OT: Movie thread

[NotOpie]

Watched St. Elmo's Fire last night for the first time. That was... weird.

I'll just say, I'm of the age where when that movie came out there were SO many references culturally to my experience. It was weird then, can't imagine rewatching it now.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I'm not surprised that the Borderlands movie opened to terrible reviews. Nothing about that movie seemed right. The casting choices were odd, the trailers looked awful, and to top it off, they made it a PG-13 movie, which is the exact opposite vibe of the Borderlands game.

Super disappointed, because I love the Borderlands franchise and I think, if done correctly, it could have been a really successful movie, with a real possibility of sequels.

 

[tomdundo]

I'm not surprised that the Borderlands movie opened to terrible reviews. Nothing about that movie seemed right. The casting choices were odd, the trailers looked awful, and to top it off, they made it a PG-13 movie, which is the exact opposite vibe of the Borderlands game.

Super disappointed, because I love the Borderlands franchise and I think, if done correctly, it could have been a really successful movie, with a real possibility of sequels.

It always seemed to me like the person doing the casting didn't even have any experience with the franchise or the characters' personalities.

Not at all surprised it was a total flop. Just seemed cheesy.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

It always seemed to me like the person doing the casting didn't even have any experience with the franchise or the characters' personalities.

Not at all surprised it was a total flop. Just seemed cheesy.

I mean, it's Eli Roth, so expectations shouldn't have been that high to begin with. It seemed like he was trying to make a Guardians of the Galaxy-like film, but without any of the warmth behind it. He ignored the established lore of the franchise and characters in an attempt to make it appeal to a wider audience, and wound up with a movie that appeals to no one.

 

[HisIceness]

Christmas films.

Elf, Christmas Vacation, Santa Clause, Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life, Die Hard, you know the usual

 

[BadgerCane58]

Christmas films.

Elf, Christmas Vacation, Santa Clause, Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life, Die Hard, you know the usual

White Christmas, with Vera-Ellen….

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I’ll still argue that both Die Hard and Home Alone are not Christmas movies. They’re movies that take place around Christmas time, but the fact that it’s Christmas has no bearing on the overall plot. Both films could have taken place during the summer and nothing would have changed.

I might be willing to compromise on Home Alone, because at least its release date was around the holiday season. Die Hard was a summer blockbuster that co-opted the Christmas guise