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  • Takk
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    I also went to see INFINITY WAR, and while it had lots of fun action and style, its incredibly thin plot couldn't be helped. The only real significance outside of the final five minutes, was the whole Thanos Gamora subplot, but I felt that it did much too little to justify the outcome. I mean, they only gave it maybe 20 minutes of screen time in a 2 and a half hour film, and expected it to have emotional weight? That really felt like a miscalculation to me, especially as the rest of the movie was mostly just a bunch of wheels turning without much actually happening. That said, I do give props to Disney for allowing them to end the film where they did.

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  • dubiousbystander
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    Suffice to say, the most recent movies I watched were Infinity War (which I really enjoyed but still felt Black Panther was better and if you want, I can tell you how furious I was about Gamora being relegated to victim role in this one, not to mention fridged), and Brother Bear via digital download. That was a sweet one, but technically no roles for female characters. I mean, there was the magical old lady. Is that a trope? It was a sweet movie.

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  • Ceridwen
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    Flightplan. Not at all bad, but mostly that comes down to performances. Classified as a thriller, there's lots that was telegraphed, but in the end it was thoroughly watchable.

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  • Cyrus The Great
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    I watched Blade Runner 2049 last night. I thought it was very good. The last scene was a big surprise. I was thinking it would be McKenzie Davis, not the bubble girl. The movie seems to end somewhere in the middle of a bigger story. I hope there will be another movie to continue the tale.

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  • Haplo
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    I watched Serenity on my birthday with the family. My wife's best friend lives with us and joked that there was an echo in the room as the wife, my daughter and myself were all quoting lines as they played out on the screen.

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  • dubiousbystander
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    Naturally, the most recent movie I watched is The Black Panther. I swear, it's a perfect movie. How did they DO that? Loved it.

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  • Ceridwen
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    Watched Blade Runner 2049. That with a nice cup of cocoa could send a person right off to sleep.

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  • Haplo
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    Friend Request..an odd but interesting film billed as an English-language German supernatural-psychological horror film. Social media movie with cyber witchcraft lol

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  • Takk
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    Watched a bizarre old crossover film recently that I'd never previously heard of: Zorro and the Three Musketeers. It's a film from 1963 that I stumbled upon while browsing Amazon Prime. A curiosity to be certain, it justifies the crossover by being about a Spanish noble from the 17th century who is (I suppose) an ancestor of the Zorro we know, but who weirdly doesn't share the de la Vega name, so it's not really clear. It's almost like it just hoped the idea of Zorro was strong enough that audiences would ignore the fact that this version had no apparent reason to exist save to be alive in the Musketers' timeframe, but such as it is. Surprisingly, aside from this oddity, the film itself is actually quite entertaining. It featured good costume and set design, fairly decent acting, a suitable plot, and included fun fight scenes throughout. If you're a Musketeer fan like me, or a Zorro fan who's willing to overlook the fact that this guy isn't really Zorro, I'd say give it a view.

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  • ~mj~
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    Elf "you`re an angry elf"...cracks me up every time..

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  • Takk
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    Rewatched Doctor Who: The Movie last night. It's always been a favorite of mine.

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  • Haplo
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    I came in about half way through that so was really confused. The Orcs struck me as broader than 'black people' but they were still just gang culture.

  • Andrew NDB
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    Saw "Bright," the Will Smith with orcs and elves movie. Not bad. I'd read that it was pretty heavy handed in its orcs = Black People, elves = White People thing, and "racism is bad!" message... I didn't think so. Pretty entertaining, and a ton of world-building going on. I guess the sequel is already greenlit.

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  • dubiousbystander
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    I rented Mask of Legend! Which is the Japanese title of Day of Wrath. Which is Game of Swords. Goodness! Brian Blessed and Christopher Lambert do very well, and so do the others. Blanca Marsillach is pretty amazing, too. Just enjoying it.

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  • Haplo
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    Just watched Kidnap at home yesterday. I couldn't look away and I know that would be Dreigha if our kids were taken even though they're 21 and 19 now

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  • mathpiglet
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    We watched "Rogue One" recently. I know, I know, we are a bit behind, but we don't mind waiting...

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  • Ceridwen
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    Yep. The Last Jedi. I was kind of surprised at how often I found myself nodding about recycled ideas, images and plot devices utilized. Original it was not. But it still had fun bits. Kept seeing people I knew I recognized and had to watch the credits for confirmation - Laura Dern shows up, for instance. Of course, I'd probably ask for a cameo too, just to be in the Star Wars universe if I was a Hollywood type.

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  • Takk
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    The Last Jedi - It started with a bang, then dragged on pointlessly for way too long, before coming around and being amazing through the back end. Surprisingly, it may have my new favorite scene from the franchise, though the movie, itself, is sort of middling among the rest.

    Bright - Mostly a good movie with some cool concepts, I was hoping for a bigger climax, but it was fair enough. Really hoping Netflix decides to do a sequel.

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  • dubiousbystander
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    And at the end we learn that the-useless-twit will be back, too.

  • Haplo
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    Justice League. It felt like they were all flies swatting at a giant until they brought back Superman.

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  • Lady_CJ
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    In Dubious Battle. Very interesting.

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  • Lady_CJ
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    I want to see that one.

  • Draknoir2
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    Dunkirk.

    If you like watching 400,000 British and French troops getting pummeled on the beach while they await rescue by a flotilla of fishing boats and dinghies then this is the film for you.

    Only high point is when Tom Hardy singlehandedly achieves air superiority in a Spitfire with no fuel after which he manages a perfect beach landing with no gear hydraulics.

    Cuz Tom Hardy.
    Last edited by Draknoir2; 08-03-2017, 11:33 AM.

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  • Lady_CJ
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    Passengers. It was very good.

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  • Trixie
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    Same. And now come to think about it, every time I've ever seen one, it's been at the behest of someone else.
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