Yea baby I’m ready
Finally got around to watching Avatar 2 and I enjoyed it quite thoroughly! Hot take, right? I wasn’t much of a fan of the first, the film making was incredible and the effects were fantastic but I didn’t care much for the plot really. This one, I think, has enough going on to hold up better plot wise and is a whole lot more fun to watch.
Also watched The Menu and the tension and black comedy was solid, there wasn’t a boring moment at all, though I guess at this point I’m an Anya Taylor Joy simp… God I wish that cheeseburger was me lol
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I can relate to this.
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Finally watched Scream VI and it’s clear Radio Silence really doesn’t know what to do with this franchise.
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I’m watching two things in release order: Marvel Cinematic Universe and Disney and other classic animation films.
In UCM I watched yesterday Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Didn’t dislike it, but it is one of its weakest products.
In Animation last film I watched was The Beauty and the Beast. The best animation film so far together with An American Tail.
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I guess at this point I’m an Anya Taylor Joy simp.
I had to look up what “simp” meant, but turn out I’ve been one for Liv Tyler since seeing her in That Thing You Do in '96 or so. (longing sigh)
Finally watched Scream VI and it’s clear Radio Silence really doesn’t know what to do with this franchise.
I actually really enjoyed it. I thought it was a huge amount of fun. Sure, it’s a little silly in places but I’m totally up for VII.
In UCM I watched yesterday Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Didn’t dislike it, but it is one of its weakest products.
Totally agree with this. I wish they had have explored the motivations behind the terrorists more as I think they could have done some really interesting stuff with it. Still, it’s much better than Moon Knight which, IMO, is the one real “fail” the MCU has had thus far.
Saw John Wick 4 a few days ago. It was so much fun. The action/ injuries reaches the point of ridiculousness (you’ll know what I mean when/if you see it) but I’m totally here for it. It was like Crank at times. Brilliant!
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The terrorist were one of the worst group I have seen in the whole UCM. I like John Walker character, and some others such as Zimo or Bucky, but I mostly found out the show bad developed.
Hmm, I was heard mostly good reviews from Moonknight. Haven’t watched it myself yet.
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I like silliness but it really only got silly for the last 10 minutes. Coincidentally that’s when it was actually enjoyable. Radio Silence is too hung up on repeatedly reminding us of the rules of a slasher and how everything they’re doing is subverting them, while not really doing much of the latter. It’s a shame because Ready or Not was a lot of fun.
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Every Scream film has gone on about the rules though, and I think not subverting them is kinda the point, like no matter what they do they will always be beholden to the rules of the genre.
Totally agree with Ready or Not, brilliant film. It was a nice surprise seeing Samara Weaving on Scream.
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Sure but on the one hand I think the previous films don’t drag on about how how they are going to subvert them and the other is I think Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven delivered the meta commentary in a more effective and cohesive structure. I also think the lead doesn’t have great screen presence and drags a lot of the other better actors down. Overall the two Radio Silence films just don’t work for me personally.
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I’ve been on break for a while from The Last of Us since the Nick Offerman episode fucking broke me, but we started watching again and finished the Henry and Sam one last night. The show is so good, but it is just relentlessly fucking brutal. We’re going to finish the season, and unfortunately I already know how the first game ends and second one begins, but it’s just like… shit, do I really want to keep watching this, let alone play the games before the second season?
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the Gorn is my idol. that scene where he fights kirk never fails to get a laugh out of me
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yo i actually watched 1954 Godzilla for the first time a few weeks back… i loved it and really like the story and thought it was amazing how it was made when it was… Its an absolute must see Thank you for the recomendations i loved kaiju movies as a kid and been meaning to rediscover the classic man in rubber monster suit fun!
Hedorah is my personal favorite… just love the concept of the monster
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I just read that apparently Tarantino thinks we’re on the “worst age of cinema.” Honestly, I think most of his films are pretentious crap so I can’t say I put any weight in his opinion. Still, would be interested to hear what others think. 
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I think the argument could be made easily enough if specifically just talking about Hollywood blockbusters. Much has been said about how all the top-grossing films each year in recent years is inevitably a sequel or reboot or mega-franchise spinoff, compared to how hit films were in decades past. At the same time though, I feel it’s now easier than ever to find a great variety of more experimental films, thanks to streaming. A lot of theaters also seem more willing to do limited showings for niche films these days, which I guess is more feasible now due to modern film tech.
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I liked one of his films, another one was just fine and hated the third, so…
But anyone who says “this is the worst” is just exaggerating.
If you compare 2023 with the best films of 1920-1960, of course you are going to think past ages were better. But how about compare the best films of one year with one actual year?
