AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
I’m going to try to be a part of this thread, if for nothing else than a therapeutic exercise. I’ve missed the last two or three threads because . . . well . . my life kinda fell apart and instead of liking things anymore I fell into an anhedonic malaise. I barely saw any movies in the last two years, and watched almost no TV. I also read exactly zero books. I did, however, lay in bed a lot and fill the rest of my time just working as much as I could, often doing 50-60 hours a week just so I wouldn’t have to think about anything else, until I had a breakdown from stress.
It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
Sorry to hear that things have been shit, Atomika. Fingers crossed they'll look up soon - and you being around more often is definitely a plus in my books.
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
I’m going to try to be a part of this thread, if for nothing else than a therapeutic exercise. I’ve missed the last two or three threads because . . . well . . my life kinda fell apart and instead of liking things anymore I fell into an anhedonic malaise. I barely saw any movies in the last two years, and watched almost no TV. I also read exactly zero books. I did, however, lay in bed a lot and fill the rest of my time just working as much as I could, often doing 50-60 hours a week just so I wouldn’t have to think about anything else, until I had a breakdown from stress.
It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
I’m going to try to be a part of this thread, if for nothing else than a therapeutic exercise. I’ve missed the last two or three threads because . . . well . . my life kinda fell apart and instead of liking things anymore I fell into an anhedonic malaise. I barely saw any movies in the last two years, and watched almost no TV. I also read exactly zero books. I did, however, lay in bed a lot and fill the rest of my time just working as much as I could, often doing 50-60 hours a week just so I wouldn’t have to think about anything else, until I had a breakdown from stress.
It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
So, uh, . . . hi.
Welcome back.
Now let's go see Hereditary!
I don’t normally go in for horror, but I’ve heard nothing but good things
Glad to see the plot of the new JP is the same as the previous one.
We genetically engineered a super dinosaur and oh it escaped
Would you rather have a Jurassic Park movie where no dinosaurs escaped and nothing went wrong?
It would be a novel experience at least. Just having the dinosaur park as a backdrop to something completely different.
The movie would of course constantly hint about the park breaking down in the background, but competent and efficient employees would always stop it without much fuss!
Alternatively stop making them, but that option seems unfeasible.
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reVerseAttack and Dethrone GodRegistered Userregular
Jurassic World should've been a straight up zombie apocalypse movie, except with dinosaurs.
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FencingsaxIt is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understandingGNU Terry PratchettRegistered Userregular
I want a Jurassic Park spin off like the one I dreamt one night:
Thousands of years in the future, humanity has made itself extinct, and a group of scientific aliens arrive on earth, find some human blood in amber, and begin to clone humans.
Which of course, due to them thinking that the humans are 'primitive', forget to take proper precautions, and the humans break out, killing nearly everyone.
I want a Jurassic Park spin off like the one I dreamt one night:
Thousands of years in the future, humanity has made itself extinct, and a group of scientific aliens arrive on earth, find some human blood in amber, and begin to clone humans.
Which of course, due to them thinking that the humans are 'primitive', forget to take proper precautions, and the humans break out, killing nearly everyone.
So planet of the apes with dinosaurs ?
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
I’m going to try to be a part of this thread, if for nothing else than a therapeutic exercise. I’ve missed the last two or three threads because . . . well . . my life kinda fell apart and instead of liking things anymore I fell into an anhedonic malaise. I barely saw any movies in the last two years, and watched almost no TV. I also read exactly zero books. I did, however, lay in bed a lot and fill the rest of my time just working as much as I could, often doing 50-60 hours a week just so I wouldn’t have to think about anything else, until I had a breakdown from stress.
It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
So, uh, . . . hi.
Welcome back.
Now let's go see Hereditary!
I don’t normally go in for horror, but I’ve heard nothing but good things
I just usually associate horror with bad movies.
Granted, we've gotten A Quiet Place and (to some degree of horror) Get Out!, which have been kind of revelatory for the genre as of late.
