Movies! The movie thread

stein_325i · 12-21-2022, 07:09 PM

Watched Emily the Criminal last night. Pretty decent movie, Aubrey Plaza’s performance was excellent.

TTM0TION · 12-22-2022, 05:31 PM

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Ppl still buy physical media? I have 2 cases of dvds that are just wasting space. I love virtual, it's as I fantasized decades ago, no fussing around and it going bad. Instant.

For things where sound is super important and I want the highest def possible I do. maverick is way better on Blu-ray than stream and LOTR remastered is way better than anything stream for two examples.

Most everything I just do digital though.

Esteban · 12-22-2022, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by stein_325i

Watched Emily the Criminal last night. Pretty decent movie, Aubrey Plaza’s performance was excellent.

https://youtu.be/Xzf1YCEkLDI

Will put it in my watch list.

tranquility · 12-22-2022, 08:51 PM

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For things where sound is super important and I want the highest def possible I do. maverick is way better on Blu-ray than stream and LOTR remastered is way better than anything stream for two examples.

Most everything I just do digital though.

Ya, I hear ya (no pun intended haha). I just can't be bothered nowadays, I haven't used my surround sound sys in ages and just stream stuff online.

leopard print · 12-23-2022, 01:04 PM

Watching Glass Onion. Loved Knives Out and this one is starting out pretty good.

Esteban · 12-23-2022, 02:13 PM

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Watching Glass Onion. Loved Knives Out and this one is starting out pretty good.

Hoping for this to be good. Sounds like it started that way for you.

leopard print · 12-23-2022, 02:26 PM

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Hoping for this to be good. Sounds like it started that way for you.

Was excellent. Lived up to the first one in my opinion.

Esteban · 12-23-2022, 03:14 PM

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Was excellent. Lived up to the first one in my opinion.

Good to hear. I will be watching it. Loved the first one.

ASAP · 12-25-2022, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by leopard print

Watching Glass Onion. Loved Knives Out and this one is starting out pretty good.

Loved the actual movie... thought it was fun... but did anyone notice the major plotholes in this movie lol? it's as if the writers didn't think thru some obvious things

I won't spoil it for anyone but there are some things that happen in this movie that make 0 sense.

ASAP · 12-25-2022, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Ppl still buy physical media? I have 2 cases of dvds that are just wasting space. I love virtual, it's as I fantasized decades ago, no fussing around and it going bad. Instant.

Yes but only 4K UHD DVDs... the quality still seems better than anything off of Netflix 4k HDR or Prime.

leopard print · 12-25-2022, 11:17 AM

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Loved the actual movie... thought it was fun... but did anyone notice the major plotholes in this movie lol? it's as if the writers didn't think thru some obvious things

I won't spoil it for anyone but there are some things that happen in this movie that make 0 sense.

Yeah, definitely some major plot holes. But the movie overall was fun so I just cast them aside for the sake of entertainment.

stein_325i · 12-25-2022, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ASAP

Loved the actual movie... thought it was fun... but did anyone notice the major plotholes in this movie lol? it's as if the writers didn't think thru some obvious things

I won't spoil it for anyone but there are some things that happen in this movie that make 0 sense.

I was very disappointed honestly. Sequels rarely live up to the hype, but I had high hopes given how great Knives Out was.

The first act of the movie in general was far too long and boring, with the middle of the movie being the best part, as well as Janelle Monae’s fantastic storyline. But towards the end it started getting a bit too hectic and unfocused.

I also found the storyline a little less interesting as it feels much less grounded in reality than the first Knives Out movie, which was more focused and had a fantastic commentary on social class as well. This one just felt a bit disjointed and overstuffed, and had some pretty cheese dialogue and writing as well.

Clark_Kent · 12-25-2022, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by stein_325i

Watched Emily the Criminal last night. Pretty decent movie, Aubrey Plaza’s performance was excellent.

+1. This was a good one and I rarely watch movies these days.

ASAP · 12-25-2022, 12:09 PM

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I was very disappointed honestly. Sequels rarely live up to the hype, but I had high hopes given how great Knives Out was.

The first act of the movie in general was far too long and boring, with the middle of the movie being the best part, as well as Janelle Monae’s fantastic storyline. But towards the end it started getting a bit too hectic and unfocused.

