Jurassic World. There are some films that are art and some that are merely popcorn entertainment. JW is the latter.
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Jurassic World. There are some films that are art and some that are merely popcorn entertainment. JW is the latter.
Jurrassic Park is the only genuinely good film in the series, in my opinion. Great special/practical effects, and it's pretty good in terms of book adaptations even though stuff had to be toned down due to the very violent nature of some of the novel's death scenesJurassic World. There are some films that are art and some that are merely popcorn entertainment. JW is the latter.
We watched Dead Zone last night (some of the oldies channels are on free preview until January 5th) - I deleted it afterward but only because I am running out of room on my DVR.Watched my dvd of Silver Bullet last night. Hadn't seen it in probably 25 years and I had forgotten some of what happens. Not a great movie but not a horrible one either. Gary Busey is, well, Gary Busey!!
I remember way back when I saw the very first Jurassic Park movie and leaving the theater on a bright sunny summer day and looking around over tree tops to make sure there weren't any dinosaurs heading my way. That first time was the best!!I rewatched Jurassic World recently, but it held up great. Probably the best after the first. Pratt and Howard have good chemistry going and you get a good feel of the layout of the park through many overview shots. Also great ideas like actually training Raptors and the gyrospheres that let people explore the park and which looked really cool.
Of course it takes a while before things get really going, that was in the first too and it's essentially the structure of a disaster movie - first some small things are amiss and then it gets more and more out of control. But it had a good build-up and it held your attention through the actors, and there is plenty of action overall.
I think the first will always be seen as the best, because you can never have that first sense of awe again seeing the dinosaurs come to life for the first time - but that's the problem every sequel stuggles with: the actual element of surprise and something really new and different is gone, so it has to find other ways to make up for that.
The Ritual - Friends go hiking in a Scandinavian forest. There's an accident. Bad things ensue.
Calibre - Friends go hunting in the Scottish highlands. There's an accident. Bad things ensue.
Two pretty decent offerings from Netflix, but my preference leans towards the former because of the supernatural element. I wish a little more $$$ had been spent by producers so we could have seen The Ritual in cinemas.
Unbreakable - watched this again in preparation for the upcoming conclusion to the trilogy, Glass. This is my favourite Sam Jackson performance, before he got lazy and started slumming. An amazing film that resonates even more with today's proliferation of comic-book pop-culture.
Village of the Damned - I've been trying to catch up on the John Carpenter films I've missed out on, although I did see this in cinema back in the day. Man, Carpenter wasn't even trying here, was he? This is probably his most laid-back offering. It's still a very engaging film, but I feel that so much more could have been done with the remake. Also, I felt an overwhelming sadness at seeing my Superman on screen again. RIP Christoper Reeve. Like Jim Henson, my generation misses you still.
There seems to be an on-the-rise demand for movies and tv to be set in the 80’s. I think most of it’s all in an effort to capitalize off the success of that show about things that are stranger than an aforementioned thing, but what do I know?Summer of 84 (2018) (my first Kanopy movie)
This is good and there is a jarring change of tone in this movie (and I think the change of tone works very well for this movie). I won't say much except it's about some teenagers that think their neighbor is a serial killer and they try to find clues to prove it.
There seems to be an on-the-rise demand for movies and tv to be set in the 80’s. I think most of it’s all in an effort to capitalize off the success of that show about things that are stranger than an aforementioned thing, but what do I know?
Not 80’s, but speaking of music decades in general. I’d like to see a slasher take place at Woodstock ‘69. It’d be great.Also cause the songs are better. Can you really take a horror film seriously if it features Cardi B on the soundtrack? Nope.
I remember way back when I saw the very first Jurassic Park movie and leaving the theater on a bright sunny summer day and looking around over tree tops to make sure there weren't any dinosaurs heading my way. That first time was the best!!
Village of the Damned - I've been trying to catch up on the John Carpenter films I've missed out on, although I did see this in cinema back in the day. Man, Carpenter wasn't even trying here, was he? This is probably his most laid-back offering. It's still a very engaging film, but I feel that so much more could have been done with the remake. Also, I felt an overwhelming sadness at seeing my Superman on screen again. RIP Christoper Reeve. Like Jim Henson, my generation misses you still.
If I remember correctly I think Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay for that one. I haven't seen that one in years and it was good.True Romance is a great movie. Both Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette were perfectly cast. The supporting cast is so good in that movie. Gary Oldman, Tom Sizemore, Chris Penn, James Gandolfini and a very funny Brad Pitt. Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper were incredible in their scenes together. I may have to go find that dvd in my collection and rewatch it, it’s been a while.