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

[Fignuts]

Nah it's the one with Hogan and Mr. T

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah, then do 4 with Lundgren.

Stallone told Dolph Lundgren to hit him for real so he could get some good action shots during filming. Dolph didn't want to but Stallone kept asking so he finally did and Stallone had to go to the hospital. He punched him once... in the chest...

[GD]

Bill & Ted Face The Music - 6/10

[GD]

Started watching Before Sunrise as I try to stay awake. Ethan Hawke looks so handsome. Will finish tomorrow.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I fell in love with Julie Delpy whilst watching Before Sunrise, and again during Before Sunset.

I think Before Midnight is my favourite of the trilogy; all the whimsy is removed and just turns dark as Hawke and Delpy tear into one another with all their bottled-up frustrations etc.

[Sixx]

Jack And Jill is easy to reach. Sandler has an entire stack of his own just behind the Coen brothers.

Jack And Jill is a hilarious film btw. Very underrated.

You made Jesus cry.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching some John Lovitz flick called "High School High".

The sight gags are tits. Some guy had a car chase in his hair and there was a bout of forced pipe smoking.
Funny stuff so far.
He can't change his radio off a rap song lol

[Seanny One Ball]

John Lovitz is mad funny.

Think his face is perfect for "WTF"

[Seanny One Ball]

His story in Rat Race is still one of my favourite things ever. He turns into Hitler FFS...

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I Am Mother-7/10

Futuristic thriller where a lone droid raises what you're initially led to believe the only human on earth, until Hillary Swank shows up and begins to plant doubt in the robot raised young lady's head.

Things pick up from there with the story leading you in different directions about what exactly is going on, building to a rather grim ending.

[Lock Jaw]

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - 8/10 def saw it as a kid but remembered like nothing of it..... was pretty good... can clearly see why/how it became a cult classic

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - 6.5/10 again def saw it as a kid but remembered pretty much nothing of it... except that as a kid I liked the first one more.

[GD]

Started watching Before Sunrise as I try to stay awake. Ethan Hawke looks so handsome. Will finish tomorrow.

This movie is so beautiful.

[Sixx]

GAY

[GD]

Before Sunrise - 10/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Watch the other two films, son.

[Seanny One Ball]

Richard Stinklater lol

[Seanny One Ball]

Nah he's alright actually...

But he'd better watch it...

[Helmsphere]

Uncle Peckerhead: 5.5/10

[Lock Jaw]

Bill & Ted Face the Music - 7.5/10 Was enjoyable enough.

[Emperor Smeat]

Magnificent Seven - 3.5 out of 5

Was a very good Western action film although it did drag a bit at times.

[Helmsphere]

Bill & Ted face the music: 7/10

[Destor]

Magnificent Seven - 3.5 out of 5

Was a very good Western action film although it did drag a bit at times.the remake? thought it was horrendous

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah the remake.

Never saw the original so I didn't have a basis for comparison and the last Western film I remember watching was the remake of True Grit around a decade ago.

The film could have benefited by being around 15-30 minutes less since the over 2 hour run time didn't really help its flow or pacing at times.

[Helmsphere]

Guns Akimbo: 8/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Underworld 7/10

Early 2000s action film, with the era's penchant for leather outfits intact.

I've seen parts of it in the past, but never the full film. I'm going to watch the others in the series, as most are free on Prime.

[Lock Jaw]

There are sooo many movies in that series and you are the first person ever that I have known to have actually watched any of them

[Destor]

i like the 1st two

[Destor]

i have a soft slot for the vampire genre

[Droford]

am I misremembering or did they spin off the Lycan side of the movie for its own movie?

I might have been thinking of Rise of the Lycans

[Seanny One Ball]

Drowning By Numbers - 3/4

Peter Greenaway with another artistic, stylish series of images telling a story that is held together by a framing device so strange that I'm convinced it is too smart for its own good.

Everything I have seen of Peter Greenaway is far, far too smart for its own good. Like when you play someone legit at pool and they just beast you right off the bat so many times they have to do trick shots with their non dominant arm to keep it fun.

I get the story for the most part, but the numbers and the games are all beyond me right now. I think I have a lot of rewatching to do and a lot of reading.
I did enjoy it though, I just don't really trust myself to articulate why until I understand it better or confirm that what I do believe is actually true.

Peter Greenaway has walked into my bathroom and made me shy to pee.

[Seanny One Ball]

ZzpvJT3t3u8

Possibly my favourite instrumental of all time. I know it from The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover but it was prevalent in Drowning By Numbers too.

It's absolutely beautiful.

[Lock Jaw]

Was alright.

[Sixx]

i have a soft slot for the vampire genre

You just like sucking, admit it.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Underworld Evolution 7.3/10

I preferred the sequel to the original.

Kate Beckinsale is also ridiculously hot.

[GD]

What the...

[Destor]

You just like sucking, admit it.who doesnt? the sexual nature of vampires is well represented.

[Destor]

Im Thinking of Ending Things - 8/10


one of the best films ive seen in the past 10 years or so. everything is on point. wont go into because this film would be very easy to spoil but i highly reccomend it

[RP]

Im Thinking of Ending Things - 8/10


one of the best films ive seen in the past 10 years or so. everything is on point. wont go into because this film would be very easy to spoil but i highly reccomend it

Maybe expand on this? I dont know?

[Destor]

i could but i wont

[Helmsphere]

I love the Underworld movies. Granted I've only seen up to Rise of The Lycans.

