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So, using Stranger than Fiction as an example - would the central non-mirrored scene be him reading the book on the bus, as it is flanked by Harold being told that he had to die and taking it poorly, and Harold telling Karen that he is ready to die and her taking it poorly?
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I liked how in Justice League they visually referenced Michealangelo's The Creation of Adam when The Flash uses his finger tips to help Diana get her sword and then to bring Superman back to life. 
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I just watched Meet The Robinsons for maybe the sixth time. Shame it was kinda passed over at release. Aside from the main character needing to overlook something major for the plot to work, I think it's awfully clever for a kids movie. The subtle bit I caught was the evil bowler hat that is not-so-secretly the master mind is named "Doris". Okay it doesn't have a face or a voice or even much of a personality but everything needs a name in these movies. Where did the name come from? Her prototype designation was "DOR-15". You'd couldn't be blamed for missing it since it's partially cut off by the screen, only there for about two seconds and a lesser movie would have panned down to shove it in your face.
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I just watched The Thick of It's 2007 special series, and I'm pretty amazed that I hadn't watched them before. The special episodes establish so much stuff that becomes relevant in series 3 and 4 despite those series being made years later. While Series 2 is the one that planted the notion of Ollie becoming Malcolm's number one henchman, the Nutter and Spinner episodes pretty much establish their working relationship as well as sewing the seeds of discord between Ollie and Glenn. So much stuff in series 4 calls back to these episodes, like Adam's complete awfulness and Ben's hilariously delusional ambitions of becoming prime minister. They even set stuff up that happens in In The Loop which is pretty much a prequel to the series as a whole. I do wish Jaime stayed around in series 4 to beat some sense into people. What it does best though is establish how sneaky Malcolm can be. Several scenes with him just end before we see what he said, only for it to later reveal what he was doing. The reveal that the entirety of Spinners and Losers was an elaborate plot to steal Nick's job and sabotage all of Tom's opposition demands that you go back and re-watch the episode to see where Malcolm set up everyone else. Arc Hammer has a new favorite as of 15:43 on Nov 24, 2017 |
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Inzombiac posted:I just watched Meet The Robinsons for maybe the sixth time. Shame it was kinda passed over at release. Aside from the main character needing to overlook something major for the plot to work, I think it's awfully clever for a kids movie. I love the scene with Bowler Hat Guy telling Lewis why he does what he does: "Hmmm, Take responsibility for my own life, or blame you... DING DING DING! "Blame You" wins Hands Down!"
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"There's like, a MILLION people over there. And I have these little arms."
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I'm just not so sure how well this post was thought through...
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Inzombiac posted:I just watched Meet The Robinsons for maybe the sixth time. Shame it was kinda passed over at release. Aside from the main character needing to overlook something major for the plot to work, I think it's awfully clever for a kids movie. I caught that touch yesterday too. 
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Robinsons was also the inspiration for Mario Odyssey, I suspect. 
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BioEnchanted posted:I'm just not so sure how well this post was thought through... Master?
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It's not really a subtle thing, but every time I watch Raiders of the Lost Ark, I develop a new appreciation for the giant barechested German airplane mechanic. I mean, he doesn't know Indy's an American, doesn't know he's trying to steal the Ark, doesn't really care that someone's trying to steal the plane and is blowing up the scenery behind him. He just really, really wants a bare knuckle fistfight. He keeps letting Indy get back on his feet, so he can Do More Fistfight. And I gotta say, I can respect that. He's stranded out in the middle of the desert, probably hasn't had a decent punch-up in months, and along comes this wiry guy in a leather jacket who seems like he's up for a donnybrook, and now Chesty Von Steakfist is in his element. And then he gets chewed up by a propeller.
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Phy posted:It's not really a subtle thing, but every time I watch Raiders of the Lost Ark, I develop a new appreciation for the giant barechested German airplane mechanic. I mean, he doesn't know Indy's an American, doesn't know he's trying to steal the Ark, doesn't really care that someone's trying to steal the plane and is blowing up the scenery behind him. He just really, really wants a bare knuckle fistfight. He keeps letting Indy get back on his feet, so he can Do More Fistfight. And I gotta say, I can respect that. He's stranded out in the middle of the desert, probably hasn't had a decent punch-up in months, and along comes this wiry guy in a leather jacket who seems like he's up for a donnybrook, and now Chesty Von Steakfist is in his element. And Indy fights dirty. I know not all German soldiers were Nazis ofc If you want to win though, go with pocket sand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTAXUYLbFYk
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Phy posted:It's not really a subtle thing, but every time I watch Raiders of the Lost Ark, I develop a new appreciation for the giant barechested German airplane mechanic. I mean, he doesn't know Indy's an American, doesn't know he's trying to steal the Ark, doesn't really care that someone's trying to steal the plane and is blowing up the scenery behind him. He just really, really wants a bare knuckle fistfight. He keeps letting Indy get back on his feet, so he can Do More Fistfight. And I gotta say, I can respect that. He's stranded out in the middle of the desert, probably hasn't had a decent punch-up in months, and along comes this wiry guy in a leather jacket who seems like he's up for a donnybrook, and now Chesty Von Steakfist is in his element. I've always felt this and appreciated the guys pure single mindedness, but thought I️ was alone.
