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

[Seanny One Ball]

The Predator - 2/4

There are beats in this that are crass and out of place, there are moments where proven performers are used poorly and to their own detriment as well as that of the film.

But... it's not the pile of shit that it was made out to be. There are some good hard laughs, some glimpses of an interesting story behind the stupidity of this particular plot and the performances are good enough to provide some real entertainment.
The film begins better than it ends, in fact it would be entirely possible to forget the last third of this mere moments after it is over. I'm already struggling to remember how various people came and went...

Overall it is a mediocre installment in a mediocre franchise. Predator 2 is the real highlight for me, so having that in mind you can see why the corny shit in this is more attractive to me than the overlong CGI fighting.
Furthermore Sterling K Brown and Boyd Holbrook deserved a hell of a lot better than what they got here but Boyd helped keep it from losing my interest entirely.

Jacob Tremblay should not have been in this. He has regressed rather badly as an actor and I can't see him making it if he keeps hurting his brand with roles like that.

[Seanny One Ball]

Ah shit, I forgot to try and guess the sex offender.

[Seanny One Ball]

Venom - 3/4

This was friggin' hilarious and provides plentiful evidence that Tom Hardy could have many creative outings in comedy films if he truly wanted to.
I hope he does, another string to his impressively strung bow.

The story was fine, the CGI was impressive and it was well paced. A quiet first third then increasing amounts of crazy until the end.
Michelle Williams took me out of it a few times because honestly - it should have been her not Heath in that casket, but whatever. I suppose she has value to the same fuck heads that thought Rene Zellweger was talented. That's her act now, ripping off late 90's Rene Z with that stupid voice and face and... Dargh...

Anyway everything else was solid, it just wasn't groundbreaking or hugely exciting. The thing that kept me involved was Tom Hardy as a man near the edge of a complete breakdown after a career and social free-fall.

It was almost as funny as Thor: Ragnarok minus the appropriate mesh of adventure and awe.

I felt no awe. The awe was missing.

Michelle Williams took my awe.

[Lucky]

Avengers, the one with the Robot

It was good but special effects seem outdated

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Avengers: Endgame 8.9/10

Anyone who thinks Aquaman was better than Infinity War and Endgame, can go suck a big fat dick.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Avengers Endgame-10/10

It's not a perfect movie. Dealing with time travel is tricky, and inevitably leaves plot holes. How fucking ever, this movie was everything any movie and comic fan could likelyever ask for. The acting is superb. Particularly with Hemsworth, Downey Jr, Rudd and Evans.

There's a scene at the end battle where a beat to shit Cap wills himself up, in the face of defeat no less, and looks to push thru despite being hopeless in winning. It's a shining moment for the character.

Many of these characters get to have awesome moments. But it's the story, the weight of the circumstances involved and the devastating finality for the core members that sets this film apart from any Marvel movie ever.

It's funny, clever, and the set pieces are great. But I cannot say enough about how great it was to see these characters act in such desperation towards a common goal, and see a different version of Thanos that's still so charismatic, just as he was in the previous installment.

Easily, this is the best movie Marvel has ever done for me. It's not a perfect film. But it is a perfect ending for the core they've established. And though there's new threads for Thor to explore, as a whole, this was a perfect sendoff for 11 years of work. Well done, Russo brothers, you magnificent bastards.

[Lock Jaw]

Laughed at reading a 10/10 score followed by "It's not a perfect movie"

Isn't that the definition of a perfect rating?

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah I think he means "It's not perfect writing... BUT" because he clearly means it deserves 10/10 for enjoyment.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Exactly that. It's not a perfectly written film because there are some holes and even the tone goes up and down. But from a pure storytelling standpoint, payoffs with a decade build and an amazing 3rd act, it's perfect for what wanted to be.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Prob my 2nd fave superhero movie behind the Dark Knight. And I'm bias as fuck towards Batman.

[slik]

The Intruder - 7/10

Dennis Quaid pretty much ensures this will find a cult audience w/ his very unique performance. There are some scripting issues and Meagan Good's character is essentially a perfect human -- but it's a fun time at the movies.

[Fignuts]

The Predator (2018)- 2/10

Fucking hot garbage. Predators (2010) wasn't a great movie, but it wasn't terrible. But this shit? This regresses back to the AvP bullshit. It's just a corny, generic, comedy monster movie. Nothing of what made the original so great. It's like they tried to make a marvel movie, but with Predator.

And fuck off with that dumb iron man predator armor at the end. The way that scene was building up, I thought for sure it was going to be a Xenomorph, and I was actually thinking "shit I may have to bumb this to a 3." But no. Is was just some dumb bullshit armor that looked stupid as hell.

Seriously why the fuck can't anyone make a good Predator movie. We're fucking 1 for 6 over here, god damn it.

[Fignuts]

In the interest of fairness, if this wasn't predator, it would probably get like a 4/10. It's a dumb, stupid movie, and if that is what you are looking for, you may enjoy it a little more.

But I'm not looking for that in a Predator movie. Even if I was, it's still not very good.

[Seanny One Ball]

I gave it 2/4 because it was inoffensive generic action fare and it didn't piss me off nearly as much as Predators did. I left the cinema mad after that one.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Predator (2018)- 2/10

Fucking hot garbage. Predators (2010) wasn't a great movie, but it wasn't terrible. But this shit? This regresses back to the AvP bullshit. It's just a corny, generic, comedy monster movie. Nothing of what made the original so great. It's like they tried to make a marvel movie, but with Predator.

And fuck off with that dumb iron man predator armor at the end. The way that scene was building up, I thought for sure it was going to be a Xenomorph, and I was actually thinking "shit I may have to bumb this to a 3." But no. Is was just some dumb bullshit armor that looked stupid as hell.

Seriously why the fuck can't anyone make a good Predator movie. We're fucking 1 for 6 over here, god damn it.

Legit thought Arnold was going to pop out at the end instead of the Iron man predator suit

[ClockShot]

Avengers: Endgame - 4.5/5

Infinity War is a smidge better. Great film that wraps everything up with a nice bow.

[Black Widow]

Gone Girl

2nd time watching give it a 8

[Fignuts]

Legit thought Arnold was going to pop out at the end instead of the Iron man predator suit

I have since read that was the actual original ending, but Arnie didn’t want to do it.

[Simple Fan]

Dragged Across Concrete 7/10

Wasn't nearly as good as Brawl in Cell Block 99 but was still pretty good. Was kind of slow moving and needed some more action.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I have since read that was the actual original ending, but Arnie didn’t want to do it.

This would've been so much fucking better than the shit show we got.

[Seanny One Ball]

Dragged Across Concrete 7/10

Wasn't nearly as good as Brawl in Cell Block 99 but was still pretty good. Was kind of slow moving and needed some more action.

Where did you see it?
Cinema, dvd, VOD?

I have been trying to find out how to access this...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

John Wick Chapter 2 8/10

Damn, son. Get some!

All caught up and ready for the third film.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Snowpiercer 6.5/10

[Seanny One Ball]

Ugh... Don't remind me of that thing

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

It has a decent cast; I particularly liked Tilda Swinton, and I don't generally gravitate towards her. But, before even the first hour was up, I was checking to see how long was left before it finished.

[Seanny One Ball]

I did the same thing because I hated it so much. Tilda Swinton was atrocious.

