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Seeing The One in the theater on opening weekend is one of my movie badges of honor. That and Pitch Black. Me and my friends used to just be like "we're going to the movies this weekend, what looks vaguely interesting", and we'd go see whatever. Ended up seeing a bunch of good stuff almost by accident that way.
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Aug 16, 2022 19:40
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Basebf555 posted:Seeing The One in the theater on opening weekend is one of my movie badges of honor.
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Aug 16, 2022 19:41
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Narzack posted:I think Donnie Yen got one of the worst US intros. Bloody awful Highlander. Blade 2, he had the worst off screen death ever, but at least he was cool. I don't think he cared all that much in that one, because, as I recall he was also one of the fight coordinators. I have a soft spot for Highlander endgame because it did introduce me to Donnie Yen and made me realize there was so much more to cinema that just whatever the US puts out. That led me to John Woo and tons of other awesome movies. B-Rock452 fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Aug 16, 2022 |
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Aug 16, 2022 19:45
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thatfuturekid posted:TNCFU is my favorite action film since The Raid. It's just so bonkers and violent and doesn't let up at all. Timo went all in, can't wait for his Train to Busan remake tbh Goddamn that movie is so dark I legitimately got desensitized to the mayhem, and whatever the hell else was going on. e: Ulio posted:Didn't watch the GI Joe movie, I gave a chance to the 2nd one but its the most generic Hollywood bad 2010s type poo poo. From my faint memory I'd say the first GI Joe movie is worth a watch. It goes to some wacky places. Shageletic fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Aug 16, 2022 |
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Aug 16, 2022 20:18
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Shageletic posted:Goddamn that movie is so dark I legitimately got desensitized to the mayhem, and whatever the hell else was going on. The first GI Joe is great. B-Rock452 posted:I have a soft spot for Highlander endgame because it did introduce me to Donnie Yen and made me realize there was so much more to cinema that just whatever the US puts out. That led me to John Woo and tons of other awesome movies. Alright, that's pretty cool, then.
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Aug 16, 2022 20:26
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Narzack posted:The first GI Joe is great. What was less cool was I was a huge highlander fan and used to dress like Duncan McCloud when I was in high school. Yes I was a huge nerd...
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Aug 16, 2022 20:27
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The One is a perfect movie for its era. And I slogged through MECHANIC RESURRECTION the other day which is EASILY the worst movie featuring actual famous people I’ve ever seen. Tommy Lee Jones ffs!!!
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Aug 16, 2022 20:32
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I'm convinced that not a single person has seen Transporter 3 more than once. And I'm someone that's watched the second one over a dozen times. Granted that's mostly because Kate Nauta is a total babe and I was a teen.
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Aug 16, 2022 22:24
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Ulio posted:Didn't watch the GI Joe movie, I gave a chance to the 2nd one but its the most generic Hollywood bad 2010s type poo poo. Try and find it with director commentary.
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Aug 16, 2022 22:36
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The first GI Joe movie is a fun time if you imagine it being a literal live action Saturday morning cartoon. The second one loses this direction and it's a kinda lovely and forgettable flick.
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Aug 17, 2022 00:08
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Inzombiac posted:I'm convinced that not a single person has seen Transporter 3 more than once. I know I’ve seen it because I only remember the bit about floating the Audi in the river and then apparently it somehow being driveable an hour after being submerged. And that one made the most money. Insane.
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Aug 17, 2022 00:40
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A movie directed by Sam Peckinpah where James Caan and Paulie from Rocky fight ninjas and Robert Duvall really shouldn’t be as boring as The Killer Elite is. The 30-minute chunk where Caan rehabs from getting shot in the knee is somehow more compelling than all the action
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Aug 17, 2022 01:38
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For whatever reason I never actually got around to watching Wu Assassins, does Iko speak english in it? Also, the show seems to have done well enough that they made a movie afterwards.
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Aug 17, 2022 08:48
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Inzombiac posted:I'm convinced that not a single person has seen Transporter 3 more than once. Or all episodes of the TV show once.
