May Movies: Aladdin, Godzilla, John Wick & Rocketman

[Augie]

On 5/21/2019 at 6:35 AM, Joe in Winslow said:

Saw Wick. DEFINITELY worth the price of admission, then again I'm a fan of the franchise

 

 

That’s funny, my wife picked that one yesterday as she thought I might like it better than the other options. We had ZERO idea what the whole franchise was about. Don’t recall even hearing about it before. Almost suggested leaving 10-15 minutes in. Glad we stayed, I guess, but I felt like I had paid to watch a kid playing a video game. If I had known what we were getting into, it might have felt different. I wanted to fast forward thru some of the predictable, monotonous, ridiculous fight scenes. There is an arcade one floor below the theater that has similar action for a few quarters. 

 

The other people there seemed to know more about what to expect and they enjoyed it. Once my wife mentioned “video game”, that’s all I could think of. 

[DC Tom]

On 5/20/2019 at 9:19 AM, Lurker said:

 

Lol.  The Marvel/Star Wars/Fast & Furious/comic book universe says hello...

 

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?p=.htm&yr=2018

 

LOL  Because Captain Marvel and Avengers Endgame had no political or social messaging.

 

Hell, I still haven't seen Captain Marvel because I was told not to culturally appropriate the feminist experience. 

[unbillievable]

2 hours ago, Augie said:

 

That’s funny, my wife picked that one yesterday as she thought I might like it better than the other options. We had ZERO idea what the whole franchise was about. Don’t recall even hearing about it before. Almost suggested leaving 10-15 minutes in. Glad we stayed, I guess, but I felt like I had paid to watch a kid playing a video game. If I had known what we were getting into, it might have felt different. I wanted to fast forward thru some of the predictable, monotonous, ridiculous fight scenes. There is an arcade one floor below the theater that has similar action for a few quarters. 

 

The other people there seemed to know more about what to expect and they enjoyed it. Once my wife mentioned “video game”, that’s all I could think of. 

No one to blame but yourself on that one.

That's like going to see a fast and furious movie and complaining about predictable, monotonous, ridiculous car scenes.

John Wick is basically a Chuck Norris meme.

Edited May 27, 2019 by unbillievable

[Augie]

1 minute ago, unbillievable said:

No one to blame but yourself on that one.

That's like going to see a fast and furious movie and complaining about too many car scenes.

 

I don’t disagree. Didn’t know what it was, but just happy to have a nice afternoon with my wife. She picked one trying to make me happy. She gets points for that. She would have gone to Aladdin . It was more about the time than the movie. 

 

 

I just never saw a movie that looked like a video game before. 

[unbillievable]

Just now, Augie said:

 

I don’t disagree. Didn’t know what it was, but just happy to have a nice afternoon with my wife. She picked one trying to make me happy. She gets points for that. She would have gone to Aladdin . It was more about the time than the movie. 

I know someone who picked Avengers Endgame as their first marvel movie. She was so confused and bored.

I told her not to go, but she insisted because she wanted to know what all the fuss was about..

[Rico]

2 hours ago, unbillievable said:

Aladdin was merely "Okay".

 

It's almost a scene by scene remake of the original, with a very notable exception,  The added #metoo Jasmine scenes. It was so out of place, that many people got confused what was going on. The Jasmine story-line was changed to appease the far-left, which seems pointless since they already boycotted the movie because the leads weren't Arabic enough. (too indian).

 

Definite rental movie.

 

Although, I was told the CGI looked a lot better in 3D than 2D. They were probably the worst I've seen years.

 

 

It was demo-worthy in Dolby Cinema, wow. Eye and ear candy, which bumped it up a little for me. 

