Hey, I know three of those four Chinese characters!
Today, I had lunch at Pistolera and then went to the movie theater next door for the first time.
Yes, that’s communist art deco. Really great theater, despite its long throw. It’s telling that in this market I was sold a 3D with zero warning, as if it’s the default. (Saw Wolf Totem in 3D as well, but that was at least advertised as such.)
Jupiter Ascending is garbage, but at least it’s my kind of garbage. Much as The Matrix reminded me of the previous two decades of anime & Hong Kong movies when it came out, this film echoed…
- The last two decades of videogames (and, as far as effects are concerned, the first Halo in particular)
- Space opera
- Herbert’s Dune
- Lynch’s Dune
- Gilliam’s Brazil
- Besson’s The Fifth Element
- Gibson’s Neuromancer
- 2010
- The remake of Total Recall, of all things
- The Phantom Menace, heaven help us
- The Guardians of the Galaxy, which is much more fun & well-constructed, overall
- Plus a soupçon of Barbarella in the denouement