Rate the last movie that you saw for the first time.

[Seanny One Ball]

Wonder why my phone autocorrects Eagle to have a capital letter.......

The Patriot Act

[Seanny One Ball]

Think I def saw it..... only thing I remember is them sitting on a couch or something in Eagle and shark costumes....



By the director of Thor: Ragnarok, Taiki Waititi.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Alpha-8/10

Gonna go home and cuddle my dogs now

[Jordan]

It (2017) - 5/5 Streaming on HBOgo

A lot of the time I will hear about a movie that is rocking the box office or getting rave reviews from movie goers and just let it slide by me. That is okay because when it lands on me it lands at the right time for me. I've been on a Stephen King fling since I've been obsessed with "Castle Rock" and It is one of the few Stephen King adaptations I've not seen. I have seen the mini series from the 90's with Tim Curry and I really enjoyed the effort when I was a kid. For a contemporary horror film this really has it all, tons of amazing special effects, jump scares, comedy and solid story telling. I would recommend to any horror fan, especially those afraid of clowns.

I have decided to alter my rating scale to be based on my expectations for the genre. It is not fair to compare a movie like "It" to say "The World According to Garp".

[Jordan]

Eagle Vs Shark

I may have just seen the sweetest, most honestly incongruous comedy ever made. Too affected by it to review just now. I'm gonna take a nap and think about this uncontaminated fragment of the beautiful weird.
More people should make comedies based on their own personal idiosyncrasies.

Steaming on what service?

[Droford]

Moviepass #87 Meg 7.5/10 I surprisingly liked it

Was also able to check in after midnight for Happytime Murders even though its not one of MPs 2 movies for Thursday but fuck it

[Seanny One Ball]

Steaming on what service?



It's called "DVD Hard Copy"

[Jordan]

It's called "DVD Hard Copy"

Retro

[Lock Jaw]

What the hell does that post even mean? "Hard copy"?!

[Seanny One Ball]

I think you're looking too deeply into an off-the-cuff comment that clearly means "I watched a physical copy of the movie, I did not stream it."

I wasn't prepared for an investigation so I apologise for mistaking a soft copy for a hard copy.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Zero Dark Thirty 7/10

[Droford]

Moviepass #88 Happytime Murders - 6.5/10 there's a somewhat decent cop movie hidden behind all the Muppet humor. But the problem is it feel like they keep whacking you over the head with the sane jokes. Post credit stuff is neat to see how they pulled off the Muppets.

[Jordan]

I think you're looking too deeply into an off-the-cuff comment that clearly means "I watched a physical copy of the movie, I did not stream it."

I wasn't prepared for an investigation so I apologise for mistaking a soft copy for a hard copy.

Wait what do you mean soft copy?

[Jordan]

The Dark Half (1993) - 2.5/5 Rented from Vudu for $3.99

I've continues my plow through Stephen King movies which brings me to the prequel to Needful Things "The Dark Half" starring Timothy Hutton and Michael Rooker. The story begins with a child writer who has a compulsion to write but this seems to bring a great pain in his brain. Once the pain gets bad enough he is taken into surgery to remove what is believed to be a tumor but it's not a tumor at all, but his twin that seems to have started to re-grow inside of his head. Once removed all is well. We catch up later in life and the boy has grown up to be Timothy Hutton and he's a professor who writes under a pseudonym that is very famous. The books he writes are filth but they make a lot of money. When his secret identity is compromised he decides to come out of the closet and kill off his false identity which bring unto his family and friends a world of horror. I really enjoyed this movie but it isn't great, however the acting and film making is good for the gene and time. I rate it low because it's not a knockout of a movie because the story itself is kind of stupid, but I did enjoy it.

[GD]

2001: A Space Odyssey (IMAX) - Classic

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Death of Superman-7/10

Never read the comic but this was pretty good. Starts out with Clark struggling with his duality between being Lois' boyfriend but keeping his Superman identity a secret. A giant meteor meanwhile crash lands on earth and the being inside of it goes on a killing spree. You know what happens from here.

It was really good. Particularly the fight scenes. So damn good and better than both BvS and the live action Justice League.

Stay tuned as there's like 4 post credit scenes.

[GD]

That's next on my list.

[Seanny One Ball]

Wait what do you mean soft copy?


Hard copy = paper documents
Soft copy = digital media files

[Seanny One Ball]

The Death of Superman-7/10

Never read the comic but this was pretty good. Starts out with Clark struggling with his duality between being Lois' boyfriend but keeping his Superman identity a secret. A giant meteor meanwhile crash lands on earth and the being inside of it goes on a killing spree. You know what happens from here.

It was really good. Particularly the fight scenes. So damn good and better than both BvS and the live action Justice League.

Stay tuned as there's like 4 post credit scenes.



Is this the one with Rainn Wilson voice acting because from the cover alone I have nearly bought that a few times.

[Jordan]

2001: A Space Odyssey (IMAX) - Classic

I've never made it through this movie without falling asleep. I've tried at like 7 or 8 times, probably more.

[Jordan]

Needful Things (1993) 3/5 Streamed via M4UFree (some website I found since I didn't want to pay for this movie)

This is a fairly popular Stephen King book turned into critically panned movie staring Max Von Sydow and Ed Harris. I really enjoyed it. Sometimes it's best to ignore the reviews and just go for it. This movie is right up my alley tons of fun. Castle Rock, a new Antique Dealer has moved into town. Everyone who visits him seems to find exactly what they "need" to make them happy. The catch is that the dealer will offer a way to possess the item via task than payment. Shortly you find out that each task seems to create a web of chaos that ultimately dissolved the town into madness. I would highly recommend this to those watching Castle Rock on hulu. Nowehre near as bad as the reviews say it is. The movie features Ed Harris as Sherrif Alan Pangborn (a character featured in Castle Rock and also The Dark Half), and honestly I didn't love him in the movie which is odd because he is a fantastic actor but he didn't nail this part for me. Max Von Sydow however is fucking awesome and evil and scary and I loved him.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Is this the one with Rainn Wilson voice acting because from the cover alone I have nearly bought that a few times.

Yes it is

[Seanny One Ball]

The book of Needful Things has one of the funniest chapters I have ever read in it.

[Jordan]

The book of Needful Things has one of the funniest chapters I have ever read in it.

What goes on in that chapter?

[Seanny One Ball]

A paedophile gets trapped behind a couch while breaking into someone's house and gets squashed against a wall when they sit down.
I was howling when I read it, Stephen King is a remarkably funny man when he wants to be.

[Jordan]

A paedophile gets trapped behind a couch while breaking into someone's house and gets squashed against a wall when they sit down.
I was howling when I read it, Stephen King is a remarkably funny man when he wants to be.

LOL they left that out of the movie, totally gonna get the book at the library next week hahaha.

[Lock Jaw]

Murder on the Orient Express (2017) - 7.5/10

I enjoyed it well enough. Kind of made me think while I was watching it "hmmmm, I kind of wish I was reading this book instead". Also, the braud I thought was Keira Knightly for the whole time was actually Daisy Ridley.

[Seanny One Ball]

LOL they left that out of the movie, totally gonna get the book at the library next week hahaha.



Your review was good, I enjoy Needful Things in any form. The book is just so much better though.

[GD]

I've never made it through this movie without falling asleep. I've tried at like 7 or 8 times, probably more.

