The Movie Thread Reloaded

[Omega]

I hated A Quiet Place. An idiotic premise, stupid situation, and characters who seem hellbent on getting themselves killed.

[Omega]

Eh. I can't fault them. They have their formula, it works really well, and none of the Marvel Movies so far have been utter shite.

You missed the latest Fantastic 4 movie then. And the prior two Spider-man movies before the current re-reboot were pretty poor. I have not seen the newest one so can not say if it is good or bad. And aside from the airport battle Civil War felt so very very pointless.

[Omega]

What's the relationship there? Hardcore Henry has many flashes of brilliance, but I would have never guessed it to be based on a Chandler book/movie, even if I concede many clear influences.

What? No no. I meant that Lady in the Lake was an example of an early try at a fully POV movie. Far as I know there is no connection to HH.

[jhkim]

Am I the only one that felt Infinity War was a bit of a let down both as a film and as a MCU event?

I thought it was a big let down.

The Marvel movies have had their ups and downs, but I thought the recent run of Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, and Black Panther were excellent (and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 at least a solid sequel). All of them had a strong theme and visual style, plus interesting storyline and characters.

Infinity War was a jumbled, clunky mess by comparison. It had no style, and especially the formulaic plot and storyline was a major stumbling block.

(Spoilers)It was obvious from the premise that of course all six stones would fall into Thanos' hands leading to a final confrontation. So most of the plot was all playing out foregone conclusion, and even in a dull manner. What was worse was repeating the trope where Thanos threatens to kill someone, and the hero then dutifully hands over the stone - done by Loki over Thor at the start, followed by Gamora over Nebula, followed by Doctor Strange over Iron Man.(/Spoilers)

[Ratman_tf]

You missed the latest Fantastic 4 movie then. And the prior two Spider-man movies before the current re-reboot were pretty poor. I have not seen the newest one so can not say if it is good or bad. And aside from the airport battle Civil War felt so very very pointless.

I did skip them. I wasn't interested in them, as both were reboots and reboots of reboots. So I'll amend my post to say that the MCU movies I have seen haven't been utter shite.

[HappyDaze]

You missed the latest Fantastic 4 movie then. And the prior two Spider-man movies before the current re-reboot were pretty poor. I have not seen the newest one so can not say if it is good or bad. And aside from the airport battle Civil War felt so very very pointless.

The Fantastic Four movies and those Spider-Man films were not technically part of Disney's MCU (nor were the Blade series, Punisher movies, Elecktra, or Daredevil). Sure, they're Marvel movies, but bringing them into the discussion is a lot like bringing up D&D 4e into a discussion about any other type of D&D.

[Warboss Squee]

I'd argue that the Garfield Spider-Man films, at least tge first one wasn't bad.  There has not been a goid FF movie though.

[Omega]

I actually liked the middle two Fantastic Four movies even if they did totally botch Galactus in the second one and played up the Human Torch a bit too much.

[HappyDaze]

I actually liked the middle two Fantastic Four movies even if they did totally botch Galactus in the second one and played up the Human Torch a bit too much.

Wait... If those were the middle two, what was the first one? I only remember three FF films: two with Captain America as Johnny Storm and one with Killmonger as Johnny Storm.

[Pat]

Wait... If those were the middle two, what was the first one? I only remember three FF films: two with Captain America as Johnny Storm and one with Killmonger as Johnny Storm.

Treat yourself, here's the original Fantastic Four movie from 1994. With the Boy Who Could Fly as Johnny Storm.

[Ratman_tf]

I liked the 05 Fantastic Four. The scene on the bridge specifically was a bit of super-heroism that hadn't been in "super hero" movies for a while. Just savin' people and whatnot. No big, endless brawl.
And the "family" part was played pretty well.

Doom was shit though.

[HappyDaze]

Treat yourself, here's the original Fantastic Four movie from 1994. With the Boy Who Could Fly as Johnny Storm.

I... ah... um, yeah. I watched the first 2 minutes and that's shown me I shouldn't watch the next 90 minutes, but I've got a lot of time to kill, so...

[Pat]

I... ah... um, yeah. I watched the first 2 minutes and that's shown me I shouldn't watch the next 90 minutes, but I've got a lot of time to kill, so...

It's actually better than it should be. Yes, it's pure B-grade cinema, with crappy props and special effects, mediocre acting, a very goofy villain, some serious problems with the plot and character development, and the production quality is poor (the film only exists in the form of bootleg fan copies, after all). But it's entertaining as a trashy film, coherent enough that you can follow the plot, and there are a couple character moments that work. It might be better than the 2015 version.

And it's clearly got more spirit, because the actors were really into it. I can't recommend the documentary Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four (2015) because it gets tedious, but the interviews with the cast make it clear that everyone involved sincerely believed this was a high profile film destined for success. In other words, they were all completed deluded.

[Ratman_tf]

2nd trailer for Bumblebee.

[video=youtube_share;3P2DFimdfvM]https://youtu.be/3P2DFimdfvM[/youtube]

I can't help but sperg out. This looks so much better than the Bayformers films.

[danbuter]

I just watched The Mummy (with Tom Cruise). It was much better than I expected. I recommend it!