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Been a little ill today so it's been a lying on the couch watching films kind of day.

Gary Ross: Ocean's Eight (2018)

Saw this popped up on Netflix, and having liked the previous ones I watched this one as well. It wasn't bad, and this being it's own film with some actual backstory instead of just being a straight reimagining was a nice surprise. The cast was mostly good, and the script with plot holes and all was OK. Nothing to write home about, but decent enough entertainment for it's run time.

Lucia Aniello: Rough Night (2017)

This wasn't good. There were some good bits in it, but as a whole a pretty boring film. The "Bachelor(ette) party gone wrong" trope has been done so many times before, and with much better results than what were achieved here. The cast itself wasn't necessarily bad, but the script was all sorts of problematic. For the (probably) best film of this variety I would recommend the absolutely batcrap insane Very Bad Things (1998) directed by Peter Berg. Which I need to rewatch again.

Gaspar Noé: Climax (2018)

I've always liked Noé's films. Liked, as in I've always been fascinated, uneasy, sometimes even overwhelmed while watching them for the first time, never to return to them after that. This was probably the "tamest" flim of his I've seen, but still there are some sequences, or rather "a sequence" that made me pretty uncomfortable while watching. The soundtrack is really great, and the dancers starring in the film are really talented. I've always liked to look at good dancers do their thing, perhaps because even while otherwise musically inclined I myself am still quite possibly the worst dancer on the planet. And I've got references to back that up.

Anyway, I liked this one. It wasn't like watching a conventional film, more like witnessing, or even having a bad trip due to some asshat spiking the punch at a party, but still, I liked the film, and will probably never watch it again.
 
Human Desire (1954)
A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet.
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RootBeerMan said:
Starship Troopers, the novel is one of the top SF books ever written! It is nothing like the abomination of a movie that used its title and some elements from the book. It was a well written book that explored many concepts of citizenship, the military and fascism (no, it didn't promote it). It is still one of the most read books at the US Military Academies. I absolutely DO recommend it to anyone! It's a great book.

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Just started the book. :) Interesting article, about a fascist future: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers
Watching the movie tonight, still love it. :) I’m still trying to figure out if Casper Van Dien is a horrible actor or he was partially encouraged by director Paul Verhoeven, whose stamp was on this movie just like Robo Cop. It’s the action sequences, when he raises his voice, that he does not carry the role.

I’m watching this with a DVD disk, on a BlueRay player, on a 4k TV. It fills the entire screen and looks pretty darn good!
 
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American Beauty (1999)- What a good, downer of a movie about 2 dysfunction American families and assorted oddities. Critically acclaimed but not a very nice Best Picture. Kevin Spacey in his prime. The ending was profound.The epilogue was fantastic.

 
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I haven't see anything note worthy of late. I'm hoping that will change when I go see Avengers: Endgame next weekend. I can update then.

I did recently sit down while the wife was watching Happy Death Day and I was actually pleasantly surprised. Not something I would highly recommend but something different in the horror genre.
 
Endgame was well worth it, if you've invested yourself in the MCU. There is a metric friggin' ton of callbacks, cameos, an in jokes back to all the movies that make it worth it. Matter of fact just consider it all of the main movies shoved in one to bring things together for closure. The catch is, the movie is long.

How long?

It has two Community cameos over the usual one per Russo movie. Pick your trip to the bathroom wisely. ;)
 
JayMysterio said:
Endgame was well worth it, if you've invested yourself in the MCU. There is a metric friggin' ton of callbacks, cameos, an in jokes back to all the movies that make it worth it. Matter of fact just consider it all of the main movies shoved in one to bring things together for closure. The catch is, the movie is long.

How long?

It has two Community cameos over the usual one per Russo movie. Pick your trip to the bathroom wisely. ;)
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I'm really out of the loop on this one. Which films, in terms of understanding Endgame, would be mandatory viewing? I guess the obvious answer would be all of them, but at this point in time I'm really lost with the whole different universes, timelines, characters etc.

Not expecting to be spoon-fed all of the information, but at the same time I kind of am. Also, you seem knowledgeable on the subject, so there's that.
 
Mefisto said:
I'm really out of the loop on this one. Which films, in terms of understanding Endgame, would be mandatory viewing? I guess the obvious answer would be all of them, but at this point in time I'm really lost with the whole different universes, timelines, characters etc.

Not expecting to be spoon-fed all of the information, but at the same time I kind of am. Also, you seem knowledgeable on the subject, so there's that.
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You’ll be fine with Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Avengers Infinity War.

I just saw it.

Love Thor > for me, he was the standout of Infinity War and Endgame.

Won’t spoil anything else.
 
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Mefisto said:
I'm really out of the loop on this one. Which films, in terms of understanding Endgame, would be mandatory viewing? I guess the obvious answer would be all of them, but at this point in time I'm really lost with the whole different universes, timelines, characters etc.

Not expecting to be spoon-fed all of the information, but at the same time I kind of am. Also, you seem knowledgeable on the subject, so there's that.
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Honestly, for understanding, it's just Infinity War the last one. This is literally the 2nd part of a 2 part film, it's pretty self contained story wise & big beats. It's the little stuff that you won't notice.

To appreciate the film though, it's all of them. What I mean is that this film is a lot of fan service. One quick example for a long time there was always talk about putting the female Avengers together in a film. Of course it wasn't going to happen, but the talk would come up. There's a payoff to that if you've ever wanted that. Which is what the movie is, a payoff to almost everything in the MCU series up till now. There is a lot to this movie which is why the long runtime. It's a reward to anyone who's watched & enjoyed all of the movies, with an emphasis on the major three of Iron Man, Captain America, & Thor.

