Any good movies out there?

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[Zoso]

I'm pretty sick of ridiculous over the top action movies . Too many effects . Nothing is believable because it's commonplace to go too far . Yes it looks real but it's not even close . You know ? I used to love coming out of a theatre feeling like things could have actually taken place .
Ones where they are left to their own devices . Flesh and bone type movies are good . Like that last one from Owen Wilson where he escaped to Vietnam . No escape ?

[V-Rated]

CREED! highly recommend it!
~V~

[Queen K]

Officially avoiding ALL Star Wars trailers and reviews until I see it for myself. I already consider the over the top hype as strike against enjoying the movie.

[fluffy]

I too was constantly aware of the amount of hype that preceded the release, it was everywhere. Without giving away any secrets, Episode VII does a fine job of recapturing the feel of the original chapters all those years ago.

[Queen K]

Did you throw your "Live Long and Prosper" geek gang sign to show your allegiance to all things Geek?

[fluffy]

Did you throw your "Live Long and Prosper" geek gang sign to show your allegiance to all things Geek?

What, and risk dropping my popcorn? I've got my priorities in order.

[fluffy]

I try to preview all the nominees for the best picture Oscar in advance of the awards, you know, just so I have something to whine about after. I watched "Spotlight" the other night. Pretty darn good, good enough that I watched it again the next night. True story about the investigative reporting team that blew the lid off a conspiracy of silence within the Catholic church on the subject of pedophile priests in Boston.

On the small screen, I watched the first episode of a new Showcase series called "Billions". This one has potential. I'm a little apprehensive with the choice of Paul Giamatti as one of the leads as it's a pretty serious role and he's usually cast in mildly "comic relief" roles, but I'm willing to give him a chance. I remember how well Kelsey Grammer left his clowny persona behind in "The Boss". Still *bleep* that they cancelled that one.

[Queen K]

We watched a remastered Star Wars movie, A New Hope.

For some reason they all look so young. But no matter, it was so so so....hokey! But for an audience of it's day, in 1977, it was also new and invigorating, an experience to behold. Re-mastered film did fill out some details though.

I bought a boxed VHS set of all three of the originals for $2.50 at the Salvation Army yesterday.

[GordonH]

We watched a remastered Star Wars movie, A New Hope.

For some reason they all look so young. But no matter, it was so so so....hokey! But for an audience of it's day, in 1977, it was also new and invigorating, an experience to behold. Re-mastered film did fill out some details though.

I bought a boxed VHS set of all three of the originals for $2.50 at the Salvation Army yesterday.

I seen first 3 in theatre's when they first came out, then first one of second set of 3.

[tsayta]

Seen Revenant twice now. Pretty good. I still love Grown Ups....'maaaaaaaaiize". Love Great Outdoors for "big bear, big bear chase me". And always you gotta love those old victorian homes in Nelson BC in Roxanne

[fluffy]

...it was so so so....hokey! But for an audience of it's day, in 1977, it was also new and invigorating, an experience to behold.

A big appeal to that first Star Wars movie was the pace it kept. They had done a lot of research on just how long you had to look at an image in order for it to register completely in your mind, hence the average length of any one camera shot during the actions sequences was maybe a second or two. This had the effect of drawing the audience along at an exciting pace.

"Hokey" was part of the magic too, a relatively shallow plot, some comic relief, and the good-guys-always-win was the word of the day, a feeling they recaptured quite well in the new one.

[GordonH]

...it was so so so....hokey! But for an audience of it's day, in 1977, it was also new and invigorating, an experience to behold.

A big appeal to that first Star Wars movie was the pace it kept. They had done a lot of research on just how long you had to look at an image in order for it to register completely in your mind, hence the average length of any one camera shot during the actions sequences was maybe a second or two. This had the effect of drawing the audience along at an exciting pace.

"Hokey" was part of the magic too, a relatively shallow plot, some comic relief, and the good-guys-always-win was the word of the day, a feeling they recaptured quite well in the new one.

Got to also remember the technology in film making in mid 70s, compared to today. Even though George Lucas was far ahead of everyone else back then.

[Dizzy1]

Got to also remember the technology in film making in mid 70s, compared to today. Even though George Lucas was far ahead of everyone else back then.

Yup - back then it was an actual craft

I've seen all 8 in the theatres :) Scratch that - saw all 13 in the theatres if you include all the rereleases ;)