I also found the storyline a little less interesting as it feels much less grounded in reality than the first Knives Out movie, which was more focused and had a fantastic commentary on social class as well. This one just felt a bit disjointed and overstuffed, and had some pretty cheese dialogue and writing as well.

Spoiler Alert :

I mean how did Miles just randomly be like ok, the person I just supposedly killed shows up w an uninvited detective randomly lol... that was so bad it would have ended the movie for me there lol.

Our03z4 · 12-25-2022, 06:22 PM

Watched Bullet Train on Netflix. Enjoyed every second of it, never lost my interest and had plenty of twists. Funny as well.

gunsmoker · 12-25-2022, 06:59 PM

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Watched Bullet Train on Netflix. Enjoyed every second of it, never lost my interest and had plenty of twists. Funny as well.

I watched half of it and gave up. A bunch of hitmen beating each other on a train and talking fast. Meh...

Esteban · 12-25-2022, 08:13 PM

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I watched half of it and gave up. A bunch of hitmen beating each other on a train and talking fast. Meh...

Yep, couldn't finish it either.

flybigjet · 12-25-2022, 08:42 PM

From a Christmas standpoint, we watched "A Christmas Story Christmas".

It was fun, in a nostalgic way. If you liked "A Christmas Story", you'll probably like this one.

Fun fact: All of the kids from the first one are the adults in the second one. i.e. they're physically the same people (everyone except the mom-- she's retired from acting). Kind of interesting to see how Flick, Farkus, etc. ended up.

R.

Our03z4 · 12-26-2022, 10:53 AM

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Yep, couldn't finish it either.

You all missed the good parts, the twists and turns were later on. I was just watching it to pass time but it grew on me by the end.

M5Rick · 12-26-2022, 11:03 AM

Just read on a film blog that Nicolas Cage is claiming that his pet snake tried to hypnotise him.

tranquility · 12-26-2022, 11:09 AM

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Spoiler Alert :

I mean how did Miles just randomly be like ok, the person I just supposedly killed shows up w an uninvited detective randomly lol... that was so bad it would have ended the movie for me there lol.

They talked about that being the case as obviously the killer will know what's up but they decided to take the risk.

Anyway, curiously I thought this was better than the first movie, didn't really think either was all that but I like the 2nd one more.

Esteban · 12-26-2022, 12:08 PM

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You all missed the good parts, the twists and turns were later on. I was just watching it to pass time but it grew on me by the end.

Well, if there were good parts they need to put some of them at the beginning to keep you involved. I got about halfway through and thought it was utter shite. Was very disappointed, and it starred Brad Pitt, who just won an Academy award in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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stein_325i Ring Leader of G8X Haters 25178 Rep 8,768 Posts Drives: A Car Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: All-Around iTrader: (0)	Watched Emily the Criminal last night. Pretty decent movie, Aubrey Plaza’s performance was excellent. Last edited by stein_325i; 12-22-2022 at 06:04 PM..
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leopard print First Lieutenant 1570 Rep 391 Posts Drives: Really well for an Asian. Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	Watching Glass Onion. Loved Knives Out and this one is starting out pretty good.
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flybigjet Remove Before Flight 6940 Rep 1,616 Posts Drives: M2C & Boeing's light twin Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Littleton (Denver), CO iTrader: (1)	From a Christmas standpoint, we watched "A Christmas Story Christmas". It was fun, in a nostalgic way. If you liked "A Christmas Story", you'll probably like this one. Fun fact: All of the kids from the first one are the adults in the second one. i.e. they're physically the same people (everyone except the mom-- she's retired from acting). Kind of interesting to see how Flick, Farkus, etc. ended up. R. __________________ Current: M2C, Miata RF-GT, RDX & Element // R1200GS & VRSCF Previous: M3, Focus ZX3-S2, Superchaged Solara, Samurai, Integra, Pinto & RX-4 // VRSCR, R6S, FZ1 & FZ600
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M5Rick General 61911 Rep 19,992 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Southern England iTrader: (0)	Just read on a film blog that Nicolas Cage is claiming that his pet snake tried to hypnotise him.
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