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Marvel should make a Soviet Super-Soldiers movie. I hear Captain Marvel* is set in the 1980s. They could team up with her or fight her. I'd watch it as long as they still have colorful costumes.

* Not the real Captain Marvel.
 
Dumarest said:
Marvel should make a Soviet Super-Soldiers movie. I hear Captain Marvel* is set in the 1980s. They could team up with her or fight her. I'd watch it as long as they still have colorful costumes.

* Not the real Captain Marvel.
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Costumes are almost my biggest beef with superhero movies. Like in X-Men, when Cyclops asks Wolverine, "What are we supposed to wear, blue and yellow spandex?" I was like, yeah motherfucker, that's exactly what you're supposed to wear!
 
Gringnr said:
Costumes are almost my biggest beef with superhero movies. Like in X-Men, when Cyclops asks Wolverine, "What are we supposed to wear, blue and yellow spandex?" I was like, yeah motherfucker, that's exactly what you're supposed to wear!
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For me it's where superhero fail the most. They're trying to be "realistic." The Marvel flicks are better than most about the costumes: Hulk, Dr. Strange, Iron Man, and Thor are all instantly recognizable and only a bit off-model. The only ones I really dislike are their versions of Spider-Man and Hawkeye.
 
Just watched Overlord and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a fun blend of b-movie genre tropes. The basic set up is small team on a mission behind-enemy-lines. They have to do the thing that will allow the bigger thing to succeed (c.f. The Guns of Navarone, The Dirty Dozen, Return of the Jedi). But... secret Nazi experiments!

Edit: I don't think there was a single moment where the movie did anything other than what I absolutely expected it to. And all the more enjoyable for it :smile:
 
dokel said:
Just watched Overlord and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a fun blend of b-movie genre tropes. The basic set up is small team on a mission behind-enemy-lines. They have to do the thing that will allow the bigger thing to succeed (c.f. The Guns of Navarone, The Dirty Dozen, Return of the Jedi). But... secret Nazi experiments!

Edit: I don't think there was a single moment where the movie did anything other than what I absolutely expected it to. And all the more enjoyable for it :smile:
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Yep, saw that in the theater, a friend gets some free movies passes from work, took me along. Definitely not going to win any awards, but lots of fun.
 
TheophilusCarter said:
That looks awesome. Just added it to my Amazon Prime watchlist!
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I liked it, but don't get your hopes up too much. It's not as good as the trailer makes it look. I've seen far worse (I'd actually rate it higher than the Captain America movie where they made Red Skull an Italian of all things), but this could have been much better. Not the fault of the cast or SFX though; the script could have likely used one more rewrite for certain parts.

On the other hand, there is talk of a sequel being made by the Chinese company that was partnered with the Russian companies who made the film. They were supposed to introduce a character in this one but didn't; I think the end credits scene (iirc, there is one, or it's just the end of the film itself) hints of more to come. The next one is supposedly going to feature Chinese heroes only, so these heroes likely won't be back
 
The Dune film has been scheduled for November 20th, 2020.

Comic Book said:
No one really expected the Dune franchise to make a comeback, but a team is hard at work to make it happen. Thanks to THR's Borys Kit we now have a release date for the Dune reboot, which is aiming to hit theaters on November 20th, 2020. The film already has an impressive cast, including Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard, and Javier Bardem, and actors like Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, and Oscar Issac are also reportedly in talks to star.

[...] There have been several tries at Dune in the past, both in film format and in a tv series, but Denis Villeneuve has his own vision for what the franchise should be.
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Rampling and Isaac? Awesome.
 
Watched two TCM Underground films on my PVR. Eyes of a Stranger and Butcher Baker, Nightmare Maker. Two incredibly sleazy films with exceptionally talented and committed casts and direction. Jennifer Jason Leigh is super young and Susan Tyrrel is as great here in her way as she was in Huston's Fat City. Neither film is for the easily offended with their themes of sexual assault, incest and general craziness.

