What have you watched recently?

[FMPONE]

Watched Rashomon, really one of the prettiest movies I’ve ever seen and a great soundtrack. Such a plodding pace but that’s Kurosawa for you, still enjoyed it though.

[Izuno]

Just finished the final season of Ozark.  

I had some complaints along the way, but in the end it's a masterpiece.

[AlexM]

15 hours ago, Izuno said:

Just finished the final season of Ozark.  

I had some complaints along the way, but in the end it's a masterpiece.

Respectfully disagree but I don't think you are wrong about the direction they wanted to take the show. I think they ended exactly where they wanted to end.
 

[FMPONE]

Top Gun kicks ass. Tom Cruise is just single-handedly keeping the movie business exciting these days

[Dabu]

I've been getting into Breaking Bad some days ago and first episode was awesome. I really liked Jesse and Mr white I should catch more of it.

[FMPONE]

Watched Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Really one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time. The great thing about this movie is that on paper it should absolutely not work, but in practice I believe it succeeds brilliantly. A 10/10 in my book.

[AlexM]

I got rid of all my streaming services but I have like 5 months left of amazon prime so I checked out "Keven can fuck himself" and it's pretty good. Probably not for everyone though. It changes from corny comedy to dark drama frequently throughout the show.

[FMPONE]

Watched Season 3 of this, it started out as me more laughing at the tone and the spectacle of the show being so ridiculous and high energy, but as someone who enjoyed Ninja Warrior this is honestly even better. This one really grew on me and went from popcorn viewing to really getting into it.

 

[FMPONE]

Thought The Bad Guys was solid. Tonally very similar to, if not quite as charming, as Sing 1/Sing 2/Zootopia, but it looks so fantastic, such beautiful animation. Worth watching for that.

[FMPONE]

This movie took about an hour to sink it’s teeth into me, but after that it was totally amazing. Great film if you are willing to commit.

[blackdog]

Couple weeks ago finally finished Ozark.

It’s not the most epic finale, but it’s adequate. I don’t get the hyperbolically bad comments on the ending.

Overall it’s been one of the most solid shows I watched. It really stands out in terms of filmography and consistency.

[Dabu]

days ago I finally watched for the first time the Iron giant, it was a awesome movie 10/10 amazing and a work of art.

The ending made me almost cry ;w;

[blackdog]

In the past weeks I went through the whole Rocky saga, all the way to Creed 2, to get ready for the third installment.
Went to see Creed 3 last Monday.

A lot of the marketing hinges around B. Jordan directing this chapter, and I think it shows. It's not that is bad, but you can see he worked to differentiate it from the rest of the films. Way more noticeable after watching all the others back to back, or if you rewatch Creed 1/2 after 3. Unfortunately I don't think this entry hits the right spots and I found it a bit underwhelming.
I wholly agree with this analysis, without spending time typing spoilery content.
I can't remember if it's mentioned, but I don't think the film is not as good because Rocky/Stallone is missing (I think would have been a somewhat different story with him), just the beats/pacing. The whole film feels rushed and cut for Gen-Z attention span. Is like they felt the need to speed it up to compensate for all the early sign-language scenes.

Anyway this run through the saga as given me a renewed appreciation for Stallone, whom I knew had written the Rocky films, but I hadn't realised he also directed them... I think it's pretty amazing he got the chance to write and direct right after his debut. Also he's accomplished and all, but it's annoying he doesn't have more control over the franchise he created.

Edited April 7, 2023 by blackdog

[+Rusty+]

@blackdog I'v still not brought myself to watch any of the creed films yet (an im a big fan of the rocky films an boxing in general) but its like most things now-a-days when it comes to movies.. some things at times should be left for what they are/were an with so many franchise remakes/build upons etc im not sure i will ever get round to watching this^^ (an i'v heard creed is not to bad) but maybe?
talking about remakes/build apons, just seen a new Wonka trailer lol
but this trailer definitely got my attention

Also @Dabu i know your post was from last year but the iron giant is a classic an brilliant film.. check this out iv you havent already seen.
Ithink it was also Vin Diesel's first ever Voice over work he had done at that time (i didnt even know it was Vin Diesel that played the giant for year).

 

Edited July 12, 2023 by +Rusty+

[ameriatho]

Squid Game 2

Edited January 17, 2025 by ameriatho