First the Piano now this...

You are my Moriarty

[Seanny One Ball]

Snowpiercer - 2/4 stars

I said in another thread that this film has the skeleton of a masterpiece but the fleshing out is so badly done that it becomes almost ridiculous.
I'm not sure why Tilda Swinton is in it, she's absolutely horrendous. That may well be the worst character in the history of film…a purposefully disdainful, repulsive performance that puts forks on china and nails on a blackboard to shame. There was no reason to have cut-rate Terry Gilliam rip-offs in there…it just destroys the credibility entirely.

Don't get me started on the logistics of a train track that connects every railway around the world either…or the preposterous concept of a train that pierces snow and ice drifts, rocks from side to side and yet remains speeding round the side of a goddamn mountain.

Alison Pill…just no.

I dunno what to say besides this: Snowpiercer is a mediocre film that could have been absolutely incredible. I was actually prepared to accept the round the world train track until they showed the fucking thing bouncing around like a Skalectric on amphetamines.
Ed Harris should have carried this film but they didn't let him. Everything it could have been got shoved out in favour of really weird teeth and little kids with fucked up accents.

Chris Evans might as well not have been in it really. His part could have been played by absolutely anybody.


Look how angry it made me just by being so uneven and badly realised.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Hahaha.

I liked Tilda's northern accent; seemed absolutely random.

I definitely got a Terry Gilliam vibe from it; kept thinking of Brazil.

Not going to lie: I think Alison Pill is hot.

[Seanny One Ball]

Alison Pill is fuggers

[slik]

Detective Pikachu -- Two Pikas out of Four


Most of the funny parts are in the trailer. It could be a good entry into Noir for kids. I just wish it was funnier and more entertaining. Wasn't crazy about the twist at the end.


The Pikachu is the main character's dad, sort-of

[Seanny One Ball]

I will be rooting for Sonic to beat this 2/4 on Slik's score chart. Sega all the way.

[slik]

Not going to lie: I think Alison Pill is hot.

Alison Pill is fuggers


I enjoyed this scene of hers.


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[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Sarah Paulson: stone-cold hottie.

[GD]

Alison Pill is fuggers

I will Helluva kick your teeth outta nowhere for having an opinion that's different from mine.

[Seanny One Ball]

A gay guy would definitely beard up by pretending to find Alison Pill attractive

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I tried watching Ironclad, but only got through the first 45 mins or so; so naff.

[Seanny One Ball]

I bet you'd like Peter Greenaway's films.

Give them a go.

[Fignuts]

I liked her in Scott Pilgrim

[Fignuts]

Her face does look like it’s melted a bit since then.

[Fignuts]

Oh there was another page.

[Fignuts]

So embarrassed.

[GD]

Long Shot - 7/10

[Shisen Kopf]

Alison Pill is fuggers

I agree. Her forehead puts Peyton Manning to shame

[Fignuts]

It's like her face is too small for her head.

[Fignuts]

About 20 minutes into Insidious: The Last Key, and it's fucking terrible. Feels like a straight to dvd piece of shit.

Dunno if I'm gonna make it.

[slik]

It gets worse.

Saying that as a big fan of the Insidious franchise. 4 was a disaster.

[Fignuts]

Lin Shaye's acting is fucking atrocious in this. Don't remember her being this bad in the other ones.

[Fignuts]

Yeah screw this.

[Fignuts]

Gonna read some creepypastas instead.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I bet you'd like Peter Greenaway's films.

Give them a go.

I've had a look at some of his films on IMDB, and I get the impression that your suggestion is a jibe towards me....:(

There are a couple, though, that I may take a look at.

[Seanny One Ball]

I like Peter Greenaway. Listen buddy, I may mock your musical tastes but movies are serious business.
Check out "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover", it's pretty intense but it's brilliant.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I will keep an eye out for that film and The Baby of Macon becoming available on Prime Video, and watch those bastards.

There is a film of his about Rembrandt, Nightwatching, currently available on Prime, so I may check that out.

[Seanny One Ball]

He makes strange films.

I'm occasionally possessed by short term fits of obsession with the Tulse Looper project he created and then sort of abandoned. The footage from the three "films" is just nuts but his name comes up in his other films occasionally.

It's all very mysterious.

Someday I'll get right into it and figure out what he was playing at.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Fugitive 7/10

Man, this film screams "1990s." Standard fare, but upped a little by Tommy Lee Jones' presence.

[Sixx]

The Fugitive 7/10

Man, this film screams "1990s." Standard fare, but upped a little by Tommy Lee Jones' presence.

Shit, is the 1990s vibe caused by it being released in the 90s?

[Seanny One Ball]

Not all films have distinct contemporary attributes. I get what he means, if you watch all of the Lethal Weapon films you get a consistently strong nostalgic glimpse through the 87-97 time period. Die Hard movies don't have that same quality despite covering more time because the music and the references don't really reflect anything besides John Mclain's peril. The third one does have some period relative storylines though, the outlandish chemical bomb and the frequent use of phone booths are a classic 90's throwback.
The hacker stuff in the fourth one was so dumb it belongs in the 90's...

[Emperor Smeat]

They Shall Not Grow Old - 4 out of 5

[Seanny One Ball]

They should make an alternate history film where a cleaner prevents Alexander Fleming from discovering penicillin by tidying up after him properly.

They could call it "They Shall Not Grow Mould"

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Wife 8/10

A film carried by Glenn Close, though Jonathan Pryce was no slouch either.

[ClockShot]

A Private War - 4/5

Rosamund Pike should have been in the Oscars race.

[Seanny One Ball]

She'd never beat Pistorius

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Bookshop 6.5/10

A gentle, Sunday film, filled with subtly unpleasant people, but nothing much happens.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Fast & Furious 8 6/10

Silly.

[Droford]

Vudu has John Wick 1 and 2 in 4k for $10 total with $5 off ticket to 3. Never had seen the first two so it seems like a good deal for the 4k versions.

John Wick - 7/10 I kinda felt like it was just average. Wouldnt have really been excited about seeing a sequel if I had seen it when it came out. Nothing great about the acting, the fight sequences were over the top of course but it didnt feel much beyond guy guys crazy revenge killing spree over murdered dog and stolen car which is flimsy even with him being a top hitman out of the game. But knowing theres a 2nd (and 3rd, and 4th) movie Im a little bit interested in that but its kinda unfair in the review of the original.

[Droford]

Alison Pill is fuggers

Im not really one to say much on this but



I think youre wrong (https://www.reddit.com/r/AlisonPill/comments/6t1gt9/white/)

[Seanny One Ball]

If her Tinder profile used that picture and then this turned up: https://images.bwwstatic.com/upload12/1833296/tn-500_nda62.jpg

I would be furious.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile-6/10

Number one, that movie title is a poor choice. Secondly, you watch the movie from a spectator/the girlfriend's pov, which really kills the flow of the movie. Zac Efron is really good as Bundy, being a charming, charismatic, likeable guy in the same vein Bundy was described and came off in interviews.

However, because we get the movie from a 3rd person's pov who is watching everything from afar, the whole film comes off as more of an overview and feelslike we're watching a collection of newspaper clippings rather than a docudrama.

Had they made Ted the main character and focused on his narrative, I think the film would've been far more gripping and better executed. The Ted Bundy tapes doc on Netflix us far better because it's actually about Bundy.

