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[Andy_T]

@Tom seems you should pay more attention to the movies you watch

I thought it was quite good exactly because of all that.

 

[Andy_T]

Also watched "3 billboards outside of Ebbing, Missouri" ... also a very good movie, although it has a few issues.

Spoiler

When I watched the movie, I thought that Frances McDormand's character calling out the racist sheriff with "Hey, Dixon, how's the n****r torturing business" and he replies "You can't call it that any more!!! You can only say Person-of-colour-torturing business nowadays" was not racist, but rather calling out the casual or not-so-casual racism that very much exists in the US. It certainly did not make me laugh out loud.

But, I can very much understand, if you are a person of color watching the movie and the rest of the (white) audience laughs out at this scene, it would be very discouraging.

I also thought that the "redemption" of the racist and overtly homophobic (but inwardly likely gay himself) sheriff was way too easy.

 

[PTree15]

Watched The Last Jedi, actually really liked it. It's not a flawless movie but a lot of the complaints people are bringing up about it I just don't see.

I saw this yesterday. I wasn't thrilled with it, to be honest. I thought it needed a really good editor. It was too long and really dragged for me in some spots. It had its moments, but it lacked intensity, and some of the humor was kind of lame.

 

[Tom L.]

@Tom seems you should pay more attention to the movies you watch

I thought it was quite good exactly because of all that.

I usually go to the movies to be entertained- not to think.

 

[FortyTwo]

I saw this yesterday. I wasn't thrilled with it, to be honest. I thought it needed a really good editor. It was too long and really dragged for me in some spots. It had its moments, but it lacked intensity, and some of the humor was kind of lame.

That's fair. I can't say I ever really got bored with it but it definitely didn't have the snappy pace of TFA, that's for sure.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Last night I watched a film I recorded called Don't Blink, I think it was on the horror channel. It was about 10 friends who go to a cabin and keep disappearing one by one. I thought it was quite interesting and creepy as I had very little clue what was going on for most of it.

The ending was just bizarre and didn't explain anything and I have no idea what it was supposed to mean.

 

[PTree15]

That's fair. I can't say I ever really got bored with it but it definitely didn't have the snappy pace of TFA, that's for sure.

I honestly kept waiting for it to end. Just when I thought it would end, another scene would occur. This happened at least three times. I don't know, this one won't have staying power for me. I'm glad I saw it, but it likely won't be a repeat watch for me. I saw TFA three times in the theater and have watched it several times on DVD. I also really enjoyed Rogue One. I really hope Episode IX is a much better chapter. I've read that Rian Johnson gets his own trilogy starting in 2020. If that's the case, I doubt I will bother with it.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Finally watched "It"....

 

[Andy_T]

Watched "Paddington 2", very enjoyable
Hugh Grant as the villain worked just as fine as Nicole Kidman in the original movie.

 

[PTree15]

I watched "Captain America: Civil War" with my nephew. Pretty good flick.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Here are the nominations for the 38th annual Razzies....

WORST PICTURE
Baywatch
The Emoji Movie
Fifty Shades Darker
The Mummy
Transformers: The Last Knight

WORST ACTRESS
Katherine Heigl / Unforgettable
Dakota Johnson / Fifty Shades Darker
Jennifer Lawrence / mother!
Tyler Perry / Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween
Emma Watson / The Circle

WORST ACTOR
Tom Cruise / The Mummy
Johnny Depp / Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Jamie Dornan / Fifty Shades Darker
Zac Efron / Baywatch
Mark Wahlberg / Daddy’s Home 2 & Transformers: The Last Knight

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem / mother! & Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Russell Crowe / The Mummy
Josh Duhamel / Transformers: The Last Knight
Mel Gibson / Daddy’s Home 2
Anthony Hopkins / Collide & Transformers: The Last Knight

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kim Basinger / Fifty Shades Darker
Sofia Boutella / The Mummy
Laura Haddock / Transformers: The Last Knight
Goldie Hawn / Snatched
Susan Sarandon / A Bad Moms Christmas

