Rate the latest movie you've seen.

[Mr.Obvious]

A RomCom ... what is wrong with that?

The singing.
The dancing.
Some of The acting.
Knowing exactly where The plot is headed also strips most of The 'pezaz' The first showing had.

It can use flashy colors all it wants; it's still boring.

[Baruch]

The singing.
The dancing.
Some of The acting.
Knowing exactly where The plot is headed also strips most of The 'pezaz' The first showing had.

It can use flashy colors all it wants; it's still boring.

So they need CGI?  They need giant robots?  Every movie needs giant robots?

Stylistically, it definitely felt like 1950s.

[SGOS]

The singing.
The dancing.
Some of The acting.
Knowing exactly where The plot is headed also strips most of The 'pezaz' The first showing had.

It can use flashy colors all it wants; it's still boring.

I kind of enjoyed watching actors who were not accomplished dancers and singers giving it a shot, but the plot was tedious.  Being a musical, I expected even less.  Ryan Gosling learned to play the piano for the movie, well not exactly the piano, but part of one simple tune, which was played a few too many times throughout the movie.  I guess they wanted it to act as a kind of theme for the movie.  I could not shake that tune out of my head after the movie, a slow boring one finger at a time melody:

"A simple sad song,"
"But not all that long,"
"That lingers,"
"And... lingers,"
"And even slows down,"
"Until... it... is... Gone."

"There's only four notes,"
"Played on and on,"
"In no real order,"
"Just over and over,"
"Over and over,"
"And over and over."

"And now it returns,"
"And we do it again,"
"The same old tune."
"We'll do it again,"
"Ryan plays it all night,"
"He can't get it right."

"There's only four notes,"
"Played on and on,"
"In no real order,"
"Just over and over,"
"Over and over,"
"And over and over."

"It comes back around."
"That same old sad sound."
"You can go take a shower."
"It goes on an hour."
"That same old sad sound,"
"Keeps coming around."

"There's only four notes,"
"Played on and on,"
"In no real order,"
"Just over and over,"
"Over and over,"
"And over and over."

[Mr.Obvious]

So they need CGI?  They need giant robots?  Every movie needs giant robots?

I was thinking more in the line of interesting characters i could relate to.

Stylistically, it definitely felt like 1950s.

Sadly, i can't drink from that nostalgia-well

[Mr.Obvious]

I kind of enjoyed watching actors who were not accomplished dancers and singers giving it a shot, but the plot was tedious.  Being a musical, I expected even less.  Ryan Gosling learned to play the piano for the movie, well not exactly the piano, but part of one simple tune, which was played a few too many times throughout the movie.  I guess they wanted it to act as a kind of theme for the movie.  I could not shake that tune out of my head after the movie, a slow boring one finger at a time melody:

"A simple sad song,"
"But not all that long,"
"That lingers,"
"And... lingers,"
"And even slows down,"
"Until... it... is... Gone."

"There's only four notes,"
"Played on and on,"
"In no real order,"
"Just over and over,"
"Over and over,"
"And over and over."

"And now it returns,"
"And we do it again,"
"The same old tune."
"We'll do it again,"
"Ryan plays it all night,"
"He can't get it right."

"There's only four notes,"
"Played on and on,"
"In no real order,"
"Just over and over,"
"Over and over,"
"And over and over."

"It comes back around."
"That same old sad sound."
"You can go take a shower."
"It goes on an hour."
"That same old sad sound,"
"Keeps coming around."

"There's only four notes,"
"Played on and on,"
"In no real order,"
"Just over and over,"
"Over and over,"
"And over and over."

I will agree that it has a better story than your average musical. It's not like it is as bad as say 'mamma mia'. But i don't think musicals Should be held to a lower standard. When i go to a show, i want to be told and shown a story. That above all else. And if the music and songs can help you immerse, that's great. But if they can't pull that of, most often you're stuck watching a mediocre to bad play desperately trying to hide behind flashy routine, kind of like tying a sweater over your ass to hide how big it is: that doesn't work. It only points it out more.

Anyway, my two cents, of course.

[Baruch]

I will agree that it has a better story than your average musical. It's not like it is as bad as say 'mamma mia'. But i don't think musicals Should be held to a lower standard. When i go to a show, i want to be told and shown a story. That above all else. And if the music and songs can help you immerse, that's great. But if they can't pull that of, most often you're stuck watching a mediocre to bad play desperately trying to hide behind flashy routine, kind of like tying a sweater over your ass to hide how big it is: that doesn't work. It only points it out more.

Anyway, my two cents, of course.