[slik]

Class Action Park - 7.5/10

Good documentary on Jersey's infamous Action Park.

[Droford]

Class Action Park - 7.5/10

Good documentary on Jersey's infamous Action Park.

Did you see the movie with Johnny Knoxville ? I thought that was ok.

[Blonde Moment]

ASher 3.5/5

[Lock Jaw]

Critters - 7/10
Critters 2 - 7.5/10
Critters 3 - 6/10
Critters 4 - 5/10
Critters Attack - 6.5/10

[Seanny One Ball]

Wow, where did Critters 4 go off the rails?

[Seanny One Ball]

Not enough Critters I'll bet

[Seanny One Ball]

Critters 4 is the Rocky 5 of the Critters franchise. I bet one of them wears fingerless gloves and a fedora and they play rap music during fight scenes.

[Seanny One Ball]

Rocky 5 still an above average movie though.
Two of its main cast are now dead and neither is Burt Young. They were young though.
Just not Burt Young.

[Lock Jaw]

I liked Rocky V

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah it's not Rocky 3 though is it

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Underworld Rise of the Lycans 6.8/10

Standard action film; I didn't really see the point to this prequel, as it didn't really expand upon what was already mentioned in the previous two films.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Underworld: Awakening 6/10

Blah, but somewhat entertaining.

I don't think I'll watch the fifth film, Blood Wars, unless it becomes free on Prime.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Parasite-10/10

Funny, sad, intense, and touching all in one movie about a dirt poor family conning a rich family into hiring them into different, unrelated roles, with all kinds of shenanigans to follow.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Tenet 7/10

I wasn't sure what was going on a lot of the time, mainly because the dialogue seemed to be muffled by the incidental music.

This seems to be a regular issue for Nolan films; whomever does his audio mixing should be fired.

[Lock Jaw]

Wondered if that was only me....

[Lock Jaw]

I remember it being terrible for that in Interstellar

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Tenet-7/10 (for now)

There's a really interesting, engaging, thought provoking movie about agents and villains manipulation of time buried under a never ending bombardment of sound, base and movie score.

I found myself wanting to be engaged and enthralled in this movie, but fuck me was a lot of dialogue lost on me.

The other issue, which up till Interstellar seemed like a Nolan strength were characters, character interaction and chemistry. Here, it takes about the whole movie to reveal who the characters are. Nolan keeps everything about the main players close to the chest until the end. I haven't seen Dunkirk, but I've seen everything before it. This might be the movie I enjoyed the least.

That said, once it's up for home viewing and I can put on subtitles, i think I'll enjoy much more.

[Frank Drebin]

Vivarium - 3.5/4

House hunting goes badly wrong for an unwary, unwitting couple.
The film opens with a nasty piece of repulsive nature and follows on with pastel coloured pop-art sets that look like they came straight out of a housing development flyer from the 50's.
Peter Greenaway would love these sets, they look so plastic and blatant that they themselves supply a great element of unease to go with the immediately insidious storyline as well as the performance of the bizarre realtor.
Not to give anything away at all(because the plot is so small and brilliant), this is a film about a situation nobody can do anything about. They have been put there, they are stuck there and making the best of it doesn't ever seem to be a truly viable option.

Eisenberg always struck me best as a naturally neurotic character playing himself off as confident, which is a perfect reason to cast him here because he does it brilliantly and in an extremely restrained and far less verbose character than usual. He jumps from idyllic to insane pretty quickly in this film, or at least his actions would be criminally insane in any other environment outside of this one. Were I posting this on some turd website I'd suggest multiple trigger warnings for people who can't handle a bit of grit, but in the context it is completely essential to the tone.
Man and woman begin to fall apart over the course of the movie due to the malignant influence of a terrible mystery.

This is a film to think about because it explains so little and yet makes sense within its own rules and decisions. It isn't a strange film for the sake of it, it adheres to its own standards and makes the effort to give you something you can take as far as you want in your own imagination.

This was pretty much the best film I could have seen after explaining why "Knives Out" bored me enough to turn it off.
It made the effort to create a mystery, then it provided solid dialogue and story progression based on believable reactions to the premise.

I very much enjoyed and was creeped out by "Vivarium", but be warned. There are a couple of moments in this film that could be described as "just fucking stupid" if it took you even slightly out of the movie.
Luckily I was already too engrossed to care, however this is a distinct possibility with people who do not want anything particularly overt in an otherwise fairly complex little story about a nightmare in real life.

Excellent performances from top to bottom in a tiny cast makes everything more impactful. The plot was clearly set, well paced and executed well enough to induce existential terror.

I would advise anyone who has seen it or wants to see it to read the John Steinbeck short "Johnny Bear", watch the Quentin Dupieux film "Wrong" and have a look for Peter Greenaway's "Tulse Luper Chronicles" in any form you can find it in order to see similar set designs which surely had to have an impact on these.

So fn good. 3.5....maybe 4 out of 4. Ill see after a 2nd viewing somewhere in the future.

This pretty much played right into my fears as to why I'm not having kids. The idea of being trapped in what you're "supposed to be doing" is horrifying to me. Work for years on end just to be stuck in this endless cycle where you raise some brat kid and then you die.

Bleak af.

[Seanny One Ball]

It is a pretty remarkable piece of cinema. You should chase it up with "The Art Of Self Defense" for more Poots/Eisenberg brilliance.

[slik]

Subway (1985) - 6.5/10

Luc Besson's first film. It's visually pleasing to look at and the soundtrack/score is rather good but the plot isn't much and the characters don't have any growth or change.

