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[PinkyMacGodess]

Ace Ventura Pet Detective (1994)- This may have been the first time I saw Jim Carrie and I still laugh at this movie even though it may no longer be politically correct. . He is such a good physical, slapstick comedic actor.

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“I’m sorry Mr Ace, I’ll have the plumbing checked,”
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Blazing Saddles and the Matrix series are movies I feel 'went too far', and are unwatchable now. Yeah, I get the premise for BS, I do, but it didn't seem to be as over the top back then. I guess I'm just more sensitive? And Matrix is guns, and bullets and more guns and more bullets. Movies that pointlessly spray bullets all over the place have lost any appeal for me when I could witness, or be a victim of someone spraying bullets all over where I am at. When Matrix and the seqs came out, I loved them. The music is great, but the bullets...

Jim Carry is a silly over acting powerhouse who seems to have dropped off the map. Sad...

 

[Huntn]

Blade Runner 2049 ... wtf?

Seriously. W.T. The actual F?

Wow.

Could you clarify? I consider BR2049 to be an example of film making, story telling artistry although the story arc is not complete. We’ve got to get to the uprising.

Actually the story is not complex, in the Bladerunner world-

Spoiler

During the process of taking care of a rogue, but living quietly Replicant named Sapper Morton, K, a new generation enforcer Replicant, who answers to the Authorities discovers a dead and buried replicant who may have birthed a child. In a near panic, as in this will break the world, the police Lieutenant, sends K to find this child now a young adult and take care of it too.

Two of of the most interesting characters of this story are Megliomaniac Neanderthal Wallace and his personal Replicant Sociopath Attack Dog ironically named Luv. And the most significant single character is K who finds more solace with his AI girlfriend than real people, who he is for most intents, an outcast, his desire to be born, at one point his hope he was born, ie have a soul, and the moral transition he experiences as the story progresses.

…but it is the cinematics, how scenes are choreographed, what is chosen to be focused on, and in this environment, how characters are subtly or explosively developed, wrapped in K’s changing perspective of his place in the World.

That said, I assume you hate it, which is ok by me, but maybe you could clarify the source of your irritation? I admit, this was not the story I anticipated going into the theater, actually it’s one of those movies I was not sure I liked until I had time to digest it. But then I fell in ❤️.

 

[Huntn]

Blazing Saddles and the Matrix series are movies I feel 'went too far', and are unwatchable now. Yeah, I get the premise for BS, I do, but it didn't seem to be as over the top back then. I guess I'm just more sensitive? And Matrix is guns, and bullets and more guns and more bullets. Movies that pointlessly spray bullets all over the place have lost any appeal for me when I could witness, or be a victim of someone spraying bullets all over where I am at. When Matrix and the seqs came out, I loved them. The music is great, but the bullets...

Jim Carry is a silly over acting powerhouse who seems to have dropped off the map. Sad...

I loved Young Frankenstein which is comedically brilliant by most accounts, then I hated Blazing Saddles.

Jim Carrey was amazing in both Ace Ventura (just the first one, second one blah), and Dumb And Dumber. I was impressed at how Jeff Daniels could keep up with Carrey. Overacting as part of slapstick hit the mark at least for those two movies, imo. But his brand of mania could not be sustained, he knew it, and tried to transition to mainstream vehicles, but those follow-on movies did nothing for me. He was type cast, and that seems to be what he was best at, while it lasted.

The first Matrix is another movie I was not sure I liked at first, but then came around big time. The premise is just outstanding. Yes, a lot of guns, but outstanding (award winning?) cinematography and special effects that help propel the story. I hung in there with the second movie, but was disappointed by the third and hated the forth.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I loved Young Frankenstein which is comedically brilliant by most accounts, then I hated Blazing Saddles.

Jim Carrey was amazing in both Ace Ventura (just the first one, second one blah), and Dumb And Dumber. I was impressed at how Jeff Daniels could keep up with Carrey. Overacting as part of slapstick hit the mark at least for those two movies, imo. But his brand of mania could not be sustained, he knew it, and tried to transition to mainstream vehicles, but those follow-on movies did nothing for me. He was type cast, and that seems to be what he was best at, while it lasted.

