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LogGrad98 said:
Ok so we went to Jurassic World. Aside from the 3D effect, which again **** all over the movie, I found it to be a fitting addition to the Jurassic library. I would rank it probably #1 among the Jurassic films (the first and original "Jurassic Park", while a true technical achievement for its time, simply had way too many plot holes and outright blunders for me), but as a stand-alone movie I would give it probably a C+ to B- rating overall (say 3 out of 5 starsA). I found it entertaining and fun and was able to lose myself in the chase. I think they went a little heavy-handed with the whole super-sized velociraptor thing, and the whole dinosaurs choosing sides, which to me was cheesy and silly, but for the most part it was fun to watch.

As far as the acting goes, I am a fan of Chris Pratt, but I think he has a natural comic streak that shows through in most scenes, almost as a permanent smirk although that is not exactly right either, but either way that makes him very likable, but also hard to take seriously in scenes meant to be serious. I thought he did an outstanding job in Guardians of the Galaxy balancing that out and making the danger seem believable, but here he was a tiny bit less successful, but I still preferred him over other actors we have seen in the lead role in these movies. Generally thought his performance was good, B+. The other characters/actors were just fine really. Nothing outstanding, nothing terrible.

Overall worth seeing in the theater. Sorry if I dropped any minor spoilers.
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Stopped going to 3D version of any movies 2 years ago. One of the best decisions I've ever made.
 
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short on logic and character development but glorious none the less
 
Just saw It Follows last night.


It Delivers. Loved the cinematography and music. Story and acting were solid too. The ending although was a bit cryptic and I really had to get my head around it. But once I figured it out it was GOLD. Would love to have a discussion about it with anyone who's interested.
 
Just watched Kingsmen last night.

I liked it a lot.

Watched Jurassic World. Was pretty good. Could have been better though.
 
LogGrad98 said:
This week Cinestar Leipzig is showing Jurassic World in English (and 3D which I wish would die a sudden and violent death). Taking the fam. Looking forward to it.


Seriously though. Does anyone think that 3D makes a film better? Does anyone prefer to watch a movie in 3D? Given the choice I guess enough people do choose to see the 3D but I wonder how much of that is theaters just pushing it since it brings in so much more money, yet really doesn't cost a lot more to produce. Like the theater here showing movies in 3D. I asked the manager about that and he told me that they negotiate a selection of movies in English for their movie chain and it gets pushed on them as well, they have no choice in the matter at individual theaters once the movies are negotiated.
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I don't care for 3D.

Kinda feels like it puts a little strain on my eyes or head or something. It feels a little uncomfortable to watch. I pass on 3Dovies. But it's not so bad that I won't do it every once in a while.
 
With 3D movies, my own experience is that it varies from theater to theater. I believe the quality of glasses makes a difference. Probably a difference in state of the art equipment as well. I've see a few 3D movies that were really good, but I also know what people are talking about with bad experiences. I think if you go to one of the brand new spiffy *** theaters, you might find the 3d experience is worth it. If you do happen to have a good experience with a 3D movie, don't recycle the glasses, keep them. The difference might just be better equipment, but it seems to me the glasses have been better every time I've seen a good 3D movie.
 
So I got to see a couple of movies recently...

The first one was:

The September Issue (2009)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp8iIyKDOtk

I've always had an interest in fashion couture. Or, rather, I guess, an appreciation for higher end female clothes. While I understand that much of the fanfare for couture is frivolous and rooted in spectacle, the creative process has always fascinated me. Anyway, the documentary is about Anna Wintour who is the editor of Vogue magazine and all the preparation she and her various teams of editors, copywriters, stylists, photographers, etc. go through in order to put out the September issues, which is the biggest issue they put out yearly. If you saw, Devil Wears Prada, you'd have a good approximation of what Mrs. Wintour is like.

I liked the movie.

83% on RT which seems fair.
 
The second ones was...

My Dinner With Andre (1981) | Criterion #479

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzlgv5D-pWo

While this was a continuation of watching another selection from the Criterion collection, the reality is that I saw this movie mentioned in an article -- I don't remember which one -- I made a note of it, had some time and gave it a watch.

