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The [Movies] Thread in Which We Don't Accidentally Spoil Movies, Goddammit
ElJeffe
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The last movie thread has been quarantined.
How it happened is somewhat interesting. Someone posted spoilers to a movie, properly tagged, then posted that it was similar to the spoilers from a different movie, wisely tagging the name of the similar movie. Good job!
Then a bunch of people came in and started talking about the analogous movie without tags. Less good job!
We have now learned a valuable lesson. Let us not repeat the mistakes of our fathers. Let us use care in spoiler tags.
Discuss movies now.
How it happened is somewhat interesting. Someone posted spoilers to a movie, properly tagged, then posted that it was similar to the spoilers from a different movie, wisely tagging the name of the similar movie. Good job!
Then a bunch of people came in and started talking about the analogous movie without tags. Less good job!
We have now learned a valuable lesson. Let us not repeat the mistakes of our fathers. Let us use care in spoiler tags.
Discuss movies now.
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That lack of pun is as disappointing as The Secret Life of Pets.
:snap: :crackle: :pop:
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Black Mass (HBO) is a really good movie, right in that Donnie Brasco vein of being a better take on a biopic.
It's not so much a Whitey Bulger movie as a John Connolly movie, the FBI guy who grew up idolizing Bulger and established him being an "informant" to stop the italian mafia, only to be sucked into the world of crime himself. And with Joel Edgerton playing Connolly, and totally pulling off a mini Kurt Russell in Miracle vibe with the hair and face, it's a good way to make Depp's portrayal not become a display of Depp in disguise, which was really good. I don't know if they gave him blue contacts or made his eyes blue with CGI but he's totally got that vibe of being nice to the neighborhood, and crazy, but smart enough to know when he's being played a fool. It's a hard balance to carry but Depp makes it work.
What is surprising is how many cameos there are in this movie. You got Dr. Strange as Bulger's senator brother (with a bad boston accent that comes and goes and seems like no one wanted to tell the oscar nominee he's not doing it right), Footloose is here and does a great job, Yellowjacket makes up for that bland movie with his performance, you got the sociopath kid from the last season of Breaking Bad here too, along with Juno Temple and Ben Wyatt. All this makes up for Dakota Johnson's thankfully short appearance in this movie where she too tries and fails to have a southie accent, only remembering it at the end of sentences.
David O. Russell should take note, this is how you copy a Marty Score movie, letting the usual style of his films (narration good music) become outlets for an original idea in framing the story, which in this case revolves around how everyone started to snitch on Bulger when it was revealed he was an informant all along. It works, it's smart, and it allows different voices, just like how Karen would take over a bit here and there for Henry in Goodfellas.
Looking at its budget I'm surprised it only basically broke even, it seems to fill that medium budget thriller genre.
Two thumbs up.
It's a fun watch though.
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"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
Did you know that originally Olivia Munn was supposed to be the wife in that movie? Munn turned it down to be in X-men: Apocalypse, she didn't want to have a thinly written role. Ironic, huh.
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
Ouch.
She's become an amazing actress. Her work on The Newsroom convinced me of that.
While she totally made the wrong decision, it's not surprising. The role of the girlfriend in a weird R rated super hero movie doesn't sound terribly involved. Even just a straight reading of the script might not really convey how nice the role actually was
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
She might not have read either script, that's very common in Hollywood before actors sign on.
As he's a professional contrarian, it seems a logical choice.
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The actual action of watching a movie feels somewhat reverential, right? It strikes me that people have rituals, where to sit in the theater, what concessions to buy. I mean, I think I only see maybe a half dozen movies in the theater every year, but if I don't sit in the right spot and have my ceremonial Icee, it's not right.
I think it would be interesting to study how people approach the business of actually watching a movie. All the little rituals that make our experiences meaningful are neat.
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
did not know about that stuntman almost dying with that flip over the car in the final chase.
Small popcorn with butter, small Cherry Coke, box of Junior Mints.
Without those three things, it's just a big TV.
I've used this site/app before for that: http://runpee.com/
But mostly I go to the bathroom like literally right before previews start to try to avoid it
Skittles and Popcorn is the best combo btw hth
To drink, he depends on if I am feeling a couple beers or want to work up a buzz with cocktails.
I have been ruined by Draft House.
It all started on a whim when I saw the stuff for sale at Costco where it's in individual wrapped packages and they fit in a pockyet perfectly (or purse), they have a clean handle so you don't worry about your fingers, and it's a quiet treat you can space out that isn't heavy or loses it's heat early on like a pretzel or popcorn. You buy a coke there, have the pocky, and just chillax and watch Secret Life of Pets disappoint you.
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett addresses movie rituals and reverence in a rather literal way. While perhaps not among the great Discworld books, I still found it entertaining and thought provoking.
Riverdale is actually a thing. With Archie. And Betty. And Veronica. And murder.
This is a thing.
I must watch this.
The one theatre we tend to go to is licensed (no fucking kids yeaaaaaaaaaah) and has in seat service, with things like sweet potato fries and so on. The beer is expensive and shitty, or so my friends tell me.
I find as I get older, it takes more and more for me to actually want to see a movie in theaters at all. I usually only do it for the mega-huge blockbusters. Avengers or Star Wars-level shit.
I used to collect ticket stubs. Then the theaters near me stopped using tickets. Now they print your admission on receipt paper. Receipt paper! I can't collect receipt paper!
What's the world comin' to?
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I used to keep the ticket stub of the last movie I saw in my wallet, and replace upon seeing a new one. I can't even remember when I stopped, it just doesn't work with printer paper.
And yeah, it's got to be a really big deal for me to go to the theater at this point, with a rare exception for something I want to give personal support to. For example: going to Kubo and The Two Strings opening night to kind of give Laika a thank you; I love their work and their passion for their art.
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Hit the early bird special at the cheaper theater, and tickets are only $7. I can actually take the family to see a movie for under $50.
If I can see something in 3D I usually do. I know a lot of people arent about it but I absolutely love the effect.