They show people die by exploration and shrapnel too.
Itās a very dumb idea that takes up a huge part of the movie for no reason.
Things the āshieldsā donāt block
Those heat seeking bullets
explosions
Shrapnel
Swords
Things they do block
Ummm nothing?
Maybe traditional bullets which I donāt think are even in the movie.
guys its a movie
The shields are just a kludge so that Herbert could write in a bunch of badass knife fighting sequences.
I agree that Ledger is the #1 reason why TDK was so good, but I want to add that it was also subversive of the whole super hero genre in how it set up scenarios that the hero or anyone couldnāt just punch or shoot their way out of. In almost every single superhero story, and I mean that to include well beyond just Marvel and DC and to include ancient mythology, much sci-fi, etc., the strong hero just isnāt quite strong enough in the first encounter with whatever big bad it is in the story, and he needs some combination of a relic, helpers, divine blessing, training, etc., and then he becomes strong enough to beat the big bad with conventional violence. The Jokerās trials, notably the bombed ferries and especially the final standoff where the hostages are dressed as henchmen and the henchmen as hostages, could not just be solved by straightforward violence, and indeed, the Joker was counting on Batman and the police making the conventional choice for his victory. Turning that convention on its head is a big reason why the movie stands out as well.
These are really good points.
I think also that TDK was also the most weād ever seen Batman be Batman. It was awesome to see him need to be a detective and outsmart the villains in every way.
And then there are just so many great set pieces. I adore this scene of Batman jumping off the rooftop to fly to Lauās building.
The opening robbery scene is fantastic on its own, and we can say that itās not due to Ledger because of how minimal he is at that point.
I think the lack of Batman is in large part why TDKR was so disappointing.
Poor Things
Absolute riot of a film. Even better than his last, which I liked quite a bit. Great writing and even better performances. I really thought at the end they were going to put Godwinās brain in Alfie rather than the goat brain, but I was happy with that too.
My only (very minor) complaints were the Alexandria part somehow felt both underdeveloped and unnecessary. Didnāt really like how she gave the money to the sketchy shipworkers rather than finding a way to actually get it to the poor. And I know some people liked the score (it did get nominated for an Oscar), but I found it pretty grating.
Anyway, itās my favorite of the BP nominees so far.
9/10 (very close to giving this a 10)
That line is good, but I will forever be quoting āI must go punch that babyā.
I think it was 10/10 and BP worthy
Emma has great appreciation for being given that line too.
Tubi is out there doing real movie nerd stuff:
Iām generally not one who is particularly inclined toward choosing one absolute favorite director, but if I forced myself to pick one from the modern era, I think Fincher would stand a strong chance of being my guy. His batting average is truly ridiculous.
I found Mank to be a dull time, and Iāve never actually given Alien 3 a watch because of the negative consensus around it, but otherwise the consistently high quality is staggering. Even absolute masters like Scorsese donāt hit at this high of a rate for me.
Itās unfortunate that he has voluntarily put himself in Netflix jail and that we donāt really know if or when weāll ever get another full theatrical release from him, but I still look forward to whatever we get from him going forward.
Ya thatās quite a solid list, saw drive away dolls last night and found it highly entertaining
Alien 3 is def worth a watch. Plenty of opportunity afterward to dig into what the movie was supposed to be.
Yeah, fair enough. Iām overdue for a rewatch of the original two Alien movies (which I loved, particularly the first), so once I do those and am fresh on them I suppose Iāll finally give part three a look.
Unrelated, but triggered in my brain because of the notion of revisiting a franchise: Iām glad that you and others ITT alerted me to the reboot of the Apes franchise after I had understandably left it for dead post-Wahlberg. Rise was pretty great and Dawn was even better. Jason Clarke is usually more naturally cast as a prick of some sort, but he actually pulled off the generically noble protagonist role in Dawn nicely. I havenāt seen War yet because it seems like I can only stream that one via FXNOW and I think thatās edited for TV, which is obviously not preferable. But with a new installment coming in May, Iāll get to it one way or another before then.
Thatās awesome!! Iām glad you like the Apes movies. Iād say Dawn is the high point but War is also very good.
As for Alien, I hope you like part 3. Itās just a shame what could have been, but itās not an outright bad movie imo. Just some stuff thatās frustrating.
Nah, skip Alien 3 and watch Alien: Resurrection instead.
There is an āassembly cutā of Alien 3 that improves it quite a bit for me. Removes some shit CG at the end and changes a bunch of other stuff. I like Alien 3 like this even if itās not Alien/Aliens level.
Thatās funny, an assembly cut is just the script with the circled takes put in order (nothing really creative done).
I think I saw that a loooooonnnnng time ago when I was mega into fan edits. Cool callback, I love stuff like this. Sometimes itās the closest weāll ever get to seeing it.
If youāre into stuff like this in general, I highly recommend the YouTube channel Bullets and Blockbusters. Their videos make me feel liked I got to see these cancelled or corrupted projects.
I think I posted one of their videos above.