MUST-SEE MOVIES

[SeaBass]

41 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

I'm rarely recent on my movie watching so bear with me...

Saw "Knives Out" and really enjoyed it.  Daniel Craig's Kentucky drawl was bad (especially early in the film), but the plot and the twists were excellent.  I figured out the how, but not the who of the movie. I had both of Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot movies figured out before the end (Murder on the Orient Express and  Death on the Nile - still good movies), but this one had me guessing to the end. 

On the opposite side, I saw Wonder Woman 1984.... ugh.  How bad can a super hero movie be??? I can't think of a single redeeming aspect of this film.  It just kept getting worse and worse.  Pedro, this is not the way!

Now that you've seen Knives Out you can watch the next one, "Glass Onion". I should take my own advice, I've been meaning to watch it for weeks now lol.

[homer]

If anyone is looking for a horror flick, Barbarian is pretty fun. It has a unique plot structure with some interesting twists.

[CheezWizHed]

On 1/25/2023 at 9:54 AM, SeaBass said:

Now that you've seen Knives Out you can watch the next one, "Glass Onion". I should take my own advice, I've been meaning to watch it for weeks now lol.

I'm sure I'll get to in in the next 3-4 years... 😂  I just watched the entire Godzilla King of Monsters so I can watch Godzilla vs Kong. (Which I'll say was "ok" ). 

[homer]

We trudged through the snow to see M3GAN on Saturday. It was the only thing playing near us. It was OK. I don't understand the glowing reviews.

[Samurai Bucky]

On 1/25/2023 at 9:54 AM, SeaBass said:

Now that you've seen Knives Out you can watch the next one, "Glass Onion". I should take my own advice, I've been meaning to watch it for weeks now lol.

Just saw Knives Out this weekend.  Very good!!!!  Yes... Glass Onion is next!

[stoutdude04]

21 hours ago, Samurai Bucky said:

Just saw Knives Out this weekend.  Very good!!!!  Yes... Glass Onion is next!

Enjoy!  I thought KO was better, but that may have been that I figured out what was going on in GO.

[Samurai Bucky]

Waited for Wakanda Forever to come out on Disney+.  Disappointed, but not surprised.  There were times where I thought I was watching a DC movie.  I'm glad I saw it, though, so I can stay up on all things Marvel.

[RobertR]

I've seen 8 of the 10 Best Picture nominees for the Oscar's. I have ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT  and  WOMEN TALKING to go.

 

I won't say it was the right 10, but it was a fairly representative 10. The two biggest hits of the year, which hasn't happened since 1970, a surprise hit, several critics favorites, and a couple of odd choices at the end that may be worth discovering. 

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS didn't really work for me, but I don't begrudge the rest for getting nominations.

 

[nate82]

1 hour ago, RobertR said:

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

This is probably the best film I have seen in years.  Now if only someone would make a more recent Korean War film that is worth watching.

[bjkrautk]

21 hours ago, RobertR said:

I've seen 8 of the 10 Best Picture nominees for the Oscar's. I have ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT  and  WOMEN TALKING to go.

 

I won't say it was the right 10, but it was a fairly representative 10. The two biggest hits of the year, which hasn't happened since 1970, a surprise hit, several critics favorites, and a couple of odd choices at the end that may be worth discovering. 

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS didn't really work for me, but I don't begrudge the rest for getting nominations.

 

I'm up to 6 of the 10 (missing Triangle, All Quiet, Tar, and Women Talking).  All Quiet on the Western Front is on Netflix, so I know that I'll see that one before the ceremony; might have to break down and rent the others.

 

I have a hard time not rooting for Everything Everywhere All at Once....which is such a non-Oscar-type film, I simultaneously have a hard time picturing it actually winning.

[RobertR]

The only reason that I haven't seen ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT yet is because the 1930 version is such a devastating masterpiece. It's hard to go anywhere but down.

[bjkrautk]

Per an e-mail I've received from the streamer, Women Talking has been added to Amazon Prime from now until Sunday.  

[TURBO]

Saw Creed III yesterday and really enjoyed it.  I'm a sucker for the Rocky franchise.

(I do admit though, seeing the beatings these guys take in the movies, and knowing full well that in real life, there would be death or total and complete brain damage, I find some of the unrealistic beatings to be a bit much.  Was the same throughout all the Rocky and Creed movies though, so this isn't anything new)