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#12621 QuickTidal

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Posted 29 May 2023 - 12:06 PM

Aptorian, on 27 May 2023 - 05:34 PM, said:

Watched Fast and Furious 10.

Besides Diesel and Rodrigues, the rest of the crew mostly seemed like an afterthought.

I watch these movies for Luda and Sun Kang....so as long as they get a decent bit of screen time and pithy lines, I'll be happy.

I think they missed the opportunity to use these films to focus down on some aspect of the supporting casts lives for the plot...like they all seem to be about Dom and the orbit of family and villains that want to take him down...or that one time it was Letty....but yeah, why not make a whole movie revolve around Tej, and then one about Roman....we KIND of had a bit about Han with the whole dead/not dead thing....but yeah, like focusing on different aspects of the varied side characters could have made for some juicy plots that don't feel "samey" or repetitive.

I dunno.

I'll still see it, cause I like a good ridiculous action movie.

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#12622 amphibian

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Posted 29 May 2023 - 01:54 PM

Confess Fletch was pretty decent. A charming version of Fletch as opposed to the ridiculous dickhead version done by Chevy Chase, a decent mystery, and enough fun times to be a very passable movie.

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#12623 QuickTidal

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Posted 29 May 2023 - 02:09 PM

amphibian, on 29 May 2023 - 01:54 PM, said:

the ridiculous dickhead....Chevy Chase

This just describes the actor himself apparently.

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#12624 Slow Ben

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Posted 29 May 2023 - 04:44 PM

I was just reading an article earlier about what an ass he was on the set of Community.

I did love his smartass version of Fletch though. Confess is in my top 5 in the “to watch” list.

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Posted 29 May 2023 - 08:47 PM

I didn't mind Confess Fletch. Very dry.

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#12626 QuickTidal

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Posted 31 May 2023 - 01:37 PM

Speaking of Jackie Chan....here's the new TMNT: MUTANT MAYHEM trailer.

Goddamn this animation is stunning, I love that the turtles are ACTUAL teens, and I was not expecting Baxter Stockman and Superfly as big bads in this...but it's a really good choice to wait to get into Shredder or Kang. Let the Turtles breathe in this one before hitting their main antagonists.

Anyways, I'll be there opening night with my son.

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#12627 QuickTidal

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Posted 03 June 2023 - 09:58 PM

ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE is a fucking MASTERPIECE.

Animation, score, voice acting, story, pacing, characterization, editing…

Just fuck me. I knew I was going to like it…but this is TOP level superhero movie stuff for me.

I cannot wait to see it again. Do yourself a favour and go see it before you have anything spoiled.

Seriously it joins the "Best Sequels of the Best Franchises" ranking:

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
ALIENS
TERMINATOR 2
GODFATHER PART II
THE DARK KNIGHT
ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE....

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 05 June 2023 - 12:35 PM

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#12628 Tsundoku

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Posted 04 June 2023 - 08:16 AM

Watching a Finnish movie "Sisu". Done in English. Seems interesting so far, although I'm wondering why in such open countryside when you can see every direction for miles and the terrain is pretty benign he chose to follow the road?

Many other questions ensue. Not affecting the enjoyment, mind you. Even the whole "bad guy academy of shooting".
But why would you wear an infantry helmet when going swimming?

I will never understand the Bad Guy need to make a show of killing the Good Guy instead of just shooting them when they have half a chance.
The way this guy uses a pick, it makes me look at Minecraft in a whole new light.

Very fun though. Run time of 90 minutes also means no fucking around.
Seven insanely bad arsed old guys out of ten.

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#12629 QuickTidal

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Posted 06 June 2023 - 12:43 PM

QuickTidal, on 03 June 2023 - 09:58 PM, said:

I can't believe none of you people have seen this yet. I needs to chat about it! Come on!

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Posted 06 June 2023 - 04:45 PM

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 12:43 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 June 2023 - 09:58 PM, said:

I can't believe none of you people have seen this yet. I needs to chat about it! Come on!

Cannot get there before this weekend and i am DYINGGG.

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#12631 QuickTidal

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Posted 06 June 2023 - 04:55 PM

Abyss, on 06 June 2023 - 04:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 12:43 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 June 2023 - 09:58 PM, said:

I can't believe none of you people have seen this yet. I needs to chat about it! Come on!

Cannot get there before this weekend and i am DYINGGG.

Note: Spider-Punk will be your spirit animal.

I did NOT know how much I needed a sharp-tongued, anti-authority superhero from Camden-town London in my life...until now. Also, that it took them 3 years to properly animate him shows a level of dedication that none of the other Animation studios are willing to even TRY.

