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Even the 80’s women were tougher than the modern male action hero. 

On 9/13/2022 at 3:12 AM, Bosco685 said:

Thank you for noting that. As that ill-placed statement did come across the wrong way.

I've watched the full interviews (including the videos posted above). I've seen the wack jobs too manipulating interview spots. Including one guy that tried to convince his viewers THE ENTIRE INFINITY WAR CAST hates Brie Larson. Like she stole all their lunches.

Cool you enjoyed the movie. Others didn't. It is what it is. 

Brie Larson aside, they could have replaced her with my favorite actress and the movie would still suck. 

On 9/11/2022 at 7:15 PM, drotto said:

This is how you write comedy court scenes

 

 

Or a magic inspired one perhaps.

 

 

and just because it's funny, 

 

 

Ok Speedy made me laugh.

If Harrison Ford can still Indy it up at 80, I think Gibson should give us one more as well. Old Man Max. Miffed Max? 

On 8/24/2022 at 2:23 AM, Artboy99 said:

another franchise where the lead male has been replaced.

 

Is Max even in this prequel? Why have Mad Max in the title at all then? I loved Fury Road and wanted a proper sequel with Hardy moving on through the wastelands.

On 9/9/2022 at 11:49 PM, Bosco685 said:

 

And now he’s doing Fletch. Not sure how I feel about that with the first movie being so near and dear to my heart. I hope he pulls it off.

On 8/22/2022 at 6:31 PM, chrisco37 said:

I'm not big on following the BO $$$ as well, but I saw that it got beaten by some anime (maybe Dragon Ball?) this weekend?  

You think the trailer looks good?  I thought it looked terrible and figured this to be a "paycheck movie" for him at best or a studio/contract obligation. 

Just finished watching Beast and you were correct. It was terrible. Locations were great but the story and scenarios were just bad. So disappointed as I love movies like Jaws, Ghost and the Darkness, Orca, The Edge etc.

On 9/8/2022 at 3:42 PM, WernerVonDoom said:

What an absolute piece of garbage. Please don't let Taika Waititi direct another MCU movie or show. Wow, just awful.

I still haven’t watched this. I really liked Ragnarok so I’ll probably enjoy this too?

On the other side, I can’t read novels on my iPad. So it hasn’t replaced my Kindle Oasis. The Kindle is easy on the eyes and I can read outside in bright sunlight with no screen glare.

On 9/6/2022 at 7:13 PM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Have you read any comics on it? If so, do they fit the same (different orientation)? I remember another user (possibly Buzz) saying that their iPad was a perfect fit for digital comics.

I have, and you can make adjustments on certain app platforms like go from panel to panel or turn your iPad vertically so you have one large page in view but I prefer having the full comic open so you can see both pages as if you were holding a physical copy. It is nearly a perfect fit. Compared to the printed art, I think the colors look better when backlit. They are more vibrant and pop. Plus I can adjust the lighting. Not to mention I can carry quite a few series with 2TB of space. 

On 9/6/2022 at 4:19 PM, theCapraAegagrus said:

That's why you like ZSJL so much...

Actually ZSJL fits on my 13 inch iPad screen nearly edge to edge. The perfect traveling companion. 

On 9/6/2022 at 12:37 AM, Bosco685 said:

Oh boy!

 

Interesting. Sorry Iron Mike, I still gotta watch it. I paid 12 bucks for one year of hulu so I gotta get my moneys worth.  

I remember reading a post or two here about a year ago saying they didn’t think this movie would do well because it would only appeal to those with nostalgia for the original. That post is probably deleted by now. In some ways this movie has succeeded like Fury Road has. A very basic story which has little to no role in the films success. Both movies were carried by its presentation, performances and some nostalgia. True popcorn flicks. 

Have you seen Mike on Hulu yet? I’m going to start that series soon.

https://twitter.com/miakhalifa/status/1564590644600999936?s=20&t=XuE6IBONWaq0S9NhFNiZfw

I’ll add that you could cut this down to a 30 minute segment and throw it into one of Stephen Kings’s Creepshow anthologies. It could also be a perfect one hour episode of Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits. And Peele was involved in the new Twilight Zone which has me thinking maybe this was developed for that and he decided to expand it into a full length feature. 

I love how small the original Clerks is. Just has a really comfortable feel that has me revisiting it from time to time. I’ve never revisited Clerks 2. 

This was not a masterpiece as I’ve read here and there. I didn’t think the themes or symbolism were deep at all. 

The acting was well done by most of the cast with the leads stealing it. I loved the reveal but they could have done more with it. The lead-up to the finale with the inflatable men in the field had that fun Jaws “chasing the barrels” vibe. Now that I think about it, the last half hour was Jaws. This is a weird one for me. I think.. I really liked it?  I just kept wanting it to go in certain directions it never went. This will be a good repeat viewing for me. I’d say the concept for Nope is dope. 

Rogue One was great. Even with the imperfect CGI at the end which will get Lucafied later. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was cleaned up a bit for its re-release.

On 8/28/2022 at 5:30 AM, drotto said:

The big meeting basically went, Ezra stop f'ing up, get help, and continue to apologies or the movie is shelved.  Ezra just sat there and nodded. 

I was hoping the meeting went more like this.

On 8/27/2022 at 12:54 AM, Bosco685 said:

 

“I’m good.”

with that single tear.

Brandons Crow will always be a classic but there was a lot left out from the GN. I’m hoping this reboot gives us more from the comic. A somber drama/horror. But I’m not feeling it because of the director they chose. Someone who has only directed two bad movies. G. del Toro would have been my choice for the reboot.