2025 movies - Page 10

jdandns · 03-26-2025, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rms13

Snow White is now at 1.6/10 on IMDB with 149k ratings and 88% 1 stars. Russian bots really hate it. 44% critic score on RT. It has beaten Mufasa The Lion King at the box office so not the worst performing live action Disney remake to date according to some sources. But Mufasa is 100% animated so technically not a live action remake. I did see Mufasa and it was terrible but the animation was technically impressive.

Not necessarily Russian bots, but American bois for certain, although they are pretty much the same thing at this point. Maybe you missed it, but it was revealed that numerous USA-based "influencers" took Russian money last year to deliver Kremlin-written scripts on their podcasts.

Popcornmeter for "Snow White" at Rotten Tomatoes is holding steady at 74%, which is a far more accurate reflection of the quality of it than anything the trollsphere is currently vomiting up.

jdandns · 03-26-2025, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by marl1220

This my favorite animated movie of all time. I'm a little worried I'll be disappointed by the live action version.

I haven't seen the animated "Lilo & Stitch", but for what it's worth, the few kids that were in attendance when we saw "Snow White" on Monday cheered when the trailer for the live-action was shown.

rms13 · 03-26-2025, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

Not necessarily Russian bots, but American bois for certain, although they are pretty much the same thing at this point. Maybe you missed it, but it was revealed that numerous USA-based "influencers" took Russian money last year to deliver Kremlin-written scripts on their podcasts.

Popcornmeter for "Snow White" at Rotten Tomatoes is holding steady at 74%, which is a far more accurate reflection of the quality of it than anything the trollsphere is currently vomiting up.

Honestly I think all reviews and ratings are compromised at this point. I'm just providing data but I agree that people should still watch what they want and make their own decisions. Taste is subjective. Trust no one. Even verified professional critics on RT get benefits from studios that they don't want to screw up which is why most of the pre release reviews were positive.

My daughter has no interest in seeing this so I won't be seeing it. But I still haven't seen many good Disney movies in the past 5 years. Mufasa was terrible. Little Mermaid remake was terrible. Jungle Cruise was terrible. Cruella was terrible. Raya was terrible. Mulan was terrible. Maleficient was terrible. Lion King remake was terrible. I definitely didn't like the Aladdin remake as much as you, I'd call it average. Dumbo was terrible. I thought Encanto was pretty good. But the recent track record doesn't make me want to watch much of what they have been doing.

Pixar has been better. I haven't seen Elemental or Lightyear but I've seen the rest of the stuff they've done in the past 5 years and enjoyed them.

Star Wars has been awful as a life long fan. I enjoyed Skeleton Crew but that's about it. I haven't watched Andor yet but maybe I'll give that shot.

The only Marvel I've watched in the past five years is the Daredevil Born Again series which has been mostly good.

rms13 · 03-26-2025, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

I haven't seen the animated "Lilo & Stitch", but for what it's worth, the few kids that were in attendance when we saw "Snow White" on Monday cheered when the trailer for the live-action was shown.

Lilo and Stitch is a classic. Directed by Chris Sanders who did Wild Robot, How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods.

The remake is directed by the guy that did Marcel the Shell with Shoes On so hopefully it will be good but directors don't matter much in modern Disney because there is too much meddling from executives even with big name directors. Mufasa was directed by Barry Jenkins who made Moonlight and it still was terrible.

jdandns · 03-26-2025, 07:01 PM

There was also a trailer for the live-action remake of "How To Train Your Dragon" before "Snow White". I haven't seen the original of that, either, so I can't speak to how it looked compared to the animated version. The trailer for "Minecraft" was also shown. It was a little strange seeing so many G & PG trailers that day since most of the movies we go to are rated R, or at least PG-13.

A24 has a new one this Friday called "Death of a Unicorn", described as a horror comedy. Members of the A24 online club get a free ticket to all of their movies on opening weekend, so I'll probably go check it out. It stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, and Anthony Carrigan (best known as NoHo Hank on "Barry"). The director's previous movie "Resurrection" (2022) was pretty good.

majestik101 · 03-26-2025, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

There was also a trailer for the live-action remake of "How To Train Your Dragon" before "Snow White". I haven't seen the original of that, either, so I can't speak to how it looked compared to the animated version. The trailer for "Minecraft" was also shown. It was a little strange seeing so many G & PG trailers that day since most of the movies we go to are rated R, or at least PG-13.

A24 has a new one this Friday called "Death of a Unicorn", described as a horror comedy. Members of the A24 online club get a free ticket to all of their movies on opening weekend, so I'll probably go check it out. It stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, and Anthony Carrigan (best known as NoHo Hank on "Barry"). The director's previous movie "Resurrection" (2022) was pretty good.

