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

[xrodmuc316]

The funniest is the 2nd, 2 Fast 2 Furious, best overall I would say is Fast Five, although 6 and 7 were really solid too.

Actually, I want to throw 4 in as well. 4-7 is the best stretch.

[Destor]

Thoroughbreds (2017) - 8/10

Really liked this. For a 1st time writer/director this is very well shot and very well directed. If this was the first thing i had seen Anya Taylor Joy in id assume she was going to be a star. A lot of whati liked though isin the script and i think what makes it work is these characters are constantly acting in ways i couldnt predict.

Predict isnt the right word. I deliberately try to not predict where a narrative is goingu less the film is specifically asking me to. Unexpected perhaps. Their agency all works in the confines of their characters but with the exception of Olivia Cooks character no one is particularly forthcoming with who they are. This made for a pretty captivating watch but i think in the context of this post the less said the better.

The film markets itself off a review quote of something to the effect of "a teen-girl american psycho" and while this is not in the same universe of quality on paper, as a premise, i can see it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Can we straighten up a bit in here please?

[GD]

Watching a 2016 movie called Trapped. Surprisingly good.

[GD]

Watching the second Jumanji movie and Rock is doing a horrible horrible impression of DeVito.

[GD]

Awkwafina is in this...you know what that means

[Frank Drebin]

It means Seanny has seen this!

[road doggy dogg]

Went out and saw the newest Spider-Verse movie this week. Shit was bonkers. I loved it.

[Destor]

Im waiting for bluray but it looks great

[Lock Jaw]

The Flash - 8/10

Enjoyed it for the most part, and I have a bias towards DC characters.

[M-A-G]

Elemental - 3 1/4 stars out of 4

I don't care how much money it did or didn't make. This is the kind of shit from Pixar that I enjoy. It's beautifully animated, incredibly creative, and, yes, touching and cute.

It's a love story at its core, supplemented by a lot of allegorical points that will probably go over the heads of really young kids, but it will absolutely hit a bullseye and resonate with people who have gone through the predicament of the protagonist and her family. It's a bit long for the story it's trying to tell and there are some groaners as far as jokes go and what they're going for is stuff you have no doubt seen in other movies, but sticking with it to the end is absolutely worth it. When you've got some gasps and 'awws' from the audience, you're doing something right. I'm still waiting for the Pixar film that's going to knock Inside Out off my personal perch of being my favorite, but I will absolutely watch this again.

[Destor]

Baxter (1989) - 8/10


Absolutely loved this French film about a dog. Baxter is a bull terirer. At the time its was the Rottweiler of its era. Illegal in the US even. Baxter is a dog looking fpr the right master and the story unfolds from his perspective with the narration being his thoughts. The issue is he's a sociopath.

The movie goes to some pretty dark places but its also really funny. Its not streaming anywhere but if you ever get the chance id recommend it.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Extraction 7/10
Extraction 2 7.5/10

I enjoy the camera work in the set-pieces; it makes you feel like you are in the thick of the action.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Red Dawn (1984) 7.5/10

Suspend your belief and it is an entertaining action film. WOLVERINES!

[ClockShot]

Asteroid City - 4.5/5

Wes Anderson does it again.

[Fignuts]

Evil Dead Rise- 9/10

This was so much god damn fun. Fantastic modern take on classic horror. I love Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darknesd, but I gravitate more towards the first film and even the remake, as I prefer a serious tone over camp. Evil Dead Rise has possibly the best balance of serious horror and silly camp of any film in the series.

[Lock Jaw]

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 7.5/10

Enjoyed it. Didn't need to be made, but enjoyed it.

[Destor]

How would you rank it against the others?

[Lock Jaw]

I might put it on the bottom. Need to rewatch Crystal Skull and Temple of Doom. Raiders and Crusade easily the top two.

I like the villain and "quest" in Skull better, but it has weird Shia Lebeouf stuff. I like in Temple that he is actually still young and vigorous but it does feel a bit off put together with the rest of the series.

[Destor]

So far, with not having seen the new one, ive ranked them in order of release with each one coming below the last.

[Lock Jaw]

It would probably follow that pattern for you then. I do like Crusade better than Temple for sure.... and I go back on forth in my mind whether I put Skull above Temple or not. Maybe I'll actually watch them again to try to settle it...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Anyone who puts films 4 and 5 over the original three deserves the fate of this poor sod:
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[Lock Jaw]

I think Skull gets a bad wrap due to magic refrigerators, and Shia Lebeouf and his monkeys. As I said, I really dug Blanchett's cartoon evil Russian villain.

[wwe2222]

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 7.5/10

About 20 min too long, but far better than Crystal Skull which has too much silliness for me. This movie has better villain, better macguffin and better set pieces.

The opening prologue is a lot of fun and the third act is a little wild but as a huge Indy fan I enjoyed it.

[Big Vic]

Creed 3 - 3/5

Couldn't get past the fact dude got a title shot in this day-in-age with 0 fights under his belt. Last fight was quite boring.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I’d give creed 3 a 3.5. It’s bolstered by Johnathan Majors and how he clicks with Michael B. But the franchise is tired and Tessa and Michael B have anti chemistry. His deaf daughter is annoying—not the little girl herself, I’m just bothered by her conceptually.

Creed 1 was really good. Creed 2 is a struggle. Creed 3 falls in between. Oddly I liked the last fight but I find all of them pretty boring for the most part so I can’t fault anyone for finding this one boring.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I saw Across The Spiderverse soaring on edibles and it was a fucking blast. I’d give it a million percent just based on the fun I had. You could argue about whether there’s an existent 3rd act but it didn’t bother me.

[rez]

GOTG v.III came out today to purchase so I'm about halfway through it. Very touching!

[rez]

goddamn. that hit me in the feels multiple times. fuck

[OssMan]

Asteroid City

Easy watch, good, fun…

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Bollocks…

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching “Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3”.

Rocket’s backstory is fucked up. That is cold, cruel and well delivered.

[Seanny One Ball]

Nathan Fillion is a good dude.

[Destor]

Captian Hammer will save us

[rez]

Watching “Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3”.

Rocket’s backstory is fucked up. That is cold, cruel and well delivered.

You're a bad dog, Seanny!

[McLegend]

Wonder Woman 1984 2/10

Wow that was something

[GD]

Watching this anthology series called "Lust Stories" on Netflix. Genuinely surprised by the cast and directors involved in this clusterfuck.

