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

[Black Widow]

Palmer.

Good movie like 7/10.

Tom & Jerry.

Expected worse but not superbad.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Superbad 100%

[OssMan]

Superbad

Pretty funny. Not as raunchy as I thought. Good old Michael Cera. Better than Project X

[rez]

Coming 2 America...not Oscar worthy obvi but pretty nostalgic and funny.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Coming 2 America-6/10

Drags in places and lost my attention at some points but was still funny even if it can't live up to its predecessor and has a bit of a recycled plot.

[M-A-G]

Raya and the Last Dragon - 4 out of 4 stars. Fun, gorgeously animated, very well told, and a pretty neat world. Anything bad is just little nit-picky stuff but I got through it just fine. It's a conundrum because you wouldn't expect this to demand a sequel or any kind of continuation, and it doesn't need one, but the world they created is really something to the point that I would want to see more. Yeah, it's a steep fee of 30 bucks but I usually pay that much when I go to the movies anyway.

[Blonde Moment]

Final Girl 7/10

Happy Death Day 7/10

[Fignuts]

Color out of space 6/10

Nick Cage at his maximum Nick Cagiest, combined with a pretty good build, and some great disturbing monsters.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watch "Willy's Wonderland" please.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Zack Snyder’s Justice League 7/10

The basic story of the movie is the same. Steppenwolf comes to Earth looking to unite the mother boxes and Batman is trying to get the known meta humans together to fight him.

But beyond just the basic premise, this version is completely different in tone and style. It’s also, IMO, a much better, more entertaining and better realized story. The first thing that is painfully noticeable is how badly Cyborg was jobbed out in the WB mandated Whedon cut. In this new version, he’s the heart and soul of the movie, integral to the team’s ability to defeat Steppenwolf and making victory and Superman’s return impossible without him. Silas Stone was also an important character in this cut after being made to not matter at all in the original release.

To a lesser extent, but still noticeable, Barry Allen was also changed in the Whedon reshoots. He’s still a dork, but he’s far more endearing here, he’s already a hero, and while being vocal about having some fear about what they’re up against, he doesn’t hesitate to act, he isn’t caught off guard and in need of a Batman pep talk to push him into jumping into the action. He too is integral to the team’s success and actually bails them out despite the team initially failing. There’s also no dumb rambling about brunch or being generally goofy and awe struck at everything. He still has quips and says silly things, but nowhere near the level out annoyance of the theatrical

The team in general operates better in this version. Bruce Wayne isn’t hell bent on bringing Superman back, and the idea isn’t even brought up until past half the halfway mark after cyborg explains what the mother boxes are capable of doing. And even with a resurrected Superman, Bruce is still planning and creating a game plan to try and win. While he’s hoping he will help, Bruce’s plan isn’t contingent on Superman showing up. It hinges on buying cyborg and flash time to do their thing to disable the boxes.

And that’s another big character change. Batman is much more of a tactical, sound leader here. I actually liked this version compared to the maniac we got in BVS. Unfortunately we don’t get anything close resembling the warehouse fight scene. But this Batman felt much more like the animated series version.

Steppenwolf too is also better here. Much more menacing. Much more brutal. And he actually has motives and a little bit of a backstory to explain why he’s doing what he’s doing behind simply being a bad guy trying to get 3 evil boxes.

This version isn’t perfect tho. The run time is egregious. I decided to watch it a second time to actually take it in as my first viewing was strictly to sit back and enjoy myself. I’ve criticized Snyder before for thinking he’s more artsy and profound than he really is. He’s Michael Bay trying to be Chris Nolan. That’s on full display here. Yes, the run time does allow for the plot and characters to breath and for the story to play out in a way that isn’t rushed and actually makes sense. But it didn’t need to be 4 hours. I’m halfway convinced the run time was done partly to jerk himself and his ego off and partly as a middle finger to WB for initially and soundly rejecting his original rough cut and intervening with the production afterwards, eventually leaving him to walk away.

The movie could have easily been cut into 3-3.5 hours. I think 3 hours would’ve been pushing it, but it could get close. There are scenes that linger for far too long where the lingering doesn’t add anything to what we’re seeing. For instance, after Aquaman initially rejects Bruce’s offer to join the fight, a group of women villagers sing what I could only assume is some sort of tribute song. They start while Bruce is there watching Arthur leave, then Bruce walks away but we stay watching them sing this song we can’t understand for what felt like an eternity. It was fine to include the song, but once Bruce walks away, the scene is over. But Snyder kept the viewer there. For no reason.

Another example is the new Knightmare scene they filmed. Other than a dumb groping line by the Joker, the conversation between him and Batman was actually pretty good. But Christ is it long. Snyder holds SEVERAL out of focus shots of the Joker for no reason. It just drags out and brings down an otherwise good scene.

When the team is entering star labs and infiltrating the Superman ship, I think they were shown going thru several doors. It felt like they were shown walking thru the entire facility. When really they only needed to be shown getting the truck in, with Barry posing as a military agent, and them getting to the lab that leads to the ship, where cyborg and his dad have a nice little moment.

Shit like that adds up. Add in that every fight sequence had ridiculous and unneeded amounts of slow motion added, and you can see how this movie is basically dragged to the 4 hour mark. Again, I do think it needed a long run time. You had 3 new heroes and a new villain that all needed time to be established. But there’s a lot in the film that’s just excess that could’ve easily been cut that in no way would’ve hurt the integrity of the story.

There’s also some weird pacing issues. Namely with Lois Lame. I wouldn’t have cut her scenes, but I would’ve grouped them all together. We see that she’s mourning, then don’t see her for a long while, before finally seeing her talk to Ma Kent, only for her to fuck off for a while before she’s back to finally signal she’s going to move on just before Superman comes back. All good scenes. Especially the convo with Ma Kent (which is completely ruined shortly after it happened). But they’re randomly inserted throughout the timeline of the movie in a way that adds nothing to what’s going on around them and would’ve been better used as a segment of the movie leading up to Lois witnessing Superman’s return.

Speaking of that ruined scene and a waste in general, what a completely useless and senseless addition of the Martian Manhunter. Didn’t add anything to the movie. Didn’t make since why they were on the sidelines for YEARS watching Metropolis and Gotham getting wrecked in the previous 2 movies, and ruined that nice moment between Martha and Lois. Completely unneeded. IF they had held off and revealed them at the end, keeping that scene the same but having them say they’ve fought these battles before and came to Earth due to the mother boxes firing off, great. That works. But that fishy happen. We got a shoehorned scene that actually made an otherwise good scene pointless.

Another positive note. I liked how they used Darkseid. He’s there, but he’s mostly in the background. But he looked good and his history lesson scene was good.

