Films

For balance, he wrote some genuinely interesting and non-creepy stuff (e.g. Stranger in a Strange Land). He had some range, although nowhere in it could he write women. Starship Troopers the book is just "John Wayne makes a Vietnam War film in space". His core fans will either have been disappointed by the Verhoeven film or missed the joke in the way so many MAGA hats didn't realise The Boys is a satire.

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I saw this, it's mad but fun.

Plot was a bit over all the place, I thought it would be more coherent like "Rubber". But it had some really funny moments.

Don't wear the helmet & don't drop the bucket! :)

Rubber

Not seen that but it looks fun.
I saw it on a double bill with "Deerskin" which I think I preferred, a bit less all over the place (which I quite liked, it was like a series of vignettes held together with an odd premise) but a better overall story, little less laugh out loud funny bits.

Forgot about Rubber what a daft film

So having watched Blade the other night, I went on to watch Blade 2 the following night, and Blade: Trinity the night after.

Diminishing returns. Blade 2 certainly has its moments, plus a Goss from Bros, and also Ron Perlman. Who doesn’t love a bit of Ron Perlman? Blade: Trinity I have only made the mistake of watching once previously - at the cinema iirc- and it is exactly as remembered: a charmless piece of shit with absolutely zero redeeming features.

I watched Blade again about a year ago and think it’s about time for another watch. Similarly remember Blade 2 being less good and Trinity being shit.

Isn’t it being rebooted? I vaguely remember reading about TV series of both that and Aliens.

Yeah, it’s a Marvel product so it’s getting sucked into the bland morass of the MCU: https://collider.com/new-blade-movie-mcu-cast-actor-filming-news/

Barbie is excellent, very funny. Bonus points for the whole cinema applauding at the end, got me right in the feels!

(also extra points for a majority young team who were totally as good as gold throughout)

Oppenheimer - not great. The story is obviously pretty interesting but there are better ways to absorb that information. Despite being over 3 hours, the whole thing felt very rushed, trying to cram as much information in as possible. It almost felt like a massive montage, very few scenes were longer than about 1 minute. Some extremely ropey miscellaneous European accents as well (you've let me down Benny Safdie).
If you have any interest in seeing it it's probably worth seeing in the cinema though. The sound design was great in parts, my shit telly at home probably wouldn't have done it justice.

I saw Barbie tonight. The most I've heard an audience enjoy a film in ages and I agree. It made me happy.

It's so good! I'd watch it again no problem!

Same. Will watch again.

Surely it's awful, but I trust you guys and will now watch it.

I look forward to your review!

Watched Barbie yesterday and it is fun! It's a pretty great achievement considering the bonkers premise.

Anything that has Ben Shapiro burning dolls can't be all bad.

having not been following anything but the general hype surrounding it, it took me a second to realise you weren't talking about him appearing in the film doing that and I thought why the fuck would they cast him in any role even if was as a villain. I think I need a nap.

Watched Dune on Prime. Loved it. Did hate 2049 and Arrival. Did love Prisoners, Sicario. A return to form. Hyped for 2.

Rewatched No Country For Old Men for the first time in years last night. It still fucking bangs. One of the Coen’s best.

Hated Arrival and BR2049?

Straight to the ignore list! :D

I watched it again last year. So good.

Everyone knocks their performance out the park.

2007 was such a vintage year. NCFOM, There Will be Blood, American Gangster, Eastern Promises.

And he’s back off ignore. There will be blood is my favourite movie of the last 20 years.

😃😆 - It’s one of the few movies that I love more and more every time I watch it. Which is a lot of times.

Strangely I don’t think I’ve watched No Country since it was in the cinema. Watching now on Netflix. I should not have left it so long, but it is also like watching it anew.