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Re: Movies!
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:04 pm
by IronDuke
The Martian.
I very thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Among the actors I recognize are Sean Bean who played Boromir in LoTR, the fella who played Bucky Barnes, the feller who was Ant-Man's Hispanic friend, a couple others who looked familiar, and of course Matt Damon.
--IronDuke
Re: Movies!
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:43 am
by Baile nam Fonn
IronDuke wrote:The Martian.
I very thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Among the actors I recognize are Sean Bean who played Boromir in LoTR, the fella who played Bucky Barnes, the feller who was Ant-Man's Hispanic friend, a couple others who looked familiar, and of course Matt Damon.
--IronDuke
Surely you also recognized Jessica Chastain (probably most recognized for major roles in Zero Dark Thirty and Interstellar, as well as Oscar-nominated supporting role in The Help), playing the Mars mission's commander!
I'll confess I tend to confuse her with Bryce Dallas Howard (who played a villainous bigot in The Help), probably because they share the red hair trademark.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:57 pm
by IronDuke
I know I've seen her somewhere before, but I can't put a finger on it. I've never seen the movies you mention.
The mom in Home Alone 3 maybe?
--IronDuke
Re: Movies!
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:09 pm
by JanB1
Today I finally saw "Star Wars: Rogue One", great movie.
I was a little sad that in the end, all the main protagonists die a "heroic death", but that final scene with Leia made me so excited. And all the subtle jokes towards the old trilogy. Loved it!
Re: Movies!
Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 5:56 pm
by Baile nam Fonn
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 -- It's good.
Don't walk out on the credits.
Don't walk out at the mid-point of the credits.
Don't walk out when the credits are nearly done.
You can thank me later.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 2:54 am
by Lum
It's a Marvel movie. Of course no one will walk out
Re: Movies!
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 1:42 am
by JanB1
Lum wrote:It's a Marvel movie. Of course no one will walk out
*nods in agreement*
Me and my friends are always making fun of the people who leave early at a Marvel movie.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 12:53 am
by Flatfingers
Finally saw Rogue One tonight.
I did not expect the callbacks to certain characters would be so technically outstanding.
I did not expect it would remind me so intensely of how it felt seeing the original Star Wars.
I did not expect the story to be so deftly written.
I did not expect the characters to feel like people instead of PC checkboxes.
I did not expect it to be so much more morally ambiguous than the original, yet still satisfying.
I did not expect the final scene would punch me so hard in the feelz.
I did not expect this movie to be good.
It really is.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 10:54 am
by Lum
Flatfingers wrote:Finally saw Rogue One tonight.
I did not expect the callbacks to certain characters would be so technically outstanding.
I did not expect it would remind me so intensely of how it felt seeing the original Star Wars.
I did not expect the story to be so deftly written.
I did not expect the characters to feel like people instead of PC checkboxes.
I did not expect it to be so much more morally ambiguous than the original, yet still satisfying.
I did not expect the final scene would punch me so hard in the feelz.
I did not expect this movie to be good.
It really is.
The final version of it is very good. And I rate it even better because it must cope with the enormous "we all know what happens in the end"-handicap. We can hope that every single of the antology movies will be this good.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 12:30 am
by JanB1
If you haven't seen it yet,
Arrival is a really great movie. I really liked it. Really interesting, and a story with a twist.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:15 am
by Victor Tombs
Watched Logan early this morning after finding it in a heap of mail to be sorted.
What can I say, it was everything a film should be.
I wasn't expecting so much action from an old man.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:42 pm
by IronDuke
Victor Tombs wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:15 am
I wasn't expecting so much action from an old man.
*cackles wildly*
He's a great role model for you, ain't he?
*runs*
On a more serious note, I greatly enjoyed that movie as well.
And today I watched Mel Gibson's
Hacksaw Ridge. Good stuff right there.
--IronDuke
Re: Movies!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:57 pm
by Silverware
Victor Tombs wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:15 am
Watched Logan early this morning after finding it in a heap of mail to be sorted.
What can I say, it was everything a film should be.
I wasn't expecting so much action from an old man.
Honestly I found it needlessly gorey, and over the top.
Though at least we have Marvel churning out good movies, the latest Spiderman (Homecoming) is fucking great.
Re: Movies!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:27 pm
by Dinosawer
You know the X-Men movies (including Logan) are Marvel movies right?
Re: Movies!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:32 pm
by Silverware
Dinosawer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:27 pm
You know the X-Men movies (including Logan) are Marvel movies right?
No, they are *FOX* movies, with the marvel label only because marvel sold the rights to X-Men movies to fox.