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[Huntn]

Well I did it, streamed Valarian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)- 6/10. So much potential! I enjoyed the environment and pacing. It was a visual treat, the story was decent, but the dialog and chemistry between Valerian and Laureline seemed blah, the action, fighting was flat, seemed artificial, the movie has been critiqued because the Mul look reminiscint of the Na’vi (Avatar) but that did not bother me.

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Besson's Dazzling But Dull 'Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets'
https://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/5381...l-valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets

 

[KingslayerG5]

 

[kazmac]

The House with Laughing Windows (1976) Probably the slowest paced giallo ever made, but the pay off is still bugnuts crazy. In 1950s Italy, restoration painter Stefano is summoned to a small town to restore the local church's graphic mural of Saint Sebastian's death. Stefano's restoration opens up a very ugly can of worms about the artist who painted the mural and the gruesome secret of his style. The build up of dread is so well done, and it was only with this revisit that I realized how the unnerving -yet- perfect opening credits tie into the painting of Saint Sebastian.

 

[twietee]

The House with Laughing Windows (1976) Probably the slowest paced giallo ever made, but the pay off is still bugnuts crazy. In 1950s Italy, restoration painter Stefano is summoned to a small town to restore the local church's graphic mural of Saint Sebastian's death. Stefano's restoration opens up a very ugly can of worms about the artist who painted the mural and the gruesome secret of his style. The build up of dread is so well done, and it was only with this revisit that I realized how the unnerving -yet- perfect opening credits tie into the painting of Saint Sebastian.

Sounds fun! comes up often when I browse around 70s-80s horror flics but I somewhat never was intrigued enough to give it a closer look..

 

[kazmac]

Sounds fun! comes up often when I browse around 70s-80s horror flics but I somewhat never was intrigued enough to give it a closer look..

It is extremely slow, but brilliantly done. If I ever got a tattoo some of the Italian opening credits dialog would be subject matter. Don't read Shameless U.K.'s product page, that gives a lot away. You can pick up their region 2 release at Amazon.co.uk

I'm back on an Italian genre flick roll...ran into a wall after 300 kung fu films (most of which were Shaw Brothers. Still love a few movies/folks, but find myself more interested in Italy again for the umpteenth time.)

 

[Nick11Mac]

This was available to stream. We just saw it. Not great but watchable. I’d say it wasn’t bad, just don’t have high expectations.

 

[Mac'nCheese]

Well I did it, streamed Valarian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)- 6/10. So much potential! I enjoyed the environment and pacing. It was a visual treat, the story was decent, but the dialog and chemistry between Valerian and Laureline seemed blah, the action, fighting was flat, seemed artificial, the movie has been critiqued because the Mul look reminiscint of the Na’vi (Avatar) but that did not bother me.

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Besson's Dazzling But Dull 'Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets'
https://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/5381...l-valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets

I just watched this with my son. I totally agree with you. The movie was just...off. Off on all levels except for special effects. But I didn't really care about anyone in the movie. And the entire movie took a weird turn for that stupid rescue scene....I was just bored.

 

[Huntn]

I just watched this with my son. I totally agree with you. The movie was just...off. Off on all levels except for special effects. But I didn't really care about anyone in the movie. And the entire movie took a weird turn for that stupid rescue scene....I was just bored.

Agreed, lead characters were flat, just going through the motions. Not sure if I should blame the actors, the director, the script, or all of the above.

 

[KingslayerG5]

I want to watch this -

Margot Robbie is too pretty to be Tonya. I can't believe she was born in 1990 and didn't know who Tonya was or The Fresh Prince. Man, she makes me feel old. That was my middle school years when that happened. Weird Al Yankovic even spoofed Crash Test Dummies about it. I want to see I, Tonya and that Borg/McEnroe film.

I was checking the meaning to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" which is arguably one of my favorite songs and read a comment that stated it was inspired by the Houston Mass Murders. So I researched those murders and then found out in a link that Tarantino wants Margot Robbie to be portray Sharon Tate based on a script around the time of the Manson murders.

I could definitely see her as Tate. Margot is much prettier than Jennifer Lawrence to portray her according to Sharon's sister. Would love to see Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, AND Leonardo DiCaprio in the same movie. Or one with Robert Downey Jr. I never seen a film with RDJ next to Cruise. They were in Tropic Thunder but not in the same scene.

 

[kazmac]

Spasmo (1976) the gallo that I watch every few years to test my endurance. I understand the pacing now (in order for the viewer to feel as spooked and disturbed by Robert Hoffmann's possible murderous tendencies), but still it's a tough one to get through with no likable characters to root for.

 

[KingslayerG5]

Justin Long nailed it as Harrison. December 8 is today, the date Lennon got killed. RIP to both John & George.

 

[RootBeerMan]

Just watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Frankly, the movie did not deserve the crap it got from so many people. It was a good movie. Well written and produced with some really good FX. The acting was just fine for a French movie and the cameos and casting were inspired. While I caught it on Blu Ray I'm sorry I did not catch it in the theatre. It would have been awesome on the big screen. Don't be afraid to watch this one. Good story and good cinematography and a good SF movie.

