What are you watching?

[Frag Maniac]

Just watched Gran Turismo, which IMO is very good. It's funny, I went into it thinking it was just going to be yet another movie for young gamers, with a fictional story, amped up one liners, and a few good effects. Far from it, little did I know it's a true story, and from an interview I just watched with Jaan Mardenborough, whom the main character is based on, it's very accurate story wise.

Now visually, the tracks used for filming are not always accurate (obviously for budget reasons), nor is the order of events, but they do not embellish at all. The fact is, if you research Jaan's success at world class car racing, he's had a LOT more of it then the movie shows. That's largely because they really only show the first 4 years of his career.

While like the movie shows, he DID have a horrific backward flip crash at Nuerburgring, and finish 3rd in LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, they did not happen in the order shown. However probably the biggest fiction in the movie, no doubt for dramatic effect, is he never set a lap record at the 2013 Le Mans race. He DID however set a new record the next year at a Hockenheimring race.

He also went on to win MANY races in a junior open wheel class, which were cars he had a hard time getting used to. This is something the movie doesn't show.

 

[Ikawaru]

Pretty old but pretty gold. John Woo's Hong Kong action films are quite remarkable because they take very simple concepts like action and story yet make them highly entertaining. There are no underlying emotional or profound connotations in these films, it's just pure straightforwardness done right. Pretty much the diametric opposite of what I want in a survival horror/RE game/film. Context. It matters. A lot.

 

[Jade Kennedy]

Last movie I watched was that new Pope's Exorcist movie, I gotta say, it was better than I thought it would be.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Last movie I watched was that new Pope's Exorcist movie, I gotta say, it was better than I thought it would be.

That was my reaction too. I was even impressed with Crow's fairly convincing Italian accent. Clearly the story itself though was better than I anticipated.

I also finally watched The Flash, and I have to agree with everything KManX89 said about it, including Keaton's role as Batman being it's only saving grace.

Tonight I'll be watching Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. I'm expecting it to be a bit flawed in some ways, maybe even longer than it should be. It just felt like they were spending too much time hyping up the dangerous stunts pre release, but the much less than expected box office results also tend to indicate it might be a bit shallow.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Well, after watching Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, I was quite surprised that I liked the story more than I thought I would. It ties in well with today's dangers of AI, on a much broader scope. There were times though that the movie seemed to drag on, and the action scenes seemed a bit less dramatic than expected. I attest the latter to my having spoiled a lot of the stunts via that aforementioned hype via some YouTube videos I watched.

One movie I'd forgotten to mention that I watched not long ago was Flag Day. This is a true story about a con man named John Vogel, whom even stooped to conning his wife and daughter. The daughter, played by Dylan Penn, is the main character, and her first acting role. She is the main reason I enjoyed this film, an incredible talent onscreen. Her father Sean Penn, also does an admirable job of playing John Vogel, as does Katheryn Winnick at playing his wife.

 

[KManX89]

I just watched the FNaF movie on Peacock with low expectations given the day-and-date release (their last 2 films that released day-and-date have been... not very good, I think you know what I'm talking about) and review embargo lifting hours before release and well, it didn't disappoint. The movie is kinda dull. So much time focused on Mike sleeping (who would've thought THAT would help him piece the "big mystery" together? The writers of this movie!) and just being an all-around boring character. And the Abby and animatronics stuff was convoluted and filled with plot holes, and don't get me started on the aunt's whole motivation for going after Mike, who could've easily been cut out of the movie because she added nothing.

The cop lady, Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) was hot, though. Dayum.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Just watched Extraction 2 last night. I was putting off watching this as I couldn't even recollect anything from the first one, which is often a sign it's forgettable. This one was FAR better though. I mean holy crap, the action and especially close quarters combat scenes were VERY well choregraphed. Whoever trained them no doubt had high level military combat experience. The story was also well written and emotional, and very well acted. I'm just so glad it's still possible to see gems like this after all the pandemic and strike problems.