactly what you see on screen as if the most obivious aspects of it are too deep for you.
How would you like to see surrealism in film? Mulholland Dr is one of my top ten movies and it can be surreal, but manages a narrative with enough personal moments to get you engaged with the characters. I could not care about anyone in Holy Mountain minus the five of swords, because they were bad actors and had no moments to relate with their characters.
no hay banda.
Should I watch Robotech, which I haven't seen since the DVD release however long ago, or Super Dimension Fortress Macross which is the Japanese show that it got 1/3rd of its footage from?
I grabbed that too, lol. I'm going RobotechQuote:
Originally Posted by Josh
After doing some reading I'm gonna watch Super then maybe Robotech after.
Catch Me If You Can.
I didn't really like this when I originally saw it years ago but it's fast becoming one of those movies I always watch when it's on.
Macross was the correct choice
Ed Wood and Rushmore. Quality Sad Bill Murray entertainments.
I'd go with macros first everytime. And it is worth watching once just to see the source material.
Also, stop buying anything robotech, new. Harmony gold needs to die in a fire. They've kept out countless shows, games, and etc to keep their copyright over material they didn't even come up with 30 years ago.
Don't worry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
Watching all of "the world at war"
Its an old long bbc documentary on ww2 that uses primary sources, footage and interviews. It is striking the contrast it has against anything on current history channels, both war and not war related.
It also shows how much of a golden star ww2 has become to the republican party in the US. The comments and points made in this, that are no longer made in anything are very telling. Like how conservatives in the US and the UK did not want to go to war with Germany because that would require the bombing of German industry, which was an assault on "muh freedom"
It also goes at length of just how stupid and cowardly the allies were at the start of the war, something that is often glossed over now. Of how they told many allies that they would support them, only to do nothing one after the other as the germans roled in. Which contrasts with contemporary shows that either don't mention that all, mention it i passing, or frame it as Hitler not keeping his word to not attack (and not them not keeping their word to protect).
If you're interested in the period I recommend it. It is well made. And it is worth at least one watch just for all the original interviews from people that actually lived through it.
Lifeforce! Space plus titties plus vampires plus titties plus zombies plus Patrick Stewart plus Poltergeist.
but does it have titties?
And How!
I still think his only good movie is Chain Saw.
Also: very important, everyone on tnl should go see Hardcore Henry. Last year, I raved about Dark Passage. This is that, but gangsters and spies, and whores, and femme fatales and androids, and super turbo movie nerdiness +1!! It is by far, the best Movie Kurt Cobain ever made. 8/10 go see!
Also I saw the trailer for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrK1f4TsQfM
That looks really interesting!
I'm not quite sure what's happening there, but I like the surrealism!
Okay buddy.
Wait, is that Professor X?
That looks like it has potential.
It's been shown at a few festivals and the typical reaction is half the audience hates it and the other half loves it.
I like those odds.
Odds are I'll like it and my wife will hate it. Those are the best movies.
It's Paul Dano & Harry Potter. Did one of them play Professor X?Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
No it's the preacher from There Will Be Blood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
Also the angsty teen from little miss Sunshine.
All white boys look the same.
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Seeing triple at the double rock.
watching Hunters with the family. Some new scifi channel show.
so bad.
Terminator Genisys: Much better than Salvation but what are you doing? It was basically the same scene on repeat over and over again.
Watched a neat little horror anthology called Southbound. Anthologies are always uneven, but overall its a lot of fun. Better than the VHS and ABCs of death films.
Watched Patton Oswalt's Talking for Clapping stand-up last night. I thought it was kind of... meh. I'm not really sure his whole apologetic "WHITE GUY WHO GETS IT!" routine works well — especially since he tries to be passively offensive with it at the same time. I wasn't sure why it felt irksome to me and I think it's because at its very nature its hypocritical. He's using these social issues as a white guy and making money off them in a stand-up routine. Isn't this a slot in the world that a subjugated minority should be filling and profiting off of?
Chelsea Peretti (Gina from Brooklyn 9-9) has a similar routine but it feels more genuine because she comes from a place of anxiety.
That and a lot of his jokes weren't that funny.