OT: Sommar movies
I haven't been able to find the time to get to the movies much lately, what with being busy with the kids and all that. However, I recently saw a trailer for Midsommar, read a few articles about it, and I've made up my mind I'm going to go see it no matter what. I'm more excited for this movie than anything in the last five years at least (Apparently the cast sat in silence for ten minutes after the movie ended, as they were so disturbed by the final act).
So that leads me to my main point: what are some movies you're excited to see this summer?
Wow, that's a creepy vibe.
My wife is Swedish. Might have to divorce her in the morning.
If she tries to get you to go to a festival in her hometown in Sweden as a sort of give-it-one-more-chance effort, DON'T DO IT.
Based on that trailer, it might be too late if you wait until morning!
Finally, the long-awaited sequel to "Safety Dance."
I TOLD YOU you hadn't heard the last of Men Without Hats.
Aww, hell no.
I can highly recommend "Rocketman." It takes a non-linear, fantastical journey through Elton's career and eventual superstardom up to when it all came crashing down (thankfully, he survived to have a second act), all set to the soundtrack of his prodigious catalog. I have not seen "Bohemian Rhapsody" but it will be interesting to see if this film does as well, because IMO Elton was superior to Freddie as a performer and his music was off the charts better and more impactful. I had a chance to catch Elton on his farewell tour recently and was really glad to get reacquainted with how great his career has been.
I'm intrigued with "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" because of the star power of Pitt and DiCaprio. Tarantino has been uneven as a director but by all accounts he has poured his heart and soul into this film so it should be his best work. Looking at the trailer I'm worried that there is no real story here, but just a nostalgia piece on the glory days of '70s Hollywood.
If looking for a fun movie around music check out Yesterday. It was a fun new concept and well done.
MidSommer looks awesome. Like Jordan Peele turned white, took a bunch of LSD and had a True Detective marathon.
Gonna pack that bowl right now.
I saw that trailer too, and kind of think Midsommar is not the right movie for me. But get back to us with what you think once you've seen it.
Personally, I'd like to see "The Goldfinch," the remake of "Midway," and the movie version of "Downton Abbey."
Midsommar probably won't be the right movie for a lot or people, particularly those who are sane and normal, so don't feel bad :)
The Goldfinch looks good. The book is in my reading queue but I'm not sure when I'll get to it. Thanks for the heads up on Midway. I didn't even know.
Meh. Win som, lose som.
Thanks for the heads-up on the new Midway film. I just watched the trailer for it. Looks like they cover Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle raid as events leading up to it. Did see anything I'd recognize as the Battle of the Coral Sea, but that may be in the movie too.
November release!
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood comes out later in July and IT Chapter 2 in September.
A Quentin Tarantino film with Leo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie? Sign me up.
the kids want to see some new spider man movie that's supposed to come out soon. is that a genre you like?
was thinking of making a movie about baling hay, but i'm pretty sure it wouldn't gross dollar one, so no go.
There are so many spiderman movies I can't keep them all straight.
A hay bale movie sounds great, but the monster must jump out of the hat and chase the farmer around with a big sharp farm tool or something.
how about more like a transformer/monster deal, where the haybine (cutting machine) becomes the bad guy and starts chasing people around and, you know, using the cutting stuff for unintended purposes?
That actually could work. Have you seen Cars?
FRANK!!!!!!
years ago i was working with some stringer loggers in the UP. they had a set-up that was revolutionary at the time, they would mount a cutting head at the end of an excavator and walk through the woods on a cat 227 (think: tank, but without the armor) and grab giant trees by the base and cut them. the guy who showed me how to use it was a pioneer and could work his way through a stand of giant hardwoods like you and i would walk across the lawn. anyway, i always thought if i ever ended up writing some murder-mystery, that was how i was going to do in the bad guy at the end.
reach out, grab him, and bingo, cutting head in action...
