The Movie Thread: Wait? Not Everything is Marvel or DC!?

[Hawkingbird]

I watched Wick 4

 

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The scene that the camera goes overhead with John using explosive shotgun rounds was literally hotline Miami. Fucking loved it

 

[Chadouken]

1 hour ago, iStu X said:

Probably won’t be able to watch JW4 until likely Wednesday. Makes me extremely sad. 

Yeah I won't be able to watch it for a while, either. I'm in VA for my grandma's funeral. Hoping next weekend I can check it out. But then the following week is SMB and that's a priority for me lol.

[OPTIMUS124]

John Wick 4 is escalation at it's finest. the movie deserves an honest shot for awards related to cinematography and stuntwork. Somehow the fourth movie about an assassin who went on a killing spree because someone stole his car and killed his dog still slaps. 

 

The way that things conclude, I do hope that this rounds everything out. 

 

Solid recommend.

[Psychoblue]

If they're correcting one of the more obvious red flags from the Netflix script they clearly got ideas from, then maybe they can make lemonades out of those rotten lemons yet.

 

 

 

Sequel though? Yuck

[HD-Man]

Saw John Wick 4 today, shit was superb. My favorite scene is probably the part where he gets a certain new gun and starts lighting mfers up. Kinda reminded me of Hotline Miami the way they shot it

 

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Also, John died. They announced part 5 so I thought he'd definitely live. 😭 But they never showed a body so I suppose they could do another

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by HD-Man

[axeman61]

JW4 was great. I think I like 3 better, but still.

 

And also

Spoiler

You can't have John Wick without John Wick. He's not dead; he's off living a new life or something. Something will bring him back, or he'll teach someone new.

 

[Jion_Wansu]

On 3/25/2023 at 1:30 PM, Chadouken said:

Yeah I won't be able to watch it for a while, either. I'm in VA for my grandma's funeral. Hoping next weekend I can check it out. But then the following week is SMB and that's a priority for me lol.

 

No D&D?

 

EDIT:

 

In a few weeks will have 2 movies based on games in theaters at the same time. When was the last time we had 2 or more movies based on games in the theaters at the same time?

Edited March 27, 2023 by Jion_Wansu

[HD-Man]

Also, blew my mind to find out Scott Adkins was the fat guy in John Wick 4 cuz aint no way the average fat dude moving like that. I legit thought it was Tom Hardy at first glance. lmao 

[Hecatom]

Just came to watch John Wick 4.

What a great action movie.

Imo is a must watch for the action alone, but I would also add the cinematography cuz there are so many beautiful shots and scene compositions here.

 

Edit

 

BTW.

For some reason the movie was rate 12+ in my country, lol.

 

Edited March 29, 2023 by Hecatom

[Jurassic]

 

[Jion_Wansu]

Went to watch D&D. Didn't have any expectations and with open mind, etc. I liked it! Next Friday I'll watch Mario too with the same mindset.

[DangerousJ]

I just saw John Wick 4.

 

Pros:

 

Cinematography

 

Action  esp the top down sequence and the fight with the German fat guy

 

Ending

 

Cons

 

 I was underwhelmed by the tracker /Mr. Nobody.

We see some dog action with Sofia in 3, and I was expecting something different character wise than him just upping the price on the Marquis

 

Misc:

 

Lance Reddick x 2! Sniff

 

8.5/10

[DangerousJ]

 

[iStu X]

Got tickets to see Super Mario tomorrow. Going with my girl and her kid. I’m so excited. 

Edited April 4, 2023 by iStu X

[Wellman]

There have been so many good movies I wanted to see but the last one I got actually go to was Ant Man. 

 

Now this weekend, I am tempted to either sneak out for a solo afternoon outing of JW4 or take my elder nephew out for the Mario movie. 

[DangerousJ]

It seems like a solid movie a la Sonic 1.

 

 

 

 

[iStu X]

These New Barbie movie posters are 🔥 

 

 

 

Edited April 4, 2023 by iStu X

[OPTIMUS124]

 

[J-ride]

I saw the Mario Movie, there were a ton of easter eggs including:
 

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Charles Martinet (N64 Mario voice) playing a character who looked like Bob Hoskins Mario

The voice acting of Bowser (Jack Black) and Luigi (Charlie Day) were TOP TIER.  I felt kind of neutral about Chris Pratt.  After watching the movie it seemed fine.  Probably 1.5 hours of Martinet going WAAHOO would have probably sounded ridiculous, so I thought he was fine overall. 

 

It was pretty standard fair as far as movies go, I'd say it was at least as good as the Sonic Movie and since the whole thing was animated the movie had some pretty impressive use of colors and Nintendo properties.  There are a RIDICULOUS amount of Easter Eggs in the movie.

[GreyFoxx]

 

[Psychoblue]

LOL if this movie turns out to be good and no one knows about it so it doesn't get a sequel. 

[Lantis]

How can he have "known about Saint Seiya" yet "has zero knowledge of the original"? 🤔

 

That review sounds like BS

[Psychoblue]

10 hours ago, Lantis said:

How can he have "known about Saint Seiya" yet "has zero knowledge of the original"? 🤔

 

That review sounds like BS

I'm seeing it more like "even if the movie is trash as a Seiya movie, at least Mackenryu as Seiya hard-carries." I felt the same about Tony Jaa in MonHun, if not for him the movie would have been significantly worse than it already was. 

 

Also I just got my tickets to see it May 13th. I wonder if it'll be a "private" showing like the one time I went to see Terminator Genisys. 

[Psychoblue]

 

[Wellman]

Netflix DVD sent me a email saying they are shutting down in September.

