What are you watching tonight?

[Kaskade89052]

I liked it. Better than I expected.

Did you see it in theaters?

My wife enjoyed it, but I just couldn't get past the "geeky Jason Bourne" approach of it -- and I think the sequences with Fishburne were horribly underused.

 

[Teetertotter?]

WNBA Fever vs WINGS. After that a movie on Prime or Netflix or Starz or Paramount+.
MAX/HBO. Tough decision.

 

[j_garcia]

Did you see it in theaters?

My wife enjoyed it, but I just couldn't get past the "geeky Jason Bourne" approach of it -- and I think the sequences with Fishburne were horribly underused.

No, on streaming. Yes, there was a little "nerdy Jason Bourne" to it, but it was fun because they didn't expect it when he came for them. It felt more like a 2hr Mr Robot to me. Fishburne can get annoying in some films like this, but he seemed like he was having fun with this role. We didn't go see it in theaters because it got mixed reviews and it looked kind of average. It was better than the reviews said, but not Bourne level.

 

[Happy Joe]

Accountant 2... got it yesterday, it is a slow starter but about the second half of the movie gets better; it turns into a shoot 'em up.

Enjoy

 

[Kaskade89052]

Accountant 2... got it yesterday, it is a slow starter but about the second half of the movie gets better; it turns into a shoot 'em up.

Enjoy

Just received my 4K disc of it, as well; going to watch it tonight. I love both of them, but, as usual, the first one is definitely better.

 

[Kaskade89052]

No, on streaming. Yes, there was a little "nerdy Jason Bourne" to it, but it was fun because they didn't expect it when he came for them. It felt more like a 2hr Mr Robot to me. Fishburne can get annoying in some films like this, but he seemed like he was having fun with this role. We didn't go see it in theaters because it got mixed reviews and it looked kind of average. It was better than the reviews said, but not Bourne level.

Interesting; thanks for your thoughts.

I just expected the training to go a bit deeper (I mean, Fisburne's character barely taught him how to use a gun, and before we know it, he's giving up on the Charlie character and claiming he "can't be turned into something he's not;" I just felt this was rushed). Now, I understand that he couldn't be turned into this James Bond-Jason Bourne mutant combo overnight, and that wasn't the point -- but I just felt like his training could have been explored a bit more, and that he at least showed off SOME of the skills in a fist fight at some point (perhaps not taking on a nine-foot-nine roided-out goon, but you know what I mean).

I was also somewhat disappointed with the ending, as it didn't really resolve anything, outside of

Spoiler

Charlie's own satisfaction in seeing the head terrorist's face when a gun was pointed at him;

I don't know...I feel like he should have gotten some kind of more dramatic revenge after everything he went through. A lot of people don't realize that this was like the third or so film adaptation of a book from around 1981, as well, so I'm sure liberties were being taken.

Definitely not a bad film in any way; just a one-time-only for me (as a 4K rental).

 

[Kaskade89052]

 

[j_garcia]

Interesting; thanks for your thoughts.

I just expected the training to go a bit deeper (I mean, Fisburne's character barely taught him how to use a gun, and before we know it, he's giving up on the Charlie character and claiming "he can't be turned into something he's not;" I just felt this was rushed). Now, I understand that he couldn't be turned into this James Bond-Jason Bourne mutant combo overnight, and that wasn't the point -- but I just felt like his training could have been explored a bit more, and that he at least showed off SOME of the skills in a fist fight at some point (perhaps not taking on a nine-foot-nine roided-out goon, but you know what I mean).

I was also somewhat disappointed with the ending, as it didn't really resolve anything, outside of

Spoiler

Charlie's own satisfaction in seeing the head terrorist's face when a gun was pointed at him;

I don't know...I feel like he should have gotten some kind of more dramatic revenge after everything he went through. A lot of people don't realize that this was like the third or so film adaptation of a book from around 1981, as well, so I'm sure liberties were being taken.

Definitely not a bad film in any way; just a one-time-only for me (as a 4K rental).

I agree with that; the training went nowhere quick. He knew his strengths and weaknesses, but it did develop too quickly from where they started once he found something he liked. You could kind of tell where it was going to go with Fishburne's character too. I felt like it was deserving of a more definitive finale, but Charlie felt like he got what he wanted, even if it was just for him. For sure a one timer and not a buy.

I am waiting on my delayed Master & Commander 4K, which now says 2 weeks after releasing last week.

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LOL. That is the first film that ever scared the crap out of me as a young kid. Mom is into horror, so I got a dose of horror films early and I still love them. I prefer the 1982 Carpenter version, but that one is still fun.

 

[Kaskade89052]

I agree with that; the training went nowhere quick. He knew his strengths and weaknesses, but it did develop too quickly from where they started once he found something he liked. You could kind of tell where it was going to go with Fishburne's character too. I felt like it was deserving of a more definitive finale, but Charlie felt like he got what he wanted, even if it was just for him. For sure a one timer and not a buy.

I am waiting on my delayed Master & Commander 4K, which now says 2 weeks after releasing last week.

Agree with your sentiments about The Amateur.

Yeah, it seems like everyone is talking about Master and Commander on the forums, with some YouTube reviews saying it was the typical Disney poop approach in terms of the audio (i.e. kind of weak); to be honest, I just didn't like this film when I rented it, and didn't understand the hoopla surrounding it. It was a huge blockbuster in many respects, but I didn't care for it, from the pacing to the performances. I'm definitely in the minority here, though.

I just received my 4K copy of Accountant 2, which I wasn't expecting; gonna watch it tonight.

 

[j_garcia]

Agree with your sentiments about The Amateur.

Yeah, it seems like everyone is talking about Master and Commander on the forums, with some YouTube reviews saying it was the typical Disney poop approach in terms of the audio (i.e. kind of weak); to be honest, I just didn't like this film when I rented it, and didn't understand the hoopla surrounding it. It was a huge blockbuster in many respects, but I didn't care for it, from the pacing to the performances. I'm definitely in the minority here, though.

I just received my 4K copy of Accountant 2, which I wasn't expecting; gonna watch it tonight.

Yes, the film is decent and fun, but not great lol. Master & Commander is about the audio. When people are walking around on deck and the scene is below deck, that was amazingly well done. Shots passing overhead. You may need to watch the dts DVD version to get that audio though, since the audio was screwed up on the subsequent BD releases and they never fixed it across multiple releases.

We've all been hoping the 4K w/Atmos track would fix that. The reviews seem to say the Atmos is good, but did not note if the LFE was fixed.

 

[Kaskade89052]

Yes, the film is decent and fun, but not great lol. Master & Commander is about the audio. When people are walking around on deck and the scene is below deck, that was amazingly well done. Shots passing overhead. You may need to watch the dts DVD version to get that audio though, since the audio was screwed up on the subsequent BD releases and they never fixed it across multiple releases.

We've all been hoping the 4K w/Atmos track would fix that. The reviews seem to say the Atmos is good, but did not note if the LFE was fixed.

I believe I rented it on DVD initially; from what I recall, I don't remember the audio impressing me as it did everyone else -- of course, when you're in the minority on something, it's usually down to your own setup, LOL.

But, yeah, I know people always talk about the creaking of the ship's floorboards as being the highlight of that sound design, as well as the cannonball blasts.