[slik]

This was probably my favorite scene in Subway.



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[Destor]

cuties - 1/10

[GD]

The online reaction is good enough for me to not watch it.

[Destor]

i think youd really enjoy it :y:

[Destor]

we never like the same movies

[Destor]

and i hated this. HATED it. so youll love it

[GD]

No thanks.

[Frank Drebin]

and i hated this. HATED it. so youll love it

Odd. I thought you said there was a big dance number at the end. This isnt the Destor I know.

[Destor]

there certainly is

[Frank Drebin]

So that means you automatically like it!

[Destor]

if only one of them had sang WAP...so close to the perfect film

[GD]

Just completed Netflix's "The Social Dilemma". While it is corny in parts, it certainly worth indulging for the good parts. I would like to believe that most of y'all are aware of what it is trying to convey. 5.5/10

[Seanny One Ball]

Get ready for a real life 500 days of Summer, lads.

[Helmsphere]

Becky 7/10

It was really hard to buy Kevin James as a Neo Nazi ex con. Lulu Wilson was a crazy bitch who I could actually see getting the better of James. Kurrigan was pretty good in this despite his lack of ability. I did Mark out when he did Chokeslam a 14 year old girl

[GD]

Just started watching "The Killing Of A Sacred Deer" on Netflix. It looks very promising.

[GD]

This film was something else. Colin Farrell was fantastic. 9/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Waiting for the Barbarians 7.5/10

Stars Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson

Set at the frontier of an empire that has a late C19th French colonial look, with Rylance as the local magistrate. Johnny Depp's character is sent to the outpost by the government to find an excuse to start a conflict with the local nomadic people (the barbarians) and starts torturing the locals for information. Rylance comes across a nomad woman who has been left disabled after being tortured and eventually takes her back to her people. On his return, he is accused or treachery and is tortured, before Depp goes off to fight the nomads.

It is a slow, quiet film and not much happens, but I found myself engrossed in it.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

High Life 6.5/10

Odd

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Curse of Chucky-5/10

An attempt to eliminate the comedic aspect of the series and be a more serious, horror driven film was a good idea but poorly executed imo.

They go for the slow burn, so everything takes it time, including the eventual reveal. But they play almost too close to the chest, and really take their time getting to the point where Chucky is knocking people off.

The kill scenes are also kinda boring. The deaths themselves are not fun or gory and pretty whatever.

The film does so an ok job of tying Chucky's past with this particular family.

Overall I wish it as more over the top in its death sequences and wasn't so reserved.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

My Robert Pattinson theme continues, though he doesn't feature much in the following film.

Maps to the Stars 6.7/10

A scathing satire of the Hollywood scene, which focuses mainly on a family that are part of that culture and the return of their schizophrenic daughter.

It's a tad bonkers, increasingly so as you venture further into the film.

[Fignuts]

Jojo Rabbit - 9/10

Pretty sure Taika Waititi is icapable of making something that isn't just flat out great.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Always be my Maybe-7/10

Ali Wong and Asian Jim star in a funny but predictable romantic comedy about 2 best friends who have a falling out but are suddenly reunited with funny shenanigans to follow. Keanu Reeves steals the show in the middle of the movie as a pretentious wind bag. Also, the original Shredder, James Saito, plays a very loveable dad.

[Mikey]

Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion 5/10

[Seanny One Ball]

Romy and Michelle was dope back in the day.

A great film.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mad Max-8/10

A dwindling economy and scarcity of resources plays the backdrop in a film about a cop named Max who is pushed beyond his breaking point as a group of nomad bikers weak havoc and cause huge personal losses to Max's life, causing him to snap and seek revenge.

I wasn't expecting the movie to be in a apocalyptic world. I was expecting more of Fury Road as far as the backdrop and aesthetics. But it was compelling nonetheless, with engaging car chases that are enhanced by practical stunts and set pieces.

[Helmsphere]

Ford v. Ferrari 8.5/10

Just woke up this morning in the hotel room and it was playing, kept me entertained enough that I didn't fall back asleep.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mad Max Fury Road-9/10

2 hour post apocalyptic adrenaline rush. The jump from the first film to this one as far as backdrop goes wasn't jarring at all. The action sequences are enthralling. There's some cgi trickery going on of course, but, like the original, everything still feels and looks authentic and tangible, which only helps make the movie that much more enjoyable.

Have to shout out the score as well. It was appropriately manic, with a nice little hero motif thrown in.

Apparently there was some legal issue going on between George Miller's production company and Warner Bros, which stalled any sequels. But I'd gladly take another.

One other side note. It is blatantly obvious that Becky Lynch, at least during her steam punk gimmick days, ripped that schtick right out of this movie from one of the wives named Capable.

[Seanny One Ball]

Mad Max-8/10

A dwindling economy and scarcity of resources plays the backdrop in a film about a cop named Max who is pushed beyond his breaking point as a group of nomad bikers weak havoc and cause huge personal losses to Max's life, causing him to snap and seek revenge.

I wasn't expecting the movie to be in a apocalyptic world. I was expecting more of Fury Road as far as the backdrop and aesthetics. But it was compelling nonetheless, with engaging car chases that are enhanced by practical stunts and set pieces.


Damian what do you think "apocalyptic" means?

[Seanny One Ball]

If somebody says "apocalyptic" to me I literally go straight to barren deserts with psychopaths driving souped up cars through them.
Maybe that's just me though.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The town and city centres of Scotland come to mind when I think of the word "apocalyptic"....