The movie will catch you up if you missed the last one though. So I wouldn't worry about not understanding the story itself, it's not getting all the little payoffs from Avengers 1 ( Budapest ), to Iron Man ( Cheeseburgers ), and more. It's a whole lot of feels, and the actors are given the chance to really run with things.

So, don't stress if you haven't seen all the films. I imagine if you go back and see them after seeing Endgame you'll be doing a lot of "Ah! Now I get." In a lot of them.

Extras:

Yes, there's a Stan Lee cameo, the final one. It's quick & clever.

Bonus points for anyone who can figure out the 'kid' towards the end. I couldn't without reading it online, but it was another great call back.

You finally hear it said.

If you haven't read the comics, you won't know who the Professor is, but he's the basis of a big change.

A change in status quo is actually from the comics, and I was happily surprised they did it.

Once again, there are scenes in the trailer that are not in the film to throw you off, so nothing will be spoiled.

I don't like seeing movies with packed audience, but the payoff was even more awesome when the whole theatre loses their :mad:!! It made it all the more worth the run time.

Big ups finally if you catch the nod to my avatar. I loved it.

The movie really is more about payoffs for having watched the MCU over the story.

Have a good time.

Word of warning though. If you plan on sitting for the end/credits scene. It isn't there in the usual way. A lot of people were a little annoyed that the tradition didn't literally continue. I didn't get it until the literal end. It's not what's expected. So stay through, but I gave you the heads up.
 
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kazmac said:
You be fine with Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Avengers Infinity War.

I just saw it.

Love Thor > for me, he was the standout of Infinity War and Endgame.

Won’t spoil anything else.
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Thanks, appreciate it!

JayMysterio said:
Honestly, for understanding, it's just Infinity War the last one. This is literally the 2nd part of a 2 part film, it's pretty self contained story wise & big beats. It's the little stuff that you won't notice.

To appreciate the film though, it's all of them. What I mean is that this film is a lot of fan service. One quick example for a long time there was always talk about putting the female Avengers together in a film. Of course it wasn't going to happen, but the talk would come up. There's a payoff to that if you've ever wanted that. Which is what the movie is, a payoff to almost everything in the MCU series up till now. There is a lot to this movie which is why the long runtime. It's a reward to anyone who's watched & enjoyed all of the movies, with an emphasis on the major three of Iron Man, Captain America, & Thor.

The movie will catch you up if you missed the last one though. So I wouldn't worry about not understanding the story itself, it's not getting all the little payoffs from Avengers 1 ( Budapest ), to Iron Man ( Cheeseburgers ), and more. It's a whole lot of feels, and the actors are giving the chance to really run with things.

So, don't stress if you haven't seen all the films. I imagine if you go back and see them after seeing Endgame you'll be doing a lot of "Ah! Now I get." In a lot of them.

Extras:

Yes, there's a Stan Lee cameo, the final one. It's quick & clever.

Bonus points for anyone who can figure out the 'kid' towards the end. I couldn't without reading it online, but it was another great call back.

You finally hear it said.

If you haven't read the comics, you won't know who the Professor is, but he's the basis of a big change.

A change in status quo is actually from the comics, and I was happily surprised they did it.

Once again, there are scenes in the trailer that are not in the film to throw you off, so nothing will be spoiled.

I don't like seeing movies with packed audience, but the payoff was even more awesome when the whole theatre loses their :mad:!! It made it all the more worth the run time.

Big ups finally if you catch the nod to my avatar. I loved it.

The movie really is more about payoffs for having watched the MCU over the story.

Have a good time.

Word of warning though. If you plan on sitting for the end/credits scene. It isn't there in the usual way. A lot of people were a little annoyed that the tradition didn't literally continue. I didn't get it until the literal end. It's not what's expected. So stay through, but I gave you the heads up.
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Yeah. First off thanks a bunch! I've read about all these films being more or less intertwined, as they obviously would be as they're taking place in the same universe, but having basically only seen the first ones released (the first Avengers, a couple of Iron Mans and Captain Americas and a Thor film) years ago this whole thing has had me scratching my head lately. It will take time but I will, hopefully, wade through all of this.
 
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Mefisto said:
Thanks, appreciate it!



Yeah. First off thanks a bunch! I've read about all these films being more or less intertwined, as they obviously would be as they're taking place in the same universe, but having basically only seen the first ones released (the first Avengers, a couple of Iron Mans and Captain Americas and a Thor film) years ago this whole thing has had me scratching my head lately. It will take time but I will, hopefully, wade through all of this.
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If you saw those, you've seen enough for the major callbacks. You'll enjoy it.

I would add Winter Soldier as there is a call back there, but more importantly it's my favorite of the series.

Civil War would help if you want to understand the dynamic between Tony & Steve, ( there's also a few callbacks to the airport fight but no biggie ) but if you saw Infinity War, you already know that. Also you can't go wrong with Thor Ragnarok, that film is a hilarious. The evolution of Hemsworth doing comedy has been a treat to watch, and unexpected.

I'd say if it really concerns you, just hit wikipedia and read the plots there. Then hit Netflix and watch the films themselves at your own leisure, after enjoying Endgame.

https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/25/1...on-man-captain-america-hulk-thor-what-to-know
 
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kazmac said:
You’ll be fine with Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Avengers Infinity War.

I just saw it.

Love Thor > for me, he was the standout of Infinity War and Endgame.

Won’t spoil anything else.
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Before Endgame the Russo bros said that Civil War and Infinity War were definitely worth the time to watch.

After watching it I’d say:
1. Iron Man
2. Captain America First Avenger
3. Avengers
4. CA Winter Soldier
5. Guardians of the Galaxy
6. CA Civil War
7. Infinity War

Are worth watching
Beforehand.
 
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