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  • Posts: 17,279
    Finally got the opportunity to watch Knives Out (2019).

    I didn't get the chance to watch this film at the cinema, as my cinema only showed it for a couple of weeks or so in the most busy period of the year, so I had to wait for the home media release. And then I kinda forgot about it until this weekend, when I found it by chance on a streaming service I subscribe to.

    As a fan of whodunits, Knives Out was right up my alley, and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of the film. Why can't they make more films like these?

    It's a 10/10 film, easily – and as for someone who's not the biggest Craig era fan, I think I prefer him as Benoit Blanc!

    It's a fantastic film. I was well aware of the good reviews but it surprised me just how good it is. I'm a massive fan of the whodunnit also and agree it's a shame there aren't more like this.

    Same here, it was much better than I expected it to be – even with such an impressive ensemble cast. Won't get my hopes up for a genre revival, but at least it looks like a Benoit Blanc sequel is in the works!
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    edited October 2020 Posts: 395
    Birds Of Prey. Good but didn't offer anything new.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited October 2020 Posts: 23,327
    Actually, you’re right, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, if this is a different iteration of the matrix, then it could kind of be like a choose your own ending thing. Who’s to say which iteration we’re really in in Reloaded?

    The Architect says in Reloaded that this is the Sixth Iteration/Version of the Matrix, personally the end of Revolutions I just think the system is in a process of rebooting and starting iteration 7, the machines will keep the cycle going until they find a Matrix the humans will not question or wake from.

    I have always thought Zion is part of the Matrix its the only way the films truly work for me, what is really outside the Matrix could be something else entirely and even more horrifying.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,415
    Actually, you’re right, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, if this is a different iteration of the matrix, then it could kind of be like a choose your own ending thing. Who’s to say which iteration we’re really in in Reloaded?

    The Architect says in Reloaded that this is the Sixth Iteration/Version of the Matrix, personally the end of Revolutions I just think the system is in a process of rebooting and starting iteration 7, the machines will keep the cycle going until they find a Matrix the humans will not question or wake from.

    I have always thought Zion is part of the Matrix its the only way the films truly work for me, what is really outside the Matrix could be something else entirely and even more horrifying.

    I'm just interested in seeing how Neo and Trinity returns. There is a theory that Neo's residual self image is still in the Matrix after he allowed Smith to copy himself onto him and then exploded. Similar to how the Oracle ended up surviving so to speak. Therefore Neo is sort stuck in the Matrix only. Trinity on the other hand was impaled and died in the real world. No clue how she could be brought back unless she was cloned or somehow resurrected by the machines as a favor to Neo for stopping Smith.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 23,327
    Actually, you’re right, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, if this is a different iteration of the matrix, then it could kind of be like a choose your own ending thing. Who’s to say which iteration we’re really in in Reloaded?

    The Architect says in Reloaded that this is the Sixth Iteration/Version of the Matrix, personally the end of Revolutions I just think the system is in a process of rebooting and starting iteration 7, the machines will keep the cycle going until they find a Matrix the humans will not question or wake from.

    I have always thought Zion is part of the Matrix its the only way the films truly work for me, what is really outside the Matrix could be something else entirely and even more horrifying.

    I'm just interested in seeing how Neo and Trinity returns. There is a theory that Neo's residual self image is still in the Matrix after he allowed Smith to copy himself onto him and then exploded. Similar to how the Oracle ended up surviving so to speak. Therefore Neo is sort stuck in the Matrix only. Trinity on the other hand was impaled and died in the real world. No clue how she could be brought back unless she was cloned or somehow resurrected by the machines as a favor to Neo for stopping Smith.

    It very much depends on theory's of what is really happening, my theory would follow that Trinity and Neo/Anderson never left there pods so they are still asleep.

    There is also the possibility of Neo and Trinity being digital avatars inhabited by people who look nothing like them that are asleep in pods.

    You could go on and on that's what is great about it, I hope the 4th film goes in a direction none of us considered.
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    TENET - visually beautiful but the story left me flabbergasted and confused, this is not a very good movie in my humble opinion. A very loud movie to watch in cinema.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Actually, you’re right, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, if this is a different iteration of the matrix, then it could kind of be like a choose your own ending thing. Who’s to say which iteration we’re really in in Reloaded?

    The Architect says in Reloaded that this is the Sixth Iteration/Version of the Matrix, personally the end of Revolutions I just think the system is in a process of rebooting and starting iteration 7, the machines will keep the cycle going until they find a Matrix the humans will not question or wake from.

    I have always thought Zion is part of the Matrix its the only way the films truly work for me, what is really outside the Matrix could be something else entirely and even more horrifying.

