Against Everyone’s Better Judgement The [Movie] Thread is Open

Ms Dapper

Please don’t go to the movie theatre I beg of you.

Fishman

In 1997, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi Blockbuster was released by WB. It centered on a world where society had crumbled after racial militias destabilised the United States with violence followed by a plague leading to collapse around 15-20 years after the millenium. And then the fascists spend the entire film trying to eradicate the postal service.


All I'm saying is perhaps we were a bit hasty in dismissing Kevin Costner's The Postman back when it came out.

Commander Zoom

to which I say, this fucking timeline.

Tef

Fishman wrote: »

In 1997, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi Blockbuster was released by WB. It centered on a world where society had crumbled after racial militias destabilised the United States with violence followed by a plague leading to collapse around 15-20 years after the millenium. And then the fascists spend the entire film trying to eradicate the postal service.


All I'm saying is perhaps we were a bit hasty in dismissing Kevin Costner's The Postman back when it came out.

Bring on the waterworld future, I say.

Jedoc

Ms Dapper wrote: »

Please don’t go to the movie theatre I beg of you.

I hear some folks went to the theater last week and almost got killed by a train.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RYNThid23g

Just don't go, it's very dangerous.

Bobble

The theater has many dangers.

https://youtu.be/IXmWL4J2wwI

Chall

Anything bad can happen in a theater, it's true. For example, I saw Cats! in a theater and that was awful.

Mr. G

last night I watched Citizenfour and if you'll excuse me, I'm about to go live in a cave for the rest of my life

Sweeney Tom

Many good things can happen in a theater, it's true. For example, I saw Cats in a theater and that was perfect

sarukun

Chall wrote: »

Anything bad can happen in a theater, it's true. For example, I saw Cats! in a theater and that was awful.

Sweeney Tom wrote: »

Many good things can happen in a theater, it's true. For example, I saw Cats in a theater and that was perfect

...

Now kiss.

Dirtyboy

https://twitter.com/007/status/1298262857457385473

Sweeney Tom

Another good thing that will happen in theaters

https://twitter.com/getFANDOM/status/1298250300562735105

https://twitter.com/Ioversdiscourse/status/1298247360716214272

Mr. G

I liked Portrait of a Lady on Fire and will happily see what appears to be an English remake

Snake Gandhi

I'm generally a fan of Christopher Nolan's movies. But the bullshit regarding Tenet has reached the point where I hope it flops horribly.

Seriously, the middle of a pandemic is not the time to bitch about "the value of the cinema experience." And this latest move of not allowing drive-ins to show the damn thing unless attached to a 'real theater' is really my last straw.

Fuck Tenet, fuck Nolan, and fuck WB.

Shorty

it would be good if chris nolan were humbled

3cl1ps3

My fear is that if/when Tenet flops because no one's going to the theater, he'll blame literally everyone but himself. Depends on how far gone his ego is I guess.

The Judge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0Zf9sXlHk&

This looks cute but Cavill my god man stop being so handsome already

Chall

It's a testament to the limitless power of Zack Snyder's Black Hole of Fun TM that he was able to make Henry Cavill seem boring and un-charismatic.

Garlic Bread

Chall wrote: »

It's a testament to the limitless power of Zack Snyder's Black Hole of Fun TM that he was able to make Henry Cavill seem boring and un-charismatic.

we got lots of shirtless superman, though

Raijin Quickfoot

Dirtyboy wrote: »

https://twitter.com/007/status/1298262857457385473

I have a theory that Sean Connery died some years ago.

SharpyVII

Watched Troy the other day, think I haven't seen it since it came out in cinemas 16 years ago.

It's actually much better than I remembered.

I found it quite funny that Brendan Gleeson just used his normal Irish accent as the king of Sparta.

Straightzi

SharpyVII wrote: »

Watched Troy the other day, think I haven't seen it since it came out in cinemas 16 years ago.

It's actually much better than I remembered.

I found it quite funny that Brendan Gleeson just used his normal Irish accent as the king of Sparta.

People in Roman times have British accents, so why wouldn't people in Greek times have Irish ones? That's just good sense.

astrobstrd

Unhinged almost seems to be marketed just to make Tenet seem more restrained.

