1984Echoes Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 45 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: It's all about Oppenheimer for me. I can't wait to nerd out with this movie. I have not been this excited to see a movie in a VERY very long time. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 Has anyone seen Oppenheimer yet? I have not. Been too busy with work and house stuff. Barbie is going to beat it in the box office. No surprise there, but highly disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaceyLou Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 9:19 AM, CMRivdogs said: Yesterday was Mel Brooks 97th birthday. There was a lot written about Blazing Saddles, but I feel High Anxiety was his best film. A great parody of the 1960s and early 70s thrillers. My favorite scene, nobody does it better... Am late to the party, but there's a special place in my heart for his version of To Be Or Not to Be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaceyLou Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) Any drama geeks out there? I recommend Theater Camp. It's a fun movie, and I can think of a few on here who will appreciate the captions at the end saying what happened to the main characters next. ETA: There were lots of people in line waiting for Barbie to begin, and many were there to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer, back to back (both sold out). Even though Barbie isn't my thing, it's pretty cool to see people getting so into it. Edited July 23, 2023 by LaceyLou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: Has anyone seen Oppenheimer yet? I have not. Been too busy with work and house stuff. Barbie is going to beat it in the box office. No surprise there, but highly disappointing. Oppenheimer is playing the long game. They don't care about a 1 or 2 weekend not-leading box office. Barbie is a huge fad and will die down quickly. That being said... I was deciding on Indiana Jones vs. MI vs. Oppenheimer this weekend. I want to see all 3. But I do not like jam-packed theatres so I don't mind waiting a couple weeks so a crowd dies down. But I still check anyways... Mission Impossible and Oppenheimer were packed in every time slot, every day, every theatre this weekend (I'm close enough to 3 different AMC's...). I saw Indiana Jones. Empty theatre except me so I had it all to myself. The movie was GREAT! They did a great job. I'm guessing the theatres will be filled perfectly (under half-full) where I'll want to see MI in a week or two... and Oppenheimer a week or two after that. I'm sorry... What were you saying about this Barbie-thing? I do remember my sister playing Barbie's a little bit but my memory is really hazy on that. For some reason... I seem to remember my GI Joe much better... But... back to Oppenheimer: You'll be hearing Oppenheimer pretty heavily, IMO, over the next 8 weeks or so. Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Going to see Oppenheimer tonight. Been on vacation for a week so what better way to come back than being out until midnight. Barbie is also cool. I like the fact there’s two movies getting all kinds of love right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 It’s supposed to be something like 100 degrees this Thursday and Friday. Sounds like a good time to go see Oppenheimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Oppenheimer was solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 What was not solid were the previews that went on for 30 minutes describing a pile of hot flaming crap. The prestige movies apparently didn't need to advertise. Sad, because I was raring to see Dune 2 after Oppenheimer -- not some recycled Disney ride inspired movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Wow, I really enjoyed Oppenheimer. What a cast. So many familiar faces, even in bit parts. I can't wait for it to come on streaming so I can watch again. I can't sit through 3 hours though. Like a pro I rationed my sour patch kids down to the credits. I'm assuming Cillian Murphy is a shoo in for the Oscar, nomination for sure. I read some criticism about them not showing any Japanese or Native Americans affected but I think that's fine. It's called Oppenheimer. It's about him. I was a little underwhelmed by the bomb scene though. I guess I had higher expectations so that's not to say it's a dud by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, oblong said: Wow, I really enjoyed Oppenheimer. What a cast. So many familiar faces, even in bit parts. I can't wait for it to come on streaming so I can watch again. I can't sit through 3 hours though. Like a pro I rationed my sour patch kids down to the credits. I'm assuming Cillian