^ Move Diamonds are Forever to the top category and it's the opposite of what the actors would do in real life.

James Bond is like the personification of brutal imperialism. and colonialism. Isn't that the appeal?

American Animals - Docudrama about a college heist. It was shit.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

1) Have a beer
2) Think about every Mario game you have played
3) Don’t think about anything else

It was a great time.

Helps if you like Jack Black.

Music was great.

Electric Malady. Swedish documentary following an electrosensitive guy. Had its moments, then failed to pursue them.

David Lynch’s Dune.

I last watched this as a kid, when it was new.

I was hoping to find something redeeming in it; even the worst David Lynch movie usually has at least one spectacular scene. Or so I thought. This one is garbage. By far his worst movie, and it’s not even close.

jfv wrote: Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:03 pm The Super Mario Bros. Movie

1) Have a beer
2) Think about every Mario game you have played
3) Don’t think about anything else

It was a great time.

Helps if you like Jack Black.

Music was great.

7 year old NEEDED to see this, so it happened. Saw it in 4D, which is a throwback to smell-o-vision, with rocking seats and squirting water and shit. Fucking dreadful "movie". They should have called it the Mario Kart movie, because it's just wall to wall "in your face" action set-pieces with NOTHING to say and no jokes, You know when Jack Black performs the same song he obviously improvised on the spot TWICE, they are bereft of ideas. There is literally more plot in any of the games. Now I want to see the Bob Hoskins version.

zorg wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:36 am

jfv wrote: Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:03 pm The Super Mario Bros. Movie

1) Have a beer
2) Think about every Mario game you have played
3) Don’t think about anything else

It was a great time.

Helps if you like Jack Black.

Music was great.

7 year old NEEDED to see this, so it happened. Saw it in 4D, which is a throwback to smell-o-vision, with rocking seats and squirting water and shit. Fucking dreadful "movie". They should have called it the Mario Kart movie, because it's just wall to wall "in your face" action set-pieces with NOTHING to say and no jokes, You know when Jack Black performs the same song he obviously improvised on the spot TWICE, they are bereft of ideas. There is literally more plot in any of the games. Now I want to see the Bob Hoskins version.

I acknowledge it was basically a 90-minute commercial for their games. I wasn't expecting much else, let alone an engaging plot.

Wood Goblin wrote: Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:22 pm David Lynch’s Dune.

I last watched this as a kid, when it was new.

I was hoping to find something redeeming in it; even the worst David Lynch movie usually has at least one spectacular scene. Or so I thought. This one is garbage. By far his worst movie, and it’s not even close.

I liked it a lot.

Cronenberg's eXistenZ is by far the best video game movie. Uwe Boll's Rampage is competing for the spot, though it could've used some editing. Oshii's Avalon is charming but a little confusing, I need to rewatch it.

In addition to the very solid and very creepy Event Horizon, Paul WS Anderson was bossing over some pretty characterful and unusual movies (Soldier, Alien vs Predator) before he became the go-to for the endless stream of Resident Evil sequels. And that Death Race remake which sucked. Anyway the Mortal Kombat movie is from the earlier era so I'm interested.

Video games have not been treated well adapted to movie format. The rest of the Uwe Boll catalogue is so bad it's good. The Hitman and Max Payne movies are completely pointless. The Silent Hill one had some interesting things but also very dumb things. Dead or Alive is stupendously awful, but clearly aware of how dumb its own concept is, which makes it somewhat charming. Yeah there's that Doom movie too. So boring I can't remember anything except it looked like a commercial.

There's probably a dozen Street Fighter movies. I've seen some anime one and remember Chun Li was nekkid (I was 13). Have yet to watch the Van Damme one but it's a safe bet it won't be good.

As for videogame-themed movies, I liked Ready Player One, one or two silly plot things notwithstanding. Tron is passable, mostly of historical interest, although the art is very nice.