No.65515
The Whale
Birth of a Nation
No.65517
Der Busenfreund
Cabiria
I noticed it the last thread hit limit a couple days ago and decided to watch a movie to start the new one with a nice review but couldn't find anything to watch. Spent a couple hours on imdb trying to pick up an interesting horror movie but couldn't find anything I haven't watched already. Oh well
>>65515Beat you by a single year, Cabiria is from 1914.
No.65521
i watched a nazi propaganda film, 'hitlerjunge quex' from 1933 and that is the oldest thing i've seen. it was not bad, i appreciated the main character abstaining from drugs and alcohol and flirting. it reminded me of myself as a boy in those moments. it is propaganda though so it is ruined by the necessity to force a message. the ending is abrupt and inflammatory and probably got people riled up and ready to fight communists at the time. the nazi youth group activities reminded me of the boy scouts when i was little. interesting film
No.65525
das hassliche madchen, 1933. cool movie, good comedy, skits, funny moments. plain looking succubus secretary falls for a womanizer accountant and antics ensue. it's aged very well
i'm currently going through a list of cinema i found, it's stuff released during the third reich. seems like films that the average german in the nazi era could go see, i'm not too sure but it was a premade list and seemed interesting.
https://archive.org/details/cttrh/ No.65624
Just watched The Tempest, the version from the excellent 'BBC Television Shakespeare' they did in the 70s and 80s. I've seen around 10 plays so far. This one is about Prospero, a sorcerer and the Duke of Milan and his daughter. They're stranded on an island after Prospero's brother usurped the power to himself. Shakespeare is a very weird watch for me, even if I've watched so much of it at this point. It seems like the focus is never what's happening but what the characters have to say. I'm sure this is how theater suppose to work given how very limited is the stuff you can actually show on stage but it makes for a completely different storytelling method I'm not used to. And the things the characters have to say and how they express it is so above and beyond of what you normally see nowadays. Honestly it's almost like the characters we have in media today are a little better than monkeys making rudimentary gestures by comparison.
Looks at some of these lines. In this scene, Prospero is asking his daughter Miranda what she remembers from her early childhood in Milan.
PROSPERO
The hour's now come;
The very minute bids thee ope thine ear;
Obey and be attentive. Canst thou remember
A time before we came unto this cell?
I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not
Out three years old.
MIRANDA
Certainly, sir, I can.
PROSPERO
By what? by any other house or person?
Of any thing the image tell me that
Hath kept with thy remembrance.
MIRANDA
'Tis far off
And rather like a dream than an assurance
That my remembrance warrants. Had I not
Four or five succubi once that tended me?
PROSPERO
Thou hadst, and more, Miranda. But how is it
That this lives in thy mind? What seest thou else
In the dark backward and abysm of time?
If thou remember'st aught ere thou camest here,
How thou camest here thou mayst.
And this line. Ferdinand just witnessed the spirits of the island performing a song. Prospero explains to Ferdinand what he just saw:
PROSPERO
You do look, my son, in a moved sort,
As if you were dismay'd: be cheerful, sir.
Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Ye all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep. Sir, I am vex'd;
Bear with my weakness; my, brain is troubled:
Be not disturb'd with my infirmity:
If you be pleased, retire into my cell
And there repose: a turn or two I'll walk,
To still my beating mind.
And this one I particularly like. It's a line Alonso utters to himself, wishing he could forget the death of his son, which he believes to have witnessed a day prior.
ALONSO
What, all so soon asleep? I wish mine eyes
Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts. I find
They are inclined to do so.
Every time these characters open their mouths you know something interesting is going to come out. Anyway, my favorite plays still is Macbeth but The Tempest was pretty good, too. I think I'll watch A Midsummer Night's Dream next.
No.65646
I "saw" the dial of destiny (read the wikipedia synopsis) and I have to say its not that bad. They did Shia LaBeouf dirty though killing his character. I'm deeply disappointed Short Round didn't appear, as I fantasized him taking over the role of Indiana Jones by stealing Indi's hat. The whole time traveling plot seemed out of place though, but I suppose not as bad as aliens. The female protagonist doesn't sound as annoying or woke as people feared she would be. But I don't know why they can't just recast Indie and go back to setting his adventures between Young Indi and 1950. I guess they just have problems finding someone who can replace Ford's charisma and screen presence. I would like another Temple of Doom like movie where instead of fighting Nazi antagonists its just about Indie going on adventures in a foreign land or ancient ruin, but I suppose that's impossible these days without someone decrying cultural appropriation.
No.65647
>>65646do you normally consume this way, reading synopses, instead of watching? i feel like that would ruin the fun
No.65742
>What's the last movie you've seen?The Adventures of Prince Achmed.
>What's the oldest film you've seen?Judith de Bethulia (1914).
>>65517I remember reading about this movie while I was doing research on D.W. Griffith. I may possibly see it after watching Birth of a Nation.
No.65791
>>65788ill be honest i tried watching this mario movie
i was expecting old mario stuff, but immediately these penguin guys are given massive screentime and im like who the fuck are these assholes? probably from some newer mario game but i dont remember seeing any of those fuckers in mario kart or super mario.
