Movies

[metroid composite]

I liked Casino Royale but thought Quantum of Solace was lame; kinda interested to hear how Skyfall ends up compared to those.

Better than Quantom of Solace, pretty much objectively.

I definitely remember feeling more entertained during Casino Royale, but to be perfectly honest I don't actually remember CR's plot at all or what I felt made the movie entertaining.  I will say that Skyfall arguably has more plot and character development than...all the other Bond movies I've seen put together.

[Grefter]

Sooooo out of interest, what made you run in to JCVH?  No one in the DL really bit much when I was trying to peddle it a few years ago.  If you want more crazy silly nonsense there is Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers which I enjoyed just as much.

They are Z movies and know it.  What is bad is either intended or not worried about because it fits the aesthetic.

Black Dynamite is a more deliberate version of the phenomenon in a different genre.  Both are highly enjoyable.

Dredd - Looks like I forgot to say this was good.  This was good.

[Sierra]

Sooooo out of interest, what made you run in to JCVH?  No one in the DL really bit much when I was trying to peddle it a few years ago.

Where have all our lesbians gone?

Anyway, saw Skyfall. Also walked out thinking, "Better than Quantum of Solace, not as good as Casino Royale." Villain's plan was a little more convoluted than it needed to be but you mostly don't care because he's Javier Bardem; there were a couple nods to earlier Bond movies that were a little too obvious as "Look, I'm being clever" moments (I blame John Logan scripting); and making a plot point of Bond aging out of the job is a dangerous thing to do when you're planning to make more movies with the same actor and same continuity. Granted, it is very easy to read that last one as just Bond being disenchanted, but it does draw more attention to the fact that Daniel Craig is quite visibly older.

Very good despite those minor complaints, though. Story was an effective examination of how badly things can go awry when the type of extreme personalities this work calls for are mishandled. The finale was great despite/because of shooting for smaller stakes than any other Bond movie. Visually, the movie does some excellent work. Everything in China was especially gorgeous.

Javier Bardem looks seriously weird as a blonde.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

Sooooo out of interest, what made you run in to JCVH?  No one in the DL really bit much when I was trying to peddle it a few years ago.

Where have all our lesbians gone?

I'm not sure CK counts as multiple people.

[DjinnAndTonic]

Saw "Wreck it Ralph". It is as good as you'd expect and is of course better if you're a gamer. "Toy Story but for video games" is a pretty accurate description. It evokes a lt of the same emotions and uses its set pieces similarly, though it's playing with a different actual theme. Instead of "inevitability of growing up and dying", it's more about acceptance of self. Pretty fitting and should really strike a chord with gamers who tend to feel ostracized and uncomfortable in their own skin as is. It certainly moved me and I'm probably the least suited to fit that description around here (well, except OK).

[Cmdr_King]

Although I think the best part of the movie is that they went full on balls-to-the-wall in making the main settings.  Five seconds in Sugar Rush can make your teeth hurt.

[AndrewRogue]

Oh yeah. We saw it Wreck-It-Ralph on release day.

More or less a Pixar movie made by Disney. Worked out much better than the Disney movie made by Pixar.

[Captain K.]

Wreck-it Ralph:  I wasn't really feeling the first third of the movie.  But it picked up and made me laugh a lot and the scene where Ralph wrecks the car was really heartwrenching.  Ralph versus Street Fighter bonus stage is hax.

[Tide]

Skyfall - Wow. There were a lot of cool movies this year, but I think this one really takes the cake for me. Character development? Plot that makes sense? In my James Bond film? Yep. All that and some nice symbolism and finishing touches really does make Skyfall probably the best of the Bond films I've seen (just starting from Goldeneye). Although its a James Bond film, there's also a lot of emphasis on M, which is cool because Judi Dench was pretty underused for most of Brosnan era Bond and she's awesome when she's on screen. This was not only a nice transition into the complete new Bond era (basically with all new actors) but it made for Bond film that had its share of action along with giving personalities to everyone. Just awesome stuff.

[Captain K.]

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2:  It starts as your standard Twilight movie.  Lots of longing looks, Kristin Stewart Bella trying to pretend she's human.  Awkward sex scene that you just wish would end faster because they're not showing anything but closeups of elbows.

And then...

HOLY FUCK WHAT DID THEY DO TO TWILIGHT THIS IS CRAZY I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DID THIS I...

Oh.  OH.  Well played film, well played.

So yeah if you're vaguely interested in Twilight, see it.  If not don't.

[Grefter]

TWILIGHT ...

Well played ...

You know I love you man, but seriously.



I am assuming this is a relative thing?  Like the "twist" is just so out of left field that it feels crazy as fuck?

[Cmdr_King]

Apparently it is a top contender for Troll of the Year.

So is this baby as creepy as advertised?

[Cotigo]

*Googles spoiler.*

That sounds stupid as fuck.  I know you have no standards at all bro but jesus fuck dude.

[Captain K.]

Yeah it's definitely a massive troll to the fans.  You have to remember the movies aren't written by Stephanie Meyer.  She's not clever enough to come up with something like that.

And no, the baby isn't creepy at all, rather cute actually.  It was much weirder-looking in the book.

[Hunter Sopko]

Skyfall- Felt like seeing a movie, since I have a pile of free passes. I've heard the most good things about this as anything else I wanted to see that's out. Awesome stuff. Haven't seen any of the other Craig films, but I will endeavor to do so now. A black Money Penny? I guess it worked in Blazing Saddles...

[Shale]

The "twist" sounds like the kind of thing where you download or rent the DVD so you can skip straight to that part, but I'm not going to lie, the combination of "Twilight" and "multiple onscreen decapitations" is not without its charm.

[Shale]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes: this movie is so much better than it has any right or need to be. Great directing and Andy Serkis is basically the god of motion capture at this point. Wasn't a big fan of the blatant sequel-baitness of the ending, but it's not a fatal flaw by any means.

[Grefter]

Skyfall - MORE LIKE SKYFAP.  10/10. Would watch Snow the Gay James Bond in a period piece set in Hong Kong between 1986 and 1997.  Series will end with him tortured and trying to commit suicide.  20/10.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

Skyfall - MORE LIKE SKYFAP.  10/10. Would watch Snow the Gay James Bond in a period piece set in Hong Kong between 1986 and 1997.

You're too kind.

[Grefter]

You should watch Skyfall.  Some of it is the delivery, but Javier Bardem does have some of your cadence of speech (in English to be fair) in his delivery.  Mostly when you are carefully considering your phrasing.  Other times it is just pure Snow (Especially when he is talking to or about Judi Dench).  He also has similar gestures and body language.  It is a little uncanny.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

I -have- watched Skyfall. And I have to re-emphasize what I just said anyway, because Javier Bardem and Javier Bardem in that movie, mind-rusting blonde wig notwithstanding. I'm not sure I can see the resemblance, but I certainly don't pay much attention to how my language comes across non-verbally.

[Grefter]

Well then you need to watch it again and remember some lines and work them into your dialect.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

If you wore the Draco Malfoy wig it'd be totes capital too.

[DjinnAndTonic]

I think you look better as a brunette.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

Javier Bardem looks better as a brunette too.