    I'm just interested in seeing how Neo and Trinity returns. There is a theory that Neo's residual self image is still in the Matrix after he allowed Smith to copy himself onto him and then exploded. Similar to how the Oracle ended up surviving so to speak. Therefore Neo is sort stuck in the Matrix only. Trinity on the other hand was impaled and died in the real world. No clue how she could be brought back unless she was cloned or somehow resurrected by the machines as a favor to Neo for stopping Smith.

    It very much depends on theory's of what is really happening, my theory would follow that Trinity and Neo/Anderson never left there pods so they are still asleep.

    There is also the possibility of Neo and Trinity being digital avatars inhabited by people who look nothing like them that are asleep in pods.

    You could go on and on that's what is great about it, I hope the 4th film goes in a direction none of us considered.

    There's an interesting theory that the machine world is itself controlled by an outer layer of humans.

    Let's face it, Zion + Machine City still feels like a "small place" for a planet the size of Earth. It wouldn't be entirely inconceivable that there's something bigger still, ultimately still just man-made. I rather like that.
  • WillyGalore_ReduxWillyGalore_Redux I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals flaaaaaaming
    Posts: 294
    The Hunt for Red October

    Easily the best of all the Jack Ryan adaptations to date. Great cast. Alec Baldwin still the closest portrayal of Ryan on screen.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    Posts: 395
    Joker. What a movie and performance.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,469
    The Hunt for Red October

    Easily the best of all the Jack Ryan adaptations to date. Great cast. Alec Baldwin still the closest portrayal of Ryan on screen.

    Baldwin's so fantastic as Jack Ryan, easily my favorite portrayal of the character. Great film.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited October 2020 Posts: 23,327
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Actually, you’re right, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, if this is a different iteration of the matrix, then it could kind of be like a choose your own ending thing. Who’s to say which iteration we’re really in in Reloaded?

    The Architect says in Reloaded that this is the Sixth Iteration/Version of the Matrix, personally the end of Revolutions I just think the system is in a process of rebooting and starting iteration 7, the machines will keep the cycle going until they find a Matrix the humans will not question or wake from.

    I have always thought Zion is part of the Matrix its the only way the films truly work for me, what is really outside the Matrix could be something else entirely and even more horrifying.

    I'm just interested in seeing how Neo and Trinity returns. There is a theory that Neo's residual self image is still in the Matrix after he allowed Smith to copy himself onto him and then exploded. Similar to how the Oracle ended up surviving so to speak. Therefore Neo is sort stuck in the Matrix only. Trinity on the other hand was impaled and died in the real world. No clue how she could be brought back unless she was cloned or somehow resurrected by the machines as a favor to Neo for stopping Smith.

    It very much depends on theory's of what is really happening, my theory would follow that Trinity and Neo/Anderson never left there pods so they are still asleep.

    There is also the possibility of Neo and Trinity being digital avatars inhabited by people who look nothing like them that are asleep in pods.

    You could go on and on that's what is great about it, I hope the 4th film goes in a direction none of us considered.

    There's an interesting theory that the machine world is itself controlled by an outer layer of humans.

    Let's face it, Zion + Machine City still feels like a "small place" for a planet the size of Earth. It wouldn't be entirely inconceivable that there's something bigger still, ultimately still just man-made. I rather like that.

    Taking at face value Zion is on real earth I agree its a very small area of Earth, it would ultimately make sense that it was man that was creating all the restrictions using the machines to serve another agenda.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,415
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Actually, you’re right, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, if this is a different iteration of the matrix, then it could kind of be like a choose your own ending thing. Who’s to say which iteration we’re really in in Reloaded?

    The Architect says in Reloaded that this is the Sixth Iteration/Version of the Matrix, personally the end of Revolutions I just think the system is in a process of rebooting and starting iteration 7, the machines will keep the cycle going until they find a Matrix the humans will not question or wake from.

    I have always thought Zion is part of the Matrix its the only way the films truly work for me, what is really outside the Matrix could be something else entirely and even more horrifying.

    I'm just interested in seeing how Neo and Trinity returns. There is a theory that Neo's residual self image is still in the Matrix after he allowed Smith to copy himself onto him and then exploded. Similar to how the Oracle ended up surviving so to speak. Therefore Neo is sort stuck in the Matrix only. Trinity on the other hand was impaled and died in the real world. No clue how she could be brought back unless she was cloned or somehow resurrected by the machines as a favor to Neo for stopping Smith.

    It very much depends on theory's of what is really happening, my theory would follow that Trinity and Neo/Anderson never left there pods so they are still asleep.

    There is also the possibility of Neo and Trinity being digital avatars inhabited by people who look nothing like them that are asleep in pods.

