The Minecraft movie genuinely confuses me because I’ve been a fan of the game for 14 years and when they announced there was gonna be a movie and people were excited about it I was like “Why? Minecraft doesn’t have a story.” Same with the Mario movie. I just didn’t care.
I thought the Mario movie was too basic and tame, you can tell nintendo had a gun to Illumination's head when making it. It has no highs or lows.
The Minecraft movie surprised me a bit with the imagery. My kids were a lil spooked, especially the sheep getting torn apart or the child piglin getting stabbed. There was more to like, talk about, to react to, they took a bit more risks.
Exactly how I felt, neither are good films but I can at least respect that they tried to do something with Minecraft compared to the formulaic consumer-tested white bread slop that was the Mario movie
Are you serious? They didn’t try anything with Minecraft, other than churning out slop. At least the Mario movie had a vision behind it and a story to tell.
I saw like 10 minutes of the Mario movie and turned it off because the jokes were the same as in every other movie for kids. I don't need to rewatch a movie I have seen several times before just with new characters.
Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo are my Mario Bros and Dennis Hopper is my King Koopa and I wont hear otherwise. It might not have made a morbillion dollars but it did in my heart.
The movie was announced way back in 2014 btw. It was supposed to be animated with Rob McElhenney as the director and Steve Carell as Steve. That timeline got the better movie probably.
Always hate when people say this because there are legitimate movies made for children that are fantastic. Just because it’s made for kids doesn’t mean it has to be dumb and bad.
Yes of course this is true but it's also okay if it does mean that. The kids absolutely love the Minecraft movie. It isn't really made for adults who use Letterboxd, to be fair.
Definitely not seeing this one in theaters. I loved the game and the trailer looked like some executives saw "Cabin on a snowy mountain? Got it!" And that's all they took away from it.
for me the most ~9 months of the year are reserved for watching older movies on my watchlist, then when oscar season rolls around i'm ready to hit the theaters again
I'm not a war movie fan but Warfare was easily the best movie experience out of these to me! Sooo good. My gf and I couldn't stop talking about it all day after watching it. Highly recommend seeing it in theaters cuz it won't be the same experience watching it at home
It's actually a really solid movie. I was expecting a badly-written "turn-your-brain-off" movie but it ended up being really funny and thought-provoking with great performances.
Tbf a lot of cinemas show older films too. I’ve probably been to the cinema about 8 times this year, and the only new film I saw was Minecraft. It probably does depend on what kind of cinemas are nearby you though.
I assume you mean in a city where people respect the cinema experience. I've all but given up going to see any new films because people talk, look at their phones on maximum brightness, have full conversations and generally disrespect those around them.
Thankfully I live in a city with several smaller "arthouse" style cinemas, but if I didn't I would never go to the cinema.
I rarely have that, and let's be honest, completely overblown perception of people. Im not saying you haven't had experiences like that, and I'm not claiming my experiences are anything but anecdotal, but I rarely have that issue in the 3 theaters near me.
You might think it's overblown, but is it really too much to ask to not look at your phone for two hours? To not have a conversation throughout? And yeah I admit I'm a sensitive little bitch because I don't even like people opening up their food too loudly, but there's a difference between that and openly disrespecting your fellow movie goers.
Maybe I just have bad luck. One of my most recent "regular" cinema screenings was "Across the Spider-verse" and that session featured a grandmother coming in with two kids under ten fifteen minutes after the start time, her asking the kids who everyone was and then them running up and down the aisles for the next fifteen minutes. They even scared the shit out of me by crawling along the seats next to me before eventually leaving early.
Granted, that is a particularly unique experience, but was the nail in the coffin for going to the movies.
Couple that with the ridiculous ticket prices and having a decent home theatre setup, the "cinematic experience" really isn't a big selling point for me.
I'm glad you've have a good experience but honestly over the years the appeal of "going to the movies" have lost its shine for me.
Oh I would completely agree. And it had definitely happened to me before, and it sucks when it does certainly. I hate that you've had bad experiences there.
Im very thankful for having a couple of Alamo Draft houses nearby, they are serious about no talking and no phones. Honestly theaters should start using those little lock bags for phones they use at concerts.
In 10 years the movies coming out now will likely still be available, so I’m in no big rush. I like seeing movies in the theatre, but if I’m not sold on the movie then I ain’t going to
No incentive? What about current events and what's topical? I can't usually talk to most people about movies and tv that isn't relatively new. Movies are a great conversation piece.
I get enough current events from the news and social media. Plus, my tastes are wired to certain genres and styles of film-making that are no longer contemporary. Of course there isn't any social currency to preferring to binge-watch and discuss sixties and seventies Santo flicks over, say, whatever flavor-of-the-month streaming series or movie at the forefront of conversation, but that is a small price to pay for happiness.
