Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

Florida173 said:
Just made my fiancee suffer through the first one last night so that we can go see it.
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I’ve never seen the first one. I wanted to recently, but there were like 5 different versions and Director cuts. Didn’t know which one to watch.
 
Kraut783 said:
Looking forward to this on August 18th.......need something to laugh at, with all this crap going on in the world.

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Between Baby Driver and Hitman's Bodyguard I am 2 for 2 on movies. HB was a good mix of serious and funny and at times outrageous. Gary Oldman stole scenes as usual, always excellent. Ryan Reynolds even throws a line about Samuel L Jackson and his pervasive use of motherfucker in the movie. Good times, fun movies.
 
Went to see Blade Runner 2049 tonight - watched the original today to get ready. I thought it was great! It's very long, very atmospheric - focused on visuals and letting you understand what's going on with the characters. Not a lot of action but a good amount of suspense. I recommend it to any fan of the original.
 
I enjoyed it, the 165 run time does take it's toll at points however but the eye candy of the movie alone makes up for it. Highly reccomend catching it in IMAX if you can.

Part of how I decide if a movie is good to me, is whether it keeps me invested in the story and whether or not my butt starts to be sore (ie the movie can't even keep me entertained or focused on it).

To give an idea, Suicide Squad made me well aware of how long the movie had been going on and the fact that it wasn't even near being over at the midway point. On the other hand The Hateful Eight kept me enthralled and entertained for the entirety of its 189 minute runtime. BR2049 lies a little shy of where I would rate H8.
 
Movie studios are fishing. Adding teasers for possible franchises. Like marvel and DC

Skull island feeds into the Godzilla follow on.

The mummy feeds into the other horror franchises like werewolves and vampires.

I'm sure there's more.. But they all somewhat flopped.
 
Frank S. said:
@Serenity, congrats for staying with it. After some time, you may find the 'experience' provided a glimpse into the less interesting aspects of military life, like manning an Observation Post in enemy territory, not knowing if or when, for days on end.
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I think that's why this film is great, there are messages in it that everyone can relate to and draw parallels with in their own life. I especially enjoyed the passage spoken by the stalker at the start of part 2:

"Let everything that's been planned come true. Let them believe. And let them have a laugh at their passions. Because what they call passion actually is not some emotional energy, but just the friction between their souls and the outside world. And most important, let them believe in themselves. Let them be helpless like children, because weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive. When a tree is growing, it's tender and pliant. But when it's dry and hard, it dies. Hardness and strength are death's companions. Pliancy and weakness are expressions of the freshness of being. Because what has hardened will never win."

Also, I found the Zone's strange sense of peace appeal to the introvert in me -- minus the dead people and general creepiness of course.

Frank S. said:
Russians are good at translating this on film. There is a series by I think Sokurov, a disciple of Tarkovsky, about Russian troops on the Turkmenistan border. It is drab, depicts outpost life very well and in detail.
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I have had a couple of peeks at Sokurov. I think he might be too drab for me, but you've got me onto this Russian film thing. The next time I'm in the mood for cinematic contemplation, it might be Tarkovsky's Solaris. I'm curious as to why it would be considered a great sci-fi film.

Frank S. said:
And although those experiences may be less interesting, they remain formative. I got to learn a lot about insect life, for one thing. Unsurprisingly, "let the ants try" is one of my favorite Pohl's stories.
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My 'research' is broad and fickle. Coincidentally, I was researching flies and ants the other day. :-)

Thanks again for all the weird and wonderful influences you've shared.
 

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