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

[Seanny One Ball]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimba_the_White_Lion

You're going to sigh

[Destor]

Thats a suspicious amount of overlap

[Seanny One Ball]

They had me at Kimba

[Lock Jaw]

You must avenge my death Kimba... I mean Simba

[Frank Drebin]

Kimbo Slice. RIP

[Seanny One Ball]

I would watch Kimbo The Lion King if they made that shit. Finally a reason to be sad he's dead.

[Sixx]

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

You're such a faggot, son.

[Seanny One Ball]

Poor Dave, too sarcastic to be taken as sarcasm.

[Sixx]

Poor Dave, too sarcastic to be taken as sarcasm.

Hard to ever consider his posts sarcastic, keeping in mind his posts from the past. Gonna take a while.

[GD]

Sixx, I know you’re stuck in the past but the world has moved on. The future is feminist (and non binary somehow). Get with the program.

[RP]

High Tension- 8/10 - So two chicks go to one of the girls families house out in the boonies and a killer bursts in the house and starts killing the family. The gore in this movie was fantastic. I watched the unedited version. The " tension " was certainly palpable.

Towards the end of the movie, there is a huge twist that I never saw coming. I didnt pick up on it at all. On the surface, it's a great twist. But then you start thinking about everything that happened in this movie and some real questions arise. I understand that everything that happened was the account of one of the girls. And that makes a lot of things make sense once you've seen the entire movie. But there are still a few things that dont add up.

One in particular is a scene at the beginning of the movie where the killer is in his truck, skull fucking a females severed head. And then he tosses it out on the road and drives away. I dont get why this would be apart of the story. Everything was told from a eye witness account. Yet that scene could not possible be from an eye witness. So what the hell was that about?

There are a few other things that dont make sense to me. I dont know if it was clever for the movie not to have any type of cop confirm what really happened or not. For instance, the chase seen with the truck and the car. The pictures of the other girls the killer had killed on his dashboard. I feel like the movie could have been better if there was a bit more of a wrap up from the cops.

I dont know. I'm still thinking about this movie. It was good though.

[Destor]

Would you mind If i added some indention to that for you?

[RP]

Would you mind If i added some indention to that for you?

ok

[Destor]

Thank you

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Lion King-5/10

Just couldn't get into despite really wanting and hoping to like it. The voice performances are just flat. And, including James Earl Jones, feels and sounds like a lot of line reading.

Chiwetel Ejiofor at times is really cool/sinister as Scar. Other times he's just goofy. The photo realistic nature of the movie just didn't do it for me. And unlike the Jungle Book, where there's a human to interact with and a story that expands on the original and makes it something new, this one is pretty close to the original. You get some extra stuff, like how Scar got scarred and Sarabi's connection to Scar. But at best it's just in passing.

The fact that they can't emote I think is what really hurts. It's animals with limited facial expressions rattling off recycled dialogue in cartoonish, over the top deliveries and it didn't match for me.

Beyonce also felt really tacked on. Especially when she Beyonce'fied "Can you feel the love tonight".

Ugh. I really wanted to love this movie as its my fave Disney flick ever. But it was just bland and boring.

[Seanny One Ball]

Change the look and the style, keep the story and the music. So you get half a remake...
They never learn.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Jungle Book gave me hope as it was actually pretty good. Watched it with my daughter and it still holds up really well.

But it wasn't a damn near line for line and shot for shot remake. The Lion King is pretty much that.

It's like watching National Geographic and having voice doubles reading the Lion King script.

John Oliver was especially discounting as Zazoo. They should've brought back Mr. Bean.

[slik]

The Lion King - 6/10

The visuals are nice, most of the voice acting is fine but it's missing heart. When you go from 80 minutes to 2 hours, extending some scenes work well and others it's more like "Oh here's Pumba with gas again". The animals aren't expressionless but they are limited. There's only so many expressions a photo-realistic Lion, Warthog, Bird, etc can have. Kids will enjoy it but it doesn't hold a candle to the original, at all.

[slik]

The Art of Self-Defense - 8/10

A fun dark comedy. I figured out where it was going and a plot point during it but it didn't detract from my enjoyment.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Commuter 6.7/10

Standard Liam Neeson faire; it loses some points for not having enough Vera Farmiga.

[Lock Jaw]

Hugo: 8/10

Really enjoyed it. Believe it or not, I have never seen a film by Martin Scorsese before..... also, I had no idea it was done by Martin Scorsese while watching it. Really enjoyed the style of it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Casino and Goodfellas are phenomenal films, The Aviator and The Departed are also top class and Gangs Of New York was a solid film.

I really can't understand the love for Taxi Driver or Raging Bull though. Taxi Driver is decent enough but Raging Bull left me enraged by bullshit.

[Lock Jaw]

It left you a Raging Ball?

[Destor]

Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Departed, Casino, Goodfellas, Wolf of Wallstreet, gangs of New York.. all must see films really.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Wolf Of Wall Street is excellent, I totally forgot about that one.

[RP]

When a horror movie starts off with titties, it's more likely to be good than not. It's science.

[Simple Fan]

Shazam 8/10 was really surprised by this movie. Thought it would be like a Marvel movie but the comedy wasn't that bad.

[Destor]

Very curious: in what way was it un-like a marvel movie?

[Simple Fan]

I didn't feel like it was made for kids. Being a movie about a kid superhero I thought it would but the humor surprised me.

[Destor]

Interesting. I enjoyed the movie but I would have labeled it the most kid freindly super hero movie since Cloony's Batman

[Seanny One Ball]

I bought "Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich" and "The Isle" for tonight, hopeful that "The Isle" will be good because the reviews are really solid. I have never seen the Puppetmaster films before but the cast in this one is stuffed so I thought why the Hell not?

[Seanny One Ball]

Conleth Hill(Varys - GoT) does an admirable Scottish accent, really excellent.
Enjoying "The Isle" so far, it appears to be a mixture of Scottish folklore and the Greek myth of the Sirens.

[Seanny One Ball]

If there's a Kelpie in this I will be delighted.

[Seanny One Ball]

This isn't outright scary but it has a strong atmosphere of dread about it. So little is seen and so much is imagined. You have to respect a well made film with a tiny budget.
I would have named it "All Souls Lost" given the subject matter.

[Seanny One Ball]

Christ, thank God I bought a horror comedy to chase this with. This is a draining film... makes me wish Scottish folklore was a bit more fun.

[Seanny One Ball]

Aw what, ok I didn't see that coming at all. Great finale.

[Seanny One Ball]

One of the actors is called Dickon Tyrrell as if having Varys in it wasn't enough of a GoT connection.

What a name.

[Seanny One Ball]

Littlest Reich pretty shit so far.
Somebody responds to a question with "Hypothetically" when they mean "Yes, I am".
I don't think I've ever been so furious.

[Seanny One Ball]

I suppose that could just be a very well written piece of exposition re: speaker being a moron, actually. It is written by S. Craig Zahler and he's pretty great so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt....

[Seanny One Ball]

I'm not sure why I thought a murderous puppet movie would be worth seeing but this is truly terrible.
I laughed at a couple of things but this is crap. I feel like I'm watching an academically stunted thirteen year old boy's idea for a horror film. One he then filmed himself.

[Seanny One Ball]

Possibly the worst film I've seen in years

[Seanny One Ball]

Puppets on a killing spree could be fun especially with this plot. This is nothing short of crass, wasteful and completely idiotic. It's a hateful little piece of shit that tries to cover it up with a name cast and a self satisfied air of transgressive taboo-breaking under the guise of satire.
I'm pretty angry about what I see as higher budget "Warhol" film making. Don't pretend you're making a point when you're just being a dirty twat.

