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Enjoyable and the flight scenes were exciting as expected. I can only imagine how much better it would have been if I was in a DBOX seat. This seemed like the perfect movie to really make use of DBOX.
The story was alright. Straight to the point. I don't see the massive hype behind it, but it was pretty good. I wished it did have a bit more character development though. Some side characters were pretty much dumbed down to basically being an extra.
For some nostalgia, the movie's opening sequence was pretty much exactly the same as the first one.
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Enjoyable and the flight scenes were exciting as expected. I can only imagine how much better it would have been if I was in a DBOX seat. This seemed like the perfect movie to really make use of DBOX.
The story was alright. Straight to the point. I don't see the massive hype behind it, but it was pretty good. I wished it did have a bit more character development though. Some side characters were pretty much dumbed down to basically being an extra.
For some nostalgia, the movie's opening sequence was pretty much exactly the same as the first one.
I watched it a fourth time tonight: IMAX (best), Dbox (distracting), AVX (excellent) and regular (better than I expected) screenings.
There were a lot of Easter eggs to the original, not just the opening sequence! Just to name a few:
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Buzzing the tower
Rooster singing “Great Balls of Fire” at the piano
Maverick breaking the “hard deck”
Accident during training (but nobody died)
Awkward first encounter between pilots and “teacher”
Beach sports scene (a bit less homoerotic)
Talk of abandoning your wingman
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Don't forget the obvious vehicle stuff too... motorcycles... Porsche 356 in the old movie and '73 911 in this one... the F-14 they discover in 'unnamed Eastern European country'... the use of an unnamed adversary same as before too haha can assume it's the Russians but they never quite say
Mav had the same jacket too... and I loved the fact the camera focused on the Taiwan flag on his jacket hahaha little fuck you to China
The overall concept is not bad and I am ok with Zoë Kravitz's acting, but the writing was terrible. Her character was inconsistent, the ending felt abrupt and out of no where, dry humor was implemented in the movie where there was none up until that point. The events were rather predictable, and in typical thriller fashion, characters making blatantly poor decisions to keep the plot moving. Too many characters were under utilized and didn't feel like they really mattered at the end of it. The movie is only 1.5 hrs, so if you're looking for a short movie to kill some time, it's alright.
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Also, the hitmen were maybe on the IQ level of the burglars from Home Alone. LOL. Watching these idiots really felt like Harry and Marv duo...
Oh, after I finished watching the movie, I also then learned Kevin was the same actor as Buzz from Home Alone.
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I really hate giving numbers so I'm just going to say I enjoyed it and I'm glad they went this direction with the era they chose. For sure, there is some of the usual plot hole armor shit but overall I liked it.
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"back at the line to Babych.... LONG SHOT....Potvin had trouble with it....ADAM SHOOTS SCORES!!!!
Prey -- 7/10 overall, 10/10 for all the nature scenes
I thought the pacing of the plot was excellent, and the way suspense was handled was fantastic too. I also really enjoyed the nature scenes.
I didn't enjoy some of the plot elements that didn't make much sense to me, most notably now Big Brother just sort of gave up in the middle of the fight when he was supposed to be the best hunter / fighter in the tribe. The part where the female lead kicked all the settlers' a$$es despite having what should have been a bad enough leg gash was not at all convincing.
Funny thing is, after watching Prey, I went back to watch Arnold's OG Predator, and LOL~ There were definitely tons of stuff in there that wouldn't be acceptable by today's standards, even though the movie already rated R.
Prey -- 7/10 overall, 10/10 for all the nature scenes
I thought the pacing of the plot was excellent, and the way suspense was handled was fantastic too. I also really enjoyed the nature scenes.
I didn't enjoy some of the plot elements that didn't make much sense to me, most notably now Big Brother just sort of gave up in the middle of the fight when he was supposed to be the best hunter / fighter in the tribe. The part where the female lead kicked all the settlers' a$$es despite having what should have been a bad enough leg gash was not at all convincing.
