|
01-03-2019, 08:24 PM | #4771 |
Apocalyptic Poster
Posts: 1,764
|
The Beach
7/10 |
|
01-13-2019, 02:05 AM | #4772 |
Apocalyptic Poster
Location: AA meetings
Posts: 4,026
|
birdbox
4/5 |
|
01-19-2019, 05:07 PM | #4773 |
Minion of Satan
Location: Banned
Posts: 8,876
|
Bird Box:
Cool concept, but concepts are a dime a dozen. The exploration of that concept is everything. And they explored this concept with silly dialogue, phoned-in delivery, and some plot contrivances here and there that strained credulity. I feel like I've seen this movie already. Ooh, a stranger desperately raps at the door of our cast of apocalyptic survivors, and the question of whether to trust him or not divides them and increases the tension. Is he evil, or not? I end up not caring either way, and the reveal directly contradicts the film's own established rules about the symptoms of the infected (spoiler: he's the only infected guy who doesn't get the crazy eyes, but they suddenly appear after they reveal that he's evil, lol). Why the fuck was everybody talking about this movie? Feels like another spec script that a studio rushed into production before letting the writer iron out the kinks and develop it further. Did JJ Abrams have anything to do with this one? Because it feels just like another one of the movies he takes, orders rewritten to be more Abramy, and pushes onto some random director. |
|
01-19-2019, 05:11 PM | #4774 |
Minion of Satan
Location: Banned
Posts: 8,876
|
Also, didn't M. Night Shyamalan or Stephen King already do this one
|
|
01-19-2019, 08:58 PM | #4775 |
Apocalyptic Poster
Location: AA meetings
Posts: 4,026
|
Gemini - 3/5
Upstream Color - 5/5 |
|
01-19-2019, 09:07 PM | #4776 |
Minion of Satan
Location: Banned
Posts: 8,876
|
I love Upstream Color.
|
|
01-19-2019, 09:08 PM | #4777 |
Minion of Satan
Location: Banned
Posts: 8,876
|
Now I'm sad because Upstream Color reminds me of that one girl I like
|
|
01-19-2019, 09:09 PM | #4778 |
Apocalyptic Poster
Location: AA meetings
Posts: 4,026
|
sorry
I'm always late to things |
|
01-21-2019, 11:46 AM | #4779 | |
Minion of Satan
Location: An oasis of horror in a desert of boredom
Posts: 7,755
|
Quote:
So many missed opportunities. It coulda been compelling, but instead it was so so dumb. Plus friekin shallow. And i did not believe sandra bullocks reluctant Mom arc one fucken bit, not even for a second, and especially not during her bizarre climactic speech at the girl in the woods Please everyone don’t watch this movie or even talk about it to anyone, let’s forget this ever happened |
|
|
01-21-2019, 11:48 AM | #4780 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
The Wailing
In a word, senescent. |
|
01-21-2019, 08:11 PM | #4781 |
Apocalyptic Poster
Location: AA meetings
Posts: 4,026
|
Pride, Prejudice and zombies
it was ok |
|
01-21-2019, 08:16 PM | #4782 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
y u so crazy, tee-oh-ay-see?