Overall, I do like this version. It’s easily Snyder’s best DC outing despite the ego stroking run time. I do think that its popularity is going to spurn sequel chances for Snyder to finish his story. And I 100% believe this was HBO Max’s intention. They are going to want subscribers and after the year is up and they lose the gimmick of being able to debut brand new films on their service, they’re going to need more content to grab and keep eyeballs. I’m all for it. I want to see where the story goes. Maybe in a mini series that gets broken up into 2 hour chapters or whatever. But I’d like to see it finished, and I’d be surprised if this is the past we see of the Snyder Justice League.

[Lock Jaw]

No way it gets continued live-action. I could see them MAYBE doing an animated thing.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I don’t think they’ll go animated. Who would even want to see that? Getting the band back together and letting Snyder finish would only create more buzz for the service.

[Lock Jaw]

That would also be prohibitively expensive and probably be confusing as the DCEU moves in different directions. Not to mention Ray Fisher is probably done forever with Warner Bros.

Animated they could do, they dont even need to get the same actors to do the voices, and it will be what it is, just a way to finish the story while not spending an exorbitant amount.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I don’t think Snyder would do animated and the current WB head honcho has said they believe fans are ready and able to process multiple universes where the same characters exist simultaneously. They green lit a Flash movie that’ll have the Keaton and Affleck Batman in the same movie all while the Matt Reeves Batman is happening in its own world. They’ve also said the Snyder cut isn’t canon and that’s fine. Didn’t need to be. It could be his own little world.

Fisher not being around does raise problems. But who knows. They fire enough people and give him the chance to work for Snyder with HBO execs running the show maybe he comes back.

We’ve seen Disney+ pump out Star Wars and Avengers themed TV shoes that have been cgi heavy. HBO can pull it off if they want to. And I think there’sa chance it could happen. People are buzzing about the movie and Snyder is back in people’s good graces. I don’t think it’s unrealistic that he’ll get the chance. I’d honestly be stunned if this was it for Snyder’s take.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Also lock is I love you and thank you so much for all the discussion your last few days about this movie

[Seanny One Ball]

Ray Fissure

[owenbunny]

Video Man - 9/10

Had to deduct a point because of lack of Bad Bunny

[Destor]

That would also be prohibitively expensive and probably be confusing as the DCEU moves in different directions. Not to mention Ray Fisher is probably done forever with Warner Bros.

Animated they could do, they dont even need to get the same actors to do the voices, and it will be what it is, just a way to finish the story while not spending an exorbitant amount.i dunno. they have 2 jokers as is from clearly different worlds. might not be too outlandish.


the major issue is warner is not giving snyder a huge budget ever again.

[Seanny One Ball]

Video Man - 9/10

Had to deduct a point because of lack of Bad Bunny


Swedish film about an alcoholic VHS collector?
That's a wonderful film. It touched me because it was me.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

i dunno. they have 2 jokers as is from clearly different worlds. might not be too outlandish.


the major issue is warner is not giving snyder a huge budget ever again.

The entire knightmare scene at the end was newly filmed footage, meaning Fisher came back to shoot that scene. I think if Snyder was given the chance to make more films Fisher prob comes back.

[owenbunny]

Swedish film about an alcoholic VHS collector?
That's a wonderful film. It touched me because it was me.

You are a man of complex nature, you are not a dumb puta like some here

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Copycat 8/10

An enjoyable (if that is the right word to use) serial-killer thriller, with two strong performances by Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter.

I've definitely seen parts of the film in the past, but I think this was my first time seeing it all the way through.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Year of Living Dangerously 8/10

A rookie journalist (Mel Gibson) is assigned to Jakarta in 1965, in the days preceding the Indonesian Communist Purge, and is befriended/used by a male Indonesian photographer (played by Linda Hunt). Amidst rising civil strife, Gibson's character begins a love affair with a British military attache (Sigourney Weaver), whom warns him of an imminent coup attempt by the communist party.

Though Gibson and Weaver are the headliners, it is Linda Hunt that steals the film (and I believe won an Oscar for her performance). If you are looking for a good story, check this film out.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Blackhat 6/10

Convicted hacker (Chris Hemsworth) is tasked by a joint American-Chinese taskforce to take down a cybercrime network.

It is watchable, but dull; overly concerned with being moody, rather than creating any form of suspense.

[GD]

That's a horrible movie.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I just tried watching Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, but I couldn't get past the first 10-15 mins. I just wasn't feeling it.

[GD]

Dude, that movie somewhat brought RDJ back to the dance. Also, Michelle Monaghan.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I'm all for RDJ; I just wasn't feeling it.

[GD]

That's alright. Do give it a fair shot once you have the time.

[GD]

Really interested in watching "Minari" and "Sound of Metal"

[Seanny One Ball]

I just tried watching Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, but I couldn't get past the first 10-15 mins. I just wasn't feeling it.



Chook Chutney

A fucking masterpiece.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Natural Born Killers 7.5/10

Bonkers and entertaining, though the visual work comes off as somewhat dated.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Mosquito Coast 8/10

An arrogant, know-it-all inventor (Harrison Ford) with a desire to get away from the "American way of life" decides to uproot his family and start a new community in the South American jungle, whereupon his arrogance turns to tyranny and then madness, which eventually leads to his ruin.

I found it captivating to watch and Ford makes a thoroughly unlikeable individual watchable; Helen Mirren as "mother" is given very little to do.

A good film for those looking for a story, rather than action or suspense.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Godzilla v Kong-7/10

Fun movie with action scenes focused on the monsters instead of people running away from the chaos they’re causing.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Beverly Hills Cop 7/10

I think previously I had only ever seen parts of the sequels, never the original. It was entertaining enough; I think I mostly watched it for Lisa Eilbacher than anything else. I might watch the second film tomorrow.

Heat and Dust 7/10

A Merchant Ivory production, which has two intertwining stories in two timeframes: one set in the 1920s and the other in the 1980s. The 1920s story is about a newly married English woman, Olivia, who joins her husband in India, and eventually has an affair with the local nawab and runs off with him. The 1980s story revolves around the great-niece of Olivia, who is retracing the steps of her great-aunt to find out what became of her.

I could have done without the 1980s story, which I think takes away from the other part of the film and doesn't really add anything. Overall, it is not up there with Howards End and The Remains of the Day, but it is still a solid outing.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Gran Torino 8.5/10

Clint Eastwood owning it like a motherfucker.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Beverly Hills Cop II 7.2/10

Marginally better than the first film.

[joshwoodsrohfandm]

Red Sonja 9/10

It's considered as the "other conan the barbarian" film just under a different name for whatever reason. Kalidor is basically Conan without the name title and he does what conan does played by Arnold who plays Conan. Story is fun and enjoyable but just really short film. I noticed Ernie Reyes Jr (Keno from TMNT2). Really cool to see Ernie in such a unique role. I didn't even notice at first but i eventually noticed; really awesome stuff. All I could think of whenever he left the scene ("Later Keno Dude"---hence TMNT 2)

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Mule 7/10
Clint Eastwood holding a film together that doesn't do much; Eastwood's screen presence (even at his old age) makes it watchable and more than it is.