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Phy posted:It's not really a subtle thing, but every time I watch Raiders of the Lost Ark, I develop a new appreciation for the giant barechested German airplane mechanic. I mean, he doesn't know Indy's an American, doesn't know he's trying to steal the Ark, doesn't really care that someone's trying to steal the plane and is blowing up the scenery behind him. He just really, really wants a bare knuckle fistfight. He keeps letting Indy get back on his feet, so he can Do More Fistfight. And I gotta say, I can respect that. He's stranded out in the middle of the desert, probably hasn't had a decent punch-up in months, and along comes this wiry guy in a leather jacket who seems like he's up for a donnybrook, and now Chesty Von Steakfist is in his element. Hah i guess he's just a brawler that somehow got drafted into airplane machanics i dont mind his nazi death but yeah
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I always respected the older solider who fights Indy on the truck. He's grizzled and resourceful, maybe a veteran of the Kaiser's war. Even after all his men are thrown from the truck, he's still single-minded in his determination. That's the thing about good action movies, there's actual care taken in casting the bad guys. Die Hard is another example. They're all Eurotrash (plus 1 Asian and 1 Black), but they're distinctive looking Eurotrash with personalities. I'd add the Nazis in Inglorious Basterds to that list as well.
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It's not as iconic as the airplane fight + propeller death but I really love Temple of Doom's rock crusher fight. I especially like that Indy tries to help the guy out, having decided that watching someone get crushed by a big roller is too terrible a punishment for generic bad guy #17.
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And of course both those guys in the rock crusher scene and airplane scene are played by the same actor.
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Krispy Wafer posted:That's the thing about good action movies, there's actual care taken in casting the bad guys. Die Hard is another example. They're all Eurotrash (plus 1 Asian and 1 Black), but they're distinctive looking Eurotrash with personalities. I'd add the Nazis in Inglorious Basterds to that list as well. Yeah, the henchman personalities are part of what pushes the movie up towards perfection. if i could remember a recent movie with henchmen, id probably talk about how they lacked persomality
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Powaqoatse posted:if i could remember a recent movie with henchmen, id probably talk about how they lacked persomality na na
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What about John Wick?
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Tasteful Dickpic posted:What about John Wick? now do you mean henchman no. 4 or henchman no. 32?
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I just re-watched the first John Wick, and I'd say there's some distinctive henchmen. There's the guy who's security for the mob boss, who's actually good and manages to stay alive pretty much up to the church scene. There's a weird guy with a funny beard who seems like head security for the club, doesn't really do too well, and another guy at the club who actually notices Wick in time to end his stealth spree, and actually fights him for more than 5 seconds. That's not even getting into the named henchmen.
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Ardent Communist posted:I just re-watched the first John Wick, and I'd say there's some distinctive henchmen. There's the guy who's security for the mob boss, who's actually good and manages to stay alive pretty much up to the church scene. There's a weird guy with a funny beard who seems like head security for the club, doesn't really do too well, and another guy at the club who actually notices Wick in time to end his stealth spree, and actually fights him for more than 5 seconds. Oh poo poo yeah the henchman boss. The beardy guy is lol though, he's the beardy guy in like at least 5 movies. Good for him gettin paid though.
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oh poo poo just rewatched the club scene, henchman boss is that jon hamm looking guy. yeah hes recognizable
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Powaqoatse posted:Oh poo poo yeah the henchman boss. http://imdb.com/name/nm1324884/ It must be very special for him whenever he gets to play a character with an actual name. But hey, somebody has to play those guards, inmates, henchman and special forces guys.
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Krispy Wafer posted:That's the thing about good action movies, there's actual care taken in casting the bad guys. Die Hard is another example. They're all Eurotrash (plus 1 Asian and 1 Black), but they're distinctive looking Eurotrash with personalities. I'd add the Nazis in Inglorious Basterds to that list as well. Isn't it a major point in Inglorious Basterds that, other than Hans Lande, the Nazis are all given nuanced, "heroic"-style characterization (and several fall into distinct war-movie-hero tropes, like the noble self-sacrificing commander and the scared young guy with a wife and baby at home) and that the Basterds themselves are all given broad, crude characterization of the sort used for villains and thugs? At least, I always assumed that was a deliberate choice on Tarantino's part.