Let's start with what the world thought and thinks. Ebert gave it 4/4 stars both in 1981 when the movie came out and again in 1999 when he watched it again. RT gave it 90%. If you get a chance, read Ebert's original review:

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/my-dinner-with-andre-1981

In short, wow. I came away from this movie with so much to think about that a few days later, I watched it again. I will probably watch at least a few more times if only to come away with a more nuanced understanding of the ideas brought up in the movie. Existential stuff really.

If you have no patience, you will NOT get through this movie because as Ebert opens his review up with:

The idea is astonishing in its audacity: a film of two friends talking, just simply talking—but with passion, wit, scandal, whimsy, vision, hope, and despair—for 110 minutes.
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Yup. Just two people talking while out to dinner.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Ok so we went to Jurassic World. Aside from the 3D effect, which again **** all over the movie, I found it to be a fitting addition to the Jurassic library. I would rank it probably #1 among the Jurassic films (the first and original "Jurassic Park", while a true technical achievement for its time, simply had way too many plot holes and outright blunders for me), but as a stand-alone movie I would give it probably a C+ to B- rating overall (say 3 out of 5 starsA). I found it entertaining and fun and was able to lose myself in the chase. I think they went a little heavy-handed with the whole super-sized velociraptor thing, and the whole dinosaurs choosing sides, which to me was cheesy and silly, but for the most part it was fun to watch.

As far as the acting goes, I am a fan of Chris Pratt, but I think he has a natural comic streak that shows through in most scenes, almost as a permanent smirk although that is not exactly right either, but either way that makes him very likable, but also hard to take seriously in scenes meant to be serious. I thought he did an outstanding job in Guardians of the Galaxy balancing that out and making the danger seem believable, but here he was a tiny bit less successful, but I still preferred him over other actors we have seen in the lead role in these movies. Generally thought his performance was good, B+. The other characters/actors were just fine really. Nothing outstanding, nothing terrible.

Overall worth seeing in the theater. Sorry if I dropped any minor spoilers.
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really i wnted to walk out. but i was with a group.
it insults my intellegince.

so full of continuity errors.

first the spehere ride on **** or mud nothing happens glas stays clean.

2nd a car sitting in a shed for 20 years all it needed was a new fresh battery.
tires where full fo air never mind the shelflive of motor oil and gasoline which would be between 3-7 years.


3rd the indomnus removed tracking device yet on the screen he is still being tracked by his tracking device.

4th woman switches shoes during the whole frickin movie.


after a while i stopped paying attention and tried to sleep. i had a list of 16 craptastic insulting ****!

full of glaring gaping holes

it sucks!
 
DutchJazzer said:
really i wnted to walk out. but i was with a group.
it insults my intellegince.

so full of continuity errors.

first the spehere ride on **** or mud nothing happens glas stays clean.

2nd a car sitting in a shed for 20 years all it needed was a new fresh battery.
tires where full fo air never mind the shelflive of motor oil and gasoline which would be between 3-7 years.


3rd the indomnus removed tracking device yet on the screen he is still being tracked by his tracking device.

4th woman switches shoes during the whole frickin movie.


after a while i stopped paying attention and tried to sleep. i had a list of 16 craptastic insulting ****!

full of glaring gaping holes

it sucks!
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OK but don't forget that the movie is based on the fact that you can revive dinosaurs from ant fossils...
 
DutchJazzer said:
really i wnted to walk out. but i was with a group.
it insults my intellegince.

so full of continuity errors.

first the spehere ride on **** or mud nothing happens glas stays clean.

2nd a car sitting in a shed for 20 years all it needed was a new fresh battery.
tires where full fo air never mind the shelflive of motor oil and gasoline which would be between 3-7 years.


3rd the indomnus removed tracking device yet on the screen he is still being tracked by his tracking device.

4th woman switches shoes during the whole frickin movie.


after a while i stopped paying attention and tried to sleep. i had a list of 16 craptastic insulting ****!

full of glaring gaping holes

it sucks!
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Yeah but it was about 1/12 of those from the other movies.
 
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