WORST SCREEN COMBO
Any Combination of Two Characters, Two Sex Toys or Two Sexual Positions / Fifty Shades Darker
Any Combination of Two Humans, Two Robots or Two Explosions / Transformers: The Last Knight
Any Two Obnoxious Emojis / The Emoji Movie
Johnny Depp & His Worn Out Drunk Routine / Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Tyler Perry & Either The Ratty Old Dress or Worn Out Wig / Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween

WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
Baywatch
Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween
Fifty Shades Darker
The Mummy
Transformers: The Last Knight

WORST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky / mother!
Michael Bay / Transformers: The Last Knight
James Foley / Fifty Shades Darker
Alex Kurtzman / The Mummy
Anthony (Tony) Leonidis / The Emoji Movie

WORST SCREENPLAY
Baywatch
The Emoji Movie
Fifty Shades Darker
The Mummy
Transformers: The Last Knight

 

[Andy_T]

Have only seen "The Mummy", "The Emoji Movie", and "The Circle", but those nominations make sense to me (apart form Sofia Boutella in "The Mummy", she was IMO the most awesome experience of that movie )

 

[PTree15]

I've not seen any of these films, and I probably won't.

 

[Amy SF]

I’m surprised Snatched only got one Razzie nomination. I haven’t seen it, but judging from the TV ads and the trailer, it looks really atrocious. (You know how a trailer tends to feature the best scenes in the movie? Well, after seeing the trailer for Snatched, I can only assume the rest of the movie is crap.)

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I’m surprised Snatched only got one Razzie nomination. I haven’t seen it, but judging from the TV ads and the trailer, it looks really atrocious. (You know how a trailer tends to feature the best scenes in the movie? Well, after seeing the trailer for Snatched, I can only assume the rest of the movie is crap.)

It's not good, don't waste your time, let's put it that way. LMAO

I watched The Circle, didn't mind most of it... some stuff was quite amusing... Hermione's useless, as always, deserves the nomination, IMO.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Here's some wacky food for thought.... Disney now owns all Fox properties, including films like Aliens. And it's known that the Xenomorphs are all female, bred from one queen.

So....

Say hello to your new Disney princess!!

Now That The Disney-Fox Deal Is Final, the Fans Are Calling For An Alien Princess - Popcorn Horror

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Rented Baby Driver (2017) - IMDb... watched it last night. If you've never given much thought to editing, this film will make you stand up & take notice. This sh*t was some GENIUS choreography!

FYC: Best Editing, Baby Driver - Blog - The Film Experience

the film was conceived from the ground up to move in perfect time to music. Every aspect of the film that could be tied to the rhythm of the soundtrack was: the movement of the camera, the blocking of the actors, and the cutting between shots.

Speaking as a sometime editor myself, the opportunity and responsibility facing Machliss and Amos leaves me dumbfounded. The execution leaves me awestruck; it's flawlessly edited, down to the finest details of actors' gestures motivating specific cuts.

Kevin Spacey's character has some unintentionally cringe-worthy dialog, simply due to his current situation....


Mid-week at Family Video you can get a free dollar movie with any new release rental, so I rented Get Out (2017) - IMDb.... again.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Tom Hanks to Play Mr. Rogers In Biopic ‘You Are My Friend’ (EXCLUSIVE)

I wonder if Tom will learn some chops on the keys, too.... Fred was one hell of a jazz pianist!

 

[PTree15]

I watched Spider-Man: Homecoming and quite enjoyed it. I've been in Marvel mode of late.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

The past week's rentals have included:

• Captain Phillips (2013) - IMDb Suspenseful!
• Alien: Covenant (2017) - IMDb Pointless!
• Beatriz at Dinner (2017) - IMDb Could've been way better (slow, predictable, ending made zero sense)....

And the newest addition to my personal collection is Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Thanks, Jerry!)