0/4

[RP]

You should watch a movie called Stitches. It's terrible, funny as shit and bloody and gory all at the same time. It's on Netflix right now if you have that.

[Seanny One Ball]

I think I hovered over that, is it about a clown?

[RP]

Yes. The story is terrible. The acting is ok. The clown is fucking hilarious and the kills are both funny and gory as fuck. I got a kick out of it.

[Seanny One Ball]

I'll watch it this week

[Frank Drebin]

Alita: Battle Angel

1 / 4

Going in I had no expectations. Reviews I remember were tepid at best but figured if Cameron wants to put his name all over it I'll give it a shot.

Waste of time.

It's just another one of these flicks that's more worried about sequel 3 and 4 rather than telling an actual coherent story that is satisfying enough to get the viewer to want more. It's a waste of two hours as there is no world building and none of the supposed mysteries are addressed let alone answered. Characters make dumb decisions, dialogue is cliche and well....there aren't any redeeming qualities here. I'm trying to come up with something nice to say but I really can't. It's not even remotely approaching "fun" bad levels like Catwoman.

[GD]

What did you think of the "big reveal" at the very end?

[Frank Drebin]

That Ed Norton was playing Nova in a glorified cameo role? Again....looking too far down the road. Who gives a rat's ass about that?

[GD]

I mean, I wasn't a fan of the movie but that reveal made me pop a little (on the inside).

[GD]

🍆 - I don't know why I watched it.

Watching "Greta" tonight because I have a free rental. Kinda jealous of Chloe's broad shoulders.

[GD]

This is painful to watch.

[Seanny One Ball]

That's what you get for watching a Neil Jordan joint, guy's a completely talentless dickhead.

[GD]

This movie is beyond atrocious. Why does it even have an RT score of 60%? It's absolutely horrendous.

[slik]

Greta is only enjoyable for Issabelle Hupert, who in my opinion, after Meryl Streep, is the greatest current living actress. It's pure camp and a terrible film though. The purse subplot makes no sense at all if you think about it. I will give the film this though - I remember it quite well months later.

[slik]

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[Seanny One Ball]

Greta is only enjoyable for Issabelle Hupert, who in my opinion, after Meryl Streep, is the greatest current living actress.



Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Seanny One Ball]

That is outrageous.

[Destor]

agreed

[Seanny One Ball]

I immediately hate myself for that obnoxious reaction.

But come on...

[DaveWadding]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

8.5/10, first Tarantino joint I've really liked probably dating back to Inglorious Bastards.

[slik]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

What is your issue with Huppert?

[Destor]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

8.5/10, first Tarantino joint I've really liked probably dating back to Inglorious Bastards.

so 2 movies ago

[Seanny One Ball]

What is your issue with Huppert?


Well my issue is with the notion that somebody in the world rates her almost as highly as Meryl Streep as an actress.
It's like saying Armand Assante is second only to Daniel Day Lewis.

[RP]

I couldnt tell you one movie Meryl Streep was in.

[Seanny One Ball]

She's probably the best of all time. I don't actually consider Daniel Day Lewis the best actor but if he is she's still better by a long shot. She can turn herself into anybody.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I once had a farm in Africa... and my husband gave me syphilis.

[Seanny One Ball]

Julianne Moore may be the closest anybody ever came to getting on Streep's level as an actress. I think Mirren is just a rung below.
I find it hard to compare men to Streep but Ben Foster has it, he would be a wonderful choice to play opposite her in a film.

[Seanny One Ball]

I once had a farm in Africa... and my husband gave me syphilis.

Not before a dingo ate the baby, the baby she chose in Auschwitz

[Lock Jaw]

Julianne Moore may be the closest anybody ever came to getting on Streep's level as an actress. I think Mirren is just a rung below.
I find it hard to compare men to Streep but Ben Foster has it, he would be a wonderful choice to play opposite her in a film.

Obv next closest would be Brie Larson or Jessica Chastain

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Love me some Jessica Chastain, and Amy Adams for that matter.

[Frank Drebin]

Oprah

[Seanny One Ball]

Obv next closest would be Brie Larson or Jessica Chastain

They're on a lower rung with people like Cate Blanchett and Amy Adams.
Above them are Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Charlize Theron... people that stretch without stretching.

[Seanny One Ball]

I would say Emily Blunt, Elizabeth Olsen, and Michelle Monaghan need to get with new agents and have them make a bunch of indies because they are all better than they currently are doing. I realise money is more appealing but it can cost them prestige in the long run.

[RP]

If we're talking best of All-time, then you gotta mention Jessica Alba.

As far as men go, It doesnt get much better than Gerard Butler in Geostorm.

[RP]

Oprah

I think you gotta put Oprah up there with Regina King and Millie Bobbie Brown as one of the best black actresses in the world.

[slik]

Toni Collette also a top notch actress and one of my favorites

[slik]

She should have been nominated for this movie


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[slik]

Isabelle Huppert 'such a bad actress' she is the most nominated actress for French equivalent of Oscars, the Cesar Awards and most nominated actress for French equivalent of Tony's, The Moliere Awards..has won Best Actress at Cannes at few times...nominated for Oscar as well...

Feel like SOB 'hates her' for no reason w/o having seen lots of her work...

[slik]

The Piano Teacher and Ma Mere both really good (but super fucked up, especially Ma Mere) movies she is in...

...anyways

[Seanny One Ball]

Toni Collette is up with Charlize and Emma Stone, she's one of the most consistent over the last 25 years. To think it all started with Muriel's Wedding. What a film that was, absolutely bonkers.

[slik]

Emma Stone sort of reminds me of Anne Hathaway, not bad or anything, but overrated....like Emma Stone more than Anne Hathaway tho...Hathaway super annoying

[slik]

I think Jessica Chastain is good but also like when Grace Randolph 'verbally destroys her' on a regular basis in reviews

[slik]

Agreed on Charlize always being good

[slik]

Amy Adams good too...really good in Sharp Objects

[slik]

Nicole Kidman definitely one of my favorite actresses...Nicole can go toe 2 toe with anyone in acting scenes...her and Meryl scenes top notch in Big Little Lies...

[slik]

Zendaya 'has potential' to be a top actress one day IMO...so amazing in EUPHORIA

[slik]

Paul Dano and Joaquin Phoenix both top notch actors

[Seanny One Ball]

Isabelle Huppert 'such a bad actress' she is the most nominated actress for French equivalent of Oscars, the Cesar Awards and most nominated actress for French equivalent of Tony's, The Moliere Awards..has won Best Actress at Cannes at few times...nominated for Oscar as well...

Feel like SOB 'hates her' for no reason w/o having seen lots of her work...


This is an unnecessarily defensive post.
I haven't seen most films by most actors, Slik. Neither have you. There are too many.
That is no cause for casting aspersions or putting words in my mouth.

[Seanny One Ball]

Nicole Kidman is the very definition of over rated. She picks the wrong projects time and time again, even John Cusack made her look mediocre and he is fairly dreadful.

[slik]

Meryl so damn good in this scene...


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[Seanny One Ball]

Paul Dano and Joaquin Phoenix both top notch actors


Dano needs to stretch himself further to be on the Phoenix level but he's getting there. If he could play one or two non-neurotic characters he would prove a lot.

[Seanny One Ball]

Funny to think he and Emile Hirsch were in The Girl Next Door as teens and now they're both indie darlings. I think Emile Hirsch is magnificent, just wish he'd behave himself in real life.

[slik]

Agreed on Hirsch

[RP]

Zendaya's work in Zapped was one of the best performances we've seen in the 21st century.