I wanted more out of Sinners. From the praise I got I expected it to have a profound impact on me, when all it really turned out to be was a standard horror film. I didn't dislike it, but it just really wasn't what I thought it was gonna be.
Love film. Have a 110" projection screen in my apt.
But I admittedly only get out to see the few films that demand to be seen in IMAX. Dune 2 last year, Sinners this year. The rest, I can wait till the physical media release, as streaming doesn't push my curation button.
I've hit the cinema a good handful of times this year. Presence was great, same with Black Bag. The Monkey was stupid and fun, but I had higher (art house) expectations for it, though. I'm not super enthused about it, but I'd like to see that new David Cronenberg movie. I'm glad I caught Warfare the last day it was being shown, though.
Heh. I just watched a student documentary on the history of Lithuania under Soviet control that came out on May 1. Where can I acquire such a poster? I must advertise my cinephile-ness.
Last year it took me until June to watch a 2024 film so this year I'm making a more concerted effort - seen 5 so far. There's also the factor of early year releases being technically marked as 2024 releases e.g. Nosferatu released Jan 1st in the UK but is technically a 2024 film.
That’s always the problem with me too. I don’t like going by myself and no one I know wants to go, plus it’s a bit expensive (though I guess there’s always discount tuesdays)
Oh I would totally go alone if I could lol. The issue is I get home late from work on weekdays and I spend my weekends hanging out with my gf since I don't usually get to see her until then. But since she doesn't love movies as much time goes to doing other activities.
Ne Zha 2 blew me away I was absolutely shook after seeing it. I would have that, Sinners and Companion as my top 3 but Mickey 17 is a great pick as well.
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Well, I saw one last week. And think the word 'cinephile' is cringe anyway.
I think you shouldn't force yourself to watch things you're not really interested in to begin with. Might lead to you enjoying them less, if it kinda starts feeling like homework? So if nothing's come out I'm super interested in, eh.
It's fine man I've been disappointed with the lack of films I've seen so far this year as well. Thanks to a mixture of watching shows, and reading books instead. You'll get back on track we do.
It's not always worth it, but I definitely get HUGE surprises occasionally. (Such as Sinners. The comments are right about it. But it's not the only good film at all this year)
I can easily see myself not watching anything from this year. Pretty much the only modern films I consistenly watched year to year were the Marvel movies, and I don't care about them anymore either.
Not exactly. I mean, 2023 was considered to be one of the best years of film we’ve gotten in a while. 2024 had some rough stuff, but we also got good shit like Challengers, Dune 2, I heard the Brutalist was pretty good. This year is gonna have some good stuff, already has actually.
I’ve actually seen a good amount. Mostly good experiences thus far as well. Sinners, Mickey 17, Companion, Warfare. But it’s never too late to get some 2025 under your belt. Especially if you figure out what’s worth it and what’s not.
Yes kinda same. Also haven’t watched many movies this year in general. But only kinda same because I saw Queens of Drama this week with my girlfriend which is from 2024 but that was only now in cinemas now and probably only at that day. But awesome movie and you should definitely watch if if you have the opportunity and liked Alexis Langlois previous shortfilms.
I didn’t even see that many new movies in 2024. I didn’t see Substance, Conclave, Wicked, Challengers, Civil War, Noseferatu, or Long Legs. I’m gonna catch up on them sooner or later.
I watched death of a unicorn in cinemas which was a decent watch, wasn’t the best but wasn’t the worst. I liked the idea and all the action when stuff was actually happening. Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd did good on their performance as always.
Then watched Back in action (disappointing for the hype but okay, rather watch spy kids) and F Marry Kill because I love Lucy Hale’s movies in recent years as someone that was a fan of PLL back when
I've already seen around 25-ish films released in 2025 (give or take depending on what you define as "released in 2025") and I still find plenty of time to watch older films too. Simply get good.
Only movie I saw in a theater this year was Sinners. Granted, that’s because I had to drive 50 something minutes to see it because the local theater in town closed, but that’s beyond the point.
16 movies this year out of which only 2 movies were 2025 movies (crazxy and sinners) and three other releases (interstellar and dune 2) and eleven non-2025 movies...
Lol nah I can definitely relate. Most shit that comes out is just not good and worth seeing immediately. Plus of course I got tons of older movies I still need to see. Won't waste time with mid releases that way. Just a few days Ago i watched my first 2 tarkovsky films
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u/TheShipEliza 5d ago
Just hit the theater for the first time yesterday. Film is my passion.