Ingram85 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffoman Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I saw Ghost in the Shell today. I had seen the original a long long time ago I could barely remember the plot. I thought the film was very good. It looked very pretty in IMAX and had a nice style to it and some decent action. Only one of the fight scenes at the end really looked CGI when's she's jumping on some bricks other than that the technology was pretty well handled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itdoesntmatterwhatthissay Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 5 hours ago, PieFacE said: This tonight; looks good from the trailer. It's really quite entertaining. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Not strictly a movie but movie length; however, Simon Amstells Carnage is both brilliant and hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 3 hours ago, heffoman said: I saw Ghost in the Shell today. I had seen the original a long long time ago I could barely remember the plot. I thought the film was very good. It looked very pretty in IMAX and had a nice style to it and some decent action. Only one of the fight scenes at the end really looked CGI when's she's jumping on some bricks other than that the technology was pretty well handled. I thought it looked great in IMAX, but the film itself was just decent and nothing more. Not seen the original, but it just felt this was too short and something was lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2017 3 hours ago, heffoman said: I saw Ghost in the Shell today. I had seen the original a long long time ago I could barely remember the plot. I thought the film was very good. It looked very pretty in IMAX and had a nice style to it and some decent action. Only one of the fight scenes at the end really looked CGI when's she's jumping on some bricks other than that the technology was pretty well handled. Yep, just got back from seeing it and it was very enjoyable indeed. Absolutely superb visually, the story rattles along at a great pace and it certainly doesn't outstay it's welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffoman Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 out of curiosity I googled images of the original film. Not many of the characters in it especially the major look Asian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2017 13 hours ago, Designer1 said: Yep, just got back from seeing it and it was very enjoyable indeed. Absolutely superb visually, the story rattles along at a great pace and it certainly doesn't outstay it's welcome. So it's not Lucy Mk II ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Can't say I'm overly chuffed about WB's announcing an upcoming Batgirl movie. Joss Whedon set to produce and direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Really can't stand Whedon personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Really? That would make it the first DC film I'd be interested in watching. Love everything I've seen Whedon do myself. Can't think of anything he's ever failed at and female characters are his forte too so should be good. Did he do Age of Ultron? That one did feel a little underwhelming (in relative terms, still enjoyed it ) Edited March 31, 2017 by Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 14 hours ago, heffoman said: out of curiosity I googled images of the original film. Not many of the characters in it especially the major look Asian. Heh, well, anime characters aren't typically designed to look Asian. In fact they barely ever do. However, the story is set in Japan, and all of the characters have Japanese names, so they are Japanese. In regards to the 'whitewashing', the film wouldn't have been made by Hollywood/America/The West as it has been with an English speaking Japanese/American-Japanese female lead, it's unfortunately as simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 13 minutes ago, Rodders said: Really? That would make it the first DC film I'd be interested in watching. Love everything I've seen Whedon do myself. Can't think of anything he's ever failed at and female characters are his forte too so should be good. Did he do Age of Ultron? That one did feel a little underwhelming (in relative terms, still enjoyed it ) Supposedly it's going to be the Barbara Gordon story arc, or a version of it. Makes sense really, daddy James Gordon has a TV series with Gotham so she gets a movie. Everyone gets a movie! Can't wait for the 3h Alfred backstory movie, only a matter of time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1 hour ago, BOF said: So it's not Lucy Mk II ? Lucy was alright, more than alright in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2017 3 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said: Lucy was alright, more than alright in fact. My Lucy view is already documented in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 Given that they're already doing a Nightwing film, a Batgirl film makes a full Batfamily movie only a few steps away... Robin, Red Robin, Red Hood, Batwoman, the Birds of Prey... You could even squeeze Azrael in there. Some Warner exec just had a wet dream at the thought of that. 'We don't even need Affleck! We've got a load of other characters with the same gimmick!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Mercury Rising (1998) I thought Bruce Willis was pretty good in this and enjoyed watching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Bit OT, but turns out Sharknado was actually not that far fetched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 6 hours ago, Rodders said: Really? That would make it the first DC film I'd be interested in watching. Love everything I've seen Whedon do myself. Can't think of anything he's ever failed at and female characters are his forte too so should be good. Did he do Age of Ultron? That one did feel a little underwhelming (in relative terms, still enjoyed it ) He did Age of Ultron. When I said I can't stand him, more him than his ability. Though I wasn't a fan of Firefly or the film, Serenity, I think it was called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I've watched quite a few on Netflix this week. Hannibal Rising, I love Lecter and was disappointed by the book but found the film quite good, 7/10. Then Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the English version, again a pretty decent effort of putting the book on screen, 7/10. Then Fight Club, nuff said 9/10 and the Steve Jobs film which was OK, I've never been much of an Apple fan, 7/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Just watched Split. Enjoyed it, though Mcavoy was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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