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Post by Ludders II on Aug 18, 2024 14:50:36 GMT
Saw Alien Romulus today. Over all I thought the film was good but not ground breaking or great. I really enjoyed it inspite of that as it's was nice to watch a simple, well made, Alien movie. This film is not like the Prometheus movies, where you watching a movie that's fighting against itself, trying to explore the wider Alien universe yet not brave enough to full step away from the Xenomorph. What this film is, at it's core, is a best of Alien movie. The film has scenes, concepts and parallels to pretty much every other alien film. And I do mean every. The original trilogy, Prometheus & Covenant and even to my shock, Resurrection, a film almost none talks about in the fandom these days. There's even some deep law cuts and a surprise cameo of a previous Alien Character. There are a few unique scenes and set pieces that are good. The over all production is very high. The cast ranges from fine to good, with the only real stand out being the films new Android character. Personally I feel the films at it's strongest during its first 2/3s as we get to know the characters and the general tension of the middle act is great, especially early scenes with the Adult Xenomorph. The latter part is still good but is trying to do too many things at once and has to many ideas running around and the films cohesion begins to suffer. How much you'll like the film is going to come to taste. If you want something brand new, your not going to like it, if you want a decent love letter to the Alien franchise that at least tried to mix in some of it's own ideas along with it's franchise collage and at least feels like it's making an effort, then you'll like it to some degree. Honestly I really enjoyed but if I was being unbiased I'd say it's a 7/10. I'd rank it under the first three movies, better then Resurrection & Covenant and either on par with or better then Prometheus depending on my mood. Thanks for that. I haven't seen it, and probably won't for a while, but good to get someone's thoughts on it. |
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Post by Bernard Marx on Aug 18, 2024 15:03:52 GMT
Saw Alien Romulus today. Over all I thought the film was good but not ground breaking or great. I really enjoyed it inspite of that as it's was nice to watch a simple, well made, Alien movie. This film is not like the Prometheus movies, where you watching a movie that's fighting against itself, trying to explore the wider Alien universe yet not brave enough to full step away from the Xenomorph. What this film is, at it's core, is a best of Alien movie. The film has scenes, concepts and parallels to pretty much every other alien film. And I do mean every. The original trilogy, Prometheus & Covenant and even to my shock, Resurrection, a film almost none talks about in the fandom these days. There's even some deep law cuts and a surprise cameo of a previous Alien Character. There are a few unique scenes and set pieces that are good. The over all production is very high. The cast ranges from fine to good, with the only real stand out being the films new Android character. Personally I feel the films at it's strongest during its first 2/3s as we get to know the characters and the general tension of the middle act is great, especially early scenes with the Adult Xenomorph. The latter part is still good but is trying to do too many things at once and has to many ideas running around and the films cohesion begins to suffer. How much you'll like the film is going to come to taste. If you want something brand new, your not going to like it, if you want a decent love letter to the Alien franchise that at least tried to mix in some of it's own ideas along with it's franchise collage and at least feels like it's making an effort, then you'll like it to some degree. Honestly I really enjoyed but if I was being unbiased I'd say it's a 7/10. I'd rank it under the first three movies, better then Resurrection & Covenant and either on par with or better then Prometheus depending on my mood. I saw this two days back. The script is highly flawed and bereft of many (if any) new ideas, and the characterisation and world-building is essentially ignored after the first 10 minutes (with a particularly contrived character appearance bound up with the final twist, which I saw coming a mile away). That said, the tension, set design, handling of the facehuggers and the Weyland-Yutani corporation were all commendably done. I’m doubt it’ll age well, but I at least liked it more than Resurrection and Covenant- whatever that says! |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Aug 20, 2024 10:03:27 GMT
They're showing Batman Forever and Batman & Robin at my local Odeon in September. This is a dream come true!
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Sept 10, 2024 14:20:00 GMT
Caught some of Steven Seagal's Attack Force on telly before bed last night. Absolutely bloody awful, but very funny seeing a thinner stunt double for Seagal do something as strenuous as walking down a corridor. The horribly bad dubbing is also quite amusing. What really took the biscuit was the seizure-inducing white flashes whenever there was a fight scene. I don't suffer from photosensitive epilepsy and even I felt weird after the first few flashes.
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Post by iank on Sept 22, 2024 6:42:01 GMT
Watched the 90s Village of the Damned on Tubi last night. It was... Arlrightish. I think my brother and I saw it back in the day and weren't overly impressed. It wasn't awful., I mean I watched it all, but I wouldn't say it was particularly great...
