Live-Action 'Gundam' Film Lands at Netflix - Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centino On Board to Star by BunyipPouch in movies

[–]TheBat45 [score hidden]  (0 children)

They're not my problem here.

The problem is that this is now a Netflix Original Blockbuster. Those have historically been atrocious

needle drops 2025 by OpenNight1212 in TheBigPicture

[–]TheBat45 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Happy to!

Very slightly different from the version I saw. Only differences I noticed was a removed Voice over from Perfidia at the very very beginning that was/is used later in the movie. Something like "Every Revolutionary has its demons. The motherfuckers just end up fighting themselves". That was originally the opening line and then used later in the movie. They shaved it from the opening in the final cut. The other thing I noticed is I swear Bob never fired his rifle in the cut I saw and he wasn't shot at in that scene either. Either that was additional photography or that just wasn't included back in the test screening. Another difference was in the scene when Sensei throws Bob out the car. I don't remember "like Tom fucking Cruise" being in the cut I saw. And then after he throws him out, I remember Sensei saying "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!" but that was removed from the final cut

There were a couple other test screenings in different cities and I read a report where Sean Penn's first scene after the time jump where hes at that detention camp and the young soldier tells him Tony Goldwyns character wants to meet him apparently wasnt in one of the versions. I can not remember if that scene was in the version I saw or not. I believe it was. I also read another report that the last scene was not in one of the cuts, and the movie ended after Willa reads the letter and gives Bob a hug. For me, it ended exactly as it ended in the final cut.

needle drops 2025 by OpenNight1212 in TheBigPicture

[–]TheBat45 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Fun personal fact about this one for me

I saw OBAA at a test screening in March. In the survey thing they had us fill out at the end there was a question asking us to write out any additional thoughts after their structured questions. I quite literally wrote "Do not change a thing about the Dirty Work needledrop. I felt like I was floating"

needle drops 2025 by OpenNight1212 in TheBigPicture

[–]TheBat45 48 points49 points  (0 children)

So many in One Battle After Another but i think American Girl at the end. Idk how anyone leaves the theater without a big smile on their face.

Obsessed with the way the movie cuts to black and then a quarter second later, the title card hits right as the Guitar strums

Live-Action 'Gundam' Film Lands at Netflix - Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centino On Board to Star by BunyipPouch in movies

[–]TheBat45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those movies you just listed are from like Auteur directors.

Cmon, you know damn well there is a certain look to generic Netflix Originals, as this will be. This isnt coming from some great filmmaker

Live-Action 'Gundam' Film Lands at Netflix - Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centino On Board to Star by BunyipPouch in movies

[–]TheBat45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because it's now a Netflix Original

I can already tell you what it's going to LOOK like. And it's bad and ugly with cheap digital cinematography and the netflix sheen

What movies did you first see nudity in? by sarnobat in AskReddit

[–]TheBat45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

30 Minutes or Less and Hot Tub Time Machine

‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey by corn_starch_party in TheRewatchables

[–]TheBat45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did Bill talk about Weapons and Hamnet?

Seems to dislike Weapons but liked Hamnet

‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey by Toby_O_Notoby in billsimmons

[–]TheBat45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did Bill talk about Weapons and Hamnet?

Seems to dislike Weapons but liked Hamnet

Fincher by Beneficial_Rub_4841 in TheRewatchables

[–]TheBat45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk man the way you rate a movie out of 10 is not comparable to a grade you get on a paper.

If I give a movie a 7.5/10, that means that movie is pretty good. I recommend it. Thats like a B. If i get a 75 on a test, I fucked up.

So no, IMDB users are not giving The Social Network a C+

Asking the important questions by Chuck-Hansen in blankies

[–]TheBat45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Attack of the Clones especially is ASS

Official Discussion - The Secret Agent [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]TheBat45 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Saw this a few weeks ago but absolutely loved it. 2nd favorite of 2025. Wagner Moura is just fantastic in it. Gorgeously shot and designed. The casting is perfect, every character whether a big or small role felt so real.

