The last movie you saw Thread
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I need to go see this. Needing some fun movie time just now.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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GoG2 should fit the bill. Baby Groot is just the cutest thing ever.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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I also thought GoG2 was super fun. I was surprised by the generally meh reviews. I thought it was about as delightful as the first one, and in some ways better.
I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
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I think it was better, objectively. Less predictable, better paced, minor characters fleshed out and varied. It accomplished what Ant-man failed to do, IMHO - a madcap comic adventure with a side of feelings about family. Quill is still not equal to the MCU icons like Stark and Rogers, but he won't completely fade into the background when they meet in the Infinity War.
Also, fun previews. I really want to be excited for Wonder Woman, but Gal Gadot is just the least badass looking action hero ever. I miss Lucy Lawless as Xena, she really looked like she could fill someone's world with pain if ticked off.
Also, fun previews. I really want to be excited for Wonder Woman, but Gal Gadot is just the least badass looking action hero ever. I miss Lucy Lawless as Xena, she really looked like she could fill someone's world with pain if ticked off.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Have to disagree on Wonder Woman, I think she looks awesome. Also, I love the fact that the previews are not doing the usual linger butt and boob shots. Oh and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Vol 2 is excellent!
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Not a movie that I have seen, yet, but it seems as reasonable to put this here as any place else. I received a Facebook notification this evening that "Peter Jackson has updated his cover photo."
I'm not sure what it is, but it looks pretty amazing [edit: it is concept art from the adaptation of "Mortal Engines" which he is co-writing and producing, and is being directed by Christian Rivers]:
I'm not sure what it is, but it looks pretty amazing [edit: it is concept art from the adaptation of "Mortal Engines" which he is co-writing and producing, and is being directed by Christian Rivers]:
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Right away I thought, wow, that looks kinda like a scene from LOTR!
He was also supposed to do a movie about the Dambusters, an update of the one from the '50, using new information that was recently declassified. Would REALLY like to see that, but haven't heard anything about it, since before the Hobbit movies were still struggling to get off the ground.
https://dambustersblog.com/category/peter-jackson/
He was also supposed to do a movie about the Dambusters, an update of the one from the '50, using new information that was recently declassified. Would REALLY like to see that, but haven't heard anything about it, since before the Hobbit movies were still struggling to get off the ground.
https://dambustersblog.com/category/peter-jackson/
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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Wonder Woman! It definitely had some weaknesses - it felt like both the script and the visuals could use a good bit more polish - but there was something about it, some genuine sense of heart you don't often find in these movies, that made it easy to overlook those flaws. She's a wonderful character.
I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
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Best DC movie since the underrated Brandon Ruth's Superman Returns. And yes, I'm including Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy in that!
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Well that's just plain ol' incorrect.Alatar wrote:And yes, I'm including Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy in that!
I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
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Don't get me wrong they're good movies but overindulgent and bogged down in their own portentous gravitas. And Dark Knight is the worst of the three once you get past Ledgers superb Joker.
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Blasphemer!!!
I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
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Dark Knight Rises was such a disappointment.
Has anyone seen the new Pirates of the Caribbean? I considered going to see it at our local theater / pub, because I love their burgers, but now Wonder Woman opened and I think I'll see that instead.
Has anyone seen the new Pirates of the Caribbean? I considered going to see it at our local theater / pub, because I love their burgers, but now Wonder Woman opened and I think I'll see that instead.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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I remember watching The Dark Knight with a friend. Her comment when the closing credits started to roll was "I'm not sure I'd want to watch this a second time."
I agreed with her.
I agreed with her.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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After much resistance on my part, my son sat me down and coerced me into watching Guardians of the Galaxy (the first one).
I loved it! I hadn't seen any trailers or film summaries so I had mistakenly assumed this was a movie that took itself seriously and, to be honest, I've never been into the Marvel comics brought to life thing. So I was so very pleasantly surprised to find it a superhero spoof.
I should know better by now than to reject my son's film recommendations. We're gonna watch GotG2, and we're going together to see Wonder Woman.
My son is a lot of fun.
I loved it! I hadn't seen any trailers or film summaries so I had mistakenly assumed this was a movie that took itself seriously and, to be honest, I've never been into the Marvel comics brought to life thing. So I was so very pleasantly surprised to find it a superhero spoof.
I should know better by now than to reject my son's film recommendations. We're gonna watch GotG2, and we're going together to see Wonder Woman.
My son is a lot of fun.
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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Of course he is!
Yeah, I liked GotG, too, and I will probably see GotG2 when it comes out on DVD. I may go see Wonder Woman in the theatre because Sarah really wants to.
Yeah, I liked GotG, too, and I will probably see GotG2 when it comes out on DVD. I may go see Wonder Woman in the theatre because Sarah really wants to.
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Delighted you enjoyed it, but Guardians of the Galaxy is not really a spoof. Comic adaptations come in all different tones. Deadpool is famous for breaking the fourth wall, Batman is dark, Superman is (or should be) optimistic, and GotG is meant to be fun. That's how the comics were written. The movies are just faithful to that.
And Lali, go see Wonder Woman. Just go. Unashamedly idealistic and genuinely "feelgood" without being schmaltzy.
And Lali, go see Wonder Woman. Just go. Unashamedly idealistic and genuinely "feelgood" without being schmaltzy.
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Yes, spoof is not the word. But it does poke fun at the superhero archetype in a really gentle way and lets them poke fun at themselves. Having never read the comics, I can't comment at all on how faithfully it abides by the spirit of the original, but it's certainly the kind of comic book adaptation that can be enjoyed by people who are not fans of the comic (and "comic book" strikes me as the wrong term; there's nothing comic about the genre as a whole)
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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I'll really make an effort, Al. Just gotta find the time!
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Tweet of the day:
@malkatz wrote:I am so mad because I just realized anyone in line to see Wonder Woman is waiting for Gadot.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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