Any news of a movie called "Death of a Sasquatch"?

rms13 · 03-26-2025, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

There was also a trailer for the live-action remake of "How To Train Your Dragon" before "Snow White". I haven't seen the original of that, either, so I can't speak to how it looked compared to the animated version. The trailer for "Minecraft" was also shown. It was a little strange seeing so many G & PG trailers that day since most of the movies we go to are rated R, or at least PG-13.

A24 has a new one this Friday called "Death of a Unicorn", described as a horror comedy. Members of the A24 online club get a free ticket to all of their movies on opening weekend, so I'll probably go check it out. It stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, and Anthony Carrigan (best known as NoHo Hank on "Barry"). The director's previous movie "Resurrection" (2022) was pretty good.

A24 continues to do interesting things. They have a live action Barney movie in development

Siberian13 · 03-27-2025, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rms13

Snow White is now at 1.6/10 on IMDB with 149k ratings and 88% 1 stars. Russian bots really hate it. 44% critic score on RT. It has beaten Mufasa The Lion King at the box office so not the worst performing live action Disney remake to date according to some sources. But Mufasa is 100% animated so technically not a live action remake. I did see Mufasa and it was terrible but the animation was technically impressive.

Bunch of haters. I’m sure it’s fine

jdandns · 03-27-2025, 10:03 PM

Go see it, and decide for yourself.
Surely there's at least one theater near you that wouldn't violate the restraining order.

carlo16 · 03-28-2025, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rms13

A24 continues to do interesting things. They have a live action Barney movie in development

Wasn’t Barney always live action?

rms13 · 03-28-2025, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by carlo16

Wasn’t Barney always live action?

I guess you're right. Still interested to see what A24 does with the franchise

Noles939913 · 04-01-2025, 01:29 PM

The Woman in the Yard certainly has people talking. I watched a spoiler review on YouTube since I didn’t have any interest in a PG-13 Blumhouse movie and DAMN!!! Most say it is pro-suicide as the mother kills herself once she realizes her kids will be fine without her and the “happy” ending isn’t happening in reality as “Ramona” is spelled backwards on the painting which was alluded to earlier in the film.

What are your thoughts jdandns?

jdandns · 04-01-2025, 02:50 PM

On May 22nd and 24th, Harkins (a theater chain in California & Arizona) are running a preview reel of upcoming movies including stuff like you'd see at Comic-Con or SXSW. It's 72 minutes long, whatever it is. Admission is $3, but you get a free small popcorn and $3 in rewards bucks, so it's actually free with salty treat included.

They're clearly trying to drum up some interest from actual theatergoers, to get that big opening weekend everything kind of hinges on these days. There are likely other regional chains having the event throughout the country. Check into it. Get a taste of the coming wonder Hollywood has in store!

Siberian13 · 04-01-2025, 04:12 PM

Any of these any good? I see them on stream.

Kraken
Den of Thieves 2
Trap
Electric State

I watched To Catch a Killer and I’m not getting that wasted time back.

jdandns · 04-01-2025, 04:35 PM

Trap was OK for most of it, but the killer gets away at the end using a bicycle spoke to escape the police handcuffs.

Waitaminute. Is this the "spoiler" thread?
No?
Oops.
Please ignore this post.

patchgenie · 04-01-2025, 06:58 PM

Trap is pretty good. I just saw A Working Man. a bit more serious than The Beekeeper without many puns in it. plenty of action to go around.

patchgenie · 04-01-2025, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

On May 22nd and 24th, Harkins (a theater chain in California & Arizona) are running a preview reel of upcoming movies including stuff like you'd see at Comic-Con or SXSW. It's 72 minutes long, whatever it is. Admission is $3, but you get a free small popcorn and $3 in rewards bucks, so it's actually free with salty treat included.

They're clearly trying to drum up some interest from actual theatergoers, to get that big opening weekend everything kind of hinges on these days. There are likely other regional chains having the event throughout the country. Check into it. Get a taste of the coming wonder Hollywood has in store!

I saw a preview for Ebay: The Movie. It has Jacob Elordi as a struggling eBay seller who has to pay for medical treatment for his dying father by selling a grand piano for $15K. He has to go from PA to FL to deliver it. He meets Jessica played by Rachel Zeigler at a college bar in GA where they discuss who is better Jayden Daniels or Joe Burrow? Can he find the meaning of life and love on the way??

jdandns · 04-01-2025, 07:28 PM

I saw that, too.
It looks good but there are whisperings that AI was used to fine-tune Elordi's eastern Pennsylvania accent.

Noles939913 · 04-01-2025, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

Trap was OK for most of it, but the killer gets away at the end using a bicycle spoke to escape the police handcuffs.

Waitaminute. Is this the "spoiler" thread?
No?
Oops.
Please ignore this post.

Thankfully I have a much better taste in films than you do and didn’t plan on seeing this garbage.

rms13 · 04-01-2025, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

I saw that, too.
It looks good but there are whisperings that AI was used to fine-tune Elordi's eastern Pennsylvania accent.