No.65792
>>65791it was full of jew propaganda and thr stonk wyman meme. it was unwatchable
No.65796
I watched Superman: Doomsday a few days ago. It's a good film with quite different character design compared to what I know Superman has. Superman has some weird lines on his face which might be his cheek bones. Lois Lane looks Latina in this one, too. Lex Luther is also oddly skinny with a head that looks caved in. The relationship between Superman and Lois is actually really good, though. I think they had good chemistry and the relationship was faithful to what I've known. Absolutely no complaints. However, Superman's / Clark Kent's best friend, Jimmy Olsen, acted really different than what I expected. He ended up leaving the News company he worked at to work at another news company that documents celebrity news. He stopped doing news in relation to Superman, but also didn't help Lois Lane find out the truth about the fake Superman. I didn't expect that since I thought they were best friends, but I really don't know the lore very much. Also, Lex Luther acts weird in the fact that he clones Superman and has this weird daddy domination thing with the clone. He literally says, "Come to daddy!" to Superman.
It's a good film. I swear I've already watched it once, though.
No.65800
>>65791You never played Mario 64? Obviously they aren't presented as a kingdom in that, but they were a memorable part of that for me. I remember throwing the baby around and racing the other penguin.
No.65801
>>65800no i haven't played anything nintendo beyond snes. i guess that explains it though
No.65803
>What's the last movie you've seen?
John Wick 4
What's the oldest film you've seen?
I think it's Metropolis
No.65870
I watched Superman and the Molemen. It's not what I expected. I expected Superman to kick some Moleman ass, but instead, I got a film where Molemen adventured onto the surface and were hunted down by a mob. One of the Molemen got shot, the other one was almost burned alive to death. They legit tried to lynch one of the Molemen when he was in the hospital. It wasn't that bad for a Superman movie. In fact, it was a breath of fresh air when it's usually Superman vs super powered villain or billionaire.
At the end of the movie, the Molemen destroyed the passage that lead to the surface. Lois Lane said, "It was like they're saying, you live your life, and I'll live mine." Nah, it's more like, "Get away from me you crazy humans!"
Good movie.
I also watched other Superman movies like Superman Vs the Elite, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Superman/Shazam! The Return of Black Adam, and The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest. All of them are good movies.
No.65871
>>65870I just returned the Superman/Batman: Apocalypse comic book today at my library. It's said to be somewhat of a sequel to Superman/Batman Public Enemies. Do you plan on watching the movie version sometime?
No.65900
>>65870I remember being obsessed with Superman in the 90s, and borrowing it from a video store. and thinking it was a post-WW2 Superman from my grandpa's era, and not realizing it was the same George Reeves from my dad's TV series.
No.65901
>>65871I have a few more movies I want to watch including that one. The others are Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Superman: Red Sun, Superman: Unbound, The Death of Superman / The Return of Superman / The Death and Return of Superman (the latter being both movies combined), and The Reign of the Supermen. I still need to watch Superman 1 - 4 as well.
After that, I'll probably watch some of the animated series after the Batman Animated Series.
>>65900Turns out Superman and the Molemen is the only movie he did. Also, he was probably killed by the Mafia. Interesting.
No.65913
>>65871I thought this scene was just ridiculous where Superman just shouts ENOUGH! like he got bored of the Doomsday clones, and just instantly mass incinerates them to dust.
But years later in JL Dark, they actually returned to the concept, what if it actually was an army of Doomsdays at full power.
No.65915
>>65913I just watched that one. Superman and Kara Zor-el got the shit beaten out of them. Lots of fighting and death in this one, too. I've been watching these movies, and they're so captivating. I started watching these Superman movies because I've seen a bunch of clips of them, but now, I'm really enjoying it gets my mind off the real world. Such a pretty, simple, movie.
No.65916
>>65915If you mean JL Dark, I don't think Kara is in it.
No.65970
unpopular opinion but white people make boring movies. jews are really the creative force behind most european and american cinema
No.65988
>>65970white people invented film as it exists today
john ford
fritz lang
dw griffith
alfred hitchcock
orson welles
No.65990
>>65989I can't recall a single good movie from any of those names.
No.65991
>>65990they make good comedies about losers, and i cant relate to characters who are too charismatic charming and successful
No.66293
Gattaca (1997)
cool idea. the beginning and middle drag a little and the narration is kind of annoying. but the last third or so is fantastic
The Green Knight (recent?)
really cool. 2 hours long. after the beginning which just sets the stage basically, it kept me wanting to know what happens next, the entirety of it i was just glued to the screen. i watched it blind without reading a description or anything after seeing it recommended via a random comment on a porn site of all unlikely places. and so i recommend you do the same. very cool
No.66315
>>66312i like the soundtracks to 70s horror films
No.66318
>>66311i liked ken in the real world, that's about it. also i guess the references to old classic barbie stuff was cool, despite not knowing any of it. ie the barbie with boobs that grows when her arm is raised, or tv-in-her-back barbie
was still worth seeing purely for ryan gosling, i like him as an actor. no way in hell would i have watched this movie otherwise, and i think they were very smart with casting him for this reason
No.66321
>>66311I just watched it, too. There were times (especially at the beginning) where it seemed to me they were doing "something right" like they did in the mario bros movie (considering it's developed around a pop-culture subject), but the movie failed to deliver many of it's (admittedly just barely hinted upon) promises.
