MicShazam

I love Ridley Scott's movies, but that is one of the few I'm not all that happy about any longer. The best thing about it by far is Joaquin Phoenix and his creepy overacting.

Cuthbert

He was good in it. I really enjoyed the story line but the way he just died at the end was disappointing and then burying those things was a bit cringe.

Hoping this Moonlight film is good.

The Batlord

But the battle at the beginning was the ****. Pretty much all the action scenes were violence porn as I remember.

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Cuthbert

They were yeah.

The Colosseum is such a great building as well, I was thinking how good it would be to restore it and host events in it again.

MicShazam

A few Ridley Scott movies that not everyone has seen but should:

Legend
A Good Year
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Kingdom of Heaven (the 40+ minutes longer director's cut that pretty much makes it a good movie)

The Batlord

Doesn't that have Orlando Bloom? I can't stand watching that piece of wood not act. He's nowhere near pretty enough to get away with being so talentless.

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Mondo Bungle

*I think Jacob's Ladder succeeds as suspenseful and mysterious non linear story that serves to scramble your brain the first time and reassemble it the next time. Like Mulholland Drive. Jacob's Ladder is good when you combat it strictly as a film, it's put together well and has real cool elements. It's an original presentation of s totally unoriginal idea. The whole "Am I dead?" thing is super cliche, but in all fairness I'm just a young hooligan and I wasn't there to experience it when it hit the scene

I drew a Pi comparison because they both hit me nearly the same way, mildly, but Jacob's Ladder does have wayyy more substance. Sure Pi is cool and original but it is so damn frail. I imagine its a move more about themes than plot/conflict, because even what little traces of those it has are pretty whatever, and the pursuit is uneventful. Plus both have protagonists that I'm not too ecstatic about. In Pi's case, it isn't bad character development at all. He just comes off as confrontationally pretentious and reclusive in his goals and sometimes he makes it hard to like him. But then at the same time, he's obviously a damaged individual that calls for sympathy, the headache/anxiety sequences are super intense, like he's experiencing a pain much worse than we even comprehend as simple film viewers. I'd say that he's a person you might not like much, or just totally hate, but you're rooting for him all the same. Jacob's Ladder's protagonist is just kinda bland.

That's what I think, prep yer lynch mobs

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MicShazam

Yes, it's Orlondo Bland doing his usual plank impression, but I think the movie works regardless. There's a lot of other memorable characters in the movie and a lot of what felt thin and shaky in the cinematic release is a lot more fleshed out now.

Justthefacts

Blade Runner
Alien
American Gangster
Black Hawk Down
Prometheus
Alien: Covenant

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Cuthbert

I watched Moonlight last night.

Not sure about this. I was expecting something amazing based off the ratings and I would describe it as just OK. The way it's filmed is great but it's a bit boring and the ending is ridiculous.

6/10 from me.