Shutter Island 8/10
I should have seen the ending coming from a mile away, but it snuck past me.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Silent Hill 5/10

A bit naff.

[slik]

Godzilla vs Kong - 7/10

Fun movie, good monster fights. The real winner was the friends both made along the way. Just kidding, the right Titan won.

[M-A-G]

Silent Hill 5/10

A bit naff.

Good God do they get everything wrong in that fucking thing.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Rambo Day:

Rambo: First Blood Part I 8/10
Rambo: First Blood Part II 7.5/10
Rambo III 7/10

I'd seen the first Rambo film before, but I'd never seen the other original two sequels (at least in their entirety). The first film is the best; the subsequent films up the body count and explosions and not much else, though they are enjoyable to watch. I feel they missed an opportunity to really explore the Rambo character in First Blood Part II, with his return to Vietnam, and the impact of his experiences during the Vietnam War.

I'm not sure if I want to watch Rambo and Rambo: Last Blood; part of me feels I should leave it there.

[Sixx]

New Rocky movie should see him get back into the ring.

[Seanny One Ball]

"Rambo" is worth watching just because of how completely fucking mental it is.
"Last Blood" rapes the franchise to death in front of the handful of remaining fans. It's awful.

[Seanny One Ball]

I might watch "Rambo" again because it really is a spectacular bloodbath.
It's the most violent film I can think of.

[Seanny One Ball]

Outside of Korea and Japan anyway...

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Rambo was glorious. Was the perfect way to end the franchise.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Island 7/10

Regular Michael Bay fare; watchable and action-packed, though it takes a while to get going and it is probably 30 mins too long.

Scarlet Johansson is at peak hotness as well, which is always worth watching.

Escape from Alcatraz 7.5/10

Prime Clint Eastwood. I don't think there is any music or dialogue for the first 5-10 mins; I feel this is something Hollywood should embrace again: let the imagery set the scene and slowly let the mood soak in, rather than trying to immediately grab people's attention and distract them.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Cruel Intentions 5/10

Fairly naff.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Chaos Walking 7/10

Sci-fi, I think mainly aimed at "young adults," with Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley and an underused Mads Mikkelsen.

I haven't read the books that the film is based upon, so I can't judge it against them, but I found it watchable and it didn't drag. Outside of Marvel, I find Tom Holland to be a largely naff actor, and Daisy Ridley is not much better; but the film did not suffer as a result of them.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Amistad 7/10

It is about 30 mins too long and Spielberg piles on the schmaltz, but it is a decent film. I always get the feeling that Djimon Hounsou should be a bigger star than he is; I assume he just keeps himself low-key.

[Fignuts]

The Wailing- 9/10

God, Korean cinema is so fucking good. Great horror mystery film.

[OssMan]

Amistad 7/10

It is about 30 mins too long and Spielberg piles on the schmaltz, but it is a decent film. I always get the feeling that Djimon Hounsou should be a bigger star than he is; I assume he just keeps himself low-key.

GIVE US US FREE

El Vaq preparing for his move to the Isle of Man by watching a bunch of movies about Alcatraz island

[Triple A]

movies I have watched since last posting in this thread

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) - 9/10 - Really good and a surprising portrayal of Fred Hampton's true politics. Was wondering if it was going to be "liberal-washed" since it's a major studio movie about a communist, but was surprisingly good

Memories of Murder (2003) - 8/10 - Really good, second best Bong Joon Ho movie I've seen (Parasite)

The Present (2020) - 9/10 - Oscar nominated short film that's on Netflix now about a Palestinian man trying to buy a gift for his wife and dealing with scum Israeli soldiers... Very good...

Bad Trip (2021) - 9/10 - Eric Andre movie. Funny........ Made me laugh more than any other comedy movie in like 10 years maybe. It's a purposefully cliche buddy movie but every scene is a prank on real people

The Departed (2006) - 9/10 - Freaking sweet... idk why I never watched this before

Shutter Island (2010) - 8/10 - Cool...

Heat (1995) - 9/10 - Freaking great... Watched it while working at a video store in like 2002 and didn't like it much then cause I was half paying attention. Glad I rewatched. Love Al Pacino!!! the best...

Seven Samurai (1954) - 8/10 - Rewatched it since I first saw it in like 2002 and liked it way more this time

Scanners (1981) - 3/10 - shitty and insanely boring... like 2 good scenes in the entire movie and the rest is mind-numbingly boring

John Wick (2014) - 6/10 - Whatever... was fine but like a standard action movie... was expecting something different because of how much ppl seem to like it

RoboCop (1987) - 8/10 - Rewatched for the first time since I was a lil kid prob... very good and funny/campy

Starship Troopers (1997) - 6/10 - Fine...

Zodiac (2007) - 7/10 - Good actually... maybe 8/10

Mayor (2020) - 7/10 - Documentary about the mayor of Ramallah, Palestine... pretty good / fine

The Big Short (2015) - 5/10 - Didn't like it... every character was annoying to me

Re-Animator (1985) - 7/10 - Good... Very "over the top" to where it became v funny

Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021) - 7/10 - Adam Curtis documentary... really enjoyed watching it tbh and it's done in a mesmerizing way... politics in it are "pretty good" and it's worth watching but somewhat annoying in parts... he seems like a zionist maybe . . . . .

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) - 6/10 - Some funny parts but felt like a bunch of "liberal bullshit" + not nearly as funny as the other movie and show . . . . don't need Borat telling me to "vote"

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - 3/10 - rubbish . . . just wanted 2 see them fight . . . too much boring/dumb shit!!!

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) - 6/10 - Charlie Kaufman movie... feel like I really loved like half of the movie but the other half felt "mind-numbing" and annoying... had a very strange reaction to this movie... so much of it was amazing but feel like so much was also pissing me off... idk... thinking back I kinda wanna rate it higher because I'm mostly remembering the really good parts

[Destor]

i loved Im Thinking of Ending Things

[Seanny One Ball]

I don't think I can ever forgive Charlie Kaufman for "Synecdoche".

Ugh

[Seanny One Ball]

Going to watch Bad Trip today based on that review.

[Triple A]

Don't want to overhype it... If you like the Eric Andre Show you will like it though

Also don't remember the last really funny comedy movie I watched, so was good to finally see one I liked...

[Seanny One Ball]

I've never seen his show but so far the film is pretty funny.
I like the escaped convict bit, the guy with the vest was a gift for a hidden camera sketch. He looked so confused.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Clash of the Titans (2010) 6/10

I'd much rather watch the original.

[Fignuts]

True, but I still enjoyed the remake. I wouldn't bother with Wrath of the Titans. That one is trash.

[Destor]

Mortal Kombat (2021) 5/10

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mortal Kombat-5/10

The opening scene was the most interesting part. After that it’s pretty meh. Gloriously violent but woefully uninteresting.

