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May 14, 2018 19:55:10 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on May 14, 2018 19:55:10 GMT -5
Logan Lucky Good movie but the elaborate heist plan strains credulity. Only in movies could such a plan succeed. In fact, I always roll my eyes when I see a heist movie because the plot is so convoluted and complex that it's laughable. So many things have to go right -- and on the first try! Generally interesting characters, generally funny script, and generally entertaining. Maybe Tarantino felt the same way. His breakout movie was about a heist that went very wrong: Reservoir Dogs
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May 14, 2018 20:35:38 GMT -5
Post by XAsstCoach on May 14, 2018 20:35:38 GMT -5
Another movie I watched recently: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Was ok, interesting concepts, wouldn't go out of my way to watch it a second time. The Valerian comics are all assembled into three volumes. I checked them out from the library one time. They were interesting, but I got distracted and had to turn them back in unfinished. I did read some of the essays and introductory material. Apparently at the start of the series Valerian was your basic spy/hero type guy and Laureline was his slightly smarter sidekick. Then as the series progressed Valerian got stupider and stupider and became something of a comic foil to Laureline. Eventually the writers decided this had gone too far and Valerian started acting a little smarter again. I ask because, not having seen the movie, I wonder if they played Valerian fairly straight or as a silly idiot? Actually, they portrayed Valerian the way you described him. A goof with the women, but straight with the job on hand. Seems to be more street-smart than Laureline. Beginning of the movie he's portrayed as a ladies' man, but he all of a sudden only wants Laureline. Even proposes to her. But as the movie progresses and the plot thickens, he becomes more focus and think clearer. For me, I thought the two actors look a bit young to pass as an elite spy team.
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May 14, 2018 20:43:13 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on May 14, 2018 20:43:13 GMT -5
The Valerian comics are all assembled into three volumes. I checked them out from the library one time. They were interesting, but I got distracted and had to turn them back in unfinished. I did read some of the essays and introductory material. Apparently at the start of the series Valerian was your basic spy/hero type guy and Laureline was his slightly smarter sidekick. Then as the series progressed Valerian got stupider and stupider and became something of a comic foil to Laureline. Eventually the writers decided this had gone too far and Valerian started acting a little smarter again. I ask because, not having seen the movie, I wonder if they played Valerian fairly straight or as a silly idiot? Actually, they portrayed Valerian the way you described him. A goof with the women, but straight with the job on hand. Seems to be more street-smart than Laureline. Beginning of the movie he's portrayed as a ladies' man, but he all of a sudden only wants Laureline. Even proposes to her. But as the movie progresses and the plot thickens, he becomes more focus and think clearer. For me, I thought the two actors look a bit young to pass as an elite spy team. Did the movie make clear that Valerian is from the future but Laureline is actually from 12th century France? He was sent there on a mission, she helped him out, and he brought her back with him as a newly recruited time/space agent. So at least early in the series, she is unfamiliar with the setting and thus Valerian can explain things to the reader by explaining things to her. That would fit with him being "more street-smart than Laureline".
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May 14, 2018 21:51:26 GMT -5
Post by holidayhusker on May 14, 2018 21:51:26 GMT -5
a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils
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May 14, 2018 22:12:19 GMT -5
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Post by flibbertigibbet on May 14, 2018 22:12:19 GMT -5
Amelie was pretty funny. Not sure I've watched a lot of French sex comedies. But I bet this isn't true, Mr. Groening. Did anyone use a tickler?
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May 14, 2018 22:49:04 GMT -5
Post by XAsstCoach on May 14, 2018 22:49:04 GMT -5
Actually, they portrayed Valerian the way you described him. A goof with the women, but straight with the job on hand. Seems to be more street-smart than Laureline. Beginning of the movie he's portrayed as a ladies' man, but he all of a sudden only wants Laureline. Even proposes to her. But as the movie progresses and the plot thickens, he becomes more focus and think clearer. For me, I thought the two actors look a bit young to pass as an elite spy team. Did the movie make clear that Valerian is from the future but Laureline is actually from 12th century France? He was sent there on a mission, she helped him out, and he brought her back with him as a newly recruited time/space agent. So at least early in the series, she is unfamiliar with the setting and thus Valerian can explain things to the reader by explaining things to her. That would fit with him being "more street-smart than Laureline". Completely missed it if they did. I would have to watch it again to see if they even mentioned Valerian is from the future and Laureline is from the past. To me, it just seemed like they both were from the same time at which the movie was being told.
