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Recent movies
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Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:17 amby jusplay4fun
I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.
Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.
Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.
Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.
The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.
I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.
I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?
JP4Fun
Re: Recent movies
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Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:49 amby KoolBak
Loved Interstellar....really pulled at the heartstrings, although one really had to ignore the attempts at hard sci fi....lol. Great movie....
Re: Recent movies
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Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:11 amby 2dimes
I don't even remember if I watched Interstellar. I must not have loved it. Ok, it's coming back to me. I watched it. It was good. I liked Martian. Which one had that Amy chick that was in the muppets and The Man of Steel? She is hot! I can't decide whether to buy Hidden Figures or wait for Netflix. jusplay4fun who is not lucid wrote:
I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.
Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.
Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.
Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.
The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.
I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.
I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?
JP4Fun
Re: Recent movies
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Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:18 amby jonesthecurl
Last movie I saw was the latest Planet of the Apes. Damn good.
Re: Recent movies
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Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:15 pmby KoolBak
My CC buddy's kid was one of the main apes in that ;o)
Re: Recent movies
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Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:13 pmby jusplay4fun
I did not intend to be lucid; my comments were intended to elicit comments and discussion. I was not arguing a point by being lucid and cogent.
JP4F
2dimes wrote: I don't even remember if I watched Interstellar. I must not have loved it. Ok, it's coming back to me. I watched it. It was good. I liked Martian. Which one had that Amy chick that was in the muppets and The Man of Steel? She is hot! I can't decide whether to buy Hidden Figures or wait for Netflix. jusplay4fun who is not lucid wrote:
I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.
Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.
Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.
Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.
The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.
I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.
I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?
JP4Fun
Re: Recent movies
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Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:34 pmby jonesthecurl
And don't call me Lucy!
Re: Recent movies
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Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:23 pmby muy_thaiguy
jonesthecurl wrote:And don't call me Lucy!
But Shirley, I thought you liked that nickname!
Re: Recent movies
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Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:46 pmby 2dimes
jusplay4fun wrote:I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.
Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.
Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.
Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.
The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.
I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.
I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?
JP4Fun
Which ape?
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:26 amby KoolBak
You talkin to me? He played Red...also the cop in the copter that gets whacked in Rise of the Planet of the Apes...also played in Xmen, Riddick, Godzilla, Supernatural and all kinds of other shit....really cool. Will pm ya...you know his dad ;o)
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:03 amby Bernie Sanders
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/top-10-porn-films_us_5786c7fbe4b03fc3ee4f3f0a Nothing to hide....OK it's not a recent movie, but it's better than watching some ape movie.
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:51 amby Dukasaur
KoolBak wrote:You talkin to me? He played Red...also the cop in the copter that gets whacked in Rise of the Planet of the Apes...also played in Xmen, Riddick, Godzilla, Supernatural and all kinds of other shit....really cool. Will pm ya...you know his dad ;o)
I dated a girl whose father was a stunt double for Robert Redford in The Great Waldo Pepper.
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:43 amby KoolBak
Who is the dude that played Apollo Creed in Rocky? Saw him in an airport once...really short....total asshat
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:29 pmby Dukasaur
KoolBak wrote:Who is the dude that played Apollo Creed in Rocky? Saw him in an airport once...really short....total asshat
Apollo Creed was Carl Weathers. He was a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders before he got the acting gig. Carl is 6' 2", so if the guy you saw was really short, it probably wasn't him.
A lot of people confuse Carl Weathers with Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian. He's smaller, but still no midget. I just googled it and see it as both 5'11" and 6'0".
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:43 pmby KoolBak
well hell....people were making a big deal about it, dude had security, but he wasnt no six foot....weird.....?
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:03 pmby 2dimes
Carl Weathers wrote:KoolBak wrote:Who is the dude that played Apollo Creed in Rocky? Saw him in an airport once...really short....total asshat
[/quote I searched, "short guys thar look like apollo creed" even though Google fixed the misspell no one came up.]
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:15 pmby strike wolf
Top 3 sci-fi movies recently?
1. Arrival
2. Interstellar
3. The Martian
I liked Hidden Figures better than The Martian but I wouldn't consider it sci-fi.
