Yes, that was a good one, too. I think I have it in my iTunes library as well.
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The cover art looks really cool. What's it about?Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind(1984)
One of my favorite animated movies.
Dystopian future, mankind on the brink of extinction. The world is covered by a toxic jungle with giant insects. Three human tribes vying for power.
The director is Hayao Miyazaki. And this was the first film released by Studio Ghibli.
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On a personal note, i was never a fan of Japanese animation, until a friend convinced me to check out Miyazaki’s work. Today, i think the studio’s work in hand drawn animation is second to none.
PS> Disney has does a great job of dubbing Ghibli movies in English.
I'd highly recommend Princess Mononoke, it's pretty brilliant.
One thing that's a bit different about the English dub, in addition to the excellent voice actors (Gillian Anderson, Billy Bob Thornton, Claire Danes), the amazing writer, Neil Gaiman was hired to do a sort of "rewrite" vs. a direct dub, he worked really closely with ADR, translators, etc., to make sure the nuances of the story were kept intact, but, I guess you could say, "reformulated" the actual dialog.
One thing that's a bit different about the English dub, in addition to the excellent voice actors (Gillian Anderson, Billy Bob Thornton, Claire Danes), the amazing writer, Neil Gaiman was hired to do a sort of "rewrite" vs. a direct dub, he worked really closely with ADR, translators, etc., to make sure the nuances of the story were kept intact, but, I guess you could say, "reformulated" the actual dialog.
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Yup, seen all of Miyazaki’s work at Ghibli and some of Takahata’s as well. The technical quality of the animation is unsurpassed.
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‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Brings Franchise Crashing Down as $100 Million Box Office Bomb
Neither Linda Hamilton nor James Cameron's long-awaited returns to the "Terminator" franchise will save "Dark Fate" from being a box office disaster.
I liked it.
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). Certainly the best of the post T-2 sequels. I am very glad that it starts from where it starts, and how it fixes all the issues of the post T-2 sequels. Overall, an entertaining movie. Cheesy at times, but it does what it's supposed to do.
Dunkirk (2017). I truly like this movie, this is the third or fourth time I watch it. It's just pure tension. Can't even think about how the guys actually felt...
Dunkirk (2017). I truly like this movie, this is the third or fourth time I watch it. It's just pure tension. Can't even think about how the guys actually felt...
My Grandad survived Dunkirk and D-Day. I must check that one out.
I’ll watch the Terminator one at some point. But probably not for a few years when it’s on TV.
Brewster's Millions(1985)
Pretty average mid-80's comedy. Made me realize how much I miss the comedic stylings of Richard Pryor, John Candy, Gene Wilder.
Pretty average mid-80's comedy. Made me realize how much I miss the comedic stylings of Richard Pryor, John Candy, Gene Wilder.
Brewster's Millions(1985)
Pretty average mid-80's comedy. Made me realize how much I miss the comedic stylings of Richard Pryor, John Candy, Gene Wilder.
None of the above!
Good film I haven’t seen in decades.Brewster's Millions(1985)
Pretty average mid-80's comedy. Made me realize how much I miss the comedic stylings of Richard Pryor, John Candy, Gene Wilder.
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I like Annihilation, just watched it. It was disturbing, and well told. It reminded me of a more subdued version of the Stephen King Novella, The Mist, although I forget if in that story instead of DNA altering, they may have opened a rift and allowed aliens in from somewhere else. It also had something of The Thing, Prometheus, and The Body Snatchers where there DNA was altering, or mimicking existing life.
My take on this story is that there was not necessarily an intelligent plan just a physical process where DNA is altered, but also mimicking existing life forms. I don’t know if you can assume with certainty that this meteorite or whatever fell was coincidence or sent to Earth on purpose and if there was any intelligent agenda in play, maybe.
As far as the ending:
It seemed obvious that the man who returned was not her husband, and there is strong possibility, that she was not herself, because they both had shimmering eyes, and they hugged each other. Now you would think that these days there would be DNA profiles for these people, but then you can ask, if copies, how perfect of a copy are they? And, of course, is there an agenda?
Then there is the matter of everyone in the party having lost their memory for several days upon entering the Shimmer. That was the characteristic of the husband who returned from the Shimmer. He could not remember anything.
Then there is the matter of everyone in the party having lost their memory for several days upon entering the Shimmer. That was the characteristic of the husband who returned from the Shimmer. He could not remember anything.
Suicide vs self destruction. Interesting discussion, but not sure how that fits in with mutation.
How could you stay in a place where everything is mutating, including probably yourself?