The first Matrix is another movie I was not sure I liked at first, but then came around big time. The premise is just outstanding. Yes, a lot of guns, but outstanding (award winning?) cinematography and special effects that help propel the story. I hung in there with the second movie, but was disappointed by the third and hated the forth.

Yeah, Matrix IV was a sad joke. They showed so much video from earlier movies that I thought I had just reseen them all. So sad...

Young Frankenstein is GENIUS in any language. OMG!! The times dialog slips into my life. It's just genius! And most of his other movies are genius too. High Anxiety is genius too. Such a smart funny guy. I'll be depressed when he dies. Ouch...

EDIT: Real turd sequels and movies based on TV shows: Matrix 4, Lost in Space, etc...

 

[pachyderm]

Could you clarify? I consider BR2049 to be an example of film making, story telling artistry although the story arc is not complete. We’ve got to get to the uprising.

Actually the story is not complex, in the Bladerunner world-

Spoiler

During the process of taking care of a rogue, but living quietly Replicant named Sapper Morton, K, a new generation enforcer Replicant, who answers to the Authorities discovers a dead and buried replicant who may have birthed a child. In a near panic, as in this will break the world, the police Lieutenant, sends K to find this child now a young adult and take care of it too.

Two of of the most interesting characters of this story are Megliomaniac Neanderthal Wallace and his personal Replicant Sociopath Attack Dog ironically named Luv. And the most significant single character is K who finds more solace with his AI girlfriend than real people, who he is for most intents, an outcast, his desire to be born, at one point his hope he was born, ie have a soul, and the moral transition he experiences as the story progresses.

…but it is the cinematics, how scenes are choreographed, what is chosen to be focused on, and in this environment, how characters are subtly or explosively developed, wrapped in K’s changing perspective of his place in the World.

That said, I assume you hate it, which is ok by me, but maybe you could clarify the source of your irritation? I admit, this was not the story I anticipated going into the theater, actually it’s one of those movies I was not sure I liked until I had time to digest it. But then I fell in ❤️.

Convoluted story telling.

 

[pachyderm]

I loved Young Frankenstein which is comedically brilliant by most accounts, then I hated Blazing Saddles.

Jim Carrey was amazing in both Ace Ventura (just the first one, second one blah), and Dumb And Dumber. I was impressed at how Jeff Daniels could keep up with Carrey. Overacting as part of slapstick hit the mark at least for those two movies, imo. But his brand of mania could not be sustained, he knew it, and tried to transition to mainstream vehicles, but those follow-on movies did nothing for me. He was type cast, and that seems to be what he was best at, while it lasted.

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YF and BS heralded by most folks as comedy classics.

Dumb and Dumber I don't mind and actually get a chuckle out of.

I don't care for the other films you mentioned.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Convoluted story telling.

Sometimes that's good. I was reading Snow Crash from Neal Stephenson, and someone said 'wow! Hard read!' I was surprised, and they said 'Convoluted!'. Hmm... I didn't consider it a 'hard read', and would LOVE a movie to be made out of it. Bring It On!! But anyway...

Someone told me Tolkien was a 'hard read'. Not so bad. Loved the movies, but they didn't hew too closely to the books at times. Hmm...

Watching 'Alone Together'. It's kind of a throwaway movie. *shrug*

 

[myscrnnm]

Convoluted story telling.

I think the way the story was told was intentional, so that the viewers' experience mirrored that of K. You're questioning whether or not he's the chosen one, and there are strong implications throughout the first half of the film that he is. Then the flashbacks and his experiences with the memory maker make it clear that his memories are not his own. It's a great way for the viewer to share the emotions of the character.