[Droford]

If her Tinder profile used that picture and then this turned up: https://images.bwwstatic.com/upload12/1833296/tn-500_nda62.jpg

I would be furious.

What about this? (https://www.reddit.com/r/AlisonPill/comments/3s95vj/flashing/)(NSFW)

[Damian Rey 2.0]

42-6/10

Meh. Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey was good, even tho he came off like a caricature. It was essentially a puff peace on Robinson's first 2 years. His internal and emotional struggle wasn't delved into much. His impact on society and US culture was barely if at all mentioned. And while there some good moments all around, this didn't feel like the kind of movie someone as important to society as Robinson was deserved.

[Seanny One Ball]

Trying to get through "Synecdoche, New York" and it is tough going...

This is probably the most pretentious film I have ever seen. I don't mind grand standing when it comes to something but this is just that old trick of putting one mirror facing towards another one and seeing infinity so far.

I hope it pulls together in the next half hour or it's going in the pile of films which I keep as a reminder never to trust reviews.

Synecdoche sort of reminds me of "Filth" the film from a few years back... intelligent but cluttered and unappealing with some of the strongest performances ever seen in a disappointing film.

[Seanny One Ball]

Nope... there's no saving it.

Charlie Kaufman must worry about death a lot. I do, so I think I'm going to stop watching his films.

[Splaya]

John Wick 3- 10/10

Easily the best movie of the series. Action scenes were great. There were some moments that were done that you could see as a reference to the Matrix movies. Very well done movie.

[Droford]

John Wick 2 8/10 better than the first although apparently there's no need for storyline although the ending set up 3 absolutely perfect and I'm hoping to see it Monday after I get needles jammed in my arm all morning

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Pokemon: Detective Pikachu-6/10

Fun premise. Has a couple of nice emotional beats. The Pokemon are fun to see in a live action movie. The villain is whatever and twist is seen a mile away. But it was a decently fun and enjoyable ride. I'm sure the kids will love it.

[Destor]

Mule: 6/10

Perfectly fine film. No major critique. Film was just flat. Eastwood rarely misses as a director but this film just didn't resonate.

[Seanny One Ball]

Picked up some films today:

Tokyo Gore Police
Yakuza Apocalypse
Visitor Q
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance

I like Takashi Mike, the dude is nuts.

Unfortunately I spent a long time trying to find Mob Psycho 100 but I reckon I might as well order it online.

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty sure I saw that Mr Vengeance one....

[Seanny One Ball]

It's by Park Chan-Wook the director of Oldboy, part of the Vengeance trilogy. I tried to find Mrs Vengeance but it wasn't in.
Still, a good find.

[Sixx]

fuck japs

[Sixx]

their movies are confusing cause they all look the same

pretty sure i've sen you in one, Lock Jaw.

[Fignuts]

Pretty sure the vengeance trilogy is Korean.

[Sixx]

Pretty sure the vengeance trilogy is Korean.

still - SAME

[Seanny One Ball]

All of the South Korean films I have seen are emotionally exhausting, psychologically troubling and/or incredibly stylish and violent in a more unnerving and impressive way than almost any other type of film.

I'll bet despite the basic title, "Mr. Vengeance" is actually way more shocking than "Tokyo Gore Police", "Yakuza Apocalypse" and "Visitor Q" and the last two are by Takashi Mike, the dude responsible for "Ichi The Killer".

South Korean films man... You just can't go wrong.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Other than Oldboy, I think the only other South Korean film I have seen was, R-Point. It was a tad bonkers from what I remember.

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[GD]

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum - 8/10

[Seanny One Ball]

I did not have sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.
This was a great story told with some jarring tonal shifts that spread from scene to scene.

Always play a film like this dead straight unless the emotional shifts are staged and paced in a way that builds as well as enthrals... in many ways the filming style of this was too accurate a representation of real life behaviour. Every main character seemed atypical of what I expected and the intrusion of inappropriate or undermining behaviours in or around important scenes irritated me more than once.

There is a weight of realism to it, the twists and turns are surprising but the performances were slightly too angering to be enjoyable. Aside from that everybody in it is making dreadful decisions with increasing regularity but in a way that deflates rather than fascinates.

It's effective, it makes sense and I invest heavily in storylines that homage how (almost)unbelievably screwed up things can become but in the end I think it broke too far from character convention, at least in terms of keeping anybody likeable enough to follow for two hours.

In short - Clusterfuck. But a well made one that was obviously intended to be exactly as it is and I can respect that, it just didn't do much for me.

Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance - 2.5/4

[Fignuts]

Mr. Vengeance is the weakest of the trilogy in my opinion. Oldboy being the best.

Agreed on South Korean movies as a whole. I always enjoy them.

From what I’ve read, John Wick comes from Keanu Reeves’ appreciation of Korean action flicks.

[GD]

WarGames - 7/10

[GD]

Booksmart - 8/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

John Wick: Parabellum 8/10

You want plenty of killings? You've got it!

[GD]

Photograph - 7/10

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[Sixx]

Black PAnther - 8/10

Took me like 4,5 hours to watch the damn thing, cause I kept confusing THEM PEOPLE.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Baby Driver 7.5/10

[ClockShot]

John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum - 4.5/5

What a ride!

[Lock Jaw]

Aladdin (2019) - 6.5/10

Pretty average, and a lot of the themes/messages/points of the movie seem to "get lost" and "rushed through". The braud who plays Jasmine is smoking hot and looks pretty much exactly like Sarah Michelle Gellar, so that brought the movie up a bit. She was also the only singer who was any good. (They added some female-empowerment song)

[slik]

MA - 7/10

MA is fun and crazy (it's crazier than it looks). Octavia Spencer plays a good villain. I don't have any complaints at all, it was a really fun horror movie.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

One Hour Photo 6.5/10

Besides a pretty good straight performance from Robin Williams, it felt more like a glorified tv movie than anything else.

[Seanny One Ball]

I would have preferred staring at a photo for an hour

[Frank Drebin]

Picked up some films today:

Tokyo Gore Police
Yakuza Apocalypse
Visitor Q
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance

I like Takashi Mike, the dude is nuts.

Unfortunately I spent a long time trying to find Mob Psycho 100 but I reckon I might as well order it online.

Saw Visitor Q years ago. Just thought "WTF?!?" through the whole thing.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters-6/10

This'll be lengthy so fair warning.

My initial feeling leaving the theatre was disappointment. It is not a bad movie, but it's certainly not a good one. It does feel like a step back from the previous installment. Where the last one was a self contained story that followed a less is more approach, built to its climax and gave a definitive ending that could be built off of, this movie is the contrary, feeling very much like it's trying to set up a universe and rushing thru things because it's sequel is coming out soon.

The criticism that the story itself is dumb and the human characters are bland is valid. The cast tries their damndest, but the material is so clunky and, at times, illogical, that it makes what they're doing insufferable and boring. The motives for releasing the Titans is absurd. While you don't need Oscar worthy material here, it has to at least make sense. That's not present here. It felt like the film needed to find a reason to have all these monsters running around, so it came up with the easiest, ham fisted way it could to get it outta the way.

