Movie News and Discussion

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Active-Equal2452 on 2025-01-01 17:04:25.

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Hello,

I am French and like many other French people, I watch French movies in theatres. Each week, there are lots of French movies, so it’s really not uncommon to watch them. As mentioned in this post (https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/s/x04XgWmfqZ), in France, French movies represent a huge part of all movies watched (nearly 50% of them).

Except for Americans, do you watch lots of movies from your countries ?

I know that it depends on the quantity of movies released or the popularity of a director. But I am curious.

Thanks.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Moug-10 on 2025-01-01 15:37:15.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Puzzled-Tap8042 on 2025-01-01 15:19:33.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Davis_Crawfish on 2025-01-01 14:38:34.

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Last night, I got to see "A Letter to Three Wives" and while the three leading ladies were superb, Linda Darnell was the standout. Besides being mesmerizingly beautiful, like a Greek statue in motion, she wasn't just a beautiful woman, she could act and her scenes with Paul Douglas and Thelma Ritter display a prowess in delivering acid-tongued one-liners with aplomb.

Sadly, her career started to falter in the 1950s, a string of commercial failures as well as being typecast in sex-symbol parts and never being challenged as an actress.

She died young in 1965, from a house fire. She was trapped on the second floor of the home by heat and smoke, as the fire had started in the living room. She was found, still alive, next to the burning living-room sofa, with 80% of her body burned. She died soon after.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Amaruq93 on 2025-01-01 14:16:24.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/outremer_empire on 2025-01-01 12:52:35.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/MollyMoviola on 2025-01-01 11:35:19.

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I've started collecting the tickets. I have a good memory and I know every film I've seen in theaters and which theaters I've gone. It isn't like watching a film on Television.

I treasure going to the Cinema, even the theaters which aren't nearly as good. I've gone to a truly bad one, though it was worth it since Ib couldn't find any place else which screened Tim Roth's "The War Zone".

I used to freak out with noisy attendees who used the cellphones or spoke loudly. Today, I don't mind or care, especially in theaters which use Dolby.Atmos.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Billtheghost93 on 2025-01-01 11:12:34.

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Constantine is one of those early childhood movies for me, I grew up watching it, it was always my go to movie for Keanu Reeves, of course the matrix was my other, just curious what you all think? And Peter Stormare as Lucifer was absolutely brilliant, if he shows up again in the second film I’ll jump for joy and I hope he has more than a 5 minute part.

Christian / exorcism movies are up there as some of my favourites, I even loved End of days with Arnold walking into a church to face the devil with an AR and a noobtoob attached, I hope to see more action in the next Constantine as well!

The original post: /r/movies by /u/cv5cv6 on 2025-01-01 10:53:36.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/goldenastaroth on 2025-01-01 10:52:39.

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1. The Producers 1967
2. Life of Brian* 1979
3. Little Shop of Horrors 1960
4. The Lost King 2022
5. Clue 1985
6. American Psycho* 2000
7. 12 Angry Men 1957
8. It Happened One Night* 1934
9. A Life Less Ordinary* 1997
10. The Mummy 1999
11. 50 First Dates* 2004
12. Singin’ in the Rain 1952
13. Seize Them 2024
14. The Holdovers 2023
15. Joy Ride 2023
16. Nightmare before Christmas* 1993
17. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone* 2001
18. The Trotsky 2009
19. Addams Family 1991
20. Austin Powers* 1997
21. Barbie 2023
22. Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961
23. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 2023
24. Dune 2021
25. Shawshank Redemption 1994
26. Smoking Causes Coughing 2022
27. The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005
28. Good Morning Vietnam 1987
29. Banshees of Inisherin 2022
30. God’s Own Country 2017
31. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 1990
32. Bram Stoker’s Dracula 1992
33. Bedazzled* 2000
34. Wonka 2023
35. The Starling Girl 2023
36. The Devil Wears Prada 2006
37. Polite Society 2023
38. Interstellar 2014
39. Persuasion 2022
40. Psycho 1960
41. Stigmata* 1999
42. Dungeons and Dragons 2023
43. What Men Want 2019
44. Risky Business 1983
45. Damsel 2024
46. Funny People 2009
47. Airplane! DNF 1980
48. Bottoms DNF 2023
49. Hair DNF 1979
50. The King DNF 2019
51. The Worst Person in the World DNF 2021
52. Chevalier DNF 2022

• means re-watched

I very much enjoyed the movies down to place 34.