Funny thing is, after watching Prey, I went back to watch Arnold's OG Predator, and LOL~ There were definitely tons of stuff in there that wouldn't be acceptable by today's standards, even though the movie already rated R.
When she was on the hunt early on and they also had the Predator on the hunt and she fell into the mud I was like aww shiet yea taking a page out of Arnolds book. Fast forward when she was healing one of the dudes with the flower and talked about the body temp lowing then I changed to fuck here's the power up item. Still good though it's a good first step into hopefully reviving the series. Terminator and Predator are the 2 series that till this day I still hold out hope that somebody will come along and do it good and give me what I want. Endless fuck ups along the way sadly so far.
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"back at the line to Babych.... LONG SHOT....Potvin had trouble with it....ADAM SHOOTS SCORES!!!!
It was a fun short action movie. I had a choice of watching this or Jurassic World 2, and I am 100% sure this was by far the better choice. In fact my expectations for JW2 are in the 1-3 out of 10 range.
That Austin Butler guy has an impressive presence even in real life... saw him getting interviewed alongside Jeff Goldblum... his energy/voice/style is impressive... felt like he totally stole the spotlight even sitting next to a huge personality like Goldblum.
Also noticed that Goldblum was very, very handsy with him... was a bit disturbing to watch lol
felt the male actors would've being better to keep track of it than the lone solo female what the "Alien" and "predator" series has stuck to these past years.
the production shots could've being way better but i feel they had to keep the budget small.
i was reading comments like "how did a group of roided out men in jungle be unable to defeat a predator & some skinny female did?"
The Bubble on Netflix. Lots of familiar faces made for a very enjoyable comedy. Worth checking out.
7.5/10
We watched that one in Phoenix.
Started off good, and then just got utterly ridiculously silly and stupid. Reminded me of one long version of the newer SNL skits, good concept, but executed with such silliness that it loses its funny.
felt the male actors would've being better to keep track of it than the lone solo female what the "Alien" and "predator" series has stuck to these past years.
the production shots could've being way better but i feel they had to keep the budget small.
i was reading comments like "how did a group of roided out men in jungle be unable to defeat a predator & some skinny female did?"
i felt that.
Natural reaction I guess but dating back to the 1st movie it has always been like Skinnypupp said brains over brawn.
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"back at the line to Babych.... LONG SHOT....Potvin had trouble with it....ADAM SHOOTS SCORES!!!!
ok, where are the guns... NOPE.
OK, where are the strong army men.. nope.
the arnold play book that we are WAITING for ... nope.
really good era to pick. so much expectations, all shattered.
This is what i meant by having a great script and director who covers all the bases.
NO we aren't spending tons of CGI
NO we aren't going to pay an arm and a leg for a famous actress.
What do people expect from predator, let's throw all that out the door etc...
Very well done, refreshing to see a movie done right to say the least. Thank GOD there's no romance line, or cheesy jokes..
Because of all the recommendations on Prey,
I decided to check out that movie too.
I would give it a 8/10. Good entertainment while it's kind of a female empowerment movie, it never felt like it was being shoved down your throat. I didn't really notice it tbh.
I never followed the AVP franchise so I can't really compare this to the original, but I read stuff afterwards. It seems like there were some references made here and there.
From someone that doesn't know anything about the franchise, I felt this was a good introduction and I didn't feel like I needed to know anything from other movies to enjoy it.
Despite some blatant plot armor and very convenient timing of things, for the most part, I liked the idea how the movie was concise, and things that the main character encountered on the way would circle back into applicable knowledge that would be used later.
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Pinocchio reboot - 3/10. Like all the CGI reboots, it's not as good as the original. And in that case, what's the point? Wife liked it. The modern humor they added was awful
Thor: Love and Thunder - 1/10. Can't say much about it, I only stayed awake for half of it. This is Marvel in full auto pilot mode.
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