[Seanny One Ball]

They have been used repeatedly in films of that nature right enough...

[Seanny One Ball]

Pretty sure they used Glasgow for World War Z

[Damian Rey 2.0]

If somebody says "apocalyptic" to me I literally go straight to barren deserts with psychopaths driving souped up cars through them.
Maybe that's just me though.

I meant to say PRE apocalyptic. Stupid phone. The movie still takes place in a very functioning society, albeita dwindling one

[Seanny One Ball]

Either way Mad Max is always in an apocalyptic scenario

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Well yeah I've known that for years. What I didn't expect was the first one to be set in relatively modern times. I expected the back drop to be more along the lines of fury road.

[Seanny One Ball]

Well it had to start somewhere. To be fair the next three films are all different versions of the same story.

BTW Karl Urban should have been Mad Max after Mel got too old.
I still think replacing Mel was bullshit.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mel kinda did it to himself. I love Tom Hardy. Thought he was fine. I'm a huge Urban fan. Would've loved to see him in it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Karl Urban is one of the greats. He can lead, support or pad out a cast and I bet there aren't any actors out there who don't love working with the guy.

He's just top class in everything.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Watched Star Trek Beyond the other day and he's a damn good McCoy. Then seeing him in the Boys. The range.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mad Max 2: Road Warrior-8/10

Opening montage/recap made it feel a little like a soft reboot. Read later WB dubbed the lines of the original, it didn't fare well, and decided to just call the second one "Road Warrior", having act as a stand alone. It works.

The world is officially post apocalyptic and gas is now it's only resource. A peaceful tribe has been able to pump and produce its own fuel, whileLord Humongous and his wild tribe have been actively trying to overthrow them and take over their compound. Max finds himself in that middle, trying to secure fuel himself.

Like the last one, the stunts for their time are extreme, loud, tangible and well done. Everything hits with heft and comes off as brutal and violent. The movie is mostly a chase scene and the editing is well done.

I find myself a huge fan of this series withone more to go.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome-6/10

Huge tonal and structural shift from the previous films. The beginning plays out fine. Max gets robbed of his pack of camels and supplies, stumbling into barter town, a civilization built to barter and trade goods and ran by auntie, played by Tina Turner. After realizing Tina is the bad guy, Max gets exiled and finds himself among a group of children waiting for a savior to take them to their utopia.

The film very much plays like more of an adventure film, with more whimsical gags, far less violence and slower pacing. Didn't notice but found out it as pg13. It was obvious looking back.

The movie itself is good. If it wasn't a Mad Max movie with 2 excellent predecessors, I would've liked it more. But for what was the final film in the original series it was a let down outside of the final and only case chase of the film.

[Seanny One Ball]

The way they speak in Thunderdome is terrible.
Educate your children folks.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Lmao I mean I kinda get it. I just didn't care for the tonal shift. It was jarring. Thank god they pivoted back to what works in Fury Road.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Vivarium 7/10

[GD]

Vivarium 7/10

How dare you?

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I enjoyed the film (and my love, Imogen), but I wasn't wowed by it.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, Fury Road is as good of a return to form as there’s ever been for a film series.

[Seanny One Ball]

Mad Max: Fury Road from the director of Mad Max 1-3 and Happy Feet

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mad Max: Fury Road from the director of Mad Max 1-3 and Happy Feet

And the Babe franchise

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Yeah, Fury Road is as good of a return to form as there’s ever been for a film series.

Wish I had waited till after I watched Thunderdome to re watch Fury Road. Would've had a greater appreciation for the masterpiece that it is.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

August: Osage County 7.5/10

The patriarch of the Weston family disappears and turns up dead; the family come together and at the funeral dinner and the subsequent days after secrets are revealed and terrible truths told. A solid family drama.

[GD]

Cam - 5.5/10

[Seanny One Ball]

You did that just to spite me

[Seanny One Ball]

Palm Springs - 3/4

It didn't achieve brilliance but it came damned close.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Ready or Not - 91%

I loved this movie. What a fun little psychotic romp. Not taken out of the movie at all by the fact that it was clearly filmed in the same mansion they filmed Billy Madison.

[GD]

Remember watching that movie on a long flight. A lot of fun.

[Frank Drebin]

Dave, how far is the airport from the village you're staying in?

[GD]

Dave, how far is the airport from the village you're staying in?

Let's see...I have to first seek permission from the village council so that they can sacrifice their first borns in order to collect funds for my flight ticket. Then begins the two day long strenuous trek through the Corbett national park and the Himachal valley. We find sustenance in berries, goat milk, and vindaloo curry which is native to the region. Once the aroma of human feces becomes prominent, that's when you've arrived in the mean "streets" of Bombay. We've been told that roads are coming in 2025. Traffic is a concern as cows often block travelers and aggressive monkeys tend to steal belongings. Once we reach the airport, we present the funds at the counter, and if the representative is not satisfied, we offer one of our village girls for arranged marriage. As you can see the whole process is quite complex and a logistical nightmare. I'd say a good 3-4 days. Unless they're shooting a Bollywood movie, because you're suppose to stop what you're doing and break into coordinated dance sequences as per tradition.

[Seanny One Ball]

Ready or Not - 91%

I loved this movie. What a fun little psychotic romp. Not taken out of the movie at all by the fact that it was clearly filmed in the same mansion they filmed Billy Madison.


I thought it was pretty good too.
Lots of gore but a nice counter balance of dark comedy and slapstick.