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Aug 17, 2022 09:18
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Narzack posted:I think Donnie Yen got one of the worst US intros. Bloody awful Highlander. Blade 2, he had the worst off screen death ever, but at least he was cool. I don't think he cared all that much in that one, because, as I recall he was also one of the fight coordinators. he was in Hero the same year too (and Hero owns)
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Aug 17, 2022 10:35
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MrBling posted:For whatever reason I never actually got around to watching Wu Assassins, does Iko speak english in it? Yes, he speaks English. He's clearly working incredibly hard but it's still a bit stilted and wooden. Luckily Iko has a great face for emoting, so this helps.
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Aug 17, 2022 15:36
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Justin Godscock posted:The first GI Joe movie is a fun time if you imagine it being a literal live action Saturday morning cartoon. The second one loses this direction and it's a kinda lovely and forgettable flick.
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Aug 17, 2022 15:49
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It was very silly that they even bothered pretending the GI Joe: Retaliation was even a sequel considering they ditched just about everything from the first movie. The only thing that really carries over is the idea that Zartan had replaced the US President.
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Aug 17, 2022 17:10
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muscles like this! posted:It was very silly that they even bothered pretending the GI Joe: Retaliation was even a sequel considering they ditched just about everything from the first movie. The only thing that really carries over is the idea that Zartan had replaced the US President. They reshot more scenes with Tatum because he started to get actually popular in a positive way. They definitely killed him off in one scene because of the poor reaction he got in the first one. He wasn’t really that great in it. I love Stephen sommers but idk that first movie is kinda lame. The second one is way worse though.
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Aug 17, 2022 17:12
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Prey good. Just watched it.
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Aug 17, 2022 17:17
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Alan Smithee posted:I was confused too I think he assumed the mask was far enough away to turn his bolts into dumbfire projectiles
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Aug 17, 2022 19:30
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WoodrowSkillson posted:I think he assumed the mask was far enough away to turn his bolts into dumbfire projectiles Prey ending :They start tracking the sound of the dart as it goes left, and only upon turning 720° does he notice the laser. If you're conceited and not expecting it, you'll have about as much time as they did to cock your head and put 2 and 2 together
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Aug 17, 2022 19:35
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Say what you will about the Predator in Prey, he's still a lot more competent and intelligent than the Predator in Predator 2 who just bounces around on cars n poo poo and gets shot while awkwardly trying to push aside meat lol. Of course, he can't say motherfucker, so that's a problem.
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Aug 17, 2022 21:02
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Not a movie, but not too far off: finished reading Heat 2 today. Both a prequel and a sequel and basically reads like a novelization of a movie. Or fan fiction, I suppose. A good summer read if you want to spend some more time in that universe - definitely (re)watch Heat first though, to get yourself in the right mindframe (and since it's a god drat great movie).
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Aug 18, 2022 18:21
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Angryhead posted:Not a movie, but not too far off: finished reading Heat 2 today. My copy is coming tomorrow so pretty psyched. Just rewatched Heat so I am ready
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Aug 18, 2022 19:38
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Oh boy, Day Shift should be right up my alley. It's essentially a Hunter: The Reckoning (World of Darkness TTRPG) set in LA but I thought it was fairly forgettable. Jamie Foxx is someone I normally look forward to but his character is pretty flat. Some neat action and liberal use of contortionists as "spider" vamps was neat and the world overall has potential. A solid C+. I've seen waaaaaay worse.
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Aug 19, 2022 11:05
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dokmo posted:Are there any examples of an asian martial arts star being used effectively by a Hollywood movie, aside from the John wick series? It's pretty sad how bad Hollywood's record is in getting the best use out of these performers. Iko in Mile 22, Tony Jaa in fast and furious, Donnie Yen in xxx, all wasted. I think most people said the correct answer, Jet Li is probably one of the better examples. But even Jet Li's best movies are his Chinese stuff, Hero is one of my favorite Wuxia type movies.
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Aug 19, 2022 22:34
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The Assistant just dropped on netflix. Malaysian flick from the guy who directed Wira and Paskal, both decent action movies from a place that doesn't get much western exposure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM6aWqHxewo I'm halfway through it and the action is pretty good, significantly better than the director's previous movies. The story is pretty bad however.
