Movies! The movie thread

Esteban · 01-06-2023, 01:48 PM

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Ya, I heard generally about the awful things that happened to Brendan Fraser: if it could affect him and even that tough guy (football player turned actor?) Terry Crews, the trauma of which reduced him to tears, what chance does a reg person have against these vile bigwig predators in Hollywood? It's quite sickening and needs to be exposed but that institution is still too powerful atm, even though there was a little crack, e.g. Me Too/Weinstein, definitely not enough.

Yep, the days of the 'casting couch' are over. Hopefully...

Rono63 · 01-06-2023, 10:46 PM

Just finished watching The Pale Blue Eye.
Christian Bale and a young Edgar Allan Poe solve murders at West Point. Thought it was quite interesting and good.

flybigjet · 01-06-2023, 11:16 PM

One of my FA's recommended "The Woman Queen"-- I hadn't heard of it.

Any recommendations pro or con?

I'm all for a strong female lead, appropriate kick-arse levels of violence, etc., but not so much for "woke" "Colonials/Colonizers are the root of all evil in the world" movies. Not sure where this fits on the spectrum.

TIA.

BMW F22 · 01-06-2023, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by flybigjet

One of my FA's recommended "The Woman Queen"-- I hadn't heard of it.

Any recommendations pro or con?

I'm all for a strong female lead, appropriate kick-arse levels of violence, etc., but not so much for "woke" "Colonials/Colonizers are the root of all evil in the world" movies. Not sure where this fits on the spectrum.

TIA.

I saw it in theaters a while back. I enjoyed it quite a bit for the acting and action.

BMW F22 · 01-07-2023, 12:05 AM

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Just finished watching The Pale Blue Eye.
Christian Bale and a young Edgar Allan Poe solve murders at West Point. Thought it was quite interesting and good.

This is on my list. Just came out and looks interesting.

Esteban · 01-07-2023, 04:13 PM

James Cameron talks about Avatar: The Way of Water in an interview with Chris Wallace.

"Believes it will break even, and is confident Disney will proceed with the sequels."

"Avatar: The Way of Water stands at $1.54 billion worldwide, having just passed Top Gun: Maverick as the top-grossing release of 2022. It’s also the 9th grossing movie ever and the second top grossing film of the pandemic after Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.9 billion)."

https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-...ce-1235213447/

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 01:24 AM

I’m watching The Black Phone. Creepy, so far…

BMW F22 · 01-09-2023, 01:26 AM

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I’m watching The Black Phone. Creepy, so far…

I enjoyed that movie. Definitely creepy. The thoughts of children being kidnapped like that creeps me out.

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 01:28 AM

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I enjoyed that movie. Definitely creepy. The thoughts of children being kidnapped like that creeps me out.

Yeah, it's definitely creepy seeing movies like this through kid's eyes.

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 01:51 AM

^ The starring kid, (Finney) is pretty good.

tranquility · 01-09-2023, 02:24 AM

***slight spoiler for The Black Phone?***

I think Ethan Hawke's miscast though, guy's too nice/handsome to be that, that's why they tried to do that weird mask thing.

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 02:29 AM

^ Haven’t finished yet.

floridaorange · 01-09-2023, 07:27 AM

One of my younger clients suggested a movie I had never heard of, I'm sure some here have though. Curious if it's worth watching or if it's garbage.

It's called "The Dog Pound"

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 10:42 PM

Finished The Black Phone earlier today. Liked it from beginning to end. As I mentioned in another post thought the leading kid was good and liked Ethan Hawke as well. Nice and creepy.

OkieSnuffBox · 01-10-2023, 11:01 AM

Just saw the guy who did Midsommar, Ari Aster is releasing a new movie "Beau is afraid" in April.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/b...er-1235418839/

TboneS54 · 01-10-2023, 11:25 AM

Just watched the 3hr+ director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven. So fk'n good.

stein_325i · 01-10-2023, 01:02 PM

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Just saw the guy who did Midsommar, Ari Aster is releasing a new movie "Beau is afraid" in April.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/b...er-1235418839/

Looks interesting, definitely a different direction than his prior films. I also have no idea why A24 didn’t keep the original title “Disappointment Blvd.” sounds so much cooler.