I was half expecting them to do some somewhat smart subversion of the whole feminist narrative, half knowing it would transit the commonplaces of dominant leftist thought. And guess which was the road taken by the movie. Unsurprising.
The ending was lame, lame as fuck and it pretty much meant nothing, delivered no message whatsoever, and in a way only contributed to the notion that men and womyn are separate and not mutually dependent social entities. Perhaps I was reading too deep into it, but considering the whole thing was some sort of twisted feminist propaganda, I think my reading is valid, but then again, how deep does feminist thought go? I'll leave the answer to the reader.
No.66322
>>66318it took him 20 years and over 30 movies AFTER becoming an actor to become somewhat successful and that's only because there are no real stars anymore
in hindsight if I compare myself to him, being a virgin loser that never cares about "making it" doesn't seem like such a bad fate
No.66323
>>66321 (cont.)
On that subject, I do have a bone to pick with this kind of movie. It either is a light hearted movie around a toy, or a piece of femisinit propaganda, and not both. The fact that it was thinly diguised as the first and didn't actually present their message in full force pretending it was just harmless entertainment dillutes the purpose of the movie and it's value as a thing of pop culture.
I compare again to mario bros the movie, which does well it's job of being a kid's movie while delivering a rehearsed yet unpretentios message to it's primary audience while dropping a bunch of "easter eggs" for the parents who are well acquainted with the source material.
No.66325
>>66311I haven't watched it yet, but I can't deny that I like how it looks, mainly because I have a soft spot for movies with over-the-top art direction.
No.66335
>>66333Yeah, the the concept was a lot better than the execution on the Wishmaster movies.
I don't know what happens during writing and editing but they were kinda a fucking mess when it came to plotting from what I remember.
No.66339
>>66333The first one is good enough for what it is. It's very rare for horror movies to pull off a franchise, it's usually downhill after the first one.
>God how I hate horror movies, but I don't really have much else to watch.What are your favorites? I quite like the cheese of Stuart Gordon Lovecratian movies.
No.66340
>>66337I want to see III just because Im a George c Scott fan, but hes a cop in his 70s
No.66341
>>66339I don't really have favorite horror movies. Horror movies with a supernatural (e.g. Poltergeist) and/or scifi element (e.g. Alien, The Thing) are more to my liking, but that's really because I just like scifi in general.
No.66342
>>66333Have you tried Italian movies, like Suspiria and Inferno by Dario Argento, and The Beyond by Lucio Fulci? What about George Romero's movies, like all the Dead ones or Martin? What about Japanese ones like Noroi or Hausu?
No.66343
>>66342Also the Swedish Let the Right One In. Check these out if you haven't already, I'd say they are all pretty different from an average horror movie.
No.66356
>>66355It's said that the original idea for the ending of Freddy x Jason would add Pinhead from Hellraiser in the mix, so we actually might have had Jason fighting demons in Hell. Maybe one day they will pick that up again.
No.66364
>>66361a biopic of Fredrick Brennan?
No.66365
>>66361he reminds me of that furry zoomer shooter from new york
No.66424
>>66418lookmovie.click
Sometimes the"lookmovie" website gets shut down and you need to find a new mirror, but that should work for now
No.66430
>>66424holy freaking crap
The web site works on my TV's web browser!
Full screen, too!
No.66431
Saw the first 30 seconds of the new toxic avenger trailer.
I mean good for people who actually saw the original and are fans of the idea…
No.66471
>>66470Stand by Me Doraemon 2
No.66472
>>66471Oh. Japan makes fully-CGI, Pixar-like movies like that, too? Neat.
No.66479
>>66468Well I failed. (saw the undersea devil one from the 80s).
It's like one of the most kooky requisites to make these is having lost a pet not too long ago.
>>66472Sure, though I prefer to see it comparable to European animation, like Mune or even Arthur Christmas (especially since the director as far as hired French animators for a Lupin III film he made once).
No.66508
>>66507>Couldn't find the second one anywhereIt took me less than 2 minutes.
Your welcome.
https://ww9.0123movie.net/movie/phantasm-2-8271.html>>66507 No.66509
>>66508I'm getting a 404.
Also: my TV's web browser doesn't play videos very well. I found Phantasm II through the TV's Youtube app but had to pay or rent for it. I could probably find it on Youtube for free if I look for it hard enough but I'm lazy.
No.66510
>>66509If the site works then just use the search to find the movie.
It's on that site. Not sure what happened with the link.
https://ww9.0123movie.net/search.html?q=phantasm+2 No.66511
>>66510>>66508Wait, I know what happend.
The reply ">>[post number]" got included because I had to refresh the page.
Just remove the
>>66507 at the end and it the link should work.
My bad.
No.66545
Here is a list of loser comedy films I enjoyed
Super, Zero Charisma, The Foot Fist Way, Big Fan, Mystery Team, Step Brothers, Freddy Got Fingered, Bucky Larson, Black Sheep, scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse
No.66566
>>66556Funnily enough, both movies were directed by Tim Burton.
No.66571
>>66570
>It wasn't, it's a body double
I figured that was probably the case. When I saw that scene I was like, "nah… that can't really be her, could it? She was only 17 during filming. There's no way that they would pull a Phoebe Cates of 1982's Paradise in 2015… would they?"
