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Thanks for the info.
Yes, GREAT song. Perfect for the movie.
But I think I like the radio version better.
I don't think the dated technology affects the quality or enjoyment of the film, but you can't help but notice it.
And it is an interesting thing to discuss--how writers forecasted technology, and which things they were right about....wrong about....silly about....or just inconsistent about.
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He wasn’t a bad Superman. He played it the way he was directed. DC was going for darker (the antithesis to the silly Marvel movies). Superman was a stoic loner and outsider, carrying a tremendous burden. HC did just fine with what he was directed to do.
It always cracks me up when someone suggests an actor portrayed a character as “wooden”. Well….maybe the effin CHARACTER was wooden. Not every character onscreen is supposed to be fun and charismatic. That would be like saying: “Most of the movies Clint Eastwood has been in, he has been wooden.”
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He has a strong, imposing presence. And in the right role, he can shine. He also has a certain charm, which directors need to better leverage. He was great in Man from U.N.C.L.E. He was a very good Superman. He brought a lot to the table in Mission Impossible: Fallout. And he'd have made a great Bond. Again...strong, imposing...and with a subtle charm. (And solid acting chops).
He catches too much flak, unnecessarily. Directors need to be better at leveraging his strengths.
Yes, the smartass anti-hero schtick, constantly breaking the 4th wall, is getting old...even annoying.
However, the anticipation of seeing Hugh Jackman stepping back into his Wolverine role...is intriguing.
THAT....is what will make or break this movie. Plus, the choice of songs in the soundtrack will be key.
Oh, and seeing Morena again will certainly be nice.
That was a big part of it, sure. But that doesn’t make it any less funny.
That’s the joy of live sketch comedy. That’s the point.
He (Jake) was a smart guy, and had ZERO reason to trust Alonso. In fact, just an hour earlier, he had witnessed Alonso murder Roger in cold blood (just to get some blood money)...(and he even tried to manipulate Jake into doing it). He knew Alonso was dirty af. Rookie or not, everything his instincts, training....and hell, common sense should have been telling him was: Don't put yourself in potential IMMENSE danger by giving up your firearm to a gangbanger you don't even know. As a cop, you never....ever ever ever surrender your sidearm, ESPECIALLY in a gangland neighborrhood, in a gangland house....full of lawless gangbangers. Again, Jake.....a married man with a daughter......had ZERO reason to hang his life on the hopes that "Alonso is just using the bathroom. He is a good, trustworthy person who will come back to this kitchen and have my back." In fact...he knew Alonso was desperate, and in a hurry. There's just....no....WAY.
And all that training Jake had just recently gone through in the academy would still be fresh in his head. They really hammer home about gun safety....and to take your gun EXTREMELY seriously. There's just no way. He knew what that neirborhood was like, and who those people were (and what they were capable of). At the very LEAST, even if he believed Alonso was coming back....he'd still be thinking like a cop, and knew he and Alonso were far outnumbered, and in a gangland area. He'd be thinking "Alonso and I need to be on our game, and have each other's back." The last thing he'd want would be for Alonso to return to the kitchen and see that Jake had handed his gun over to a banger.
Jake had witnessed Alonso, all day long, lie, cheat, manipulate, kill and steal. He had been warned about that neighborhood...and self-preservation would have been first and foremost on his mind. He didn't know anyone in that room--and he didn't know Alonzo, except that everything he had witnessed in just that one day was crooked af. All he knew was that his gun was the only true protection he had--and he was sitting at a table with murderous thugs who hate police.
There's just no way.
"ONE OF"....the best ever.
I've been watching since SNL began. And I will put this one on the list as one of the best.
Certainly within the past few decades. Opinions vary. What did YOU think?
I always find it quite funny....the incongruency of technology in films like this. Especially films set in (what the producers feel) the future will look like. An example of this would be the original Rollerball. Set in the future. SOME futuristic concepts (like laser pistols, big screen TV's, doors that slide open top-to-bottom unnecessarily, etc....). But then you also see wood panel living rooms, shag carpet, silly "futuristic-looking" font on things like the helicopter, land line phones, etc.
Star Wars...where you have enough technology in that world to have laser pistols, light sabers, spaceships, hyperspace capability, robots that can think and have emotions and personalities, yet.....R2-D2 can't just speak English, C3P0 looks like a robot rendering from the 60's waddling around, nobody has a cell phone, the technology in the spaceships is represented by rows and rows of blinking lights, and don't even get me started on the juvenile terminology ("blasters", "The Death Star", etc.). No cyborgs. And the creatures in the cantina look like stuffed animals.
The technology in Alien is indeed VERY dated, and INCONGRUENT....for reasons the OP already stated. You see similar incongruency in the original Star Trek series. They have phasers....the ability to teleport, etc....yet there really isn't any form of modern computer in the bridge....just rows of blinking buttons and a tiny video screen with what looks like the Pong video game on it, ha ha. It's the go-to special effect to depict spaceship technology: hundreds of colorful, unlabeled, blinking buttons. (I WILL give Star Trek credit for having the foresite to depict cell phones, albeit FLIP PHONES, ha ha).
I agree that the sketches can be hit or miss....but that has always been the nature and charm of this very unique TV experiment: Live Sketch Comedy. Always going to be hit and miss, but being live...that's half the fun of it. Especially when they flub a line or start to crack up, and really try to hold it together. You can tell they're having fun, and that is contagious.
There's just something really cool about the tradition of this little theater in NY doing a live show in the middle of the night, just like they did way back in the 70's. Something cool about a surprise walk-on (like Mick Jagger) showing up in the middle of the night to this little theater to do an unannounced cameo in a sketch. This kind of TV is from a bygone era that is all but extinct these days. And like I said....once it's gone, another part of our youth disappears.
The random uncertainty is part of the fun. And sometimes, a really bad sketch can be more fun than a well-crafted one. I'll take the unpredictability of live comedy over yet another cookie-cutter sitcom or talk show any day.
WarrenPeace.....I'll never understand SNL cancelmongers like you. If you don't like it.........don't watch it.
SNL is an institution, a significant one. It was there when you were too young to watch (and had to sneak-watch). It was there when you were in college, maybe in the background at a party. It was there during your bar-hopping days, when you got home with some Taco Bell and kicked your shoes off. When SNL eventually DOES go away for good (replaced by some infomercial).....yet another pop culture icon will die (and so will another part of your youth).
Just leave it alone. Don't watch. Walk away. You've...."outgrown" it, in the worst kind of way.
Pity.
She's very talented. And I remember when she arrived at SNL, she really elevated the material. She does this primarily by being very good at getting into character, any character, and fully committing to it. Now, you could say the material written for her isn't always top notch. But her talent is pretty apparent, IMO.
The first mistake is thinking this is “a werewolf movie”.
More women need to call this out. It’s not “toxic” to simply be a straight white man.
Where can one find the extended version? DVD?
This was a good, well-crafted film, with great performances and beautiful cinematography. If you're a fan of solid, grown-up storytelling without a lot of CGI and silly, over-the-top action and stunts, give this one a chance. It's a step above what Liam has been putting out over the past few years.
Unless you address the specific person you're replying to, in your reply, it can be ambiguous...and even perceived that your reply, direcly following someone's post, is a reply to them. Happens all the time. Not worth arguing about. Ironically, I was agreeing with you.
Heisenberg: Because if you look at the sequence of posts, your reply falls directly after my post.