What movies have you seen recently?

[redsrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by daflyboys

10 Cloverfield Lane. Not sure what to think about this one. Definitely didn't need to see Cloverfield at all to see this....it stood on its own. Goodman was very good as usual.

I liked it until the last 10 minutes or so. Goodman was fantastic.

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[Beantown]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsrule

I liked it until the last 10 minutes or so. Goodman was fantastic. Sent from my SPH-L720T using Tapatalk

See, I actually liked the last ten minutes the most. Up until that point, Goodman was the only redeeming part. Was very disappointed with this one after seeing the reviews/OS's reaction.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Beantown

See, I actually liked the last ten minutes the most. Up until that point, Goodman was the only redeeming part. Was very disappointed with this one after seeing the reviews/OS's reaction.

If you watched it the way I approached it, you might feel a bit different about the bulk of the film.

I'd have to see it again to connect things the way I did the first time, but I interpret the whole film a totally different way based on the first poster.

This is not one I'm looking to swipe on Blu-ray immediately, though..

[Cheese2121]

Caught the new Captain America in theaters last Friday. Better than I expected. I need to go back and watch the second one though because I never did get a chance before.

[Beantown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

If you watched it the way I approached it, you might feel a bit different about the bulk of the film. I'd have to see it again to connect things the way I did the first time, but I interpret the whole film a totally different way based on the first poster. This is not one I'm looking to swipe on Blu-ray immediately, though..

See that's the thing - I knew what I was watching. I knew the main story, I knew that it wasn't a "monster movie" or anything like that. And yet when the monsters showed up? It was awesome to me.

I also just didn't care about the girl or the guy characters which clearly doesn't help.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Beantown

See that's the thing - I knew what I was watching. I knew the main story, I knew that it wasn't a "monster movie" or anything like that. And yet when the monsters showed up? It was awesome to me. I also just didn't care about the girl or the guy characters which clearly doesn't help.

Hmm, well there's that. There's also the theory I constructed that...

Spoiler

Emmet was the bad guy. Howard was merely missing his daughter, perhaps a little creepily too much, but was not the "monster."

[JazzMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Hmm, well there's that. There's also the theory I constructed that... Spoiler Emmet was the bad guy. Howard was merely missing his daughter, perhaps a little creepily too much, but was not the "monster."

Spoiler

How do you suppose that Emmet was the bad guy?

[daflyboys]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Hmm, well there's that. There's also the theory I constructed that... Spoiler Emmet was the bad guy. Howard was merely missing his daughter, perhaps a little creepily too much, but was not the "monster."

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I don't think that's on track. Emmet was just an idiot who did manage to get into the bunker (as he helped build it). I think the writers wanted you to spend most of the movie wondering if Howard was sane about the invasion or crazed and potentially violent, when he was actually both. His lies about his daughter confirmed that the hamsters were not all running in the right direction on his wheels and then of course the aliens releasing gas confirmed the obvious. Emmet just eventually saw the writing on the wall with the help of the girl, as overall, he was just a naive wise-***, which led to his demise because he couldn't think on his feet at a critical moment.

Also, rewatched Spotlight. Of course, not the same impact as the novelty of the elements and interactions were gone, but still a great ensemble performance. In retrospect, I don't think it should have won best picture, but then again it's Hollyweird and maybe they had their own agenda to pick it (film industry vs. God industry...who knows). Keaton was great. Some of his mannerisms reminded me of he amazing dramatic performance in "Clean & Sober".