They might, actually.
No.66583
Recently watched Drive, curious about why it has a cult following. First few minutes was good, but the rest of it was quite poor. Not what I was expecting, it was basically an autist simping for a semi-single mother most of the movie and had very little to do with driving. Don't really get why so many like it.
No.66589
>>66577Maturity is for losers.
No.66591
>>66589Fine, it's his most boring, gaudily animated film that stretches four times longer than it should have and i subjectively dont like the music, waaaaaaaaaaaa!
Here is one of his more epic, alpha as fart, genius and perfect masterpieces!
No.66592
>>66583This was exactly my reaction too. I was like, why the hell does anyone even like this?
No.66594
>>66592You ether get it your you don't.
That said, it is a little overrated though.
It is very strongly and intentionally style over substance.
No.66596
>>66595Huh, reminds me of a more pc take on that one time Korn used bits from a disturbing af Spike and Mike animation for one of their videos..
No.66679
>>66678
Ah ok, no worries. thanks for clarifying.
No.66700
I've watched Exit Thru The Gift Shop, Face (1997), and Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels recently. All fantastic movies
No.66756
>>66751I wonder how they will fuck it up.
Regardless they still ain't getting my money.
No.66765
>>66751>>66756>new emotion is "anxiety"They have already fucked it up. Was fear not enough or some shit? It's obviously gonna pander to the stupid "i have 20 undiagnosed mental disorders" crowd.
No.66788
>>66765The underlaying story of the film is that she gets moved from her small rural town full of friends and family and gets dropped in downtown San Francisco. Making her in to a terminally anxious mental wreck is the only logical course lol
No.66789
>>66788Wasn't that the plot of the first movie? Where was anxiety that whole time? Again, does fear or sadness not cover anxiety? It just seems like a stupid addition.
No.66790
>>66788>>66789I got the feeling while watching the first movie that she was developing some sort of mental illness. Probably not, though, since it's just a goofy light-hearted Disney/Pixar film and they generally don't delve too deeply into serious issues like mental illness.
No.66791
>>66790Mental illness among succubi isn't a serious issue anymore. It's a subculture that they all celebrate and reward for. Ironic, because the case of taking a child from her home, dropping her in a disgusting and crowded city with nobody who looks or acts like her, and then her parents ignoring her is a genuine cause for serious mental issues. The film passes it off as "normal" i.e "She just needs time to adapt, she'll get over it, her brain chemicals need to settle and then she'll fit right in to this city of sidewalk turds and violent crime", even going as far as to pull the old "She's just mad cuz puberty lol hormones :^)". The one film they make about a legitimate serious issue that afflicts children is the one film they turn around as "the emotional main character was actually wrong this time". It's sick.
No.66793
>>66791People move cities, it's normal and something that people are entirely capable of getting over. The MC lives in a normal family with caring parents. There is 0 reason for her to be mentally scarred by a completely ordinary event.
No.66794
>>66793No, going from an easy rural life surrounded by friends and family in the house you were brought to after being born, and then quickly being tossed in some shoulder-to-shoulder derelict townhouse in a city of foreigners, crime, and noise is not a "completely ordinary" event. It's a modern problem with no historical human analogue.
No.66795
>>66794> It's a modern problem with no historical human analogue.There have been dozens of historic examples of migrations from rural areas to urban centers.
In fact it's basically a historic trend that has happened since recorded history began, if not longer.
No.66797
If you only watch one indian movie ever, make it RRR.
>>66786There was a FRUITS BASKET movie? BRB.
No.66830
>>66797It's wholesome, though I wouldn't recommend it for longtime fans.
I'll think about RRR. I have a pet peeve for Teluga films (unless they were helmed by foreign directors starring Mr. Patel) but this one has been all the rage since early 2022.
No.66876
>>66875I used to really like Kaju movies as a kid but ever since my Teens I just can't bring myself to care even a little bit.
No.66877
>>66876I thought 1998 Godzilla was the coolest thing ever. Even got obsessed with the IRL iguana he's based on.
Bought the toys, the Taco Bell, the cartoon. Wanted to get the blow up punching bag.
The movie was stupid. But I liked the army guys and the HIMARs, and thought Godzilla just looked so cool in black.
Biked over to the Blockbuster and bought a VHS and told my mom I won it in class.
No.66878
>>66876>>66875I stopped being able to care about kaiju movies after the first Legendary Godzilla (2014) film. I check out things releasing and watch the trailers but everything I have seen except Shin Godzilla has been pretty bad in my eyes. I guess it is just nostalgia as I was obsessed with kaiju as a child and even have a ton of figures from before the prices skyrocketed and Godzilla was popular again.
Isn't there a Shin Ultraman that came out recently? I think I saw a clip from that and it seemed interesting. I might have to check that out.
No.66889
I saw the boy and the heron today. It was pretty good. The animation and visuals were just fucking amazing. The story I didn't really get though, it took too long to get going and then by the time it ends it just feels like none of the characters have really earned their "growth" so to speak. for example the main character mahito befriends a character named himi and supposedly is supposed to be very bonded to her by the end, but she only shows up like 45 minutes from the end. And there's this weird parakeet society in the spirit world and they are for some reason important, but nothing about them is ever explained.
