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Blade Runner 2049. Not quite worth the wait and the ending begs many, many questions.

So just like the original.

Nicely paced for nearly 3 hours.

Good twist.

Bittersweet ending.
 
revjohn said:
the ending begs many, many questions.
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There was discussion of a possible trilogy at one point. Hopefully that means any followup won't take 35 years again. Then again, the original was a beautiful example of what I want more of: movies that stand perfectly well on their own without need for sequels or prequels. The ending was open-ended, sure, but I am one of those people who still values leaving something for the viewer/reader's imagination, something modern filmmakers seem to be moving away from. There is now this incessant need to explain everything to the n'th degree (e.g. - Star Wars. Did we really need to know that Darth Vader built C-3PO? Did knowing 3P0's roots really add anything to the story?). Anyhow, I didn't feel the lack of a follow-up to Bladerunner to be a problem, though once Villeneuve got involved, I actually did get interested.
 
I think there's a Patrick Rothfuss fan or two on here. @Carolla maybe? Anyhow, Rothfuss is going to be hitting screens in a big way in the not too distant future thanks to a deal with Lionsgate. There's going to be a TV show set in the past of the series (i.e. a prequel) and a film series based on the novels. And to kick it all off, Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, the Tobey Maquire Spiderman trilogy) is directing the first movie.

Sam Raimi to Direct Fantasy Film The Kingkiller Chronicle
 
Ex fan ... that blows it out ... another candle gone wacked auld ... like that one off the Tallahassee Brigit ... read up on the story behind the ballad ... not to be worn around the neck as an iron cross ... too heavy ... compared to the damsel ... flies in a twinkle ...

Under the pool metamorphic zing as hellgrammite (disseminate that)! Monstrous critters but good bait'n the school of unknowing ... as we forget ... the subtle mind absorbs all .. bottoms ide up ...
 
Mendalla said:
I think there's a Patrick Rothfuss fan or two on here. @Carolla maybe?
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Yes - me! You have a good memory Mendalla. Pointed in the direction of Rothfuss' books by pinga :) and by you I think. Read them a few years ago tho - and my memory for details of plot are often not great as time passes ... so the movie will feel somewhat 'new' to me.

And yes pinga - WILL we ever see that third book??
 
We've been catching up on watching a few of the Oscar nominated films recently. Some good stuff out there.
 
Only recent movie for me was Godzilla : Planet of Monsters. It the first anime (Japanese style of animation) movie featuring the Big G, which is weird considering they are both Japanese and both became cultural icons in roughly the same time period. Very, very good Godzilla movie, riffing very heavily on the notion of Godzilla (and monsters in general) as a force of nature. In this version, Godzilla has literally taken over the planet, forcing humanity to evacuate with the help of some friendly aliens. A group of humans, unable to find a new homeworld, returns and implements a plan by a bright but rebellious military officer to destroy Godzilla. Things do not go as planned. It is the first of a trilogy, with part 2 coming out in May. Netflix is on board as North American distributor (with original Godzilla studio Toho also involved) so all installments are going straight to NF here.
 
Both potentially NSFW (not for gore etc but because both movies have adults in em...)

david cross' (Mr. Show, Arrested Development) directorial debut (also distributed by BitTorrent??? wow. love living inna future)
HITS | official trailer US (2015) David Cross

Harmontown Documentary aboot a small group's attempts at creating a community. Ongoing.
 
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Arrested development??

De gutted sensation when you loose core virtue? That fluttery sensation ... some points lost? Them be like ho Key .. misplaced periods ...
 
Most recently have seen "The Post" (journalism story - release of the Pentagon Papers re Vietnam war), "I, Tonya" (Tonya Harding story - interesting & very sad actually to learn more of her history of abuse), "Their Darkest Hour" (Churchill wartime - surprised to learn some things about him that I did not know & liked seeing 'the war rooms' which we visited in London a few years ago), "Loving Vincent" - extraordinary! (hand painted - in the style of Van Gogh - animated feature film looking into the death of Vincent Van Gogh), "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (tragic story with some dark comedy - love Frances McDormand in almost anything!). Still on my list is "The Shape of Water". Winter is for movies, summer is for gardening!
 
Most recent viewing was Finest Hours.

Gary Oldman is phenomenal as Churchhill. Artistic license taken apparently to humanize Churchhill and present him as likeable. Which makes scenes with family where all admit that he is difficult to like somewhat perplexing.

It covers Dunkirk from the homefront. Stunningly more boats heading out for the evacuation than we ever saw on screen during the film Dunkirk.
 
revjohn said:
Most recent viewing was Finest Hours.

Gary Oldman is phenomenal as Churchhill. Artistic license taken apparently to humanize Churchhill and present him as likeable. Which makes scenes with family where all admit that he is difficult to like somewhat perplexing.

It covers Dunkirk from the homefront. Stunningly more boats heading out for the evacuation than we ever saw on screen during the film Dunkirk.
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Sadly, I missed that one.
 
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