Califan007 The Constipated Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 "It" is doing great at the box office: "The studio that gave us A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Conjuring horror franchises has created another milestone for the genre with their feature adaptation of Stephen King’s It, which is now on course to slot the best opening day ever for an R-rated and horror title with an estimated $51M (easily smashing Deadpool‘s $47.3M) and the second best R-title three-day between $103.4M-$108M, behind Deadpool‘s $132.4M. In addition, for any post-summer title opening before November, It‘s weekend is higher than anything released prior in September or October. With no signs this AM of It slowing down (East Coast sales are brisk) and with good holds expected for tonight, some longtime box office observers are thinking this film could even float up to $120M by the time the screaming stops late Sunday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 That has to be a record for a horror film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 22 hours ago, Momma There Goes That Man said: That's a good point about Wig. I'm really excited to see how the casting shapes up. I hope it's not too long of a wait for the sequel I loved the cheers and applause when chapter one pops up at the end. Just saw that Jessica Chastain was apparently the choice for adult Beverly...that would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 55 minutes ago, Califan007 said: Just saw that Jessica Chastain was apparently the choice for adult Beverly...that would work. Yeah I love her so I think that's an excellent pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I watched the miniseries way back in the day, hubby recorded it last week...I wanna see it again first. I read the book decades ago, long before the first movie, and to me the written word is ten times more terrifying than a "scene". I think only Cujo captured the fear of the book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 A few thoughts on It... The source matter is, and always was, the cheese supreme. The prologue/pre-teen portion of the story, which this movie focuses on exclusively, is particularly corny. The movie embraces this cheesiness and delivers a faithful adaption...essentially a very, very hard R version of Scooby-Doo with f-bombs and dick jokes galore. Well-paced and almost perfectly cast, it's never slow or boring even though it was a full 2+ hours...and that's considerable praise from a well known hater like myself. Pennywise was more than adequate and beefed up quite a bit by high quality CGI. Nobody was ever gonna top Tim Curry anyway...so they didn't try. Good decision. Highly entertaining and recommended. About 1000 times better than that Alien:Covenant trash. But not near the level of excellence of something like The Witch. I look forward to part 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 42 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: like The Witch. ive been meaning to check this out. Nice to see the high praise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgundyMalaise Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) My IT Review. http://roccocaz.squarespace.com/pageit/ A brisk 1110 words. In short, I really liked it. 9/10 2 hours ago, TryTheBeal! said: A few thoughts on It... The source matter is, and always was, the cheese supreme. The prologue/pre-teen portion of the story, which this movie focuses on exclusively, is particularly corny. The movie embraces this cheesiness and delivers a faithful adaption...essentially a very, very hard R version of Scooby-Doo with f-bombs and dick jokes galore. Well-paced and almost perfectly cast, it's never slow or boring even though it was a full 2+ hours...and that's considerable praise from a well known hater like myself. Pennywise was more than adequate and beefed up quite a bit by high quality CGI. Nobody was ever gonna top Tim Curry anyway...so they didn't try. Good decision. Highly entertaining and recommended. About 1000 times better than that Alien:Covenant trash. But not near the level of excellence of something like The Witch. I look forward to part 2. You're on some other ****. IT is not a corny novel at all, it's quite visceral and pretty scary. Especially for being like thirty years old. Edited September 13, 2017 by MondayNightCowboyKilla89 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgundyMalaise Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Oh yeah and those who liked Baby Driver, I have a review up for that too, underneath IT. TrytheBeal, I'm just messing with you. You're entitled to a wrong opinion. Good call on The VVitch, that movie was balls to the wall intense; I loved it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 It's the scooby-doo gang versus a killer clown that's actually an inter-dimensional spider demon as written by Stephen "cheeselord" King. It was corny when I read it in the 80s and it's even more corny now. But that's OK cause it's fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgundyMalaise Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Like the Scooby Doo gang were as developed as those kids, regardless of the arcane dialogue which WAS sometimes corny. It's not really a spider, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 6 minutes ago, MondayNightCowboyKilla89 said: Like the Scooby Doo gang were as developed as those kids, regardless of the arcane dialogue which WAS sometimes corny. It's not really a spider, btw. Enjoyed the review! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgundyMalaise Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Appreciate it, brother. I wanted to have it finished a couple days ago but had more pressing matters. I'm editing the layout so it's cleaner flowing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 I finally got around to watching White Privilege Baby Driver. It's amazingly dumb and super cheesy but if the music is able to distract your brain long enough (and it did mine), it works. Great cast, sound track, slick directing, and entirely too much acting talent. Very enjoyable movie. I had to laugh at the end though... oh but he's such a nice boy. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 11:16 PM, Momma There Goes That Man said: ive been meaning to check this out. Nice to see the high praise Watch it with head phones at night, alone. Horror movies don't work if you're distracted, and this is a spectacularly creepy one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, Destino said: Watch it with head phones at night, alone. Horror movies don't work if you're distracted, and this is a spectacularly creepy one. Indont have headphones but the surround sound will work. And I only watch horror movies in the dark and e phone is put away. Looking forward to this one. this reminds me: It Comes At Night Quote Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son. Then a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge. Watched this Friday night. This movie was pretty intense. Its a very basic plot but the tension and fear is created in what the film doesn't show and in the personal dynamics among all of the characters. How much do you trust people in a pure survival situation? With the stress of the outside world and the pressure to keep your own loved ones alive? It sort of attacks all the things TWD does but in a much more serious and realistic way and tied up in about 2 hours. There is a nice buildup forns good payoff. Joel edgerton continues to be a boss. Love that guy. Edited September 17, 2017 by Momma There Goes That Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 It, the movie, was good. Spoiler They definitely ratcheted up the fear factor for the clown way up from the original (which has not aged well). Pennywise is pure nightmare fuel. They may have taken the dangers faced by the towns young heros a bit too far though. When tables finally turn it feels like David vs 10 Goliaths and that they shouldn't win. Plus some of the kids were really annoying and I kind of wanted the clown to eat them. Richie for sure, maybe Stanley. It would have been a good twist if they'd killed half of them and the survivors swore vengeance. Ok maybe not good. Satisfying though. Anyway, it's a pretty good horror movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I just watched The Accountant with Ben Affleck. I don't usually watch his movies, he's kinda wooden and expressionless. However, in this movie, he plays an autistic adult so it works. Very good movie, action packed, lots of gunfire. Good character development too. Very believable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I saw "American Assassin" and it gets an A. I really liked it. Didn't know anything about it, other maybe a preview I saw a while back. It turned out to be better than I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The VVitch was awful. Couldn't stand the dialogue and the end of the film was crap. Came highly recommended from a horror film buff of mine but I thought it was awful. Looking forward to what people see about mother! It looks like it could be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I saw "The Kingsman: The Golden Circle". I liked it, a little too long though. It was 2:20. Julianne Moore was great as the villain. The original is a little better, but this was a good movie. It gets an B+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I saw "The Lego Ninjago" movie today. The third lego cartoon movie. I liked it but the other 2 were a little better. I'm not sure this one will appeal to the U.S. kids. An Asian themed story, probably will do better in Asia. I'll give it a B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Baby Driver. it sucked. For a movie dependent on music, the music didn’t jive with me. Decent, although cliche, car scenes. Forgettable plot. Just an overall meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 On 17/9/2017 at 4:17 PM, Springfield said: The VVitch was awful. Couldn't stand the dialogue and the end of the film was crap. Came highly recommended from a horror film buff of mine but I thought it was awful. Looking forward to what people see about mother! It looks like it could be great. Mother got an F on Cinemascore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) Angelina Jolie strikes again, with another great movie as director. I believe Jolie has found her calling behind the cameras, she knows how to create an atmosphere. First They Killed My Father. Word is that it's a shoe-in for an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Picture. It's a top 5 foreign film I've seen all year. Quote Loung Ung is 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge assumes power over Cambodia in 1975. They soon begin a four-year reign of terror and genocide in which nearly 2 million Cambodians die. Forced from her family's home in Phnom Penh, Ung is trained as a child soldier while her six siblings are sent to labor camps. Can't remember the last time I saw a movie that was worth mentioning in here, but First They Killed My Father is mandatory viewing for everyone. Very powerful and emotional film. Dark and depressing foreign dramas are what move me the most, and Angelina shoved this one right up in my wheelhouse. It's devastating. It may or may not have been dusty when we watched this. Wife cried at least three times. The little girl stole the show, she was 10/10. Brilliant. Edited September 25, 2017 by Chew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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