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    • Arkandel
      Arkandel last edited by

      Hey I don’t think a thread about movies exists. If it does please feel free to move this post there.

      Black Panther 2 was very good. Easily the best post-Endgame phase film so far.

      Just to get it out of the way, the things I didn’t like: Ironheart (as a character) was below par, and her portrayal… eh. The final fight too wasn’t anything special.

      The things I liked: Shit, everything else. I’m not a fan of Letitia Wright’s after her anti-vaccination public stance came out but she killed it. Angela Bassett’s Ramonda almost stole the entire film. Even support characters’ arcs like Okoye, Nakia, hell even Martin Freeman’s Ross were really well done.

      Wakanda itself was a character, and it was played really respectfully. Its culture, dress codes, traditions were quite memorable.

      At last, a genuinely great movie from this franchise in phase 5.

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        Coin @Arkandel last edited by

        @Arkandel said in Movie reviews and discussions:

        Hey I don’t think a thread about movies exists. If it does please feel free to move this post there.

        Black Panther 2 was very good. Easily the best post-Endgame phase film so far.

        Just to get it out of the way, the things I didn’t like: Ironheart (as a character) was below par, and her portrayal… eh. The final fight too wasn’t anything special.

        The things I liked: Shit, everything else. I’m not a fan of Letitia Wright’s after her anti-vaccination public stance came out but she killed it. Angela Bassett’s Ramonda almost stole the entire film. Even support characters’ arcs like Okoye, Nakia, hell even Martin Freeman’s Ross were really well done.

        Wakanda itself was a character, and it was played really respectfully. Its culture, dress codes, traditions were quite memorable.

        At last, a genuinely great movie from this franchise in phase 5.

        I have some criticisms of the film, but I liked it in general.

        I do disagree with you on two key points, though: I thought Riri Williams was done pretty well, and I found Letitia Wright was overshadowed pretty much in ever scene by every one of her scene partners.

        Basset and Huerta steal the entire movie as Ramonda and Namor, IMO.

        In Occam I trust.

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          GF last edited by

          My review of BP2: the movie is about grief and mourning. I went to it in a slightly depressed mood and lost track of how many times I cried; more than four, probably six. Maybe wait until you’re in a good mood to go watch it.

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            GF @Coin last edited by

            @Coin said in Movie reviews and discussions:

            Basset and Huerta steal the entire movie as Ramonda and Namor, IMO.

            I know Huerta spent most of the movie naked but for a pair of swim trunks and Spock ears, constantly flexing his core muscles to make his abs look defined. I know how silly it is.

            But nothing felt silly. Every scene he was in, I was entranced. I was there with him, feeling what Namor felt. How hard a lift must that be for an actor? I’m awed.

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            • Jennkryst
              Jennkryst last edited by

              Bones and All, aka Cannibal Romance, is cute. And fun to loudly eat popcorn during people-nomming scenes.

              Mummy Pun? MUMMY PUN!
              She/her

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              • Arkandel
                Arkandel @Jennkryst last edited by

                @Jennkryst said in Movie reviews and discussions:

                fun to loudly eat popcorn during people-nomming scenes.

                #evenwithcontext

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                • Jennkryst
                  Jennkryst last edited by

                  Glass Onion is also great, it’s in theaters for like. A week, but is Netflix film, so if it’s not on there already, it should be soon.

                  Mummy Pun? MUMMY PUN!
                  She/her

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                  • Third Eye
                    Third Eye @Jennkryst last edited by

                    @Jennkryst
                    Glass Onion was SO MUCH FUN. Awesome experience with other people, it was cool to see the audience reaction to the jokes/reveals, but I’m sure it’ll play fun on Netflix, too.

                    I want something else to get me through this
                    Semi-charmed kinda life, baby, baby
                    I want something else, I'm not listening when you say good-bye

                    She/Her or They/Them

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                    • BloodAngel
                      BloodAngel @Jennkryst last edited by

                      @Jennkryst That was so good!

