Movies

[endo]

crazy shit, but I had a laugh

[EdH]

Everything Everywhere All At Once was great. Second that recommendation.

[SKT]

On my list…been looking forward to watching it.

[EdH]

This just hit U.K. Netflix this weekend. Mrs H and I just watched it. One of the highest recommendations I can give for a straight action movie in the Taken and Equalizer “older-dude-with-a-very-particular-set-of-skills-comes-out-of-retirement-to-fuck-up-some-bad-dudes” sub-genre.

But imagine those movies with the violence turned up to 11. And then add a bit more blood. Bob Odinkirk kicks some serious ass.

Edit: changed the trailer to one which spoils fewer of the fight scenes.

[Matt]

@EdH thanks man. Hadn’t heard of that one but it looks great.

[EdH]

@Matt I think it snuck out during the pandemic, direct to whichever is Universal’s preferred streaming service. I get the feeling if theatres had been open it’d be a word of mouth hit.

[Matt]

Across the Spiderverse did not disappoint.

[SKT]

That’s on our summer movie list. May go this week. We all loved the first one too

[endo]

I'm still waiting for @Matt to write a review on the new 'Barbie' movie

[Cskarev]

I went to watch Oppenheimer on IMAX yesterday…great movie. Very intense ending. Cillian Murphy was superb in the main role, but for me Robert Downey Jr and Emily Blunt were even better. I can only recommend it and go watch on as big screen as possible.

[Nik]

I'm not Matt but Barbie was very good. Richard Brody's New Yorker Review says it better than I can but it is basically a great exploration of the limited political power of imagination boxed into an expertly directed cleverly paced piece of physical theatre. Gerwig smashed it again. Looking forward to seeing Oppenheimer in the next few days.

[Matt]

Barbie and Oppenheimer have definitely been on my list

[SKT]

@Nik I’ve enjoyed everything Gerwig has done so far and I’m looking forward to seeing Barbie. We’re just trying to decide if we can take the whole family (9 & 12)

[EdH]

@Nik One of my mates was an extra in Barbie. Did a scene in which Margot Robbie bursts through a pair of double doors and run down a corridor make it into the final cut? My buddie says that he was dressed in a suit and walking down that corridor while MR runs past him.

[Matt]

@Cskarev said in Movies:

I went to watch Oppenheimer on IMAX yesterday…great movie. Very intense ending.

Don’t spoil it.

[Matt]

@SKT same here. I think we’ll watch it at home together together.

[goosehd]

@SKT @Matt If you guys do watch it, please let me know what you think. I’m in the same boat with my girls being 12 and 7…For about 5 years all the girls wanted to watch on YouTube was Life in the Dreamhouse (Barbie) and I can still hear that song in my head.

[Cskarev]

@Matt said in Movies:

@Cskarev said in Movies:

I went to watch Oppenheimer on IMAX yesterday…great movie. Very intense ending.

Don’t spoil it.

I will not.

About Barbie: what I heard and read is that the movie is definitely NOT a kids movie. It is more political/social.

[Matt]

@goosehd that show was strictly forbidden here. What a vapid and soulless piece of shit that was. We did our best to stave off the inevitable Kardashianification of our girls as long as we could.

[goosehd]

@Matt Thankfully not having TV means that the kids have no idea who/what the Kardashian’s are

It also means that we invest a ton of time into extracurricular activities which are slowly wearing me out, but it keeps the kids out of trouble.

Swimming, sailing, golf, and tennis for right now. Contemplating a martial arts class sometime soon so that they have an understanding of how to defend themselves.