Librarian's ghost

The Judge wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0Zf9sXlHk&

This looks cute but Cavill my god man stop being so handsome already

This looks fun.

KetBra

1. I love Henry Cavill (in all possible ways)
2. No one should die or inadvertently kill someone because they want to watch a movie all proper-like

WiseManTobes

Ah I had forgotten about that part of science.

If we just want to go to the movies hard enough the virus disappears. /facepalm

Ms Dapper

Chall wrote: »

It's a testament to the limitless power of Zack Snyder's Black Hole of Fun TM that he was able to make Henry Cavill seem boring and un-charismatic.

The sad thing is that Cavill could have played a really great Superman/Clark Kent if the script was right.

THESPOOKY

Ms Dapper wrote: »

Chall wrote: »

It's a testament to the limitless power of Zack Snyder's Black Hole of Fun TM that he was able to make Henry Cavill seem boring and un-charismatic.

The sad thing is that Cavill could have played a really great Superman/Clark Kent if the script was right.

You can see bits and pieces of it

His "race" against Flash in Justice League is some primo Superman shit--just the right level of cattiness towards someone who is as fast (?) as him, and ultimately dunking on him by saving as many people as possible

I think those movies are pretty dire, especially BvS, but the greatest crime they committed was misusing someone who could be one of the best Supermans of all time. The man is a charisma engine and those movies just make him glower and sulk and snarl until almost the very end.

Dracomicron

Fishman wrote: »

All I'm saying is perhaps we were a bit hasty in dismissing Kevin Costner's The Postman back when it came out.

Actually, now that you mention it, this is basically the perfect time for the original Brin novel, The Postman, to be made into a TV show.

We need to learn some hard lessons about how patriotism is useless if there is no compassion or sacrifice behind it, and about how symbols and leaders are only as important as we make them.

THESPOOKY

fortunately it seems like filmmakers have figured out how to use Henry Cavill since then

him reloading his arms is the most memorable moment in a franchise designed around memorable setpieces, and as far as I'm concerned he is the definitive Geralt of Rivia; heartfelt apologies to Doug Cockle

I think casting him as Sherlock Holmes is fucking brilliant

Fishman

Let's not forget his best work this year.

https://youtu.be/zsRts4mZlo4
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCs-N1Eh2Z5/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

I showed this to my wife without telling her who it was, and I felt her tense when the bicep moved into frame.

Librarian's ghost

I have that same tower and it looks so small when Cavill picks it up. It is not small!

Commander Zoom

yeah, I wanna see more of that guy.

Love his little sigh right as he's about to start fixing the heat sink issue. And... screwdriver!

Straightzi

This is your regular reminder to watch The Man from UNCLE, in which Henry Cavill is very handsome and very charming

GR_Zombie

I’m very sad Henry Cavill didn’t get to be Superman in a better movie, and that we’ll likely never get one with a humanist heart to it.

THESPOOKY

henry cavill pushing the locking mechanism down on a CPU is actually now the most tense scene he's ever been filmed performing in

N1tSt4lker

GR_Zombie wrote: »

I’m very sad Henry Cavill didn’t get to be Superman in a better movie, and that we’ll likely never get one with a humanist heart to it.

So much this. He’s so well cast. I’ve always wanted the movie the first Man of Steel trailer promises and I’m always sad that isn’t the movie we got.

Zonugal

I really wish we had received an optimistic Superman film with Henry Cavill.

But we also got a movie where Batman hits Superman in the head with a bathroom sink.

So, ya know, I'm conflicted.

Shorty

Straightzi wrote: »

This is your regular reminder to watch The Man from UNCLE, in which Henry Cavill is very handsome and very charming

he plays a sexy superspy who isn't a huge fuckin' creep

like as soon as he gets a read on Gaby and sees that she's not into him he never flirts with her, even a little bit

it's dumb that this is refreshing, but it is!

tynic

the man from UNCLE would have been a lot better if Cavill and Hammer's characters had been allowed to act on their mutual manlust

Librarian's ghost

My dream would be getting Cavill on an episode of Legends of Tomorrow playing someone who thinks they are Superman and it letting him just really ham it up and have fun while wearing really brightly colored tights.