movies

[mikechamp]

For all the Star Wars nerds, a map of that galaxy far, far away:

[GeddyWrox]

Awesome map! Thanks!

[GeddyWrox]

I watched Just Mercy (currently free on Amazon). It was fabulous.

I also watched JoJo Rabbit again and it was possibly even better the second time. It's possibly in my top 10. Definitely top 20 favorites.

[CardsofSTL]

Jojo Rabbit - fantastic satire with a heart from Taika Waititi. Very funny and moving with an excellent young cast. 4/5

4 out of 5 what though?

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Saw Ford vs Ferrari today. A nice little movie, and a type that doesn’t get made and released wide theatrically much anymore. Seems like they had to manufacture most of the conflict, though they didn't try to force a typical sports movie finish as the real one was interesting enough.

Wasn’t even going to see it but I bought an issue of American Cinematographer for the first time in maybe 15 years and it got me interested. That’s a really good magazine if you have any interest in how movies are made.

As a car guy, race fan, and admirer of Shelby. This was one of my favorite movies I've ever seen. I'm willing to bet I was one of the few people in the theater who knew who Ken Miles was before the movie. Bale freaking nailed the role. Damon was good as Shelby as well.

I guess the conflict you are talking about was between Damon and the exec (forgot his name). That may have been manufactured but everything I've read was that the bean counters were always trying to interfere with the GT40 development despite Henry Ford II's directive to beat Ferrari no matter the cost. As for the Enzo vs Ford thing, Enzo Ferrari was a notorious [expletive] and I'm actually not sure they went far enough portraying him that way. Shelby while generally beloved by all was definitely a no compromise bullheaded Texan.

The race scene though, wow. I'm not sure if it was good ole fashion cinematography or lots of CGI but damn it was awesome. We sat right in the middle of the theater and sound was spot on as well. I really loved the movie. In fact I'd go see it again. I guess my conclusion is I think it's a good watch for anyone, but for car guys and race fans this may be the best movie ever made.

Just watched this last night and appreciate the information here.

Hand up, I had no idea who anyone was in that movie beforehand including Henry Ford II.

Regardless of authenticity, it was awesome. Not knowing the story, I think, made it more enjoyable in that the ending was not a foregone conclusion. Not many movies, especially sports movies, put me on the edge of my seat so to speak but the scene in LeMans where it shows the brakes/rotors glowing red in the dead of night did just that as well as a few other scenes.

What a great movie.

[Jocephus]

[Jocephus]

[JoeMcKim]

Think of the children, they're not mature enough to be able to handle that kind of weather.

[thrill]

IDK, as a kid who grew up in tornado alley, it freaked me out a bit.

[IMADreamer]

I saw a blurb that they may be rebooting Twister. I have mixed feelings on that. Storm never bothered me, I love them actually. When I was in college we would chase a lot. We were doing research but it was still chasing. Lots of fun times, we never got close enough to feel in real danger.