Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

[Topkick]

F1 is good. Other than Brad Pitt's overabundance of gold chains and chest hair, the visuals were great, and the movie had a good, believable plot. 8/10.

 

[Kraut783]

Fuck this trailer. Book is worth reading, movie might be good. Trailer gives away too much

I disagree....the story line is huge....I see them being up front on the info, the best part is the interaction with him and the alien, and what happens after...that's the real story...IMHO

 

[TLDR20]

I disagree....the story line is huge....I see them being up front on the info, the best part is the interaction with him and the alien, and what happens after...that's the real story...IMHO

It is such a surprise in the book.

 

[AWP]

F1 is good. Other than Brad Pitt's overabundance of gold chains and chest hair, the visuals were great, and the movie had a good, believable plot. 8/10.

Maybe you know this, but a lot of the on track stuff was either done with F2 cars made to look like F1 cars or with real footage covered over by authentic liveries in post production. Major crash scenes are real crashes, again with the liveries modified during post. In at least one instance Ferrari has both 23 and 24 liveries in the movie, but only nerds would spot that one.

I haven't seen the movie, but I've seen a few reviews. There are some outright impossible plot points, but its also a movie. There are also some accusations Lewis Hamilton used it to subtlety settle a few scores or present his side of a story or two. I find that last bit hilarious because it is pretty on brand for him.

 

[Topkick]

There are some outright impossible plot points

Sure, but for a movie, I didn't notice anything completely ridiculous except some disregarding of the rules. That shit happens in every racing movie, but isn't plausible in any major series these days.

 

[AWP]

Sure, but for a movie, I didn't notice anything completely ridiculous except some disregarding of the rules. That shit happens in every racing movie, but isn't plausible in any major series these days.

Totally agree. I liken the movie to the gateway drug you need to pull people into DTS so you can then pull them into actual racing.

 

[digrar]

Fuck this trailer. Book is worth reading, movie might be good. Trailer gives away too much

They could have left Rocky out of it. I still watch the Martian every time I see it on tv, so I'm hoping they do a great job with PHM.

 

[ThunderHorse]

James Gunn Says ‘Superman’ Is About an ‘Immigrant That Came From Other Places’ and How We’ve ‘Lost’ the Value of ‘Basic Human Kindness’: ‘Yes, it’s About Politics’

Uh...Superman is definitely not about immigration...

 

[policemedic]

I'll wait for Superman to come on Netflix. Really, the only reason I'll watch it at all is for Krypto and Nathan Fillion's take on Guy Gardner.

 

[SpongeBob*24]

You had me at FROM THE DIRECTOR OF NOBODY

HEADS OF STATE gets 4.75 out 5 fish and chips....

 

[Cookie_]

James Gunn Says ‘Superman’ Is About an ‘Immigrant That Came From Other Places’ and How We’ve ‘Lost’ the Value of ‘Basic Human Kindness’: ‘Yes, it’s About Politics’

Uh...Superman is definitely not about immigration...

Superman is a nearly 90 whose singular defining trait is being an alien from another world who's super strong.

He can be (and has been) used to tell whatever stories the writer wants. He's been used to tell immigration allegory for decades.

ETA: Gunn doesn't even say it's about "immigration", but that Superman is an immigrant to this country.

 

[ThunderHorse]

You had me at FROM THE DIRECTOR OF NOBODY

HEADS OF STATE gets 4.75 out 5 full English breakfasts.

Molly Hemingway said this was full of NATO propaganda...I have to say that all these anti-NATO shills in this country really need to starting understanding that WE are NATO. Everyone else is a passenger. So is that Pro-American propaganda?

 

[SpongeBob*24]

Molly Hemingway said this was full of NATO propaganda...I have to say that all these anti-NATO shills in this country really need to starting understanding that WE are NATO. Everyone else is a passenger. So is that Pro-American propaganda?

Sir, you watch it and decide for yourself. I don't think that way. When TV goes on, Brain goes off. I usually don't look for anything that deep. I came to the table knowing the 4 main stars, and their background and wanted an action film with comedy. That's exactly what I got. It's very similar to THE BOYS! If you laughed during the WHALE SCENE....then this movie is for you.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Sir, you watch it and decide for yourself. I don't think that way. When TV goes on, Brain goes off.

Truth. If I watched TV based on the politics of the entertainers, I’d have nothing to watch but re-runs of Magnum PI and Clint Eastwood movies.

Hey…actually that’s doesn’t seem so bad!

 

[Topkick]

Truth. If I watched TV based on the politics of the entertainers, I’d have nothing to watch but re-runs of Magnum PI and Clint Eastwood movies.

Hey…actually that’s doesn’t seem so bad!

Agree, but with one exception. I can no longer stand the sight of Robert De Niro. He's a complete douchebag.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Agree, but with one exception. I can no longer stand the sight of Robert De Niro. He's a complete douchebag.

Agreed. But I choose to re-enable my mental-block when GodFather2 or Heat are on.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Truth. If I watched TV based on the politics of the entertainers, I’d have nothing to watch but re-runs of Magnum PI and Clint Eastwood movies.

Hey…actually that’s doesn’t seem so bad!

John Ford Cavalry Trilogy on loop.

 

[Topkick]

Agreed. But I choose to re-enable my mental-block when GodFather2 or Heat are on.

That's what's disappointing. De Niro is in some great movies. I myself love The Deer Hunter ( but Christopher Walken made that movie.)

 

[RackMaster]

Sir, you watch it and decide for yourself. I don't think that way. When TV goes on, Brain goes off. I usually don't look for anything that deep. I came to the table knowing the 4 main stars, and their background and wanted an action film with comedy. That's exactly what I got. It's very similar to THE BOYS! If you laughed during the WHALE SCENE....then this movie is for you.

Wife and I watched it last night. I enjoyed it a lot, just plain silly fun and fight scenes; a great way to zone out for a while.

Disclaimer:

Spoiler

I was also high AF on 20mg of THC beverages.

 

[AWP]

Truth. If I watched TV based on the politics of the entertainers, I’d have nothing to watch but re-runs of Magnum PI and Clint Eastwood movies.

I've taken the approach of ignoring anything from one or two actors, Liam Neeson being AWP Enemy #1. My lone exception is the first Batman movie with Christian Bale.

Yes, it's a trivial stand that means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but I consider it a little victory, a little pushback.