Chindie Posted July 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2023 49 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Is there actually something behind this whole Barbie vs Oppenheimer thing? Is it just a marketing ploy over two summer releases or is there something more to it? I dont recall ever seeing this much interest or competition on films before. It built up from the memes that people came up with when they noticed 2 completely different, absurdly so, blockbuster movies were being released against each other. It's kind of a perfect storm of different kinds of movies competing - one the worthy heavy super serious biopic of the story of the leading mind behind the most devastating weapon ever made directed by the modern darling director, the other a completely surreal big budget comedy based on a particularly silly toy directed by a fairly new and small time indie movie director. The difference is so stark it's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted July 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Chindie said: It built up from the memes that people came up with when they noticed 2 completely different, absurdly so, blockbuster movies were being released against each other. It's kind of a perfect storm of different kinds of movies competing - one the worthy heavy super serious biopic of the story of the leading mind behind the most devastating weapon ever made directed by the modern darling director, the other a completely surreal big budget comedy based on a particularly silly toy directed by a fairly new and small time indie movie director. The difference is so stark it's funny. Feels like there should be more to it. Surely situations like this have come up before. It all seems a bit daft to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 6 hours ago, Chindie said: It built up from the memes that people came up with when they noticed 2 completely different, absurdly so, blockbuster movies were being released against each other. It's kind of a perfect storm of different kinds of movies competing - one the worthy heavy super serious biopic of the story of the leading mind behind the most devastating weapon ever made directed by the modern darling director, the other a completely surreal big budget comedy based on a particularly silly toy directed by a fairly new and small time indie movie director. The difference is so stark it's funny. Both films highly tipped to be in the oscar nominations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Summer is saved @Follyfoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 22 hours ago, theunderstudy said: Watching LA Confidential (Amazon Prime) for what I think is the 36th time. What a film. One of my best cinema going days involved a Saturday at New St Odeon, a good mate and Face/Off followed by LA Confidential on the big screen. Followed by a few beers. Halcyon days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Follyfoot Posted July 26, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, Xela said: Summer is saved @Follyfoot Looks fantastic, the summer blockbuster I was hoping for. We’ll have to book the tickets now because I doubt you will be able to get in otherwise 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted July 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2023 11 minutes ago, Xela said: One of my best cinema going days involved a Saturday at New St Odeon, a good mate and Face/Off followed by LA Confidential on the big screen. Followed by a few beers. Halcyon days. Face-off was a fantastic film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Saw Oppenheimer last night. Really struggled with the opening half hour or so as all the conversations seemed to be happening at a million miles per hour and it was jumping all over the place from scene to scene, time periods etc. It did settle into itself and particularly when they all get to Los Alamos it was very compelling. Cillian Murphy I would say is pretty nailed on for the Oscar, particularly with the strike I think he might have a pretty open field. Possibly the same with Christopher Nolan. Downey Jr and Damon were both fantastic as well. When I came out of the cinema the film it most reminded me of was The Social Network with the whole narrative being told from a closed hearing that was and wasn’t a courtroom drama with the largely fast snappy dialogue. The script didn’t feel as well constructed as The Social Network. Definitely elements of The Imitation Game as well. Overall a solid 8/10 for me. Probably added an extra point for the fact that Florence Pugh doesn’t seem to have a scene where she’s wearing any clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeyAnty Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 23 hours ago, Xela said: One of my best cinema going days involved a Saturday at New St Odeon, a good mate and Face/Off followed by LA Confidential on the big screen. Followed by a few beers. Halcyon days. I went to watch this show at cinema with an ex. Had a few drinks before hand. Came out at end and said I didn’t think Sylvester Stallone was in it. Turned out I went into the screening beside it which was showing copland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) Finally got round to Dune last night. I read (and loved) the book when I was 17, and I've always preferred my SF on the printed page rather than on a screen. I walked out of the 1984 David Lynch atrocity, and I wasn't too optimistic about this one. After ten minutes or so, the missus delivered her verdict ("This is a load of bollocks"), and returned to her phone screen. I stayed to the end. It obviously loses a huge amount on a TV screen, rather than cinema (ideally IMAX), but I thought it was OK - pretty close to what I remember of the book. Had the general air of 'Star Wars meets Lord of the Rings' (Chalamet has that same wide-eyed expression as Elijah Wood's Bilbo) [*] , with a few 'Crouching Tiger' ninja fights thrown in. Not terrible, not great. Won't be queueing up for the sequel. [*] Yeah, I know, Frodo. Edited July 28, 2023 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 24 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Finally got round to Dune last night. I read (and loved) the book when I was 17, and I've always preferred my SF on the printed page rather than on a screen. I walked out of the 1984 David Lynch atrocity, and I wasn't too optimistic about this one. After ten minutes or so, the missus delivered her verdict ("This is a load of bollocks"), and returned to her phone screen. I stayed to the end. It obviously loses a huge amount on a TV screen, rather than cinema (ideally IMAX), but I thought it was OK - pretty close to what I remember of the book. Had the general air of 'Star Wars meets Lord of the Rings' (Chalamet has that same wide-eyed expression as Elijah Wood's Bilbo) , with a few 'Crouching Tiger' ninja fights thrown in. Not terrible, not great. Won't be queueing up for the sequel. I saw it in the cinema having not read the books or seen any of the other attempts at a film or TV. the first 15 - 20 mins or so were hard work as they kinda laid out the story and the characters for you and you had to try and keep up .. after that I thought it was a pretty decent film , certainly the best Dune film I've seen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Saw X coming September this one sounds good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2023 Tickets booked for Talk To Me on Monday. Reviews have been incredibly positive (especially for a contemporary horror) and it sounds like it's right up my street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 This looks good! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, rjw63 said: This looks good! It is good. Saw it at the flicks a few weeks ago. Absolute bonkers action movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2023 Curiosity got the better of me as I’ve been reading the books, so I tried “The Dark Tower” tonight. What a mess. It’s like they gave the title and character names to a writer and asked him to guess what the story was Terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Just out of a late Barbie showing. Terrific stuff, and nice to see most of the cast of Sex Education. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted July 29, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Designer1 said: It is good. Saw it at the flicks a few weeks ago. Absolute bonkers action movie. To say the gentleman is a force of nature would be an understatement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman) - I liked it, good film 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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