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Mar 12, 2017 12:41:20 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Mar 12, 2017 12:41:20 GMT -5
Arthur and Merlin (2015) - It's often said that low budget movies are better than big budget because they have to rely on acting and script for quality. This is so rarely the case, I find. Most low budget movies are shoddy crap that Ed Wood Jr. would be ashamed of. And then, sometimes, you get a film like this one. Now, when I saw this DVD at the store, I immediately had flashbacks to Dragons of Camelot. Checking out the low IMBD rating, it seemed as if my suspicions were confirmed. But I kept digging and found something interesting. The people who liked this movie were passionate about it. So I took a chance and learned that lurking behind a low rating and a bland title is --- with a few small caveats --- one of the best fantasy movies in recent memory. (...) The real strength of this movie is the script and acting. Marco van Belle's script is literate and mostly eschews cliché. He manages to get the old-fashioned diction almost perfect without it sounding strained. And the actors are all excellent. Kirk Barker's Arthfael feels naturally heroic. Even when he's denying his destiny as king out of loyalty to Vortigern, he can't help but be a leader. Stefan Butler's Myrddin manages to be mysterious and funny. Charlotte Brimble's Olwen (here taking the place of Gwynhyfar) manages to be strong without being the usual sword-wielding Amazon we often get in such movies. And the rest of the cast, down to the smaller roles, are very solid. There are no weak links. I'd wondered about this movie. I'll have to keep an eye out for it now. Thanks!
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Mar 16, 2017 22:46:13 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Mar 16, 2017 22:46:13 GMT -5
I grew up on Lloyd Alexander's "Prydain" series of books. So, way back when, I was really excited when I heard Disney was going to make an animated Prydain movie. I didn't get to see it during its short theatrical run. Heard it sucked. Finally watched it about 15yrs ago. Not very good, overall. They frankensteined two books together, characters screwed up etc... Well, I ran into somebody online who had some inside dirt, so I thought I'd post it here... "Back in the early 80s, I happened to meet a Disney animator, mentioned that I was a huge fan of Prydain, and asked, "They aren’t going to do this all slapstick, are they?" (with my mouth twisted in distaste). He assured me, no, this movie was going to take itself seriously. It was supposed to be the turn-around for Disney’s animation department, going back to the classics. Not much later, half of Disney’s animation department ended up walking out in the middle of making The Black Cauldron. Years later, I read that, originally, Disney was going with a script written by Lloyd Alexander (the series author), but the animation team responsible for Oliver and Co demanded to be put in charge. Afraid of losing these Young Turks, Disney gave Black Cauldron to them and they threw out Alexander’s script. The team that was originally going to do Black Cauldron went on to do The Great Mouse Detective, which was the real turn-around for Disney animation, setting the stage for The Little Mermaid. I’ve read that Disney has re-acquired the rights (google Disney and Lloyd Alexander, the articles come right up, dated a year ago), but haven’t heard anything more. My knee jerk preference would be animation, if only to keep the humor; live action fantasy tends to go Veddy Serious. But my guess would be that Disney’s trying to do it’s own LOTR, which would work if the script is good. " *Postscript from me: Don Bluth -- a very talented animator -- left Disney after getting jacked around in the middle of the project and ended up making The Secret of NIMH.
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Mar 18, 2017 13:54:32 GMT -5
Post by deuce on Mar 18, 2017 13:54:32 GMT -5
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Mar 19, 2017 10:10:27 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Mar 19, 2017 10:10:27 GMT -5
The new Kong movie is wonderful, totally up to the hype. Finally a remake worthy of the original
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Mar 22, 2017 2:07:03 GMT -5
Post by lordyam on Mar 22, 2017 2:07:03 GMT -5
So I saw Get Out and Logan
Get out is phenomenal. For a first timer Jordan Peele does a great job and he manages to handle a difficult topic in a way that manages to avoid being obnoxious about it (partially because he's as willing to call out liberal racism as he is conservative racism.) The twists are pretty shocking and it has one of the most chilling portrayals of a sociopath on film.