There's multiple scenes throughout that are strictly exposition, and it gets pretty old fairly quickly. You're getting what feels like power points during a lot of the movie. In contrast to the first one, which gave you some hints of Godzilla's origin and why he exists, this one hammers home everything it can to make sure you know there's a lot of monsters and that they used to rule the world and Godzilla used to fight some of them and etc etc.

The kaiju fights are fun. But they go a little overboard. There's no build up to anything. They just give you the main event right to start, as opposed to building and teasing. And without giving away spoilers, they blew their fucking load on Godzilla. I'm not talking about using him in action sequences, because he's really only in 3 and the final one is rightfully the longest. I'm talking about what they have him capable of doing. It's ridiculous, and after seeing it, my thought was "no way the Kong from Skull Island has any shot".

The other issue I had is there are just too many damn monsters. Most of them being useless in the context of the movie. Godzilla and co aren't as special when you know there's another 20 or so out there. And when they're not adding anything to the movie, it begs the question why they are there in the first place.


There are some cool moments. Godzilla gets most of them. Mothra has her own as well. And the sound design is spectacular.

One thing they continued from the first one that I really liked was the angles they shot the monsters from. You did get some standard shots and there's a scene during the Godzilla/Ghidora main event that is throwback to original. But a lot of the time you see the monsters fighting from the humans pov and I thought that really helps sell just how massive these animals are.

They also kept the pace at which the monsters move similar to the first. These things aren't flying around at breakneck speeds. I mean, they are in the context of the movie, but they look big, slow and lumbering. Which is something I liked from the first one and was happy to see they kept that approach.

All in all, it was just ok. I like the previous one better, and I feel like this was just too much packed into one movie. I hope the next one is better.

[slik]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters - 5/10

Really bad story and really bad dialogue. Monster fights at the end are fun but that can't save the movie.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Slik with the TLDR version of my review

[ClockShot]

The Gumball Rally - 3.75/5

[GD]

Stan & Ollie - 10/10

Beautiful and heartbreaking.

[Blue Demon]

John Wick 3 - 4.5/5. Really enjoyed it, loses 0.5 I guess for being a bit over the top, but it's also why I love them. Straight up action movie, not much more I could ask for really.

[ClockShot]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters - 1.5/5

This was bad. Should have retained the original production crew from the first movie and just keep churning out good stuff. Worked wonders for the new Planet of the Apes franchise.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Secret life of pets 2-8/10

Takes the frenetic, wacky, slapstick and quick pace of the first one and applies it to 3 ongoing subplots that merge into one by the 3rd act. Voice cast excellent. Animation is gorgeous and highly detailed and a lot of gags land. It's a funny movie that just wants to be funny and nothing more, and greatly succeeds. Had a good time watching it with the little one, who also loved it.

[Blue Demon]

Rocketman - 4/5 - Thought it was pretty good. Pretty campy, as you would expect a movie about Elton to be. It was a bit more musical-ly than I would've liked, but not too bad.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Kong: Skull Island 6.5/10

[slik]

Dark Phoenix - 2/10

I usually like the X-films but this one was a huge mess. Outside of maybe two fight scenes it's really bad and the worst X-film ever.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Sad this is the note they're going out on. Should've ended the central X-Men movies after Days of future past, and called it a day for the whole thing after Logan.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Amazing they made those 2 stellar films and followed up with Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix. Sad way to go. Now it's Disney's turn.

[slik]

No one has a character in Dark Phoenix, everyone is just angry or depressed the whole movie. Storm is ANGRY, Cyclops is ANGRY, Jean is DEPRESSED. Beast is DEPRESSED. Mystique is ANGRY.

[slik]

Even the dialogue, and sometimes I think X-Men films have brilliant, touching dialogue, but this time, woah boy.

The dialogue is like a parody of a superhero film. The scenes are so...weird too. Half of Professor X's scenes involve him rolling into a room and pouring a glass of whiskey for no reason.

[slik]

The worst part of all is somehow they took what could/should be a great story and made it incredibly boring. Half the movie feels like nothing is happening. The aliens who are the villains are so boring. Every single time they came on screen I kept thinking "can we please focus on the Dark Phoenix instead...is this movie ever going to focus on the Dark Phoenix".

[slik]

The X-Men are basically the equivalent of a hot new band in this movie and Professor X is given the role of 'shifty, immoral manager of the band' and it's all so out of place with every other film in the X-series.

And then aliens show up bc why not.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

What's sad is X-Men are always going to be relevant. And Fox neverreally dove into what makes them special. They alsonever built up to the Phoenix saga. Both times it was hinted at end of movie then the next one jumps into it and it's shit.

Shame really. I hope Disney does them justice. I think they will. But the X-Men should go away for a good long while.

[Lock Jaw]

I read that the creative team behind X-Men: The Animated Series are pitching Disney on continuing that show

[Frank Drebin]

I am Mother

3 out of 4 stars.

It's what would happen if you combined Moon with Horizon: Zero Dawn and added a dash of the Matrix along with the animatronics of Chappie. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I feel like if you sympathized to any degree with Thanos, you will probably sympathize with the villain here as well.

It's not going to make any top ten sci-fi lists but it is a solid entry in the genre even if it breaks no barriers and won't be terribly profound for anyone who enjoys sci-fi.

I didn't like how they give away a pretty big part of the story in the first few minutes by telling us its been 13000 or whatever days since the extinction/birth. Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of math will know its been 35+ years and with Daughter a teenager, well....again....if you like sci-fi it's obvious.

[GD]

Bird Box was a mixed bag.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

You Were Never Really Here-7/10

Joaquin Phoenix plays a former military/FBI man now working as a hired gun finding missing children outta sex rings.

Gets hired by a politician and shit goes awry after he initially saves the politicians wife.

It's deliberately paced, and Phoenix, thru, very little dialogue and mostly physical presence, is magnetic in his performance of a man tormented by his past not only in combat and the field, but thru his abusive father and victimized, abused mother.

The story itself is small in scale and intimate in story. It's violence is brutal but at the same time subtle and controlled.

I'm not sure I enjoyed it but I'd certainly recommend it as an experience.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Upgrade-8/10

Blade Runner meets Terminator meets Venom.

A man is brutally disabled in what less and less becomes a random murder. He is implanted with a sentient nervous system that eventually helps him detect and track down those responsible for his position in life, building to a dramatic and saddening climax.

Really liked the lead. Reminds me of what the Venom/Eddie Brock symbiote relationship was, but done way better in a much more focused, engaging and interesting movie with a pretty neat if not predictable plot twist.

[slik]

The Dead Don't Die - 6/10

Some funny moments but doesn't really work overall. Not the best Jim Jarmusch film.

[Seanny One Ball]

What We Do In The Shadows - 4/4

I have never seen a Taika Waititi film that was anything short of hilarious. There is always a very warm, mischievous style to his films. He's a loveable rascal making movies that improve people's moods. I think that should be rewarded because I find it hard to see anything to be cynical about with his output.

It's a vampire comedy that inspired a recent TV series adaptation/continuation and I will have to check that out because if it's half as strong as this I will love it.

This was off the charts with laughs and great references(mostly visual) so if you see the show give this a shot too or vice versa.

[Seanny One Ball]

Turned the show on.

Four big laughs in the first four minutes and the cast looks great.

[Lock Jaw]

Wreck-It Ralph 2.0: Ralph Breaks The Internet 4.5/10

Really love the first one, but this one was "not good". Felt like it didn't have much of a "purpose".