[Seanny One Ball]

I think Jessica Chastain is good but also like when Grace Randolph 'verbally destroys her' on a regular basis in reviews



My only real complaint with Chastain is her sour face in every role for the last 8 or so years. Not a sign of good range, a sign of too much comfort. Not sure who Grace Randolph is but google was not kind to her.

[GD]

Funny to think he and Emile Hirsch were in The Girl Next Door as teens and now they're both indie darlings. I think Emile Hirsch is magnificent, just wish he'd behave himself in real life.

Don't forget former WWE Superstar, Luther Reigns.

[RP]

Dont sleep on Melissa Joan Hart.

[slik]

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[Frank Drebin]

Zendaya 'has potential' to be a top actress one day IMO...so amazing in EUPHORIA

Saw the pilot and I'm interested to see the rest of the show even though I can probably guess where its headed, which characters are Mary Sues and how it being visually striking will likely be one of the few redeeming qualities.

Zendaya is the future of entertainment. Multicultural for the sake of multiculturalism, bland and without nuance.

[Frank Drebin]

Kids these days have it so hard with their cell phones, social media and multiple sex organs.

[GD]

Do you know how hard it is for a woman to get a bikini wax just because they have a penis? :smh:

[Frank Drebin]

Why are you assuming someone with a penis wants to identify as a woman, Dave, you fucking racist?

[GD]

I can't help but indulge my cisgendered oppressive tendencies.

[Destor]

Zedaya is one note. She plays that note ok at best.

[slik]

Not at all, she just hasn't done as much yet



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[Destor]

maybe as she gets more roles she will learn a second facial expression

[RP]

she'll need a tittie upgrade too.

[Fignuts]

The Perfection- 6/10

Pretty fun watch. First twist hooked me really good. Second one I could see coming a mile away. One of those movies that tries a little too hard to be clever.

[RP]

The Perfection- 6/10

Pretty fun watch. First twist hooked me really good. Second one I could see coming a mile away. One of those movies that tries a little too hard to be clever.

I think I liked it a lot more.

[Fignuts]

Train to Busan- 10/10

Might be the best Zombie movie I've ever seen. Great characters, amazing tension, and the zombies themselves are awesome. The way they twist and contort is really unnerving.



Was so happy when the old lady opened that door. Fuck those people.

Also, no zombie movie has ever punched me in the gut like the ending to this film. That kid deserves whatever the korean equivalent of an oscar is, for that scene alone.

[Fignuts]

I think I liked it a lot more.

Yeah, 6 out of 10 was a little harsh, tbh. Probably more of a 7 for me.

[Sixx]

Train to Busan- 10/10

Might be the best Zombie movie I've ever seen. Great characters, amazing tension, and the zombies themselves are awesome. The way they twist and contort is really unnerving.



Was so happy when the old lady opened that door. Fuck those people.

Also, no zombie movie has ever punched me in the gut like the ending to this film. That kid deserves whatever the korean equivalent of an oscar is, for that scene alone.

Heard good things about this movie. Tried watching it, but it just reminded me I can't watch Asian movies. I can't tell the actors apart.

[RP]

Train to Busan- 10/10

Might be the best Zombie movie I've ever seen. Great characters, amazing tension, and the zombies themselves are awesome. The way they twist and contort is really unnerving.



Was so happy when the old lady opened that door. Fuck those people.

Also, no zombie movie has ever punched me in the gut like the ending to this film. That kid deserves whatever the korean equivalent of an oscar is, for that scene alone.

Ya it's the best i've seen. It didnt need to be dark and creepy to build tension and it didnt rely on jump scares. That little girl was incredible. The dad was great. The guy that played the husband of the pregnant woman was fantastic and he's gonna be playing Gilgamesh in The Eternals. I got a huge crush on that cheerleader. I want to do bad things with her.

Ahn So-hee https://www.instagram.com/ssoheean/?hl=en

[Seanny One Ball]

Bastards have taken "Train To Busan" and "Stitches" off UK Netflix.

Bastards.

[slik]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - 9/10


I thought this was good!

A lil slow in the middle. Kind of made me want to live in L.A. in the 60's (or Tarantino's version of it). Leo was great (duh). Brad was great (duh). It's not what you're expecting, which makes sense via being a Tarantino film.

[Seanny One Ball]

Judging by what I've seen and heard Quentin Tarantino has rewritten history with a B movie ending and as usual people think it's just brilliant, classic Tarantino.
Now, with that in mind... is it as stupid as Inglorious Basterds?

Some trustworthy names have raved about it but I get the feeling it's liable to really make me mad. I really hope I just misinterpreted the reviews.

[slik]

It's essentially a spaghetti western set in 60's Hollywood and Yes, it has a very different ending than real life, which while a surprise at the time, made perfect sense as the protagonists of this movie are very much Leo and Brad, both of whom are great. I think more people will like Brad's character than Leo (though they'll like Leo's too) because Pitt's character is a total badass.

[slik]

I'd say this, along with Avengers: Endgame, has been my favorite film this year so far.

[Seanny One Ball]

Tarantino's first film away from Miramax coincidentally has Hollywood's original famous rapist in it. That's strange.
I'm not insinuating anything there btw, I even checked the Polanski petition. No Tarantino.

[Frank Drebin]

Midsommer - 2.5 / 4

Did you like The Wicker Man? Swap out a cop with unsuspecting tourists and you've got a remake.

It was ok and all. Nothing I'm going to dwell on or act like its a breakout movie of the summer.

[Frank Drebin]

Spiderman: Far From Home: 2.5 / 4

Nothing here really to hate but it just felt unnecessary. First half was rather dull. I like movies to slow down and do some character building without a punch of "pew-pew" action but the Peter/MJ thing for the millionth time doesn't do it for me especially with Zendaya as MJ. I think I saw a half smile once but other than that her face never changed. It's like they know her limitations but the studio told them they had to shoehorn her in so they gave her the essensce of an emotionless goth so they could have a built in excuse for why she sucks. Everytime she was on screen I was taken out of the movie because all I could think was "this is a shit character played by a shit actor".

Second half picked up a bit after we finally got the turn we knew would happen but overall this will go in the lower half of the Marvel movies for me. Somewhere around Age of Ultron level where this movie is just a tacked on bridge to something else....where ever they choose to go with things now.

[Seanny One Ball]

Is Laura Harrier in it? I went to check Wiki but the state they have left that Spiderman page in is a disgrace. Every cast member gets multi paragraphs instead of a basic cast breakdown. Fucking dicks.

[Destor]

Once upon a Time in Hollywood: 9/10


a reserve the right to change this based on how i feel after a second viewing.


the misdirection might be the most brilliant piece of writing ive ever seen. Audiences are told prior that its about the mansons so you enter the film with built in drama but NONE of the tension is generated by the film itself; its all created by the veiwer so when the film subverts that expection and reveals that "once upon a time" was literal its a wild revelation. Never seen anyone work an audience like that.



I would hate to have the factoid spoiled prior because my concern is without the premise established externally the film has no stakes and potentially no plot.

[Destor]

Judging by what I've seen and heard Quentin Tarantino has rewritten history with a B movie ending and as usual people think it's just brilliant, classic Tarantino.
Now, with that in mind... is it as stupid as Inglorious Basterds?

Some trustworthy names have raved about it but I get the feeling it's liable to really make me mad. I really hope I just misinterpreted the reviews.
if you wrtie off bastards due to the ending then dont even watch this

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah man, Slik actually went out of his way to warn me which was very kind.
It's a big artistic/interpretive failing of mine, I admit it. I cannot stand that.

