Generations Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I like the original JP, and Jurassic World. The third one was alright, IMO...and the second one lost me when it went to the city. Just really didn't care for that aspect of Lost World at all. But, I agree overall...I can watch any of those movies and enjoy myself to some degree. I thought people were too harsh on Jurassic World. I really liked that movie from start to finish. Chris Pratt was great in that. The concept of a raptor trainer was something memorable and different. If the next JP has Pratt again, I'm already on-board. Because he definitely has that leading role quality that someone like Sam Neill or Jeff Goldblum had in the original franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Jurassic World was absolute garbage. Empty paint-by-numbers movie with no depth and tons of pointless schlock. Chris Pratt was entertaining because he played Chris Pratt, but everyone else was entirely forgettable. The raptor trainer idea was a good concept, but poorly done. It has good visuals, but that was about it. A huge disappointment and a poor return to the franchise. I had hoped with the name "World" that we might get some sort of bigger a dinosaur apocalypse-type thing, but I let my expectations go wild with that one. Still, what was actually released was more bland than I could have imagined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam the d00d Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I remember going to the see Jurassic World and enjoying, but I think it was entirely because of Chris Pratt. I wouldn't call it good or anything, but for what it is there's fun to be had. I never really cared about the original Jurassic Park honestly. I appreciate it and its special effects, but I saw it when I was too old. I think I was like 16 when I saw it so it wasn't able to create that lasting impression it'd make on me if I were to see it as a child or in 1993 when it was first released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Chris Pratt is enjoyable in everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardd Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I need to rewatch it. I know I didn't care for it leaving the theater but maybe a second watch will change things. I just remember it feeling like a weaker version of the og. Almost like a reboot instead of a sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I need to rewatch it. I know I didn't care for it leaving the theater but maybe a second watch will change things. I just remember it feeling like a weaker version of the og. Almost like a reboot instead of a sequel. Well it was both. It was a reboot to get a whole new generation into the franchise whilst taking place in the same canon as the original. Similarly to Force Awakens although that movie is much more of a sequel. It's just the idea of taking the same basic story and making it with new characters and visuals. I enjoyed FA much more than JW though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Eastwood Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I wasn't a huge fan of the original, still good, but I also enjoyed Jurassic world about as much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubbersoul Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Kevin Smith's early films weren't really stoner humor at all. Jay and Silent Bob were pretty minor roles in Clerks and Mallrats. I'd say the first chunk of his work really dealt with young-adulthood more than anything. I don't get what's up with him now though. It's like looking into the director of What's Eating Gilbert Grape only to find out he's directing A Dog's Purpose. You wonder how we got from point A to point Z. I don't know the guy, but I have listened to some of the longer talks he did and I've listened to some of his podcasts if I'm interested in the guest, I think Kevin's a really great talker. He just seems a lot less mature now. He seems like he got into the weed game in his 40s and is living out his stoner phase as an adult man rather than as a 16 year old like most people do. I haven't seen his entire filmography. I've enjoyed most of the ones I saw. Clerks was good, overrated, but good. Mallrats was also pretty good. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a fun movie that falls into that same camp of early 2000s cross country adventure comedies like Bubble Boy and Joe Dirt, all of which are dumb, harmless fun. Clerks 2, was what I'd expect a Clerks sequel to be like. Zack and Miri Make a Porno was a fine comedy movie. I don't think he's great or anything, but he's certainly competent. I don't know what's the deal with Yoga Hosers. It's weird I guess, but I don't know if Kevin Smith is a director that's adequate at providing weird. If anything he's excelled more at providing reality. http://www.cracked.com/article_24844_5-reasons-why-good-actors-make-bad-films-that-arent-money.html #2 on the list explains why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Maybe Clerks and Mallrats aren't necessarily stoner humour, especially on the level of a Harold & Kumar, but those movies definitely fit into that style. Rambling conversations, smooth paced, late 90's/early 2000's themes and styles. Dogma is my favourite. The guys a hack director, but he seems like an awesome person and I like to support him. Dogma is brilliant, and like every film that has him in - owned by Sir Alan Rickman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Comfort Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 It is funny how a string of bad movies can change someone's perception. Smith was once a celebrated director and writer. It was even thought that he had ghostwritten Good Will Hunting instead of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. I thought Dogma was his last good film. I thought everything before it was good, and everything after was mediocre at best. Mallrats was my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senex Beast Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I love movies from any time period. I was born in 1985 but grew up enjoying so many old movies. 80's films are probably overall my favorite except for modern day CBM! I really miss Blockbuster and Hollywood Video rentals but that's probably just the nostalgia in me of when I was growing up. I've been over discs for a couple of years and am now all digital. I only buy & rent digitally and that's all I own now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 We had a blockbuster in our shitty seaside English town up until 2013. It felt like a rare jewel and it was glorious. Their clearance sale was insane I think I bought 20 movies and like 6 games. RIP sweet angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senex Beast Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 There's just one surviving Blockbuster now..and it's in Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Video rental stores were glorious. The world became a darker place with their downfall. I'm just grateful that libraries are still around. Funny enough, I still find the occasional Blockbuster card on the side of the road when I'm walking from place to place. And the same wave of nostalgia washes over me every time I see one. Taking the car ride down to the nearest town on a Friday night, browsing the walls, getting two movies for the weekend, looking at the pre-played