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i too rewatched the matrix last week. it fucking rules honestly. there are a ton of great aesthetic moves the production design takes, but easily my favorite is that the "agents", the evil antagonists, are these cookie-cutter corporate suits. It sounds obvious now, but doing that in what is ostensibly a sci fi action film is hilarious, especially when they do the fighting themselves. 

edit: flol at the threesome story

LOL

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  On 9/14/2021 at 2:24 PM, Rubin Farr said:

LOL

 

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I think they pretty much summed up the entire film in less than two minutes in that trailer, so what's the point in wasting two hours watching it? This is a trend nowadays imo, trailers just being supercondensed versions of the film, giving away all the plot points/twists.

Edit: maybe not, just for the predictable garbage. This certainly looks more like a skit than a film.

  On 9/14/2021 at 2:24 PM, Rubin Farr said:

LOL

 

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this could have easily been the next jordan peele film. even complete with the lack of an interesting title

  On 9/14/2021 at 2:24 PM, Rubin Farr said:

LOL

 

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flol

  On 9/14/2021 at 9:45 PM, Nebraska said:

this could have easily been the next jordan peele film. even complete with the lack of an interesting title

It seems like an SNL or Key & Peele sketch  

extremely dumb idea for a feature length film.

got around to seeing Arrival. pretty good I guess, idk, would have been better without humans

I watched Malignant, it's fucking hilarious.

there is a scene, about 10 minutes into the film, when ator (the hero) is running in a field with a girl. when they stop to rest, ator turns to her and professes his love. 
"i love you too ator" she replies. 
ator ponders for a while then asks her, "why can't we get married?"
"because we are brother and sister" she replies.
after mulling it over for a few seconds ator suggests "i'll talk to our father about it"

it's difficult to put into words just how ludicrous this film is, but just imagine a very listless conan the barbarian ripoff acted out by people that have guns pointed to their heads. also, the saber toothed tiger on the cover isn't on the film- instead we have a bear cub that helps rescue a girl by humping a tree. i'm not making that up either.

Astonishing doc by Werner Herzog.

oh yeah i watched buck breaking. it ruled. very entertaining. 

  On 9/15/2021 at 7:16 PM, Nebraska said:

there is a scene, about 10 minutes into the film, when ator (the hero) is running in a field with a girl. when they stop to rest, ator turns to her and professes his love. 
"i love you too ator" she replies. 
ator ponders for a while then asks her, "why can't we get married?"
"because we are brother and sister" she replies.
after mulling it over for a few seconds ator suggests "i'll talk to our father about it"

it's difficult to put into words just how ludicrous this film is, but just imagine a very listless conan the barbarian ripoff acted out by people that have guns pointed to their heads. also, the saber toothed tiger on the cover isn't on the film- instead we have a bear cub that helps rescue a girl by humping a tree. i'm not making that up either.

 

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I don't think I've seen this, will have to correct that. I 'loved' Iron Warrior as a kid, it seems like it's the same character, I wonder what order they should be watched in to get the full Ator backstory. 

  On 9/13/2021 at 11:42 PM, dr lopez said:

i too rewatched the matrix last week. it fucking rules honestly. there are a ton of great aesthetic moves the production design takes, but easily my favorite is that the "agents", the evil antagonists, are these cookie-cutter corporate suits. It sounds obvious now, but doing that in what is ostensibly a sci fi action film is hilarious, especially when they do the fighting themselves. 

 

edit: flol at the threesome story

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I three just rewatched the Matrix as well the other night.  What a cinematic experience.  Completely holds up and is just as cool and ahead-of-its time now as it was when it was released.  I feel bad all of the following movies have almost soured the Matrix for me though, none of them came even close to as good as the original.  It's quite sad when that happens.

this looks fun

  On 9/16/2021 at 4:56 PM, Shimon_Shimon said:

I don't think I've seen this, will have to correct that. I 'loved' Iron Warrior as a kid, it seems like it's the same character, I wonder what order they should be watched in to get the full Ator backstory. 

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Needs more Yor

Dune (2021): I have been waiting for this for about 2 years and it delivered. I was worried the minimalist art direction would make it feel too ordinary, but there were just enough truly bizarre moments which I always look forward to in sci-fi. Fingers crossed we get a chapter 2!!

Withnail and I: Some great dialogue and performances. The homophobia dates it verrry badly. Blew my mind that one of the best characters from Waynes World 2 originated here....

The Matrix Reloaded: Not as good as the first, but definitely not as bad as the 3rd. Very entertaining even though structurally muddled. 

The Duellists: Incredible. Will be revisiting this in the future. Harvey Keitel as a symbol of directionless animalistic hatred.

manchildren in a tizzy after another decent filmmaker dares to criticise the mindless shit-factory that is the MCU.

pretty funny coming from Blomkamp who is demonstrating an increasing incapability of making an even passable flick. I had some sympathy for his struggle but it seems undeserved now.

  On 9/16/2021 at 4:56 PM, Shimon_Shimon said:

I don't think I've seen this, will have to correct that. I 'loved' Iron Warrior as a kid, it seems like it's the same character, I wonder what order they should be watched in to get the full Ator backstory. 

iron warrior is the third film in the legendary ator series. 

ator the fighting eagle is the first (and most important) as it establishes the entire legend of our hero, followed by Ator 2 – the blade master while the last film is known as ator 4: quest for the mighty sword which is, unfortunately, the only film where you don't get miles of miles o'keefe

The Imitation Game - 8/10

Everyone needs to watch Malignant. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s brilliant. 

Dune was a tough one to sit through. Felt like it was 5 hours long. Never did I give a shit about what happened to any of the characters, if you can even call them that, they might as well be cardboard cutouts.

It's weird, cause Villeneuve has made good films before (Sicario being my fave). But this new one + Blade Runner 2 were just boring, a few flashy images with no connecting tissue.

If Dune is boring like Blade Runner 2 then im sure looking forward to see it.

I like slow movies personally. Blade Runner had a superb and constant build up. Strange to me to call it something with no connecting tissue, i thought it was the exact opposite, i felt it had fascinating rhythm and a great pulse through out. Hypnotic and intense.