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Post by chvrchbarrel on Sept 7, 2020 21:39:48 GMT -6
Very comfortable with my moral dilemma being over the 1976 Invasion of the Bodysnatchers starring Donald Sutherland and not....well, Tenet.
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Post by thebosma on Sept 7, 2020 21:41:52 GMT -6
I would like to see Tenet but every review leads me to believe I will be happy watching it at home
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Post by irvred on Sept 7, 2020 22:03:44 GMT -6
I would like to see Tenet but every review leads me to believe I will be happy watching it at home I will say it looks and sounds incredible and so seeing it in a theater made it tolerable? I wouldn’t even bother with a home viewing
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Post by thebosma on Sept 7, 2020 22:05:52 GMT -6
I would like to see Tenet but every review leads me to believe I will be happy watching it at home I will say it looks and sounds incredible and so seeing it in a theater made it tolerable? I wouldn’t even bother with a home viewing I want to watch it with subtitles anyways lol
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Post by munkivelli on Sept 7, 2020 22:30:00 GMT -6
I'm fairly certain that the only upcoming film that I know of that I would attempt to see in theaters is The French Dispatch, and that got delayed til 2021, so I'm good til we hopefully have a vaccine (fingers crossed).
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Post by irvred on Sept 7, 2020 23:45:24 GMT -6
Okay watched I’m Thinking of Ending Things as a cool down; was super into the first like 90 minutes and then that ending was crazy disappointing.
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Post by Javo on Sept 8, 2020 8:34:17 GMT -6
That movie blew my head
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Post by Timbo on Sept 8, 2020 9:14:58 GMT -6
Spectre - It took me forever to get through this one. I saw it in the theater back in 2015, and since then I've tried to rewatch it unsuccessfully a handful of times, so this go round was actually only my 2nd time seeing it. It's not particularly awful, there's some decent action/chases, and Madeleine Swann is an interesting and provocative Bond girl, portrayed wonderfully by Lea Seydoux. Craig's phoning it in at this point, word is he wasn't all that eager to return to the role.
The biggest issues with Spectre come from the idiotic retconning of the last 3 films. The "twist" that Spectre has been behind everything in the last three films is ludicrous, and it shits on those individual plots and characters. It's bad b/c it wasn't initially the idea. That whole Thunderball rights situation included the usage of the name Spectre, so when it was actually brought up Quantum of Solace just renamed as Quantum, it felt somewhat natural. But now it's actually Spectre b/c they obtained the rights finally to use it and Blofeld. It's a rushed twist that hurts the narrative they were going for since the character of Blofeld wasn't hyped up like the 60s Bond films did. Blofeld hung out in the background and was hinted at. The only hint at there being a larger organization is in Quantum of Solace. But there's no mention of there being a "number 1." This in turn makes Christoph Waltz' portrayal of Blofeld decent but really poorly written. He's never a threat, not like Silva was in Skyfall. He's easily dispatched, and there's a really silly "3 minutes to save her" finale that just doesn't make any sense. I happened to watch The Dark Knight Rises this weekend too and Nolan at least gives Batman 11 minutes to save the day, still completely silly but 3 minutes for Bond to search half of a 15 story building and still have 45 seconds to make it to safety is just too dumb even for the stupidest people to believe.
This one was directed by Sam Mendes too, he did Skyfall, but his approach is more in line with traditional Bond films, but never quite feels like those. It's absurdly long for such a simple plot and spends a lot of time searching for it's own feel. The torture scene specifically feels unlike the rest of the story, a bizarre and painful scene to watch it's also made unimportant 2 seconds after Bond escapes. Whereas the torture scene in Casino Royale has long term effects, this one is forgotten about almost immediately. It's really a shame that with all of this material to work with that it fails more than it succeeds. Something that does make it stand out though is the happy ending, a first really in the series. It doesn't end with Bond nailing the leading lady, but it implies that 007 is off to start a new life and conclude this chapter. Except that was 5 years ago now, and the next film brings Bond out of retirement and based on the trailers its looking like they will destroy the relationship between him and Madeleine, thus making Spectre a complete waste of time.
Final Official Ranking
1. Skyfall 2. Casino Royale 3. Goldfinger 4. From Russia With Love 5. Goldeneye 6. Thunderball 7. Dr. No 8. Quantum of Solace 9. Live and Let Die 10. The Spy Who Loved Me 11. The World Is Not Enough 12. License to Kill 13. Die Another Day 14. For Your Eyes Only 15. Diamonds Are Forever 16. Spectre 17. Tomorrow Never Dies 18. Never Say Never Again 19. The Living Daylights 20. Moonraker 21. You Only Live Twice 22. The Man With the Golden Gun 23. Octopussy 24. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 25. A View to a Kill
Right, so now that I've watched all of them except for the parody Casino Royale, I must say that the series as a whole sucks. I can't even in good conscience recommend half of the series to anyone. There's too much crap. At least with a horror franchise like Halloween or Friday the 13th there's something to draw people to them whether it be mindless gore, or laugh at the silly choices camp counselors make when presented with danger. Bond isn't the same. There's hardly anything worthwhile beyond Dr. No on my list. It's kinda surprising to me that it's endured as long as it has given that there was a good 2 decades of shitty movies. Be that as it may, this whole ranking started out fine since I was watching the Connery set which is good, but once you hit the 70s it becomes a slog. Then again, what else am I gonna do during quarantine, work? Anyway, I feel like the top 5 here sums up James Bond pretty well and for the uninitiated those are really the only one's worth your time.