Murphy is a shoo in for the Oscar, nomination for sure. I read some criticism about them not showing any Japanese or Native Americans affected but I think that's fine. It's called Oppenheimer. It's about him. I was a little underwhelmed by the bomb scene though. I guess I had higher expectations so that's not to say it's a dud by any means. My observation is this is the first Nolan movie i can say that doesn't benefit too much from IMAX. The smaller theater I saw it in was just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Just now, romad1 said: My observation is this is the first Nolan movie i can say that doesn't benefit too much from IMAX. The smaller theater I saw it in was just fine. We were talking about that last night. Not sure I want to drive over 60 miles to find a 70mm IMAX Theatre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 minute ago, CMRivdogs said: We were talking about that last night. Not sure I want to drive over 60 miles to find a 70mm IMAX Theatre I can imagine the bomb test scene would be a "wow" in an IMAX theater and some of the scenery of New Mexico might be similarly amazing but, you probably should save your gas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 First Nolan movie since the Batman movies. I'd bet Memento or Insomnia would be weird on that screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) Ok, lets compare five directors who I think are the best not named Scorsese making movies today. Or tell me who you would go out of your way to see a movie made by them. Nolan, Villaneuve, Wright, Fincher, Mendes...who else? maybe I could add Spike Lee. Possibly Oliver Stone. It doesn't appear Terry Gilliam is making movies anymore. My rating based on me seeing it and how good I thought it was: ! - worth seeing, !! - good definitely see it. !!! - you will think this is really good and will think about this movie after seeing it !!!! - You might name a kid after a character in this movie or at least foolishly make passwords using names of characters from this movie. !!!!! - best thing they have done and a movie that will weigh heavily in the culture for generations Christopher Nolan Following (1998) Memento (2000) -- !!! Insomnia (2002) ! Batman Begins (2005) !! The Prestige (2006) !!! The Dark Knight (2008) !!! Inception (2010) !!!! The Dark Knight Rises (2012) !! Interstellar (2014) !!! Dunkirk (2017) !! Tenet (2020) ! Oppenheimer (2023) !!!! Denis Villaneuve 1998 August 32nd on Earth Yes Yes No 2000 Maelström Yes Yes No 2009 Polytechnique Yes Yes No 2010 Incendies Yes Yes No 2013 Prisoners Yes No No Enemy Yes No No 2015 Sicario Yes No No 2016 Arrival Yes No No 2017 Blade Runner 2049 Yes No No 2021 Dune Yes Yes Yes 2023 Dune: Part Two seen by me: Sicario !!! Arrival !!! Blade Runner 2049: !!! Dune: !!!! (Dune: part two is next project) Edger Wright Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1995 A Fistful of Fingers Yes Yes Yes 2004 Shaun of the Dead Yes Yes No Co-written with Simon Pegg 2007 Hot Fuzz Yes Yes No Co-written with Simon Pegg 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Yes Yes Yes Co-written with Michael Bacall 2013 The World's End Yes Yes Executive Co-written with Simon Pegg 2017 Baby Driver Yes Yes Executive 2021 Last Night in Soho (next project is a remake of 1987's Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man) Seen by me: Shaun of the Dead: !! Hot Fuzz: !! Scott Pilgrim vs. the World !!! The World's End: !!! Baby Driver: !!!! Last night in Soho: !! David Fincher Directed features Year Title Distributor 1992 Alien 3 20th Century Fox 1995 Seven New Line Cinema 1997 The Game PolyGram Filmed Entertainment 1999 Fight Club 20th Century Fox 2002 Panic Room Sony Pictures Releasing 2007 Zodiac Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2010 The Social Network Sony Pictures Releasing 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2014 Gone Girl 20th Century Fox 2020 Mank Netflix 2023 The Killer (next project is The Killer based on a graphic novel) Seen by me: Alien 3: Seven: !!! The Game: !! Fight Club: !!!!! (that's his career zenith) Panic Room: !! Zodiac: !! The Social Network: !!! Gone Girl (why did he make this?) !! Sam Mendes Year Film Director Producer Writer 1999 American Beauty Yes No No 2002 Road to Perdition Yes Yes No 2005 Jarhead Yes No No 2008 Revolutionary Road Yes Yes No 2009 Away We Go Yes No No 2012 Skyfall Yes No No 2015 Spectre Yes No No 2019 1917 Yes Yes Yes 2022 Empire of Light Yes Yes Yes Seen by me: American Beauty: (not worth going out of your way to see) Jarhead: !!! Skyfall: !!! Spectre ! (maybe a ! minus) 1917: !!! Edited July 24, 2023 by romad1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I did this with a co-worker and