[slik]

Ready or Not - 91%

I loved this movie. What a fun little psychotic romp. Not taken out of the movie at all by the fact that it was clearly filmed in the same mansion they filmed Billy Madison.


I thought Ready or Not was a really fun, gory time.

The co-directors of this are directing Scream 5, which am I looking forward to.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I gave it a 6/10; there was no ounce of tension and the comedic elements felt forced throughout.

[Black Widow]

The Babysitter Killer Queen.

Was alright but 1st was more enjoyable

[GD]

Spanking The Monkey - 5.5/10

[Seanny One Ball]

Is that the David O Russell film where Jeremy Davies boinks his mom?
I convinced a local lunatic to watch that once. He was furious.

[rez]

The new Sandler Halloween movie.. surprisingly enjoyable

[Seanny One Ball]

Sandler has a new movie?! That's getting watched tonight!

[Seanny One Ball]

Dale Newsread tried to diss Sandler on his FB and the backlash was surprising.

[rez]

Yeah, it has some past Sandler movie character cameos that weren't expected. It also has the gal from Happy Gilmore (the mum in Modern Family).

[Seanny One Ball]

Julie Bowen

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Late 90s/early 00s Julie Bowen was so ridiculously hot.

[rez]

Correct

[Seanny One Ball]

I think she was at her peak hotness when Modern Family first started.
That episode where she ends up in a hot tub...

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah, it has some past Sandler movie character cameos that weren't expected.


He'll yeah, not going to ruin the surprise for anyone but you get a big big cameo right off the bat.

[rez]

you're a good man

[Seanny One Ball]

Adam Sandler is great.
Adam Sandler makes money.

[Lock Jaw]

Didn't know Julie Bowen existed before Modern Family.... haven't seen Happy Gilmore since I was a young lad

[Seanny One Ball]

You forgot to mention your attraction level towards her at the time

[Lock Jaw]

Don't know because I have zero memory of her in Happy Gilmore.

[Lock Jaw]

I feel like she was p hot in Modern Family, but became less hot as the seasons went on

[Blonde Moment]

Wolfen 4/5
Can't go wrong with Albert Finney

[Lock Jaw]

The Monuments Men - 6.5/10

Was much more engaging/interesting reading the book

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Frozen Ground-7/10

Suspense film where Nic Cage tries to chase and pin down years of missing girls and recovered dead bodies to John Cusak, while also trying to keep his star witness Vanessa Hudgens safe from being taken out of the picture. A nice reminder that despite no longer being big names, Cage and Cusack are still good at what they when given the right material.

Aftermath-6/10

Arnold plays a grieving family man who loses his family in terrible plane crash after air traffic controller Scoot McNairy makes a costly mistake. This wasn't bad. It was just too short. Not enough time is spent on Arnold to get you to invest in his character arc. McNairy'd character gets better development even though he's not the main character.

Bad Day For The Cut-8/10

An unassuming Irish farmer wakes up to find his mother brutally murdered. He escapes murder himself and sets out to avenge his mom and all the while discovers truths about his mother that paint her in a different light.

The Plagues of Breslaugh-8/10

A detective tormented by the loss of her fiance years earlier ends up on a case where the perp pass killing seemingly random people in gruesome ways while carving different labels into each victim, like "slanderer".

[Seanny One Ball]

The Frozen Ground is based on a true story so enjoy looking that up if you haven't yet. I really loved it when I first saw it, it's about as tense as a film can get and for once John Cusack plays to his strengths. I never liked him as a leading man, he has turned into an excellent antagonist though. See "Never Grow Old" for more Cusack in high level heel territory.
Cage and Cusack are still big names though, they just aren't blockbuster leading man material anymore.

[Seanny One Ball]

And "A Bad Day For The Cut" is essentially a perfect indie film and the very essence of why independent cinema has to exist. It has the purity that no Hollywood film will ever have.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

And "A Bat Day For The Cut" is essentially a perfect indie film and the very essence of why independent cinema has to exist. It has the purity that no Hollywood film will ever have.

It really was a great film. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Including the small bits of humor. The ending is also gut wrenching.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Frozen Ground is based on a true story so enjoy looking that up if you haven't yet. I really loved it when I first saw it, it's about as tense as a film can get and for once John Cusack plays to his strengths. I never liked him as a leading man, he has turned into an excellent antagonist though. See "Never Grow Old" for more Cusack in high level heel territory.
Cage and Cusack are still big names though, they just aren't blockbuster leading man material anymore.

Idk if they're big names anymore. I know Cage has at least been in some bigger movies even of late. Cusack feels like a lost commodity. I'll look up Never Grow Old. He's also a good villain in Utopia on Amazon.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Outpost-8/10

Wall to wall banger of an army unit stuck for months in an outpost buried at the bottom of a mountain, constantly under attack by Taliban forces, who eventually move to take over the compound with an all out assault.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Ava - 6.5/10

Jessica Chastain plays an assassin, whom after a bad job, is targeted by her own organisation; sub-plot revolves around her mending fences with her sister and mother after not seeing them for 8 years and her past as an alcoholic. Fairly average action film.

Personally, I think Jessica Chastain is wasted in action films.

[GD]

Did you watch it for Jessica's Chastains?

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I do love a bit of Jessica Chastain.

[Seanny One Ball]

I bet she plays yet another joyless robot.
She is a mediocre talent in her preferred roles.

