Moon (2009)
I couldn’t really get properly into or fully connect with this film. It’s partially my own fault, I wasn’t too feeling well when I was watching it so I was in a spaced out, passive mood – plus I had the movie’s main plot points spoiled so I wasn’t actively engaged in the mystery so in the end it never fully clicked with me emotionally.
That being said, it was good. The interactions between characters were well handled and the mood surprisingly veered into the horrific and oppressive once or twice. You easily buy the intense suffering Sam’s undergoing. Overall it’s a solid sci-fi flick that’s well produced (apart from some ps2 level cgi) with a good story and performances.
For me Duncan Jones is 2 for 2. Still haven’t seen Warcraft though…
The Dark Knight Rises
Grade: B
Like Return of the Jedi I think this was not as good as the first two in its trilogy but still a satisfying conclusion. I have a lot of quibbles like “why did he sleep with Miranda Tate?” And “how did Blake figure that out? Cause Bruce gave him some look, wtf!?!”
But the overriding Rocky 3-Esque storyline is what sold the movie for me. The bat is broken and he must rise again. That arc is satisfying and developed IMO. And Michael Caine did an outstanding job yet again as Alfred. The ending montage is just golden. I do really enjoy TDKR unlike many but do admit it has issues that prevent it from being the masterpiece some Nolan fanboys make it out to be.
darthrush said:
I have a lot of quibbles like “why did he sleep with Miranda Tate?”
Well I can answer that right now. He had no money at the time and that was probably the hottest chick he would fuck for a while. I wish that would have developed their relationship a bit more but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.
My problem with Tate is that she totally undermines Bane’s character with the stupid reveal that she’s the true villain.
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Barely. He still broke the Bat and he still planned literally every phase of the plan even down to the time in which the bomb was going to explode. That’s like saying Vader is totally undermined by Palpatine. Just because both take orders from someone else doesn’t negate their accomplishments.
Barely. He still broke the Bat and he still planned literally every phase of the plan even down to the time in which the bomb was going to explode. That’s like saying Vader is totally undermined by Palpatine. Just because both take orders from someone else doesn’t negate their accomplishments.
Finally, someone says it how it is. I find The Dark Knight Rises to be pretty much on par with The Dark Knight. They both have problems, which are far outweighed by the positives.
Not enough people read the EU.
…but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.
Lol. There was hardly a relationship at all.
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Vader didn’t love Palpatine. Vader had plans to usurp Palpatine.
Bane loved Miranda/Talia. Bane cried for her. Bane didn’t have any plans for himself, he only cared about her.
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Valkyrie (2008)- B-
Tom Cruise is once again Tom Cruise and the weakest link in this film.
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
…but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.
Lol. There was hardly a relationship at all.
Whatever you say man. Just please don’t tell me that Vicky Vale and Bruce’s relationship in Batman 89 is better. I don’t want to hear that shit lol
Vader didn’t love Palpatine. Vader had plans to usurp Palpatine.
Bane loved Miranda/Talia. Bane cried for her. Bane didn’t have any plans for himself, he only cared about her.
The specifics don’t matter when the argument always is that she undermines him simply because she’s his boss. As to what you’re saying what is wrong with a villain having depth. Darth Vader, one of if not the greatest villain in cinematic history was shown to have a lot brimming under the surface so why is it a no-no for Bane to be portrayed in a similar way? Also how does this affect his accolades as a villain?
…because Bane wasn’t portrayed in a similar way. Vader didn’t cry about Palpatine like Bane cried about Talia. Vader actually wanted to rule the galaxy. Bane didn’t actually have any goals for himself, he only cared about Talia. The entire film built up Bane: the self-righteous agent of judgement, and the finale gave us Bane: he-likes-a girl-and-that’s-his-entire-character.
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…but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.
Lol. There was hardly a relationship at all.