    You could go on and on that's what is great about it, I hope the 4th film goes in a direction none of us considered.

    There's an interesting theory that the machine world is itself controlled by an outer layer of humans.

    Let's face it, Zion + Machine City still feels like a "small place" for a planet the size of Earth. It wouldn't be entirely inconceivable that there's something bigger still, ultimately still just man-made. I rather like that.

    Taking at face value Zion is on real earth I agree its a very small area of Earth, it would ultimately make sense that it was man that was creating all the restrictions using the machines to serve another agenda.

    Exactly. We never see any water.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,111
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Joker. What a movie and performance.

    I think it’s the movie that foreshadowed what’s happening nowadays, because we didn’t listen from the past (which it’s set in). Be nice to others, people, it can go far!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    ALIEN V PREDATOR (Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004)

    Not as bad as I thought. The first half is rather interesting, before all the boring action sets in. Nice seeing Lance Henriksen as the founder of Weyland Industries. And Colin Salmon is in it. The best part of the movie is the end credit sequence which is insanely cool.

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  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    Posts: 395
    A Man Apart. Good movie in overall.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,786
    OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions
    I still think this is the best 007 spoof/hommage ever made. Haven't seen the second one, but I'm going to very soon.

    Peter Pan
    Will always be my favourite Disney film. Captain Hook will also always be my favourite Disney character.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
    Posts: 7,854
    ALIEN V PREDATOR (Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004)

    Not as bad as I thought. The first half is rather interesting, before all the boring action sets in. Nice seeing Lance Henriksen as the founder of Weyland Industries. And Colin Salmon is in it. The best part of the movie is the end credit sequence which is insanely cool.

    maxresdefault.jpg

    It's better than the abysmal AVP: Requiem.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    ALIEN V PREDATOR (Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004)

    Not as bad as I thought. The first half is rather interesting, before all the boring action sets in. Nice seeing Lance Henriksen as the founder of Weyland Industries. And Colin Salmon is in it. The best part of the movie is the end credit sequence which is insanely cool.

    maxresdefault.jpg

    It's better than the abysmal AVP: Requiem.

    I haven t seen that one. Not terribly interested.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,469
    ALIEN V PREDATOR (Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004)

    Not as bad as I thought. The first half is rather interesting, before all the boring action sets in. Nice seeing Lance Henriksen as the founder of Weyland Industries. And Colin Salmon is in it. The best part of the movie is the end credit sequence which is insanely cool.

    maxresdefault.jpg

    It's better than the abysmal AVP: Requiem.

    I haven t seen that one. Not terribly interested.

    You aren't missing anything.

    I remember seeing the first AVP in theaters and quite enjoying it at the time.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    ALIEN V PREDATOR (Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004)

    Not as bad as I thought. The first half is rather interesting, before all the boring action sets in. Nice seeing Lance Henriksen as the founder of Weyland Industries. And Colin Salmon is in it. The best part of the movie is the end credit sequence which is insanely cool.

    maxresdefault.jpg

    It's better than the abysmal AVP: Requiem.

    I haven t seen that one. Not terribly interested.

    You aren't missing anything.

    I remember seeing the first AVP in theaters and quite enjoying it at the time.

    Cool that it takes place on Norwegian territory.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,544
    I'm going to swim upstream here, fellas. I actually don't dislike Requiem quite the way many do. It's got issues for sure, and the film is too dark at times to see what's going on. But it's brutal and action-driven, and it's got a couple of really cool moments. It's not great, but I prefer it to Alien Resurrection and AVP for sure.
  • WillyGalore_ReduxWillyGalore_Redux I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals flaaaaaaming
    Posts: 294
    All the President's Men

    One of my favourite 'paranoia' thrillers of the 70's (along with The Parallax View). Great casting. Full of terrfic, seasoned character actors. Jason Robards and Hal Holbrook especially.

    I absolutely love the final scene. The juxtaposition as Nixon is sworn in for his 2nd term whilst Woodward and Bernstein type up their story in the background which will eventually lead to Nixon's downfall.

  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 3,985
    Reservoir Dogs

    Although I have seen this more times than is healthy, I haven't seen it in years.

    It hasn't lost any of its magic for me. Still as cool as the day I saw it way back in 92!

    I did forget how close Mr Orange's story is to the end of the film. For some reason I thought it was much earlier in the proceedings.

    Still my favourite Tarantino with one of the best film titles ever IMO... 😁
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited October 2020 Posts: 23,327
    Reservoir Dogs

    Although I have seen this more times than is healthy, I haven't seen it in years.

    It hasn't lost any of its magic for me. Still as cool as the day I saw it way back in 92!

