Movies

[EvanBenner]

i won one of the lifetime memberships from the a24 scratch off thing. so that's cool.

Oh wow! I got $5. And that's not a complaint.

 

[The Denmarkian Wonder]

 

[ayayrawn]

Caught Lawrence of Arabia for the first time in a local theater tonight. Why does no one ever talk about how good this movie is????

(this is a joke)

 

[kvetcha]

Caught Lawrence of Arabia for the first time in a local theater tonight. Why does no one ever talk about how good this movie is????

(this is a joke)

it’s almost as though…nothing is written

 

[gaporter]

Tonight's viewing

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Tonight's viewing
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Such a fantastic and hilarious meta movie.

 

[kvetcha]

Furiosa on 4K. Liked it even more than in theaters. What a freakin’ movie.

 

[Gavaxeman]

Anyone else looking forward to the new Alien movie ? I’m really really hoping it delivers the goods - only been waiting since 1986 for a worthy addition to the 1st two

 

[Hemotep]

Anyone else looking forward to the new Alien movie ? I’m really really hoping it delivers the goods - only been waiting since 1986 for a worthy addition to the 1st two

My wife is really excited for it. I'm cautiously optimistic. I've enjoyed the last couple things in the universe, but they've had their major flaws. This one looks legit though!

 

[EvanBenner]

Anyone else looking forward to the new Alien movie ? I’m really really hoping it delivers the goods - only been waiting since 1986 for a worthy addition to the 1st two

Seeing it tomorrow!

 

[Bull Shannon]

Anyone else looking forward to the new Alien movie ? I’m really really hoping it delivers the goods - only been waiting since 1986 for a worthy addition to the 1st two

Based on Alvarez’s Evil Dead remake I’m scared it’ll be too gross for me; I love Alien but I avoided the series because the chest buster is so upsetting to me as a concept. I’m curious though.

 

[kvetcha]

Based on Alvarez’s Evil Dead remake I’m scared it’ll be too gross for me; I love Alien but I avoided the series because the chest buster is so upsetting to me as a concept. I’m curious though.

I have the *exact same* concerns but a friend talked me into seeing it on full-scale laser IMAX at the Air and Space museum tomorrow night, so, uh, I'll report back.

 

[ayayrawn]

Based on Alvarez’s Evil Dead remake I’m scared it’ll be too gross for me; I love Alien but I avoided the series because the chest buster is so upsetting to me as a concept. I’m curious though.

I have the *exact same* concerns but a friend talked me into seeing it on full-scale laser IMAX at the Air and Space museum tomorrow night, so, uh, I'll report back.

Thoroughly enjoy Alvarez's work, both his Evil Dead remake and Don't Breathe excel at close-quarters gross out horror that's basically the sauce of the Alien franchise at its peak. Think this one will be a good time.

 

[kvetcha]

I generally have a pretty low threshold for close-quarters gross-out horror, so that's kind of my concern.

 

[Bull Shannon]

I generally have a pretty low threshold for close-quarters gross-out horror, so that's kind of my concern.

Same boat. I’ve seen some of the squickier horror flicks out there, ironically; The Thing is straight-up one of my favorite films, period.

 

[Bull Shannon]

Same boat. I’ve seen some of the squickier horror flicks out there, ironically; The Thing is straight-up one of my favorite films, period.

Now I’m just thinking on how weird one’s reactions to film violence can be: I can chomp handfuls of popcorn while Jason mows through a yearbook’s worth of horny teens, but will hide under my seat at implied eye/nail torture.

 

[Melt Face Molly Drop]

Well, this was free, but now I’m afraid I cursed my home by picking it up

 

[mdmost]

Just in case anyone is looking to move to suburban California.

 

[gaporter]

Such a fantastic and hilarious meta movie.

I was a little disappointed when I first saw it because I think I was expecting something different from what I got and the hard shift towards comedy threw me off. Watching it again with a fresh set of eyes, I enjoyed it quite a bit more. If you just surrender yourself to the chaos, it's a very funny, outrageously good time. The satire is also a lot sharper than I feel like I originally gave it credit for. I find the bit where they poke fun at the hilariously dark Santa Claus monologue from the first movie very amusing.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I was a little disappointed when I first saw it because I think I was expecting something different from what I got and the hard shift towards comedy threw me off. Watching it again with a fresh set of eyes, I enjoyed it quite a bit more. If you just surrender yourself to the chaos, it's a very funny, outrageously good time. The satire is also a lot sharper than I feel like I originally gave it credit for. I find the bit where they poke fun at the hilariously dark Santa Claus monologue from the first movie very amusing.

Yeah, it just attacks everything, the entertainment industry, technology, the super rich moguls, and the Gremlins franchise itself with biting humor. It’s really amazing that Joe Dante was able to get this made. The Deadpool franchise probably owes a bit of debt to The New Batch.