Alpha Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 These were great movies! You're not gonna believe this movie, you won't regret it. QUIET ON SET! It's On Cinema, at the Cinema, with me, your host, Alpha. Everyone is granted three movie requests. You can only request one of yours. I'm grading on a five-point scale, from one bag of popcorn to five bags of popcorn. 🍿 🍿🍿 🍿🍿🍿 🍿🍿🍿🍿 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 I'll also throw in a gif of Gregg Turkington to indicate whether I liked the move, disliked it, or felt indifferent about it. Hold off on your requests until next Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 A small change: since the deadline has changed, starting tomorrow you are allowed to request two films from January - June, and after October 15th you are allowed to request another two from July - December. Again, you're only allowed to request one film of yours from each period. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I'll sit out on requests, since you already read my 2.0 films. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Take a gander at Marked Up Time & Odyssey 3 please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddroast Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 My request is one piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xillix Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 You read Earthsong and Mass Effect plzthnks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) High School Musical 4: Reunion Pillars of Eternity Edited October 2, 2018 by YourMother the Edgelord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Pokémon and Can You Imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Brave and Carnosaur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Alright, here's the order for reviews. Bold indicates the review is already up. Marked Up Time The Odyssey: Homecoming One Piece: The Journey Begins Earthsong - Volume I: Haven’s Guard Mass Effect High School Musical 4: Reunion Pillars of Eternity: The Hollow Vale Pokemon: Rise of the Rockets Can You Imagine Brave Carnosaur The Square Mile Spark: Beyond the Sky Kingdom of the Sun Tulpa Silent Hill: Restless Dreams Sir Thymes Time By the Balls Fortnight The review for Marked Up Time will be posted tonight. The Odyssey review will take longer as I've gotta reread the Spoils of War and Counsel of the Dead. Edited October 28, 2018 by Alpha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Marked Up Time Mixed to positive results here. I'm not a big fan of time travel movies, as I think it's a part of science fiction that's been explored thoroughly enough that even parodying or deconstructing it feels kinda derivative. Still, this movie features a lot of the Lord and Miller charm and wit that permeates their body of work. Sasha Lane is the real standout from the cast here, and Ben Whishaw does charming voice work here as KITT from Knight Rider another talking car. My first big criticism is the casting of the lead actors. Lucas Hedges is only 21 years old, and he really doesn't come off that believable here outside of his scenes in college. Not to mention that 34 year-old Adam Driver is Hedges' son from 25 years in the future? That caught me off guard. Hedges has certainly pulled off dramatic roles well in the past, but here he just comes off like a kid. Even Zendaya and her character come off a little too young, considering that Agent Violet is a literal timecop. I think an older, more charismatic lead actor for the role of Mark would've done a better job here, and would've helped that dynamic with Driver's character be a little more plausible, even within this film's universe. Smaller question: when Jake first explains to Mark that only the consciousness gets sent back in time when Mark first travels back to his college years, does that same rule not apply to Jake and Violet? And finally... The film's biggest weakness is its ending. There are two big ending setpieces in the Kaleidohole, with the different versions of Mark and the introduction of Kronos, and I wished that the filmmakers went with one over the other. In my opinion, I prefer the former over the latter, as I think it contributes more to character development for both Mark and Audrey and the presence of Kronos just adds another dimension to this universe that wasn't really needed for the third act. Comparing this to other Lord/Miller movies, having both feels like if in the LEGO Movie, after Emmett traveled to the human world and back, he went back again to meet his maker at the LEGO Factory in Billund, Denmark. Overall, it's a fun ride with a human touch, but the plotting and casting issues left me wanting a more cohesive film. Still, it should be enough to please crowds in the spring. Overall rating: 🍿🍿🍿 Edited October 3, 2018 by Alpha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 @Spagheditary told me Lucas Hedges was a good choice even tho I thought about changing it four or five times; is this sabotage??? Seriously though, I understand the problem with Hedges' casting definitely although Jake is supposed to be somewhat older than Mark; I imagine Mark around 25 and Jake around 28, but Hedges may have been too young for that. I do find it interesting you had a problem with Zendaya because IMO I almost didn't cast her because she's too old for the role in my mind. As for your question about Jake and Mark's time travel compared to Aubrey and Violet's, there was an explanation in an earlier draft of the script that was cut: Basically, Mark's time travel being touch-based makes it so it's only his consciousness that time travels. When Aubrey time travels with Violet, she's completely covered by the time machine, which is why she physically goes back with her. I'm a firm believer of cutting unnecessary exposition; there was an entire sequence explaining how time travel was invented in the world along with how the two timelines worked in the very first draft, that was cut because everyone told me it'd be better to go the Looper route of not bothering to explain Thank you for the review! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 @Rorschach The Odyssey review is coming tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alpha said: @Rorschach The Odyssey review is coming tomorrow. Are you gonna review all three films or just the third film? Edited October 5, 2018 by Rorschach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 10 hours ago, Rorschach said: Are you gonna review all three films or just the third film? I'll do very short reviews of the first and second films and give them ratings before my review for the third. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Alright, so here's the plan: The Odyssey reviewed will be released Saturday night (meaning today, as I'm posting this at 2 AM on Saturday :P). Sorry for the wait, @Rorschach I'll be going through the rest of requests for the first half of the year. In the meantime, you can start requesting two films from the second half. One of them can be your own, the other has to be from another player. Hopefully I should get through all of them over the coming week. After I'm finished with all requests, I'll do short reviews of everything else from this year and then I'll move on to my Top 25 list. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I request The Square Mile and Spark: Beyond the Sky. Did you read the second film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I request Kingdom of The Sun and Tulpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xillix Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Silent Hill: Restless Dreams and Sir Thymes Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Spagheditary said: I request The Square Mile and Spark: Beyond the Sky. Did you read the second film? No, I didn't, I think it came out during my hiatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
