Yes, attention spans and all that, very true. I think this is down at least in part to the internet/modern media production/too much choice. In fact, I was only thinking the other day about this and the final moment in the vanilla version of Clear Sky came to mind (it might not resonate with others but it's what came to mind anyway):
What film did you watch last night?
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Yes, attention spans and all that, very true. I think this is down at least in part to the internet/modern media production/too much choice. In fact, I was only thinking the other day about this and the final moment in the vanilla version of Clear Sky came to mind (it might not resonate with others but it's what came to mind anyway):
It's one of my favourite movies, just due to the pure bleakness of it all. It's something that just gets so out of hand so easily, that it seems tragically real.
excellent film saw it last night freeview ... the originality of the plot up there with get out , sixth sense.
Butterfly Effect is great but not sure if I saw the original or the alternate cut, the version I watched had a very dark ending in that...
Also has a line that makes me shudder to this day when confronted by someone in prison holding a knife who wants to make sweet love to him -
Sequels are terri-bad though.
To prevent everything that ever went wrong, he travels back to himself in the womb and twists around and strangles himself with his own umbilical cord
Also has a line that makes me shudder to this day when confronted by someone in prison holding a knife who wants to make sweet love to him -
"Your blood on my knife or your **** (poop) on my **** (willy)"
Sequels are terri-bad though.
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That's the alternate, and superior, ending.
Just the saw The Butterfly Effect. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/
I'd seen a good chunk of it before but not all of it so I was determined to check it fully out this time.
I definitely enjoyed it but, I'm not sure why I didn't like it as much as others seem to as it would appear to be my sort of film.
Maybe it needs another viewing at a later date.
I'd seen a good chunk of it before but not all of it so I was determined to check it fully out this time.
I definitely enjoyed it but, I'm not sure why I didn't like it as much as others seem to as it would appear to be my sort of film.
Maybe it needs another viewing at a later date.
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Movie night at my nephews place with Domino's pizza, popcorn, M&Ms, you name it.
Godzilla King of The Monsters. 5/10. Amazing special effects. Watched on a 55" 4K with Sonos front, rear and sub system, sounded incredible. The movie itself is completely forgettable though, I couldn't get into it like I could with King Kong.
Followed by 1917. 8/10. Brilliant movie, really well done and very absorbing.
Godzilla King of The Monsters. 5/10. Amazing special effects. Watched on a 55" 4K with Sonos front, rear and sub system, sounded incredible. The movie itself is completely forgettable though, I couldn't get into it like I could with King Kong.
Followed by 1917. 8/10. Brilliant movie, really well done and very absorbing.
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Finally watched 6 Underground last night, decent enough action yarn, plenty of car chases and kills, 6/10
I keep meaning to watch Threads, I couldn't find it on a streaming service last time I checked?
Watched Joker the other day. 9/10 for me, just one of those films where everything is just right, Phoenix is great, cinematography is amazing, it's not too long, paced well. The scene on the TV show near the end was a delicious slice of tense cinema. Even the missus enjoyed it which is a first for a comic book film.
I had to get Threads from other sources...
Funnily enough I also watched Joker a few days ago too. An excellent film but I wouldn’t call it a comic book film. It’s primarily a film about mental illness with the Joker aspect (very well) shoe horned in. If there were no references to Bruce Wayne then it would be a film about a man influenced by the comics...
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I always thought the theatrical cut ending would have caused more of an impact on him and thus more of a sacrifice as he has to go through his whole life knowing he can never have what he truly wants rather than just ending it. The baby fetus suicide is more shocking though I guess.
Great film though.
@ShortWarning Whats the regular ending?
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It's been a long time since I've seen it but he goes back to the girls 8th Birthday (I forget her name) and shouts at her like a weirdo so that she never wants to be friends with him in the first place.
For me knowing that he could try to make amends with her at any point in his life but choosing not to because of the destruction it will inevitably cause is a more powerful than "he never existed". I do understand preferring the other ending though.
For me knowing that he could try to make amends with her at any point in his life but choosing not to because of the destruction it will inevitably cause is a more powerful than "he never existed". I do understand preferring the other ending though.
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There are multiple endings, depending on whether or not you have seen the theatrical cut, any of the multiple TV cuts or the directors cut.
Most are just variations on the theme of the dude seeing the girl later in life, recognising her and deciding on whether to initiate contact or not.
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Just watched Valkyrie for the first time....not sure why I never watched it closer to the release date. Glad I did though as I really enjoyed it. (7.5/10)