Amph What was the last movie you saw?

It's been years since I've seen it, but...

Achilles talks to his mother, and the film certainly suggests that she is not human.

Achilles flat out says he has seen the Gods.

Achilles defiles the temple of Apollo, and the film flat out says Apollo will have his revenge, and Paris (one can certainly think of him as guided by Apollo, as in the myth) hits Achilles in the heel (his mythological weakness), and this is all clearly made significant.

There are several other references worked in.

Just because Liam Neeson doesn't show up in shining armor, doesn't mean the Gods weren't "in" the film. They weren't quite directly involved as they were in the source material (except when they were), but maybe they thought audiences wouldn't go for that.

The Iliad is pretty long, of course some things are gonna get left out.

 

World War Z

 

Santa Fe Mainline Memories

 

Knight of Cups. Worth watching for the visuals.

 

Kung Fu The Invisible Fist (1972) - While I like some 1970s kung fu bashers (bare handed fighting as opposed to weapons / swordplay), I am glad this will most likely be the last one for awhile. I prefer swords and weapons and flying people in Shaw Brothers and a few Golden Harvest films. Anyway, undercover cop goes to Shanghai to bust a slaver / drug ring but uncovers a Japanese plot to invade China. When his superiors ignore him he takes matters into his own mighty fists. The end fight in this one is a bit ridiculous and long (so...many...stairs....*pant*, *pant*), the close to the fight (a very realistic looking arm break) made me wince. But in truth, it was better to see folks fight in this one than the attempts at drama. I had fun. Though I knew when I started multi-tasking while waiting for the fights this movie wasn't going to satisfy my character/story itch in the slightest.

 

It is.

 

I saw the new Ghostbusters film today, and I thought it was okay. Not great, but I did laugh a few times. I don't think it's worth seeing in the cinema though, probably best to wait till it's available on home media if you want to watch it.

 

Batman vs Superman: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Thousands of people spent almost three years working on this movie. It's budget is bigger than the GDP of several countries.

It has a scene that revolves around a literal jar of piss.

 

Finding Dory

Pretty damn funny. The sea lions steal the show.

 

Goodbye Uncle Tom, this exploitation film from the 1970s I've heard about that's a documentary about slave life in the antebellum South, told from the point of view of a couple of time-traveling journalists, and holy crap, is it rather unflinching in its depiction of of what slaves endured. Considering it was made in Haiti during the reign of Papa Doc Duvalier, the filmmakers couldn't have made it any other way.

It's on YouTube, strangely enough, but I warn you, don't watch it unless you can handle it.

 

The Shallows.

Best shark film since J2. Decent story and plot. Mostly believable survival situation. Just where did that oil slick come from though? Also that seagull deserves an Academy award, no joke! Go see it!

 

Top Gun

 

The Conformist

 

Dropped Klingon finale? You mean they would have battled some Klingons at the end?

 

Step Up Revolution (2012)

A franchise that becomes stupider in every proceeding movie. What I want is a movie where people dance while killing each other.

 

Peter O'Toole is super good. "You are still my enemy in the morning." "You are still my enemy tonight."

 

I think there was some talk about doing The Odyssey with Sean Bean's Ulysses.

 

Judgment at Nuremberg

Now easily one of my favorite courtroom dramas, this film really surprised me in some of the things it was going for. The great acting and intelligent writing made the film IMO a classic to be sure.

 

Babaadook

Babbaadoooook!

 

Thou Shall Not Kill but Once... (1974) Son of a high ranking family becomes a shaolin monk in order to learn kung fu to get revenge for his parents' murder. Turns out this guy eventually walks the walk of the Shaolin Temple where his kindly yet envious mentor falls when tempted by women and riches and all that. Achingly slow in some spots, but I appreciated seeing Chan Wai-Man pulling off a pretty convincing performance so early on. He's the brother superior (not the Abbot) who trips up so badly. Probably not one I'll watch with any frequency, but very interesting in that it largely keeps focused on temple life and the problems that could arise with being a cleric.