[Seanny One Ball]

“The Far Country” - 3/4

James Stewart turns up in town, annoys a nefarious, hilariously evil bad guy and spends the whole film trying to avoid his ire even if it means vulnerable townsfolk take the shit instead. He of course comes good in the end, but it’s great seeing James Stewart play borderline assholes.

“The Man From Laramie” - 3/4

James Stewart turns up in town and annoys the family that own and run it. He spends the rest of the film trying to get his own back on the bastards. The ending to this one is all over the place, but it’s a lot of formulaic fun.

“Bend Of The River” - 2.5/4

James Stewart tur… actually he’s already part of a wagon train from the start of this film and he rescues a fella who turns up in a lynching. The guy isn’t black just in case anybody gets confused by the term lynching there, the only black guy in this film is played by “The laziest man in the world” Stepin Fetchit…. Why do I feel like a really angry trap rapper is going to re-appropriate that name someday soon if not already? He’ll probably have pierced cheeks, tattoos instead of eyebrows and purple hair.
Rock Hudson makes a crack about not being “the marrying kind” in this film. I like that.


That completes the Mann/Stewart western pictures. They were as formulaic as the Randolph Scott “Ranown” cheapies were but it’s all good stuff to be honest. Every star of the Western has their own style, so it’s hard to rank them properly but very easy to point out their differences.

Randolph Scott is the most gentlemanly and oddly not the least intimidating even into his fifties.
James Stewart is the most realistic in terms of not glorifying himself with his roles. He’s downright sneaky and arguably cowardly at times.
John Wayne is the most boorish and also most intimidating, charismatic and powerful. He’s actually a very good actor in his post WW2 output, especially as his age allows him not to be presented as immortal anymore.

I’ve only got a few Peck, Widmark and a couple of Wayne films left on the list.
I even watched “The Ballad Of Lefty Brown” the other night just to see if a greenhorn like Bill Pullman could carry a Western. He did pretty well all things considered.

[Seanny One Ball]

“The Ballad Of Lefty Brown” - 2/4

There was a lot to admire about Bill Pullman’s performance here, and it’s one which should have carried a far far better film. The script is poor and the storyline has elements which should have been stripped away so it could be a straight revenge-driven western instead of the awkward morality tale/tragedy it’s supposed to be. I think because so many modern revenge driven westerns came out around the same time(Ethan Hawke, Mads Mikkelsen and Emile Hirsch all did better films) this one tried to distinguish itself from the pack by being more desperate or even pathetic but it’s competing with films where families are murdered so it’s in need of a good whack of action and it is sorely lacking in that too.
Unless you love Bill Pullman, watch “The Sisters Brothers” instead. That’s a unique take on hunting man in the old West.

[McLegend]

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning 9/10

Awesome set pieces great cast, and really fun and often intense movie. Tom Cruise still the man.

It’s funny that the big stunt that’s getting all the hype while really impressive and is OMG inducing still doesn’t have the full affect that they would have wanted it to have. Basically it doesn’t come off as impressive as it should.

The movie is not as good as the McLegend dubbed “action movie masterpiece” that Fallout is.

Also Tom Cruise who is my boy did the whole “thank you for seeing the movie in the theatre message” before the movie. He looks crazy in it! He should probably stop do those messages.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Fuck Tom Cruise.

[McLegend]

Fuck you

[Seanny One Ball]

I used to think Tom Cruise was crap too, but then I watched a bunch of his stuff and learned to respect the effort. “Tropic Thunder” really opened my eyes before that but I think it was “The Last Samurai” that really turned the tide when I finally watched it.

[Seanny One Ball]

Admittedly I got a bit too into it and ended up with “Cocktail” on DVD. That’s a nutty film… I used to wonder how Brian Brown could steal a broad from Tom Cruise and then I found out that Brian Brown also made a nudie massage film with Mimi Rogers too. I mean the guy’s about seventy but don’t put it past him to stick his cock in Nicole Kidman’s wine glass or use it to reprogram Katie Holmes back to fearing God.

[Seanny One Ball]

Hahaha Wiki says he met his wife by reading her palm at a party.

Brian Brown is the real Ross Jeffries.
What a fucker…

[OssMan]

Dersu Uzala

This movie fucking ruled... long ass... kinda slow burn... never seen anything by that "Kurosawa" guy till now

[drave]

Super Mario Bros. Movie


4/10




Felt very rushed. 100% don't care for Pratt voicing Mario either. I can see how the normal Mario voice would wear out the welcome during a film.... but also see how they could make it work.


Definitely a "kids" movie. The plot was as thin as could be and just.... yeah. There was a 2 min training montage and then Mario was kinda a badass.




Lacking. Needs a sequel with better explanation // more time in the Mushroom Kingdom or something, I dunno.

[OssMan]

It was a platforming montage sir....

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Fuck Tom Cruise.

I’ve liked some Tom Cruise movies. Recently watched last samurai tho and while it was good at the time it was released and looks nice, I’d argue it was a rote white saviour story (it’s been a year or so since I’ve seen it again so maybe there’s nuance Im forgetting.)

No doubt he’s been good in a lot of movies. Jerry Maguire still fucks.


But I still hate him and I’m not interested in the bulk of his movies.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Cruise sort of reminds me of HHH. You can’t argue with his skill and ability. But there’s a soulless nature to him and something to him that’s inherently dislikable.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Flash - 3/4

I enjoyed it despite the lead actor and my stamina was rewarded with a couple of great throwback quotes from 1989’s Batman and a glimpse of what never was with a certain Superman. Nobody ruined that surprise for me, so it was pretty great seeing it even for a few seconds.

[Frank Drebin]

Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow are both great Tom Cruise sci fi flicks that get no credit. Especially Oblivion. Not genre defining stuff but must watches if you're a big sci fi nerd.

[Seanny One Ball]

Oblivion was alright, not great but not bad. Edge Of Tomorrow is actually a very good film that gets a lot of love.

[ClockShot]

Oppenheimer - 5/5

Grab the large popcorn and soda. You're gonna be there a while.

[XL]

Is it a must see in the movie theatre type movie?

[ClockShot]

It's more-or-less a 3 hour documentary Chris Nolan style. If you think that's your thing, hit the theater.

If not, snag it on digital or DVD.

[McLegend]

Interstellar 6.5/10

Good movie, but the last 15 minutes it goes all to hell.

[GD]

Saw the new Mission Impossible film. Didn't live up to the hype but really enjoyed it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Just watched a documentary called Glitch on the Rise and Fall of The HQTrivia App. Pretty good and sad.

