What are you watching & why? (splain)

Danke42 said:
Big Trouble in Little China. No explanation required.
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One of my favorite movies of all time. So many great lines.

Pàdruig said:
Ended the night with Violent Night, which has become my favorite Christmas movie. It might not be considered a "good" movie but I don't care. David Harbor is the man and I was ridiculously entertained.
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Watched it with the family on Christmas Eve and loved it. Harbour is awesome as Santa Klaus. The Home Alone references had me dying.
 
Terry M. said:
Fair enough. Can I ask what turned you off? Just curious
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I have a hard time dealing with complete suspension of belief...and there was nothing believable in the portion of the episode I endured. I found last season somewhat entertaining, I found this first episode simply silly.

I don't mind being in the minority on this...it's just the way I'm wired.
 
We went with a sci-fi theme for our movie night last night. I love sci-fi but it can be very hit and miss in cinema.

Started with Rebel Moon: Part 1. I didn't go into this film with high expectations. It's been pretty excoriated by critics but I am of a general mind that critics are miserable people and likely no fun at all at parties. I'm easily entertained though and have enjoyed many a bad movie. That said, Rebel Moon was not good. To sum up my thoughts: It's a fractured mess of a story that draws elements from Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven, Star Wars, The Matrix, Harry Potter, LOTR, anime tentacle porn, and romance novel cover art.

Zack Snyder needs to chill out with the slo-mo - clumsy action sequences were unnecessarily drawn out and extended where the time could have been better spent making an attempt at giving me a reason to give a damn about any of the characters. I'll watch Part 2 when it comes out but I have no expectations that it will be any better.



Finished the night out with The Creator. This movie, barely two minutes in, was a vastly superior film to Rebel Moon. It's not a perfect movie, yet it has elements of District 9 in it (loved that movie) and some genocidal mania akin to Avatar (didn't love that movie). Definitely worth a watch if you like the whole "humans vs. robots" trope. The kid who plays Alphie is adorable and does an excellent job.

 
Terry M. said:
.............And Serinda Swan is hotter than the sun.

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Terry gets it.
Blues said:
I have a hard time dealing with complete suspension of belief...and there was nothing believable in the portion of the episode I endured. I found last season somewhat entertaining, I found this first episode simply silly.

I don't mind being in the minority on this...it's just the way I'm wired.
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You are watching it wrong, E. Approach it like an action comedy. You'll like it much better.
 
Pàdruig said:
Started with Rebel Moon: Part 1. I didn't go into this film with high expectations. It's been pretty excoriated by critics but I am of a general mind that critics are miserable people and likely no fun at all at parties. I'm easily entertained though and have enjoyed many a bad movie. That said, Rebel Moon was not good. To sum up my thoughts: It's a fractured mess of a story that draws elements from Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven, Star Wars, The Matrix, Harry Potter, LOTR, anime tentacle porn, and romance novel cover art.

Zack Snyder needs to chill out with the slo-mo - clumsy action sequences were unnecessarily drawn out and extended where the time could have been better spent making an attempt at giving me a reason to give a damn about any of the characters. I'll watch Part 2 when it comes out but I have no expectations that it will be any better.

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I read that there is a three hour directors cut edition (rated R) of Rebel Moon/part 1 that will be released later. With an hour difference it could be a different movie. Between that, and the horrible reviews, I figured if I watch it I’ll watch the longer version.
 
Terry M. said:
I’m seriously gonna have to read those.
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My son brought home the first book. I got about halfway through in about an hour or so - it's easy reading. I know that it's a genre that a lot of folks enjoy but I could see myself getting bored pretty quickly if I continued with the series. That's just me though.

Terry M. said:
I think we can all (maybe) admit the show is waaaay better than the Tom Cruise movies?
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100%
 
Cap’n Smudge said:
I read that there is a three hour directors cut edition (rated R) of Rebel Moon/part 1 that will be released later. With an hour difference it could be a different movie. Between that, and the horrible reviews, I figured if I watch it I’ll watch the longer version.
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I should have known (this being a Snyder movie and all). An R rated version would have been way better and an extra hour (or more) could do a lot to fill in the gaps.

He still needs to chill the f out with the slo-mo. Seriously.
 
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