[Lock Jaw]

American Pie Presents: Girls Rule - 3/10

Why did I bother watching this? Dunno. Just because I watched all the other bad spin-offs I guess.

Spoiler: no boobs were shown so what is even the point

[Seanny One Ball]

No boobs?!
That's not American Pie. American pie always has boobs.

[Seanny One Ball]

American Pie 2 made me laugh so hard that people in the screening were looking over at me and tutting.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Midnight Special-8/10

Michael Shannon is in it, which should be enough. He and Kirsten Dunst have a son withseemingly super natural powers, and they're on the run from the government trying to get their son to where he thinks his destiny awaits.

The Trial of the Chicago-8/10

7 progressive protesters and the leader of the black panthers are put on trial by the current USAG in an attempt to be made an example of after protesting and riots broke out a yr earlier before and during the democratic national convention.

[rez]

The Mortuary Collection on Shudder. Perdy good...anthology kind of like Creep Show. Clancy Brown stars

[Sepholio]

I havent seen it yet as it doesnt come out until tomorrow but im gonna go ahead and give Tremors 7 an 11/10.

[Seanny One Ball]

Dracula: Dead And Loving It - 3/4

If this was called "Renfield" it would have a good rating.
Peter MacNicol is funny as fuck.

[Seanny One Ball]

House Party - 3/4

I'm a big fan of comedy with real heart behind it and this was a film I tried to buy on DVD many times growing up only to be dissuaded by the literal packaging of the dvd. Bright yellow with a guy who's hair defies science?! I already own BTTF.

"Black America" is a hugely weird concept in film. It's acknowledging its own minority status but appealing to an immense audience.
House Party is one of the real efforts, it isn't blaxploitation. It's giving a few minutes to a very real moment in time.

Glad it was as good as I hoped, sad it wasn't given full marketing.

[Lock Jaw]

Dracula: Dead And Loving It - 3/4

If this was called "Renfield" it would have a good rating.
Peter MacNicol is funny as fuck.

Not easy to outdo Leslie Nielson for the best part of the movie, but he does it.

[Seanny One Ball]

He was constantly hilarious in an otherwise funny film. This fella headlined in Sophie's Choice.

[Seanny One Ball]

Leslie Nielsen was great though. So out-funnying him was purely based on performance.
An earned, deserved win for MacNicol.

Also just between you and me there was a good bit of cleavage in that film.
Busty.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, watched it recently and appreciated that fact.

[Lock Jaw]

Also when I was a kid watching the movie I had no idea what an enema was so that pretty much went over my head (but I still remember finding it funny just due to the delivery)

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Dracula: Dead And Loving It - 3/4

If this was called "Renfield" it would have a good rating.
Peter MacNicol is funny as fuck.

I remember my Dad renting that film the day Princess Diana died; all four channels (holla mid 1990s!) were just live news reports of her death, etc.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Peter MacNicol was also gold in Ally McBeal.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Skyscraper - 47%

This movie is straight asshole. How can you have a deadly conflict 2,000 feet in the air and not feel any sort of concern for the main characters safety Should’ve just been on the 2nd floor. Same difference

[GD]

Batman: Mask of Phantasm - 7/10

[OssMan]

free solo

it's cool, but more stressful than watching the guy climb was the obviously strained relationship he had with his gf... did not sit well with me

[Sepholio]

Tremors 7 ended up being about an 87 out of 10.

[Lock Jaw]

Didn't know there was a new one

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Ghost Ship 5/10

Fairly duff, but not unwatchable.

[Seanny One Ball]

I remember my Dad renting that film the day Princess Diana died; all four channels (holla mid 1990s!) were just live news reports of her death, etc.


The channels were like that for a few days, my birthday was the next day and Diana dying pretty much wrecked it.
I don't even remember what I did, I just remember thinking I was playing second fiddle to some dead bird.

Princess Diana never done nothing for me!

[slik]

Borat Subsequent Movie Film - 8/10

It's hilarious and super offensive, exactly what you'd expect. The actress who plays his daughter, Maria Bakalova, steals almost every scene she's in - She's hysterical.

[rez]

Borat Subsequent Movie Film - 8/10

It's hilarious and super offensive, exactly what you'd expect. The actress who plays his daughter, Maria Bakalova, steals almost every scene she's in - She's hysterical.

can't wait to watch it after work...it'll give me a break from horror films.

[GD]

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - 7/10

[rez]

It was pretty damn funny

[Frank Drebin]

It was ok. Not as good as the original and not even as good as Bruno. Not sure why everyone is all over the actress. She's fine but other than the dance scene and the Rudy stuff its all standard acting. The actress from "Almost Royal" was 1000 times better.

[Seanny One Ball]

Almost Royal was a fucking joy to watch when it came out.
Poppy and Georgie. So good.

[Seanny One Ball]

Also if Borat 2 isn't even as good as Bruno I ain't watching it.

[GD]

Going to watch this Don Cheadle movie tonight...probably

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[Seanny One Ball]

I love that it was a Don Cheadle movie in someone's eyes besides the studio.

Adam Sandler and Saffron Burrows are simply phenomenal in it. Don Cheadle actually does a great supporting role that oddly runs more time than what should be the main roles.

[Frank Drebin]

Almost Royal was a fucking joy to watch when it came out.
Poppy and Georgie. So good.

No one knows about this show for some reason.

[Seanny One Ball]

I'm amazed you are aware of it.
Hopefully other posters take note and watch it.

Ed Gamble isn't treated as the national treasure he should be because he went mainstream and it turns out he is quite abrasive.
I like his acting chops though.