Whatever you say man. Just please don’t tell me that Vicky Vale and Bruce’s relationship in Batman 89 is better. I don’t want to hear that shit lol
That’s not what I was saying. Though at least a romantic relationship was existent in the story in '89. In TDKR it just seemed like they pretty much said:
“Oh, yeah, if you didn’t notice, they have a relationship goin’ on outside of just speaking with each other. Y’know, because Batman and Catwoman have to be involved with each other, regardless of whether or not it was properly written into the story.”
And however you want to compare it with '89, I don’t care. In my head I was actually comparing it to the relationship between the same two characters in Batman Returns, which also actually existed, and made sense as a part of the story and character development.
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SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
…because Bane wasn’t portrayed in a similar way. Vader didn’t cry about Palpatine like Bane cried about Talia. Vader actually wanted to rule the galaxy. Bane didn’t actually have any goals for himself, he only cared about Talia. The entire film built up Bane: the self-righteous agent of judgement, and the finale gave us Bane: he-likes-a girl-and-that’s-his-entire-character.
I felt it gave Bane an instant humanization and a heap more depth as a character. Once that whole flashback scenes ends you go from looking at Bane as a back breaking beast to a dedicated and selfless guy. I don’t think it undermined his character but added to it.
…because Bane wasn’t portrayed in a similar way. Vader didn’t cry about Palpatine like Bane cried about Talia. Vader actually wanted to rule the galaxy. Bane didn’t actually have any goals for himself, he only cared about Talia. The entire film built up Bane: the self-righteous agent of judgement, and the finale gave us Bane: he-likes-a girl-and-that’s-his-entire-character.
There’s nothing that suggests that he didn’t believe in the tenets of the League of Shadows. People can do things for multiple reasons you know…
…but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.
Lol. There was hardly a relationship at all.
Whatever you say man. Just please don’t tell me that Vicky Vale and Bruce’s relationship in Batman 89 is better. I don’t want to hear that shit lol
That’s not what I was saying. Though at least a romantic relationship was existent in the story in '89.
I wouldn’t call it romantic at all. Bruce fucks Vicky while she’s drunk and then after he stands her up she starts stalking him. Aside from the horrible premise for this “romance” Vicky and Bruce had absolutely no chemistry. At least Bruce and Selina could do a nice back and forth.
In TDKR it just seemed like they pretty much said:
“Oh, yeah, if you didn’t notice, they have a relationship goin’ on outside of just speaking with each other. Y’know, because Batman and Catwoman have to be involved with each other, regardless of whether or not it was properly written into the story.”
And however you want to compare it with '89, I don’t care. In my head I was actually comparing it to the relationship between the same two characters in Batman Returns, which also actually existed, and made sense as a part of the story and character development.
All I can say is a disagree. You’re not really giving me anything besides “I don’t like it because reasons”
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…because Bane wasn’t portrayed in a similar way. Vader didn’t cry about Palpatine like Bane cried about Talia. Vader actually wanted to rule the galaxy. Bane didn’t actually have any goals for himself, he only cared about Talia. The entire film built up Bane: the self-righteous agent of judgement, and the finale gave us Bane: he-likes-a girl-and-that’s-his-entire-character.
I felt it gave Bane an instant humanization and a heap more depth as a character. Once that whole flashback scenes ends you go from looking at Bane as a back breaking beast to a dedicated and selfless guy. I don’t think it undermined his character but added to it.
The decision to have Bane care about someone other than himself and the teachings of the League of Shadows doesn’t add to his character…it makes him into a character. Up until that point he’s a one dimensional bad guy but we see with that scene he isn’t completely a monster and endured a lot both in the present and past for someone he cared about. I guess depending on the story people don’t want villains with depth whether it is a bit of depth like in Bane’s case or someone who is more substantially layered like Kylo Ren.