 

I honestly have forgotten I was still signed up for that. I think I know where the last DVD got from them is but I certainly don't have an envelope to send it back in.

[J-ride]

Sisu is releasing this Friday!

 

[DangerousJ]

Lord Magneto trains the American Samoa soccer team. (Based on a True story and directed by Taika Waititi) 

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2023 by DangerousJ

[Psychoblue]

 

I'm seeing a lot of 7/10 and 8/10, saying that the cast did their best with what they had to work with and that Ikki (called Nero now because multiethnic retcon), Seiya, and Marin were highlights followed by Famke deciding to put some effort into her villain spot. 

 

Although to be fair, being Ikki's actor is Mexican, if he didn't tear the house down, he probably would have had his citizenship revoked LOL

Edited April 28, 2023 by Psychoblue

[Genghis_Dong]

Sisu was a fun movie. Get wrecked nazis.

[Psychoblue]

Okie dokie, the reviews I expected for KotZ ("It sucks!") are finally starting to pour in. Had me worried that somehow they made something good.

 

Heard it's flopping big time at the box office, as well.  Being that the first run of showings were in Japan and LATAM, if they tank there it's a safe bet they're going to tank everywhere other than than maybe China. 

[Lantis]

What annoys me the most are all the fanboys trying to desperately salvage this movie by saying it's a "different take on the series" and to "go without expectations" as if they're seeing this as the last chance SS will ever become relevant in the mainstream again. Well guess what, DB Evolution was also a "different take" and I also went "without expectations" and it was still a massive pile of shit.

 

I don't think it has even be announced over here but I guess I'll just catch it whenever it comes out on streaming

[RSG3]

If I'm supposed to go in with no expectations then why is it a Saint Saya Movie? They are making it because it's an established franchise after all. 

[Psychoblue]

EDIT: Brazil to the rescue.

 

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by Psychoblue

[J-ride]

I just watched Sisu

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HOLY SHIT THE CARNAGE IN THIS MOVIE!

[Darc_Requiem]

Bruh...I'm dying of laughter man 💀

 

 

[Lantis]

Yeah I think it's safe to say that the Saint Seiya movie is a total bust. The critics have crushed it, the box office returns have been pretty dismal (even in Latin America and Asia which were supposed to be the "strong" markets for this movie), and I just watched a clip of the battle between Phoenix and Pegasus and....wow...the CGI must have been on a shoestring budget because that was fuckin awful.

 

And of course there is the toxic SS fanbase who chastise the haters because they are "not supporting the franchise". Like nah bro, it's OK to shun them off if they're giving me shit. If this is the future of the franchise, might as well take it to back of the toolshed and put it out of its'  misery

[Jion_Wansu]

If they decide to make another Tekken live action movie that's true to the game and it's not Hollywoodised or something then she can play Kazumi Mishima!

 

 

[Darc_Requiem]

@Jion_WansuYou know good and well they'd cast some 25 year old woman.

[Psychoblue]

23 hours ago, Lantis said:

Yeah I think it's safe to say that the Saint Seiya movie is a total bust. The critics have crushed it, the box office returns have been pretty dismal (even in Latin America and Asia which were supposed to be the "strong" markets for this movie), and I just watched a clip of the battle between Phoenix and Pegasus and....wow...the CGI must have been on a shoestring budget because that was fuckin awful.

 

And of course there is the toxic SS fanbase who chastise the haters because they are "not supporting the franchise". Like nah bro, it's OK to shun them off if they're giving me shit. If this is the future of the franchise, might as well take it to back of the toolshed and put it out of its'  misery

60 Million USD budget must've all gone to get Sean Bean to collect his paycheck. 

[GreyFoxx]

 

 

 

[OPTIMUS124]

 

 

[OPTIMUS124]

 

[HD-Man]

Oh

 

[OPTIMUS124]

Oh yeah!!!

 

 

[Chadouken]

 

Scorsese, DiCaprio, DeNiro 😱

[OPTIMUS124]

Watched "The Little Mermaid" with my wife this weekend. This is one of the better remakes that Disney has done. Halle Bailey earned the role and does well throughout the film. While it starts as a 1:1 remake, it slowly introduces changes that make a difference. This one feels like they honestly gave a damn and went beyond "how much money can we print"? From the vibrancy of the colors,  the casting in the film and the new additions, this one is solid all the way around. Not a movie that I'd rush to see, but if you want to check it out, it won't disappoint you. 

 

 

 

[OPTIMUS124]

I'm seeing fairly positive reviews for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts since the embargo lifted. Seems to be walking the "not perfect, but good time" vibe. 

 

I'll take that.  

[Lantis]

 

Yep, it does seem to teeter into the "it's OK" territory

 

Although the Maximals not being a central focus point of the movie kinda throws me off a bit

 

Also no T-Rex Megatron and/or Dinobot? I dunno man.... Might watch it further down the road but definitely not in a rush

[DangerousJ]

You guys really hate me and the official TF thread lol

[OPTIMUS124]

On 6/6/2023 at 5:14 PM, DangerousJ said:

You guys really hate me and the official TF thread lol

This  is more general movie space, now to geek out on who certain characters are, then TF thread is where it's at.

 

I also saw the movie tonight. Absolutely think this is the "good not great" variety.. Nothing really interesting happens and it's pretty much paint by the numbers. However, they fill the lines with all the right colors. It's worth checking out. 

 

Also Mirage is great. 

 

7/8 out of 10. (Ask me again in a few days to peg the number down 🤣

Edited June 8, 2023 by OPTIMUS124