They used AI to fix Brody's dialogue in the Brutalist and he won best actor

rms13 · 04-01-2025, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Siberian13

Any of these any good? I see them on stream.

Kraken
Den of Thieves 2
Trap
Electric State

I watched To Catch a Killer and I’m not getting that wasted time back.

The Electric State is one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. $330 million spent on a lot of big names who mailed it in.

jdandns · 04-01-2025, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Noles939913

Thankfully I have a much better taste in films than you do and didn’t plan on seeing this garbage.

You didn't like "Sixth Sense"?
Lightning can strike twice.
Don't be the one who misses it.

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Originally Posted by rms13

They used AI to fix Brody's dialogue in the Brutalist and he won best actor

Yes, that was what was being referred to, but now you've gone and roont it.

Noles939913 · 04-02-2025, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rms13

They used AI to fix Brody's dialogue in the Brutalist and he won best actor

Dang Kevin Costner could’ve really used that in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Sean Connery who had previously played Robin Hood shows up at the end as King Richard.

kaisersoze · 04-02-2025, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Siberian13

Any of these any good? I see them on stream.

Kraken
Den of Thieves 2
Trap
Electric State

I watched To Catch a Killer and I’m not getting that wasted time back.

saw kraken and trap. had high hopes for trap but it fell flat. kraken was a heap of trash.

rms13 · 04-02-2025, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Noles939913

Dang Kevin Costner could’ve really used that in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Sean Connery who had previously played Robin Hood shows up at the end as King Richard.

I have a soft spot in my heart for Prince of Thieves but Costner's accent it terrible. Some people just shouldn't do it.

03-26-2025, 07:01 PM	#230
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,387	There was also a trailer for the live-action remake of "How To Train Your Dragon" before "Snow White". I haven't seen the original of that, either, so I can't speak to how it looked compared to the animated version. The trailer for "Minecraft" was also shown. It was a little strange seeing so many G & PG trailers that day since most of the movies we go to are rated R, or at least PG-13. A24 has a new one this Friday called "Death of a Unicorn", described as a horror comedy. Members of the A24 online club get a free ticket to all of their movies on opening weekend, so I'll probably go check it out. It stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, and Anthony Carrigan (best known as NoHo Hank on "Barry"). The director's previous movie "Resurrection" (2022) was pretty good. __________________ Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya!

03-27-2025, 10:03 PM	#234
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,387	Go see it, and decide for yourself. Surely there's at least one theater near you that wouldn't violate the restraining order. __________________ Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya!

04-01-2025, 01:29 PM	#237
Noles939913 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 6,778	The Woman in the Yard certainly has people talking. I watched a spoiler review on YouTube since I didn’t have any interest in a PG-13 Blumhouse movie and DAMN!!! Most say it is pro-suicide as the mother kills herself once she realizes her kids will be fine without her and the “happy” ending isn’t happening in reality as “Ramona” is spelled backwards on the painting which was alluded to earlier in the film. What are your thoughts jdandns? __________________ “Mr. Phillips found old Johnny Cash and he was high High before he ever took those pills and he's still too proud to die Mr. Phillips never said anything behind nobody's back Like, "Dammit Elvis, don't he know, he ain't no Johnny Cash" Last edited by Noles939913; 04-01-2025 at 08:54 PM.

04-01-2025, 02:50 PM	#238
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,387	On May 22nd and 24th, Harkins (a theater chain in California & Arizona) are running a preview reel of upcoming movies including stuff like you'd see at Comic-Con or SXSW. It's 72 minutes long, whatever it is. Admission is $3, but you get a free small popcorn and $3 in rewards bucks, so it's actually free with salty treat included. They're clearly trying to drum up some interest from actual theatergoers, to get that big opening weekend everything kind of hinges on these days. There are likely other regional chains having the event throughout the country. Check into it. Get a taste of the coming wonder Hollywood has in store! __________________ Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya!

04-01-2025, 04:12 PM	#239
Siberian13 Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 75,821 shiller13	Any of these any good? I see them on stream. Kraken Den of Thieves 2 Trap Electric State I watched To Catch a Killer and I’m not getting that wasted time back. __________________ O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave

04-01-2025, 04:35 PM	#240
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,387	Trap was OK for most of it, but the killer gets away at the end using a bicycle spoke to escape the police handcuffs. Waitaminute. Is this the "spoiler" thread? No? Oops. Please ignore this post. __________________ Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya!

04-01-2025, 06:58 PM	#241
patchgenie Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,629 americansportscards	Trap is pretty good. I just saw A Working Man. a bit more serious than The Beekeeper without many puns in it. plenty of action to go around.

04-01-2025, 07:28 PM	#243
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,387	I saw that, too. It looks good but there are whisperings that AI was used to fine-tune Elordi's eastern Pennsylvania accent. __________________ Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya!