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Forum: Movie Reviews 10-01-24
Replies: 2,548
The MoFo Top 100 Musicals Countdown
Posted By Iroquois
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Musicals Countdown

yeah i didn't get around to voting in this after all. so it goes. take my comments on what does crack the list with a grain of salt, i guess.

anyway, the one-pointers i've seen:

leningrad...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-21-24
Replies: 62
Poll: Which of these is the greatest sci-fi film?
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Which of these is the greatest sci-fi film?

2001 in a walk. you don't get alien or blade runner without it. i like alphaville but it seems comparatively insular.
Forum: Movie Reviews 09-18-24
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-23-24
Replies: 12
Rotten Tomatoes Drops Audience Score In Favor Of Verified Ratings
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Rotten Tomatoes Drops Audience Score In Favor Of Verified Ratings

because when i go on a website dedicated to aggregating critic opinions, what i really want to see are audience opinions. can't get those anywhere else.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 08-21-24
Replies: 75
Alien: Romulus
Posted By Iroquois
what else would it be running on, a flaccid...

what else would it be running on, a flaccid attempt at warping the narrative and emotional throughlines of logan into a multiverse buddy comedy? the fan service seems preferable at that point.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 08-21-24
Replies: 75
Alien: Romulus
Posted By Iroquois
i think people generally didn't care about the...

i think people generally didn't care about the flash and the dceu at large so its necromantic cameos fell by the wayside, whereas alien still has enough cultural cachet that romulus choosing the same...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 08-14-24
Replies: 13
Borderlands (2024)
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Borderlands (2024)

most "reshot and re-edited for a pg-13 rating" movie ever made?
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 08-14-24
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 08-14-24
Replies: 75
Alien: Romulus
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Alien: Romulus

already seeing reports that

the film includes a cgi deepfake of ian holm as ash
which, if true, make this an instant contender for the worst entry in the franchise. still gonna see it to confirm,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-14-24
Replies: 168
2024 Film Challenge
Posted By Iroquois
finished.

finished.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 08-04-24
Replies: 81
Deadpool & Wolverine
Posted By Iroquois
logan did it better seven years ago

logan did it better seven years ago
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 08-02-24
Replies: 12
Love Lies Bleeding
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Love Lies Bleeding

assuming you're talking about o'brian's character becoming a giant at the end, i don't see the issue. it was definitely foreshadowed by not only various close-ups of her muscles visibly growing...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 08-02-24
Replies: 24
"The Crow" Reboot
Posted By Iroquois
a very funny thing to post in a thread that was...

a very funny thing to post in a thread that was started 15 years ago.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 07-28-24
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-14-24
Replies: 48
Kevin Smith's Dogma
Posted By Iroquois
actually, this time i was agreeing with you. but...

actually, this time i was agreeing with you. but sure, whatever, leave me alone.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-13-24
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 07-13-24
Replies: 203
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Posted By Iroquois
leaving aside the external context of the latter...

leaving aside the external context of the latter films being part of a long-existing franchise, you piece it together from what's provided. a key example in fury road is the old women having to...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-13-24
Replies: 48
Kevin Smith's Dogma
Posted By Iroquois
who said anything about extrapolating. i don't...

who said anything about extrapolating. i don't think we are in disagreement on this being a matter of certain contexts being deemed more tolerable (if not necessarily acceptable) than others.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-02-24
Replies: 48
Kevin Smith's Dogma
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Kevin Smith's Dogma

guessing it's to do with how it addresses christianity specifically, something that basterds or scarface don't do at all. if the passion of the christ is any indication, it's that there are people...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-29-24
Replies: 188
Poll: Can a Prequel EVER be a Good Film?
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Can a Prequel EVER be a Good Film?

starting to think i should've just started a "best prequels" thread instead of bumping an old one with an inherently contentious title. oh, well.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-29-24
Replies: 57
Movie Things Most People Like But You Don't
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Movie Things Most People Like But You Don't

saw the thread title and decided it makes more sense to pick "things" as opposed to individual films or creators because there are enough threads talking about who or what is "overrated" already.
...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 06-23-24
Replies: 203
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Posted By Iroquois
a, it's a prequel. b, it's part of a film series...

a, it's a prequel. b, it's part of a film series where the apocalypse happens in the 1980s so wi-fi or various forms of renewable energy never existed in this world. c, thunderdome showing exactly...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 06-16-24
Replies: 20
Pixar's Inside Out 2
Posted By Iroquois
Re: Pixar's Inside Out 2

nah, toy story 2 is still the empire strikes back of pixar movies. at least that gives the impression of mixing up its central conflict while inside out 2 is very much content to repeat the plot of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-16-24
Replies: 188
Poll: Can a Prequel EVER be a Good Film?
Posted By Iroquois
gandalf26 originally wrote that the problem with...

gandalf26 originally wrote that the problem with revenge of the sith is that knowing what does or doesn't happen to characters in the earlier films prevents it from being a good film. you disagreed...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-15-24
Replies: 188
Poll: Can a Prequel EVER be a Good Film?
Posted By Iroquois
then what is your argument if not that watching...

then what is your argument if not that watching the prequels first is as acceptable an approach to the entire star wars franchise as watching the originals first?



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