Will have to watch.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Valkyrie 7/10

[Destor]

Bohemian Rhapsody- 7/10


Queen is my favorite band so i avoided this since these things are never very faithful. Music is is great, mostly because they play real tracks or demo recordings so all of the audio is authentic. like all biopics though the story meanders about aimlessly until its able to find some conflict. Life just isnt a narrative. That said as far as biopics go this is probably one of the very best. Everyone in it is excellent and when theres drama its compelling.

[Droford]

Im going to get to going back to the movies a lot with Regal releasing their unlimited program probably tomorrow. Theyre going to allow you to watch as many movies a day as you can watch provided the next movie starts 90 minutes after the current movie.
Stupid thing is my theatre in the middle of fucking nowhere is in the top tier with regal theatres in LA SF Boston NYC Vegas, which is ridiculous

[Destor]

You have an inpressive ammount of free time

[RP]

Im going to get to going back to the movies a lot with Regal releasing their unlimited program probably tomorrow. Theyre going to allow you to watch as many movies a day as you can watch provided the next movie starts 90 minutes after the current movie.
Stupid thing is my theatre in the middle of fucking nowhere is in the top tier with regal theatres in LA SF Boston NYC Vegas, which is ridiculous

You can sneak a bunch of mountain due in

[Droford]

You have an inpressive ammount of free time

I haven't worked the entire year so far and it's looking like I'm going to make it a full year

[Destor]

I cant think of a better use of art than escapism

[slik]

Im going to get to going back to the movies a lot with Regal releasing their unlimited program probably tomorrow. Theyre going to allow you to watch as many movies a day as you can watch provided the next movie starts 90 minutes after the current movie.
Stupid thing is my theatre in the middle of fucking nowhere is in the top tier with regal theatres in LA SF Boston NYC Vegas, which is ridiculous

The only catch is I think you have to pay for a whole year in advance

[Jordan]

The Professor and The Madman 4 out of 5 stars

I watched this on an airplane and loved it. It's about the making of the first English dictionary. Mel Gibson is a Scottish professor tasked with leading the charge on the first ever English Dictionary whilst Sean Penn plays an American doctor with mental problems and the only way that he seems to calm his psychosis is through rigorous research and work in aiding the development of the dictionary. The movie has good reviews and bad, it's not a "best picture" movie but I really enjoyed it. I keep thinking about it and the performances. Also it is a true story and that makes it really special.

[RP]

Pet - 8/10 - This movie was way better than I thought it would be. It's about a creepy guy that runs into a hot chick he used to go to high school with on the bus. And he starts following her and sending her flowers and obviously creeps her out. He ends up kidnapping her and putting her in a cage. This sounds like your basic Fallen Angel scenario. But, it's not. There's a huge twist. It happens in the middle of the movie and it basically changes everything you thought this movie would end up being about. The lead male and lead female were fantastic. The female being the standout of the movie. The male is the guy from Lost and played a hobbit in LoTR's. If you like a psychological thrillers with a touch of gore, you'll really like this. The twist is pretty damn good.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Streets of Fire 7/10

An action musical in a 1950s/1980s setting. The acting and dialogue leave much to be desired, but not going to lie, I enjoyed it; a strange mix.

[Sixx]

You have an inpressive ammount of free time

The upside of having no social life.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching Jordan Peele's "Us" for the first time.
This requires a proper review.

[Frank Drebin]

I think I liked it better than Get Out

[Seanny One Ball]

Us - 4/4

Jordan Peele has made another masterpiece.
In description this falls under the "high concept" category and all things considered this is a marvellous piece of trickery.
Drawn in by the promise of a horror film with levity an unsuspecting audience will almost immediately be at ease with the tone.
After half an hour this tone blurs and distorts like a funhouse mirror, the comfort atrophies as the creeping horror fattens into a perpetual feeling of disgust, mistrust and anxiety.
Then for moments I was allowed mild respite from the terror of what might, replaced once more with a resurgent swell of hope.
The tonal shifts, the atmospheric terraforming are stunning in their own right, but they are accompanied by some of the most incredible uses of soundtrack that I have ever experienced.
When the climactic scene between Lupita's occurs I can already count two previous uses of the same piece of music in different forms which should have rendered the tune a gimmick and yet which instead have engrained it deeply into the heart of the film.
The tune becomes three different things, first a piece of comfort comedy, secondly a resurgence of faith in the success of the hero and lastly a dynamic soundtrack to a piece of murderous choreography akin to a beautiful Kung Fu scene or as is shown, a classical ballet.
I am beholden unto this film for restoring my faith in surprises, though one large surprise I telegraphed almost immediately and did not let go of for the entire duration of the film.
It changed nothing, if you catch the main twist early on which an observant viewer will then you may worry that the ending shall now be unsatisfactory which thankfully the film accounts for and provides an unspoken yet surprisingly cheerful "Get over it!" in response.
The cast were all wonderful, particularly Lupita Nyong'o. That is a lot of acting to do for one person in a film and it's probably the best dual role I can name off the top of my head because traditionally they tend to go wrong or are placed in a weaker film.
I haven't felt like writing proper reviews lately, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to write anything besides my opinions ever again but this is a truly appropriate and brilliant follow up to a promising young director's first masterpiece, now cementing him as a powerhouse in the horror genre.
I am grateful for the respite in the form of timely humour and tunes, this shows Jordan Peele to be a damned good sport and a man intent on making the film palatable beyond a fully nightmarish theme.

This is the best film I have seen for months and I honestly think it may be one of the best horror films I have ever seen. Not that I have seen very many at all.
I can't say it is as satirical or as fully conceived as "Get Out" but it is definitely a shining example of what can be done to make full use of a cast and a small setting with an excellently developed storyline and performances.

[Seanny One Ball]

Oh fuck, that didn't look as long in notepad...

[Frank Drebin]

Content!

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Way Back 6.5/10

A bit of a trek.

[Destor]

i like what you did there

[slik]

Scary Stores To Tell In The Dark - 7/10


I think Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark would be a fun horror movie for kids to watch and get into horror.

It's nowhere near as creepy as the books (how could it be), more of a throwback horror flick, kind of bland at times but all the horror set-pieces are pretty fun. I had no idea it took place in the 60's and I liked all the 60's aesthetics of suburbia.

[Jordan]

Angst (or Fear) 1983 (German) - 3/5

This is a really disturbing movie, very simple and realistic story. A long term psychotic criminal lies his way to rehabilitation in prison and once released lets loose his pent up fantasies. The acting is documentary good. I wouldn't really have any critique for a movie like this is just is what it is. The camera work is what makes the film so disturbing. You really take a ride with the lead and he's a fucking psycho. I bet they shot this movie easily under 2 or 3 weeks. I recommend it. Watched it on Shudder.

[Seanny One Ball]

It's an Austrian film bud

[Jordan]

It's an Austrian film bud

Ah my bad. The Shudder app says German.

[Seanny One Ball]

Trust me, not your app

[Seanny One Ball]

Austrian horrors and psychological thrillers are uniquely disturbing. A lot of the inspiration for that comes from Angst.

[Jordan]

Lady Bird (2017) - 3/5

I had really high expectations due to all of the awards this movie was nominated for and I was disappointed in the end, mostly. The film is a simple story of a modern family from Sacremento trying to make it work. Dad and Mom have a 17 year old daughter and two adopted kids, money is tight, dad loses his job, the girl gets laid for the first time after she falls for the gay kid who has to act straight because they go to Catholic school. Anyway there were some amazing acting scenes throughout no doubt. Tracy Letts and Laurie Metcalf are always brilliant in everything they do and the lead actress playing Lady Bird also was brilliant I just couldn't help feel underwhelmed by the script. I guess considering Letts and Metcalf I was expecting some sort of dark twist in the tone of 3 Billboards. But it is great for what it is, I just wanted more.