Also for some reason the version on Netflix I watched, whenever there was prominently featured on-screen text, it would be French (with English subtitles that popped up).

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

12 Strong 6.7/10

[GD]

Mandy - 7/10

[Destor]

Murder Mystery - 4/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 6.5/10

Cockney accents and David Beckham trying to act hard.... really!?

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

You Were Never Really Here 7/10

[Helmsphere]

Halloween (2018) - Felt it a modest sequel to the original, thru now I'm confused about the time line. 7/10

Aquaman - Still haven't seen Wonder Woman yet but felt this was the best DC Universe Movie so far. Would of been higher if it wasn't for that horrible cover of Africa they threw in there when they are flying over the Sahara. 8.5/10

Us - Felt like a good follow up for Jordan Peele thru I enjoyed Get out more. Elizabeth Moss as always is great in this. 7.5/10

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Toy Story 4-10/10

If it's the ending, about as perfect as it could get. Funny that a children's film centers around a reason for existence and toys are used to explore it. Part 4 is definitely funnier, with running gags and jokes galore. There's also a lot, and I mean a lot, of emotional beats with both Woody and the villain.

The original cast outside of Buzz gets pushed aside a bit for the new cast of characters for the most part besides being used as a way to keep the plot going. But nonetheless, it's a heartwarming, funny adventure that pulls on your heartstrings. Good luck at the ending everybody.

[GD]

Marvin's Room - 6/10

[slik]

Child's Play (2019) - 7/10

Fun, Funny and Gory.

[GD]

Toy Story 4 - 10/10

[Blue Demon]

Shaft (2019) - 3/4. Objectively, wasn't a great movie.....but it was fun and ridiculous (in a good way IMO) and got some good chuckles.

[Blue Demon]

What We Do In The Shadows - 4/4

I have never seen a Taika Waititi film that was anything short of hilarious. There is always a very warm, mischievous style to his films. He's a loveable rascal making movies that improve people's moods. I think that should be rewarded because I find it hard to see anything to be cynical about with his output.

It's a vampire comedy that inspired a recent TV series adaptation/continuation and I will have to check that out because if it's half as strong as this I will love it.

This was off the charts with laughs and great references(mostly visual) so if you see the show give this a shot too or vice versa.

I saw this movies like 21-3 years ago, and loved it. I watched it on the recommendation of a friend, not knowing at all what to expect, and couldn't stop laughing.

[Seanny One Ball]

You should give the series a go because it's great and keeps perfectly in tone with the film. The vampire cameos are particularly impressive. Tilda Swinton and several others make it in.

[Blue Demon]

You should give the series a go because it's great and keeps perfectly in tone with the film. The vampire cameos are particularly impressive. Tilda Swinton and several others make it in.

I'll have to find it. If it's like the movie, I'm in.

[Lock Jaw]

Child's Play (1988) - 7/10
Child's Play 2 - 7.5/10
Child's Play 3 - 6.5/10
Bride of Chucky - 5/10
Seed of Chucky - 4/10
Curse of Chucky - 6/10
Cult of Chucky - 6.5/10
Child's Play (2019) - 7/10

[GD]

Child's Play (1988) - 7/10
Child's Play 2 - 7.5/10
Child's Play 3 - 6.5/10
Bride of Chucky - 5/10
Seed of Chucky - 4/10
Curse of Chucky - 6/10
Cult of Chucky - 6.5/10
Child's Play (2019) - 7/10

I hope you didn't forget to hydrate.

[Seanny One Ball]

Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse - 2.5/4

I have no idea how or why this became a critical darling but it was good fun and the cast was loaded to the brim. I did not particularly like Miles Morales, I'm not even sure what he provides that Peter Parker doesn't besides a different ethnicity. I found the integration of animation styles quite hard to endure too but it was well put together if a bit too busy. The joke count was relatively low but the action was great and I did enjoy the eclectic mix of Spider-folk however if I'm going to sit and watch a cartoon for two hours it needs to be very funny. Jake Johnson should have been in this for the duration and I feel slightly robbed that he was in it for an hour at most considering he supplied 90-95% of the laughs. The rest came from Katheryn Hahn as possibly my new favourite Doc Ock.

So yeah, really quite disappointing.

[Seanny One Ball]

3/4 seems fairer now that I've had time to reflect on it.

[GD]

Good.

[Seanny One Ball]

Halloween 2018 - 3/4

This is obviously a labour of love from some big Halloween fans. I had my issues with the casting in places but Michael Myers was treated brilliantly even given an impression of depth through angled glimpses and prolonged exposure without spoiling the tension. This was very smartly put together, the Laurie daughter backstory is particularly brilliant and is revealed in flashback snippets and building towards an appropriate surprise.
The only issue I had with it was the "new Loomis" and what goes on there.
That was over the top and past the point of no return. It definitely chopped a half point off the rating because this was going to be a 3.5/4 until that happened and I have no idea why they included it.

I hear this has gone from an ending to the franchise, which could have made it a perfect sequel, to becoming a catalyst for continuation of the franchise.
Some people just never learn.

Still, as close to an appropriate Halloween sequel as there ever was.

[slik]

Annabelle Comes Home - 6.5/10

I was not a Stannabelle of Annabelle. It's not so much anything was done wrong other than the script is really sort of just there. The acting and visuals were fine. I do wish there was more Vera Farmiga, but there's not really any film I wish had less Vera Farmiga in it.

[Lock Jaw]

Lost in Translation - 3/10

Dunno why I randomly watched this movie, but..... felt like I wasted a lot of time watching this.... only my sheer willpower kept me from shutting it off....

[Bobholly138]

Bird Box was a mixed bag.

A mixed bag of flaming dog shit left on your front porch....

Flesh Gordon-7.5 / 10

Sleazy P Martini showed this as part of his Sleazy after dark series on OSI74. Made in the mid 70s this softcore,started off as hardcore and got edited down to softcore,porno takes the old Flash Gordon serials and adds boobs and bush.

In Modern times this film is best known cause Craig T Nelson voices the Penis monster from near the end of the film. Plus Rick Baker did a bunch of the FX work.

In 1990 a sequel was made. Flesh Gordon meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders. And even though the women in the sequel are way more attractive the film is crap.

[Bobholly138]

Murder Mystery - 4/10

Watched that pile of shit last week. 2/10

Never gave a fuck about Jennifer Anniston. And Adam Sandler hasn't been worth watching since 50 First Dates.

[GD]

Lost in Translation - 3/10

Dunno why I randomly watched this movie, but..... felt like I wasted a lot of time watching this.... only my sheer willpower kept me from shutting it off....

Lock Jaw, how dare you?

[Lock Jaw]

Easily?

[Seanny One Ball]

Lost In Translation is a hard film to like. I do though, just too afraid to watch it again because it took me a long time to enjoy it.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Spider-Man: Far From Home-8/10

Absolutely hilarious, a nice change of paceafter 2 epic but also dire Avengers films, and a fun, high stakes first step towards the next gen of mcu films.

Marvel has really stepped it up with their villains. Mysterio is so good. The way he and his network of Stark Industries cast offs are tied to the universe and in turn the film is a fun little throwback and the eventual heel turn is fun once it kicks in to start the 3rd act

I liked the direction they took with this one. There are some fun surprises, the set pieces are glorious, and Tom Holland is just perfect for this role. And while iffy at first, prob because it was so different, I do love the MJ dynamic and Holland and Zendaya do have a cute but awkward and funny chemistry.

