#MovieThread starts here.
Today's film, #2, "Promare." No idea what this one's about but the animation looks cool.
I forgot to thread, but movie #9 in #MovieThread is "Toy Story." https://beepboop.one/@Alexis/104722204163664976
I've put on movie #15: 1974's "The Man with the Golden Gun," a film that sure appears to open with a Sir Christopher Lee third nipple reveal.
Once again I return to the downloads folder for some early-lockdown movies with "Capone." (#17!)
There was a lot of talk when this released about how this redeems Trank as a director post-"Fant4stic," and that's fair β it's well-made, and there's some great sequences in here, but at no point does he actually manage to make me *care* about this person or his family, which makes it all a bit flat.
Hardy, of course, plays a terrific disease-riddled Capone losing what little is left of his mind.
@Alexis General coolness?
@kurt The general coolness from approximately two years ago at the time, I suspect.
@Alexis@beepboop.one i hope not, that means you're digging up dead bodies
@InspectorCaracal *dirty shovel over my shoulder* Just checking to see if they're dead.
@Alexis@beepboop.one omg that reminds me of an amazing animated short though i wonder if i could find it again
@Alexis@beepboop.one i can't find it that sucks
@Alexis I vote for cut to black.
@kurt Cut to black/Credits roll 2020.
@Alexis Cut to black?
@kurt He walks into the voting booth, closes the curtain, close-up on his smiling daughter, cut to black, credits roll.
@Alexis Not sure what else they could have done, besides... he makes them all work together happily ever after?
@kurt yeah, it's pretty obvious right away that the movie is extremely dedicated to not picking a side, it's almost too big a decision to actually depict the ramifications of
@Alexis I wonder if they credit Asimov... (at least, I think the short story i have in mind was his)
@Alexis no, they didn't, at least per IMDb. Franchise, 1955, even set in 2008.
@naga Yeah, I just looked it up, too. It's not the weirdest premise.
@Alexis@beepboop.one that's something i haven't heard you say about a movie for a while
@InspectorCaracal I should watch more movies that are fun and enjoyable, perhaps.
@Alexis@beepboop.one now now let's not be too hasty with these wild ideas
@InspectorCaracal I've been trying to avoid early reviews, but what I've picked up about "Tenet" is that I do not appear to be continuing this trend tomorrow.
@Alexis@beepboop.one i am sorry for your loss
@Alexis @InspectorCaracal That's an option?
@kurt @InspectorCaracal *squints at VLC* I've got a film in here called "Status Update" from 2018 that looks, well, like "fun and enjoyable" may be the rare exception to the rule.
@Alexis @InspectorCaracal How did that get on the list? How did that get on any list ever?
@kurt @InspectorCaracal I suspect this one is from when I just asked for movie suggestions back in April or thereabouts and I just grabbed most things people suggested?
In better movies, I was pretty sure I also had Rashomon on here, but I keep forgetting to actually download it.
@Alexis@beepboop.one @kurt@social.thiskurt.me the rashomon bit reminds me, if you ever feel like a change of pace from crappy hollywood movies, you can try out Casshern (2004)
kind of a downer movie but it'd at least be a change, it's in that "artsy scifi" niche i like
@InspectorCaracal @kurt *downloads* School's about to start, so it might be a while, but it'll go into VLC, at least.
@Alexis@beepboop.one @kurt@social.thiskurt.me cool cool, i hope you like it or at least don't hate it lol
@Alexis @InspectorCaracal Ooh, as in summer holidays are over, not as in today's classes are starting now at 11 at night.
@kurt @InspectorCaracal Yeah, it's, uhh
* wrapping up the wood thing Friday afternoon
* year kickoff on Monday
* class proper on Tuesday
I don't think Trudy's done live model drawing classes at midnight since at least the 70s.
@Alexis @InspectorCaracal That's not what happened, you did download it, but then you lost the file in a big fire.
@kurt @InspectorCaracal Transmission tells me I've downloaded two copies, neither of which I can find, so I've clearly deleted Rashomon twice, for some reason.
spoilers. like for real
@Alexis yes
Terrific sentence, odd creative choice.