My least favorite of the Alien franchise so far, with my least favorite "crew", I wasn't sad when they got, got.
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That's how I felt about Prometheus and Covenant. I really do not care for either of them, though it sucked Idris and the bridge crew bit it in P.My least favorite of the Alien franchise so far, with my least favorite "crew", I wasn't sad when they got, got.
Speaking of Sci-Fi: "Europa Report" is on Netflix US now. Great Film!
A lot of people didn't care for the fourth movie, Resurrection, but I dug that crew of misfits.
I think I said it earlier here (maybe in this thread) but I genuinely thought Alien : Romulus was the result of somebody training generative A.I. on a diet of Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Prometheus, Alien : Covenant, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Alien : Isolation, and then instructing it to apply all that scraped data to the screenplay of Don't Breathe.
I'm not kidding.
Replace Stephen Lang with an Alien, and you have the same plot, motives, and characters, pasted over with every memorable beat from all the Alien, and Blade Runner movies / games.
I'm 100% certain that if anybody could be bothered, you could do a shot for shot, beat for beat reconstruction of Alien : Romulus, simply by editing the relevant material from Don't Breathe, the Alien movies, and the Blade Runner movies, plus the Alien : Isolation game.
(Obviously it would be confusing as hell to watch, but an effective animatic)
Utterly depressing waste of talent, and good will towards the franchise.
I'm truly dreading the series, Alien : Earth.
The title alone suggests it's got even less of a clue than the risible Alien versus Predator spin-off.
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I kind of fell asleep, in that I completely missed it's theatrical run (I think I must have gone to see Heretic the week Gladiator 2 came out, and just figured Gladiator would have been a big enough deal that it would have stuck around a few weeks), and despite really hating the original Gladiator, I was quite looking forward to checking out the sequel / reboot.
I think my only opportunity now is mid next month; my local cinema is doing a screening ridiculously early in the morning, aimed at OAPs, including free tea & biscuits.
I grew up in an era when movies came out in America first, and sometime the really popular ones (like Star Wars, The Exorcist, Jaws, Close Encounters etc) would stay in the cinema for over a year.
We usually had to wait three of four months for movies to reach the U.K. (as a little kid, the wait, build up, and anticipation for E.T. was unbearable - and remarkably all the promotion etc kept look of the creature a tantalising mystery).
I remember my cousin coming over from California, and telling us about this amazing movie about these terrorists taking all these people hostage - I thought it sounded absolutely horrific, from her description, and not remotely entertaing.
It took soooo long for Die Hard to make it to the U.K. that by then we were several seasons into Moonlighting, and big fans of Bruce Willis (and curious as to how he was going to make the leap from comedy, into action hero).
I just can't get to grips with this new world where movies seem to come out in the U.K. before they're released in America, and they only hang around for a week or so.
Was at a cinematography festival this last week. Saw 19 films...
Blitz - well made though didn't stick with me. Nothing wrong with it. Just felt like material I've seen before.
Cabrini - dual themes of church and immigration (wave of 2 million from Italy to NYC in the late 1800s). Latter theme clearly relevant to current issues in the US and Europe.
Biała Odwaga/White Courage - shorter film edit. I liked it a lot both for the vertigo inducing cinematography and brave take on controversial topic.
Girl with a Needle - festival winner. Black and white. I liked it quite a bit. Haunting, stark and verging on horror. Danish Oscar entry.
Emilia Perez - a showstopper and super impressive production. Was surprised that it was not shot in Mexico.
Minghun - ok, contemplative though not a stand out for me.
The Devil's Bath - really good. Disturbing and impressive. Austrian Oscar entry. Shot entirely on 500 iso 35mm film with only natural light.
Virgin Suicides - retrospective screening with DP Ed Lachman.
Conclave - good.
Valentina or the Serenity - very authentic almost documentary feel with very naturalistic performances.
Rust - premiere screening. Much better than what I had expected.
Kos/Scarborn - good. Polish film clearly aiming for a Tarantino vibe. Set in late 1700s after Kosciusko returned from the American Revolution. Only negative for me is some of the English dialogue was much too contemporary.
Small Things Like These - Irish. Very well done but a slog for me at the later point in the festival. This was more about me being oversaturated than the film itself.
