Movies! The movie thread

Esteban · 01-07-2023, 04:13 PM

James Cameron talks about Avatar: The Way of Water in an interview with Chris Wallace.

"Believes it will break even, and is confident Disney will proceed with the sequels."

"Avatar: The Way of Water stands at $1.54 billion worldwide, having just passed Top Gun: Maverick as the top-grossing release of 2022. It’s also the 9th grossing movie ever and the second top grossing film of the pandemic after Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.9 billion)."

https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-...ce-1235213447/

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 01:24 AM

I’m watching The Black Phone. Creepy, so far…

BMW F22 · 01-09-2023, 01:26 AM

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I’m watching The Black Phone. Creepy, so far…

I enjoyed that movie. Definitely creepy. The thoughts of children being kidnapped like that creeps me out.

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 01:28 AM

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I enjoyed that movie. Definitely creepy. The thoughts of children being kidnapped like that creeps me out.

Yeah, it's definitely creepy seeing movies like this through kid's eyes.

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 01:51 AM

^ The starring kid, (Finney) is pretty good.

tranquility · 01-09-2023, 02:24 AM

***slight spoiler for The Black Phone?***

I think Ethan Hawke's miscast though, guy's too nice/handsome to be that, that's why they tried to do that weird mask thing.

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 02:29 AM

^ Haven’t finished yet.

floridaorange · 01-09-2023, 07:27 AM

One of my younger clients suggested a movie I had never heard of, I'm sure some here have though. Curious if it's worth watching or if it's garbage.

It's called "The Dog Pound"

Esteban · 01-09-2023, 10:42 PM

Finished The Black Phone earlier today. Liked it from beginning to end. As I mentioned in another post thought the leading kid was good and liked Ethan Hawke as well. Nice and creepy.

OkieSnuffBox · 01-10-2023, 11:01 AM

Just saw the guy who did Midsommar, Ari Aster is releasing a new movie "Beau is afraid" in April.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/b...er-1235418839/

TboneS54 · 01-10-2023, 11:25 AM

Just watched the 3hr+ director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven. So fk'n good.

TXSTYLE · 01-10-2023, 02:03 PM

You already know... I am there! The only kind of movies I will actually go and see outside my own Theater. This looks so damn good.
And my boy Johnathan Majors doing his thing as Kang The Conqueror.

Fishee · 01-10-2023, 03:31 PM

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Finished The Black Phone earlier today. Liked it from beginning to end. As I mentioned in another post thought the leading kid was good and liked Ethan Hawke as well. Nice and creepy.

It was surprisingly good.

Esteban · 01-11-2023, 02:34 AM

Was reading up on the movie “The Black Phone” and found out the movie was adapted from a short story written by Joe Hill, who is the son of Stephen King.

His real name is Joseph Hillstrom King but feared publishers would print anything he wrote to make money on his last name so he wrote under a pseudonym and was able to keep his identity a secret for more than 10 years. He has a younger brother named Owen King who is also a writer.

"The villain in Hill's original story was patterned after serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1960s and '70s."

UncleWede · 01-11-2023, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Was reading up on the movie “The Black Phone” and found out the movie was adapted from a short story written by Joe Hill, who is the son of Stephen King.

His real name is Joseph Hillstrom King but feared publishers would print anything he wrote to make money on his last name so he wrote under a pseudonym and was able to keep his identity a secret for more than 10 years. He has a younger brother named Owen King who is also a writer.

"The villain in Hill's original story was patterned after serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1960s and '70s."

I just recently finished reading The Institution by his father, and immediately thought this might be about that. It wasn't, but strange coincidnce still.

TXSTYLE · 01-13-2023, 05:52 PM

Watched M3GAN. Definitely this generations "CHUCKY" / Child's Play! Entertaining and Funny.

DubaiRich · 01-13-2023, 06:09 PM

Going to see it tonight...should be a fun date!

Esteban · 01-13-2023, 06:19 PM

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Watched M3GAN. Definitely this generations "CHUCKY" / Child's Play! Entertaining and Funny.

