I’d say it absolutely deals with world cinema. Have a nice day.

Great book.

We’re not talking about “world cinema” we’re talking about female martial arts stars. Most people in the west only know Yeoh from this last movie and Crouching Tiger and I’d wager most younger people have no idea she got her start in Hong Kong action theater.

Sums up my feelings nicely. I really appreciate your post!

Nobody outside of Hong Kong / China really knows Cheng. Also, you’re completely ignoring Yeoh’s impact on world cinema.

So yes. Yeoh is the GOAT.

Yeah I was surprised when I read the book because Ernest isn’t your typical Leo character at all.

Something about Native Americans being killed makes me think it didn't just "get out of hand." Pretty sure that was the plan, so they could steal the land.

Yeah that’s what I mean, they’ll have to go beyond what’s in the source material. I’ve only read the book and haven’t done any research beyond that, so I don’t know if there’s that much real life story to tell with Ernest, but it’s possible they invent more stuff for dramatic license.

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Yup, she was also in things like Three Days of the Condor. She's THE actress of the 70s in my opinion.

Only people who have never watched Hong Kong cinema think Yeoh is the GOAT and I say this as a fan of Yeoh since Supercop. There are far superior female martial arts actors and I’d bet if you asked Yeoh herself she’d tell you it was Cheng Pei-pei.

All is Lost (2013) is a similar scenario that uses a reasonable premise (equipment failure) to tell its modern day story.

> Covid is NOT over

Covid will never be over. In the same way that the flu was never over.

As much as long covid is still fucking up people's lives, unless you want people masked up and socially distanced for the rest of human civilisation's time on this earth you do need to have a return to some version of normalcy on some level at some point.

This isn't a problem with some simple solution that people are too weak-willed to stick to. In a thousand years, people will still be getting some version of COVID-19. The only thing we can do is invest in ventillation in buildings and better attitude towards sickness and screening so that its harder for disease outbreaks to spread. Expecting people a decade from now to still avoid social gatherings is unrealistic.

That does mean people are gonna have their lives ruined by stuff like LC-induced CFS, pneumonia, neurological and heart issues, or even die as a result of the infection itself (not to mention the heartbreaking situation for immuno-suppressed people). To some degree that already happens with the flu. But short of shutting down civilisation permanently and returns to nomadic hunter-gathers, it's not a problem that can just be avoided if we went back in lockdown for another year.

Understanding that strict covid-protocols can't last forever does not have to mean indifference to the problem.

Well, remember it’s a true story and he is in the family at the center of this particular murder scheme. So they will probably show more of him and Mollie’s life then what was mentioned in the book.

Fuck! What time is it?

I really liked the theme from Maverick. Great evolution from the original in my opinion. But come to think of it, I didn't even remember WW84's theme until you just mentioned it.

You just need a time out to think about what you’ve done, and after that you can come back and tell us all about how Apocalypse Now is underrated.

This could be fun. Wondering where it will be shown. I could see this opening with something like Kraven so people actually watch it.

Funny how I know a ton of people who did mask and boosted but still got Covid. And I also know people who never mask and never vaccinated and never got it. They are all fine since it’s not a big deal though.

I'm with ya, I'm in the minority of people who really liked the one before, but my watch alarm accidentally going off was about the most engaged I was with the film, TROS was a heap hah

Honestly, I think Zimmer might be a good contender here. You can tell he put his all into Dune and No Time to Die but otherwise I wonder if he's just been slumming it.

The only thing memorable about WW84 score was that they just borrowed John Murphy's Sunshine score for one scene. (To incredibly embarrassing effect by the way). That might very well have been Patty Jenkins decision, but then the Top Gun: Maverick score (which I like a lot) heavily borrows from the exact same piece. (Don't believe me watch the YMS review where he plays them both in succession).

How the hell do they still not have a different promotional image? I've been looking at this same still for the past 5 years.

Honestly, I always disliked the ghost army thing because it took any dramatic tension out of the battle. If the good guys now have an Army that is literally invincible, it's impossible for them to lose.

shit, is it too late to change the title of my post to, "Requiem for a Dream is a good movie but difficult watch"

The vast majority, yes.

It’s like how when you go to buy gloves, each glove has 5 fingers. It’s not saying that people who don’t have 5 fingers don’t exist, just that for the majority, it works.