Recommend (or don't) a movie thread v2

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

Why are you so mad over...

*Checks notes*

Top Gun 2???!

I just gave my opinion of the movie in a thread about move opinions. I'm not the one quoting people who liked it and telling them they shouldn't.
It should have been 1 post, 1 opinion and done with.

You fanboys keep quoting me and taking issue that anyone could dare not like the movie, so lets be honest about who's mad here.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Engine09

Top Gun Maverick was actually better than I had imagined, I was thinking Fast & Furious level of garbage but it was actually done in a fun, goofy way I didn't mind.

Ad Astra mostly got flack for the moon rover chase scene, overall I liked it.

Everything Everywhere was not nearly as good as I was hoping, underwhelming.

Its a film that knew what it wanted to be, what it was about and didnt try to pretend to be anything other than what it was.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by sketchyt

I've been roasted for liking (loving?) this movie but I'm glad someone else did too. There seems to be like 17 of us.

I think this movie suffered from inaccurate marketing where the trailers/ads made it seem like Space Wars starring Brad Pitt and it was anything but.

It was a good movie with an ultimately positive message.

Make it 18.

Admittedly, I went in with pretty low expectations, none the less..

[DownInFlames]

4K Remaster of Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Be Released with Hour of Deleted Scenes

https://consequence.net/2022/11/plan...eleted-scenes/

This made my day.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

4K Remaster of Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Be Released with Hour of Deleted Scenes

https://consequence.net/2022/11/plan...eleted-scenes/

This made my day.

Holy crap....that sounds fantastic!

[Brendone]

Originally Posted by sketchyt

I've been roasted for liking (loving?) this movie but I'm glad someone else did too. There seems to be like 17 of us.

I think this movie suffered from inaccurate marketing where the trailers/ads made it seem like Space Wars starring Brad Pitt and it was anything but.

It was a good movie with an ultimately positive message.

Saw some of Ad Astra an a plane. Fell asleep a few times… I don’t usually sleep on planes but this was also a 9hr flight, so can’t say if it was the movie or fatigue. Made it to the point where he got to the moon then I passed out. Woke up to a moon buggy battle, fell asleep again, then woke up to murder monkeys, fell asleep again, then woke up to droopy Tommy Lee Jones… not in a rush to watch again and see what I missed.

[AC]

I've been watching a bunch of 80s and 90s thrillers as part of the With Gourley and Rust podcast. The biggest takeaway is how 'of their time' these types of movies were.

Fatal Attraction (1987): 3.5/5. Still a really effective thriller that's also well acted (apparently that's a hard combo to find based on the rest of the movies so far).

Pacific Heights (1990): 1.5/5. Felt like it was building towards something good but fell completely flat. A tenant who tricked his way into a swanky San Francisco suite and refuses to leave, escalating and tormenting the landlords, and it turns out was just stealing the light fixtures basically...

Sleeping with the Enemy: 3/5. Solid but not spectacular. Incredible water fountain drinking with a moustache action.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992): 3.5/5. Kind of a ridiculous "a-ha!" moment that escalates things and kicks off the denouement, but overall it was genuinely unsettling.

Raising Cain (1992): 2.5/5. Honestly worth it just for John Lithgow ridiculousness. The movie is completely bonkers and while it's bad, it's also very entertaining.

Still to come are Consenting Adults (1992), Sliver (1993), and Fear (1996).

[Fuzz]

I remember Fear being pretty good.

[DownInFlames]

I rewatched Michael Clayton last night and it holds up. I wish Tony Gilroy made more movies, although Andor is pretty great.

[speede5]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I finally watched Top Gun Maverick last weekend. Absolutely RAGING that they didn't use the F-35.

They kept going on and on about being outclassed in their F-18's by the 5th Generation Fighter of the enemy. Yet you left your newest asset that is 5th Gen on the carrier deck? IDIOTS.

I loved it, the flight sequences were fantastic and it checked off all the boxes I wanted for a Top Gun sequel.