Didn't like the original Mama Mia!  Philistine!

2nd Mama Mia ... nostalgia for those who liked the first one ...

[SGOS]

I will agree that it has a better story than your average musical. It's not like it is as bad as say 'mamma mia'. But i don't think musicals Should be held to a lower standard. When i go to a show, i want to be told and shown a story. That above all else. And if the music and songs can help you immerse, that's great. But if they can't pull that of, most often you're stuck watching a mediocre to bad play desperately trying to hide behind flashy routine, kind of like tying a sweater over your ass to hide how big it is: that doesn't work. It only points it out more.

Anyway, my two cents, of course.

I have to confess that I have been a closet fan of a cheap franchise of dance movies all named after the first film "Step Up"  These are 6 films that are so formulated and stylized that you can't remember which one was which.  They became popular enough to become the target of that movie genre that does nothing but satirize other genres.  The satire was simply called The Dance Movie, on the heels of The Superhero Movie, and a bunch of other "Genre" Movie satires.

I pulled those 6 movies out from my personal "Music and Dance" category a couple of weeks ago and rewatched them all not having done so for several years.  One of them begins with dancers getting out of their cars in city gridlock and dancing wildly in the streets, and it dawned on me that Hollywood writers had ripped off that exact scene to open La La Land, creating for audiences the impression that they are about to witness a marvelous cinematic extravaganza.  Of course, both Step Up #?? and La La Land slide downhill quickly after that, but while Step UP sustains the frenzy, La La Land slides into a depressing examination of dysfunction, where partners make all the right decisions to sabotage themselves.  Granted, depressing movies of dysfunctional aspects of society often get great reviews from critics, so I'm guessing that there is a significant niche group that finds this interesting. 

Not everyone expects you to love their genre, and there is no reason anyone has to.  I have a friend that holds the Marvel Cinematic Universe in utter contempt, although he has seen not one Marvel movie, but he's a classic "Old Poop," and we are still good friends.  I don't criticize him for his appreciation of vomit films that swim around in the misery of the human condition.  Hollywood caters to many tastes.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"Rampage", because I need a double feature with "Jumanji".

[SGOS]

"Rampage", because I need a double feature with "Jumanji".

I just rewatched Central Intelligence last night for the 3rd time.  I really like Dwayne Johnson.  Most of those Hollywood muscle types strut around on the screen acting all badass, but Johnson often acts like he's not even aware of his body or at least like it's no big deal to look like Mr. Universe, which gives the impression he's just a regular guy in a big body.  He's just plain likeable, with or without the muscles.  Of course Hollywood always has him taking off his shirt for one reason or another, and that's fine, but he doesn't need to in my opinion.

[Baruch]

I just rewatched Central Intelligence last night for the 3rd time.  I really like Dwayne Johnson.  Most of those Hollywood muscle types strut around on the screen acting all badass, but Johnson often acts like he's not even aware of his body or at least like it's no big deal to look like Mr. Universe, which gives the impression he's just a regular guy in a big body.  He's just plain likeable, with or without the muscles.  Of course Hollywood always has him taking off his shirt for one reason or another, and that's fine, but he doesn't need to in my opinion.

I like Dwayne Johnson, because he seems to be a nice guy, and they give him funny scenes to do.

[Munch]

Your be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't considered dwayne johnson charming, likable, or good looking.

[drunkenshoe]

I watched Venom. I liked him. :) I liked them both. I didn't expect that. 

I couldn't finish Lala land. It's ...too lalalala. I don't have anything against musicals. I liked Sweeny Todd and Miserable. 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I just rewatched Central Intelligence last night for the 3rd time.  I really like Dwayne Johnson.  Most of those Hollywood muscle types strut around on the screen acting all badass, but Johnson often acts like he's not even aware of his body or at least like it's no big deal to look like Mr. Universe, which gives the impression he's just a regular guy in a big body.  He's just plain likeable, with or without the muscles.  Of course Hollywood always has him taking off his shirt for one reason or another, and that's fine, but he doesn't need to in my opinion.

He mocks his size in both movies. In "Rampage" he's choking out an MP and says "That's a big arm, don't fight it."

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I watched Venom. I liked him. :) I liked them both. I didn't expect that. 

Venom had fanbois fainting, but I had no baggage going in so I had fun.

[Shiranu]

Venom had fanbois fainting, but I had no baggage going in so I had fun.

I heard so many bad reviews about it, but same... I went in with no expectations and really enjoyed it. It certainly had a few flaws, but it's also one of the few movies I have seen that got an audible chuckle out of me at several points as well as several scenes I thought were just straight up badass.