The Movie Thread Reloaded

[Bedrockbrendan]

Watched To Live and Die in LA on prime last night. Really good movie. The soundtrack does pin it to the 80s (I guess Wang Chung did it), but the story and the level of detail with the counterfeiting operations and the secret service is great. Willem Dafoe plays the villain and is very good in the role. The guy from Manhunter plays the lead. The movie is like watching a slow motion disaster as he makes all the wrong choices to get the bad guy

Also I picked up the bluray of that movie The Sword I mentioned before. Very good quality. It has a commentary track, a video essay and a written essay in a little booklet. Imagine quality is perfect and the subs seem good (also the subs look different than the version I saw on Amazon).

[Bedrockbrendan]

We saw Night of the Hunter last night. I understand why people talk about this movie a lot. Some of the shots are really striking, and the music in places (not all for sure) holds up even after almost 70s years.That, combined with Robert Mitchum's performance, makes it very memorable. It is a truly memorable villain. Also the movie is scarier than a lot of more recent films. I does have things in it that are clear products of its time. So if you haven't seen movies from the 50s, just be aware of that going in. This was also my wife's first exposure to Robert Mitchum so hoping to show her Friends of Eddie Coyle next.

[jhkim]

I watched Prey yesterday again with my son, him seeing it for the first time, and loved it. It really should have gotten a theatrical release. It was scuttled by timing because of the pandemic. I would have loved to have seen it in the theaters.

It had some plausibility problems for me, but less so than most action movies - and I thought it did an amazing job of a new storyline that respected the original without repeating it.

I'm curious in particular if other posters here liked it.

[Bedrockbrendan]

I watched Prey yesterday again with my son, him seeing it for the first time, and loved it. It really should have gotten a theatrical release. It was scuttled by timing because of the pandemic. I would have loved to have seen it in the theaters.

It had some plausibility problems for me, but less so than most action movies - and I thought it did an amazing job of a new storyline that respected the original without repeating it.

I'm curious in particular if other posters here liked it.

Is that the Predator movie?

[KindaMeh]

Prey is awesome. It's like Predator but set in the past with French trappers, Native Americans, and some pretty crazy outside the box thinking being required for the main characters to compete. It isn't quite as quick to get to the predator side of things, and it felt less like horror to me than a thriller, though. (Which is part of why I liked it so much.) They also really explore what it means to have the psychology of a hunter in the film's themes.

[jhkim]

I watched Prey yesterday again with my son, him seeing it for the first time, and loved it. It really should have gotten a theatrical release. It was scuttled by timing because of the pandemic. I would have loved to have seen it in the theaters.

It had some plausibility problems for me, but less so than most action movies - and I thought it did an amazing job of a new storyline that respected the original without repeating it.

I'm curious in particular if other posters here liked it.

Is that the Predator movie?

Yeah, it's the Predator prequel set in 1719.

[Bedrockbrendan]

I watched Prey yesterday again with my son, him seeing it for the first time, and loved it. It really should have gotten a theatrical release. It was scuttled by timing because of the pandemic. I would have loved to have seen it in the theaters.

It had some plausibility problems for me, but less so than most action movies - and I thought it did an amazing job of a new storyline that respected the original without repeating it.

I'm curious in particular if other posters here liked it.

Is that the Predator movie?

Yeah, it's the Predator prequel set in 1719.

I have been meaning to see that one

[jhkim]

I watched Prey yesterday again with my son, him seeing it for the first time, and loved it. It really should have gotten a theatrical release. It was scuttled by timing because of the pandemic. I would have loved to have seen it in the theaters.

It had some plausibility problems for me, but less so than most action movies - and I thought it did an amazing job of a new storyline that respected the original without repeating it.

I'm curious in particular if other posters here liked it.

Is that the Predator movie?

Yeah, it's the Predator prequel set in 1719.

I have been meaning to see that one

I know that there's a sequel that's already in production. I'm skeptical about it just in that lightning striking three times is even rarer than lightning striking twice. i.e. Aliens was amazing, but Alien 3 was a letdown. T2 was great, but later Terminator movies sucked, etc. Still, it could be fun. Prey 2 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7HX3uWk6Fg

My real hope is that a theatrical release of Prey 2 will be preceded by a limited release of Prey in the theaters.

[yosemitemike]

I watched a movie called Special ID.  It's a decent cop action thriller sort of movie.  It's worth watching just for the final fight scene.  It's one of the best fight scenes I have ever seen. 

