Alita: Battle Angel (2018)
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Daidraco
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The fact that hes made so much money that he's completely out of touch with society is pretty standard to becoming a liberal. Not that he wants you to have a choice, but that he wants to have a choice - namely young children in the sex trade. He could probably direct a fantastic dystopian science fiction at this point.
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Fadaar
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i dont think Cameron was really all that bad until Trump. i swear those 4 years ruined a lot of people.
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Erronius
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I'd take Dredd 2 over an Alita sequel any day.
And that's not because I'm not a GUNNM fan. It's because the first movie wasn't remotely what it could have been.
I read Judge Dredd too, and I always thought that it was a weird, schlocky, B-grade comic at best. Iconic? Sure. But the Stallone movie was about what I expected. Just kind of meh. But Dredd, to me, elevated the comics. Transcended them into a movie that was phenomenal, IMHO. I'm still surprised it wasn't far more successful.
I really expected more from this. It wasn't bad...it was just ok. But it wasn't good enough that I even really care anymore. And that's sad.
And that's not because I'm not a GUNNM fan. It's because the first movie wasn't remotely what it could have been.
I read Judge Dredd too, and I always thought that it was a weird, schlocky, B-grade comic at best. Iconic? Sure. But the Stallone movie was about what I expected. Just kind of meh. But Dredd, to me, elevated the comics. Transcended them into a movie that was phenomenal, IMHO. I'm still surprised it wasn't far more successful.
I really expected more from this. It wasn't bad...it was just ok. But it wasn't good enough that I even really care anymore. And that's sad.
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Those 4 years exposed a lot of people imo.
I think this would be a decent watch for you and your daughter
Izo
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i try to tell myself that these people are covering their own asses with the noses in Hollywood and that they all cant be hidden nutcases because a man spoke his mind and said things so plainly that it broke many people's brains. look at this turkey now pretending he won an election. showers with his adult daughter. sniffs children and touches them inappropriately. is also super corrupt and completely senile and in charge of the nukes. not one peep of protest from these same people. their morals went on vacation for some reason.
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Lanx
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i mean it's also if alita2 is made it'll be about the stupidest arc, muderball
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Tsar Bomba
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You left out his Dementia issues. It's only going to get worse... no way he could physically do 4 more years.
Had to move back home to take care of family with dementia in 2014. They passed in 2021. Once you've lived it you immediately recognize someone who's got it.
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Haus
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I have lived this cycle and living it a third time right now. Had to live through and help with my grandfather slipping away in the late 90's. Then my grandmother around 2010. Now my mom is showing the signs and very probably going to have to either come live with me, or move into an assisted living facility soon. Alzheimer's is the demon that apparently hunts my family. I dread thinking about the fact that some day
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will probably be caring for me when I am only a shell and shadow of who I am now. (Since her family has been as far as I've seen not to susceptible to it, they just die of old age and things like heart problems.)On the actual thread topic, since that was enough morbid depression for me for a while. I will admit I really enjoyed the first movie. I will go into chapters 2 and potentially 3 with cautious optimism until it's properly crushed.
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Tsar Bomba
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Damn man. You truly have my deepest sympathies.I have lived this cycle and living it a third time right now. Had to live through and help with my grandfather slipping away in the late 90's. Then my grandmother around 2010. Now my mom is showing the signs and very probably going to have to either come live with me, or move into an assisted living facility soon. Alzheimer's is the demon that apparently hunts my family. I dread thinking about the fact that some day
On the actual thread topic, since that was enough morbid depression for me for a while. I will admit I really enjoyed the first movie. I will go into chapters 2 and potentially 3 with cautious optimism until it's properly crushed.
Mother had vascular dementia. Eventually had to put her in a memory care facility the last 2 years of her life. Fortunately it was a block away from the house so I got to see her often. Covid lockdown was a real bitch, but she still recognized us when things opened up. When I first got here she was beginning to slip. Was walking around with 4 grand in her purse and didnt know it. Taking away the car keys was the hardest. Even to this day I keep the spare at work and the other on on me at all times. Couldn't get out of the habit.
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I actually just watched this because of stupid Disney and Hulu, and I was surprised about how much I enjoyed it. Don't really remember watching the anime when I was maybe back in high school so I don't know how faithful it was, but it was pretty good.
The eyes are still weird which I stated when I started the thread, but you kind of get used to it after a bit. It's like that new predator killer of killers animated thing. That was also pretty surprising, even if it was a bit jarring at first. I guess it's a shame that there will never be a sequel so I pretty much just wasted 2 hours or at least a little bit of fun.
I don't think it's a bad movie, and better than most things that come out nowadays.
The eyes are still weird which I stated when I started the thread, but you kind of get used to it after a bit. It's like that new predator killer of killers animated thing. That was also pretty surprising, even if it was a bit jarring at first. I guess it's a shame that there will never be a sequel so I pretty much just wasted 2 hours or at least a little bit of fun.
I don't think it's a bad movie, and better than most things that come out nowadays.
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Lanx
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I honestly don't remember anything from the anime. Doesn't she get up to the sky City at some point? I never read the comics so I have no damn clue.
I was just shocked at being a pretty fun movie and from what I remember from the original animated deal, I remembered stuff even if I watched it back in high school, and I wouldn't mind watching another film of the same quality if not better.
Rodriguez isn't exactly a slouch as a director. I'm guessing it probably bombed and that's why there wasn't a second.
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Chanur
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I thought it was a little kid or something in the anime and not her boyfriend. I mean I haven't seen it since the 90s.
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That sucks because you would have really thought that would have been a green light for a sequel. I mean that's not a bad return but now everybody assumes they're going to make a billion dollars on a stupid movie, so who the hell knows.
Honestly just felt the movie needed like another hour, and maybe some of it got let go on The cutting room floor, but I would watch another one with the same cast and crew.
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Chanur
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Pretty sure they are making a sequel anyway.
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