What movies have you seen recently?

[Majingir]

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Finally saw the Iron Claw. Most people who saw it probably didn't know how it ended (its obviously based on a true story, but the good thing about it is that with the cast such as Zac Efron, it attracts non wrestling fans too), but I went in knowing how dark it gets. Don't think I can see Jeremy Allen White without thinking how he looks like Gene Wilder.

It was better than I thought it'd be. I just figured some R Rated wrestling movie that's a tragedy would just be filled with violence, blood, swearing and everything else, but you wouldn't know it at times. Crazy part of it all is how this didn't even cover everything tragic that even happened.

Sucks that the Von Erichs whole legacy went that way. If not for everything that went down, who knows what the family legacy would've been like today. The way we think of the Harts and now think of the Anoa'i/Fatu family could've been the Von Erichs legacy even today, especially if we really had a huge amount of their family still around today in wrestling (there's only a few I think).

I hope someone does a movie like this on the Hart Family too.

Saw Inside Out 2 on Sunday.

It might end up being my favorite Pixar movie. The portrayal of anxiety and how it can take over, reshape your identity and beliefs... incredible work. My 7 year old liked it, but this will hit more for teens/adults

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Haven't seen that one yet, but the first one hits hard seeing a young innocent kid get turned into a different person due to factors they don't control, and seeing your childhood get wiped out as you grown up.

[ODogg]

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Finally saw the Iron Claw. Most people who saw it probably didn't know how it ended (its obviously based on a true story, but the good thing about it is that with the cast such as Zac Efron, it attracts non wrestling fans too), but I went in knowing how dark it gets. Don't think I can see Jeremy Allen White without thinking how he looks like Gene Wilder.

It was better than I thought it'd be. I just figured some R Rated wrestling movie that's a tragedy would just be filled with violence, blood, swearing and everything else, but you wouldn't know it at times. Crazy part of it all is how this didn't even cover everything tragic that even happened.

Sucks that the Von Erichs whole legacy went that way. If not for everything that went down, who knows what the family legacy would've been like today. The way we think of the Harts and now think of the Anoa'i/Fatu family could've been the Von Erichs legacy even today, especially if we really had a huge amount of their family still around today in wrestling (there's only a few I think).

I hope someone does a movie like this on the Hart Family too.Haven't seen that one yet, but the first one hits hard seeing a young innocent kid get turned into a different person due to factors they don't control, and seeing your childhood get wiped out as you grown up.

I watched it and near the end I found out it was based upon a real family, which I sort of suspected because all of it seemed too strange to be made up, LOL.

And I know it's not meant to be comedic, but that haircut Zach had, well it was a bit distracting (not too much so though) because I found it so funny and I know it's like I'm 12 or something but I just kept laughing about it...

Anyways, it's a worthwhile watch and also lends credibility to the idea that curses work, but not through some magic or anything, it's because the people believe them that they work...

[Kramer5150]

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Tried to watch The First Omen last night, and after about 50-55 minutes in (1:59 runtime) shut it off, I cannot remember a time when a movie absolutely bored me to tears.

I'm not going to mention any specifics in my time with the movie in case some still want to check it out, but the wife and myself went in excited to check this one out as we highly enjoyed the Omen flicks...well I didn't subject her to that garbage Omen 4...lol

[Majingir]

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I watched it and near the end I found out it was based upon a real family, which I sort of suspected because all of it seemed too strange to be made up, LOL.



And I know it's not meant to be comedic, but that haircut Zach had, well it was a bit distracting (not too much so though) because I found it so funny and I know it's like I'm 12 or something but I just kept laughing about it...



Anyways, it's a worthwhile watch and also lends credibility to the idea that curses work, but not through some magic or anything, it's because the people believe them that they work...

The way they portrayed Fritz, if that is an accurate depiction, he definitely seemed like the typical "man's man", the hard nosed tough guy (they even had a line where he's basically saying none of his sons should be crying....at a funeral). Fittingly he was trained by Stu Hart who is another guy just like that. If you survived the Hart Dungeon,you're a great wrestler, but the physical, mental and emotional torture you probably went through must have been crazy, it really is like army training.

That could've been part of the "curse" too. Brushing off any sort of mental or emotional issue as being weak and blaming everything on a curse. All the pressure on wrestling really hurt the sons which led to their downfalls.

I'm surprised we don't get more wrestling movies. For all the hate it gets for being fake, isn't that why a movie would work? Movies aren't real either...Like I said, a movie like this on the Hart Family would be cool too. Not as much tragedy as the Von Erichs, but still tragic obviously with Owen mainly but others too dying prematurely.

[dubcity]

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I hope someone does a movie like this on the Hart Family too.

There's so many great wrestling stories you could make films out of. I was thinking the other day you could make a live action fiilm about The Kliq, Hogan, Vince, Flair, etc. But you need the right director, and they can't be superficial puff pieces. They would have to be some Dark Side of The Ring level realness. I doubt those people will sign off on that.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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I would love to see a movie on the Anoa'i bloodline in wrestling. That would be cool considering it has been over a dozen of them in all the wrestling promotions, with most of them in the WWE going back since the 1970s.

[Majingir]

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I would love to see a movie on the Anoa'i bloodline in wrestling. That would be cool considering it has been over a dozen of them in all the wrestling promotions, with most of them in the WWE going back since the 1970s.

Closest we have now is Young Rock, though that obviously only focuses on him and his family, but it did give you a glimpse of how close the family was.

[AUChase]

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Saw Inside Out 2 on Sunday.

It might end up being my favorite Pixar movie. The portrayal of anxiety and how it can take over, reshape your identity and beliefs... incredible work. My 7 year old liked it, but this will hit more for teens/adults

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Same.

