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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 12, 2018 12:17:42 GMT -5
I am Ewok of the Borg!
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Jul 12, 2018 15:02:41 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Jul 12, 2018 15:02:41 GMT -5
Would a movie based on the TV show The Office be any good? Assume all the characters reprise their roles. I highly doubt it and wouldn’t want them to try.
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Jul 12, 2018 16:42:52 GMT -5
Post by dc on Jul 12, 2018 16:42:52 GMT -5
Except for Ron Howard's "Eight Days A Week" I have not seen a movie in a theater for many years.
But I'm pretty sure I'm going to go see "Eighth Grade".
And it's not because I like the number EIGHT. That part of it is just a coincidence.
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Jul 12, 2018 21:24:29 GMT -5
Post by XAsstCoach on Jul 12, 2018 21:24:29 GMT -5
I am Ewok of the Borg! That's pretty cool, actually!
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Jul 12, 2018 21:28:59 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on Jul 12, 2018 21:28:59 GMT -5
I am Ewok of the Borg! That's pretty cool, actually! Yeah. I google searched for borg ewok, and this was the best result I could find.
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Jul 12, 2018 22:25:41 GMT -5
Post by ironhammer on Jul 12, 2018 22:25:41 GMT -5
I'm not sure how things are right now, but based on this 2015 video, Quentin Tarantino was not a fan of Disney: I'm not surprised at all that QT isn't a Disney fan. Disney has very specific parameters for something with their brand on it, and a script - or at least they did when I worked with Disney, it's been a few years. That said, Star Trek isn't a Disney property - it's Viacom/Paramount. I was told the same, my nephew worked at Disney for a while. He told me Disney has a...very specific criteria and method to make their movies and theme parks. I heard that JK Rowling had first negotiated with Disney to make the Harry Potter movies, but Rowling balked at giving so much decision-making powers to Disney and Disney didn't like giving so much creative control to Rowling, so that didn't work and she turned to Warner Bros, which seems like a great choice in hindsight. Later, when Rowling contemplated making a Wizarding World theme park, she first turned to Disney, but again both parties could not agree. Rowling wanted an immersive world and a Hogwarts Castle. Disney wasn't keen on that idea. Rowling also disagree with Disney by rejecting having Harry lookalikes to walk around the park. So frustrated, Rowling turned to Universal, which agreed to her demands. And again in hindsight, that was a great decision, as Universal, being the laggard behind the Disney theme parks, had the stronger desire to meet Rowling's creative vision and claw back some customers from Disney. I'm not saying Disney is necessarily wrong or is a big and evil corporation. Judging by their box office returns and rave reviews on many of their movies, clearly they know what they are doing and their business model works. However, their model does not work on every creative property, particularly those that require a more tailored or idiosyncratic approach.
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Jul 13, 2018 9:34:10 GMT -5
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 13, 2018 9:34:10 GMT -5
Saw an early screening of "Skyscraper", wasn't expecting much, but was surprised that I enjoyed it. The premise was not particularly original and there are some gaping plot-holes. So it's not an Oscar film. But as a summer popcorn flick, I just want to be entertained rather than seeing it to contemplate the meaning of the universe. And on that score it actually worked. It entertained me.
The Rock is well...the Rock, nothing new there. But he does a show a little more humanity and vulnerability than his usual bad ass persona. All in all, I won't say it's an awesome film, there is just too much silliness in the film that drags it down. But if you adjust your expectations and just want to have some fun time at the cinema, you may like it.
