I haven't seen Rogue One yet, so skipping that wall of text until I've watched it. :)

I saw it and didn't like it. I found the whole idea of the alien's origin really underwhelming.

As a sidenote, has anyone read any of the Alien novels? stuff like Earth Hive, etc. I'm really tempted to get one of the omnibus editions. ...

eg:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Al...=alien+omnibus

oh right right. I think sev is the one who also loves Prometheus. (I love Prometheus).

It's funny - you and I sort of overlap w/ love for the franchise, but seem to actually prefer different entries than each other.

I've not read any of the novels, sorry. I've been thinking I should really start tackling all those comics though. My wife got my the collection of Batman/Aliens crossovers for Christmas actually.

Wow! Tell me more! Didn't know such a thing even existed.

yeah! Even though the collected book is called Batman/Aliens, it's more appropriate to refer to it as DC Aliens (which I think was the original collected title). So yeah, there were brief crossover DC comic series of Batman, Aliens, Superman, Predator... a bunch of that stuff is collected into one book. (Not all of it apparently, as there were lots of random little one-shots).

Ew, seeing that that just gave me a little erection

haha.

Reprints/Collects:
Batman/Aliens (1997) #1
Batman/Aliens (1997) #2
Batman/Aliens II (2002) #1
Batman/Aliens II (2002) #2
Batman/Aliens II (2002) #3
Superman and Batman Vs. Aliens and Predator (2007) #1
Superman and Batman Vs. Aliens and Predator (2007) #2
WildC.A.T.s/Aliens (1998) #1

that's about what I'd give it, too. Ms Ild drags me to these, I try not to complain too much, cause then I can drag her to ones I want to see.:)

one thing they should have done; when the Donnie Yen character dies, they should have had a wet kiss between him and his partner. Why the fuck not?

I thought it a great action flick. If Star Wars is a 9 and Empire is a 10, then I wold give Rogue One a solid 8. I liked everything.

rewatched Gomorrah, fucking awesome

o, man. dat movie. yeah...

I don't believe I've ever even heard of this. :confused:

Just rewatched this for some reason. It was actually quite good for an action flick, and I think I understand why Marvel is so consistently beating DC in terms of popularity.

The answer is pretty simple. Disney. The pretext was that Marvel was taking a risk by letting Disney buy its studio. Ditto for Star Wars. But Disney has the best track record in history when it comes to popular franchises. Now Marvel is a Star Wars-sized cultural phenomenon. Bigger even. And forged in a much smaller amount of time.

Buuuut... I don't think any of these films are gonna last, or be talked about 10 years later like the (sorry) Nolan films. They rely too heavily on CGI. Some of the costumes are 100% CGI, and they're going to look dated as hell in five years.

Captain America is the best part. And out-of-costume RDJ. But watch: in five years Black Panther and Spider-Man are going to look like the first Toy Story.

that movie is a contemporary neorrealist take on the neapolitan mafia

came out some 10 years ago?

it's fucking ultraviolent and disturbing and sad but also fucking great

great movie

OH IT'S ALSO NOW A TV SERIES! (just found out while looking for great quotes to post you here)

just watch it!

I think the term "mafia" refers specifically to syndicates from or originating in Sicily. In Naples, it's the Camorra, unless I'm mistaken.

Will definitely check the movie out though!

Yeah Gomorrah is great, its unlike any mafia (or organized crime) movie I've ever seen, intentionally shows the criminals in a unglamorous way, all the violence and death, but none of the coolness of most American mafia depictions, which is why its so good. I can enjoy Goodfellas and the The Godfather as much as the next person, but its refreshing to see the other side of it.

Trick 'r Treat

I'm a couple of months late with this (or 9 months early, depending how you look at at) but anyway. Good stuff; the funny bits are funny and the creepy bits are creepy. Surely destined to become a Halloween movie staple.

sure, if you wanna get anthropological the movie is about the camorra (rhymes with gomorra), but few people know that word; whereas the word mafia is now english (and part of other languages as well) so one can say stuff like russian mafia or mexican mafia or gay mafia or swedish house mafia, and generally communicate

but yes this is not about sicilian incursions into naples (though the two used to be the kingdom of two sicilies, and all sicily way before). this is about just naples and caserta.

the movie is great! just watch it. like a bunch of episodes of the wire jammed into 2 hours.

it is pretty great. We've watched it most years since its release.