2 hours ago, Augie said:

 

That’s funny, my wife picked that one yesterday as she thought I might like it better than the other options. We had ZERO idea what the whole franchise was about. Don’t recall even hearing about it before. Almost suggested leaving 10-15 minutes in. Glad we stayed, I guess, but I felt like I had paid to watch a kid playing a video game. If I had known what we were getting into, it might have felt different. I wanted to fast forward thru some of the predictable, monotonous, ridiculous fight scenes. There is an arcade one floor below the theater that has similar action for a few quarters. 

 

The other people there seemed to know more about what to expect and they enjoyed it. Once my wife mentioned “video game”, that’s all I could think of. 

I think it might’ve helped if you saw the 1st 2 movies.

[Augie]

4 minutes ago, unbillievable said:

I know someone who picked Avengers Endgame as their first marvel movie. She was so confused and bored.

I told her not to go, but she insisted because she wanted to know what all the fuss was about..

 

I had raisinettes, a Coke Zero and my wife next to me. It was all good. (Little sugar rush I shook off, but survived.)  

[unbillievable]

3 minutes ago, Rico said:

It was demo-worthy in Dolby Cinema, wow. Eye and ear candy, which bumped it up a little for me. 

I paid for the matinee, which was in a small theater, so that might have contributed to it. The Genie really looked fake, I don't think his resolution matched the rest of the film; Like they photoshopped a 1080p character into a 720p picture.

[Rico]

8 minutes ago, unbillievable said:

I paid for the matinee, which was in a small theater, so that might have contributed to it. The Genie really looked fake, I don't think his resolution matched the rest of the film; Like they photoshopped a 1080p character into a 720p picture.

I’ve seen just about all the Dolby Cinema movies at my local AMC since I got A-List over a year ago (other than a few like Madea ), this was pretty close to the top for PQ/AQ (Wick 3 was damn good too). 

Edited May 28, 2019 by Rico

[njbuff]

Critics complaining there are too many monster fights in Godzilla.

 

If that’s the case, sign me the frig up,

 

The whole point of a monster movie IS monster fights. Too much of the human element in monster movies drags the movie the hell down.

 

I would be worried if these braindead movie critics liked the movie.

[Rico]

2 hours ago, njbuff said:

Critics complaining there are too many monster fights in Godzilla.

 

If that’s the case, sign me the frig up,

 

The whole point of a monster movie IS monster fights. Too much of the human element in monster movies drags the movie the hell down.

 

I would be worried if these braindead movie critics liked the movie.

Absolutely. Less back story, more action. 

 

I do hope that we’ll be able to see at least some of  the fights clearly enough though, not all rainy and dark.

[njbuff]

3 hours ago, Rico said:

Absolutely. Less back story, more action. 

 

I do hope that we’ll be able to see at least some of  the fights clearly enough though, not all rainy and dark.

 

I guess monsters don’t fight when the weather is perfect and in the daylight.

 

?

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

I saw Rocketman last weekend for a one night only advanced screening. Soundtrack is phenomenal. The storytelling is a bit weird, its more of a musical where they break out into song. Great movie though. Gay sex scene was a bit more graphic than I would have asked for (I feel this way about 90% of sex scenes), but I really enjoyed it.

[Dante]

On 5/13/2019 at 3:10 AM, unbillievable said:

Long Shot was total garbage.

It's the liberal rom-com of an SJW journalist, suffering from TDS, falling in love with an Idealized Hilary Clinton fantasy.

 

Seth Rogan plays the same worthless loser character he always does, while Charlize Theron pretends his SJW BS advice is wisdom worthy of her time, and risk to her career. This is "Knocked Up" with politics thrown into the mix.

 

Critics seem to love this movie.

 

No surprise the critics love it. Of course they would.

 

I had no idea what the movie was about. I saw the cast, the title and thought it would be just another forgettable rom-com but it might have a few laughs. Well, it had much less than a few laughs. I knew I was in trouble when the previews for upcoming movies rolled. Like the one starring that chubby Indian chick trying to crack the male white patriarchy in comedy tv writing. The movie we probably end up justifying that by the looks of it. 

