STICK3Rboy Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 13 hours ago, R3D_D3ViL said: Drag Me To Hell deserves a mention too...I think quite a few scene setups can come only from someone who directed that one. True. But we were talking about a couple of scenes in particular which directly reference a scene from Evil Dead 2. 5 hours ago, R3D_D3ViL said: Top Gun:Maverick metacritic sitting at 81. Holy what the f**k !!! Knew it would be good but this good Also 96% on RT with an 8.5 avg. rating! Looks like we have a winner on our hands. 3 hours ago, SpearHea:D said: Northman today ? Been out since yesterday. Watched it last night. Such a fascinating depiction of Nordic culture and mythology with absolute top-tier cinematography and music. Definitely watch this with the volume turned way up because the soundtrack is a banger and adds a lot to the atmosphere. Skarsgard pretty much takes the centre stage and has played the role of a rage-fueled viking hell-bent on taking revenge to perfection. Seriously, the guy looks absolutely feral in some scenes! The only minor gripe I have is that after a very strong first hour, the plot meanders a bit and the pacing suffers. But it's so well shot and directed that I was still transfixed. I think the film was majorly shot on location in Iceland and it looks f**king breathtaking! Can't imagine what it would've been like watching it on the big screen when even just watching it at home had such a transportive effect on me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3D_D3ViL Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, STICK3Rboy said: True. But we were talking about a couple of scenes in particular which directly reference a scene from Evil Dead 2. I got that..but yaa it was out of context 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dante77 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Death on the Nile - Boring first half and totally predictable story. Ending was pretty much exactly what I predicted especially the WhoDoneIt part. Plus first half is just plain boring and didn't add much. With the slow first half, I was thinking of catching small details and all but it didn't matter much. Overall a poor film. Worse than first which was average at best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 6 hours ago, STICK3Rboy said: True. But we were talking about a couple of scenes in particular which directly reference a scene from Evil Dead 2. Also 96% on RT with an 8.5 avg. rating! Looks like we have a winner on our hands. Been out since yesterday. Watched it last night. Such a fascinating depiction of Nordic culture and mythology with absolute top-tier cinematography and music. Definitely watch this with the volume turned way up because the soundtrack is a banger and adds a lot to the atmosphere. Skarsgard pretty much takes the centre stage and has played the role of a rage-fueled viking hell-bent on taking revenge to perfection. Seriously, the guy looks absolutely feral in some scenes! The only minor gripe I have is that after a very strong first hour, the plot meanders a bit and the pacing suffers. But it's so well shot and directed that I was still transfixed. I think the film was majorly shot on location in Iceland and it looks f**king breathtaking! Can't imagine what it would've been like watching it on the big screen when even just watching it at home had such a transportive effect on me. Where did you watch? I'm a big fan of Nordic representations in media - books or TV, the depiction of the Icelandic Sagas, the southward foray of the vikings later down the line, stuff like that. Picked it up in The Last Kingdom and Vikings, and this book called The Shadow of the Gods. Plus the cast is good, and I'm really hyped to watch this one. Would've loved it to see it at the movies, but will throw it up on the TV and enjoy it all its 4K glory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 minutes ago, dante77 said: Death on the Nile - Boring first half and totally predictable story. Ending was pretty much exactly what I predicted especially the WhoDoneIt part. Plus first half is just plain boring and didn't add much. With the slow first half, I was thinking of catching small details and all but it didn't matter much. Overall a poor film. Worse than first which was average at best. I've read the book - knew the whole plot - and still enjoyed every minute of it. Not saying this is perfect but its a very good adaptation I'd say. I was just super engaged, knowing how it would turn out in the end didn't kill it for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In other news, watching Multiverse of Madness tomorrow evening. Was waiting to be done with semester exams. Do I need to watch Wandavision for this? My friend says I can just watch the final post credits scene and I'm all set? Thing is - I'm not sold on WandaVision. If I binge it tomorrow, its pretty much just for context and not out of excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, North said: In other news, watching Multiverse of Madness tomorrow evening. Was waiting to be done with semester exams. Do I need to watch Wandavision for this? My friend says I can just watch the final post credits scene and I'm all set? Thing is - I'm not sold on WandaVision. If I binge it tomorrow, its pretty much just for context and not out of excitement. No need. Just skim