I was just trying to seem smart :( Hah! Anyway yeah, mafia's used broadly at this point, and I guess distinctions between syndicates are unnecessary. In fact, I've noticed a lot of shows and even movies use the term universally ("Irish Mafia," "Russian mafia," "Greek mafia"), which leads me to believe colloquial definition of the word has won out. This is actually kinda sad if you think about it... filmmakers not bothering to do the research necessary. But whatever.

You've sold me on the film man. Will watch. I'm all for zero-glamor in crime movies. One of my major gripes with the Sopranos is that it decided to maintain a relatable protagonist over depicting the characters with a consistent level of despicabiloty. Sure they all had their pathetic moments, but it ran for six seasons so there was plenty of "oh, that's our Tony!" lovability injected into the characters, and it felt like a missed opportunity at the end.

Anyway, I'm on it.

P.s. The Sparrow and its sequel actually have a lot to do with the Camorra. Much of it takes place in Naples... At least.. you know.. when they're not all in space. ;)

I thought this was sure to becomea franchise. Seemed sequel worthy to me.

One of the better pop horror movies in recent years. I liked it a lot.

Mike Dougherty announced Trick 'r Treat 2. The guy just has a few different things going on. I think he announced Krampus a few years before that actually happened too. So Trick 'r Treat 2 will likely happen, at some point. I still haven't seen Krampus.

well, maybe, maybe not. I find a lot of the characters in Gomorrah very sympathetic. Sort of "caught in a trap they didn't make". Most of them are not really despicable, either.

Krampus sucks.

ha! i didn't know this. maybe i'll read it again some day ha ha.

so anyway, the title of the movie/book is a pun, yeah.

unrelated trivia-- in spanish, "camorra" means fight-- like, a street brawler would be described as "le gusta la camorra" (he likes camorra). not sure of the etymology-- prolly from when spain occupied the kingdom of sicily. or maybe from neapolitan immigrants in argentina. likely this.

but yeah, languages evolve. it's what they do.

yes! totally. this is why i've compared it to the wire. what's despicable is their toxic social system. the individuals are just cogs in the machine and it's nearly impossible for them to escape their condition. better to say no more or i'll spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it.

As Above So Below

Wasn't sure about this to begin with but it soon picked up and I ended up really liking it! Sits somewhere between Blair Witch Project and The Descent.



Galaxy Quest

Love it

yeah was better than expected. I enjoyed that one.

The Squid and The Whale - A subtle gem. I was actually really shocked how good it was. Has a great cast (they all nail their parts and Jeff Daniels is actually really underrated) and script. Great and heartfelt film about divorce.

On The Waterfront - I couldn't imagine seeing this in 1954. It is so real. Perfect film in my eyes.

The Shooting - Good but not great. Like if Becket made a western. I will probably be revisiting soon though.

We watched this on HBO GO not too long ago. I remember we were just kind of desperate for something not unwatchably shitty to kill an evening with.

It was much better and a good deal creepier than we expected, with some interesting camera work. I think they're making (have already made?) a sequel, which seems like a fine idea to me.

Good not great horror flicks are rare. You don't expect to find many great ones, so the best you hope for when digging through subscription services at 10 p.m. is something that won't feel like a waste of time. This passed the test.

oh holy shit

i'm waaaaaaaaay overdue on watching this

I'd be all for a sequel of As Above...

Squid & Whale is brutal. Really hit me in the feels.

The Awakening

This came highly recommended but I felt deflated almost as soon as I realised that it's one of those oh-so tastefully and professionally done BBC ghost story movies that I've come to find so irritating these days. The cinematography is typically good and the acting's of the usual high standard, but it's that typical BBC middle-brow politeness that just immediately makes me yearn for something with a bit more balls. Although in the film's favour, the BBC is always far less cringeworthy these days when it does 'polite' than when it tries to dip its toe into anything edgier.

