Let's Talk Movies #36 - 2020 - Yep it is a new decade

[sk8pics]

I saw The Penguin Lessons today with a friend. There were 3 people in the theater. It was fantastic! Funny, sad, heartbreaking, heartwarming, profound, all in turns.

Set in Argentina in the late 1970’s, just immediately prior to and following the military coup, there are so many parallels to what is going on in the U.S. today. I also have a personal connection to that time and place. A cousin of mine, Horatio, was a political exile from Argentina some time after the coup. So it really hit home for me.

The penguins were very cute and good listeners!

 

[Buzz]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 14

at A Minecraft Movie. So…..I’m guessing it’s……actually pretty good?

Notable opening next week: The Amateur, Drop, and Warfare.

Wait! That is in North America alone?! WOW! It is either really good or people are really desperate for an escape. Maybe I should go see it too…

 

[skateycat]

We took our three year old granddaughter, Young Skateycat's niece, to see The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. She did well, liked the movie, enjoyed the popcorn and candy, and only wanted to talk during the movie once or twice.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Wait! That is in North America alone?! WOW! It is either really good or people are really desperate for an escape. Maybe I should go see it too…

That $157M was just in the U.S. alone. It has done $301M worldwide.

Meanwhile, Snow White is just at $168M worldwide.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Happy Monday, Fellow FSU Movie Fans! Time for new trailers!

Thunderbolts* - Tickets on sale now!

Tron: Ares - Official Trailer

The Phoenician Scheme - Official Trailer

Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning - Official Trailer Tom Cruise apparently did all of his stunts.

 

[Buzz]

Got my Thunderbolts tickets already!

 

[MacMadame]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 14

at A Minecraft Movie. So…..I’m guessing it’s……actually pretty good?

I think it appeals to kids, many of whom just wanted to go because they love Minecraft. It does have a high audience score on Rotten Tomatoes but the critic's score is dismal. I guess we'll see what happens next weekend once word of mouth impacts attendance.

 

[made_in_canada]

Minecraft is MASSIVELY popular. My kids are obsessed, my 20something coworker is a fan, it really has as universal appeal as anything. And I’m sure Jack Black and Jason Momoa are making the marketing people really happy with their bromance

 

[Tesla]

Minecraft is MASSIVELY popular. My kids are obsessed, my 20something coworker is a fan, it really has as universal appeal as anything. And I’m sure Jack Black and Jason Momoa are making the marketing people really happy with their bromance

And their crochet sweaters.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I was luckily able to see an early screening of The Amateur last weekend. Being that it doesn't open until this weekend, I will put my review in spoiler.

Do you like spy vigilante films? Are you a big Rami Malek and/or Laurence Fishburne fan? Do you like watching Michael Stuhlbarg in films and wonder when he's going to get "his moment"? Then I'll recommend this film.

Spoiler: My review of The Amateur

Overall, I give this film a 8.3/10. I enjoyed watching it, but it lacks a real "hook" that you need in a film like this. The film does seem to leave a possibility for a series, but I think if that happens, it'll need a bit more substance. I also thought that it took about an hour for me to warm up to Heller actually being a vigilante who was going to get vengeance for his wife.

One BIG nitpick that I had was while the "tricks" Heller executes against the killers were clever, am I supposed to believe that someone with a 170 IQ that works as a CIA crypto coder would actually take out his phone and play a YouTube video on a "how-to" while he's picking the lock on that Paris apartment? PLEASE.

But Malek did fairly well with the script - and Laurence Fishburne and Michael Stuhlbarg executed their scenes superbly.

This film is rated PG-13. I'm not sure why because Heller does kill several people and there is enough violence shown that I thought it would get a R rating.

 

[ilovepaydays]

The Rotten Tomatoes critics’ reviews are coming out!

The Amateur - Seems like the “regular” viewers so far mostly agree with the review I posted in my previous post.

Warfare

Drop

Overall, it looks like the movies should be fairly good this weekend.

 

[ilovepaydays]

We now have the official selection for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival!

 

[ilovepaydays]

FINALLY! Stunt Design will be a category at the Academy Awards starting in 2027.

 

[caseyedwards]

I love it! I hope it is for best stunts and not for best stunts in a good movie! I don’t want to be invaded by lesser stunts in good movies rather than a spectacular stunt in a summer blockbuster that’s maybe mediocre

 

[Kasey]

Saw "The Amateur" today. It was a satisfying film, good amount of action, good acting all around. I didn't realize it was PG-13 until I was there, my mom could have gone with me and handled it (she doesn't do suspense, thrillers kind of movies, but I think she would have been ok with this one).

