That’s like saying live action film sucks because porn exists.
That’s like saying ice cream sucks because chocolate exists.
I’m fully convinced Kylo Ren has the best intro music in cinematic history.
Don’t know if I’d go that far but it is certainly incredible.
Does look like it would be quite uncomfortable down there.
Star Trek: Into Darkness
C
I’ve decided that I don’t quite hate this movie as much as I did yesterday. The performances are mostly very good and it feels like it tried to be a good political drama and tried to address the issue of whether Starfleet is a union of peaceful explorers or the Space-Navy (the line between the two is blurred sometimes in Trek). That said, it’s still a mess, and The Wrath of Khan retread-y bits (worst offender being the Kirk death scene, of course) still reek of a lack of confidence on the writer’s part.
Anyway, it’s definitely more enjoyable 3/4 TNG-era movies.
Glad you’re reevaluating even so soon after watching it. The film gets a very undeserved bad rap. Sure some of the plot devices are wonky but the film is so fun that it’s easy to forget and go along with the ride. The WOK retread talk gets blown out of proportion. Kirk’s death and Spock’s “KHAAAAAN!” are pretty much it when it comes to that. Really. What else is there (besides the mere presence of Khan)?
Anyway, it’s not nearly as memorable/charming/rewatchable as JJ and co.'s first effort but it’s still and enjoyable watch and significantly better than a number of other Trek films. Definitely not worth the hate.
Zootopia- 6/10
Not very fun. Sloth scene was hilarious but I felt it forgot about being a good movie and spent more time beating you over the head with its political messages. Pixar films like Wall-E, Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Up etc. present touching and resonant messages without making things too political. I agree with some of the messages but the line where she gets called cute and she says “it’s ok for other bunnies to call me cute but not you” (something along those lines) goes too far. I think that’s actually a genuinely bad things to teach kids. Not very fun. My mother and I were so excited for this but it overall was dissapointing.
Thought that line was a pretty funny joke.
It’s sad that nowadays a movie with a message about being nice to others and treating people who are different with respect is seen as political.
And I don’t really get what you mean about “forgot about being a good movie.” It created a fun and complex world with interesting characters. The story was engaging, well structured, and with significant thematic depth. The dialogue and humor was clever and the actors were at the top of their game. It’s not my favorite movie but the makers certainly remembered to make sure it had all the things a “good movie” needs.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/28/star-wars-rogue-one-opening-crawl-poll
KK talks about possibility of a crawl. Says they’re still exploring options, but feel like the crawl is a “saga” thing.
I’ve said it a few times that I think the only thing they should feel obligated to keep is the “A long time ago…” Will be interesting to see if they cook up some sort of crawl alternative.
I don’t have kids and initially had no plans to see it but Zootopia was actually really good.
I thought Bespin was in the Lando system.
I’ve thought about this before. ROTS is the most interesting because hypothetically it could have taken place over a month but if you follow time in the film literally it’s only 3 or 4 days.
Ray:
Google says: left out and sad
Same (also BB8 probably).
Home Alone - I still like this movie for nostalgic reasons.
Whereas I hate it because it’s an objectively bad movie.
Same.
It looks incredibly vaguely like Jabba the Hutt.
That’s the only thing I could figure, but it was so vague I assumed there was no way (especially since I’ve seen it posted so much.
May be old, but ran across it today.
It’s been posted before but I still can’t see it. Am I not a Star Wars fan?
Might be able to get away with it with some frame interpolation software.
Similar to Kylo Ren in TFA. We got some hints of him butting heads with Hux. It’d be cool if they investigated his place in the military structure further in EpVIII than they did with Vader in ESB and ROTJ.
Artistic license on the eyes. Whitaker also isn’t shaped like a Thunderbirds puppet.
Thanks, though it’s too bad whoever edited that video used wipes too. Confusing.
Don’t feel like counting but it must be close to 40 or so. I think TFA had like 10.
ROTS must hold the record for most wipes. They’re EVERYWHERE. Some are pretty bonkers too.
It was nice to see TFA return to a reasonable amount.
AH
I’ve found ebooks are much more convenient, but my eyes prefer the paper.
Doubt any serious CG was used. It’s crazy that I see so many people think so. Honestly don’t get it. She’s old. So what? So’s Harrison.
I’m pretty sure Darth Ignominious was just making a shitty joke.
Most certainly but I’ve heard others say it too.
This is bad ass as all hell
but they shouldn’t put Yoda on any posters for this movie.
This poster is one of my favorites. But you know who’s conspicuously absent? Luke. The makers of this film knew even then that he was one of the best things about this movie, so they wanted to preserve his reveal as much as possible, to the extent of holding back on putting his image on promotional materials. Granted, they later put his face on a random Celebration poster, but this was months after everyone in the world had seen the film (not to mention the audience at Celebration is in double digit watch counts).
They did use a softer lens for the stuff on the Resistance base (which is the only place you see Leia) so perhaps that has something to do with it?
Doubt any serious CG was used. It’s crazy that I see so many people think so. Honestly don’t get it. She’s old. So what? So’s Harrison.
Hmm thought it might be TCW. They haven’t brought in old EU characters yet and I’m starting to wonder if they ever will.
Feels like a story group thing. Random, but I guess sort of why not? Cool to see dots being connected. Also makes me wonder if we might see Rebels characters in the film (or RO characters in Rebels). Why not, right?
pokes head in
Forrest Whittiker’s character is someone we will recognize, revealed in two hours.
Who the f could it even be? Cannot think of anyone from the films. An EU character?
