Rate the last Movie you watched, Edition 3? 4?

Since Jeff the asshole keeps deleting pearls of ISH history, we have to start over. 2025 Thread.

I watched The Phoenician Scheme last night.


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Good movie. Keeps you interested. Nothing groundbreaking but very entertaining. Wes Anderson style, every shot is very clean and symmetric.


7.4/10

This probably has the most graphic body horror of the three films. Minus the split in half scene in the first film. These types of films are hard to rate because you don't watch it for writing, you watch it for gore an the absurdity. 4/10 overall, but the body horror scenes are gruesome.

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Brave New World was complete garbage (4/10). Thunderbolts gets the MCU back in the right direction (7/10)



It's all leading up to Doomsday.

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Brave New World was complete garbage (4/10). Thunderbolts gets the MCU back in the right direction (7/10)



It's all leading up to Doomsday.

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I'm convinced Thor is going to die to Dr. Doom.

[QUOTE=Meticode;15014687]I'm convinced Thor is going to die to Dr. Doom.[/QUOTE]


We get the X-Men back... but Strange, Spider-man, Hulk are not on the cast.


It's Thunderbolts, X-Men, Wakanda, Fantastic 4, and the Avengers (Thor, Captain America, Ant-Man, Loki, Shang-Chi) -vs- Doomsday

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Trainwreck - The Astroworld Tragedy,

Very sad story.... can't really rate this one, but worth the watch.

I can't do crowded events like that... it's not for me.


Always be mindful of your surroundings.

[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;15014691]We get the X-Men back... but Strange, Spider-man, Hulk are not on the cast.[/QUOTE]

All those characters will probably be in Secret Wars. Cumberbatch in June 2024 said he would reprise his role as Strange in Secret Wars.

Watched Conclave. It was fine, but just kinda meh.
I enjoy Wes Anderson films

[QUOTE=Chick Stern;15014714]Watched Conclave. It was fine, but just kinda meh.
I enjoy Wes Anderson films[/QUOTE]

I planned on watching just when the new Priest was to be announced but then I read some reviews, kind of got spoilered and was like hell no I‘m watching for that twist.

The boy in the striped pajamas

7.5/10

[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;15014691]We get the X-Men back... but Strange, Spider-man, Hulk are not on the cast.


It's Thunderbolts, X-Men, Wakanda, Fantastic 4, and the Avengers (Thor, Captain America, Ant-Man, Loki, Shang-Chi) -vs- Doomsday[/QUOTE]

how can loki be in it if he's trapped doing this?


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[QUOTE=highwhey;15014797]how can loki be in it if he's trapped doing this?


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Who's to say it will be this Loki? There's countless variants and we're involving a multiverse and timelines.

[QUOTE=Meticode;15014852]Who's to say it will be this Loki? There's countless variants and we're involving a multiverse and timelines.[/QUOTE]

well worth the money (for admission).

[QUOTE=highwhey;15014934]well worth the money (for admission).[/QUOTE]

Fear mongering.

The movie Rocky Balboa was never that great, but Rocky's conversation with his son always hits the nail right on the head for me. That speech in the movie helped a lot of people overcome things they struggled with...

[video=youtube_share;vyYDz_A6HO8]https://youtu.be/vyYDz_A6HO8?t=114[/video]

[QUOTE=ArbitraryWater;15014747]I planned on watching just when the new Priest was to be announced but then I read some reviews, kind of got spoilered and was like hell no I‘m watching for that twist.[/QUOTE]

The twist wasn't really the most important part of the movie for me. It was all the jockeying and backstabbing that occurred throughout the process. Plus the acting was amazing.

I'd probably go 7.8/10 for that one.

Most recent movie I watched is Threads. 80s British nuclear apocalypse thriller. Probably the best movie of its kind that I've ever seen. Some of the camerawork and dialogue is a little dated which takes it down a slight notch, but it does an incredible job of building tension, and the overall concept and the way it's presented is truly terrifying.

I'd go 8.7/10.

[QUOTE=Meticode;15015066]The movie Rocky Balboa was never that great, but Rocky's conversation with his son always hits the nail right on the head for me. That speech in the movie helped a lot of people overcome things they struggled with...

[video=youtube_share;vyYDz_A6HO8]https://youtu.be/vyYDz_A6HO8?t=114[/video][/QUOTE]

Terrible film I agree but this is arguably the best scene in the franchise. It has a seat at the table at least.

[QUOTE=Meticode;15014687]I'm convinced Thor is going to die to Dr. Doom.[/QUOTE]

It's heavily rumored that Hemsworth's swan song is in one of the upcoming Avenger films. Could be a swerve but he's one of the OGs and probably wants to do other things at this point. What's he done, 4 Thor films, 4 Avenger films, a Dr. Strange cameo? He's still plenty young enough to keep going but dude's definitely done a full tour of duty with the franchise at this point.

[QUOTE=Baller234;15015172]Terrible film I agree but this is arguably the best scene in the franchise. It has a seat at the table at least.[/QUOTE]

The great acting scenes from the franchise that I love:

1.) Rocky's conversation with his son (Rocky Balboa)

Probably the best to me because it's relatable to most people and it's true. For most people life is going to knock you on your ass. Even if you do everything right, but it's about getting up and moving foward.

