Film/Video Discussion Thread - The Bear and Badger

regmcfly

I'll send myself out

afgavinstan

A real chameleon of our times

regmcfly

Ahh don't pretend you're too good for the eyebrow. My wife, the critic, can't resist it

AJ

regmcfly wrote:

AJ wrote:

I'm waiting for the inevitable comedy starring Johnson and Cena butting heads. It'll be spectacular.

I've got a movie for you. It's called WWE

Haven't been able to enjoy it since I was a kid. I find there's too much tedious bullshit to sit through for the occasional cool/funny pay off.

afgavinstan

Nah I love the rock I just like that meme too

Wookienopants

afgavinstan wrote:

Nah I love the rock I just like that meme too

What’s not to love? I just want him to hold me and tell me it’s all gonna be alright

regmcfly

I do worry he will run as a centrist president in 2020

Wookienopants

AJ

Tempy

There a great essay to be written somewhere about this weird swathe of heavily muscled men like The Rock, Terry Crews and Vin Diesle who are actually counter to type in their ability to be tender and at the very least attempting to be progressive with their masculinity.

Itis absolute anathema to the weedy gross alt-right fuckheads and channers, the latter of which swore off soy to eat whole raw onions for the testosterone boost and ending up stinking of onion when they swear.

I love it.

Wookienopants

Tempy, I agree with you. It is good to see. It’s healthy for young guys to grow up seeing a positive male role model, someone who’s tough and hard working yet can be kind, compassionate and highlight that “tenderness” you of which you speak.

Tempy

It makes me think of all the times you described gross meathead people at your various gyms over the years, and how all of them combined are weaker than Terry Crews, a man who consistently goes against type in a loud and important way.

Wookienopants

Indeed, it’s refreshing to see and I applaud it.
Did you hear Robbie Collins review of Rampage on Kermode and Mayos film review this week?
He talked about how we seem to be having a change of message behind action movies today compared to the 80’s.
He said that looking back at the action movies of the 80’s and 90’s there seemed to be a theme of America retelling Vietnam with their guys coming out on top, the American warrior going into a foreign land and coming home the hero.

Today though just looking at The Rocks output he seems to be picking big Hollywood blockbusters in which he playes the role of the saviour at home, Police, fire, ambulance, search and rescue in San Andreas for example, doing his part to rescue family or innocent lives during the destruction of cities at home rather then going abroad to fight.

Robbie Collins puts it so much better than my hamfisted summary there but it’s worth a listen

regmcfly

The Rock recently spoke out about his own mental health issues, and it felt like a cathartic moment for masculinity Vs being human.

regmcfly

Also his skyscraper movie has him playing an amputee which also, although shouldn't, feels like another big step

Wookienopants

That he did. Was excellent to watch and at the time I was going through some mental stuff so was good to hear from someone I look upto

Wookienopants

regmcfly wrote:

Also his skyscraper movie has him playing an amputee which also, although shouldn't, feels like another big step

When you say “ a big step”...

Sorry, real bad taste

Wookienopants

Oh by the way chaps, old wookster here is going to be in a short movie soon. We start shooting on the 28th but I’m a samurai warrior in a huge battlefield scene.

You might not see my face but when it’s finished I’m gonna hopefully be able to post the link here.

Gremill

bad_hair_day wrote:

Grem, it's fine as bad film and shits on Star Wars lore. Without any intentional condescension, glad you enjoyed it.

It’s not a bad film though. It’s a decent film.

As for it shitting on the lore, I guess it helps that I don’t give a toss about that (and can’t see what you mean anyway).

I mean, if we’re talking about bad star wars films and the shitty fan-upsetting moments in them then I guess Chewie doing a Tarzan cry in Revenge of the Sith ought to put some context to your crazy opinion that TLJ is a comparatively ‘bad’ film.

three1ne

mangman wrote:

Dark Soldier wrote:

Wildling - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5085924/

This leaked online today, and the RT reviews were decent so I gave it a go. A lot better than expected, with a very good central performance and an interesting take on a genre there's been a lot of. Well worth a watch, its a bit low/mid budget so can look a little shoddy in places but I enjoyed the shit out of it.

I watched the trailer as it sounded interesting. The trailer reveals the spoiler.

Amazing how I still watch trailers, as they've become an abbreviated version of the film if you don't have that much time. Bloody irritating. It's not always been like that has it?

Yip. One of the most offending trailers I've seen of recent. Like a TLDR of the actual film.

bad_hair_day

Hey Grem, drink my shake.

Hamill knows.

Gremill

That’s a great moment, sold by the awesomeness of Hamill.

bad_hair_day

He's one of the grains of glitter on that turd.

Gremill

Hah! I still don’t get why you hate it so much.

Raiziel

I’m watching The Last Jedi for the first time right now.

Kow

Crock of a film.

Raiziel

I don’t know why I’m bothering as I thought The Force Awakens was fucking awful. I think it must be curiosity to see just how much worse this one is than the last.

Syph79

Raiziel wrote:

I’m watching The Last Jedi for the first time right now.

Me too. Even better than when I saw it at the cinema and I loved it then.

Gremill

Syph79 wrote:

Raiziel wrote:

I’m watching The Last Jedi for the first time right now.

Me too. Even better than when I saw it at the cinema and I loved it then.

Isn’t it just objectively great?

Wookienopants

I still haven’t seen it

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