beekay414 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Outpost31 said: The Midnight Sky is the boringest pretentiousest movie ever and George Clooney is the most pretentious hack there is. Except unlike a lot of pretentious hacks (Lynch, Cronenberg, Arronofsky, etc), Clooney doesn’t have any actual talent. So watching one of his movies is like watching an Arronofsky movie if Arronofsky just recently had a brain aneurysm. No, watching a George Clooney movie is like watching an Arronofsky movie, but Arronofsky is a 16 year old clone of Arronofsky who was told he’s a clone of Arronofsky and was given 50 million dollars to make a movie and a bunch of actors who have serious talent were contractually obligated to star in it. Most entertaining scene was Sweet Caroline. And not because of the directing, but just because of being able to listen to Sweet Caroline while watching the most boring ****ing movie ever. Have you ever seen Michael Clayton? or are you talking about him as a director? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 10:30 PM, Outpost31 said: I really, really, really, really, really loved Love and Monsters. It created a fantastically fun world. I really, really, really hope there's a sequel. I feel like this would have been a surprise hit if it hadn't been for covid. Very enjoyable movie. Might be the best of 2020 for me, but I'd have to look at that because I don't even know what came out when anymore. Where is that streaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacReady Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 7 hours ago, THE DUKE said: Where is that streaming? I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) On 1/10/2021 at 8:39 PM, Outpost31 said: The Midnight Sky is the boringest pretentiousest movie ever and George Clooney is the most pretentious hack there is. Except unlike a lot of pretentious hacks (Lynch, Cronenberg, Arronofsky, etc), Clooney doesn’t have any actual talent. So watching one of his movies is like watching an Arronofsky movie if Arronofsky just recently had a brain aneurysm. No, watching a George Clooney movie is like watching an Arronofsky movie, but Arronofsky is a 16 year old clone of Arronofsky who was told he’s a clone of Arronofsky and was given 50 million dollars to make a movie and a bunch of actors who have serious talent were contractually obligated to star in it. Most entertaining scene was Sweet Caroline. And not because of the directing, but just because of being able to listen to Sweet Caroline while watching the most boring ****ing movie ever. I'm 3/4 of the way through it. Fell asleep watching last night (I've read spoilers on the ending so I'm aware of the "twist" at the end). I'm on the fence because I think it's lazy when movies have these cataclysmic apocalyptic "events" but leave us viewers in the dark as to what the event actually was. They give subtle clues in the air quality readings and radiation spread. It's really just leaving it up to our imagination, because nothing scares us more then our own fears. When reality really is they just want to avoid plot holes, inconsistencies, and the criticism that follows. It's all to common in these post apocalyptic movies. But to be fair I've read that the book didn't explain these things either so it's not really a knock on Clooney. His acting for the most part was on par. I thought the scene with the peas was well done, the Sweet Caroline scene as you said. The special effects and CGI were kind of meh, but for a Netflix movie that's forgivable to me. However the little girl who played Iris was so cute and I was quite impressed with her ability to express her feelings with only facial expressions. For a Netflix movie it was ok. I was entertained for a couple hours. Edited January 12, 2021 by Shockwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Prior to Midnight Sky I had watched Greenland which I think was a much better done apocalyptic movie that actually took the time to delve into the event. Showed the news reporting, the science behind it, and how humanity would realistically react to such an event. Although the ending kind of turned me off. Edited January 12, 2021 by Shockwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 In 2020/2021 an apocalyptic movie is the last kind of movie I want to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Midnight Sky had potential and was pretty good until about the middle of the 2nd act. The 3rd act was absolute trash and the twist was about as worn out as Jenna Jamison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 1) Love Jessica Chastain. She's must see TV. 2) Love politically based movies. There's not enough of them IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) On 1/10/2021 at 7:39 PM, Outpost31 said: The Midnight Sky is the boringest pretentiousest movie ever and George Clooney is the most pretentious hack there is. Except unlike a lot of pretentious hacks (Lynch, Cronenberg, Arronofsky, etc), Clooney doesn’t have any actual talent. So watching one of his movies is like watching an Arronofsky movie if Arronofsky just recently had a brain aneurysm. No, watching a George Clooney movie is like watching an Arronofsky movie, but Arronofsky is a 16 year old clone of Arronofsky who was told he’s a clone of Arronofsky and was given 50 million dollars to make a movie and a bunch of actors who have serious talent were contractually obligated to star in it. Most entertaining scene was Sweet Caroline. And not because of the directing, but just because of being able to listen to Sweet Caroline while watching the most boring ****ing movie ever. you didnt see burn after reading i take it. best clooney performance. edit: oh i see clooney directed it, so you meant Director. it was a competent movie though. you gotta give him that. the issue was that it was a movie with no payoffs. Edited January 13, 2021 by Malfatron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 12 hours ago, BroncosFan2010 said: Midnight Sky had potential and was pretty good until about the middle of the 2nd act. The 3rd act was absolute trash and the twist was about as worn out as Jenna Jamison. can you even call it a twist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/10/2021 at 10:52 AM, ET80 said: Karl Urban After seeing him in The Boys....everyone wasted his talents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/10/2021 at 5:53 PM, thrILL! said: I saw it at the IMAX theatre in Irvine which has the 90’ x 65’ screen. It was an incredible experience. i watched it on an airplane. it sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) Watched Color out of Space last night. I'm not a huge Lovecraft fan but being he's one of the most famous people from my little state of Rhode Island I've read some of his books. It's been a good 25 years since I read this book but from what I remember the movie makes some drastic changes to the story. Director opted for more gory The Thing like practical special effects. Like body melding due to radiation, mutation etc...those poor Alpacas ... Anyway it was a decent watch. Quite a mix up from the other movies I've been watching recently. Nick Cage was his usual entertaining self. Loved him in Mandy and he was just as good in this. Edited January 13, 2021 by Shockwave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Was a family movie night so the kids picked The Kid Who Would Be King, and while it had a few redeeming parts, it was pretty rough. The guy who played young Merlin was pretty entertaining and invested in the role, and provided pretty much all of the entertainment value. The main kids weren't much as actors, and the entire premise is downright silly the more you think about it. That said, my kids enjoyed it for the most part, and it at least told an entire story that wasn't 100% predictable the entire time, although nothing too shocking happens. C- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 11 hours ago, Malfatron said: i watched it on an airplane. it sucked. Nothing like watching aerial destruction while on an airplane lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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