The Film Thread

[jodeke]

Elevation Predicticable but has edge of seat moments.The finale suggests an Independence Day theme. A sequel will depend on the success of the movie. It's worth a watch. 1 to 10 I rate 7

Post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet. However, when one of them needs life-saving supplies, they risk it all to venture into the danger zone.
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[aprevo15]

Transformers One is a very underrated movie. It is by far the best Transformers movie even though it's an animation.

[jodeke]

[ribeye]

Thank ^you^ for resurrecting this thread. I was too lazy for the hunt so I posted the following in the TV thread. Now it is where it belongs.

A Chance Encounter is a movie on Prime. I should add that it is not highly rated so this is not a favorite of the average American. It is quite the opposite of the adrenaline fueled Yellowstone, or most network TV for that matter. Nothing happens except the interaction of two people as they get know each other. And yet, I've watched it several times.

It reminds me of, say, its cousin, one of my favorite movies, certainly my favorite "Indy" movie (low budget, natural lighting): Once. In Once, we have two characters brought together by circumstances and music. While I am not a fan of musicals, I find that I am drawn to films immersed in music, or better yet, actually performed by musicians. In this, the song "Falling Slowly" was masterfully performed live and essential to the story of the film and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Another similarity of the two movies is that both have central protagonists that are not actors.

In A Chance Encounter, we have two artists, a poet and a folk singer (Andrea von Kamper in real life) slowly revealing themselves to each other, in large part via their art, as they enjoy the beauty and charm of Sicily. Creating art is central to the movie, not only in the search for inspiration, but in the vulnerability an artist can have in revealing their art. As our couple spend time together they appear to become enchanted with each other, but like in Once, nothing is overt, and their paths have uncertain destinations--and I might add, just like the two protagonists from Sofia Coppola's brilliant Lost in Translation.

Andrea's music is really good, really, really good, and adds much to the feel of the movie—so much so that I’ve been listening to her music ever since. It is good to see that original, talented folk singers still can be heard.
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[jodeke]

I watched The Wiz a 1978 musical parody of The Wizard of Oz tonight for the umpteenth time. I'm not a fan of musicals but this one keeps me riveted. 400 or even 650, performing simultaneously is a thing of dancing beauty. Nipsy Russell surprised me with his dancing ability. Michael was just being Michael. Diana Ross is a good dancer. The Cast has many Black notables.
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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be
because we destroyed ourselves.

[Nobody]

Watched Eggers' remake of Nosferatu in theater yesterday. What a visual treat, and stellar performances all around.