The Movie/Film Thread

Same. I barely go out anymore to watch movies. Aside from the time factor, I also feel like there aren't a lot of movies worth spending 7 or 10 bucks on, even (or especially) Marvel movies. They make for nice popcorn entertainment, but not worth 10 bucks IMO. I don't expect every movie to be Raging Bull, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, or even The Dark Knight, but I just don't feel like spending on "above average material".

I still take the effort to go out and watch Pixar movies though, being a devoted follower since day 1... for all that it's worth. Their recent movies are falling in quality, but I still have hopes that future entries like Coco and Incredibles 2 will turn that around. I'm also looking forward to Cars 3.

lol What? What's wrong with Incredibles 2? xD

Only that it's been rumored for over a decade. So... it's the Duke Nukem of Pixar, so it cannot possibly be any good. Also Pixar seems to be dumbing things down a bit anyway, so...

Since you mentioned Blade Runner 2: the Deckard Effect, let's talk about Ridley Scott for a moment. He is a great filmmaker. Yes, he misses the mark sometimes (Exodus) but overall he has influenced the art of movie-making for decades & people are largely ignorant about many of his films. Has anyone here seen "the Duelists" with Harvey Kietel? 
Now, I am one of the few who liked Prometheus. There were two reasons why I liked it; firstly, I knew it would probably NOT be a "traditional ALIEN movie", and that was fine. I wanted some backstory (however convoluted), I wanted some new characters, and I wanted to have a bit of the history of Weyland-Yutani to be fleshed out. This is what I also enjoyed about the Star Wars prequels. Of course the dialogue was awful & Portman/Hayden were not allowed to really ACT. It was still really cool to see characters like Palps, Kenobi & Yoda in their glory days. It was cool to see the Clone Wars, and to see Darth Sidious come to power. 
My point is; I REALLY hope Ridley Scott & Denis Villenevue walk that tightrope between original ideas & spoofing themselves. Also, I predict people will bitch on the internet about Alien 7, saying shit like "this doesn't have enough Xenomorphs" or "it didn't dovetail into the original flick" or "it's not similar to ALIEN enough", which will only make me more (cautiously) excited to see it.

Yes, these existential questions are what make the 1982 masterpiece so damn good. (Also, according to Ford, these issues are once again addressed/eluded to in "Deckard Effect")

I know it won't top the original film. I just want it to be good, I simply don't want to regret buying a ticket. I just hope I don't walk out of the theater feeling queasy

Hey, Gosling can act. Not all pretty-boys are crap actors

*looking at Tanning Chatum*

I don't have a problem with his acting.

I just don't think his look fits the character or the setting.

Maybe this Villa dood will knock it out the park. Maybe not. So far I'm on the fence about him. Some of the lightning and direction choices seem questionable to me. Looking forward to it though.

No i haven't but I'll definitely check them out.

If they're on Netflix anyway. I don't have anything else.

Im an 80s baby. I think that counts me out as a millenial. 😤

Brings back lots of great memories. Cuba Gooding's still got it in that reenactment. It's a shame you don't see him much anymore outside of direct-to-DVDs and television.

Probably too busy overseeing Blade Runner reboot.