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Re: The Lone Ranger / The Dissolve

uselessbeauty — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:11:12 -0000

A disappointing film. Nowhere near as fun as I thought it would be.

Re: The Dissolve discusses the films of the summer (so far) by Dissolve Staff

uselessbeauty — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:48:07 -0000

Mercifully no.

Re: The Dissolve discusses the films of the summer (so far) by Dissolve Staff

uselessbeauty — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:50:14 -0000

I saw Man of Steel the other day and really enjoyed it.

I've been reading Superman comics for more than 20 years since I was a kid and found myself in awe of some of the on-screen moments. Indeed it was a different interpretation of Superman but one that is no-less valid.
As for the killing of Zod, I didn't have a huge problem with it. He killed Zod in the comics under similar circumstances back in the 1980s so it's not exactly unprecedented.

Re: In a summer filled with films exploiting 9/11 imagery, Pacific Rim follows a different path

uselessbeauty — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 03:16:20 -0000

I just got back from seeing it and while I like it for the most part, it didn't blow me away at al.
It may have been the cinema I was seeing it in but the first fight especially was almost incomprehensible in parts and it ended up with the same visual issues that films such as Transformers have.
Admittedly, seeing it in the same week as Man of Steel may have coloured my feeling on the destruction to a point. That film's final battle felt like there were serious stakes and the visuals were awe-inducing.

Re: The forgotten blockbuster The Golden Child marks the beginning of Eddie Murphy’s “not trying” phase

uselessbeauty — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:23:57 -0000

Weirdly, Golden Child and Legal Eagles are two of the movies that used to screen with great frequency on Australian TV throughout the late 90s and early 2000s, especially during the Christmas summer holidays.

Plus Back to the Future II and III. Never part 1 though.

Re: Box office space: The Conjuring buries R.I.P.D.

uselessbeauty — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:00:54 -0000

I guess RIPD was
(puts on sunglasses)

Dead on arrival.

YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Re: The Wolverine / The Dissolve

uselessbeauty — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 04:55:56 -0000

Fuck the Last Stand.

I look forward to seeing how Singer works around it in Days of Future Past (how fucking rad are those posters!)

Re: The big come-on: In a teaser culture, the hints of what’s to come matter more than the events themselves

uselessbeauty — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 06:11:21 -0000

Maybe it's because I'm a lifelong fan of comics and Soap operas but I haven't got a huge problem with the teasers. It's always been there in films too (James Bond will be back in...).

Impossibly high expectations and the ideas imagine by fans can be a problem though. Remember how many fans of LOST were pissed every time one of their pet theories didn't end up on screen. You'd see thread after thread of these fuckers arguing that the show had failed and its answer wasn't as "perfect" as their one.

Re: Now you’ll see a Now You See Me sequel

uselessbeauty — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 07:27:38 -0000

It is getting a sequel. It's called 22 Jump Street.

Re: Our Nixon / The Dissolve

uselessbeauty — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 05:37:08 -0000

SHUT UP CHECKERS!

Re: The meticulously constructed film work of David Mamet

uselessbeauty — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 02:28:19 -0000

Put that article down.
Mamet articles are for closers only.

And by thatI mean great, great writer. I'm a huge fan of Spartan. One of my favourite film surprises of the past decade.

I hired it out in 2005 when I was on a big Val Kilmer push. Holy shit I loved it. Tight script, great acting. A wonderful experience.

Re: Prisoners / The Dissolve

uselessbeauty — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 06:13:37 -0000

WAKE UP SHEEPLE

Re: Space Jam’s cosmic, character-ruining tackiness

uselessbeauty — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:40:24 -0000

RUFIO!

Re: HowCongotried, and failed, to walk in the footsteps of Indiana Jones

uselessbeauty — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:18:02 -0000

I just looked those up. Holy shit those are great.

I worked in a toy shop circa 2004 and they still had action figures from the Robocop TV series on the shelf from a decade earlier. Classic.

Re: When did arthouse become a four-letter word?

uselessbeauty — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 05:49:50 -0000

I love a great number of arthouse films and I often reccomend those to other people.

Like pretty much everyone here, I disagree with the idea that arthouse = bad.

That said, I do have a problem with the attitude/argument that arthouse = good.

Simply being an arthouse film does not, in itself, elevate it immediatly to a position of superiority or quality and arguing that arhouse films are inherantly good is simply wrong.

Re: Hannibal gave Silence Of The Lambs fans a sequel crazier than they expected

uselessbeauty — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 06:48:08 -0000

I watched that while I was travelling with my family in America at the end of 1996 and never have I see everyone in the room looking somewhat dumbfounded and wondering what the hell we'd just watched.

Re: United by fate: 18 fictional school rivalries | TV | Inventory | The A.V. Club

uselessbeauty — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 01:57:29 -0000

He and Sir Oinksalot split a case of malt liquor together.

Re: United by fate: 18 fictional school rivalries | TV | Inventory | The A.V. Club

uselessbeauty — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 01:58:07 -0000

There will be no hospital, I'll tell the children.

Re: United by fate: 18 fictional school rivalries | TV | Inventory | The A.V. Club

uselessbeauty — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 01:58:37 -0000

Just ask this scientician!

Re: United by fate: 18 fictional school rivalries | TV | Inventory | The A.V. Club

uselessbeauty — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 02:03:23 -0000

Stupid Riverdale punks.

Re: United by fate: 18 fictional school rivalries | TV | Inventory | The A.V. Club

uselessbeauty — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 02:04:03 -0000

What country were you from originally?

Re: All Is Lost / The Dissolve

uselessbeauty — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:54:27 -0000

I guess you could say this movie
(puts on sunglasses)
Really floated Keith's boat.

YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Re: "The Courier" | The Blacklist | TV Club | TV | The A.V. Club

uselessbeauty — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 01:09:34 -0000

RED REDDINGTON lives again.

Re: The Disaster Artist reopens The Room—and uncovers even deeper mysteries

uselessbeauty — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:17:21 -0000

HAHA What a story Tibber. It seems to me that you are the expert!

Re: The Disaster Artist reopens The Room—and uncovers even deeper mysteries

uselessbeauty — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:27:34 -0000

Tommy Wiseau is one of the greatest indie filmmakers of all time.

Yes, he's a terrible director, terrible actor and has no real concept of the rest of humanity but he managed to make a film that is so deeply memorable, interesting, hilarious and ponoignt that we're still talking about it at great length a decade later.

He suceeded in his dream, somewhat in spite of himself and his many faults.