 

[VigneshB]

Just finished watching Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022.) My favourite movie of the year by far. This is how they should make a movie about the multiverse. Life-affirming, sweet and unbelievably romantic. The script, the style, the costumes, the score, the editing, the lighting, the performances - all of them were brilliant.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

Just finished Jurassic World 3: Dominion.
Liked it. As usual, the biology is a bit wrong, but a good, rollicking movie nonetheless.
However...
You need to watch the original Jurassic Park film first to catch all the little easter eggs.

 

[daimos]

Conspiracy (2001)
Hard to watch, powerful acting
Thumbs up

 

[Huntn]

Dumb and Dumber (1994)- Floyd’s dream is an amazing sequence in movie comedy history. Then the incident at Dante’s. Yet the critics did not love it.🤔

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[myscrnnm]

Just finished Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021). Very sad Ansel Elgort died, as he was my favorite character.

 

[Huntn]

Love and Monsters (2020)- (watched before) Post Apocalyptic, civilizations decimated, most humans killed and/or consumed by large mutated creatures of Earth origin after a world wide event. Love drives one person on the short wave for seven years talking to her, to brave the wilds and reunite with his girlfriend.

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[pachyderm]

Love and Monsters (2020)- (watched before) Post Apocalyptic, civilizations decimated, most humans killed and/or consumed by large mutated creatures of Earth origin after a world wide event. Love drives one person on the short wave for seven years talking to her, to brave the wilds and reunite with his girlfriend.

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I really enjoyed this one.

 

[Huntn]

I really enjoyed this one.

Love and Monsters- they loved it at Rotten Tomatoes both critics and audience. My impression is a sequel is planned/in work.

 

[rhett7660]

Are you asking me?
You quoted yourself... lol

No I didn't. Senseless.

Whooops... on the self-quote. Doing it from mobile at the time. Sorry about that.

I dug 2049. Answered some questions and also opened up a few more.

 

[Steven-iphone]

Watched Independence Day - directors cut.

I found the additional scenes did not enhance the movie experience. Some scenes detracted from the flow of the original movie release.

 

[Allyance]

Just finished Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021). Very sad Ansel Elgort died, as he was my favorite character.
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One my current favorites, got the 4K BluRay so I could watch it again when I want. Sorry about Tony dying, but that that follows Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Classic story line.

I think this production superb, Steven Spielberg insisted that all the Puerto Rican characters be LatinX, Maria had both an incredible voice and a true accent. She was only 17 when he cast her.

 

[myscrnnm]

One my current favorites, got the 4K BluRay so I could watch it again when I want. Sorry about Tony dying, but that that follows Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Classic story line.

I know it's inspired by Romeo and Juliet, but to be fair Zegler's character lived.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Watched Independence Day - directors cut.

I found the additional scenes did not enhance the movie experience. Some scenes detracted from the flow of the original movie release.

I saw that too. I don’t think the extra/extended scenes distracted, they just didn’t add much to the movie.

 

[myscrnnm]

Just finished the Netflix original motion picture The Rental, starring the very talented Alison Brie. Unfortunately however, even she could not save this film from being an unoriginal mish-mash of Very Bad Things and The Cabin in the Woods. Basically involves a bunch of airbnb guests doing incredibly stupid things and getting killed off one-by-one by a masked murderer in the final act.

 

[rhett7660]

Watched "The Gray Man"... not to bad. Some scenes were a little much, but overall, we liked it.

 

[myscrnnm]

Watched the 2021 Netflix original film Night Teeth last night. It's like Michael Mann's Collateral meets Interview with the Vampire, but a lot more forgettable, even with the star-studded cast, including a small role by Megan Fox.

 

[Huntn]

Watched Independence Day - directors cut.

I found the additional scenes did not enhance the movie experience. Some scenes detracted from the flow of the original movie release.

I saw that too. I don’t think the extra/extended scenes distracted, they just didn’t add much to the movie.

My primary example of a movie where the original theater release is far superior to the extended addition is Aliens. Having the Colonial Marines (and the audience) show up at the colony not knowing what the status is, is much better than showing what happened to the audience in advance. The latter diminishes the narrative significantly Imo.