Mark's Down On Your Syntax

This thread is entering David Lynch levels of surrealness. Surely a contender for the most bizarre thread ever?

Are you going to write a cut/change list before you start editing? I’d love to read what you’ve got planned.

I haven’t seen the movie or tv series in a few years but I seem to remember there being some continuity problems between them. Have you noticed anything and are you planning on addressing it if you do find some?

SilverWook said:

So, Disney releases a 3D Blu Ray in North America for the first time in ages, and it’s not TFA. Right…

You’ll have it by Christmas or I’ll eat my hat, Silverwook!

There is a brief bit of footage (sorry, I can’t remember precisely where) in “From Star Wars to Jedi - The Making of a Saga” that is what I consider to be a pretty clear illustration of the dynamic between Marquand and Lucas. Judging by that, Richard had to bite his tongue a lot.

Possessed said:

The style of music you are referencing can actually be traced back as eArly as 1985.

not one word to you.so

Don’t bring the psychologists into this. Don’t you know how much they charge?

“Night of the Creeps” (1986).

How have I never heard of this movie before? It’s got aliens, zombies, guns, axes, flamethrowers, mad scientists, escaped mental patients, frats, 50’s flashbacks, cryogenics, exploding heads, possessed pussy cats and puppy dogs, quotable dialogue, fabulous effects, and even a Dick Miller cameo. It has it all!!!

A barmy, demented, ironic, gory, totally-unnecessary-boob-shot of a film. I’m buying it the next chance I get.

10/10

That’s not a good day, that’s an awesome day (and would probably work as a sitcom too)!

Of course you’re strong enough, Mike. You’re self aware enough to not only identify that things aren’t right but to take action to try to make it right. Even coming on here and just writing about how bad you feel is a positive thing. It’s hard, it’ll take you a very long time to begin to feel in control and all the things you hate about those impulses might never leave you. But you’re on the right path as far as I can see.

The only thing you shouldn’t do is give up. It’ll be very difficult and you’ll feel like giving up every single day but just don’t, okay? You can slip as many times as you want but as long as you keep on trying to get the better of it you’ll never be weak. You’ll feel weak, you just won’t be weak.

Make sure you read Bingowings’ post above. So many people just suppress what they’re going through. It’s so incredibly brave to be able to open up here and to your family and therapist regardless of what things feel like from the inside.

Take it slowly and keep trying, Mike.

Darn tootin’.

I am colourblind so I’ve got my own issues with how things are supposed to look but that is so much more natural looking to me. Great work!

Bingowings said:

I rather liked Supergirl. It was a bright sparkly sort of thing but it was much more digestible than Arrow this year.

I just heard the news that Clark Kent/Supes is going to be guest starring in season 2. That got me excited for some reason so I’ve decided to jump in and watch all four shows in the DC TV U. Hopefully I can catch up before September - no outdoors for me this summer!

I went to Berkeley. It was filled with a lot of very smart people with a lot of different viewpoints and agendas. Maybe it was because I wasn’t American or maybe it was because I don’t get involved in politics or whatnot but I saw no evidence of anything left or right being pushed on us or in the air generally. There was a lot going on but it wasn’t being directed.

Honestly, and I’m only speaking from my own limited experience here so I’m happy (and interested) to be proven wrong, the things you’re speaking of are only there to be found if you actively look for them and no more prevalent than anywhere else in the world.

It looks pretty good, Hans, but I don’t think the bottom five and a half lines are meant to be there. Also, the stars seem a bit too big and the original has always had a bit of a blue tint to it. Almost there though.

I agree ^

And I hadn’t ever really noticed that about the prequel’s characters. I’ve watched them a lot over the years, far more than I should have, and I’ve always tried to see positive things in them but that’s something new to add to the list.

It’s not a very long list, but still.

In the UK there was a tv series called “The Avengers”. Some genius in the marketing department decided we Brits might get confused between that forty year old show and the entirely unconnected Marvel superteam. The name of the movie was changed to “Avengers Assemble” and has remained such for the DVD release and tv broadcasts.

We also got the blade sticking out of Coulson’s chest digitally removed and no Joss Whedon audio commentary. I imported my Blu-Ray from the US.

That showed 'em.

I haven’t eaten McDonalds for yonks. I remember the fries were nice, and the fish thing was tasty, egg McMuffins were delish, there was an ice cream cup with Smarties stirred into it which I loved, but the thing I remember liking the most (somewhat strangely) was the hot chocolate!

Just out of curiosity, how close are you guys to a McDonalds? I live in the middle of nowhere and the nearest restaurant to me is about 30 miles.

