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Old 09-30-2019, 10:47 AM   #901
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Finally watched Parabellum. It was fine and all, but it felt kind of like an episode of a TV show.
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Old 09-30-2019, 01:07 PM   #902
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Took my son to see Abominable on the weekend.

We both really enjoyed it. I thought it was way better than I had anticipated.

It was nice to see Chinese representation and central plotlines in a mainstream movie.

The story was pretty standard and typical. Visuals were gorgeous, and quite a sight to see in theatres. Lots of great laughs, and my son laughed a lot throughout.

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Old 09-30-2019, 01:18 PM   #903
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Took my son to see Abominable on the weekend.

We both really enjoyed it. I thought it was way better than I had anticipated.

It was nice to see Chinese representation and central plotlines in a mainstream movie.

The story was pretty standard and typical. Visuals were gorgeous, and quite a site to see in theatres. Lots of great laughs, and my son laughed a lot throughout.
Not in this country it isnt! It must have been quite the sight.
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Downton Abbey. Six Seasons.....and a movie.

I hope Joel McHale and Danny Pudi are in it!
I still want that movie.
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I still want that movie.
We all do. We all do.
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Old 09-30-2019, 02:17 PM   #906
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"Rocketman" was... weird. Something about it reminded me of the TV show "Cop Rock", when people would burst into song at any moment. I thought it would be more "Bohemian Rhapsody", and less "Mamma Mia!"


"Yesterday" was alright, but I didn't really understand Jack's motivations.



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^^^ re. Yesterday ...

Spoiler!

My understanding, anyway.
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Old 10-03-2019, 02:38 AM   #908
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Currently suffering through some awful pile of trash called Spit on Your Grave (or something). Just awful.
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Old 10-03-2019, 08:34 AM   #909
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Did anyone attend CIFF? I saw:
Parasite - this film is just mad! I really need a 2nd watch. Definitely getting a nom for Best Picture.
Sorry We Missed You - another solid Ken Loach.
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Parasite - this film is just mad! I really need a 2nd watch. Definitely getting a nom for Best Picture.
Sorry We Missed You - another solid Ken Loach.
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I was on vacation this year for most of the festival so I missed out. I’ve only heard great things about Parasite, I’m dying to see it
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Old 10-05-2019, 11:53 AM   #911
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Saw Ad Astra last night and echo the thoughts of others here. Overall I really enjoyed it. It is worth seeing, if only for the moon car chase and the bio vessel reveal - which elicited a very loud "oh ####!" from me in the theatre.
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Old 10-06-2019, 07:11 PM   #912
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I just saw Daddy's Home with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

I had really low expectations but it was really funny.
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Old 10-06-2019, 08:02 PM   #913
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I generally hate musicals, but really liked Rocketman. I too was expecting a Bohemian Rhapsody clone, but ended up surprised. I found BR pretty flat, but thought that Rocketman did a much better job of conveying the emotion of the protagonist's story.
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Parasite is absolutely worth watching.
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Old 10-11-2019, 06:06 PM   #915
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When comparing movies based on tv shows, I liked Downton Abbey better than El Camino. Except elderly people are worse than kids on the theatre. They talked at full volume the whole movie and got up to use the bathroom at least twice as often.
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When comparing movies based on tv shows, I liked Downton Abbey better than El Camino. Except elderly people are worse than kids on the theatre. They talked at full volume the whole movie and got up to use the bathroom at least twice as often.
What I enjoyed about watching the Downton Abbey movie in the theatre was that it was just a long episode watched by fans.

Everyone knows more or less how its going to end, theres not much suspense and a lot of fan service but everyone was enjoying it.
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Parasite is absolutely worth watching.
I saw it yesterday and loved it. What a wild ride. It’s impossible to say anything more about it without spoiling things but it’s a must watch.
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Old 10-20-2019, 07:39 AM   #918
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Just watched Upgrade. Really enjoyed it, great lead performance, solid acting all around, good atmosphere, story keeps to basics which works for a movie like this. Would recommend in general, it's a good scifi action thriller. Easily one of the best cyberpunk movies I've seen. These kinds of short, nasty stories just work way better when done outside the AAA Hollywood system.

Absolute must see if you're into cyberpunkish scifi. I'd put it easily into top 10 in the genre
It's not breaking any new ground, but it's very well executed.

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Old 10-20-2019, 02:13 PM   #919
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Ahh, great to have a day of doing nothing and just catching up on some stuff I wanted to see

Other movies I saw today besides Upgrade. Which was the best.

Incredibles 2 was pretty much as expected. Very well done, entertaining and everything, really solid as a superhero film. I couldn't however help but feel like it kind of tried too hard at times, especially with the family relations stuff. But really that's more of a nitpick. Would recommend.

Hotel Artemis... It was nice, but felt really pointless. There was also just a completely unnecessary amount of "plot", or twists for no purpose, for a movie that wasn't really going anywhere. The story really needed for Jodie Foster to carry the whole thing and be someone the audience cares about, but she was easily the least interesting part of the whole thing, outside of the question of "why is she in this movie"? It's an okay movie, but there's so many better movies out there, so would not recommend.

One solid hallway fight scene though.

The First Purge. Haven't seen the others, and based on this likely won't see them either. Great concept on paper, but I felt like the film ultimately just went through the motions. The execution is fine, but basic. Check it out if you want to support hot topic film making, but if you just want the good bits, read the plot synopsis and you won't miss out on anything.

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Old 10-21-2019, 10:36 AM   #920
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Calgary-made Red Letter Day premieres at the Globe on Friday. Awesome, stupid gross and gory fun. Support local film eh.

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