Arrival by Denis Vileneuve hits me harder every time I see it.
There is a book titled A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, the title a mix of hubris and cynicism but I think Arrival actually should be described that way. I’ve just watched it for the fifth time (streaming on Prime) and it’s more emotionally wrenching with every viewing. I think I could see this film 10 more times and appreciate it more each time. Like the central theme of the movie, sometimes even if you know heartbreak is coming you wouldn’t change a moment of the journey. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/jptz9oJ
Official Discussion - Minions: The Rise of Gru [SPOILERS]
PollIf you've seen the film, please rate it at this pollIf you haven't seen the film but would like to see the result of the poll click hereRankingsClick here to see the rankings of 2022 filmsClick here to see the rankings for every poll doneSummary:The untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.Director:Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del ValWriters:Matthew Fogel, Brian LynchCast:Steve Carell as GruPierre Coffin as The MinionsAlan Arkin as Wild KnucklesTaraji P. Henson as Belle BottomMichelle Yeoh as Master ChowJulie Andrews as Gru's MomRussel Brand as Dr. NefarioRotten Tomatoes: 70%Metacritic: 55VOD: Theaters via /r/movies https://ift.tt/DvBa6Se
Signs "The Alien" 2002 movie scene. Alien walks across ally
https://youtu.be/aIhnqkXWSR8This is by far my favorite “horror” scene in cinema. As a kid this gave me nightmares. The chilling scene where the alien walks across the ally delivers just the right amount of spine tingle. Signs is probably one of the best alien movies. I think this is Shamalans best work. I think is even better than the sixth sense due to the fact that it has great reviews. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/XyIglEp
12 angry men (1957) made me realise how ignorant I was.
So before any one complaints on how I'm ignorant to old movies, I'll say it myself, I am. I'm a teenager grew up watching only colour films on my TV. The oldest movie I have seen until now was The Godfather. I have been in this sub for more than a year and I have seen more than 300 movies thanks to this community actively suggesting me movies to watch. I have obviously been recommended old movies, black and white so to speak like "some like it hot", "Casablanca", "12 angry men" and the list goes on and on. Never seen a black and white movie and a movie that was made more than 6 decades ago made me ignorant and made me think that older movies are boring with all the old fashioned typical cinema and believe me I'm pretty pissed at myself that I had that mindset. After getting 12 angry men recommended to me so many times I thought let's give it a shot it's only 90 minutes and oh boy that was a ride. At the start of the movie when I heard that old music play which was a common background music for movies of the time I started to think it was a mistake to watch it, then it started to pick up the pace and within the blink of an eye it was over, left me craving for more. Then I realised I didn't even notice the w/b. So to all the young people in this sub who haven't seen an old movie, a b/w movie because you think it's b/w and old please watch it and if anyone hasn't seen 12 angry men please do yourselves a favour. It was an amazing watch and as to be one of my favourite films. I'd love it if some of you can recommend me some old movies. I'll watch Casablanca and some like it hot ofc. Thank you for being patient and reading this whole thing. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/1qG7fou
Has a Single Character in a Movie ever ruined a movie for you or made you extremely annoyed? If so, which movie character was it?
Has there been a time when a single character in a movie ruined the entire movie for you or simply made the experience of watching the movie more painful, annoyed, or such? A single character in a movie that you find to be highly annoying or very unnecessary?For example, comic relief characters can tend to be very hit or miss. If it is done right, then it works but if it isn't done right, then it gets annoying. Like the movie Treasure Planet. The character of B.E.N.-J.A.M.I.N. played by Martin Short was very annoying and nearly ruined the entire movie for me. The character constantly screams and makes the movie experience more annoying that my ears would probably bleed if I listen to it more. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/n7VuyHd
“I’m not locked in here with you, you’re locked in here with me” moments in movies
If you haven’t seen this iconic scene in Watchmen, imprisoned vigilante Rorschach is assaulted by terrifying prisoners who he put in jail only to brutally outpace them at every turn.When a man tries to shank him, he pours a fry-cooker worth of boiling oil over his face. When another gang of men tries to assault him during a riot, he has ones arms sawed off, breaks another one’s head open and electrocuted him to death.What are some examples of this sort of, “throw me to the lions and I’ll come out leading the pack” type theme?I’d say some good examples are Omar from the Wire when he goes to prison, Hancock, and Eric Bana in The Forgiven via /r/movies https://ift.tt/KMZPGbl
Which actors careers were destroyed by just one movie?
The one that sticks in my mind is probably Demi Moore who had a double whami with Striptease and then G.I. Jane and then disappeared, her marriages being more popular than her acting career thereafter.Geena Davis was ended more or less by Cutthroat Island which is unfortunate because she was one of the most charming actresses in the 90s methinks. But Cuthroat has one of the biggest losses in theater history only making 10 mil back of its 96 mil.By contrast, the movie Gigli probably almost destroyed two careers with Ben Affleck and JLo but both Affleck and Lopez have had work since so their career was probably not significantly "destroyed" by the movie though neither of them have been the Hollywood Darlins they were before this movie. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/8NqEMms
Don't ignore a movie just because of ratings. If you watch a movie that other people think is bad and love it, don't let other people stop you from loving it.
I was talking to my father not too long ago about the Indiana Jones movies. Inevitably, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came up.Personally, I love that movie. I think the over-the-top Russian baddies and alien stuff is just so stupid and cool and weird and funny. He said that he doesn't understand why I like it, he said that it's terrible and everyone else he's talked to thinks it's terrible so it must be terrible. I found this really dumb because why not just let anyone enjoy things that they find enjoyable? Whether you like it or not, someone else is gonna love it. You may despise cutting a Turkey for Thanksgiving but maybe your Uncle Phil loves it. Just because someone else says that a movie is "bad and everyone else says it's bad" doesn't mean it's bad to you.So don't let other people detour you from watching a movie that you want to see just because they say it's bad. If you watch it and think it's bad, then yeah, to you it's a bad movie. But like I said earlier to some people it's a good movie.Vice versa applies here too, if critics say it's a great movie, you watch it and then decide that the movie sucks, then to you it sucks. To others that same movie might be a masterpiece to them. A good example would be Minari, it won some awards and was getting great reviews so I caught it and DVR'd it to watch it. I watched it and decided that the movie was not that good in my opinion. I have friends who watched it and said it was a heart warming story and thought it was great.In conclusion, have your own opinions. Don't let other people sway you from watching a movie. Don't force your opinions onto others and tell them to not watch a movie just because you think it's bad.Thanks for reading, have a good day. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/8gq2bsQ