What Movie Are You Watching?

[Pumbaa]

You say you want more Batman? HBOMax this month ...


Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, 1998
Batman and Harley Quinn, 2017
Batman Begins, 2005
Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker, 2000
Batman Ninja, 2018
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instinct, 2015
Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants, 2016
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, 2015
Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, 2016
Batman vs. Robin, 2015
Batman vs. Two-Face, 2017
Batman: Assault on Arkham, 2014
Batman: Bad Blood, 2016
Batman: Death in the Family, 2020
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, 2018
Batman: Gotham Knight, 2008
Batman: Hush, 2019
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, 1993
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, 2003
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (Part 1), 2016
Batman: Soul of the Dragon, 2021
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2, 2013
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One, 2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two, 2021
Batman: Under The Red Hood, 2010
Batman: Year One, 2011

No idea why there are so many remakes when “Batman: The Movie (1966)” was pure perfection.

Spoiler: Or purrfection?

 

[ericwn]

You say you want more Batman? HBOMax this month ...


Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, 1998
Batman and Harley Quinn, 2017
Batman Begins, 2005
Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker, 2000
Batman Ninja, 2018
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instinct, 2015
Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants, 2016
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, 2015
Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, 2016
Batman vs. Robin, 2015
Batman vs. Two-Face, 2017
Batman: Assault on Arkham, 2014
Batman: Bad Blood, 2016
Batman: Death in the Family, 2020
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, 2018
Batman: Gotham Knight, 2008
Batman: Hush, 2019
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, 1993
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, 2003
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (Part 1), 2016
Batman: Soul of the Dragon, 2021
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2, 2013
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One, 2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two, 2021
Batman: Under The Red Hood, 2010
Batman: Year One, 2011

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[DT]

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Hahaha

FYI: with the exception of Batman Begins those are all animated movies, DC has produced some outstanding superhero animated films. I'd very highly recommend:

Batman: Under The Red Hood, 2010
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, 1993
Batman: Year One, 2011

I mean, really, most are good, many are excellent.

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, 2018 is super fun, it's a Victorian era alt-universe Batman story involving Jack the Ripper.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2, 2013

These two are the animated version of the seminal modern Batman comic by Frank Miller and it's spectacular, they got the style/look down perfect - and Peter Weller doing a pretty amazing turn as Batman and Ariel Winter who you'd probably know from Modern Family as Robin.

Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker, 2000 also stellar, the whole Batman Beyond series is excellent, it takes place in 2039, with a younger Batman and Bruce as his mentor.

 

[ericwn]

Hahaha

FYI: with the exception of Batman Begins those are all animated movies, DC has produced some outstanding superhero animated films. I'd very highly recommend:

Batman: Under The Red Hood, 2010
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, 1993
Batman: Year One, 2011

I mean, really, most are good, many are excellent.

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, 2018 is super fun, it's a Victorian era alt-universe Batman story involving Jack the Ripper.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2, 2013

These two are the animated version of the seminal modern Batman comic by Frank Miller and it's spectacular, they got the style/look down perfect - and Peter Weller doing a pretty amazing turn as Batman and Ariel Winter who you'd probably know from Modern Family as Robin.

Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker, 2000 also stellar, the whole Batman Beyond series is excellent, it takes place in 2039, with a younger Batman and Bruce as his mentor.

Since I usually tend to take your recommendations serious, I say thanks much and will check some out when the time comes. From a movie perspective, I enjoyed Tim Burton’s adoption a lot and from there onwards it’s been mostly not my cup of tea after that.

I did enjoy building the 1989 Batmobile recently - so much fun!

 

[Thomas Veil]

I did enjoy building the 1989 Batmobile recently - so much fun!

Last year my daughter took her family to Washington. They sent back pictures, one of which was my grandsons in the Smithsonian, proudly standing in front of this:

 

[Huntn]

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Belle (2013)- Excellent historical 18th Century drama about the illigitimate daughter born of a slave in the West Indies and a noble officer from England. She is brought back to England, but does not comfortably fit in with English society and inherits a large sum of money becoming an heiress.

Without spoiling it, the story centers on her growing awareness of the status of her people of color, and the awareness of moral adjustments of her family, her relationship with several suitors (overall framework is accurate, but some personal relationships in movie described as fictional on wiki), and leads to a hearing in the courts regarding the murder of slaves being shipped as cargo, for an insurance payoff.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Love the parallel discussion on how to boil an egg.

It adds a wonderful dimension to the thread.

Re Batman, I will say that while it is not much to my taste, I really liked the first movie (Batman), the one dating from 1989; actually, above all, I loved Anton Furst's conception of Gotham City (for which he deservedly won an Academy Award - that cathedral was awesome) - a stunning, dark and unsettling character in its own right.

British cinema, the stuff for traumatic experiences, no doubt. Only topped by the warm beer, driving on the wrong side of the road and - who could forget - Brexit and mint sauce ( a close race between the last two).

Try some of the Ealing Studio comedies from the late 40s to mid/late 50s; dry, sardonic, viciously witty and wonderfully wry, and - to my mind - sublime.

Among the classics I have in mind are: Kind Hearts And Coronets, (which is my personal favourite), The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers.

 

[Huntn]

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Wanted (2008)- 9/10- Caveat, action that some would describe as exaggerated, unbelievable stunts. But this is in super-ability graphic novel territory where such skills exist. I enjoyed it, a coherent story, and some nice CGI visuals.

Action thriller, some people can speed up their reflexes by 400%, ignore pain, and make bullets arc in flight, members of an elite group of assassins (The Fraternity) who carry out assassinations based on the loom of prophecy, to maintain balance in the world.