[Jordan]

Austrian horrors and psychological thrillers are uniquely disturbing. A lot of the inspiration for that comes from Angst.

Well I enjoyed it particularly the experimental cinematography and acting. Also just the casting alone. Everyone's face was perfect. I was disturbed by the long shots especially the one that detailed him dragging each body from the house to his car and into the trunk while he was covered in blood. I guess I wish they'd have made the moment a littler bigger ... like he's pulling out of the driveway about to the bust through the gate and then see's his reflection in the rearview.

That is the only thing I think would have been "Better" but it's small.

[Jordan]

The Sisters Brothers (2018) - 2/5

Yeah I'd say barely 2/5. I really feel like it's a 1/5. But I have to give credit to the solid acting throughout. However the pace and script are a mess. I feel the production of this movie must have had some real issues with editing or decision making I don't know. Some scenes go on and on in near pitch black with no storytelling that I could find... I just felt the scenes were endless at times, and usually pointless.

The story is about two brothers who are sort of Outlaw Bounty Hunters or hit men who are charged by their boss with finding someone who has developed a chemical that will illuminate gold in water so you can just bend over and pick it up. It turns from one goose chase to another and as it goes on just gets worse and worse. I love Pheonix and John Reilly and usually Jake Gyllenhal but this movie fucking sucked.

And John C. Reilly is the only really good thing about the movie because he is hilarious in about any context but especially in the wild west.

[Jordan]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - 4/5

Great movie. I won't talk much about the story as I can tell everyone has seen it. I loved the turn and the pop it got in my Cinema was awesome. Seeing violence like that pop a crowd when it would normally revolt them was f u c k i n g brilliant. I LOVED Leo, he just get's better and better. I also loved Brad Pitt, what a bad ass dude. That said the movie is way to damn long and I'd love to see a half hour of bull shit cut from it, I wouldn't even notice.

[Seanny One Ball]

Currently watching SHAZAM!

[Seanny One Ball]

Well, that was excellent, a real feel-good film with some great laughs. In fact the laugh count was exceptionally high for a superhero film, it was like Thor: Ragnarok that way. Lots of laughs and fun to keep the action flowing in a way kids can enjoy.

I liked the child cast too, particularly the little girl and little boy with their wisecracks. The older kids were good, I'm not sure they cast the right kid for Billy Batson but I'm glad the boy from IT was paired up with Adam Brody. They look very alike.
This is the most fun DC film, possibly ever.

[Lock Jaw]

Better/worse than Aquaman though?!

[Seanny One Ball]

I enjoyed it a fair amount more than Aquaman.
Aquaman was a fun film too but there were some scenes that made the film way too slow and it definitely needed a shorter run time.

[RP]

That scene where Aquaman and whoever that red headed twat was. Where they were walking through a city and she's never seen flowers and other shit and she's acting really retarded and he's acting really homo and the music is like R&B meets Nickelback.

That scene almost made me cut myself.

[Lock Jaw]

Shazam is "funner", but Aquaman is "better" in my not-so-humble opinion

[Seanny One Ball]

SHAZAM has a coherent, clear storyline which is built up and staged excellently. The action is secondary to the world-building and I think that was a smart decision. The comedy was a mixture of one liners, sight gags and some outstanding references. The performances were also stronger than in Aquaman. There's even a mild Aquaman diss in the post credits.

It was a 4/4 film.

[Seanny One Ball]

Aquaman had Willem Dafoe on a seahorse though, so there is that.

I think I gave Aquaman 3/4 because besides the length and boring or unnecessary parts it was a breath of fresh air for DC and overall an enjoyable and solid film.

[Seanny One Ball]

Apparently I didn't review Aquaman. Oh well, 3/4 is a fair shout.

[Lock Jaw]

Honestly think Aquaman has to be up there with one of the best of this "superhero movie" boom era

[Destor]

Still havent seen aqua man

[Sixx]

Same.

[GD]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - 7/10

@LockJaw 70mm blown up print at the Drafthouse.

They're also doing a limited 70mm release for Joker which doesn't make sense.

[Seanny One Ball]

Honestly think Aquaman has to be up there with one of the best of this "superhero movie" boom era


I would rank it alongside something like Age of Ultron, better than 2 Thor's, 2 Ironman's, 1 Dr Strange, 1 Captain America and 1 Hulk.

[Jordan]

It Comes At Night (2017) - 1/5

I watched this due to good reviews, I have no idea how they procured money to shoot this much less any good reviews. The story is that it's the end of the world, nobody knows much other than people are getting sick and you need to stay away from everyone because you don't know who has "it". A family has stowed themselves away in the woods and comes upon another family who needs help. They join forces and survive fine until it all goes to shit in the end. There is a constant allusion to "something" some "foce" that I guess "comes at night"... but you never see it any it doesn't play as aggressive a role in the film as you'd think. I can't believe I made it to the end of the movie, I kept expecting some kind of cool payoff that would make sense but there wasn't anything. The lead character literally shoots a baby boy and his mother, like that is the arch of this movie. Horrible.

[Seanny One Ball]

It's not really an apocalyptic horror film. It's a character study of trust, paranoia and fear. You need to read full reviews, the snippets will mislead you.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching "Office Uprising" on Netflix.
This is the worst comedy I have seen in a fair while, it is outstandingly off-key.

[RP]

Have you seen Mayhem? It's got Glenn from Walking Dead and my overall #2 boner maker Samara Weaving. This virus gets loose in an office building and they are quarantined. The virus brings out everyones true feelings and desires and hatreds and shit. And it's kind of a mix between Belko Expirament and Scott Pilgrim vs the World. It's pretty good. And Samara Weaving makes my boner sprout arms and hands to jack it self.

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah I have it, I debated watching it again the other day because it seemed mediocre when I first saw it.
I'll give it a whirl.

[Jordan]

Bone Tomahawk (2015) - 4/5

Watched on Prime. This is cool, Kurt Russel stars as the Sheriff of a small western town, Patrick Wilson is a rancher with a bad leg injury staying with his pretty wife who is a doctor's assistant. One night the Sheriff calls upon the assistant to remove a bullet from a prisoners leg. The sheriff leaves the jail with his deputy watching over the doctor and the incapacitated prisoner (David Arquette) and when he returns in the morning, it is obvious that an abduction has taken place. The clue lead to some sort of Cannibal tribe who live in the mountains, not Indians but savages, Troglodytes. So the Sheriff, the husband, the assistant deputy (Richard Jenkins, amazing performance) and a friend of the sheriff (Matthew Fox, Jack from Lost) go into the mountains to rescue the ranchers wife, deputy, and even the prisoner.

That's the story simply put with no major spoilers. I really enjoyed this movie. The actors were all a great combination for me as I love them all from all types of different work. I'd highly recommend this if you haven't seen it. It has some elements of horror, some elements of western, funny at times (Thanks to Richard Jenkins, so fucking good here probably his career best).

[GD]

Purchased "High Life" on Blu-Ray. Seems interesting.

[slik]

Good Boys - 9.5/10

The funniest movie I have seen this year. Surprisingly heartwarming as it goes on. As of now, my favorite film of 2019.

