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Post by buttcustard on Jul 13, 2013 17:23:56 GMT -5
Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel are even worse.
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Post by nycbiscuit on Jul 16, 2013 17:22:46 GMT -5
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Post by solikecandy on Aug 11, 2013 1:56:58 GMT -5
"The Conjuring" is actually very good. I wasn't expecting much, but a good, solid true story involving the real-life demonologists the Warrens. I like anything ghosty though.
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Post by nycbiscuit on Aug 11, 2013 9:58:17 GMT -5
I've heard good reviews from friends about Blue Jasmine.
Saw Lovelace yesterday. Eh. I can't imagine Lohan in that part, though. I did NOT know Sharon Stone was in the movie until today—she completely disappears. I was also surprised at the number of other big names that were in this. It is interesting in as much as the first half of the movie shows a rather upbeat and ordinary way she came to fame, and the second half is sort of a flashback, revealing the dark, abusive side of the story.
It's not a great movie, though. And there are titties, but no Deep Throating.
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Post by DannyA on Aug 11, 2013 10:07:17 GMT -5
Lovelace is already available on pay per view, so I assume it's going to spend very little time in the theaters.
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Post by nycbiscuit on Aug 11, 2013 17:25:54 GMT -5
I think it was only in selected cities, and the straight-to-video was always in the works. Again, with all the stars in this... well, it tells you that it's not all that, but it wasn't bad, either.
Better to see the Inside Deep Throat documentary.
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Post by DannyA on Aug 11, 2013 19:21:50 GMT -5
I believe the documentary was streaming on Netflix last time I looked. I didn't watch it because I didn't want my daughter going in to watch something and see it under "Recently watched." I need to get her an account of her own.
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Post by LongPlayer on Aug 11, 2013 21:01:41 GMT -5
Lovelace is already available on pay per view, so I assume it's going to spend very little time in the theaters. It performed poorly in the 100 or so theaters it IS in, so I think that's that. Bad reviews, too. Inside Deep Throat is really good. Yeah, there's some scenes from the original "film" in it, but it's not exactly a sexy movie. |
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Post by nycbiscuit on Aug 11, 2013 22:13:38 GMT -5
The rest of the weekend was spent with Orange Is The New Black, which isn't a movie, but still a must watch.
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Post by Merc on Aug 11, 2013 22:39:29 GMT -5
I enjoyed Larry David's "Clear History" on HBO last night.
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Post by DylanDog on Aug 12, 2013 4:50:30 GMT -5
Lovelace is already available on pay per view, so I assume it's going to spend very little time in the theaters
Comcast had an entire section called "Same Day As Theaters" with a huge selection. It is primarily indie films but there have been some very, very good films there over the last several years.
In fact, the new highly-acclaimed Big Star documentary was on PPV the same day it was released. Same thing with the new Death documentary. I believe it's probably aimed at people like me who are not near a city, especially since small town cinemas seem to concentrate on flicks where "things get blowed up."
I have no doubt that Lovelace is probably a stinker. But an indie film on PPV isn't necessarily an indication of its quality or lack thereof.
I think this will be the wave of the future. Multi-screen cinemas are closing all over Michigan. I counted five on a drive to Grand Rapids the other day.
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Post by DannyA on Aug 14, 2013 18:43:32 GMT -5
Denver is building more big screens every day.
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Post by DylanDog on Aug 15, 2013 12:41:31 GMT -5
I think it's a bad business decision. Movie theaters are going to go the way of the music business. I firmly believe it.
As former West Coast People bureau chief Todd Gold posted today on Facebook:
"As someone who has spent the past 15 years taking a family of 5 to the movies, at Los Angeles prices, I have seen very few movies worth the $75 to $100 a night at the movies costs. However, that bar changes when we wait two months and watch On Demand. Five people seeing one movie for $5.99 to $7.99 makes a movie much better. Throw in better food, cheaper popcorn, no stick crap on the floor, no parking issues, and being able to tell the person next to you to quiet down without fearing being shot or knifed, films not surprisingly become much better."
I used to go to at least two movies a week in the '80s and most of the '90s. I've been in a movie theater ONCE this year. My sister wanted to go to a movie last week but there was nothing to see.
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Post by DylanDog on Aug 15, 2013 12:42:41 GMT -5
Do want to see Woody Allen's new one, Blue Jasmine, though, if it ever opens in this state.
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Post by DannyA on Aug 15, 2013 15:16:53 GMT -5
I still like the communal experience of a movie, unless the crowd is full of jerks (and theaters are really cracking down on them these days). We just got an Alamo Drafthouse and I love it. We've got some great Landmark theaters as well. We try to go once a week and it's always bustling.
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