Discuss and Rate the Last Film You Watched

[XsjadoBlayde]

I like Bruce Willis, but he's made some questionable role choices of late; a film titled Out Of Death just screams "direct to VHS." I've no qualms having strong, negative opinions on this one without even seeing it. What the hell, Bruce; you strapped for cash or something? Isn't it time for another Die Hard? That should net you some scratch.

It's been made pretty clear that Bruce Willis does not care anymore. He's been doing straight to DVD for years, since 2013. Most of the movies are garbage with only a few minor standouts. Bruce Willis has become a primadonna actor. I know Nicholas Cage was stuck in DVD hell for a while, but he had went bankrupt at the time and needed the money. He's been doing fine now ever since Spider Verse came out.

The last thing I remember him being any good in was that M.Night.Shyamalan third part of trilogy, ummm, Split? No, Unbreakable? GLASS! That's the one! But who know whether that's the effort the direction/editing or the acting. Or was I the only one who liked that film? Uh oh, I may have been...

Got an important place to be, very important indeed, gotta go, byeeeee!

 

[Ezekiel]

True Grit (1969)

What I was surprised by is that John Wayne let the other characters call him fat. Twice. For some reason, I thought he was too proud. Plenty of actors who started young in the same period as him liked to pretend as they got older and fatter, without the movies ever acknowledging it. Look at James Stewart with Grace Kelly in Rear Window. They just caked makeup on him and never talked about the age difference. Anyway, I know it's a little thing, but it made me respect Wayne a little more.

 

[gorfias]

The last thing I remember him being any good in was that M.Night.Shyamalan third part of trilogy, ummm, Split? No, Unbreakable? GLASS! That's the one! But who know whether that's the effort the direction/editing or the acting. Or was I the only one who liked that film? Uh oh, I may have been...

Got an important place to be, very important indeed, gotta go, byeeeee!

Loved Glass but understand the disappointment from fans. They set up a truly epic comic book battle which... well.. you know what happens.

 

[Piscian]

Loved Glass but understand the disappointment from fans. They set up a truly epic comic book battle which... well.. you know what happens.

Hated it. m night shyamalan is the king of setting up twists he thinks are massive bombs, but in reality are more like volcanoes at a 7th grade science Fair.

 

[thebobmaster]

I quite liked Glass...other than what they did to David Dunn. They Dunn him dirty.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Finally saw both The Thing and They Live

The former I might’ve seen bits and pieces of way back when on TV but never paid attention to it. I’ve always liked the theme of people trapped in a perilous situation, and seeing what they do. This movie delivers on exposing different aspects of human nature, as well as some of what were probably exceptional special (practical) effects work for its time. Setting the movie in Antarctica on a lab made perfect sense too, since it’s isolated, has the conditions for something like that to happen, yet also has the added stress of being exposed to conditions that aren’t meant for human beings. It’s like a frozen hell cocktail.

4 out of 5 mutated limbs oozing pustules.


They Live is even creepier, albeit in less of a grotesque manner and more of an unsettling feeling that society isn’t what you’ve been led to believe it is. It’s another theme for like of being on the run trying to expose a vast conspiracy; great popcorn schlocky fun stuff. It looks pretty silly now but back then those creatures would’ve freaked me the f out. I think it could do well as a remake for modern audiences, but not sure how or what approach would work best. It’s a cautionary tale that would probably hit too close to home these days, so it would need to have a fair dosage of dark humor mixed in to disarm people *just* enough to avoid a backlash. It’s like the alien/corporate answer to Terminator, but instead of extermination the human race - at least in terms of their souls and character - is just being slowly bled dry. Points for ending it on a pretty hilarious note though too.

4 out of 5 woke sunglasses.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

Hated it. m night shyamalan is the king of setting up twists he thinks are massive bombs, but in reality are more like volcanoes at a 7th grade science Fair.

Am not going to defend any of Shyamalan's twists or other film misteps, but I don't remember there being one in Glass. Twas a fairly simple affair from what I recall. It has been a while though.

 

[Chimpzy]

It's been made pretty clear that Bruce Willis does not care anymore. He's been doing straight to DVD for years, since 2013. Most of the movies are garbage with only a few minor standouts.

Also noticed that in the posters for those movies, he also tends to look like he's lost and/or holding in a huge shit. Quod erat demonstrandum:

 

[gorfias]

Finally saw both The Thing and They Live

The former I might’ve seen bits and pieces of way back when on TV but never paid attention to it. I’ve always liked the theme of people trapped in a perilous situation, and seeing what they do. This movie delivers on exposing different aspects of human nature, as well as some of what were probably exceptional special (practical) effects work for its time. Setting the movie in Antarctica on a lab made perfect sense too, since it’s isolated, has the conditions for something like that to happen, yet also has the added stress of being exposed to conditions that aren’t meant for human beings. It’s like a frozen hell cocktail.

4 out of 5 mutated limbs oozing pustules.


They Live is even creepier, albeit in less of a grotesque manner and more of an unsettling feeling that society isn’t what you’ve been led to believe it is. It’s another theme for like of being on the run trying to expose a vast conspiracy; great popcorn schlocky fun stuff. It looks pretty silly now but back then those creatures would’ve freaked me the f out. I think it could do well as a remake for modern audiences, but not sure how or what approach would work best. It’s a cautionary tale that would probably hit too close to home these days, so it would need to have a fair dosage of dark humor mixed in to disarm people *just* enough to avoid a backlash. It’s like the alien/corporate answer to Terminator, but instead of extermination the human race - at least in terms of their souls and character - is just being slowly bled dry. Points for ending it on a pretty hilarious note though too.

4 out of 5 woke sunglasses.

South Park's spoof of They Live's long fight...

 

[Piscian]

Also noticed that in the posters for those movies, he also tends to look like he's lost and/or holding in a huge shit. Quod erat demonstrandum:

Lot of bad photoshoping thats for sure. I really like the ones where they tried to make it look like a group photoshop, but hes clearly standing on another plane of existence. "Fire with fire" looks like they just googled a picture of him standing out in public.

 

[Chimpzy]

Lot of bad photoshoping thats for sure. I really like the ones where they tried to make it look like a group photoshop, but hes clearly standing on another plane of existence. "Fire with fire" looks like they just googled a picture of him standing out in public.

My favorite is Deadlock because it somehow makes him look like Nic Cage. Also ....

Spoiler: BRUCE WILLIS BONUS ROUND!!!

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

Also noticed that in the posters for those movies, he also tends to look like he's lost and/or holding in a huge shit. Quod erat demonstrandum:

Had a moment of inspiration from that one

 

[BrawlMan]

Reminds me of this.

5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same

In reality, every movie you've seen in the last 10 years has just been different scenes of 'Forrest Gump' set on a loop.

www.cracked.com

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Also noticed that in the posters for those movies, he also tends to look like he's lost and/or holding in a huge shit. Quod erat demonstrandum:

Lot of bad photoshoping thats for sure. I really like the ones where they tried to make it look like a group photoshop, but hes clearly standing on another plane of existence. "Fire with fire" looks like they just googled a picture of him standing out in public.

The names don’t even correspond correctly with the actors pictured either.

 

[Chimpzy]

The names don’t even correspond correctly with the actors pictured either.

That's actually not unusual. For contractual reasons the top billed actor usually gets top left, tho that obviously doesn't always work from a visual perspective.

 

[Ezekiel]

The Music Man (1962)

What a colorful movie. What a likable bullshitter. The stupidity of some of his marks made me laugh, particularly the Buffalo Bills. Musically, so catchy and extravagantly choreographed that it was parodied by many cartoons. Or was it just The Simpsons and several episodes of Family Guy? Can't remember. But I recognized several of the melodies and lyrics.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

True Grit (1969)

What I was surprised by is that John Wayne let the other characters call him fat. Twice. For some reason, I thought he was too proud. Plenty of actors who started young in the same period as him liked to pretend as they got older and fatter, without the movies ever acknowledging it. Look at James Stewart with Grace Kelly in Rear Window. They just caked makeup on him and never talked about the age difference. Anyway, I know it's a little thing, but it made me respect Wayne a little more.

He apparently gained the weight on purpose to make the character of Rooster Cogburn more of his own interpretation

John Wayne: How Old Was He When Playing ‘Rooster Cogburn’ in ‘True Grit’?

John Wayne defined Rooster Cogburn. But did you know that in the early versions Cogburn was supposed to be 40?

outsider.com

As an aside ftr, the crude rumor surrounding his cause of death or being a contributing factor to it is unfounded bs

Red Meat Impacts Feces in Colon

Did John Wayne's autopsy reveal 40 pounds of impacted feces in his colon?

www.snopes.com

 

[Gordon_4]

He apparently gained the weight on purpose to make the character of Rooster Cogburn more of his own interpretation

John Wayne: How Old Was He When Playing ‘Rooster Cogburn’ in ‘True Grit’?

John Wayne defined Rooster Cogburn. But did you know that in the early versions Cogburn was supposed to be 40?

outsider.com

As an aside ftr, the crude rumor surrounding his cause of death or being a contributing factor to it is unfounded bs

Red Meat Impacts Feces in Colon

Did John Wayne's autopsy reveal 40 pounds of impacted feces in his colon?

www.snopes.com

I don't have a copy of the book, but how old is Rooster supposed to be in it? I mean both Wayne and Bridges make him look like a guy who's well past his prime but still has enough fight in him.

 

[thebobmaster]

I don't have a copy of the book, but how old is Rooster supposed to be in it? I mean both Wayne and Bridges make him look like a guy who's well past his prime but still has enough fight in him.

Apparently, it's not really stated, but implied to be in his 40s.

 

[laggyteabag]

Zack Snyder has all but single handedly dragged the superhero action movie to a place of artistic legitimacy kicking and screaming

I just had the shittiest little laugh when I read that sentence.

Each to their own, I guess.