caulfield12 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Not sure what to make of that previous comment. Sing Street, Elle (that's DEFINITELY not a date movie!)...would love to see them get Best Picture nominations, Sing Street might have an outside shot but they usually prefer to go with movies like Sully or Arrival that had better box office #'s/public recognition unless the critical appreciation is just about impossible to overlook. Loving is another movie in that category. It seems LA LA Land and Moonlight for sure will be there, despite Moonlight's lack of visibility. Another fascinating movie was The Invitation, which came out much earlier in the year and has been mostly forgotten. Edited December 12, 2016 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/tv/partial-list-winne...-011954352.html Golden Globe nominations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 I hate the Globes, as an award, so much. They nominate the most random things in the most random categories. The show can be entertaining but the awards, blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 11, 2016 -> 04:31 PM) Hell or High Water is a very good movie that fails because Chris Pine's beautiful eyes are instantly recognizable, a half ass ski mask does nothing. People in those banks haven't seen the Star Trek movies, so he's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Arrival was a really solid move. Wolfram has a long article on all of the mathy stuff they did for the movie, including actually writing working software that translates the language in real time that you see several times during the movie. Edited December 12, 2016 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Birthday present from wife: reserved seats to Rogue One on Friday night, 7pm, opening night. Plus babysitting arranged for the kids, overnight with the grandparents. I married above my station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Make sure you see Rouge One in IMAX because you'll see the Dunkirk prologue, the first 6mins of the movie. It's super intense and very fast paced. It starts in the middle of a battle and there's some insane aerial footage. The ending is insanely tense. This really sells the 'action-thriller' tag way more than the trailer did. Hopefully it gets released online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 05:20 AM) Make sure you see Rouge One in IMAX because you'll see the Dunkirk prologue, the first 6mins of the movie. It's super intense and very fast paced. It starts in the middle of a battle and there's some insane aerial footage. The ending is insanely tense. This really sells the 'action-thriller' tag way more than the trailer did. Hopefully it gets released online. I have no interest in seeing the first 6 minutes of a movie I absolutely plan on seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 11:44 AM) I have no interest in seeing the first 6 minutes of a movie I absolutely plan on seeing. You have to admit though, it was pretty awesome seeing the bank heist scene in The Dark Knight before it came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 11:44 AM) I have no interest in seeing the first 6 minutes of a movie I absolutely plan on seeing. I agree with this. I'll see that scene when I see the rest of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 11:45 AM) You have to admit though, it was pretty awesome seeing the bank heist scene in The Dark Knight before it came out It was. I remember going with my mom to see it, we drove out to the city for my birthday to watch it, I think it was attached to I Am Legend. We did the same thing with TDKR. I think the Dunkirk prologue captured war better than R1 did. Someone described it as nerve shredding intensity and I think that's the best way to describe it. Here's a list of theaters where you can see it at: https://i.redd.it/fdeahkyb4r3y.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 12:14 PM) It was. I remember going with my mom to see it, we drove out to the city for my birthday to watch it, I think it was attached to I Am Legend. We did the same thing with TDKR. I think the Dunkirk prologue captured war better than R1 did. Someone described it as nerve shredding intensity and I think that's the best way to describe it. Here's a list of theaters where you can see it at: https://i.redd.it/fdeahkyb4r3y.jpg I hope a WW2 biopic depicts/captures war better than a scifi movie. Edited December 15, 2016 by Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 12:19 PM) I hope a WW2 biopic depicts/captures war better than a scifi movie. Star Wars isn't sci-fi, its fantasy. But in all the featurettes for R1 everyone described the movie as a war film, I wouldn't call it that but maybe those featurettes were made before the film was re-shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 12:27 PM) Star Wars isn't sci-fi, its fantasy. But in all the featurettes for R1 everyone described the movie as a war film, I wouldn't call it that but maybe those featurettes were made before the film was re-shot. You're trying too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Shouldn't we be comparing it to Saving Private Ryan with the realism of the D Day/Normandy/Omaha beach landings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 16, 2016 -> 02:47 PM) Shouldn't we be comparing it to Saving Private Ryan with the realism of the D Day/Normandy/Omaha beach landings? Um no. Dunkirk took place in 1940. DDay took place in 1944. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 The wife and I checked out Underworld: Bloodlines last night. Not a bad movie although the ending left something to be desired. Was nice seeing Beckinsale running around whooping ass in her black pleather outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 What the hell is up with the Cars trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 16, 2016 -> 03:43 PM) What the hell is up with the Cars trailer? Electric Vehicle baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) Collateral Beauty is f***ing garbage. Just think of a M. Night Shamalyan Christmas movie Edited December 17, 2016 by Joshua Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 01:15 PM) You're trying too hard. I guess you couldn't pick out a joke if it hit you in the face. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 16, 2016 -> 02:47 PM) Shouldn't we be comparing it to Saving Private Ryan with the realism of the D Day/Normandy/Omaha beach landings? It reminded me a lot of Mad Max: Fury Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxsoxsoxsox Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Took my kid to see Moana over the weekend. Visually stunning and overall a solid movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Guess I won't be seeing Passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) https://www.yahoo.com/movies/50-best-movies...-132637823.html Another Top 50 list with many of the same movies from the Entertainment Weekly Top 20. Moonlight, La La Land and Manchester by the Sea continue to receive the most attention. Brian, what's wrong with Passengers? I'm guessing it doesn't have anything to do with Jennifer Lawrence speaking out after the election? Bad early reviews? 99% Don't Think Twice 95% Tickled 86% Everybody Wants Some! Baseball-themed, cool music and Richard Linklater 98% Hunt for the Wilderpeople Sam Neill/Australian themed story 98% Embrace of the Serpent 93% Paterson (yet another Adam Driver movie, this one looks better) 90% The Witness 94% The Edge of Seventeen 96% Gleason (about former NFL player's battle with ALS, everyone absolutely loves this film) 90% Hidden Figures (coming out in January) 97% 13th (about the Amendment and prison system, promising director who did the MLK movie) 100% OJ: Made in America Edited December 21, 2016 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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