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The Movie Thread
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I get why people like them but for some reason they are just not for me....while I love the fantasy stories of like star wars, the superhero movies just seem too far fetched...I will say that I am certainly in a huge minority when it comes to seeing them
FurmanCock
Grand Poohbah
I finally saw WW84...the latest Wonder Woman movie over the past weekend. It was awful. It was so cheesey it should have come with a a Dairy Intolerant warning label.
I think The Wire is the best series ever put on TV - best writing, best characters, best stories ... just the best, period.
Matrix is a solid choice. They're in production for a 4th installment in that franchise.
And for WW84, it may be terrible (don't know, haven't seen it), but I think I could watch anything with the beauty that is Gal Gadot.
Watched it last night too, and it has been elevated, along with the first WW movie, to the list of DC movies that don't suck. Good job, Zack!
So I love stumbling onto little known movies that for some reason or another did not become hits, even though they are really good. When that mood strikes me, I go searching for recommendations.
Today's recommendation was Dark City which came out in 1998. Here is the IMDB synopsis:
There really isn't. I mean it isn't bad, but it isn't great either. Imagine a good Twilight Zone episode stretched out to movie length, and this is what you'll get. If there was any depth to the story's concept, it wasn't explored. Instead the whole idea just dragged along to a predictable conclusion.
If you haven't seen it, it's worth watching. maybe you'll like it more than I did.
Today's recommendation was Dark City which came out in 1998. Here is the IMDB synopsis:
On the surface, it sounded kinda meh, but the reviews are stellar. So I figured there must be something to this flick.
There really isn't. I mean it isn't bad, but it isn't great either. Imagine a good Twilight Zone episode stretched out to movie length, and this is what you'll get. If there was any depth to the story's concept, it wasn't explored. Instead the whole idea just dragged along to a predictable conclusion.
If you haven't seen it, it's worth watching. maybe you'll like it more than I did.
Love that. 
I have not seen very many. The ones I remember seeing are the original Iron Man, Original Spiderman (and one of the recent ones I watched on airplane a couple of years ago). I It think that's about it. The first 1 or 2 X-men movies I enjoyed.
I can take them or leave them. They can be entertaining, but nothing that jumps out as 'must watch'.
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Agreed. I mostly got roped into a bunch of them because of my kids, although I enjoyed the Guardians of the Galaxy movies because of the Sci-Fi bent, the humor, and the soundtracks.
I've enjoyed them with my daughter. They have the right amount of action and humor to give a good balance. Also enjoyed the GOTG ones much the same reasons.
GamecockSkip
Member
If you can find it, try Second Hand Lion. One of my favorites of all time.
OK...first...ummm...I'm not even sure I am recommending anyone watch this...I'm not sure I ever should have...but...this is David Cronenberg's son Brandon Cronenberg's second movie and it is absolutely insane. Its actually a really good movie that is super well directed and acted...and it looks absolutely great...however...there is an ultra-violence and gore here that is almost singular in its approach. I have seen some depraved movies over the years but this is what going for it looks like. This is actually a really well made movie coming from a unique place with an interesting story...but be warned...this makes some of your typical 'Horror Movies' feel like Family Guy and even classics like 'Audition' or 'Centipede' feel almost relaxing...fun loving...quaint...this thing is brutal!!
On HULU now...if this is your kind of thing...you need professional help...but don't miss this slice of absolute brutality...yikes!!
The new Mortal Kombat is pretty good. It really plays up on that Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero storyline, and there's no tournament structure in the movie, but it's still ok. Kano almost makes the movie himself, and I like Jax's storyline better than the old film series.