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Watched Incredibles2 over the weekend. It was good. Is it just me, or did the models/animation seem more "wooden" than the first one? I suppose they were going for the 50s marionette(Thunderbirds-ish) look?

I liked it; it surpassed my expectations and was better than most sequels.
 
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hawkeye_a said:
Watched Incredibles2 over the weekend. It was good. Is it just me, or did the models/animation seem more "wooden" than the first one? I suppose they were going for the 50s marionette(Thunderbirds-ish) look?

I liked it; it surpassed my expectations and was better than most sequels.
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The animation was different and we couldn't put our finger on what was different. It was good for a sequel. We both still liked the first one better though.
 
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The animation was different and we couldn't put our finger on what was different. It was good for a sequel. We both still liked the first one better though.
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My wife saw it (took visiting Grandkids while I worked on my bathroom project) and said it kinda bored her, but it was ok. She liked the first one a lot.
 
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The Jack Jack was the best part of the movie for us. He cracked us up.
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I wonder how good it would be without that. In my opinion that's essentially what made it fairly good, without it it probably wouldn't be bad, but it would likely be average at best, and probably a bit below that.
 
I'm obviously not watching it right now, but I saw Hereditary [2018) yesterday at the movies (my first time watching a film in a cinema in a very long while), and I think this is a film that's not going to leave me alone for a good while.

I went in not knowing anything about the film other than the genre, that it's the latest film put out by A24 (an independent film production company with a great track record) and that Toni Collette was supposed to be great in her role. It's been a while since a horror film really scared me, so I had my doubts when the other dude in the cinema (there were only two of us) said that he's heard this is supposed to be the scariest film ever. While I'm not sure I agree with that, I will concede that I can't remember feeling a level of dread and unease I felt yesterday in a long while. And it's at least 85% Toni Collette's fault. She was so fantastic in her role, that, while I'm really not banking on it, she really should receive an Oscar nod for her performance. But alas, the academy doesn't really seem to dig genre films so who knows.

I'm not going to get in to the plot, as this is something that should be experienced with as little prior knowledge as possible. I will say that the cinematography and sound design are both really top notch, and that the director (this is his first feature length film) has the good sense to avoid sprinkling annoying jump scares in each dark corner and behind each closed door, and to rely more on the psychological aspect of horror. For most of the film, anyway. As said, Collette is fantastic(cally disturbing and raw), and carries much of the film. The rest of the cast isn't bad by any means, and especially Milly Shapiro gives a delightfully disturbing performance as Charlie, Collette's character's peculiar young daughter.

If I had to say something "negative" about the film, it would be that the third act is perhaps a bit too "familiar" in not exactly what happens, but how it happens. Then again, sitting through the film up until then had primed me in to a state of general anxiousness, so when the final moments were on screen it kind of felt like the imagery was being injected straight into my subconscious, where I'm sure it will fester and entertain me for many a night to follow.

If you can't tell, I kind of liked this one. 9/10, a definite BD purchase and the most "fun" I've had with a movie in a long time.
 
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I'm obviously not watching it right now, but I saw Hereditary [2018) yesterday at the movies (my first time watching a film in a cinema in a very long while), and I think this is a film that's not going to leave me alone for a good while.

I went in not knowing anything about the film other than the genre, that it's the latest film put out by A24 (an independent film production company with a great track record) and that Toni Collette was supposed to be great in her role. It's been a while since a horror film really scared me, so I had my doubts when the other dude in the cinema (there were only two of us) said that he's heard this is supposed to be the scariest film ever. While I'm not sure I agree with that, I will concede that I can't remember feeling a level of dread and unease I felt yesterday in a long while. And it's at least 85% Toni Collette's fault. She was so fantastic in her role, that, while I'm really not banking on it, she really should receive an Oscar nod for her performance. But alas, the academy doesn't really seem to dig genre films so who knows.

I'm not going to get in to the plot, as this is something that should be experienced with as little prior knowledge as possible. I will say that the cinematography and sound design are both really top notch, and that the director (this is his first feature length film) has the good sense to avoid sprinkling annoying jump scares in each dark corner and behind each closed door, and to rely more on the psychological aspect of horror. For most of the film, anyway. As said, Collette is fantastic(cally disturbing and raw), and carries much of the film. The rest of the cast isn't bad by any means, and especially Milly Shapiro gives a delightfully disturbing performance as Charlie, Collette's character's peculiar young daughter.