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Antivehicular posted:Isn't it a major point in Inglorious Basterds that, other than Hans Lande, the Nazis are all given nuanced, "heroic"-style characterization (and several fall into distinct war-movie-hero tropes, like the noble self-sacrificing commander and the scared young guy with a wife and baby at home) and that the Basterds themselves are all given broad, crude characterization of the sort used for villains and thugs? At least, I always assumed that was a deliberate choice on Tarantino's part. Oh, absolutely. Hans Landa is basically Nazi Sherlock Holmes and practically the star of the movie.
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Mierenneuker posted:http://imdb.com/name/nm1324884/ Yea I like him. He does his thing and it works out.
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Powaqoatse posted:oh poo poo just rewatched the club scene, henchman boss is that jon hamm looking guy. yeah hes recognizable http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0076780/?ref_=tt_cl_t2 That's Daniel Bernhardt. He's been in a metric fuckton of stuff from the Matrix movies to the old Mortal Kombat tv series. He's the only dude who actually beats up John Wick in the movie, surprisingly. the tall beardy guy outside the club is Kevin Nash, ex wrestler and all around "That loving big dude from that thing".
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Antivehicular posted:Isn't it a major point in Inglorious Basterds that, other than Hans Lande, the Nazis are all given nuanced, "heroic"-style characterization (and several fall into distinct war-movie-hero tropes, like the noble self-sacrificing commander and the scared young guy with a wife and baby at home) and that the Basterds themselves are all given broad, crude characterization of the sort used for villains and thugs? At least, I always assumed that was a deliberate choice on Tarantino's part. i dont remember any nazi chatacter aside from Christoph Waltz but then i also forgot about jon hamm-alike and beardy guy from john wick so
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0076780/?ref_=tt_cl_t2 cool dude
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Powaqoatse posted:i dont remember any nazi chatacter aside from Christoph Waltz I only remember Waltz and the young nazi war "hero"
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Rough Lobster posted:I only remember Waltz and the young nazi war "hero" oh yeah the sniper dude was their hero! i cant say what he looked like though
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he looked like baron zemo
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Krispy Wafer posted:I always respected the older solider who fights Indy on the truck. He's grizzled and resourceful, maybe a veteran of the Kaiser's war. Even after all his men are thrown from the truck, he's still single-minded in his determination. A friend and I watch Die Hard every christmas, and we always cheer Karl the Mega German on. He's the dude with the beautiful flowing mullet who McClane hangs by a chain and slams into a wall, then comes back alive covered in blood and flames to threaten McClane and friends in the final scenes. Karl just has a lot of heart and gumption, a true ideal of the nameless mooks all villains require.
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poly and open-minded posted:he looked like baron zemo hm i dont think he looked like a computer game though
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Olaf The Stout posted:A friend and I watch Die Hard every christmas, and we always cheer Karl the Mega German on. He's the dude with the beautiful flowing mullet who McClane hangs by a chain and slams into a wall, then comes back alive covered in blood and flames to threaten McClane and friends in the final scenes. Karl just has a lot of heart and gumption, a true ideal of the nameless mooks all villains require. hes badass, and he has the rights to be badass too: its his brother that mcclane turns into a santabomb in the elevator
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Dredd was also pretty great about this. Even the randos that just get shot in the face within a second tend to have some pretty unique look to them. There's that fat guy who scarred his own face to look more like Ma-Ma, polo shirt guy who looked as helpless as he was, that dude with the jacket who go thrown down the building, and of course this guy: It was a pretty cool contrast to the Judges, who are all pretty much faceless and uniform. Meanwhile most of the gangers who go up again mostly look like sort of (future) regular people.
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judges are walls and are invincible, henchmen have no choice and they die
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Rough Lobster posted:I only remember Waltz and the young nazi war "hero" Speaking of henchmen, Nathan Jones is apparently doing very well out of playing the Dumb American Brute in martial arts movies who throws and slams people but completely eats it when confronted with the hero's superior civilized fighting technique. I can appreciate someone finding their niche. And I kinda like how in Fearless his fight against Jet Li doesn't end with a decisive destructive blow, but with him recognizing his opponent's fairness and inner strength, coming to realize his own shortcomings and graciously accepting defeat. (Even though these modern Jet Li movies are all pretty overt political propaganda.)
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