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KManX89
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I just saw Bad Boys For Life, it was a fun, entertaining movie. It was great to see Martin Lawrence and Will Smith together again. They're once again oozing with charisma, chemistry and good laughs with some nice action and solid pacing to boot. A lack of Michael Bay is a nice bonus as well (no constant explosions/shake cams).
KennedyKiller
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The lack of Michael Bay and his shaky cam is what makes me the most excited for this movie lol
bSTAR_182
Sexually Active Member
The Lighthouse- Plenty of disturbing and creepy imagery in this movie which I loved.
Contrary to what some may think, Robert Patterson is a great actor. Willem Dafoe was also great too of course.
Us- considering how overrated I found Get Out to be, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Just don’t think about it too hard. It’s a fun, campy horror flick. The final showdown with Lupita Nyong’o was beautifully choreographed.
Contrary to what some may think, Robert Patterson is a great actor. Willem Dafoe was also great too of course.
I really love the theory that both Patterson and Dafoe’s characters are one in the same.
Us- considering how overrated I found Get Out to be, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Just don’t think about it too hard. It’s a fun, campy horror flick. The final showdown with Lupita Nyong’o was beautifully choreographed.
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KennedyKiller
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It's so annoying when people call Pattinson a bad actor, simply because Twilight is a bad movie. The dude is really talented. I'm excited to see his Bruce Wayne. I don't really care about his Batman...But his Bruce Wayne has me...VERY interested. As for the The Lighthouse, I can't wait to watch it. It's really high on my list of upcoming Must Watch movies.
bSTAR_182
Sexually Active Member
I’m looking forward to seeing his performance as Batman/Bruce too!
Currently watching a special on the Watts family murder case. This case never fails to get my attention. It’s horrible and I hope Chris Watts is miserable as he lives out the rest of his life in prison. Stories like these make me content with being single. =P
Springhosen
Kahnum of Outworld
My heart bleeds for Kobe Bryant's family right now. I cannot imagine the pain of losing two important people in your life at one time.
My thoughts and love go out to his parents, his wife and his daughters, as well as the family and friends of the others on that helicopter.
My thoughts and love go out to his parents, his wife and his daughters, as well as the family and friends of the others on that helicopter.
KennedyKiller
Super Saiyan Member
So I found a YouTube video that talked about an old movie called The Most Dangerous Game, from 1932. The synopsis was of a man and woman stranded on an island, with renowned hunter who's grown bored of the sport of hunting, and to keep things fresh, has resorted to hunting people. A wild concept for a film that came out back then, and tension throughout all of it. Best parts are the facial close ups of the different characters in any given moment, where there no words or actions, they display almost animal like tendencies. From the close up to the hunter's face, with his eyes having a narrowed, tunnel vision view, like a predator stalking his pray, to the close ups of Fey Wray, looking like the terrified pray, it gave me mental pictures of Tigers and Mice respectively. They're able to cram a lot in the film in only 60 minutes, and not a single bit of screen time felt wasted. All in all, I'd highly recommend it!
KevinStriker
"Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it?"
Yep, definitely sounds like a pre-Code movie. No way would that film be made even a year later after the outcry of the moral guardians of the day.
bSTAR_182
Sexually Active Member
I remember I loved the book/short story of The Most Dangerous Game in high school. Haven’t seen any of the film adaptions though but I’m sure it would be amusing!
Went and saw Underwater last night and was pleasantly surprised. It’s a solid monster horror flick with some Aliens vibes. I really wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did and I actually felt invested in the characters. Solid cast all around.
Went and saw Underwater last night and was pleasantly surprised. It’s a solid monster horror flick with some Aliens vibes. I really wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did and I actually felt invested in the characters. Solid cast all around.
Yes, very well said. This was so awful to hear yesterday. I couldn’t believe it and belt even worse after hearing his oldest daughter was with him. So tragic. You can’t take anything for granted because it could all be gone in the blink of an eye.
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KennedyKiller
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I apologize heavily in advance for this being so long...But I have a lot to say on this trilogy...
Rurouni Kenshin: Live Action Films
Live. Action. Anime. Films. A thought that makes a chill run down your spine, as if you were a homicide detective in 1930’s New York, seeing your very first case of someone being sodomized with an Ice Cream Cone. A thought that fills you with such rage, that you feel almost as if you could sue Marvel for creating the Hulk without paying you “Likeness” fees and royalties. For a weeb, Live Action anime films are synonymous with contemplating suicide…BUT!, For my basement dwelling, body pillow clutching brothers and sisters, there is hope. Rurouni Kenshin. Monday night and Tuesday morning, I got together with an old friend to watch all three Live Action Rurouni Kenshin films. And sweet Jesus was I Beyond impressed. If you continue reading past this, it will mostly be spoiler free, with maybe a FEW light spoilers, of what made this film trilogy work in my opinion, as well as why I recommend you giving it a watch.