[rez]

Get Out. 10/10

[Destor]

Café Society: 7/10


ive never seen a Woody Allen film so i decided to give this a go


its a very fine film. Allen excels in scenario. the plot is compelling and the major story beats are strong. though he falters with intimate dialogue.

the dialogue isnt bad save for a few scenes but those scenes are so critical that their inferioty stands out glaringly.

cinematography is very nice.

score is good.

Eisinberg, doing a Woody Allen impersonation for 90 min, while initially grating, he really won me over.

over all i liked it well enough though i did end up wondering if it would have been better if Allen sold this premise to a better writer and let a studio put another director over it.

[Seanny One Ball]

They should call him Woolly Allan because he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

[Seanny One Ball]

Allantherapist

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Tequila Sunrise 7/10

Crime drama with Mel Gibson, as a possibly reformed drug dealer, and Kurt Russell, as a narcotics cop and Gibson's friend, who is trying to find out whether Gibson is still involved in his old ways whilst at the same time protecting him from a DEA agent that is out to get him. Caught between them is Michelle Pfeiffer, who plays the love interest.

Not much seems to really happen in the film, and is largely driven by the charisma of both Gibson and Russell, which makes it watchable (and Michelle Pfeiffer also makes the film very watchable).

[slik]

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - 8/10

I haven't been to a movie theater since New Mutants so I really wanted to go. Since I can watch Mortal Kombat on HBOMax I decided to see Demon Slayer to see what all the talk was about since it's now the highest grossing film in Japan's history. I've never seen the anime before so parts of the story were a little tough for me to figure out - at first - but I understood everything by the end. While I don't think it was better than Spirited Away, the previous box office champ and an amazing film, I did think this was a good movie. Animation was really pretty and fight scenes were intense. Again, not being familiar with the show, but I'd say it was both comedic and dark in tone, changing back and forth between both. I *might* watch the first season of the show on Netflix at some point now since I enjoyed the movie.

Favorite characters were the main villain and the good guy who wears a Boar's head all the time and is a big oaf.

[GD]

Mortal Kombat - 5/10

The Sound of Metal - 9/10

[M-A-G]

Wonder Woman 1984 - 2 out of 4 stars.


I mean...uhm...it's....well....it's a movie, alright.:|

OK, it's nowhere near the first as far as being good but there are things that work to where you can get through it just fine. Too many things make no sense, though, and the tone is just weird. I still continue to crush on Kristen Wiig, though. :o

[Frank Drebin]

Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar

4/4 stars

This was one of the best comedies I've seen in years. Outlandish but juuuuuust grounded enough in reality that it isn't unrelatable. The writing, pacing and goofiness is about as close to a Zucker Brothers Airplane! Or Naked Gun as we are going to get nowadays. No political commentary or any modern day garbage that gets shoehorned into films.

Just an overall bright, fun, funny and enjoyable movie that will probably blow many who are open to its style away because it looks like a stupid as fuck movie based on the poster.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Rambo 7/10

Dang. I don't think I've ever seen so many heads and other body parts being blown off by gun-fire and explosive devices. By far the most graphic of the Rambo films.

[Seanny One Ball]

Good though eh?

He just goes tits with that rear mounted gun at one point. It lasts for a lifetime.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I liked it; doesn't touch the first film, but a good way to kill 90 mins.

[Lock Jaw]

The Mitchells vs The Machines - 9/10

Loved it.... super fun, super colourful.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

La Femme Nikita 7.3/10

Not as good as Leon: The Professional or The Fifth Element, but it has that off-kilter vibe that Luc Besson's films usually have.

The English overdubs are a bit iffy, but they don't distract from the overall feel of the film.

[Lock Jaw]

Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar 8.5/10

Was entertaining.

[Frank Drebin]

Really want Seanny to review that. I hope they have it on VHS in his village soon.

[GD]

His House - 7/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The War of the Roses 7/10

Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito team-up again (after Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile) for a black comedy about a couple whose marriage falls apart and descends into a bitter divorce, centring around the possession of their house.

It doesn't really come into its own until the final 50-60 mins, but they are worth it. Also, at the beginning, the camera work seems off and its not until those last 50 mins, once things start to go bonkers, that it clicks.

[Seanny One Ball]

Really want Seanny to review that. I hope they have it on VHS in his village soon.


Give me incentive

[slik]

he told you he thought you'd enjoy it...

[Seanny One Ball]

That's not enough, bitch...

[Seanny One Ball]

"Hey Seanny I know the title is fucking terrible and your hatred of terrible things is pretty well known by now, but would you mind reviewing this film for me because it really is [insert hype here]"

[Frank Drebin]

I figured all the positive rep I've given you over the years at least buys me a movie review.

[Seanny One Ball]

The loyalty those reps bought you is actually to be contested as an asset in your divorce.

[Seanny One Ball]

he told you he thought you'd enjoy it...


He actually didn't btw

[Frank Drebin]

I don't know how divorce works in your village but reputation here is considered a pre-marial asset and cannot be touched by the courts.

[Seanny One Ball]

Who's Marial?

That's what Muriel calls herself in Muriel's Wedding.
Toni Collette...

[Seanny One Ball]

I do have Barb And Star on a mirror site though so I might watch it now.

[GD]

Kiki's Delivery Service - 9/10

[Seanny One Ball]

I really don't think I'm going to make it through Barb and Star and if I do there's no way I'm giving it a proper review treatment.
This is my second attempt at it and it's hard going. I am 28 minutes in and I have smirked once. Their boss was mildly amusing for a second and it caught me off guard. I started to think it might be half way decent.

I don't know what is going on with Frank Drebin but he's obviously in a bit of emotional turmoil if he's seeking solace in this.

Oh look now there's a pianist called Richard Cheese singing "I love boobies".

That's an actual moment in this film about two Nebraskan spinsters with Minnesotan accents that go on holiday.

It's rubbish.

[Seanny One Ball]

Smiled again at a joke there.

I might keep at it and see if this thing can actually get a laugh out of me.

I laughed at The Hottie And The Nottie once.
That toenail scene is better than the film it was placed in.

[Lock Jaw]

The beginning was a bit rough, I agree... was thinking "what was Drebin on about?"... but eventually "got into it"... I probably did end up giving it a higher rating then I should have....

[Seanny One Ball]

There is very little originality in this film.
The jokes are all obvious or overused, I think it's relying on performance but theres nothing spectacular there to grab you either...

It actually feels like an Adam Sandler film and while I like Sandler and let him off the hook for his appalling laziness... Kristen Wiig isn't a bold or brash enough performer for this script.

Sandler should have done this with David Spade in drag.

[Seanny One Ball]

This is so mediocre that it has reached a state of offensive blandness.
Kristen Wiig is in danger of Ferrelling.

[Seanny One Ball]

This film is a crime against comedy...

I'm convinced Frank is on a wind up here.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Cruella 15%

This origin story is 101 piles of Dalmatian dog shit

[Seanny One Ball]

There's just no material here. Nothing at all.
This is about as far from Airplane! as a comedy can go.
One actual joke every half hour and a bunch of incongruous, nonsensical events that you've seen 100 times before in better but still not great comedies.