[video=youtube_share;vyYDz_A6HO8]https://youtu.be/vyYDz_A6HO8[/video]

2.) Rocky with Mickey when he dies (Rocky III)

Burgesss Meredith was awesome in these here. The tear down the side of his face. His, "I love you kid" as he's passing... If you've ever been near someone you love as they die peacefully or semi-peacefully the realization of when it happens hits you like a ton of bricks.

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3.) Adrian confronts Rocky about his fear (Rocky III)

I love this scene because it shows how much Adrian has grown as person since she was the shy, quiet young woman who fell in love with him. This is her best scene in all the movies.

[video=youtube_share;BXPgmSm0xDc]https://youtu.be/BXPgmSm0xDc?si=T5athx_WoO33EUjY[/video]

4.) Adrian wakes up from coma and tells him to win (Rocky II)

I don't want to say this is great acting, but it gives me goosebumps. The whole time in the movie he's uninterested because she doesn't support him fighting. Then she realizes she needs to support him and stand next to him to let him do what he wants to do mirror him supporting and being next too her when she needed him while she was in coma. When she tells him "Win" that's all he needed to hear.

[QUOTE=Phoenix;15015175]It's heavily rumored that Hemsworth's swan song is in one of the upcoming Avenger films. Could be a swerve but he's one of the OGs and probably wants to do other things at this point. What's he done, 4 Thor films, 4 Avenger films, a Dr. Strange cameo? He's still plenty young enough to keep going but dude's definitely done a full tour of duty with the franchise at this point.[/QUOTE]

It's only fitting he dies at this point. He has an adopted daughter (Love), he no longer has to fulfill his role or the title King of Asgaard and everyone he's cared about and loved has died around him. It's only fitting he dies possibly saving the last person alive that he loves to go to Valhalla.

[QUOTE=Meticode;15015189]It's only fitting he dies at this point. He has an adopted daughter (Love), he no longer has to fulfill his role or the title King of Asgaard and everyone he's cared about and loved has died around him. It's only fitting he dies possibly saving the last person alive that he loves to go to Valhalla.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I generally agree. I mean there's probably more you could do with him with a bit of imagination, but it feels like he's largely completed his arc at this point and going much further would just be keeping the checking rolling in. He wouldn't be the first actor to keep cashing in, but his story just feels a bit worn after Love and Thunder (horrible movie IMO).

[QUOTE=Phoenix;15015196]Yeah I generally agree. I mean there's probably more you could do with him with a bit of imagination, but it feels like he's largely completed his arc at this point and going much further would just be keeping the checking rolling in. He wouldn't be the first actor to keep cashing in, but his story just feels a bit worn after Love and Thunder (horrible movie IMO).[/QUOTE]

Love and Thunder would've been so much better if they didn't make it almost slap-stick comedy. Ragnarok was the perfect mesh of comedy and seriousness in the series. They overdid the comedy party (lamely too I might add) in Love and Thunder.

[QUOTE=Meticode;15015186]The great acting scenes from the franchise that I love:[/QUOTE]


From Part III:

[video=youtube_share;r-R3dxjccOQ]https://youtu.be/r-R3dxjccOQ[/video]

[QUOTE=Meticode;15015213]Love and Thunder would've been so much better if they didn't make it almost slap-stick comedy. Ragnarok was the perfect mesh of comedy and seriousness in the series. They overdid the comedy party (lamely too I might add) in Love and Thunder.[/QUOTE]

Agree again. Ragnarok dialed the humor up just enough without going over the line. Waititi took the wrong lessons from the positive reception to the tonal shift and completely jumped the shark in Love and Thunder. Not only did he heavily OD on the amount of humor, the humor itself didn't land for the most part. It was more cover your face cringey than funny.... I mean the Ragnorak meme writes itself for how it all turned out.

Waititi: We're gonna make Love and Thunder even funnier than Ragnarok!

The audience:
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[QUOTE=Meticode;15015189]It's only fitting he dies at this point. He has an adopted daughter (Love), he no longer has to fulfill his role or the title King of Asgaard and everyone he's cared about and loved has died around him. It's only fitting he dies possibly saving the last person alive that he loves to go to Valhalla.[/QUOTE]


this is why I'm surprised that the Avengers isn't going with the X-Men First Class actors.

I thought X-men was smart in finding a way to keep the characters alive and reintroducing younger versions of themselves.... But they are bringing back the original cast. Professor X and Magneto getting old af.

Marvel needs to do the same routine... new universe, kill off 616 entirely. Start fresh with Captain America in WWII again (Saving Private Ryan style with a Super Soldier), different universe... Start from scratch after Secret Wars.

The First Avenger (2011) was a terrible film and needs to be redone.


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[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;15015223]this is why I'm surprised that the Avengers isn't going with the X-Men First Class actors.

I thought X-men was smart in finding a way to keep the characters alive and reintroducing younger versions of themselves.... But they are bringing back the original cast. Professor X and Magneto getting old af.

