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The Movie Thread Reloaded

Started by Apparition, January 03, 2018, 11:10:35 PM

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Ratman_tf

#255
April 26, 2019, 04:07:18 PM
Quote from: Godfather Punk;1084650If the devil is in the details,  you could make a case, but I saw no actual evidence of him.

Meh. It's not Infinity War without a cameo by the Devil himself.

The notion of an exclusionary and hostile RPG community is a fever dream of zealots who view all social dynamics through a narrow keyhole of structural oppression.
-Haffrung

Warboss Squee

#256
April 28, 2019, 03:06:00 AM
Saw Endgame, wasn't overly impressed.

deadDMwalking

#257
April 29, 2019, 12:03:14 PM
I enjoyed it.  I am looking forward to the point where most people have seen it so I can discuss some of the plot points without spoiling anything.
When I say objectively, I mean \'subjectively\'.  When I say literally, I mean \'figuratively\'.  
And when I say that you are a horse\'s ass, I mean that the objective truth is that you are a literal horse\'s ass.

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. - Peter Drucker

Omega

#258
April 30, 2019, 05:02:54 PM
Just came across another recording of the Russian musical Dragonlance: The Last Trial. This one an older production with a different crew.

Seemed to have slightly better costuming and, er, acrobats? But some of the characters did not look as close to their origins as one might like whereas the ones in the final showing looked their parts overall. A bald Caramon stood out in this one for example. Though I rather like this version of Dalamar as he comes across as so sly and conniving. The rest were ok. At a bit over 2 hours it is an impressive production for both.

Omega

#259
May 02, 2019, 10:31:36 PM
Just saw the trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie and holy hell Paramont actually did worse than I expected.

So we have YET ANOTHER damn adaption where the characters are dropped into the real world. Rather than the subjects setting. Or I should say. Character. Singular. As pretty much Sonic is the only character from the games in the movie. There is Jim Carey playing what is supposed to be Dr Robotnic/Eggman. But its so scant a nod it barely counts. Worse though is the CGI model for Sonic. really. WTF were they thinking? Apparently Sony is not happy. But they should have known better by now and lever signed control of the character off to someone else.

Warboss Squee

#260
May 03, 2019, 01:41:11 AM
Quote from: Omega;1085885Just saw the trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie and holy hell Paramont actually did worse than I expected.

So we have YET ANOTHER damn adaption where the characters are dropped into the real world. Rather than the subjects setting. Or I should say. Character. Singular. As pretty much Sonic is the only character from the games in the movie. There is Jim Carey playing what is supposed to be Dr Robotnic/Eggman. But its so scant a nod it barely counts. Worse though is the CGI model for Sonic. really. WTF were they thinking? Apparently Sony is not happy. But they should have known better by now and lever signed control of the character off to someone else.

Jim Carrey is so 90's in his delivery that I'm wondering if he went back to his old practice of taking his pay in cocaine.

Omega

#261
May 03, 2019, 12:01:25 PM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;1085900Jim Carrey is so 90's in his delivery that I'm wondering if he went back to his old practice of taking his pay in cocaine.

True. Though re-watching the trailer I am starting to like Carey's Robotnik/Eggman as it seems like maybe he is gradually growing into looking more and more like he does in the games.

Meanwhile re-watching the trailer the CG for Sonic looks really bad. Like something from the 90s. The CG TV show looks better than this.

Spinachcat

#262
May 04, 2019, 09:59:57 PM
I saw ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL and it was good. Not great, but fun enough and decent cyberpunk.

I read the manga too long ago to comment how much the movie deviated from the source material.

Surprisingly, the movie didn't have any SJW nonsense. That alone felt like a throwback to when we could have strong female leads without politics. Nobody in the movie does an acting job worth mentioning (either good or bad), and the characters/location makes enough sense to suspend disbelief for 120 minutes. Is it perfect? Far from it, but the pace, combat sequences and futuretech visuals were worth the viewing.

Most importantly, the movie offers lots of RPG idea potential. Fans of sci-fi, post-apoc or cyberpunk will pull some inspiration, even if the action does feel "live anime" which actually isn't bad for most RPGing.