This is purely by how much I enjoyed them and not by how good a movie is done. I know Psycho is a huge step stone for cinematography but I still just disliked watching it. I am also aware Interstellar is well done, but I couldn't wait for it to be over. I really liked the story of the DnD movie but I heavily disliked the actors. And I think I am just too old (or too little American?) to watch Airplane for the first time and find it funny.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/ApricotJellyzz on 2025-01-01 09:54:30.

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This movie is about different characters and survivor bias. It’s a movie about the importance of community in day to day lives along with emphasis of the transient and the absurd nature of life. This movie really moved me seeing the main protagonist’s journey and the wonderful people that he comes across.  This movie also presents other characters with their flaws and obligations, but the solidarity of them all when it comes to the beautiful game.

This movie follows a character of a man, who is passionate about football, who is good at football. He is reluctantly recruited to represent England’s team, he is, at this point, is characteristic of pride and a sense of entitlement. He is homeless but his situation is unacceptable even for him, telling himself that he is more than his disposition. This attitude is also present even in his interaction with his team mates. His team mates are of low calibre compared to him, but win him over in the end, because of their love, despite their rough backgrounds. All the team mates are not from England but represent England show that its not about patriotism but solidarity irrespective of one’s race. In the end we also get to know the reality behind the hero’s spiteful behaviour: he has not had his dream realized. He is deserving of more, but he was not enough and this feeling taunts him, everywhere he goes. This tournament consists of losers who don’t make it, but it’s not tragic since they all come together in spite of their own differences for the love of this beautiful game, and have this sense of community and emphasise that ultimately this is what matters.

In this world they are two types of people: who had their dreams realized and the ones who haven’t. There is this thing called survivor bias: we see only the ones who have their dreams realized. We see this all fields: sports, science, business, careers.  What about the people who also had this dream? They too have feelings, they are also human, are they are not carved in god’s image? Many people who have failed and failed, who were not enough, were the product of circumstances. This fact of life, gives me an appreciation for all the people who have their current jobs and love them for who they are. Imagine a person who has spent all their life, working on their dreams, sacrificing everything in their life, only to realise that ultimately it is the matter of chance and circumstance. I love the character Nathan, his innocence after all that he has been through pierces my heart. Despite all that he has been through, he does not show one ounce of pride or ego, his child like innocence along with his tragic fate really moved me. It re-enforced me to have an open mind and show kindness to people, since they too have their own back stories and one should respect them, and a guy like him should not deserve the treatment that he received. Evening during the end, the unconditional love that they show for the hero, is admirable even though after everything the team mates have to put up with, and that is the point; the sense of community and love whether you make it or not, is what in life matters at the end. Rest everything is all chance. Our hero in the end is struck with the same realization.

This movie re-enforced by belief that: many prayers go unanswered. Life is too fleeting and absurd to have your identity entangled with it, therefore it is better to live for the present and just choose the best choice that I can. Unlike my privileged situation where survival is not at stake this mindset is difficult to put this into action, because the worse off you are in life, you are more inclined to hope but not everyone will have their dreams realized. Solidarity and community are something is that can be valued since it only requires the present moment’s attention which is transient. But again, this depends on person to person, what they choose as their things to value.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Connect_Error_6529 on 2025-01-01 05:56:26.

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Just saw the movie in full on Netflix (last day). I have the DVD but decided to watch it on there. Anyways when Anna was about to pass on her ghost/spirit form whispered something to Van, I had on the subtitles but Netflix failed me yet again and I couldn't hear it at all. Want to know what she whispered/mouthed/said to him.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Different_Set_1842 on 2025-01-01 04:51:30.

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Either intentionally or not, what movies spoiled the twist/surprise of an unrelated movie. Mine is 50 First Dates released 5 years after the Sixth Sense. Others probably include characters talking about star wars or the Vader surprise. It could also be an obscure reference like Soylent Green.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/rcjennings on 2025-01-01 04:01:35.

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Huge guilty pleasure movie for me and my wife. Watching it tonight, we wondered whether Kathleen owned the building in which her shop was located. We don’t think the answer is in the text of the movie, but it definitely matters in the context of her prospects post-closure, as that building would set her up pretty well if she could sell it. Any ideas?

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Heliosvector on 2025-01-01 04:01:23.

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So I completely passed on the wild robot for theatres. Which I now regret. The first half to 3/4 of the movie was amazing. It had great heart and mood that made me tearing up a little bit at every scene. It very much reminded me of the old Pixar. But once the final act came around, it felt very rushed. It really felt like the movie could have used an extra 20mins. Maybe some more time introducing the villain character.