I liked this one about as much as the first even tho it's a much bigger film with a less intimate villain. The Peter story itself is great and I'm interested in where they're going to take it after the ending.

[slik]

Spider-Man: Far From Home - 8/10

I really loved it overall. Funny, Fun and a smart script. The next phase of the MCU is off to a terrific start.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Spider-Man: Far From Home - 8/10

I really loved it overall. Funny, Fun and a smart script. The next phase of the MCU is off to a terrific start.

did J Jonah Jameson give off an Alex Jones vibe to you? Felt like they were going for Info Wars lol

[slik]

Yes, 100%

[Fignuts]

Annabelle movies typically suck, so not surprising.

Fucking pissed that Midsommar isn’t playing in my area.

[slik]

Midsommar - I don't know/10

Midsommar is definitely the weirdest film of 2019 so far. It's sort of like a Jodorowsky film. Is it a good movie, I don't know. Is it a bad movie, I don't know. It has strong production design and the ending is sort of predictable after a while. It definitely earns that R rating. While Hereditary was sinister/dark this one is more trippy/sort of funny/sort of uncomfortable. Very rare to see a horror film in a colorful, daylight setting. I'm going to have to think about it I suppose.

Example of Midsommar:


One Character gets drugged and then he has sex with a woman while a lot of other naked women, of various ages and sizes, stand around and chant/moan/rub their breasts/sing. Eventually their singing sounds like an orgasm and one woman holds the man's hand and sings/stares at him while an older woman pushes his ass cheeks from behind into the girl he is fucking. The guy freaks out after cumming and runs around the compound naked until getting further drugged. Then an old man instructs children on how to remove the guts of a bear. After they do so the drugged man is put inside the bear's corpse and set on fire.

[slik]

https://i.imgur.com/KOVPml3.png

[RP]

Midsommar - I don't know/10

Midsommar is definitely the weirdest film of 2019 so far. It's sort of like a Jodorowsky film. Is it a good movie, I don't know. Is it a bad movie, I don't know. It has strong production design and the ending is sort of predictable after a while. It definitely earns that R rating. While Hereditary was sinister/dark this one is more trippy/sort of funny/sort of uncomfortable. Very rare to see a horror film in a colorful, daylight setting. I'm going to have to think about it I suppose.

Example of Midsommar:


One Character gets drugged and then he has sex with a woman while a lot of other naked women, of various ages and sizes, stand around and chant/moan/rub their breasts/sing. Eventually their singing sounds like an orgasm and one woman holds the man's hand and sings/stares at him while an older woman pushes his ass cheeks from behind into the girl he is fucking. The guy freaks out after cumming and runs around the compound naked until getting further drugged. Then an old man instructs children on how to remove the guts of a bear. After they do so the drugged man is put inside the bear's corpse and set on fire.



This sounds like every other Nicholas Cage movie

[GD]

Spider-Man: Far From Home - 7/10

[Destor]

Bad Times at the El Royale: 9/10

[GD]

Juliet, Naked - 7/10

[Seanny One Ball]

Finally got hold of a copy of Under The Skin. Now to locate a copy of The Man Who Fell To Earth...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Sully 7/10

[Lock Jaw]

Spider-Man: Far From Home - 8.5/10

Was really good. Better than the first, in my humble opinion. Loses some points for me due to lack of chemistry between Peter/MJ, and it feeling "forced"....

[Seanny One Ball]

Better than the first? Damn... I remember avoiding it for ages because I only got into the MCU within my time here but that is one of the best Spiderman films. I still wish Andrew Garfield had gotten a third, but he really is too emotionally tactile to be a superhero, though Spiderman was a damned good shout if he was ever going to be one.

Tom Holland is much more comically gifted and sympathetic.

Toby Maguire is no longer the benchmark. Tom Holland all the way.

[Lock Jaw]

I still like the first two Tobey ones the best, but they also have the un-objective "nostalgia factor" to them.... but also, I really do like them....

[Seanny One Ball]

They are brilliant, to be fair.

Kirsten Dunst in the rain.

[Seanny One Ball]

The third one would have been better had they played it a lot more straight. Venom is too camp but Sandman is actually totally in tone with 1&2. Remove Venkm and the dance scene and 3 is a good flick.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Spider-Man: Far From Home - 8.5/10

Was really good. Better than the first, in my humble opinion. Loses some points for me due to lack of chemistry between Peter/MJ, and it feeling "forced"....

Disagree with Peter and MJ chemistry. I thought they worked great together, honestly.

Also, Seanny is right. Holland has defined the role. He's awesome in it.

Tho it'd never happen, I'd love a Spider-verse film bringing Toby and Andrew back for one more film.

[GD]

Yeah, I thought Peter and MJ's chemistry was fine as well.

[Seanny One Ball]

Also, Seanny is right. Holland has defined the role. He's awesome in it.

Tho it'd never happen, I'd love a Spider-verse film bringing Toby and Andrew back for one more film.


This will be in my head forever now. Can you imagine...

[RP]

I Spit On Your Grave 8/10

[Frank Drebin]

How many times did you jerk off to the rape scene before you finished the movie?

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

He hasn't stopped jerking.

[RP]

It was a difficult watch. I might of felt a little tingle in my dingle when they shoved the gun in her mouth. But yeah... I couldnt pull it out of my pants for that scene. It was like 20 minutes of brutal rape. She was hot as fuck though. The 20 minutes of rape was worth the watch once she starts getting revenge and killing the shit out of all of them. I love cheesy horror and slasher movies that are on Netflix or other services. I've watched about 20 of them in the last week. I Spit On Your Grave was a cut above all of them. I would have said 9/10 but the rape was really difficult to watch.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

This will be in my head forever now. Can you imagine...

I saw a fan poster for it and it's all I can think of

[RP]

I Spit On Your Grave 2 - 5/10 - They didnt bring the same girl back and the ending was lame. Also pretty badly edited.

I Spit On Your Grave 3 : Vengeance Is Mine - 6/10- They brought the hot chick from the first one back. It was cool how they showed how she was coping after the first movie, but it kinda went off the rails in the 2nd half of the movie. Also the deaths were not even close to being as good as the 1st movie. There was one death where she's sucking a guys dick ( they show the dick in her mouth ) and then she stabs it with a knife as it's in her mouth and splits in half and chews off the tip and spits it in his face. THey showed all of this. I was impressed. Other than that, not even close to the first movie. But at least the hot chick was back.

[RP]

Triangle - 9/10

[RP]

The Finals - 2/10 - Terrible. Almost like Anybody Thrilla made it.

[RP]

Inhuman Resources - 6/10

[RP]

Mirage - 8.5/10 - This movie is fantastic. It's on Netflix. I would have given it a solid 9, but it's a Spanish movie that has english dubbed on it. It's only an issue if you really focus on the lips, but after the first 20 minutes or so, i became really interested in the movie and didnt think about it. It's a butterfly effect type movie, but it's extremely well done. One of the best i've seen.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Truth or Dare - As far as the horror genre goes, I'd probably give it an 8/10. Really gory stuff, unpredictable. First time in a long time that I have physically squirmed during a movie. Not bad at all.