[OssMan]

Paris, Texas

Nice, another good one, slow burn

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Can you actually hear the dialogue in Oppenheimer or is speech buried deep in the audio mix?

That will probably determine whether I bother to see it or not, as even with earphones when watching Tenet, I could barely make out what was being said.

[GD]

Oppenheimer was good. Yes, you will be able to hear the dialogues @El Vaq

[drave]

Elemental - 5/10


Typical Dreamworks fare here..... but rushed?? There were a lot of story elements that seemed to be absent. The story, despite the climax being reached etc. etc. just felt.... abrupt. Kinda sorta leaves room for a sequel I guess?


It's good for kids, honestly. It opens up more mature themes, like prejudice and makes it understandable to kids.

[OssMan]

Oppenheimer

Complete shite....

Saw it in "70mm" and the theater had no god damb AC on this 95 degrees day... THEYRE TRYING TO STOP US FROMT SEEING THE MOVIE... they had my ass falling asleep in the recliner

Not y the movie sucked tho... it was like a damb wikipedia article that you had to have read to understand it. What is this trial Who are these guys Whats up with this senate confirmation... oh waaaaa waaaaa you feel bad that you were responsible for the worst thing in human history despite knowing what u were doing,,,, 3 hour ass movie... foh

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

It's kind of hard to take your film critiques seriously when you obsessively watch shows about sexual predators.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 7.5/10

I found it entertaining. Tom Cruise seldom produces a movie that is not entertaining.

I did find myself starting to wonder when it was going to end, which is not generally a good sign.

Hayley Atwell was the standout in the film. We should see more of her.

[Fignuts]

Infinity Pool- 7/10

Really interesting concept and some great performances. But I was never able to get over how utterly stupid and nonsensical the basis for the plot was. My suspension of disbelief can take a pounding, but that was a bit much, even for me. Still a fun movie though.

[Seanny One Ball]

It's kind of hard to take your film critiques seriously when you obsessively watch shows about sexual predators.


Yeah! He should wait til they do a Richard Feynman picture.

[road doggy dogg]

Suicide Squad (the 2021 one)

idk. Netlflix algorithm prolly pushing this to top of the list to build hype around Margot Robbie/Barbie movie... w/e

watched it and was thoroughly bored the entire time. I think I'm just over/done with these types of movies

[Seanny One Ball]

That was a particularly bad film to be fair to you.
Unusually boring for a film full of effects.

[road doggy dogg]

If that is considered the "better" one (compared to 2016) then woof

[Seanny One Ball]

Shit sorry I thought you meant the Will Smith one.
I actually loved that newer one, the bird I was seeing did not.

[Seanny One Ball]

Looking back I didn’t even hate the first one at the time, it was only a second viewing that really showed me how poor it was.

[Helmsphere]

Newer one is better.

Original is just dumb but rewatchable fun.

[Lock Jaw]

They are both ok, but the second one is more ok.

[GD]

Did anyone opt to see Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX?

[Lock Jaw]

Going to see it tomorrow in 70mm. One of the 6 theaters in Canada showing it in that format is right here! In Regina, Saskatchewan!

[Fignuts]

Shit sorry I thought you meant the Will Smith one.
I actually loved that newer one, the bird I was seeing did not.

Seanny dated rdd, confirmed.

[Seanny One Ball]

Valdez Is Coming - 3/4

Burt Lancaster playing a Mexican in his fifties on a revenge mission. Essentially it’s about a man trying to right a terrible wrong and the obstacles he must overcome in order to achieve it, but it’s filled with well written violence and the odds are so laughably insurmountable that it makes Die Hard look perfectly reasonable. I like revenge movies, every impressively physical actor should do one.

Lawman - 2.5/4

Burt Lancaster in a bloody violent Michael Winner directed western. It’s about a man who is rigidly bound by ethics and who refuses to consider morality before he fires his gun. It’s basically a less refined Valdez with the blood coming a lot cheaper and with less class. Burt Lancaster is tremendous in it and you can clearly see the top billed actors doing the hard work. Robert Ryan is somebody I have really grown to respect after watching him in so many of these films lately. He might be the poor man’s Henry Fonda at times, but he had his own style and man did he make some great movies.

[Destor]

Can you actually hear the dialogue in Oppenheimer or is speech buried deep in the audio mix?

That will probably determine whether I bother to see it or not, as even with earphones when watching Tenet, I could barely make out what was being said.
The sound mixing is much better than nolans last 2 films. Its still not ideal but its mostly good.

[Destor]

Did anyone opt to see Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX?
I almost made a trip to Nashville for it but it was sold out

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Duellists 7.5/10

It is a tale about a feud between two French cavalry officers during the Napoleonic era, which lasts for 15 years, and involves five duels between them over those years. On one side you have Feroud, played by Harvey Keitel, an arrogant brute who is driven by his ego and his idea of honour. On the other side you have D'Hubert, played by Keith Carradine, both a victim of Feroud's warped inclinations and a prisoner of his own sense of honour.

It's a simple tale, but executed well by director Ridley Scott. I generally don't like American accents in period films/ tv shows, unless set in the US, but I didn't find the accents of Keitel and Carradine distracting.

[Lock Jaw]

Oppenheimer - 7.8/10

Was good. I think it was maybe a bit too long though. Went through periods of being boring and then periods of "I'm on the edge of my seat". Could have made something more succinct and it would have been awesome. Also feel like maybe shooting on IMAX cameras is a bit "wasted" on a movie that is mostly just talking heads. Still impressive to see, but compared to his other movies I have seen there that have action sequences in it, it makes this seem less impressive somehow.

[GD]

I saw Rango and was not expecting it to be so damn good.

[Seanny One Ball]

Rango is quality, probably the best film Gore Verbinski will ever make and I can’t believe he had much to do with it.

[Seanny One Ball]

The Big Country - 3/4

I’m onto the tail end of my Western viewing, I saved all of the 2+ hour films for this moment.
Gregory Peck is one of, if not the actual best ever at playing straight laced guys with serious steel behind the veneer. One of my favourite films of all time is “The Million Pound Note” and it’s because Gregory Peck is relentlessly decent and upright throughout. In his western films he has the same quality and it is what separates him from contemporary Western stars. Randolph Scott and Roy Rogers always play the good guy with the heart of gold, but Peck makes it a credible enterprise by having the eloquence to deliver a phenomenal line or speech between fisticuffs and high drama.