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Posted 06 June 2023 - 04:59 PM

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 04:55 PM, said:

Abyss, on 06 June 2023 - 04:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 12:43 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 June 2023 - 09:58 PM, said:

I can't believe none of you people have seen this yet. I needs to chat about it! Come on!

Cannot get there before this weekend and i am DYINGGG.

i almost spent a stupid amount of money on this last week....
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#12633 QuickTidal

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Posted 06 June 2023 - 05:04 PM

Abyss, on 06 June 2023 - 04:59 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 04:55 PM, said:

Abyss, on 06 June 2023 - 04:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 12:43 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 June 2023 - 09:58 PM, said:

I can't believe none of you people have seen this yet. I needs to chat about it! Come on!

Cannot get there before this weekend and i am DYINGGG.

i almost spent a stupid amount of money on this last week....
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Spoiler

"What's that son? Oh, you want a spider-Punk figure?! I might have to get you two just in case!"

fuck me, where do I buy this glorious thing?

eDIT: $35 on amazon. That's not bad actually.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 06 June 2023 - 05:05 PM

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#12634 Slow Ben

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Posted 12 June 2023 - 01:10 AM

Across the Spiderverse. That movie was amazing.

I thought you were probably overreacting, but it is a MASTERPIECE. From start to finish.

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But!!! In my quest to avoid spoilers, I did it so well I didn’t realize it was a 2 parter. My 9 year old yelled “what!” in the theater when it ended. Sorry kid, welcome to your first cliffhanger.

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#12635 worry

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Posted 12 June 2023 - 02:30 AM

The next one is scheduled for 2024 at least, so not as big a wait.

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Posted 12 June 2023 - 03:30 AM

worry, on 12 June 2023 - 02:30 AM, said:

The next one is scheduled for 2024 at least, so not as big a wait.

Thanks. yeah, she made me Google it while the credits were rolling.

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Posted 12 June 2023 - 02:21 PM

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 05:04 PM, said:

Abyss, on 06 June 2023 - 04:59 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 04:55 PM, said:

Abyss, on 06 June 2023 - 04:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 June 2023 - 12:43 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 June 2023 - 09:58 PM, said:

I can't believe none of you people have seen this yet. I needs to chat about it! Come on!

Cannot get there before this weekend and i am DYINGGG.

i almost spent a stupid amount of money on this last week....
spoiler for size

Spoiler

"What's that son? Oh, you want a spider-Punk figure?! I might have to get you two just in case!"

fuck me, where do I buy this glorious thing?

eDIT: $35 on amazon. That's not bad actually.

Just saw it.

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#12638 Slow Ben

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Posted 12 June 2023 - 04:45 PM

Pretty much

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Posted 12 June 2023 - 08:01 PM

i know, right?!

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#12640 QuickTidal

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Posted 13 June 2023 - 12:50 PM

Added to my Jackie Chan Special Edition Blu-Ray collection yesterday with the latest Special Edition of GORGEOUS from 88Films...a really nice disc and the transfer is (for lack of a better word) gorgeous. For a film from 1999 it looks like it was shot yesterday.

What's funny about this one is that it's one of the only ones I can think of where it's attempting to be a RomCom as much as it's being the typical Jackie brand of Action Comedy. Director (and actor and producer) Vincent Kok's milieu of film is very much this, and I know that this film started as a straight romance but lead actress Shu Qi would only do it if Chan wrote himself a role in the film and brought in action elements. And I like that the film has no "enemy" that Jackie must defeat....the big fight is a sparring match between Jackie and his IRL protege Brad Allen (RIP; COVID) that's agreed upon before and they use boxing gloves...and the only other guy who antagonizes Chan is a childhood friend who is upset that Chan's character sold shares in his company...so you can tell that this was a straight up romance before the action was added. But it's fun nonetheless, and Shu Qi delivers a cutesy (if at times gratingly annoying) performance....but the real stars other than Chan are the cameos and supporting roles, like Tony Leung as the gay best friend, Richie Chen as the lovesick local fisherman who can't seem to let go of Qi's character Bu, and a veritable who's who of HK cinema in the 90's with cameos from Stephen Chow, Stephen Fung (Qi's real life husband these days), Sam Lee, Maggies Cheung, Daniel Wu (Fung, Lee, Cheung, and Wu all starred in Chan's other 1999 produced movie GEN-X COPS), and Emil Chau as the grandstanding childhood friend who keeps throwing trouble Chan's way for daring to drop his stock.

Is it as good as Chan's POLICE STORY movies, or his more action-comedy fare of the age? Certainly not. Hell, it's not even as good as his earlier Shaw-Brothers-like work or his Drunken Master work...but it's super unique and really funny, and a lot of fun to watch throughout.

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