It's just lazy and bad all around.

I'm fucking pissed off I bothered to watch it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar - 0.5/4

This is far and away the worst attempt at a comedy film I have seen in years.
I'm actually mad about it for a variety of reasons and all of them are things Adam Sandler is regularly accused of. The difference is that Sandler isn't a material comic, he's a performance comic so he can be a lazy bastard and get away with a low laugh count on paper provided he pulls enough funny faces and silly accents.

This film here though is an inexcusable waste of talent and time.
Kristen Wiig is a writer and a great material comic, she is not a brilliant performer. I actually find her physical comedy to be quite awkward and embarassing for her. She's not good at it. Her strength is in spoken comedy and here she's given herself nothing to work with but crappy dialogue, a shitty accent and a dumb haircut.

Maddening.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, miles away from an Airplane! or Naked Gun..... which I think made me enjoy it less off the start because I was like "WTF is Drebin smoking?"..... once I "accepted" that it was nothing close to those actually I managed to get into it for what it was....

[Frank Drebin]

Lol.....Richard Cheese.

[Seanny One Ball]

I’ll forget everything about that film besides the fact that I hate it

[Blonde Moment]

Willy's Wonderland
99 cent rental on VUDU right now
Not bad.
I don't think nicolas cage says one word

[Seanny One Ball]

He doesn’t and it’s his best performance and film since Mandy.

[Seanny One Ball]

If you’re thinking “Mandy wasnt so long ago” then you need to know he has made 16 films between then and Willy’s Wonderland.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Mother!

What. The. Fuck. Did I just watch?

[Blonde Moment]

If you’re thinking “Mandy wasnt so long ago” then you need to know he has made 16 films between then and Willy’s Wonderland.

My last 3 were Mandy, Color out of Space and Willy's Wonderland and as far as i am concerned, any of those 3 beat anything Willis has pissed out in the same amount of time.

[Blonde Moment]

Mother!

What. The. Fuck. Did I just watch?
The world we live in..

[slik]

The Conjuring 3 - 6/10

It was just ok. Not great, not terrible. Just ok.

[Shisen Kopf]

Zombeavers 5/7

[Blonde Moment]

Zombeavers 5/7

Was iffy on that, will check it out

[Lock Jaw]

Footloose - 7/10

[OssMan]

"The Square" swedish film was really good... kinda "shot" like that movie Force Majeure... log of scenes where i started laughing like 5 seconds after they ended. its about a museum curator who makes a couple of fuckups where he uses like semi bad judgment but it ends up ruining his life

[OssMan]

Also watched Beatriz At Dinner... had "eat the rich" vibez... it was aight

[Fignuts]

The Conjuring: The Devil Made me do it - 7/10

Series has gotten "a bit naff". Introducing fucking wizards into the mix now. Still I enjoyed it, and thought overall it had more memorable scares than the second one. First is still the best though.

[Fignuts]

Let's not bother with the "true story" nonsense. If you're going to take it that far off the rails, then let's go full on ridiculous. Give me a post apocalyptic hellscape dominated by evil spirits, demons, and satanic wizards. And the Warren's have to save a group of survivors while staying alive themselves. Fuckin ed Warren mowing down demons with a mini gun instead of needing to be saved by his wife again.

[Destor]

In the Heights - 9/10

jumbled thoughts incoming


The opening 20 min didnt hook me which for a musical is typically a red flag. the "i want song" however did. bottom of the 2nd act contains a number that can stand itself up against the greatest numbers ever sang. cinematography is outstanding. the choreography is as good as it gets. theres somr conflict and the bottom of the 2nd act thats very forced but the resolution is so completely worth it that it doesnt matter. laugh. smile. cry. this musical hits on all cylinders. as far as the music it steps on Hamilton's toes often and perhaps deliberately or perhaps LMM only has so many songs in him before he hit repeat but it doesnt matter because it all does a wonderful job guiding the audience along so that we arrive at a wonderful climax.

also being back in a theater was wonderful.

[Lock Jaw]

Might go see that on Sunday if the theater seems sufficiently empty... Feels like a good "return to theaters" movie...

[Destor]

my theater had me, a group of 4 and a couple.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

At the theater now getting ready for a quiet place 2. There’s a handful of people here.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

It's been a bit of a Harrison Ford day.

Witness 6.5/10
Frantic 6/10

Not his best films.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Presumed Innocent 7/10

A solid Harrison Ford film. He plays a deputy prosecutor who is accused of killing one of his colleagues, whom he had once had an affair with.

The film gets a bit of extra class with the inclusion of Raul Julia (taken too soon) as Ford's defence lawyer.

[OssMan]

The Green Inferno - Shite, just right off the bad the way everyone talks is so pointed and jagged, all the exposition is obvious and risible, the comic relief daft. Some "social justice" college students decide on a whim that theyre going to fly to the Amazon and stop some company from bulldozing a village, it goes wrong and they get captured by cannibals. Sposto just be a cheap horror movie I guess, I just don't understand why these things get made

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Sneakers 7/10

The cast of this film is substantial: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Mary McDonnell, Ben Kingsley, David Strathairn, Dan Aykroyd, and River Phoenix; hell, even James Earl Jones makes a cameo.

I did find my attention began to wander by the time we were into the final act, but I think that was due to me coming down from a sugar high.

It is also a techie film from 30 years ago, but it doesn't seem particularly dated, probably because of the snappy script and the quality cast.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

A Quiet Place 2: 7/10

Felt a little “been there done that”. The opening scene showing d day was cool. And the movie itself was good. But it felt like it was played safe as far as expanding the world and making the sequel bigger in scale. The ending also felt like it came abruptly. Nonetheless a good time at the theater.

[Lock Jaw]

Raya and the Last Dragon - 8/10

Was entertaining

[Seth82]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - 8/10

a quite interesting film. it was different than what I thought it was gonna be going in.

Margot Robbie shined as the beautiful Sharon Tate.

[Lock Jaw]

In the Heights - 7.5/10

First half of the movie was kind of "meh", then the second half was "alright"... didn't know this was based on a stage musical... thought I was going to see a movie that was made to be a musical not a musical that was made to be a movie....

[GD]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - 8/10

a quite interesting film. it was different than what I thought it was gonna be going in.



Spoiler tags? Major plot point.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, I haven't seen it yet... stopped reading at a certain point of his post and already forget what it said...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters 5/10

Blah

[Blonde Moment]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
7/10
Could have had more MechaGodzilla

[ClockShot]

Da 5 Bloods - 4/5

Slightly predictable. But it was a better "war" movie for Spike Lee than Miracle at St. Anna.

