Elysium

Finally caught the Harvey Weinstein flick, "She Said".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Said_(film)

If you ever saw Redford and Hoffman in "All the President's Men (1976)"....this brought me back to that with an updated cause.

Watching DUNE II at home. Fifty plus years since I read the books the first time. Still fun. Dune Messiah should be a bit more wonky. Duncan Idaho, we miss you.

Abigail.  Got roped into it.  Basically a very watered-down Saw plus a very watered-down vampire movie.  Pretty bad.  'Nuff said.

Civil War. It's hard to make a connection to current events, but it made me think about current events. While it had good ratings, the few criticisms were mostly about not being able to relate it to our current polarized government. The reasons for the conflict are not explained. But the best part of the film was that it did hold my attention, something that recent films haven't been doing well.

Quote from: SGOS on April 19, 2024, 04:45:35 AMThe reasons for the conflict are not explained.

Really??  Cause damn, there goes half the appeal.  Hard to get invested in a literally meaningless conflict.

I was holding off just because it hits a little too close to home right now.  Maybe in a year, it'll be more up my alley.

Quote from: Hydra009 on April 19, 2024, 09:08:50 AMReally??  Cause damn, there goes half the appeal.  Hard to get invested in a literally meaningless conflict.

I was holding off just because it hits a little too close to home right now.  Maybe in a year, it'll be more up my alley.

The writers and director made it a point to stay away from politics. However, as far as an action film goes, I got caught up in the drama more than most. I did expect the cause of the conflict to be revealed toward the end of the film, but it never was. It just ended, but the war was still taking place. I didn't know who was winning or who the good guys were. But it wasn't the first time I've left the theater wondering what just happened. I'd still recommend it, because it's better than most recent post pandemic films by a long shot.

Quote from: SGOS on April 19, 2024, 12:25:03 PMThe writers and director made it a point to stay away from politics.

A political war is literally the premise.  That would be like me writing about the holocaust and trying to stay away from politics.

My hillbilly cousins are already pointing at that movie. "SEE!!!" At least it will be legal to shoot them if they try it.


Must buy more hollow points.

Quote from: Hydra009 on April 19, 2024, 12:59:23 PMA political war is literally the premise.  That would be like me writing about the holocaust and trying to stay away from politics.

The premise, such as it was, offered a lot of opportunity to expand the story into a much more powerful (and controversial) story. But it seemed like great effort was used to avoid doing that. Personally, I think it was a missed opportunity, but then I have no say in the matter.

Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on April 19, 2024, 01:13:35 PMMy hillbilly cousins are already pointing at that movie. "SEE!!!" At least it will be legal to shoot them if they try it.


Must buy more hollow points.

You might need to use silver bullets...

Quote from: Unbeliever on April 19, 2024, 04:21:53 PMYou might need to use silver bullets...

Not going to waste precious metals on total idiots.

Finally went and saw Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

It was... okay. Kong's story arc from finding the mysterious chasm to escaping from Scar King was great, but the human and Godzilla sides of the story felt incredibly rushed; like they were just speeding through those portions as fast as possible so they could justify Godzilla and Mothra being in the final fight (which also felt rushed).

Honestly, and I know this sounds like sacrilege coming from me... this should probably have been a solo Kong flick. Just get rid of Godzilla and Mothra entirely. Tweak the plot so that Kong defeats Scar King with his intellect instead of just bringing in backup, like he did against the Skull Devil in his first movie.

Still an alright movie, just really could have used a few more passes on the screenplay.

Introduction movies can be busy and we had a lot of new here.