Marvel needs to do the same routine... new universe, kill off 616 entirely. Start fresh with Captain America in WWII again (Saving Private Ryan style with a Super Soldier), different universe... Start from scratch after Secret Wars.

The First Avenger (2011) was a terrible film and needs to be redone.


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I'm not entirely surprised. I'm a bit fuzzy on the XMen timeline but I 'think' the OG actors would be the version of the X-men who would be existing in the current MCU timeline from an age perspective. The First class actors were depicting younger versions of those characters from the 70's or whatever. Granted, with all the multiverses and alternate timelines all that shit could be hand-waved away fairly simply I think, so it may not be that complicated. It may just as simple as the OG crew are the more iconic cast and will get a bigger pop on-screen than seeing McAvoy, Fassbender, etc on-screen. Maybe this is the time to do a final farewell to the original cast and use these next movies to usher in the new. I'm not sure if they'll go with the First class crew completely, start afresh or mix and match. I like McAvoy and Fassenbender as Xavier/Magneto so I hope they stick around, at the very least.

[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;15015218]From Part III:

[video=youtube_share;r-R3dxjccOQ]https://youtu.be/r-R3dxjccOQ[/video][/QUOTE]

Rocky III gave us the best Apollo of the franchise. He's trying to understand why Rocky is giving up, but Adrian is the only one who can get through to him because she understands him better than anyway.

[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;15015223]this is why I'm surprised that the Avengers isn't going with the X-Men First Class actors.

I thought X-men was smart in finding a way to keep the characters alive and reintroducing younger versions of themselves.... But they are bringing back the original cast. Professor X and Magneto getting old af.

Marvel needs to do the same routine... new universe, kill off 616 entirely. Start fresh with Captain America in WWII again (Saving Private Ryan style with a Super Soldier), different universe... Start from scratch after Secret Wars.

The First Avenger (2011) was a terrible film and needs to be redone.


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Hopefully they didn't reveal the whole cast and we get some surprises. Phase 5 is officially over with Thunderbolts.

[QUOTE=Meticode;15015259]Rocky III gave us the best Apollo of the franchise. He's trying to understand why Rocky is giving up, but Adrian is the only one who can get through to him because she understands him better than anyway.[/QUOTE]

your toughest opponent in life will always be yourself.... That is some good Rocky Wisdom.

It's not Man vs Man, or Man vs Society, or Man vs Nature.... It's Man vs Himself.

[video=youtube_share;qIsChfMANaE]https://youtu.be/qIsChfMANaE[/video]



Again.... even when you're lost in the woods.... It's still Man vs Himself.

[video=youtube_share;sY2SCVBMp7Q]https://youtu.be/sY2SCVBMp7Q[/video]




David Goggins echos this message in all his motivational vids (which I'm probably going to make a thread about him here soon)

[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;15015218]From Part III:

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thats netanyahu on the phone with trump trying to convince him to drop the bunker penetrator

[QUOTE=highwhey;15015274]thats netanyahu on the phone with trump trying to convince him to drop the bunker penetrator[/QUOTE]


lmao... that was pretty good.

F1

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was pretty dope, fun to watch. brad pitt is still a cool actor. i'd say a 7.9/10

[QUOTE=highwhey;15018137]F1

was pretty dope, fun to watch. brad pitt is still a cool actor. i'd say a 7.9/10 [/QUOTE]


Don't forget Hans Zimmer

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I had Ironheart playing in the background as I was scrolling though my phone....

Even while not paying attention to it.... I still had to turn it off.


I'm with Tyrone... this is so bad it can't be watched.

[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;15018188]Don't forget Hans Zimmer[/QUOTE]

oh sh1t that was his score? no wonder those racing scenes felt so immersive, aside from the great pov camera work, the sounds just made it so immersive.

28 Years Later. 5/10, both prequels were better, would not recommend.

[QUOTE=highwhey;15018205]oh sh1t that was his score? no wonder those racing scenes felt so immersive, aside from the great pov camera work, the sounds just made it so immersive.[/QUOTE]


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[QUOTE=highwhey;15018205]oh sh1t that was his score? no wonder those racing scenes felt so immersive, [B]aside from the great pov camera work,[/B] the sounds just made it so immersive.[/QUOTE]

Haven't seen it yet, but from the looks of it I think they literally used the onboard cameras that F1 cars have.

I only have 3 movies in 2025 that I will definitely be paying money to see regardless of the reviews.

1. One Battle After Another
2. Running Man (no trailer yet)
3. Avatar 3 (no trailer yet)

[video=youtube;feOQFKv2Lw4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOQFKv2Lw4[/video]


Might end up paying for Jurassic World, Fantastic 4, Predator, and Tron .... but it's looking like I'm gonna pass on Superman.

Other than that.... what's good in 2025? What's going to be worth a trip to the theater or paying to stream?



Not a fan of Horror movies (Weapons, The Long Walk, Him) < check out the trailers for those movies


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oh and the new Matthew McConaughey movie looks good.... I'll be checking that one out.

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