Recommend (or don't) a movie thread v2

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Lightning in a bottle for John Carpenter. Perfect cast, perfect story, perfect acting, and production. One of the greatest sci fi horror movies ever. Sure there are a few scenes where some of the animatronics haven't aged well but a lot of the effects still hold up much better than most 90's CGI films.

To be honest I never really felt they had aged badly. I kept thinking how much those types of effects are missed in modern day films. The props/animatranics had a 'real' creepiness to them which I think both elevated the film and fit its vibe perfectly. I don't think CGI could have achieved that - for me most CGI is easy to discern, so my brain computes it as some animated sequence which can take me out of it.

I watched The Fly (1986) a couple days after this film and I had a lot of the same takeaways. (amazing film btw)

[n00berdeau]

I badmouthed One Battle After Another on here, but a friend of mine claims that it's a satirical take on Terminator 2, and what would result if someone attempted to make Terminator 2 in today's woke Hollywood environment. I'm not sure I buy it, but the plot is very similar to Trrminator 2, and it's supposedly PT Andrson's favorite movie. If that's the case, then its absolutely brilliant.

[3rd liner]

Keeper. I didn't love the Monkey, but really liked Longlegs, so was intrigued by Osgood Perkins' latest movie. The trailers were well done and didn't reveal much.
Finally watched it tonight. I loved it. It was billed as 'a dark trip'. Absolutely. Kind of wish I did an edible before it lol. I won't give anything away, but it's not like either of his two previous movies. Pack some patience, it's a bit of a slow burn, but damn was it good. Creepy as hell.

[AC]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

Keeper. I didn't love the Monkey, but really liked Longlegs, so was intrigued by Osgood Perkins' latest movie. The trailers were well done and didn't reveal much.
Finally watched it tonight. I loved it. It was billed as 'a dark trip'. Absolutely. Kind of wish I did an edible before it lol. I won't give anything away, but it's not like either of his two previous movies. Pack some patience, it's a bit of a slow burn, but damn was it good. Creepy as hell.

I agree completely. The creature designs revealed near the end were worth the very slow and meandering first 75%.

[blankall]

Saw Tron: Ares.

Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Had very low expectations. For the first part, I was not into it. The premise is dumb. Rich Corporate nepo baby finds a way to bring people and objects out of the computer and into real life, with a 3d printer.

Something about that just doesn't work for me. Especially when they somehow have the Tron game dynamics, like speeder bikes with the trailing walls, in real life. I mean...how the F would that work? You can just 3d print a futuristic motorbike that can do that somehow?

It's also very Jared Leto heavy. In a very annoying way, as the role is nothing but him sharing revelations. But it also works. Leto is good as a robot who thinks he's discovered the meaning of life and needs to share his epiphany with everyone....that's kind of his actual personality. He was meant for this role.

The execution of the film was actually all right though. It didn't drag and had some good action sequences. They did a really good job of incorporating the soundtrack and the visuals. Once you get past the lazy premise, it's actually an ok pure action/effects film.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by n00berdeau

I badmouthed One Battle After Another on here, but a friend of mine claims that it's a satirical take on Terminator 2, and what would result if someone attempted to make Terminator 2 in today's woke Hollywood environment. I'm not sure I buy it, but the plot is very similar to Trrminator 2, and it's supposedly PT Andrson's favorite movie. If that's the case, then its absolutely brilliant.

What, regarding Terminator 2, could you possibly not make today?

Kinda sounds like the two of you belong together, though. Absolutely mental.

[Engine09]

Anyone considering seeing the new Avatar should catch it in IMAX 3D before it's run is over. The characters and story are fine but what Cameron has achieved and put on screen is absolutely incredible.

This is the pinnacle of what can be done in terms of technology to date with the format. The texture of the characters skin, the light reflecting off objects, the water, the CGI whales, the ships, it's all incredible to take in. Half of the time you'll just be wondering how they did that but you'll still enjoy it as a movie. Don't watch this on a TV, the bigscreen is essential and I'll almost say 3D is as well.

[Puppet Guy]

We did a sort of Keanu Reeves Dystopian Film Festival over the past few days. All of them felt relevant to what's happening in the world right now to some degree, and none of them were great.

Johnny Mnemonic - he's an information courier with a chip in his brain. Felt like a tv movie. Apparently it had a big influence on The Matrix, which you can see clearly.

The Day the Earth Stood Still - I've resisted watching this for years since the 1951 original is one of my favourite movies ever. It didn't come close, but I didn't really hate it either. Need to rewatch the original again.

A Scanner Darkly - it's a weird mix of live action and animation (everything was rotoscoped), thus visually interesting and kind of jarring. The story was about drug addiction and surveillance and became very convoluted, which the animation either made more confusing or became a comment on addiction.

[Fuzz]

Johnny Mnemonic - This is based on a short story from American/Canadian author William Gibson. He's the one who coined the term cyberspace. Many of his novels had a strong influence on The Matrix, like Neuromancer and Mona Lisa Overdrive which were heavy on the cyberpunk themes that The Matrix brought to screen.


A Scanner Darkly - Based on the book by sci-fi to movie heavyweight Philip K Dick. If you thought the movie was hard to follow, the book is far harder! The confusion and unreliability of the drug addled narrator are a big part of it.