elbobo Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Drunken Master Walks the line between classic slapstick Jackie Chan movie and an old school "your kung-fu is weak" style film. The fights have an extremely choreographed feel to them with blocks arriving well before the punch or kick a lot of times. Not the best of early Jackie stuff and no where near as good as Drunken Master 2 or Legend of Drunken Master whatever you want to call it which is a masterpiece. 4.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Finally watched X-Men Apocalypse last night. It really wasn't as bad as people made it out to be, I thought. Certainly not as good as First Class or DoFP, but I was entertained by it. 7/10 I'll definitely be seeing Dark Phoenix when it comes on Blu-ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 escape room better than expected for this type of film, not an amazing movie by any stretch but serviceable. Tyler Labine deserves better work. 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, elbobo said: escape room better than expected for this type of film, not an amazing movie by any stretch but serviceable. Tyler Labine deserves better work. 6/10 agree that it wasn't mind blowing but I was definitely entertained and look forward to the sequel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD 3D 3.5/5 it was good but not my fav of the series. The 3D disc needed to be imported and was worth it, with amazing tremendous depth but not much pop-up wise. Still a good ending to an overall great movie series BATMAN VS THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 3.5/5 watched in 4K and it ain’t much improved over the bluray but it does show a slightly more solid colour palette. Guy does a pretty good Kevin Conroy Batman voice for the movie and also did an ok job for The Joker as well. Animation style is a mix of the classic 90’s Batman skyline/building designs but with a slightly brighter colour scheme and simplistic looking character designs. I know they gotta distinguish it from other series of both shows, but it so much of that 90’s feel (and being a fan of the classic series) just wish they could of gone full throttle with it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Escape at Dannemora Solid series. Kind of a weird performance by Del Toro at times, not quite sure what he was going for. Patricia Arquette's turn as Tilly while a great performance creates one of the least likable people to ever appear on screen, she is just the worst. No clue what is going on with the accents, people in that part of NY do not sound like that. The father of the woman I am dating was actually the administrator(warden) of the facility back in the 90s so I would love to get his opinion on it all. 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Toy Story 4 - 9/10 Like others have said, this was a movie I didn't know I wanted to see initially. But it was good. I've never been the biggest TS fan, but I've still enjoyed the movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Cloud Atlas 4/5 I was so confused for like 30 minutes and then everything started to make sense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 Killing Eve S2 - 4.5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Creed 2. Me after it finished: I love the Rocky universe and this was another fine, fine addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Late Night: 2/5 A comedy about a comedy show that has plenty of heart, but not so much actual comedy. Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson are both quite good, but never particularly funny in a film that is ostensibly about comedy. The film also tackles a number of issues about race, gender, representation, sexual misconduct, public forgiveness, the burdens of genius and power, the right to employment, privilege and more. However, in just over 100 minutes, it doesn't really find the time to say anything meaningful about any of them, and in treating characters as a series of issues to address, it erects barriers instead of connections between characters. Rocketman: 4/5 A musical biopic that doesn't follow the Walk Hard formulation, instead choosing the extremely fun, and rather fitting, path of fantasy and whimsy. While the film does go all the way back to young Elton first learning the piano, it doesn't feel any particularly need for strict continuity. Songs from Elton's enormous discography play when thematically or energetically appropriate, regardless of when they were written or released. Flashbacks turn into full on dance and musical numbers, even as the film delves into addiction to sex and drugs. You're unlikely to learn much about Elton John from Rocketman, but it's still an exciting excursion through his life and music, which makes it a perfectly fitting biopic for a man of such exuberance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Spider-man- 3.5/5 spider-man 2 - 4.5/5 Spider-man 3 - 2/5 the amazing Spider-Man - 4/5 the amazing spider-man 2 - 2.5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 4 hours ago, TwinIon said: Rocketman: 4/5 A musical biopic that doesn't follow the Walk Hard formulation, instead choosing the extremely fun, and rather fitting, path of fantasy and whimsy. While the film does go all the way back to young Elton first learning the piano, it doesn't feel any particularly need for strict continuity. Songs from Elton's enormous discography play when thematically or energetically appropriate, regardless of when they were written or released. Flashbacks turn into full on dance and musical numbers, even as the film delves into addiction to sex and drugs. You're unlikely to learn much about Elton John from Rocketman, but it's still an exciting excursion through his life and music, which makes it a perfectly fitting biopic for a man of such exuberance. Fun fact: director Dexter Fletcher, who brought us Rocketman, was the person hired to bring Bohemian Rhapsody during reshoots at the end after the Bryan Singer debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacthenud Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 11:05 AM, johnny said: Spider-man- 3.5/5 spider-man 2 - 4.5/5 Spider-man 3 - 2/5 the amazing Spider-Man - 4/5 the amazing spider-man 2 - 2.5/5 Amazing Spider-Man 2 is so much better than Amazing Spider-Man 1, IMHO, for one reason - the characterization of Peter/Spider-Man. It's just all wrong in the first one, but they move to a better characterization in the second. I would personally flip those scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 27 minutes ago, nacthenud said: Amazing Spider-Man 2 is so much better than Amazing Spider-Man 1, IMHO, for one reason - the characterization of Peter/Spider-Man. It's just all wrong in the first one, but they move to a better characterization in the second. I would personally flip those scores. No way. The story in TAM2 is a fucking mess. Electro should have been the only villain. I thought it was a fun movie but that’s about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacthenud Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, johnny