Rate the last movie you saw

One I have not seen is Under the Dome. You know if it is any good?

 

I can’t believe how dumb the new Top Gun looks. These nitwits literally grabbed all the low-hanging fruits and just duplicated the iconic scenes from the original: the volleyball game, bar scene, sports bike, “watch him fly right by….”

 

This is true, but I am still going to see it, haha.

 

More evidence to support my assertion that Hollywood has run out of original ideas. Why would anyone remake "Top Gun" and also "Firestarter"? Clearly originality is missing in Hollywood.

 

I was thinking about this the other day, while watching the trailer for Firestarter, and thought, "Well, there are a couple of generations that never saw the original, and most of them don't want to watch "old" movies, so why not remake it?" Besides, it's not like it was a blockbuster, from what I remember. Kinda hard to replace George C. Scott though.

As for Top Gun, it's a sequel, and I'm curious where they went with it. As long as there's no Kelley McGinnis, or whatever her name was.

 

Doctor Strange 2 - 6/10

I had great anticipation for this film, especially after the events of Spiderman: No Way Home. I enjoyed the movie overall, but the film didn't meet my expectations.

Spoiler

- I didn't find the character America Chavez the least bit interesting and won't mind if I don't see her show up again.

- The "lost love" angle the movie focused on with Rachel McAdams seemed like a shoe-horned plot device. I know What If...? focused on it, but I consider those one-offs. I found this boring.

- Wanda as the surprise villain instead of Monster X was intriguing, but strangely timed as mentioned in previous posts. Anyway, I'm sure she'll return if they ever get around to House of M after introducing mutants.

- I would have much rather seen more Dr Stranges from different multiverses be the main conflict (more than the tiny bit they tossed in there)

- Illuminati sure did come off as weak in their first introduction, getting their butt handed to them.

- More Baron Mordo scenes please, especially after the end credits of DS1

- I think Dr Strange may be better as a cameo rather than a headlining hero.

- I still had a good time watching it

 

If anyone has seen "The Northman", was it any good?

 

You're probably not gonna want to hear this then.......... there's an Exorcist reboot in the works.

 

Like there haven't been enough exorcism movies already! I thought when the did the one with the rabbi performing the exorcism, that would be the end. Seriously, we've seen exorcisms performed by multiple priests, a Native American witch doctor, rabbis and now what? A ships captain?

 

Are you even counting the series?

 

I actually did like the series and was sorry when it got cancelled.

 

I should have mentioned they plan on making it a trilogy................

https://movieweb.com/exorcist-reboot-writer-explains-pressure-of-remaking-the-horror-classic/

 

Just watched Uncharted. It was a fun watch and I thought it was an entertaining movie. I did, however, have a bit of a hard time buying Wahlberg as Sully, but otherwise, it was good. Surprisingly they stuck somewhat close to the Uncharted 4 storyline. I did enjoy some of the easter eggs they threw in the movie too (example: nate uses a gold shield to deflect some bullets. It is the save icon in the game).

 

I have been wanting to go see it. Was the plot bad, or what fell short?

 

In some cases there's also the thought that a movie could be made better with current special effects, and that would be true if the acting, directing, etc., were as good as the original.

Also, as I stated earlier, since much of the recent generations want nothing to do with watching or listening to anything that was made before they were born, remaking a movie is the only way some will ever get to see it. How many kids today know what Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is?...I saw it in the movies when I was a kid, and I still have no idea.