It was pretty simple, the F-35 does not have a dual version. They wanted live shots with actors in the cockpits and that was all done with dual F-18's.

[Nadal Fan]

The best part of Consenting Adults is that the whole plot hinges on adults who are in fact non-consenting.

I enjoyed Sliver, thought it's pretty unbelievable at times but it's a fun ride.

I'd also recommend Basic Instinct, Body Heat, Body Double, Unfaithful, Single White Female, Femme Fatale and No Way Out

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by speede5

It was pretty simple, the F-35 does not have a dual version. They wanted live shots with actors in the cockpits and that was all done with dual F-18's.

I would have hoped my avgeek cred here would have carried my post through (fully aware of the lack of a two seat F-35). We did get a couple of shots on the carrier of some F-35's, that was cool.

They could have mentioned wanting to use them to support Maverick's team, and then give us another throwback to the original that the catapults broke down before they could launch them after the 18's launched.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I would have hoped my avgeek cred here would have carried my post through (fully aware of the lack of a two seat F-35). We did get a couple of shots on the carrier of some F-35's, that was cool.

They could have mentioned wanting to use them to support Maverick's team, and then give us another throwback to the original that the catapults broke down before they could launch them after the 18's launched.

They could have gone with the more realistic angle and used one of the many, many failures of the F-35 and say they are grounded due to a technical issue. F-18 saves the day!

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

The best part of Consenting Adults is that the whole plot hinges on adults who are in fact non-consenting.

I enjoyed Sliver, thought it's pretty unbelievable at times but it's a fun ride.

I'd also recommend Basic Instinct, Body Heat, Body Double, Unfaithful, Single White Female, Femme Fatale and No Way Out

Basic Instinct and No Way Out are both excellent.

I also like Disclosure with Michael Douglas. He had a string of adult thriller/dramas in the 90s that I enjoyed.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I watched Everything Everywhere All at Once this weekend and went in with high hopes after seeing how well it was reviewed.

I can't believe how much I hated it.

Far too long, many scenes just kept on going, and the humour just felt flat and childish to me. I also felt that the message just wasn't very original either.

The whole movie just felt like an inconsequential waste of time. I was bored after 30 minutes.

3/10

I thought it was fine, liked it more than you and found it definitely entertaining but I had such high expectations based on the initial reviews and everything I heard online. I thought it was a 7/10. Wouldn't recommend it to most people.

[Yeah_Baby]

If folks are interested coming out this weekend I guested on a podcast talking about 90s Noir and I basically gave the abstract of what would be my thesis Basic Instinct. We also chatted Devil in the Blue Dress and Out of Sight.

earlier this year I jointed the same folk talking about Camp.

Camp (Barbarella, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Mama Mia: Here We Go Again

[Nadal Fan]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

If folks are interested coming out this weekend I guested on a podcast talking about 90s Noir and I basically gave the abstract of what would be my thesis Basic Instinct. We also chatted Devil in the Blue Dress and Out of Sight.

earlier this year I jointed the same folk talking about Camp.

Camp (Barbarella, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Mama Mia: Here We Go Again

I'm always looking for new podcast to listen to I'll check it out!

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

I'm always looking for new podcast to listen to I'll check it out!

They're doing a Noir Series for November. The 40s and then the 80s one are out now!

[speede5]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I would have hoped my avgeek cred here would have carried my post through (fully aware of the lack of a two seat F-35). We did get a couple of shots on the carrier of some F-35's, that was cool.

They could have mentioned wanting to use them to support Maverick's team, and then give us another throwback to the original that the catapults broke down before they could launch them after the 18's launched.

Lol I totally didn't catch who was posting.

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

4K Remaster of Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Be Released with Hour of Deleted Scenes

https://consequence.net/2022/11/plan...eleted-scenes/

This made my day.

"Back in 2020, news broke that Will Smith and Kevin Hart were teaming up for a modern update of Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Hart then confirmed the remake was in “deep development” during a 2021 interview with Collider."
Ugh, buzz off Hollywood and leave it alone.