The first film was made in 2012, and from its opening scene, you know they’re going for a different tone than the anime, which, right off the bat, made me nervous. It very realistically portrays a battle scene. No flashy moves. No unnecessary dialogue or speeches. Just a cold, bloody, war scene, with a damp feeling camera filter, displaying an event from Samurai X. The bleak looking color palette, and horrific violence is something that, while acknowledged was part of life, was rather tame in the anime. Rurouni Kenshin is a Shonen after all. How are you going to make a film about a Shonen, while also keeping it realistic? Easily, apparently. After that scene, it immediately gives us the bright vibrant scenery, more reminiscent of an anime, as it cuts to ten years later. And it. Looks. good. From there, events of the first major arc, everything leading up to the Kyoto arc, plays out relatively normally. Obviously cramming that whole story into 3, two hour movies is difficult, so they make changes. Fortunately, the changes are not bad. Every main character is present, and looks and acts EXACTLY like the should. Sanouske is brash, loud, canstantly smirking, and has a brotherly bond AND rivalry with Kenshin. Kaoru is an idealistic, naive, tomboy who also acts as Kenshin’s guiding light. Saito is a straight forward, no nonsense police officer. These are all wonderfully done characterizations. Not only that, but they even look perfect. I don’t just mean outfits. Their faces, body language, and attitude are all on point as well. And realistic hair! That’s the best part, the hair is a realistic version of their anime hair! Anime hair that doens't look stupid! The costumes are of course great, looking identical to their cartoon counterparts. And costume changes happen often, because again, they go for realism.
Let’s talk about the shows strongest quality. Choreography. It’s a show about a wandering samurai on a path for redemption. So when you hear samurai. You think “Swords.” And god damn do we get a lot of it. Do you guys remember the fight scene in Revenge of the Sith? Between Obi-Wan Kenobi and the sentient plank of wood? Remember how fast and over the top that choreography was. Yeah, this is faster than that, better executed, and often involving more than just two characters. On top of that, rather than using lots of close up and shaky cam to make it look more intense than it is, and hide the fact that it’s cheap and easy, (Looking at you Michael “You F*ck Up Everything Great the 80’s Ever Gave Us” Bay), these movies give us long times without cuts, where you see nearly full bodies at an acceptable distance and angle, to show this is all being done in real time, without the use of effects (In most cases. Notable exception in one instance I won’t explain for spoiler purposes.) Also, all the fighting is done realistically. Kenshin won’t jump 40 feet in the air, and use some special God tier move. However, he does perform realistic versions OF said signature moves. And to make up for the lack of jumping 40 feet, there’s a huge emphasis on almost parkour style movement during the fight scenes. Dare I say, I prefer the movie over the anime if we’re talking STRICTLY action moments.
However, like most films, these are not without their flaws. On the plus side, they’re very few. The first film, is almost perfect. The pacing. The cinematography. The changes they made to the story to streamline certain plot points. However, if you’ve seen the anime, you know there are times where Kenshin will fall back into his Battousai mentality. Usually in very key moments that make the viewer ask moral questions about killing. When this happens, to illustrate the different mindset Kenshin is in, they physically change him in the cartoon. His eyes get more narrowed. His speech pattern changes. I’m pretty sure the eye color even changes a little if I remember right. In the film…He just fights more aggressively. There really isn’t a good way to show that he is a completely different person, without exposition heavy dialogue, which would be an even bigger issue. Thankfully, this movie doesn’t do that. And if you’re familiar with the story, you’ll get what’s going on anyway. It’s just an issue for those that aren’t familiar with the source material. That may sound like a nitpick, but these films actually stand alone. You 100% can and will enjoy them without EVER having touched the manga or the anime.
Nitpick number two, is that neither of the sequel films are paced as well as the first. Don’t get me wrong, they’re still great, but there’s more scenes that lull or drag. And the second is the worst about this. Because of its somber nature, you don’t have those moments of levity that anime often has to cheer you up briefly, even when things are going wrong. The third more or less makes up for a slow build with an explosive finale, that last probably close to 45 minutes. And in my opinion, it actually does this better than the anime because of some changes they've made. Unfortunately, during that finale, Kaoru and Yahiko are severely underutilized. They appear for brief moments, but aren’t 1/100th as focused on as Kenshin, Saito, and Sanouske. In fact, Kenshin’s feelings towards Kaoru as a whole feel a little underdeveloped. Now…that’s not an issue with the dialogue. Any time they are on screen together, you can tell there’s chemistry, and the script is written very well for the two. The films DO have an issue with showing passage of time though. In the anime/manga, everything takes place over the course of about 6 months. In the movie? Presumably the same but I don’t F*ckin know. Could be a couple weeks. We need a better explanation as to why these characters get so chummy so fast.