…because Bane wasn’t portrayed in a similar way. Vader didn’t cry about Palpatine like Bane cried about Talia. Vader actually wanted to rule the galaxy. Bane didn’t actually have any goals for himself, he only cared about Talia. The entire film built up Bane: the self-righteous agent of judgement, and the finale gave us Bane: he-likes-a girl-and-that’s-his-entire-character.
There’s nothing that suggests that he didn’t believe in the tenets of the League of Shadows. People can do things for multiple reasons you know…
…but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.
Lol. There was hardly a relationship at all.
Whatever you say man. Just please don’t tell me that Vicky Vale and Bruce’s relationship in Batman 89 is better. I don’t want to hear that shit lol
That’s not what I was saying. Though at least a romantic relationship was existent in the story in '89.
I wouldn’t call it romantic at all. Bruce fucks Vicky while she’s drunk and then after he stands her up she starts stalking him. Aside from the horrible premise for this “romance” Vicky and Bruce had absolutely no chemistry. At least Bruce and Selina could do a nice back and forth.
Like I said before, I’m not saying what you’re implying I said. In the story (whether it was well developed or not), there was a romantic relationship present.
And I wouldn’t say he just did her while she was drunk. That’s not what was implied in the film at all. They had a date, they liked each other, and they slept together/had sex. I will admit that the chemistry and development of the characters’ relationship wasn’t that great. But like I said before, the relationship was clearly existent in the story, regardless of how well it was developed.
In TDKR, I never realized there was even supposed to be some sort of relationship beyond mild friendship born out of working together, I guess.
In TDKR it just seemed like they pretty much said:
“Oh, yeah, if you didn’t notice, they have a relationship goin’ on outside of just speaking with each other. Y’know, because Batman and Catwoman have to be involved with each other, regardless of whether or not it was properly written into the story.”
And however you want to compare it with '89, I don’t care. In my head I was actually comparing it to the relationship between the same two characters in Batman Returns, which also actually existed, and made sense as a part of the story and character development.
All I can say is a disagree. You’re not really giving me anything besides “I don’t like it because reasons”
I’m giving you the reasons why I don’t like it. Did you want more than that? I don’t think the romantic relationship between them in TDKR was well done, mainly because it didn’t exist until the movie just kind of said that it happened.
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SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
SPOILERS:
I think the reveal that Bane loved Talia did add to his character a lot. It made you sympathize with him a little more but he still remains a bad ass.
what are your feelings on Bruce being alive at the end?
For me it brings tears to my eyes. It’s so fucking beatiful and then it shows right after Blake discovering the cave. This leaves with you 2 last moments to ponder on:
-Bruce has finally moved on and Alfred feels fulfilled in his protection of Bruce (hella feels man)
-And Finally after learning that Bruce Wayne has moved on we learn that the Batman lives on. As his master once said “A Legend Mr.Wayne”.
I know some feel TDK trilogy is pretty average but I really think it’s an absolutely brilliant batman trilogy that far exceeds anything Burton could accomplish.
And I also think that they developed Selina Kyle and Bruce’s relationship relatively well.
And can we all agree another great scene in TDKR is the climb out of the pit. So much symbolism (“Why do we fall Bruce?”, “RISE”), so much power, so much emotion. It really makes you feel as if Batman has truly risen again 😃
Maybe Bruce died. Maybe everyone in Gotham died too from the nuclear fallout and Alfred being at the cafe is a dying dream.
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Barely. He still broke the Bat and he still planned literally every phase of the plan even down to the time in which the bomb was going to explode. That’s like saying Vader is totally undermined by Palpatine. Just because both take orders from someone else doesn’t negate their accomplishments.
Exactly. People assume things about the Talia reveal that just aren’t the case. Bane didn’t just do it for Talia. Because he cried and loved her doesn’t make him any less of a bad ass or a clever villain.
…because Bane wasn’t portrayed in a similar way. Vader didn’t cry about Palpatine like Bane cried about Talia. Vader actually wanted to rule the galaxy. Bane didn’t actually have any goals for himself, he only cared about Talia. The entire film built up Bane: the self-righteous agent of judgement, and the finale gave us Bane: he-likes-a girl-and-that’s-his-entire-character.