I feel like horror done well is probably the most emotionally evocative of all film genres.
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Saw hereditary. Outside of this teenager couple that kept talking until I 'shush' them and then they left the theater, it is easily one if the best film I've seen this year.
Seriously, why do people spend $14 a ticket and talk throughout the whole movie? Fucking rent a movie.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
Saw hereditary. Outside of this teenager couple that kept talking until I 'shush' them and then they left the theater, it is easily one if the best film I've seen this year.
Seriously, why do people spend $14 a ticket and talk throughout the whole movie? Fucking rent a movie.
I’m going to try to be a part of this thread, if for nothing else than a therapeutic exercise. I’ve missed the last two or three threads because . . . well . . my life kinda fell apart and instead of liking things anymore I fell into an anhedonic malaise. I barely saw any movies in the last two years, and watched almost no TV. I also read exactly zero books. I did, however, lay in bed a lot and fill the rest of my time just working as much as I could, often doing 50-60 hours a week just so I wouldn’t have to think about anything else, until I had a breakdown from stress.
It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
So, uh, . . . hi.
Welcome back.
Now let's go see Hereditary!
I don’t normally go in for horror, but I’ve heard nothing but good things
I just usually associate horror with bad movies.
Granted, we've gotten A Quiet Place and (to some degree of horror) Get Out!, which have been kind of revelatory for the genre as of late.
I feel like horror done well is probably the most emotionally evocative of all film genres.
Its sad because the genre has so much to offer that's underutilized.
I saw Wolf Warrior 2 on Netflix (it’s one of the biggest grossing movies ever) and while it is as much propaganda as the Rambo movies in the 80s, man, it is one spectactular action movie.
OK, some CGI effects are dodgy, but the beginning underwater fight and the final fight are amazing.
And the lead (who is also the director) is charismatic as hell :biggrin:
It also must have the highest innocent civilian death count ever :eek:. Yup, the Bad Guys are really Evil.
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Th only difference between Director's Cut and Ultimate IIRC is that the Tales of the Black Freighter cartoon is cut up and sprinkled throughout, in a bid to be more true to the comic. It didn't work so good, the transitions are weird, there's no real thematic cohesion to when they show up. DC is best, IMO!
I’m going to try to be a part of this thread, if for nothing else than a therapeutic exercise. I’ve missed the last two or three threads because . . . well . . my life kinda fell apart and instead of liking things anymore I fell into an anhedonic malaise. I barely saw any movies in the last two years, and watched almost no TV. I also read exactly zero books. I did, however, lay in bed a lot and fill the rest of my time just working as much as I could, often doing 50-60 hours a week just so I wouldn’t have to think about anything else, until I had a breakdown from stress.
It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
So, uh, . . . hi.
Welcome back.
Now let's go see Hereditary!
I don’t normally go in for horror, but I’ve heard nothing but good things
I just usually associate horror with bad movies.
Granted, we've gotten A Quiet Place and (to some degree of horror) Get Out!, which have been kind of revelatory for the genre as of late.
I feel like horror done well is probably the most emotionally evocative of all film genres.
Get Out, it follows, and hereditary have been some spectacular recent horror movies. The genre has been revitalized somewhat, to my delight and horror! My personal, completely unfounded theory is The Ring reminded people horror movies could have great production values and excellent acting.
I think most people would put the babadook in that list too but I didn’t enjoy it as much as most people
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
I’m going to try to be a part of this thread, if for nothing else than a therapeutic exercise. I’ve missed the last two or three threads because . . . well . . my life kinda fell apart and instead of liking things anymore I fell into an anhedonic malaise. I barely saw any movies in the last two years, and watched almost no TV. I also read exactly zero books. I did, however, lay in bed a lot and fill the rest of my time just working as much as I could, often doing 50-60 hours a week just so I wouldn’t have to think about anything else, until I had a breakdown from stress.
It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
So, uh, . . . hi.
Welcome back.
