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they making 4 more of avatar movies
2028 Avatar 5
2026 Avatar 4
2024 Avatar 3
2022 Avatar 2
Why?



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they deff will see it cause i been told its one of the best fantasy movies. well i know it took few yrs to make first avatar
I dunno, I never even saw the first one and I sure ain't goin' to the second.
I haven't heard ONE person, IRL, even people who liked it, say they actually wanted a sequel. Much less four or five.



I thought Avatar was fine--as frequently seems to be the case with Cameron, the direction and technical aspects are great, the writing is ... adequate. God bless the man, though--when I went to see it he did a Q&A afterward and he talked at length about the process of making it; he certainly has a passion for film. I can't say I'm personally eager to see more Avatar films, but it can't be denied that it was hugely popular and he does have a great track record at the box office.

Also the Avatar ride at Disney World is really big fun, highly recommended.




Frankenstein (1931, James Whale)

A stone cold classic with the iconic Boris Karloff as the Monster. Good visuals, a few memorable scenes, but some major flaws as well - the biggest offender being the plot, which is terribly shallow and full of holes. Overall, a pretty enjoyable movie but definitely overrated imo.



I thought this was pretty good on the whole, but I didn't care for how contrived the ending was; I mean...

WARNING: spoilers below
...Chuck gets stabbed in the stomach, and then just walks around all day refusing to get it taken care of, so he can drop dead hours later? I mean, I know that the Hays Code mandated that onscreen wrongdoing had to eventually be punished in some manner, but even that feels a bit forced, don't you think?



Still a good movie besides that quibble, though.
C'mon...

WARNING: spoilers below
don't tell me you've never been stabbed in the stomach and driven around all day before dropping dead later in the afternoon at your boss' office. Pfff.


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Re: Avatar, I was really impressed by the spectacle, the visuals, and whatnot. I still rank it as one of my top theater-going experiences, but it's not a film I've felt like rewatching afterwards on TV. That said, the other day my wife put some bits of it for the kids so they could see the "dragons" flying and I was again impressed by how good it looked on our TV.

Anyway, regardless of that, I don't see a lot of enthusiasm for this "franchise" and, even though I also respect Cameron's dedication, I do think it feels a bit misguided, to put it mildly. Guess we'll see.



Dune (2021)

Dune is visually grandiose and dull at the same time. It's like looking at a photoshoot in ruins of some long-gone civilization. It's a sterile and lifeless and perfectly composed spectacle that fails to inspire much awe. Its flaws are very similar to Blade Runner 2049.

I haven't yet finished the book (blame New World for that), but it feels like they got Jessica completely wrong. There's also the preachy tone that's missing from the book (at least up to one-third of it), and some casting choices feel off. I'd have to rewatch Lynch's version, but I remember liking it more.
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GOODNIGHT MOMMY
(2014, Franz & Fiala)



"Please come back. All I wish for is that you'll come back to us."

Goodnight Mommy follows twin brothers Elias and Lukas (Elias & Lukas Schwarz) as they try to cope with various traumatizing experiences. When their mother (Susanne Wuest) return home from cosmetic surgery, they notice changes in her behavior and start suspecting that she might not be their mother. But is she?

In Goodnight Mommy, co-directors and co-writers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala manage to build a slow building, dread-filled atmosphere around this broken family. There is a twist that I felt was predictable as hell, or at least, I guessed it less than 5 minutes into the film. I certainly wish the directors wouldn't have spent so much effort trying to conceal that gimmick cause it was a bit distracting, but at the end of the day, I felt the payoff was worth it.

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Dune (2021)

Dune is visually grandiose and dull at the same time. It's like looking at a photoshoot in ruins of some long-gone civilization. It's a sterile and lifeless and perfectly composed spectacle that fails to inspire much awe. Its flaws are very similar to Blade Runner 2049.

I haven't yet finished the book (blame New World for that), but it feels like they got Jessica completely wrong. There's also the preachy tone that's missing from the book (at least up to one-third of it), and some casting choices feel off. I'd have to rewatch Lynch's version, but I remember liking it more.
I didn't hate it like you did - in fact, I quite liked it despite its flaws - but there's truth in your first paragraph. And it's almost a certainty that I would have hated the film, had I read the book first - happens too often with me.



Bright light. Bright light. Uh oh.

The Four of Us (Florian Gottschick, 2021)
5.5/10
No Future (Andrew Irvine & Mark Smoot, 2020)
5/10
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (Les Blank, 1995)
6.5/10
Banshee Chapter (Blair Erickson, 2013)
6/10

Don't get involved with government drug testing - it probably won't end well.
Curse of Aurore (Mehran C. Torgoley, 2020)
6/10
Stuffed (Erin Derham, 2019)
- 6.5/10
Solitary (Luke Armstrong, 2020)
5/10
The Survivors (Michael Ritchie, 1983)
+ 6/10

Skeptical Walter Matthau accompanies his new friend Robin Williams to buy a weapon. Someone is really into it.
Bungalow (Ulrich Köhler, 2002)
+ 5/10
Flames (Zefrey Throwell & Josephine Decker, 2017)
+ 6/10
Ghostline (Dean Whitney, 2015)
5/10
Women Is Losers (Lissette Feliciano, 2021)
6/10