Anyway, you are right. Rogan is a hack. He plays the same asswhole every movie. 

We went to see John Wick 3 the next day and that cleansed the pallet a bit. Empty headed mindless violence for sure but way easier to take.

[Rico]

4 hours ago, njbuff said:

 

I guess monsters don’t fight when the weather is perfect and in the daylight.

 

?

Not in the last US-made Godzilla they didn't. 1998 US Godzilla movie was pretty drab too.

[njbuff]

20 hours ago, Rico said:

Not in the last US-made Godzilla they didn't. 1998 US Godzilla movie was pretty drab too.

 

That 1998 movie wasn't a Godzilla movie.

 

It was a little weak iguana that ran around Manhattan and got killed simply by being stuck In the Brooklyn Bridge. That movie pissed on Godzilla's name.

 

The real Godzilla destroys everything in a matter of seconds, for example, knocking down the Brooklyn Bridge in a millisecond.

[DC Tom]

On 5/21/2019 at 8:26 PM, njbuff said:

 

What's worse, that or this......

 

 

They're on, right now.  

[njbuff]

2 hours ago, DC Tom said:

 

They're on, right now.  

 

Oh joy.

[LeGOATski]

8 hours ago, njbuff said:

 

That 1998 movie wasn't a Godzilla movie.

 

It was a little weak iguana that ran around Manhattan and got killed simply by being stuck In the Brooklyn Bridge. That movie pissed on Godzilla's name.

 

The real Godzilla destroys everything in a matter of seconds, for example, knocking down the Brooklyn Bridge in a millisecond.

Turns out it was just an escaped experimental specimen from Jurassic World.

[Mark Vader]

On 5/28/2019 at 6:46 AM, Rico said:

Absolutely. Less back story, more action. 

 

I do hope that we’ll be able to see at least some of  the fights clearly enough though, not all rainy and dark.

 

On 5/28/2019 at 10:21 AM, njbuff said:

 

I guess monsters don’t fight when the weather is perfect and in the daylight.

 

?

There was fighting during the daytime in "Kong: Skull Island."

[unbillievable]

Booksmart was boring.

 

I know it was marketed as a movie "for women, about women", but critics said it was like Superbad, only better.

Don't even bother renting this movie. Maybe when it makes it to cable, and you can't find the remote to change the channel.

 

[mjd1001]

Went to see Aladin last weekened with my wife.  I though it was pretty good.  Fun movie...colorful...the setting had kind of the 'wish you could be there' feeling too it.  I know it is getting some bad reviews...and it isn't an Oscar winner but I though it above average.

[Rico]

On 5/28/2019 at 1:27 PM, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

I saw Rocketman last weekend for a one night only advanced screening. Soundtrack is phenomenal. The storytelling is a bit weird, its more of a musical where they break out into song. Great movie though. Gay sex scene was a bit more graphic than I would have asked for (I feel this way about 90% of sex scenes), but I really enjoyed it.

I thought it was a great big POS myself. I'm not an Elton John fan though, especially as a person, , but I do like most of his hits. When the end credits rolled and I saw he was executive producer, I said "yep."... very self-indulgent. Bohemian Rhapsody was better, and off the top of my head in this 'genre', The Doors blew both of them away.

[Mark Vader]

I did not expect to be the first one commenting on "Gozilla: King of the Monsters".

Just got back from seeing it, and enjoyed what I saw.

You go to a monster movie to see one thing.....MONSTERS!

In this case giant monsters fighting each other and it does not disappoint.

Ghidorah looks just plain evil. Mothra looks better than ever, and Rodan was great too.

The human story and characters are tolerable. Kyle Chandler & Charles Dance do the best in that angle.

I now know why the movie has gotten such low marks. Making climate changers and green minded people look like maniacal lunatics is going to piss off a lot of people who subscribe to that.

 

Oh well, we only care about how awesome the monsters look, and that's what really delivers.

