The Panda

The ending is the glue that really brings the whole movie together. The epilogue is gorgeous and really impacts you exactly how it's intended to. I love the subtlety of it, and instead of leaving you with an open ending (how I thought it was going to my first viewing), it kind of closes with an open question. It shows two roads Sebatian could have had (even if the montage shows it more idealistically), he could have had her or he could have his dream. He gets one, and the other nameless man gets the other. It's a nice look at reality, at how relationships with others shape you. How you can meet somebody perfect for you, but on a different path, and you're left with the option to give up your goals and dreams, or to part ways. It's brilliant.

I think that's too complicated really. But I understand the purpose for something that's a limited release deal.

La La Land is having a very nice run so far. I'm excited to see what it does the next few weeks as it expands more and he awards season hype kicks in.

I've seen this movie twice now and it's really stuck with me. Originally I gave it a B+ but it's probably a solid A-/A now. Give it another week and it probably makes my BOFFY ballot, replacing Rogue One.

Read my review and a few others in the Arrival thread in the review that movie forum. I have a post talking about the meaning and themes etc.

Guardians is detached from the rest of the Marvel movies and is the most GA-approachable (for people who haven't been into the superhero scene). I expect it to behave different than the rest.

Drama 1.Moonlight 2.Manchester by the Sea 3.Hacksaw Ridge 4.Hell or High Water 5.Lion Drama Actress 1.Natalie Portman 2.Isabelle Huppert 3.Amy Adams 4.Ruth Negga 5.Jessica Chastain Drama Actor 1.Denzel Washington 2.Casey Affleck 3.Andrew Garfield 4.Joel Edgerton 5.Viggo Mortensen Comedy/Musical 1.La La Land 2.Deadpool 3.Florence Foster Jenkins 4.20th Century Women 5.Sing Street Comedy Actress 1.Emma Stone 2.Annette Bening 3.Hailee Steinfeld 4.Meryl Streep 5.Lily Collins Comedy Actor 1.Ryan Gosling 2.Ryan Reynolds 3.Hugh Grant 4.Colin Farrell 5.Jonah Hill Supporting Actress 1.Viola Davis 2.Naomie Harris 3.Michelle Williams 4.Octavia Spencer 5.Nicole Kidman Supporting Actor 1.Mahershala Ali 2.Jeff Bridges 3.Dev Patel 4.Aaron Taylor Johnson 5.Simon Helberg Director 1.Damien Chazelle 2.Mel Gibson 3.Barry Jenkins 4.Kenneth Lonergan 5.Tom Ford Screenplay 1.Manchester by the Sea 2.Moonlight 3.La La Land 4.Hell or High Water 5.Nocturnal Animals Animated 1.Zootopia 2.Kubo and the Two Strings 3.Moana 4.My Life as a Zucchini 5.Sing Foreign 1.Toni Erdman 2.Elle 3.The Salesman 4.Neruda 5.Divines Score 1.La La Land 2.Moonlight 3.Arrival 4.Lion 5.Hidden Figures Song 1.City of Stars 2.How Far I'll Go 3.Gold 4.Faith 5.Can't Stop This Feeling

What about Friday the 13th, did it move?

Im still nervous that his direction is going to be subdued by the Feige. But then again Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man and the Avengers all managed to have a bit of flair to them, so maybe he can do it for Thor.

How many theaters is La La Land in this weekend?

I'll take the second and third

Oh gosh. I thought I was pushing it with my 105 / 245m prediction for Thor.

Three can take the La La Land bet. I'm confident. It's in my bones.

Here's some Awards Season Bets I bet 50 points to two people Deadpool gets a PGA Nomination I bet 50 points to two people Deadpool gets at least 2 Oscar Nominations I bet 50 points to two people La La Land gets exactly 14 nominations at the Oscars I bet 50 points to two people Martin Scorsese is NOT nominated for Best Director at the Oscars I bet 50 points to two people Moonlight wins the Golden Globe for Best Drama I bet 50 points to two people Denzel Washington wins Best Drama Actor at the Golden Globes

I mean... We are a Box Office Forum (This is obviously a dig at myself to, because I am also single)

1.The Terminator - A+ 2.T2: Judgement Day - A 3.Aliens - A- 4.The Abyss - B+ 5.Titanic - B 6.True Lies - B- 7.Avatar - B-

Poe gave Finn his jacket. If you give a lady your jacket is it so you can chill in the friend zone? No, it's to help transition her from in the jacket to in the pants. Poe's the best pilot in the Galaxy. I'm sure he's no novice. He's piloting his D-Wing to fire into Finn's Death Star.

This will do well.

It's nice to know the themes and power from Moonlight flew right over your basic head. It's also funny when people talk about 'liberal hollywood' like it's one entity. When in reality, every film has a different cast and crew that determine the themes and tone of a movie.

Because I'm not going to make my own thread, these 9 predictions of mine are the only truly CONTROVERSIAL predictions I made in the top 2017 thread.

So you agree that Cameron is an overrated POS then?

I was listening to Mona Lisa from Popstar and it inspired me to (slightly) rewrite the chorus as a dedication for James Cameron James Cameron, you're an overrated piece of shit. With your terrible style and the lack of an eye For a decently written script What the fuck is this garbage? James Cameron, the original basic bitch Taken decades of time to release something sublime But the best you've got is the Abyss, you ugly.

La La Land might end up being the highest grossing non-disney musical since Chicago.

This would be gorgeous to see in IMAX

I really want to vote for Mona Lisa. I'm just struggling to decide if I get rid of my one Lin song or if I get rid of City of Stars/Someone in the Crowd/Audition. I'm pretty firm on Another Day of Sun being my winner. Funny though, I probably would have included Popstar on my top 20 list I just kind of overlooked it until people started talking about it again. EDIT: I think I'm going to limit myself to only nominating two La La Land songs and just put it on Sountrack so I can fit in Mona Lisa and The Great Beyond.