Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Stirchley]

61215

Excellent movie with an ensemble cast.

61216

Re-watch of an excellent movie.

61217

Quirky odd little movie. Ethan Hawke carried this movie.

61218

Re-watch of a pleasant uplifting movie.

[Gideon58]

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4

[GulfportDoc]

61225

Boundaries (2018)

This is a light-hearted and pleasing film with some clever comedy and several enjoyable cameos.

Starring Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Christopher Lloyd, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Fonda (in his last role), and the Scot youngster, Lewis MacDougal, it's a "road" type picture without being trite.

A ditzy woman's grandfather is expelled from an assisted living home for selling pot, so she must drive him from Portland, OR to L.A. in order to have him take up residence with her sister. Along the way we're treated to several performances from a top secondary cast, most especially Christopher Lloyd. The catch is that the Plummer character is delivering pot orders along the journey, unbeknownst to his granddaughter.

The ending is predictable but enjoyable. It's a movie that one can sit back, relax and enjoy another fine performance from Christopher Plummer.

Doc's rating: 6/10

[cricket]

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

3.5

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The story is probably a fairly standard revenge/seeking justice type, but that's just fine with me. Stars Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn are very intense actors and it really shines through with the two of them going head to head. I guess it could have been better but I enjoyed the heck out of it. Great recommendation from Chypmunk.

[Stirchley]

61227

Frighteningly prescient. Very good movie.

[Fabulous]

Money Monster (2016)

2

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[Steve Freeling]

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Red Heat (1988) - Rewatch on Blu-ray rating_4_5
Still a frickin' fun movie after all these years. The new Blu-ray, included in a combo pack with the 4K Ultra HD disc, is pretty rockin', too. There are extras from the UK Blu-ray that weren't part of the previous US Blu-ray and there's also a damn good remaster which is the same one used for the 4K disc. It looks amazing. Colors pop, the grain structure is ever-present, and aside from one or two white speckles, it's everything a fan could ask for. I can't speak to the quality of the previous Blu-ray since while I own that release, I never watched it. I guess hearing of how they messed up the subtitles during one of the Russian scenes, saying, "Hell pay far his crimes against the people," ruined it for this fan, though I guess it was otherwise considerably better than the non-anamorphic 2001 DVD from Live Entertainment. Thankfully, that's not an issue here since Studio Canal has employed a new subtitle script for the Russian scenes with "Hell pay far his crimes against the people," becoming, "He'll pay for his crimes against our people." They even subtitle Russian text in this edition. The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track also stacks up to the video with the spoken word loud and clear at every turn, James Horner's musical score enhancing the proceedings, and sound effects such as gunshots hefting quite a punch. And yeah, the movie's still one of my favorite Arnold flicks. Schwarzenegger is entertaining as always as Danko, the same can be said for Jim Belushi as Ridzik, Ed O'Ross is a menacing villain as Rosta, and Peter Boyle is rock-solid as Donnelly. The film also maintains an even keel between its dual genres, the humor every bit as amusing ("I do not want to touch his ass! I want to make him talk!") as the action is intense. I know a lot of people don't like Red Heat nearly as much as I do, but that hardly matters to me and as a long-time fan, I'll definitely be coming back to it many more times in the future with this new package.

[mark f]

