@Ariel: yeah psychological thriller works better, I have seen a couple. I would say that genre coupled with elements of horror, like in an Alfred Hitchcock kind of way.

I guess there is a lot to that, but I was thinking WHY didn't the creators at least make things a little more........ safe for the world. I guess I mean that it didn't make sense. Earth people couldn't damage those kreeepy guys if they tried, so I guess it was basically making earth a battleground for a major one-on-one battle. Something I thought totally unnecessary and kinda wrong.

I think the directors had reasons for that, too (having it on earth made it a little more relatable for the viewers, keeping some death in there a reminder of mortality instead of being unrealistically blood-free like many Marvel movies [not a slam on Marvel, by the way, just an observation], etc).

Oh well. I guess it all worked out fine, aside from tons of people dying and all. Like that is ever "fine". XD So I don't have to switch over to the DC thread I am ending this conversation. 🙂

Okay. 🙂

Kinda hard to explain but twisted in an almost horror sense, maybe.

Ah, okay. Thanks.

So this past weekend, I watched four films. All of them are PG-13, just saying that now. Consultation with parents and PluggedIn are recommended.
First was The Prestige, which I enjoyed and intend to watch again soon. (Warning for dark content, moral issues (though not celebrated), sexual connotations, some swearing and drinking.) It was built well and made me think, even though I knew a huge spoiler going in.
Second was Interstellar, which I've heard good things about, but I was largely bored until almost the ending (and then checked out again when a character somehow figured something out that I didn't think she should have). I didn't connect to any of the characters (which is odd, since I did feel things when a particular relationship was brought up). I frankly don't remember a whole lot to warn about, sorry. Some violence, some drinking, some swearing....
Third was Deepwater Horizon, based on the very real oil-rig explosion in 2010. It was a hard watch, let me tell you. I winced and grimaced /a lot/ during this movie. While about the heroes of the event (with whom I connected with rather little, but maybe because I watched it on a plane?), it's a disaster flick with spectacular and realistic effects. Big, big warning on violence. There's also a lot of swearing and a scene that got too close for my comfort.
And finally, despite my uncertainty regarding whether or not I would watch it, Doctor Strange. I felt a similar lack of connection to the characters (possibly because I watched it on a plane), the magic only bothered me until he mastered it (up until that point, it felt too "real"; after that, it felt more like a superpower), and I thought the ending was a bit anticlimactic (again, plane might have affected my perception). Standard Marvel warnings apply, as well as the additional one about magic as some will mind and others won't.

Edit:
Just finished watching The Finest Hours. Not what I was expecting, but not every movie needs to be flash-bang attention-grabbing.

Have watched episode IV, V, VI, and I of Star Wars so far. Only II, III, and The Force Awakens to go. I liked episodes IV and V, didn't really care for VI or I (though there were some good characters such as Qui Gon and Obi-wan). So far my favorite is Rogue One.

Rogue One is my number 2; Force Awakens is number 1. And you're part of the majority if you don't like episode I (In case you know, the prequels are hated by most of the fandom...like, more than book!verse LotR fans hate the inclusion of Tauriel. I'm not part of that majority, however; I love the prequels as much as the OT. 😉 ).

Jaygee, so, are you saying Star Wars I, II, & III aren't cannon? Granted, the storyline is there to fill-in-the-blanks more than the others and the romance is a little weird with Padme being so much older than Anakin, but there are many fun parts and it did feel like Star Wars (at least to me, a viewer who likes the movies but gets confused when I try to read the supplemental Star Wars novels).

I'm not sure the feel of A New Hope and the other original movies can really be duplicated. It came from an era when people really thought we'd still be extending space travel and so there was more of a belief that we really could go into space and build huge space stations, and that it was the final frontier. So it has more of that explorer/pioneer feel that I don't think movies and stories nowadays get very often.

Ariel, I saw Doctor Strange too, I liked the visual aspects which were superb and the plot to me was interesting. It does have some creepy parts of magic in it and some Eastern Mysticism, though. I also liked seeing Tilda and Benedict Cumberbatch in it because they are good actors. There's an article on PluggedIn called "When Dr. Strange went to Ephesus" which I found really interesting as well.

(Disclaimer: PluggedIn is not a part of TLC, but it is good for figuring out what content is in movies.)

No, they're canon, but most people hate them and pretend they're not. I don't, but anyway... 😉

*hopes that makes sense*

I did hear that the prequels get a bad wrap from fans. Episode III was definitely the best of them. It was actually really sad and now I understand why Vader is the way he is. Oh, and Obi-Wan was my favorite character in the prequels. 🙂
Getting ready to watch The Force Awakens, and then I'll be all caught up until the new one comes out this year. 🙂

I finally finished season four of Race to the Edge and have got two episodes into season five. I'm now starting to see why Pev said Dagur gets interesting. On the one hand, I like it; on the other hand, it's kinda creeping me out. 😉
And I'm caught up on the MacGyver reboot. And I've decided that while comparing the old and the new is almost like comparing apples and oranges (almost - it's not quite since it is a reboot), I prefer the old MacGyver. The things I liked about old MacGyver is outweighing the things I like about the new.
And Agents of Shield is boring me. I'll post my thoughts in the Marvel thread.

My parents and I are rewatching Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.

We also saw Courageous again. That movie is so good...

I just got Ghandi....... Is it good?
(quote me or I may not see a reply) 🙂

Ghandi is good. Long. Sad ending. But it covers an important part of world history. (Look out for the bits set in SA, though they didn't film them here. The guy who plays the train conductor is one of our more famous actors).

Hidden Figures -- I've seen it three times, each time with different friends or family with me

Just finished Batman Begins for the first time. The short version of my thoughts is that I'll watch it again, but I don't think it's an amazing movie. I'd probably rate it around Thor 1 and Cap 1, maybe a bit higher.

All of the previously-posted-here thoughts are now moved to the DC thread.

I saw Lion recently (2016 according to Wikipedia) it was very good loved the end. 🙂