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Pattinson is easily one of my favourite live action Batmans. But Twilight is a sopping garbage bag leaking piss all over the living room floor.

Went to see Zootopia 2 yesterday. The Boyo is a huge fan of Shakira- all bias aside, I'd argue one of the biggest out there- he's an editor and has done a Shakira birthday video for her with submissions from all around the world going back for 15 years or so, and he's even edited one of her music/lyric videos. So naturally we had to go see the movie just for her.

It was cute! Some clever humor and a good message. I don't find myself gravitating to these characters quite as much as some other Disney or Pixar films, but they're likeable enough. I always like that moment of realization when I hear a bit part and go "Oh, it's that person!" This one has a ton of little voice cameos. At the very least, I commend them for all the thought put into how each animal lives and operates in this world- some really clever stuff. And even I can admit the new Shakira song is a bop.

The tiger back-up dancers are my favorite part of this franchise - but them wearing body glitter in their fur always got me - how the heck do they ever get that out?!

They are back in the new one - but no body glitter. Guess they realized the same thing.

This movie CLIPPED RIGHT ALONG. Needed even a moment for the two main characters to breathe and just be in their situation. It is very fun and funny, well-written and timely, but also has that Disney convenience towards the end. I was surprised at how well-thought out it was, though, and I love that it picks up one week after the first movie. We so often skip that phase in movie relationships.

The amount of recycled voice actors started to bother me - Warburton, Samberg - give new voices a chance!!! These people have great voices but I've heard them so. many. times. before and their performances offer zero surprises.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair finally hits theatres this weekend after 22 years! Saw it last night.

Loved these films when they first came out, but haven't revisited in at least a decade. I always liked how this movie resolved with a conversation and now that I have life experience with strained relationships, that kind of deep hurt and betrayal and mistrust all hit deeper. My appreciation for Uma has not decreased, but my tolerance for violence absolutely has and these hit me very differently now. Still, it was nice to see how it combined - there is an intermission (no countdown to tell us how long but at least 15 minutes) and there is an after credits bonus along the line of "Somehow, The Emperor returned." The expanded O-Ren anime sequence is interminable and very weird - none of the others get a backstory like that.

It bugged me back then and it bugs me more now - Beatrix's hair changing lengths throughout the film is such bad moviemaking, especially when it goes from short to long to short in the same day.

Worst part: there was a group of dudes - always dudes - who laughed at every misogynistic line. Every time Pai Mei or Budd and his friend insulted women, this group laughed hard. The theatre was completely silent otherwise the four hours and I was struck at how oblivious these people are that they can't realize they are the joke.

Schizm said:

Worst part: there was a group of dudes - always dudes - who laughed at every misogynistic line. Every time Pai Mei or Budd and his friend insulted women, this group laughed hard. The theatre was completely silent otherwise the four hours and I was struck at how oblivious these people are that they can't realize they are the joke.

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Typical Tarantino fanboys.

So provided the weather holds and the drive from NY is safe, I'll be going to this triple feature next weekend.


I've already seen Iron Angels and Angel Terminators II on 35mm (the prints they have are titled Angel and Best of the Lady Kickboxers, because old HK films; likely the ATII one is the same print I saw at the Nitehawk in Brooklyn over the summer), but they're both incredible. Devil Hunters would be my fifth Moon film on 35mm. For anyone who might be near the area, strongest recommendation here.

Was talking about the new Naked Gun at a holiday thing. Prompted some people, younger people even, to talk about the old movies, and Airplane, and Hot Shots.

And then this guy in his early 30s said, honestly "You know I tried to watch some of those this year, and they aren't funny. I think you have to be old. They are old people movies."

And I couldn't help myself. I said, "Honestly, humor is an intelligence issue more than it would be an age issue."

He walked away and didn't talk to any of us for the rest of the party.

No regrets.