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Post by Ludders II on Sept 22, 2024 7:21:01 GMT
Watched the 90s Village of the Damned on Tubi last night. It was... Arlrightish. I think my brother and I saw it back in the day and weren't overly impressed. It wasn't awful., I mean I watched it all, but I wouldn't say it was particularly great... If you think that's not great, watch the 2022 adaptation and suddenly you'll appreciate the 90s version a lot more.  Of course, the original 1960 film is the best.  |
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Post by iank on Sept 22, 2024 7:22:20 GMT
I didn't even know there'd been another one!
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Post by Ludders II on Sept 22, 2024 7:36:51 GMT
I didn't even know there'd been another one! Well it was a TV mini-series, not a movie as such. But trust me, you wouldn't like it.  |
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Post by burrunjor on Sept 23, 2024 9:54:50 GMT
Watched the Bronsan Bond films over the last few weeks. I wanted to see if my opinion of them would improve or not. Sadly it hasn't.
Goldeneye is still the only decent one. It's ridiculous in every way LOL, but it is enjoyable at least, Big Fam is the sexiest villain in anything until another one of her villain roles in I Spy. Also it does have some stunning set pieces and moments like Sean Bean's death and Alan Cumming's death is one of the best bits of black comedy.
Sadly the next two Bond films fall flat for me because they're well boring. They are very poorly paced, the villains are pretty lame. Jonathan Pryce is too over the top and his plan to start a war to take control of a news station is laughable. Meanwhile Carylye's villain is overshadowed by Sophie Marceau, who in turn isn't given a proper showdown. I also think Carlyle isn't a good choice for a Bond villain to be honest. They should be more erudite, scheming, and Moriartyesque like Stromberg, Drax, Blofeld etc, or a bit more OTT for the henchmen. That I think fits the tone and story more. I think Carlyle is a bit too intense for that. It also doesn't mesh with Bond's one liners.
I've also noticed that these movies hilariously despite coming after the cold war seem to be more overtly anti Russian than the Moore films and have dated terribly, with The World is Not Enough's plot being the worst offender.
Also the Bond girls to be honest are among the worst.
I don't mean in terms of looks LOL. That would be a shitty thing to do, plus I've always really liked Michelle Yeoh. However in all honesty Yeoh kind of overshadows Bond a bit. I kind of wanted to just follow her instead of him, whilst Denise Richards famously isn't believable as a nuclear scientist, and the first Bond girl in Goldeneye is a bit bland in terms of personality. Big Fam is his only memorable Bond girl and she's a villain.
Sophie Marceau is good, but again she's wrapped up in a needlessly complicated story. Also for once I don't like the scene where she tortures Bond either. I know that should be my thing LOL, but that torture scene is really quite brutal for a Bond movie. It made me wince looking at the screw going into his neck.
Since View To A Kill there's been two good Bond films, the last Dalton film and Goldeneye. Can't be arsed with any Bronson or Craig movies after that. For me Bond needs put out to pasture.
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Sept 23, 2024 10:17:11 GMT
Watched the Bronsan Bond films over the last few weeks. I wanted to see if my opinion of them would improve or not. Sadly it hasn't. Goldeneye is still the only decent one. It's ridiculous in every way LOL, but it is enjoyable at least, Big Fam is the sexiest villain in anything until another one of her villain roles in I Spy. Also it does have some stunning set pieces and moments like Sean Bean's death and Alan Cumming's death is one of the best bits of black comedy. Sadly the next two Bond films fall flat for me because they're well boring. They are very poorly paced, the villains are pretty lame. Jonathan Pryce is too over the top and his plan to start a war to take control of a news station is laughable. Meanwhile Carylye's villain is overshadowed by Sophie Marceau, who in turn isn't given a proper showdown. I also think Carlyle isn't a good choice for a Bond villain to be honest. They should be more erudite, scheming, and Moriartyesque like Stromberg, Drax, Blofeld etc, or a bit more OTT for the henchmen. That I think fits the tone and story more. I think Carlyle is a bit too intense for that. It also doesn't mesh with Bond's one liners. I've also noticed that these movies hilariously despite coming after the cold war seem to be more overtly anti Russian than the Moore films and have dated terribly, with The World is Not Enough's plot being the worst offender. Also the Bond girls to be honest are among the worst. I don't mean in terms of looks LOL. That would be a shitty thing to do, plus I've always really liked Michelle Yeoh. However in all honesty Yeoh kind of