- Welcome to Badmovies.org Forum.
Recent posts
#1
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - Today at 04:27:56 PMQuote from: claws on Today at 11:54:58 AMQuote from: Rev. Powell on Today at 11:17:36 AMThat's a really nice looking one.
That's from ChatGPT, and they have been killing it the last few weeks. I usually give Copilot and ChatGPT the same prompt, and 4 out of 5 times ChatGPT just does a better job. They add little things that makes a huge difference. Copilot seems lazy and less creative most of the time. Also, Copilot still has a habit of writing gibberish text, something that annoys me to no end.
I'd say ChatGPT is a bit more edgy than Copilot.
copilot has been down for me for about a week now and is unable to generate new posters
anyone else having this issue
#2
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Jim H - Today at 04:26:37 PMShadow's Edge - Jackie Chan's sort of return to form is what I'd heard about this. It's a remake of Eye in the Sky I gather, the 2007 Hong Kong film I'd heard of but never seen. Tony Leung Ka-Fai (for those not in know, there are two Tony Leungs in Hong Kong - the other one is in Shang Chi, Wong Kar Wai films, and Hard-Boiled) is in both, seemingly playing the same role. But this one is much more of an action vehicle.
It is... Reasonably entertaining, at times. Pretty good action scenes. Chan fights A LOT more in this than you might expect and is really putting in work, it's pretty impressive for a guy who is 70. It's not as impressive of moves as his older films, but hey.
The plot is basically about a gang of super robbers eluding the police via AI super hacking to cover up the footage in surveillance cameras, so Chan as an old school police expert is pulled out of retirement to formulate a new surveillance team to watch Macau. Oh, despite being set in Macau and all the characters being born there from what we know, the film is shot almost entirely in Mandarin and a bit of English, with just a few throwaway lines in Cantonese. This is basically like setting a film in Quebec and every Quebecois character spoke at their workplace and in private in English. I know why they do it (there are 15x as many Mandarin speakers as Cantonese), just a pet peeve of mine.
Tony Leung is also getting on at 68, and also fights a lot as the villain. Does a good job too, both in the fights and his performance. I do want to complain about the editing, the opening sequence is one of the most poorly edited action sequences I've ever seen in my life. It's just exhausting and awful, with cuts extremely frequent (I would guess many shots are literally in the 8-12 frame length) poorly chosen. Like so obnoxious I almost turned the film off. But it gets better as the film goes. Characterization is a bit thin, the film is kind of long too. But, was cool seeing Jackie in a role like this again, he's pretty good.... It's alright. Probably a 6/10.
It is... Reasonably entertaining, at times. Pretty good action scenes. Chan fights A LOT more in this than you might expect and is really putting in work, it's pretty impressive for a guy who is 70. It's not as impressive of moves as his older films, but hey.
The plot is basically about a gang of super robbers eluding the police via AI super hacking to cover up the footage in surveillance cameras, so Chan as an old school police expert is pulled out of retirement to formulate a new surveillance team to watch Macau. Oh, despite being set in Macau and all the characters being born there from what we know, the film is shot almost entirely in Mandarin and a bit of English, with just a few throwaway lines in Cantonese. This is basically like setting a film in Quebec and every Quebecois character spoke at their workplace and in private in English. I know why they do it (there are 15x as many Mandarin speakers as Cantonese), just a pet peeve of mine.
Tony Leung is also getting on at 68, and also fights a lot as the villain. Does a good job too, both in the fights and his performance. I do want to complain about the editing, the opening sequence is one of the most poorly edited action sequences I've ever seen in my life. It's just exhausting and awful, with cuts extremely frequent (I would guess many shots are literally in the 8-12 frame length) poorly chosen. Like so obnoxious I almost turned the film off. But it gets better as the film goes. Characterization is a bit thin, the film is kind of long too. But, was cool seeing Jackie in a role like this again, he's pretty good.... It's alright. Probably a 6/10.
#3
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - Today at 04:25:33 PM
#4
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Alex's even longer post th...
Last post by Alex - Today at 01:17:16 PMMy scammer is now asking for naked photos of me. I've not sent any, but I did casually drop into the conversation that I used to pose for art classes (true story), and that as a result, pretty much everyone I know in real life has seen me naked (ok, 20 to 30 years ago when I was in much better shape but still). Anyway, hopefully that cuts out any idea of blackmail there.
The new mix of drugs Kristi is on continues to have her throwing up every day so far. The only thing she has any appetite to eat is ramen noodles (something which in the 13-years I have known her she has avowedly detested). They've increased the strength of her anti-sickness pills but I am not seeing a huge difference.
I was sent this: https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1ui0zfk/another_player_made_an_ai_chatbot_of_my_character/?solution=489d813565f37ff3489d813565f37ff3&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec56a30014905e9828364a2c929998a5b7&jsc_orig_r=&share_id=WEZWZYjOnM-56qD2iSrMt&utm_name=androidcss
I thought it was weird at first but no different to some of the fan fiction I've seen out there really, but whatever until I got to the bit with asking him to change his character's sexuality. At that point I'd like an instant ban from my table.
Ordered some stuff from my favourite local games shop online, paid for next day delivery and then a friend asked the next day if I wanted to go out to the shop. Oh well, Dylan won't be complaining since it meant I spent more money there lol. Between the different orders I've picked up a Panzer II (ok, more like a go-kart than an actual tank), an M3 Lee (I already have two M3 Grants), and a box of Africa Korps to do my north African German force. The women who had drove me over there is collecting a Chaos Space Marine army dedicated to Slaanesh (god of pervy stuff, which fits in with her as she is forever telling me about her being a sub and other details about her sex life that I have no interest in). Last week she drove us over to Dufftown for a 1940's event at the restored railway line there. Ash got to drive a train which made his entire life worthwhile in his opinion. Anyway, they had a model of the favourite champion of Slaanesh (guy called Fulgrim) on sale, so I talked her into buying it as the centrepiece of her army. The other week her kids managed to rip the light fitting out of the ceiling, and I ended up fixing that for her. Not long after we'd gotten back from Dylons, she phoned asking if I could come round and build a bed up for her toddler as she was lost on how to put it together. Only took an hour to do, and I didn't think it was that complicated to do to be honest, even if it did lack instructions since she'd bought it second hand.