through it by reading or watching some videos. It is mostly for Scarlet's motive that you may need to watch Wanda Vision but you can easily skip it. Don't skip on reading some info or watch the summary of the series. I highly recommend it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 8 hours ago, STICK3Rboy said: By alexeykotolevskiyart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICK3Rboy Posted May 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 12 hours ago, North said: Where did you watch? I don't think there is any other option for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, STICK3Rboy said: I don't think there is any other option for us. Yeah sad. Its not done well at the box office overseas, so if there was a legit way - even something as dumb as renting it on Youtube I would do it to support more such endeavours but alas, will sail the high seas once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpearHea:D Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Loved Northman f**king amazing. The digitally stiched long cut of attack sequence, i say damn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern_Ubermensch Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Anyone watched nightmare alley So wanted to watch it in theater but couldnt Watched Strange 2 last night, id say good standalone drama, very tight script No padding, no cringe humour also not very complicated amd confusing Plot was intereating and pacing was spot on Raimi on the bulls eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 It already features Shah Rukh Khan's daughter, Suhana; Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan's grandson, Agastya; and Sridevi and Boney's daughter, Khushi in the lead. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinJo Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Moribus just stay away from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Interesting read. https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/05/14/box-office-marvel-doctor-strange-multiverse-of-madness-plunges-82-for-17-million-friday/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Finally watched Doctor Strange 2. Hovering between a 6/10 and 7/10 personally. Its a Raimi flick alright, I loved certain sequences yet the story on a whole is just really not it. It only works because of its ties with the rest of the MCU. As a standalone this movie would have a lot of issues. As a pure sequel to 2016's original Doctor Strange, it would yet again have issues. Heavily relies on tie-ins and easter eggs. Don't get me wrong, I love Easter eggs sprinkled in - like the one very early in No Way Home. But fair few set pieces are there just to wow the audience and to make us go 'woohoo' when we see something that wasn't expected - but that basically do not add anything to the plot or the story. The first movie was definitely better, it def honed in on Strange as a person - and as a superhero later, while this one gives no f**ks about the girl, or any of the other major players and is based on any development previously done in pre-Endgame flicks or WandaVision. I did not really like how the movie ends either, did not feel earned. Entertaining popcorn flick for sure, but not worth 400 bucks to watch it at the cinemas imo. One would be much better off spending the dollar on Top Gun : Maverick later this month. Some spoilers now - Spoiler Loved Strange re-animating his own corpse, great stuff. Wong said no one has ever made the journey to that mountain, but 5 mins later he says the book was transcribed from the symbols on the walls? Doesn't add up. Wanda just being all crazy and then she sees that her kids are actually afraid of her and she just backs off. Extremely predictable. The girl, America was the worst character. Could not give a f**k about her. Can't control powers but at the end of the movie she is just convinced she can. Also the appearances of the 'illuminati' needed to be more epic and grandiose, getting their asses handed to them by Scarlet Witch 3 minutes later just dragged them through the mud. Doesn't make me excited about seeing them again doing 'epic cool things' when they just got 1v4'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumar123 Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 12:40 PM, Bird Bird Bird said: I just felt that the ending was anti climactic. Felt...empty. That's MCU for ya. It's always about teasing the next thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 15 hours ago, KnackChap said: It already features Shah Rukh Khan's daughter, Suhana; Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan's grandson, Agastya; and Sridevi and Boney's daughter, Khushi in the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Hot damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberpunk Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Lmfao what a clown, keeps getting arrested almost every week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumar123 Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 5 hours ago, cyberpunk said: Lmfao what a clown, keeps getting arrested almost every week. He's batshit crazy. Apparently, his friends and family isn't admitting him for rehab because that'd mean the money would stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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