Yeah! It's definitely not an easy watch and requires a lot of patience. The third act is a "mind fuck" and you'll leave with more questions than answers. And not even in a Nolan fashion. I hyped myself up for the viewing via going through a couple of essays and learning more about Kubrick's intent. If you were intend to go watch it, choose the 70mm film option over digital IMAX.

[GD]

Dogma - Amusing

I enjoyed it for what it was.



P.S. Have you guys watched Mallrats? What's your take on it?

[slik]

Mile 22 -- 5/10

Mark Wahlberg was laughably bad. I had no idea Ronda Rousey was in this, Ronda was Ronda. The plot is both predictable and the ending is really bad.

[Jordan]

Dogma - Amusing

I enjoyed it for what it was.



P.S. Have you guys watched Mallrats? What's your take on it?

I liked it when I was 14 but I highly doubt I would enjoy it now. Never liked Dogma that much, the Damon/Affleck scenes were good though. Mall rats was my favorite Kevin Smith as a kid. Didn’t like Chasing Amy and Clerks very much.

[Jordan]

Yeah! It's definitely not an easy watch and requires a lot of patience. The third act is a "mind fuck" and you'll leave with more questions than answers. And not even in a Nolan fashion. I hyped myself up for the viewing via going through a couple of essays and learning more about Kubrick's intent. If you were intend to go watch it, choose the 70mm film option over digital IMAX.

How come?

No joke this is my older brothers favorite movie. He used to have coffee in the morning to the soundtrack, especially the opening with the apes freaking out. He’s weird.

[slik]

Summer of '84 - 8.5/10

Really terrific suspense thriller. Rear Window meets Stranger Things.

[GD]

Batman: Under the Red Hood - Throughly enjoyable.

A lot of drama that I wasn't expecting.

[GD]

How come?

No joke this is my older brothers favorite movie. He used to have coffee in the morning to the soundtrack, especially the opening with the apes freaking out. He’s weird.

If you're referring to the movie itself


The climax seems ambiguous by design and everyone interprets it differently with respect to their belief system. Which is unlike Nolan's endings which are usually limited to two outcomes.

(More information about the third act)
When the protagonist overcomes the odds and makes it to Jupiter, he's pulled into a "vortex" and a trippy psychedelic sequence begins, watching weird cosmic occurrences that he's not able to wrap his brain around because the human mind is restricted to three dimensions. Without going into much detail, the protagonist passes away and gets reincarnated into "the star child", the next evolutionary step for our species. He's then guided back to earth by one of the monoliths, similar to the one that's shown in the beginning of the movie.



And if you're wondering about the formats, Digital IMAX is limited to two 2K projectors working in tandem. 70mm film retains more information due to its size and analog nature. The colors and blacks are richer. While it can't be quantified, enthusiasts / nerds suggest that the resolution is comparable to that of 12K.

[GD]

Haider - A bit too intense.

Kashmir and Hamlet.

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[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Molly's Game 7.5/10

[ClockShot]

Mile 22 -- 5/10

Mark Wahlberg was laughably bad. I had no idea Ronda Rousey was in this, Ronda was Ronda. The plot is both predictable and the ending is really bad.

Iko Uwais was pretty much on a leash the entire movie, right?

I fully expected him to slaughter 25 people in a span of 2 minutes The Raid style.

[slik]

He got to 'do stuff' in 2 scenes but they made both scenes shaky cam so it was hard to know what was happening...really weird decision imo

[GD]

Ghost Stories - Excellent

Is 99 cents on iTunes at the moment. Quality film.

[Seanny One Ball]

I watched that last night after buying it for £10. It was excellent until it lost its way and delivered a double bluff ending that made the conclusion murkier than necessary.

All in all a very strong film but far closer to the morbidly comical than the genuinely terrifying.

Paul Whitehouse and Martin Freeman were absolutely wonderful. I am delighted to see Paul Whitehouse in films now after so long on television.

Why the fuck would spell check try to correct that? Fucking arrogant.

[Nicky Fives]

The Happytime Murders - 5/10 - If you like inappropriate, stupid comedies, you will at least tolerate this. Not as good as Team America or Sausage Party (animated, not puppets, but same general idea). Could have been better, but I don't feel like I wasted my money seeing it in theaters....

[ClockShot]

Papillon (2018) - 3.5/5

[Helmsphere]

Super Troopers 2 7/10

I liked it, and felt it was funny, but not nearly as funny the original, but still worth the watch, I highly doubt I will watch it over and over again like the original.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Crazy Rich Asians-7/10

It got a few good laughs out of me and some chuckles throughout. Pretty predictable and formulaic but well acted with likeable characters.

[GD]

Crazy Rich Asians - Adorable.

[Sixx]

Crazy Rich Asians - Adorable.

stop

[Sixx]

Wait, unless by adorable you mean lame and retarded?

[Damian Rey 2.0]

No it was good. And Gemma Chan, who plays the rich guy's empathetic and grounded cousin, is a smoke show.

[Sixx]

No it was good. And Gemma Chan, who plays the rich guy's empathetic and grounded cousin, is a smoke show.

It's about the usage of the world "adorable".

[Seanny One Ball]

I have a shitload of reviews to do but my phone company has fucking cut me off over some bill they took the money for and claim I never paid.

Mother cunts

[Seanny One Ball]

A Quiet Place was good though, not as good as Don't Breathe but it had a superb second half. I think I'd have given that a close to perfect score if the family weren't so detestably stupid in it at predictable moments. Also if you get pregnant in a panic room type situation you deserve to die for making everybody else more vulnerable.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

It's about the usage of the world "adorable".

Nah. Gemma Chan is fucking hot

[GD]

She was so graceful and elegant :heart:

[GD]

Stripes - Very enjoyable. Sean Young is beautiful.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

If I remember correctly, Gemma Chan was in an episode of Sherlock, and also in the Sci-Fi tv series, Humans.

[Seanny One Ball]

Sean Young was beautiful

[Seanny One Ball]

I would italicise the word but she really was and I suspect Hollywood is to blame for her emotional and physical ruin.

[GD]

Uh oh. I haven't gone that rabbit hole yet. Gonna Google her now.

[Shisen Kopf]

Some Harry Potter garbage 2/7

[Droford]

Sinemia #1 Searching 8.5/10 once i got past flashbacks of seeing Unfriended: Dark Web this was a solid movie with a pretty good twist.

So I signed up for Sinemias 3 for $10 plan to compliment my moviepass 3 for $10. Ill end up getting 7 movies a month for $20 cause every 5 movies I see ends up getting me a free movie through Regal.

[slik]

You didn't review the movie

[GD]

Droford, why didn't you choose AMC A-List over Sinemia?

[Shisen Kopf]

Sinemia #1 Searching

So I signed up for Sinemias 3 for $10 plan to compliment my moviepass 3 for $10. Ill end up getting 7 movies a month for $20 cause every 5 movies I see ends up getting me a free movie through Regal.

I give that purchase a 4/7

[Droford]

Droford, why didn't you choose AMC A-List over Sinemia?