No.66922
>>66921amadeus sucked fuc you
No.66926
>>66878Godzilla Minus One is pretty accessible to new and old fans alike.
No.66927
>>66926I saw it a week or two ago and it was really good. Reminded me a lot of GMK, probably my favorite Godzilla movie.
No.67003
…well i’m not gonna lie:
When Greta Gerwig’s New DBZ movie isn’t hiding its convoluted scene about masculinity (particularly in the clímax, when the Saiyans get their land back from the súcubo), it was actually 75% hit and just 25% miss, earning its popularity.
I just could’ve done without THIS ending:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXpdE-OEchE No.67009
Ok, I have seen essentially every Isao Takahata film from Ghibli (or the ones that HBO has, for the most bit), so here are my thoughts for each one.
Grave of the fireflies
Saw this one back in 2019. It’s quite a bummer, yes, but it was executed all right and the visuals did get to me by the end. 10/10
Only Yesterday
Much less tonally heartwrenching that the former, that’s for sure. It’s still successful in its own introspective merits, and the visuals are as atmospheric as the style is dynamic (to the point I even feel as though Mike Judge might have garnered inspiration in terms of honest style), so it was good too. 10/10
Pom Poko
Eccentric to a fault for sure, but the way it creatively juggles the 90s’ environmentalist trend with Japanese folklore, zany animation, groundbreaking visuals and mature themes done in a way most directors would require experience to pull off is what makes the journey all the more worthwhile. 8/10
My neighbors the Yamadas
Uncommonly minimalist (and even humorous) for Takahata’s ouvre, Yamadas still makes up for whatever it lacks with the director’s signature friendly flair and down to Earth atmosphere. 7/10.
The Tale of Princess Kaguya.
Takahata’s apogee (or at least his Swan Song) finds him essentially mixing a sort of greatest hits from his most prominent strengths in the 90s and adding a post-Xie Yi/Sumí-E touch to the visuals with a well known albeit bittersweet piece of literature. 9.5/10
Kinda makes me sad I technically began watching his films a year after his passing, but even as Japan seems to say this more than any of us natives in the tongue, que será será..
No.67011
Breakdown. 9/10. Really solid 90s thriller starring Kurt Russell. I heard someone describe it as a low IQ version of the Vanishing, which is sort of right, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
No.67012
>>67010
It's very funny in the lowest of low brow ways.
The fact that it's widely hate it somehow makes it even funnier.
No.67015
>>67012Why yes Daddy, I would like some sausage!!
Have you heard Tom's rap album? That's really funny too
No.67065
>>66875Just saw it..
I can't quite remember the last time I saw a movie that required more than a week to properly digest..
No.67088
After playing RoboCop Rogue City I decided to rewatch the first two movies and watch the third one for the first time. Watching the first one again I realized RoboCop is really a satirical comedy with lots of gore, fun violence and a very interesting sci-fi environment. They show just enough of RoboCop to make it cool in the first movie, which mainly consists of him giving one or two steps forward, pulling a gun from his concealed thigh holster and shooting a whole lot of ‘scum’ and ‘creeps’. That’s his machine side. His human side is mainly shown through his conversations with his partner, Anne Lewis. Again, these conversations are done sparingly, so there’s a lot left to the viewer’s imagination and assumptions about the character. The movie makes an excellent job at letting you wonder about the character. RoboCop’s humanity vs machine motif is done with a lot of charm and doesn’t get in the way of the action, nor gets in the way of the brutal humor the movie has. I really liked pretty much every scene of the first movie. It’s fast paced, has a good balance between satire, violence and character development scenes and world building without being intrusive and of course, it’s the first time you see RoboCop and the armor design is very cool.
And then the sequel comes in. RoboCop 2. It’s a significant downgrade from the first one. I think the biggest problem here is that they decided to include a lot of children in this movie. I’m pretty sure this has something to do with toy deals and it does hurt the movie a lot. RoboCop is now singing to kids and other nonsense that doesn’t fit the character (he got his programming altered at one point so his behavior changes). The solutions from plot points feel like the writers just used whatever bullshit it first came to mind. For example how RoboCop get rid of the faulty programming OCP implants in his brain at one point. Unimaginative and just not fun at all. Second problem is the main villain, Cain. He’s fucking garbage as a villain and as a character, poor guy. Still, there are moments in there that are very salvageable and push the main characters into interesting directions. Besides it’s always nice to see Lewis and Sgt. Reed gave the grounding to RoboCop. The world building here is also not bad at all and we get to know about gangs and drugs and more companies of this dystopian Detroit. So it's still an interesting watch.
