DominicCobb

Terminator Salvation was set this year.

Maxi big the Force

Mrebo said:

Conservatives set their hair on fire when Democrats are in office, insisting they’re trying to establish socialism (or even communism) in the US. All kinds of associations and statements are offered as evidence. Socialism actually does get a following and respect among Dems but I think it’s still a fringe view, Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez notwithstanding. I don’t think I’m too complacent about that odious ideology, just realistic about the lacking acceptance of it. I recall the Left going ballistic when the Right called Obama and his policies socialist. The definition of socialism was trotted out as refutation, and they were right. That’s not to say I supported the policies or wasn’t concerned they could be used as stepping stones to socialism, but if “socialist” or “Nazi” have any real meaning they shouldn’t be thrown around so willy nilly.

Bush was accused of trying to establish a theocracy. That was similarly absurd. This is the same old song and dance with the same sparse evidence. Except now it’s being used to justify Leftist violence.

The problem is you’re comparing socialism and white supremacy as equally “odious” ideologies.

LANDO

SilverWook said:

A glimpse of a new set from the director of photography.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmZF7lbH231/?taken-by=dan_mindel

Let the speculation begin!

From what I understand that’s from John Carter.

MalàStrana said:

The only funny burp joke in the entire saga.

Absolutely not.

How can Picard be Indiana Jones when his name is Picard?

dgraham414 said:

Mild spoiler for Bloodine.

But I’m pretty sure in that book they Declare Mon Mothma dead.

I’ve read it, they don’t. Actually, the fact that they come so close to saying it but don’t do so outright would seem to suggest that they wanted to keep the possibility open.

TV’s Frink said:

DominicCobb said:

Handman said:

Our donut shop was out of donuts.

A kind soul brought a few boxes in to work this morning.

Were there “rocks” in the “boxes”? Did you put the “rocks” that were in the “boxes” on the “shelves”?

Jesus Frink, that’s filthy. But, to answer your question, “yes.”

TV’s Frink said:

DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

You’re disgusting Dom.

DISGUSTING DOM said that I’m not good for this forum. I am MAKING THIS FORUM GREAT AGAIN! DISGUSTING DOM will never get it. Sad!!!

Get my name out of your mouth.

9.74/10.00

Also that’s disgusting Dom.

I’m leaving this thread for good. You can’t mention me anymore.

TV’s Frink said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

You’re disgusting Dom.

DISGUSTING DOM said that I’m not good for this forum. I am MAKING THIS FORUM GREAT AGAIN! DISGUSTING DOM will never get it. Sad!!!

Get my name out of your mouth.

Handman said:

Our donut shop was out of donuts.

A kind soul brought a few boxes in to work this morning.

I just had a donut.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Warbler said:

I don’t get it.

The joke, Warb, is that you can “make” even the most benign sentence sound like a euphemism for “something” sleezy if you “say it” a “certain” “way.”

SilverWook said:

Episode IX as a two part movie ala Infinity War? I’m betting this is just a silly rumor, but with Disney who really knows?
http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/star-wars-episode-ix-longest-movie-franchise/

This is all so hilariously bs…

Regardless, there’s very little doubt that Star Wars: Episode IX will be the longest movie in the series to date

JJ Abrams is directing so, no.

Disney’s going to over time (depending) pull everything that’s theirs off of other platforms and put it on their own. Once they own Fox, all of that will only be on Disney’s too. If it’s not worth subscribing to at first, it most likely will be shortly thereafter.

Tobar said:

DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

SilverWook said:

I imagine there would be a physical media release eventually?

I reserve physical media purchases for things I’ve already seen and know I like, or perhaps something I feel I’m extremely likely to enjoy. I don’t have enough faith in any franchise beginning with “Star” at this point to blind-buy media.

Once it’s on physical media I can get it from Netflix. Although I never do that with TV shows, I reserve that one-disc-at-a-time for movies I want to see that aren’t available to stream on Netflix or Amazon (which is most movies these days, unfortunately).

Streaming has incredibly limited options, especially for older films and brand new releases.

I dunno, I can find pretty much anything I’m looking for on Vudu to rent.

Well, streaming via renting is a different matter than what I was speaking to (although even then they still miss a few).

Possessed said:

The last Jedi is on Netflix streaming. Anybody else surprised by this? So is Rogue one. But I think it’s just those two.

Just those two for SW, but you’ll notice every Disney film since 2016 is on there. Disney made a deal with Netflix (though they’ve since altered it).

dahmage said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

They’ll both be gone by next year I bet, as Disney’s working on their own service.

no one would take that bet, as this is common knowledge

A quick google search will even reveal official confirmation that they’ll leave Netflix next year.

