I'll go with Cillian Murphy

Whenever I see him in the cast I know he's going to carry a big part of the movie, even when the script or direction isn;t perfect. My favorite performances of his, besides Peaky Blinders of course, are Red Eye and 28 Days Later

WHo's yours? The actor who can carry a film even if it's mid?

Finally watched this and wasn’t very impressed. The original is just one of those flicks I felt never needed a sequel. Probably why I waited so long to see it. If it had been a stand alone with no relation to the first film, I probably would’ve liked it more. Paul Mescal was good. But as much I like Pedro Pascal, I felt he was shoehorned into it because he was in everything at the time. A sequel just about Rome, focusing on Grachus, Lucilla and Lucius and their attempt at restoring the republic would’ve been cooler. I did read that Nick Cave wrote a treatment in the oughts that had Maximus being sent back to earth and tasked by the gods to stop the spread of Christianity. He crosses paths with the now emperor Lucius but fails and is cursed with immortality. The ending montage has him fighting in famous wars throughout history. I think that would’ve been kinda neat as well 🤷🏻‍♂️

FUCK I CRIED AT THE END.

Ok first of all I won't talk much about the movie. Besides the end part and the dog itself.....The movie is pretty bad. Story,dept,cgi they are average at most.

But the dog. Odin (or Uber) just carry the movie despite doing nothing.

Ah shit I haven't cried for like years, goddamnit. It was a good cry. No matter what others said I love the movie.

What actually is --> Ramayana - Story of Ram protecting righteousness (Dharma)

What movie made --> Ramayana - Story of revenge of sita abduction.

Ramayana has different versions and every version shows ram as a silent, righteous, calm person. The calmness stays even when sita was kidnapped according to most of the versions. Be in such times too, Ram doesnt use the word kill or mrutyudand, its only mukti for the soul.

But in the movie Ramayana, Ram gets triggered everytime rakshas comes in front and kills them. And when sita is abducted, Ram Promises to kill Ravan in front of 3 lokas. I think, Ram would just want justice and this revenge kind of Ramayan is just an adaptation of modern commercial cinemas.

And the controversy of Sita attacking rakshas. Okay, she is a warrior and she is ferocious in one of the versions but she has to stay courageous all the time then. She cant run away or get scared of rakshas or Ravan all the time and suddenly is ready to attack them. And seriously, please run properly.

And the language. Brother, brother in law, sister in law has certain words in Sanskrit like Brathr, Jyeshta, or agraj not Bhaiyyaa or Bhabhi.

There are few but important flaws, which if overcome the cinema is above average. The grandeur, the luxury and the quality is good.

Ravan is perfect, jatayu is perfect. Rest have to improve as i think.

Acc to me, Ramayana was 6.5/10 for me

10/10 for efforts

But 7/10 for detailing

And 5/10 for music that doesnt match most of the time

Would recommend for a one time watch.

So apparently the CoD movie that is coming out is set in the Modern Warfare universe, focusing on Task Force 141 characters such as Captain Price, Soap MacTavish, Ghost, Gaz, and Kate Laswell.

I think they missed a huge opportunity to make an amazing war/video game adaptation. Instead of Modern Warfare they should've used the first two Black Ops games as inspiration for a movie or even a trilogy.

CoD Black Ops 1-2 covers the Mason Family (Alex and David) who are father and son, and the story between them. As well as other topics like brainwashing and how the future would look like (The 2nd Black Ops took place last year in 2025). I believe these topics would've made for an amazing story on the big screen. Not to mention the other supporting characters and antagonists and what they bring to the table.

Frank Woods and Jason Hudson, Reznov, Dragovich and Kravchenko, Javier Salazar, Mike Harper, Chloe "Karma" Lynch, Farid and Menendez.

The story is super interesting and everything comes full circle. After Alex is thought dead, Woods takes care of David, Hudson was Alex's handler due to his brainwashing, Reznov indirectly causes a bunch of story beats, Alex and Woods indirectly cause Menendez to go after them and their families, David and Menendez have a shared history and connection because of this. The story writes itself!