Now let's go see Hereditary!
I don’t normally go in for horror, but I’ve heard nothing but good things
I just usually associate horror with bad movies.
Granted, we've gotten A Quiet Place and (to some degree of horror) Get Out!, which have been kind of revelatory for the genre as of late.
I feel like horror done well is probably the most emotionally evocative of all film genres.
Get Out, it follows, and hereditary have been some spectacular recent horror movies. The genre has been revitalized somewhat, to my delight and horror! My personal, completely unfounded theory is The Ring reminded people horror movies could have great production values and excellent acting.
I think most people would put the babadook in that list too but I didn’t enjoy it as much as most people
Well, I think the people who were inspired by The Ring realized this and grew up to give us some good films. The moviemakers at the time just saw "OH JAPANESE HORROR AND A WEIRD KID OKAY" and proceeded to make a ton of shit (Except the Grudge, which was terrifying to me for reasons I can't articulate) because it's kinda like The Ring so it should work!
We also seem to be mostly over torture porn as horror
Why was that even a thing? Slashers I got, you go to watch dumbass teenagers get killed, and the gore was actually pretty mild for the most part (except in Italy, those people have problems). But who sees a poster for the SAW movies or Hostel and decides that watching someone get castrated on screen sounds like a good use of an afternoon?
Hereditary is a slow, methodical burn through a family's inability to cope with loss that has deadly results. Did you enjoy The VVitch? Have you seen a horror film produced before 1982? Then Hereditary is for you. Scenes are set and then released into the camera, given all the time they need to breathe their stench of decay. The camera wanders through halls, sometimes stopping at an exterior window to ponder what life must be like outside these bleak walls. Characters are aware of the horror that is impending upon them, they feel the cold edge creeping into their once normal lives. Questions rise and fall and the answers may leave some unsatisfied, but the slog to discovery is an emotionally draining one. Hereditary is horror of old - disturbing and unsettling, clinging to you on the long drive home from the theater.
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MalReynoldsThe Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicinesRegistered Userregular
This is driving me crazy and I need some assistance from the good movie folks here:
Upgrade spoiler, and question, CW violence.
In the movie, someone gets stabbed through the hand and then uses the knife, while still stabbed through the hand, as a weapon.
And I know I've seen that before but for the life of me, I can't place it.
Does anyone remember a similar scene, and if so, what movie or TV show?
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We also seem to be mostly over torture porn as horror
Why was that even a thing? Slashers I got, you go to watch dumbass teenagers get killed, and the gore was actually pretty mild for the most part (except in Italy, those people have problems). But who sees a poster for the SAW movies or Hostel and decides that watching someone get castrated on screen sounds like a good use of an afternoon?
Novelty is a potent driver of ticket sales. Show people something they haven't seen before or in a while and occasionally you'll strike gold.
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
I saw Upgrade! It is good. Fun action choreography, lands the humor, well used moments of gore, and good execution on the (albeit a bit predictable) plot.
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MalReynoldsThe Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicinesRegistered Userregular
I saw Upgrade! It is good. Fun action choreography, lands the humor, well used moments of gore, and good execution on the (albeit a bit predictable) plot.
I was talking to a friend after seeing it again and I was a little hung up (still) on Logan Marshall Green's speech pattern choice in the film, but I came around on it more this time, and he plays the physicality of a person not in control of their own body and the mechanical nature of it so well.
That movie really delivered in a way I wasn't expecting and there's a fair bit more foreshadowing and clever wordplay than I gave the script credit for upon first viewing.
"A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline."
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
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My father showed me Total Recall(the OG of course), and wow, that is one thoroughly twisted film.
Imagine my surprise when I saw Paul Verhoeven's name.
And for some reason I watched 50 Shades of Grey.
Yeesh, that escalated quickly. It actually is really well made, despite the questionable source material. (See also: Twilight)
The contract scene in particular was well edited.
I think the two films also have another thing in common: ditching a very talented director due to creative differences prior to making the sequels.
