What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

Quote: beachbumbabs

So, they budget all the live action together first, they do the CGI slog on the first couple, and they wait for results before they commit to the 2nd 2.

Avatar had a $237 million budget, and would have made a handsome profit on the $2 billion foreign box office alone. I don't think it is at all risky to plan 4 sequels.

A number of franchizes have pretty much burnt out in the USA and Canada market and are still turning a good profit elsewhere.

This real-life Chinese landscape was the inspiration for the world of Pandora. That pretty much guarantees acceptance in China and the possibility of a theme park there.


For every American who found Avatar's story to be derivative, look at what the Chinese are producing as fantasy blockbusters. Second image is a promotional event.

Quote: Evenbob

I said: all 4 WILL BE DONE before the FIRST ONE comes out.

YOU said: That’s. Not. True.

Because:

IT’S. NOT. TRUE.

If you think a James Cameron movie that is scheduled for release in 2025 will be completed in 2020, you truly know absolutely nothing about filmmaking. Unless, maybe you’re confused and think “done with principal photography” = “completed”?

PS - none of your links said anything close to all four sequels being completed by 2020.

The Mule

One of Clint Eastwood’s better directorial efforts of the past several years. Million Dollar Baby is one of my favorite movies. Gran Torino is really great. But I felt he’d been slipping lately (remember that fake baby in American Sniper?!).

Thankfully, this is a pretty simplistic story about a wise cracking 90 year old who ends up as a successful drug mule for a big cartel. Not a complex movie to direct so Eastwood does a good job. It’s also shot much better than most of his recent movies; the cinematography looks much better.

Quote: ams288

If you think a James Cameron movie.

Never mind, I stopped caring yesterday.
It's like arguing with a Lib about Trump.
They have blinders on.

Quote: Evenbob

Never mind, I stopped caring yesterday.
It's like arguing with a Lib about Trump.
They have blinders on.

I knew this was coming. You can't prive Evenbob wrong without him changing the discussion, stopping the conversation, or blocking you.

Saw Bridge of Spies that somebody here mentioned.
Directed by Speilberg, written by the Coen brothers
and starring Tom Hanks. How could this not be
great.

Well, it's not great, nor is it a dud. Very well made,
story as boring as dry toast. The exchange of
Gary Powers for the Russian spy, who cares.
The biggest drama was when some German
punks stole Hanks overcoat. 2 hours and 20
minutes of jaw dropping boredom. Because
I knew how it ended, I was in HS, I remember.
Why this movie was ever made is a mystery.

Quote: Evenbob

Saw Bridge of Spies that somebody here mentioned.
Directed by Speilberg, written by the Coen brothers
and starring Tom Hanks. How could this not be
great.

Well, it's not great, nor is it a dud. Very well made,
story as boring as dry toast. The exchange of
Gary Powers for the Russian spy, who cares.
The biggest drama was when some German
punks stole Hanks overcoat. 2 hours and 20
minutes of jaw dropping boredom. Because
I knew how it ended, I was in HS, I remember.
Why this movie was ever made is a mystery.

Exactly on all counts. Just saw this 2 weeks ago. A rare miss by all concerned.

I'd like to put in a very good word for Er ist wieder da, which gets translated to Look Whose Back. It follows the story of Hilter, or somebody pretending to be Hilter, who wakes up in Berlin in 2014, thinking it is still 1944. With such a ridiculous premise, the movie is obviously a comedy. It is done in the style of Borat, where there is a plot driving the movie, but many scenes are improvised with Hitler walking about modern Germany and noting the reactions, which are both funny and kind of sad how well received he is by the majority. The actor who plays Hitler does an outstanding job in these improvised scenes, on par or even better than Sasha Baron Cohen.

Here is one scene where Hilter and, shall we say, his talent agent run out of money. Recall that in his youth Hitler flunked out of art school in Austria.



Direct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5w4BvqaX-Q

My favorite joke in this clip:

"Do you like it?"

"Yes -- I'm afraid to say 'no.'"

It was driving me crazy where I had seen the actor in the red vest before (I believe a reference to Back to the Future). Here is the answer:

Quote: Wizard

Here is one scene where Hilter

German's are obsessed with Hitler,
just like they were in 1936. They
love him, no matter what they say
publicly. Hitler made them a world
power for awhile, after the humiliation
of losing WWI. Why would you ever
trust a country that has such a huge
ego that they start 2 world wars
within 25 years of each other.

Was this thing shot on an iPhone? It
has awful production values.

Quote: Evenbob

German's are obsessed with Hitler,
just like they were in 1936. They
love him, no matter what they say
publicly.

I think you'll like this clip.


direct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEpdq2JWhEg