[RP]

Truth or Dare - As far as the horror genre goes, I'd probably give it an 8/10. Really gory stuff, unpredictable. First time in a long time that I have physically squirmed during a movie. Not bad at all.

There is two of them. One that came out in theaters and one that's on Netflix. I just watched the one on Netflix this morning.

Truth or Dare ( Netflix ) - 7/10 - Decent actors. The deaths were pretty good. There are a few real gory Saw like scenes in it that are cool. I thought it was somewhat predictable but that wasnt a big deal. I wasnt thrilled with the ending.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I watched in On Demand on Spectrum, but what you're describing sounds like what I watched. Ending was a bit flat for sure.

[OssMan]

Midsommar was upsetting. I saw it on a whim and didn't really know what it was about so I was unprepared for the impact it had. This also came on a day when I was feeling a little shaken because I almost set my house on fire.

[RP]

Tubi has an incredible selection of horror movies. 1700+ and it's a free app.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Bad Times at the El Royale - 9/10

Really engaging stuff. I would have just liked a LITTLE more background on one aspect of the story (that I won't go into for fear of spoiling), but it was already almost two and a half hours long, so I see why they didn't. Really entertaining.

[RP]

Hell House LLC- 7/10- One of the better " found footage " type movies. It's done like a documentary investigation. It's about an opening night for a haunted house gone wrong and the police have sealed all documents having to do with what happened. The only thing people have to go on is a Youtube video that was posted that just showed that something went wrong in the basement. And documentary investigation begins there. The haunted house builders documented building the haunted house and they find that footage and by the end you see what happened on opening night.

[RP]

Train to Busan - 10/10 - This is a foreign movie in Korean language i believe. This might be the best zombie movie i've ever seen. And i've seen a metric fuckton of zombie movies. And i'm not usually a fan of foreign language films. This movie is wonderfully shot. The zombies are legit. The fact that 80% of the movie takes place on a train raises the intensity level. And despite the language barrier, you get the feel for 10 or so characters so when they die, you're like.. damn!

[slik]

I like Hell House LLC as well

[Damian Rey 2.0]

A Most Violent Year-8/10

Oscar Isaac plays Abel Morales, a seemingly self made immigrant who owns a fuel distribution business. His trucks have been getting hijacked, and as he's trying to close on a new facility, the ADA begins an investigation into his company and we see that, despite his seemingly genuine intentions, he can't help but get caught up in the corrupt world in which he's dealing with.

Oscar Isaac is magnetic. It's a slow burn, deliberately paced but gripping crime drama and Isaac carries the movie with a silent, confident and almost naive charisma in his character. Jessica Chastain plays his wife, who's very much hinted at being a dime store mob boss daughter who isn't anywhere near as smart or savvy, and much more emotionally charged in decision making. Albert Brooks is also in it, playing the couple's lawyer and advisor. He's unsurprisingly great in the screen time he gets.

But really, this movie is all Oscar Isaac. His character is the central focus and he's damn near in every scene and reminds you of how great a talent he really is.

[GD]

Spring - 7/10

Hell House LLC - 7/10

[RP]

All Cheerleaders Die- 4/10 - Bitches were hot but not enough tittie. The story was stupid but well shot.

The Collector - 7.5/10 - This has the guy that played the religious guy that was hunting Frank Castle in THe Punisher season 2. He was great in this. THe movie is pretty damn good. Got to see a great pair of titties also. I'm surprised this didnt come out at the theaters. It's theater quality. Great ending. Really solid movie.

[slik]

Crawl - 8/10

Great tension and Grisly Gators galore. Crawl knows exactly what type of film it is -- JAWS trapped in a house -- and it has a lot of genuine thrills. Claustrophobic and very-well paced, I think the vast majority of horror fans would really dig this film.

[Frank Drebin]

It's getting decent reviews. Looks like shit in trailers. Give the gator two heads and you've got a sci fi channel flick.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watched some Meet The Parents style film called Brother Nature. Bobby Moynihan is hilarious.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Spiderman: Far From Home 8.3/10

[Seanny One Ball]

You and your decimals

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Love my decimals, son.

[Frank Drebin]

Dewey

[Seanny One Ball]

Was thinking of doing a review series after watching some films I've never seen before. Only blockbusters.
Might do Harry Potter. The sheer effort though seems like it wouldn't be worth it. There are loads...

[Lock Jaw]

But most of them are "ok"!

[Seanny One Ball]

I just don't know anymore, LJ. I feel like the general standard of review has increased lately, makes me feel less need to write them. I will be continuing soon though, just to see if I still can.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Edit: wrong thread

[GD]

Seanny, make a YouTube series out of it.

[FDM]

Midsommar. Loved it.

[Fignuts]

Was thinking of doing a review series after watching some films I've never seen before. Only blockbusters.
Might do Harry Potter. The sheer effort though seems like it wouldn't be worth it. There are loads...

I marathoned the harry potter movies when they were on HBO. Not a single one stood out and I can't honestly tell you what happened in any of them.

First one is worth watching for how hilariously bad the CG has aged.

[Fignuts]

Hell House LLC - 7/10

I love found footage movies. Something about the format makes it scarier to me than traditional films. The immersion I guess. Hell House is a good one.

Watching the sequel right now. Doesn't seem as good. Shit acting.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching Captain Marvel tonight. I dunno why I bought it really, hopefully it's decent.

[RP]

Hell House LLC - 7/10

I love found footage movies. Something about the format makes it scarier to me than traditional films. The immersion I guess. Hell House is a good one.

Watching the sequel right now. Doesn't seem as good. Shit acting.

I cant find the sequel on any channels or movie apps.

[Seanny One Ball]

Is Captain Marvel supposed to be an over confident, conversationally combative douchebag?
Brie Larson was the wrong choice man, she just comes off as cunty.

[Seanny One Ball]

This is tough to watch without thinking Brie Larson just doesn't have to presence to pull off this character with that attitude.
This is Bonfire of the Vanities level casting here.

[GD]

Is Captain Marvel supposed to be an over confident, conversationally combative douchebag?
Brie Larson was the wrong choice man, she just comes off as cunty.

She’s just a strong independent woman who doesn’t need your approval, man. Down with the patriarchy.

[GD]

This is tough to watch without thinking Brie Larson just doesn't have to presence to pull off this character with that attitude.
This is Bonfire of the Vanities level casting here.

It's hard to separate the end product when your lead reeks of agenda...and foot fungus.

[RP]

You're not her God, her father, or her boss!

[Seanny One Ball]

She pulls this face every five minutes that makes her look like a little girl who has been denied pocket money. I think it's supposed to show her as an angry, no-nonsense type but it's fucking dreadful.

Aside from the badly cast lead role this film suffers from very unusual pacing especially between scenes of adventure, levity and suddenly into "emotional" scenes that leave me apathetic and completely disinterested.
The 90's references are really off, it's as though they had a list of things to achieve and somebody forgot to pop in some fun references so they just douse the soundtrack with crap and leave some questionable pop culture imagery lying around without so much as an attempt at coherency or celebration.

Just stick her in a NIN t-shirt and waste minutes of prime time with cat material.

This is worse than The Incredible Hulk so far.