There’s nothing that suggests that he didn’t believe in the tenets of the League of Shadows. People can do things for multiple reasons you know…
…but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.
Lol. There was hardly a relationship at all.
Whatever you say man. Just please don’t tell me that Vicky Vale and Bruce’s relationship in Batman 89 is better. I don’t want to hear that shit lol
That’s not what I was saying. Though at least a romantic relationship was existent in the story in '89.
I wouldn’t call it romantic at all. Bruce fucks Vicky while she’s drunk and then after he stands her up she starts stalking him. Aside from the horrible premise for this “romance” Vicky and Bruce had absolutely no chemistry. At least Bruce and Selina could do a nice back and forth.
Like I said before, I’m not saying what you’re implying I said. In the story (whether it was well developed or not), there was a romantic relationship present.
Fair enough but the chemistry between Bruce and Selina in TDKR makes them getting together at the end of the film make sense. Whereas in Batman 89 it’s the exact opposite where they get together early in the film even though there is little to no chemistry. This made Alfred letting her into the Batcave look even worse than it initially seems.
And I wouldn’t say he just did her while she was drunk. That’s not what was implied in the film at all. They had a date, they liked each other, and they slept together/had sex.
Watch the scene again and you’ll see Vicky was drunk. Maybe she wasn’t absolutely smashed but she definitely was drunk.
Ghostbusters (1984)
A very enjoyable movie. The cast was great, as was the writing for both the comedy and the characters themselves. It certainly was a lot more sarcastic and intelligent than I thought it would be, and the dated effects and miniatures only add to the humour in my opinion.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
The plot was ridiculous, it was riddled with holes and extremely dated at times, but overall the movie wasn’t bad. Tom Atkins and Stacy Nelkin were pretty good as the leads, and I thought it was nice not to have teenagers as the main characters in a Halloween movie. I did wonder what the villains plan was though. What if the kids forgot to watch the “giveaway”? What if their TV was broken? What if people found out it was the commercial doing this? What would the villain do then? Though, the villain himself was extremely fun to watch, and played excellently by Dan O’Herlihy. It was cool to see actors from previous Halloween movies appear, like Nancy Kyes and Dick Warlock, and I loved how the original movie was playing on the TV. It was like the movies way of saying “nope, Michael Myers definitely isn’t appearing.” I thought it was a welcome divergence from the main story, and I wish they’d done more. Oh well…
6.5/10 (I don’t usually give .5 ratings, but in this case I feel that giving the film a six is doing it a disservice, and giving it a seven is overrating it)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Pretty mediocre, but honestly, better than I expected it to be. It was nice seeing Donald Pleasence back in the role of Dr Loomis, and Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell were also welcome additions to the series. The cinematography was a lot blander than in the first two, I missed the use of long, steady shots, in favour of set shots. Michael Myers looked like a bad cos-player, with his cheap looking mask and hockey padded coveralls, and he wasn’t as threatening as in the first one (and even the second). The plot was okay, nothing special, it felt as if they were just tweaking elements of the first one at times, and the characters were a mixed bag. Some were realistically portrayed, while others came off as stereotypes. I enjoyed it a little bit more than Halloween II, because of the more nuanced approach. The film didn’t rely to much on gore, and went back to the suspense route that the original took (even if it wasn’t as well executed).
5/10
Not enough people read the EU.
Why do you always mention “dated” as a negative? Shouldn’t a film look and feel like the era it was made/set in? Makes you seem very young. Not meaning this as an insult, just wondering.
Halloween III is the only film in the franchise I like other than the original. It’s an absurd October must-watch for me.
dated to me means more the content of the plot, not the look and feel. I assume that is what was meant.
Maybe the film was literally riddled with holes.
i assume that was meant as well.