Hm, got it downloaded. So many movies on my HD. And somehow I can find time to sit here but can't find it to watch them.

I enjoyed Arrival a lot...... haven't watched it again, though.....

Blade Runner 2049- 5/5

I was really skeptical when the sequel was announced. It doesn't seem like the kind of movie that you would think to make a sequel for. That and Hollywood's current cash grab obsession had me dreading it. Especially since the first is one of my favorite movies.

Couldn't have been more wrong. They knocked it out of the park. Fucking loved everything about this movie. How they paced every twist and turn. The attention to detail in replicating not only the world of the original film, but the atmosphere. From the music, to the unique cinematography, they captured the feel of the first films world perfectly, but the characters and story allowed it to stand on it's own. That is something incredibly hard to do, and you don't see it all that often.

I love cyberpunk, noir, and the world of the original blade runner, so I'm not gonna act like I'm not a little biased, but I think this is a beautiful film, all the same.

Was able to grab a steelbook copy from my local Best Buy :love:

I also love that like the original, they never definitively say whether Deckard is a replicant in this one either.

I like to go with the Deckard is a replicant theory, but I think it's great that it's open to interpretation.

Didn't Ridley Scott confirm that a while ago?

Yeah, but multiple people who worked on the film have different opinions on it.

The screenwriter and Harrison Ford both subscribe to the "Deckard is Human" train of thought.

Jumanji: 9/10 - Perfect family movie. I DETEST Jack Black, yet can admit he did an excellent job in the film. The Rock is The Rock, same goes for Kevin Hart. Never saw the original Jumanji, so I have nothing to base it off of other than the old one was about a board game, but as a stand-alone film it is great.

It's lazy pseudo philosophy and it annoys me to see it dressed up as some revelatory experience.

What blew you away about it? If it was the acting then fair enough but the story was laughably stupid, remorselessly cruel and about as insightful as one of Darren Aronofsky's shits.

I tend to be vitriolic about films that cost me money and will never be played again.

My DVD/Blu Ray collection is massive and I resent "Arrival" taking up space in it.

Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Babel...the list goes on with critically praised movies that are actually shit, pretentious bollocks that have no point and rely on long tracking shots of countryside or some unrelated landscape because there's no fucking script!
That's one thing Arrival avoided, it showed you fuck all scenery and the script was horrendous so you know it existed.

Shit ACCORDING TO YOU. Yeah, I have a bunch of those, too. And a bunch that were panned and I loved them.

That goes without saying, I'm the one who said it.

Yah, you'll have to forgive me, my mind is fucked. Last I slept was over 3 days ago.

Stuff your sorries in a sack and give 'em to someone who needs 'em :heart:

psuedo philosophy? Well, it isn’t as bad as Lucy. That was garbage.

I moved to digital with occasional steelbook purchases. “Movies Anywhere” is a cool service to combine all digital lockers.

Columbus - 8/10

#StarringJohnCho

The more I think about it. Arrival is 2 of 10. It did help me fall asleep on 2 different nights though.

Gonna watch this soon.

Guardians of the Galaxy - 7/10. Not as good as Vol 2 but still really good. Can't wait for 3.

3 Billboards Outside Redding Missouri - 9/10. Amazing script, perfect acting, really great movie that keeps you laughing.

Lucy wasn't bad because it was pseudo philosophy, Lucy was bad because it made no sense and Scarlett Johansson is shockingly limited as an actress.
I couldn't even finish watching Lucy it was so bad. I think I spent the first 45 minutes intermittently fast forwarding portions too.

I still don't have internet access in my house so I will stick with the hard copies. I have boxes of them cluttering the place up. I must have 2,600 or so.

I enjoyed Lucy, but I also went into it without any expectations of depth.

I don't think anybody went into it with expectation of depth.

I worry about people that can't identify a bad performance from a good one. Literally anybody could have improved that film just by not having Scarlett Johansson's stupid face. She looks like she's confused all the time, even when she's supposed to look intense she just looks like she's struggling to read slightly above her level.

While her face didn't live up to expectations her boobs played their part perfectly.

Moviepass #33 Den of Thieves 7/10 wanted to really like it but A) its too (2 hours 20 min) long and B) you know the ending about 1/2 hour in. Still pretty good..just not great

1922.

Very good

@lucy convo

The scifi was broken for me. The premise of humans only using 10% of their brains is false and a film built around that kept me from suspending my disbelief. I tried to look past it but coundt. Film may have been fine but i was too biased to notice.

Your unremitting harshness warms my heart.

Was Lucy that film in which Johansson got nekkid?

That's "Under the Skin".

Aliens - 6/10

Wolf Warrior II
8/10

Moviepass #34 Phantom Thread 7/10

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 8/10

Blade Runner 2049-8/10

Little long and drawn out. But very much captured the look, feel and overall vibe of the original. Compelling visuals. I wonder if they continue the story. Great film nonetheless.

a 6?

really?

it is a bit dated. Had i not seen it when it was fresh i might feel the same. Think of how much its impacted everything since. It would feel like a hack job without the proper perspective

Thats thenissue with watching iconic films late, you cant view them without being shaped by everything that came after

I dunno. I only watched alien maybe 5 years ago and thought it was stellar. I'd give it an 8/10