As far as the film goes it has the most predictable love story ever put to screen besides some of the most entertaining western shenanigans. Burl Ives steals the film with a “yeah we are low class but we have morals” character that makes it an almost Shakespearean experience. The good is faultless, the bad is evil but the grey area is pure entertainment and it elevates the film from formulaic to fantastic.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

It's about time you got round to The Big Country.

[Seanny One Ball]

You sound like my mother. I watched it, I enjoyed it so you can badger me about something else now.

Did you know that the woman Gregory Peck rejects is the evil mother of the bad guy in Kindergarten Cop? Her fish eyes made me look her up, she’s an ugly broad.

[GD]

Y tu mamá también was quite the film.

While it was loud and bombastic, there were moments that were simply breathtaking.

[Lock Jaw]

Heart of Stone - 6/10

Gal Gadot's new Netflix movie. I deem it a below average movie but not a complete waste of my time. Feel like if they went a different way with the plot it would have been a better movie.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Talented Mr Ripley 7.5/10

I found Matt Damon's performance rather unsettling, which is a credit to him.

[GD]

Saw Guy Ritchie's The Covenant. It was excellent.

[GD]

Saw Dog. Good stuff.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Casino 7/10

It loses a star, as I don't find it believable that Sharon Stone would bang Joe Pesci in a million years.

[GD]

I saw Werewolf by Night and it was alright. Nothing to write home about.

[Seanny One Ball]

He’s fine with her banging James Woods but he draws the line at Pesci.
Bang a woman that looks like an old Italian American actor, El Vaq, then you can sit here complaining.

[Helmsphere]

Sometimes people bone above there weight class.

Lyle Lovett, Krillin, Maggie Gyanahall

[Seanny One Ball]

Maggie Gyllenhaal is one of the most fuckable women ever to hit the screen. She shouldn’t be, but she’s a hot piece.

Just saying.

[Lock Jaw]

Blue Beetle - 7/10

Was ok and inoffensive. Took no big risks and wasn't anything we haven't seen before. Feel like DC keeps trying hard to make Jaime Reyes "happen" via multiple comic book series, featuring him heavily in cartoons, and now a movie.... but he just never seems to quite catch on.

I didn't like the end where Jaime just lets Carapax kill Victoria Kord... felt like a "heroic moment" was coming where Jaime would talk him down and Carapax would fly off to finally "live his own life". A shining heroic moment that shows exactly what kind of hero Jaime has become, saving his enemies and believing in the sanctity of life and all... would have been a "great moment" and put the spotlight on Jaime and that "true kind of heroism" that comes from a "good heart" and all that. Instead, he just kind of watches.

If anything, this movie just made me want a Ted Kord movie since the best parts were The Bug and all of Ted's gadgets. In fact, just doing a Ted Kord movie would have been better than this and more "original". Could have even used the same plot with Victoria Kord taking over the company and using it for the OMAC Project. Having a main hero with no powers who wasn't all grim and didn't have any tragedy or accidents that made him be a hero would have been "unique" too.

Then the post-credits scene where they tease Ted Kord for a sequel is like... "yeah, I really would have just preferred a Ted Kord movie now"

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Frankie and Johnny 7/10

A romantic comedy/drama starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. Pacino's character is a little bit too needy and cloying, but Pfeiffer puts in a great performance as someone who has emotionally closed themselves off after successive abusive partners. Some might say, and they did at the time, that Pfeiffer is far too beautiful to play the lonely, dowdy waitress that she portrays in this film, and to a point she is, but her performance outweighs that complaint.

Pacino and Pfeiffer also benefit from some great supporting cast, especially Kate Nelligan as their man-hungry co-worker.

[Frank Drebin]

Maggie Gyllenhaal is one of the most fuckable women ever to hit the screen. She shouldn’t be, but she’s a hot piece.

Just saying.

I mean, she's not unattractive but she never did it for me. Hell of an actor though.

[GD]

Watched Operation Mincemeat

[OssMan]

Just seen "Pixels"... first and only time "4chan" has been mentioned in a hollywood film flick

[McLegend]

Black Adam 6/10

Not as bad as people said, but still not that good. I would see a sequel, but I’m not disappointed that there won’t be one. Nothing memorable about this movie.

Destor, if you ever want to do another discussion in the entertainment forum make it about the Rock. He’s good and everyone likes him, but all his movies suck or are meh. Why can’t he make a good movie?

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Fisher King 7/10

A Terry Gilliam film starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges.

Bridges plays a radio shock jock, whose advice to a radio caller leads to the latter shooting up a night club, killing seven people. Several years later, having spiralled into alcoholism and depression, Bridges encounters the husband of one of the victims of that shooting, who is now homeless and dealing with mental illness. Thus, begins a tale of weirdness and redemption.

It's a Gilliam film, so if you like his off-kiltered brand (Brazil, 12 Monkeys, etc), you'll probably like this one. Williams puts in one of his better performances.

[Destor]

Black Adam 6/10

Not as bad as people said, but still not that good. I would see a sequel, but I’m not disappointed that there won’t be one. Nothing memorable about this movie.

Destor, if you ever want to do another discussion in the entertainment forum make it about the Rock. He’s good and everyone likes him, but all his movies suck or are meh. Why can’t he make a good movie?
Funny enough i considered that but ive seen basically none of his big box office successes. Rock films ive seen:

1. Moana- his most culturally significant film easily and its great.

2.Southland Tales- i loved it

3. Be Cool- forgettable

4. Pain and Gain- cant be sure i finished this one

5. Walking Tall- not a bad action flick

6. The Rundown- ok at best

7. The Scorpian King- shouldve been straight to DVD

8. The Mummy Returns- love this movie but he's not really in it

That said hes had some huge box office wins. At a point he was the highest paid actor in Hollywood so theres was clearly a market for his generic action films (that i totally passed on.) But ultimately i felt like id seen so little, especially of his box office wins, that i really coukdnt contribute to a conversation about it.

[Destor]

Emily the Criminal- 7/10

Ate all my typing time of the rock post. Not a bad film. Plaza is really good here. Shes not very versatile as an actress but when she's in her niche i love her and she carries the dramatic role really well.

The film on the surface attempts to illuminate a point about the american debt crisis but very subtly underneath that is a strong counter point against the surface level clamorings. The counterpoint is subtle but its there and its appreciated.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Russia House 7.3/10

An espionage film starring Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider and James Fox.

