2017-03-21, 09:54 PM
Not a lot of people here write down movie or TV reviews in this sub forum so, I thought I'd start a simple what are you watching thread.
What are you watching?
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2017-03-21, 09:54 PM
Not a lot of people here write down movie or TV reviews in this sub forum so, I thought I'd start a simple what are you watching thread.
2017-03-21, 10:00 PM
I'll start off. I finally got to see some current movies (as of March 2017) and saw Logan and Kong: Skull Island.
In Theaters Logan- was great movie and had a significant impact on me with its themes about fatherhood. I'm very curious to see how it plays in B&W. I'd say a good 4/5. Kong: Skull Island- had the worse character development on Earth but who cares. You went to this movie to see a goant gorilla smash things and it delivers that in spades. I was shocked that I actually liked John C.'s character who wasn't just pure comic relief. 3/5. I also got to see the classic noir, Out of the Past on DCP. To call it perfect in my eyes would be underselling it. Love Mitchum at his prime. 5/5
2017-03-23, 10:04 PM
I just watched the austrian Production "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies"
..well... a bit too serious to be a "just the fun" movie, but quite gory, and certanly more professional, than the title gives away. But it also hat some nice jokes and laughtes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD-7B7CqEjo
"Never cut a deal with a dragon..."
- Old Shadowrun wisdom
2017-03-23, 10:11 PM
The Expanse. Best sci-fi TV I've seen so far and I've seen a couple
2017-03-23, 10:19 PM
Yeah The Expanse is pretty good for a scifi original show, and the CGI is very well done.
Film Addict
2017-04-03, 04:57 PM
I really need to check out the Expanse. It seems right up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation.
So my run of seeing movies in the theater continues (after 3 years of not going) In Theaters I saw Logan again. Not because the movie was good (it is) but because I had the opportunity to see it in a Dolby Vision theater. I have to say the Dolby Vision was well worth the price. Not only did I notice the very black projection but the HDR color grading was amazing. But I did notice the HDR version looked radically different then the non HDR version. In the non-HDR the desert scenes where more muted and yellow whereas the HDR version was very saturated with red and oranges. Same with the forest scenes being much more saturated and green. I was surprised I wasn't as impressed by the Atmos track which was my primary reason for going in the first place. Life (2017)- which was a funny little B-movie. Very derivative of Alien but Alien was very derivative of so many 50s era B Sci-fi films that one can hardly complain. Some of the characters acted in stupid ways to further the plot but all-in-all I went in expecting one thing and got exactly that. So 3/5. Not worth it for the theater but worth a rental on a night you have watched everything else. Video Also saw Blair Witch (2016) on BD. Went in expecting crap and was happy it was more then crap. That's not to say good or great but serviceable. It definitely goes the opposite direction of the original by speeding up the tension building opposed to the slow build of the original. But at least you don't have people yelling at each other in the forest for an hour and a half. Also this squeal basically shows you everything you need to see, no more filling the blanks from the original (to its fault I think). 2.5/5
2017-04-03, 10:06 PM
I just saw "I, Frankenstein" on BD.
Well, nice action, not that shaky bad camerawork. Just the story felt more like a comic, than a movie. Sound indeed was very nice. I would re-watch it with friends, some beers, but it was not that philosophical, as it could have been, with the soul or no soul theme. Like: why the heck he suddenly has a soul? Even without necessarily stepping into religious and "God gave him one" description. Like "his compassion and love for that human woman is his soul, that filled him, and prevented him from being possessed by a demon. But on the other hand, he loved that woman, back when he (still) could destroy a gargoyle... Or maybe the act of even willingly sacrifice himself to protect the woman gave him the last needed... flash of getting such thing as a soul... Well... Okay... Maybe it is even better, that it was not revealed...
"Never cut a deal with a dragon..."
- Old Shadowrun wisdom
2017-04-03, 10:58 PM
By a strange coincidence I watched a documentary called 'The Frankenstein Complex' about special make-up effects and creature effects. Mostly talking heads but some archive footage and some pretty awesome artwork throughout. They managed to interview most of the big names in the industry, along with directors like Joe Dante, John Landis and Guillermo Del Toro. Unfortunately Rob Bottin was notable by his absence as his artwork was heavily featured throughout, but as the documentary made clear he walked away from the industry completely. It's worth a watch
2017-04-18, 11:23 PM
The last man on earth.
The mick. Z nation, Re-watching all seasons. Tremors, the serie, too bad they canceled.
2017-04-19, 12:59 AM
In the last weeks, in no particular order:
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