I have been meaning to see that one

I thought it was pretty good.  It doesn't commit the usual girlboss movie sins.  It doesn't fall into the trap of making all of the male characters useless to build up the female lead for example.  The main character isn't just awesome from the start.  She has struggles and flaws she has to overcome.  She's an actual character.  It looks good.  The action scenes are well done.  Some of it is a bit over the top but not that over the top for the action genre. 

[Vanadium Angel]

I watched Prey yesterday again with my son, him seeing it for the first time, and loved it. It really should have gotten a theatrical release. It was scuttled by timing because of the pandemic. I would have loved to have seen it in the theaters.

It had some plausibility problems for me, but less so than most action movies - and I thought it did an amazing job of a new storyline that respected the original without repeating it.

I'm curious in particular if other posters here liked it.

Is that the Predator movie?

Yeah, it's the Predator prequel set in 1719.

I have been meaning to see that one

I know that there's a sequel that's already in production. I'm skeptical about it just in that lightning striking three times is even rarer than lightning striking twice. i.e. Aliens was amazing, but Alien 3 was a letdown. T2 was great, but later Terminator movies sucked, etc. Still, it could be fun. Prey 2 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7HX3uWk6Fg

My real hope is that a theatrical release of Prey 2 will be preceded by a limited release of Prey in the theaters.

Sorry, no Prey 2.
That is a fake trailer.  KH Studio makes nothing but fakes.

[yosemitemike]

I don't even know what they would do with a Prey 2.  The story concludes pretty definitely.  Another predator shows up and the main character has to fight it?  Again?  I think it's more likely that another movie along these lines would take place in some other time and place with a whole different cast. 

[Bedrockbrendan]

I watched Prey yesterday again with my son, him seeing it for the first time, and loved it. It really should have gotten a theatrical release. It was scuttled by timing because of the pandemic. I would have loved to have seen it in the theaters.

It had some plausibility problems for me, but less so than most action movies - and I thought it did an amazing job of a new storyline that respected the original without repeating it.

I'm curious in particular if other posters here liked it.

Is that the Predator movie?

Yeah, it's the Predator prequel set in 1719.

I have been meaning to see that one

I know that there's a sequel that's already in production. I'm skeptical about it just in that lightning striking three times is even rarer than lightning striking twice. i.e. Aliens was amazing, but Alien 3 was a letdown. T2 was great, but later Terminator movies sucked, etc. Still, it could be fun. Prey 2 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7HX3uWk6Fg

My real hope is that a theatrical release of Prey 2 will be preceded by a limited release of Prey in the theaters.

You guys have definitely sold me on Prey.

Yeah T2 and Aliens were rare (they also both had the common denominator of James Cameron. Honestly, this is probably a very unpopular opinion but I kind of wish the Terminator series ended with the first movie because that one is so perfect

[Bedrockbrendan]

I watched a movie called Special ID.  It's a decent cop action thriller sort of movie.  It's worth watching just for the final fight scene.  It's one of the best fight scenes I have ever seen. 

I have been meaning to see that one

I thought it was pretty good.  It doesn't commit the usual girlboss movie sins.  It doesn't fall into the trap of making all of the male characters useless to build up the female lead for example.  The main character isn't just awesome from the start.  She has struggles and flaws she has to overcome.  She's an actual character.  It looks good.  The action scenes are well done.  Some of it is a bit over the top but not that over the top for the action genre. 

I don't mind strong female heroes (I watch a lot of wuxia in part because they have a lot of cool heroines) but the girlboss can get annoying in American movies lol (I think sometimes the way it is done feels shallow?). I will definitely check out prey

[jhkim]

I know that there's a sequel that's already in production. I'm skeptical about it just in that lightning striking three times is even rarer than lightning striking twice. i.e. Aliens was amazing, but Alien 3 was a letdown. T2 was great, but later Terminator movies sucked, etc. Still, it could be fun. Prey 2 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7HX3uWk6Fg

My real hope is that a theatrical release of Prey 2 will be preceded by a limited release of Prey in the theaters.

Sorry, no Prey 2.
That is a fake trailer.  KH Studio makes nothing but fakes.

Whoops, sorry about that! You're right. But it looks like the director of Prey is doing another Predator movie, called "Predator: Badlands" that is scheduled to come out in November.

[Ratman_tf]

You guys have definitely sold me on Prey.

Yeah T2 and Aliens were rare (they also both had the common denominator of James Cameron. Honestly, this is probably a very unpopular opinion but I kind of wish the Terminator series ended with the first movie because that one is so perfect

As much as I love T2, I agree. The sequel was great, but once Cameron opened up the can of worms that the future could be changed, I had a mental image of a long line of Terminators and resistance fighters waiting patiently for their turn to use the time machine to try to alter history.