Brian Fowler Posted November 20, 2019 Posted November 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: What the fuck? ScarJo probably would've taken the role 4
RIPPA Posted November 20, 2019 Author Posted November 20, 2019 Of course you know people will not read the story and somehow think that Roberts wanted to play Tubman The least surprising but most telling quote in the story Quote "When someone pointed out that Roberts couldn’t be Harriet, the executive responded, 'It was so long ago. No one is going to know the difference.'" 5
BurningBeard Posted November 20, 2019 Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Today is the final day before Blade Runner is consigned to taking place ‘in the past’. Considering the effect the film had on futurism, and how it informed the aesthetic of every sci-fi film and cyber punk media that came along in one way or another in my youth, that fact verges on vomit inducing. Amazes me that nothing has ever come along to definitively update or supplant it’s vision either. And as much as I love the opening 10 minutes of Drive, I’d say this is the most awe inspiring opening of any film ever. From the visuals to the score it just captures your imagination and puts you in that world like nothing else Edited November 20, 2019 by BurningBeard 2
Technico Support Posted November 20, 2019 Posted November 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, BurningBeard said: Today is the final day before Blade Runner is consigned to taking place ‘in the past’. Considering the effect the film had on futurism, and how it informed the aesthetic of every sci-fi film and cyber punk media that came along in one way or another in my youth, that fact verges on vomit inducing. Amazes me that nothing has ever come along to definitively update or supplant it’s vision either. And as much as I love the opening 10 minutes of Drive, I’d say this is the most awe inspiring opening of any film ever. From the visuals to the score it just captures your imagination and puts you in that world like nothing else Blade Runner is top 5 for me. Probably top 3. Strictly original cut. Deckard is human. 2
AxB Posted November 20, 2019 Posted November 20, 2019 Shame they only ever made one Blade Runner movie, really. The world building is so good, there are so many stories you could tell from there. But they just never made a sequel. 3
BurningBeard Posted November 20, 2019 Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Technico Support said: Blade Runner is top 5 for me. Probably top 3. Strictly original cut. Deckard is human. I’m a connoisseur, I’ve got a good fan edit that mixes aspects of the various cuts which I think is the ideal. I’m also one of those people who likes the narration. i wish Ridley Scott had actually directed 2049, I think he’d have trimmed it up great. I enjoyed it for the most part but it’s definitely flawed
Technico Support Posted November 20, 2019 Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, BurningBeard said: I’m a connoisseur, I’ve got a good fan edit that mixes aspects of the various cuts which I think is the ideal. I’m also one of those people who likes the narration. i wish Ridley Scott had actually directed 2049, I think he’d have trimmed it up great. I enjoyed it for the most part but it’s definitely flawed I love the narration. I took a "Genre Theory and Criticism" class in college (holy fuck this was like 1996) and the selected genre for that semester was detective fiction. Every week, we'd have a seminar, watch a film, then discuss it. Long story longer, the premise of the course was that genres have a specific lifespan as they come into fashion, are popular, lose popularity, then die off for a while. Blade Runner was used as the example of the late stage where a genre is kept interesting by blending it with another genre. The weird point I'm making is that professor considered the narration such a wonderful happy accident, because the bored, seen-it-all gumshoe talking matter-of-factly to the viewer was such a staple of detective noir films that it just worked incredibly well. It didn't matter that the studio pressured for its addition or that Ford read it so flatly because he hated doing it. It just WORKED. Edited November 20, 2019 by Technico Support 1
Guest The Magnificent 7 Posted November 20, 2019 Posted November 20, 2019 I hate the director’s cut and am a huge champion of the theatrical version.
Brian Fowler Posted November 21, 2019 Posted November 21, 2019 I'm sure you are all great people and your families love you, but... What the fuck is wrong with you people?!? That narration is an abomination from the depths of hell 2
J.T. Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) On 11/20/2019 at 4:51 PM, The Magnificent 7 said: I hate the director’s cut and am a huge champion of the theatrical version. Even though it's sold as noir-ish, I kinda hate the hard boiled gumshoe narration of the theatrical version. The Director's Cut also has the better ending. That clean, acid rain free happy bullshit conclusion had no business being in the theatrical cut of that story. Edited November 22, 2019 by J.T.
J.T. Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 11:49 PM, Niners Fan in CT said: What the fuck? This still reminds me of the arguments I have with people that think that Tropic Thunder is racist and they don't realize that Robert Downey's role is condemnation of shit like this, not a celebration of it. 1
J.T. Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 21 Bridges has a 36% RT rating amongst critics but over an 80% approval ratings from audience posters. I may suffer for everyone and check this out on Sunday to see how shitty it really is. I've got three free Regal Bonus Card movie tickets to cash in so no harm, no foul. 1
Craig H Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Frozen 2 was great. It's not as good as the original, but it's also quite different in tone. It's a more, uh, mature tone I guess. Also, the funny bits in this were better than Frozen. 1
Curt McGirt Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 Parasite was killer. Really funny, really dark, really smart. Definitely the best movie I've seen this year. 2
J.T. Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 21 Bridges was not entirely horribly but it was completely without imagination. You will see the "swerve" coming for miles away.
odessasteps Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 Got a free pass to use this week before it expires. is Knives Out supposed to be any good? It looks like it could easily be fun camp or trash.
J.T. Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, odessasteps said: Got a free pass to use this week before it expires. is Knives Out supposed to be any good? It looks like it could easily be fun camp or trash. It's 96% Fresh at RT right now and is supposed to be a really good black comedy posing as an old school murder mystery. Rian Johnson is at the helm so I have fairly high expectations.. My daughter and I were going to see it this Saturday until we scored on Hamilton tickets. Edited November 25, 2019 by J.T.
Curt McGirt Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 I've heard good things about Knives Out since the festival reviews. The cast alone makes it look like a blast.
Craig H Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 Knives Out is one of the movies I've looked forward to the most this year and I haven't seen one bad thing about it. Plus, you know, Daniel Craig doing a southern accent again, which apparently is the only American accent he knows how to do.
AxB Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 The Southern States accent is the easiest one for British people to do.
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 27 minutes ago, AxB said: The Southern States accent is the easiest one for British people to do. I would say non regional dialect is the easiest because I've seen too many people botch doing a southern one (Toby Kebbell in The Counselor, whatever the hell Idris Elba was doing in Prometheus, etc....maybe Ridley Scott isn't the best with casting). Branagh has it down pat as he was the only decent thing in Wild Wild West other than bare ass Salma Hayek and he was good in The Gingerbread Man. Granted, it's probably because he's Kenneth Branagh.
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 Just now, odessasteps said: No love for the giant spider? God bless Jon Peters for being the living embodiment of a stereotypical Hollywood producer. 2
Brian Fowler Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 Cue the An Evening with Kevin Smith story 1
Control Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 The spear fight in THE HIDDEN FORTRESS is really something. 2
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