In conclusion, if you’ve been thinking of watching Rurouni Kenshin, but are too scared to pull the trigger on a long running Shonen like that? Watch the live action movies. You will get almost EVERYTHING you need to, and that will convince you to either watch the show, or to pass on it. If you HAVE already seen Rurouni Kenshin, then definitely f*cking watch this, because it’ll give you new appreciation for live action anime adaptions, as well as hope for more good ones in the future. Hell, you may be like me, and get so enthralled with the choreography, you’ll prefer that aspect of it to the animated alternative. I give the Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy a 9/10
Rurouni Kenshin: Live Action Films
Live. Action. Anime. Films. A thought that makes a chill run down your spine, as if you were a homicide detective in 1930’s New York, seeing your very first case of someone being sodomized with an Ice Cream Cone. A thought that fills you with such rage, that you feel almost as if you could sue Marvel for creating the Hulk without paying you “Likeness” fees and royalties. For a weeb, Live Action anime films are synonymous with contemplating suicide…BUT!, For my basement dwelling, body pillow clutching brothers and sisters, there is hope. Rurouni Kenshin. Monday night and Tuesday morning, I got together with an old friend to watch all three Live Action Rurouni Kenshin films. And sweet Jesus was I Beyond impressed. If you continue reading past this, it will mostly be spoiler free, with maybe a FEW light spoilers, of what made this film trilogy work in my opinion, as well as why I recommend you giving it a watch.
The first film was made in 2012, and from its opening scene, you know they’re going for a different tone than the anime, which, right off the bat, made me nervous. It very realistically portrays a battle scene. No flashy moves. No unnecessary dialogue or speeches. Just a cold, bloody, war scene, with a damp feeling camera filter, displaying an event from Samurai X. The bleak looking color palette, and horrific violence is something that, while acknowledged was part of life, was rather tame in the anime. Rurouni Kenshin is a Shonen after all. How are you going to make a film about a Shonen, while also keeping it realistic? Easily, apparently. After that scene, it immediately gives us the bright vibrant scenery, more reminiscent of an anime, as it cuts to ten years later. And it. Looks. good. From there, events of the first major arc, everything leading up to the Kyoto arc, plays out relatively normally. Obviously cramming that whole story into 3, two hour movies is difficult, so they make changes. Fortunately, the changes are not bad. Every main character is present, and looks and acts EXACTLY like the should. Sanouske is brash, loud, canstantly smirking, and has a brotherly bond AND rivalry with Kenshin. Kaoru is an idealistic, naive, tomboy who also acts as Kenshin’s guiding light. Saito is a straight forward, no nonsense police officer. These are all wonderfully done characterizations. Not only that, but they even look perfect. I don’t just mean outfits. Their faces, body language, and attitude are all on point as well. And realistic hair! That’s the best part, the hair is a realistic version of their anime hair! Anime hair that doens't look stupid! The costumes are of course great, looking identical to their cartoon counterparts. And costume changes happen often, because again, they go for realism.
Let’s talk about the shows strongest quality. Choreography. It’s a show about a wandering samurai on a path for redemption. So when you hear samurai. You think “Swords.” And god damn do we get a lot of it. Do you guys remember the fight scene in Revenge of the Sith? Between Obi-Wan Kenobi and the sentient plank of wood? Remember how fast and over the top that choreography was. Yeah, this is faster than that, better executed, and often involving more than just two characters. On top of that, rather than using lots of close up and shaky cam to make it look more intense than it is, and hide the fact that it’s cheap and easy, (Looking at you Michael “You F*ck Up Everything Great the 80’s Ever Gave Us” Bay), these movies give us long times without cuts, where you see nearly full bodies at an acceptable distance and angle, to show this is all being done in real time, without the use of effects (In most cases. Notable exception in one instance I won’t explain for spoiler purposes.) Also, all the fighting is done realistically. Kenshin won’t jump 40 feet in the air, and use some special God tier move. However, he does perform realistic versions OF said signature moves. And to make up for the lack of jumping 40 feet, there’s a huge emphasis on almost parkour style movement during the fight scenes. Dare I say, I prefer the movie over the anime if we’re talking STRICTLY action moments.
However, like most films, these are not without their flaws. On the plus side, they’re very few. The first film, is almost perfect. The pacing. The cinematography. The changes they made to the story to streamline certain plot points. However, if you’ve seen the anime, you know there are times where Kenshin will fall back into his Battousai mentality. Usually in very key moments that make the viewer ask moral questions about killing. When this happens, to illustrate the different mindset Kenshin is in, they physically change him in the cartoon. His eyes get more narrowed. His speech pattern changes. I’m pretty sure the eye color even changes a little if I remember right. In the film…He just fights more aggressively. There really isn’t a good way to show that he is a completely different person, without exposition heavy dialogue, which would be an even bigger issue. Thankfully, this movie doesn’t do that. And if you’re familiar with the story, you’ll get what’s going on anyway. It’s just an issue for those that aren’t familiar with the source material. That may sound like a nitpick, but these films actually stand alone. You 100% can and will enjoy them without EVER having touched the manga or the anime.