Connery plays a book publisher who is contacted by a Russian scientist, via an intermediary and Russian publicist played by Pfeiffer, who wants Connery's character to publish Russian military secrets about the ineffectiveness of the country's nuclear armaments. The scientist's book to Connery is intercepted by British Intelligence, who subsequently enlist him to go to Russia to figure out whether what they have is actually credible, which involves going through Pfeiffer's character.

This is an old style of film; no shootouts, no explosions, no chases. It is all about the story. I think it could of done with a bit more pep, but perhaps that is just my modern sensibilities. The ending is also a little bit too overly optimistic. However, I enjoyed it all the same. It was a bit weird watching Connery mooning over Pfeiffer, considering the age difference (I can't blame him; she is stunning in this film). Both leads turn in top notch performances; Connery actually felt like he was putting effort into the role, rather than relying on his natural charisma to get through a picture.

It was also great to see a movie set in Russia actually be filmed in said country. I believe it was the first western movie to be done so.

[GD]

Prey was a ton of fun. Probably my favorite predator movie since the original.

[Blonde Moment]

Prey was a ton of fun. Probably my favorite predator movie since the original.

Hoping the Blu Ray release comes with the Cherokee Dub

[Destor]

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) - 8/10

Its certainly a challenging film. It lives in metaphor wrapped in greek mythos and for a general viewing audience this is the kind of the film that would leave most people asking not only what did they watch but why. For those who enjoy a dense film riddled with layer upon layer of deep subtext you'll find this pretty rich.

Its a comedy blacker than midnight that skirts around into psychological horror at will.
Lanthimos other film i loved, The Lobster, is 70% comedy where this is maybe 20% or less though. Which is fine of course but if you're expecting something tonally similar this isnt it.

The acting (Leads are Colin Ferral, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan,) is really excellent but like The Lobster its unconventional. The dialogue in delivery and writing is rigid. Like cardboard. Its unnatural and delivered in a way that feels false. Like we're spectators at an alien zoo trying to understand how these creatures interact with one another.

This falsness is deliberate though. The cinematography has the same wrongness about it. Everything is shot with the framing off. Characters faces oddly out of frame or off center in weird ways. The score often runs antagonistic to the scenes. All deliberate. The film using your cinema vocabulary to allow you to fill the gaps emotionally but also narratively.

All this comes together for a very weird retelling of a greek myth in a film that never holds your hand. If you like weird and darkly funny morality tales this is the kind of movie you can watch a multiple times, and you probably should.

[McLegend]

Shazam: Fury of the Gods! 7/10

I could bump it higher. This movie is better when Zachary Levi is the only superhero.

When the movie started out I thought it was going to be really bad, but I was wrong. I enjoyed it, and I think this is actually a good family movie. Also to be fair there isn’t anything original or great in this, but it was a good watch.

This is another DC movie that’s definitely not as bad as people say, and mark another loss for The Rock since is movie is weaker of the two.

[Destor]

Cocain Bear - 5/10

I didnt choose to watch this but it wasnt as bad as i expected. Film spends a bit too much time on things we dont care about. IE not bears murdering hikers. When it is in its element its pretty funny and theres a few jokes that really landed. Though i do have to say i dont think the writer has ever done cocain. Also there's a fight scene in a bathroom thats clearly choreographed by someone thats only ever had fights described to them.

All that said this is a fitting film for Ray Liotta to go out on as it perfectly encapsulates how mediocre most his films were. Formulaic and uninspired.

[Fignuts]

Sisu 8/10

Really fun, dumb action flick. It's basically John Wick in World War 2. Though it gets a lot more over the top.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Dangerous Liaisons 7.5/10

Period drama starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, and very young Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman.

Glenn Close and John Malkovich are great in the two central roles of master manipulators and competitors/lovers; their scenes snap, crackle and pop. Pfeiffer also stands out in the supporting role, though Malkovich's seduction of her does not entirely convince, which I think was perhaps down to some poor editing choices, but that is a trifle. Keanu is the one dud in the casting; he's just not meant for period dramas.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Age of Innocence 7/10

A Martin Scorsese film, minus the gangsters and the bloodshed, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. All three give fine performances in a tale of 1870s New York society, scandal, shattered dreams and unfulfilled desires.

[GD]

I saw Steven Spielberg's Munich. It was a decent film but the ending was very strange.

[Lock Jaw]

Vacation Friends 2 - 6/10

Didn't even know this was a thing until I saw something the other day about it coming out this week. It was just weird and unnecessary...

[Helmsphere]

Cobweb - 7/10

Anthony Starr is menacing even without Superpowers and the movie built the suspense before crapping on everything that was making the movie work in the last act.

[Seanny One Ball]

Damn, I was going to watch those two films tonight…

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Fatal Attraction 8/10

Moral of the story, chaps: Don't stick your dick in crazy, but if you must, use protection.

[Seanny One Ball]

Don’t bang women called Glenn

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching “Vacation Friends 2” and it is actually pretty funny even if the father-in-law schtick has been badly handled. It’s weird, L’il Rel and John Cena are still incredibly likeable so it’s worth pushing through.

[Seanny One Ball]

The cocaine bit cracked me up

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, thinking back maybe I was a bit harsh on it... I watched the first one right before the second one so maybe that clouded me a little. The first one has a lot of "heart". Second one has very little "heart" but some of the jokes are alright, and it is good to see the characters again (especially the L'il Rey/Cena interaction as you say)

[Seanny One Ball]

Overall it’s pretty fucking funny, it just doesn’t give Buscemi any really good material and that is a great shame. I still enjoyed it, there’s actually a lot more heart in it towards the end of the film.

I remember really enjoying the first one because it was so daft and John Cena is just a good guy, might watch again now.

[Seanny One Ball]

Yeah, thinking back maybe I was a bit harsh on it... I watched the first one right before the second one so maybe that clouded me a little. The first one has a lot of "heart". Second one has very little "heart" but some of the jokes are alright, and it is good to see the characters again (especially the L'il Rey/Cena interaction as you say)


You gave it a 6/10 and I’d give it a 2.5/4 so we’re pretty much in agreement that it’s a fine way to spend the time. I like John Cena. I never really watched him wrestle and I can say the same about Batista but Cena is picking projects that I can actually enjoy. I think getting his toe wet in comedy was the right way for him to get into Hollywood, he could realistically transition into drama if he has any interest. The guy can act, I think he is actually the best actor out of the wrestlers-turned actors. The Rock is fun, Batista is fun but John Cena is actually gifted as a performer in a way that makes me think he could be the top dog if he keeps his trajectory.

