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Post by cosmo on Feb 26, 2022 19:13:20 GMT -6
Well..this was something. Much more gorier and less funny than expected.
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Post by Kamera on Feb 28, 2022 11:28:59 GMT -6
legit looking forward to this one
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Post by brainloading on Feb 28, 2022 11:37:19 GMT -6
Not watching that trash, they fired Depp wrongfully. Hope the movie flops.
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Post by scoots on Feb 28, 2022 13:58:42 GMT -6
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Post by alady on Feb 28, 2022 14:10:30 GMT -6
I watched Zola the other night. It was OK. The tweets were better.
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Post by venom on Feb 28, 2022 14:12:15 GMT -6
i really enjoyed this and would rank the parts as: 1. the ballad of buster scruggs 2. all gold canyon 2. the gal who got rattled 3. meal ticket 4. near algodones 6. the mortal remains the only one i didn't really care for was the last one.
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Post by claypoolfan on Mar 1, 2022 8:33:15 GMT -6
Is it worth making an effort to go to the "imax" at City North for this Batman movie or is it not that much better than a normal screen?
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Post by scoots on Mar 1, 2022 10:20:07 GMT -6
All of the descriptions I've been reading aren't calling out any huge action setpieces, so I think you'd be fine on a normal screen.
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Post by llamaoftime on Mar 1, 2022 11:45:07 GMT -6
All of the descriptions I've been reading aren't calling out any huge action setpieces, so I think you'd be fine on a normal screen. I did see someone say it has one of the best car chase scenes they've ever seen, but it sounds far more like a mystery crime thriller than an action movie in general
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Post by ultravisitor on Mar 1, 2022 13:13:36 GMT -6
I watched Nightmare Alley on Sunday, and while it was very nice to look at, I'm not sure how good the rest of the movie is. Kinda weird that it's up for Best Picture.
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Post by claypoolfan on Mar 2, 2022 7:46:29 GMT -6
City North must have added a new Batman showing on Friday afternoon cause I just grabbed tickets to an almost completely empty theater at 4:30. Didn't think I'd be able to catch it opening day this last minute.
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Post by sleeping on Mar 2, 2022 9:01:05 GMT -6
The Batman is decent. It drags in a few places and I got annoyed with some of the dialogue delivery (can no one in Gotham have a normal conversation?? why are they always whispering??). The fight choreography is great. The Batmobile chase ruled. The Penguin is completely incidental to the plot and mostly wasted, but Paul Dano is a wonderfully demented Riddler. He's the highlight of the entire movie. Imax didn't really add anything -- I can't think of any scenes where I even noticed it. It's too long to be a fun popcorn flick but too popcorny to be a serious drama. Don't think about it too much and it's enjoyable enough.
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Post by scoots on Mar 3, 2022 16:20:13 GMT -6
This was terrific. Loved how Spielberg rearranged some of the songs/scenes - not sure how close it matches up with the original musical, but it certainly made more sense.
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Post by ultravisitor on Mar 3, 2022 23:53:20 GMT -6
I didn't like Ansel Elgort in most of that movie, but I thought that Ariana DeBose and Rachel Zegler were both really great.
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Post by Kamera on Mar 4, 2022 9:17:56 GMT -6
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Post by munkivelli on Mar 4, 2022 22:10:28 GMT -6
PSA: Watch Fresh on hulu
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Post by scoots on Mar 4, 2022 22:30:33 GMT -6
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Post by cosmo on Mar 4, 2022 22:39:48 GMT -6
The Batman is decent. It drags in a few places and I got annoyed with some of the dialogue delivery (can no one in Gotham have a normal conversation?? why are they always whispering??). The fight choreography is great. The Batmobile chase ruled. The Penguin is completely incidental to the plot and mostly wasted, but Paul Dano is a wonderfully demented Riddler. He's the highlight of the entire movie. Imax didn't really add anything -- I can't think of any scenes where I even noticed it. It's too long to be a fun popcorn flick but too popcorny to be a serious drama. Don't think about it too much and it's enjoyable enough. Just got home from seeing this in IMAX. I really enjoyed it. Has anybody cracked the last code yet?
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Post by jazzpolice on Mar 4, 2022 22:42:12 GMT -6
Haven’t seen the movie yet but just going to assume it is “DRINK MORE OVALTINE”.
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Post by cosmo on Mar 4, 2022 22:44:30 GMT -6
Here's the link to the last code: rataalada.com/EDIT: Well...looks like google already solved it.
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Post by cosmo on Mar 5, 2022 21:08:50 GMT -6
Peter Dinklage was fantastic. The movie was pretty good. The songs were mostly not so good.
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Post by c1916 on Mar 5, 2022 21:26:50 GMT -6
I watched that this afternoon as well.
Glen Hansard was a nice surprise.
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Post by cosmo on Mar 6, 2022 7:57:32 GMT -6
His song was the best in the film.
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Post by jazzpolice on Mar 6, 2022 14:09:24 GMT -6
I loved Cyrano. Was surprised to discover that Haley Bennett is 34yo. She looks much younger than that.
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Post by krentist on Mar 8, 2022 11:54:23 GMT -6
Flash sale today. Was going to sit this one out due to my backlog but I had $50 in rewards to use and free shipping kicks in at around the same price so I got--
Mulholland Drive combo Straw Dogs Moonstruck Notorious
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Post by Tweet on Mar 8, 2022 12:27:41 GMT -6
I watched Airplane! last night for the first time since college and it was still pretty funny
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Post by llamaoftime on Mar 8, 2022 12:34:36 GMT -6
The Batman is good and I love the direction they went with the reboot in general, though I don't think I like it as much as the first two Nolan films. I will also echo I was slightly annoyed with some dialogue delivery and that it dragged a tiny bit at parts, but loved that it focused on the detective stuff more and Paul Dano ruled and Robert Pattinson was very good too.
I originally thought this was going to be a one-off but I guess they have sequels planned and apparently a Penguin focused TV show (I don't particularly care about this) and apparently an Arkham show that focuses on various villains (potential I guess?). I'm a little sick of every property needing its own "universe" though, but I guess at the same time developing the gallery of Batman villains without having to waste a ton of film time to do it could work well if done right
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Post by clouddead on Mar 8, 2022 12:48:19 GMT -6
Do “The Long Halloween” you cowards
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Post by Kamera on Mar 8, 2022 23:39:46 GMT -6
I picked up Holiday and Heaven Can Wait from the Criterion flash sale. I wish preorders were included, but I’ll wait till July for the B&N sale.
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Post by venom on Mar 9, 2022 8:04:08 GMT -6
i watched Drive My Car last night on hbomax. the subtitles cut off an hour and 45 minutes into it. i checked twitter and apparently this is an issue for roku users. it took about 20 minutes of adjusting options and starting over to get the subtitles back. so that was an unfortunate break. but i thought the movie was great.
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