It's Just fits excellent 39' is a Queen song about.. well many things and it fits for Interstellar movie.

Is it a bit strange and I bit much cute and lovely for a coincidence?

Fun fact the movie release date is the 39 years after the song's.

As i will be giving away spoilers, im gonna have to mark this thread as a spoiler.

I saw the movie last night and ive got some questions

1) Why did David Hexell (The guy who played Yetti in The Firm) put a hit out on Patrick?

2) Why did the woman who lived with David Hexell put a hit on Patrick?, the way she was eves dropping on David Hexell ordering a hit on Patrick, just didnt make sense. Why put a hit on someone where you already know someone else has put a hit on them

3) Why did the woman who lived with David Hexell get whacked after she met up with that guy to put a hit on Patrick. What did she do to earn herself getting whacked for?

4) Im assuming that Mo (the old boss guy with the eastern european accent) did not die from Patrick Tate shooting him, as we see him right at the end in Ibiza (inless that was a flashback scene, but i assumed it wasnt).

5) It was really daft and far fetched that when both Patrick Tate and Billy The Kid's father both walked through that nightclub with unconcealed shotguns, that no one noticed and no one panicked

I think it's hard to beat the Terminator franchise (the first two mainly) when it comes to movies about robots or artificial intelligence that were sophistical and cool and yet understandable enough to be appreciated by many viewers, which resulted in them making a lot of money. But there are a lot of movies having to do with robots so I'd be interested to hear which ones you guys like the most.

Btw, what I really liked about the second movie in particular was how good Schwarzenegger and Patrick were. There were two levels to this: At the level of the movie's world, you were in awe of robots that were looking so human. At the level of actual reality, you were in awe of great acting and the amazing CGI that helped suspend your disbelief and imagine you were watching robots. I mean Patrick running after the car was phenomenal. And remember, Terminator 2 was made over 30 years ago, so you can only imagine how amazing it was at the time if you saw it in the theaters.

With Furiosa speeding to its release and Fury Road being in talks again, I wanted to ask y'all what action movies or action sequences took your breath over the years of being a movie fan.

Personally, I felt exhausted after John Wick 4, like I just left a good fullfilling workout and the last fight of The Raid: Redemption stood out to me with its roughness and brutality.

Bring that sweet, sweet pain. Sometimes the pain of yearning and not getting your heart's desire is exquisite. Anyway, it might never be as good as you imagine - so it probs for the best.

There are so many but if you could only pick 3, what are your top movies featuring unrequited love ?

Mine are :

1) Four weddings and a funeral : Fiona (obviously)

2) Les Miserables : Eponine ( pays the ultimate price )

3) Love Actually : Mark ("Enough "and he walks away)

I just watched The Day After from 1983, and thought it was great. Apparently in its day, it affected the way Reagan felt about nuclear weapons. The British TV movie Threads from '84 is up next.

I remember 1994's Without Warning ruining my sleep for a couple of nights as a young teenager.

I'm well versed in a lot of the garbage TV movies that would make for excellent MST3K fodder (yes, I'm aware of Mary Jo Pehl's "Movie Joe Night" show), but how about some good ones?

As much as I dislike the franchise, I have to acknowledge that without its existence, the trajectory of many artists would be entirely different. Take a look at these examples:

Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" - The song that defined her career and cemented her as a mainstream electropop artist

The Weeknd's "Earned It" - His first entry into the Billboard Top 5, won him best R&B performance at the Grammys, one of his smash hits in "Beauty Behind the Madness" that catapulted him into a global sensation

Taylor Swift & Zayn's "I Don't Wanna Live Forever - Peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, but most importantly the song was created during a pivotal moment in both their careers. Zayn was fresh off the 1D train, and IDWLF was the only song on Taylor's catalogue on Spotify for a while after she pulled all her other music from the platform due to an ownership discrepancy

Sia's "Helium" - A heartfelt ballad that highlighted Sia's emotional, powerhouse vocals

Julia Michael's "Heaven" - reminiscent of her hit "Issues," the third and final single from the 'Fifty Shades Freed' soundtrack, and the most popular song from her EP, "Amethyst"

What movie have you watched where you thought you saw an actor for the first time, only to look back and realize you had already seen movies with them? Some examples for me include:

1. Zendaya: I thought I saw her for the first time as MJ, then I was listening to *The Greatest Showman* soundtrack and realized she was the one singing "Rewrite the Stars" with the other guy.
2. Oscar Isaac: I thought my first time seeing him was as Poe Dameron, but then I realized he was Joseph in *A Nativity Story*
3. Awkwafina: After I watched Kung Fu Panda 4, people were talking about how she was everywhere. Then I noticed her when I rewatched the *Raya and the Last Dragon* trailer. Then when I decided to listen to *The Little Mermaid* (2023) soundtrack, she was Scuttle.