Cena man… I cannot say I saw him as a great actor but he has done so well I can’t even doubt him now.

[Lock Jaw]

Cena has really found his niche I think.

Don't really remember him too well playing the serious villain role in Fast 9... but in Fast 10 they had him move into his "niche" of lighthearted funny guy.

[drave]

Fatal Attraction 8/10

Moral of the story, chaps: Don't stick your dick in crazy, but if you must, use protection.




The OG one or the one with Pacy from Dawson's Crik?

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

OG Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Reversal of Fortune 6/10

Drama/mystery starring Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver and Annabella Sciorra, based on the "true story" of Sonny von Bulow, and the appeal of her husband's convictions of attempted murder against her.

Close and Irons provide some fine performances, but there is something unsatisfactory about the film, which I can't put my finger on.

[GD]

Saw a PrettyCool movie called The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

[Seanny One Ball]

Was he gay

[Seanny One Ball]

Was it a porno

[GD]

Neither.

Saw Black Hawk Down for the first time. It was very good.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Solid 'war' movie.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Chinatown 7.5/10

[GD]

Watching a movie called "Extra Ordinary"

[Seanny One Ball]

Neither.

Saw Black Hawk Down for the first time. It was very good.


The guy that they based Ewan McGregor’s character on is a convicted sex offender now

[GD]

The guy that they based Ewan McGregor’s character on is a convicted sex offender now

That's just disheartening to learn, Seanny One Ball. Not a day goes by that I don't loathe seeing someone I looked up or enjoyed to be ousted as a predator. Luckily, as I go through my old cassette collection, I am comforted by the fact that I can always rely on the Backstreet Boys. They'll never let me down.

[Helmsphere]

I'm sure they are glad to know that you're never gonna say.

You want it that way.

[GD]

Watching Hard Eight. Didn't know such a movie existed until a few minutes ago.

[GD]

This movie is something else.

[GD]

Philip Baker Hall and Samuel Jackson are too good.

[Destor]

Watching Hard Eight. Didn't know such a movie existed until a few minutes ago.
Hard Eight (1996) - 7/10


I think nearly any other film tried to have a plot as absent as this and it would produce an unwatchable mess but here i think it really works. The actors and the writing holds you firmly. You want to hear more. You want to see more. You want this despite technically having nothing going on in a larger narrative sense.

The viewer, or at least I, easily get the impression theres something more to know. Whats the angle? That sort of thing. Im a bit too tired to really dig into this but i liked it. I loved the last shot. Perhaps a PTA trope but his ability to give a massive ammount of information in the closing moments is possibly as good as it gets. Sydney does clean the blood off. He just covers it up. This moment tells us, atleast perhaps, why he pseudo adopted John C Rileys character. He's stained with the past but perhaps has can cover his soul.

[GD]

Watching Confess, Fletch

[Seanny One Ball]

“Hard Eight” is a great film. I’m glad you enjoyed it, it knocked my socks off too. I’d say it’s his most naturally played film, it works because you just go with it given the setting. Gwyneth Paltrow was never better.

[GD]

Confess, Fletch was a fun watch. John Hamm was delightful.

[Seanny One Ball]

He is much more suave than Chevy Chase but roughly as funny. Chevy always pulled the same faces.

[GD]

Watched Mississippi Grind and the misery just hit on another level.

[Destor]

Oldboy (2003) - 8/10

Going into this i was expecting an action film. The action is ok so i was initially feeling pretty underwhelmed by it. But this is the kind of movie that lives and dies on the 3rd act reveal and it really delivers. The acting in the final sequences is really really strong.

I know there's an american version but i cant possibly imagine it working

[GD]

I don't know why I'm so afraid to watch that movie.

[Destor]

It has some body horror but its all off screen

[Destor]

The plot is ultra fucked though

[GD]

It has some body horror but its all off screen

:y:

There was a really bad unofficial remake of the movie that I saw at the theater when I was a teenager

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[Lock Jaw]

It has some body horror but its all off screen

Some of it is on-screen for sure

[GD]

The plot is ultra fucked though

So I've heard. The remake made some adjustments because they couldn't possibly show the father and daughter relationship like the original.

[Destor]

Some of it is on-screen for sureexample? in tags for daves sake plz

[Destor]

So I've heard. The remake made some adjustments because they couldn't possibly show the father and daughter relationship like the original.remove that and there's no point tho

[GD]

It was a bad remake over all. Much worse than the Spike Lee one.

[Lock Jaw]

example? in tags for daves sake plz

The hammer in the teeth... I don't think they show the yanking out, but even just seeing it start to bleed in the gums is suuuuuper uncomfortable to watch.

[Lock Jaw]

It was a bad remake over all. Much worse than the Spike Lee one.

I like how they blatantly just start playing music from the Spider-Man 2 score.

[Destor]

The hammer in the teeth... I don't think they show the yanking out, but even just seeing it start to bleed in the gums is suuuuuper uncomfortable to watch.
Well thats kinda what im driving at. You dont SEE it you just see enough to let you imagination do the work

[Lock Jaw]

Even just seeing that little bit is not for the faint of heart. I'd argue it is more uncomfortable to see that part than if it was just yanked right out on camera

[Destor]

Yeah thats fair

[Destor]

Spider-man: Across the Spiderverse- 8/10

Lacks the charm and fun of the first installment and the characters arent as strong but the interpersonal conflicts are really satisfying and everything ties together well. Action is pretty gold and the animation is as good as ever. It falls short of the 1st film but its not bad at all. Will absolutely watch pt3

[Destor]

Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - 9/10

Among the Coen's funniest works. The script is as sharp and witty as anything theyve ever written and moves at the fast pace O' Brother Where Art Thou. The cast, led by George Clooney, is really excellent. Even Catherine Zeta-Jones holds her own though admittedly she is the weakest part of the film.

The climax to Wheezy Joe's arc is one of the funniest gags ive ever seen. Billy-bob Thortons bit is also excellent.

Joel is a very competent director here too. He puts together dozen or more ways to shoot the same rooms that keep it visually interesting while the cast delivers this top shelf dialog.

At is core its a romcom but it also isnt. It stands next to them in almost in a meta commentary mocking the genre. Here the Coens strike a norm macdonald-esqu snicker that only he could do where we and him are somehow cohorts in the joke he's crafting.

Its sarcastic and ironic and insincere and somehow in the face of all that its charming. The only real critique i have is due to its comedic insincerity its climax is by nature insincere. Perhaps there was better way to resolve the picture but atleast as it resolves it manages to still be cute, funny and little bit witty.