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We also seem to be mostly over torture porn as horror
Why was that even a thing? Slashers I got, you go to watch dumbass teenagers get killed, and the gore was actually pretty mild for the most part (except in Italy, those people have problems). But who sees a poster for the SAW movies or Hostel and decides that watching someone get castrated on screen sounds like a good use of an afternoon?
As a fan of the Saw franchise! I was mostly in it for the plot twists. They're often deviously clever. They're gross and fun and remarkably well crafted given they cranked em out year after year with no downtime in between. 7/3D is trash dreck, but otherwise they're a good time.
On the other end of the horror spectrum I just watched Hereditary and it was rull gud.
My father showed me Total Recall(the OG of course), and wow, that is one thoroughly twisted film.
Imagine my surprise when I saw Paul Verhoeven's name.
And for some reason I watched 50 Shades of Grey.
Yeesh, that escalated quickly. It actually is really well made, despite the questionable source material. (See also: Twilight)
The contract scene in particular was well edited.
I think the two films also have another thing in common: ditching a very talented director due to creative differences prior to making the sequels.
Anyone have any opinions on the Director's Cut of The Watchmen as opposed to the theatrical or ultimate cut?
Edit: in the sense that I'm going to buy a Blu-ray for my movie collection.
The theatrical cut has one transition between scenes that I really liked, that the DC ditches to fit in another scene that is silly, but mercifully short. It's very early on In the movie and if you've not seen the TC (or not seen it in ages) you probably won't notice. In every other respect, the DC is better, with all the extra stuff making a good case for why it's there and it doesn't even mess up the already slow and deliberate pacing; to the point that I think the TC only exists because the movie needed to come in at under three hours for the theatrical release.
The UC, as previously mentioned, just stuffs in the animated sequences from Tales of the Black Freighter, which was cool in the book but doesn't work at all interspersed in the movie. Better appreciated in its standalone release if it interests you.
My father showed me Total Recall(the OG of course), and wow, that is one thoroughly twisted film.
Imagine my surprise when I saw Paul Verhoeven's name.
And for some reason I watched 50 Shades of Grey.
Yeesh, that escalated quickly. It actually is really well made, despite the questionable source material. (See also: Twilight)
The contract scene in particular was well edited.
I think the two films also have another thing in common: ditching a very talented director due to creative differences prior to making the sequels.
Thanks, that's exactly the sort of opinion I needed to hear. I loved the movie though I'd never seen the comics. I'm sure that I had the big reveal spoiled to me by TV Tropes years back, but it was still pretty enjoyable. I've got the comics on my wish list too. I just have this thing about physical movies and books. I don't collect figurines or toys (well, except for Warhammer, but that's different), but I've got a large book shelf that displays my nerd cred to whoever comes into my living room, and I want them to know I'm a man of impeccable tastes. So when I add the Watchman to that collection, I need to make sure I've made the right choice.
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
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It’s been a bit, but I’m starting to remember there were things I used to like, and talking about movies was high on that list, as was actually seeing them in the first place. I want to get back there.
So, uh, . . . hi.
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
Welcome back.
Now let's go see Hereditary!
We genetically engineered a super dinosaur and oh it escaped
Would you rather have a Jurassic Park movie where no dinosaurs escaped and nothing went wrong?
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I don’t normally go in for horror, but I’ve heard nothing but good things
It would be a novel experience at least. Just having the dinosaur park as a backdrop to something completely different.
The movie would of course constantly hint about the park breaking down in the background, but competent and efficient employees would always stop it without much fuss!
Alternatively stop making them, but that option seems unfeasible.
An actual explanation for different enemy types!
Thousands of years in the future, humanity has made itself extinct, and a group of scientific aliens arrive on earth, find some human blood in amber, and begin to clone humans.
Which of course, due to them thinking that the humans are 'primitive', forget to take proper precautions, and the humans break out, killing nearly everyone.