I read it was filmed in the U.K. They did an impressive job of making England look like a Southern US swamp, palmetto plants, the tree line. Just curious does the U.K. have cypress swamps?
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does the ‘Shimmer’ create a greater evil or turn something in to a better version of oneself?
My answer is: unknown, it is unknown whether this process is guided, unguided, random or with an an agenda. What I saw were animals being changed into something else, but something else being changed into nearly identical, if not identical replicas of human beings, which might include other properties of an alien nature.
Responding to the question you asked:
does the ‘Shimmer’ create a greater evil or turn something in to a better version of oneself?
My answer is: unknown, it is unknown whether this process is guided, unguided, random or with an an agenda. What I saw were animals being changed into something else, but something else being changed into nearly identical, if not identical replicas of human beings, which might include other properties of an alien nature.
Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
Interesting watching this movie after a very long time. I remember liking it a lot when I was younger. Now, a bit of mixed feelings.
Positives.... it "looks" like a very well produced play/theatrical production due to the set design, costumes and camera work. The special effects made it seem almost dream-like; a very unique looking movie. Gary Oldman was great, 'nuff said. Great score.
Negatives.... the accents were hilarious. Keanu Reeves & Wynona Ryder doing an English accent, Anthony Hopkins doing a Dutch accent, Gary Oldman doing a Romanian accent. I've decided I don't like the 'love story' angle(which wasn't in the book).
Interesting watching this movie after a very long time. I remember liking it a lot when I was younger. Now, a bit of mixed feelings.
Positives.... it "looks" like a very well produced play/theatrical production due to the set design, costumes and camera work. The special effects made it seem almost dream-like; a very unique looking movie. Gary Oldman was great, 'nuff said. Great score.
Negatives.... the accents were hilarious. Keanu Reeves & Wynona Ryder doing an English accent, Anthony Hopkins doing a Dutch accent, Gary Oldman doing a Romanian accent. I've decided I don't like the 'love story' angle(which wasn't in the book).
Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
Interesting watching this movie after a very long time. I remember liking it a lot when I was younger. Now, a bit of mixed feelings.
Positives.... it "looks" like a very well produced play/theatrical production due to the set design, costumes and camera work. The special effects made it seem almost dream-like; a very unique looking movie. Gary Oldman was great, 'nuff said. Great score.
Negatives.... the accents were hilarious. Keanu Reeves & Wynona Ryder doing an English accent, Anthony Hopkins doing a Dutch accent, Gary Oldman doing a Romanian accent. I've decided I don't like the 'love story' angle(which wasn't in the book).
How dare they call it Bram Stoker’s! ☠
Just saw Terminator Dark Fate.
Not bad. Some good action sequences. All female leads. Linda Hamilton was good.
Not bad. Some good action sequences. All female leads. Linda Hamilton was good.
The Lighthouse - totally wacky b/w buddy flick. part comedy, part disturbing isolation scenario.
Dafoe is BRILLIANT. definitely see this if you think its up your alley.
Waves - crap. wannabe art flick that tries to tackle family dynamics in clumsy, obvious ways. The women are badly written, ugh, just annoying.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - totally fire, wonderful storytelling that is subtle and compelling. One of the years best.
Dafoe is BRILLIANT. definitely see this if you think its up your alley.
Waves - crap. wannabe art flick that tries to tackle family dynamics in clumsy, obvious ways. The women are badly written, ugh, just annoying.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - totally fire, wonderful storytelling that is subtle and compelling. One of the years best.
I'll have to check out Castle Rock, thanks....FYI, I don't know if you've heard of Castle Rock, it's on Hulu, it's a show that takes place in the "King Universe", so it's not remaking things, just expanding, and knocking around the same locations, using characters from his books, etc., it's really excellent (and a few actors from King movies have been in it: Tim Robbins, Sissy Spacek).
S2 just started, and in addition to having Lizzie Caplan doing a stellar job playing a young Annie Wilkes, it takes place in Jerusalem's Lot (and yes, they're going there ...)
And son of a gun. I was just talking about a big screen remake of "Salem's Lot" -- and here it is.
Never seen anything James Wan was involved in aside from "Aquaman"...and I was thoroughly unimpressed by that movie. I hope his "Salem's Lot" will be better.
(By the way, the poster from the original version is one of my all time favorites.)
If you like horror, The Conjuring 1 and 2 from Wan are both pretty terrific, there's, as you probably know, a whole slew of films that spun off from those, they're all kind of fun, but those are scary, focused, and really interesting as they're based around actual events involving the Warrens (a couple of paranormal investigators from the 70s).
Love that poster, just a fantastic design (vs. so many modern movie posters that are hacky work from an intern with Photoshop ...)