[Seanny One Ball]

Synopsis of Almost Royal:

Two something-in-line to the throne "Royals" go to America and discover the culture.
It is filmed in a documentary style but with unassuming, non acting members of the public much like Borat.

Pretty amazing stuff. I remember the driving lessons and barista lessons being great for awkward silences.

[Bad News Gertner]

Borat 2

7/10. Not as good as the original, but really funny

[Bad News Gertner]

It was ok. Not as good as the original and not even as good as Bruno. Not sure why everyone is all over the actress. She's fine but other than the dance scene and the Rudy stuff its all standard acting. The actress from "Almost Royal" was 1000 times better.

She drags the movie down. Women aren't funny. They just aren't.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

The Trail of the Chicago 7.

8.5 outta 10. Really enjoyable and doesn’t feel like a long movie

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The trial of the Chicago 7 is also really good

[GD]

:lol:

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I will kill you all.

[GD]

I will kill you all.

You’ll go on trail for your heinous crimes.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I WILL LEAD YOU ON A TRAIL THAT ENDS IN YOUR BLOODY MURDER

[GD]

I demand a trail by combat.

[Lock Jaw]

I remember one time in the e-fed I used to play, someone said something like "I will totally destory you".... then the other guy made fun of his spelling mistake in his post, and the other dude then came back and said "no, I meant what I said, I will literally destory you", and the angle turned into him literally trying to erase him from history and remove him out of all of his stories...

[Destor]

Destor-y

[OssMan]

borat was really funny, the actress was in a few situations where she had to improvise and do interviews on her own... felt like she did so very much in the spirit of borat/sacha baron cohen interviews... very funny narrative... good

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Mission 7.5/10

A Jesuit priest (Jeremy Irons) crosses paths with a mercenary/slaver (Robert De Niro), whom has murdered his brother over a woman, and they go to a remote plateau in the South American jungle to establish a mission. They subsequently have to defend that mission and others when the Spanish sell the territory to the Portuguese, whom intend to enslave the natives.

I liked it; a good story, though the acting was sometimes a bit iffy. It had nice cinematography. There's no real action until the final 15-20 mins, but if you like a story give it a try.

[rez]

Hell House LLC on Shudder. I quite liked it. There's 2 sequels but heard they aren't that good..gonna watch em anyways

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Borat Subsequent Movie Film-8/10

Hilarious at nearly every turn. It amazes me he got away with a lot of the shit he pulls in this movie.

[GD]

Attempting to watch Enola Holmes. The constant fourth wall breaking is annoying.

[GD]

Enola Holmes - 5.5/10

Didn’t work for me. It was alright at best.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Mission 7.5/10

A Jesuit priest (Jeremy Irons) crosses paths with a mercenary/slaver (Robert De Niro), whom has murdered his brother over a woman, and they go to a remote plateau in the South American jungle to establish a mission. They subsequently have to defend that mission and others when the Spanish sell the territory to the Portuguese, whom intend to enslave the natives.

I liked it; a good story, though the acting was sometimes a bit iffy. It had nice cinematography. There's no real action until the final 15-20 mins, but if you like a story give it a try.



It's a beautiful looking film, Aidan Quinn and De Niro are very good.

[Fignuts]

Hell House LLC on Shudder. I quite liked it. There's 2 sequels but heard they aren't that good..gonna watch em anyways

Yeah, found footage movies are my guilty pleasure and Hellhouse is one of the good ones. Can confirm the sequels aren’t as good, but they have their moments.

Check out Grave Encounters 1 & 2. Hidden gems.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I'm watching Saw for the first time. I'm finding this film a chore; a 5/10 at best. I don't know why this film went on to spawn an entire series; it is entirely devoid of tension and not remotely scary.

[GD]

Newton (2017) - 9/10

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I'm watching Saw for the first time. I'm finding this film a chore; a 5/10 at best. I don't know why this film went on to spawn an entire series; it is entirely devoid of tension and not remotely scary.

Felt the same when I first watched it

[GD]

Can’t seem to get into movies like Saw and Hostel.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I didn't care for either, but I liked hostel better.

[Seanny One Ball]

The first "Saw" is a fucking great film.
I suppose it has suffered because it inspired so much so fast and now every other horror film rips it off.

James Wan and Leigh Whannel are good lads. It also has one of the best commentary tracks there is.

[GD]

Watching "Coming to America" for the first time.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watch "King Ralph" next.

[GD]

Arsenio Hall's facial expressions :yes:

[GD]

Man, Arsenio hall <3

[GD]

Coming to America - 7/10

I had a good time. Didn't have high expectations.

[Lock Jaw]

Borat 2 - 7/10

Perfectly average

[slik]

Lake Mungo - moody and spooky, well done

[rez]

I'm watching BlacKkKlansman. Pretty good...Eric Foreman as David Duke can't be unseen.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I'm watching BlacKkKlansman. Pretty good...Eric Foreman as David Duke can't be unseen.

https://images.theconversation.com/files/231763/original/file-20180813-2912-mxopls.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip

Tremendous casting tbh.

[XL]

Omar Epps looks nothing like David Dukes.

[rez]

Omar Epps looks nothing like David Dukes.

Pfff Topher Grace and Omar Epps could pass as brothers.