How can you not like Airplane and Hot Shots? I'll admit that for a lot of people it's probably not re-watchable. I feel that way about Monty Python -- to me they're mostly funny once. Once I see the joke coming, I don't laugh anymore. But that first watch... damned funny. Next you'll tell me this guy didn't like Robin Hood: Men In Tights.

I still haven't watched the Netflix Frankenstein. I keep waiting for my wife to watch it with me and she keeps not being in the mood for a movie. She's really into watching A Man on the Inside every night instead of throwing on a movie. Good show for a different thread.
In my quest to get through some movies that were piling up that I felt like I DID actually still want to watch, I finally sat down with '65' the other day.
I regret that.

Airplane, maybe the jive joke is out of date.

Maybe you don't get the play on words banter.

But there's also blowjob jokes. There's got to be something for everyone in there.

I think for some people the very slapsticky, punny humor of Airplane, Hot Shots, and Naked Gun might read as old fashioned? Just in general that goofy, playful Anything for a Laugh vibe you get from the old spoofs always works for me but if you were raised on a humor that's more detached and ironic, I could see where that might be too silly for you?

Honestly, the idea that you have to be old to get them feels totally wrong. I think that humor's going to hit you hardest when you're too young to be too cool for dumb jokes.

Just jumping from the obscura thread to continue my spoiler rant.

Two film spoiler points.

My ex-wife never wanted to watch Star Wars. Had never seen Star Wars. Any of it. Had no interest in ever seeing any of them. All because her entire life it was a well-known documented fact in the pop cultural sphere that Darth Vader was the father. To her, what's the point?

But there's obviously a lot more to Star Wars than that. So I think that's a stupid reason to write it off.

Second, there's a guy I know who refuses to watch The Godfather. Has never seen it. Has no interest.

That would be okay, except he likes to wield this like a badge of honor, and justifies it himself as "people quoted it to me before because I am Italian, so I get it."

Just because someone told you take the gun, leave the cannoli, or that we get horse head gags every other reference joke, I think we can agree there's a lot more to those movies than that. It's fine not to want to watch something.

But because those are the spoilers the world-handed to you, you're going to make it your personality?

No. I rebuke that.

I've never seen The Godfather and probably won't at this point. It's been hyped up so much by so many the experience can't possibly match the expectations.

Damien said:

I still haven't watched the Netflix Frankenstein.

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I feel bad that I don't think it's my favorite of Del Toro's because I know he's been aching to do it forever, but it's solid. If nothing else, the man has yet to make a film that isn't pretty.

Damien said:

I finally sat down with '65' the other day.
I regret that.

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Oh, man, I would assume the trailer for that one saved you the effort.

altcunningham said:

But because those are the spoilers the world-handed to you, you're going to make it your personality?

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I have a whole mini rant about spoilers and how people kind of need to get over it, but that's for another time.

As I mentioned elsewhere, I watched a couple this weekend that were new to me:

Picnic at Hanging Rock: It won't be for everyone. It's very much of a time and place, but it worked on me. It's a movie in a vibe and construction that I think is basically nonexistent these days. Dug the music too.

Christine: Oh, man, total banger actually. I'm a fan of Carpenter's early stuff anyway, but this one nailed it. Kind of a perfect B horror flick. The premise is silly, but the "Show me" regeneration scene still totally works. The later Christine inferno sequence is also still solid work. I don't know if I'll ever actually read a Stephen King story, but he has had some good adaptations over the years.

Chooch555 said:

I've never seen The Godfather and probably won't at this point. It's been hyped up so much by so many the experience can't possibly match the expectations.

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I mean, it's good. I'd watch it again. But I hear you. I was that way about Goodfellas and that one, while I know it's an objectively well made film, did not work on me.

Chooch555 said:

I've never seen The Godfather and probably won't at this point. It's been hyped up so much by so many the experience can't possibly match the expectations.

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I have this feeling sometimes.

Do ever feel the reverse? That people missed the mark on movies that are ignored or even dogged?