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[MrGamer]

5 minutes ago, MrPink said:

You all deserve a lump of coal because the forum has sucked for the past week and btw I hate Christmas.

 

Merry Christmas you filthy animals, and screw your new year. Lunar New Year ain’t till February. #NotMyNewYear

[filmlover]

40 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

I don’t care.  I asked for a few Blu-Ray’s and I don’t give a fuck about whatever else I get

[Ethan Hunt]

The only thing I asked for was a physical copy of Before Sunrise

[Eric the Minion]

 

[DAR]

Lost City Of Z was decentish.  Though I got a kick out of seeing Ian McDiarmid pop up

[Fancyarcher]

Merry Christmas eve everyone. Hope everyone has a good holiday. I'm going to a party in a little bit, and I'm sure I'll have a good time.

[WrathOfHan]

4 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

The only thing I asked for was a physical copy of Before Sunrise

Criterion or bust.

[DAR]

1 hour ago, MrPink said:

You all deserve a lump of coal because the forum has sucked for the past week and btw I hate Christmas.

 

Merry Christmas you filthy animals, and screw your new year. Lunar New Year ain’t till February. #NotMyNewYear

Well this should brighten your day

 

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21863467/teams-complain-nfl-green-bay-packers-violated-ir-rule-think-aaron-rodgers-released

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, CoolEric258 said:

 

Nathan Lane stole that movie.

 

"I can't believe I'm arguing with lunch."

[Ethan Hunt]

3 minutes ago, DARth DAR said:

Well this should brighten your day

 

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21863467/teams-complain-nfl-green-bay-packers-violated-ir-rule-think-aaron-rodgers-released

Lmao

[Eric the Minion]

11 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Nathan Lane stole that movie.

 

"I can't believe I'm arguing with lunch."

Fun fact: the first movie's screenplay was written by none other than M. Night Shyamalan. I don't know why, but it's an interesting little tidbit.

[grim22]

So Bright wasn't the Trainwreck that reviews said it was, but it definitely needed a clearer idea whether it wanted to be a fantastical movie or a street level police drama.

 

the entire 3rd act is just rushing to hit the required marks instead of actually advancing any character arcs. The 3 elf villains who can take out an entire SWAT team in 2 minutes struggle to beat the 2 heroes. The twist about who is a Bright is so telegraphed it shouldn't even count as a twist. It basically squanders all the setup for an unsatisfying conclusion. 

 

Will Smith and Edgerton are both good in the movie, Noomi Rapace and Lucy Fry not so much.

 

It's crazy how many of David Ayer's movies are "A day in the life". Training Day, Sabotage, End of Watch, Suicide Squad, Bright and probably something I'm forgetting, the majority of the plot takes place in one day

[AniNate]

I thought critics liked Trainwreck

[robertman2]

26 minutes ago, DARth DAR said:

Lost City Of Z was decentish.  Though I got a kick out of seeing Ian McDiarmid pop up

How much scenery did he chew?

[DAR]

18 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

Lmao

He's not going anywhere.  But it does highlight there needs to be change at the top

[filmlover]

6 minutes ago, grim22 said:

So Bright wasn't the Trainwreck that reviews said it was, but it definitely needed a clearer idea whether it wanted to be a fantastical movie or a street level police drama.

 

 

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the entire 3rd act is just rushing to hit the required marks instead of actually advancing any character arcs. The 3 elf villains who can take out an entire SWAT team in 2 minutes struggle to beat the 2 heroes. The twist about who is a Bright is so telegraphed it shouldn't even count as a twist. It basically squanders all the setup for an unsatisfying conclusion. 

 

 

 

 

 

Will Smith and Edgerton are both good in the movie, Noomi Rapace and Lucy Fry not so much.

 

 

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It's crazy how many of David Ayer's movies are "A day in the life". Training Day, Sabotage, End of Watch, Suicide Squad, Bright and probably something I'm forgetting, the majority of the plot takes place in one day

 

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Pretty sure Fury also took place over the course of one day as well.

[DAR]

1 minute ago, RobrtmanAStarWarsReference said:

How much scenery did he chew?

None, it was pretty understated performance

[Ethan Hunt]

1 minute ago, DARth DAR said:

He's not going anywhere.  But it does highlight there needs to be change at the top

It's just amusing that it's a discussion that is being had

[DAR]

Just now, Ethan Hunt said:

It's just amusing that it's a discussion that is being had

I know some teams are acting like Doug from accounts payable in someone's fantasy league

[MCKillswitch123]

Shame that Bright seems to have been another whoof from Max Landis (and David Ayer). I always give him credit for consistently coming up with original genre film ideas, but then I find myself taking back that defense when most of the films he pens suck.

 

Bright looked like it especially had some kind of potential. It had a Mass Effect-ish feel to it, and I found the idea of a fantasy world cops and robbers story kinda intriguing, if needed to be worked out in order not to feel too Earthbound despite its fantastical aspirations. Oh well. Another day, another Landis idea.... written by Landis himself, wasting whatever potential it might have. God, Chronicle feels every passing day like an increasingly bigger miracle of a film.