Logan likewise is pretty good. Hugh Jackman's final performance was a truly spectacular one, and it felt like a heartfelt goodbye. Even if Jackman was tired he respected the fans enough to make sure this was a worthy swan song. It also helps that there were moments of warmth and compassion amidst all the gore and death.
Overall if you haven't seen these films, get your asses out and see them
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Mar 22, 2017 12:57:43 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 12:57:43 GMT -5
So I saw Get Out and Logan Get out is phenomenal. For a first timer Jordan Peele does a great job and he manages to handle a difficult topic in a way that manages to avoid being obnoxious about it (partially because he's as willing to call out liberal racism as he is conservative racism.) The twists are pretty shocking and it has one of the most chilling portrayals of a sociopath on film. Logan likewise is pretty good. Hugh Jackman's final performance was a truly spectacular one, and it felt like a heartfelt goodbye. Even if Jackman was tired he respected the fans enough to make sure this was a worthy swan song. It also helps that there were moments of warmth and compassion amidst all the gore and death. Overall if you haven't seen these films, get your asses out and see them I watched Logan a couple of weeks ago - I found it an emotional movie. The first true Wolverine movie and the best overall acting to date in the X-Men movies.
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Mar 22, 2017 16:07:03 GMT -5
Post by lordyam on Mar 22, 2017 16:07:03 GMT -5
I'll admit I didn't mind origins Wolverine, but never saw the 2013 movie. Would THAT be worth my time?
Some have argued that Days of Future Past was undone by Logan's movie...but I don't see it. Mutants aren't around but civilization is still intact.
Fun Fact the villains of Logan (Rice and Pierce) are some of the most monstrous villains in the x men's canon. Pierce is a mutant hater but that's not the bad part. The bad part is that he KNOWS that unless he has backup he's going to get his ass kicked so he goes after children who can't fight back.
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Mar 22, 2017 16:45:30 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 16:45:30 GMT -5
The second movie was loosely based, very loosely I might add on the classic Chris Claremont - Frank Miller mini-series. I kinda lost interest by the second-half of the movie, they had to go and overdo it with the CGI, I felt the movie did not need it, but, it was O.K.
As for the X-men continuity, I gave up on that one a while ago. Both in the movies and the comic-books.
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Mar 22, 2017 20:42:24 GMT -5
Post by almuric on Mar 22, 2017 20:42:24 GMT -5
"I don't think Fox's X-Men continuity could be worse than Marvel's ---"
Fox: "HOLD MY BEER!"
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Apr 2, 2017 5:27:02 GMT -5
Post by robp on Apr 2, 2017 5:27:02 GMT -5
Alicia Vikander, the new Lara Croft. ...... Please don't tell me there's another re-make on the way.... what's going on, are there no good stories any more?
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Apr 2, 2017 23:55:22 GMT -5
Post by lordyam on Apr 2, 2017 23:55:22 GMT -5
they remake the video games every couple of games.
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Apr 3, 2017 8:24:45 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Apr 3, 2017 8:24:45 GMT -5
Ghost in the Shell was pretty decent...it looked great but its still a struggle for me to embrace cute little scarlett Johannsen as an action hero...maybe its the lack of facial hair, I dunno
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Apr 3, 2017 8:26:33 GMT -5
Post by themirrorthief on Apr 3, 2017 8:26:33 GMT -5
they remake the video games every couple of games. to me, its more like they repackage them
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Apr 3, 2017 8:29:20 GMT -5
Post by robp on Apr 3, 2017 8:29:20 GMT -5
they remake the video games every couple of games. Ah my bad I thought it was a movie remake
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Apr 3, 2017 10:25:26 GMT -5
Post by KiramidHead on Apr 3, 2017 10:25:26 GMT -5
I'm interested, as it seems to be following the newer games, which I enjoyed.
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