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Post by borracho on Sept 8, 2020 9:29:35 GMT -6
I will say it looks and sounds incredible and so seeing it in a theater made it tolerable? I wouldn’t even bother with a home viewing I want to watch it with subtitles anyways lol now that may be a movie i'd watch with subtitles!
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Sept 8, 2020 9:57:59 GMT -6
I got a little lit last night and watched 2 of the qatsi trilogy
Goddamn
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2020 12:39:28 GMT -6
Okay watched I’m Thinking of Ending Things as a cool down; was super into the first like 90 minutes and then that ending was crazy disappointing. yeah I've wasted way too much time trying to dissect that ending and need to just accept that i only like the first 60-75% of the film.
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Post by munkivelli on Sept 8, 2020 19:56:31 GMT -6
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Post by Tweet on Sept 8, 2020 20:10:53 GMT -6
Let me just save everyone some time and just say it’s Borat 2
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Post by sick2b on Sept 8, 2020 21:47:04 GMT -6
I got a little lit last night and watched 2 of the qatsi trilogy Goddamn Amazing isnt it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 7:05:15 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 10:47:13 GMT -6
holy fuck my hype meter
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Post by jazzpolice on Sept 9, 2020 10:58:46 GMT -6
That looks great. Are they still shooting to release this year? Not sure even this would be worth the risk of going to a theater.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 11:03:39 GMT -6
I know absolutely nothing about Dune, but that looks great.
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Post by krentist on Sept 9, 2020 11:06:12 GMT -6
It's just the first half of the book right? Not sure how they're gonna finance part 2 with everything going on
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 11:10:35 GMT -6
Fuck it I just bought the book.
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Post by wanny on Sept 9, 2020 11:11:13 GMT -6
It's just the first half of the book right? Not sure how they're gonna finance part 2 with everything going on Studio is waiting to green light it still. This is a stand alone film though.
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Post by jazzpolice on Sept 9, 2020 11:11:52 GMT -6
It's just the first half of the book right? Not sure how they're gonna finance part 2 with everything going on Yeah I'm pretty sure one of Villeneuve's conditions on taking the project was separating it into two films.
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Post by krentist on Sept 9, 2020 11:12:40 GMT -6
I predict Part 2 gets released on netflix in 2025.
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Post by alady on Sept 9, 2020 11:13:13 GMT -6
*fans self furiously*
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Post by thebosma on Sept 9, 2020 11:16:41 GMT -6
Hmmm looks like it could be neat. Maybe I’ll read the book
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Post by claypoolfan on Sept 9, 2020 11:21:14 GMT -6
Damn I really thought they weren't going to do the sand worm reveal and then bam
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 12:21:46 GMT -6
I just read this for the first time last year. This looks near flawless. I welcome the modifications (that I can see). A+
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 12:42:11 GMT -6
i should reread it cause im thinking Villeneuve will probably adhere to the story pretty closely (although it being a 2 parter and this one standing on its own makes me think he's gonna incorporate some of the sequel stuff too)
my brother tried to read it for the first time a few months ago and gave up around 10 or 20 pages in, claiming that he has no idea how to read the names of any of the people or places and he'll just trust the movie to explain everything. oof.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 15:53:56 GMT -6
i should reread it cause im thinking Villeneuve will probably adhere to the story pretty closely (although it being a 2 parter and this one standing on its own makes me think he's gonna incorporate some of the sequel stuff too) my brother tried to read it for the first time a few months ago and gave up around 10 or 20 pages in, claiming that he has no idea how to read the names of any of the people or places and he'll just trust the movie to explain everything. oof. I couldn't get past the first few chapters the first couple times I attempted to read it (when I was a lot younger). Prior to the pandemic, I was reading on the train to work every day and found it to be a really great book to read in 15 min chunks.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 16:36:43 GMT -6
yeah it's definitely on my reading list for this year...then again, so are a lot of things. and im actually moving through it faster than most summers! unrelated, we're heading down to that Pilsen drive in tonight for a They Live/The Thing double feature! y'all should drive down and park near us (rows F-G) for some social distance Carpenter talk and drinking
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