Bring on "Kong Vs. Godzilla" for next year. That should be awesome.

Interesting bumper at the end.

[unbillievable]

Watched Godzilla. It was what you would expect.

 

No real story. Good monster fights.

You really have to turn off your brain for this one; the military has no training, , drones can fly and submerge underwater...  the Earth seems to be the size of New Jersey.

 

The eco-terrorist motive was the most believable.

 

If they were to remove all humans from the movie, it would have probably improved it. The only reason for people to appear on screen was to do something stupid.

[Rico]

I just saw Godzilla, enjoyed it, Ghidorah was definitely bad-ass. Best part is that whoever wrote it is obviously a big Yankees fan, 

[NobesBLO13]

I’ve been waiting to see an American release Godzilla vs. King Ghidora for my entire life. I can’t wait. I couldn’t see it opening weekend but already got tix for second weekend Friday night at Quaker crossing. It’s Batman vs. The Joker.

Edited June 3, 2019 by NobesBLO13

[Mark Vader]

2 hours ago, unbillievable said:

Watched Godzilla. It was what you would expect.

 

No real story. Good monster fights.

You really have to turn off your brain for this one; the military has no training, , drones can fly and submerge underwater...  the Earth seems to be the size of New Jersey.

 

The eco-terrorist motive was the most believable.

 

If they were to remove all humans from the movie, it would have probably improved it. The only reason for people to appear on screen was to do something stupid.

The humans in this movie are better than the humans in any of the Transformers movies.

57 minutes ago, Rico said:

I just saw Godzilla, enjoyed it, Ghidorah was definitely bad-ass. Best part is that whoever wrote it is obviously a big Yankees fan, 

They were also Godzilla fans, lots of references from past Godzilla movies was great to see.

[Rico]

1 minute ago, Mark Vader said:

The humans in this movie are better than the humans in any of the Transformers movies.

Agreed, if you don't count Bumblebee as a Transformers movie, cause I really liked Hailee Steinfeld in that.

[Mark Vader]

Just now, Rico said:

Agreed, if you don't count Bumblebee as a Transformers movie, cause I really liked Hailee Steinfeld in that.

I grew up watching Transformers and just can't stand the movie series.

The first movie was pretty good, Revenge of the Fallen is awful, Dark of the Moon has it's moments(Leonard Nimoy) but is below average, Age of Extinction has an intriguing side story but it falls flat, and I did not even bother with The Last Knight.

 

After Age of Extinction I did not want to bother seeing anymore Transformers movies. I ignored Bumblebee, but then I read and heard that it was actually a decent flick. I was tempted to see it because of Hailee Steinfeld. She's a very good young talent and I want to see her get more recognition as a lead actor. I'll have to check that out eventually.

[Rico]

9 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

I grew up watching Transformers and just can't stand the movie series.

The first movie was pretty good, Revenge of the Fallen is awful, Dark of the Moon has it's moments(Leonard Nimoy) but is below average, Age of Extinction has an intriguing side story but it falls flat, and I did not even bother with The Last Knight.

 

After Age of Extinction I did not want to bother seeing anymore Transformers movies. I ignored Bumblebee, but then I read and heard that it was actually a decent flick. I was tempted to see it because of Hailee Steinfeld. She's a very good young talent and I want to see her get more recognition as a lead actor. I'll have to check that out eventually.

I was a little too old for Transformers, never saw the show, but I find the movies watchable as long as you turn off your brain and crank the volume way up. Last Knight is close to a reference 4K UHD.

[Gugny]

I'd like to read @Cripple Creek's review of "Rocket Man."  Would also like to know what the Mrs., thought.

[njbuff]

Godzilla actually ate one of Ghidorah's heads.

 

Didn't see that one coming.

[unbillievable]

3 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

The humans in this movie are better than the humans in any of the Transformers movies.

They were also Godzilla fans, lots of references from past Godzilla movies was great to see.