said: No way. The story in TAM2 is a fucking mess. Electro should have been the only villain. I thought it was a fun movie but that’s about it. I'd rather a slightly messy story than a Spider-man that is driven by revenge for his Uncle's death, rather than learning that with great power comes great responsibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, nacthenud said: I'd rather a slightly messy story than a Spider-man that is driven by revenge for his Uncle's death, rather than learning that with great power comes great responsibility. Idk, I don’t give a shit about comic Spidey because I don’t read them. I think it’s reasonable for somebody with his powers to be driven by revenge, which he works past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacthenud Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, johnny said: Idk, I don’t give a shit about comic Spidey because I don’t read them. I think it’s reasonable for somebody with his powers to be driven by revenge, which he works past. Reasonable, sure, but it fundamentally changes the character in ways that I really do not care for, as a life-long Spider-Man fan. It's like if they did a Batman origin story and he becomes Batman because he's a thrill-seeker who realized he loved violence after watching his parents being gunned down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Doom Patrol - Season 1 Show definitely had a mission statement to be a deconstructive, 4th wall breaking, weird superhero show and it pulls it off with various degrees of success. It is at its best when it going completely batshit. Runs a few episodes too long and Cyborg doesn't fit with the rest of the group. Brendan Fraser clearly was having a great time with his role. 6.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home 8/10 A fun lighthearted romp marking an end to phase 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Jessica Jones Season 3, Episode 5 - 7/10. Trish is annoying and Hogarth is a bitch that deserves everything she gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 They Live 4k Steel Case looks real good, normally I dont really give a shit about cases but this one is a home run for me. Image Quality The jump to 4k gives some finer details over the 1080p releases from Shout! .The use of HDR is fantastic and not over used, stronger colors and better blacks with out over saturation . Sound Quality Just like the other Carpenter 4k releases , the film has a 5.1 DTS-HD and a 2.0 . An atmos track would have been killer but the 5.1 does the job. I had to import this from the UK. Cost was about $ 45. The price can be a real deal breaker for some but if your fan of the film i recommend it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Black Summer 4/5: @skillzdadirectarecommended this show to me as I hadn’t previously heard of it. Really good take on a zombie apocalypse story. Feels a lot more grounded and “real” than the melodrama of TWD. I loved the first few episodes and the way it overlapped he multiple stories of the characters. Once they all came together it lost me just a little bit. It was still good but everything started to move at an extremely accelerated rate and the dialogue(which I was really enjoying) basically disappears in the last few episodes. It kind of reminds me how 28 Days Later feels like two very different movies. Only the latter story in this isn’t a stupid mess lol. Overall really good show thats shot AMAZINGLY well. Look forward to season 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I've somehow managed to avoid watching The Office (US) and just recently started watching it here and there while preparing dinner or something along those lines. I actually really like it by now and it's pretty damn funny. I just started season 3 and it feels like it's definitely becoming more outlandish, which I like a lot. So far: 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Bloodporne said: I've somehow managed to avoid watching The Office (US) and just recently started watching it here and there while preparing dinner or something along those lines. I actually really like it by now and it's pretty damn funny. I just started season 3 and it feels like it's definitely becoming more outlandish, which I like a lot. So far: 9/10 You better have already seen the original UK version beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: You better have already seen the original UK version beforehand. Nah, I never watched either before maybe two months ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: Nah, I never watched either before maybe two months ago. I highly recommend it, it's really good (so is the US version, in a different way) and it came first and is quite short so watch it if you get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Final episode of Jessica Jones. Overall, better than Season 2, but didn't top Season 1. Fitting ending. Would have been interesting to see where they would have gone with a hypothetical Season Four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Attack on Titan Season 3.5 about 2/3s of the season is one huge battle followed by a massive 2 episode exposition dump that attempts to explain the insane world of the series. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Aquaman 4/5 Super late to the party but I really really liked it. Obviously it’s gorgeous and on my 4K TV my head almost exploded. But it was just a really fun, solid movie. The plot felt like half super hero movie and half adventure film like National Treasure. I’ll have to watch it again but as of right now this is one of my favorite super hero movies. Just an awesome, fun, beautiful ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 Pet Sematary (2019) 3/5 I think it’s better than the original but this is just average. Last 30 minutes are dope and John Lithgow is great. The Good, The Bad, The Weird 3.5/5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 8 hours ago, johnny said: The Good, The Bad, The Weird 3.5/5 Man that's harsh for such an inventive, energetic film. I'd give it a 4 or 4.5/5 but I love the movie and its director Jee-woon Kim is so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: Man that's harsh for such an inventive, energetic film. I'd give it a 4 or 4.5/5 but I love the movie and its director Jee-woon Kim is so good. Westerns are one of my least favorite genres so this is a good score for it :P I only watched it because my friend wanted to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 54 minutes ago, johnny said: Westerns are one of my least favorite genres so this is a good score for it :P I only watched it because my friend wanted to Fair but a South Korean or "kimchi" western (as Jee-woon Kim calls it) isn't a typical western by any means, and the action, etc. is all so good. But I hear ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Network - 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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