Last Movie You Watched Part II, Electric Bugaloo

[Kirby101]

it the Second Chapter. Very well made with cool creatures and first rate FX. All the actors were good. Burt the movie just seemed to meander and the ending didn't really work.

[hulahulk]

Alita: Battle Angel. Was it supposed to be a big block of stinky cheese? Cameron has seriously underestimated the movie-going audience. I hated Avatar, so his misfires start there for me.

[mr_crisp]

Nickelodeon

[Jim Kelly]

I was prompted to watch THE LIGHTHOUSE, thanks to this thread. I can't say as I can give it a passing grade. It wins points for ambition--and I admire the two actors for continuing to do work like this when they could just do Aquaman and Batman movies. But I think it was an artistic experiment that was too clever for its own good. At a certain point, I just couldn't trust anything in the movie so it failed to move me. It was only effective in being grotesque.

I can see that the events in this movie are more like the Smalls Lighthouse mystery--but with some important differences--while THE KEEPERS is more like the Flannan Isles mystery--in the first case the keepers were found and in the second case they vanished. But both movies take place at a period in time that's different from when the actual events took place. Also, the Smalls Lighthouse incident resulted in three keepers being at lighthouses after that (as they are in THE KEEPERS), which should be the case in THE LIGHTHOUSE, as it seems to take place at a much later date.

Early on, I was triggered by the movie--as it brought up bad memories from my days in the navy--so maybe I didn't want to take it too seriously. At a certain point I decided to watch it as though it were outtakes from AQUAMAN. And it dragged on for far too long--I kept looking at the time hoping it would soon be over.

I also watched UGETSU MONOGATARI again (after having mentioned it on another thread)--from 1953, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. We saw this in one of my film studies classes back in the day. But my memory was very dim. And seeing it again I'm struck by how depressing it is. Like with THE LIGHTHOUSE there's a lot of the story you have to work out for yourself and it's questionable how much is real. But ultimately it's a much more satisfying movie.

[YounG03]

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

I want my nearly 3 hours back

Elaborate please. Was it not funny or dramatic. Did Quentin disappoint in what he was trying to display? You know I like Leo as an actor but his movies bore me.

[Scott Taylor]

Not a movie but feels like one - watching the BBC serial Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Should finish it up tonight.

Overall it does a good job with its characters and capturing the major happenings of the books. The relationships are better in the series and the acting is incredible.

However the series loses a bit of the sense of the wonder and history of magic that the book portrayed so well. The Thistledown hair guy is menacing enough but he just looks like a regular English guy who has odd eyebrows. His world is bleak looking. Magic feels a bit mundane, as if Norris himself were in charge of set design and costuming. Still a pretty good watch, its brought back good memories of the book.

[batnbreakfast]

Not a movie but feels like one - watching the BBC serial Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Should finish it up tonight.

Overall it does a good job with its characters and capturing the major happenings of the books. The relationships are better in the series and the acting is incredible.

However the series loses a bit of the sense of the wonder and history of magic that the book portrayed so well. The Thistledown hair guy is menacing enough but he just looks like a regular English guy who has odd eyebrows. His world is bleak looking. Magic feels a bit mundane, as if Norris himself were in charge of set design and costuming. Still a pretty good watch, its brought back good memories of the book.

I dug it more than you... also Thoros of Myr ;-))

[ed2962]

Ex Machina. Enjoyed watching it. Very solid.

[Jack Dracula]

Ghost Rider. Nicholas Cage playing Elvis playing Evil Knievel.
The special effects were decent, aside from that it was a pile of turds.

[Scott Taylor]

I dug it more than you... also Thoros of Myr ;-))

Completely steals every scene.

[Arfguy]

I liked it. I thought the designs were terrific. I didn't expect much from the story, and I didn't get much. There's a fun little thing at the end that I think, for some people, will improve their opinion of what they just watched.

I liked it visually, but I didn't care about anyone in it. No one living or dying meant anything to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There is a lot to like in this movie. I don't know how, but I think a longer runtime might have added to the sense of dread and awe. The premise is pretty cool, as well. I dunno, it just doesn't have that extra oomph for me that movies like "The Day After Tomorrow" or "Knowing" had.

Recently watched: The Invisible Man.

As a movie about an invisible man, which is also a commentary about women who have gone through spousal abuse, i thought this movie was excellent. I had to find out who the director was. Turns out, the director is Leigh Whannell, who played Adam in the first Saw movie.

EDIT: Forgot to add that I also watched Extraction on Netflix. That movie kicked all kinds of ass.

[ed2962]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil Ok. Funnier than I thought it was going to be.

The Florida Project Really good. I actually choked up at the very end.

[hulahulk]

Elaborate please. Was it not funny or dramatic. Did Quentin disappoint in what he was trying to display? You know I like Leo as an actor but his movies bore me.

It bored me. There were some decent acting performances. The setting was authentic enough. But I'm not a big QT fan. I'm neutral on Pitt, generally like Leo, and actually watched the movie for Margot Robbie

[Kirby101]

Extraction, good action flick.

[Wildling]

Recently watched: The Invisible Man.

As a movie about an invisible man, which is also a commentary about women who have gone through spousal abuse, i thought this movie was excellent. I had to find out who the director was. Turns out, the director is Leigh Whannell, who played Adam in the first Saw movie.

He also directed BH Tilt's Upgrade and rightfully got himself a gig for more movies in Universal after Invisible Man became a hit.

I'm glad it was the last new live movie I could watch in theaters twice before we all got sent to CORVID-purgatory.