It's a great popcorn film. Pure enjoyment. Some real laugh out loud moments.

Oh yeah, that one was rough. All Noah Bombauch (sp?) films are. Funny that he was mentored by, and originally touted as "the next," Wes Anderson. I know Anderson is way too heavily associated with hipsterdom to be considered legit by most film buffs, but I love (LOVE) his movies, and think he's perfected the art of telling family-based dramedies in an almost Salinger-esque degree. And his movies are generally hilarious, while Bombauch's just go for the gut and pull out the talons. So, the next Anderson, Bombauch is not. But he still has a unique, if heartbreaking, style and vision.

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA



ridiculous, great, terrible, great, absurd, very well made, awful 80s soundtrack and 100% hilarious, some cheesy acting but also kurt russell's best lines ever

features a bazillion chinese stereotypes, a penthouse pet from 1981, random fantastic monsters, kim cattrall, martial,arts exhibitions, decent special effects, etc etc

A+++ for lazy morning weekend action movie with good laughs

in glorious blu-ray

I rewatched this after Civil War to compare the two. Split it into two viewings.
Honestly, it's pretty engaging, and holds up pretty well. There are far too many slow-mo scenes, and Batman is pretty much just a huge fuckup, and essentially serves as the movie's main villain. Seriously, all he does is fuck shit up for poor old Superman and allow himself to be manipulated by Luther (some "detective"). He is absolutely in the wrong for 90% of the film, and hogs way too much of the screen time.

I love all things Superman, so it's insulting to me that there was so little Superman in this film, but I still cried (yep... cried) when he died, and when he met the ghost of his father on that mountaintop in wherever-the-fuck.

Poor guy was just trying to help people. Batman fucked all of his shit up.

The fight scene with Doomsday was really amazing. Truly. Insanely good visuals during all of that. And the story actually works in a lot of ways. I think with some tweaking this could have been a more beloved film. It certainly wasn't bad (except for that "God have mercy on my soul" bit.. ugh! Made me embarrassed to be alive).

I get why Civil War was a bigger hit with critics and audiences. It was accessible. The violence was more straight forward. It has, like, more fists and punching. People like fists and punching. It also made a really strong case or both sides, and I can see how someone could root for Iron Man or Cap or both. I'm a Cap man myself, and watching him beat Tony Stark bloody ("You can't beat him hand to hand!" the not-Jarvis rock-voice says... ha. No shit) was extremely satisfying.

I like Chris Evans's Captain America because he's super likeable. Superman should be this likable I viewers, as they basically play the same part in these movies. D.C. has a lot of work to do to win people back.

Haha. I watched this because I'm apparently on a superhero kick. Wow. It was quite bad. Best part by far was Evan Peters as Quicksilver. The rest was atrocious. Olivia Munn? Give me a fucking break.

So sick of seeing Hugh Jackman with claws acting dumb. This shit is just awful and always has been. If ever a franchise needed to be rebuilt from the ground up, this is it. Fuck this shit.

Fuck that LOGAN movie too. Yuck. Give this property to Marvel and let them them turn it into something Guardians of the Galaxy-like. Bryan Singer is the worst.

By the Sea

A Euro Art House inspired vanity project starring, written and directed by Angelina Jolie (alongside then Mr Jolie) was always gonna give ample opportunity for mickey taking, and the critics have predictably savaged it. It isn't a great film by any means but I somehow managed to enjoy it. If nothing else, nobody can deny that it's absolutely gorgeous to look at - albeit in Sunday supplement travel feature kind of way. And I don't think I've ever seen Angelina look more beautiful.

^^ if i had known that angelina had written it i would have actually been more curious to look at it

now i will at some point

so this was a prelude to their divorce yeah?

btw, SHE'S FREE, OH YEAH

I've heard (EDIT: Some) really positive (And some REALLY negative) things about that other newish Brad film, Allied. It's directed by Zemeckis and co-stars the almost incomparably beautiful Marion Cotillard (seriously, she's wow).

This one:


Anyone seen this?