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[DesertPenguin]

@Sven Jurgens has an avater with the same character. What movie is that?

 

[GTvsForza]

@Sven Jurgens has an avater with the same character. What movie is that?

I know he has the same Avatar. It's Princess Mononoke.

It was the reason why I made these beauties:

 

[GTP_Dutchy]

Lately I've watched resevoit dogs again. Watched the revenant, zero dark thirty. And started again with Noland batman trilogy. Bstmam begins. In the meanwhile I finished the last season of peaky blinders and all 200 episodes of that 70's show needles to say time is running short. Also watched rush for like the gazillionth time.

 

[Alanpark]

I'm watching part 2 of the movie "Breaking Bad". A film with dramatic details and full of appeal. Maybe everyone should watch it once in this movie's life

 

[VulcanSpirit]

@Sven Jurgens has an avater with the same character. What movie is that?

Princess Mononoke, as @GTvsForza has said. The character in question is San, one of the main protagonists who is raised by a wolf clan and fighting to protect the forest she inhabits.

Easily one of my favourite Ghibli films for being gorgeous, nuanced and unashamedly brutal/disturbing in places - a perfect counter to those who say that animated films are exclusively kiddie fodder. While it is easily one of the scarier and more polarising films they've made, the animation, characters and soundtrack make it especially endearing to me, as does Miyazaki's interpretation of the kodama and daidarabotchi from Japanese mythology. This and Nausicaa (another Miyazaki eco-fantasy that directly lead to Ghibli's formation) are proof that environmentally-themed films can still be entertaining while getting their key themes and messages across in a balanced tone.

Glad to know that I'm not the only one to have created custom liveries based around it (as ironic as that sounds):

In other news, I just came back from seeing Le Mans '66 (Ford vs Ferrari) and enjoyed it very much. Felt like it struck the right balance between racing scenes and the inter-personal frictions that helped shape Ford's early development of the GT40. I'd honestly say that the UK title seems more fitting, since it is more focused on the issues that Ford and Shelby themselves faced when conceptualising, testing and racing the car. The driving scenes are dynamic and incredibly absorbing - felt the engines rumbling through my seat even at a regular 2D screening - Christian Bale does an absolutely terrific job as Ken Miles and even the family relationship between him, his wife and his son feels naturally woven into the main plot. Honestly didn't care too much about any historical inaccuracies concerning the rivalry itself. Just glad to have seen a thrilling and well-made racing film with plenty of substance beneath it.

 

[GTboyz]

The Irishman - 9.5/10

I love this movie, it didn't feel like a 3 and a half hour movie to me. The acting is great, great humour, and some depressing stuff. Overall another hit from Scorcese IMO.

 

[RaY29rus]

The Irishman, 10 out of 10 for me
Can't think of anything I didn't like. Everything is spot on. Bravo, Scorsese. And oh god how much I love Al Pacino!

 

[Adamgp]

Just saw Ford vs Ferrari. Awesome movie, very entertaining. 9.5/10

Unfortunately we missed the IMAX version because the theater switched the IMAX to Frozen. Still a great show. Saw it with both parents, and they loved it as well.

 

[PocketZeven]

Gemini man 6/10

Somewhat entertaining, but a big waste of an interesting premise. Plotholes and not enough charater development. Does not seem like an Ang Lee film.

Angel has fallen 6/10

Extremely predictable, but it has nick nolte so cant give it less then 6. Entertaining when you turn your brain off

 

[Touring Mars]

A film I’ve wanted to see for a while came up on Netflix the other night, even though I searched for it just a few weeks ago just to find it wasn’t there... but apparently it was added to Netflix at the weekend.

Lost In Translation by Sofia Coppola and starring Scarlet Johansson and Bill Murray tells a story about two lonely people who befriend each other in Tokyo.

I really enjoyed it, and it very much struck a chord with me, not least since I spent two weeks in Japan in 2017 and found Murray’s character scarily relatable (though I am not married and wasn’t getting paid $2 million to advertise whisky)...

What I found surprising was that the film almost seemed specially written to appeal directly to middle-aged men experiencing a mid-life crisis - but was in fact written and directed by a young female (Sofia Coppola) who is probably more like the female lead, an extremely beautiful young woman (Scarlet Johansson). Even the very first scene looked tailor-made for a male audience (a near-still shot of Johansson’s rear-end clad in sheer, see-through pink panties), and the rest of the film didn’t exactly dissuade me from the notion that I was among the target audience either.

There are one or two questionable moments - the frequent lampooning of the Japanese accent, the slightly disparaging attitude to Japanese culture in general etc., but otherwise it was a pretty good watch... not least as a middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis. Bill Murray is, predictably, brilliant, and Johansson’s performance is excellent as well. I particularly enjoyed the film because of the dynamic between the two main characters and the slowly building friendship between them. The film really hit me on both an emotional and intellectual level - the numerous shots of SJ in her see-through panties notwithstanding.