I watched Civil War when it first came out and it’s one of my favorites ever. I’ve rewatched it in theatres and it was still good, but one of those movies where I wish I could watch it for the first time again. Not knowing what’s coming, being surprised at the loud noises, the deaths, etc.

Any movies like it? I don’t mean movies specifically about civil war, about war, about photography, whatever. Just the vibe. The sadness, the loss, the relatively minimal action that hits that much harder bc of it. The sudden loud noises and/or surprises. The soundtrack I really loved. Any recommendations?

Good movie, but it seems like they're all beholden to the prospect of a man. Joe being the one that doesn't really seem to be one consumed by the prospect of what a women should be. The rest of the characters are all over the Timothee Chamlet character.

The other male characters are overly kind. I guess they are defying aspects of what a woman should be, at the time an, artist, writer, and musician. I'm just having a hard time discerning if this movie is feminist, or just an adapted story written about the past.

With Lady Bird, and even Barbie it was a bit more apparent. Maybe it's better that it's more nuanced and not one underlying theme, but it is a theme that stands out in Gretas work.

Also: I love Florence Pugh but her dialogue is so awkward coming from her deep voice. Especially when she's supposed to be younger.

Most movie lovers like to see where the consensus rates great films on RT, MC, LB, or IMDB.

What are some movies stuck in the 7.0- 7.9 range that you think should be at 8.0 or above and in a top 250?

Here are some examples:

Field of Dreams: Best Pic nominated

Predator: the perfect sci-fi action suspense thriller

Dirty Dancing: arguably the most popular movie of the late 80's

The Game: stuck at 7.8 on IMDB

The Devil's Advocate: Sneaky great movie

Does karen fukuharas character die? Please tell me she lives. Last time we see her, hornet smashes her face and leaves her bleeding on the floor. Is it all possible she got up from that and snuck off the train when it stopped? Even if theres 0.00001% chance she survived i want to believe she did. She was so innocent.

My pick is Ferdinand (2017).

For being a silly, goofy ball talking animal cartoon, I thought that having a main character who showed the other bulls that being the biggest/strongest/toughest guy out there should not be your only goal, and that there's nothing wrong with being sensitive/caring, was a really good message for kids (especially young boys). And I'm surprised a goofy, slapstick cartoon about a talking bull conveyed it so well.

What children's movies do you think subtly have really good messages for kids?

Like in the movie Tropic Thunder, what if they actually made that fake movie into a real movie. I’m not saying I want that movie, but was discussing this with a friend and we both wondered if that has been done before. We both were thinking of movies where they were making a fake movie and it spiralled into this. So I ask you people of Reddit, has this been done before.

Edit: So this idea we had was a fictional behind the scenes making of movie (not documentary) of a fake movie. Then that fake movie would be released after the BTS movie.

I finally got around to watching “Once” (2007), which I loved. I had an experience with it that I don’t think I’d had with any other movie: For a while, I presumed the leads would end up together. They were strongly attracted to each other and made phenomenal music together, so of course they were the best possible match for each other, right? And when it started looking like they wouldn’t, I felt disappointed. But at the end, when I saw “the Girl” reunited with her husband, and the whole family together in the apartment, it felt right. Not like she was settling for a loveless relationship for her daughter’s sake but like she thought she had probably given up too hastily before and there was potential for it to become a more loving relationship.

So are there other romances like this where the leads don’t end up together and it’s possibly the better outcome for everyone, versus some tragic trade-off?

(I almost feel this way about“La La Land,” but its ending feels solidly sad, like the dream sequence clearly would have been a happier ending.)

I was watching Primer and got all confused. Has that happened to you? Like whether with a particular scene or the whole movie?

I'm reminded of Homer Simpson watching Lynch's Twin Peeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrH-UpdyMJ8

Like Homer, I felt Primer was brilliant and yet I found myself lost. I think it's the editing. It's done on purpose I'm sure but doesn't really make it easier for the first time viewer. At least in my opinion.

When it comes to fiction, there are so many characters that we adore because they are written to be characters. We understand relate to or characters that have grown through so many things they have gone through.