My friends and I commented that it felt like a transformer's movie. ?

 

I'm not a Godzilla fan, didn't know any of the monsters, and went into this one blissfully unaware. I was confused why they would name a giant worm "Mothra."

It actually helped that they showed a short documentary before the movie on the guy in the suit that just died in 2017.

 

I will say it's one of the best giant Monster movies I've seen... 

 

...I absolutely got No references. I wonder if this is what watching an Avenger's movie feels like for marvel virgins.?

Edited June 3, 2019 by unbillievable

[Cripple Creek]

9 hours ago, Gugny said:

I'd like to read @Cripple Creek's review of "Rocket Man."  Would also like to know what the Mrs., thought.

Me: the movie, whilst (A&FM) OK, kept morphing betwixt a drama, a musical and a documentary.  I, personally wish that they had stuck with one.  The story itself was interesting and they did a decent job with the back story, his life as a child.  The totally happenstance way that he an Bernie met was interesting as was their lifelong friendship. I could have used more Bernie.

 

Wife to me: it was a good movie, shut the hell up.

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

17 hours ago, unbillievable said:

Watched Godzilla. It was what you would expect.

 

No real story. Good monster fights.

You really have to turn off your brain for this one; the military has no training, , drones can fly and submerge underwater...  the Earth seems to be the size of New Jersey.

 

The eco-terrorist motive was the most believable.

 

If they were to remove all humans from the movie, it would have probably improved it. The only reason for people to appear on screen was to do something stupid.

My favorite part of any monster movie is when they have this 200 foot monster that's already destroyed a bridge and a few skyscrapers, but they think an M-16 is gonna bring them down. 

[Mark Vader]

15 hours ago, njbuff said:

Godzilla actually ate one of Ghidorah's heads.

 

Didn't see that one coming.

Then Ghidorah re-generated. That was cool.

 

Also liked how each head of Ghidorah had it's own personality, and that for the first half of the movie he was referred to as "Monster Zero".

Edited June 3, 2019 by Mark Vader

[njbuff]

43 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

Then Ghidorah re-generated. That was cool.

 

Also liked how each head of Ghidorah had it's own personality, and that for the first half of the movie he was referred to as "Monster Zero".

 

I love how Rodan's speed killed thousands of Mexicans in seconds (not discriminating against Mexicans, just that Rodan can kill thousands of humans in seconds with his outrageous speed) and the way he and the other monsters paid homage to the king at the end.

[Mark Vader]

1 hour ago, njbuff said:

 

I love how Rodan's speed killed thousands of Mexicans in seconds (not discriminating against Mexicans, just that Rodan can kill thousands of humans in seconds with his outrageous speed) and the way he and the other monsters paid homage to the king at the end.

Absolutely.

The people who made this movie were obviously fans.

Rodan causing destruction by simply flying over the city.

The anti-oxygen bomb that was used in the first Godzilla movie.

Referring to Ghidorah as Monster Zero.

Hearing Godzilla's footsteps during the opening titles.

The Godzilla theme music, which was missing from the 2014 movie.

The thermonuclear look of Godzilla, which was from Godzilla Vs. Destroyah.

 

Great stuff.

[njbuff]

39 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

Absolutely.

The people who made this movie were obviously fans.

Rodan causing destruction by simply flying over the city.

The anti-oxygen bomb that was used in the first Godzilla movie.

Referring to Ghidorah as Monster Zero.

Hearing Godzilla's footsteps during the opening titles.

The Godzilla theme music, which was missing from the 2014 movie.

The thermonuclear look of Godzilla, which was from Godzilla Vs. Destroyah.

 

Great stuff.

 

I don’t buy the Godzilla vs King Kong movie at all. 

 

Kong has ZERO chance against Godzilla.

 

Look at it this way..........

 

How quick would King Ghidorah dispatch King Kong? And Godzilla literally ate King Ghidorah,