he made me go "Da doy" because I left off: Tarantino Cohen Brothers Alphonse Cuaron Taika Watiti Spielberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaceyLou Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 The 2002 version of Insomnia was okay, but pales in comparison to the original Norwegian version. I'd recommend watching that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 37 minutes ago, LaceyLou said: The 2002 version of Insomnia was okay, but pales in comparison to the original Norwegian version. I'd recommend watching that one. Fincher's career has really tailed off. I would like to see him get back to the vision of Seven and Fight Club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) Tarantino: Past Midnight (DNS) Reservoir Dogs. !!! True Romance. !! Pulp Fiction !!!!! (the diner scene at the end is pure magic) Jackie Brown !! Kill Bill: Volume 1 !!!! Kill Bill: Volume 2 !! Grindhouse: Death Proof (enough with the feet) !! Inglourious Basterds !!!! (the bar scene is worthy of his best stuff) Django Unchained !!! The Hateful Eight (DNS) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood !!!! ("That sounds like a great idea, Kato" -- which I enjoyed because it pissed off the PRC government) Edited July 24, 2023 by romad1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, romad1 said: Tarantino: Past Midnight (DNS) Reservoir Dogs. !!! True Romance. !! Pulp Fiction !!!!! (the diner scene at the end is pure magic) Jackie Brown !! Kill Bill: Volume 1 !!!! Kill Bill: Volume 2 !! Grindhouse: Death Proof (enough with the feet) !! Inglourious Basterds !!!! (the bar scene is worthy of his best stuff) Django Unchained !!! The Hateful Eight (DNS) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood !!!! ("That sounds like a great idea, Kato" -- which I enjoyed because it pissed off the PRC government) My wife adds to the Once Upon a Time comment “Nah , it was dumber than that!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, romad1 said: Tarantino: Past Midnight (DNS) Reservoir Dogs. !!! True Romance. !! Pulp Fiction !!!!! (the diner scene at the end is pure magic) Jackie Brown !! Kill Bill: Volume 1 !!!! Kill Bill: Volume 2 !! Grindhouse: Death Proof (enough with the feet) !! Inglourious Basterds !!!! (the bar scene is worthy of his best stuff) Django Unchained !!! The Hateful Eight (DNS) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood !!!! ("That sounds like a great idea, Kato" -- which I enjoyed because it pissed off the PRC government) Hateful Eight was fantastic. Add this to your queue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I liked hateful eight but haven’t had any urge to watch again. But it’s good and definitely worth seeing. Hollywood is one that grew on me more and more to the point I think it’s just below Pulp/Dogs/Basterds and above the Bill movies in ranking. Jackie Brown is hard to rank because so much of it is from Elmore Leonard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Next up The Cohen Brothers Blood Simple (DNS) Raising Arizona !! Miller's Crossing !! Barton Fink !!!! (an allegory for World War II) The Hudsucker Proxy !!! ("you know, for kids!" Fargo !!!! The Big Lebowski !!!! O Brother, Where Art Thou? !!! The Man Who Wasn't There (DNS) Intolerable Cruelty !! The Ladykillers (DNS - didn't look good) No Country for Old Men !!! (One of the greatest villains in movies...I wanted everyone to live happily ever after, I guess we don't get that in Cormac McCarthy) Burn After Reading ! (could have been so much better. Manic, too frenetic, too spastic) A Serious Man (DNS) True Grit (DNS) Inside Llewyn Davis (DNS) Hail, Caesar! (DNS) The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (DNS) Wow, i'm really selling the Cohen Bros later movies short Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Alfonso Cuaron Sólo con tu pareja (DNS) A Little Princess (DNS) Great Expectations (DNS) Y tu mamá también (DNS) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (DNS) Children of Men !!!! Gravity !!!! Roma (DNS) The lattest one was 2018...what has he been up to: Quote In 2019, Cuaron signed an overall TV deal at Apple.[23] His first series for Apple will be the psychological thriller Disclaimer, which is set to star Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline.[24] Seriously? Why nothing since 2018? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Now Taika Waititi Eagle vs Shark (DNS) Boy (DNS) What We Do in the Shadows (DNS) Hunt for the Wilderpeople (DNS) Thor: Ragnarok !!! Jojo Rabbit !!!! Thor: Love and Thunder (DNS and would never see) Next Goal Wins (DNS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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