General Movies Thread

[SpoonyViking]

Damn.
I wouldn't mind paying for that movie, but it sucks that they released it in theatres instead of straight to streaming.

[SeiKeo]

Just wait bro

[Deathhappens]

So, anyone seen the new James Bond yet?

[Mattias]

I saw Venom 2. That movie has real pacing issues. It goes full speed all the way, no brakes.

[Skull]

So, anyone seen the new James Bond yet?

It was...it was a thing.

Yeah...

[ResidentSeagull]

I saw Venom 2. That movie has real pacing issues. It goes full speed all the way, no brakes.

Would you still recommend on the basis of good old popcorn fun or nah?

It was...it was a thing.

Yeah...

Oh now you've made me curious. Pray tell, good sir, of its misdeeds.

[Deathhappens]

It was...it was a thing.

Yeah...

Surely it couldn't be even more incoherent than Quantum of Solace or Spectre.

[Skull]

Surely it couldn't be even more incoherent than Quantum of Solace or Spectre.

I seem to be alone in thinking that QoS was not as terrible as people make it out to be...aside from being the most forgettable 007 film of all time.

As for Spectre, this film was marginally better in isolation. Though I would argue it has done substantially more damage to the franchise as a whole which is a worse sin.

[Mattias]

Would you still recommend on the basis of good old popcorn fun or nah?

Maybe? The thing is so short it might be hard to get through a bag of popcorn during it. The plot really needed the breathing room.

I seem to be alone in thinking that QoS was not as terrible as people make it out to be...aside from being the most forgettable 007 film of all time.

As for Spectre, this film was marginally better in isolation. Though I would argue it has done substantially more damage to the franchise as a whole which is a worse sin.

Are you telling me a movie where the villain is named Lucifer Satan, sorry Lyutsifer Safin, is going to be schlock? Perish the thought!

Honestly when I read a review all I needed to hear was the villains name and I was in. I want to see how bad it can get.

[RoydGolden]

Are you telling me a movie where the villain is named Lucifer Satan, sorry Lyutsifer Safin, is going to be schlock? Perish the thought!

Honestly when I read a review all I needed to hear was the villains name and I was in. I want to see how bad it can get.

I mean, this is James Bond. Villains (and love interests, but that's another matter) with campy names are kind of part of the charm.

[Mattias]

The love interests yes, but the villains were usually just menacingly foreign names. All the camp came from the acting in those instances, which makes sense wince the villains actually had character while the women were one note cheesecake.

[RoydGolden]

The love interests yes, but the villains were usually just menacingly foreign names. All the camp came from the acting in those instances, which makes sense wince the villains actually had character while the women were one note cheesecake.

Goldfinger and Dr. No weren't cheesy names, really?

[Mattias]

Sure they were. But they're the outliers. There's also Franciso Scarmanga, Karl Stromburg, Kamal Khan, Max Zorin, Franz Sanchez, and Ernst Stravo Blofeld. Those are all just obviously foreign and very lacking in puns. Maybe Scarmanga would count if he actually had a huge scar and not a third nipple.

[Ideofago]

I saw Venom 2. That movie has real pacing issues. It goes full speed all the way, no brakes.

No brakes? Sounds fun.

[Mattias]

Finally went to go see the Metal Gear new Bond movie. Well directed, well acted, story all over the goddamn place. It manages to stay mostly consistent up until the halfway point of the movie, then the villain suddenly gains new motivations that put him in direct opposition to Bond. There's some really good stuff in there, it's just the plot is held together with twine and wishes. The entire Cuba scene was great, introducing a fun on-off character that I'd rather see more movies about, then whatever "no this is the next 007" the movie tries to set up.

Tldr; Nanomachines, son.

[Reign]

Gritty Buzz Lightyear backstory movie that's supposed to be the movie Andy watched that made him want a Buzz Lightyear toy in the original Toy Story

Ok Disney, sure

[Rafflesiac]

Gritty? I don't see it.

[pinetree]

Looks cool actually. At least they're not making another Toy Story.

[Reign]

I think it'll be alright actually, I'll definitely check it out. The concept is just one I don't think anyone ever asked about.

[Ideofago]

I'll happily take more Toy Story stuff provided it doesn't needlessly inflate the original like 4 did. I mean, it wasn't bad, but it felt a rather bit unnecessary.