What's the latest movie you've seen?

[DJChameleon]

I'm talking explicitly about exploring mind-blowing, complex concepts and taking them unexpected, philosophical places. Maybe Watchmen come close, with the whole Dr. Manhattan thing.

Watchmen is enough to last a life time. We definitely don't need more of that but I get it. That's what you are interested in seeing.

[Psy-Fi]

Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)

Low-budget B&W exploitation crime flick about the notorious 'Kate "Ma" Barker' and her criminal activities. Some of the story is based on actual events and some is fiction but overall it's an enjoyable action/crime thriller.

[Guybrush]

It's a long time since I saw it now, but I LOVED Watchmen. The world and everything is so much more interesting. Like of course superheroes are just regular ass, weird, flawed people. Of course the US would try and weaponize a real life supermutant and of course the existence of such beings would affect stuff like geopolitics and whatnot.

Marvel's universe is so dumb in comparison. New York alone has what, over 200 superheroes or something? And a considerable number of the world's superheroes seem to save the world or universe one or more times. It's basically anything goes and nothing matters.

[Janszoon]

I'm talking explicitly about exploring mind-blowing, complex concepts and taking them unexpected, philosophical places. Maybe Watchmen come close, with the whole Dr. Manhattan thing.

The Watchmen comic is great, but I didn't like the movie.

[grindy]

The Watchmen comic is great, but I didn't like the movie.

Never read the comic but thought the movie was great. What didn't you like?

[Janszoon]

Never read the comic but thought the movie was great. What didn't you like?

Like most Zack Snyder movies, it felt like all surface and no substance. He spent so much time slavishly recreating the look of the comic that he lost the complexity of everything and the distinctness of the characters.

[grindy]

Like most Zack Snyder movies, it felt like all surface and no substance. He spent so much time slavishly recreating the look of the comic that he lost the complexity of everything and the distinctness of the characters.

I suppose it makes a better impression without having the comparison to the source material.

[Janszoon]

I suppose it makes a better impression without having the comparison to the source material.

I think that's true of a lot of movies. I also think Zack Snyder just doesn't make good movies. I've never read the 300 comic, but I thought the movie was pretty bad.

[grindy]

I think that's true of a lot of movies. I also think Zack Snyder just doesn't make good movies. I've never read the 300 comic, but I thought the movie was pretty bad.

I've also never been a fan. I did really  enjoy Watchmen, the rest ranges from okay to bad.

[Guybrush]

I'd read the comic, but still liked the Watchmen movie.. despite the absence of space octopus.

Other Zack Snyder films not so much. I find his dark style kinda dour overall.

[DJChameleon]

I like Zack Synder's style over substance directing.

The Synder cut of Justice League that got released was so good.

[Lexi Darling]

I like Zack Synder's style over substance directing.

The Synder cut of Justice League that got released was so good.

Like two years ago or so Aaron had me and a couple of his friends over one weekend to watch all of that. I tried to get into it, but I just didn't really understand much of the context for what was going on. It didn't help that his friends were basically commentating the movie and making references to even more lore I didn't get.

I do remember liking Watchmen, though.

[Psy-Fi]

The Big Caper (1957)

Crime thriller about a broke con man who pitches the idea of a small town bank heist to his well-to-do partner in crime. His partner takes him up on his idea and goes to work putting together a motley crew of dysfunctional criminals to join in and help them pull off the heist. The film ends with a sappy whimper that made me groan in disbelief but up until the last couple of minutes, it was cooking.

[Psy-Fi]

The Bunker (1981)





Anthony Hopkins delivers a top-notch performance as Adolf Hitler living out his final days in his bunker at the closing days of WWII. This was a movie made for TV, so there wasn't a poster made to promote it. The cast seemed to be British and American for the most part and their accents threw me off at first but the story and performances were good enough that it didn't matter much after a few minutes. The movie was a bit longer than usual but the 150 minute running time ended up seeming just about right. 

[Psy-Fi]

Hot Cars (1956)

A married man with a sick child, gets fired from his job as a used car salesman because his boss thinks he's too honest. Another used car dealer quickly offers him a job which ends up testing his honesty to the breaking point.