[Seanny One Ball]

That film doesn’t get the credit it deserves so I’m glad to see you appreciate it

[Seanny One Ball]

“Oldboy” is the film that exposed me to South Korean cinema, it opened the door for so many brilliantly fucked up films and yet it is still the best of the bunch. The Spike Lee remake is trash but Elizabeth Olsen gets her jugs out so it’s not all bad.

[GD]

I saw Barbie and thought it was sweet and heartfelt. I’m obviously not the target audience which might be why I felt Ryan Gosling stole the show.

[Seanny One Ball]

That sounds like a dreadful way to spend two hours

[GD]

That sounds like a dreadful way to spend two hours

It was alright. I didn’t hate it.

[Destor]

Ive heard tell it has a couple of musical numbers so ill check it out at some point

[Seanny One Ball]

Margot Robbie doesn’t get her tits out for a change, no thanks. Margot Robbie has really nice tits, I’m not wasting time like that.

[Seanny One Ball]

She’s one of the ones where you go “Oh wow those are great tits” but not if she keeps them in. Helen Mirren knows.

[Destor]

Solution: watch Barbie with a pic of her tits pulled up on your phone within eye sight.

[Destor]

Triangle of Sadness (2022) - 8/10

This is a film that really couldve taken the easy way out and still had the clapping seals rolling in the isle but instead takes the hardest route it can and tears everyone down along the way. Its really impossible to talk about the film without REALLY talking about the film.

The film is divided into a 3 act structure. The 1st act would be best described as modernity. We focus in on products of our era hightened to the extreme. They trade on beauty, models and social media influencers. Theyre vapid, shallow and dim. And the film rips them to shreds.

The 2nd act sees our leading couple onto a cruise with the most affluent. The most powerful. Their beauty is no longer the tradable commodity it was but its not without value. Still next to the rest of their shipmates theyre small potatoes.

This section could most aptly be described as capitalism. And like before its a scathing critique. It doesnt offer any counter point, its teeth are out and it attacks without mercy.

The third section sees our cast shipwrecked. Neither beauty nor currency are useful any longer. Only 1 survivor has any usable skills and she uses her skills for the good of this small society. Making fires and catching fish. Keeping them going. But she uses this "altruism" to take power and becomes a dictator making dogs of them all.

This section could be called communism. And its just as critical as any section before.

A lesser film, a more modern film, would not have included this 3rd act. Its in its inclusion that the film becomes interesting. Its where its dialogue exists. In its closing moments it raises the question "which of these societies is worth holding on to?" It deliberately doesnt answer and it deliberately doesnt paint any in a positive light. It shows them at their worst examples and rolls around in the filth.

[Seanny One Ball]

Is that the French film with Woody Harrelson in it?
I remember repeatedly looking at the poster for it and wondering if that was something I could justify spending three hours watching…
I’ll have to watch it now because I don’t want to click that spoiler.

[Seanny One Ball]

Solution: watch Barbie with a pic of her tits pulled up on your phone within eye sight.


Hollywood got her naked so fast… these modern women are quicker to disrobe than anybody ever was. I’m still trying to whack off to Angie Dickinson.

[rez]

Antipating all the shitty horror movies that premiere on Shudder/AMC soon

[GD]

Watching a Netflix documentary called The Elephant Whisperers. The visuals are so beautiful.

[Seanny One Ball]

You don’t have to whisper, bigger ears doesn’t always mean better hearing.

[GD]

Watching "They Cloned Tyrone"

[Lock Jaw]

Did they clone Tyrone?

[Seanny One Ball]

They clearly did, it’s in the title

[Lock Jaw]

Spoiler alert

[M-A-G]

Did Peggy Sue get married?

[Seanny One Ball]

Look at this asshole, doesn’t even realise that the best zinger is “Did Freddy get fingered?”.

[drave]

Seanny would you like some sausage?

[Seanny One Ball]

Hey, it’s better than Bob the Butler

[drave]

Freddy Got Fingered is funny as hell because I like dumb comedy.

[drave]

What About Bob? on the other hand, fantastic film.

[Lock Jaw]

A Haunting in Venice - 8/10

I like this movie series. Perhaps liked this one more than the others because I have not actually read the book it is based on and so the "reveal" was actually a reveal. Was "worried" that this movie was gonna be "scary"... but was not scary at all

[GD]

Watching "They Cloned Tyrone"

Fun flick...nothing special

[Lock Jaw]

Renfield - 8/10

Loses a point for Awkwafina but gains a point for Nicolas Cage

[GD]

I could not get invested in Asteroid City.

[Seanny One Ball]

That’s because it sucked balls

[GD]

"Attempting" to watch Blue Beetle

[GD]

I'm watching a movie called Bottoms. It's similar to Superbad but the leads are lesbians.

[Seanny One Ball]

Nothing like “Superbad” then.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I'd argue Michael Cera, McLovin, and Jonah Hill look like a bog-standard lesbian thruple.

[GD]

I'd argue Michael Cera, McLovin, and Jonah Hill look like a bog-standard lesbian thruple.

I find this post to be very triggering. It's a clear violation of my boundaries and quite frankly, the level of microaggression being displayed towards the LGBTQ+ community is reminiscent of a bygone era. Wake up people! The future is gay! It's cute that straight people think they're still in control.

[GD]

I don't know when my post morphed from Hill's therapy speech to Billy on the Street.

[GD]

Bottoms was a strange strange movie. Really out there stuff.

[ClockShot]

The Creator - 3.75/5

Typical plot. But very well done here.

[GD]

Watching a silly movie called "Theater Camp"

[Seanny One Ball]

I'd argue Michael Cera, McLovin, and Jonah Hill look like a bog-standard lesbian thruple.

That’s one guy who will be abused by his female partners and two guys who will probably dissect and wear any woman crazy enough to endure them for any length of time.

[Lock Jaw]

Passengers - 6.5/10

Started off alright, but then feel like I would have done things a lot differently in the end.

[GD]

Watching a movie called Jules. It stars Ben Kingsley and it has to do with aliens

[GD]

So far so good

[GD]

Saw Across the Spiderverse…exceeded my expectations

[GD]

Watching Pearl. Thanks for the recommendation, slik :y:

[rez]

Like half way through the new pet sematary prequel. not bad.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Passage to India 6/10

A historical epic, based on a novel by E.M. Forster and directed by David Lean (Dr. Zhivago; Lawrence of Arabia, etc), set in India during the British Raj of the 1920s. The film mainly focuses on the relationships between Aziz Ahmad, an Indian doctor, with a number of colonials, including a teacher at a local college and two women newly arrived from Britain, one of whom accuses Aziz of rape after experiencing some kind of episode in a mystical cave. The film also studies the prejudices and political tensions of the period.

