Ta-metru_defender

You should build them all. At the same time. Do step 1 for all, then step 2. Repeat accordingly.

Not die.

Ignoring all of ^^that^^...

I get very happy every time Sulu sits in the Captain's Chair and gives orders.

Wait, there's a BZP party? In Ursus? I feel like I should join it.

I'd like to add that the first third-or-so of the movie is Waller eating dinner while giving us a dossier montage of each character.

And then we get introduced to them again in the prison.

And the first bit of Actual Plot doesn't happen until, like, the first hour mark.

And boomerang guy only gets one boomerang joke. Which is also the only time the boomerang is relevant.

Canisters hold up fine in not-climate controlled. 

But.

Why are you hoarding boxes?

There's an app for that.

 

Neeeeerd.

Said the pot to the kettle.

 

 

Darn tootin' I will.

You are truly magical.

Neeeeerd.

I feel trapped in a bubble of crippling self doubt, but what else is new, right?

Sounds like a typical Tuesday in the Shockwave household.

Now that's the kind of unholy abominations I like to see when I monitor the blogs.

Oh, oh, cool. I was worried for a little.

#Holtzmann16

Roll for diplomacy.

Oh I keep AR off too, most of the time.

There is a non-canon origin story of humanity in the Star Wars galaxy. Ina future earth where robots have taken over and humanity is subdued and enslaved via forced drugs, a revolt explodes and a large amount of slaves take over huge space ship, and seeing how Earth is lost and they will be killed or captured if they stay, they go off planet and go through a wormhole. They end up outside of Corellia but are captured by Hutt slavers. After being freed by their de facto leader, the first Skywalker, they escape this second round of slavery and land on Corellia, where they make it their new home.

 

If this were to be taken with any grain of salt, then it is possible that the escaped slaves came from North America, which is predominately caucasian but has many many many other ethnicities.

...did you really just give me a really convoluted reason to explain why the default human in Star Wars is white?

Aaaaand get Pokémon Go.

Thrawn's appearance in the trailer is enough to make me wanna start watching the show.

Believe me, there are feel better feelings than walking out on your last day of a lousy job.

*shrug*

You make a lot of really good points, and a lot of the scenes you mention were some of my favorite parts (Caroll with the fridge a big highlight), but I feel like the bits in between were where it was weaker? Because they felt so disjointed (we never got back to Caroll's discomfort or even really met his family, iirc), those scenes felt a bit like a paint-by-numbers "this is the get personal moment." It was powerful, but maybe it didn't feel earned?

Also, I think bunches of the conflict felt like they were just there; the 9/11 thing happened, delayed them, aaaaand didn't really effect the rest of the story. I dunno.

I really don't know. Maybe I wanted it to get deeper with it.

I saw the first third before the plane landed. Never got around to finishing it.

I once snuck up on a friend walking down a street at night while on the phone.

Got real close to her ear and whispered:

"Quiet... quiet..."

 

True, true. I guess I saw it as a loss of innocence/coming of age story in a way, where the drive was seeing how Blunt was affected by it all?

 

I understand that that was the point of the film, and to that effect I think it was successful. But I also don't think that sort of story should come at the expense of making her an active character. There's enough in that movie for me to like it, but that's just too big of an issue for me to love it.

 

Touché.

 

And granted. What all are you thinking of? I'm curious/looking for recs.

Honestly, when I typed that sentence I started asking myself the same question. Very few movies I saw this year really felt memorable (more than a few were straight up disappointing) and I'm actually not sure I could even make a top 10 list. But the ones that stand out are:

 

6. Brooklyn - There's nothing groundbreaking about this film. But it was an earnest, old fashioned romance that told its story really well, without being too saccharine or schmaltzy. But on a more personal level, while I have no idea what it feels like to be an immigrant, the idea of being homesick for family and loved ones is one that is starting to resonate more with me, so I appreciated it on that level.

 

Words can't express my lack of interest in the film. I don't know why (I like Saoirse Ronan and others in the cast well enough), I just have so little interest in it. Dunno why.

5. Mr. Holmes - Maybe not the first Sherlock Holmes in old age story (I honestly don't know), but I liked how it used the character to emphasize how frustrating and scary it is to experience the onset of dementia or Alzheimer's either in yourself or someone you love. I thought it dealt with such a sensitive subject rather well, but for some people it could still be a really hard movie to watch.