[Lock Jaw]

Luca - 7.5/10

Was enjoyable, but nothing groundbreaking. I wanted it to be better than it was...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

From Dusk Till Dawn 8/10

Salma Hayek in her prime gets 10/10

[Destor]

if you takw the scriot and imagine they didnt market it as a vampire movie it really is pretty brilliant. if you didnt know going in the 2nd act reveal would be completely bonkers.

[Lock Jaw]

I did not know going into the 2nd act at all. Was just like "well. This took a turn."

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Deep Cover 7/10

Laurence Fishburne brings class to an otherwise dated early 90s undercover cop film, filled with iffy dialogue, sketchy acting, and an out of place Jeff Goldblum. Saying all that, I quite enjoyed it, mostly because of Fishburne's performance.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The VVitch-6/10

Very moody and grim. And while interesting, I didn’t feel the story went anywhere or told any story worth the time. It wasn’t scary or suspenseful in any way. At least for me.

[Lock Jaw]

F9: The Fast Saga - 8/10

Was pretty mindless entertainment.... I like how these movies have just totally forgone any sort of logic/physics by this point. I also liked how they poked fun at themselves a bit in this one talking about how they seem to be invincible.

[M-A-G]

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - 2 1/2 stars out of 4.

If this is the last in this series. the cinematic adventures of the Warrens ends in a 'meh' as opposed to a bang. I was hoping it'd be the scariest but what it lacks in horror it makes up with the chemistry between the two leads. The case isn't particularly intriguing and it keeps dipping into the familiar wells. It didn't grab me but they tried.

[Sepholio]

The Tomorrow War. Saw critics were murdering this movie but then a local facebook group was filled with nothing but people praising it so I gave it a shot.

It wasn't as bad as the critics said, but it wasn't as good as the local nerds said either. It was OK. Pretty interesting plot, but it seems like it's 2 separate stories (maybe even what started off as a movie and a sequel) shoehorned into 2.5 hrs. It doesn't really give either storyline time to fully develop and somehow makes what is a long movie feel rushed. Action and special effects and all that are very good. Liked the design of the bad guyz. Did seem like the big star of the movie was phoning it in a bit though; I've seen way better out of him in other movies.

Over all I'd say maybe a 5.5/10. Not a bad movie, but not something to go out of your way to watch. If you're bored and it's on then there are far worse options and it's worth a watch. Or if you just want some standard scifi action or something.

[ClockShot]

Godzilla vs. Kong - 1/5

[GD]

Limitless - 4/10

[M-A-G]

Black Widow - 3 and 1/4 stars out of 4.

I don't know if it was just MCU deprivation but this was one hell of a solid action movie and it's a shame we didn't get something like it sooner. There's a lot to uncover from Natasha's spy days and one outing just can't cover it all but they do their damndest here. Yelena is probably the best character and she gets the most laughs. I can see why they were secretive about who is behind the helmet in regards to Taskmaster but it's a tad underwhelming. The main baddie doesn't really get enough time and it's kind of the weakest element of the whole thing. Overall though you get Natasha being Natasha and doing all of her cool Black Widow stuff and some great interaction between the main characters. It's kind of hard to screw up an action film.

No mid-credits scene but there is a post-credits one that looks to be opening the doors on other Disney+ productions. Yeah, I recommend it.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Black Widow 8/10

I enjoyed it too; Florence Pugh was the stand-out in the film, but everyone acquitted themselves well, except for perhaps Ray Winstone's dodgy Russian accent.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Black Widow-8/10

Really enjoyed it. David Harbour add the dumb, lovable washed up hero was maybe the show stealer for me. Florence Pugh was a great addition. Can’t wait to see what’s next for her character. It was short, funny, packed with shroom sequences and moved at breakneck speed without losing that marvel charm of character interaction. Highly recommend.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Black Widow - 3 and 1/4 stars out of 4.

I don't know if it was just MCU deprivation but this was one hell of a solid action movie and it's a shame we didn't get something like it sooner. There's a lot to uncover from Natasha's spy days and one outing just can't cover it all but they do their damndest here. Yelena is probably the best character and she gets the most laughs. I can see why they were secretive about who is behind the helmet in regards to Taskmaster but it's a tad underwhelming. The main baddie doesn't really get enough time and it's kind of the weakest element of the whole thing. Overall though you get Natasha being Natasha and doing all of her cool Black Widow stuff and some great interaction between the main characters. It's kind of hard to screw up an action film.

No mid-credits scene but there is a post-credits one that looks to be opening the doors on other Disney+ productions. Yeah, I recommend it.

I think it’sa combo of deprivation but also just needing that 2 hour escape where your sit back and enjoy the ride of what you’re watching on screen. If you haven’t been to a theater since the pandemic this movie is about as perfect as it gets to break yourself back in for the theater experience.

[M-A-G]

Luca - 3 stars out of 4.

It's cute and all with an easy to follow story but it just feels like a combination of a bunch of these kinds of movies. There's also not a lot of humor. I mean, the most I got a good laugh was when some poor kid gets his face plastered with a ball. It's still watchable but I can't call it one of Pixar's best.

[Savio]

Black widow 3/4 stars. My biggest gripe is the editing on the action sequences

[xrodmuc316]

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Red Eye (2005) - 8.5 out of 10

Older movie but first time ever watching it. Was pretty entertaining, and late 20's Rachel McAdams is a stunning beauty.

[M-A-G]

I think it’sa combo of deprivation but also just needing that 2 hour escape where your sit back and enjoy the ride of what you’re watching on screen. If you haven’t been to a theater since the pandemic this movie is about as perfect as it gets to break yourself back in for the theater experience.

The last time we were in the theaters was for Onward last year. The last time it was an outing with a group of friends was fucking Spider-Man: Far From Home. I'm hoping something like Thor: Love and Thunder will be the one that will get us all back in the seats.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

That’s funny. Onward was the last in theater movie I saw with my daughter.

[GD]

Let The Right One In - 7/10

[Destor]

Black Widow- 8/10


Really solid. Yelena is a show stealer. plot was reasonably strong. taskmaster was super rad when he was doing taskmaster shit. a bit too many action set pieces though. film really didnt trust its characters to leave them alone for too long. cinematography was subpar. especially the melee action.


reeeeeaallly liked it though. i could seriously gush about how much Yelena killed it for several pages.

[Destor]

Black widow 3/4 stars. My biggest gripe is the editing on the action sequencesgood to see i wasnt the only one who noticed

[M-A-G]

Black Widow- 8/10


Really solid. Yelena is a show stealer. plot was reasonably strong. taskmaster was super rad when he was doing taskmaster shit. a bit too many action set pieces though. film really didnt trust its characters to leave them alone for too long. cinematography was subpar. especially the melee action.


reeeeeaallly liked it though. i could seriously gush about how much Yelena killed it for several pages.

Yelena ragging on Natasha about her pose was fucking hilarious.

[Destor]

haha the cringe :lol:

[OssMan]

Lady Bird. A movie about Sacramento, a place I know very little about.

[Big Vic]

I prefer Yelena over Natasha. Hopefully we get some good movies out of her.

