the sons of ragnar was great!!! i mean the sons of feanor.
I’m really not sure how anyone could make the Sil into a movie. It may work as an anthology like True Detective though. There’s just too many disjointed stories. I mean, they all go together but putting the Feanor in the same movie as Turin wouldn’t really make much sense. Plus the number of actors you’d need would be mindblowing.
Turin Turumbar could be a stand alone movie… they could squeeze at least 6-8 movies out of that book. Only problem is that the stories span hundreds of years and there was very little dialogue in the “history of middle earth” chapters. Except for a few key characters it’d be akin to watching “The World at War in Colour” on Netflix. Come to think of it, Ken Burns could do a good job with that book.
They should hurry up with the Turin show. Capitalize on the incest-mania from GoT.
Is it possible to make a movie about Tom Bombadil?
After reading the book, that was one character that I actually missed. I said to myself, “Wow. Peter Jackson really f’d up by not including this guy in the movie.” (Note - I watched the movies before I read the books.)
they had tom bombadil in the hobbit movie.
The money maker they missed out on was the LOTR musical. I mean, it’s all there, Tolkien’s written all the songs already, just need John Williams to score hits like "The Merry Elves of Lothlorien, and "Lamentations to Gandalf’
I admit that I’ve tried to purge those movies from my head, but I’m pretty sure he wasn’t in them.
Apologies that was Radagast. I fell asleep while watching the first one
Yeah and probably for the best. Tom Bombadil is kind of a stupid character that is a bit too light in the loafers if you ask me
Justice for the Burrow Wights!
People either love him or hate him. I’m a fan. The dude was a badass that trolled Frodo by making the most important object in the universe simply disappear. Ho diddly oh.
Blade Runner 2049: IMAX **minimal to no spoilers**
Visually this is probably the most beautiful film I’ve ever seen. This movie will win the oscar for cinematography next year. If they don’t the Academy should just retire. The Cinematography is worth watching; colour, plane-ing, aspect, contrast, the use of angles, all top notch. Set design for a future stricken by nuclear weapons and extreme climate change on the western seaboard 2049, is believable, stark, and faithful to the original. Some of the set design and visuals were breathtaking and thought provoking cautionary tales. I don’t think you can fault anything visually.
A lot of people try to give bladerunner 1&2 a try, but often times they just don’t get it. They want to be entertained and watch breathtaking visuals, they get the latter but not the former. It should be noted that these films are long (2h45m) and the pace is slow, it is not an easy watch and requires one to be engaged intellectually to capture visual cues and nuances. Even in this film the film is light on dialogue and H.Ford probably delivers less than 100 lines. The story is instead communicated through symbolism and in true noir fashion, through facial expressions and short sentences. The point, I think, is that the viewer must have internal dialogues and figure out what is going on - the constant questioning of their actions, words, and imagery, testing one idea against the other and trying to keep up with the film is part of the experience. The film wants you to doubt what is real and what is not, whether actions are human or replicant, building towards the greater theme; what does it mean to be alive
In this way the film has done well to segway from the last and carry on as a sequel. It picks up under a new Bladerunner and he uncovers a secret that will tear the world apart. I’m going to stop here as the discussion will be spoiler laden. One particular plot point is never really resolved and requires viewers to suspend belief. The ending leaves room for a sequel but we’ll never get one based on the box office performance.
This is where some criticisms may fall - viewers not familiar with the intricacies of BR1 will be left in the fog, I don’t know if it functions well as a standalone film - we get several cameos and references from BR1 which give us points of reference to how the world has evolved. The search for Deckard probably won’t make sense as nobody knows who Deckard is, though that plot point from BR1 is resolved when he’s found. The pacing is slow, too slow for most who prefer to be told what is going on in the movie rather than trying to interpret the movie. This is a terrible date night movie. It probably isn’t a movie for anyone except for introspective people. Next time I rewatch this it will be by a roaring fire on a howling winter night with a scotch in hand. That’s the kind of movie this is. In the end, it could have used 5-10% more dialogue and sped up by 1.05x. The main plot point requires some fleshing out to be more believable and parts of the final act felt rushed - I think this will get better on the second viewing but for a first time view it was too long. Unfortunately the climax occurs and your BPM only increase by 5% so you’re not sure if you have seen the climax of the film. There is no beautiful moment with Rutger Hauer reflecting on his life in a soliloquay but the scene with H.Ford and Wallace was gripping.
This is getting too long but despite the criticisms I thought this was a good follow up, the more I think about it the more I enjoyed it. The discussion regarding what it means to be human is subtly carried out throughout, the replicants feel fear, loneliness (holographic wife scene was crazy), love, and the plot point and then the twist leading to disappointment, and finally, reflection on what life is and asking the question, was it all really worth it?
4.5/5
Edit: I think it’s unfair to not comment on the acting - the performances were strong, Gosling in particular was a large part of that. Ford has some strong scenes, particularly the one referenced above. He is still the cranky anti hero but has clearly lost some of that young leading man vigour we know and love. Ana De Armas is the charming Joi, who captures a hologram perfectly and almost makes us believe in artificial love. Slyvia Hoeks is a good ‘main villian’ and plays the evil merciless robot well. Her scene with Robin Wright is terrifying. I didn’t even realise this was Jared Leto until checking IMDB. He does a great job with the meglomaniac character and is 50% of the Deckard/Wallace scene, even though its difficult to understand 50% of the concepts coming out of his mouth. The ‘product launch’ scene captures the other side of the replicant humanity debate shockingly well.
thanks for the great review dude!! I don’t think the wife will like this film as sounds like not much happens. I for one really want to see it. I quite like the long, slow films with great cinematography
this past weekend i saw happy death day. the movie was great. the chick was hot. -thenerdyreview
5m budget, netted 55m in box office.
but low key el macco these are great reviews.
Great movie
Pokhim; I suggest you see it in theatres, even if it means going solo. I heard they are going to pull it soon. I think the Imax experience is worth it. Its been a while since I’ve gone to the cinema and I got sticker shock but I’m glad I saw it on the big screen.
To your situation, depending on how you interpret one or two of the key scenes I think it will be accretive experience, and perhaps give you some parallels to help find the answer to the last question and maybe peace with your decision. In my mind, it, and BR1, are really movies about humanity and the human condition, with the backdrop of replicants in the dystopian future.
Nerdy; rate the movie then rate the chick
Maybe your office chippy can see it with you.
The wife was out on Friday… drinking with her pals.
I watched a korean film - Train to Busan! I would defo recommend it… probably one of the best zombie films i’ve seen.