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                        GF last edited by

                        Violent Night is SO GOOD. I thought it was just going to be some cynical, self-aware parody concept, but not only does it play the concept with a completely straight face, there’s some sincerely moving Christmas stuff in there that made me full-on cry at least once. A very dudely movie–self-actualization through massive violence–but the violence itself is so creative and downright funny I almost don’t mind. I give it 98%: one point off for being just the least bit eye-rolly with the testosterone, and another for using too much CGI blood instead of proper squibs. Don’t sleep on this movie!

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                        • Kestrel
                          Kestrel last edited by

                          I enjoyed Bullet Train.

                          It’s a fun, dumb action movie.

                          It’s not particularly deep.

                          But not everything has to be!

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                            GF last edited by GF

                            Please go see Cocaine Bear. Everyone involved in this movie deserves more work, and we all deserve to see more of the movies they make.

                            EDIT: I refuse to review the movie at all because you should go in with whatever your expectations are, and just experience it from that place.

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                            • Jennkryst
                              Jennkryst @GF last edited by

                              @GF said in Movie reviews and discussions:

                              Please go see Cocaine Bear. Everyone involved in this movie deserves more work, and we all deserve to see more of the movies they make.

                              EDIT: I refuse to review the movie at all because you should go in with whatever your expectations are, and just experience it from that place.

                              +1 for Cocaine Bear. I went to an 11am showing last Tuesday and it was packed. Two 80 year old guys were there. I was tempted to watch them the whole time, just together their reactions, but I watched the screen instead.

                              Mummy Pun? MUMMY PUN!
                              She/her

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                              • BloodAngel
                                BloodAngel last edited by

                                Glorius lives up to the title. Best Cosmic horror movie I have seen in a bit. On Shudder!

                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esqxTzc3lgM&t=11s

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                                • SpaceKhomeini
                                  SpaceKhomeini @GF last edited by

                                  @GF I’m gonna spoil it for people,

                                  but there’s a bear, and the bear does cocaine.

                                  (Also, it’s fucking hilarious)

                                  I woke up feeling so good, I think I’d better call in sick/ I need a personal trainer to help me hold my drink
                                  I plan to be spontaneous next time we meet/I’m putting off procrastinating until next week
                                  I’ll get onto it when I give a shit

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                                  • Roz
                                    Roz @SpaceKhomeini last edited by

                                    @SpaceKhomeini omg they JUST installed the spoiler tag plugin!

                                    she/her | playlist

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                                    • Pavel
                                      Pavel last edited by

                                      I will break the forum again if I have to.

                                      He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.

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                                      • Arkandel
                                        Arkandel @Pavel last edited by

                                        Who else has watched the Dungeons and Dragons movie?

                                        Who else loved it? It was funnier and better-paced than it had a right to be! Also I thought they utilized (and partially made fun of) many D&D tropes while they were at it. Great chemistry between the group members, too.

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                                        • Third Eye
                                          Third Eye @Arkandel last edited by

                                          @Arkandel said in Movie reviews and discussions:

                                          Who else loved it?

                                          Meeeeeeeeeeeeee.

                                          It was just top to bottom really well-done and fun. Hoping it does well enough to get a sequel, I would love to see that party again.

                                          I want something else to get me through this
                                          Semi-charmed kinda life, baby, baby
                                          I want something else, I'm not listening when you say good-bye

                                          She/Her or They/Them

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                                          • Arkandel
                                            Arkandel @Third Eye last edited by Arkandel

                                            @Third-Eye I also think, assuming this does well at the box office - which it definitely seems to be - then that success opens the door for different ‘kinds’ of movies. Same as RPGs themselves can.

                                            So while this was an adventurous, light-hearted movie in its heart there’s no reason they can’t have other parties unrelated to it with grittier plots set in the Forgotten Realms, or which explore different corners of Faerun.

                                            Somewhere there’s a Hasbro exec with dollar-sign-eyes smiling like a fool at the prospect.

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