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Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-26 (Friday) Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:41 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 43 Message-ID: <teir2jdbdn1acd0j5o083ek98vjjv24u7l@4ax.com> References: <v0j582$e7or$1@dont-email.me> <v0k4ke$lebg$1@dont-email.me> <v0kat2$qfio$1@dont-email.me> <v0kc21$qgjj$1@dont-email.me> <v0kcm1$qo1s$1@dont-email.me> <v0kgj7$rfpm$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 06:00:44 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4f010a0cfb9575fc9c09dc43ed9026c4"; logging-data="910681"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/rVAwoTp36d08dQVKi8xRnLoAVCBlhO9U=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:H0rSMKYXIGkwpivpaF1mxogIesw= Bytes: 3269 On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:42:31 -0700, "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote: >On 4/27/24 7:35 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote: > >> On 4/27/2024 7:25 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote: >>> On 4/27/24 7:05 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote: >>>> On 4/27/2024 5:18 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote: >>>> >>>>> There were two movies that debuted this weekend. "Boy Kills World" >>>>> and "Challengers." "Boy Kills World" is a new action comedy >>>>> starring Bill Skarsgård as a deaf-mute young man who goes on a blood >>>>> soaked revenge spree to slaughter the people who killed his family. >>>>> The movie also stars Jessica Rothe, Famke Janssen, Sharlto Copley, >>>>> and "Mad Dog" from the Raid movies. How could you possibly go >>>>> wrong? "Challengers" on the other hand is a 2 hour long drama >>>>> starring Zendeya. The plot involves her being in a love triangle >>>>> with tennis players. So it was not a hard decision picking which >>>>> movie to see on Thursday night. Except "Boy Kills World" was not >>>>> playing in IMAX or Dolby cinema. All the high quality theater >>>>> screens had been taken over by "Challengers." So I went to the >>>>> local theater and saw "Boy Kills World" on a regular screen... >>>>> >>>>> "Boy Kills World" - I actually saw this on Thursday night, but >>>>> didn't feel like talking about it. Given the cast and premise I >>>>> went into this with high expectations. My expectations were >>>>> crushed. I though I was going to get "Crank" and instead I got >>>>> "Gamer." :-( >>>> >>>> I recently watched 'Gamer' (aka 'Crank 3'). You thought there was a >>>> noticeable difference between it and the Crank movies? >>> >>> Yes - "Gamer" was much worse than the "Crank" films (even the second >>> one!). >> >> Yeah, I commented at the time that I *want* to like "Gamer" but it just >> doesn't work for me. Something similar happened with "Equilibrium." >> It's an excellent movie. Then the writer/director's next movie, >> "Ultraviolet" which went for the same vibe, but was pure crap. > >But! But!! Milla Jovovich, with bright colors! ;p > and infinite weapons