Top 5 Movies of Winter 2021-22

[cato]

I am not (GASP!) a Marvels fan at all. I am, however, looking forward to Ghostbusters. I turned the sequel off in the opening scene and did not even glance at the female remake. THIS looks good, though. Plus, I am a Stranger Things geek, so . . .

Are the Stranger Things kids old enough at this point to play the Ghostbusters in the sequel?

[aimo]

Are the Stranger Things kids old enough at this point to play the Ghostbusters in the sequel?

Not quite yet! Finn Wolfhard is young enough to pass for Egon's grandson.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I am not (GASP!) a Marvels fan at all. I am, however, looking forward to Ghostbusters. I turned the sequel off in the opening scene and did not even glance at the female remake. THIS looks good, though. Plus, I am a Stranger Things geek, so . . .

I don't like Marvel either.

Fight us.

I hate Carolina, but I wouldn't bet against them vs Duke Saturday. I'll bite the bullet when it comes to winning a movie contest, or not losing money because my team wears a prettier shade of Blue.

[aimo]

I hate Carolina, but I wouldn't bet against them vs Duke Saturday. I'll bite the bullet when it comes to winning a movie contest, or not losing money because my team wears a prettier shade of Blue.

Then simply don't bet.

It is a simple matter of principle.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Then simply don't bet.

It is a simple matter of principle.

I don't bet...but just carrying a recent theme over from the FB threads this year.

[Indoor66]

I hate Carolina, but I wouldn't bet against them vs Duke Saturday. I'll bite the bullet when it comes to winning a movie contest, or not losing money because my team wears a prettier shade of Blue.

Down with pissy blue.

[aimo]

I don't bet...but just carrying a recent theme over from the FB threads this year.

Did I miss something?!?

[wilson]

Did I miss something?!?

There were some gleeful, but ultimately painfully predictably unwise decisions made by a certain poster or two who deemed it wise to bet on Duke football earlier this season.

[JasonEvans]

There were some gleeful, but ultimately painfully predictably unwise decisions made by a certain poster or two who deemed it wise to bet on Duke football earlier this season.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Going 5 for 5 would redeem you, I bet!

[JasonEvans]

Going 5 for 5 would redeem you, I bet!

Only if each pick comes with a $100 prize

[CameronBornAndBred]

Only if each pick comes with a $100 prize

"Must spread math sporks"

[CameronBornAndBred]

Things are underway with a nice start.

Reaching pre-pandemic levels, 'Venom' debuts with $90.1M
Pandemic moviegoing is finally starting to look like pre-pandemic moviegoing. Sony Pictures' Marvel sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” blew away expectations to debut with $90.1 million in ticket sales, making it easily the best opening of the pandemic, according to studio estimates Sunday.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...200318015.html

By the way, the same article says I'm doomed since I didn't pick James Bond.

The result — along with robust international sales for the James Bond film “No Time to Die” — constituted the best news for movie theaters in more than 18 months.

[LasVegas]

Things are underway with a nice start.



https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...200318015.html

By the way, the same article says I'm doomed since I didn't pick James Bond.

I didn’t pick James Bond because I hate all of the Bond movies. I’d rather lose than pick up a win with Bond getting a vote from me. The only Bond thing I ever liked was Goldeneye on N64

[CameronBornAndBred]

I didn’t pick James Bond because I hate all of the Bond movies. I’d rather lose than pick up a win with Bond getting a vote from me. The only Bond thing I ever liked was Goldeneye on N64

I don't hate Bond movies, but I'm less a fan of the Daniel Craig ones. Not because of him, but because the plots are way too in depth. Of course I grew up watching them when silliness prevailed, with underground volcano lairs, hijacked space shuttles, plans to steal all the gold from Fort Knox, and flying blimps from which the bad guy will watch the destruction of Silicon Valley.

I watched Casino Royale, made it part way through Quantum of Solace, and haven't seen anything after. I'm sure they're good, I just haven't had the time to devote my brain to figuring out what the hell is going on.

[JasonEvans]

I watched Casino Royale, made it part way through Quantum of Solace, and haven't seen anything after. I'm sure they're good, I just haven't had the time to devote my brain to figuring out what the hell is going on.

Casino Royale is easily one of the 5 best Bond movies ever made. Since then, the Craig Bond films have been... uhhhh, mixed at best. The franchise is ready for a new Bond, that's for sure.

[wilson]

Casino Royale is easily one of the 5 best Bond movies ever made. Since then, the Craig Bond films have been... uhhhh, mixed at best. The franchise is ready for a new Bond, that's for sure.

Jason, perhaps you've touched on this before, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the possibility of a "non-traditional" Bond, like a person of color or a woman. That would be a potential way to goose my own interest in the series. I haven't watched one that I didn't think was a bloated mess in about 20 years, and as of now, I'm very much in CB&B's camp of basically "wtf is going on here?"

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Jason, perhaps you've touched on this before, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the possibility of a "non-traditional" Bond, like a person of color or a woman. That would be a potential way to goose my own interest in the series. I haven't watched one that I didn't think was a bloated mess in about 20 years, and as of now, I'm very much in CB&B's camp of basically "wtf is going on here?"

Even the better ones lately seem to be mostly a series of outrageous chase scenes and quips. Well done chase scenes and witty quips, but all the same...

[JasonEvans]

Jason, perhaps you've touched on this before, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the possibility of a "non-traditional" Bond, like a person of color or a woman. That would be a potential way to goose my own interest in the series. I haven't watched one that I didn't think was a bloated mess in about 20 years, and as of now, I'm very much in CB&B's camp of basically "wtf is going on here?"

I think the producers have said it will not be a woman, though I will tell you that Ana De Armas kicks so much butt in the new film that it is almost criminal that she not get her own franchise.

I think whoever they pick is far less important than the storytelling. Charisma can only get you so far if your story sucks (and Quantum of Solace sucked and Spectre was not much better).

[PackMan97]

Jason, perhaps you've touched on this before, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the possibility of a "non-traditional" Bond, like a person of color or a woman. That would be a potential way to goose my own interest in the series. I haven't watched one that I didn't think was a bloated mess in about 20 years, and as of now, I'm very much in CB&B's camp of basically "wtf is going on here?"

I think it's a great idea, but I think the it needs to be slow rolled. The typical bond fan might be more resistant to your idea than the average movie goer given the history of the Bond franchise. At some point the series should have spun off characters instead of recasting James Bond and just made it the "Double Oh" franchise where it's British operatives that each have a license to kill. Then we could have team ups and crossovers and all sorts of things.

I really think someone like the late Chadwick Boseman would have been an ideal Bond lead. I'm sure there are plenty of non-traditional Bonds that could Bond as good as any Bond has Bonded.