I don't have AMC Regal is only movie theatre within 30 miles any direction

[Droford]

I'm seeing little Stranger later on tonight

The rare movie I'm seeing 100% blind no reviews/trailers/who's in it/what its about

[Seanny One Ball]

100% bald

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Huntsman: Winter's War 6/10

[Shisen Kopf]

Brothers Grimsby not terrible but not good either 3/7

[Droford]

Moviepass #89 The Little Stranger 3/10 a non scary haunted house movie. One of the worst movies I've seen in the year I've had Moviepass

[slik]

Searching - 9/10

Great mystery, lots of plot twists.

[Jordan]

On with my Stephen King binge...

Thinner (1996) 1.5/5 Stars

The story is about a fat lawyer who kills an old Gypsie with his car while getting a blowjob from his wife. When his relationship with the town judge and police work in his favor, he gets off with no conviction. Then an old man Gypsie appears and curses the fat man by touching his face and saying "THINNER". Day by day he begins losing weight. Eventually he realizes that he was cursed by the Gypsie and seeks to find him to release the curse. The acting is this movie is really bad, especially from the lead actor Robert John Burke. I've noticed on a lot of campy Stephen King movies that making a likable or sympathetic lead character is not a priority. Which is interesting as a viewer, and I would imagine has to be purposeful. There is so much camp about the movie that it actually adds to the enjoyment factor, because if it took itself seriously it would get a much lower rating from me. Worth a watch for a dumb fun horror movie.

Graveyard Shift (1990) .5/5 Stars

The story is of a rat infested textile factory that is completely condemned but the owner pays off an inspector to keep it open. Slowly the employee's who are hired to clean the infested basement go missing. Eventually a drifter hero travels to town and takes the graveyard shift at the factory. After proving himself he is given the double pay holiday clean up shift to clear out the infested basement within a week so the owner can double his workload for the factory. The hero joins a cleanup crew who slowly start to die from some kind of giant bat/rat creature. The creature looks horrible a total joke, and unrealistic on every level. The owner played by Stephen Macht (and the best performance of the movie by far) stars off as a dick head but somewhere in the second act turns into an all out villain, I would assume because the movie monster was so lackluster they felt the needed to at more bad guys to the movie. This movie is trash, not really worth your time even for curiosity.

[Nicky Fives]

Truth Or Dare - 5/10 - Not a huge fan of horror, but this one was alright. Fairly predictable and the ending was not that great.

[slik]

Happytime Murders - 6/10

Some good zingers the first half, but nothing 'great' the second half

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Calvary 6/10

[ClockShot]

BlackkKlansman - 4.5/5

[Seanny One Ball]

Calvary 6/10


See I love Calvary but I could understand if it was maybe a bit too dark for some, unless you just didn't like it for other reasons.
Still, I think chris O'Dowd and Brendan Gleeson are amazing in it. Domnhall Gleeson has a brilliant wee cameo too.

[Blue Demon]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MO: 4.5/5. Very well acted and written. Great story to it, though I think it loses a bit as I feel it probably exaggerates small town life.

[Jordan]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MO: 4.5/5. Very well acted and written. Great story to it, though I think it loses a bit as I feel it probably exaggerates small town life.

It's one of my all time favorite movies.

[Seanny One Ball]

Ideal Home - 4/4

Steve Coogan and Paul Rudd play to lovers who are forced to cope with the sudden and unexpected arrival of their estranged grandson.
Without saying too much about this film it is just fucking fantastic, so watch it and I won't have to bother selling it to you. It really is just class.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

See I love Calvary but I could understand if it was maybe a bit too dark for some, unless you just didn't like it for other reasons.
Still, I think chris O'Dowd and Brendan Gleeson are amazing in it. Domnhall Gleeson has a brilliant wee cameo too.

Brendan Gleeson was great; it just didn't keep my attention.

[Seanny One Ball]

I watched Infinity War last night. it was excellent as I expected though For some reason I spent the last few months thinking that the movie was just a slow build towards rapid-fire deaths at the end. It kicks off with the killing immediately so I was impressed with that especially as I thought everyone had ruined it for me only to see that it was more suitably paced than I had imagined.

The humour was pretty high in this one. Drax as usual gets some of the best laughs but overall they were spread out pretty fairly.
I enjoyed it a great deal, hopefully the next one is not one big retcon.

[Jordan]

I watched Infinity War last night. it was excellent as I expected though For some reason I spent the last few months thinking that the movie was just a slow build towards rapid-fire deaths at the end. It kicks off with the killing immediately so I was impressed with that especially as I thought everyone had ruined it for me only to see that it was more suitably paced than I had imagined.

The humour was pretty high in this one. Drax as usual gets some of the best laughs but overall they were spread out pretty fairly.
I enjoyed it a great deal, hopefully the next one is not one big retcon.

Do I need to watch all the series before this to "get it"?

[slik]

You don't have to

[Seanny One Ball]

You should probably see the last four or five but it's not going to change anything. The movie comes straight out into action as if you've missed out by sitting waiting between films.

[Lock Jaw]

You don't need to in order to "get it".... but certainly to "fully appreciate the scope".......

I'd recommend at least Avengers, Civil War, and Thor Ragnarok. Maybe a Guardians movie just so you know who those characters are.

[Seanny One Ball]

Isn't it always great when you spend like fifteen to twenty minutes typing out a post about how awesome the whole thing was and then your stupid cunt Mac decides to disconnect from the internet and you lose every word?

I sure appreciate it.

[Lock Jaw]

Used to sometimes lose E-fed posts like that and it was the absolute worst...... especially if someone else would then continue off the post you wanted to continue off of, making your whole idea/post unusable so you can't even retype it......

[GD]

Searching - Excellent.

[slik]

RIFT (Icelandic thriller) - 8.5/10 (on Shudder)

A cousin to "A Dark Song" and "Don't Look Now". Mesmerizing cinematography. Not for everyone, narratively speaking. I'm going to spend some time debating the last twenty minutes in my head.

[Jordan]

I am the Pretty Thing that Live in the House (2016) on Netflix - 2/5

A Hospice nurse in her late 20's moves in with an elderly novelist nearing the end of her days. They live alone in a nice home, that is haunted with the ghost of someone who used to live there. The premise is as simple as it gets and so is the movie. It's quite scary at times if you are afraid of the dark, I started the movie late at night and turned it off when it gave me the spooks early on. However when I picked the film back up and made it to the finish line I was left feeling like "oh that was cute". Not a legendary horror film by any stretch but interesting. There are only about 5 actors in the movie and I'm not sure that I liked any of them. But the film did give me the spooks due to the camera work holding certain shots long enough to make you feel creeped out so I give it 2/5.

The Babadook (2014) on Netflix - 3/5

I've been recommended this movie for a few years now and Slik pushed it on me to try so I gave it my attention. The film is about about an Australian family, mother and son who have lost the father in a car accident. The child is as most children would be being raised in the wake of a tragedy like that, totally off the walls insane. The mother does her best to cope with her son's behavior problems until the entrance of a certain book changes everything. The Babadook is a book that foretells a horror story of a monster who haunts you in the darkness, it has some cliche elements to it which actually make it even more terrifying. Everything turns on its head when the elements of the book seem to actually be happening to this family. I'm sure most of you have seen this film but the horror of the story is actually a metaphor for the grief in the loss of the father. The manifestation of the loss into a physical terrifying monster is pretty smart. I've read a lot of reviews on this over the years and I didn't enjoy it as much as most, simply because the lack of color in the film and the one set location was so dark and grey. Grey tends to bother me in a film. Though I do think that is appropriate when trying to envelope a story in grief.

