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Stark wasn't under any influence besides his own still-looming PTSD as showcased in Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch's hex power, at least in the films, is not so strong as to last very long.
It was Stark's paranoid need for control over the unknown that led him to achieve the Ultron program through the use of the Infinity Stone.

Ultron's personality was derived from his main programming influence: Tony Stark. Which is why he was so heavy on the sarcasm and snark. Although I'm sure Spader's recent work on TV with his last 2 characters bore some influence in his depiction of the robot who loathes everything about humanity.
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Terminator Genisys

Tragically bad number five in the franchise has substandard script with no affection for the original, dopey actors, and cringe-causing moments throughout.   Just no.


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Originally posted by *frinspar* *frinspar* wrote:

Stark wasn't under any influence besides his own still-looming PTSD as showcased in Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch's hex power, at least in the films, is not so strong as to last very long.
It was Stark's paranoid need for control over the unknown that led him to achieve the Ultron program through the use of the Infinity Stone.

Ultron's personality was derived from his main programming influence: Tony Stark. Which is why he was so heavy on the sarcasm and snark. Although I'm sure Spader's recent work on TV with his last 2 characters bore some influence in his depiction of the robot who loathes everything about humanity.
 
I'm still looking forward to seeing Age of Ultron.......I'm a big fan of Spader especially his latest incarnation as Reddington in the Blacklist.
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Turns out Señor Spielbergo's first film is basically a horror/slasher twist on a 1970s car chase movie in the Vanishing Point vein. Totally different territory from both the mainstream action blockbusters, kid-friendly science-fiction adventures and serious historical dramas he's known for later. Doesn't even have the old-fashioned adventure movie leanings of Jaws.

This is very obviously made on a low budget, but it makes good use of the Southwestern United States' scenery in the cinematography and marries those two genres very seamlessly. The last half hour of this one constitutes one of the best extended car chases I've ever seen, especially in light of how new that kind of filming from inside and on cameras mounted on the vehicles was in the early 1970s.


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^ If I remember correctly this was a movie made for TV.
I haven't seen it since it played back then but I remember quite a bit about it, especially the ending.

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Swedish documentary about people who investigate UFO sightings in their spare time. The contents are half split between sociological and folkloristic insight into what kind of person is driven to that stuff as well as their long-planned attempt to investigate a lake where a mysterious rocket landed in the early 1980s (complete with electromagnetic scanning equipment, sonar etc) which from the witness description sounds like it might have been an early experimental drone. It's very sober for UFO documentaries, while also having a clear sense of good natured humour, avoiding the sensationalism typical of the format. Instead, its focus is on figuring out the role the entire UFO mythology plays in modern culture.
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"Trainwreck" - 5/10
Raunchy romcom with some good jokes.

"Vacation" the reboot. 4/10
The youngest brother was the best part. The rest was just pushing boundaries of good taste and calling it comedy. Not that I was offended, I just found it lazy. I cringed when Chevy Chase showed up. He looks terrible, and for a guy who has been calling in his performances for most of his career anyway, made this cameo especially embarrassing to watch.

"Ant-Man" 8/10
Great entry into the Marvel movie universe. Rudd didn't make the character silly as some were worried about. He's done enough work that isn't comedy that he can handle being serious when required. Great action, fun training montage.
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we saw "Kafka" featuring Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Sir Alec Guinness, Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbé and Armin Müller-Stahl. interesting fictional movie about Kafka with many accurate biographical details but with an interesting twist: Kafka getting into kafkaesque situations




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I wouldn't be surprised if much of the satirical content in books like The Castle and The Trial were inspired by things that Franz Kafka had actually experienced during his job experience as a low-level bureaucrat in the Austrian Empire.
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Kingsman: The Secret Service

Based on the comic book and in the spirit of what the filmmakers call "Old-school spy films; Y'know, something fun", Kingsman delivers most of what it intends.   Director Matthew Vaughn thought Casino Royale too serious and wanted to recreate the spirit of the 1960s Cold War mentality (The Man from UNCLE also attempted this with lesser results).   Colin Firth is terrific as always and the plotting runs nicely though the script is imperfect with an awkward Taron Egerton portraying Firth's trainee and a ridiculous, puerile performance from Sam Jackson as an arch villain.

