That’s what the last one was like, Shin Godzilla. A stand-alone story that was mercilessly violent and mean-spirited.
Sounds like a banger. Also, I was incorrect. Apparently there’s been six or seven Godzilla movies between these two.
I made it 30 minutes into the new Aquaman and flat gave up. I thought it might be a cheesy-but-fun special effects show, and it had an 81% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes so it would at least be somewhat entertaining. It was not. I made it a full hour into Rebel Moon before realizing that I didn't care in the slightest about anything or anyone in the movie. My partner sometimes wants a turn-your-brain-off romantic comedy, and a friend told me Anyone But You was lighthearted and funny so we watched it. Sydney Sweeney's boobs were not enough to make that movie even remotely watchable... and I think that's saying something. Normally the absolutely horrendous coverage that Madame Web is getting would make me want to watch it for a laugh, but I think I'm over my shitty movie quota right now.
I may have done the search wrong, but it doesn't look like anyone commented on "Poor Things." It's on Hulu as of this week, so I watched it. I mean, wow. Emma Stone is naked and fucking, a lot. Like, a lot. The surgical stuff is disgusting, and the weird music certainly sets a tone. The black & white to color shifting, along with the fish-eye lens photography also matches the tone. The growth in Bella's character through the screenplay is remarkable, and Emma Stone did that well. I laughed out loud more than I was expecting. And the Frankenstein's-monster-learns-to-talk part had a chance to be pretty campy, but I think was done well. The sets, production design, and costumes were remarkable. I thought Willem Dafoe was really good, but thought Mark Ruffalo was very average. But, man, that is one weird piece of artwork.
We quite enjoyed it and I think Emma should win best actress but I think they're going to give it to Lily Gladstone. And yes, lot of "furious jumping" in that movie.
done... https://www.theidiotboard.com/threads/dune-2-spoilers-thread-enter-at-your-own-risk.255214/ Haven't moved posts because work is getting in the way.
I thought about the same. But, does John Cena owe the mob money or something? Dude is churning out movies. Six movies in 2023 alone.
He’s Vince McMahon’s ultimate sycophant, suck-up, ring-kissing bottom-dollar bitch. Vince is out of the picture, so he’s probably trying to make as many new connections as he can. And producers will probably use him the same way. Never forget— This is the fucking dude who was forced to learn Mandarin just so he could make an apology video to China for saying that Taiwan isn’t their property.
Late Night With The Devil I’m not really a horror fan but always a fan of well made movies. This was well made and executed. Possession/exorcism movies have been fucked out for a while. Instead of rehashing The Exorcist for the billionth time story revolves around a fading 70s late night tv host who tries a last ditch sweeps week ratings grab by doing a Halloween show on the paranormal. Where it really excels is its commitment to recreating the 70s late night comedy show vibe that devolves into a horror movie. David Dastmalchian plays the host and just oozes 70s tv host that gets in over his head . The rest of the cast is pretty spot on the theme too. Blends live tv, back stage drama, and documentary like archival fairly seamlessly. A good slow burn with a nice crescendo. Will say some of the minor characters are one note and I wish they tied up some of the subplots a little better in the finale. Otherwise one of the better movies I’ve seen in the past few years. 8/10
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Definitely liked it. Chris Hemsworth was a hilarious and fun villain and I liked the story a bit better than Fury Road. The action and scenery were excellent. However, it didn't quite feel like a Mad Max movie in that it didn't have the jaw-dropping, batshit insanity quality that FR had from start-to-finish. Also some of the CGI looked like CGI. That being said, it's really good and worth seeing on the big screen. 7.5 / 10
I told my buddy to go watch it. His review was, "Damn, the flight surgeon is smoking hot." And, I was like, yeah, but is that all you got out of it? Anyway, it's on Amazon Prime now, if anybody wants to check it out.
The Fall Guy is fun. Especially if you're old like me and want to see some 80's references, and catch a bunch of movie quotes including Spoiler Ryan Gosling quoting Ryan Gosling, which was meta and funny . I guess it's under $100 million domestic, so it's not a huge hit? And, they released it to streaming sooner? But, it's funny, it's got good action, the predictable parts play out well, there's no super hidden message that has to hit home or anything. It's just regular, fun, action, with a talented cast.