I do wanna see that one, though dementia/Alzheimer's tends to be a special kind of terror for me.

4. The Stanford Prison Experiment - For those who already familiar with this particular social experiment there's not much more the movie can teach, but it's a tense film, and relevant today when police brutality is a forefront issue.

Oi. This is one that I know I should but...

3. Tomorrowland - It's optimism was completely infectious. It's not a flawless movie, but it was a rollicking adventure with a positive message. Some would say it's too preachy, but when you're trying to encourage young people to work on solving the world's problems, is there such thing as too preachy? I don't think so. I thought it was a lovely movie. I saw it twice in theaters and my only regret is not being able to go back for more.

Really wanted to see it. Still wanna.

2. The Revenant - The story is barebones, but the strength of the film lies in how much of a visceral experience it is. All the film's assets came together to create a man vs. nature story that mentally threw me right in the thick of it, and never let go until the end credits. Despite the long run time and basic story, it was a very compelling film to watch.

 

I'm under the impression you probably don't agree.

Oh mother do I disagree. Physical pain does not a good movie make. 'cuz if you ignore that, the best thing about it is its cinematography. Which is great (the natural lighting looks dope as allgetout), but the long takes are frequently unmotivated and feel like long takes for the sake of it. Creed also uses long takes, but every one is warranted and there's a definite direction for it being one take beyond just "look, it's one take!"

Also, Tom Hardy was totally the better actor in that.

1. Inside Out - Pixar doing what Pixar does best: making an animated film that resonates strongly both with adults and kids, as I'm sure many in both age groups can relate to the pull that Riley feels toward her home town in Minnesota. I really appreciate just how mature the subject was, and I still think it's one of the rare American animated films that adults will appreciate more than kids.

+1

Another honerable mention goes to, of all the weird movies, Goosebumps. Not a great movie by any means, but it was a really ernest throwback to kid adventure films of old, with all the fun, heart, and scares, you might expect from them. I had a blast watching it.

From the trailers, it looked like the sorta movie I would have loved when I was younger. Would probably still like it now.

But, like you, I still have a few 2015 movies on my list to see. I've enjoyed the work I've seen from Tom McCarthy, so I'm optimistic that Spotlight will have a place on this list when I finally get around to seeing it. Other films I still need to see from 2015 are Anomalisa, Concussion, Room, Eye in the Sky, and (if it counts?) The Witch. And now you have me curious about Infinitely Polar Bear. I will add that to my list.

• I was really disappointed with Spotlight. It's so orchestrated and heavy handed (the soundtrack is overly somber). It doesn't really do enough with what it has and winds up feeling muted and a little weak, as well as emotionally manipulative. There are some good moments, but as a whole it's... eh. Characters are frustratingly one dimensional too. Movie basically just gets by on the taboo nature of "child abuse scandals in the Catholic Church! Ooooh!" Also, Mark Ruffalo is so much better in Polar Bear. 
• Really wanna see Anomalisa.
• Concussion I'm ambivalent about. Does seem good.
• Room I wanna, but, I dunno if my soul can take it.
• I just saw Eye in the Sky on the plane. It's... morose. Some really brilliant bits here and there, though it gets a little too caught up in its own intricacies (which is kinda the point). Overall though, really strong.
• I've heard good things about The Witch, but I really don't do horror. Soooo that's a pass.

I was really excited to see Sicario based on how much I loved Villeneuve's Prisoners, but I felt really let down by it. Mostly from how Blunt's character was written. She has goals, but absolutely no impact on the story. She's just along for the ride, a side kick in her own movie. It bothered me that she didn't drive it at all.

 

There's a lot about the movie I liked, but dang, that's such a huge deal breaker for me. I feel like I'm being blasphemous by stating that my excitment for the sequel is based on the fact that Blunt's character won't be part of it.

 

Interest list, for sure. The only movie here that would make my top 10 list is Inside Out, but, hey, opinions!

True, true. I guess I saw it as a loss of innocence/coming of age story in a way, where the drive was seeing how Blunt was affected by it all?

And granted. What all are you thinking of? I'm curious/looking for recs.