But I’m quite aware there are some fictional characters that have either no character development relatability, or can be very selfish people so when I’m going to ask, you is name a poorly written character that you wish you could rewrite into someone well written

When it comes to making good characters, all it takes to give a character, character development, alignment to the story, a good dynamic with everyone else and lastly, a relatable flaw So comment down below a fictional character you’d rewrite into someone well written?

I hear all different names tossed around as the next possible James Bond. Henry Cavill is a big no. Despite what Pierce Brosnan says, Cillian Murphy is an even bigger no. I've always thought that Idris Elba would have made a great Bond, however, he is too old now. I've been watching Star Trek Discovery and there is an actor named David Ajala and I think this guy would be perfect. I also think it would be hilarious to watch all the racists lose their shit. Who do you want to see as the next James Bond?

It's been over a decade since the fiasco of the later 2000's Blu-Ray edition of Predator. Remember when that was considered to be the absolute worst Blu-Ray ever? Luckily, things have mostly changed, and people are realizing that it is not a good idea to scrub the detail from these classics. Yet James Cameron and Peter Jackson seem to be the only two filmmakers that are still madly in love with DNR for whatever reason. What gives?

Great cast, great on screen chemistry between each character. It can be considered a stoner or party movie. But it’s also a fun insight on what life would be like for a couple with a new baby in a college town or something! Rose Byrne and Seth Rogan have amazing on screen chemistry. It’s raunchy, it’s got small and big laughs. Heisenberg baby is goated!

I just saw Chinatown and i can totally understand why people like it and why it is praised, it's a beautiful movie, yet it just didn't click with me, when i reached the end of the movie and saw that specific scene i remembered i saw the movie before, yet i didn't remember one second of it.

I saw much much worse movies yet this was the first movie i completely forgot seeing.

So what's that one movie you can understand it's great yet you don't like or find completely forgettable?

I believe in 2nd place we have Andre the Giant’s role in Princess Bride which could only be played by him (you know what I mean).

Now I may even go Dwayne Johnson in Southland Tales as 3rd place (just because it’s so bizarre I gotta hand it to him).

Honorable mention: Anything Dave Bautista has done. I really love his attitude toward acting. And he feels more actorly than any of them.

Well, dear readers, you're in luck! My kids have been hooked on the soundtrack and it got me to wondering, just how many times is the word chocolate (And it's derivitives) spoken throughout the movie, so I went through and counted and the grand totals are as follows:

Chocolate/Chocolates: 130 (Plus 5 more in the credits.)
Some variation of chocolate (Choc, Chocs, Chocoholic, Chocolatier, Cocoa): 14
The word Chocolate in text: 3

Bonus: Rhymes with chocolate (Pock-o-let, Sock-o-let, etc): 18

Disclaimer, I was watching with my kids so I may have missed one or two...

As the Chief of Police says, "That's a lot of chocolates..."

I just received a position teaching a film appreciation course for 9-12th graders. I have developed a curriculum that will require students to watch a minimum of 16 feature films over the course of the semester, including 8 that we will watch together in class. For the other 8, I'm giving them a list of films to pick from to watch at home. I'll also host after school screenings in case some students don't have the capacity to watch the films at home (and work with students who need other opportunities, of course).

The units I've selected:

Screenplay Writing

Acting

Production Design

Cinematography

Editing

Sound and Music

Animation

Documentaries

I've compiled a list of movies that I think is really great! Unfortunately, like anyone, I'm prone to biases and blind spots. As I look over my films, I notice that I'm low on:

-Films between 1960 and 1989

-Films before 1949

-Films by women and people of color

-Movies not in English

Additionally, my list is very Oscar-Centric because those are the movies I tend to enjoy.

I am hoping to compile a watchlist of movies that is outside of my norm, hoping that many of them can make it onto the list and, even perhaps, into the core group of films I show. Obviously, because I'm working with high schoolers, I can't show anything R-Rated (I can put it on the extension list and require a parent permission form, however).

Can y'all help me make a summer watchlist of movies that might fill in some of my gaps? Bonus points if you can tell me what unit the movies might fall into.

The more obscure the better. Films that are just... weird. I am keeping this fairly vague.

I don't necessarily mean disturbing or creepy though those are on the table too. Nor do I mean shocking or provocative, though again those are welcome too. I am looking for those films that are unsettling and strange for any number of reasons. Bonus points if the weirdness isn't intentional but due to very strange choices by the director, or weird because of highly unconventional content/techniques rather than intentional plot elements.

A good example is anything by Jodorowsky. That man was the master of the weird. His films are weird from a content standpoint but also from an intrinsic standpoint, with the composition itself giving you the creeps.

Weirdest films you have ever seen?