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Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:17 pm
by Headhunter
DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Marble Hornets was fucking great.

Though got pretty...confusing during the later videos, kinda lost the narrative, lol.
They clearly did not have the whole narrative planned out, tough to do that and not have things spin out of control.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:58 pm
by Reign in Blood
Headhunter wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:I liked 25th Hour but there is no universe in which it's a classic.
The quintessential post 9/11 movie.
k.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:01 pm
by Headhunter
Reign in Blood wrote:
Headhunter wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:I liked 25th Hour but there is no universe in which it's a classic.
The quintessential post 9/11 movie.
k.
8-)

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:38 pm
by DancesWithWerewolves
The Meg ......... B

Just as satisfyingly ridiculous as I'd hoped. Statham still has the personality of cardboard, but now it's wet cardboard :P But it was really fun, and definitely first John Turtletaub movie I enjoyed since Cool Runnings. Doesn't take itself serious...but does not stoop to parody either, it had a good balance of knowing it's not going to be Jaws, and not Jaws 3.

I also dug that the token black guy started a token black guy rant, which had me prepared for some eyerolling, but he started saying real things to sympathize with, so I'm glad they knew the cliche and went beyond it.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:59 pm
by Monster
I'm going to see The Meg on Monday. Really been looking forward to it.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:45 pm
by DancesWithWerewolves
I am left wondering what the Eli Roth version would've looked like, since he was attached to direct for a while beforehand. I know he walked because he wanted the big budget but shoot for an R movie, and the producers were like nah, but I'm still curious.

Then I recall him wanting to star as Jonas, which would've been terrible. Eli Roth can't act for shit. Statham is at least mediocre :P

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:01 pm
by Reign in Blood
Eli directing and acting would've got my interest more. The director of 3 Ninjas and Cool Runnings with Dry Sponge will be sure to deliver some hardcore shit, I'm sure.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:04 pm
by Monster
They've already decided they won't be releasing the R rated version on blu ray. I don't understand that.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:51 pm
by Havok
Monster wrote:They've already decided they won't be releasing the R rated version on blu ray. I don't understand that.
But expect the unrated and extended version of Slender Man. :roll:

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:56 pm
by DancesWithWerewolves
Monster wrote:They've already decided they won't be releasing the R rated version on blu ray. I don't understand that.
Don't think they filmed for an R rating. That was a condition why Eli left: didn't want to film his R rated version with a much smaller budget.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:02 am
by Monster
DancesWithWerewolves wrote:
Monster wrote:They've already decided they won't be releasing the R rated version on blu ray. I don't understand that.
Don't think they filmed for an R rating. That was a condition why Eli left: didn't want to film his R rated version with a much smaller budget.
I read an article saying they had but the edited scenes would never be released.

http://comicbook.com/horror/2018/08/07/ ... ctors-cut/

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:26 am
by DancesWithWerewolves
Monster wrote:
DancesWithWerewolves wrote:
Monster wrote:They've already decided they won't be releasing the R rated version on blu ray. I don't understand that.
Don't think they filmed for an R rating. That was a condition why Eli left: didn't want to film his R rated version with a much smaller budget.
I read an article saying they had but the edited scenes would never be released.

http://comicbook.com/horror/2018/08/07/ ... ctors-cut/
That's actually very surprising to me, wow.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:30 pm
by showa58taro
Loved the Meg. Great film.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:40 pm
by Monster
Same. Lots of good mindless fun.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:50 pm
by showa58taro
Monster wrote:Same. Lots of good mindless fun.
Exactly. The one noticeable thing for me was the forcible use of Chinese to get into that market. But she was pretty so it’s all good. The young daughter was at times a bit too precocious for her own good. But hey, all good.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:47 pm
by DancesWithWerewolves
Li Bingbing is gorgeous. Hard to believe she's in her 40s.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:35 pm
by Monster
If I remember correctly, she and her father were Japanese in the book.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:36 pm
by Monster
DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Li Bingbing is gorgeous. Hard to believe she's in her 40s.
Wow. I would never have guessed she was out of her thirties.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:22 am
by showa58taro
Monster wrote:If I remember correctly, she and her father were Japanese in the book.
Why Masi Oka was used to play a Japanese scientist with accent and everything I’ll never know. But I don’t mind.

Re: Recently Watched Movies

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:29 am
by Tiggnutz
showa58taro wrote:
Monster wrote:If I remember correctly, she and her father were Japanese in the book.
Why Masi Oka was used to play a Japanese scientist with accent and everything I’ll never know. But I don’t mind.
Isn't he Japanese?