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Apr 28, 2016 10:13:25 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 10:13:25 GMT -6
any of you nerds excited for Alien: Covenant? Prometheus was a bit meh but i'm hoping that Ridley returns to his roots and injects a little more suspense and character development with Covenant. On a side note, it sounds like Neill Blomkamp's Aliens sequel is still moving forward, that is, after Covenant has come out. I was pondering what Blomkamp's film might be about and here's what I came up with. Keep in mind that i'm basing this theory purely on the concept art that Blomkamp provided last year. I think the film will ultimately be about Weyland-Yutani Corp either capturing or creating an alien queen to study or use as a biological weapon. It will have a Jurrasic Park in space vibe to it. In fact, I think it will be a lot like Jurrasic World and how InGen genetically engineered a new dinosaur, except it will be Weyland-Yutani bio engineering an alien queen for their bio weapons division. considering blomkamp's earlier stuff, i'd expect it almost to be told from the point of view of the creature and/or an android character...or at least with a sympathetic leaning in that direction. could be interesting. |
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Apr 28, 2016 11:27:26 GMT -6
Post by gaseousclay on Apr 28, 2016 11:27:26 GMT -6
considering blomkamp's earlier stuff, i'd expect it almost to be told from the point of view of the creature and/or an android character...or at least with a sympathetic leaning in that direction. could be interesting. plausible, but i'm inclined to believe that this wouldn't be the case, especially if Sigourney Weaver is attached. the audience will want to see Ripley doing what she does best and that's kicking xenomorph butt |
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Apr 28, 2016 11:39:28 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 11:39:28 GMT -6
considering blomkamp's earlier stuff, i'd expect it almost to be told from the point of view of the creature and/or an android character...or at least with a sympathetic leaning in that direction. could be interesting. plausible, but i'm inclined to believe that this wouldn't be the case, especially if Sigourney Weaver is attached. the audience will want to see Ripley doing what she does best and that's kicking xenomorph butt oh, i wouldn't think that he'd have that character 'win' in any way...none of his prior works are particular 'happily ever after', more 'well that's over and i've survived'. |
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Apr 29, 2016 8:12:10 GMT -6
Post by variable on Apr 29, 2016 8:12:10 GMT -6
Bought Deadpool the other day on a streaming service. OMG the bonus stuff is hilarious.
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May 9, 2016 5:58:22 GMT -6
Post by gaseousclay on May 9, 2016 5:58:22 GMT -6
Terminator Genysis: 6/10
Ex-Machina: 8/10
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May 17, 2016 12:31:01 GMT -6
Post by whiskeyriver on May 17, 2016 12:31:01 GMT -6
Terminator Genysis: 6/10 Ex-Machina: 8/10 Absolutely LOVED Ex-Machina. |
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May 18, 2016 5:45:21 GMT -6
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Post by gaseousclay on May 18, 2016 5:45:21 GMT -6
Deadpool: 9/10
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May 18, 2016 9:17:55 GMT -6
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Post by Winterland on May 18, 2016 9:17:55 GMT -6
Terminator Genysis: 6/10 Ex-Machina: 8/10 Absolutely LOVED Ex-Machina. I watched Ex Machina going without knowing anything about the movie. Thought it was very well done and original. Would have looked very cool on the theater screen. |
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May 20, 2016 13:00:15 GMT -6
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Post by variable on May 20, 2016 13:00:15 GMT -6
Deadpool: 16/10, for MAXIMUM EFFORT. |
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May 20, 2016 13:14:55 GMT -6
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Post by exophobe on May 20, 2016 13:14:55 GMT -6
Deadpool: 16/10, for MAXIMUM EFFORT. As long as there's a super-hero landing. |
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May 20, 2016 13:32:00 GMT -6
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Post by exophobe on May 20, 2016 13:32:00 GMT -6
Absolutely LOVED Ex-Machina. I watched Ex Machina going without knowing anything about the movie. Thought it was very well done and original. Would have looked very cool on the theater screen. It was good. The story is small which should fit better on the small screen, but it was definitely more captivating in the theater. It doesn't lend itself well to a room with the distractions of home. It's a great film, though, especially for a first-time director. I look forward to more with Garland at the helm. People can do worse than to learn from Danny Boyle, and I would say Garland wrote many of Boyle's best films. Thinking of The Nice Guys this weekend. |
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Post by gaseousclay on May 20, 2016 16:30:08 GMT -6
Deadpool: 16/10, for MAXIMUM EFFORT. There were some bits I found extraneous and unnecessary, like Colossus & Negasonic Teenage Warhead. But overall it was that it didnt take itself seriously. The jokes in the film were hilarious |
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May 20, 2016 17:17:41 GMT -6
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Post by exophobe on May 20, 2016 17:17:41 GMT -6
Deadpool: 16/10, for MAXIMUM EFFORT. There were some bits I found extraneous and unnecessary, like Colossus & Negasonic Teenage Warhead. But overall it was that it didnt take itself seriously. The jokes in the film were hilarious I would argue that they took adapting the character very seriously, it's just that the character is very self-effacing and irreverent. If that was a wolverine movie it would be almost as bad as, well, wolverine: origins, but in a totally different way. I'm just hoping fox doesn't interpret deadpool's success as a reason to ruin the wolverine movie coming next year. |
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May 20, 2016 19:12:59 GMT -6
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Post by variable on May 20, 2016 19:12:59 GMT -6
"It's almost as if the studio couldn't afford another X-Man."