1. The Avengers (we have to call it “Avengers Assemble” where I live so I might well be breaking the law by writing that horrid foreign title)

2. Captain America - The Winter Soldier

3. Iron Man

4. Captain America - Civil War

5. Ant-Man

6. Avengers - Age of Ultron

7. Thor

8. Iron Man Three

9. The Incredible Sulk

10. Thor - The Dark World

11. Guardians of the Galaxy

12. Captain America - The First Avenger

13. Iron Man 2

I rate all the MCU movies very highly so having to put them in a list like this seems unfair. I don’t hate the ones at the bottom, I just love them slightly less than the ones at the top.

1. Hans Gruber

2. Hans Moleman

3. Hans Solo

4. Hans Zimmer

5. Hansel the little boy from the fairy tale

6. The Rib Room Bar and Restaurant, Hans Place, Knightsbridge, London

7. HansiG

8. Kanye West

“A Girl Like Her” (2015) A high school bullying drama which is a mix of found footage and documentary that plays it straight but doesn’t try to trick you into thinking it’s for real.

It is as earnest, over the top and self-important as any teenager you’ve ever met and the ending might not exactly ring true to life but what an uncomfortably nasty 82 minutes that was (and I mean that in the most positive of ways!)

We all know bullies and the abuse in this film is very familiar (almost, but not quite, cliched) but it’s cleverly presented in a way that you begin to realise that an apparently black and white situation is actually nothing but grey for all involved. The film does a really good job of not passing judgement (although it’s pretty clear who’s in the wrong) and brilliantly focuses on the causes and effects others contribute to the bullying, often unwittingly.

It might lay the sentiment on a bit too heavily but that’s easily offset by the (mostly) outstanding acting and one of those stupendous moments which you get so infrequently in both movies and real life - the bad guy actually realising they’re the bad guy.

There are a lot of very well thought out nuances throughout. For example: the swearing is muted in all but one scene and that single use of the F-word is so much more effective for it.

If you’ve been bullied or have an abusive person of some kind in your life I think this film will be of interest to you. If you’ve got kids you should watch it with them, it’s just a movie but, in my humble opinion, it’s as powerful a tool as any to let them know the subject of bullying is not only something that the rest of us are aware of but something for which there are answers (if not solutions).

Yeah, I’m raving about it a bit. Maybe you’ll just be bored but it grabbed my attention! I really hope this film gets shown in schools across the world.

10/10 (seriously)

Everything about that Kickstarter is brilliant. The idea, the design, the name of the bloke who made it, the amount of backers it’s got - the whole damn thing is wonderful.

I’m in, take my money!

I’m somewhat confused.

Sorry for interrupting your James Bond discussion guys, didn’t mean to be rude!

“X-Men: Apocalypse” I liked it on the whole but I thought it got weaker as it went on. The bad guys were all undercooked and although I adore Jennifer Lawrence and will blindly defend absolutely anything she does I just couldn’t shake the feeling she was phoning it in.

The overall plot was good (enough) but the story was filled with contrivances and unnecessary connective tissue. And I’m getting rather tired of the “man loses family and becomes consumed by vengeance only to be saved at the last minute” character arc. Please.

And then there’s the continuity. Keeping your facts straight is a task the X-Men movies find nearly impossible for some reason. In this movie I spotted two times when things didn’t add up (I’m sure there are more though) and I’ve got to say that they, more than anything else, soured the experience for me.

One problem was so major I searched the web for answers and I found that it had already been raised with one of the filmmakers:

http://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/How-X-Men-Screenwriter-Resolves-Wolverine-Mystery-From-End-Days-Future-Past-131267.html

The “answer” given in that interview is almost offensive! They seem to just write whatever fits in with what they need to happen and continuity be damned! The one positive of this is some of the wonderful fanboy justifications of the timeline and continuity issues I’ve read.

Overall, I had fun but the repetitive story beats are annoying me now and knowing that the writers just don’t care about continuity has left me feeling like I could happily say goodbye to these movies.

7/10

(and what the heck was that post-credits scene about? I shouldn’t have to read comics or use Google to make sense of it. I sat through 10 minutes of generic music for that? I want my 10 minutes back Mr. Singer!)

DuracellEnergizer said:

That’s a pretty low rating for a movie that’s just “disappointing”.

I just felt like there was so much wasted potential.

HansiG said:
Wait

The trailer and the advance reviews got me really excited about seeing this. It starts off well and the tension builds up quite effectively but ultimately it doesn’t really go anywhere. Disappointing, 3/10.