Very much horror vibes at times
(The shots from the living room at the entrance door at night and the quiet stillness of certain shots)
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Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) is an exec producer on Sorry, Baby. He encouraged Victor to direct her script. She made so many smart directing choices, mostly about not getting in the way with the camera, let the actors act. Example: The bath scene post-incident.
What impressed me most was how Victor managed to infuse humor into a dramatic dark storyline. So hard to do. Reminded me tonally of Wilderās brilliant 1960 film The Apartment.
Canāt wait to see what Victor does next.
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This Summer Iāve seen Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, Jurassic World, Superman, and Fantastic Four. Liked all of them. My wife is a big fan of Lilo & Stitch. How to Train your Dragon was almost an exact live version of the animated movie and was well done. Superman was fun, though not my favorite Superman. It was the best Lex Luthor representation though, by miles. Jurassic World was predictable but still it was dinosaurs chasing people and thatās always awesome.
Back in the 60s, the Fantastic Four was my go to comic book so Iāve waited a very, very long time for a decent rendition on the big screen. This was very well done. It was well acted and had a good story. I think Vanessa Kirby and Julia Garner owned the movie. I have some nits about it but in general it was very well done. Not a huge fan of Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic but he was OK. Quinn was a better Johnny Storm than I expected.
I will go on record as NOT a fan of RDJ being Victor Von Doom though it was irrelevant for this movie. Maybe heāll surprise me.
I go to movies to escape. I donāt like movies that end badly though thatās the vibe critics seem to love these days. As my Son says, I like movies where the end has Unicorns and fluffy bunnies playing on the beach together under blue skies and rainbows and cotton candy clouds. I want to feel good about it. If I want pain, I can turn on the news.
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Iāve been waiting for Lilo and Stitch to hit disney+. I saw they announced last night final destination coming hbo max in august. Another one I was excited for but didnāt make to the big screen showings.
Anyone watch Happy Gilmore 2? Storyline was a little clunky but plenty of fun cameos and callbacks. Basically everything Iād want a comedy sequel 30 years in the making to be.
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Have to give an edge to Superman but Fantastic 4 was also a lot of fun.
Both super hero movies are actually very similar. Very well cast imo and great chemistry drives the film. Both were maybe a little too stuffed and could have used 20-30 more minutes (Feels like Ben/The Thingās entire story line is in the deleted scenes).
Vanessa Kirby very much the star of the movie. But Pedroās Mr Fantastic also surprised me (consider me underwhelmed on the initial casting). Less so him individually and more so how his character plays off Sue in their interactions
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The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson hits theaters August 1st. Itās projected to do well at box office.
Sunset Blvd. in limited re-release on August 3rd to celebrate 75th anniversary. Great opportunity to watch it on the big screen.
The same creative team who made the terrific comedy The Climb is back with Splitsville on August 15. Trailer looks great.
Same for JAWS 50th at the end of August 
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Jaws on the big screen would be awesome!
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It was, it was.
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Newaflash Iām unf%ckwithable
#uncaged
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Been on a 90ās action movie kick. Need some more recommendations! Even if you think Iāve seen it, Iām loving re-watches too
Edit: looks like this may be more of a thread for movies in theatres. If so, disregard
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86 but Stand By Me!
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Try watching it approximately 3 times a weekend for the past 3 months!
It gives me Kung Pow! Enter the first vibes
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The Jackal is a good one. Or canāt miss with the Die Hard series if you somehow missed that. Basically just search Bruce Willis.
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Mission Impossible. 90ās, 00ās, 10ās, and 20ās. Helluva franchise.
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Yeah thereās 0 chance Iād be able to do that.
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Non theatrical movie rec: The Ballad of Wallis Island. On peacock streaming.
Solid all around. A bit predictable but great performances.
Funny coincidence @zh00s, this is on the list for next up
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Let me know what you think!
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