Damn it, OK, I'm going to watch it again, right now.
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Post by gaseousclay on May 20, 2016 20:42:03 GMT -6
for a brief moment I thought the blind lady was Nichele Nichols from Star Trek
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Post by gaseousclay on May 22, 2016 18:53:58 GMT -6
The Gunman: 7/10
Chappie: 6/10
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Post by gaseousclay on May 26, 2016 20:15:10 GMT -6
The Revenant: 8/10
That bear mauling scene was hard to watch. Good film though
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Dec 30, 2016 10:12:35 GMT -6
Post by gaseousclay on Dec 30, 2016 10:12:35 GMT -6
Independence Day: Resurgance: 2/10. what a dreadful movie. Sh*tty acting followed by an even sh*ttier plot.
Hell or High Water: 5/10. This movie seemed like it was trying too hard to be No Country For Old Men. Kinda surprising because it was written by the same guy who wrote the script for Sicario which I really liked.
Kubo and the Two Strings: 9/10. I watched this with my son lastnite and found it enjoyable. I assumed my boy would get bored with it but he stuck with it and thought it was kinda cool, mainly because Kubo had a sword.
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Dec 30, 2016 12:11:34 GMT -6
Post by nate001 on Dec 30, 2016 12:11:34 GMT -6
Independence Day: Resurgance: 2/10. what a dreadful movie. Sh*tty acting followed by an even sh*ttier plot. Hell or High Water: 5/10. This movie seemed like it was trying too hard to be No Country For Old Men. Kinda surprising because it was written by the same guy who wrote the script for Sicario which I really liked. Kubo and the Two Strings: 9/10. I watched this with my son lastnite and found it enjoyable. I assumed my boy would get bored with it but he stuck with it and thought it was kinda cool, mainly because Kubo had a sword. My kids are 5 and 8. I've heard Kubo was really good, but had also heard it was pretty scary. I guess it was OK for your kid, who is 3ish IIRC? |
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Dec 30, 2016 12:22:58 GMT -6
Post by gaseousclay on Dec 30, 2016 12:22:58 GMT -6
Independence Day: Resurgance: 2/10. what a dreadful movie. Sh*tty acting followed by an even sh*ttier plot. Hell or High Water: 5/10. This movie seemed like it was trying too hard to be No Country For Old Men. Kinda surprising because it was written by the same guy who wrote the script for Sicario which I really liked. Kubo and the Two Strings: 9/10. I watched this with my son lastnite and found it enjoyable. I assumed my boy would get bored with it but he stuck with it and thought it was kinda cool, mainly because Kubo had a sword. My kids are 5 and 8. I've heard Kubo was really good, but had also heard it was pretty scary. I guess it was OK for your kid, who is 3ish IIRC? my son is 3.5 yo. It wasn't scary at all imo and my boy definitely wasn't scared. What surprised me about the film was that it had a Japanese setting, which I didn't think would work for Western audiences. Some of the reviews I read compared it to Miyazaki's films, which I would agree with. The tone and emotional depth were very similar. |
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Dec 30, 2016 13:17:05 GMT -6
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Post by exophobe on Dec 30, 2016 13:17:05 GMT -6
I'd say kubo is a pretty strong PG, it has a great message but it's got some intense themes and imagery.
Edit: though, depending on age, these things may go straight over their head.
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Dec 30, 2016 13:18:50 GMT -6
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Post by exophobe on Dec 30, 2016 13:18:50 GMT -6
Also, boo on that assessment of hell or high water. Great but somewhat simple story told quite well -- I'm going to have to watch no country again to see the correlation there, but there aren't any psychopaths in hohw.
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Dec 30, 2016 13:55:43 GMT -6
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Post by ickes on Dec 30, 2016 13:55:43 GMT -6
Independence Day: Resurgance: 2/10. what a dreadful movie. Sh*tty acting followed by an even sh*ttier plot. Hell or High Water: 5/10. This movie seemed like it was trying too hard to be No Country For Old Men. Kinda surprising because it was written by the same guy who wrote the script for Sicario which I really liked. Kubo and the Two Strings: 9/10. I watched this with my son lastnite and found it enjoyable. I assumed my boy would get bored with it but he stuck with it and thought it was kinda cool, mainly because Kubo had a sword. Yeah you're the first person I've heard give a bad review on Hell or Highwater. I've heard nothing but good things about that movie like exophobe said. |
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Dec 30, 2016 14:04:11 GMT -6
Post by gaseousclay on Dec 30, 2016 14:04:11 GMT -6
Also, boo on that assessment of hell or high water. Great but somewhat simple story told quite well -- I'm going to have to watch no country again to see the correlation there, but there aren't any psychopaths in hohw. I really wanted to like Hell or High Water but it fell short. The NCFOM comparisons I made were the setting (Texas), some of the ways the scenes were shot, the tone, the dialogue and the portrayal of Jeff Bridges' character, which was like a cross between his character in True Grit and Tommy Lee Jones' character in NCFOM. The only thing missing was Anton Chigurgh, but if you wanted to look to who the villain is in the movie it's clearly the bank. Don't get me wrong, I like Ben Foster, Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges but the story wasn't nearly as good as Sicario imo. I guess I had high expectations given the glowing reviews it had received and felt disappointed. |
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Post by gaseousclay on Jan 2, 2017 16:55:57 GMT -6
Suicide Squad: 7/10
Mechanic Resurrection: 7/10
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