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So planet of the apes with dinosaurs ?
I just usually associate horror with bad movies.
Granted, we've gotten A Quiet Place and (to some degree of horror) Get Out!, which have been kind of revelatory for the genre as of late.
I feel like horror done well is probably the most emotionally evocative of all film genres.
Seriously, why do people spend $14 a ticket and talk throughout the whole movie? Fucking rent a movie.
Teenagers are assholes.
Its sad because the genre has so much to offer that's underutilized.
Edit: in the sense that I'm going to buy a Blu-ray for my movie collection.
OK, some CGI effects are dodgy, but the beginning underwater fight and the final fight are amazing.
And the lead (who is also the director) is charismatic as hell :biggrin:
It also must have the highest innocent civilian death count ever :eek:. Yup, the Bad Guys are really Evil.
Get Out, it follows, and hereditary have been some spectacular recent horror movies. The genre has been revitalized somewhat, to my delight and horror! My personal, completely unfounded theory is The Ring reminded people horror movies could have great production values and excellent acting.
I think most people would put the babadook in that list too but I didn’t enjoy it as much as most people
Well, I think the people who were inspired by The Ring realized this and grew up to give us some good films. The moviemakers at the time just saw "OH JAPANESE HORROR AND A WEIRD KID OKAY" and proceeded to make a ton of shit (Except the Grudge, which was terrifying to me for reasons I can't articulate) because it's kinda like The Ring so it should work!
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Why was that even a thing? Slashers I got, you go to watch dumbass teenagers get killed, and the gore was actually pretty mild for the most part (except in Italy, those people have problems). But who sees a poster for the SAW movies or Hostel and decides that watching someone get castrated on screen sounds like a good use of an afternoon?
Saw made tons of money off zero budget
Upgrade spoiler, and question, CW violence.
And I know I've seen that before but for the life of me, I can't place it.
Does anyone remember a similar scene, and if so, what movie or TV show?
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor
My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
Yes, and we had 50 ghost movies for a few years following Paranormal Activity.
Could be thinking of Izombie I think something like that happened in season 1.
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Novelty is a potent driver of ticket sales. Show people something they haven't seen before or in a while and occasionally you'll strike gold.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
I was talking to a friend after seeing it again and I was a little hung up (still) on Logan Marshall Green's speech pattern choice in the film, but I came around on it more this time, and he plays the physicality of a person not in control of their own body and the mechanical nature of it so well.
That movie really delivered in a way I wasn't expecting and there's a fair bit more foreshadowing and clever wordplay than I gave the script credit for upon first viewing.
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor
My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
Imagine my surprise when I saw Paul Verhoeven's name.
And for some reason I watched 50 Shades of Grey.
Yeesh, that escalated quickly. It actually is really well made, despite the questionable source material. (See also: Twilight)
The contract scene in particular was well edited.
I think the two films also have another thing in common: ditching a very talented director due to creative differences prior to making the sequels.
As a fan of the Saw franchise! I was mostly in it for the plot twists. They're often deviously clever. They're gross and fun and remarkably well crafted given they cranked em out year after year with no downtime in between. 7/3D is trash dreck, but otherwise they're a good time.
On the other end of the horror spectrum I just watched Hereditary and it was rull gud.
Total Recall had sequels?
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The theatrical cut has one transition between scenes that I really liked, that the DC ditches to fit in another scene that is silly, but mercifully short. It's very early on In the movie and if you've not seen the TC (or not seen it in ages) you probably won't notice. In every other respect, the DC is better, with all the extra stuff making a good case for why it's there and it doesn't even mess up the already slow and deliberate pacing; to the point that I think the TC only exists because the movie needed to come in at under three hours for the theatrical release.
The UC, as previously mentioned, just stuffs in the animated sequences from Tales of the Black Freighter, which was cool in the book but doesn't work at all interspersed in the movie. Better appreciated in its standalone release if it interests you.
So, DC for the win, handily.
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I was thinking of the remake.