[Jordan]

A Dark Song (2016) on Netflix - 5/5

I've been on this horror kick after getting so into Castle Rock the past month. Slik recommended this amazing film to me and oh man I am so glad I watched it. The story is of a woman who wants to conduct a sort of long form seance/ritual with a guy who seems to know how to do this sort of thing. She harbors a deep tragedy and seeks to resolve her feelings through contacting the dead. The acting and cinematography are incredible. I applaud those who worked on this film, it's beautiful in its horror and drama. This belongs in the same category as a film like The Shining. Really fantastic. If you haven't seen this and want to see a really great psychological/ritualistic horror film please check it out.

[GD]

Heathers - Weird

The Voices (Ryan Reynolds) - Total Mindfuck

[Lock Jaw]

The Greatest Showman: 8/10

Somehow I had no idea this was a musical and was just expecting a "period piece biography" film....... Enjoyed it for what it was, but do kind of wish it expanded on a lot of things instead of song montaging through a lot of bits......

[Seanny One Ball]

You didn't know that it was a musical?

The biggest musical for years?

[slik]

The Nun - 2/10

Just behind SlenderMan for the worst horror film of 2018 and easily the worst film in the The Conjuring franchise. It's plotted like a cheesy blockbuster, and it doesn't work, at all.

[Seanny One Ball]

I saw a shit horror film the other day called The Orphanage. I think it was Spanish. Terrible. Just terrible.

[Lock Jaw]

You didn't know that it was a musical?

The biggest musical for years?

No one told me.

I had heard one of the songs from it before, though. Just didn't know it.

[slik]

I saw a shit horror film the other day called The Orphanage. I think it was Spanish. Terrible. Just terrible.

I actually love that movie lol.

[GD]

Ideal Home - Absolutely wonderful.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Nun - 2/10

Just behind SlenderMan for the worst horror film of 2018 and easily the worst film in the The Conjuring franchise. It's plotted like a cheesy blockbuster, and it doesn't work, at all.

Don't say that; I have a ticket to see it tomorrow.

[Seanny One Ball]

I actually love that movie lol.



I thought it was disgraceful.

[GD]

Blue Valentine - Heart wrenching

Solid performances by both, Williams and Gosling.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Nun 6/10

[Shisen Kopf]

I saw a shit horror film the other day called The Orphanage. I think it was Spanish. Terrible. Just terrible.

All foreign language films suck. They all get 0/7

[Droford]

Moviepass #90 Peppermint 8/10 Jennifer Garner vs Mexican Tom Selleck was what the Death Wish remake should have been.

[Frank Drebin]

So they're trying to make Jennifer Garner into an action hero again eh?

[GD]

A Dark Song - Beautiful.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I personally loved the Orphan. Was sad as shit tho.

Ps I'm also Mexican so maybe that's why...

[Seanny One Ball]

It was too obviously emotionally manipulative for my tastes. I also find it hard to sympathise with terrible parenting.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I was more sad for the child really. Awful way to go.

[Seanny One Ball]

Spoiler

[ClockShot]

Operation Finale - 2.5/5

[Jordan]

Asylum (1972) on Prime - 3.5/5

Asylum is a Amicus Productions film which is a fantastic old production company of English horror films. As titled, set in an Asylum where a new doctor has been called to interview for a replacement of the current head doctor who has fallen... erm... ill. The new Doctor is tasked with going to the insane ward to meet 4 or 5 different patients to make an educated guess as to which one is the "sick doctor". An anthology film which is really fantastic and holds up with it's age.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Conjuring 7/10

[Seanny One Ball]

I have picked up two Coen Brothers films I hadn't seen yet.

"The Man Who Wasn't There" and "A Serious Man".
I confess to having seen a bit of "A Serious Man" before as a boozer but I remember very little.

I will resume my reviews after tonight's viewing, Gentlemen. I thank you for your patience in what has been a shit filled last four weeks.

[Seanny One Ball]

Billy Bob Thornton is an all time great as both a writer and an actor and Michael Stuhlbarg is one of the most talented jobbing actors turned main cast'er I've seen since San Rockwell or Ben Foster.

[GD]

I have "A Serious Man" in "my list" but never got around to watching it. Too much content out there. Do you rent these titles, Seanny?

[Seanny One Ball]

I buy them for my collection.

I own over 3,000 DVD's as far as I know. I'm too scared to count them.

[Lock Jaw]

How do you store them? Pics or it doesn't exist

[Seanny One Ball]

Ok doke, pics after "Joe" finishes.

[Seanny One Ball]

My DVD collection:

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The first four pictures are of the same two DVD racks from different angles. I had to stand on my couch because the one to the right is so tall. Has to be over seven feet.

[Seanny One Ball]

I can't show you the ones in my attic because it's 2am and I live in a semi detached.

[Seanny One Ball]

The DVD racks/stands are double deep and yes the one on the left is visibly sagging under the weight of 70% of my comedy collection.

[Lock Jaw]

Damn!

Guru Dave gonna die when he sees all that!
That is a lot of DVDs!

[Seanny One Ball]

Yogi Berra Easter egg

[Seanny One Ball]

I am well prepared for any eyebrow raising s over my DVD collection. The O.C is clearly visible as is Little Britain and The Only Way Is Essex...

I bought boxes in auctions. A lot hit the bin but I dunno, Amy Childs has a nice voice and The O.C reminds me of my adolescent hungover Sundays.

[Seanny One Ball]

10 points if you guess the action figures

Dave I shoved some VCD's in next to the Blu Rays

[Lock Jaw]

I noticed The O.C

You would have won over a lot of posters with that back in 2015

[Lock Jaw]

10 points if you guess the action figures

I see The Joker and what looks like maybe Stone Cold Steve Austin.... but is maybe only Justin Credible

[Lock Jaw]

Ghostbusters/Evolution seems like a weird two-pack. Why put those movies together?

[Seanny One Ball]

Ivan Reitman

[Seanny One Ball]

I see The Joker and what looks like maybe Stone Cold Steve Austin.... but is maybe only Justin Credible



Goldberg. There's a battle arm to go with it.

[Lock Jaw]

Ivan Reitman

I retract my post.

[Seanny One Ball]

I had three copies of Ghostbusters but now I only have two. I still prefer the new one with the women.

Bill Murray's best film is Meatballs followed immediately by Broken Flowers, St Vincent and everything he ever did with Wes Anderson.

[Seanny One Ball]

Thanks for not mocking my purple curtains

[Seanny One Ball]

Joe is a beautiful film. It's another I cannot review for having seen it before but my God do I love it as an abstract piece of morality.

[GD]

My DVD collection:

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https://preview.ibb.co/jRsOs9/IMG_3726.jpg (https://ibb.co/crcZzp)
https://preview.ibb.co/mQPgep/IMG_3724.jpg (https://ibb.co/f7JUX9)
https://preview.ibb.co/n5RSKp/IMG_3723.jpg (https://ibb.co/hxowC9)
https://preview.ibb.co/iwDk5U/IMG_3722.jpg (https://ibb.co/cX8JQU)
https://preview.ibb.co/iGCpX9/IMG_3721.jpg (https://ibb.co/k4DJQU)

The first four pictures are of the same two DVD racks from different angles. I had to stand on my couch because the one to the right is so tall. Has to be over seven feet.

