Isn’t this how The Punisher starts out?
No, ‘The Punisher’ starts with a drug bust turning into a shootout. Then a family reunion that turns into a massacre, which the protagonist survives by escaping into the water. He also does not go into a coma, but does get rescued and nursed back to life by a local fisherman. I would say it looks closer to a cross between 2009’s ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ starring Gerard Butler and 2007’s ‘Death Sentence’ starring Kevin Bacon.
I was referring to the Netflix show.
You can’t see Bee!
My bad, I thought you were referring to the 2004 film starring Thomas Jane…
From Academy Award®-winning director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”) comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. “Widows” is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Oscar® winner Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. “Widows” also stars Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Daniel Kaluuya, Lukas Haas and Brian Tyree Henry.
Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.
The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part,” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
Reprising their starring roles from the first film are Chris Pratt as Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Lucy (aka Wyldstyle), Will Arnett as LEGO BatmanTM, Nick Offerman as Metal Beard, and Alison Brie as Unikitty. They are joined by Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Arturo Castro as, respectively, new characters Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, Sweet Mayhem and Ice Cream Cone.
“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” is directed by Mike Mitchell (“Shrek Ever After,” “Trolls,” “Sky High”). It is produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Roy Lee, the team behind the LEGO film franchise since “The LEGO Movie” debuted in 2014. “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” opens nationwide in 2D and 3D on Friday, February 8, 2019.
Thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction towns. Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan)—who hails from a Lower Tier of the great traction city of London—finds himself fighting for his own survival after he encounters the dangerous fugitive Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar). Two opposites, whose paths should never have crossed, forge an unlikely alliance that is destined to change the course of the future. Mortal Engines is the startling, new epic adventure directed by Oscar®-winning visual-effects artist Christian Rivers (King Kong). Joining Rivers are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies three-time Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who have penned the screenplay.
The Universal and MRC adaptation is from the award-winning book series by Philip Reeve, published in 2001 by Scholastic. On board as producers are Zane Weiner (The Hobbit trilogy), Amanda Walker (The Hobbit trilogy) and Deborah Forte (Goosebumps), as well as Walsh and Jackson. Ken Kamins (The Hobbit trilogy) joins Boyens as executive producer. Universal will distribute the film worldwide.
THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
This thrilling true story follows the 1960 covert mission of legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin as he infiltrates Argentina and captures Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Mike Hernandez, Greta Scacchi and Pêpê Rapazote
Some trailers…
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Well, the year almost halfway over and so far my favorite movie is Annihilation. I bought it on UHD and watched it again last weekend. Still great! One thing I picked up on more with the second viewing is how well the soundtrack is integrated with the film. Then I learned that the two composers (including one of the guys from Portishead) were brought on board from the very beginning to score the film as it was being made. In doing this, the music plays a key role in telling the narrative and setting. It’s fantastic.
‘The Old Man & The Gun’ feels completely out of left field. I genuinely thought half of these actors retired from the movie business, yet here they are at the top of their game.
Have you seen Under The Skin? If not I’d highly recommend it, tone feels very much the same. It was the first film I saw that redefined how I saw movies.
Yes, I have seen that. I remember watching it because I heard Scarlett Jo gets fully naked in it. But once I started watching it I didn’t care about that as much. That movie is fucked up. But awesome.
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The hunted becomes the hunter and vice versa in Under The Skin
A Star is Born” stars four-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper,” “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”) and multiple award-winning, Oscar-nominated music superstar Lady Gaga, in her first leading role in a major motion picture. Cooper helms the drama, marking his directorial debut.
In this new take on the tragic love story, he plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer… until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
The cast of “A Star is Born” also includes Andrew Dice Clay, with Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliott.
A Star is Reborn…
In what way? To me ‘Under The Skin’ is just a bad movie adaptation stripped of any reason or context.
P.S. The scientifically inaccurate ideas, methods (i.e. lack of standard quarantine equipment), and observations presented in ‘Annihalation’ and amateur approach to investigating the phenomena just make the film impossible to take seriously. The lack of a strong military response to a threat of that magnitude is also suspect. Even if technology such as all terrain vehicles did not function in the field of the “shimmer”, horses could have made the foray into the unknown far more expedient. It is completely unbelievable that they were lost if they had a map and the use of watches. Hell, given their budget they could have had devices made to track distance and relative direction without the use of any magnets. Also, the best route would likely have been by boat directly to the lighthouse.
I disagree with that entire paragraph.
“The lack of a strong military response to a threat of that magnitude is also suspect.”
-They’ve sent in troops for three years with no response or return until Cain. They even moved their entire base back as the shimmer expanded. They’ve been trying to not cause a panic and global hysteria while they study the nature of what it is. That time was about up, and as a last ditch effort they made the expedition with the five women, all who were on a self-destructive path.
“Even if technology such as all terrain vehicles did not function in the field of the “shimmer”, horses could have made the foray into the unknown far more expedient.”
-They were in a fucking swamp. You can’t ride horses or drive jeeps in a fucking swamp.
“It is completely unbelievable that they were lost if they had a map and the use of watches.”
-They weren’t lost. They oriented themselves and started traveling south after losing about three days upon entering the shimmer.
Dude, all that shit is so fucking nit-picky, it’s no wonder you didn’t enjoy the movie. You kinda missed the point of it entirely. That’s fine, just because it resonated with me doesn’t mean everyone has to like it. But to just point out stupid flaws like that seems like you’re not seeing the forest for the trees. Whatever, to each his own.
No air strikes were used and those are generally on the list of primary responses after quarantine fails. It is doubtful that the military would have a wait and see attitude toward something this potentially dangerous.
Routes with shallow water and land were present. Regardless:
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Horses can traverse swamp.
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Amphibian vehicles have been in use as far back as World War 2.
https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/69/48069-004-F336D279.jpg
Like I said, you missed the point of the movie.
They need to be trained to remain calm. Some lose their shit and fall down on semi-smooth surfaces.
http://www.horseadvice.com/horse/messages/3/14827.html
Horses can get through swamps but anyone with any horse riding experience will tell you its far more trouble then it is worth and you would do well to just go around.
Absolutely, but it is entirely doable and potentially necessary in certain situations.