Posts by ruggedtrucker3

Noah Roberts46 said:Look, you'll get to a point one day where you actually start to grasp certain things. Patience is a virtue, God willing.

Honestly, I hope I never reach that level—where I'm judging whether something is good or bad based on race or gender. I've never been that kind of person, and man, I really hope it stays that way.

I mean, when a movie comes out, I'm not sitting here calculating the percentage of racial or gender demographics in the cast. I just want to know what the story is about. If it sounds cool, then I'll watch it.

Mark White11 said:I honestly don't think anyone on the internet has ever compared this to Parasite—and honestly, why would they? For starters, one's Korean and the other's Chinese, plus they aren't even close in terms of genre or tone. Comparing them just feels totally pointless.
And honestly? This movie is like, a hundred times better than that overrated Parasite.

What is even the point of these words? Honestly, this is literally the only movie of the year that isn't owned by Disney—since they basically own everything now—and then people go and write this kind of nonsense.

So, you get this totally unique movie where the lead is a 59-year-old Chinese woman absolutely wrecking everyone in her path—and somehow, even that doesn't feel like enough! Look, I get it—you might not love it, and honestly, it’s definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but man... at least show some respect for the sheer ambition and how fresh this whole thing feels.

Honestly, I should probably just stop touching this thread altogether... it’s better for my sanity if I stay out of this one.

It's all good, I haven't actually seen it yet. I'll see if I want to, maybe I will, but just like what I told Noah Roberts46 over on the BCS thread, this feels weird to me too.

I mean, why does the fact that there's a 59-year-old American woman have to be a "good" thing? Honestly, I don't care about that stuff. For me, it's all about whether the movie is actually any good—the plot, the characters, all that. The rest is just noise.

Honestly, all I can say about this movie is that Gal Gadot is absolutely stunning, but the film itself? Total snooze fest. And don't even get me started on Russell Bland—he’s just terrible. Every time he shows up on screen, I can practically hear him doing those cringey YouTube videos like, "hello you million awakening souls." It's honestly painful. Like, who hired him and why? The guy has zero acting range; he's basically a wooden plank. Plus, the whole mystery is just tedious and exhausting. By the end, you don't even care who did it or what their motive was. The only redeeming quality here is Gal Gadot.

boldtinker46 said:Honestly, I was hoping this thread would be taken a bit more seriously. Naivcina 🙂

Look, I actually took this topic seriously. For me, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the ultimate movie hero—he’s basically the archetype. He's that solid, honorable guy who always finds himself stuck in some dangerous job, only to be pulled back by some noble mission. He represented that perfectly. He really laid the groundwork for guys like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson or Statha. Before Arnold, we didn't really see that specific type of hero, but he set the standard, and then naturally, Sylvester Stallone and the rest followed suit.

Some people might argue that Sylvester Stallone came first, but I don't see it that way. Even though Rocky has that core idea of a good, big-hearted, moral guy who overcomes everything to win—which is a great story—those kinds of tales existed plenty before. At its heart, that's just a movie about boxing.

To me, Arnold's Commando is the blueprint for all those movies everyone follows today. Nowadays, you can watch Commando through the lens of different plots, but the hero model remains pure Arnold. That's why I'm being serious here.

Forget those Marvel superheroes, there’s just nobody on their level. Seriously, please don't bother my "buddy" right now, he is absolutely wiped out.

The heavy hitters? Look, James Bond is basically a toddler compared to this guy. Jumping out of a plane? That's just a minor inconvenience when you hear that iconic AWWWWWWWWW! sound effect. There's nothing stronger out there. People try with Rock and Statham, but honestly, it's just a weak, boring imitation. It doesn't touch the legend.

placidcrane102 said:And I just couldn't wrap my head around everything until that scene with the chickens in the train car. I guess I'm just slow.🤣 But it was pretty obvious to me that the judge's wife was going to kill herself once he brought up during the session how she and her son would be reunited one day, I just didn't expect her to take out her husband too.

Not sure which exact line you're talking about?

Right at the start of the movie, he joins them to catch that geek, shows him some sympathy, and gets him hooked. Then, by the time he reaches the cage, he hears him saying something like "this isn't me," or something along those lines—I don't remember the exact wording.

After that, he's showing interest again at the restaurant, acting all shocked and amazed that someone could actually become a geek, while the guy played by Defoe proudly explains how easy it really is.