I can't show you the ones in my attic because it's 2am and I live in a semi detached.

Damn!

Guru Dave gonna die when he sees all that!
That is a lot of DVDs!

Hot dang, Seanny One Ball! And here I am crying over reducing my collection. That's quite impressive.

[Seanny One Ball]

It looked better when it covered the window. It was a full wall of DVD's, but the shelving unit warped under the weight and only these two remain. Both are now double deep with heavier shelving but the comedy section is definitely collapsing soon. I have spare shelves but I sort of want it to crack first.

[GD]

It looked better when it covered the window. It was a full wall of DVD's, but the shelving unit warped under the weight and only these two remain. Both are now double deep with heavier shelving but the comedy section is definitely collapsing soon. I have spare shelves but I sort of want it to crack first.

Yikes. That would certainly make me very anxious. Here's what remains of my collection.

[Seanny One Ball]

Two things Dave:

1. In context, that is the saddest thing I have ever seen.
2. Mine was always going to be bigger so showing me yours was unnecessary.

I love you mate but fuck your shit excuse for a collection.

[Seanny One Ball]

I hate your DVD's

[GD]

lol...I felt the need to share. Of course, it's not going to hold a candle to yours. But I am quite proud of it :)

[Seanny One Ball]

While I'm glad you got the joke, I am sceptical to the concept of pride in a collection that small.

I keep a lot of questionable shit in my collection but the quality is just sky high in the majority.
My foreign film collection is bigger than your entire collection. I would be very upset to lose a copy of even my lowest ranked in "the collection". The attic DVD's and a few of the right hand second layer top deck are my most hated but I still need to keep them in case someday they make sense to me and I love them.

[Seanny One Ball]

I have this idea that when I hit a certain number of DVD's I will literally be able to start watching my collection on January 1st and finish on Dec 31st some year.

This logically will never happen and I often give away crates of movies so I can justify buying more but I ain't far off my goal. I could do it faster but I need the space.

[GD]

While I'm glad you got the joke, I am sceptical to the concept of pride in a collection that small.

I keep a lot of questionable shit in my collection but the quality is just sky high in the majority.
My foreign film collection is bigger than your entire collection. I would be very upset to lose a copy of even my lowest ranked in "the collection". The attic DVD's and a few of the right hand second layer top deck are my most hated but I still need to keep them in case someday they make sense to me and I love them.

It's all that remains, my friend. I am pretty sure I will get rid of some titles in the near future. I do have pride in some of the titles. Especially some of the steelbook and alternative artwork variants. As much as I hate to admit it, I find myself quite content with digital. iTunes and Netflix seem to fulfill my needs for now.

[GD]

lol @ the foreign film collection comment. I don't think I have the will to maintain such a large collection. It is also the reason why I sold my entire vinyl collection. I am happy with my small collection of favorites and some oddball titles here and there.

[Seanny One Ball]

I wouldn't call 50 DVD's a collection.

I'd call it half a crate

[Seanny One Ball]

In terms of loving film, nobody ever needs to own one.
I just feel better when I do.

I was mostly pulling your leg there. Mostly.

[GD]

I wouldn't call 50 DVD's a collection.

I'd call it half a crate

:'(

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Lions for Lambs 7/10

[GD]

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[Seanny One Ball]

These things matter

[slik]

The Predator - 5/10

Not a good Predator movie. Not a good Shane Black movie. Hokey idea to update The Predator and cliches actually make it feel out-of-date, and not in the 'I love nostalgia' type way.

[Seanny One Ball]

I thought the trailer looked dodgy

[slik]

You know how 'Hulk Dogs' didn't turn out to be a real good concept in Ang Lee's HULK?

Turns out 'Predator Dogs' are actually an even less good concept.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I re-watched the original Predator film, the other day, and that film is a perfect slice of 80s, politically incorrect, cheese pie. No need for another slice.

[slik]

I think Predator Dogs could have been a good idea if the dogs would have done anything 'cool' or 'Predator-esque'

Instead they were giant CGI dogs w/ dreadlocks who play fetch w/ humans and predators alike

[wwe2222]

The Predator: 1/10

Just terrible. Bad acting, bad dialogue, bad story. I don’t mean bad in a fun sense. I mean bad.

[mitch_h]

Libeled Lady (1936) - Pretty fun old movie with good old timey actors.

Roma (2018) - Good movie, weird that this is produced by netflix as the sound design and visuals seem ideal for a theatre, very immersive. Every shot is beautiful and I found it very moving but I still think Y Tu Mama Tambien is the best film Cauron has made.

[Sixx]

I saw a shit horror film the other day called The Orphanage. I think it was Spanish. Terrible. Just terrible.

My ex used to watch that like once a month.

I thought it was ok, but not 50 times or so.

[XL]

Decided to go through my DVD/Blu Ray collection to watch everything I’ve never bothered to watch before - some of which goes back over 15 years.

Started with A Few Good Men. Stellar cast, really enjoyed it. Not sure why I’ve never watched it before as I’m a big fan of courtroom dramas.

9/10

[Seanny One Ball]

A Serious Man - 3.5/4

If 500 Days Of Summer was about a married Jewish guy with everything in the world to whine about but who somehow just wants to pull everything back together before it falls apart, this is what it would be.
Michael Stuhlbarg is a truly excellent actor and here he gives his very best type of performance. He's particularly brilliant at playing characters with repressed neuroses and seeing him in the role of a family man who's life is far from perfect is understandable and somehow extremely desirable in the right hands. The Coens are treading familiar territory here, this is a white collar, familial Barton Fink with a parallel morality to it.

Stuhlbarg is a blend of sympathetic and relatable that very few actors can pull off in a role where you kind of want to shake the guy by the shoulders and beg him to man up. The rest of the important roles are filled by lesser known actors of whom Adam Arkin and Richard Kind are most familiar to me. I was greatly impressed by the actress playing the wife, she was a savage mixture of detestable and resonant, a woman who has been sighing for too damned long and the only one who hasn't noticed is her husband.
The kids are interesting, the daughter serves as a violent foil to the son's thieving stoner boychick awaiting and preparing for his ascent to manhood.

This film is a fairly quiet little number, the comedy lies in the way situations are handled, ignored or procrastinated upon by Stuhlbarg's character and the overview that the Jewish faith is as prettily bureaucratic and time consuming as any other.

I enjoyed this film a great deal, it goes into the top half of the Coen films for me.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Man Who Wasn't There - 4/4

A Coen brothers Neo Noir crime thriller fronted by Billy Bob Thornton may be the coolest movie description of all time. In my opinion, this is one of the coolest films of all time. It's a story about a barber who resorts to blackmail to obtain money for a dry cleaning based get rich quick scheme. His target? The man screwing his wife(admirably played by an unusually well-tempered James Gandolfini). Jon Polito plays the "pansy" salesman who sweats his way through town trying to squeeze everybody for investment capital. It's a small role but this was the sort of role Polito did better than anybody. He was also marvellous in Big Nothing if you ever get a chance to see that.
The wife is played by Frances Mcdormand because of course she is, but in this film her performance is small and funny rather than all encompassing. Her role in the film is more expositional to the aim of understanding Billy Bob's modus operandi. It's a quirky role though and ultimately there would be no film without her but this film is about BBT and his less-than-perfect plot. In fact the film moves further towards provoking the viewer to question motivations even though we know the truth of the crimes and the motivation is seemingly evident very early on.
Still though I question the acts of the man, even hours after now I wonder if perhaps this film is a probe into the human inclination toward self flagellation masquerading as a black and white crime piece.

