Author Topic: What movies are we watching: B-Movie Blitz (Read 157718 times)

Banzai · « **Reply #480 on:** 01 March 2018, 18:35:54 »

Quote from: garhkal on 01 March 2018, 00:40:59

Did a rewatch of the Dolph/Vandamme Universal soldier, and man did they really miss out on some good stuff they could have delved into..

Ignore the sequels until you get to 2009's Universal Soldier: Regeneration. It is direct to video, and it is seriously good.

YingJanshi · « **Reply #481 on:** 01 March 2018, 19:28:39 »

Anybody going to go see the new "Death Wish" with Bruce Willis?
I doubt I will. The first one was okay. But Willis is no Charles Bronson. (One of my favorite actors.)

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #482 on:** 01 March 2018, 19:50:11 »

Honestly, I'm really tired of the "man goes on Roaring Rampage Of Revenge for crimes committed against his wife and daughter" plot.

Banzai · « **Reply #483 on:** 01 March 2018, 19:50:30 »

I like Willis, but the original was a product of its time. And I really dislike Eli Roth's work. Really really dislike. So putting him in a film that was exploitative to start out with? I am going with a hard "no."

garhkal · « **Reply #484 on:** 01 March 2018, 23:59:56 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 01 March 2018, 19:50:11

Honestly, I'm really tired of the "man goes on Roaring Rampage Of Revenge for crimes committed against his wife and daughter" plot.

True that. We had that one with Travolta recently (set in columbus)..

Personally i am just getting sick to death of all the bloody reboots/remakes, period..

MoparMessiah · « **Reply #485 on:** 02 March 2018, 16:14:21 »

Quote from: garhkal on 01 March 2018, 23:59:56

True that. We had that one with Travolta recently (set in columbus)..

Personally i am just getting sick to death of all the bloody reboots/remakes, period..

Yep not too many original ideas coming out of Hollywood

Wrangler · « **Reply #486 on:** 02 March 2018, 16:22:51 »

Would licensing issues be another problem too? You own said property, but if you make new one you have go through alot legal work to establish ownership. Would that be one angle they do these repeats? I recall that number classic 1920-30s-40s and even into 50s had alot remakes among them. Like Robin Hood for example.

garhkal · « **Reply #487 on:** 02 March 2018, 16:24:24 »

That almost makes me wanna try and find out, what IS The most remade film franchise?

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #488 on:** 02 March 2018, 16:42:38 »

I would guess Dracula.

elf25s · « **Reply #489 on:** 02 March 2018, 17:21:07 »

cinderella and sherlock holmes according to guiness world records are the most remade and retold movies

garhkal · « **Reply #490 on:** 03 March 2018, 00:07:39 »

Strange, i'd thought robin hood, or the three musketeers would be..

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #491 on:** 03 March 2018, 00:35:00 »

I wonder if they're counting movies that aren't direct retellings but follow the basic plot or not?

Kidd · « **Reply #492 on:** 04 March 2018, 10:42:33 »

came across this clip from Market Garden while watching trailers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giNu19c02vY

amazing stuff.

idea weenie · « **Reply #493 on:** 04 March 2018, 15:26:30 »

Yesterday local theater had an older movie playing so I enjoyed. The Dark Crystal

elf25s · « **Reply #494 on:** 04 March 2018, 16:24:35 »

Quote from: idea weenie on 04 March 2018, 15:26:30

Yesterday local theater had an older movie playing so I enjoyed. The Dark Crystal

lucky you
they are playing it about 100 miles away from where i live...

Meow Liao · « **Reply #495 on:** 04 March 2018, 20:20:54 »

It was a science fiction double feature.

I saw that Cruise won the Razzie for worst actor in The Mummy, so I watched it to clear dvr space. About half way through, I paused for...

Alien Covenant. That was just awful. When the medic girl went ape shit hysterical I was done. I sat through the rest just to get it out of the way. I have an idea...no more robots on ships.

And back to finish The Mummy. I have never cared for Cruise, but if that was worst acting, it must have been an off year for action flicks. I guess no Expendables movie.

Meow Liao

PsihoKekec · « **Reply #496 on:** 05 March 2018, 01:31:53 »

Quote from: Kidd on 04 March 2018, 10:42:33

came across this clip from Market Garden while watching trailers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giNu19c02vY

amazing stuff.

A Bridge Too Far is really great movie, top notch cast and there was still a great deal of working WWII gear around for convincing battle scenes before the age of CGI.

Kidd · « **Reply #497 on:** 05 March 2018, 08:24:48 »

Found an old VCD (yes) of Police Academy while throwing away old stuff.

Wow they'd never get away with a lot of this stuff nowadays. Kim Cattrall looks smashing. Why can't they bring back that 80s hair?

Quote from: PsihoKekec on 05 March 2018, 01:31:53

A Bridge Too Far is really great movie, top notch cast and there was still a great deal of working WWII gear around for convincing battle scenes before the age of CGI.

Oh thats the name eh? Silly clip not to have the proper name on the title.

PsihoKekec · « **Reply #498 on:** 05 March 2018, 10:46:06 »

I watched it on the tv last year, having previously seen it as a kid, it stood up the test of time well and it was really something different seeing it with all the knowledge about the operation I have now.

MoparMessiah · « **Reply #499 on:** 05 March 2018, 12:56:57 »

Quote from: PsihoKekec on 05 March 2018, 01:31:53

A Bridge Too Far is really great movie, top notch cast and there was still a great deal of working WWII gear around for convincing battle scenes before the age of CGI.

Very good movie. There are couple of scenes that are not historically correct but other than that it's a great movie.

garhkal · « **Reply #500 on:** 05 March 2018, 15:26:01 »

Quote from: Kidd on 05 March 2018, 08:24:48

Found an old VCD (yes) of Police Academy while throwing away old stuff.

Wow they'd never get away with a lot of this stuff nowadays.

That's why IMO a lot of older (late 70s to late 80s) comedies are a LOT more funnier than stuff these days.. Not so ... "watered down"..

YingJanshi · « **Reply #501 on:** 05 March 2018, 15:39:46 »

So it looks like in addition to being in GotG, Yondu will be getting his own movie:

https://youtu.be/PzcaR1N0pTI

Banzai · « **Reply #502 on:** 05 March 2018, 19:08:35 »

Well played.

garhkal · « **Reply #503 on:** 06 March 2018, 00:14:00 »

Quote from: YingJanshi on 05 March 2018, 15:39:46

So it looks like in addition to being in GotG, Yondu will be getting his own movie:

https://youtu.be/PzcaR1N0pTI

What does mary poppins have to do with Yondu?

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #504 on:** 06 March 2018, 01:14:52 »

This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTZYZq1H80

ColBosch · « **Reply #505 on:** 06 March 2018, 01:22:10 »

Ugh. A fine example of why I didn't like that movie.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #506 on:** 06 March 2018, 02:11:51 »

It was still better that Drax.

garhkal · « **Reply #507 on:** 06 March 2018, 04:12:51 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 06 March 2018, 01:14:52

This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTZYZq1H80

Ah, the whole using his uber dagger of doom to float down.. Got it.

Kidd · « **Reply #508 on:** 06 March 2018, 04:19:37 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 06 March 2018, 01:14:52

This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTZYZq1H80

Actually 1 of the better jokes in the movie.

Just choked to death amid the other yakety sax pratfalls such as the end of the clip

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #509 on:** 06 March 2018, 13:29:30 »

My thoughts exactly. The first movie had a fairly good balance of action to comedy. The second doubled down on the comedy at the expense of everything else.