Amph At The Movies (film discussion thread)

There's probably a date on the bottom of the poster; but I didn't think about it when I took the picture as it's out of focus.

 

First Man may not have a huge opening but I bet it plays for quite awhile.

 

Yep. A smartphone would have been wizardry. This is more powerful than the Apollo computers:

Spoiler

THIS THING CAN DO SQUARE ROOTS, SON!!11!

 

The paradigm on the Apollo landings' "lack" of computational equipment is kind of backwards, it's more that it's astonishing how quickly computers came to be considered indispensable parts of our lives at an almost unprecedented rate. Like, really, your smartphone is basically indistinguishable from magic to someone timewarped directly here from the 1960s, it's kind of insane that because of microchips everyone has one in their pocket rather than it requiring 80 million rooms full of big tape readers.

 

Truth. As a kid who sent text messages to friends on the University of Illinois' PLATO mainframe in the 1970s, smartphones still seem like one of the really successful deliverables promised by science fiction. Basically they're indistinguishable from magic to 99% of the human population.

This is what I used for texting. Hard to put in a pocket:

 

This restored footage from WWI by Peter Jackson's company does look amazing .

 

can't wait to see the film.

 

Is anyone going to see Bohemian Rhapsody? The more clips I see of it the more I get interested

 

All I know is that my gut says Maybe. Hell, maybe I'll go full rock glam musical and double feature it with Star is Born. My old man has been laid up for awhile but I know he wants to see First Man. So, maybe!

 

I'll probably see Bohemian Rhapsody unless the reviews are really bad. I saw the trailer in the cinema and liked it.

 

I definitely want to see Bohemian Rhapsody; it looks great. Also, so excited for the Stan & Ollie biopic.

 

This looks like a lot of fun. Made by the same dude who directed Attack the Block.

 

Watched "Brawl in Cell Block 99"

It's thoroughly unpleasant schlock, but well-done unpleasant schlock. It also manages to make Vince Vaughn seem menacing instead of annoying, which is something of a miracle of filmmaking.

 

I know this is one of the most famous matchups in the history of cinema, but what I'd really like to see is Pazuzu vs Godzilla.

 

yah I dig Brawl in Cell Block 99 even though it takes awhile to get to the titular brawl but the best part is Vaughn's character wrecking his way through various convicts and guards to get to Cell Block 99. Also there's a bit with a face in the pavement that is so absurdly gory that it almost a laugh. And, holly hell, Don Johnson being menacing as heck. Don Johnson! Gives me hope for him being cast in Watchmen TeeVee show.

 

Remainder of the year for me in terms of theater viewing:

Must Sees:
Creed 2
Ralph Breaks the Internet (for the kiddies!)
Mary Poppins Returns (for the kiddies)

Like to see:
First Man
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fantastic Beasts 2
Acquaman
Vice

 

Like to see: Bohemian Rhapsody and Mortal Engines.

 

Upcoming flicks I'll most likely see in a theater:

• A Star Is Born
• Halloween
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
• The Girl in the Spider's Web
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Ralph Breaks The Internet
• Creed 2
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• Aquaman
• Bumblebee

 

Will try to see: Aquaman
Will rent Halloween and Suspiria.

 

I think Bohemian Rhapsody is the only one on my list for cinema viewing this year. If I want to see anything else it will be on satellite.

 

Halloween tomorrow. Word most use is “Solid.”

Solid will do.