General Movies & TV Thread

[Jerroddragon]

Where disclosure day is good or not, I hope we can all agree the trailers aren’t helping get people to watch it

Like take out who directed it and this movie would have zero traction at all

I’ll probably just watch it when it comes to streaming, the reviews are so hit or miss. I assume it’s a film I could really get bored with, so I’ll just wait

 

[UNIrd]

I've been too busy to find out that reviews are mixed and people are disappointed before I saw it last night. I thought I was going to fall asleep before it started because... it'd been a day. But once the movie started, I was locked in. Pretty enthralled actually.

It takes zero time to get going and I was just curious about the why/what the entire time until the ending, which I thought was bold. Emily Blunt is just a force of an actress. I don't think she's ever been better than here. I hope she's not forgotten when Oscar time rolls around.

I saw it in IMAX, which not sure it was totally necessary considering the aspect ratio but picture and sound were excellent. I will say it was... nice to see an original story, that caused our group to debate some of the themes, what certain things meant, etc.

If you're expecting a summer blockbuster like Spielberg himself helped create (or in my case.. something more along the lines of War of the Worlds), this isn't that. But I REALLY enjoyed this little thriller. I recommend you go see it.

 

[RFRees]

I was not a fan of Disclosure Day.

Spoiler

The script and essence of the movie felt like a CW 2000s TV show.

The CGI was awful for a Spielberg movie, particularly the train/car crash and animals.

The story used generic and very dated tropes we've seen done hundreds of times in other media. Just one example: the woman had the emotional powers and the man had logic powers; it's obvious and dull.

There were dozens of weird things that happened. Why didn't they jump out of the car before crashing into the train? Why didn't the bad guys just shoot them? Why didn't they blindfold the girl while they were sleeping? How did the networks immediately know the footage wasn't fake?

Also, why are we OK with a weird alien groomer?

 

[jseal777]

Loved Disclosure Day.

Sure there are some messy bits. But some of the criticisms I have seen about this movie have to have come from people who watched it while playing on their phone or something.

I think this movie and your response to it has a lot more to do with the feelings it emits rather than the logic of it. And the last 30 minutes especially for me felt extremely significant and tapped into something I don't think I am quite smart enough to explain. But the themes of empathy, cynicism vs optimism, togetherness, TRUTH, memories... the movie is best when SS is doing his thing and reminding you why all of these things are important.

Even in all of the messiness, there is a ton of movie magic in Disclosure Day.

 

[OLSinFLA]

The problem with "Disclosure Day" is expectations - people thought it would be a sci-fi film about aliens. Its not. Its a mystery.chase film with aliens as the McGuffin and examines us, not the aliens.

This is the first review I've read calling her bad. Most have stated she's the best thing in the film (and I agree)

 

[RFRees]

The problem with "Disclosure Day" is expectations - people thought it would be a sci-fi film about aliens. Its not. Its a mystery.chase film with aliens as the McGuffin and examines us, not the aliens.

I've heard this before and maybe there's some truth for other people, but that wasn't the case for me. I don't watch trailers so my expectations were pretty much blank, aside from "maybe possibly about aliens, also it's Spielberg."

This is the first review I've read calling her bad. Most have stated she's the best thing in the film (and I agree)

For me it wasn't necessarily her performance, but it was certainly the character and script/plot she's written into. Dan Murrell, who praised her performance, called the first act of the movie a "comedic performance" in his spoiler review. For Dan it works, for me it didn't. She was giving me Kirsten Wiig vibes, and it doesn't help that her use of powers was reminiscent of an SNL skit. Because I couldn't take any of the movie seriously (see my review calling it a CW show), I wasn't able to go from her goofy act 1 performance to acts 2/3 where we're supposed to take it more seriously.

And I'm not sure why for some movies like Obsession or with almost anything from James Gunn, that goofy/serious tone blending works for me, but other movies like The Longest Walk, it just doesn't.


EDIT:
I wanted to add one more spoiler plot hole that I haven't seen anyone mention:

Spoiler

Why didn't Daniel make back-ups of the data he stole? The idea that all of the data was just stored on a single source seems outdated. Like, upload it to the cloud, then threaten to release those files if you or the GF are killed/etc... easy get out of jail free card.

 

[Cwoolboy]

Sorry for the lengthy post, but I pulled a double feature of Masters of the Universe and The Furious yesterday. Had a ton of fun with each. Below are my reviews:

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

“Let’s fist some bad guys!”

