Twigling

Twigling t1_je91iwh wrote

Reply to Bourne Movies by hockey-guy99

I love Damon's first three movies but the fourth, 'Jason Bourne', is a real stinker.

Not a fan of Greengrass's overly excessive use of shakey cam but I endure it.

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Twigling t1_je45k41 wrote

Reply to Meet Joe Black by cherryblossombaby2

Love it, one of my favorites. My only gripe is with the character of 'Drew' - he's such a badly written, very shallow 'bad guy'. Poorly acted too. Other than that I have no complaints about the movie.

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Twigling t1_jaciyvz wrote

Reply to How do you feel about movies with main stars that were cancelled / or had done nefarious things in the past? I post this after having watched American Beauty tonight. by Fischer_Jones

I manage to separate the art from the artist, in other words I'm more than happy to watch Spacey's movies such as the excellent L.A. Confidential, K-Pax, Seven, etc. He was a great actor and there were a lot of other people involved in the making of those movies besides Spacey, should people stop watching them just because of him?

You also have to ask yourself where you draw the line. How many movies should we avoid watching because one person involved in the production has done something illegal?

Look at Die Hard - director John McTiernan has served prison time for lying to an FBI investigator and perjury (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McTiernan#Criminal_charges,_felony_conviction,_and_incarceration), in which case should we all stop watching Die Hard and his other movies? Of course not.

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Twigling t1_jachq7p wrote

Reply to Need mystery-like movie recommendations by Uliburgh22

Murder by Decree - 1979, starring Christopher Plummer and James Mason as Holmes and Watson - very well written and nicely atmospheric.

Also, not a movie but speaking of Sherlock Holmes, have you seen the British Sherlock Holmes TV series which was broadcast from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s? Jeremy Brett stars as Holmes. Very highly recommended, particularly the first two seasons. Here's a list of the series and episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sherlock_Holmes_episodes

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Twigling t1_j28hvcu wrote

Reply to Do practical effects really have a future? by [deleted]

My impression from reading assorted threads and articles on the matter over the past few years is that, if anything, practical effects are being used even more - you just don't notice them because they are so good and, if required, a bit of CGI is used as an assist.

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Twigling t1_j2864zr wrote

Reply to Why is the sound mixing in modern TV shows so bad? by poet3322

I watch Netflix, Amazon, etc on my PC with a pair of good quality stereo headphones which I've had for years.

'Old' shows are fine (I'm thinking anything prior to around 2005 - 2010), no problems at all with the audio, I can make out everything that the characters say, the mixing is good, etc. However, everything after that is a variable mess and I often need to rewind and briefly turn on the subtitles to hear some dialog that I couldn't make out. This applies to movies as well.

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Twigling t1_j1wfhrz wrote

Reply to Is 4k blu ray worth it? by G00bre

It's only worth it if you have a suitable TV and audio system (and that should include taking into account the TV size and viewing distance). If you don't then stick to normal HD Blu-ray.

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Twigling t1_j1dg12d wrote

Reply to True detective season 4 first look by twigs814

Just to point out to those unaware - Nic Pizzolatto (the main writer of seasons 1, 2 and 3) isn't involved with season 4 (he's only credited as an exec producer). This may or may not be a good thing.

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Twigling t1_iydvl0f wrote

Reply to Why does Mads Mikkelsen only play villians? by [deleted]

Hollywood prefers him in villain roles I guess? It's worth seeing him in some of his non-Hollywood roles, off the top of my head here's some where he's not playing the villain:

Arctic
The Hunt
Another Round
A Royal Affair

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Twigling t1_iycp4o2 wrote

Reply to Accidently stumbled upon this movie (Your Name), now it's my favourite anime movie by SociallyAnxiousGuy23

If you're in the mood for some more anime movies I'd also very highly recommend the movie A Silent Voice - it's darker in tone than Your Name (different writer/director too) and deals with disability, bullying, abuse and suicide. It's not all doom and gloom though, it's often uplifting too.

If you're in the US it's available on Netflix and various other services in other countries:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-silent-voice

Another highly regarded movie by the same writer/director as Your Name is The Garden of Words.

Also check out movies by Hayao Miyazaki such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle and others - in most countries they are available on Netflix but in the US are to be found on HBO Max instead.

I could recommend many more from different writers and directors ......

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Twigling t1_iy9ah7n wrote

Reply to Children Movie recommendation by jstncrdbl

How about a festive movie:

Klaus (2019) - on Netflix (it's one of the best animated Christmas movies to come out in the past few years).

Common Sense Media rate it a 6+

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/klaus

(scroll down to see the section 'what parents need to know' for details on the movie and maybe decide based on that)

and on IMDb many countries have it as 7 or 7+

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4729430/parentalguide

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