 

[Huntn]

Just watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Frankly, the movie did not deserve the crap it got from so many people. It was a good movie. Well written and produced with some really good FX. The acting was just fine for a French movie and the cameos and casting were inspired. While I caught it on Blu Ray I'm sorry I did not catch it in the theatre. It would have been awesome on the big screen. Don't be afraid to watch this one. Good story and good cinematography and a good SF movie.

Although Lucy, another Besson project, lacks the CGI this movie has, those characters have much more life and are appealing, at least they appealed to me. Then there is The Fifth Element which although campy and somewhat cartoonish, also has lively interesting character dynamics. The more I think about it for this movie, I view it as a casting failure, or script, but then there is the director who accepted it. Another applicable comparison would be to take a look at the characters in Guardians of the Galaxy or even Star Wars Ep4 to make a judgement of flat as applied to the VatCoaTP lead characters.

 

[0388631]

The Fifth Element

A favorite of mine. I'm still waiting on instant food!

 

[Huntn]

A favorite of mine. I'm still waiting on instant food!

I just ordered the Blu-ray version of The Fifth Element. When I think of the single element that is a must to carry any movie, it is charismatic leads or ensemble that can make up for other flaws.

 

[millerj123]

I just ordered the Blu-ray version of The Fifth Element. When I think of the single element that is a must to carry any movie, it is charismatic leads or ensemble that can make up for other flaws.

I'd have to check, but I'm sure this is one in my collection I break out with periodically.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Still on my SW chronological marathon before Wednesday nights episode 8 cinema trip.

This is imo one of the best. The developing love interest between Han and Leia has some great lines.

The epic battle at the start, the first proper Lightsaber duel, the introduction of Yoda.

I particularly like how Yoda seems to have gone a bit loopy living on his own all that time.

 

[0388631]

I just ordered the Blu-ray version of The Fifth Element. When I think of the single element that is a must to carry any movie, it is charismatic leads or ensemble that can make up for other flaws.

What I like about the film is that it's a futuristic ideal world of what a semi-high fantasy world may be like. It's one of those films that you have to see a few times to both understand and appreciate. Besson is one of those people who has such a wide catalog of film that you're bound to like something if not another film.

 

[Huntn]

Jurassic World (2015)- Great adventure! Next Jurassic movie, Summer 2018.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...d-for-return-in-new-1493220086-htmlstory.html

 

[D.T.]

We're in the middle of non-stop circulation of Xmas** movies (many of these we own - they get a full replay mid-summer ):

- Christmas Vacation
- Elf
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- Die Hard
- A Christmas Story
- Krampus
- Christmas with the Kranks
- The Night Before
- A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version)

 

[0388631]

We're in the middle of non-stop circulation of Xmas** movies (many of these we own - they get a full replay mid-summer ):

- Christmas Vacation
- Elf
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- Die Hard
- A Christmas Story
- Krampus
- Christmas with the Kranks
- The Night Before
- A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version)

Where's the one with Tim Allen? The one with Arnold? There was a good Christmas horror movie I remember seeing a really long time ago. Gist of it is some kid wakes up Christmas morning to a dark fog outside his home and discovers his parents are dead and there's lava or evil spirits oozing outside... Yeah, my memory is flaky. I saw it before watching a marathon of the Odd Couple show and the movies.

Probably going to watch Die Hard tonight.

 

[Apple fanboy]

We're in the middle of non-stop circulation of Xmas** movies (many of these we own - they get a full replay mid-summer ):

- Christmas Vacation
- Elf
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- Die Hard
- A Christmas Story
- Krampus
- Christmas with the Kranks
- The Night Before
- A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version)

I think I'd sooner watch a blank screen than Christmas movies. The exception being Die Hard.

 

[D.T.]

I think I'd sooner watch a blank screen than Christmas movies. The exception being Die Hard.

We're what I'd guess you call "Holiday Dorks", we do them all up, especially Christmas

 

[Apple fanboy]

We're what I'd guess you call "Holiday Dorks", we do them all up, especially Christmas

I'm more of your Scrooge. We don't do Christmas.

 

[D.T.]

Where's the one with Tim Allen? The one with Arnold? There was a good Christmas horror movie I remember seeing a really long time ago. Gist of it is some kid wakes up Christmas morning to a dark fog outside his home and discovers his parents are dead and there's lava or evil spirits oozing outside... Yeah, my memory is flaky. I saw it before watching a marathon of the Odd Couple show and the movies.

Probably going to watch Die Hard tonight.

Funny enough, Tim Allen has a number of Christmas movies. He's in Christmas with the Kranks (with Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd), we're really into our own thing, and despise the idea of things like MHOs and whatnot, so this movie pushes some extra buttons with us

He's also in The Santa Clause (and a couple of sequels), we'll flip this on if it's on a stream, and we're kind of doing something else, just not in standard rotation.

Not sure on the horror flick, hahaha, sounds terrific
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I'm more of your Scrooge. We don't do Christmas.

Oh yeah, I missed Scrooged in the list

We have a blast (we did before, and now after a chilren'), but we have fun all the time, we're silly like that. Headed to NYC for XMas** this year where much drinking and frivolity will ensue




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Additional clarification:

Fry: Yeah, it really puts you in the Christmas spirit.

Farnsworth: What-mas?

Fry: Christmas. You know? X-M-A-S.

Leela: Oh, you mean Xmas. You must be using an archaic pronunciation. Like when you say "ask" instead of "aks".