[M-A-G]

I'm telling you, we're going to get John Walker, Kate Bishop, Yelena Bolova, James Rhodes, and somehow or another, Amadeus Cho and Jane Foster as the next Avengers. :lol:

[Destor]

theyre building toward the dark avengers

[Fignuts]

Could be the Thunderbolts.

[Destor]

could be. but its definitely the dark avengers.

Cap, Ironman, Hulk and Widow are all gone. Valentina is going to offer the world new avengers. ultimately itll be in fighting them that this new ge of avengers will be established to the public (and the audience.)

effectively telling the audience not to live in the past.

i will quote this post with a huge i told you so in a few years.

[Lock Jaw]

Black Widow - 6.5/10

Perfectly typical average "neither good, neither bad" Marvel movie that I won't remember next week and will never watch again.

[ClockShot]

The Courier - 2.5/5

Meh. There's better true story spy movies out there.

[Fignuts]

could be. but its definitely the dark avengers.

Cap, Ironman, Hulk and Widow are all gone. Valentina is going to offer the world new avengers. ultimately itll be in fighting them that this new ge of avengers will be established to the public (and the audience.)

effectively telling the audience not to live in the past.

i will quote this post with a huge i told you so in a few years.

They could certainly call them Dark Avengers. They've taken stuff from the comics and made drastic changes before. (See, Taskmaster)

But just so we're clear, the way they're setting it up has nothing to do with the comics dark avengers, and is 100% inspired by the Thunderbolts.

[GD]

Black Widow - 6/10

Solid entertainer. Florence Pugh's character was the best.

[Fignuts]

Black Widow- 8

I did notice the editing in action scenes, but it didn't prevent me from following what was happening so want really bothered. The scenes themselves had cool stunts, and good fight choreography so I enjoyed them overall.

Then there's Taskmaster.

They gutted one of the avengers more charismatic villains, and turned him into a robotic, silent stalker. What kills me is the film didn't even need this. There was already enough drama with Widow's dysfunctional "family". It didn't need this extra bit, at the cost of ditching one of the more fun villain personalities in the comics. That said, they nailed the characters powers and abilities. Very much enjoyed all of Taskmasters fight scenes.

Also, yeah, Yelena was great. If the eventual plan is for her to take Natasha's spot, she couldn't have had a better debut, to get people invested in the character.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Space Jam: A New Legacy-5/10

Felt more like a studio tour than a looney toons movie. Lacks the charm of the first one. Even the plot itself is sillier. And it’s not as engaging even though LeBron isn’t any less an actor than Jordan. It has its moments but just can’t find the charm or simplicity of the original. My kid loves it though so there’s that.

I wonder if they’ll have space jam LeBrons to go with my space jam Jordans

[Lock Jaw]

Space Jam: A New Legacy - 4/10

Friend wanted to go see it so I said ok whatever. Plot was nonsensical, not that I was expecting anything otherwise... but feel like the original one's plot made more sense.

Once it really got going and started there are some fun moments for sure. Eventually it became a "ignore what is going on in the foreground so you can look at everything in the background" type movie.

[Destor]

the original was aware MJ wasn an actor so they hired a comedian to carry the film along. does space jam 2 have a bill murray?

[Lock Jaw]

It's got Don Cheadle as the bad guy..... kept wanting Bill Murray to show up, though.....

[Seanny One Ball]

Hollywood has to stop with the 25 year later sequels...

[slik]

Hollywood has to stop with the 25 year later sequels...


They are filming the new Indiana Jones film in Scotland right now. Glasgow is doubling for 1960s NYC.


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[GD]

Attempting to watch "Army of the Dead"

All I can think of is "You son of a bitch, I'm in!" :cool:

[Frank Drebin]

Hollywood has to stop with the 25 year later sequels...

Stop trying to take work away from Sixx!!

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Hollywood has to stop with the 25 year later sequels...

They will when it’s no longer financially beneficial

[Seanny One Ball]

They are filming the new Indiana Jones film in Scotland right now. Glasgow is doubling for 1960s NYC.



Yeah I know, Harrison Ford looks 40 in Glasgow.

They used Glasgow for World War Z too.

I feel like using Dundee would be too on the nose.

[Seanny One Ball]

They will when it’s no longer financially beneficial


I look forward to “48 Yrs” and “48 Yrs Later” then

[Seanny One Ball]

Lethal Weapon 5: This Time It’s Terminal

[Seanny One Ball]

The Terminal 2: Cruise Control

[Seanny One Ball]

Risky Hipness

[Seanny One Ball]

Shawshank 2: Red’s Dead Redemption

[Seanny One Ball]

I Know What You Did Last Centennial

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Lethal Weapon 5: This Time It’s Terminal

Lethal Weapon 5: Way too old for this shit

[GD]

Army of the Dead - 5/10

[Blonde Moment]

Jolt 5.5/10
It didn't suck but the action just wasn't there for me.

[Fignuts]

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage - 8/10

Amazing how to this day, the promoters are in such denial, and refuse take ANY responsibility for what happened. Blaming the artists despite massive incompetence in organizing the festival.

[Shisen Kopf]

Fear Street 1666. (3.5)/7

[OssMan]

Pig was really good. At times it felt very profound but also profoundly dumb. The end hit pretty hard. It was emotional being back in the theater for the first time also. Peace

[Seanny One Ball]

I’m tempted to give it a go. I haven’t watched many movies lately.

[slik]

The Suicide Squad - 8.5/10

Very fun, very violent, very gory. Best Harley Quinn has been in cinema. Bloodsport, Ratcatcher 2, King Shark, Peacemaker, Polka Dot man all stand out as well. FYI there's a post-credits scene.

[Seanny One Ball]

Bloodsport?

Is Bloodsport a typo or a character name?

I’m not sure which I’d prefer...

[Lock Jaw]

Bloodsport is a charcter name

[slik]

Bloodsport?

Is Bloodsport a typo or a character name?

I’m not sure which I’d prefer...

Bloodsport is Idris Elba's character

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Suicide Squad 7.5/10

A vast improvement on the first film.

[Seanny One Ball]

I’m watching it now.

This is a strong opening.
Macgruber style.

[Seanny One Ball]

That this film celebrates the shitness of so many characters is why it is already ten times better than the first film.

[Seanny One Ball]

John Cena looks like a bodybuilder from the 70’s.
Great body, office hair.

[Seanny One Ball]

Racist underwear lol

[Seanny One Ball]

All of this is good stuff.

It’s like he thought “I need to clean house literally” to clear out the stink of the first dismal effort.

[Seanny One Ball]

This is fucking hilarious

[Seanny One Ball]

This is going to end up being a 4/4 film if it carries on at this rate

[Seanny One Ball]

Totally bonkers plot involving a gigantic sentient starfish and a man with batteries in his head.

[Seanny One Ball]

Margot Robbie doing her best acting possibly ever

[Seanny One Ball]

I’ll review this after a second viewing.

