Movies: General Discussion

Watching Cleopatra https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056937/ at the moment. Will finish it tomorrow, 3 hours and 15 minutes is too long for me in the middle of the week to watch in one go. Pretty good so far, reminds me a lot of Lawrence of Arabia.
Just finished the movie. I was amazed by the detail in sets and extras. Truly something I had never seen before. However the movie is still a bit too long imo. Will write a proper review soon.
 
Saw Office Space for the first time today. The movie holds up pretty well. I also had forgotten what Jennifer Aniston looked like pre-plastic-surgery.
Office Space
IMDb rating
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
68
Genre
Comedy
Runtime
89 min
Director
Mike Judge
Actors
Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman

Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.

 
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I saw Encanto, the latest Disney movie. It's good.
Of course, they can't go 15 minutes without breaking into song, but I still enjoyed watching it. Some of the twists were easy to spot, and it's a basic feel-good disney story, but what else did you expect from a Disney movie? It's made for kids.

Still, it had some good jokes, and it was generally enjoyable to watch. Definitely one of the better 3D Disney movies (looking at you, Frozen II).
 
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I saw Encanto, the latest Disney movie. It's good.
Of course, they can't go 15 minutes without breaking into song, but I still enjoyed watching it. Some of the twists were easy to spot, and it's a basic feel-good disney story, but what else did you expect from a Disney movie? It's made for kids.

Still, it had some good jokes, and it was generally enjoyable to watch. Definitely one of the better 3D Disney movies (looking at you, Frozen II).
Yeah, that's odd indeed.
Since I have a daughter now the smartest thing to do is probably skip every Disney movie, in a few years they'll be on repeat in our living room anyway :biggrin:
 
Yeah, that's odd indeed.
Since I have a daughter now the smartest thing to do is probably skip every Disney movie, in a few years they'll be on repeat in our living room anyway :biggrin:
You better learn her English real fucking fast, or your stuck with godawful Dutch dubs *shudder*.
 
You better learn her English real fucking fast, or your stuck with godawful Dutch dubs *shudder*.
That's the plan! I already downloaded a ton of Disney movies in English :D
Trouble is finding subs for some of them.
 
Oh, I don't download a movie until I'm certain I can find subs.

worst case scenario, you can use a SRT sync tool, like https://subshifter.bitsnbites.eu. Takes some work, but you'll have perfect subtitles.
All of them have English subs, trouble is finding Dutch subs. Of course English suffices for me, but probably not for a 5(?) year old child. (no idea when children start to read)
 
All of them have English subs, trouble is finding Dutch subs. Of course English suffices for me, but probably not for a 5(?) year old child. (no idea when children start to read)
I think you'd be surprised. GF's cousin is 8, and is perfectly capable of reading the English text in Zelda games. At least, he'll get the gist of it.
 
Saw two interesting movies last weekend!

On Saturday I watched Sexy Beast, a solid 8 for me!
Sexy Beast
IMDb rating
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
79
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime
89 min
Director
Jonathan Glazer
Actors
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane

Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.


On Sunday I watched The Last Duel with the gf.
Another solid 8. Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and even Ben Affleck were perfect.
The Last Duel
IMDb rating
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Metacritic
67
Genre
Drama, History, Thriller
Runtime
152 min
Director
Ridley Scott
Actors
Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer

The knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.


Movies could not have been more different from each-other, but I liked them both a lot.
 
Started watching The French Dispatch yesterday.
Both me and the gf fell asleep. The cinematography was amazing as always (classic Wes Anderson), but the story wasn't really our thing. We won't even finish the movie.

The French Dispatch
IMDb rating
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
75
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime
107 min
Director
Wes Anderson
Actors
Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton

A collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine" comes to life in a fictional twentieth century French city.

 
I really think that the "new generation" of Jurassic Park movies looks fake as fuck. The CGI is crap. The OG trilogy looked amazing. And no, it's not just nostalgia talking. Just take a look at this new trailer:

 
I really think that the "new generation" of Jurassic Park movies looks fake as fuck. The CGI is crap. The OG trilogy looked amazing. And no, it's not just nostalgia talking. Just take a look at this new trailer:
The OG has no CGI. Its all practical. They talked about it on several Corridor Crew videos, it's crazy how advanced and realistic those T-Rex models were.
 
The OG has no CGI. Its all practical. They talked about it on several Corridor Crew videos, it's crazy how advanced and realistic those T-Rex models were.
AFAIK they do use some, but 99% is practical. I just don't get why studios switch to CGI when it looks worse. Money probably.
 
Just finished watching King Of New York. My God, what a masterpiece!
Walken is just amazing.

King of New York
IMDb rating
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
66
Genre
Crime, Thriller
Runtime
103 min
Director
Abel Ferrara
Actors
Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

 
Saw Fast Times at Ridgemont High yesterday, it's your typical "a few days in the lives of teenagers in the early 80s movie". Nothing special to be honest, apart from Sean Penn as a high school stoner. The classic example of a 30 40 year old playing a 17 year old. 6/10

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
IMDb rating
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
61
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Runtime
90 min
Director
Amy Heckerling
Actors
Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold

A group of Southern California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.

 
I had no idea they were making a Joker 2?! Am hyped though.

Joker: Folie à Deux
IMDb rating
5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
31%
Metacritic
46
Genre
Drama, Musical, Thriller
Runtime
138 min
Director
Todd Phillips
Actors
Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson

Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital.

 
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