overshadows Bond a bit. I kind of wanted to just follow her instead of him, whilst Denise Richards famously isn't believable as a nuclear scientist, and the first Bond girl in Goldeneye is a bit bland in terms of personality. Big Fam is his only memorable Bond girl and she's a villain. Sophie Marceau is good, but again she's wrapped up in a needlessly complicated story. Also for once I don't like the scene where she tortures Bond either. I know that should be my thing LOL, but that torture scene is really quite brutal for a Bond movie. It made me wince looking at the screw going into his neck. Since View To A Kill there's been two good Bond films, the last Dalton film and Goldeneye. Can't be arsed with any Bronson or Craig movies after that. For me Bond needs put out to pasture. The World is not Enough was my first Bond film (and funnily enough the Bond film that came out the year I was born) so I have special memories of watching it on VHS. It is a bit flawed in places and the plot is weaker than any of the plots in the Moore era, but I think it's one of the more enjoyable films post Dalton. Richards and Marceau are absolutely gorgeous in it and Brosnan's performance is my favourite of his. I also like the return of Coltrane and that epic boat chase at the beginning. That must rank as one of the very best pre title sequences. Tomorrow Never Dies is average. Not a crap film by any means, but it does feel half baked and by the numbers. Teri Hatcher, who is absolutely awesome in movies like Tango & Cash, is an absolute bore. I really don't feel much when she dies to be honest. The second half of the film is a bit dull though it does pick up a bit on the boat at the end. GoldenEye I don't consider one of the best I'm afraid. I suppose GoldenEye is to me what Talons of Weng-Chiang is to you. Will you watch Die Another Day? |
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Post by burrunjor on Sept 23, 2024 16:33:26 GMT
Nah not going to bother with Die Another Day. I've seen it a few times now. I think I might have a rewatch of the Moore era movies that are still the best by far.
Meanwhile you cannot say that Goldeneye that secured Big Fam's typecasting as the mistress of pain was bad unless you are insane.
In all seriousness though Goldeneye actually was a bit weaker on rewatch. It is an absolutely ridiculous movie in so many ways, full of plotholes, campiness (people really said the Moore movies were too camp and praised Goldeneye as a return to form?)
However again where it exceeds over the next two is it's not boring. Sorry but the last two films just lost me because they drone on too much. Goldeneye is at least tightly paced and holds your interest and has got much more charismatic villains. Sean Bean is a great choice and all erotic fantasies aside, Big Fam is so charismatic and looks as though she would eat Pierce Brosnan for breakfast, literally.
I don't have a low opinion of Talons meanwhile, I just don't think that it is in the same league as Genesis, Remembrance, Fenric, Seeds of Doom, etc. It's a top 30 or so story, NOT a top 10 by any stretch. It's probably on the level of Brain of Morbius to tell you the truth.
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Post by rushy on Sept 25, 2024 21:43:58 GMT
I forgot how much I adore TRON and TRON: Legacy. They're both such fantastic films, albeit in very different ways.
TRON is a very classic type of fantasy adventure film. It has a faint sci-fi veneer (dealing with computers and programs), but the premise is so absurd and goofy that it really doesn't bother trying to be realistic in any way. Your typical human gets sucked into a wacky world ruled by an evil tyrant. He's sort of the Chosen One there and he has to overthrow the tyrant and get home. Very basic stuff, but executed with a lot of heart and imagination.
TRON: Legacy gives the entire thing a brilliant update (I love that the computer world of the original looks like a 1980s video game, while the 2010s computer world looks like an Apple store), with more grandiose ideas and ambition whilst still keeping very true to the worldbuilding from the first film.
Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of hope for the third one. There's so many red flags:
*It's set in the real world. Who the f*ck wants that in a TRON movie?
*It stars Jared Leto, and is directed by the guy who did Pirates of the Caribbean 5.
*The visual style is clearly just aping Legacy instead of doing a new creative update.
*So far, it seems that they haven't convinced Bruce Boxleitner to return as Tron.
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Post by rushy on Sept 25, 2024 21:49:47 GMT
Also, extra points for having David Warner play three different villains in the original
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Post by rushy on Sept 28, 2024 17:18:00 GMT
Did anyone go to see Megalopolis?
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Post by iank on Sept 29, 2024 6:50:37 GMT
No.
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