Best movies I've seen this year?
1. Dunkirk
2. Get Out (both two of the best movies I've seen in years)
3. Baby Driver (I'm really enjoying this trend towards music being more involved in the actual movie rather than background scores. The fact that Brighton Rock is excellent on its own.)
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:40 pmby Symmetry
"Gravity" deserves a heads up. It's a tough movie to sell people on. Almost any way you describe it makes it sound terrible.
If you liked The Martian, you'll probably like "Gravity".
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:20 pmby strike wolf
Symmetry wrote:"Gravity" deserves a heads up. It's a tough movie to sell people on. Almost any way you describe it makes it sound terrible.
If you liked The Martian, you'll probably like "Gravity".
I hated Gravity.
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:27 pmby thegreekdog
I like Interstellar although many critics did not.
Other science fiction movies (older probably):
Event Horizon (more horror than sci fi)
Aliens (duh)
Hitchhiker's Guide (more comedy than sci fi)
12 Monkeys (one of my personal all-time favorites)
Star Trek Generations (my favorite Star Trek movie other than Star Trek I)
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:43 pmby Symmetry
thegreekdog wrote:I like Interstellar although many critics did not.
Other science fiction movies (older probably):
Event Horizon (more horror than sci fi)
Aliens (duh)
Hitchhiker's Guide (more comedy than sci fi)
12 Monkeys (one of my personal all-time favorites)
Star Trek Generations (my favorite Star Trek movie other than Star Trek I)
Event Horizon and 12 Monkeys are great.
Star Trek wise- First Contact is deeply underrated.
I think we're pushing the definition of "recent" though.
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:44 pmby Symmetry
strike wolf wrote:Symmetry wrote:"Gravity" deserves a heads up. It's a tough movie to sell people on. Almost any way you describe it makes it sound terrible.
If you liked The Martian, you'll probably like "Gravity".
I hated Gravity.
Wow, ok. Why did you hate it?
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:47 pmby jusplay4fun
I have not seen Gravity; is that the one with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock?
JP
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:47 pmby thegreekdog
Symmetry wrote:thegreekdog wrote:I like Interstellar although many critics did not.
Other science fiction movies (older probably):
Event Horizon (more horror than sci fi)
Aliens (duh)
Hitchhiker's Guide (more comedy than sci fi)
12 Monkeys (one of my personal all-time favorites)
Star Trek Generations (my favorite Star Trek movie other than Star Trek I)
Event Horizon and 12 Monkeys are great.
Star Trek wise- First Contact is deeply underrated.
I think we're pushing the definition of "recent" though.
Unfortunately (maybe not the right word) I'm too busy with various (four) children and a more-than-full-time job to watch movies. My wife and I just watched "Gone Baby Gone" which was released in 2007. We're trying to finish Mad Men. I just want to give you some context as to how far behind I am. By comparison, I saw all of the movies above in a theater.
P.S. The last movie I saw in a theater was "Moana" (with four chidlren at a movie tavern - that's a movie theater with sweet, sweet beer). It is the best Disney "princess" movie I've ever seen. The music is insanely good. My old favorite was Beauty and the Beast and Moana blows that movie out of the water. I highly, highly recommend it.
Re: Recent movies
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Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:51 pmby jusplay4fun
I only commented on movies I have seen (watched) so I cannot count on the other 4. I do want to see Dunkirk, but have not found time to get to the theatre.
My list was 4 movies with a science theme and was not intended to be limited to sci-fi. TOE and Hidden Figures are historical and mostly true (or based on historical events). I have not read anything to suggest that those two movies have lots of historical (or ANY) inaccuracies.
JP4Fun
strike wolf wrote:Top 3 sci-fi movies recently?
1. Arrival
2. Interstellar
3. The Martian
I liked Hidden Figures better than The Martian but I wouldn't consider it sci-fi.
Best movies I've seen this year?
1. Dunkirk
2. Get Out (both two of the best movies I've seen in years)
3. Baby Driver (I'm really enjoying this trend towards music being more involved in the actual movie rather than background scores. The fact that Brighton Rock is excellent on its own.)