50 Cent #II (1st)

You people saying that Stan was paid to be the boss and it was expected then.  Well the interview where he states he doesn't know why Jack left seems rather recent and he still seems to not want to admit what went on back then so I don't give him any pass for what happened in the past as he can't admit now what took place.

Watched a good one this evening.  Wind River (2017). 

On 11/11/2017 at 6:11 PM, NewEnglandGothic said:

Just finished the Criterion edition of "Picnic at Hanging Rock."

Supposedly, it inspired Sofia's filmmaking.

If you haven't seen it, it might be right up your alley.

I really enjoyed it.  

A classic I've seen, thanks.  It's been a long time since, so maybe I'll add it to my queue and give it a reviewing.

No specific genre or order, but here's some movies I've watched from Netflix that I enjoyed in the last 4 months (yeah, it's been pretty sparse in good movies lately).

Your Name. (anime)

Maudie (drama)

Shot Caller (action)

The Big Sick (comedy)

How to Be a Latin Lover (comedy)

The Exception (thriller, drama)

Gifted (drama)

Their Finest (drama)

The Sense of an Ending (drama)

Land of Mine (action)

I loved Witching & person_without_enough_empathying (Spanish) and have recommended it a couple times, but nobody has posted they saw it.  Too bad, it's got some great visuals and love how the story does a 180 early on.

If you're looking for more recommendations, I posted a list of about 60 smaller independents or foreign movies I would recommend, previously that should be found in my old posts.  Here's the link from almost 2 years ago. 

Saw it today, liked it a lot.  So is the first appearance of Korg going up, being he was the most likeable character.  I could have sworn that South African accent was Ninja from Die Antwoord and Chappie.  There's a during credit and post credit scene for those that wonder if you want to wait through the credits.  Turns out it was the director, if you want to laugh, check out his movie What We Do In Shadows.

15 part Murky World series.  https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/10/23/richard-corben-heavy-metal-magazine/

Just read that Richard Corben is doing a big series, the first time with H M in 20 years.

3 hours ago, fantastic_four said:

Have any of you Brits seen the series yet?

Not sure why we're getting it so much later than you guys.  

Actually, I believe it's an Australian series.

Looking forward to seeing Thor: Ragnarok starring Cate Blanchett looking just like Eva Green. Marvel, Why not just put Eva Green in the role?

Odd, I hadn't heard about this coming out last month.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/086166261X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

EDIT: Strange, but Amazon.com changed it from having been released in September to now going to be released next year.

Watched a Polish musical (oh, that’s odd) about a pair of man-eating Mermaid sisters that get jobs at a strip club and sing in a band. No, I’m not kidding. The Lure (2015).

This starts streaming on Netflix tomorrow also. 

I'm a big Virgin Suicides fan also, enjoy Sofia's body of work.  Saw The Beguiled in the theaters.  Dunst is a favorite also.

Seems nobody visits here anymore, but if you do you might want to order Mark Beyer's first new book in 12 years.  Only 200 signed copies so it'll probably go fast.  No link, do a little searching...

32 minutes ago, fantastic_four said:

They said that long before we were re-introduced to Deckard and he was named as the father, so it wasn't two replicants, it was a mix.

Anybody heard how they made Sean Young look so young?  More CGI I presume, like Leia in Rogue One?

Now I understand why you're confused. 

1 hour ago, reddwarf666222 said:

There is only one kid the girl. The boy was a fake entry to cover the tracks. She was not sick she was just in the bubble for her protection so no one would know who her parents were.

Yes, 2 replicants produced one daughter, that was stated.  It was explained in the movie (I believe a couple times) that she was in the bubble due to her not being able to go outside for a reason.  "...an auto-immune deficiency prevented her from travel and forced her to live in a sealed off chamber." otherwise she would have been off world.  Looks like you missed that during the movie.

3 hours ago, reddwarf666222 said:

1. It was a fake entry to cover the tracks.

2. Does not matter because the first answer was the male was a fake entry to cover the tracks.

3. Tyrell specifically picked Deckard for his place. So at some point he must have gotten ahold of Deckard's DNA and made a replicant that he could procreate with. I'm glad is he a replicant or not dropped.