Those two scenes... they were the moments where I thought to myself, man, this guy could totally end up as a geek himself because of his whole messed up relationship with booze. The movie kept leaning into that, and I was 1000% certain the big payoff would happen at the hotel when those old carnival friends drop in and he starts pulling cards and telling him there's still time.

goldenhound32

I'm with you. It really drags down the quality of the film, honestly. The motivations and actions for some of these characters just don't land. Like, leaving money behind for someone you just met—someone you literally just admitted is as shady as you are? That makes zero sense. Why trust him? Especially when you've already seen proof that he's willing to betray anyone, even his own patients. It just doesn't track.

placidcrane102 said:Must be nice knowing how the movie ends right from the jump. It didn't hit me until the very end, like when he's hiding out in that chicken coop car while running from the cops, and suddenly it clicks—he's gonna end up being the new geek.

Man, it was honestly so obvious. Everything was screaming it at you, from that restaurant scene to one specific line. For me, it was clear as day.

The booze, his pride about never drinking, the cards, and that note his old man gave him at the carnival... seriously, the second he hops in that truck with Zeena and drives off, I knew exactly where this was heading.

I didn't really see it that way. To me, it felt like this massive, over-the-top revenge plot being masked as some kind of defense of science. And don't even get me started on the other victims—people who had absolutely nothing to do with any of this. Even if we agree that the main victim was in the wrong and deserved some kind of comeuppance, and sure, maybe the protagonist too, what about everyone else? It just feels off. Plus, the whole motivation thing felt pretty thin to me. There’s a hint of why they did it, but it isn't fleshed out enough to make those kinds of extreme decisions feel earned. That’s just my two cents, though; I personally wasn't feeling it. Still, the movie itself is solid. I'd say it's easily one of the better ones from 2021.

Honestly, the motivation behind that kind of extreme revenge? Just weak. I'm with you—it makes zero sense given what happened at the play. And the ending felt pretty underwhelming too, mostly because I saw it coming from a mile away. Literally, after that one scene, I knew exactly how it would wrap up, so there was no real impact for me. On the bright side, the details were great. The movie looks beautiful, especially those office scenes; the atmosphere in the office was spot on. It’s a solid enough film, though.

I mean, yeah, Leon Kennedy actually gets a real character arc later on in the other games, so it feels a little half-baked seeing him written like this right now, but whatever.

If a game is actually well-made, the characters matter just as much as the gameplay. That’s just how it is.

Patrick Martin said:I honestly don't get you guys acting like experts on this movie. Have any of you actually played a > game before? And I mean the original one from '96, not some watered-down remake. To me, this is about as close as we're getting to that original vibe 🤷

Look, man, you're totally missing the mark here. You completely missed the whole point and the actual vibe of the game.

Honestly, you can't even fix that, and there's really no point in trying. It drives me crazy seeing Leon Kennedy written like some total idiot. If you've actually played RE2 or any of the other games, you're probably sitting there thinking, "WTF?" But even putting that aside, they completely missed the mark on the vibe. This game is supposed to be a mood-setting horror, and they just totally botched it.

The game just hits different. It’s got this depth that a movie could never touch. Like, the whole point is being in there, hunting for clues and piecing together solutions yourself—you can't really capture that vibe on screen, and honestly, you wouldn't want to try. To me, those movies aren't even really Resident Evil. They just grab the names and some bits of the plot from the first three games and call it a day, but they don't actually feel like they belong in that universe. The characters are totally off, the dialogue is just painful to sit through, and the whole thing feels rushed and messy. It’s just poorly executed.

When I was just a kid, I mostly stuck to Horror and Comedy. These days, though, I find myself gravitating way more toward Crime, Drama, and Mystery. Still, Horror always finds a way to sneak back into my rotation, while Comedy is pretty much at the bottom of my list now.

You nailed the description there. Now I know exactly which movie to steer clear of.

Man, that was a tough watch. Look, I don't have a problem with crime stories if I know what I’m getting into, but this one tripped me up. I went in thinking this was going to be the origin story for Tony Soprano—you know, seeing how he slowly gets pulled into the life because of how Dickie raised him. Instead, most of the movie focuses on Dickie, his wife, and the whole civil rights unrest happening back then, plus some subplot about a Black associate working with the mob who wants to run things himself. Like, okay... but what does any of that have to do with Tony? It felt totally disconnected. To me, it just didn't click. The acting wasn't anything special either. Honestly, Gandolfini's son didn't have much to show, though I guess the script didn't give him much room to work with. Either way, such a huge letdown.