 

[GTP_Dutchy]

Knives out 7,5/10
6 Underground 4/10 they tried to hard to be funny
JoJo Rabbit 7,5/10 didn't quite live up to the expectation but still a good watch!

 

[ProjectWHaT]

I also saw Knives Out and 6 Underground.

I thought Knives Out was amazing. It was very fun to watch it, definitely recommend it.

6 Underground is just Michael Bay being Michael Bay. The plot made no sense and the action was just silly. If you like his movies, sure go ahead, but otherwise just ignore it.

 

[JKgo]

...Mile 22, starring Marky Mark and the forgotten Warrior Princess Xena-clone from the Thor franchise.

Even with the abundance of nausea-inducing shakycam shots, it has fairly decent action set pieces, but ultimately, a waste of a somewhat interesting premise. Since it's a shortish-movie, you can go ahead and watch it if you've got 90-odd minutes to burn, but otherwise, meh.

 

[MatskiMonk]

A film I’ve wanted to see for a while came up on Netflix the other night, even though I searched for it just a few weeks ago just to find it wasn’t there... but apparently it was added to Netflix at the weekend.

Lost In Translation by Sofia Coppola and starring Scarlet Johansson and Bill Murray tells a story about two lonely people who befriend each other in Tokyo.

I really enjoyed it, and it very much struck a chord with me, not least since I spent two weeks in Japan in 2017 and found Murray’s character scarily relatable (though I am not married and wasn’t getting paid $2 million to advertise whisky)...

What I found surprising was that the film almost seemed specially written to appeal directly to middle-aged men experiencing a mid-life crisis - but was in fact written and directed by a young female (Sofia Coppola) who is probably more like the female lead, an extremely beautiful young woman (Scarlet Johansson). Even the very first scene looked tailor-made for a male audience (a near-still shot of Johansson’s rear-end clad in sheer, see-through pink panties), and the rest of the film didn’t exactly dissuade me from the notion that I was among the target audience either.

There are one or two questionable moments - the frequent lampooning of the Japanese accent, the slightly disparaging attitude to Japanese culture in general etc., but otherwise it was a pretty good watch... not least as a middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis. Bill Murray is, predictably, brilliant, and Johansson’s performance is excellent as well. I particularly enjoyed the film because of the dynamic between the two main characters and the slowly building friendship between them. The film really hit me on both an emotional and intellectual level - the numerous shots of SJ in her see-through panties notwithstanding.

Yeah, I saw this at the cinema, the only time I've been to the cinema in Leicester square. Great film. 17 years ago I'd have been 23 so whilst I didn't find it relatable in perhaps the way you did, or I would now, it's so well put together that it's easy to get emotionally invested with both main characters - I'd give Bill Murray a good portion of the credit for this as well as the writers and director, I think he gave a great performance, even if it was mostly just Murray being Murray. I remember leaving the cinema choking back a tear.... musta had somethin' in ma eye.

 

[TheCracker]

A film I’ve wanted to see for a while came up on Netflix the other night, even though I searched for it just a few weeks ago just to find it wasn’t there... but apparently it was added to Netflix at the weekend.

Lost In Translation by Sofia Coppola and starring Scarlet Johansson and Bill Murray tells a story about two lonely people who befriend each other in Tokyo.

I really enjoyed it, and it very much struck a chord with me, not least since I spent two weeks in Japan in 2017 and found Murray’s character scarily relatable (though I am not married and wasn’t getting paid $2 million to advertise whisky)...

What I found surprising was that the film almost seemed specially written to appeal directly to middle-aged men experiencing a mid-life crisis - but was in fact written and directed by a young female (Sofia Coppola) who is probably more like the female lead, an extremely beautiful young woman (Scarlet Johansson). Even the very first scene looked tailor-made for a male audience (a near-still shot of Johansson’s rear-end clad in sheer, see-through pink panties), and the rest of the film didn’t exactly dissuade me from the notion that I was among the target audience either.

There are one or two questionable moments - the frequent lampooning of the Japanese accent, the slightly disparaging attitude to Japanese culture in general etc., but otherwise it was a pretty good watch... not least as a middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis. Bill Murray is, predictably, brilliant, and Johansson’s performance is excellent as well. I particularly enjoyed the film because of the dynamic between the two main characters and the slowly building friendship between them. The film really hit me on both an emotional and intellectual level - the numerous shots of SJ in her see-through panties notwithstanding.

i noticed post 'liked' by other middle-aged men too 👍

 

[Touring Mars]

I asked my 50 y.o mate who visits Japan twice a year if he had seen the film, and he responded with a slightly embarrassed laugh. I took that as a yes. I’m also guessing his wife hasn’t seen it.