It occurs to me as I write this that she's been asking me to come round a fair bit. Hopefully her partner will get sent back up here soon. I don't mind helping, but right now I have a lot on my plate.
The new mix of drugs Kristi is on continues to have her throwing up every day so far. The only thing she has any appetite to eat is ramen noodles (something which in the 13-years I have known her she has avowedly detested). They've increased the strength of her anti-sickness pills but I am not seeing a huge difference.
I was sent this: https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1ui0zfk/another_player_made_an_ai_chatbot_of_my_character/?solution=489d813565f37ff3489d813565f37ff3&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec56a30014905e9828364a2c929998a5b7&jsc_orig_r=&share_id=WEZWZYjOnM-56qD2iSrMt&utm_name=androidcss
I thought it was weird at first but no different to some of the fan fiction I've seen out there really, but whatever until I got to the bit with asking him to change his character's sexuality. At that point I'd like an instant ban from my table.
Ordered some stuff from my favourite local games shop online, paid for next day delivery and then a friend asked the next day if I wanted to go out to the shop. Oh well, Dylan won't be complaining since it meant I spent more money there lol. Between the different orders I've picked up a Panzer II (ok, more like a go-kart than an actual tank), an M3 Lee (I already have two M3 Grants), and a box of Africa Korps to do my north African German force. The women who had drove me over there is collecting a Chaos Space Marine army dedicated to Slaanesh (god of pervy stuff, which fits in with her as she is forever telling me about her being a sub and other details about her sex life that I have no interest in). Last week she drove us over to Dufftown for a 1940's event at the restored railway line there. Ash got to drive a train which made his entire life worthwhile in his opinion. Anyway, they had a model of the favourite champion of Slaanesh (guy called Fulgrim) on sale, so I talked her into buying it as the centrepiece of her army. The other week her kids managed to rip the light fitting out of the ceiling, and I ended up fixing that for her. Not long after we'd gotten back from Dylons, she phoned asking if I could come round and build a bed up for her toddler as she was lost on how to put it together. Only took an hour to do, and I didn't think it was that complicated to do to be honest, even if it did lack instructions since she'd bought it second hand.
It occurs to me as I write this that she's been asking me to come round a fair bit. Hopefully her partner will get sent back up here soon. I don't mind helping, but right now I have a lot on my plate.
#5
Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 01:07:25 PMQuote from: Trevor on Today at 12:44:41 PMQuote from: zombie no.one on Today at 11:45:48 AMEngland don't win world cups (except when it's held in England)
it's 30 years since this song was released to mark 30 years since England won it (if that makes sense)
https://youtu.be/RJqimlFcJsM?is=lgk4Zf_xZL5rSLDq
I'll always remember the Three Lions 1998 version, especially that video which was very funny. 😃😀
I must've heard this at the time but no recollection... just watched the vid. not surprised they changed the chorus, "thirty two years of hurt" would've sounded a bit clunky
#7
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 01:02:07 PMQuote from: Dr. Whom on Today at 02:53:17 AMBloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
I didn't expect much of this and got even less. It is a slapstick parody of Hammer horror type movies, but it is painfully unfunny and unoriginal. I may have chuckled two or three times in the whole movie. Main character is Kenny Everett, who I never really liked, seconded by Pamela Stephenson of Not The Nine O'Clock News fame and Vincent Price. Both of these are completely let down by the lame script and predictable jokes. Pamela Stephenson does briefly get her clothes ripped off by a poltergeist
According to IMBD, this actually got an award at our very own BIFFF in 1984, tied with Videodrome. I can only imagine how drunk the jury must have been.
even being a major 80s slasher / horror nerd I have never had any desire to see this one... also never found K.E. funny but he is slightly before my time
#8
Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 12:57:22 PMQuote from: Alex on Today at 12:28:01 PMQuote from: zombie no.one on Today at 11:45:48 AMEngland don't win world cups (except when it's held in England)
it's 30 years since this song was released to mark 30 years since England won it (if that makes sense)
https://youtu.be/RJqimlFcJsM?is=lgk4Zf_xZL5rSLDq
I wonder if they'll update the lyrics to say 60 years of hurt?
Have they got any better at penalty shootouts? I remember they used to be notorious for cracking under pressure on them, and one of them even made money from a pizza chain advert about it, although I couldn't name the player.
hah, forgot about that ad... without checking I want to say it was stuart pearce, chris waddle, and gareth southgate. all of whom missed pens that got us knocked out ( but that wasn't all of them who did)
edit, yeah it was those 3...
https://youtu.be/KvZWGYkTR7U?is=thxLClkqY-5JKWF4
#9
Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?
Last post by Trevor - Today at 12:44:41 PMQuote from: zombie no.one on Today at 11:45:48 AMEngland don't win world cups (except when it's held in England)
it's 30 years since this song was released to mark 30 years since England won it (if that makes sense)
https://youtu.be/RJqimlFcJsM?is=lgk4Zf_xZL5rSLDq
I'll always remember the Three Lions 1998 version, especially that video which was very funny. 😃😀
#10
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - Today at 12:42:47 PMVAN HALEN
