Movies We've Seen Recently

[Frank West]

Tony Stark is a billionaire tech bro libertarian who thinks that the best way to improve the world is to do it himself because he's so great. Even if we acknowledge that somebody should be in an Iron Man suit, there's no reason it should be him.

He is inherently a bad person, but some directors/writers see that and some don't, and he also has to be a straight-up hero in some films, so how much of an asshole he's portrayed as varies a lot.

[chai tea latte]

Saw Rashomon stoned off my fucking ass. Did not understand some parts but it was beautiful and also good shit.

[Turtle]

I was talking to some friends about this recently and we came to the conclusion that Iron Man movies would best be served if they were exclusively about his alcoholism. If they just leaned into that hard and it ruined everything he was involved with.

[Kaleidoscope]

Tony Stark is a billionaire tech bro libertarian who thinks that the best way to improve the world is to do it himself because he's so great. Even if we acknowledge that somebody should be in an Iron Man suit, there's no reason it should be him.

He is inherently a bad person, but some directors/writers see that and some don't, and he also has to be a straight-up hero in some films, so how much of an asshole he's portrayed as varies a lot.

I think if Disney ever reboots the Marvel universe again, it would probably be in their best interest if they had a team of writers for the movies so the characters would be somewhat consistent. I think that is why I love the Guardians of the Galaxy films so much because James Gunn has directed both movies and wrote both scripts. I know not everyone loves the Guardians but you have to at least admit they’re consistent in terms of personality and character growth.

[ikaribattousai]

I just saw "A Quiet Place" and it was a real breath of fresh air to the horror genre. The idea of a post-apocalyptic future where silence is the key to survival subverts so many sub-genre tropes and makes for a really interesting film experience. Sound and moster design are really on point.

[Wrought]

I saw Blockers in theatres and it was actually really funny and decently progressive!

I went alone and the theatre crowd sucked!

[KingKalamari]

So I just got back from Infinity War. My one friend is super into all these Marvel movies and organized a giant marathon of all the Marvel movies that featured the infinity stones prior to this. As a result I went into the movie completely burned out on the whole MCU and I ended up leaving the theatre...even more burned out on the MCU. Too many characters, too many plotlines and not enough of a personal connection between the majority of the heroes and the antagonist to make me invested in the conflict.

I think I'm going to be off action blockbusters for the next few months. I just wanna sit down and watch a nice, quiet movie where no one punches each other.

[sambair]

I realized I was burned out on MCU movies when I watched Guardians of the Galaxy, and was at best mildly entertained despite it having the constituent parts of a movie I should love.

[Macho Masc Sangy Savage]

The best parts of Infinity War were the Guardians, but that just made me want to watch the Guardians of the Galaxy movies again. Whenever superhero films become too serious, it's just not nearly as fun. Here's hoping Deadpool 2 is still good.

However, the best part of Infinity War was the last ten minutes when Thanos fucks off and people just start dissipating. There's no music, no fanfare, just confusion and absolute silence. That and Spider-Man just freaking out, were the most impactful scenes. And if Shuri is gone in the next one the movie is dead to me.

[NutshellGulag]

So I just got back from Infinity War. My one friend is super into all these Marvel movies and organized a giant marathon of all the Marvel movies that featured the infinity stones prior to this. As a result I went into the movie completely burned out on the whole MCU and I ended up leaving the theatre...even more burned out on the MCU. Too many characters, too many plotlines and not enough of a personal connection between the majority of the heroes and the antagonist to make me invested in the conflict.

I think I'm going to be off action blockbusters for the next few months. I just wanna sit down and watch a nice, quiet movie where no one punches each other.

I saw someone on Twitter describe Infinity War as the Cheesecake Factory Menu of the the MCU movies, and I think that sums it up pretty well.

[Macho Masc Sangy Savage]

So I just got back from Infinity War. My one friend is super into all these Marvel movies and organized a giant marathon of all the Marvel movies that featured the infinity stones prior to this. As a result I went into the movie completely burned out on the whole MCU and I ended up leaving the theatre...even more burned out on the MCU. Too many characters, too many plotlines and not enough of a personal connection between the majority of the heroes and the antagonist to make me invested in the conflict.

I think I'm going to be off action blockbusters for the next few months. I just wanna sit down and watch a nice, quiet movie where no one punches each other.

Now all I can picture is Gordon Ramsay busting into the movie, really angry at there being so many characters, and cutting people out right and left while calling them donkeys.

I saw someone on Twitter describe Infinity War as the Cheesecake Factory Menu of the the MCU movies, and I think that sums it up pretty well.

[Dr. Buttplug]

I liked Infinity War overall. I think the one thing that is being overlooked was the bold choice of ending. When was the last time an action movie of this general genre had such a downer ending? I know it ends at the middle part of a larger story arc but like little kids were in the theater crying while Spidey got de-materialized. The fact that they didn't try and undercut it with a post credits joke must have lead to some serious fights with marketing. We could also say this is a touchstone in the Hollywood zeitgeist, after the 2016 election Hollywood has to make peace with the fact that yes, sometimes the bad guy does win.

[Moose]

i watched Attack the Block last week for the first time ever and holy shit, how did i not see it sooner? such a fucking good movie.

[Mix]

Hey
Love Simon was a really good movie, what the fuck
I was expecting it to be campy and just a humor movie but it got really fucking real

[duz]

Super Troopers 2 got a lot of bad reviews because it was just more of the same.  I'm pretty sure that's exactly what everyone wanted from Super Troopers 2.  I know it's what I wanted and it certainly delivered.