5 minutes ago, fantastic_four said:

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How are cloned humans replicants at all?  Or for that matter, even if they're purely synthesized or some mix of cloning and synthesis, if humans and replicants can reproduce and create an offspring that functions, then aren't they so exactly similar to each other that there's virtually no functional difference between a replicant and a human?  I don't even see how you can look at an functionally exact copy of a human and not think of it as human.    When I watched Blade Runner, I was envisioning replicants as being constructed with insides nothing like ours, but if the Blade Runner replicants are human right down to the bones and DNA, then they're human.  Yes, we created them, but we copied nature, so viewing them as at all different than us just seems bizarre.  

 

5 hours ago, fantastic_four said:

I'm having trouble working that out, but any discussion of that is spoilery, so here it is:

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If Blade Runner and Alien are in the same universe then why do replicants from Alien look completely different inside than replicants from Blade Runner?  If Rachael and Deckard have compatible-enough DNA to reproduce, and Rachael had a human-looking skeleton as shown in the film indicating that replicants are a near-exact copy of humans right down to the anatomical level, then why does Bishop look like he's got white blood and tubes hanging out of him in "Aliens"?

 

Anybody notice how Chinese characters are so prevalent in L.A. in the future in Blade Runner?  I read it's implied that the Chinese population becomes the dominate culture in L.A. in the future and that's why you see it all over (I believe there are actually Chinese characters on K's license plate which means it's not just a portion of L.A. like Chinatown).

1 hour ago, Bosco685 said:

If you happen across this film at Redbox or Netflix - or anywhere else - and then check Rotten Tomatoes and see it received a 92% critic like overall...

...RUN AWAY!

I made the mistake of checking RT first versus reading reviews from actual fellow viewers. If I had been thinking straight, I would have checked what Redbox viewers had noted, and not been surprised by the mass 1 and 2 star ratings out of 5. There is one scene where the camera focuses on the lead actress eating pie as she cries over the death of someone she loved for 4 minutes while the ghost stands there, watching. FOUR MINUTES!!

 

I've heard good things on this so this view is not expected.  Those that appreciated Mother! probably would like it more.  I've heard terrible things about Dunst's new Woodshock with people having no idea what it's about after seeing it.

20 minutes ago, paperheart said:

tanking at BO.  oh well, it'll get my $10

I hadn't heard this, but it did est. over $12M on Friday and is expected to do $50M+ this long weekend seems to be more than on track?  http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/

46 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said:

Fans of the Blade Runner movie, did you know that the movie Soldier (1998) with Kurt Russel, takes place in the same shared universe, as does the Alien series (as mentioned "Eldon Tyrell" in Prometheus). Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, Soldier, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Alien, Aliens (there was a 2013 video game called Aliens: Colonial Marines that was a sequel to Aliens, but doesn't fit with the continuity of the series), Alien 3, Aliens Resurrection (also there's a 2014 video game called Alien: Isolation that's story revolved around Ripley's daughter Amanda). Also, the AVP series brought in the Predator series into that shared universe (but not the same continuity). The Predator (prequel coming 2018), Predator, Predator 2, Predators, Alien vs. Predator,and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. That's a lot of marathon viewing...

 

Yes, that's some amazing trivia we happened to post at nearly the same time.  Are you a replicant?

Double post that doesn't have a delete button?

Fans of the Blade Runner movie, did you know that the movie Soldier (1998) with Kurt Russel, takes place in the same shared universe, as does the Alien series (as mentioned "Eldon Tyrell" in Prometheus). Blade Runner,  Blade Runner (1997 "sidequel" video game that tells a parallel story of rookie blade runner Ray McCoy that intersects with the original film), Blade Runner 2049, Soldier, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Alien, Aliens (there was a 2013 video game called Aliens: Colonial Marines that was a sequel to Aliens, but doesn't fit with the continuity of the series), Alien 3, Alien Resurrection (also there's a 2014 video game called Alien: Isolation that's story revolved around Ripley's daughter Amanda). Also, the AVP series brought in the Predator series into that shared universe (but not the same continuity). The Predator (prequel coming 2018), Predator, Predator 2, Predators, Alien vs. Predator,and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. That's a lot of marathon viewing...