So far today, Day 14 of #CovidJail, I have watched two #movies.
That is to say, I watched one all the way through.
The second, I gave up on one hour in.
The one I finished was #BlackBox with Mamoudou Athie and Phylicia Rashad. It was fine. I guessed the twist the first time Athie's character experienced a jarring memory. The rest of the storyline was wholly predictable. Athie's acting and Amanda Christine's were the only part I can say I enjoyed. Rashad as a mad scientist was fine.
1/
The second movie was #Foe with Saiorse Ronan. Frankly, I kept waiting for something to happen. At the 59 minute mark, when nothing had happened to get me emotionally invested with the characters, I paused and went looking for a synopsis.
The amount of story they had, they could've wrapped that up in 30 minutes. No reason to stretch it nearly 2 hours. *yawn*
I haven't seen #StarshipTroopers since before it earned cult status, so I'ma try that next. 🤞
2/2
Okay, #StarshipTroopers, your first 3 minutes are already more hilarious than I remembered.
When I saw this in theaters 27 (!?!!!?!?! wtf) years ago, I was still very much a Heinlein fan and expecting it to be just like the novel. Thus, I despised the movie.
That was definitely about fifty Courtneys ago. 😆
RICO! RICO!
Rico, pay attention, you dork. Jester's talking to you.
"I doubt anyone here would recognize civic virtue if it reached up and bit you in the ass."
That seems like a useful quote for diverse situations. 🤣
Doogie Howser!?!!???!?
BLANCHE DEVEREAUX❓❗⁉️⁉️❓❗❓⁉️⁉️⁉️❓❗
"Cyrano, get off my leg!"
I had no idea we'd get into classic literature territory here.
Whoooooo, these military ads are SO today's politicians posing for Christmas cards with their families and every member armed with AR-15s.
"Do you think I'm funny? Do I make you laugh? Do you think I'm a comedian?"
CLANCY EFFIN BROWN IN DA HOUSE! 😄
"DEW YEW *GET* ME?!" 🤣
Diz already annoys me, but her kicking Rico and Ace into the mud is satisfying. 😉😁
Watching Carmen and her crew flying in their little shuttle, I'm all WHERE ARE THEIR HELMETS?!?
Too much #BattlestarGalactica lately 😆
Oh good! Laser tag! 😀
Is it still a Dear John(ny) letter if she's in the service too?
I did not remember *anything* from this movie. Guess I hated it so much the first time, I blocked it out. 😆
Denise Richards is just an adorable little cutie pie.
"Arachnid Quarantine Zone" is just not something that should ever need to exist.
No, Johnny! Don't take the stroll down Washout Lane!
Hate it when the bugs whack us good, Johnny.
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW *MORE*?"
@ColesStreetPothole @Geoffberner Yeah, I can see that now. Agree with you on Heinlein -- that's one reason I quit reading him. That and his depictions of women.
But I was still a fan in '97, so when the movie didn't line up with the book, I was disappoint. Verhoeven really made it what it needed to be, and what our culture needed it to be. But there were too many people back then like me who didn't get it.
@paninid Whooooo, watching it high WOULD be quite the braindoozy!
The only movie I've ever while super high was Dragonslayer (1981). Just a few years ago, and the first time I ever saw the movie. I cannot now claim to have seen the movie. I saw *something*, but I'm not entirely sure it was the movie. 😆
@courtcan I love this movie so much. I have it on DVD. And I am so glad at how it confounds Heinlein fans (even though yes a million years ago I was one too, as a teen).
RIP Diz. 😢
If you like Heinlein you have to instead think of this as a colorized version of a classic movie. Heinlein’s thoughts are washed away by the Hollywood-ness. It’s definitely not the book.
Not to say it’s not a good movie! I own it on DVD too…
@djg I like the view of it as a colorized version of a classic. It definitely watches that way. With the added flavor of satire, which I had not yet developed the palate for back in 97. 😆
I can't really read Heinlein anymore. Was just telling someone else, I still have a soft spot in my heart for Podkayne, but I can't truck with his militarism and (borderline?) misogyny anymore.
I always liked Door into Summer myself but I agree reading books written in 1957 have a decidedly different feel
@djg They definitely do. It's interesting to see how novel-writing has changed in the relatively few decades since then, as readers' expectations changed.
I know I must've read Door Into Summer, but it's been too long. If I ever get through my current To-Read Shelf (ha!), I'll have to give it another look.
@courtcan
I was only a moderate Heinlein fan. Heavy on trying to inject character accents into dialog, and overly pontificated his views through his characters.
That is my thoroughly uninformed review.
@courtcan As a heinlein fan years ago, i immediately despised this film. but as a nerd and dork just loving loud,escapist, friday afternoon action-thriller mayhem, i LOVED this film.
and it continues to get better with age.
exactly the same as heinlein continues to get worse with age. (btw: don’t reread #stranger: it’s totally #cringe)
it’s like there’s some mathematical correlation involved
@kmmfoo Too late. I read it about 15?ish years ago. Did not enjoy, do not recommend. 😫
I agree with you about that mathematical correlation. The older I get, the squickier I feel about a lot of the classic sci-fi and fantasy I grew up loving. They brought me so much joy back then...but once you see, you cannot unsee.
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