games on sale (always dirt cheap compared to anywhere else). Asking my mom to buy me a used game and some candy, and I would pay her back with yard work. Good times. Not sure why a physical rental store cannot survive today. I know I would still frequent one if it is was available. There's something nice about being about to rent just one of something without a plan or a commitment. And when you rent a new release on comcast or whatever, it costs like 7 bucks for HD; If a physical rental store wanted to charge $4.99 or something, I think they'd still do fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardd Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 They do fine. And still exist... We have a few in Toronto. Like Bay Street Video (which is awesome) and Queen Street Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam the d00d Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 I don't think they do fine. Just because you have a few in Toronto doesn't change that fact that it's pretty much a dead industry. Those stores might do well, but the industry as a whole is barely breathing. We have one in my town, but it's likely only staying afloat because my town is hipster central (not to mention is shares a building with a record store, a movie theater, a bakery, and a bar). It's pretty cool to have around. They have much more obscure movies than the one I went to as a kid in my hometown ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Obviously I know that they still exist in SOME places. But they are really few and far between. Canada doesn't surprise me. And I'm sure there are still some in the "hipster" capitals like Portland, Jersey City, etc. As a general rule, though...the concept of a video rental store is dead to your average citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Obviously I know that they still exist in SOME places. But they are really few and far between. Canada doesn't surprise me. And I'm sure there are still some in the "hipster" capitals like Portland, Jersey City, etc. As a general rule, though...the concept of a video rental store is dead to your average citizen. Yeah, and retail stores are fast going the same way, aside from clothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardd Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Obviously I know that they still exist in SOME places. But they are really few and far between. Canada doesn't surprise me. And I'm sure there are still some in the "hipster" capitals like Portland, Jersey City, etc. As a general rule, though...the concept of a video rental store is dead to your average citizen. Yeah, I think I misinterpreted your post. My bad. It is def dead to your average citizen. Hell, I don't even rent. I go to Bay Street Video to buy stuff. But they, specifically, seem to do well somehow. Lot of hipsters in Toronto for sure. I don't think they do fine. Just because you have a few in Toronto doesn't change that fact that it's pretty much a dead industry. Those stores might do well... Yeah, I simply meant that the stores I know do well. Bad wording on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King RyderFan Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Video rental stores were glorious. The world became a darker place with their downfall. I'm just grateful that libraries are still around. Funny enough, I still find the occasional Blockbuster card on the side of the road when I'm walking from place to place. And the same wave of nostalgia washes over me every time I see one. Taking the car ride down to the nearest town on a Friday night, browsing the walls, getting two movies for the weekend, looking at the pre-played games on sale (always dirt cheap compared to anywhere else). Asking my mom to buy me a used game and some candy, and I would pay her back with yard work. Good times. Not sure why a physical rental store cannot survive today. I know I would still frequent one if it is was available. There's something nice about being about to rent just one of something without a plan or a commitment. And when you rent a new release on comcast or whatever, it costs like 7 bucks for HD; If a physical rental store wanted to charge $4.99 or something, I think they'd still do fine. On demand services like Netflix, Amazon Prime are the reason why Blockbuster went out of business. In general it appears online shops are slowly taking over from physical shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Video rental stores were glorious. The world became a darker place with their downfall. I'm just grateful that libraries are still around. Funny enough, I still find the occasional Blockbuster card on the side of the road when I'm walking from place to place. And the same wave of nostalgia washes over me every time I see one. Taking the car ride down to the nearest town on a Friday night, browsing the walls, getting two movies for the weekend, looking at the pre-played games on sale (always dirt cheap compared to anywhere else). Asking my mom to buy me a used game and some candy, and I would pay her back with yard work. Good times. Not sure why a physical rental store cannot survive today. I know I would still frequent one if it is was available. There's something nice about being about to rent just one of something without a plan or a commitment. And when you rent a new release on comcast or whatever, it costs like 7 bucks for HD; If a physical rental store wanted to charge $4.99 or something, I think they'd still do fine. On demand services like Netflix, Amazon Prime are the reason why Blockbuster went out of business. In general it appears online shops are slowly taking over from physical shops. People said the same thing about CD's and online downloads of music and now record shops are making a steady comeback because people like nostalgia and having a physical collection. Sure they dominate the market, but record stores haven't completely been eliminated. I believe Gen is asking why the same can't happen to rental stores and honestly, they could make a return in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 rental stores are different from record shops. You don't own whatever you rent, and you can rent from Redbox as well. There literally seems to be no reason for non-isolated areas to have rental stores when there are more convenient ways to rent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 rental stores are different from record shops. You don't own whatever you rent, and you can rent from Redbox as well. There literally seems to be no reason for non-isolated areas to have rental stores when there are more convenient ways to rent. Might be a relevant opinion, if video rental stores didn't always sell pre-viewed copies as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Gamestop, Wal-Mart, and various other stores also sell either used copies or cheap copies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Gamestop, Wal-Mart, and various other stores also sell either used copies or cheap copies.... Point being what? How does that stop a video rental store from succeeding? It's not mutually exclusive. They don't automatically fail to sell anything just because other places sell used copies of movies as well. That's like saying "How could a farmer's market ever succeed? There are grocery stores, goddammit!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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