Movies

[DownIsTheNewUp]

 

[mdmost]

The feel good movie of the Spring!

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

The feel good movie of the Spring!

Garland's involvement almost always = opening weekend for me

This trailer / cast = opening night.

Also it's A24 with a 75m $ budget so I gotta support.

 

[The Denmarkian Wonder]

 

[kvetcha]

I've only seen the first Hobbit movie and was massively turned off by the injection of lore which serviced the LOTR story and not the immediate Bilbo Baggins story. As a kid I was exposed to The Hobbit early via the book and cartoon, and think I only learned about LOTR in fourth or fifth grade. It was mind-blowing to me: The Hobbit is a (mostly) self-contained treasure hunt, and I found it absolutely wild that an ancillary plot detail was spun out into this massive, consequential epic. Everything the Hobbit movie does works directly against the sense of expansion and higher stakes and flies in the face of The Hobbit being a fable for kids.

As for the Extended Editions, I still have them all but now maintain the theatrical cuts are superior: the added material does little for me beyond appeasing the need for a complete adaptation of the story.

re: the extended editions; I prefer Fellowship Extended and I consider The Two Towers Extended the only version to watch, but can kinda take or leave Return of the King Extended. The Two Towers is just so breathless and disjointed in its theatrical cut.

 

[Jan]

Feelings about the Amazon series?

prefer the first season of the series over the hobbit movies by a lot

 

[Bull Shannon]

re: the extended editions; I prefer Fellowship Extended and I consider The Two Towers Extended the only version to watch, but can kinda take or leave Return of the King Extended. The Two Towers is just so breathless and disjointed in its theatrical cut.

This makes a ton of sense; as I’ve watched the regular editions the last couple of years Two Towers has seemed the weakest entry.

 

[Bull Shannon]

I’m having trouble finding a solid source but it seems Dune Messiah has been greenlit.

 

[kvetcha]

I’m having trouble finding a solid source but it seems Dune Messiah has been greenlit.

OH SHIT

 

[kvetcha]

This makes a ton of sense; as I’ve watched the regular editions the last couple of years Two Towers has seemed the weakest entry.

Yeah, I like Fellowship a lot in either cut (love the ‘On Hobbits’ opening) but I think TTT is the only one that objectively suffers in its shorter form. The Extended feels like it breathes a little more.

 

[Bull Shannon]

Poor Things was pretty good, though it didn't really rise to much beyond my expectations for something with such a long runtime. Funny enough, that's how I felt with The Holdovers: both good movies which held me for 20-30 minutes too many.

 

[Bennnnn]

Still waiting for showtimes of Poor Things to show up here. Hopefully next week. But hey, I am on break now! For the next three weeks. And if all works out, I plan on going to the movies 3 times next week, which is a bit crazy for me. But I want to see Boy and the Heron again (this time subbed), The Iron Claw, and Poor Things.

 

[The Denmarkian Wonder]

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[RenegadeMonster]

The Family Plan

if you have Apple TV+, I recommend watching this

 

[avecigrec]

I probably shouldn't be as excited for this as I am, but I am anyway.

 

[kvetcha]

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I’m sorry I called you an inanimate object.

 

[The Denmarkian Wonder]

This was definitely heavier than the first two. Some really sad scenes, especially in the second half. But a lot of funny scenes as well.

Spoiler

Did Groot take steroids or something?

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 1
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Avengers
Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
Captain America: Civil War
Black Panther
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Captain America: The First Avenger
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Thor Ragnarok
Eternals
Doctor Strange
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Thor
The Incredible Hulk
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
Black Widow
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 2
Captain Marvel
Ant-Man And The Wasp
Ant-Man
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Thor: The Dark World
Thor Love And Thunder

 

[RenegadeMonster]

I watched Violent Night last night. Was much better than I expected. I now consider it a new holiday classic.

 

[mdmost]

This was definitely heavier than the first two. Some really sad scenes, especially in the second half. But a lot of funny scenes as well.

Spoiler

Did Groot take steroids or something?

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 1
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Avengers
Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
Captain America: Civil War
Black Panther
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Captain America: The First Avenger
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Thor Ragnarok
Eternals
Doctor Strange
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Thor
The Incredible Hulk
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
Black Widow
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 2
Captain Marvel
Ant-Man And The Wasp
Ant-Man
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Thor: The Dark World
Thor Love And Thunder

Since you liked Guardians so much, you should watch the Holiday Special on Disney+.

 

[Hemotep]

The Family Plan

if you have Apple TV+, I recommend watching this

I watched this last night. The first 2/3 were fun, but the ending went a bit cliche. Still enjoyed it and got a couple laughs in.