Lurdiak posted:

That's the most direct one, but there's other parallels. Bilbo's party at the shire (which the movie pretty much cold opens on), has the exact same gag where the one guy is sitting with his feet kicked up and corrects Bilbo on his clan's name (ProudFEET). A few of the other ringwraith scenes play out very similarly to the Jackson films (notably when they try to stab everyone in their beds and then squeal in frustration when they figure out the ruse), and the Battle of Helm's Deep is a bigger and more chaotic deal than it is in the book and the climax of the entire film, so I'm pretty sure that was an influence on how big a loving deal it is in the Jackson films when it's only 20 pages in the books. There's a few other moments, but they're muddier since the source material is the same. It wouldn't surprise me if Ian McKellen was told to take some cues for his performance as Gandalf from this version, either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WcJbPlAknw

Skwirl posted:

Mark Millar has written a lot of garbage, but he's also written some really good comics. He just needs an editor to hit him on the nose with a newspaper occasionally. He got his start writing Sonic the Hedgehog and Superman Adventures (a comic version of the 90's Saturday morning cartoon). Red Son, Ultimates 1&2, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate X-Men, Marvel Knights Spider-Man.

Timby posted:

Superman Returns is excellent and the only weak link is Kate Bosworth.

porfiria posted:

I can't imagine living in a universe where Kate Bosworth's best day acting was better than Amy Adams' worst.

Steve Yun posted:

If we're playing the People Who Didn't Get A Movie They Should Have Olympics, I'm gonna nominate Arthur C Clarke not quite understanding 2001

ufarn posted:

Anyone know where to get the movie Girl 27 (TW etc)? It's very à propos, but it's on neither Netflix, iTunes nor Amazon UK, and an NTSC/R1 import isn't going to help.

FreudianSlippers posted:

It would also be nice if his artwork didn't look like raw unprocessed sewage.

GonSmithe posted:

Speaking of MoviePass, post your History. I've been slacking REALLY badly because my friends haven't wanted to go



Edit- 10/17 is The Foreigner

Skwirl posted:

Since this (thankfully) isn't an origin story you can get away with that poo poo.

Uncle Boogeyman posted:

This is kinda Rogue One in a nutshell

Lobok posted:

"Too bad they had to put Idris Elba in that film, though. Was glad when he died."

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:

Murderball should be a real sport.

precision posted:

Rollerball is a goddamn masterpiece and I think I kind of have to watch it right now

It's as good as Rocky or Creed

Pro Thunderball Rules posted:

Get pumped for...THUNDERBALL.

1. Bring the walls in closer to allow for more homeruns. Make homeruns worth two points.

2. Have a five foot drop off between the infield and outfield. In other words, the outfield is five feet lower than the infield.

3. Instead of one ball, there are three balls, in constant motion.

4. Nine multi-shaped targets with varying point values are placed throughout the infield. A baserunner can attempt to throw his bat at these targets as he rounds the bases.

5. Defenders are allowed to tackle the runners as they round the bases; however, the runner is allowed to keep his bat. [Thunderball players are equiped with full pads and a helmet.]

6. The batter may choose to take six strikes instead of three, but this allows the pitcher one free throw at the batter. A hit by such a throw does not count as a free walk.

7. Honeys and Hounds. Cheerleaders and dogs are allowed to roam the field freely and affect play as they wish. During the seventh inning, however, players are allowed to tackle the Honeys as they please, for bonus strikes.

8. Team mascots will alternate innings driving a Honda Accord anywhere on the field except for the pitcher's mound, the batters box, and the dugout. Players can use this car as part of their offensive or defensive strategies.
*The Designated Driver rule of the Western Conference modifies this so that rather than an Accord, a Cheverlet is used, driven by a neutral party not affiliated with either team.

some rules under consideration:

(a) the Gun Circle - a loaded hand gun is placed within a clearly marked circle to be placed ten yards behind second base. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE GUN TO BE TOUCHED AT ANY POINT DURING THE GAME.

