Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

[Topkick]

Whoa why are we disrespecting John fucking WAYNE in here?

Its a dying genre but as a fan of western movies old and new ( manifest destiny and western expansion fascinates me ), other than a few, I can't sit through most John Wayne movies. He may have been cool but really wasn't that good of an actor, IMO. Clint Eastwood is the GOAT.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Clint Eastwood is the GOAT.

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve sat through unforgiven from start to finish.

 

[Devildoc]

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve sat through unforgiven from start to finish.

It was the first Western I could watch, and when I did, I started watching the old ones. To me Unforgiven is a standard. I doubt I would have watched any of it wasn't for that movie.

 

[Topkick]

It was the first Western I could watch, and when I did, I started watching the old ones. To me Unforgiven is a standard. I doubt I would have watched any of it wasn't for that movie.

I never really watched the old westerns until fairly recently, because new movies generally suck. I appreciate them more now.

I'm a super fan of the man with no name trilogy, especially the Good, Bad, and the Ugly. But yes, also, Unforgiven is legend.

Also, a big fan of Tombstone.

 

[AWP]

Clint Eastwood westerns > John Wayne westerns

 

[Blizzard]

Clint Eastwood westerns > John Wayne westerns

That's because John Wayne was really a Green Beret.

 

[Kraut783]

The Covenant…just, not good

 

[Blizzard]

The Covenant…just, not good

Haven't seen it and won't. Mentioned earlier in this thread but I have a general aversion to Jake Gyllenhaal movies.

 

[GOTWA]

The Covenant…just, not good

You know what really threw it for me? Was all of the people marching in formation on the air field to random locations. I can overlook everything else. And I'm not kidding.

 

[Devildoc]

I never really watched the old westerns until fairly recently, because new movies generally suck. I appreciate them more now.

I'm a super fan of the man with no name trilogy, especially the Good, Bad, and the Ugly. But yes, also, Unforgiven is legend.

Also, a big fan of Tombstone.

I started appreciating Westerns retroactively after I watched Unforgiven. Tombstone is a great movie, I've read quite a bit about it, it is extremely factually accurate. I even liked Young Guns. Then I started going back watching the older westerns, and I do dig the Clint Eastwood flicks more than the John Wayne westerns.

 

[Devildoc]

That's because John Wayne was really a Green Beret.

Does "honorary" really count, tho??

 

[Blizzard]

Does "honorary" really count, tho??

....

 

[AWP]

Despite growing up in the 80's I've never seen The Lost Boys. That is some campy, peak 80's shit right there.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Clint Eastwood westerns > John Wayne westerns

Not a single Eastwood western approaches The Searchers.

Extraction 2: No build up, straight into the mission. "Hey your ex wife needs you to rescue your nieces and nephews from a Georgian prison"... extraction.

Also the dipshit son who somehow wants his dad who beats his mother is a bit annoying, but hey who doesn't love a fork in the road.

 

[Topkick]

Despite growing up in the 80's I've never seen The Lost Boys. That is some campy, peak 80's shit right there.

I remember a weird soundtrack that badly wanted to be 80's cool.

 

[Topkick]

Not a single Eastwood western approaches The Searchers

The Searchers and The Cowboys are two really good Duke movies.

 

[Blizzard]

Despite growing up in the 80's I've never seen The Lost Boys. That is some campy, peak 80's shit right there.

Absolutely, but it was fantastic in it's own way.

 

[Gordus]

Just seen Extraction 2.

The action sequences are sick. Not John Wick level but they hold their own. It has copious amounts of plot armor and plot holes but this is a brains-off just enjoy action movie. It knows that and does a very good job being entertaining. This movie has some of the best editing and camera work I've seen. I'd argue its at least as good as the 1st one if not better.
The plot is paper thin. But let's be honest, it's not why you watch this.
I was OK with the setting. Yes I had a rollseye moment cause HW apparently loves Georgian to be villains and very cartoony over the top ones, like in Golden Eye and Red Heat. But in this one they felt more believable and that's because they hired actual Georgian actors and overall the acting was very solid. However, the subs were weird. Partialy completely off or missing. Really you show that much excessive violence and gore, but censor and don't properly translate what ppl say ? The dialogue doesn't really add that much, but it has more weight when you understand both langs.
All in all another good action flick that I do recommend.

 

[Muppet]

Apparently, the fucking awesome movie, They Live is coming out in theaters.

Pretty cool.

 

[Kraut783]

Sonavabitch!!!!!!!

Dune 2 delayed till March, 2024

Dune: Part Two delayed until 2024 due to ongoing Hollywood strikes