The performances are uniformly wonderful but I single out Billy Bob, James Gandolfini and Jon Polito for kudos. The female parts are all smaller, all situational to whatever BBT is doing, whether as inspiration for or in receipt of his actions.
Scarlett Johansson even pops up as a piano playing neighbourhood kid which was a nice surprise. She was excellent back then. She has a bad habit of getting paid just for turning up now, that or directors are letting her beauty do all of the work.

Overall a perfect film, I couldn't suggest any flaws with it at all. Tony Shalhoub shows up, it's win, win, win.

[slik]

Mandy - 8/10

Visually great, a bit slow of a start but once it does it's bonkers. It has the most Nicolas Cage scene of any Nicolas Cage movie (even more than Wicker Man). Also does Cenobite-type villains better than Hellraiser has in years.

[Jordan]

Mandy - 8/10

Visually great, a bit slow of a start but once it does it's bonkers. It has the most Nicolas Cage scene of any Nicolas Cage movie (even more than Wicker Man). Also does Cenobite-type villains better than Hellraiser has in years.

I just watched the trailer. I HAVE to see this. It looks incredible.

[Seanny One Ball]

Finally saw Deadpool 2.

I think it was better than the first one. The soundtrack was used exceptionally well and the mixture of extreme violence and filthy humour was fantastically well done. I am glad they kept to the formula that works.

[Sixx]

I thought Cable looked terrible. Other than that it was great but I was expecting that.

[Droford]

Sinemia #2 A simple Favor 9/10 Anna Kendrick is great.

Also Sinemia debuted a 30 movies in 30 days for $30 plan today and I'm thinking of doing it

[Seanny One Ball]

I thought Cable looked terrible. Other than that it was great but I was expecting that.


I don't read comics so I wasn't carrying much knowledge of his appearance into it. Josh Brolin is in everything now and I thought he was awesome in this, he really just had to look formidable in the action scenes and to take his gags on the chin which was easy enough.

[Sixx]

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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0d/89/f7/0d89f7fb78240461b4fb39772847222c.jpg

[Sixx]

I know people don't come in sizes like this (except for Mystic Tenshi) but I hate the outfit.

[Seanny One Ball]

He looks pretty similar there.

I dunno, I caught the gag about his size but how big is Cable supposed to be?

[Sixx]

i dont know, think more brock lesnar or batista than brolin.

[Sixx]

Oh wow, I actually used wresting references.

[Lock Jaw]

Or, depending on who is drawing him, he could be as big as a truck.

[Seanny One Ball]

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher grew on me...

[Lock Jaw]

Forrest Gump is also supposed to be 6 foot 6, 250 pounds

[Sixx]

Or, depending on who is drawing him, he could be as big as a truck.

I thought Seanny expected a realictic answer, so gave him examples of very buff guys.


John Wick = 9/10

Holy shit, that was amazing. Reeves must be a really talented guy because I never would have thought I'd buy him as a tough guy. And I did.

[Lock Jaw]

I thought Seanny expected a realictic answer, so gave him examples of very buff guys.

He needs huge shoulders, tiny hands, and a head that is too small for his body.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/3/33/X-Force_Vol_1_1.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180113051237

[Sixx]

He needs huge shoulders, tiny hands, and a head that is too small for his body.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/3/33/X-Force_Vol_1_1.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180113051237

That's probably Rob Liefeld, eh?

[Seanny One Ball]

I'm glad they didn't make him comically large.

[Jordan]

I thought Seanny expected a realictic answer, so gave him examples of very buff guys.


John Wick = 9/10

Holy shit, that was amazing. Reeves must be a really talented guy because I never would have thought I'd buy him as a tough guy. And I did.

I've herd this is a great movie. I'll put it on my list. Where did you watch it? Stream? If so what service?

[Sixx]

I've herd this is a great movie. I'll put it on my list. Where did you watch it? Stream? If so what service?

Random website with movies online. This one was Polish, actually.

I always use torrents but piratebay is down for some reason. Need a new torrent site and had no time to search.

Gotta get to work in like an hour, but once I'm back I'm watching John Wick 2.

[Lock Jaw]

I thought John Wick was just "ok", but I loved the second one.

[Sixx]

i rarely watch anything. im also a suckwr for those revenge movies

[Anybody Thrilla]

I just watched a low budget horror called Terrifier on Netflix, and I don't even feel comfortable rating it. I feel super creeped out right now, if that helps.

[Jordan]

I just watched a low budget horror called Terrifier on Netflix, and I don't even feel comfortable rating it. I feel super creeped out right now, if that helps.

Oh okay, that's promising. :y::y:

[slik]

I just watched a low budget horror called Terrifier on Netflix, and I don't even feel comfortable rating it. I feel super creeped out right now, if that helps.

One of the indy rassler dudes I follow on Twitter just suggested this too, I'm going to have to check it out now

[Frank Drebin]

I just watched a low budget horror called Terrifier on Netflix, and I don't even feel comfortable rating it. I feel super creeped out right now, if that helps.

Lol...I watched it this weekend. Wasn't very good but the clips Netflix shows when you hover over it had that scene where the clown was starring menacingly then suddenly changes his whole face into a gleeful smile and I said "fuck it, let's give it a shot"

[Sixx]

John Wick 2 - 6/10

It was good for what it was. So much worse than the first one.

This wasn't a movie, it was a fucking FPP and that's why so many of you asssholes prefer it over the first one. NERDS

[Lock Jaw]

I'm the only one who said it. Just felt like the first one had no "stakes". Like watching an hour and a half squash match.

I also don't know what FPP means.

[Sixx]

I'm the only one who said it. Just felt like the first one had no "stakes". Like watching an hour and a half squash match.

I also don't know what FPP means.

Games where you walk and shoot shit all the time. FPS then maybe?

[Sixx]

Michael Bay secretly directed it but had no robots at hand.

[Lock Jaw]

Dunno, I remember it being good.

[Sixx]

I only gave it a 6 because I saw the first part just a few hours earlier and it was glorious so it was probably out of respect for the character if you could call it that?

Other than that it's a pretty random Japanese fighting movie. The plot is so thin. Even fights suck most of the time.

[Seanny One Ball]

The plot is secondary to the action and incredible dialogue.
I thought John Wick 2 was excellent.

[Sixx]

The plot is secondary to the action and incredible dialogue.
I thought John Wick 2 was excellent.

Agree to disagree or some hippie bullshit like that.

Fuck that, I'll fight you.

[Seanny One Ball]

I'll scream rape.

[GD]

A Simple Favor - Dope

A little campy at times but with solid performances by Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.

[Jordan]

Burnt Offerings (1976) steamed on Prime - 4/5

Great 70's haunted house story. Family rents out a huge summer home and the house seems to thrive on their pain and suffering. Combining some elements of The Shining and typical haunted house flicks paired with some cinematography that reminded me of Psycho, I loved it. Solid acting from everyone, including a supporting role by Burgess Meredith.