Ratman_tf

#263
May 06, 2019, 12:02:34 PM
Quote from: Omega;1085885Just saw the trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie and holy hell Paramont actually did worse than I expected.

So we have YET ANOTHER damn adaption where the characters are dropped into the real world. Rather than the subjects setting. Or I should say. Character. Singular. As pretty much Sonic is the only character from the games in the movie. There is Jim Carey playing what is supposed to be Dr Robotnic/Eggman. But its so scant a nod it barely counts. Worse though is the CGI model for Sonic. really. WTF were they thinking? Apparently Sony is not happy. But they should have known better by now and lever signed control of the character off to someone else.

Director has responded saying they're going to change the design for Sonic.
https://www.destructoid.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-s-director-vows-to-redesign-the-character-after-fan-backlash-552262.phtml

I agree with they guys at Cinemassacre. Sonic would probably make a good enough animated film. Not everything has to be reinterpreted as live action.
The notion of an exclusionary and hostile RPG community is a fever dream of zealots who view all social dynamics through a narrow keyhole of structural oppression.
-Haffrung

Pat

#264
May 07, 2019, 10:27:10 PM Last Edit: May 07, 2019, 10:48:35 PM by Pat
Finally saw Captain Marvel. Not bad, the story was generally fun. Her super powers became a little too much of a plot device at the end. Not really into the mid-1990s retro vibe, but they did it well. Character development was pretty good. The supporting cast was almost uniformly excellent -- I think the skrull leader could make reciting the phone book sound fascinating, the Kree mentor and the little Captain Marvel to be both had lots of charm, and Fishburne made a good if odd and slightly goofy Fury. Overall, the weakest part of the movie was Brie Larson. She was supposed to be tough, but came across as stiff. And a dry sense of humor was central to her character, but everything fell flat. I think the woman who played Marie Rambeau would have made a far better Captain Marvel. Wasn't a huge fan of the cat, but the audience loved it.

Don't see why there was any fuss about feminism. Really nothing about the Patriarchy. Some anti-imperialism, but it wasn't a clear analogue of anything. There was some girl-power stuff in reaction to how women weren't allowed to fly combat missions, but she's the protagonist and a pilot, so what would you expect?

Edit: By little Captain Marvel to be, I mean the other little Captain Marvel to be.

deadDMwalking

#265
May 08, 2019, 01:17:21 PM
Quote from: Pat;1086631Fishburne made a good if odd and slightly goofy Fury.


Quote from: IMDBSamuel L Jackson....Nick Fury

Watch him correct someone else who ought to have known better
When I say objectively, I mean \'subjectively\'.  When I say literally, I mean \'figuratively\'.  
And when I say that you are a horse\'s ass, I mean that the objective truth is that you are a literal horse\'s ass.

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. - Peter Drucker

Pat

#266
May 08, 2019, 01:25:54 PM
Quote from: deadDMwalking;1086749Watch him correct someone else who ought to have known better
I knew better, and I still wrote it. In my defense, he's even more Fishburne than usual in Captain Marvel. :)

Omega

#267
May 08, 2019, 06:05:14 PM
Quote from: Pat;1086754I knew better, and I still wrote it. In my defense, he's even more Fishburne than usual in Captain Marvel. :)

Fishburne was in Ant Man and Wasp. With his son playing him in the flashback.

Pat

#268
May 08, 2019, 06:54:49 PM
Quote from: Omega;1086807Fishburne was in Ant Man and Wasp. With his son playing him in the flashback.
Not where it came from. I knew Samuel L. Jackson played Fury in the Avengers movies, and during Captain Marvel I was asking myself did they recast him? I think I respond more to demeanor than to faces.

Omega

#269
May 10, 2019, 07:39:09 AM
Quote from: Pat;1086815Not where it came from. I knew Samuel L. Jackson played Fury in the Avengers movies, and during Captain Marvel I was asking myself did they recast him? I think I respond more to demeanor than to faces.

Fishburne has come a long way from Pee Wee Herman... :eek:

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