In any case, more than SEVEN HUNDRED western films were filmed between 1962 and 1978, and in 1960 there were more than FORTY Tarzan films, so…
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I don’t love Tarantino as a person, nor do I think of him as a genius filmmaker, but he is a good solid film technician who knows his shit and loves himself a very wide range of movies. I don’t know if I agree that we are in the worst age of cinema, but I would argue there’s an abundance of film that is designed around an increasingly homogeneous approach to filmmaking and can be entertaining but quickly forgettable. There are a lot of films that I enjoy while watching but move on from without any real desire to revisit. A lot of this has to do with the vast number of streaming companies pumping a lot of money into a very narrow or limited film mould that produces quite a lot of disposable content. I would argue that there are still many great films, but there are simply so many more mediocre films thanks to exceptionally high industry output that obscures many of the better films. Or I’ll put it another way, there aren’t fewer great films right now, there are just many, many, many more average to bad films available and we as audiences just don’t have the capacity to take in the majority of what’s out there.
And I’ll give this to Tarantino, it’s a particularly depressing time from an industry and cinephile standpoint, because we’ve basically renewed the old studio system through the combination of streaming giants and the repeal of the Paramount Decree, and large corporations are largely buying up screen time in cinemas making it much, much harder for independent filmmakers to get their films to audiences. The industry is growing more consolidated and putting out increasingly homogenized work, and it’s even less feasible for anyone outside the large industry machine to make profitable films. And streaming has vastly changed how and what we can access film to the point that variation and variety is actually narrowing rather than expanding as companies invest in safe bets over taking risks. Think what you will of Tarantino’s work, but there are many ways in which “the now” is not the best of times for movie lovers even if it’s not necessarily the worst age in cinema.
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I don’t know. Blockbuster standard was always like this. In every time we had hundreds of awful and uninspired films.
But after ten years, we forgot those films and remember just the good ones.
I don’t think our actual films are worse than any other time.
My favourite ones were around 2010-2015, though.
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I have foggy memories of Goonies, but yeah i also remember it being mediocre with some humorous (and spooky/scary moments) two similar movies that are IMO a little bit more interesting (and maybe inspirational for a kid to watch, which kinda feels like the whole idea of goonies) are Explorers, and Frog Dreaming Explorers is about 3 kids who build a space ship outta junk in their back yard and go on an adventure. Frog Dreaming is about a imaginative kid who hears local legends about a local lake and is kinda like a fantasy adventure. Been a while since i’ve seen either but I did rewatch frog dreaming about 8 years ago and remember it being okay.
Much has been said about how all the top-grossing films each year in recent years is inevitably a sequel or reboot or mega-franchise spinoff, compared to how hit films were in decades past.
yeah its a poisonous formula… studios want the most grossing films and that results in rehashes of what is tried and true and results in less creative freedom or hesitancy to try anything that hasnt been done before. The good news is that the industry grows as a whole (just like the video game industry isn’t all that different in this regard) and that means you just get more stuff coming out across the board. It feels like mostly its an inconvenience in the sense you cant just watch whatever is out there, if you hear about a movie you gotta vet it or tailor your habits towards third party independent sources on places like letterboxd of people who share the same interests you do, blogs, or communities like grouvee (in the case of games) so theres some legwork on part of us as fans/consumers. That definitely feels like a new issue, I could see it getting worse, too.
highly recommend a few things i seen recently: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie cool and stylish fighting sequences and explains lore/character conflicts. (Disclaimer I never saw the more famous movie… at least not yet!) Do consider watching this if you like the games at all.
Metropolis holy shit this thing is beyond words. I’ve put it off forever and all i’ll say is that in ranks up there with Akira in how high quality it is. its inspired by the works of the popular Tezumo (spelling) Who designed Astro Boy, and this translates into what feels like a Mega Man Knock off almost in how it gets the aesthetic down. I also like the original by Fritz Lang and thought its themes and messages were quite deep, and this reboot doesnt skimp. I won’t spoil it but I think more people should see it and witness some of the themes and messages that Rintaro executed with this film. Kinda scary some of the things I picked up on, and could not be less relevant to our current era.
Dark Cat I dont “recommend” this but am gonna have to mention it because its a wild ride of all things really-over-the top in anime combined with the worst English dubbing… maybe ever. Combine this with bad editing, sound, scene transition, peculiar visual style and you get maybe a nuclear-mutated monster of ‘so bad its good.’ I laughed. I cringed. I was incredulous by the end at what my Dark Cat experience had been and had no idea what he hell happened.
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I wouldn’t say it’s the ‘worst age’ but I kind of agree with his other points regarding like, superhero movies n shit.
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