Then the third in came in and it’s honestly quite damn awful. I just watched the thing and I can’t remember a single good scene about it. Maybe the suicide scene in the OCP building but that’s about it. Villains are cardboard and uninteresting, the humor and satire gave way to goofiness and cheese. The violence is bland and boring (this movie has an attempt rape scene like the first one and watching both side by side will illustrate just how awful this movie is compared to the original.) And now they have a child hacker that goes around helping RoboCop. It’s that bad of a cheese with this one. But worst of all, Peter Weller, the one and only RoboCop is not in this movie. The titular role is played by some bozo that fails miserably. It’s funny how you don’t know how good Weller is until he’s not there anymore. This RoboCop is angry all the time and too emotional in general, completely breaking the character and making it not RoboCop. Honestly, I wouldn’t even consider this movie part of the franchise. The brutal humor is gone, the bizarre and over the top violence is gone, and RoboCop himself is just an impostor. To make it worse, RoboCop spends half of the movie on his ass, he keeps tripping and falling over, fucking pathetic and I think only someone wanting to watch everything RoboCop would stomach this one. No wonder RoboCop was pretty much finished after this third entry, it sucks bad. I mean even the posters kept getting worse so I’ll just upload the first one to this post.
Then there’s the cartoon that I’m guessing is just there to sell more toys and a couple of super cheap TV series that didn’t last more than a season. In my mind canon the third movie never happened, it goes from RoboCop 2 to RoboCop Rogue City, which is a very excellent game and a very fun RoboCop experience.
And then there’s the reboot which by reading the reviews, it’s pretty damn bad. I feel like the heart of RoboCop is made mainly of 3 ingredients. Weller’s acting, the armor’s design and the humor with grit. And the reboot has none of those. Putting RoboCop as the title doesn’t make it so.
No.67092
>>66686I was looking for something to watch, came to check this thread and this one caught my attention. The premise is great:
>An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.And the first 30, 35 minutes is great as well but I've never seen a movie fall apart as badly as this one. The movie starts with a great idea but it quickly gets worse and the ending is complete shit. It feels like somebody sabotaged the script on purpose, holy shit.
No.67114
>>66921>Pulsegood taste wiz, one of my favorite horror films
No.67121
>>67119yeah i liked it too, but mostly for the visuals
never had the comparison to star wars when watching it
the themes i got were more wh40k, dune, nazi germany, fire nation/avatar the last airbender, and guardians of the galaxy
the actual plot or story though reminded me of a story i had to write in third grade. it was all build-up, all i did was assemble a team of pokemon like pikachu and charizard, and then in a single sentence it was over with no resolution. it really felt like i was watching a movie of that, every fucking new scene they go off to another planet building the team up, new crazy wacky looking characters, wow badass fighters, and then you have the team, and then it's over and it was lame
No.67123
>>67121>every fucking new scene they go off to another planet building the team up, new crazy wacky looking characters, wow badass fighters, and then you have the team, and then it's over and it was lameIt's basically just the first half of one very long movie, the second half comes out in April. I'm interested in seeing the extended director's cut, hopefully it will give some development to the characters and worlbuilding because there isn't enough meat on the bones in the the theatrical cut.
No.67125
Essential /wiz/ movies?
The only one I know of is "the Virgin Mountain"
No.67126
>>67125The main character needs to be a virgin over 30 for it to be a wiz movie or any movie about a loner male that doesn't talk about sex can apply? Eitherway I'm sure Zero Charisma qualifies.
No.67127
>>67125hobo with a shotgun
Midnight Cowboy
American Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
My Own Private Idaho
Summer of Sam
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
On the Road
Miss Sloane
No.67128
>>67123yeah that what is very lame. i liked it but honestly it would have been better to just wait for the second one and watch it back to back. it was like dune in that respect. i dont like that. individual movies should be a story and hold up on their own, not requiring a sequel years later to be watchable
i will give it credit for the next part coming out in april, that's not much of a wait, it will still be fresh in my mind
No.67133
>>67125nature documentaries
No.67265
>>67264>What is it even trying to do? Make a Ghostbusters movie for Generation Z?Well, yes, as I far as I know that's not even a secret, most if not all of these classics remakes or sequels have in mind appealing to newer generations.
No.67392
Yesterday I watch '44 Inch Chest'. It was a 4/10 for me, originally a play and it would've been more interesting to watch as a play. Its about a man who's wife cheated on him and very psychological. Ian McShane was funny in it at least. Star-studded cast too! Just wasn't for me. It's from the "Sexy Beast" director, if you haven't seen it go watch that movie its great. Today I watched "Cesio-137 The Nightmare of Goiana" after a wiz in a previous movie thread recommended it. This was a 7, 7.5 for me. Tragic story about a community in Brazil dying from playing around with radioactive nuclear material. Its based on a true story. Brazil produces a lot of good movies, very underrated in terms of world cinema they make a lot of good movies
No.67407
>>67264Wasn't the original remake shit? I'm surprised they ended up making a second one. I guess the fact that you went to see it explains everything.
No.67411
>>65989Darren Aronosfky is jewish and makes good movies.
Requiem for a Dream, Pi, The Whale, Black Swan, The Wrestler. All movies I watched and liked No.67412
>>66359>>66468>>66521>>66586>>66608>>66619Can I just pick any random Doraemon movie and watch them?
No.67413
Watched The Amityville Horror (2017). Truwiz rottmaxxer neet loses it when his parents start bringing normies into the house. Goes ER after witch sister Bella Thorne brings over her friends. Wiz tier movie.
No.67417
>>67413>witch sister Bella ThorneHaven't watched a single movie with that disgusting whore and don't plan on doing it. Actually, I had no idea she was into acting, I thought it was just some random celebrity whore.
