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TV’s Frink said:

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Ugh, so disappointing. There were some good parts, but overall it was meh to annoying. Way too much action, especially because it was all shaky-cam and confusing closeup choreography. Idris Elba was completely wasted in this film, unfortunately. And it was too long. One of those movies where I kept hoping it would get better but it never really did.

5.9/10

5.9? Why not just say 6?

Wow, the reviews for all the newer trek films are so mixed. I don’t think we can really rely on each other when it comes to them. Personally, redlettermedia’s review on Half in the Bag summed it up perfectly for me but I also disagree with their opinion of Star Trek (2009). I don’t love Into Darkness or hate it either, I think it’s the weakest of the three but it’s not bad at all. For me, Beyond and Star Trek (2009) are nearly tied.

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I think the biggest issue with Beyond is how bad the reveal of what the villain (his name’s Krall right?) was all about, that scene was really lazily done. I think he worked pretty well at first but got increasingly bad which is the opposite of what most people said. Still, I let it slide because I enjoyed it quite a bit almost everywhere else.

What did you guys think of the tribute to the original cast and how Spock’s death got incorporated into the story?

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All in all, I rank them like this:

1. Star Trek (2009)
2. Star Trek: Beyond
3. Star Trek: Into Darkness

Kill Bill: Volume 1 9/10

LOVE this movie, every time I watch it I love it even more. It’s one of Tarantino’s prettiest looking movies and it also contains some of his boldest moviemaking decisions (the animated sequence, the extreme violence, etc). Tarantino’s dialogue is great as always and the violence is spectacular. If you haven’t already, check it out!

Anne of Green Gables 6/10

Really funny dialogue and pretty good acting but that’s it, nothing very interesting goes on and there’s no flow or structure to the story, there aren’t separate acts or anything to break things up properly. It’s just three hours of a little girl saying funny stuff.

Jurassic Park 9/10

The 3D version was only $15 and it was really well done. They really put a huge amount of effort into the conversion. The movie is great already and this amps it up by a notch.

Halloween (2007)

Oh god. I really needed to see Michael Myers as a bitchy kid didn’t I? That’s like showing Darth Vader as a bitchy kid. And don’t get me started on the painful dialogue, or the rushed second half. At least the direction was alright and some of the performances were okay, or this would have been irredeemable.

3/10

“Bitch, I will crawl over there, and I will skull fuck the shit outta you!”

Man, I watched heaps of movies this weekend.

Those Halloween remakes are a perfect example of excessive profanity ruining a movie. Rob Zombie has defended them but I don’t get how he could possibly think that that is how real people behave.

“He’s probably a queer. Gonna end up cutting his dick and balls off, changing his name to Mi-chelle!”

Tobar said:

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Into Darkness was the most insulting film to its fanbase until TMNT came along.

Imo Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem takes that title.

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Halloween (2007)

Oh god. I really needed to see Michael Myers as a bitchy kid didn’t I? That’s like showing Darth Vader as a bitchy kid. And don’t get me started on the painful dialogue, or the rushed second half. At least the direction was alright and some of the performances were okay, or this would have been irredeemable.

3/10

“Bitch, I will crawl over there, and I will skull fuck the shit outta you!”

Just watched the original myself last night, funnily enough. I’m an easy scare, so it was a great time. Would recommend to anyone who likes suspense over shock horror (though there’s still some of that!) 8/10.

Jason Bourne 8/10

I went in with pretty low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I really liked the first act and the end but everything in between was alright. I think Chris Stuckmann was too hard on the social media subplot given that it was only in two scenes and they were still suspenseful I let it slide. My main issues with the movie are:

1. There are no “aha” moments in the movie. The trailer contains many cool moments that were either alternate takes or completely cut lines from the final movie (“MY GOD, that’s Jason Bourne” being one of them) which was really disappointing. The movie was lacking that “That should be easy, she’s standing right next to you” or “Get some rest, you look tired” moment but sadly it was nowhere to be seen.

2. The realism fades away. The (way too long) car chase scene at the end became less like a Paul Greengrass action scene and more like a John Woo action scene. The chase has a SWAT truck that’s seemingly indestructible, plowing through infinite cars and buildings without taking any damage while Bourne survives it all off-camera. In several other scenes, Bourne is severely injured and recovers within minutes. Whether he’s been shot in the arm or fallen off of a building or sent flying off of a motorbike, he always walks it off and even fights people without facing the repercussions of having those injuries, he may be tough but he’s still human and humans aren’t invincible. The franchise used to be grounded in the idea that the story was realistic, how the CIA covers things up and how everything that happens is all plausible, this movie lost a bit of that.

3. The movie’s pace is inconsistent. In the first three Bourne films, the scenes with the CIA characters in the computer rooms were really intense and gripping, making you want more information and building suspense throughout the film. In this, the characters sometimes take a small break to sit and have a simple conversation without anything interesting going on at all. Not all of the CIA scenes were boring but unlike Supremacy and Ultimatum there were scenes that made for a good bathroom break.

Other than that, I really enjoyed the film. I think a fanedit that incorporates some of the trailer footage along with cutting out some more boring stuff and removing the over-the-top action could make this a really good movie. Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander both did great jobs in their roles and I’m hoping for a few more Bourne films because this definitely opened a new door for sequels. I think they should switch directors again too, Greengrass has done a great job but I like the idea that they can all have different styles. Anyway, check it out guys!

The Bourne Supremacy - 6/10

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Just watched the 35mm version, and it was great! I really hope they can get the other print scanned so that it can be filled in, cleaned and polished.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) – A

Just wonderful. And a great release by Criterion, too.

TV’s Frink said:

Dek Rollins said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Just watched the 35mm version, and it was great! I really hope they can get the other print scanned so that it can be filled in, cleaned and polished.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) – A

Just wonderful. And a great release by Criterion, too.

No rating for Ark?

I rated it before (both by itself and with the rest of the trilogy), and I didn’t feel any change of heart.

TV’s Frink said:

I’m not clicking on those links for the answer.

Lord Haseo said:

Dek Rollins said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Just watched the 35mm version, and it was great! I really hope they can get the other print scanned so that it can be filled in, cleaned and polished.

What is the difference between that and the original? I could have sworn there were screenings of TFA that were in 35mm.

That is the original. A scan of a 1982 35mm LPP was done and was released on the spleen. None of the digital home video releases to this date represent the original version of the film.

EDIT: Also, what on Earth does TFA having a 35mm release have anything to do with a film from 1981?

EDIT 2: I can understand your confusion regarding my use of “35mm version”, but yeah, there weren’t multiple official cuts of Raiders; I was just referring to the scan.

Dek Rollins said:

Lord Haseo said:

Dek Rollins said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Just watched the 35mm version, and it was great! I really hope they can get the other print scanned so that it can be filled in, cleaned and polished.

What is the difference between that and the original? I could have sworn there were screenings of TFA that were in 35mm.

That is the original. A scan of a 1982 35mm LPP was done and was released on the spleen. None of the digital home video releases to this date represent the original version of the film.

I don’t know what you mean by “represent[ing] the original version of the film,” but a 35 year-old LPP can’t be too trustworthy either, unless there are special-edition-like changes on the blu-ray of Raiders of the Lost Ark that I’m unaware of. Supposedly the reflection of the snake has been touched up, but I see no reason to watch a beat-up film print over the pristine blu ray copy for that alone. Spielberg claims that the coloring on the blu ray is closer to the theatrical look, and I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt now that he’s denounced the ET changes.