Going to the Movies: past, present, future.

Town Heretic

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Okay, so my upcoming movie going calendar looks like this:

Must see:
Star Wars
Spectre
12 Hours


Want to see:
Bridge of Spies
Rock the Kasbah
The Hateful 8
The Martian


I'll watch the video:
Bone Tomahawk
The Revenant
Crimson Peak
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Ant Man
Tomorrowland
 

Nick M

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Star Wars 7


Maybe now the story will get back on track without Jar Jar Binks, Ewoks, or "musicals" in the hideout of a gangster.
 
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Nick M

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This trailer finally looks like the Star Wars movies we didn't get with the prequels.

TV trailer


There are multiple TV trailers along with the full cut on youtube. And not one of them has Luke Skywalker who is in the movie. They have done a good job of keeping the story under wraps.
 

Mocking You

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To those that are planning to see Spectre--the opening 10 minutes or so is the most spectacular sequence of filming I've ever seen. Most of it is one long continuous single camera tracking shot (or at least it looks like it), with no cuts, most impressive.

It's shot in Mexico City and (apparently) during the Day of the Dead celebration. There's one sweeping panoramic shot where you see the giant public square and streets like spokes on a wheel radiating out and connecting with the square, and each street is jammed with people.

A fantastic visual feast of an opening.
 

ok doser

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Watched Casino Royale (the daniel craig one) today - not bad - would have been better on the big screen for sure
 

Mocking You

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Watched Casino Royale (the daniel craig one) today - not bad - would have been better on the big screen for sure

I'm a big Bond fan, but that movie was the most "un-Bondish" movie of them all. No theme song, no Q, no Moneypenny, no gadgets, no double entendres, no chase scenes, no signature line, "my name is Bond. James Bond", etc.

I wasn't too happy with 45 minutes of "action" scenes consisting of playing cards, either.

A great spy movie, just didn't have the Bond vibe to it. Craig's Bond was so serious, there was not one light-hearted moment. For serious spy movies I'd rather watch a Bourne movie or Mission Impossible.
 

ok doser

lifeguard at the cement pond
I'm a big Bond fan, but that movie was the most "un-Bondish" movie of them all. No theme song, no Q, no Moneypenny, no gadgets, no double entendres, no chase scenes, no signature line, "my name is Bond. James Bond", etc.

I wasn't too happy with 45 minutes of "action" scenes consisting of playing cards, either.

A great spy movie, just didn't have the Bond vibe to it. Craig's Bond was so serious, there was not one light-hearted moment. For serious spy movies I'd rather watch a Bourne movie or Mission Impossible.

ever seen the original with Peter Sellers?
 

Town Heretic

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The Mockingjay series is done. All in all, not bad. I don't think anyone will be recalling it much outside of rebroadcast in a few years, but not bad.
 

Quetzal

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The Mockingjay series is done. All in all, not bad. I don't think anyone will be recalling it much outside of rebroadcast in a few years, but not bad.
Just in time for Star Wars!!!
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Nick M

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The NY Times says 100 people are camped out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater for Star Wars. They have something in common. None of them are going to miss work.
 
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