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- Great movies you hate.
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Das Boot bored the hell out of me
Das Boot bored the hell out of me
A movie must have characters that I can relate to or/and can get emotionally attached, has to have a great narrative, a very well put beginning middle and end and acting has be at least subpar. If a film lacks any and or all the movie will fail.
For this game all we have to do is Count to 1,000,000. Only one number at a time, and you can’t go twice in a row.
I’ll start us out:
1
The only films I can think of that i bought multiple copies/versions of were Army of Darkness, LOTR and Back to the Future. Now lately I only buy again certain titles I need to upgrade to 4k.
I have watched all of these. Fantastic work Thanos. Great work indeed.
I start by naming a movie that is on physical media and the next person replies by saying Yes or No then names another. I will begin with…
Doctor Sleep
Lost, The X-Files, Sliders, Quantum Leap, Nowhere Man and Eerie Indiana
I have a bunch but my top guilty pleasure is Showgirls
The Family Guy in the background on my tv
Repeats of Seinfeld. I’m getting sick of the show but still watch it.
Hot Dish from lizzo
I want another Toy Story!!
Thor: Love and Thunder -
The third Thor sequel is not the shot in the arm to the MCU that Ragnarok is, but I still had a fun time with it and believe that it shares that entry’s appeals. Like that movie, many of them result from Taika Waititi’s imagination and sense of humor. His direction adds spontaneity and unpredictably, which at this point this franchise could always use more of. When the movie gets serious, however, it tones down the silliness before you even realize it, which is a feat worth calling out since the story covers decide, child abduction, severe illness, i.e., some not so funny stuff. While Waititi deserves credit for this, the cast does as well, which besides the regulars who could play their roles in their sleep at this point features the return and addition of some familiar faces. The main returner is Natalie Portman, whose Jane Foster I and a lot of people don’t love in the first two Thor movies, but her turn in this one improved my opinion of the character. Christian Bale also elevates his role of Gorr beyond what could have been a stock villain, and Russell Crowe’s turn as the hedonistic and less than helpful Zeus, which could be my favorite performance in the movie, is another one of his strange - that’s the good kind of strange, mind you - supporting roles. My admiration for the performances of course has to do with how good they are, but since I haven’t been a regular theater goer in over two years, the family reunion-like appeal of simply getting to see actors and actresses who I’ve spent much of my life watching made their appearances even more special. As for the visuals, if the cool and unique look and feel of Thor: Ragnarok made you excited about this entry, they won’t let you down. I especially like the look of the Omnipotence Realm, which is the home of Gods like Zeus and Quetzalcoatl, which manages to mash up ancient Rome with a metropolis like Akira’s Neo Tokyo. There’s also a fun ride through space featuring flying whales that would neither be out of place in a modern Star Trek episode nor on a Lisa Frank notebook cover.
Despite having a good time, I wish my enjoyment were more substantive. It’s closer to the appeal of downing a box of candy - which I proudly did during the movie - than the appeal of a full course meal that the MCU’s best entries like The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and again, Thor: Ragnorok have. This is partly due to the action, while exciting overall, has too many fights involving obviously CGI and thus weightless monsters. Also, the middle, despite some visual tricks like a shift from color to black and white, drags so much that I almost nodded off. With that said, the main culprit is my current impression of the MCU, which is of an album I finished listening to, with this movie and the others that have come out since Avengers: Endgame coming across like demos or bonus tracks. To be fair, we didn’t know what the MCU was leading up to when it started way back in the late 2000s, so the problem may be that whatever the goal of this phase may be, it doesn’t matter to me that much. As my indifference to outright contempt for the DC League of Super-Pets and Black Adam trailers indicates, the problem may be that every superhero movie these days might as well be a demo or bonus track. I don’t know what the next prevailing trend in the movie industry should be, but I’m very much ready for another one, and as much as I’ve enjoyed the MCU, I’d probably just shrug if Thor: Love and Thunder was the last one for a very long time. Again, I did have fun, and if you also look forward to anything with Taika Waititi’s name on it, this movie is bound to maintain your enthusiasm. I just wish that fun didn’t have to be so superficial or tinged with a longing for something different.
I don’t know whether this has been done before…
You type something about the last person that added to the thread (“The person above me is…”), and then the next person will do the same for you. Lets go!
The person above me isn’t there. I started this thread.
The last movie I have not seen was the one that i didn’t get a chance to see.
I sold my 360 8 years ago for an X-Box one. I now own a series x
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
The Back to the Future trilogy. I’d watch those 24/7/365
Kevin Feige is the man. I love the MCU but it’s seriously becoming over crowded. Too much stuff coming out at once. It was better when there was a time when we could wait for the next project to look forward to. Instead of shoving stuff in our faces constantly
Currently watching Sandman on Netflix
Worst movie ever? Has to be Ishtar
Last movie sen was Prey on Hulu. Best Predator film behind Arnie’s original
All of my DVDs are in binders. Literally too many to list. I am now a HD/4k bluray collector
I am reading Wired by Bob Woodward about the life and death of John belushi
Olivia Newton John at 73. 😦