Although Star Wars movies won’t be on Disney’s service until 2025 because of a really near-sighted deal they made with Turner.

TV’s Frink said:

DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

SilverWook said:

I imagine there would be a physical media release eventually?

I reserve physical media purchases for things I’ve already seen and know I like, or perhaps something I feel I’m extremely likely to enjoy. I don’t have enough faith in any franchise beginning with “Star” at this point to blind-buy media.

Once it’s on physical media I can get it from Netflix. Although I never do that with TV shows, I reserve that one-disc-at-a-time for movies I want to see that aren’t available to stream on Netflix or Amazon (which is most movies these days, unfortunately).

Streaming has incredibly limited options, especially for older films and brand new releases.

I feel like we’ve had this conversation before but it didn’t used to be that way. Netflix used to have a real good film library, but they put that money into developing their own content now.

We probably have, and I only kinda agree. Their past film library has always been shoddy on streaming. But it’s certainly gotten worse since they focused on originals.

Handman said:

We definitely had that conversation before. That was before FilmStruck came around.

Yeah FilmStruck has easily the best film selection.

Handman said:

There just wasn’t very much going on in Torn Curtain. It felt pretty standard, and by that time other filmmakers were doing Hitchcock better than Hitchcock with things like Charade. Marnie had the benefit of the psychological stuff, which was interesting, and most of Hitchcock’s old crew.

I’m not necessarily saying Torn Curtain is better, just didn’t seem to be a chasm in quality between them. You make a good point though. That it came out in 1966 is kind of weird, honestly. I feel like he would’ve made that same film the same exact way had it been decades earlier. Certainly fairly basic for him.

Handman said:

Also recently saw Torn Curtain, but I saw it immediately after seeing Marnie, so I wasn’t very impressed with it.

Interesting. I saw Marnie years ago and don’t remember being terribly impressed by it.

TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

SilverWook said:

I imagine there would be a physical media release eventually?

I reserve physical media purchases for things I’ve already seen and know I like, or perhaps something I feel I’m extremely likely to enjoy. I don’t have enough faith in any franchise beginning with “Star” at this point to blind-buy media.

Once it’s on physical media I can get it from Netflix. Although I never do that with TV shows, I reserve that one-disc-at-a-time for movies I want to see that aren’t available to stream on Netflix or Amazon (which is most movies these days, unfortunately).

Streaming has incredibly limited options, especially for older films and brand new releases.

Also, anyone thinking about getting a 4K TV should definitely take a look (especially during Black Friday). They’re relatively cheap now.

ChainsawAsh said:

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. It was alright, but it didn’t stand out to me for some reason. Might need to give it another shot.

It’s a pretty solid little chamber piece that happens to look like an action/sci-fi pic. I think Jones might be better on a smaller scale.

Possessed said:

Others have been completely screwed by having a 30 minute span of time they couldn’t shop there in the middle of the night. (Although they should have warned him sooner)

They should have just gone to Target in the first place (though don’t know if they have redboxes).

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Somehow I was always under the impression this was bad. Well, it’s not. Does what most remakes should do and takes the basic premise and tells a similar but still very different story. B

Sorry To Bother You (2018) - Hilarious, biting satire. Wish more movies had the confidence to just go for it like this. Recommended. B+

Torn Curtain (1966) - Not Hitchcock’s best spy film, but, you know, it’s still a Hitchcock spy film. B

Klute (1971) - Weird that it’s called “Klute” when Fonda is the real draw. A fascinating character study, with some great paranoid tension. B+

Sneakers (1992) - I don’t know why I’d never heard of this, and I wish I had. Really fun and inventive heist kind of film. B+

Jerry Maguire (1996) - As silly and cliche (and overquoted) it all is, it all works pretty well. B+

Cocktail (1988) - One of the dumber movies I’ve ever seen. Thankfully has some almost redeeming almost so-bad-it’s-good moments. D+

Way of the Gun (2000) - Feels sort of like a Coen brothers film… except without any of the wit or cinematic energy. Crazy how far McQuarrie has come. C

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) - Pretty much the filmic equivalent of drop tower ride, even more impressive as that level of suspense is sustained for almost two and a half hours. Props to McQuarrie and Cruise, two filmmakers who seem to understand audience engagement more than most. A-

Blindspotting (2018) - As funny as it is harrowing - that is to say immensely, but never in an over-bearing way. A film that finds the comedy and the tragedy in (unfortunately) every day life. Well worth the watch. B+