Another one I’m looking forward to. Glad to hear you liked it.

BMW F22 · 01-13-2023, 11:28 PM

Watched “Plane” tonight. Enjoyable with some cheesy parts. Pretty typical Gerard Butler action movie like Olympus Has Fallen.

tranquility · 01-14-2023, 09:30 AM

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Another one I’m looking forward to. Glad to hear you liked it.

Jog my memory, is this the one you succinctly put as a 'smarter, female Chucky'?

Our03z4 · 01-14-2023, 12:41 PM

Finally got time to watch the new Avatar. Decided with it being such a long movie that we should splurge. Did the Regal 3dRPX and man that was the way to do it! Only two other people in the massive theater, separated stadium seating with leather recliners. Forgot how nice that is, typically we stick with the $5 seats (still nice) at a different theater.

The script was almost there, what a shame, still a great movie and can't imagine seeing it in anything but 3D. The underwater parts felt like you were there. Glad we finally went.

M5Rick · 01-14-2023, 12:54 PM

Starsky and Hutch,this one with Stiller and Wilson.

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Esteban Major General 59857 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	James Cameron talks about Avatar: The Way of Water in an interview with Chris Wallace. "Believes it will break even, and is confident Disney will proceed with the sequels." "Avatar: The Way of Water stands at $1.54 billion worldwide, having just passed Top Gun: Maverick as the top-grossing release of 2022. It’s also the 9th grossing movie ever and the second top grossing film of the pandemic after Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.9 billion)." https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-...ce-1235213447/ Last edited by Esteban; 01-07-2023 at 04:41 PM..
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01-09-2023, 01:51 AM	#4449
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01-09-2023, 10:42 PM	#4453
Esteban Major General 59857 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Finished The Black Phone earlier today. Liked it from beginning to end. As I mentioned in another post thought the leading kid was good and liked Ethan Hawke as well. Nice and creepy.
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OkieSnuffBox Major 1793 Rep 973 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: OKC, OK iTrader: (0)	Just saw the guy who did Midsommar, Ari Aster is releasing a new movie "Beau is afraid" in April. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/b...er-1235418839/
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TXSTYLE "Salud" 15636 Rep 5,078 Posts Drives: M8 Gran Coupe Comp & X5M Comp Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Burbs - N TX iTrader: (0)	You already know... I am there! The only kind of movies I will actually go and see outside my own Theater. This looks so damn good. And my boy Johnathan Majors doing his thing as Kang The Conqueror.
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01-11-2023, 02:34 AM	#4458
Esteban Major General 59857 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Was reading up on the movie “The Black Phone” and found out the movie was adapted from a short story written by Joe Hill, who is the son of Stephen King. His real name is Joseph Hillstrom King but feared publishers would print anything he wrote to make money on his last name so he wrote under a pseudonym and was able to keep his identity a secret for more than 10 years. He has a younger brother named Owen King who is also a writer. "The villain in Hill's original story was patterned after serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1960s and '70s." Last edited by Esteban; 01-11-2023 at 03:07 AM..
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TXSTYLE "Salud" 15636 Rep 5,078 Posts Drives: M8 Gran Coupe Comp & X5M Comp Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Burbs - N TX iTrader: (0)	Watched M3GAN. Definitely this generations "CHUCKY" / Child's Play! Entertaining and Funny.
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Our03z4 Captain 1765 Rep 694 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe, Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Finally got time to watch the new Avatar. Decided with it being such a long movie that we should splurge. Did the Regal 3dRPX and man that was the way to do it! Only two other people in the massive theater, separated stadium seating with leather recliners. Forgot how nice that is, typically we stick with the $5 seats (still nice) at a different theater. The script was almost there, what a shame, still a great movie and can't imagine seeing it in anything but 3D. The underwater parts felt like you were there. Glad we finally went.
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M5Rick General 72678 Rep 21,805 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GB iTrader: (0)	Starsky and Hutch,this one with Stiller and Wilson.
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