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ZerOCoolSC2
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Giving Titan a watch now. It's out on Netflix. | ||
KwarK
United States44074 Posts
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Luolis
Finland7177 Posts
That being said i watched Tuntematon Sotilas aka. The Unknown Soldier (2017 version). It's the most expensive Finnish film in history and also the most watched Finnish film since 1970. It's based on a book with the same name, which is one of the most sold books in Finland afaik, and is the third adaptation of the book. It tells the story of a machine gun company during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union during WW2. It's a fairly realistic view to the war as the original book was somewhat based on the authors own experiences during the war. At times it can be a bit hard to follow, especially if you haven't read the book, as it has cut some stuff from the book and there are a lot of characters and a lot of stuff happens. However i definitely recommend it. Also i would say that you shouldn't watch the 2h20min international version, but rather the 3 hour version as the international version cuts a lot of stuff and can make you even more confused about stuff. I would rate it 9/10. | ||
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Uldridge
Belgium5181 Posts
On April 01 2018 02:32 KwarK wrote: You're acting like Kylo acting illogically is some massive conflict with his established character as a perfectly rational actor. It's ridiculous. It'd be way more absurd if Luke showed up at the end and Kylo said "You know what, I've been discussing my Luke obsession a lot with my therapist and he thinks that it's causing me to act in self destructive ways. I'm feeling super self destructive right now so I'm going to hand command over to Hux for the day and call my sponsor". Haha well yeah he did act toward his established character, but it's just so stupid to watch. I bet Hux regret every moment not finishing the job in that throne room. Maybe it would've had more impact if he'd ignore Luke though and only Rey, Finn and Poe got away. It would've shown character growth and if he'd actually taken Leia hostage or outright killed her this time he would've turned into something to actually fear. Now he's just a temper tantrum throwing brat who will be overthrown by his general. Also Kylo Ren will probably still turn once he gets betrayed by his own side (my prediction for E9) | ||
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ZerOCoolSC2
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On March 31 2018 22:48 IgnE wrote: yeah last jedi was not good I liked it. i can understand why some people didn't like it. I acknowledge some of its flaws, though I could also fanboy and argue against some of other gripes too. | ||
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Schmobutzen
Germany284 Posts
I am a huge Cormac McCarthy fan, but the book is one of his weakest - that means it is still very good. Now, although there are some changes from book to movie, they both are pretty close, so close that the Coen brothers made scenes that are nearly 1 to 1 translations. That is their huge respect for the author! Saying all that, the movie is way ahead of the book. It is one of the most perfect movies of all times. No weak scene, a lot of great ones, cinematography and at least one actor over the top memorable. Besides Barton Fink, it is their best movie. I didn't think that it would have ever been possible to make the study on free will from book to movie in such an elegant and gripping way. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
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About the movie though, well i definitely agree that it's almost a 1:1 translation in a lot of cases and it also makes sense because no country apparently should have been a screenplay but mccarthy wasn't able to sell it so it became a book. I also think it is a very good movie but especially the difference in main characters is a problem imo. In the book it's the sheriff, every few chapters being his inner thoughts. In the movie he is more in the background until the very end really. I also thought there is something lost due to the movie not creating the girl character Llewelyn meets in the book. And even if i completely neglect the book knowledge, a movie which came out in the same year which has similar themes did it imo better: There will be blood. | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
On April 01 2018 06:42 eviltomahawk wrote: I liked it. i can understand why some people didn't like it. I acknowledge some of its flaws, though I could also fanboy and argue against some of other gripes too. how many rebels were there on the salt planet? 400? shouldnt a movie about the fate of a galaxy feel more epic than it does? feels more like a quarrel between small bands | ||
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WarSame
Canada1950 Posts
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
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Sermokala
United States14144 Posts
On April 02 2018 10:42 IgnE wrote: yep blockbusters are boring as hell Yeah man movies that hundreds of millions of people all around the world enjoy and continue to enjoy is just boring. Why build tension or pretend that a movie is fake. We all know its just a recording of people talking and sometimes things get in the way of that. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
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-visnu-
Australia149 Posts
On February 15 2009 17:55 zizou21 wrote: ![[image loading]](http://i41.tinypic.com/10ndybq.jpg) LOL 2 times. on the subject, guys, link imdb for each title. | ||
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-visnu-
Australia149 Posts
@Jocko Willink @Joe Rogan Best movies of all time so far | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