[GD]

Good Boys - 10/10

Absolutely loved it

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Gold 6/10

[Jordan]

The Woman in Black (2012) - 2/5

I watched this on Prime, and I didn't like it. From the first scene you can tell there is something bullshit about this movie, they way the 3 sisters move in perfect synchronicity spelled the end before it even began. However it strengthens early. Radcliff is a solicitor and has a job in a far away village. He's to address an old dead lady's estate and sell her house. There is obviously something going on in the town, everyone treats him like he smeared shit on the carpet. As he begins to work at the house he unleashes a spirit who hates children because she lost her own. The movie looks fantastic and the acting is on point. It's just that the movie gets really stupid in the final act and I really didn't like it.

[Jordan]

We're Still Here (2015) - 3/5

I watched this on Prime.

The story is super simple. A middle aged couple have lost their son in crash and move out of town to a remote house in Connecticut. Quickly they began experience some scary shit and invite hippy friends to the house to do a seance. The wife is sure that it's her deceased son trying to reach out. But she's very wrong.

So I wrote a really long review for this that just got deleted due to a random finger closing out the page on my keyboard. Anyway.

The film is really fun and easy, but still scary. It reminds me of a modern take on the Hammer Horror style. The acting and script are not... good, but they really do tell the story effectively. It's like that perfect level of horror acting that wouldn't work in any other movie but is entertaining here. The production on the entity is probably quite financially reserved but very scary. It doesn't appear to use a lot of CGI, just good old fashioned lighting and makeup/costume. This movie has a similar tone to some Stephen King movies like Graveyard Shift, Pet Sematary, and Thinner. I really enjoyed it. I can't really give it more than a 3 out of 5 but it's a strong 3 for me. I picked this because I though it was a Ti West film from the poster on Prime, a total copy of that style.

[Jordan]

Vampire Circus (1972) - 3.5/5

Watch on Prime. I had just watched the movie above and it was like 1am and I needed more. The movie is about an hour and twenty so I gave it a go. I love Hammer Films and I have always avoided this one because the title is so stupid and conjured up ridiculous themes and ideas in my head, well for some reason last night I was like "alright" and clicked play.

The story is set in a 19th Century Serbian Village. The Count of the Village has been abducting all of the young girls for months and everyone it too afraid to do anything about it until one man see's his missing wife abducting a little girl and taking her into the Count's Castle. He runs for them but they are behind closed doors before he can get there. This starts a town frenzy with the whole town losing their shit with this dude and going to get their women and little girls back. And yeah, he's totally fucking all of them. There is a pretty uncomfortably long moment you think the vampire is about to put his dick into a young girls mouth but instead he kills her, and then goes to fuck this one dudes wife. And she's hot and 70's hot with the supple boobs and everything. The movie is very sexual and erotic and I was quite surprised by it. The town folk are able to kill the Vampire (so they think) but they are unable to save anyone and the man's wife is pulled from the castle only to run back into the flames to die with her vampire lover (or so we think) and forsake her husband. The Vampire's last words before a stake is in his heart are "I WILL KILL ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN FOR THIS".

15 years later. The town is a shit hole, nobody wants to go there because they think there is some disease, but that's just the vampirisim that took place 15 years ago. Nobody is allowed in or out. But somehow a freak show circus comes into town, and they are fucking awesome. A panther than can change into a handsome Spanish guy, a charismatic dwarf, a strong man and of course a temptress and others. Basically the Count has hibernated until this point to extract his revenge through this Circus, and tries to kill the children of everyone involved with his death 15 years ago. It's a solid horror classic and I'd recommend and say you'd be just as surprised as me.

[GD]

High Life - 6.5/10

[RP]

We're Still Here (2015) - 3/5

I watched this on Prime.

The story is super simple. A middle aged couple have lost their son in crash and move out of town to a remote house in Connecticut. Quickly they began experience some scary shit and invite hippy friends to the house to do a seance. The wife is sure that it's her deceased son trying to reach out. But she's very wrong.

So I wrote a really long review for this that just got deleted due to a random finger closing out the page on my keyboard. Anyway.

The film is really fun and easy, but still scary. It reminds me of a modern take on the Hammer Horror style. The acting and script are not... good, but they really do tell the story effectively. It's like that perfect level of horror acting that wouldn't work in any other movie but is entertaining here. The production on the entity is probably quite financially reserved but very scary. It doesn't appear to use a lot of CGI, just good old fashioned lighting and makeup/costume. This movie has a similar tone to some Stephen King movies like Graveyard Shift, Pet Sematary, and Thinner. I really enjoyed it. I can't really give it more than a 3 out of 5 but it's a strong 3 for me. I picked this because I though it was a Ti West film from the poster on Prime, a total copy of that style.

That's on my Prime list.

[Frank Drebin]

Jordan X giving Seanny One Ball a run for his money when it comes to thorough movie reviews.

[Jordan]

Man Gallows face paint is stupid.

[Jordan]

OMG STOP MENTIONING HER DAD

[Jordan]

:shifty:

[RP]

I think Seanny One Ball lost his movie review smile. Probably putting more focus into his blossoming podcast career.

[OssMan]

Just watched Mid 90's... shitty... just a director masturbating over things he liked from the 90's. oh look there's a bevis and butthead t-shirt, now they're playing a wu tang song. it addressed domestic abuse in a pretty raw way though.

[GD]

Just watched Mid 90's... shitty... just a director masturbating over things he liked from the 90's. oh look there's a bevis and butthead t-shirt, now they're playing a wu tang song. it addressed domestic abuse in a pretty raw way though.

Jonah Hill? Dawg, you clearly had no idea about how personal this project was. Get your ass outta here fool.

[OssMan]

Jonah Hill? Dawg, you clearly had no idea about how personal this project was. Get your ass outta here fool.

I understand that but it manifests in a way that is essentially just him making a porno of sorts... it relies heavily on imagery and comes across as very shallow, there are a million conflicts that have potential but they're half assed and don't get resolved in any meaningful way, the only character who changes at all is the main kid but he hardly even does anything, he just has things happen to him. Jonah Hill misses the 90's and wanted everyone to know

[GD]

I understand that but it manifests in a way that is essentially just him making a porno of sorts... it relies heavily on imagery and comes across as very shallow, there are a million conflicts that have potential but they're half assed and don't get resolved in any meaningful way, the only character who changes at all is the main kid but he hardly even does anything, he just has things happen to him. Jonah Hill misses the 90's and wanted everyone to know

I couldn't agree more...it's very self indulgent. I had my expectations from the project but I was also aware of what I was getting into. His relationship with his older brother, his identity crisis and his desire to fit in, also that crash scene...how can you not get anything out of this movie?

[Destor]

Annihilation - 8/10


very imaginative. Film excels at creating tension. One of the more creative scifi IPs in the last 15 years

[RP]

I never understood why there was a storyline of her having an affair with a black man. It seemed so random and didnt have anything to do with the movie. I think they just wanted Natalie Portman to get get dicked by a black guy.

[Destor]

It fleshes out her motivations. She is trying to overcome her guilt. As her husband risked his life she was getting dicked by a black guy. In many ways he journey is an arc of redemption evem if the person that needs to forgive her is herself.


But admittedly you'd have the same movie with out that. Her motivation being "curious scientist" was plenty.

[RP]

Us- 6/10


I didnt understand Us. I get the end. I get that the kid puts the mask completely on when he's scared, so obviously at the end, he knew.

What I didnt get was the whole double's of people thing. Why, how ect. No idea what was going on with that. I couldnt stand the husband. The guy seemed like a giant pussy bitch. Lupita chick was really good. I really like her as an actress, but I found myself more interested in the white family with Elizabeth Moss. Her double and her two girls freaked me out. I would have loved to see there family as the main family in the roll. But without Tim Heidecker. He's great in this movie roll, but If that white family was the focus of the movie, I think they would have to get a more serious husband.

