Yup, seen most of them. Different teas for different folks.
I'm more of a horror fan than sci-fi because the latter can be really
lame. I also like to check out some of the "found footage" films young
folks are making. Those are low budget with the usual conceit that
somebody just got a new camcorder and this is the footage they found
after something terrible happened to a group of folks. I call it
"rock'n roll" film making. Sometimes the actual camera isn't a cheap one
(often a Red or even Arri Alexa). Bobcat Goldthwait's "Willow Creek"
was actually shot with cheap Canon cameras. And no, I don't count
Bobcat as "young folks."
I'm more into the techniques of film obviously, not just story content.
In fact, I'll watch a low res version of something as long as I can get
the story out of it. It must have a good arc though.
I was interested in film as a kid and used to pick up copies of American
Cinematographer. Then got interested in TV engineering and hung out at
the local TV station until it went under. Got off into music as my
center focus then. But along the way learned enough about electronics
and math to set me up for my later career in computer programming. That
career turned out to be more successful than music for me.
On 07/03/2015 03:12 PM, Duveyoung wrote:
The trailer got me to not do Zombeavers...gore doesn't allure
me....even in spoofs....maybe even less in spoofs cuz spoofs really
over-do the gore.
Started watching Real Humans.....4th episode so far, and I'm still
waiting to get "hooked".....a bit too much soap-operary. But I think
I'll keep slogging to see if it can grab me.
I watch almost everything, and I'm so jaded, it's surprising I can
still be pleased by anything. Heh.
But, there's gold in them thar hills -- soooooo, in case you haven't
seen them:
Black Sea gave me a good Das Boot hit.
Haywire is not to be missed if you want to see a tough broad kick all
kinds of serious ass.
Lockout fixed my SciFi jones just fine thank you....and the jokes were
golden. "I'm being beat up by a guy named Rupert?"
Paul -- but of course.
The Interview -- but of course
Looper -- a "gotta see" but a bit disappointing.
Premium Rush is much better with Joseph Gordon-Levitt than Looper, and
it gives us Zod as a cop bad guy.
The Babadook had me hitting the pause button nine times.
Safety Not Guaranteed snuck me into a love story.....with a great
SciFi ending none-the-less.
Probably you've seen most of the above, right?
BTW:
Which is correct: snuck or sneaked?
*Snuck* ! is used in American and Canadian English as the past tense
and past participle of *sneak*, but it is considered non-standard,
i.e., ol for dialectal and informal speech and writing. The standard
past tense is *sneaked*. *Snuck* is relatively new, an Americanism
introduced in the late 19th century. The opposite has occurred to the
past form of /slink/. /Slunk/ was long the standard form, but then
/slinked/appeared and is encroaching on /slunk. Slinked/ is considered
non-standard. Style guides at some of the biggest newspapers in Canada
and the United States - including the /Globe/ and /Mail/ (1998) and
the /New York Times/ (1999) - ban *snuck*. But *snuck* may tiptoe into
more formal writing over the years.
---In [email protected], <noozguru@...> wrote :
Then don't watch "Zombeavers" even though it's on Netflix. It's a
spoof of such movies. IMDB cumulative ratings gives "It Follows" 7
stars. You need a certain tolerance if the target audience is
teenage. Currently it seems "Weinstein" is only selling the movie not
renting it. That may change on the 14th when it goes to RB. Maybe you
still have a rental store in your neighborhood.
I've been catching up on the Swedish "Real Humans" (there are two
seasons already) and not watching movies. One I did watch on Netflix
was "Advantageous", a local production, which is sci-fi. Target
audience is women though so it's a chick-flick sci-fi movie. I found
it a little dull. Too much talk not enough show.
On 07/03/2015 01:55 PM, Duveyoung wrote:
Jupiter Ascending got bad reviews, and I found it good enough to
watch two times already. All kinds of production values and new tech
concepts.
It Follows is a rude slap in the face comparatively. Turns out it is
simply a "see girls in underwear running" flick.....AND THAT'S IT.
It's got about twenty things that piss ya off: characters going
into dark places alone, being too dumb to find practical help, and
endlessly starting the fucking movie over and over again with the
same exact scenario: waiting for IT, and then running.
Just trying to save ya getting emotionally ripped off.
Worse part of the film is that IT DOES DELIVER with a lot of good
qualities....gets ya expecting a LOGICAL and REASONABLE film, cuz,
you know, good money and minds were behind this film.
But shit.
---In [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>, <noozguru@...>
<mailto:noozguru@...> wrote :
I'll have to see for myself. With horror and science fiction people
often bring pre-concieved expectations. The film is distributed by
Weinstein so might even have extras and an alternate ending.
Similarly now that "Jupiter Ascending" is at RB I'll be checking it
out for myself.
On 07/03/2015 09:53 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
Not worth the Redbox rental price. Reason: the ending
---In [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>, <noozguru@...>
<mailto:noozguru@...> wrote :
Shows up at Redbox on the 14th.
On 07/03/2015 09:12 AM, Bhairitu noozguru@... <mailto:noozguru@...>
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Especially if you paid the prices I'm seeing to watch it
online. Wait for Netflix for these titles or at least Redbox.
Or did you inherit an eyepatch?
On 07/02/2015 08:35 PM, Duveyoung wrote:
WHAT A FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT MOVIE. I won't spoil it here, but
you should read ONLY THE BAD REVIEWS of this
GOTCHA-TO-BUY-ME-YOU-SUCKER "BAIT AND FUCKING SWITCH" ABUSE
UPON THE PUBLIC.
I cannot believe those Rotten Tomatoes ratings.... The
positive reviews are all
bullshit-for-sure;-written-probably-by-paid-for-shills who
must have all bought into this HEIST of the public mindset.
All the RT reviewers should have their checking accounts
audited for a major influx of payola......holy shit this film
pissed me off.
Piss.
Shit.
Fuck fuck fucking fuck fuck..........fuck.
( Heh......Just trying to help fill in the recently obvious
film-review vacuum.)
ItFollows <http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_follows/>
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Critics Consensus: Smart, original, and above all terrifying,
It Follows is the rare modern horror film that works on
multiple levels -- and leaves a lingering stin...
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