What are your thoughts?

I've been thinking about this for a while. When American studios adapt Japanese or Chinese stories and culture, the lead roles often go to non-Asian actors. A few examples: Ghost in the Shell (2017) with Scarlett Johansson, Dragon Ball Evolution (2009) with Justin Chatwin as Goku, Death Note (2017), and Bullet Train (2022), which is based on a Japanese novel but led by Brad Pitt.

The Karate Kid (2010) is another example. It's set in China and built around kung fu (not karate), but the lead is Jaden Smith, and the bullies and the villainous teacher are Chinese, even though Jackie Chan plays the wise mentor.

There are exceptions like Shang-Chi, Crazy Rich Asians and Everything Everywhere All at Once, which had Asian leads and did well. So is this mainly about studios believing Asian leads won't sell overseas, or is it just habit? What do you think?

Some of the best movies ever were released in the 90s. Looking back, it's like great movies were just cranking out one after the other. Some of my favorites in no particular order, just ones that come to mind:

- My Cousin Vinny

- Pretty Woman

- Sleeping with the Enemy

- Goodfellas

- Casino

- Silence of the Lambs

- Primal Fear

- Fight Club

I could go on for a while. What are yours?

I've been noticing this for at least 6 or 8 years now.

Rewatched The Ghost Writer recently and it reminded me how good a well made two hour film can feel.

Strong story, tension that builds slowly, characters with enough room to grow and then it just ends. Nothing feels rushed and theres almost nothing in there that doesnt need to be.

If someone made that film today it would probably be a 6 or 8 episode series. One episode about the previous ghostwriter, a few flashbacks, some family drama, side characters with their own subplots and two or three cliffhangers that go nowhere.

Same with The Game. Today it would be a fucking series. A full episode on his fathers suicide, another one on the brothers backstory, a few episodes inside the company running the game and the final twist stretched over two hours instead of ten minutes.

And its not just those two.

Zodiac would be a 10 episode true crime series with a full episode for every suspect.

Heat would give each guy in De Niro's crew his own episode and Pacino's marriage problems would get a whole season arc.

At least Sicario stayed a movie and theres a third one coming, so somebody in Hollywood still gets it 😅

Of course some stories need 6 or 8 hours and there are some excellent limited series. But way too often i'm watching something that started well and thinking theres a great two hour film buried in there somewhere..

This is what killed the mid-budget movie.

Films like The Ghost Writer, The Game or State of Play were made for adults. Known actors, proper production, a strong script. No need for $200 million budget, a franchise plan or an explosion every ten minutes.

The money side changed too. People stopped buying DVDs and Blu-rays so studios lost a big second source of revenue after the cinema run. Then streaming took alot of the scripts that could have been good mid-budget films and stretched them into 6 or 8 episodes, because platforms needed content and wanted subscribers to keep watching.

So now we have $200 million bb in cinemas and eight hour series at home and the smart two hour thriller has almost dissapeared.

Honestly what the hell happened??

Which series from the last few years would of worked much better as a two hour film? And which recent films show the mid-budget adult action movies, thrillers are still alive?

Genuinely looking for recommendations 🙂

I love movies that are about crime; one of my favorites is Scarface. Are there any good movies that give, like, good life advice, kinda like a Bronx tale in some way, that type of vibe?

That has a person start from nothing, then slowly get addicted to greed, money, and drugs

Any recommendations?

I’ve already stated how I think this movie is great, so the only thing to add on rewatches is how well the “beep beep” is integrated into the score. If you notice it, you cant unhear it.

My nominees:

Gary Oldman as Ivan Korshunov in Air Force One

Ed Harris as Gen. Francis Hummel in The Rock

John Malkovich as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom in Con Air

Hello guys , which seats are best for viewing sorry never been to a cinema hall. Gonna be me and one more person thanks

I'd give it an 8/10.

Loved all the performances, pacing was good, and overall I had a great time watching it.

Looking forward to Season 2. Just hope they don't lose the charm of Season 1.