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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by IWW4@lemmy.zip to c/movies@piefed.social
 

I am not a Tom Cruise fan at all, but on a whim I decided to rewatch this movie. I was pleasantly surprised by the rewatch.

I remembered that the movie started with a bang and was doing great until Cruise and Blunt got to the farm house then it stalled.

That was not my experience this time around. This was a really fun movie. The production values were top notch, the action was spectacular and the movie did a really good job of sticking to its logic. I also really loved the mech suits. I list this as the best use of a mech suit in a movie with District 9 and Avatar as a close second and third.

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[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I actually loved the farmhouse part, it made me so angry. The fate of humanity rests on his shoulders, but all of that is just going to have to wait while he tries to get laid. What a piece of shit this guy is.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

That is a really great take on it!

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 3 points 13 hours ago

Edge of Tomorrow

Cum for Today

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I hate the man, but like the actor.

Many of his movies are actually really well made, even though it's mostly popcorn movies, but that's fine

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He is a huge draw so his movies will all be well funded and produced. One thing Scientologist do very well is make billions.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

I love Mission Impossible Fallout after watching it in cinema, then it occurred to me that Cruise is a Scientology and I just paid money to give it to them. Since then I just torrent his movies.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah well, again, hate the man, like the actor

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This movie was definitely one of those 'wtf this has no right being this good' type movies. I actually enjoyed the hell out of it. Now I feel like I need to go watch it again. Thanks for reminding me that it exists!

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I have to admit when I watched it when it was released I didn’t enjoy it that much but on rewatch I have changed my mind.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I liked that movie, my favourite reboot of Groundhog's Day thus far

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

HEHE all it needed was a rusty pickup!!

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is a movie. I like a community with integrity. You're doing good work /c/movies. Keep it up.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks man, I am just doing my part to keep folks engaged.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honorable mention to the mech suits in The Matrix when the robots pour into Zion

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One thing I did appreciate about the mech suits in the Matrix sequels is how the reload process was illustrated.

That added a high degree of authenticity to how a mech suit would be used in a battle.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 78 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's a great movie with a terrible name and bad marketing. Definitely holds up

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 13 hours ago

Also the end credits has a Take That song that doesn’t even vaguely fit the tone of the movie, because cross-promotion synergy I guess?

[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 43 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The book's english title was All you need is kill .

Live Die Repeat was the name the Director wanted to use for the movie.

I don't know why the naming is so... bad

[–] GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

All you need is kill, is getting an anime adaptation.

https://youtu.be/C4ba0JXPgKM

[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Which is just going to further confuse people who didn't realize they have already watched Edge of Tomorrow and know the whole story, probably.

[–] Evrala@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

There is a lot different for the story in the movie version.

The ending is very different for one.

They made a much happier ending in the movie

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[–] tuckerm@feddit.online 29 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I remember being surprised by how good this movie was. I expected it to be some completely generic schlockbuster, but it turned out to have an interesting concept, with fewer tropes than it could have had. I remember liking Tom Cruise's character, too. I thought he was going to be some tough guy G. I. Joetagonist, but he was actually kinda funny and relatable.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

I appreciated that at the height of the Thank you For your Service propaganda in the US, Cruise played a character that was honest about wanting to avoid combat.

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

What made it a better Tom Cruise movie was that he wasn't Tom Cruise right away.

In his movies he is always the best soldier and never makes a mistake, in this he started off unlikable and had to become the best, one mistake at a time.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Agree. It bears all the usual blockbuster adornments of what usually turns out to be a good guys win linear snooze fest and yet defies the expectation. I prefer Cruise in atypical roles, e.g. Tropic Thunder.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago

I love time loops and I loved this movie.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't like tom cruise either but watching him get his ass kicked every single time he got out of bed was worth the watch

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dammit I thought they had announced the 2nd movie

[–] 50MYT@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Blunt said this movie left her in tears and pain from all the suit work.

But

She would be up for a sequel if it worked. Only trick is convincing John to do it.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Groundhog Day with guns and aliens.

[–] TheMadCodger@piefed.social 12 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Don't like Cruise either, but I'm a sucker for any Groundhog Day temporal loop films, so I really enjoyed this one.

[–] WhisperingEye@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you haven't seen Palm Springs with Andy Samberg, it's really good. Another Groundhog Day kinda movie

[–] TheMadCodger@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

I have, and I enjoyed it!

[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

Read the original comment and was gonna suggest Palm Springs. Glad someone beat me to it

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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (6 children)

The manga is a better story but the monster design in the film was really good

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[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is a fantastic film and even my wife who was not a Cruise fan really enjoyed it too. It looks like we're getting very close to a sequel as well.

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[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

I just watched it for the first time after finding this post. Thanks for the recommendation.

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