Nitpick number two, is that neither of the sequel films are paced as well as the first. Don’t get me wrong, they’re still great, but there’s more scenes that lull or drag. And the second is the worst about this. Because of its somber nature, you don’t have those moments of levity that anime often has to cheer you up briefly, even when things are going wrong. The third more or less makes up for a slow build with an explosive finale, that last probably close to 45 minutes. And in my opinion, it actually does this better than the anime because of some changes they've made. Unfortunately, during that finale, Kaoru and Yahiko are severely underutilized. They appear for brief moments, but aren’t 1/100th as focused on as Kenshin, Saito, and Sanouske. In fact, Kenshin’s feelings towards Kaoru as a whole feel a little underdeveloped. Now…that’s not an issue with the dialogue. Any time they are on screen together, you can tell there’s chemistry, and the script is written very well for the two. The films DO have an issue with showing passage of time though. In the anime/manga, everything takes place over the course of about 6 months. In the movie? Presumably the same but I don’t F*ckin know. Could be a couple weeks. We need a better explanation as to why these characters get so chummy so fast.
In conclusion, if you’ve been thinking of watching Rurouni Kenshin, but are too scared to pull the trigger on a long running Shonen like that? Watch the live action movies. You will get almost EVERYTHING you need to, and that will convince you to either watch the show, or to pass on it. If you HAVE already seen Rurouni Kenshin, then definitely f*cking watch this, because it’ll give you new appreciation for live action anime adaptions, as well as hope for more good ones in the future. Hell, you may be like me, and get so enthralled with the choreography, you’ll prefer that aspect of it to the animated alternative. I give the Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy a 9/10
KennedyKiller
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Just figured I would let you guys know. I was watching a documentary on the history of comics, and Neal Adams, the creator of Ra's al ghul, said he always intended it to be pronounced "Raw-zz". Just to just to clear that mystery up from a week or two ago.
Just figured I would let you guys know. I was watching a documentary on the history of comics, and Neal Adams, the creator of Ra's al ghul, said he always intended it to be pronounced "Raw-zz". Just to just to clear that mystery up from a week or two ago.
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Turo602
The King of Kings
He's one of the 3 co-creators and was just the artist. The editor who actually came up with the idea and named him was Julie Schwartz, who said it was pronounced Raysh. It even used to be written with a dash on top of the A in the early comics.
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KennedyKiller
Super Saiyan Member
God damnit documentaries and not giving all the information!
rondachewarrior
I'm not predjudiced, I hate everybody equally.
Surviving R. Kelly....other than that, F is for Family.
KennedyKiller
Super Saiyan Member
I pretty much spent my whole weekend watching movies, and didn't plan that at all lol. But between Face/Offf, Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade, and Chronicle, it was a pretty good weekend for watching films.
KManX89
Rocket Trash Panda
Watching 28 Days Later for the first time in years (my packages came in the mail, and yes, packages because they shipped them both separately), it's still as great as I remember. One thing that stands out to me all these years later is that there's less focus on the gore/zombie carnage compared to other zombie films as it really takes the time to make you care for each of the characters while still offering it when needed. Everything, from characters, suspense, story, pacing was top notch in this. It's easily one of, if not my top favorite zombie movie of all time.
My only real issue with the movie (and it's very, very minor) is that, for a film that was released in 2003, it looks rather "dated". I say that because the Dawn of the Dead remake, which came out less than a year later, looks quite new by comparison and could easily pass for a 2010's movie. I know several other horror movies released around that time also had the "dated" 90's aesthetic, but my point remains.
Also, I read rumors that they're finally working on a 28 Months Later with some of the original cast from 28 Days possibly returning, including Cillian Murphy's character (Jim). Awesome, huh?
My only real issue with the movie (and it's very, very minor) is that, for a film that was released in 2003, it looks rather "dated". I say that because the Dawn of the Dead remake, which came out less than a year later, looks quite new by comparison and could easily pass for a 2010's movie. I know several other horror movies released around that time also had the "dated" 90's aesthetic, but my point remains.
Also, I read rumors that they're finally working on a 28 Months Later with some of the original cast from 28 Days possibly returning, including Cillian Murphy's character (Jim). Awesome, huh?
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I think that was the purpose of the director, to make the movie look dated, like a movie from the 80s
It could be interesting to see the sequel whit the actor from the first movie, i hope the director return too, even if a sequel isn't that much needed... Also the 28 month later we got was pretty bad
rondachewarrior
I'm not predjudiced, I hate everybody equally.
Train to Busan, by far the best zombie movie I've ever seen. Highly recommend.