[Emperor Smeat]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 3.5 out of 5

Latter half of the film was very good but that first half just dragged on too long and the overall story felt weaker than the other films in the series.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Spotlight-9/10

Stellar ensemble cast tells the story of the Boston globe exposing the Catholic church for sexually assaulting countless boys thru the years. This movie is 5 years old and I never heard of it. Glad I found it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Election - 3/4

I tried to watch this with my parents over dinner but it got real smutty real fast.
I finished it at home, it was classic Alexander Payne with the naturally bizarre side of human relationships. You can tell Payne is much more emotionally intelligent than a Wes Anderson or a David O Russell because the weirdness just feels right in his films. It's not a gimmick, more of a portioning out of the extremes of human behaviour along with the more standard beats.

Good performance by Chris Klein in this. He was pretty perfect actually.

I wouldn't say this was as entertaining as About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants or Nebraska but it shares a lot of the style. All of his films have a closeness or a sort of comfortable confinement that keeps the world small and the people in it few enough that you know them well by the end.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Coco - 98%

So the wife and I have been trying to find good kids things to watch with our son that are both things he would like and not really stupid like most kids things. I heard this movie was good even though I can’t remember any marketing for it when it came out which is bizarre for a Pixar movie.

Holy shit this movie is incredible. It is as visually beautiful as Finding Nemo and Wall-E, the story is fantastic, and the ending caught us completely by surprise.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I should do a sub thread of all the kids movies I watch

[Black Widow]

Freaky.

Pretty entertaining.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Coco - 98%

So the wife and I have been trying to find good kids things to watch with our son that are both things he would like and not really stupid like most kids things. I heard this movie was good even though I can’t remember any marketing for it when it came out which is bizarre for a Pixar movie.

Holy shit this movie is incredible. It is as visually beautiful as Finding Nemo and Wall-E, the story is fantastic, and the ending caught us completely by surprise.

This was the first movie I took my daughter to see in a theater. She's been enamoured with it ever since.

[Seanny One Ball]

I am watching "The Passion Of Darkly Noon", "One False Move" and "Defending Your Life" tonight.

So far "The Passion Of Darkly Noon" is pretty unusual and it is shot beautifully. It feels like a fairytale or a really high class porn film.
The sort they make in France with almost no sex in.

[Seanny One Ball]

Actually I think maybe it's just 90's Ashley Judd combined with the HD creating an almost Dior or Chanel style fantasy out of the surroundings.

Pretty sexy stuff for what is purportedly a psychological drama or thriller.

[Seanny One Ball]

Ok, this is starting to feel like some sort of old American allegory from the first settlements.
A frontier fable.
It jumps from dreamlike and sexy to full on psycho delirium in no time.

Brendan Fraser is pretty good in this. He's playing 100% against type.

[Seanny One Ball]

The big shoe thing is pretty weird.
I like it though.

[Seanny One Ball]

This film is the right sort of strange.
Only real life could feel this much like a dream. It's all weird but it all makes sense.

I want to compare it to "The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser" in that it could happen and if it did it would baffle anyone on the outside looking in.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Passion Of Darkly Noon - 3.5/4

Whatever the hell this is, it went big and I can respect that.
Still trying to decide if it would cost a fortune to make despite being a confined set with only two locations. The camera quality is way higher than you'd expect for an indie from the mid 90's. I mean this would have been a great waste to see on screens back then.

It looks pretty incredible now anyway.

A weird, weird film with an ending that will blow your tits off.

[GD]

Justice League Dark - 6/10

[Curtis]

https://filmsintown.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/eamwao5uwaa01jo.jpg

8/10.
Pretty good movie, exceedingly good for a modern movie. Was really good up until the ending, which they botched imo, with "Stronk womyn" trope, but other then that really enjoy it.

[Helmsphere]

New Mutants 6.5/10

Better then expected but doesn't seem like it has much rewatch material. Even the final battle was just ok.

Still better then Dark Phoenix which is a shame considering the talent in that movie compared to this.

[Seanny One Ball]

Mystery Team - 3/4

Somebody should have put me on to this when it came out. It's not massively laugh-out-loud funny but there are some well delivered gags that keep it trucking along.

Good stuff.
Just a nice wee comedy from the start of Donald Glover's career.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching Taika Waititi's "Boy".

Big laugh count and a lovely optimistic tone with that trademark hint of heartbreak ever looming.
Great so far.

[Seanny One Ball]

Boy - 4/4

Taika Waititi has a 100% success rate at making beautiful, wonderfully funny films that don't look or feel the same as anything else at all.

He's the best writer/director working and he's going to be considered one of the very best of all time eventually.

"Boy" jumps straight into my favourite films of all time. The lead role was played as well as you'll see a child act, really a tremendous film from top to bottom with no foot out of place and it's easily the best acting job Taika has ever done.

[GD]

Blues Brothers - 6/10

I’ve been meaning to watch this for a long time. Such a good time.

[slik]

RUN - 8.5/10

Might just be the best thriller I've watched all year (it's on Hulu).

[GD]

Watching Ghost (1990) on Netflix in bits and pieces...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Blues Brothers - 6/10

I’ve been meaning to watch this for a long time. Such a good time.

Son, that is a 8/10 film, minimum.

[GD]

I might consider purchasing it and viewing it again in the near future.

[GD]

I also need to "reevaluate" how I rate these movies.

[GD]

Watching Ghost (1990) on Netflix in bits and pieces...

Fuck I love Patrick Swayze. Rest in Peace.

[GD]

I am a sucker for such movies.

Ghost - 6/10

[Seanny One Ball]

The Bodyguard is surprisingly watchable.
Give that one a go.

[GD]

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