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) streamed on Prime - 2.5/5

I did enjoy this movie though I have to give it a lower rating based on some poor production quality. The story is in 1800's England, a small village seems to have a resurgence of witchcraft troubling it's townspeople and turning the teenagers into murderers. Featuring a super hot 20 something Linda Hayden in a pretty hot nude scene. The acting is okay and sometimes good, the atmosphere is great and kept me around throughout the film. I wouldn't highly recommend it unless you have a thing for 70's English horror like I do.

The Endless (2017) streamed on Netflix - 2/5

I was really looking forward to this movie, the premise seemed interesting enough. However it was over from the beginning. Spoilers ahead. The first 10 minutes of the film just reeked of back actor written script with way too much exposition to the point it seemed like the movie was going to be a docudrama and then after two direct address monologue interviews that whole storytelling style was dropped into a narrative and never resurfaced back into the docu-style.

We learn of two brothers who had escaped a "UFO death cult" 10 year prior and want to go back to make sure they didn't make a mistake in leaving. The movie picks up upon the brothers arrival to the camp, in the middle of nowhere. The community seems harmless and healthy, peaceful and loving, perhaps they did make a mistake. That is until we discover a menacing force that seems to keep those inside a certain geographic measurement trapped into certain time loops. It does get very muddled and confusing but the arch of the story is clear. This movie to me reeked of amateur filmaking with a decent investor.

[Sixx]

Blade Runner 2049 - 8/10.

I'm not into sci-fi at all but this was solid. Amazing how actors can change. Gosling went from an annoying fuck to a good, respectable actor.

[Droford]

Moviepass #91 White Boy Rick 5/10 Probably Matthew McConaughey worst movie I've seen. Saw a review that the true story had a lot more too it than made the movie which seems right

[Damian Rey 2.0]

A Simple Favor-8/10
Funny, sexy, cute, smart, thrilling. I loved it. Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are fire together. And Henry Golding might end up being a star. He's so damn likeable.

The Predator-2/10
Fuck me was this boring. The action sequences were meh. The Predator dogs, as mentioned, are useless. The plot itself is the opposite of what made the original so great. Overly complicated, not funny, the characters were dumb, the ending was dumb, etc. Twas awful.

Black Klansman-8/10
May have posted this once but oh well. It was really good. Entire cast is stellar. Little heavy handed at the end, and more than few obvious nods to the current climate. But overall a great movie. Loved it.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

PS I'm loving my amc stubs pass. I've seen 5 or 6 movies so far, in wonderful leather recliners.

[GD]

PS I'm loving my amc stubs pass. I've seen 5 or 6 movies so far, in wonderful leather recliners.

Cheers. I am enjoying the service as well. While they don't have a lot of indie titles near me, I enjoy their Bollywood releases.

[slik]

I also am enjoying the amc stubs pass

[GD]

crickey

[Sixx]

crickey

You're creepy when you use words like that.

[GD]

Wish you'd step out of Polish-land for once in your life...

[Sixx]

Wish you'd step out of Polish-land for once in your life...

Damn, how American you are!

I imagine you dressed in USA#1 gear from head to toe, alonng with those funny little flags and all.

[Seanny One Ball]

*Crikey

[GD]

I spelled it incorrectly on purpose.

[GD]

Damn, how American you are!

I imagine you dressed in USA#1 gear from head to toe, alonng with those funny little flags and all.

*Something about the '80s calling and how they want you move on already*

[GD]

Hereditary - Holy fucking shit!

I'd love to discuss it length if you've seen it. Cheers.

[Frank Drebin]

I saw it the other day. Really really good.

[Seanny One Ball]

I spelled it incorrectly on purpose.



I'm too busy playing criket to care.

[Seanny One Ball]

I'd love to discuss it length if you've seen it. Cheers.

I saw it the other day. Really really good.


Post KOTF cock-canvas.

This is the lap of honour.

[GD]

I'm too busy playing criket to care.

Triggered

[Sixx]

Jack Reacher - 7.5/10

Surprisingly good and Tom Cruise was great in it.

[slik]

Assassination Nation - 7/10

I could see it gaining some cult status over time

[Sixx]

Jack Reacher 2 - 8/10

Stellar.

[Sixx]

The girl on the train - 8/10

Really good. Negative points for Emily Blunt's victim face.

[Droford]

Cinemia #3 Assassination Nation 6.5/10 although to be fair the last 25 minutes was crazy doesn't make up for the rest of it being awful

Moviepass #92 The Predator 8/10 enjoyed it a lot more than I anticipated

Old time Saturday night double feature

[Sixx]

Cinemia #3 Assassination Nation
Moviepass #92 The Predator

Old time Saturday night double feature

You didn't rate anything. Just stated what movies you've seen.

[Seanny One Ball]

I watched Way Of The Dragon tonight. Easily one of the worst Kung Fu movies I have ever seen. It would be funny to watch with a friend or two I think but my God was it poor. The audio is insane. The gangsters all looked like misshapen daytime drinkers that stepped out of the pub and were swiftly carried off into a terrible film to act as kick and nunchuck fodder for Bruce Lee. I was appalled by the Western baddies and the "good guy" karate guys were as wet as get out. I've seen some soppy looking bad guys in old Kung Fu movies before but they were micro budget affairs. This was crap. I like Bruce Lee less because of this terrible film.

No rating.

[Droford]

You didn't rate anything. Just stated what movies you've seen.

Cause I haven't seen them yet just a placeholder

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Predator is prob the worst movie I've seen all year. If I had actually paid to see it I would've hated it even more.

[Sixx]

Cause I haven't seen them yet just a placeholder

Why? Was it that important for post 10236 to be yours?

[slik]

Fahrenheit 11/9 - 7/10

Michael Moore's latest documentary. Not as focused as some of his previous work but still got his message of the politics of fear and the politics of profits over people across. Goes after Trump but also Obama, Hillary and Michigan Governor R. Snyder as well.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Station Agent - 4/4

A misanthropic man - who's grievance against the world around him is founded in society's treatment of his dwarfism - moves out to a derelict Railway station he has inherited, in search of seclusion.

I have spoken before about my love for films about deficient people and my love for films about the exploration of interpersonal relationships and the camaraderie of flawed people, and The Station Agent is a perfect example of one.
A blend of slow pace, realistically tempered and constructed dialogue and focused and relatable character portrayals - this is a triumph of complete film making.
Peter Dinklage is phenomenal in the lead, surely a role that brought him acclaim and increased attention as a performer.
Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Cannavale provide the necessary drag and push that the story needs to get anywhere. Clarkson is the drag, Cannavale is the push and they provide perspective on Dinklage's situation.

This is a lovely film. I'll watch this again knowing it will provoke important questions about the nature of wallowing in misery and how that can be escaped when there is something positive to reach out to.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Conjuring 2 7.3/10

I prefer it to the original.

[GD]

The Station Agent - 4/4

A misanthropic man - who's grievance against the world around him is founded in society's treatment of his dwarfism - moves out to a derelict Railway station he has inherited, in search of seclusion.

I have spoken before about my love for films about deficient people and my love for films about the exploration of interpersonal relationships and the camaraderie of flawed people, and The Station Agent is a perfect example of one.
A blend of slow pace, realistically tempered and constructed dialogue and focused and relatable character portrayals - this is a triumph of complete film making.
Peter Dinklage is phenomenal in the lead, surely a role that brought him acclaim and increased attention as a performer.
Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Cannavale provide the necessary drag and push that the story needs to get anywhere. Clarkson is the drag, Cannavale is the push and they provide perspective on Dinklage's situation.

