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Post by damagedinc on Nov 16, 2022 17:30:03 GMT
Can I shock you? The only Star Trek I’ve ever seen is the JJ films. Consider me shocked. To be fair the only one I really remember is first contact |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 16, 2022 18:02:32 GMT
I would genuinely recommend the recent 4K remaster of The Motion Picture. It looks and sounds lovely.
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Post by rawshark on Nov 16, 2022 18:05:59 GMT
Watched them all again recently. First two are as good if not better than anything MCU have done. Logan was weirdly boring on a second viewing. If Geefe agrees with you, you know you need to reassess. |
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Post by Lizard on Nov 16, 2022 19:06:47 GMT
Watched them all again recently. First two are as good if not better than anything MCU have done. Logan was weirdly boring on a second viewing. You'll get hate for that but I agree. Logan was fine but it doesn't really stand out. It's mediocrity jazzed up with grit. |
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Post by Dougs on Nov 16, 2022 19:11:03 GMT
Can I shock you? The only Star Trek I’ve ever seen is the JJ films. I've seen the first JJ and that's it. Caught the odd episode, aware of it etc, just not interested. |
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Post by deekyfun on Nov 16, 2022 19:17:08 GMT
When are we ranking the Police Academy films?
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Post by kal on Nov 16, 2022 19:22:05 GMT
I would genuinely recommend the recent 4K remaster of The Motion Picture. It looks and sounds lovely. Is it good for Trek virgins who have literally never seen the tv show? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2022 19:22:41 GMT
Think we should do the Marvel lot next, give gamingdave some work to earn his pennies with the next spreadsheet.
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Post by geefe on Nov 16, 2022 19:24:31 GMT
I would genuinely recommend the recent 4K remaster of The Motion Picture. It looks and sounds lovely. Is it good for Trek virgins who have literally never seen the tv show? Haha. Fuck no. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2022 19:26:34 GMT
The best Trek movies for Trek virgins are the Abrams ones. Which of course, the old school fans hate.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 16, 2022 19:30:53 GMT
Is it good for Trek virgins who have literally never seen the tv show? Haha. Fuck no. It probably is more than any other, tbh. It has a few new characters and you don’t really need any bigger background than ‘old guys trying to recapture lost glory’. It draws a *lot* of inspiration from 2001, so there is a lot of just atmosphere shots. Most of the other ones run into each other and require far more background knowledge, so it’s much harder to just drop into them. I reckon most people have absorbed enough pop culture references to watch it just fine. Like everyone at least knows Kirk is the space cowboy, Spock is Mr Logic, etc. Theres no back references to any previous stories, really. |
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Post by 😎 on Nov 16, 2022 19:39:42 GMT
Logan is another case of “a clone of a better movie/genre but with superhero shenanigans”, in this instance, Shane (mostly) and other Westerns - see also The Batman/Seven, Winter Soldier/Three Days of the Condor/70s paranoia stuff etc.
I mean, those three listed are good movies but they’re still functionally window dressing on better films.
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Post by 😎 on Nov 16, 2022 19:46:23 GMT
Also my unpopular opinion is that The Wolverine is a) underrated and b) better than Logan.
Not Origins though, that’s shit.
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Post by retro74 on Nov 16, 2022 20:06:01 GMT
I’ve only seen the first Abrams Trek movie and none of the old ones at all
Although I’ve seen far too many episodes of the original series as my friends used to watch it relentlessly when they were getting stoned. Sometimes I’d go home, eat lunch, chill and then go back in the evening and they’d be sat in the same place watching yet another episode
It did go off the TV when the friend, whose house it was, wanted to watch Baywatch. At which point I’d leave
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Post by robthehermit on Nov 16, 2022 20:20:39 GMT
Now we know why he's really called Bones. We started watching Next Generation a couple of days back and Bones was indeed a walking skeleton in his little cameo. Also, never noticed the bloke in a skirt before. |
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Post by geefe on Nov 16, 2022 20:23:59 GMT
Now we know why he's really called Bones. We started watching Next Generation a couple of days back and Bones was indeed a walking skeleton in his little cameo. Also, never noticed the bloke in a skirt before. Yeah. Series 1 had some "interesting" ideas |
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Post by simple on Nov 16, 2022 20:24:41 GMT
Is it good for Trek virgins who have literally never seen the tv show? Haha. Fuck no. I would say First Contact would be a good starting point. Its got character stuff, 90s blockbuster action and solid production values. Plus the TNG cast are probably the best family of all the ensembles. |
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Post by 😎 on Nov 16, 2022 20:29:47 GMT
I dunno, First Contact assumes a lot of pre-knowledge of the Borg is understood, especially the Locutus storyline.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2022 20:33:11 GMT
I've watched a few of them and First Contact is the only one I can remember not making me want to claw my own eyes out.
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Post by simple on Nov 16, 2022 20:48:32 GMT
I don’t think it needs anymore than Wrath of Khan which would probably be the other virgin pick
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Post by Onny on Nov 16, 2022 20:52:15 GMT
Predator: 10
Predator 2: 7
Predators: 6
The Predator: 6
Prey: 9
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Post by geefe on Nov 16, 2022 20:56:12 GMT
Batman: 7/10
Batman Returns: 5/10
Batman Forever: 2/10
Batman unt Robin, ja: 1/10
Batman Begins: 7/10
Dark Knight: 8/10
Dark Knight Stands Up: 5/10
T'Batman: 7/10
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Post by rawshark on Nov 16, 2022 22:17:20 GMT
Predator: 10 Predator 2: 7 Predators: 6 The Predator: 6 Prey: 9 That is an EXTREMELY high score for The Predator. |
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Post by clemfandango on Nov 16, 2022 22:26:34 GMT
NL Vacation - 11/10
NL European vacation - 9/10
Christmas vacation - 10/10
Vegas vacation -9/10
Yes I fucking love the vacation movies and Chevy chase
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Post by rawshark on Nov 17, 2022 9:36:17 GMT
I’d happily rewatch the first three. Might stop there.
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Post by simple on Nov 17, 2022 9:48:23 GMT
Predator: 10 Predator 2: 7 Predators: 6 The Predator: 6 Prey: 9 That is an EXTREMELY high score for The Predator. Insanely generous |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2022 9:54:58 GMT
The Terminator: 10
Terminator 2: 9.5
Terminator 3: 4
Terminator Salvation: 5
Terminator Genisys: 0
Terminator Dark Fate: 7
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Post by Lukus on Nov 17, 2022 10:08:23 GMT
The Terminator: 10 Terminator 2: 9.5 Terminator 3: 4 Terminator Salvation: 5 Terminator Genisys: 0 Terminator Dark Fate: 7 Pretty much agree with that other than I liked Salvation (6.5) and can't remember anything about Dark Fate (5). If we're doing Mission Impossible at any point, everything from 3 onwards is basically interchangeable in my mind too. |
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Post by wunty on Nov 17, 2022 10:11:59 GMT
See Genisys is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. I know it should be shit, yet I find it really good fun nontheless. Emilia Clarke and Potatohead are hilariously miscast but I actually really like all the setpieces and how they mixed things up with John Connor.
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Post by simple on Nov 17, 2022 10:12:32 GMT
I’ve seen both more than once and I still get mixed up on which is which with Dark Fate and Mega Drive
Salvation managing to make the future war so boring was an achievement of sorts though
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