Gay icon He-Man RETURNS!!!! Masters of the Universe is like watching a self-aware live-action Saturday morning cartoon. This film embraces its silly roots, and never takes itself too seriously. It even pokes fun at itself in some moments. Everyone assembled is perfectly cast, from the lead players like Jared Leto as Skeletor, Nicholas Galitzine as Adam/He-Man, Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-At-Arms, and Camila Mendes as Teela, to supporting players like Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Fisto, Jon Xue Zhang as Ram Man, Kristen Wiig as Roboto, and Christian Vuniopola as Hussein. Everyone is having an absolute blast

Jared Leto puts on his best performance in years as Skeletor. The voice isn’t quite right, but he looks perfect and his personality is highly entertaining. He owns every scene he’s in. His laugh is perfect!

Nicholas Galitzine as Adam nails his role as well. For the first act he is a total wuss, but once he wields his mighty sword, he gets a lot better and a lot more attractive (It’s not just his body that gets an upgrade, but his hair as well). He makes for a pretty good role model for kids as he is in touch with his emotions, consistently shows vulnerability, and while he isn’t above throwing fists, he believes in the value of attempting to talk things out first. Camila Mendes as Teela, Adam's love interest, is very likable and unbelievably hot. She's essentially second lead.

All the best parts of Masters of the Universe take place in Eternia, and 90% to 95% of the film take place here. Less than 30 minutes take place on Earth (around 20 to 25 minutes are on Earth). The production design by Guy Hendrix Dyas and the costume design by Richard Sale are beautiful and very cool. Everything is consistently appealing to look at. The score by Daniel Pemberton (with Queen's Brian May on guitar) is incredibly cool and adds much adrenaline to the proceedings. It’s very sonically pleasing.

There is a good deal of action, and every fight scene is excellent and fun. That said, there are plenty of lulls in-between where characters take time to talk to each other and get caught up with events they had missed. While Masters of the Universe isn’t non-stop action, it always manages to hold your attention and entertain.

With strong direction by Travis Knight (CEO of Laika and sin of Nike founder Phil Knight), this adaptation of Masters of the Universe feels like you are watching a live-action Saturday morning cartoon. I’ve never seen the source material and I imagine it differs a good deal from the show people grew up with, but this is still a quality product. Masters of the Universe is a guilt-free, highly entertaining good time.

3.5 STARS

THE FURIOUS

Oh yeah, this hit the spot. It gives you the The Raid: Redemption fix you didn’t know you needed. The story is simple: a father (Miao Xie) looking for his abducted daughter and a detective (Joe Taslim, of The Raid: Redemption fame) searching for his missing wife team up to track down the men responsible and bring them to justice. It doesn’t take long before they realize they’ve started a war with a child trafficking ring.

The direction by Kenji Tanigaki, the cinematography by Meteor Chung, and the editing by Chris Tonick are all perfection. The fight choreography by Kensuke Sonomura is fast, furious, and beautiful. It’s like watching a perfectly timed dance. The entire film is pretty much non-stop, high-octane action. The final fight in particular had a big, goofy grin plastered on my face for the duration of it.

The actors all do convincing jobs. It’s good to see Joe Taslim back on the big screen in a martial arts film. Miao Xie impresses mightily as the mute father. His fighting is the best out of all the characters. Yayan Ruhian (also of The Raid: Redemption fame) shines as the second in command of the child trafficking ring. If you’ve seen his previous work you know what he is capable fighting wise, and he does not disappoint. Joe Taslim and him get to fight each other again, which feels great to see.

Brian Le is surprisingly memorable as a dim-witted goon who’s built like a tank and doesn’t know when to stay down. He’s destined to become a fan-favorite character. Joey Iwanaga leaves an impression as the head of the nefarious operation. He doesn’t really take center-stage until the third act, but he plays his unhinged role well.

The only real negatives is some of the blood looks CGI and the dubbing (English over English) is noticeably off. It’s almost like they had some actors mouth the words so an English voice-actor could come in later and dub-over their lip-syncing. That’s it for the bad. It’s really small potatoes when weighed against the scale of everything else this film does oh-so right.

The Furious is an instant classic. It’s bloody, breathless, fast-paced, and totally exhilarating. It’s also easily one of the best films of 2026. If you are a fan of action-films done right, you would do wise to seek this one out ASAP. It will have you leaving the theater feeling bruised, battered, but victorious and screaming for more.

5 STARS

 

[TheGentTrent]

When it comes to Disclosure Day, it seemed like there was a marketing conundrum where a lot of the plot elements that you’d typically find in a trailer were kept close to the chest and the film relied instead on promoting that Steven Spielberg was directing. There’s just one big problem: Spielberg is not the box-office draw today that he was in the 80’s and 90’s. As good as some of his more recent movies are, he hasn’t really given us a blockbuster with staying power in a long while (at least not like what Nolan, Villeneuve, and Cameron are delivering).

So when a movie like this comes along and emphasizes a big mystery you gotta go out and see on a big screen, there better be a big pay-off otherwise you get the audience responses we’re seeing now.