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May 15, 2018 1:16:37 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on May 15, 2018 1:16:37 GMT -5
The Disaster Artist
James Franco, Seth Rogen, Dave Franco. Based on a true story, this film is about the making of what many say is the worst movie of all time, The Room (2003). The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies. The movie itself -- The Disaster Artist -- received widespread critical acclaim. I personally didn't think it was that great, although James Franco did a good job with the character. Its appeal to me is that it's based on a true story so I was morbidly curious about what surrounded the making of such a bad film like The Room, which I haven't seen. Some hilarious scenes.
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May 15, 2018 2:12:45 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on May 15, 2018 2:12:45 GMT -5
Moviemakers love to make movies about movies, including about bad movies. Ed Wood is a great movie about, you guessed it, Ed Wood and lovingly documents the disaster of the making of Plan Nine From Outer Space.
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May 15, 2018 10:24:46 GMT -5
Post by gnu2vball on May 15, 2018 10:24:46 GMT -5
Moviemakers love to make movies about movies, including about bad movies. Ed Wood is a great movie about, you guessed it, Ed Wood and lovingly documents the disaster of the making of Plan Nine From Outer Space. I loved Ed Wood, particularly Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi swearing like a character from Deadwood. The language, the accent.... priceless.
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May 15, 2018 14:01:50 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on May 15, 2018 14:01:50 GMT -5
To be fair, there are movies:
about the making of a particular real-life movie (e.g., Ed Wood, The Disaster Artist) about the making of a particular fictional movie (e.g., Tropic Thunder, State and Main, Son of Rambow) about the love of movies (e.g., Cinema Paradiso) about the movie industry, Hollywood in particular (e.g., Singin' in the Rain, The Player, Boogie Nights) about writing a screenplay for a movie (e.g., Adaptation, Barton Fink)
...and countless others, some I've seen and others that I only heard about.
They're all very different. My favorite movie about the movies: Singin' in the Rain and Cinema Paradiso, although I have to confess that I enjoyed Tropic Thunder immensely.
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May 15, 2018 16:35:51 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 15, 2018 16:35:51 GMT -5
There's never been a good movie about a Volley Talk member.
And, no, I don't mean the member of a Volley Talker, but there's never been a movie about that either.
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May 15, 2018 22:26:22 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on May 15, 2018 22:26:22 GMT -5
There's never been a good movie about a Volley Talk member. And, no, I don't mean the member of a Volley Talker, but there's never been a movie about that either. Well, Russell Crowe better get his fat ass in shape if he wants to play me. And please, no James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill, for the love of god.
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May 15, 2018 22:54:13 GMT -5
Post by holidayhusker on May 15, 2018 22:54:13 GMT -5
There's never been a good movie about a Volley Talk member. And, no, I don't mean the member of a Volley Talker, but there's never been a movie about that either. Well, Russell Crowe better get his fat ass in shape if he wants to play me. And please, no James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill, for the love of god. bahaaaa...what is wrong with James Franco?
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May 15, 2018 22:55:36 GMT -5
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Post by Sorry Ass Sal on May 15, 2018 22:55:36 GMT -5
There's never been a good movie about a Volley Talk member. And, no, I don't mean the member of a Volley Talker, but there's never been a movie about that either. I think Wolfgang might make the best movie. Or me. But all mine would be is checking volleytalk.
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May 17, 2018 21:22:10 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on May 17, 2018 21:22:10 GMT -5
I saw Deadpool 2 tonight and, like most sequels, it doesn’t live up to its predecessor. The story was mediocre, a lot of the jokes fell flat (everything from outdated to overdone), and it just felt like it was trying to hard.
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