Fury road is def way better and agree on the Jack sparrow comment
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Please do!! I am very eager to hear how the movies play when seen in chronological vs release order.
Disagree, Furiosa was awesome. More of a good thing, not better or worse.
I think part of this was going in expecting Fury Road part 2, which obv was not the right mindset.
But even with the differences I canāt get over how much better the score was in Fury Road
Is Shallow Hal a good movie? Because I find myself liking it more every time I watch it.
Itās fine. Iāve seen worse. The elevator scene with Tony Robbins is quite funny.
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So weird I had this movie on my mind a few hours ago, I remember it being ok
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Is it offensive or respectful to people of size iyo?
I think Iāve seen this movie three times and still donāt know what is actually shown in āthe sceneā. I canāt watch it with my eyes open.
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It doesnāt get shown really graphically. I believe it cuts away at the last split-second to his brotherās horrified reaction.
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IIRC you can hear the guyās teeth scraping on the curb as heās getting in position, which is the most excruciating part of the scene.
During the period where Tony Kaye was freaking out he was taking ads out in the trades about it, which was a very wild thing to do.
Iām sure itās not great on that but the overall message is good, I havenāt seen it in years
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Speaking of, I do think itās interesting that this can be the right choice at times to heighten impact.
I remember, in the scene in Fight Club where Ed Norton beats the shit out of Jared Leto, they originally were just going to show him beating him to a bloody pulp pretty graphically. But then they alternatively tested the take where he starts the beating and then cuts to a view of the guys in the fight club all standing there watching in complete horror, getting increasingly disturbed by the beating they were watching, and that cut tested way better so thatās what went into the film.
It apparently tested better not because it was less disturbing, but actually because it was more disturbing to let the audience imagine what could possibly be getting this reaction from these characters who are far from squeamish about watching people commit gratuitous violence to each other.
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Looks fun, but I fear they showed too much in the trailer:
The Silent Partner (1978) on Criterion isnāt bad if you want a smart late-70ās suspense thriller. Sexy bank manager Elliott Gould pulls a switcheroo on mall Santa/would-be bank robber Christopher Plummer. John Candy is there for some reason?
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The first 30 minutes of Hancock (on Tubi) are so damn good. May as well be a short film. But man, once it turns into a different movie 
If you need to take your mind off of existential dread, Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993) delivers on the schlock 90ās action formula of Maniac Cop 2. Visionary camp producer/writer Larry Cohen and auteur director Alan Smithee at it again. My man Robert ZāDar dual-wields handguns, the practical effects are fantastic, just a great camp action film.
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Axel F is fun. Not that itās anything special compared to all movies in general, but as (usually awful) legacy sequel comedies go itās quite good. If you liked the original Beverly Hills Cop, itās worth a watch. For context, I liked the original Cop, thought Cop II sucked, and skipped Cop III. Given the reputation of III, Iām guessing I can say this is the first worthy sequel to the original.
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