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Bohemian Rap City: Movies Thread

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Kepler said:
I dunno. Most comic book movies bore me to tears but there have been a few (Iron Man, Black Panther, Deadpool) that I really enjoyed and a few others (Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, Captain America) that were adequate.
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eh, that's fair. But I would guess that I've seen about 10 James Bond movies and found all of them boring. That's enough strikes. And like I said, I did give it another try when they cast someone I found interesting, but no dice. (I think I watched the remake of Casino Royale.)

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If you've not liked most/any of the Bond films you'd seen to that point, you may want to give Casino Royale a try. Yes, it's Bond, but the movie has a very different tone than the ones preceding it. Daniel Craig plays the character differently than the others, and the tech used isn't so fantastical that it would take you out of the moment of the scene just to wonder at the idea of it all. Then again, perhaps you just don't like action-focused spy movies.
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I think Casino Royale is the Craig one I saw. It was ok.
 
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duper said:
eh, that's fair. But I would guess that I've seen about 10 James Bond movies and found all of them boring. That's enough strikes. And like I said, I did give it another try when they cast someone I found interesting, but no dice. (I think I watched the remake of Casino Royale.)
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I'd say if you didn't like From Russia with Love or Goldfinger then you can rest. That's the best across the board of what Bond has to offer; they could make 100 more and never come close.
 
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It's obvious duper doesn't like the character, no matter who plays him. There's nothing wrong with that. Bond has never been about plot.

I, for one, want to fire Beowulf into the sun.
 
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Never got into Bond movies, but I did like GoldenEye. Pierce seemed to fit the mold of a Bond.
 
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I'm hardly a Bond geek, but the character has become iconic. I've seen the ones everyone says you "have to" see.
 
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The Rube said:
I completely agree the character is iconic. Prob top 3 character ever, if not number 1.
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Oh, for sure. My taste in movies seems to run quite different from the average Joe, but James Bond is one that I kind of wish I liked more, because I totally get the coolness of the character (and the theme song, obvs), and I like the parts with both M and Q. (I had a dog named M for 17 years, which is an odd thing for someone who doesn't really dig the movies to name a dog, but meh...)
 
Kepler said:
Malek is great. I look forward to him as the Bond villain. I hope they write a character / Evil Plan good enough for him. Presumably it will be cerebral, not physical. He does sympathetic/off-putting very well (Mr. Robot) and I'd like to see a villain who is a grey area, with something to say for himself.

I'm glad this is the last Craig, and I liked Craig far more than Brosnan or Dalton. Bond should change with the times and the brooding, inward-turning CraigBond is played out for now. I'd like to see a return to a more gregarious and charming bond. He can still be foreboding and difficult (Connery) but part of Bond is style and we haven't had a genuinely stylish Bond for a long time.

We also need another first tier Bond film -- there's hasn't been one in 13 years and that's the longest the franchise has gone.

62 Dr. No
63 From Russia with Love (1 year)
64 Goldfinger (1)
67 You Only Live Twice (3)
69 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (2)
71 Diamonds Are Forever (2)
74 The Man with the Golden Gun (3)
81 For Your Eyes Only (7)
85 A View to a Kill (4)
95 Golden Eye (10)
99 The World is Not Enough (4)
06 Casino Royale (7)
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You gotta replace the world is not enough with tomorrow never dies. I hated the latter when it first came out, but it has only gotten more poignant with time. I'd also replace diamonds with the spy who loved me.
 
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unofan said:
You gotta replace the world is not enough with tomorrow never dies. I hated the latter when it first came out, but it has only gotten more poignant with time.
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When it was released, I thought TND was a good follow up to Goldeneye, but it was generally panned because it was a "weird plot" and "not Goldeneye." And yes, the film definitely has aged very well and is very relevant today.
 
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ticapnews said:
Oh, you follow the blackout rules. That explains why you didn't keep it.
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Was there a way around them? When I quit they were making me post a picture of the ticket so it wasnt like I could just switch movies once inside.

There was a month where the gf and I couldnt see any film we wanted to and MoviePass actually shut down. I quit then. Has it changed?
 
Handyman said:
Was there a way around them? When I quit they were making me post a picture of the ticket so it wasnt like I could just switch movies once inside.

There was a month where the gf and I couldnt see any film we wanted to and MoviePass actually shut down. I quit then. Has it changed?
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They don't require photos anymore. So, for example, this morning I checked into the 11:15 showing of Penguins on the app but bought a ticket for the noon Endgame show. (The 11AM was sold out.)

You still have to find a movie that's on the approved list that is also playing at the same theater as the movie you want to see. When they required receipts I would buy the ticket, take the picture then either theater hop or, if I was familiar with the cashier, exchange tickets. That worked because I've been going to both movie theaters since they opened (this one 23 years ago, the other 4) and they know me. I don't know that I'd try it at another theater. But since they don't require photos anymore it's a moot point.

MoviePass is now down to 225,000 subscribers from last summer's peak of 3 million. Maybe if they're small enough they can turn a profit. I wonder how many are people who just forgot to cancel.
 
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Eh I will just stick with A+. I own stock in the company that owns MoviePass...it isnt even worth half a penny a share these days ;)
 
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ticapnews said:
I somehow missed this. There's cheese and then there's just absurdity. Casting Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist isn't even in the realm of believability.
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She was horrific but so was Mrs. Mozart in Amadeus. Not enough to sink the film.
 
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Kepler said:
She was horrific but so was Mrs. Mozart in Amadeus. Not enough to sink the film.
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Mrs Mozart wasn't horrible. Renee Zellweger has to own at least 7 of the top 10 spots in that category, with Julia Roberts owning at least 2 of the other 3. ;)
 
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