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Spectre

As I predicted, we've returned to white-haired despots with fluffy cats and damsels in distress.   It's back to old biz for 007 and nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld (played to nauseating perfection by Nerd King Christoph Waltz), but not always old hat.   Plenty of fresh ideas and left turns if an unnecessary amount of absurd stunts ~ at one point Bond drives a wingless seaplane over a frozen mountain; not what we want from Daniel Craig's secret agent man ~ the film rarely slows or bores, reminding much of classics as Goldfinger or Diamonds Are Forever.   A well-spent two and-a-half hours, which is rare these days for an action flick.


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Boy howdy is this literally one strange trip, way more abstract and a deliberate mind-bender than the other films of Godard I've seen. It starts out as a road trip comedy about a couple on vacation in the country, then an armed revolution breaks out the same time as they drive away... and the whole film seems to run on Buñuel/Felliniesque surrealist dream logic of the type that Alejandro Jodorowsky and David Lynch must have taken notes to. It's very well made and well thought out, but since my familiarity with French politics in the 1960s are rather superficial I wager a lot of the satirical content goes straight over my head.

It's certainly not a film one forgets easily though!
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Spectre

As I predicted, we've returned to white-haired despots with fluffy cats and damsels in distress.   It's back to old biz for 007 and nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld (played to nauseating perfection by Nerd King Christoph Waltz), but not always old hat.   Plenty of fresh ideas and left turns if an unnecessary amount of absurd stunts ~ at one point Bond drives a wingless seaplane over a frozen mountain; not what we want from Daniel Craig's secret agent man ~ the film rarely slows or bores, reminding much of classics as Goldfinger or Diamonds Are Forever.   A well-spent two and-a-half hours, which is rare these days for an action flick.


 
I'm looking forward to seeing and 'old biz' is ok with me since Spectre/Blofeld  is from Ian Fleming himself in the original books. I always thought the original portrayals  of Blofeld were a bit over the top ..maybe this version by Waltz will be better.


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Don't know about better, it didn't get much better than Donald Pleasence or Charles Gray, and Waltz is pretty over the top.   But yeah, I'd rather have original Fleming product than anything else.
 
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Don't know about better, it didn't get much better than Donald Pleasence or Charles Gray, and Waltz is pretty over the top.   But yeah, I'd rather have original Fleming product than anything else.
 
 
Pleasance was good...didn't think all that much of Gray. I was hoping , being the excellent actor that he is, that Waltz would do something special with it but I hear he isn't on screen that much.
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Oh he's very good and has some decent screen time (wouldn't want too much Blowie).  He's just a bit twee.


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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Oh he's very good and has some decent screen time (wouldn't want too much Blowie).  He's just a bit twee.



I just watched a promo interview with all 4 of the main actors....Craig, Waltz, Bellucci, and Seydoux.
Waltz was kind of being a sarcastic jerk at times with his answers...not sure why. He smiled as if he was being funny but he came off as rude.
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^ Gifted artists often are.

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Easily the best of the "Rocky" sequels.  Jordan and Stallone work together wonderfully.  The fight scenes are electrifying.  The only "Rocky" movie that Stallone did not write or direct.  He tried his best to stay low keyed but at times ended up stealing the scene.  An excellent movie and a must see for the true Rocky fan.
 
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I saw "Kafka" in China with bits and pieces spliced out to keep it in line with Party thought - it made no sense but it was fun.  Then I saw it in its entirety a few weeks back.  Horribly self-conscious and bleak....too Kafka even for Kafka (at least Kafka kept the ideal of the human spirit alive and rising above the injustices of politics, relationships and life in general).  I liked the Chinese version better.

I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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