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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
| January 5th, 2016 at 4:05:41 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 241 Posts: 6108 | I saw Mockingjay Part II last weekend. It was about equal to Part I. Overall, I enjoyed the first two movies and books better. I think it was the Hunger Games themselves that I found entertaining. For those who don't know, the last book, and last two movies, were about a war rather than the Games. One flaw is the brake between parts I and II of Mockingjay was rather arbitrary and when part II started I had forgotten where part I left off and it took a while to get back into the story. You should only see this movie if you've seen the first three movies. If you have seen the first three, you may as well go the full way. If for no other reason, Philip Seymore Hoffman's final performance. I think they wrote out his character, without mention, towards the end of the movie. Although I read the book, in Spanish, I don't recall what happened to him at the end. Was he at the table when they voted on a Capitol Hunger Games? He was not in the movie. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 5th, 2016 at 5:53:35 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
I didn't read any of the books, but did see all the films. I was also disoriented at the beginning of the movie, as I didn't remember how the previous film ended. There's no recap, so I suppose it is my own fault for not re-watching the prior episode. The biggest problem I had with the film was with the climax. As I mentioned previously, I didn't read the books, so the motivation for the big event, and the circumstances surrounding it, wasn't all that clear to me. According to my wife, it makes sense if you read the books. |
| January 5th, 2016 at 7:41:02 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 241 Posts: 6108 |
I read the second and third books, in Spanish. Given some language barrier and that I read them a few years ago, I don't remember every detail, but you can try asking me any questions. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 5th, 2016 at 10:40:21 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Did Katniss decide by herself to kill the new President, or was it a conspiracy? The movie, at least to me, made it seem like she acted alone. I didn't think the new President's mere suggestion that the Game be reinstated deserved the death penalty. Was there more to it? While we as the audience were privy to conversations between the new President and Philip Seymour Hoffman's character discussing the creation of patsies to place blame on if things go bad, Katniss was not, so I am not clear where her motivation for killing the new President came from, especially after it was the new President who rescued her, and her friends, in the last movie. Why didn't the new President's security forces, or the mob kill Katniss immediately after the assassination? It seemed odd that the New President wouldn't be loved by the majority of people in the mob after liberating them. I expected them to tear her apart. |
| January 6th, 2016 at 3:38:25 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 241 Posts: 6108 | I think she decided to kill him by herself. I'm not sure how premeditated it was. I lean towards that she was thinking about it since they won the war but didn't decide to until the arrow was in her hand. I think the overriding emotion at the execution was to kill Snow. Most of the people would not have been from District 13 so wouldn't have known Coin. It is my interpretation that she moved back to District 12 for her own safety after she killed Coin. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 6th, 2016 at 10:54:43 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | Thanks Wizard. I'll have to watch both again to see if it makes more sense. Are the books worth reading? |
| January 10th, 2016 at 8:38:26 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It looks like you called that right Wiz. Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, drama * Brie Larson, "Room" Saoirse Ronin, "Brooklyn" Cate Blanchett, "Carol" Rooney Mara, "Carol" Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl" Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy * Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy" Melissa McCarthy, "Spy" Amy Schumer, "Trainwreck" Maggie Smith, "The Lady in the Van" Lily Tomlin, "Grandma" Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, drama * Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant" Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo" Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs" Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl" Will Smith, "Concussion" Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture * Sylvester Stallone, "Creed" Paul Dano," Love" Idris Elba, "Beasts of No Nation" Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies" Michael Shannon, "99 Homes" Best performance by actress in a supporting role in a motion picture * Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs" Jane Fonda, "Youth" Jennifer Jason Leigh, "Hateful Eight" Helen Mirren, "Trumbo" Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina" Best director, motion picture * Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant" Todd Haynes, "Carol" Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight" George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Ridley Scott, "The Martian" Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy * Matt Damon, "The Martian" Christian Bale, "The Big Short" Steve Carell, "The Big Short" Al Pacino, "Danny Collins" Mark Ruffalo, "Infinitely Polar Bear" Best screenplay, motion picture * Aaron Sorkin, "Steve Jobs" Emma Donoghue, "Room" Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, "Spotlight" Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, "The Big Short" Quentin Tarantino, "The Hateful Eight" Best original score, motion picture * Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight" Carter Burwell, "Carol" Alexander Desplat, "The Danish Girl" Daniel Pemberton, "Steve Jobs" Ryuchi Sakamoto, "The Revanant" Best motion picture, animated * "Inside Out" "Anomalisa" "The Good Dinosaur" "The Peanuts Movie" "Shaun the Sheep Movie" Best original song, motion picture * "Writing's on the Wall," "Spectre" "Love Me Like You Do," "Fifty Shades of Grey" "One Kind of Love," "Love & Mercy" "See You Again," "Furious 7" "Simple Song #3," "Youth" Best motion picture, foreign language * "Son of Saul" "The Brand New Testament" "The Club" "The Fencer" "Mustang" |
| January 11th, 2016 at 8:53:37 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
I haven't seen it yet, but is "The Martian" really categorized as a "musical or comedy"? I was under the impression that it was a rescue thriller. |
| January 11th, 2016 at 9:18:43 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
Its absurd the Martian is considered a comedy If that's the case then Arnolds movie, Predator , is comedy due to Arnolds wise cracks.(Throws a knife at a guy, hits him killing him, knife sticking out of guy, Arnold says "Stick around" Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 11th, 2016 at 9:50:01 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Trying to dominate the comedy category when you are really a drama afraid of dramatic competition is a punk move.
Fox Studios top 12 movies this year were:
Obviously "The Revenant" won best dramatic picture and best actor in a drama. Not wanting to race Matt Damon against Leonardo DiCaprio or Jennifer Lawrence against Brie Larson, they simply chose to make the best use of comedic asides in the movies to enroll the movies, "The Martian" and "Joy" as comedies. The L.A. Times notes that the vote was extremely close, and that The Martian made it into the Comedy category by only one vote. Recent Oscar winners such as Birdman and The Artist contended in the Comedy category at the Globes, though few would label them as clear-cut comedies, the way that we’d label The Hangover (which won the Golden Globe in 2009). And yet, the move annoys some people who legitimately want to contend in the Comedy category. Judd Apatow, who wrote and directed Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and is hoping to pick up some valuable awards momentum with some Golden Globes recognitions, recently Tweeted: Trying to dominate the comedy category when you are really a drama afraid of dramatic competition is a punk move. |