 

[ilovepaydays]

I love it! I hope it is for best stunts and not for best stunts in a good movie! I don’t want to be invaded by lesser stunts in good movies rather than a spectacular stunt in a summer blockbuster that’s maybe mediocre

So….if it’s not until films that come out in 2027, that misses Dune: Messiah, The Odyssey, Avengers: Doomsday, the next Spider-Man film, the next Hunger Games film, and that untitled Iñárritu film with Tom Cruise probably doing insane stunts.

Steven Spielberg’s UFO movie is also scheduled to release in 2026, and maybe there’s some good stunts in that as well.

Saw "The Amateur" today. It was a satisfying film, good amount of action, good acting all around. I didn't realize it was PG-13 until I was there, my mom could have gone with me and handled it (she doesn't do suspense, thrillers kind of movies, but I think she would have been ok with this one).

I’m still about the PG-13 rating. I thought if someone intentionally kills a person in a film, that automatically made it rated R.

 

[Mozart]

I saw Drop last night. It was pretty good.

I'm going to see Warfare tonight. Really excited about this one. Love a24

 

[Mozart]

The Rotten Tomatoes critics’ reviews are coming out!

The Amateur - Seems like the “regular” viewers so far mostly agree with the review I posted in my previous post.

Warfare

Drop

Overall, it looks like the movies should be fairly good this weekend.

Did you see Sinners has 100% on RT so far

 

[Mozart]

We now have the official selection for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival!

Really interested in seeing the reviews about Eddington. It is apparently very controversial

 

[ilovepaydays]

I'm going to see Warfare tonight. Really excited about this one. Love a24

I’m thinking about seeing Warfare on Sunday or maybe tomorrow night. It’s 95 minutes so I’m hoping the pacing will be pretty good.

Did you see Sinners has 100% on RT so far

The reviews are raving about this so far. Thinking about seeing this next weekend because The Wedding Banquet looks too stupid.

Really interested in seeing the reviews about Eddington. It is apparently very controversial

I’m about Eddington, Alpha, and The Phoenician Scheme.

I’m also wondering if The History of Sound will be this year’s Queer (2024). Also, it seems like Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor has been in 273,937,436 projects lately.

 

[Mozart]

Warfare is a great movie. I felt the same way leaving as I did The Zone of Interest. The sound is amazing and it is disturbing and moving.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Just finished rewatching 12 Angry Men (1957) on Turner Classic Movies. I knew it was nominated for Best Picture (lost to The Bridge on the River Kwai). It’s a classic well worth watching if you haven’t already seen it. I think this would have certainly won Best Casting if it was was a category then. We’ll see what happens when Best Casting is awarded for the first time next year.

I’m not sure in real life how a first degree murder case like this would have been presented nowadays. Or how a jury would actually go from 11-1 guilty to 12-0 not guilty.

I may go see Warfare or King of Kings (I’ve heard great things about it and we are heading into Holy Week) tomorrow. I also may want to watch Sinners next weekend.

 

[Vash01]

Right now I have two movies on my ‘to see’ list.

Black bag
Penguin lessons

 

[ilovepaydays]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 15

A Minecraft Movie is now at $550M worldwide.

at King of Kings and Warfare!

Notable opening next week: Sinners, Sneaks, and The Wedding Banquet.

 

[MacMadame]

Right now I have two movies on my ‘to see’ list.

Black bag
Penguin lessons

Mine are Thunderbolts*, Fantastic 4: First Steps, and Freakier Friday (though I may wait to stream that one). Yes, a very different list.

 

[Vash01]

Happy Monday, Fellow FSU Movie Fans! Time for new trailers!

Thunderbolts* - Tickets on sale now!

Tron: Ares - Official Trailer

The Phoenician Scheme - Official Trailer

Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning - Official Trailer Tom Cruise apparently did all of his stunts.

I saw the MI trailer many times. I plan on seeing the movie when it comes out. Tired of that trailer.

 

[ilovepaydays]

OOH!!! Getting ready for Cannes!!!

Eddington - Official Trailer

This is definitely going on my list to see in theaters for 2025! I’m not sure how others will respond to it. I guess a lot of it will depend on the buzz this movie gets coming out of Cannes.

 

[Mozart]

OOH!!! Getting ready for Cannes!!!

Eddington - Official Trailer

This is definitely going on my list to see in theaters for 2025! I’m not sure how others will respond to it. I guess a lot of it will depend on the buzz this movie gets coming out of Cannes.

I'm an a24 fan so I'll go see it lol

 

[Mozart]

Mine are Thunderbolts*, Fantastic 4: First Steps, and Freakier Friday (though I may wait to stream that one). Yes, a very different list.

Mine are sinners and bring her back

 

[Mozart]

Ok just saw the trailer and Life of chuck coming out in June looks good.