movies

[Jocephus]

it was an entertaining read over lunch. i've never seen the grown up movies either

[33anda3rd]

For a bit of extra fun, read it but turn Nick Swardson into Nick Offerman.

[mikechamp]

I watched "The Green Lantern" the other night, because I was bored.

It sucked. I want that time back.

[Jocephus]

a twitter joke but maybe star wars spoilerish still

[SHOW]

[Jocephus]

[mikechamp]

I hadn't been in a theater since spring 2018, and then I went twice in a week. What compelled me to go?

Knives Out
I liked this movie, and whether you find it predictable or not, it's still a good time. Blatant overacting by Daniel Craig, which gets poked fun during the movie, but they're obvious about it, so it's humorous and not annoying.

Great performance by the caretaker, and she's subtly pretty, too. The black detective was great in an understated role. Would like to see more of both of them.

Fun fact: The will-reading lawyer is none other than Frank Oz. Yeah, the voice of many muppets, including Yoda. His connection to Rian Johnson (through Star Wars) probably didn't hurt his chances in a rare, on-screen role. Which is a perfect segue to...

Star Wars
I had to see this one in the theater, and I saw it in IMAX! I felt it was a good choice. Now, I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, but I recognize the cultural significance of this movie. And overall, I thought they did a good job with it. There were a lot of characters (past and present) that were included. It seemed like everyone got their spotlight moment. (Ok, the Ewoks felt a little hokey, but they got 5 seconds. It's not worth raising your blood pressure over that.)

The very final scene felt like an afterthought. They could have ended it on the scene before, but not very upset about the choice.

As I told a couple other people, I feel like they can say, "Ok, this chapter is done. We can it over here on this shelf and admire it for what it is."

Now, they'll surely make more of these. Put yourself in the shoes of whomever is in charge of decision-making for the franchise. Are you going to say No to another $1+ billion in revenue? No, you're not. Logically speaking, no one should be getting upset when another one comes out. Having said that, I think they could start a whole new storyline. I think Abrams left the canvas wide open now, but I also hope they wait at least 5 years before doing anything new. That will help the new storyline have its own... cred, I guess.

I do have one complaint:

Didn't the Death Star get blown to bits in one of the original trilogies? If so, then how does that big of a remnant remain?

[stlouie_lipp]

Hidden Figures

The real(ish) story of three black women who worked for NASA at a time of racial segregation. Heart warming and feel good, whilst still casting light on the ugly history of race relations in the US.

Worth a watch 8/10

Welcome to the board! One of my partners watched this over the holidays and recommended it.

[Jocephus]

Turns out Colin Trevorrow’s version of Star Wars: Episode IX was good, actually

[ghostrunner]

Turns out Colin Trevorrow’s version of Star Wars: Episode IX was good, actually

Read that earlier. Some of it sounds interesting, some ludicrous. People still would have complained.

[Jocephus]

certainly