My man, you better write a memoir about your life. XM is easily The Most Interesting Man on the Board.
it occurs to me that every mgoblogger that knows me in real life and reads what you wrote probably put their finger down their throat on this one. i'm much less interesting in real life.
That's not a tank....
That's a tank.
Your movie would play well in the Quad Cities.
At first I thought the movie mentioned might have been related to the British tv series Midsomer Murders. In one of the episodes from this series the victim is murdered by being shaken to death using a machine that shakes apples from trees.
you know, the cartoon spider man movie would never be one that i would see on my own but taking all the kids to it, for that type of movie, it was fine. not shakespeare, but fine.
...if you count that silly animated one.
Into the Spider-Verse is arguably the best of the bunch!
Because it's animated? You probably don't watch The Simpson's, or Family Guy, or any of the other adult oriented animated shows.
The stick in your ass must be yuuge!!
You guys are looking at this all wrong. Baling hay, haylofts, attractive farmers daughters rolling around in haylofts. There's money to be made here.
watch it with the farmer's daughters fella. they (and all of their brothers) like guns.....
actually, the daughters work every bit as hard as my sons and i was complimenting oldest daughter (suppressing additional humble brags about what a swell gal she is) as she was hucking hay bales up to the top row of the hay wagon yesterday.
I wasn't trying to cast aspersions on the morality or work ethic of your daughter or any other farmers' daughter, but you started out with the premise that baling hay presents no narratives of interest to a movie-going audience and I was merely offering a rebuttal by tapping (perhaps lazily) a time-honored cliche'.
i was totally kidding also, so no worries.
well, i wasn't kidding about the guns thing. or that dear daughter, despite her beautiful nature, was slinging 70lb bales like nobody's business.
we have always used/had 5x5 or 6x5 round bales. i prefer them. but my neighbor stopped farming this year after 100+ yrs on that farm coming to an end and probably not going to restart. sad. i didn't have the heart to ask to borrow his stuff. i put the word out and found stuff i could afford and that works well - its just that it happens to be a square baler, not round, and that is a cost/availability issue. i had to cut hay in a matter of days from when i found it, so i took the plunge. worked well. still prefer the big bales but we'll live with it. i have been told the square bales are better for selling though. i need to go find some rich horse people and sell them some hay....
You're not asking me but I have tickets to see Spiderman on Wednesday. Seems to have decent reviews and these recent Marvel movies don't flop so it should be good.
I’m most excited for Midsommar and Spider-Man Far From Home.
The Somme offensive started on 1 July. Restored footage at a level you’ve never seen can be viewed in They Shall Not Grow Old film.
Saw it in the theater and again at home. Worth it. Reminds me that I loved a sappy wwI movie entitled "Joyeaux Noel."
Thanks to Peter Jackson and his team for doing the footwork required to bring an unimaginably horrible chapter of our history to life. I’ve always though that recovery of audio fidelity should be possible, like Jackson did with the old footage. Taking old recordings of Caruso or Louis Armstrong and pull a clean, lifelike audio image out of the noise.
I believe he hired lip readers and dubbed in speech actors and sound effects...amazing results
"... that recovery of audio fidelity should be possible... Taking old recordings of ... and pull a clean, lifelike audio image out of the noise."
It's absolutely possible, and happens almost every day! The masters from old recording sessions, and whatnot, that have been saved are still used today. And they deliver fantastic audio! Those old original recordings still have all of the original music on them, and todays technology can pull out more of that music than has ever been possible before. Anytime you hear about something that was 'remastered from the original' - yep, pulled from the original source material.
I read the OP title and thought of the Somme battle as well. Truly horrific battle and the Jackson colorized WW1 film you mentioned is jaw dropping.
Highly recommend Dan Carlson's Hardcore History 5 part podcast on WW1 "Blueprint for Armageddon". He breaks down this battle and makes you better realize what these soldiers endured.
https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-50-blueprint-for-armageddon-i/