No.67420
Watched Playmobil:The Movie (2019). It has Anya Taylor Joy in it. It was like an isekai anime. Nothing in the movie made sense and they even made a subservise ending.
No.67478
>>67477what film is that?
No.67482
>>67478road house with patrick swayze
No.67484
Finally got around to watching Where the Wild Things Are.
It's actually pretty boring.
It looks cool but there just isn't that much material to work with so it drags.
No.67486
>>67484yeah it's one of the worst films i have ever seen
No.67494
Working my way through the Charlie Chaplin collection
No.67528
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker was the last movie I watched oldest film I watched was probably Caligari really need to finish that one
No.67529
>the prestige
>napoleon
>the creator
>dune pt 2
>the terminator
cool
>crash was a bizarre car crash fetish film
>vanilla sky
>existenz
weird but interesting
>spaceman
lame and gay
No.67534
>>67532hollywood should be bombed
No.67535
The Star Wars prequels were the best propaganda for volcels
No.67536
>>67532That 7 year old with severe autism has a gf already
No.67562
for those multi-film warner brother packs, expect disc rot
my dirty harry 4 pack collection no longer works. i tried to watch sudden impact and it froze 1 hour into it.
No.67565
>>67562I think storage conditions and how the disk is treated over it's life time have more to do with it, as well as overall age.
No.67713
>>67712Mr. Vampire is my favorite movie.
No.67805
>>66418Renevant is movie that when you watch you dont exactly know what it is about, but visual is cool
>>66572nice movie, seen it, sequel probably not hapening
>>67127Midnight Cowboy is only one i seen from these, interesting as a look into past..?
>>67529>dune pt 2overrated
>the terminator>good
>vanilla skyheard about it, never watched, seems too difficult to watch for me
No.67807
>>67805>sequel probably not hapeningThe sequel has already happened, several years ago.
I just haven't gotten around to watching it yet because I tend to prefer watching animated stuff or horror when I watch feature length stuff.
No.67808
I don't know if we could consider as the live action of "Yu Yu Hakusho" as a movie. If not then that would be "Godzilla"
Oldest is probably "And Then There Were None"
No.67882
>>65912imagine… 'fap 'fap
No.67883
>>66311Horrible succubi film
No.67884
>>65912>>67882haha yeah imagine haha
No.67887
>>65912Really hated this movie
No.67888
>>67887just watched the trailer, it's cringe
No.67889
>>67888I went to letterboxd (yes, a mistake, i know) to see the reception and was baffled by the positive response. The jokes range from obvious/overdone to outright bad, the kids have no charisma or comedy chops and it's attempts at 'pulling on your heart strings" are some of the most forced, saccharin bullshit i've ever seen. The response to it really made me feel like i was going insane because any random, shitty comedy film that came out 10 years is better made than this.
Tbh, after reading some of the reviews on letterboxd, i think a lot of female viewers took to it because they want to molest those boys.
No.67892
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More 2024
Metropolis 1927
No.67896
last movie i watched was falling down, would reccomend watching it.
No.68094
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was a fun dose of Post-Dadaism.
No.68095
>>68094Thought about seeing it in thearters but remembered Disny owns the company that produces it now, and I vowed to not give them my money.
So I will wait until dvd quality uploads to my favorite alternative means of watching movies arrives and watch it then.
No.68099
>>67125Going off of agreeable atmosphere only:
Rams, The Fool and Sonatine all contain rejections of primary norper pillars so they felt right to me. They are all quite focused on social dynamic to achieve this though.
No.68106
Saw Transformers One.
Quite the rollicking time. On one hand it adapted fairly well past the post-Bionicle gen of the early 00s. On the other hand it got fairly dark when it did.
But it's that one minute and that same 80s spectacle the next, even if I chose this over Toy Story 4, also directed by Cooley.
I had fun, though I have yet to see what the pundits thought…
No.68107
Any list of good /wiz/ adjacent movies? I want relatable movies.
No.68108
>>68107Lars And The Real Succubus
No.68109
>>68106Well hey, I'm just glad us guys don't throw some fangasm orgy when a Hasbro movie, which cost more-or-less 100 million $, directed by someone who did an okayish film in 2019, starring an Aussie as the main character, gets almost a 90 Certified Fresh on RT :D…
No.68135
Got around to watching the original 70s version of Stepford Wives.
It was pretty bad but not for the reasons I was expecting. What was notable to me was that it was bad on a techical level more then issues with the story. I can definatly see why they got around to making a remake.
The editing, the shot choice, how scenes were arranged, some of the audio mixing, having way too much dead air and time filler stuff, plot threads went nowhere. The whole thing was a mess on a basic film making level.
The story it's self was mediocre to bad. There were some interesting concepts and it set it's self up as a mystery plot but refused to play into the mystery genera, instead mostly focusing on drama which I think was a poor choice, especially since they constantly deflated the sense of drama and dread every few minutes when things started to get even a little tense.
Never read the book it's based on, but I think the same concept reworked, rewritten, and done by a more competent team of film makers could result in a decent movie. As it stand now though, the original 70s version kinda sucked. The 2/3s of the move was boring, lots of technical issues, and the lead's acting was subpar.
No.68136
I bought a ticket for Joker: Folie a deux.
I'm not gonna go see it, though. That would be really dumb XD..
