I have lost my faith. And didn't you also call George Kennedy, George Kenney?

Such, such we're the days, Zeno. We coulda been contenders.

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We coulda been contenders, John - We blew it. Now we're just two old guys with shabby memories, questionable keyboard dexterity, and unpolished social skills. And no faith.

But we are still ahead of Phat Mack. If that's worth anything.

It's worth plenty to me.

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Ghost in the Shell was interesting...think I should e seen it in 3D, though...this print looked a bit muddy and de-saturated.

I should add that I saw it in 3d. I felt really immersed and until Dom mentioned it, I forgot that we had seen a 3d showing.

It also seemed to skip in some necessary emotional arcs and scenes...it seemed rushed, somehow...but the cityscapes are a worthy successor to Blade Runner. I also like the spider tank.

Just got back from raw . So damn good. Sort of like neon demon except way better. **** was crazy

Ahead of me? In self delusion, perhaps. But perhaps not...

I don't know what these are, so I didn't miss them.

It's an action flick. Action flicks go fast. That's why they're action flicks.

This. Spider tank was way cool. Embarrassed I forgot to mention it.

Haven't seen the remake, but the original was much more than just a fast action flick in the same way that Blade Runner was more than a shoot-em-up. There were many quiet, slow moments and long montages for reflection.

The non Asian actress complaints are so stupid. The character didn't even look Japanese in the original. It was based in HK. Also it's a western remake...Not a live action Asian version.

I think where I differ from a lot of people is that I've never seen this as a remake. It might be an homage to, or an interpretation of, the original, but it's primarily a standalone addition to a franchise.

Smurfs movie surprised me - better than I expected. Better than the steaming pile that was Trolls.

(I'm here for all of the G and PG fans ITT)

The Discovery

Netflix decided to try their hand at making a thought provoking sci-fi love story, and for the most part succeeds. This movie is part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part The Master, and part Primer. The parts all work, but the heart of the story was somewhat lacking.

Robert Redford plays a mad-scientist/cult leader who has scientifically proven that the afterlife actually exists. Armed with this new knowledge, millions of people across the globe are committing suicide. His son Will, played by Jason Segel, comes to his cultist estate to try and knock some sense into his father.

On a ferry, he meets Isla, played by Rooney Mara, and in a scene eerily familiar to Joel and Clementine's meet cute in Eternal Sunshine, he let's her know she looks familiar. Gee, I wonder if that's gonna be important later? In fact, lots of scenes are almost exact replicas of Kaufman's masterpiece, with scenes on the ferry, on a cold beach, etc... sprinkled throughout the movie.

There are definitely a lot of thought provoking questions that this movie presents, and the ending is left just ambiguous enough to merit some heavy discussion following watching it, and probably deserves a few rewatches. That being said, I can't help but feel let down somewhat with the love story between Isla and Will.

Part of what made Eternal Sunshine such an amazing journey is that we really bought into the love and hate relationship between Joel and Clementine, and it was absolutely heart-breaking to watch them play in the snow over and over on the beach at the end. In this movie, I just couldn't buy the fact that these two were falling in love. Each one had their own motives for being at the compound, and I didn't believe that love was a big part of those reasons.

The Discovery still offers enough food for thought to sink our teeth into, but it's not going to be the mind blowing experience that you are hoping for with a premise as cool as this.

Nice writeup, I'll be checking that out.

Excited for ghost in the Shell again after the reviews itt. I was worried after seeing how it's performing.

I saw unforgiven for the first time finally.

Little bill steals the show and is clearly the good guy.

Lots of great scenes but Clint Eastwood character pretty boring and pointless

"It's a hell of a thing killing a man" monologue automatically invalidates your take, pwns. Otherwise kind of agree. And Hackman did win the Oscar.

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You need to watch this again. It's possibly the greatest Western ever made.

yeah i could see myself agreeing with that

i do enjoy the pointlessness of it all

I thought his storyline was good. Simple but effective. He doesn't deserve any criticism.

I wasn't as crazy about Unforgiven the last time I saw it. I love the whole idea, and the "old hero/villain comes back to show everyone who's boss one last time" is like my favorite trope, but I wasn't crazy about the execution of the movie. It was written by a college professor or something along those lines if I'm not mistaken, and you can tell because it wears its metaphors and meaning on its sleeve at times, distractingly so. Still, definitely will see again when it comes to a theater.

your name. was great. There's a lot of more mundane day-to-day stuff that you rarely see in Western animation, including the best portrayal of smartphone use that I've seen on screen thus far. Since it's Japan, even the mundane things are interesting to most of us Westerners, seeing how people live.

I can see why it's the highest-grossing anime ever, and was starting to check out after a while as it felt like a standard rom-com with a mystical twist. But it gets significantly more interesting, and it has plenty of elements that anti-rom-com'ers would still appreciate.

I saw the dubbed version and it was fine, never once thought poorly of the acting. As I've written in the past, being able to focus full attention on visuals is important as opposed to reading and looking back and forth. There were some scenes here that I loved picking out details in ("oh look there's an old Famicom system in his room") and reading would have been an annoyance.

As of now I intend to see it again some day with subtitles, but I feel like seeing it dubbed first is the right move unless you're an anime purist who prioritizes hearing mediocre but "original" voice acting over being able to fully see the animation that millions of hours went into producing.

Would recommend you don't read much more about the movie; seeing high 90-whatever RT rating and knowing it's the highest-grossing anime ever should be enough. Trailer is maybe ok, didn't "ruin" anything for me; but I also wouldn't expect it to win many of you over if you're not already.

Unforgiven is awesome. My only criticism is the writer character and especially his disruption of the climax.

I just realized the good, the bad, and the ugly is more than 50 years old...

It (1990 Miniseries)

In honor of the upcoming remake...

Agree with this. Worth a watch but not as amazing as I expected from the trailer.

Also in the category of Netflix originals, Thirteen Reasons Why is an incredible mini-series adapted from an incredible book. Very very very good. In the wake of a high school girl committing suicide, one of her friends receives cassette tapes she recorded before her death that walk him through the events leading up to her decision to end her life. Lots of mystery and satisfying twists.