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Yes, yes they are.

Yeah Wall looked like Ali for split second with that stare down

Game! Nice one with some tense lead changes

Didn't Orlando touch it first?

That's good to hear. I was getting the impression that Blomkamp's project was scrapped to make room for Ridley's films.

Watched Crimson Peak this evening. Really mixed on it. The visuals were good (as per usual with a Del Toro flick), but it was very slow and light on the scares, creepiness, and horror. Like really boring. And unnecessarily confusing. 5/10.

Hold off on the Fantastic Four excitement...several sources and both FOX and Marvel said there is no deal in place and refuted DenOfGeek's scoop However, where there is smoke there is fire, as we saw immediately before Sony and Marvel struck a deal over Spider-Man. But something did occur between Fox and Marvel in a related matter. Marvel just announced two FOX mutant-based television series, "Hellfire" and "Legion". The thing is, Fox has mutant character television rights but needs final approval from Marvel, which means they've been working together, coincidentally after Kevin Fiege got promoted above Ike Perlmutter. Ike is the guy that took previous negotiations personal and burned all bridges between the studios when discussing FF before the recent abomination came out.

Yeah Gravity seems to be somewhat polarizing. I felt it was tense and gripping all the way through. I didn't think the actors themselves were as important as the cinematography, pacing, and realism.

Yep, The Martian was pretty good. There were a couple super-tense parts and some unexpected humor, which was nice. I have more gripes than praise though:( First, I know A LOT of time passes in the movie, so the skipping ahead in huge chunks was kind of frustrating. The second, I didn't care for the blatant deus ex machina that kept popping up. Finally, the explanations and Mars satellite jargon (which I thought I was fairly good at) zipped right on by. I'd give Gravity the edge in a head-to-head as it appeared to be much more "grounded" or closer to our science. End result: still very entertaining. 8/10.

Dayum, Chew. Sounds awesome. I just heard about Sicario yesterday when I was looking up times for Martian. I don't know how long Sicario will be at the theatre down here, so I'll definitely have to see it this weekend.

Not in the theatre, please! I'm going to see The Martian at 9:45 tonight with a group of friends. Two of them just finished the book but I haven't read it yet. Goin' in dry. I'm REALLY looking foward to it though. I'm at a true 50/50 split on Prometheus, but it was beautifully shot, amazing mood, wonder, and music...Ridley can do sci-fi like a mutha.

I can see that. I think for me, it was because I heard so much ridicule for it and when I popped the disc in, I was in the mood for big sci-fi.

Just watched John Carter (of Mars). Wow, surprisingly good and it had that that huge, epic feel to it. Now I see why people have been starting to speak out and say that it was much better than it's box office suggested. I know it went through a few name changes during production before Disney settled on the generic name. Disney had no idea how to approach marketing and demographics with this property. It was solid all around, even a strong and emotional performance from Taylor Kitsch, who is widely regarded as box office poison. A good 7.5/10.

The Ridley quotes over the last few days have all been been confusing or odd. From one quote, there will be three Prometheus films before Blomkamp's Alien film releases, which will be like eight years from now. This tells me Ridley got jealous and selfish when Blomkamp got started and is now off the project...I mean, what is Blom going to do while this is going on? Overall, I'm not too happy about what I'm hearing.

I had to re-read your post about three times and look up Cooties, because I thought you meant you watched 28 Days Later with third-graders lol.

I thought the ending of Ex Machina was great. One of those rare situations where the viewer/audience is truly unsure of which scenario will unfold. Sure, some people may have guessed correctly (as a friend of mine at work did when watching it) but you couldn't be sure until it was over. At first, the only part I didn't like was the scene at the end going back to Caleb a second time, as it was unecessary. His story ended with the noisy/static one prior. However, it conributed to the "unsure" outcome and created doubt and hope to mess with the audiences' minds.

I'm with Chew and Momma on Chappie. Very underrated flick and quite emotional. The "sleep" scene on the bridge when robbing the truck was intense.

I'm torn on Prometheus...it's the true love-hate relationsip for me. I loved the visuals, cinematography, atmosphere, mood, action, and pacing. All brilliant. I hated the characters' descision-making (or lack thereof) in conjunction with their profession, the non-existent logic, and baseless character motives. Lindelof really fleeced Ridley on this script and Ridley did not perform due diligence by watching Aliens Vs. Predator before filming. Regardless, I still go back and watch this film every two or three months.

Just watched The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe with Sam Neill in a minor role. A very interesting thriller that got pyschological in parts due to the minimal aesthetic. As I continue to think about it, it had a vibe similar to First Blood. But I've got to say, Dafoe was really good in this - he is definitely talented and a pleasure to watch. I can't decide on a score but I'm leaning to high 70's/low 80's

Reviews are everywhere...and it's getting slaughtered. FOX deserves it but I feel terrible for the actors - all of them are extremely talented but were overqualified and miscast for this film.

Just got done seeing Shaun The Sheep. A clever little movie with some good visual puns, and a couple great ones for the adults. It's the same "clay" animation studio that created Wallace & Grommit, so I knew the movie was legit before I saw it. Another solid 8/10.

Got it changed, just took it out completely lol.

Damn, Caps team looks solid. Ultimately I just want more Bucky/Winter Soldier. Edited - took out a potential spoiler. Sorry about that

Really digging that red band trailer! Now all we need are word-balloons and thought-bubbles! *sniffs the gunsmoke* "I'm touching myself tonight."

Thanks. That was the next stage of my rant. The Fantastic Four are "fantastic", science-y, adventurous explorers. With crazy powers that require a lot of effective cgi. In today's comic book movie boom, anything under a $180M budget for such property is mailing it in for cash grab.