Recommend (or don't) a movie thread v2

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by photon

2h 43m

And this is just part 1. I think I read somewhere that they filmed both movies at the same time. Part 2 comes out next year if I’m not mistaken.

[ResAlien]

What’s better than a movie where they kill a boatload of Nazis? A movie where a Finn kills a boatload of Nazis. Sisu’s pretty good stuff

[Locke]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

What’s better than a movie where they kill a boatload of Nazis? A movie where a Finn kills a boatload of Nazis. Sisu’s pretty good stuff

I actually really enjoyed that movie.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Sisu was pretty decent.

Spoiler!

The missle drop is my favourite nazi kill to date

Landmine to the face isn't far down the list

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

How long is it? I really dislike the current trend of blockbuster movies coming in over 2.5 hours long.

100%, movies are now way too long. Your story just straight up doesn’t need to be that long. IMO it actually usually takes away from the movie and doesn’t contribute to it.

[Engine09]

I'm fine with movies over 2 hours, I barely noticed it with Mission Impossible.

What's too long are TV shows, I have people constantly recommending a series. I'll look it up and discover they're suggesting I watch a show with 10 episodes in a season each 50 mins long. And there are 6 seasons. That's around 50 hours and I know these people watch more than a couple in an evening. That's ####ing insane.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Engine09

I'm fine with movies over 2 hours, I barely noticed it with Mission Impossible.

What's too long are TV shows, I have people constantly recommending a series. I'll look it up and discover they're suggesting I watch a show with 10 episodes in a season each 50 mins long. And there are 6 seasons. That's around 50 hours and I know these people watch more than a couple in an evening. That's ####ing insane.

Haha that’s true, agreed. I’m actually good with about 2 hrs too. But once you start going north of 2.5 hrs it’s like mmmmmmkay, wrap er up.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

100%, movies are now way too long. Your story just straight up doesn’t need to be that long. IMO it actually usually takes away from the movie and doesn’t contribute to it.

Depending on the universe/franchise, sometimes I like a marathon if the payoff is worthwhile

Chris Nolan films get a pass
Tarantino films if they're good get a pass
Big crossover "events" like Avengers get a pass

Horror movies don't need to exceed 2h
Comedies don't need to exceed 2h

And most streaming drama shows don't either. Like I enjoyed the highlights of White Lotus but there are so many throwaway scenes and scenes intended (I assume) to build the atmosphere that end up making the length of the episodes exhausting. It's also wasting people's time which they won't get back because of lazy editing.

The Mandalorian I firmly believe was in part so well liked because of how slimmed down and to the point the episodes were.

[Engine09]

I get sucked into a TV series here and there, most of the time it turns into a slog, the manipulative cliffhangers from episode to episode, meandering storylines with dead ends, different writers from season to season creating a mess with no cohesive vision. But I've ranted on that before. 50 hours of that, no thanks.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Engine09

I get sucked into a TV series here and there, most of the time it turns into a slog, the manipulative cliffhangers from episode to episode, meandering storylines with dead ends, different writers from season to season creating a mess with no cohesive vision. But I've ranted on that before. 50 hours of that, no thanks.

I don't know how people lead productive lives with multiple series of that length cutting into their schedule weekly.

I barely find the time and mental bandwidth to stay on top of life watching ~1 hour of TV a week.

But yeah, it seems like these shows purposefully meander and throw out red herrings left and right just to fill out 4-7 seasons of show that could feasibly be condensed into 2.

[Inglewood Jack]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I recently watched all 6, and MI2 is just a bad movie. Late 90s/early 00s cheesiness but without any of the fun.

I can’t believe younger me actually thought this one was badass in the theatre. It’s like a parody of a John Woo movie. The cast of doves was bigger than the cast of humans. Did someone actually wear a mask on top of a mask in that one? And of course the Limp Bizkit soundtrack…like geez the Matrix already existed by that point and this is the best they could do

The Adam Clayton / Larry Mullen theme for MI1 still slaps tho

[Cappy]

Watched the new mission impossible tonight. I really enjoyed the action sequences (probably about 80% of the movie). It didn’t feel too long to be honest. The story is needlessly convoluted and the bad guy… well sucks

Overall a good instalment into the franchise

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

It's been many years since I watched it, but I remember thinking they should have ended it

Spoiler!

with David underwater at the Blue Fairy

Dark, but fitting. Wasn't a fan of that last part.

I think that's where you see the largest seems between the movie Kubrick preconceived that Steven was realizing and well Steven Spielberg himself.


I caught Indy 5 last night. Maybe it will grow on me but I honestly think I may like Crystal Skull more. I'll take the big swings of that messy movie over something so incredibly meh.

Man, the state of modern blockbusters is so boring.

Spoilers for a cameo

Spoiler!

Karen Allen can still get it though

[bdubbs]

Watching Mission Impossible this Sunday so I will update my thoughts then, but I am very excited.

[Nyah]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I recently watched all 6, and MI2 is just a bad movie. Late 90s/early 00s cheesiness but without any of the fun.

5 and 6 stand above the rest and I hope for more of the same with 7.

The movie is total crap but I absolutely love Hans Zimmer's score for MI2.

[Yamer]

Everyone should set some time aside in this crazy world to get nice and high and watch Cocaine Bear.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Haha that’s true, agreed. I’m actually good with about 2 hrs too. But once you start going north of 2.5 hrs it’s like mmmmmmkay, wrap er up.

I dont have a problem with long movies so long as they continue to keep me engaged in the story.

For instance for the only time I can remember I was in the theater watching 'The Rise of Skywalker' and I literally checked my watch.

"Is this nonsense close to over yet? Because we jumped the shark like an hour ago."

And just as a fun story for laughs, I remember going to see 'The Green Mile' in theaters with a buddy and about 10 minutes after the previews he says:

"I gotta piss...naw, I can hold it."

I think he might have died from uromycitisis.

[White Out 403]

I'm disappointed there hasn't been discussion about the movie sound of freedom. The online discourse has been just riveting

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

I'm disappointed there hasn't been discussion about the movie sound of freedom. The online discourse has been just riveting

What is that movie about.

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

What is that movie about.

Oh, no, please, google it and look for yourself friend.