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We've been going down a big list of recommended horror movies...
A lot of meh so far but one that stood out was The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
It's far from perfect, doesn't always add up, but has some atmosphere and a definite creep factor... and interesting bits I can toss into the next horror game I run.
As usual, it's best not to read up on such things ahead of time. Just jump on in.
 
Simlasa said:
We've been going down a big list of recommended horror movies...
A lot of meh so far but one that stood out was The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
It's far from perfect, doesn't always add up, but has some atmosphere and a definite creep factor... and interesting bits I can toss into the next horror game I run.
As usual, it's best not to read up on such things ahead of time. Just jump on in.
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That's in my list of things to watch. IIRC, Brian Cox is in it? I think that is what put it on my radar originally
 
urbwar said:
That's in my list of things to watch. IIRC, Brian Cox is in it? I think that is what put it on my radar originally
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Yeah, he plays one of the two main characters.
 
Gringnr said:
Costumes are almost my biggest beef with superhero movies. Like in X-Men, when Cyclops asks Wolverine, "What are we supposed to wear, blue and yellow spandex?" I was like, yeah motherfucker, that's exactly what you're supposed to wear!
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This is the way I rationalise it. If you look at Marvel first (loosely speaking) generation of heroes, most don't wear costumes or if they do have a legitimate reason to do so. The FF have a uniform that allows their powers to work ("unstable molecules", got to love comics), Iron Man's suit is his power, Thor just wear Asgardian fashion circa 1960, Hulk wears the same purple shorts and no one is going to tell him not to. Captain America has a costume, but that was sort of the point in WWII. Spider-Man has a costume, but it created it thinking he could make a few bucks as a wrestler... then things took a bad turn.

Individually none these set out to fight crime in fancy dress (most don't even fight crime). However collectively, they do sort of become a thing, like "heavy metal band" or "punk" is a thing. So when it comes to the second generation of heroes, those who look up to the orginals as role models, they too start wearing costumes even when they don't actually need to.

In truth you can drive a truck through the holes in this theory and we all know it's about four-colour printing and pushing out comics quickly, but it sort of works as a theory.
 
I just watched The Black Kung Fu Experience on Prime Video. Really interesting documentary about 4 men who studied martial arts in the late 60's/early 70's, and how learning kung fu affected their lives. One of them is Ron Van Clief, who performed in many martial arts films, and was known as The Black Dragon (so named by Bruce Lee himself!). Another one, Donald Hamby, was trained by the Lam family, and goes back to train with the current grand master of the style when he can. He and his son were also on some show hosted by Steve Harvey, where they both had a steel rod pushing against their throats, and bent them using their chi. I saw something similar when the Shaolin monks performed in the US a long time ago, except they used spears. Pretty cool stuff
 
Watched Cornel Wilde's The Naked Prey wherein a 19th century safari guide's hunting party, due to their oblivious colonial arrogance, are massacred and he is hunted down by a group of tribesmen in a scenario reminscient of The Most Dangerous Game. Despite that synopsis the African actors and characters are treated with respect and humanity and the score is great traditional African music. Very violent and bloody for its time, minimalist and effective.

 
I watched Crucible of the Vampire, which was clearly made for spare change and is corny and ridiculous and has some really bad acting in it. Highly recommended :smile:
 
Alice, of Wonderland fame, is charge of a prison where farily tale villains like Rumpelstiltskin and the Big, Bad Wolf are being held in modern day America. When a threat emerges so great as to pose all life in danger, she press-gangs the villainous inmates into a "suicide" mission lead by a gunslinging Goldilocks against Death himself. Welcome to the "Sinister Squad".

Oh yes, this is indeed another Asylum mockbuster so you know what to expect and yet you'll still be disapointed. But the premise is quite fun, the sort that makes you want to rip it off for a roleplaying game.
 