Come to think about it, both husbands were made to be giant pussies in this movie and that really bugs me. I think it might have been a better movie if the male role was actually taken more seriously.

Also, unless I missed something, there was a serious plot hole that kind of annoyed me. Towards the end, the two black kids, I guess think the same or something? So the good black kid starts walking backwards and the bad black kid start doing the same exact thing. And the good black kid walks the bad black kid into a fire. If all of them are so linked together, then why cant they all manipulate eachother like that?

There were some cool scenes. I loved Elizabeth Moss, especially her evil self. I feel like she was terribly under used. The use of music was good. I personally loved the NWA song more than I did 5 On It.

Overall, it's a 6/10 for me. I thought it would be a lot better. Maybe if there's some really cool explanation of some things that I may have missed, I might raise my score a bit, but there were still some things that really bugged me.

[Jordan]

Mother! (2017) - 5/5

I watched on Prime. Holy shit. I'm sure if I go back that I could find a lot of posts where you guys are polarized over this movie, that seems to be the case. So let me set my stage for you. I was searching "best horror on prime" and came across Mother! and started reading. The review made me think this was gonna be fucked up but not your typical horror film, if it is even that. And it's not.

Wow what an experience a true mind fuck. The story you should know is simple, an author with writers block and his wife are living in an old house they bought, it's fucking huge. While he is trying to put a word on paper she is fixing the whole house and seems content with it. There are some weird things going on in the house, feels like it could be ghosts, and then Ed Harris knocks on the door, ut oh you know this ain't good he's smoking a cigarette. He say's he's a doctor and "they told him that this was a bed and breakfast" ... everything goes well so they end up having him stay the night. Things are a bit weird. Why would you want a stranger in your house at all much less over night. Especially when you told him not to smoke in your house and he still does. Well it was the author who invited and he can't just tell him to hit the road cause his wife feels uncomfortable can he? No of course not. So the woman goes to bed and wakes up to the sound of someone getting sick and walks out to see her husband helping this man who seems to be naked vomit into the toilet. And then the next day his wife shows up (Michelle fucking Pfeifer) and starts making out with Ed Harris like they are teenagers....

Okay i'll stop there. Just know that the invasion of your personal space is HIGHLY at risk in this movie. The way it is shot, you are the mother, Jennifer Lawrence, so hot, and you feel all of this anxiety that she feels. So in a way it was a horror film like I've NEVER seen before. I've never felt SO ANXIOUS during a movie, holy shit. I wanted it to end after about an hour but I couldn't turn it off because it keeps topping itself and topping itself until of course a big fucking mind fuck climax.

The best thing about it is when you are done watching and you go online to find out what the fuck you just watched and the director is quoted as saying "How if you walk out of this movie are you not going to give it an 'F'? ... We wanted to make a punk movie and come at you. And the reason I wanted to come is because I was very sad and I had a lot of anguish and I wanted to express it."

Seriously, that's a relief. Because when I saw this it reminded me of Schenectady New York and that movie was a total mind fuck but I think that everything in it actually makes sense and fits into a puzzle somewhere. Where as this movie is a total mind bash and the director lets you off the hook by saying "don't try to figure it out, ain't happening, just feel the feels". This movie feels like a social experiment. Movies often make us laugh, cry, but to truly feel so anxious you put a pillow over your head because you can't take seeing someone have to deal with this shit... man that's an achievement of the moving picture if you ask me so 5/5 for Mother!

[Seanny One Ball]

Jordan X giving Seanny One Ball a run for his money when it comes to thorough movie reviews.


The key difference is that I don't recite the plot and I often understand what I am watching.

[GD]

Shots fired!

[Seanny One Ball]

I think Seanny One Ball lost his movie review smile. Probably putting more focus into his blossoming podcast career.


I only do it when something strikes me about a film. I may write one for Dragged Across Concrete.

[Seanny One Ball]

Shots fired!


Well come off it. A couple of his reviews the last week or two had me deleting posts before I could post them just because I didn't want to hurt his feelings.

That "It Comes At Night" review looked like a joke at first.

[GD]

I really enjoyed "It Comes At Night". Thought it was great at creating paranoia and tension.

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah, I'm fairly sure you'd notice that Mother! is biblically analogous too.

[Jordan]

I give some plot for my review because I hope that it may make you want to watch the movie. I'm not that interested in somebody's simple rating of a movie, I want to know why.

I'm not one of focus on themes. For instance, I didn't think about The Bible when I was watching Mother! I went online afterwards and saw Javier's clues about the movie in an interview and now I do see that is and easy way to understand the film. But it's not what is directly presented, it's a subliminal message. It doesn't affect my experience. I'm not saying its wrong to watch movies in whatever way they hit you, or to talk about it. Why critique my critique? That's kind of like saying "the circumstances in which you watched and perceive the film are wrong", which is bullshit and probably not something that you (sean) or anyone on here actually stands for. But the one behind the keyboard is always the right one huh?

"IT COMES AT NIGHT" does certainly create a feeling, and at times very well. But I didn't enjoy the feeling because the payoff has no catharsis. It drags you through the mud until you drown in the river. On top of my issue with the ending, I don't remember any explanation what so ever for the paranormal aspect of the movie. What is infecting them and is it a biological plague or supernatural... I guess my issue was the ending was simply most of the cast dying and no mention about the issue of the movie which is IT COMES AT NIGHT.

[Seanny One Ball]

This isn't about you Jordan.

[Destor]

Mother!-s religious allegory isnt subtext. Its the overt plot

[Jordan]

The Farewell (2019) - 5/5

This is a funny but moving true story about the grandmother of a Chinese family where the majority of the family has moved to Japan or The US and the Matriarch has stayed home with few relatives. When the grandmother is discovered to be sick, the family meets in China for a wedding disguised as a goodbye.

This was such a sweet movie and very educational or me, and even my Chinese girlfriend. To see how family operates as the primary factor in the east where as in the west it is ones self that is the priority, was really eye opening. Beautiful acting from the Grandmother, a Chinese actress who I think will get an Oscar nod for Supporting Actress here, and Awkwafina, a really fine performance from her. I'd go see it with your girlfriend or if you are interesting in Chinese culture and the way it differs from ours.

[Seanny One Ball]

Akwafina sounds like a bottled water brand

[ClockShot]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 4/5

Another great entry from Tarantino. A little on the long side and probably could have been chopped here and there.

The end with Brad, Leo, and the Dog destroying the Manson family was great stuff.

[Seanny One Ball]

Dragged Across Concrete - 3.5/4

From the creator, writer and director of "Bone Tomahawk" and "Brawl In Cell Block 99" comes a third big budget exploitation film that does exactly what it says on the tin. After a horror styled western and a deathmatch themed prison revenge film S Craig Zahler treats his audience to a dirty cop heist thriller. Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn are two violent cops on the road towards becoming dirty with a one off heist they need to recoup cash from an unpaid suspension after they are caught abusing a suspect in public. Tory Kittles and Michael Jai White play two for-hire wheel men for a bank robbery and getaway by some shady looking dudes in night vision and assault gear, Tory Kittles motivations for the robbery are also laid out in a side plot.
There are side plots down every possible route it seems(one of which involves a bank employee's day before the heist, another which involves Mel Gibson's daughter, another for Vince Vaughn's girlfriend) and it is a long, slow film that culminates in brief bursts of spectacular violence, something which is becoming one of his trademarks.
This film is just as thoughtful and funny as his others using the same extreme bloodshed and gore to bring you back to the reality of what's actually happening. Though the placement of the violence in this film is more effective arguably than the gore filled previous two, Cell Block 99 in particular.
I enjoyed everything about this besides the pacing and I know it's a whole part of the process with these films he's creating, the theme and the atmosphere are completely intertwined and after a long haul you get a sizeable reward.
I just think there are noticeably more moments in this film where almost nothing is actually happening that perhaps weren't entirely necessary for a movie made in a post drive-thu era. I need a little more movement in a film with a 150+ minute runtime.
There are a fair few scenes of Mel and Vince just in the car together though the dialogue in this film is on par with Bone Tomahawk, as is the body count.