On April 02 2018 10:53 Sermokala wrote: Yeah man movies that hundreds of millions of people all around the world enjoy and continue to enjoy is just boring. Why build tension or pretend that a movie is fake. We all know its just a recording of people talking and sometimes things get in the way of that. yes that's right. but i understand why you doubt it, given that you don't even understand the criticism. it's not that "building tension" is boring or stupid. it's that blockbusters with invincible superheroes who basically can't die are incapable of building the tension that makes a movie interesting. it's boring because nothing is at stake. granted, if i were a 10 year old, who had little life experience, and had only seen 8 or 10 of these movies in my life, i'd probably find them more interesting. star wars in particular fails for multiple reasons, many of which have already been pointed out. my main gripe, beyond the stupid stuff, like laser shots that fire like projectiles and appear to arc under gravity in space, or not warping in your destroyer fleet in a formation that surrounds the outnumbered and puny rebel army, or any other number of stupid, unexplained decisions on the part of a supposedly ferocious military outfit, is that the movie feels like a disneyfied personal story romp through numerous characters that are only tangentially connected to the world-important events happening. i can actually get past all of the objectively stupid scientific, military, cultural, ecological, etc. decisions that they made in the Star Wars Universe, but i can't get past the boring, hackneyed story arc that turns a galactic struggle into some unbelievably odd-ball farce between a rag-tag group of "good guys" being chased to a minor outpost by a pseudocomic, incompetent "army" (and i use that term loosely) of "bad guys." the whole thing is just a sad joke turned saccharine with a slapdash sappy ending. | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
Batman v. Superman is one of the few movies to really consider the divinity of superman, a real Jesus figure (maybe more like Rama or something), and even its minor treatment of those themes is enough to pull it above other movies of its kind, in spite of the 50+ minutes of superfluous action scenes that dragged the movie down. | ||
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midou
Bulgaria1168 Posts
On April 02 2018 15:09 IgnE wrote: you know how bad everyone's taste is (the fans and the critics) when one of the best marvel movies so far, Batman v. Superman, was universally panned, but all the other marvel dreck routinely gets thumbs up on rottentomatoes for repeating the same trite formulas. Batman v. Superman is one of the few movies to really consider the divinity of superman, a real Jesus figure (maybe more like Rama or something), and even its minor treatment of those themes is enough to pull it above other movies of its kind, in spite of the 50+ minutes of superfluous action scenes that dragged the movie down. I thought Batman vs Superman was the best superhero movie outside of the obvious Dark Knight trilogy and Watchmen (personal opinion), People trashed it so hard, yet praise the total garbage that comes every year. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
On April 02 2018 15:09 IgnE wrote: you know how bad everyone's taste is (the fans and the critics) when one of the best marvel movies so far, Batman v. Superman, was universally panned, but all the other marvel dreck routinely gets thumbs up on rottentomatoes for repeating the same trite formulas. Batman v. Superman is one of the few movies to really consider the divinity of superman, a real Jesus figure (maybe more like Rama or something), and even its minor treatment of those themes is enough to pull it above other movies of its kind, in spite of the 50+ minutes of superfluous action scenes that dragged the movie down. I had to lol. Also, you're missing the point of why most people see Marvel movies, they go to see iconic superheroes quip and beat people up. Is it particularly intellectual? Nah, but why does it have to be? The movies are just fun, they're visually spectacular, sometimes funny, characters have fun chemistry, and its a big sci-fi/fantasy romp thats just meant to be fun. That being said, if you enjoyed Batman v. Superman (and presumably Justice League), yes, please do continue to watch those sorts DCEU movies and leave more seats in the theaters of the Marvel movies for me.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2557478/ I love Pacific Rim, I first saw it in a huge IMAX theater, the 20,000 Tons of Awesome thumping to the speakers, the mech designs were fun and exciting (CHERNO ALPHA WITH THE NUCLEAR REACTOR HEAD) and the action had that fantastic weight that really made it satisfying to watch metal crush chitin. Pacific Rim 2... loses some of that. It loses some of everything, the Jaeger designs are more pure-humanoid than Pacific Rim 1, the story is a little looser (although neither movie had particularly impressive stories, imo) and the action felt less impactful, more fast pace and "thing happens, thing happens, thing happens, thing happens." The movie felt a little more heartless, and I have to speculate its because its missing Guillermo Del Friggin' Genius Toro. Everything in the movie feels just as polished as the first movie from a technical standpoint, but the design, the heart and soul of it, even just the smaller bits of world building felt lesser than that of Pacific Rim 1 (the lone exception being the beginning with the Kaiju remains and the Jaeger scrap yard.) Also the obvious SETTING UP FOR MORE SEQUELS! aspect of it is always a wee bit off putting. Overall, 4/10, had some fun action moments, their ideas for Jaeger weapons are still pretty neato, but everything just feels like a duller iteration of the original. | ||
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Sermokala
United States14144 Posts
Superman isn't jesus. Hes an alien who hates being a superhero and doesn't care about saving lives. When he killed Zod he lost any divinity he might have been able to justify. Hes literally the worst super hero ever and is just a rip off of a mexican professional wrestler. | ||
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