Either way, the movie is finally for rent on Amazon if anyone is interested. I feel bad that it didn't make more money in the box office though.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/rojipantycomplex on 2025-01-01 03:42:13.

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My New Year's resolution for 2024 was to watch more movies. Over the past six years or so, I made time for maybe three movies a year. I love movies, so I wanted to change that. All I can say is thank goodness for smartphones and forty-five minute breaks at work, otherwise this amount would not have been possible. The below list is separated by month. Summer was a bit slow because I focused more on reading!

I'm pretty open to anything, so what are some films you recommend I watch in 2025?

What were your favorite films you watched this year?

May December

MST3K: Lords of the Deep

Tenet

Barbie

The Power of the Dog

Following

Seven Samurai

FDR: American Badass!

Father of the Bride

Leave the World Behind

Over the Moon

The Marvels

The Killer

Code 8

MST3K: The Day Time Ended

Code 8: Part II

Shazam!

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

MST3K: Avalanche

Frankenhooker

MST3K: The Undead

The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

Oppenheimer

Footloose

Io

The Fall

White Noise

Get the Goat (Cabras da Peste)

The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Sé)

MST3K: The Beast of Hollow Mountain

Kaali Khuhi (The Black Well)

End of the Road

Shrek

Hospital (杏林醫院 Xìnglín Yīyuàn)

Dune: Part II

Wish

The Land (Kraj)

LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (ex)

LOTR: The Two Towers (ex)

LOTR: The Return of the King (ex)

Helen Keller Vs Nightwolves

Range 15

Migration

Knock at the Cabin

Tammy & the Teenage T-Rex

BASEketball

Civil War

Us

We Need to Do Something

Alien

Aliens

Alien³

Alien: Resurrection

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Prometheus

Alien: Covenant

Mr. Crocket

The Munsters

Studio 666

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th

Idle Hands

Late Night with the Devil

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Nosferatu

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Snow White

Pocahontas

Deadpool & Wolverine

Ashman (آشمان)

The Fall Guy

Transformers One

Tangled

MST3K: Starcrash

Moana 2

MST3K: The Land That Time Forgot

Nightmare Alley (1947)

MST3K: The Loves of Hercules

The Color of Pomegranates

Steamboat Bill, Jr

West of Hot Dog

Alien: Romulus

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

Red One

No One Will Save You

That Thing You Do!

Zoolander

Cinderella

Zoolander 2

Violent Night

MST3K: Santa Claus

Saltburn

Entertain Me: A Film About Deftones

Boogie Nights

Queenpins

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The original post: /r/movies by /u/oblivious1 on 2025-01-01 03:32:00.

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Happy New Year's Eve everyone!

I love the idea of watching a movie and having a major event happen right at midnight.

This year I'm hoping to watch The Matrix and time midnight to the bullet drop at the end of the movie. What time exactly should I start it?

Also, what's your favorite movie to do this with?

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Middle-Letter-7041 on 2025-01-01 03:26:09.

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Is IMAX relevant in 2025?

I think I've only seen one or two movies in an actual IMAX theater, closer to the year 2000, and it was just boring field trip type stuff (I think my class went to see Everest, the release date lines up with the year I had that teacher).

So I don't really remember a lot of the experience I doubt most 10 year olds can tell the difference.

Is there a way to make a comparison to regular tech? Like in 2000, did we drive 4 hours to watch a 90 minute movie in 4k? What is modern IMAX capable of compared to a regular theater and a movie shot with regular cameras?

Why...would you want that goofy aspect ratio?

Are there other noticeable differences aside from resolution and aspect ratio? Can IMAX do HDR, and if so, how well?

Doing a little wikipedia skimming it seems like they aren't making a lot of technical progress in terms of making better IMAX cameras and cheaper film to do actual blockbuster productions, they're not developing any cool tech for home use, they closed their whopping 7 "vr centers."

Is IMAX relevant in 2025? Is IMAX in the purgatory of private equity?

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Crowliie on 2025-01-01 03:16:02.

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I see a lot of people talking movies that are really good, have an intriguing story or really good actions like Transformers One or Upgrade and then blame people for not going to see it in theatres for them to make money. People think other people just aren't interested in these movies but they DON'T SEE the real issue in here!

These type of movies are released in really big countries like China or US and many others but they are not getting released in many other countries because they are not "blockbusters" and production companies just doesn't believe in these movies or (for the Upgrade example) they don't have enough money to market in small countries. I live in Turkey, blockbusters make from 20$mil to 50$mil from my country yet small scaled movies don't come to here or countries that are alike. You can check it on IMDB, it is either non existent or for a small time. So these type of movies make less money yet people miss this issue.

