General Movie Thread 2021

[million$$man]

Half way through my New Years Resolution of watching 100 movies that I have never watched before.

Here is the list for anyone who gives a flying crap, or anyone who likes lists. The number is the parentheses is where I have them ranked.

 

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1. Wonder Woman 1984 - 01/01/2021 (45)

2. Ad Astra - 01/02/2021 (46)

3. East Of Eden (1955) - 01/02/2021 (27)

4. You Cannot Kill David Arquette - 01/02/2021 (36)

5. Ma - 01/02/2021 (49)

6. Detective Pikachu - 01/03/2021 (44)

7. Taxi Driver - 01/04/2021 (1)

8. Spies Like Us - 01/04/2021 (47)

9. Blood Simple - 01/04/2021 (7)

10. Molly's Game - 01/06/2021 (11)

11. Spotlight - 01/08/2021 (12)

12. Paul Blart: Mall Cop - 01/08/2021 (42)

13. The Greatest Showman - 01/08/2021 (4)

14. Love, Gilda - 01/10/2021 (26) 

15. 30 Minutes Or Less - 01/11/2021 (35)

16. The King Of Staten Island - 01/16/2021 (34)

17. A Night At The Museum - 01/19/2021 (38)

18. The Prestige - 01/20/2021 (5)

19. The Theory Of Everything - 01/21/2021 (19)

20. Nail In The Coffin: The Fall And Rise Of Vampiro - 01/25/2021 (32)

21. The Wrestler: A QT Marshall Story - 01/26/2021 (18)

22. Charlie Wilson's War - 01/26/2021 (33)

23. One Night In Miami - 01/26/2021 (8)

24. Virtuosity - 01/26/2021 (50)

25. Steve Jobs - 01/28/2021 (13)

26. The Little Things - 01/30/2021 (41)

27. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - 01/31/2021 (25)

28. Us - 02/01/2021 (31)

29. Raiders Of The Lost Ark - 02/03/2021 (40)

30. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - 02/04/2021 (20)

31. Ides Of March - 02/04/2021 (15)

32. Emma (1996 TV Movie) - 02/04/2021 (48)

33. Joker - 02/09/2021 (2)

34. Chef - 02/10/2021 (13)

35. Kodachrome - 02/11/2021 (37)

36. Judas And The Black Messiah - 02/13/2021 (29)

37. Cowboys And Aliens - 02/13/2021 (39)

38. Chinatown - 02/20/2021 (3)

39. Silver Linings Playbook - 02/22/2021 (6)

40. A Futile And Stupid Gesture - 02/23/2021 (24)

41. Last Christmas - 02/24/2021 (23)

42. Westworld (1973) - 02/25/2021 (28)

43. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - 02/27/2021 (9)

44. Inherent Vice - 03/01/2021 (16)

45. Fahrenheit 451 (2018) - 03/02/2021 (30)

46. Bullet Head - 03/02/2021 (43)

47. Richard Jewell - 03/03/2021 (21)

48. Beware Of The Slenderman - 03/03/2021 (22)

49. Captain Marvel - 03/05/2021 (10)

50. Onward - 03/05/2021 (17)

 

Edited March 7, 2021 by million$$man

[Krabby]

On paper the 2019 Addams Family animated movie should be really good. Great franchise, cast of good actors, decent enough story and message, etc. But it is so completely underwhelming because the script is extremely hit or miss and the voice acting is actually really poor most of the film.

[livid]

Can't believe the wild Twitter story is now a movie but looks great!

[livid]

It'd be nice to see Johnson doing other things but ultimately I'm in. 

[Benjamin]

Yeah, I'm sure I'd love for Rian Johnson to explore whatever other crazy things he wants to try, but Knives Out was so good how can you be mad that he's making a couple more? 

[Lint]

Really enjoyed Godzilla vs Kong. 

[angeluzcr]

58 minutes ago, Lint said:

Really enjoyed Godzilla vs Kong. 

A very good and entertaining movie.If you are a Kaiju movie fan is definitely must see.

[RPS]

I watched Knives Out like a month ago and I have wanted to come in here and vent my thoughts about the film, but I thought it was ambitious and more enjoyable in concept than execution. It was a mystery movie that shape shifted through the entire movie, but once the major twist is confirmed, I kind of found the rest of the movie a drag. 

[gunnar hendershow]

15 hours ago, livid said:

It'd be nice to see Johnson doing other things but ultimately I'm in. 

Hopefully each movie has Daniel Craig trying out a new over-the-top accent.

[GhostMachine]

Watched Godzilla vs. Kong yesterday. Some thoughts (obviously, spoilers!):

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Too much of humans saving the day. They saved Kong's bacon at least twice, and its pretty obvious that Kong was pretty much destroying a very expensive statue because Mecha-G was already shut down by them pouring the whiskey to destroy the computer.

The movie felt more like a Kong film guest-starring Godzilla. But the movie clearly showed that Kong is no match for Godzilla. He could have killed Kong quite easily during the ocean battle, but didn't. During the final fight, Kong wouldn't have survived even nearly as long as he did if not for that back spike axe. However, it also did a good job of showing that Kong is much smarter than people give him credit for, and that Godzilla wasn't the villain he was made out to be.

"Kong bows to no one" is why Godzilla put him on his ass. All hail the King!

*edit* I've heard some people call it a draw because Godzilla beat Kong, then Kong saved Godzilla. Ummm....no. Without human intervention, Kong would have died. 

 

 

 

Edited April 1, 2021 by GhostMachine

[livid]

Always down for a Taylor Sheridan project!

 

[Lint]

Sony Pictures Moves Movie Output Deal From Starz to Netflix in Rich Pact

[Ruki]

 

Looks fun. 

 

[Lint]

1 hour ago, Ruki Returns said:

 

Looks fun. 

 

Not a big Snyder fan but I agree, looks good!

[Colly]

As long as it isn't 7 hours long I'll give it a go.

[livid]

It's on Netflix so yeah, I'll throw it on but won't be expecting much. 

[MalaCloudy Black]

It's severely tempting because my favorite genre of movie is "heist film", though I do have to wonder what the point is in pulling off a heist during a zombie apocalypse. The fun of it? The thrill?


ooh Tig Notaro is in it.

[Lint]

6 hours ago, CLDY said:

It's severely tempting because my favorite genre of movie is "heist film", though I do have to wonder what the point is in pulling off a heist during a zombie apocalypse. The fun of it? The thrill?


ooh Tig Notaro is in it.

This is what I've read, but it might not be 100%, but the outbreak mostly started in Vegas and the city was quickly quarantined and bordered off.  So the rest of the country is still mostly "normal" and the use of money as currency is still a thing, so it still has value.  This might be wrong but its how I understand it

Also, Tig Notaro wasn't technically "in" this movie.  She was cast after another comedian, Chris D...something...was named in the #MeToo fallout.  Her scenes were filmed mostly against a green screen and using stand ins for other characters, then she was later CG'd into to the movie.  It'll be interesting to see how long she's actually in the movie, or how much she interacts with the other characters

[MalaCloudy Black]

Chris D’Elia. He was messaging underage girls and trying to arrange meetups IIRC. 

[livid]

Looks dumb and ridiculous and I cannot wait!