 

[golfer07840]

Knives Out - 8 out of 10 - thought it was great fun

Rise of Skywalker - My God, why did they make these last 3 movies?? WhY?? (Oh yeah, Money) - no rating, doesn't deserve one

Hustlers - 6 out of 10. Wasn't what I thought it would be, but it held my interest long enough to want to see how it ended

Richard Jewel - 7 out of 10. Learned a lot. I remember when the bombing happened, but I was busing planning a wedding for the next month, so I didn't know much about him or how he was being dragged through the mud.

Joker - 9 out of 10. One of the few times a movie ended and I said "I hope they continue and tie this into a proper sequel"

Jumanji - The latest one. 6 out of 10, it's ok. It's funny at times. Not to be taken seriously.

Bombshell - 7 out of 10 - Not sure how much was exaggerated to prove a point; but, the point was made and pretty well acted.

Next up is 1917 at some point this weekend. Been looking forward to that one.

 

[DesertPenguin]

1917 was incredible. I watched Joker the other day. It was awful. I'm a comic book nerd. That's not Joker.

 

[golfer07840]

1917 was incredible. I watched Joker the other day. It was awful. I'm a comic book nerd. That's not Joker.

Yeah, I know the Batman diehards didn't like it. I get it. It was just nice to see a different perspective. For me, at least.

Glad to hear the positive about 1917. I'll try to see it Saturday.

 

[DesertPenguin]

I'm not even a diehard. It's just not Joker. It's pretty obvious this was another movie and they had to slap the Joker theme on it. Call it anything else and it would have been a great movie. It's awful by association.

The whole entire point of Joker being Joker in the comics is that he has no origin story. That's part of who he is.

 

[Danoff]

Call it anything else and it would have been a great movie.

Then it's great. I haven't seen it yet but is it even clear that it's part of the Batman universe?

 

[DesertPenguin]

Then it's great. I haven't seen it yet but is it even clear that it's part of the Batman universe?

Spoiler: Spoilers

They explicitly have Thomas Wayne, Bruce Wayne, and the death of Thomas and Martha. It felt thrown in and it could have been any generic rich guy.

 

[Danoff]

Spoiler: Spoilers

They explicitly have Thomas Wayne, Bruce Wayne, and the death of Thomas and Martha. It felt thrown in and it could have been any generic rich guy.

Spoiler

I already wish, without having seen it yet, they had left it ambiguous. Like... hey this is part of that universe if you want it to be... or not... up to you

 

[DesertPenguin]

Spoiler

I already wish, without having seen it yet, they had left it ambiguous. Like... hey this is part of that universe if you want it to be... or not... up to you

Exactly. And that's my only genuine criticism of the movie. If I want to nitpick it was a bit heavy handed with the dramatics and over explaining of how messed up everything (including the main character) is/are but not everyone is an avid film viewer that picks up on things so easily.

 

[MatskiMonk]

I watched Joker the other day. It was awful

Okay.

Exactly. And that's my only genuine criticism of the movie.

So... one genine criticism and it's awful?

Seems harsh to me.

I mean, I agree, those elements entwined with the Batman franchise were weak, but is that enough to make it awful?

 

[PletdeKoe]

Il Traditore.

Italian movie about the downfall of the casa nostra. The original Maffia slowly crumbling apart by one of their most powerfull members spilling the beans. And consequently changes the rest of his life and the lives of every other Maffia member.

Really great acting, nice pacing and an incredible scene where a key figure dies by, what can only be described as an enormous courageous assault.

 

[JKgo]

...Late last night, I ended up "watching" the infamous Samurai Cop.

Let's just say that was an interesting experience. One that I'll never subject myself to eveeeeer again.

If you're planning to watch it, then all I can say is that your mileage will vary depending on your mindset - if you're coming into it as a pure movie-goer wanting to see an action film, you'll give it a resounding 0 out of 10. No, make that -10 out of 10. It's an objectively rubbish film, after all.

However, if you're coming into this to have a laugh, then sure, go on right ahead.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Then it's great. I haven't seen it yet but is it even clear that it's part of the Batman universe?

Spoiler

I had the same feeling that this movie didn't necessarily have to be about the Joker. It was more like a movie about a person with mental issues and then they made a few connections with the Batman universe. Overall, it was a very good movie.

 

[Dolph Drago]

Watched A Quiet Place a couple of days ago. It was okay, but it had some plot holes that bothered me.

And I saw Bohemian Rhapsody tonight. While I wasn't sure what to expect, it turned out to be one of the better movies I've seen lately.

 

[Jezza819]

1917.

Saw it last night. The story took a turn I was not expecting at least from watching the commercials for the movie and seeing a trailer a couple of months ago. Visually it was very good. If I hadn't heard beforehand about the movie being shot as one continuous shot, I don't know if I would have noticed it. But overall I enjoyed the film.