This is a lovely film. I'll watch this again knowing it will provoke important questions about the nature of wallowing in misery and how that can be escaped when there is something positive to reach out to.

Very well articulated. Peter Dinklage embodies the soul of the character that he depicts in the film.

[Jordan]

Santa Sangre (1989) streamed on Prime - 4/5

This movie is insane, some spoilers ahead...

This is about a circus family in Mexico. The father cheats on his wife with a hot lady covered in tattoo's so she burns his dick off with acid so he cuts her arms off while their son watches. He's already watched his beloved Elephant pass away and just after his mother is cut up by his father he see's his father stumble dickless onto the street naked and cut his own throat and then watches helplessly as his childhood love, a mute girl is taken away by the tattoo lady his father was having an affair with. He spends several years in an Asylum until one day they take some of the patients to a movie. But for some reason this kid ends up doing a coke with a bunch of guys who have down syndrome and then he gets reunited with his armless mother who he thought was dead. He begins to act as her arms, literally, standing behind her as she tells him what to do acting as her arms, and then they french kiss at one point.

I won't tell any more, it's just fucking insane. You should see this. I debate on giving this the full five stars but there are some production elements that are a little bit off even for 89 that could have been better. Still, fucking insane. On the same shelf as Eraserhead.

[Jordan]

The Wicker Man (1973) streamed on Shudder - 5/5

This is a fantastic film. Edward Woodward is a Scottish police officer investigating the disappearance of a little girl on a private Scottish island known for their delicious fruits and vegetables. Upon arriving to the island he notices a strange obsession with sexuality that is very uncomfortable to him and his Christianity. Realizing there is more to the disappearance than originally thought, he is introduced to the Lord of the island played by Christopher Lee. Amazing performance by both actors. Lot's of hot nudity here. The officer suspects there may be some kind of sex cult and attempts to leave but of course they will not let him. I know there is a remake of this movie but they are worlds apart. This is a fantastic film, I can't believe I'd never seen it. Not really a "horror" movie, more like a cult thriller.

[Sixx]

The Wicker Man (1973) streamed on Shudder - 5/5

This is a fantastic film. Edward Woodward is a Scottish police officer investigating the disappearance of a little girl on a private Scottish island known for their delicious fruits and vegetables. Upon arriving to the island he notices a strange obsession with sexuality that is very uncomfortable to him and his Christianity. Realizing there is more to the disappearance than originally thought, he is introduced to the Lord of the island played by Christopher Lee. Amazing performance by both actors. Lot's of hot nudity here. The officer suspects there may be some kind of sex cult and attempts to leave but of course they will not let him. I know there is a remake of this movie but they are worlds apart. This is a fantastic film, I can't believe I'd never seen it. Not really a "horror" movie, more like a cult thriller.

Does Edward Woodward punch a woman in the face while wearing a bear suit?

[Jordan]

Does Edward Woodward punch a woman in the face while wearing a bear suit?

No, there are people in costumes but it's a lot different than the Cage movie.

[Jordan]

I can't stop thinking about The Wicker Man, so damn good.

[Jordan]

Spring (2014) steamed on Shudder - 3.5/5

Slik has been suggesting this to me for a few weeks now so I gave it a go. This is like the Lost in Translation of horror films. Slightly understated at times in a very lovely way, but laced with certain elements of the supernatural and horror that keep it within that genre and unlike any other horror films you've seen. I don't want to spoil the story because a lot of the enjoyment I had was knowing very little about the happenings that were before me. But I will say this is a lovely horror film, strong acting and concept. As far as the script goes there are some times where I didn't like the dialogue, very similar feelings with The Endless. They have great concept ideas but the dialogue is a little too expository for my liking, meaning the writers is too obvious when telling the story through the dialogue. Again less so in Spring than The Endless.

[Fignuts]

Upgrade- 8/10

[Anybody Thrilla]

The Babysitter - 6/10

It was kinda funny at some parts, but not nearly as scary (or funny) as I think it was trying to be. I wasn't angry for having watched it, but I'm pretty sure I won't be doing so again. It's nice if you kinda want something in the background while you do something else.

[GD]

Lizzie - An interesting take on the actual trials (also boobies)

[Sixx]

Lizzie - An interesting take on the actual trials (also boobies)

THAT IS NOT A RATING

[Blue Demon]

Farenheit 11/9 - 3.8/5

Typical Michael Moore stuff. Seemed kindof disjointed, but he seems a bit more balanced this time than in the passed, he rips on the Dems too.

[Jordan]

Mandy (2018) rented on HUDU - 4.5/5

I just watched this last night and I'm sure I will watch it again at some point because I really liked it. I LOVED the way aesthetic of this film from the lighting, the depth of the film, may have been digital but very much looked like film, the costumes, set design, special FX, everything reeked of high budget late 70's horror. I would also compare the gore to a Cronenberg style, certain elements looked like old school special fx which are dearly missed for me. Screw CGI. I'd rather see a high quality maniquin get burned instead of a CG rendering. Cage was really great, all the actors were great. The NIC CAGE moment is f'n hilarious. He's really funny when he wants to be. This is a special film, one of the best revenge films I can remember. The cult leader Jerimiah is horrifying, I hated him. I also read on IMDB the actor who plays him is an actual cult leader, creepy. If had one gripe it would be the showdown scenes were too highly choreographed, I'd rather have seen a sloppy brawl of sorts, that lowered the rating for me.

[Seanny One Ball]

Death Wish - 2.5/4

Bruce Willis in a remade bloody revenge thriller directed by Eli Roth.
Sometimes negative hype really helps a bad movie to a half decent score. I saw what Eli Roth tried to do with this, trick us into thinking it was punch-porn masquerading as a family movie when in actual fact it's not nearly as brutal as you would imagine and aside from the ludicrously amped up soundtrack I feel it was restrained and well made for what it is.
The bad guys are cartoonishly destructive, the protagonist is relentlessly lucky and the tone of the action is dangerously close to comical in some moments.
The opening to the film is cloying and sickly but from the assault onwards it becomes a much more worthwhile film, a film that owes everything to the performance of Vincent D'Onofrio who provides some immense talent and legitimacy to a movie that seems quite nice, maybe too nice for Eli Roth to be at the helm of.

Politically it's a pro gun movie, anybody denying that is off their head. The gun fights are soundtracked so it's suitably removed from sincerity that it should be a fun movie to wind down a night out with or when your expectations are so low that it can only impress you.

I liked this film but I will probably mock it a lot from now on. It was very confused but rather sweet in a way.

[slik]

Small Foot - 7.5/10

It was cute

[slik]

Hell Fest - 7/10

It was a definite throwback to 80's slashers. Performances were solid from the cast, one of who was intentionally annoying beyond comprehension. Good kill scenes. I'd give it a 7/10 because it's not re-writing the genre, just throwing back to it in a efficient manner.

[GD]

Disobedience - There's a certain trend that these films are following nowadays. Women being oppressed, having gay experiences, and liberating themselves at the cost of everyone around them. The patting on the back needs to be curbed just a little bit.