Dukenux

Eh, the video says Soul Calibur. And yeah, i've seen the announcement. Nice, but not that surprising given Soul Calibur history of "guest appearances" of sword wielding characters from other games.

Karl Urban.

I was thinking about adopting a dog. Or dogs. Sleeping Dogs even.

Can say now that it was the best movie i've seen thisprevious year.

• Story - 3,5/5 It wasn't too complicated, and had a decent plot twist. But it's the presentation and how it was narrated that bought me.

• Sound design - 3,5/5 If you mean the sound design, it was good, though i could only say that after seeing in 2nd time. The theather i've seen it first time had set up their sound way too loud, which added to some already deliberately loud scenes in the movie. If you mean the music, though... What fisk0 said:

  @fisk0 said:

  I found the soundtrack to be a bit of a bummer compared to the original or what probably could've been had they not axed Jóhann Jóhannsson from the project. If you've heard the Interstellar soundtrack and understand that it was referencing Bach's BVW 639 (and its use in Tarkovsky's Solaris in particular), Hans Zimmer basically does the same "minimalist" take of Vangelis' original Blade Runner score in 2049. Not bad, but kinda uninspired and bland, especially considering it feels like he's just feeding someone elses work into a formula he's come up with.

  Zimmer have done his job, and that's about it. It works in the movie, but doubt i will be listening to the OST like i did with Vangelis' work.

• Setting/Atmosphere (How did the setting make you feel? Were you immersed in it?) - 5/5 It made me feel very immersed. It builds upon what was shown in the original Blade Runner, and does it beautifully - it's a world that is both mesmerizing, and terryfying to live in. And i think, it is closer in atmosphere to Dick's novels - a plus for me.

• Characters - 4/5 Aside Jared Leto's performance, i really don't have much to cling about. It was overall well cast and acted.

• Dialogue to action ratio - umm... Not much to Not much? Tarantino movies have an hour of dialogue to a minute of action. On the other side of the spectrum you have movies like John Wick... BR2049 doesn't really depend on neither. But it's not a flaw. It's just a different kind of movie. Shows, instead of telling(mostly), and invites you to immerse into the presented world and follow hero's journey. It's almost a contemplative piece.

Haven't seen that much new movies, but here's my top... 8. Well, top three and the runner ups.

1. Blade Runner 2049

2. Logan

3. Dunkirk

Out of the podium:

Silence

Atomic Blonde

John Wick Chapter 2

Ghost In The Shell

The Last Jedi

I have problems with going to sleep again, after waking in a middle of the night, so i'd go.

The Last Jedi is a weird Star Wars movie. I'm still not entirely sure what to make of it. I've posted a lenghty "review" somewhere else already, so i'll encompass my thoughts in couple of points here.

GOOD:

BAD:

WEIRD:

Doner kebab, especially in a wrap form.

Or toasties.

Fuck around, like in any other GTA? Move onto another game, like i do? Engage yourself in multiplayer, since that component is pretty big in this game, from what i know?

These are your options, OP.

Just watched it.

What surprised me was the viking bit in the beginning, not because it was different from how it played out in the book, but because of how excessive and surreal the gore looked - though i should probably expect that in Bryan Fuller production. Wasn't sure about the actor casted for Shadow, don't think i have seen him in anything before, but now that i've seen him action, i like him. Good choice.

I was a bit afraid how they'll pull out THE scene with Bilquis, but it turned out well(well, not for the guy). Now i can't wait for the tv bit with Media/Lucy>_>

Overall, very positively impressed by the first episode.