Which movie did you watch lastֻ

That creep can roll man!

8-year-olds, dude.

I really need to watch that…

Edit: someone said/posted something earlier about the dialogue in movies (Dune specifically, but then a link to stuff about theater sound etc…)…
I feel like I mentioned this already…if so I apologize, but I’ve taken to watching everything with subtitles on because of tinnitus + random noises (wife + airplanes). Makes a HUGE difference.

I actually watched Dune at home first, then my friends (who’d been on vacation) came back and wanted to see it in the theater. Couldn’t make out half the dialogue, and also weirdly a lot of the scenes were way too dark to see (I remember a scene with the Harkonnen + The Duke, cutting to a Buffalo head on the wall, couldn’t see the Buffalo head…)

Oh, and if you watch South Park, you get to see what Kenny says…so I’ve been told…:stuck_out_tongue:

I have some trouble understanding what some people say, so I watch everything with subtitles, if I can.

Most of the time, I understand what they say without the subtitles, but I enjoy reading along as well.

agree with azj and raccoon city….subtitles are great.

Dune, especially.
even the kids could not hear all the words.
yes, parents asking their child: “what did she say?”

  • she said - this movie is boring. lol.

I don’t think Dune is geared towards kids lol

IMHO, the original Dune movie has taken on a different feeling over time. I appreciate it more, actually. There was a ton of artistic talent that went into making it. Yeah, it wasn’t always true to the book… and unfortunately, some of the CGI looks worse than 1957’s Forbidden Planet (which made heavy use of graphics over matte paintings), all the while the original Star Wars movie had come out 7 years prior and had vastly superior graphics. There are some real ‘dead spots’ where it moves slowly. But the casting was very good.

The new Dune movie is better than I’d expected. It’s going to be painful waiting for the sequel, though… since they split it up.

They split the book, but they didn’t film one movie and then split it; I can appreciate that. The amazing part that they made a Part I without having a green light for Part II. It was risky but it looks like it paid off since Part II is now green-lit.

The way The Hobbit was adapted though… The Hobbit is written at a lower reading level than LotR and is 95,356 words long and they made it into three movies. The Fellowship of the Ring is 187,790 words and it got one movie! I would be in favor of a longer adaption of Lord of the Rings some day. Maybe not a 6 movie series, but a 9 part miniseries could work.

The Expendables (2010) rewatch

Serviceable action schlock, just as I remembered. It’s surprisingly funny at times. The explosion effects are good and the action is fairly well-shot (not too much shaky cam, fight scenes have a sense of space, actual choreography). However, there are a couple of really bad CGI gore moments. For example, at one point a knife pierces someone from behind and it’s really obvious that the tip of the blade emerging from his chest is CGI.

The sound design for the action scenes was quite good on this movie. I’m sure it isn’t 100% realistic but it was impactful and no sounds were glaringly mismatched to the visuals. I saw the Monster Hunter movie last year and I no longer take that for granted. :person_facepalming:

Watched both of the Christmas Chronicles movies on Netflix — we had all four grandkids over this weekend — quite enjoyable — especially with the younger three that still believe

I saw Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021).

This movie is bad.

I really wanted to like it, but instead I was disappointed.

The acting is bad.

The script is fairly bad.

The plot isn't that great.

The music is pretty good, though.

And the visuals are nice.

The movie isn't all that boring, but it's not entertaining either.

There are some creepy scenes and images.

This is the worst RE movie I've seen.

The six films by Paul W.S. Anderson are the best.

The three digitally animated movies are okay.

And this one is just bad.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Mrs. Jeff and I liked it.
Typical Marvel excellent CGI.
Plenty of action and a great way to waste an evening.
Popcorn required…

Monster Hunter
There’s 90m I won’t get back.
The fight scene between MJ and TJ goes on and on and on.
Nobody gets hurt from being tossed 10s of yards and stopped by rocks.
Monsters are bullet and RPG proof are injured by exploding arrows and swords.
Flying monster somehow can catch an AWACS that’s going what 400+ MPH?
Mostly the acting is OK but the whole is less than the sum of the parts.
Not even the popcorn helped.

All the Best,
Jeff

I agree with your take on Monster Hunter. What a mess. If anyone is interested, here is the review I left of it on Amazon:

Matrix Resurrections

Stay away. Only good moments were flashbacks from 1999 Matrix.
Mike

True I tried hard to love it but it felt like a weak shadow of the original.

well, i have not seen it, however, those within my friends and family
who have agree with both sp5it and Trail Trek…not worth the time.

since i am still trying to “live down” Dune,
i will not make more recommendations.

I wish that Matrix 4 being a disappointment was a surprise. But then, we had Matrix 2 and 3 to prepare us for this.

Disclaimer: I don’t hate Matrix 2 & 3 but I acknowledge that they are flawed for a combination of reasons.