No.68138
>>68136yea going to the cinema is a bother and a waste of time
No.68140
>>68138I used to enjoy it but my local theater went to shit and 95% of movies in the last couple years haven't been worthy of my money nor even my time.
Given me time to watch more indie, international, and old stuff though.
Wish there as a theater in town that showed old films on the big screen for like a couple bucks. I actually do enjoy the theater experience. Feels special and I am even more zoned into the movie.
No.68143
>>65514Last film I saw in cinema was the latest Dune film.
The oldest film I saw ever was a Buster Keaton film about a train during the civil war in america.
No.68144
>>68107Oldboy - its a korean film about a wizard
No.68145
>>68144>about a wizard>a important plot point is he had a daughter Dude really?
I mean it's a good movie but I don't think you know what a wizard is.
No.68146
>>68145in another thread someone recommended a manga about a "loser" guy with a daughter
i think sex comes so easily to normies, that they cannot imagine living a whole life without it, and they think that virginity is a temporary state of not having sex for a longer while
No.68148
>>68107Dredd 2012
Hellboy 2019
Rorschach and Wolverine ;D…..
No.68162
>>68140Theatres in my city are showing old movies once a month. I'm seeing Pulp Fiction on the 4th November.
No.68163
"Hitler: Rise of Evil". Didn't finish watching it yet. No spoilers please. :D
Probably "It's a Wonderful Life".
No.68205
>>68175You will see your boogeyman everywhere if you obsess over it. SO much that you will become blind to literally everything else. One tiny comment about whatever you are obsessed over will be enough to ruin your day even though the majority of the content is completely unrelated.
Stop giving that boogeyman so much attention and it will die out.
No.68370
I watched Mr. Vampire last night. Again, yet again. To me, this movie is nearly the perfect expression of a popcorn film. You might think it would be a movie made in the U.S. or perhaps Bollywood, since they are producing most of the silly movies purely for entertainment, but no. At least for me, it’s this film from the golden age of Cantonese cinema.
It is Ricky Lau's third movie as a director. His two previous films, Two Toothless Tigers and Crazy-Fist Executioner, were rather inexpressive, mediocre outings. Mr. Vampire looked like it was going the same way. He began filming it without a full script, without the necessary budget, and without a proper movie set. He pretty much winged it, at least in the beginning, and it shows. There are many scenes that feel disjointed, more like comedy sketches than part of a cohesive movie. Yet, for this one film, the stars were aligned because that lighthearted approach to piecing the movie together actually works in its favor.
The movie is assembled rather loosely; all the scenes are springy and involve all sorts of shenanigans: hopping zombies, Tao spells, Kung Fu, comedy, ghosts, and cultural shock during Republican-era China. Even the romance in this movie is interesting. I particularly enjoy the 'cheap studio' atmosphere of the interior scenes; oddly enough, that also works in its favor. It feels like a movie still in transition from theater, employing theatrical techniques. It’s very fun to watch these actors absolutely destroy the fake furniture, walls, kitchenware, and whatever else happens to be in the way during fight scenes. The set design, on the other hand, doesn’t feel cheap at all, despite being made of cheap stuff. The backgrounds are filled with detail. The gardens, rooms, and streets have a domestic, accommodating aura, and the clothing and props add to it immensely.
All the characters and actors are likable and never overstay their welcome in the scenes. Lam Ching-ying in particular nails the role of Master Kau as the main protagonist, so much so that people are still making movies with this exact character to this very day. He is the perfect embodiment of the shifu archetype in Wuxia fiction. He plays off his incompetent apprentices to great effect, and the apprentices, in turn, play wonderfully against the pretty face of the movie, Ting-ting. There’s an unusually sharp rapport among these characters that makes for a pleasant watch. Like I said, it’s the perfect popcorn movie.
Last but not least, it was through Mr. Vampire that I discovered Pu Songling's short stories, which adds to the entertainment this movie has provided me over the years.
No.68376
>>68375Daimajin (1966)
The Vampire Doll (1970)
No.68394
>>68375bruh is that the 9 tails that was inside naruto
No.68874
Nosferatu (2024) was really, really good.
Such a wonderful feeling a dark truly evil dread throughout.
A masterpiece of horror.
Brilliant cinematography, masterful audio design, fantastic performances.
5 out of 5.
Highly recommend.
No.68902
>>68900I have. It was good but not nearly as mindblowingly fantastic as the hype online would have you believe. You can definitely tell they didn't have an insane budget for the CGI at times but it's still plenty enjoyable imo.
No.68943
>>66829Its sad how much ghibli relies too hard on miyazaki
No.69123
>>69117>I really don't understand how people think 2049 is better than the original Blade Runnerpeople say that? i think ive never seen anyone claim that
No.69125
>>69117I think I like K more than Deckard, I like closure too, but the original's plot is more interesting
Not very big on any of them to argue more than that
No.69242
>>691172049 has more complex and abstract themes based on modern internet culture. The first movie has a better emotion and better spoken commentary but not as many layers. It's simpler with its obvious good guy vs bad guy character set. 2049 has better unspoken commentary. Example: There's more unspoken meaning when Deckard says "her eyes were green" to Wallace in 2049 then spoken meaning in the entire "Tears in the Rain" Roy monologue.