    I did forget how close Mr Orange's story is to the end of the film. For some reason I thought it was much earlier in the proceedings.

    Still my favourite Tarantino with one of the best film titles ever IMO... 😁

    I agree I think its Tarantino's best work, brilliant film. I made this some time ago in homage to Reservoir Dogs...

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  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    ALIEN V PREDATOR (Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004)

    Not as bad as I thought. The first half is rather interesting, before all the boring action sets in. Nice seeing Lance Henriksen as the founder of Weyland Industries. And Colin Salmon is in it. The best part of the movie is the end credit sequence which is insanely cool.

    maxresdefault.jpg

    It's better than the abysmal AVP: Requiem.

    I haven t seen that one. Not terribly interested.

    You aren't missing anything.

    I remember seeing the first AVP in theaters and quite enjoying it at the time.

    Cool that it takes place on Norwegian territory.

    Based on positive comments here, I watched AvP recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. I particularly liked the female lead; while not a carbon copy, like Ripley she was a strong character who was not a ball buster.

  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 3,985
    Reservoir Dogs

    Although I have seen this more times than is healthy, I haven't seen it in years.

    It hasn't lost any of its magic for me. Still as cool as the day I saw it way back in 92!

    I did forget how close Mr Orange's story is to the end of the film. For some reason I thought it was much earlier in the proceedings.

    Still my favourite Tarantino with one of the best film titles ever IMO... 😁

    I agree I think its Tarantino's best work, brilliant film. I made this some time ago in homage to Reservoir Dogs...

    EgKt3ul.png

    Now that's cool @Fire_and_Ice_Returns 😎
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,111
    Reservoir Dogs

    Although I have seen this more times than is healthy, I haven't seen it in years.

    It hasn't lost any of its magic for me. Still as cool as the day I saw it way back in 92!

    I did forget how close Mr Orange's story is to the end of the film. For some reason I thought it was much earlier in the proceedings.

    Still my favourite Tarantino with one of the best film titles ever IMO... 😁

    I agree I think its Tarantino's best work, brilliant film. I made this some time ago in homage to Reservoir Dogs...

    EgKt3ul.png

    Now that's cool @Fire_and_Ice_Returns 😎

    I agree with everyone, RD is one of QT’s best! I also think Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will be a new classic from him.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Kicking: Impossible
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    I watched 1996's The Phantom.

    Good fun, though perhaps it would have benefitted from a lengthier, more detailed introduction to the lead character in a non-action context, because in the early part of the film, after the opening action scenes, he seems to take a backseat to the other people in the story, as the plot starts to come together (though I still enjoyed that part very much).

    It's a blast to see Treat Williams hamming it up, and Billy Zane is an undervalued, very watchable and entertaining actor. And of course, Patrick McGoohan is always a welcome presence. The film also features Catherine Zeta-Jones as a fun villainess that switches sides very easily, haha.

    I loved the part where Diana Palmer meets Kit Walker in New York and fails to recognize he's the same guy who rescued her just a few days/hours ago! Seeing The Phantom jumping over cars in a busy New York street was also delightful. And I must mention the absolutely brilliant opening of the film, which begins with a splendid piece of text that references the daily strip origins of The Phantom, and then, in slightly over a minute, tells you everything you need to know about the character, in a dramatic and exciting way, accompanied by narration courtesy of Mr. McGoohan. Truly top notch!

    This film is good companion piece to its 90's contemporaries The Rocketeer and The Shadow.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,469
    The Descent

    The jump scares don't really do it for me anymore since I've seen the film so many times, but it's still a tense, claustrophobic and eerie movie, and definitely one of my favorite horror films. I got to see it before it released back in 2006 when I was visiting a friend in South Carolina who worked for the local theater. His boss said if we previewed some animated movie to make sure it played OK, we could fire up The Descent in another room afterward, neither film obviously being released yet. It was us and two of his friends in a really big theater, pitch black, seeing it for the first time, it was amazing.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 7,975
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    The Descent

    The jump scares don't really do it for me anymore since I've seen the film so many times, but it's still a tense, claustrophobic and eerie movie, and definitely one of my favorite horror films. I got to see it before it released back in 2006 when I was visiting a friend in South Carolina who worked for the local theater. His boss said if we previewed some animated movie to make sure it played OK, we could fire up The Descent in another room afterward, neither film obviously being released yet. It was us and two of his friends in a really big theater, pitch black, seeing it for the first time, it was amazing.

    One of my favorite horror films; the traveling through the caves themselves is uncomfortable enough, much less what comes later.

    From what I understand there are three versions of the ending. One is the original UK release; the next was one done for a US release and a third that combines the two for a gut wrenching conclusion.

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