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Aug 20, 2022 00:48
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dokmo posted:The Assistant just dropped on netflix. Malaysian flick from the guy who directed Wira and Paskal, both decent action movies from a place that doesn't get much western exposure. Trailer looks good, I'll prolly watch it this weekend.
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Aug 20, 2022 02:29
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Everyone should watch Wira. Early in the film, a minor villain verbally taunts the hero, who responds with 'so how about your dead sister.' I don't know if it was just subtitling giving it a completely weird tone but it was one of the funniest things I've seen. The whole movie has the most bizarre vibe.
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Aug 20, 2022 02:39
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Is RRR supposed to be good? I seem to recall seeing quite a bit of chatter about it but not sure if it was ITT. But other than imperialist monsters getting owned it didn't stand out as an actual action movie. I'm not a huge expert on Indian flicks but it seemed to be similar to what I have seen (was it Edhiran? with the robot squid thing), in that the action is nicely shot and looks cool, but gets progressively more ridiculous and ultimately not very satisfying. Some unusual sound mixing/design choices too. Plus, over 3 hours, ugh.
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Aug 21, 2022 00:31
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mobby_6kl posted:Is RRR supposed to be good? I seem to recall seeing quite a bit of chatter about it but not sure if it was ITT. But other than imperialist monsters getting owned it didn't stand out as an actual action movie. I'm not a huge expert on Indian flicks but it seemed to be similar to what I have seen (was it Edhiran? with the robot squid thing), in that the action is nicely shot and looks cool, but gets progressively more ridiculous and ultimately not very satisfying. Some unusual sound mixing/design choices too. Plus, over 3 hours, ugh. Live a little
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Aug 21, 2022 01:10
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mobby_6kl posted:Is RRR supposed to be good? I seem to recall seeing quite a bit of chatter about it but not sure if it was ITT. But other than imperialist monsters getting owned it didn't stand out as an actual action movie. I'm not a huge expert on Indian flicks but it seemed to be similar to what I have seen (was it Edhiran? with the robot squid thing), in that the action is nicely shot and looks cool, but gets progressively more ridiculous and ultimately not very satisfying. Some unusual sound mixing/design choices too. Plus, over 3 hours, ugh. It's a fun, fun movie op.
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Aug 21, 2022 01:51
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I finally watched No Time to Die and I thought it was funny how the ending literally went scorched Earth with making sure this was the last Daniel Craig Bond movie. Also super disappointed how little Ana de Armas was actually in it since she was pretty fun (and extremely pretty.)
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Aug 21, 2022 05:00
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muscles like this! posted:I finally watched No Time to Die and I thought it was funny how the ending literally went scorched Earth with making sure this was the last Daniel Craig Bond movie. Also super disappointed how little Ana de Armas was actually in it since she was pretty fun (and extremely pretty.) It was a nice callback to the completely otherwise unconnected but attractive woman would pop up in the old bond films and then vanish. They just did it with a really good actress and gave her a dope fight scene instead of a barely legal ice skater or whatever they were doing in the Moore era.
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Aug 21, 2022 05:24
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mobby_6kl posted:Is RRR supposed to be good? I seem to recall seeing quite a bit of chatter about it but not sure if it was ITT. But other than imperialist monsters getting owned it didn't stand out as an actual action movie. I'm not a huge expert on Indian flicks but it seemed to be similar to what I have seen (was it Edhiran? with the robot squid thing), in that the action is nicely shot and looks cool, but gets progressively more ridiculous and ultimately not very satisfying. Some unusual sound mixing/design choices too. Plus, over 3 hours, ugh.   feel like trying to explain the magic of RRR is like trying to explain the beauty of nature
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Aug 21, 2022 17:22
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They should have sent a choreographer
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Aug 21, 2022 17:51
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Comcast’s on demand for free action movies is trying to tell me that Bruce Willis was in 75% of the past two years of action movies and that’s disappointing. Was his agent taking advantage of him for paydays or something?
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Aug 21, 2022 23:34
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Pillowpants posted:Comcast’s on demand for free action movies is trying to tell me that Bruce Willis was in 75% of the past two years of action movies and that’s disappointing. Was his agent taking advantage of him for paydays or something? I think what came out is that he was trying to make as much money as possible because he’s suffering from aphasia.
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