Wrooklyn Zoo - kind of a teen movie and clearly a riff on Romeo and Juliet. Highlight was exploration of contemporary Polish skate and Roma subcultures.
The Brutalist - super well done though I had a hard time caring about the protagonist.
Czerwone Maki/Red Poppies - not a masterpiece but had to go as I worked on it... I like it still the same.
Dune II
Red Path - brutal film beautifully shot. Probably my personal top film of the festival.
Gladiator II
Blitz - well made though didn't stick with me. Nothing wrong with it. Just felt like material I've seen before.
Cabrini - dual themes of church and immigration (wave of 2 million from Italy to NYC in the late 1800s). Latter theme clearly relevant to current issues in the US and Europe.
Biała Odwaga/White Courage - shorter film edit. I liked it a lot both for the vertigo inducing cinematography and brave take on controversial topic.
Girl with a Needle - festival winner. Black and white. I liked it quite a bit. Haunting, stark and verging on horror. Danish Oscar entry.
Emilia Perez - a showstopper and super impressive production. Was surprised that it was not shot in Mexico.
Minghun - ok, contemplative though not a stand out for me.
The Devil's Bath - really good. Disturbing and impressive. Austrian Oscar entry. Shot entirely on 500 iso 35mm film with only natural light.
Virgin Suicides - retrospective screening with DP Ed Lachman.
Conclave - good.
Valentina or the Serenity - very authentic almost documentary feel with very naturalistic performances.
Rust - premiere screening. Much better than what I had expected.
Kos/Scarborn - good. Polish film clearly aiming for a Tarantino vibe. Set in late 1700s after Kosciusko returned from the American Revolution. Only negative for me is some of the English dialogue was much too contemporary.
Small Things Like These - Irish. Very well done but a slog for me at the later point in the festival. This was more about me being oversaturated than the film itself.
Wrooklyn Zoo - kind of a teen movie and clearly a riff on Romeo and Juliet. Highlight was exploration of contemporary Polish skate and Roma subcultures.
The Brutalist - super well done though I had a hard time caring about the protagonist.
Czerwone Maki/Red Poppies - not a masterpiece but had to go as I worked on it... I like it still the same.
Dune II
Red Path - brutal film beautifully shot. Probably my personal top film of the festival.
Gladiator II
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"60s and 70s Soul Celebration" on PBS.
Nostalgia for days! It was actually pretty disco-heavy, but that was not a problem for me. A lot of those songs have some really beautiful arrangements, especially the strings.
Nostalgia for days! It was actually pretty disco-heavy, but that was not a problem for me. A lot of those songs have some really beautiful arrangements, especially the strings.
Tulsa King.
I like Rocky, so while I can't say this is one of the better shows I've watched, there are things I like about it, starting with Rocky.
-Mike
I like Rocky, so while I can't say this is one of the better shows I've watched, there are things I like about it, starting with Rocky.
-Mike
Just finished season two of Dark Winds on Netflix last night. Great series; Zahn McClarnon is a really good actor (and he was very good on Longmire as well.) He's half Native American and half Irish - the series is set on the Navajo reservation in AZ/Utah area.
I'm also a fan of Tulsa King. Stallone carries it nicely.
I'm also a fan of Tulsa King. Stallone carries it nicely.
Heretic was pretty good. Got to see it in a dine-in theater.
Also, just finished the series Young Sheldon. Really funny, feel-good, family comedy. I don’t know how similar it is to Big Bang Theory, but it was great as something “easy” to watch after a long day.
Also, just finished the series Young Sheldon. Really funny, feel-good, family comedy. I don’t know how similar it is to Big Bang Theory, but it was great as something “easy” to watch after a long day.
It's that time of the season. I always liked this. Natalie Wood is a gem in this movie.
I tease my wife that she's just like her in the movie.
A very sensible girl.
I tease my wife that she's just like her in the movie.
A very sensible girl.
Oh, I watched the first season ; pretty good, but hampered somewhat by the tight budget - still enjoyed it.
Didn't realise there was a new season - will definitely check that out.
Zahn was terrific in Season 2 of Fargo, and all three seasons of Reservation Dogs.
He's been cropping up for years, in smaller parts - I think the first thing he really made an impact on me, was the low budget, hard to categorise without spoiling it "Resolution" by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead.