Just wanted to express myself.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/FutureCompetitive618 on 2025-01-01 02:44:16.

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Doing a new years get together and we're thinking about watching Marie Antoinette. I thought it would be a cool idea to time starting the movie so the sunrise scene starts just as the clock strikes midnight. Does anyone know or have a digital copy they could check real quick, what the timestamp is on that scene? (I tried looking it up and youtube/google) wasn't any help.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/jhy12784 on 2025-01-01 02:14:06.

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With Christopher Nolan having the Odyssey movie coming out in the near future. Do you think we could see a slew of Greek Mythology movies coming out if it's a massive success?

It seems like this has become the predominant model for movies in recent years (ie trilogys and expansive universes) and I don't think it would be a stretch to see Greek Mythology following a similar path to success as the Marvel and DC movies.

Except without the massive attached licensing fees, and probably not necessitating the same amount of expensive CGI etc

I'm not necessarily even saying they'd all be interconnected and overlapping like the Marvel/DC movies, just if you think this would be the start of a new era of blockbusters

The original post: /r/movies by /u/I_Am_A_Real_Horse on 2024-12-31 23:56:30.

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Movies In 2024

Mario

Sonic 1&2

All 5 Final Destination movies

17 Again

We Bought A Zoo

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Footloose

Grease

Warm Bodies

The Breakfast Club

Malignant

Midsommar

Get Out

Evil Dead Rise

Jurassic World

Love & Monsters

Divergent

All Four Hunger Games

Idiocracy

The Day The Earth Stood Still

The Meg 1&2

Suicide Squad

Dune (Part 1 & 2)

Renfield

No One Will Save You

R.L. Stine’s Zombie Town

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

The Incredible Hulk

Black Widow

Deadpool & Wolverine

Beetlejuice

5 Centimeters Apart

Because of Winn Dixie

Paranormal Activity (1&2)

White House Down

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Bullet Train

Terrifier

Us

I Saw The TV Glow

The Watchers

The Strangers: Prey at Night

Terrifier 2

Salem’s Lot (2024)

IT: Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 (Remake)

Barbarian

Step Up

Step Up 2

Step Up The Streets

Step Up Revolution

Mr. Crocket

Late Night With The Devil

Logan

Finding Santa

The Martian

A Cookie Cutter Christmas

Halloween (2018)

Halloween Kills

Purge: Election Year

The First Purge

Princess Protection Program

Zombieland: Double Tap

Everything Everywhere All At Once

13 Assassins

Smile

Smile 2

Scream 6

Prey

Boy Kills World

Don’t Look Up

The Northman

28 Weeks Later

Noelle

Christmas at Cartwrights

Joker 2

Soul

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Pearl

X

Maxxxine

The original post: /r/movies by /u/El_Spaniard on 2024-12-31 23:10:40.

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I was thinking, if we had a “What if” series, but for movies—exploring how iconic films might have turned out if they were directed or produced by someone else? Imagine George Lucas directing or producing The Lord of the Rings instead of Peter Jackson. What would Middle-earth look like through his lens? Would we get a more of a sci-fi vibe, or something completely different?

Or flip it: Peter Jackson taking on Star Wars. Would we see a grittier, more grounded galaxy with massive practical sets and maybe New Zealand landscapes doubling as alien planets? Another example, what if Christopher Nolan directed The Godfather? Or Guillermo del Toro had a crack at Harry Potter? Maybe Denis Villeneuve reimagining The Matrix?

It could even be an anthology series—directors swapping their iconic projects with each other, and we see what their unique styles bring to the table.

What do you all think? Which director-movie swap would you be most curious about?

Apologies if this has been asked before.

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Fun-Tower-8295 on 2024-12-31 22:32:09.

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do you remember that movie, I just watched 1 and 2. I loved it, corny but so much fun. I love how the jinn has this devilish smile the entire time, it's so diabolical, the actors face probably hurt from smiling so hard while filming.

did you guys like it? any thoughts? what about 3 and 4, pretty low imdb ratings, but 1 and 2 didn't get great ratings either...

The original post: /r/movies by /u/Puzzled-Hunter5371 on 2025-01-01 03:20:39.

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I’m trying to compile a book of good life lesson movie quotes for my kids. Along the line of

“With great power comes great responsibility” - Uncle Ben

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us”

• Gandalf

“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering”

• Yoda

Anyone got anything less common to help me add to my list?