TXSTYLE · 01-10-2023, 02:03 PM

You already know... I am there! The only kind of movies I will actually go and see outside my own Theater. This looks so damn good.
And my boy Johnathan Majors doing his thing as Kang The Conqueror.

Fishee · 01-10-2023, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Finished The Black Phone earlier today. Liked it from beginning to end. As I mentioned in another post thought the leading kid was good and liked Ethan Hawke as well. Nice and creepy.

It was surprisingly good.

Esteban · 01-11-2023, 02:34 AM

Was reading up on the movie “The Black Phone” and found out the movie was adapted from a short story written by Joe Hill, who is the son of Stephen King.

His real name is Joseph Hillstrom King but feared publishers would print anything he wrote to make money on his last name so he wrote under a pseudonym and was able to keep his identity a secret for more than 10 years. He has a younger brother named Owen King who is also a writer.

"The villain in Hill's original story was patterned after serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1960s and '70s."

UncleWede · 01-11-2023, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Was reading up on the movie “The Black Phone” and found out the movie was adapted from a short story written by Joe Hill, who is the son of Stephen King.

His real name is Joseph Hillstrom King but feared publishers would print anything he wrote to make money on his last name so he wrote under a pseudonym and was able to keep his identity a secret for more than 10 years. He has a younger brother named Owen King who is also a writer.

"The villain in Hill's original story was patterned after serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1960s and '70s."

I just recently finished reading The Institution by his father, and immediately thought this might be about that. It wasn't, but strange coincidnce still.

TXSTYLE · 01-13-2023, 05:52 PM

Watched M3GAN. Definitely this generations "CHUCKY" / Child's Play! Entertaining and Funny.

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Esteban Major General 53966 Rep 7,238 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	James Cameron talks about Avatar: The Way of Water in an interview with Chris Wallace. "Believes it will break even, and is confident Disney will proceed with the sequels." "Avatar: The Way of Water stands at $1.54 billion worldwide, having just passed Top Gun: Maverick as the top-grossing release of 2022. It’s also the 9th grossing movie ever and the second top grossing film of the pandemic after Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.9 billion)." https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-...ce-1235213447/ Last edited by Esteban; 01-07-2023 at 04:41 PM..
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01-09-2023, 01:24 AM	#4561
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01-09-2023, 01:51 AM	#4564
Esteban Major General 53966 Rep 7,238 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	^ The starring kid, (Finney) is pretty good.
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01-09-2023, 10:42 PM	#4568
Esteban Major General 53966 Rep 7,238 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Finished The Black Phone earlier today. Liked it from beginning to end. As I mentioned in another post thought the leading kid was good and liked Ethan Hawke as well. Nice and creepy.
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OkieSnuffBox Major 1805 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: OKC, OK iTrader: (0)	Just saw the guy who did Midsommar, Ari Aster is releasing a new movie "Beau is afraid" in April. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/b...er-1235418839/
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Esteban Major General 53966 Rep 7,238 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Was reading up on the movie “The Black Phone” and found out the movie was adapted from a short story written by Joe Hill, who is the son of Stephen King. His real name is Joseph Hillstrom King but feared publishers would print anything he wrote to make money on his last name so he wrote under a pseudonym and was able to keep his identity a secret for more than 10 years. He has a younger brother named Owen King who is also a writer. "The villain in Hill's original story was patterned after serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1960s and '70s." Last edited by Esteban; 01-11-2023 at 03:07 AM..
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TXSTYLE "Salud" 14935 Rep 4,883 Posts Drives: F01 & F15 / Mineral White Join Date: May 2013 Location: The GYM! (The Burbs - N TX) iTrader: (0)	Watched M3GAN. Definitely this generations "CHUCKY" / Child's Play! Entertaining and Funny.
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