At 2 hours 45 minutes long or so, I found my attention wandering at around the 90-minute mark, though I almost switched off in the early stages as I found the Aziz character so obsequious and child-like that it irked me. However, Judy Davis, playing the woman that accuses Aziz of rape, and Peggy Ashcroft, as her older friend, both do well in their roles.

[rez]

Everyone watch V/H/S/85 and try to connect the dots. Report back

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Equalizer 3 6/10

They didn't even pretend to create any sort of adversity for Denzel's character.

Even though its weak, I did like the Italian setting, and I liked the darker tone (they weren't light films to begin with), which is why I give it a higher rating than it probably deserves.

[Lock Jaw]

Watched "Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe" documentary..... very emotional.... def shed a few tears....

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching “The Mill” now, good opening. Like a Squid Game type set up but with L’il Rel in it. I watch a lot of films with subtitles on nowadays just because I hate missing dialogue but sometimes it turns up some odd mistakes… right now the caption claims a guard is whistling “Yankee Doodle” when in fact it is clearly Beethoven’s 9th Symphony “Ode To Joy”.

Annoying.

[Seanny One Ball]

L’il Rel is so watchable, even when he’s playing a dumbass.

I’m coming to terms with how quickly I’d buckle and embrace the situation in the film rather than fight it. I’d have a better game plan though.

[Seanny One Ball]

This film is a lot better than the reviews suggest, it’s almost a horror version of “Office Space” and the psychology is spot on. It’s not hard to watch a film that focuses the camera on L’il Rel for the duration, he’s great.

[Seanny One Ball]

One of the few times this sort of ending actually makes sense. Black Mirror has played around with it a few times.

[GD]

I watched The Last American Virgin because of a WatchMojo video. I'm assuming it was a popular movie back in the day. That damn jezebel, Diane Franklin!

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Brotherhood of the Wolf (Les Pactes des Loups): Director's Cut 7/10

A monster-hunting horror/martial arts action film set in 1760s France.

A film so ridiculous that only the French could make it work.

[M-A-G]

Cristophe Gans can suck my balls.

[rez]

just saw SAW 10..perdy good.

[GD]

Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special was fun

[Lock Jaw]

Elemental - 8.5/10

All Disney/Pixar movies lately seem to be about family expectations....

[M-A-G]

It's probably my favorite movie of the year.

[Lock Jaw]

I still really enjoyed it, yeah... just saying, between Encanto/Turning Red/Elemental... definitely a theme going on. Probably some others that I forgot.

[Seanny One Ball]

I enjoyed “Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose” last night, it’s another one of Pegg’s oddities but it was fine to fritter away an hour and a half.

[Seanny One Ball]

Watching a highly rated horror that sucks and makes me hate teenagers called “Talk To Me”. It’s not scary, it just keeps setting up situations where I think “kids are dicks” with a side of “I cannot sympathise with this level of stupidity”.

I know all kids aren’t this stupid or dickheaded because we don’t celebrate school shootings.

[GD]

Watching "The Burial" on Prime. Jamie Foxx is underrated.

[Seanny One Ball]

I’m waiting for Good Burger 2 to see how those guys are doing these days. It’s just a shame that Abe Vigoda died.

[Destor]

Killers of the Flower Moon - 7/10

Screen play has numerous fundamental issues. Its more of a court stenographer than a narrative structure. Lacks any adversarial element until the 3rd act, 2.5 hours into the picture. Jesse Plemons should have been cast in DiCaprio's role. Both the script and the editing could have used some oversight.

Loved the 3rd act though. Definitely saved the film from being a 6.

[GD]

Saw "No One Will Save You" :sigh:

[Destor]

Guru dave doesnt rate movies. Migjt delete all his posts. Undecided

[Fignuts]

Saw "No One Will Save You" :sigh:

I liked it. Very tense in some moments. Usually grey aliens just feel like weird looking humans, but they made them feel truly alien and unnerving with their strange mannerisms and sounds.

[GD]

Watching The Birdcage for the first time. Nathan Lane is an absolute delight.

[GD]

I liked it. Very tense in some moments. Usually grey aliens just feel like weird looking humans, but they made them feel truly alien and unnerving with their strange mannerisms and sounds.

I don't think it was a bad movie. Even the ending was an interesting choice. I thought Kaitlyn Dever was fine except for the parts where she'd breathe heavily and make noises from her mouth to compensate for the lack of dialogues.

[GD]

Calista Flockhart looks a lot like Debbie Downer.

[GD]

Hank Azaria is too much <3

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

White Mischief 6.5/10

Romantic drama set in Kenya during the early 1940s, starring Charles Dance, Joss Ackland, and Greta Scacchi. Scacchi's character marries a much older member of the landed gentry (Ackland), and they relocate to Kenya. There, she starts an affair with Dance's character, who is a captain in the army and is part of some social circle who seem to be bonking one another. Dance's character is subsequently murdered, and the husband is put on trial for the killing.

I don't know what to make of the film, other than Scacchi's boobs are divine; I didn't know she had such a nice rack.

[poopfromweiner dude]

Seen any good movies lately?

[Destor]

I watched speed yesterday and asteroid city today.id say yes

[GD]

Watching WarGames. It's surprisingly great for its time.

[Lock Jaw]

Watching Fiddler on the Roof atm because I saw it was "leaving" Amazon Prime at the end of the week...

[GD]

Watching Fiddler on the Roof atm because I saw it was "leaving" Amazon Prime at the end of the week...

Everyone leaves Lock Jaw eventually 🥹

[GD]

Watching Benedict Cumbersomebatch's The Courier.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Painted Veil 7.5/10

Film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel, starring Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber and Toby Jones. I haven't read the book, though I'm generally a fan of Maugham's work, so I can't say whether the deviations from the original source material (which there are) are for good or ill. A great story, however. Norton and Watts, especially the latter, give fine performances, and Jones is as dependable as ever.

There is some serious scenery porn; I would love to visit the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

[Seanny One Ball]

I watched that film about ten years ago and it bummed me out big time, it is a pretty good performance piece but man alive is it bleak.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Apparently, the book is even bleaker.