Yes,, you heard that right, and Wesley a loser by modern standards…

Spoiler

is recruited into their ranks because he has special skills, and they have a insurmountable problem only he can help them with.

 

[Huntn]

Love the parallel discussion on how to boil an egg.

It adds a wonderful dimension to the thread.

Re Batman, I will say that while it is not much to my taste, I really liked the first movie (Batman), the one dating from 1989; actually, above all, I loved Anton Furst's conception of Gotham City (for which he deservedly won an Academy Award - that cathedral was awesome) - a stunning, dark and unsettling character in its own right.


Try some of the Ealing Studio comedies from the late 40s to mid/late 50s; dry, sardonic, viciously witty and wonderfully wry, and - to my mind - sublime.

Among the classics I have in mind are: Kind Hearts And Coronets, (which is my personal favourite), The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers.

My 2 favorite Batman’s are Adam West 1960s tongue-in-cheek, and one with Heath Ledger as Joker.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I have been watching (well, re-watching - and that is something I very rarely do) one of my favourite movies: Jesus of Montreal.

This is a powerful, brilliant, thoughtful, formidably intelligent, at times wonderfully funny and savagely satirical, and, at times profoundly moving, - superbly shot, exquisitely scripted, beautifully lit and magnificently acted movie with an impressive cast. And yes, the soundtrack is excellent, also.

Actually, I cannot recommend this movie highly enough.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

One caveat - or postscript - to my remarks on Jesus of Montreal: A superb movie, but, as it is in French (that is, mostly, although a little English is spoken in a few scenes), it is probably best viewed with sub-titles.

 

[Thomas Veil]

Love the parallel discussion on how to boil an egg.

Hey, I'll keep it movie-related. Last night as I entered the room, the wife was watching TCM.

What movie was on? "The Egg and I".

I'm not kidding.

My 2 favorite Batman’s are Adam West 1960s tongue-in-cheek, and one with Heath Ledger as Joker.

Admiral: Avast, Batman! We haven't done anything foolish, have we?
Batman: Disposing of pre-atomic submarines to persons who don't even leave their full address... (curtly) Good day, admiral.

 

[DT]

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Wanted (2008)- 9/10- Caveat, action that some would describe as exaggerated, unbelievable stunts. But this is in super-ability graphic novel territory where such skills exist. I enjoyed it, a coherent story, and some nice CGI visuals.

Action thriller, some people can speed up their reflexes by 400%, ignore pain, and make bullets arc in flight, members of an elite group of assassins (The Fraternity) who carry out assassinations based on the loom of prophecy, to maintain balance in the world.

This is one of those movies that diverged so far from the original source material, it's more or less it's own thing. A mean, some overlap, Wesley, secret organization, even the 4th wall bits - the comic is pretty insane and would be tricky to film (and definitely a very hard R), it could be done as an animated series.

FWIW, Mark Millar who created/wrote the original comic also created Kingsmen and Kick-Ass, definitely has a theme going

 

[Huntn]

This is one of those movies that diverged so far from the original source material, it's more or less it's own thing. A mean, some overlap, Wesley, secret organization, even the 4th wall bits - the comic is pretty insane and would be tricky to film (and definitely a very hard R), it could be done as an animated series.

FWIW, Mark Millar who created/wrote the original comic also created Kingsmen and Kick-Ass, definitely has a theme going

That is something if I‘d read the source material and loved it, would likely piss me off. Were there at least assassinations based on the Loom of Prophecy (or was it Fate)? So in this case if you judge the movie as a stand alone story, how would you rate it for style (of the source) and story? I could see using rats with explosive watches as something right out of a graphic novel.

 

[lizkat]

Trying to make time to check into my HBO Max sub more often even during a busy January. As usual it's coming down to checking through the list of "last chance" items -- things leaving their streaming platform at the end of the month. Finally watched Argo. Rewatching Mississippi Burning.

 

[DT]

That is something if I‘d read the source material and loved it, would likely piss me off. Were there at least assassinations based on the Loom of Prophecy (or was it Fate)? So in this case if you judge the movie as a stand alone story, how would you rate it for style (of the source) and story? I could see using rats with explosive watches as something right out of a graphic novel.

No loom, no bullet curving, no assassins guild, and to be clear, Wanted is a violent, misogynistic, revenge porn, I'm not really a fan - Millar is kind of like the people who totally misinterpret Fight Club.

 

[Huntn]

No loom, no bullet curving, no assassins guild, and to be clear, Wanted is a violent, misogynistic, revenge porn, I'm not really a fan - Millar is kind of like the people who totally misinterpret Fight Club.

Thanks for filling me in, kind of shocking. It’s almost like Ridley Scott buying the rights to a book so he could appropriate the title for his unrelated movie.

 

[Hrafn]

The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984) ⭐ 5.3 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

1h 27m | R

www.imdb.com

Tawny Kitaen in "The Perils of Gwendolyne". As a youth, I thought "Bachelor's Party" was pretty funny, but this was bad, bad, bad. Directing, acting, story, action scenes, special effects. BAD.

 

[Thomas Veil]

I remember Tawny Kitaen. The girl with the Hollywood-ish name that's supposed to suggest "sex kitten" but actually sounds more like it should belong to a porn star.

 

[Edd]

The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984) ⭐ 5.3 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

1h 27m | R

www.imdb.com

Tawny Kitaen in "The Perils of Gwendolyne". As a youth, I thought "Bachelor's Party" was pretty funny, but this was bad, bad, bad. Directing, acting, story, action scenes, special effects. BAD.

I loved Bachelor Party as a teen. Thinking back, I’m remembering she was pretty charming with minor comedic chops. She wasn’t stiff, like a non-actor Barbie doll would be.