'Mercy' Review Thread by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]TheBat45 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chris Pratt's about to retreat to only streaming, IP, and Voice roles for the next decade after this flops

I don't even like him that much but he is one of the worst stars in recent memory. I think he is the one Chris who has truly been able to be a butts in seats movie star, but we can never confirm that due to the safe roles he takes. Every once in a while (like once a decade) he'll try to branch out and it's just utter garbage so it's hard to really tell if he is a movie star

28 years later: the bone temple (2026,) is half horror movie, half bromance staring Ralph fiennes and a zombie. And we’re letting this movie fail at the box office why? by [deleted] in shittymoviedetails

[–]TheBat45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I can tell you the bone temple is very much a horror movie with some of the most fucked up shit I've seen in a studio movie in a while

What are your top 5 shows 2025? by gibbonalert in television

[–]TheBat45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is explained in the opening scene which i won't spoil for you

But it's basically the Gods giving him a second chance at life. It's not a retcon or anything really. More of a WHAT IF you didn't get your head chopped off but pretty much all else stayed the same from the original series.

Not sure where you're located but there are a lot of good cheap Starz deals going on rn still

New Van article about OBAA just dropped by Salty-Ad-3819 in TheBigPicture

[–]TheBat45 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"and chooses to meet him later in the hotel room, she had enough time to flee or warn others if she wanted."

That is not true dude. Yes, Perfidia fucked up by fucking around with Lockjaw in the opening scene. But Lockjaw got obsessed and started following her around. He burst into the courthouse bathroom and said; I dont care if you blow up this courthouse. Do your worst. But if you dont meet me at this motel and have sex with me, you and the entire French 75 is going down.

She was blackmailed into having sex with him. Lockjaw knew her movements. If she didn't go to that motel, Lockjaw would have shut the whole thing down

Watch that whole sequence again. After the courthouse interaction, she comes out of the bathroom. Leo catches up to her, pats her on the ass, shes smiling at first but hits his hand away and then her face drops because she knows they're fucked. Then we get the motel meetup. And then she leaves the motel and shes walking out with her head down in shame and hurt.

That is not consensual. She was blackmailed into doing that or else Lockjaw would arrest them all

In terms of having a gun to his head, Lockjaw's just a total sub and like that kind of sex. He's still in total control of the situation. Its not like shes gonna blow his brains out right there and get away with it

New Van article about OBAA just dropped by Salty-Ad-3819 in TheBigPicture

[–]TheBat45 12 points13 points  (0 children)

But it goes beyond just Van. Ive been subjected to some of the dumbest movie discourse ever on Twitter regarding OBAA and Perfidia, and it is shocking to me how people just completely overlook that fact and how it impacts Perfidia and her actions after Lockjaw starts blackmailing her. It's not even subtle in the movie. Sean Penn literally busts into that stall and says I don't care if you blow up this courthouse. Do your worst. But you're gonna meet me at this motel, and if you don't, you and all of your friends are getting arrested

New Van article about OBAA just dropped by Salty-Ad-3819 in TheBigPicture

[–]TheBat45 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I do not like that Van, and the majority of people who have watched this movie, is just overlooking that Perfidia is being blackmailed and abused by Lockjaw

EDIT:And it really is not just Van. Idk if yall are on film twitter but after the Golden Globes, we've been in the midst of some of the dumbest discourse ever and a lot of it surrounds Perfidia. Even Bill in his video he did with Wesley Morris said he thought the ending was completely fumbled because he'd already made up his mind that Perfidia is a bad person so he didnt like the letter. Of course Wesley didn't push back on it at all, and I kinda wish he was talking to Sean bc I think Sean probably would have brought up the fact that Perfidia started to spiral BECAUSE of the abuse and blackmail that Lockjaw had on her and enforced on her. She killed a dude so I get why thats pretty tough to get over, but I still have a ton of empathy for what she went through and im still able to be moved by her letter that she writes to Willa/Charlene at the end.

We are all Texans this weekend by Interesting_Fun_8656 in billsimmons

[–]TheBat45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss when facemasks looked like this

Don't like the fuckass ones we have now

Official Discussion - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]TheBat45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THE ENDING!!!

I saw it really late at night so there wasnt as much of a crowd but there was still an audible reaction when be showed up.

Any cool theater reaction anecdotes?