|
|
01-23-2019, 09:32 PM | #4783 | |
Minion of Satan
Location: Banned
Posts: 8,876
|
Quote:
When evil guy wants the newborn babies (who were conveniently born at the same time to two different mothers, I guess) to see the kill-yourself monsters, I thought it would be interesting if one of the kids did see it, but suffered no obvious effects, leaving Bullock to wonder if these creatures simply have no power over infants (seeing as they are not old enough to have profound fears or a concept of suicide as an escape from fear), or if there is something wrong with the kid, and if she should be suspicious of it. Maybe would help justify why she's such an asshole to the other woman's kid, and contemplates letting her be the one to look at the monsters. But that didn't happen, because that might actually be interesting. Overall, I just didn't understand why the movie is such a big phenomenon. It doesn't seem that much different from any other standard concept Hollywood thriller, and it's not like it's the first Netflix original movie, either. Maybe because it's the first one with as big a lead actor as Sandra Bullock? Is that it? Is that why people cared about it? I mean, at least it isn't nearly as bad as The Cloverfield Paradox. |
|
|
01-23-2019, 09:37 PM | #4784 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
you only have yourselves to blame for watching a sandra bullock film
|
|
01-23-2019, 11:07 PM | #4785 | |
Socialphobic
Location: Your god damn living room
Posts: 10,000
|
Quote:
|
|
|
01-23-2019, 11:07 PM | #4786 |
Socialphobic
Location: Your god damn living room
Posts: 10,000
|
|
|
01-29-2019, 11:20 PM | #4787 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
|
|
02-15-2019, 03:48 PM | #4788 |
Minion of Satan
Location: Wher I en nd yu begn
Posts: 6,954
|
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
(don't judge me) I loved the old He-Man and She-Ra cartoons from the 80s growing up, despite the fact that by today's standards they are incredibly corny and poorly animated (though the overall art style is nice). So when I randomly learned that She-Ra had been rebooted on Netflix, I figured, why not give it a watch. Looks kinda kiddy, but the reviews have been stellar. I'm happy I gave it a chance. The plots are a bit formulaic and the animation is a bit flat at points, and some of the characters are a bit obnoxious and/or irritating. However, the show features great world-building, cute art direction, great voice work, and the main characters are all likeable in their own ways (I didn't like Glimmer at first but she grew on me after a few watches). The show was worth watching for Catra, if nothing else. The depth of her character is amazing. Her relationship with Adora is enjoyably deep, romantic and angsty and it sucks knowing that, as close as they are, their relationship will get more and more adversarial as the show transitions them further from close friends to bitter enemies. You don't often see a relationship this well-written in a kid's show, and it will be interesting to see in the future where their rivalry goes. Despite the first season overall being bright and colorful and kiddish, I have a feeling that the show's creators want to make the show a bit darker but are hamstrung by the TV-Y7 rating. So we'll see about that. Looking forward to learning more about Etheria in Season 2, which drops the same day Avengers: Endgame hits theaters. B+ |
|
02-19-2019, 06:01 PM | #4789 |
Socialphobic
Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate
Posts: 14,679
|
Ghoulies & Ghoulies 2 - 5/10
Horror movies with critters sprouting from shitters should be a little more fun than this. |
|
02-19-2019, 06:02 PM | #4790 |
Socialphobic
Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate
Posts: 14,679
|
|
|
02-19-2019, 06:38 PM | #4791 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
FLAMING BLOGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
|
02-19-2019, 06:38 PM | #4792 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
I'M LAUGHING AND CRYING AND CUMMING
|
|
02-19-2019, 06:55 PM | #4793 |
Socialphobic
Location: Your god damn living room
Posts: 10,000
|
but still not rating that fucking movie!
|
|
02-19-2019, 06:57 PM | #4794 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
all the movies i watch are 11s, naturally
|
|
02-19-2019, 06:57 PM | #4795 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
I DONT FUCK AROUND
|
|
02-19-2019, 06:59 PM | #4796 |
Socialphobic
Location: Your god damn living room
Posts: 10,000
|
no need for coarse language
|
|
02-19-2019, 07:01 PM | #4797 |
Minion of Satan
Location: An oasis of horror in a desert of boredom
Posts: 7,755
|
|
|
02-19-2019, 07:02 PM | #4798 |
Socialphobic
Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate
Posts: 14,679
|
|
|
02-19-2019, 07:03 PM | #4799 |
Socialphobic
Location: Your god damn living room
Posts: 10,000
|
|
|
02-19-2019, 07:19 PM | #4800 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,218
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
I like it when IMDB and Gravity HATE combines | sickbadthing | General Chat Archive | 2 | 12-23-2013 07:25 AM |
favorite pixar movie | Shapan | General Chat Archive | 44 | 06-29-2008 11:19 PM |
meeks or fat elvis or any stern listeners | sickbadthing | General Chat Archive | 68 | 04-14-2008 09:29 PM |
so I finally watched Requiem for a Dream (movie thread) | teh b0lly!!1 | General Chat Archive | 34 | 10-04-2006 05:18 AM |