Two best friends, Chrissie Fit & Lorenza Izzo, suffer vastly different fates with their unmarried pregnancies in a stylized critique on sexism.
Apache Junction (Justin Lee, 2021)
5/10
Dating & New York (Jonah Feingold, 2021)
5.5/10
Every Last One of Them (Christian Sesma, 2021)
5/10
Dina (Antonio Santini & Dan Sickles, 2017)
- 6.5/10

Doc about two seemingly mismatched people finding love. Surprisingly frank and awkwardly funny.
The Unnamable (Jean-Paul Ouellette, 1988)
5/10
Under Wraps (Alex Zamm, 2021)
5.5/10
Lord of Tears (Lawrie Brewster, 2013)
5/10
Dune (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)
+ 6.5/10

Messianic Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is saluted by Duncan Idaho (Jason Momoa).
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Frankenstein (1931, James Whale)

A stone cold classic with the iconic Boris Karloff as the Monster. Good visuals, a few memorable scenes, but some major flaws as well - the biggest offender being the plot, which is terribly shallow and full of holes. Overall, a pretty enjoyable movie but definitely overrated imo.
I loved the film since the first time I saw it. Pretty good stuff, for "talkies" only being around for 5 years at the time.

Runs in my mind that in the original, the scene where the monster throws the little girl into the lake, and drowns, was cut by the censors.

There was some great scenery chewing by Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein! Gene Wilder did some wonderful lampooning of Clive in Young Frankenstein (1974)..



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The Survivors (Michael Ritchie, 1983)
+ 6/10

Skeptical Walter Matthau accompanies his new friend Robin Williams to buy a weapon. Someone is really into it.

Funny, this was a favorite of mine when I was like 15 years old but I haven't had the guts to go back and watch it (even though it is in my queue) for fear that it is just going to suck.



Bright light. Bright light. Uh oh.
Funny, this was a favorite of mine when I was like 15 years old but I haven't had the guts to go back and watch it (even though it is in my queue) for fear that it is just going to suck.
It's split about evenly between laughs/smiles and WTFs.



I forgot the opening line.

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Donnie Darko - (2001)

Another serious contender for my top films of the 2000s list, Donnie Darko can split people into "love it" or "hate it" mode, but most can admit it's a complicated film that allows for much interpretation. Richard Kelly went full on Mulholland Drive with his next feature, Southland Tales and although The Box was more straightforward, it takes in many twists and turns into other realms and dimensions. Darko, being his first film, still feels fresh and exciting - full of philosophical detours and slightly sinister meditations on fate, alternate realities and trying to find meaning in life and death. The film captures the spirit of the 80s really well, and then gives it an ominous twist. Look out for Seth Rogan as a violent bully, Daveigh Chase (who would go on to play Samara in The Ring) as Donnie's little sister and Patrick Swayze as a self-help guru who also happens to be a paedophile. Watched it yet again and still enjoy it to the hilt.

9/10


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The Bourne Identity - (2002)

I haven't seen the Bourne films as of yet, so last night I watched The Bourne Identity for the first time. I found it engaging and entertaining - easy enough to follow - and enjoyed seeing Franka Potente in something that wasn't Run Lola Run, which I think is the only other thing I'd ever seen her in. This really seems to update the Spy Thriller film to it's 21st Century setting, so I'd be interested in seeing how it relates to the novel or the 1988 adaptation starring Richard Chamberlain. I have no Bourne experience at all you see. I'm going to check out the next two films in the series - it seems well worth it. I'm guessing this film has the popularity to crack the top 100 list when the time comes. These films were really popular - but I prefer Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale and Skyfall. This film is okay, but it doesn't top those two for me.

7.5/10
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Funny, this was a favorite of mine when I was like 15 years old but I haven't had the guts to go back and watch it (even though it is in my queue) for fear that it is just going to suck.
Don't be afraid. You'll have lots of fun with it.



I thought this was pretty good on the whole, but I didn't care for how contrived the ending was; I mean...

WARNING: spoilers below
...Chuck gets stabbed in the stomach, and then just walks around all day refusing to get it taken care of, so he can drop dead hours later? I mean, I know that the Hays Code mandated that onscreen wrongdoing had to eventually be punished in some manner, but even that feels a bit forced, don't you think?



Still a good movie besides that quibble, though.
Chuck seemed like a stubborn character hell bent on self destruction, so I didn't really have much of a quibble with it. Besides I'm not an expert on medical insurance in the US so perhaps he didn't even consider it.! I'd much prefer the ending as is, as opposed to some sort of sugar coating.



I dunno, I never even saw the first one and I sure ain't goin' to the second.
I haven't heard ONE person, IRL, even people who liked it, say they actually wanted a sequel. Much less four or five.
well cause the fans wanted more and its a really popular movie. its coming 1st in the box office all time
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/...ross/?area=XWW



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well cause the fans wanted more and its a really popular movie. its coming 1st in the box office all time
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/...ross/?area=XWW
Oh, I know it was big at the time and I can understand how a sequel a decade ago might have made sense, I'm just saying that every single human I have asked about sequels now, particularly multiple sequels, have said they had no interest and were surprised they were doing it, much less spending tons of money on it.
As I understand it from all my friends who saw it, it was fascinating to see at the time but not something one would necessarily want to revisit as the actual story is hackneyed at best and is ultimately just another white savior story made by a rich white man.