My 7 year old and I were staying in Oxford, AL for the State All Star Tournament this past weekend so to keep from sitting in the hotel Friday night I asked if he wanted to go watch Inside Out 2 or Garfield at the theater. To my surprise he chose Inside Out (I think it's the YouTube ads) and he really liked it but a lot of the messaging was probably over his head. It's a good movie that different age group can enjoy. I also appreciate that it was only about 90 minutes. Some of these movies are way too long these days.

[Majingir]

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Same.

My 7 year old and I were staying in Oxford, AL for the State All Star Tournament this past weekend so to keep from sitting in the hotel Friday night I asked if he wanted to go watch Inside Out 2 or Garfield at the theater. To my surprise he chose Inside Out (I think it's the YouTube ads) and he really liked it but a lot of the messaging was probably over his head. It's a good movie that different age group can enjoy. I also appreciate that it was only about 90 minutes. Some of these movies are way too long these days.

That's one thing I like about "kid movies".

A 90 minute thing seems so short now given most movies are 2.5-3 hours.

[Master Live 013]

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• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930): 5/10
• All Quiet on the Western Front (2022): 6/10
• Strangers on a Train: 5/10
• Ikiru: 5/10
• Living: 5/10
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie: 5/10
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: 6/10 [Heard so many bad things about this one, guess I must be blind.]
• Creed III: 5/10 [Liked the story, poor execution.]
• Master Gardener: 5/10
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: 5/10

[Majingir]

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes:

They did their job making it feel like a new movie in the series instead of just a sequel. Also helps that it happened "generations after Caesar died".

Overall it was a good movie, by the end it definitely feels like it's building to something bigger. War of the Planet of the Apes pt2 with it leading to Mae vs Noa?

[KSUowls]

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die

It's was enjoyable. It's one of those where I'm not dissatisfied by spending a couple of hours watching it, but I also don't think that I will remember much about it in a year. It has some good actions sequences and a number of funny moments. It's just that, I don't know if it's just that Martin and Will are too old for this role now or that there just isn't really much left to do with the franchise, but it just didn't have quite the impact of the previous movies (especially the first 2).

[Armor and Sword]

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes:

They did their job making it feel like a new movie in the series instead of just a sequel. Also helps that it happened "generations after Caesar died".

Overall it was a good movie, by the end it definitely feels like it's building to something bigger. War of the Planet of the Apes pt2 with it leading to Mae vs Noa?

This reboot of the Planet of Apes has been nothing short of exceptional.

I have been watching the original Planet of Apes films this past week (on Escape The Planet of the Apes right now) and while I love these movies and hold them dearly in my nostalgic heart the new movies have been amazing and blow away these dated films.

Honestly it is probably one of if not the most underrated collection of Sci Fi films ever.

[Master Live 013]

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• Man in the Arena: 6/10
• The Flash: 5/10
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  [I don't usually do the nerd thing but if you are gonna use nostalgia then you gotta do it right. Like, the Batman from 89' didn't ****ing move like he does in this movie even in 1989, presumably, his prime. But this thing takes place around Man of Steel (2013) which is 24 years or so after and in his universe Batman stopped being Batman because basically he won, so he should be "out of practice". Plus one of the distinctive things of Batman 89' (and Returns) is that he fights weird, like all deliberate and can't really move He was about the gadgets! And that's fine! Also, another mom story? Really DC? I don't care if they are cannon, either change the origin or don't do it at all.]

• Louis C.K.: Back to the Garden: 5/10
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  [Whole enchilada, including the opening band act, the two guest comedians (10 minutes each approx.) plus Louie is 5/10. Louis' act by itself is 6/10]
  
  

• Louis C.K. at the Dolby: 5/10
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  [Louie double dipped with this special and “Back to the Garden”. This Dolby special contains 99% of the Back to the Garden special plus 10 to 20 minutes of new material. If I had to pick only one, I would pick Dolby which has all the Back to the Garden material minus the unnecessary musical number and the two 10-minute routines by guest performers at the beginning of the show. The Dolby special content seems more polished, more controlled than his seemingly looser performance at the Garden. Had I had seen the Dolby special before Back to the Garden I would rate it 6/10 instead of 5/10.]
  
  

• Guy Ritchie's the Covenant: 6/10
• Air: 6/10
• Asteroid City: 4/10
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  [I appreciate that Wes Anderson does his own thing, but this is a miss.]

• Sound of Freedom: 3/10
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  [There is a story here for a good movie, but this is the homeless man version of it.]

• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: 6/10
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  [Guess my expectations were so low that I lowered the bar a bit too much :lol]

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: 6/10

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[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes:

They did their job making it feel like a new movie in the series instead of just a sequel. Also helps that it happened "generations after Caesar died".

Overall it was a good movie, by the end it definitely feels like it's building to something bigger. War of the Planet of the Apes pt2 with it leading to Mae vs Noa?

This reboot of the Planet of Apes has been nothing short of exceptional.



I have been watching the original Planet of Apes films this past week (on Escape The Planet of the Apes right now) and while I love these movies and hold them dearly in my nostalgic heart the new movies have been amazing and blow away these dated films.



Honestly it is probably one of if not the most underrated collection of Sci Fi films ever.

Couldn’t agree more.

This is one reboot series where they NAILED each movie.

My ONLY gripe from the most recent one was that I wish it wouldn’t have taken place “generations” after Caesar’s death. When “War” ended, I was hoping they’d let his youngest son lead the next movie but aside from that, I thought it was great.

Hopefully they do another one.. The series has been too good and too successful to not make one, I just hope they don’t take their time with the next movie.