This is a third exceptionally exntertaining film by the man Zahler. Each time he convinces yet another superstar to come aboard.
I hope he carries on with these self written projects though, you don't want to fuck around with a style that specific because he obviously has near total control over the films he is making right now. You can see that from his use of at-times ludicrously cheap looking special effects. This film is lacking in that as far as I noticed, I think there was one moment with a hand but I can't say for sure. I thought everything looked pretty damned realistic to be honest. I was encouraged by how well played the ending was and it's absolutely a worthwhile film, especially if you like Tarantino, Carpenter and Cronenberg. I think he's a lot like those particular film makers in terms of style. His stories are typically more authentic exploitation though, He's not just paying homage. he actually is an exploitation film maker.


I wonder what he's making next.

[slik]

Ready Or Not - 8/10

This is a very fun horror movie. Loaded with dark humor and good scenes, a strong performance from the lead actress too.

[Jordan]

Dragged Across Concrete sounds up my alley. I didn't like Cell Block but I love Bone so I'll give it a go.

[Sixx]

Dragged Across Concrete sounds up my alley. I didn't like Cell Block but I love Bone so I'll give it a go.

Ok, this is some weird shit. I just finished watching "Dragged Across Concrete" (minus Sounds Up My Alley in the title). - That's a solid 8,5.

[GD]

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - 5/10

[Jordan]

I've actually never seen any of the Fast and Furious movies but Hobbs and Shaw looks fun. I may catch it if I'm bored and it streams on Netflix, Prime or Hulu.

[Droford]

I'm going to see peanut butter falcon later. Man with down syndrome runs away to become a pro wrestler

[Seanny One Ball]

They found the one guy with Downs Syndrome that doesn't look like all of the others to lead the film.
I bet it's dreadful.
Shia Lebouf wishes he had made Sun Dogs or Rainbow Time or maybe he finally saw The Fundamentals Of Caring.

I am not so easily manipulated.

[GD]

Jackie Brown - 8/10

[Destor]

First time i saw jackie brown i prob would have given it a 7/10 but with each viewing ive liked it more than the last. Film really grew on me.


Might be Robert Forresters best work. Max Cherry is so richly played. The performance gives so much while doing very little.

[GD]

Max Cherry was certainly my favorite character.

[Seanny One Ball]

What did you love about it Dave?

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Batman v Two Face

10/10 each

Harmless, campy, ridiculous and funny ode that captures the tone of the original 60s series perfectly. Adam West of course was in top form. William Shatner plays Two Face, and he's awesome. Brought back a lot of memories as a kid.

The first one has a couple of funny reference gags to darker versions of Batman.

Second one has a creative re imagining of Two Face that I liked and fit the style of the original show. It was great. All of it. I'm glad they made these, and that Adam West got a chance to come back to role one more time.

[Seanny One Ball]

IMO Jackie Brown is Tarantino's best film as a director. It's a film with an especially high replay value, every performance is given significance. I remember really loving Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Sam L and Robert Forster initially, but Michael Keaton has a classic cameo too.

It's a superior film.

[Seanny One Ball]

Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown are actually masterpieces now that I think about it. I'm not sure it would be easy to disagree.

[GD]

What did you love about it Dave?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/31/58/d2/3158d209607b9993fbb4f636b01fcda6.jpg

[GD]

IMO Jackie Brown is Tarantino's best film as a director. It's a film with an especially high replay value, every performance is given significance. I remember really loving Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Sam L and Robert Forster initially, but Michael Keaton has a classic cameo too.

It's a superior film.

Was pleasantly surprised to see Chris Tucker as Beaumont.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching Endgame for the first time. I've seen the ending and a good few chunks on YouTube but tonight I'm going to see it in full finally.

Can't wait for Ant Man to win the day.

[RP]

I've seen a bunch of movies i have did small reviews about. I might later. I've seen

Shazam
Serenity
Endgame
Shot Caller ( Oh i'll be talking about this )

a few others.

[slik]

Creep (2014)

9.5/10 - Watched on Netflix, legit unsettling and has a really memorable scene involving a mask.

[GD]

Creep - 7/10

Creep 2 - 8/10

[slik]

Creep 2 - 8/10

Different than the first, in some ways better (smarter and more interesting protagonist) and some ways less (less creepy). A good flick.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood 8/10

I enjoyed it a lot more than Hateful 8, which I found over-long and tedious.

[RP]

Creep (2014)

9.5/10 - Watched on Netflix, legit unsettling and has a really memorable scene involving a mask.

I started watching this and got to the part where he's sitting in the bathtub and turned it off.

Mistake?

[GD]

I started watching this and got to the part where he's sitting in the bathtub and turned it off.

Mistake?

It is suppose to make you uncomfortable. It gets better.

[RP]

Ok i'll put it on later tonight. Watching Dante's Peak. Pierce Brosnan is a dream boat.

[GD]

Under the Silver Lake -5/10

[Destor]

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For - 4/10


i enjoyed the original more than most. This, which i didnt watch on release because it lookef like a shameless cash grab, turned out to be a shameless cash grab. The acting is all good save Alba...whose as good as she's able to be...


This is shot with higher quality cameras then the first which exposes the lack of real sets/locations in every frame and betrays the art style that made the first film a delight.



The new characters are good. Much better than the attempt to raise the dead to bring back characters from the first film thar were all well passed finished.


Pacing is bad. Framing is bad/lazy/amateurish. I think Miller likely was more hands on on this than the first. Rodrigues is better than this on a technical level.

[Destor]

Brolins Dwight wont be as memorable as Owens but it played well.

[Droford]

I finally got my Preshow app to work, seeing It 2 tomorrow.

[Destor]

Oh yeah and massive continuity errors cant leave that out

[GD]

Blinded By The Light - 6.5/10

[Seanny One Ball]

Best thing about Sin City 2 was JGL. I like when Christopher Lloyd sucks the popsicle stick and takes his shoes.

[Lock Jaw]

I liked Eva Green and her boobies

[Seanny One Ball]

Eva Green has a track record for appearing in incredibly poor sequels to popular blockbusters using mediocre graphics.

[Sixx]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/31/58/d2/3158d209607b9993fbb4f636b01fcda6.jpg

Feet?

[Droford]

It 2 the almost 3 hour rub time isn't terrible but

"I didn't like the ending" but seriously it just felt like a rehash of part 1 with the added part of the ritual. Blah blah source material blah blah..

Ultimately it's not as good as the first but it's still ok.
Everyone's also praising it for being funny (90% bill hader)
But honestly I thought the kids banter waa funnier in the first movie.

Bonus points to for the fake out opening into the Harley Quinn movie teaser

7/10

[Frank Drebin]

3 hour rub time? Who can possibly jerk someone off for that long?

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I liked Eva Green and her boobies

She has an epic rack

[Destor]

I liked Eva Green and her boobies

Eva Green has a track record for appearing in incredibly poor sequels to popular blockbusters using mediocre graphics.least she has dem tittties