[Seanny One Ball]

This is heading into 1/4 territory.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

My biggest gripe with the movie, iirc, was the forced emotional beats with the friend, who was seemingly there solely to pilot the ship in the 3rd act. It felt tacked on and had zero heft to it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Captain Marvel looks like shit all powered up.
She looks like The Flash and The Human Torch fucked a tiny super powered offspring into existence.

I'm not paying for Endgame now. No chance.

[Seanny One Ball]

My biggest gripe with the movie, iirc, was the forced emotional beats with the friend, who was seemingly there solely to pilot the ship in the 3rd act. It felt tacked on and had zero heft to it.



There's a good twenty minutes wasted on tears eyed reflections and emotional bonding at around the hour mark. From then on it's in and out of emotional turmoil every few minutes.

It's awful.

[Seanny One Ball]

Captain Marvel - 1/4

I shouldn't be mad at the end of a film. When I'm mad at the end of a film I can't really forgive it. I feel safe in saying that this is the worst film Marvel have made since this all began.

[Lock Jaw]

Captain Marvel looks like shit all powered up.
She looks like The Flash and The Human Torch fucked a tiny super powered offspring into existence.

I'm not paying for Endgame now. No chance.

Luckily she doesn't really do much in the movie despite the "hype" of her joining the cast for that movie

[Seanny One Ball]

She'll pull that face and say arrogant things numerous times so I think I'll just wait to see it on tv. Well done Marvel, you have successfully made a character so unlikeable that I now don't want to see how ten years of hard work turns out.

Fucking brilliant effort

[Lock Jaw]

I admit that she prob makes that face in the short amount of screentime she gets.

[Seanny One Ball]

Judging by her post-Oscar attitude that is just what her face looks like now.

[Lock Jaw]

I liked her in her two guest appearances on Community

[Seanny One Ball]

Ronda Rousey - and I honestly mean this - would probably have done a better job if the character is supposed to be a jerk with insane strength and a hell of a chip on her shoulder.

[Lock Jaw]

I only read the character when she was "Miss Marvel", and she seemed very much just generic "single-white-female-in-the-city" type.....

[Seanny One Ball]

Well being a dick to people doesn't make a very good impression and she was just running around being a discourteous turd for most of the movie.
At least with Iron Man it's blatantly obvious and entirely acknowledged that he is a cock. I wasn't aware that Marvel needed yet another acerbic arsehole in the Avengers team when it seems like they are mostly numbered by bearers of that description.

The difference is that you are given reasons to like them. This one starts out with attitude and carries it through to the end, buffered in it's entirety by some crawlingly awful attempts at cat humour or "hey we're all dumb and weak, thank God Carol Danvers got here!" type "comedy".

It's substantially worse than every DC film too. So that's pretty impressive actually.

[Lock Jaw]

Maybe you just hate women

[GD]

Maybe you just hate women

Somebody said this unironically. People get very touchy when it comes to this movie.

[Seanny One Ball]

I'm a pretty big Brie Larson fan. I was one of the few who thought she could do this. I think a lot of blame lies at the feet of the director/s really. Somebody thought that face was a great idea... and for that I just can't forgive.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

She'll pull that face and say arrogant things numerous times so I think I'll just wait to see it on tv. Well done Marvel, you have successfully made a character so unlikeable that I now don't want to see how ten years of hard work turns out.

Fucking brilliant effort

Now you're being silly. She's barely in endgame. Her role in it is minimal at best and she's certainly not a focal point. Should watch it and not let Captain Marvel deter you from doing so.

[Frank Drebin]

Easily one of the least enjoyable Marvel movies. I enjoyed Glass more.

[RP]

Peelers- 5/10 - It was a zombie movie that takes place in a strip club that's built on top of an oil mine or something. The oil infects 4 Mexican miners. They go to the strip club. Zombie stuff happens. The movie was shot good. It wasnt shitty looking. There were titties. And there are two scenes where the strippers come out for there stage routine and they do some shit that is hilarious. One is suppose to be a baby and she's wearing a diaper and the other is called Thunder Cunt.

The diaper girl ends her routine by getting completely naked, getting on her knees and leaning all the way back and peeing into the crowd lol. Thunder Cunt comes out and bends over and puts the mic against her pussy and queefs like 20 times. I was in tears.

Other than all that, this movie wasnt great. THe kills were ok. Nothing amazing.

[ClockShot]

Toy Story 4 - 4/5

[Fignuts]

I cant find the sequel on any channels or movie apps.

Shudder

It ended up being pretty good but not as good as the first one.

[Seanny One Ball]

Murder Mystery - 3/4

A lovely blend of silly, well delivered gags and a continually moving plot with a typically warm atmosphere. I enjoyed this a lot because I expected so little but the Aniston/Sandler chemistry is strong and I find them both very likeable.
Everyone in this is likeable and having fun being daft but actually delivering. This isn't Grown Ups 2, The Ridiculous 6 or The Week Of and I really hope we see more of this sort of thing before Sandler is firmly rooted in the IMDB 0% club.

[RP]

Bite - 7/10 - This movie is sort of like The Fly. A girl goes on her pre wedding vacation with her friends and she gets bit by a bug. She comes back and the symptoms get progressively worse and if you've seen The Fly, you know how this goes. The first 30 minutes are really slow. But after that, it gets pretty disgusting. I felt like it could have been better, but it was a fairly good movie. It was shot well. The acting was decent. It's not The Fly. Not even close. But it's good. You just gotta get past the first 30 minutes.

[RP]

Terrifier- 9/10 - This might be my favorite horror slasher film of all time. This a spin off from a movie called All Hollows Eve which was an anthology horror film that was wrapped with a homocidal killer clown named Art, story line. I've seen All Hollows Eve and it was hit and miss. The first two stories were terrible and the last story was good and featured Art in it as well. Terrifier is all about Art the clown. It takes place on Halloween night. And he kills a bunch of people. Art the clown is creepy as fuck. He doesnt speak or make any noises. And he's got a tad bit of comedy too. But it's creepy comedy. I was creeped out and that's not easy. The kills in this movie are amazing. The level of gore is top notch. There's one kill in the middle of this movie that i'll never forget. At first glance the movie doesnt look pristine. It doesnt have that clean HD look. But I think that's on purpose and it works perfectly. It makes the movie even more creepier. The acting is solid also. No robotic sounding line delivery. I would of given this 10/10 as far as horror movies go, but in typical fashion, some of the characters make some really retarded choices in this movie and that shit drives me nuts. But it didnt ruin the movie for me. I really loved this film and it's going to be a must see on Halloween night every year for sure.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching "Insidious" for the first time. This is creepy. The pale colour scheme is extremely effective and the plot jumped quickly into the good stuff. The small setting is a Wan trademark and when Leigh Whannel popped up I was happy to see him provide a bit of comic relief.

Very cool so far.

[Blue Demon]

The Lion King (2019) - 9/10

It was fun seeing this movie again with today's animation. It was slightly different than the original in terms of dialogue and it brought me back to being a kid. Lost a point due to the faces not being too expressive. It was a fun movie overall.

[Destor]

I'd like to hear what someone who had never seen the lion king would think about this movie

[Seanny One Ball]

Imagine poor Jonathan Taylor Thomas having to watch his crowning achievement remade a mere 25 years later.

[Destor]

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[Seanny One Ball]

I wonder if the original Japanese story is any good, the one that Lion King ripped off mercilessly note for note.

[Destor]

I have never heard of this, but you have my interest