That’s how good this is.

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah this is Margot Robbie at her best ever. Great material for her. She should work more with directors that know what the fuck they are doing.

[Seanny One Ball]

Polka Dot Man backstory... Jesus

[Seanny One Ball]

Film just made me laugh at a 69 joke...

Really love Cena’s costume...

Film is top class.

[Seanny One Ball]

Harley Quinn seems like a different character here.
She’s fun now!

[Seanny One Ball]

The smartest decision that James Gunn made here was having them do real practical effects alongside the CGI. Lean into the crazy.
It’s great trying to get a good look at the tubes in that guy’s head. There’s stuff sloshing around in there.

[Seanny One Ball]

Wow...

When the drama comes in it is devastating.

[Seanny One Ball]

Well that was great. I will watch it again and review it properly but that might be my new favourite Super anything. Fuck me that was good.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The Suicide Squad-10/10

Absolute blast. Good character work. Funny, violent, gory and glorious. Everything the first one should’ve been.

[Destor]

Suicide squad: 3/10

Horrendous pacing issues. Exceptionally weak script. Only saved by Deadshot and Harley managing to make bad material entertaining. This film is almost as if they took every critism applied to BvS and did it 10 fold out of spite. This isnt even fit for direct to dvd.
The Suicide Squad- 8/10

Gun is almost showing off here.

He takes a previously failed property and points the finger squarely at its creative. The film hits on all relevant cylinders.

The characters are all fleshed out in ways that when the tension hits its peak you absolutely care.

the action, and theres a ton of it, its REALLY well shot and some of the framing is wildly technical especially when blending cgi and practical effects.

the script is often outrageously funny and the pacing is exceptional. the surrealist approach adds a ton of flavor and sets this appart from not only other films in the genre but other films in general.

the cast all deliver and huge. Kinnamon has big lead man energy (RIP altered carbon [suck a dick Anthony Mackee.]) Cena is shockingly good. Everyone punches above their weight here and i have to believe that its Gunn who is pulling them up.

the sound track is completely perfect.

this is a home run and not be reactionary but probably pretty easily the most improved sequel ever...not completely due to this films strengths but all the same.

[Seanny One Ball]

He was definitely showing off.

He managed to shove an anti child abuse speech in there and I’ll bet I wasn’t the only one who saw that as him wiping old Twitter shit crumbs off his cock and onto the studio bedspread.

[Seanny One Ball]

The sight gags during the action scenes were tits.

Peacemaker casually hatcheting that wounded soldier was world class. His game of one upmanship with Bloodsport was the sort of brilliantly aware touch that the first film sorely lacked.

You are probably right about it being the most greatly improved sequel ever made.
I would have to find a property so bad they should have binned it who’s sequel was literally perfect and I don’t think that film exists.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The one up scene in the village was hilarious. Also, Viola Davis was excellent. Cold and heartless but quietly charismatic. Gonna have to watch this again before it comes off HBO max.

[Seanny One Ball]

It would be nice if Viola Davis could play one role where her eyes aren’t permanently watery

[Lock Jaw]

The Suicide Squad - 7.5/10

First half was eh, but then it got real good by the end. I'd still put it below Birds of Prey in the "movies with Harley" power rankings

[Lock Jaw]

Superman: Red Son - 6/10

Some things are best left to the comics.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Suicide Squad - 7.5/10

First half was eh, but then it got real good by the end. I'd still put it below Birds of Prey in the "movies with Harley" power rankings




Utter rubbish.

Go and fix yourself.

[Lock Jaw]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

[Seanny One Ball]

For my money, Meatballs is one of the very finest kids films ever made.
I love it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.


I specifically hate you for that terrible opinion.

[Seanny One Ball]

For my money, Meatballs is one of the very finest kids films ever made.
I love it.


Even if there’s a character called Spaz and his fat friend who run about acting like horny creeps the whole time

[Lock Jaw]

I specifically hate you for that terrible opinion.

Damn.... Roles reversed.... usually it is you with the bad opinions....

[Seanny One Ball]

My opinions are like mustard on a hot dog compared to your dog poo on a human poo opinions.

[GD]

Midnight Special - 7/10

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I liked Birds of Prey a lot. It has the same spirit as TSS but on a dramatically smaller scale. TSS is Birds off Prey on performance enhancing drugs.

[GD]

Wanderlust - 5/10

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Jungle Cruise-6/10

Indiana Jones meets Pirates of the Caribbean. The Rock tells dad jokes and puns. Emily Blunt is a strong independent explorer in pants. They are funny together and the film is harmless, fantastical nonsense that is just fine as a two hour waste of time.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Dreamscape (1984)

Starring Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Kate Capshaw

Dennis Quaid is a psychic that is enlisted into a Government-ran research program revolving around entering people's dreams, which on the surface appears to be a benevolent project to help people suffering from nightmares and other psychological conditions. Christopher Plummer's Head of Covert Operations then takes over and uses it to try and kill the President.

It is rather dated, but in a charming 1980s way, and it is quite enjoyable. If you are into sci-fi, you should check it out.

[Seanny One Ball]

Randy Quaid?

Are they both in it?!

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Corrected, you bastardo!

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Green Knight 7.5/10

It is from the same production company that has given us Hereditary and Midsommar, so as you'd expect, it is a bit off-kilter. Perhaps not as compelling as it should be, given how odd it is, but I still enjoyed the film.

[GD]

The Suicide Squad - 7/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Falling Down 8/10

Starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall and Barbara Hershey

Douglas plays a recently fired defence worker who snaps whilst stuck in a traffic jam, and decides to make his way on foot to see his estranged family on his daughter's birthday, leaving death and destruction along the way. Duvall is the cop that hunts him down before the inevitable showdown.

I don't think I've seen Douglas in such a dark role before and he pulls it off; he pretty much carries the film.

[Seanny One Ball]

Falling Down is a great character piece for Michael Douglas.
Ironically if you want to see him at his most unsettling you really want to chase Falling Down with Behind The Candelabra.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The burger restaurant scene always pops up on my social media feed and I agree about the pathetic looking burgers

[Bad News Gertner]

Turned on my TV and caught the start of a Documentary on the Go-Go's. Didn't know much about them but ended up watching the whole thing. It was really interesting

8/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Medicine Man 7.5/10

Starring Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco

Connery plays a field scientist, living in the Amazon forest, who has discovered the cure to cancer, but is unable to replicate his initial success. Bracco arrives from the institute, which is funding his research, to evaluate his work, and ends up working with him to replicate the cure before that area of the forest is destroyed by bulldozers coming in to build a road.

A good story-driven film, with some nice Amazon scenery porn.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watch the one where Hopkins thinks he’s a baboon while you’re at it

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Its been years since I watched that film; I'll add it to my Prime watchlist.

[Shisen Kopf]

Greenland- not great, not terrible 4/7

[GD]

Chungking Express - 9/10