Mister Jack Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. I hate to say "If you like X you'll like this" but this is very much a Lonely Island movie. It's a spoof of those unbearably pretentious concert films like the one Justin Bieber did. However, they wisely realized that they can't just string a bunch of music videos together so there is also a plot about Connor trying to revitalize his career after his new album flops. It made me laugh several times but I imagine this might be one of those love-it-or-hate-it movies simply based on the format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 The Nice Guys So its pretty good. Its not as great as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (my favourite film ever..maybe?) But I can't wait to see more of Gosling and Crow. 4/5 Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Zootopia Geez, humanity dodge a few bullets by interbreeding and wiping out the Neanderthals and Denisovans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 The Nice Guys So good. I knew I'd like it if it was anything like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and it did not disappoint. It's funny, quick and there are lots of neat, little details. The only thing that kinda spoiled it for me is Russell Crowe. Gosling's giving it everything while he's just kinda "there" doing his usual thing of... being there in the film, saying lines and looking tough. Even worse, though, was Kim Basinger who just seemed like she was very pissed off about having to be there at all. Speaking of performances though, the kid was good; especially compared to that fucking annoying one in Iron Man 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 The Nice Guys So good. I knew I'd like it if it was anything like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and it did not disappoint. It's funny, quick and there are lots of neat, little details. The only thing that kinda spoiled it for me is Russell Crowe. Gosling's giving it everything while he's just kinda "there" doing his usual thing of... being there in the film, saying lines and looking tough. Even worse, though, was Kim Basinger who just seemed like she was very pissed off about having to be there at all. Speaking of performances though, the kid was good; especially compared to that fucking annoying one in Iron Man 3. I think that's just Kim Bassinger's face now. She's unable to emote due to all the work she's had done. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Zootopia Never saw it in theaters even though I was wanting to do so. Finally got a copy for myself at a Redbox. Seriously, this movie is hard to find unless you want to stalk the Redbox app for someone returning the disc at like 11:00 pm. I think I took the last copy (Blu-ray) in a 5 mile radius when a mom getting out of her minivan, looking at her smartphone, was probably doing the same thing I did a minute earlier. Got the hell outta there. Anyway, this is a fantastic movie. My only two complaints are that at times they did drill the stereotype and race relations angle harder than needed. That wasn't bad, but the one thing that got me was... So they arrest the Mayor, but they didn't bother to question him on what made the animals savage before Hopps gave her news interview? Yeah, obviously he wasn't behind it at the end of the movie, but they arrested him on both unlawful detainment and suspected him of turning the citizens savage. Looking back, you can tell he just trying to figure out why, but that's not what I would expect the characters to think. Also, Nick Wilde (the fox) is easily the best character. Great character chemistry between him and Hopps and it never reaches a cliche "love interest" angle. Thank you. I checked out the bonus features and Zootopia was going to have a darker element to it. Frickin' shock collars on predators man! If anyone has the Blu-ray, check out the last deleted scene. It's just an animatic, but the visuals will get to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 I know exactly what scene you're talking about and it ripped my heart out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Isn't it available via streaming? I've never used Redbox and never will; seems like a huge hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Yeah, but it costs 2.5-3x as much. I don't see how Redbox seems like a hassle, just use a kiosk that's in a convenient location for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 All I know of Redbox is they're a purveyor of photocopies of blu-rays and games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 It's basically a vending machine for renting movies and games, with an app to let you reserve them from your phone. And you can return them to any kiosk, doesn't have to be the one you rented from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 90% of the time finding a movie/game is easy and it's cheaper than buying a digital rental copy, so long as you plan on keeping the movie for 1-2 days. It's the 10% of the time when you're trying to rent an insanely popular movie/game. There's a kiosk at the grocery store that's a quarter of a mile away. Always have been able to rent from there. This time, I used the app to find a different kiosk that was one mile away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) I guess I see most of the movies I want to see that would be in Redbox in the theaters thanks to MoviePass and my wife and my love of going to the mvoies on the weekends. When I watch movies at home, it's usually not pre-planned, so I don't want to be hassled going out to a Redbox location and back and then having to return the next day. I don't have time for that nonsense in my already-packed day. Edited June 15, 2016 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 When it comes to game rentals, though, you either go to redbox or you fuck off, unless you are willing to pay a monthly subscription fee for Gamefly. Redbox is a godsend in those cases. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 So it took me almost 24 hours, but I just realized that in Zootopia (a utopia), the Mayor is a lion and the Assistant Mayor is a lamb. It's a symbolic reference to a biblical image of peace in a Golden Age or (New) Millennium. Of course the lion is still an ass clown... and the lamb is an evil genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 The Wolf of Wall Street I never got around to this one because three hour movies are an increasingly hard sell for me, but my friend insisted we watch it when I told him I'd never seen it so we did. It was a lot funnier than I thought it would be, at least in a very dark black comedy sort of way. Watching these guys spiral down into the depths of depravity and hedonism was really something to behold at times, and it kept the movie from getting boring. My only real problem with it is the ending. Jordan gets off way too lightly for his many, MANY crimes over the course of the film, and all he really loses in the end is his family, who he clearly wasn't all that attached to by the end anyway. Of course, as I understand it, this film is biographical and thus Jordan couldn't really get the punishment he deserved unless Scorsese decided to change history for the sake of a focus group ending, which is so not his style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Yeah the real Jordan Belfort shows up in a cameo in the "sell me this pen" scene at the end. Also the issue you take with the ending is sort of the entire point of the ending. It's biographical, not a fantasy of "the bad guy loses in the end". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I did acknowledge that. Doesn't mean I have to like how things played out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Coraline The opening scene got to be one of the creepiest things I've seen recently. Wonderful movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Just watched Zootopia. Obviously the racism aspects were not even remotely subtle, but I did like that it was deeper than just the bunny overcoming the prejudices against her, there were layers to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I wasn't sure whether to post this in here or in the "okay movie" thread but fuck it, I enjoyed it so it's happening here. Finally got around to watching Batman v Superman last night. I was watching it with a friend of mine who's a huge comic book nerd and had already seen it twice in theaters, so about halfway through I had to ask him if it turned to complete shit in the second half or something because so far it was pretty alright. Not particularly great or anything but definitely a decent watch and certainly not the absolutely miserable experience the internet's made it out to be. Worth nothing that this was the Ultimate cut and not the theatrical one. Based on a handful of scenes that my friend pointed out as not being in the theatrical cut, I can kinda see how some stuff might've seemed nonsensical or confusing. Like, it's kinda mind-boggling that some of these scenes were cut because they provide either character motivations or the logic behind other scenes. I don't know if it'll be enough to change the mind of someone who's already seen and hated it, but for a first viewing I thought it was pretty enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Does it still have that dream sequence right in the middle? Also do they still have mums with the same name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Was Doomsday still boring as hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I actually didn't hate the dream sequence, it's just so poorly explained after, especially the stuff with Flash. I'm no DC nerd, but I know who's who and even I was confused by that cameo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 The Force Awakens was surprisingly good. I'm not a big Star Wars fan, but it really felt as if I were watching a classic Star Wars film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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