Soda Popinski Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Sounds like JP is another Meh summer blockbuster with a lot of esplosions but not much plot. Incredibles 2 was good. but It follows the culture arc that is going on right now. It's all about the ladies and men are an afterthought now, only suitable for momentary comedic relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, shrader said: Not against a competent military. I hope they pull the plug on the series at this point because if not, it's about to go down a very stupid path. Didn't it already go that way with The Lost World? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Wayne Cubed said: I saw JP, I didn’t hate it, it was just alright. There were some clever moments where they shot some scenes like the first movie, so had some nostalgia but overall the story was just not very good. Saw it yesterday - same plot - same bad guys get eaten - dinosaurs escape. But wait - now there's a new "secret" island out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark Vader said: Didn't it already go that way with The Lost World? I don't remember a thing about that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 15 minutes ago, shrader said: I don't remember a thing about that movie. That is kinda the point....your expecting realism. They will make a movie that sells tickets..... A movie where rapters and T rex have found a way to reproduce and have been using humans as food WILL sell tickets.....hollywood is not about realism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, John from Riverside said: That is kinda the point....your expecting realism. They will make a movie that sells tickets..... A movie where rapters and T rex have found a way to reproduce and have been using humans as food WILL sell tickets.....hollywood is not about realism I'm not talking about realism. I'm completely ok with the suspension of belief as long as the story makes sense. This whole thing expanding to what we're suggesting here (trying to stay somewhat vague for the sake of spoilers) just does not make any sense. They're going to chase people off quickly if they start trying to make too many leaps. I kind of wish they left the last one as a standalone because it's all going to go downhill from here. The fear of being confined in small spaces is what makes these kind of stories go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Question about The Incredibles. Really, for the opening short film. First, was the egg roll thing supposed to be "real" (within the confines of the movie), or in her imagination? Did it take place all in one day? Was it a metaphor for her real son, or was it some sort of Pinocchio thing turning into a real boy at the end? What am I supposed to think of her husband? Am I overthinking this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/26/2018 at 1:36 PM, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Question about The Incredibles. Really, for the opening short film. First, was the egg roll thing supposed to be "real" (within the confines of the movie), or in her imagination? Did it take place all in one day? Was it a metaphor for her real son, or was it some sort of Pinocchio thing turning into a real boy at the end? What am I supposed to think of her husband? Am I overthinking this? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/25/2018 at 3:18 PM, shrader said: I'm not talking about realism. I'm completely ok with the suspension of belief as long as the story makes sense. This whole thing expanding to what we're suggesting here (trying to stay somewhat vague for the sake of spoilers) just does not make any sense. They're going to chase people off quickly if they start trying to make too many leaps. I kind of wish they left the last one as a standalone because it's all going to go downhill from here. The fear of being confined in small spaces is what makes these kind of stories go. ...is why I never use a port-a-john. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Saw "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" and, though it wasn't a June movie per se, "First Reformed" was playing at my local backwater theater and I saw that as well. The documentary was fantastic. Learned a lot about Fred Rogers the man and the evolution of the show. Love how they did it, really splendid. "First Reformed" I thought was good also. Definitely a Shrader film. Ethan Hawke was really good and Amanda Seyfried was good as well in a different sort of role than most of the things I've seen her in. A bit surreal and definitely worth seeing if it hits the independent theater near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/25/2018 at 11:23 AM, Mark Vader said: Didn't it already go that way with The Lost World? I would say the lost world was better than the new one. At least story wise. While lost world wasn't great, the story made sense and didn't get absurd. The newest one to me took a really stupid turn at the very end. I also found the story of the newest one kinda dumb and somewhat boring. It had entertaining moments, but the more I think about it, the more I disliked the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 On 6/23/2018 at 10:06 PM, Mark Vader said: Alright, my mistake, I didn't quite catch on to that. So have you seen "Incredibles 2" yet? Finally saw it. It was good, not great (certainly not up to the first one). Jack-Jack was fabulous, and I loved how they wrote Violet. Unfortunately, if this was the story they came up with after waiting 14 years, I don't know when they will finally get Incredibles 3 out - 2040? (despite the rumors already circulating that a third one will happen fairly soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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