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Jul 14, 2018 1:42:52 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on Jul 14, 2018 1:42:52 GMT -5
Saw an early screening of "Skyscraper", wasn't expecting much, but was surprised that I enjoyed it. The premise was not particularly original and there are some gaping plot-holes. So it's not an Oscar film. But as a summer popcorn flick, I just want to be entertained rather than seeing it to contemplate the meaning of the universe. And on that score it actually worked. It entertained me. The Rock is well...the Rock, nothing new there. But he does a show a little more humanity and vulnerability than his usual bad ass persona. All in all, I won't say it's an awesome film, there is just too much silliness in the film that drags it down. But if you adjust your expectations and just want to have some fun time at the cinema, you may like it. Just saw an ad by Cathay-Pacific Airlines with a picture of "the Rock" dangling by his fingertips off the top of a building. The caption was: "There are other ways to hang out with the family in Hong Kong"
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Jul 16, 2018 22:18:59 GMT -5
Post by XAsstCoach on Jul 16, 2018 22:18:59 GMT -5
Just watched Wind River with Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. Its based on a true story...or true situation where missing Native American women statistics are not kept despite having data on all other demographic. Back to the story, the tracker/hunter Cory Lambert (Renner) discovers a frozen body while trying to track down a family of mountain lion in the Wind River Indian Reservation. FBI agent Jane Banner (Olsen) was called in to investigate and though it looked like a homicide, the coroner could not rule it a homicide because the cause of death was pulmonary hemorrhage from breathing cold air rapidly (the victim was actually running away from someone in the middle of the night barefoot with just a down jacket and nightgown underneath in the dead of winter in Wyoming).
Because of this, Banner could not file a homicide report with the FBI thereby being denied additional resources for the investigation. Banner then asked the local tribal chief of police Ben Shoyo (Graham Green) and Lambert to help her with the investigation. An interesting movie overall, quite a surprise. Was a good thriller.
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Jul 24, 2018 15:56:01 GMT -5
Post by dc on Jul 24, 2018 15:56:01 GMT -5
And I went to see "Eighth Grade". It's a very small, tiny picture- (not an insult). But my goodness..it's so moving I feel so much for this little girl and so oddly proud of her.
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Aug 2, 2018 19:30:58 GMT -5
Post by dc on Aug 2, 2018 19:30:58 GMT -5
Bette Midler @bettemidler 7h If you have a teenager or ever were a teenager, go see "Eighth Grade" this weekend! It’s opening everywhere and it’s not to be missed. Best movie of the summer!
Jimmy Eat World @jimmyeatworld 21h If our song The Middle was a movie it would be Eighth Grade. Kayla is our spirit animal. Congrats to @boburnham on a fantastic film
Molly Ringwald @mollyringwald 19h I just saw @eighthgrademovand thought it was the best film about adolescence I’ve seen in a long time. Maybe ever.
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt Jul 12 Just now finished watching @boburnham's EIGHTH GRADE. Still processing it. Funny and gut-wrenching and perfect. @elsiekfishergives a performance I can't find precedent for. I'm just stunned. LA/NYC -- go see it tomorrow. GO.
Nick Offerman @nick_Offerman Jul 11 This beautiful film from @boburnham made me cry love tears
Mary Lambert @marylambertsing 19h God, #EighthGrade was so so so good. Congratulations @elsiekfisher & @boburnham on an incredible film. Holy smokes. I’ve never seen such a compassionate, honest depiction of being 13.
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Aug 2, 2018 20:04:58 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Aug 2, 2018 20:04:58 GMT -5
You know what I was doing in the 8th grade?
Suffering through the worst Hawaii men's basketball season ever. They ended the season 1-26. Every home game was televised and perhaps even some road games. Nevertheless, I missed their only victory. Also had a lot of crushes on girls. One crush was for a girl who had a "reputation" -- she had a boyfriend at another school and she was having sex. That kind of scared me at the time, having lustful thoughts of someone who was way above my league. Also, I had to read a gazillion books for English -- a year-long project where we had to read N number of books (forgot how many) from a list given to us by the teacher and write book reports. If you read extra, you got extra credit. I read more books than anyone else. Of course, it was this kind of behavior that prevented me from getting dates.
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Aug 11, 2018 18:01:05 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Aug 11, 2018 18:01:05 GMT -5
Annihilation
What the crap?!?!
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Aug 11, 2018 19:17:27 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2018 19:17:27 GMT -5
Christopher Robin
What the heel?!?
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Aug 14, 2018 0:59:08 GMT -5
Post by XAsstCoach on Aug 14, 2018 0:59:08 GMT -5
Just watched the ending of The Notebook...one of the saddest endings I have ever seen. Brought tears to my eyes.
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