If I had to say something "negative" about the film, it would be that the third act is perhaps a bit too "familiar" in not exactly what happens, but how it happens. Then again, sitting through the film up until then had primed me in to a state of general anxiousness, so when the final moments were on screen it kind of felt like the imagery was being injected straight into my subconscious, where I'm sure it will fester and entertain me for many a night to follow.

If you can't tell, I kind of liked this one. 9/10, a definite BD purchase and the most "fun" I've had with a movie in a long time.
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Know nothing about it but a quick glance at the cast tells me Gabriel Byrne is in it...dude's a keeper. :D
 
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I wonder how good it would be without that. In my opinion that's essentially what made it fairly good, without it it probably wouldn't be bad, but it would likely be average at best, and probably a bit below that.
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Agreed. The story was just ok... I also enjoyed some of the stay at home scenes. But overall, if you take out those scenes, it is just what you said, an OK movie.
 
True Story: "13 Hours" 'The Secret Solders Of Benghazi'

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It is such a dysfunctional family but a great film imo! The Misfortunates (De Helaasheid Der Dingen)

What about the trailer did you watch it ?
 
Jurassic World- Failed Kingdom (2018)- (I altered the title from Fallen) All indications were it sucked, but I felt obligated based on my like of the last one. DISSAPOINTED! :oops: The good excuse phase is It’s Fun! ...:D, but the story is just a mishmash of recycled ideas, predictably greedy men trying to capitalize dinosaurs. A double cross as far as expressed intentions happens early on and it just sucked from there, despite some rousing run away action, and several interesting, choreographed (hence reduction in excitement) life threatening situations involving teeth, lots of teeth. Almost all of the bad guys become dino desserts. The actors who I liked could just not save it.

Spectacular volcano eruption, but I really question being able to run through intensely hot volcano ash which they make it look like Chris Pratt does at one point. I think one whiff and you’d be down. I recommend streaming.

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Maybe the Dinos need to retire to the Museum, but clear indications are
another sequel is planned.
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As far as I can tell, of the dinos released into the US Northwest at the end of the movie, none of them were breeding pairs at the end of the movie. So I see no danger that these animals would even have a chance to become predominant species as prophesied by Dr. Malcom. We’d just hunt them down and kill them. Of much more danger were the cases of dino embryos/dna being packaged up to be whisked away to presumably some private facility where they could be weaponized or released on unsuspecting communities by shady millionaires, some sinister foreigners like that mafia type Russian, how apropos!! ;)
 
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Anyone seen this movie? The Misfortunates (De Helaasheid Der Dingen) 2009

It is such a dysfunctional family but a great film imo! The Misfortunates (De Helaasheid Der Dingen)

What about the trailer did you watch it ?
 
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I saw Won't You Be My Neighbor, a biography of Mr. Fred Rogers, recently. Much more than a standard biopic, it provided deep insight into a remarkable man who had a worldview that fostered a unique relationship with children and adults alike. For those outside the U.S. who may not be familiar with him, Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister whose show for preschoolers, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, ran on public television from 1968 to 2001. No special effects, no blasting or shooting, but as captivating as any movie I've seen in a long while, and a refreshing balm for the vitriol that dominates public discourse these days.

The film includes a brief sequence that covers Mr. Rogers' 1969 testimony before a Senate committee that illustrates what he did and why he did it. You can see it here. It'll give you a taste of who Mr. Rogers was and what the movie is about.

I don't know how long Won't You Be My Neighbor will run, so I encourage everyone to see it while it's still out there. I'm sure it'll be available on streaming services eventually, but there was something special about the shared experience of watching it with an audience.
 
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I hope that people who carp about not liking big, summer "tentpole" movies, or films that are just a bunch of F/X driven action sequences seek this out:


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Directed by the brilliant American film maker, Debra Granik, pulling in a critically _perfect_ score, Thomasin McKenzie (first major role) being called the next great actress of the decade, another great Ben Foster performance (taking the lead vs. his typical outstanding supporting roles).
 
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