jbone
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- Comment on Is there a better sequel than Terminator 2? 3 days ago:
The story / writing is pretty bold too. It’s nothing new by modern standards, but it was probably relatively novel in 1982.
- Comment on 2025 Razzie nominations [Full List]: 'Joker 2' up for Worst Picture, Lady Gaga & Joaquin Phoenix nab nods for Worst Actor & Actress 3 days ago:
I decided to skip Joker 2 once I heard it was a musical (and then I heard the review were bad).
You got me curious about Phoenix’s singing so I looked up some clips on YouTube.
You were right, it’s not good.
- Comment on Top 10 Most Streamed Movies in the US in 2024, according to Nielsen 3 days ago:
These just seems like a bunch of kids’ movies. I remember watching some cartoons on VHS again and again, like ~20 times a year.
- Comment on Dune: Part Two's Josh Brolin Reacts to Denis Villeneuve's Oscar Snub 1 week ago:
I am not going to get into the drama around Oscar nominations, however, I will disagree with Brolin that Part II was the better film.
I am a huge Dune fan (have all the Frank Herbert Dune books, have read Dune and Dune Messiah at least 10 times and have read the others books in the series several times).
Part I was relatively focused and was an excellent representation of the introductory part of the book. Part II simply did too many things at the same time. I spoke to many people who watched the (new) movies, but never read the book and they found many components of Part II to be a bit confusing.
Honestly, they should have gone with a trilogy. Dune is basically written as a 3 act book. The intro which Part I captures perfectly. Paul Atreides and Jessica Atreides’ integration into Fremen society is the second act. And third act culminates with the resolution of the narrative.
Part II is a great film, just it could have been better if it was split into two.
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- Comment on What are some new movies worth watching for someone who likes sci-fi and fantasy 2 months ago:
Kalki 2898 AD sounds fun. Have not heard of it. Will have to check it out. Cheers!
- Comment on What are some new movies worth watching for someone who likes sci-fi and fantasy 2 months ago:
Falling Stars
This looks cool. Thanks!
- Comment on What are some new movies worth watching for someone who likes sci-fi and fantasy 2 months ago:
It’s still a sci-fi movie, no? All post-apocalytic are science fiction.
You’re also welcome to give your suggestions. 😄 These are the 2024 movies that I watched and thought fit the bill.
- Comment on What are some new movies worth watching for someone who likes sci-fi and fantasy 2 months ago:
- Alien Romulus - If you haven’t already seen it.
- Dune Part 2 - You have to watch the first part if you haven’t seen the newer Dune movies.
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - I thought this was very good, even though it doesn’t really include the eponymous Mad Max
Less mainstream stuff:
- The Platform 2 - People complain it’s not as good as the first one, but I thought it was solid. You don’t really need to watch the first one.
- Abigail - More of a horror, but has fantasy elements
- V/H/S/Beyond - Horror, but has scifi elements (more than the previous entries)
- Comment on Brian K. Vaughan writing Forbidden Planet remake 2 months ago:
For a second, I read that as remake of Fantastic Planet.
That would have been a plastic survey disaster.
- Comment on New looks at Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World Rebirth and Mason Thames as Hiccup for How to Train Your Dragon finally arrive 2 months ago:
FWIW, the Lost World novel (on which the 2nd movie was based on) was solid. The movie was OK, but could have been much better.
- Comment on Neon sets December release for speculative sci-fi doc ‘2073’ 2 months ago:
This sounds like an interesting movie. Although I would hesitate to call it a documentary.
I can never say no a dystopian cyberpunk media.
- Comment on Ridley Scott working on ‘1492' 4-hour director's cut 2 months ago:
For a second, I thought he was working on 1408, the horror movie with John Cusack based on a Stephan King story.
- Comment on Exploitation/underground animated films? 2 months ago:
Some Japanese animation that may fit the bill:
Dallos (1983) - A scifi/political OVA from the creator of Ghost in the Shell. Kite (1998) - Action/revenge movie. Includes porn scenes, but IMO this is not a typical “hentai” movie. Ninja Scroll (1993) - Action movie set in pre-Meiji era. Megazone 23 (1985 to 1989) - Series of scifi/cyberpunk movies. The concept and especially the first movie likely served as an inspiration for the Matrix series. Perfect Blue (1998) - An exploitation/thriller that IMO easily beats most Hollywood fare. Was originally supposed to a live-action movie, but they switched to animation because they couldn’t get the budget for a live-action movie. Vampire Hunter D (1985) - Solid vampire themed action movie. Wicked City (1987) - Action/horror with gothic themes and nudity.
- Comment on Path to TVV? 2 months ago:
CG is their sister site. I don’t believe they have another sister site.
Like with all private trackers, best route is via invite forums. If you can get into CG, you should be able to get into TVV.
- Comment on Robert Pattinson and Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Shifts to April 2 months ago:
This sounds exactly like my kind of movie. Not to mention it’s being made by Bong Joon Ho, made one of favourite movies (across all genres); Memory of a Murder.
While his later movies are excellent (Okja, Snowpiercer, Parasite), Memories of a Murder benefits from a more indie vibe, a less polished presentation and a more eclectic style. Check it out if you liked his later movies (I would recommend watching it in Korean with subtitles).
- Comment on The Fly: Nikyatu Jusu to write and direct a film set in the universe of David Cronenberg's remake 2 months ago:
Let’s see how those plays out, hopefully it won’t be lame.
Btw, if you go in without any expectations, The Fly II is decent. Just don’t compare it to the Cronenberg release and take it for what it is.
- Comment on Robert Zemeckis wants to make another Back to the Future movie (with a twist) 2 months ago:
I generally dislike musicals (with some exceptions like Dancer in the Dark and Moulin Rouge!), but the Back to the Future franchise seems like a bad fit for a musical.
More so than most franchises, Back to the Future feels very tied to the zeitgeist of its time (80s to early 90s).
Then again, they made Joker 2 a musical (I recently found out about this and had to double check that this wasn’t a joke).
- Comment on Paul W S Anderson to return to videogame movies (House of the Dead with Sega) 2 months ago:
If you approach it as an unintentional parody, it can be fun.
- Comment on Snoop Dogg working on 'Planet of the Apes'–like movie, but with dogs 2 months ago:
I have a feeling this is going to be terrible. Hopefully in a “so bad, it’s good” kind of way, but I have my doubts.
- Comment on "Jumanji 3" Set For December 2026 2 months ago:
I watched the remake first and I actually liked it more than the original (marginally). The original was great, but I honestly thought the remake was more entertaining (and I have no issues watching “older” movies).
The second one was solid as well, but as often happens with sequels, it didn’t quiet match the first one.
That being said, I am looking forward to the third one.