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That's on my short list of must see movies as well
I think the issue some people had with this movie was the chicken and egg aspect of time paradoxes.
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I watched the Maze Runner last night. It was okay. Didn't feel like I wanted the 2 hours back, but it didn't give me the "OMG I can't wait to watch this again" feeling I got from Interstellar
I watched the Maze Runner last night. It was okay. Didn't feel like I wanted the 2 hours back, but it didn't give me the "OMG I can't wait to watch this again" feeling I got from Interstellar
Saw previews for that and it reminded me of another Hunger Games.
That review was stupid. The guy doesn't even like 2001: A Space Odyssey
Interstellar is speculative fiction and is very good. smh
Yeah, there's a number of YA type novels that have the same sort of themes: Hunger Games, Divergent, Maze Runner - same story, different mediocre author ...
Holy smokes. I didn't follow that link as I haven't seen Interstellar yet (and didn't want to stumble onto any spoilers), but the bolded part tells me all I need to know about the writer.
FTR, 2001: A Space Odyssey is on my all-time top ten movie list.
I went into Interstellar with high expectations, and came out thoroughly disappointed. It was the worst movie I've seen in ages.
We'll soon see a dystopian futuristic movie where all prior dystopian movies are stored. It'll probably go as far back as Logan's Run. Or Metropolis. Or something. And include recent ones like The Road or The Rover.
FTR, 2001: A Space Odyssey is on my all-time top ten movie list.
I went into Interstellar with high expectations, and came out thoroughly disappointed. It was the worst movie I've seen in ages.
Funny, I watched Interstellar today with low expectations, but I must say I was positively impressed. There are unfortunately a number of serious plot holes each the size of a red dwarf (see below), but still everything holds together, if you are willing to suspend your disbelief for a bit.
What I really liked a lot was how well focused the movie was on its two main themes - Cooper's family and their interactions on Earth and Cooper's adventures on the other side of the wormhole.
On top of that, you had the storylines of Prof. Brand and Mann, each of them with an interesting twist.
Scientifically, there was probably more bad than good. Relativity and time dilution were generally correct, but that was about it. We were never told what this "blight" is, and why it couldn't be stopped. Sending data through the wormhole seemed to work only in one direction, but we were never told why (sending a probe back with data in it seems obvious; you could even bounce it back and forth, since wormhole passages don't seem to cost energy). The whole water planet episode defies fluid dynamics. The list could go on...
So I think it depends what you want to find in the movie. A convincing plot is missing, there are not too many action scenes, but there are interesting stories of discovery, sacrifice, and self-denial. The main characters had sufficient depth for a Hollywood movie. The side characters (the geek and the black victim) were of a more disposable kind, but this unfortunately common in movies nowadays.
I finally got out to see Chappie yesterday and really enjoyed it!
It is funny and touching and action-packed. All of the actors are charmingly over the top and the concepts of artifical intelligence are presented in an intriguing and entertaining way. By the end, I was ready for the obvious sequel (which will sadly never arrive now that this first one bombed at the box office).
Unfortunately, it suffers from the same problem that Elysium did - - Blomkamp seems to develop great overall concepts for his films, bristling with ideas, but then he doesn't seem to be able to write the basic mechanics of a screenplay that offers a logical story and character motivations. Fortunately with Chappie it didn't sink the whole movie like it did with Elysium, but why should I have to wonder about things like the ridiculously porous security of the robot factory, or how the 'creator' found the supergun and got it there on time, or why the gangsters let him freely come and go from their secret hideout - - it's just shoddy. If Blomkamp ever hires a better co-writer to tighten up his stories, he'll be a directing force to be reckoned with.
It is funny and touching and action-packed. All of the actors are charmingly over the top and the concepts of artifical intelligence are presented in an intriguing and entertaining way. By the end, I was ready for the obvious sequel (which will sadly never arrive now that this first one bombed at the box office).
Unfortunately, it suffers from the same problem that Elysium did - - Blomkamp seems to develop great overall concepts for his films, bristling with ideas, but then he doesn't seem to be able to write the basic mechanics of a screenplay that offers a logical story and character motivations. Fortunately with Chappie it didn't sink the whole movie like it did with Elysium, but why should I have to wonder about things like the ridiculously porous security of the robot factory, or how the 'creator' found the supergun and got it there on time, or why the gangsters let him freely come and go from their secret hideout - - it's just shoddy. If Blomkamp ever hires a better co-writer to tighten up his stories, he'll be a directing force to be reckoned with.
I saw Half Nelson last weekend. Critically acclaimed, but I'm not sure I liked it. I went so far as to look up reviews, and still don't know the point. Why call it a wrestling move if the only sport shown is basketball? It's clear the main characters like each other, but what future could they have? For most of the movie, I was just thinking "ewww".
Thanks for the insight. Like you said, Elysium had an interesting premise, but failed to be memorable.
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I agree with you on how much better Chappie was than Kingsman - - the latter had no class and about a tenth the sense of humor.
Planning to rewatch Last Exit to Brooklyn. And maybe locate the formerly X-rated and highest grossing independent film of its time, Fritz the Cat.
Hellboy (2004)- This is one of my favorite comic to movie adaptations, although I never read the comic. It's just plain fun to watch, unusual, comic (funny) aspects, interesting characters, sympathetic lead character (Ron Pearlman nails it), outstanding story, plausible mythology, including Nazi exploration of the occult WWII era, perfectly complimentary music score, and great vibe and atmosphere. One of Guillermo del Toro's best movies. Note, I disliked Hellboy 2 greatly.
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Watched Interstellar last night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was probably one of the better movies I've seen in the last couple years, even though ---SPOILER--- the bootstrap paradox of "they" and the wormhole was a bit frustrating once I realized that.
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