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megan walker - Apr 01, 2021 12:28:41 pm PDT #2959 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Very excited about the Rian Johnson news. I assume there may be a limited theatrical run but I plan on nothing these days.

In Criterion news, I just wanted to give a heads up that most of the Marlene Dietrich & Josef von Sternberg collection is expiring at the end of the month.

I'm trying to be better about not going overboard with the expiring films but I've somehow managed to add those and ten other films to my queue. Since I'm now a month behind on my Century+ project and hope to get through the 1930s and the 1940s this month, I don't have high hopes for see many beyond the Sternbergs.


Vonnie K - Apr 09, 2021 1:42:03 pm PDT #2960 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Godzilla vs. Kong is spectacularly dumb with nonsense yet needlessly convoluted plots, with frequently howl-worthy dialog. It also has Kong, who out-acts every single human on screen -- he's cranky, is too old for this shit, and he's HAD It with the stupid people and the aggressive lizard on his tail. He has all the power and weary soulfulness of a legendary boxer past his prime dragged out to open a can of majestic WHOOP ASS on all and sundry. I loved every second of monster-brawlin' in this movie, and the actor who did the motion capture for Kong's face needs to receive some kind of an award, seriously.

Godzilla, by the virtue of being a lizard, is somewhat less expressive (I mean, it's very difficult not to be on Team Kong in this movie) but has some moments of impressive coolness and badassery.

Basically it has all the fun giant-creature shenanigans of Pacific Rim, except with very forgettable human elements. I saw it in a Dolby theater and had a GREAT time, even during the stupid bits (which is most of the movie when the monsters aren't wailing on each other). In the middle of the movie, Kong and a motley crew enter... uhm, some kind of different realm, and even though the whole plot surrounding that is fucking ridiculous, the sequence has a kind of kitschy splendor that almost verges on poetic. They break out a very Vangelis-sounding synth score for the scene, which really worked on me despite everything.

It's available on HBO Max as well as in theaters. If you are in a mood for some loud, dumb fun, you could do a lot worse.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 09, 2021 2:52:14 pm PDT #2961 of 3455
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

While I was watching Godzilla burn down Pensacola with atomic fire I was thinking "how about a little side trip to Tallahassee while you're visiting?"


-t - Apr 09, 2021 4:16:05 pm PDT #2962 of 3455
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't know how to feel about Phoebe Waller-Bridges signing on to do Indiana Jones 5. On the one hand, yay for more stuff with her, but on the other, Indiana Jones 5? Really? Is that necessary?

Maybe it'll be a "the odd ones are good" situation, I suppose, but am not sanguine


Sophia Brooks - Apr 09, 2021 4:36:34 pm PDT #2963 of 3455
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Have I shared that I only recently realized that while Phoebe Waller Bridge is very talented, she is not also a podcaster (Phoebe Judge) or a musician (Phoebe Bridgers).


DavidS - Apr 09, 2021 5:27:30 pm PDT #2964 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Have I shared that I only recently realized that while Phoebe Walker Bridge is very talented, she is not also a podcaster (Phoebe Judge) or a musician (Phoebe Bridgers).

Once again treading into The Great Marti Noxon/Marni Nixon Conundrum.


Steph L. - Apr 09, 2021 6:46:40 pm PDT #2965 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Or my perpetual confusion about Keith Urban and Karl Urban.


Sophia Brooks - Apr 10, 2021 12:37:43 am PDT #2966 of 3455
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I legit thought that Nicole Kidman married the actor from Lord of the Rings for quite some time! I thought it was cute and I was a little disappointed.


Dana - Apr 10, 2021 7:38:45 am PDT #2967 of 3455
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Mine was discovering that Jon Favreau the actor wasn't also writing speeches for Obama.


Steph L. - Apr 10, 2021 8:00:06 am PDT #2968 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Mine was discovering that Jon Favreau the actor wasn't also writing speeches for Obama.

Which is an understandable mistake, since Kal Penn the actor really did work in the Obama administration.