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Post by MartinT on Apr 27, 2020 22:13:27 GMT
I loved both Prometheus and Covenant.
Thanks for posting this.
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Post by rfan8312 on Apr 27, 2020 23:09:01 GMT
Yw Martin I loved Prometheus and Covenant as well. I totally get that's it my own wiring and past experiences but I in fact have difficulty watching the older Alien films. I love those stories but I mean sitting through the actual films unfortunately for me they feel very dated, though I still can always sit through the first Alien film. But I wouldn't argue with anyone that loves those classics more than the newer additions to the storyline.
What I like about Prometheus and Covenant is that it's kind of like those stories retold, but at today's speed and manner of interaction between characters. And they are both visually stunning for me especially Prometheus.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 27, 2020 23:32:36 GMT
No, the first Alien is an all-time masterpiece. It's hard watching it but it's so well acted that it beats almost all competition into submission, with the possible exception of Carpenter's The Thing, also exceedingly well acted.
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Post by rfan8312 on Apr 27, 2020 23:50:21 GMT
Understood. Yes the first Alien and The Thing, but especially Alien for me, are astounding, important, breathtaking masterpieces that both still hold up well. The depths that were reached in their creativity make those almost timeless and still have me scratching my head at how they could have come up with it.
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Post by Slinger on Apr 28, 2020 12:33:52 GMT
I thought that "Rakka" was probably the flipside of District 9. The aliens in it reminded me of the prawns in the way they moved, but these gator-lizard-alien-things are more like prawns on steroids with a side-order of PCP.  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Apr 28, 2020 13:12:58 GMT
Man the way they took those buildings down? Nutty.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 28, 2020 13:50:46 GMT
Man the way they took those buildings down? Nutty. Yes, that was different and very well done considering they used stock footage. |
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Post by TheMooN on Apr 28, 2020 14:56:51 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Apr 28, 2020 15:10:07 GMT
Considering it's an American TV movie I thought it was terrific, and it has a great cast too as I remember. |
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Post by TheMooN on Apr 28, 2020 15:49:19 GMT
Considering it's an American TV movie I thought it was terrific, and it has a great cast too as I remember. An eclectic cast to be sure. |
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Post by TheMooN on Apr 29, 2020 15:49:44 GMT
Not the best screenplay of the novel but again watchable.
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Post by julesd68 on May 2, 2020 22:50:36 GMT
In the same vein (forgive the pun) I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula in 4k on Apple TV.
It's not perfect, especially Keanu Reeves and Anthony Hopkins hamming it up but there's a lot to like about it - Gary Oldman is superb, Winona Ryder is very credible and FF Coppola shows off some fantastic visual tricks in the film and some opulent production design. The only thing that really dates it for me is the music score which seems overly romanticised to play up this side of the Count's nature.
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Post by MartinT on May 2, 2020 23:38:14 GMT
I bought Bram Stoker's Dracula on Laserdisc many years ago. I really liked the tricks with shadows and agree about Oldman's performance.
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Post by TheMooN on May 5, 2020 14:01:11 GMT
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Post by MartinT on May 5, 2020 14:13:23 GMT
Superb film.
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Post by naim1425 on May 6, 2020 4:16:27 GMT
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Post by Tim on May 7, 2020 12:35:43 GMT
Extraction (2020) action at its best I had a hard time with Extraction and struggled to reach 20 mins before turning it off, too much like a Michael Mann film for me unfortunately. I can however see it's appeal if you like Hollywood action films, as it seemed very well put together from what I saw, just not my thing.
After Parasite, my next best film of the year is Portrait of a Lady on Fire. I was at times literally holding my breath watching this one, utterly superb and I've seen it twice now (on Mubi.com). The cinematography, script and acting is world class. The chemistry between Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel is spellbinding. However, it's possibly not really for Extraction or action film fans - definitely a slow burner 
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Post by MartinT on May 7, 2020 13:09:48 GMT
The best Michael Mann film for me was The Keep.
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Post by TheMooN on May 13, 2020 13:13:17 GMT
I have this old favourite lined up for today's afternoon matinee.  |
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2020 14:28:45 GMT
Great choice.
Accompanied by a drop of Scotland's finest?
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