I was tempted to see Avengers Grimm, since it kind of reminded me of the Xenoscope comics stuff. But being the Asylum, I passed. The only film of their I ever liked was the zombies in a prison one, whose name I forget
 
Asylum's Sharknado movies have a certain charm. They are totally nuts and manage to pull off a quite a few "Did I really see that?" moments. The little things like a weather girl on TV casually putting shark icons on the map as if it were perfectly normal makes it worth while.
 
I saw the first one. I've wanted to see the second since it takes place in NYC (which I spent most of my life), but just never got around to it. I did like watching Kurt Angle suplex one in a trailer.

I've seen a few of their movies (since they rip off big screen films with their knock offs), but most just irritate me. The two War of the Worlds films being a good example. The first one had it's moments (given it sometimes was faith full to Well's story), but the second was just idiotic
 
I found a new documentary titled Life After Flash. It's a 94 minute documentary that looks at the Flash Gordon movie and the life of Sam Jones. Apparently Vudu put it up a week early, it's not officially supposed to be out on VOD until next week. It comes out on Blu-Ray in April.


 
Tonight we watched Darling, probably my favorite horror movie of the recent dozen or so we've seen.
Black and white, it's definitely drawing inspiration from 60s-70s scare films, especially Polanski, but not aping the particulars too much.
I didn't realize till afterward that the director and actress had been involved with a bunch of other horror films I liked, such as Jugface, Ritual, and Carnage Park.
Also, it turned up on a Delta Green movie list... which might be a stretch, but I can see it as the prelude to an investigation.
 
Watched Bohemian Rhapsody last night. I wouldn't call myself a Queen fan - I like them well enough when they come on the radio, but don't own any of their albums - but I will say that the movie made me want to check them out more closely.
 
TheophilusCarter said:
Watched Bohemian Rhapsody last night. I wouldn't call myself a Queen fan - I like them well enough when they come on the radio, but don't own any of their albums - but I will say that the movie made me want to check them out more closely.
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There's a few albums free to stream if you have Amazon Prime: News of the World (the first of their albums I ever owns), A Night at the Opera, The Game and A Day at the Races. Except for The Game, they have the Deluxe remastered versions with extra tracks as well as the originals. There is also the soundtrack for Bohemian Rhapsody as well
 
TheophilusCarter said:
Watched Bohemian Rhapsody last night. I wouldn't call myself a Queen fan - I like them well enough when they come on the radio, but don't own any of their albums - but I will say that the movie made me want to check them out more closely.
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Please tell me you've at least listened to the Flash Gordon soundtrack. :grin:
 
Just started watching Anon, a Netflix original sci-fi film starring Clive Owen & Amanda Seyfried. I'm only 15 minutes in before I had to start a partial overtime shift at work. Interesting premise of everyone having an implant in their eyes that lets them see digital advertising in front of buildings, etc, as well as seeing information on people, animals, etc, as you walk past them. Owen is a police officer who reviews footage from suspects and their possible victims. He runs across a case where the killer is not only invisible to the implants, but is able to hack the implants of their victims so all they see is themselves, effectively blinding them before they die.

So a decent premise. Now to see how the full execution is....
 
After a few beers :drink:at the pub the wife and I decided spur of the moment to pop over and watch How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World. Quite liked the first two and this is no exception but I'd say this even more extravagantly animated with long beautiful wordless sequences (the great cinematographer Roger Deakins is the visual consultant) and the Hidden World itself looks like it is inspired by 70s prog rock album covers. A good one to watch in the theatre with a few beers or other substances in your bloodstream. Also great for your kids of course...if you're into that for some reason. :clown:

 
So Anon wasn't bad. It's a sci-fi murder mystery. The only high tech is their version of the internet (called the Ether), and the fact that everyone has an implant in one eye, so they can access all this data all the time. They can even share what they've seen via the Ether. It's a netflix "original", so I went in with low expectations after Cloverfield Paradox. But it was better than most direct to whatever they direct to these days

Just started Polar, which is based on a comic. Looks good so far, but I'm only 15 minutes into it
 
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