I only watch movies on Netflix because I can’t stand most movies - I find they’re pretty bad. But I have to kill time on the bus so it works. I’ll have to dig up the list of some good ones I’ve watched.
I know SandCastle was pretty good. KiloTwoBravo, though if you’re not a fan of mines tearing of soldiers limbs, you might want to avoid that - it’s kinda graphic.
If I remember later, I’ll check my history and see for some more.
I really enjoyed Atomic Blonde. Marshall artistry aside, I was living in Germany during that time, and made trips to Berlin, crossing over to the East before, during and after the wall came down. I say during, because there was that period when which travel between East and West was open, but before unification and the destruction of the wall. It was a really interesting time to be there and the movie recreated the time period perfectly. Outstanding soundtrack.
Thanks for the tips! and don’t let the syntax of the title fool you. I think the term “movie” relates WAY back to when they called any sort of moving film “moving pictures”.
I’m currently REALLY enjoying Season 6 of The Walking Dead. I’m up to episode 10 (The Next World) and the comedic relief of the intro had me laughing out loud tonight.
Saw Blade Runner 2049 Tuesday night. Short review: good.
An even longer review (no spoilers):
You could tell it was from the same director as Arrivals, in that it was visually stunning but paced in a very, um, relaxed way. It was very atmospheric, but I did think a couple of times ‘yeah, I get it, let’s move on now - I don’t need to see a miserable Ryan Gosling in the rain much more thanks’.
It was a worthy sequel, in that the story worked and it felt like a spiritual successor, if not exactly what Ridley ‘Aliens Again’ Scott would have done.
Great music and sounds. Ear splitting at my local cinema, with my kidney’s practically vibrated out of my body.
Generally good casting. Harrison Ford actually acts a bit in this one. Has some CGI, but felt grimy enough.
The most influential element of the original Blade Runner was the deeply realized setting. That was because Scott also deliberately moved the plot along slowly, allowing the audience to drink in all the different elements on the screen. I think Vilenueve errs towards this naturally, but in this case it was an intentional aping of style. I liked it. Even the opening scene of the power plants opening like a massive eye, and the sweeping shots of the barren earth and plastic greenhouses arranged like sterile fields. Each shot is beautiful and packed with metaphor.
But I’m biased, this movie is right in the middle of my fanboy zone. Also my Mackenzie Davis crush deepens. Aggressively.
Saw that very recently too. Funny that you mentioned the music. It was very bass-y. Our seats were shaking and we left with ringing in our ears. It was a tad too loud I thought in our cinema.
I thought it was a good sequel. I think the tempo matched the original movie. But what joy to watch JOI! (did I spell that right)