"We'd rather have a gun in the outfield, than under a mattress where a child could get to it."
-Joe Auxillary, UCB Director of Health Services

(b) each team's pitcher is allowed to throw three ceramic baseballs a game when he so chooses.

Magic Hate Ball posted:

Why does this look so familiar

Snak posted:

Broken Arrow's opening shot is so good. Better than anything else in the whole movie.

Magic Hate Ball posted:

I've heard so many people claim that healthcare is a privilege, not a right, and it makes me want to vomit every time.

Skwirl posted:

Bizarrely I think James Franco is the [i]least[/] likely name on that list, except maybe Zach Braff because I suspect he's asexual.

Lobok posted:

Honey... I can't help but notice you're driving us towards the raging inferno.

Gatts posted:

Speaking of which, now that Disney owns everything or soon will I am really hoping for a spiritual sequel of Who Framed Roger Rabbit with all their properties.

ErectorBeast posted:

I will be looking up these death scenes to try to get an idea of them, but feel free to suggest where they might be ranked, as well. I’m sure there are tons of flicks with horses dying that I’ve never even heard of, and plenty of iconic horse deaths in Westerns or something that I’ll have never seen.

glam rock hamhock posted:

It also has like the best Flash Thompson and Zendaya is loving great in it.

Coffee And Pie posted:

The direction they took MJ was great and Zendaya was a great choice.

Alhazred posted:

Should have nuked it from orbit. Just to make sure.

Timby posted:

Literally five months from release and we haven't even seen a promo poster.

Edgar Wright talking about Shaun of the Dead posted:

Some people just didn’t get it. I’m not embarrassing her by saying this, because she says the same thing — Penelope Wilton initially passed. Helen Mirren was offered Barbara. She said, “I would only do the movie if I got to play Ed.”

TrixRabbi posted:

I really feel like people grasp at straws for quality in those movies. Like sure, McGregor is trying to pull his weight, most of the actors are trying but the material is so awful and they've been directed so poorly. What the hell were Lucas' directions to Samuel L Jackson? To be as stoic and boring and dead as possible? Christopher Lee is maybe the only one who's able to instill any life in his character but even then it's the type of role he played literally a hundred times before and it's far from his best turn at it.

Admittedly, Attack of the Clones is shot better than Phantom Menace, which isn't saying much but it's got a few moments of actual quality shot composition (it was shocking to see some natural light for once, during funny enough the Sand Line) whereas Phantom Menace is just a total embarrassment coming from a veteran filmmaker with an effectively unlimited budget and access to the finest talent in Hollywood. However, Attack of the Clones' screenplay is completely nonsensical, nothing makes sense, and any momentum it had drops to a standstill about an hour into the movie, leaving you begging for release by the end.

Y'all can try to find the shining moments of quality, but it's like the Worst Idea of All Time dudes trying to find the light in Grown Ups 2. They're just godawful, embarrassing, racist, boring, hideous pieces of poo poo and if they didn't have the Star Wars IP attached to them they would have been completely forgotten bargain bin multi-pack features by now.

Detective No. 27 posted:

Samuel Clemens posted:

Steve Yun posted:

Is that Jan Michael Vincent in the top right quadrant

bushisms.txt posted:

Maybe 30 tops. Truncate that rathtar scene in tfa, take out the terrible handheld shot at the end of tfa, remove a few parts of the poescapades, trim down finn and Rose, you got something.

Speaking of length, how did tlj get called out for"bad pacing" while gotg2 goes on forever and is called better than the first. Just watched this morning and from the opening title, to the constant groot moments, it was just pointing to the last movie. Also, rooker is a child trafficker/accomplice to murder, yet he gets a viking funeral for rightfully dieing. And did anyone else pickup the not so subtle homages to Man of Steel's dual fathers. Down to artificial "hologram"dad and tough old gently caress who teaches by doing not by his words.

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:

The implication with nearly every single depiction of Batman is that he has the tacit support of the police (Batman: Year 100 is a big and really funny exception). The most prominent departure, The Dark Knight, makes a point to stirring music that you have to lie egregiously to keep Batman a hero forever.

Detective No. 27 posted: