Yeah, I think that’s part of why I wanted to check out the series. Plus I was on a bit of an 80s movie kick last year
Tonight we watched the Karate Kid 2; I had never seen that one I don’t think. It began with Miyagi vs. Kreese walking to the cars–the scene that was in the book, but omitted from the first movie
It looked like there was going to be a bit of a subversion, with them helping Sato at the end and him becoming a friend. But, then [spoiler] showed up so there would be some Karate Kid action after all
And he did get to save a damsel in distress this time, you might say. A different girl each movie–he’s like Austin Powers! Well, hopefully not exactly like him
Daniel and Mr. Miyagi…in a way, they’re like Marty and Doc Brown [from Back to the Future], aren’t they
Oh yeah, that fishing spear was called a nunti-bo. I used to be into karate/weapons. Babes will be impressed by my knowledge
Apparently early viewings of Captain America: Brave New World have not gone well. There are many, many reasons why this sucks.
Firstly, it really sucks for Anthony Mackie. The bloke is a damn fine actor and he really deserve to lead a big film like this. I never really cared about Sam Wilson as a character until Mackie portrayed him. Now, he’s one of my favourites of the MCU.
Secondly, having a Black man as Captain America is a powerful statement, especially in a world where Trump is president. I know we’ve had Black Panther, bit I think this is way more powerful. It’s not just representation, it’s the representation.
Thirdly, it’ll further the narrative of Marvel Studios not knowing what to do since Endgame. I’ve asked about how much this “argument” infuriates me already on these sites so I won’t go into it here, but it’s incredibly stupid and short sighted.
Finally, it’ll make the character of Sam Wilson “not the real Cap” in the eyes of the larger audience and, sadly, probably in the eyes of many comic fans as well. Again, I’ve gone on about how ridiculous it is that a failed adaptation will make, in the wider public consciousness, a joke out of whomever that character might be (just look at what’s happened with Kraven, or Elektra before him).
Regardless of what you think of the MCU or superhero film in general, the failure of this film, if it happens, is going to do more harm than good.
In other superhero movie news, the director of The Flash has some pretty bullshit reasons so to why that film flopped.
Yesterday we watched Fargo. It was pretty messed up/R-rated. But, there are characters in Hey Arnold! and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer who are clearly inspired by her
See, I’d only let a trusted friend kidnap my wife, so she wouldn’t be scared. Or I’d do it myself. I’d feel bad for the wife, and grandfather, and son. The son loves accordions, maybe he grew up to be Weird Al. As a coping mechanism. He was sneaking off to McDonald’s to practice
It’s called Fargo because he didn’t mean for it to Go that Far. Or maybe because it partially takes place in Fargo, Minnesota
I love horror as a genre but I usually do not like gore horror. Especially the genre since the improvement of CGI has made for far more realistic gore. Or gore horror with very specific injuries. For some reason, having someone’s jaw/jawbone smashed is so deeply disturbing to me that I still sometimes can’t get that promotional image from Saw (as well as the scene in American History X) out of my head despite it being decades since I’ve seen either. Having eyeballs gouged out, too. It’s probably similar to what BMO is saying that these injuries feel like ones that could actually happen and it disturbs me too much.
Movies like Toxic Avenger, Bad Taste, or Evil Dead had fake enough special effects or injuries that didn’t feel realistic that I could appreciate the goofy humor. The Thing might be one of my favorite all time movies because I’m not worried about my body being turned into living putty by an alien parasite. Or Alien because I’m not worried about a monster exploding out of my stomach.
The clips I’ve seen of the Terrifier movies just make me think they’re overly and realistically gory and there isn’t enough of the fun parts to justify the rest.
I would argue the gore is very much not realistic, but I would also agree that there aren’t enough fun parts to justify the film. The actor that plays Art deserves better writers, as do the gore VFX folks.
I just can’t stomach gore tbh. Irl I get queasy when I see copious amounts of blood (like my sister’s bad knee injury), and gory movies give a similar effect. A big reason for it is that I unfortunately stumbled upon a cartel execution video (beheading and whatnot) back when I was a kid when the internet was less “filtered”, and now I get reminded of that imagery whenever I see gore and such. Videogames don’t have that effect on me though.
Nosferatu further establishes Robert Eggers as a fine craftsman of period piece horror films. The movie looks great, sounds great, and features another beautiful Willem Dafoe performance. However, I do not think it hits the thematic highs of Eggers’ other works which I attribute to this being a remake. The movie tells a relatively straightforward story about the black plague, sexual shame, and vampire real estate purchases. Its story doesn’t provide the framework for the depth of The Lighthouse. Still it was an enjoyable flick. The lady sitting two seats away started screaming when Nicholas Hoult opened a curtain. How could I not have a good time?
I actually really enjoyed Nosferatu. I didn’t like some the artifice it used in making some scenes look intentionally fake. The gore wasn’t too much for me, at all. It was sufficiently creepy. Altogether, one of the best Dracula movies I’ve ever seen.
I haven’t seen the original, but I was aware of the original’s story going into my viewing, and a quick wikipedia perusal confirms my sense that this new film is a beat for beat recreation. There are some adjustments to the narrative (that I do think make the movie more thematically rich), but I do not feel dishonest calling it a remake.
Fargo is a favorite movie of mine. One where the setting is practically the main character? I find the whole cast pretty fascinating though, and really love the note the film ends on.
I always want to recommend to people to watch “Kumiko the Treasure Hunter” after watching Fargo. Like @georgeypoorgey , the main character believes the film when it says Fargo is a true story, so she leaves Japan to go find all that money left in the snow somewhere in Minnesota.
Murnau stole so many nights of me as a kid. An uncle let me watch Dracula when I was 5 years old. Nightmares of this aren’t fun. The rats leaving the ship and the staircase scene haunted me more than anything else in the movie though. I guess it was what I understood best. Funnily enough I read this about the new movie:
Eggers dedication to use practical means also meant Lathrop and his team had to work with 5,000 live rats.
Just watched a weird sci fi/horror movie from 1985 called Lifeforce. Originally, based on a book, “The Space Vampires” (well, you can guess what it’s about) It was not exactly good, but it was pretty gnarly and cool, and also pretty crazy!
Finally, there is Gunhed, a final live action movie i’m aware of that seems like something cooked up by the creative genius of Keita Amemiya (but isnt) a cyberpunk James Cameronesque universe, i loved it.