Dead Ant (Ron Carlson, 2017 2.5 5.5/10
Five the Hard Way (Gus Trikonis, 1969) 1 3/10
Cry of the Werewolf (Henry Levin, 1944) 2 5/10
Northwest Hounded Police (Tex Avery, 1946) 4- 8/10
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The Wolf can't get away from Droopy.
Escape from Pretoria (Francis Annan, 2020 2.5 6/10
Knives and Skin (Jennifer Reeder, 2019) 2 5/10
The Mephisto Waltz (Paul Wendkos, 1971) 2.5 6/10
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) 3.5 7/10
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There's no crying in baseball.
Broken Ghost (Richard Grayf, 2017) 2 5/10
Variety (Bette Gordon, 1983) 2.5 5.5/10
The Red Fury (Lyman D. Dayton, 1984) 2 5/10
Case for a Rookie Hangman (Pavel Jurácek, 1970) 3 6.5/10 https://66.media.tumblr.com/7a076530e26a53b092086970e5f9a3ce/tumblr_pzlesvtagR1xwzzsso1_500.png
... whether you're dreaming or not.
Ambition (Robert Shaye, 2012) 2 5/10
Anchor and Hope (Carlos Marques-Marcet, 2017) 2.5- 5.5/10
Mute Fire AKA Pirotecnia (Federico Atehortúa Arteaga, 2019) 2+ 5/10
Sonic the Hedgehog (Jeff Fowleré, 2020) 2.5 6/10
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Even Mr. Supercilious is afraid of the Blue Devil.
Native Son (Rashid Johnson, 2019) 2+ 5/10
MXP: Most Xtreme Primate (Robert Vince, 2004) 1.5 4/10
Freshman Year (Jude Okwudiafor Johnson, 2019) 2+ 5/10
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (Stanley Nelson, 2019) 3+ 6.5/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34r017yYNa0
The Jazz Genius, warts and all.

[John-Connor]

Face to Face 1967 ‘Faccia a faccia’ Directed by Sergio Sollima
https://youtu.be/KtCHi9-Ka6A
3.5

[Ultraviolence]

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Red Heat (1988) - Rewatch on Blu-ray rating_4_5
Still a frickin' fun movie after all these years. The new Blu-ray, included in a combo pack with the 4K Ultra HD disc, is pretty rockin', too. There are extras from the UK Blu-ray that weren't part of the previous US Blu-ray and there's also a damn good remaster which is the same one used for the 4K disc. It looks amazing. Colors pop, the grain structure is ever-present, and aside from one or two white speckles, it's everything a fan could ask for. I can't speak to the quality of the previous Blu-ray since while I own that release, I never watched it. I guess hearing of how they messed up the subtitles during one of the Russian scenes, saying, "Hell pay far his crimes against the people," ruined it for this fan, though I guess it was otherwise considerably better than the non-anamorphic 2001 DVD from Live Entertainment. Thankfully, that's not an issue here since Studio Canal has employed a new subtitle script for the Russian scenes with "Hell pay far his crimes against the people," becoming, "He'll pay for his crimes against our people." They even subtitle Russian text in this edition. The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track also stacks up to the video with the spoken word loud and clear at every turn, James Horner's musical score enhancing the proceedings, and sound effects such as gunshots hefting quite a punch. And yeah, the movie's still one of my favorite Arnold flicks. Schwarzenegger is entertaining as always as Danko, the same can be said for Jim Belushi as Ridzik, Ed O'Ross is a menacing villain as Rosta, and Peter Boyle is rock-solid as Donnelly. The film also maintains an even keel between its dual genres, the humor every bit as amusing ("I do not want to touch his ass! I want to make him talk!") as the action is intense. I know a lot of people don't like Red Heat nearly as much as I do, but that hardly matters to me and as a long-time fan, I'll definitely be coming back to it many more times in the future with this new package.



Great reading :)

[Ultraviolence]

Northwest Hounded Police (Tex Avery, 1946) rating_4- 8/10
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The Wolf can't get away from Droopy.





Looks like a great short.
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[mojofilter]

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NACHO LIBRE
(2006)

I re-watched it yesterday and was dying of laughter the entire time. Still holds up as an underrated comedy made by the same guys who brought us the cult classic Napoleon Dynamite. Jack Black is a riot.

rating_4

[WorldFilmGeek]

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The Shining (1980) 4.5
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Doctor Sleep (2019) 4.0

[pahaK]

Spenser Confidential (2020)

This felt like a boring pilot for a series that won't be picked up by any network. Characters don't have any chemistry and the plot seems way too big for Spenser (I haven't read the books but I'd remember the old series being quite down to earth).

1.5

[doubledenim]

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Red Heat (1988)




I remember this fondly. Remember. I use to think the Running Man was great, too.

[matt72582]

Portrait of a 60% Perfect Man: Billy Wilder - 10/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg46YX1gqcU

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Captain Spaulding]

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Leprechaun 4: In Space
(Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1997)
2

Joining the likes of Jason Voorhees, James Bond, the Brave Little Toaster and other franchises that inexplicably went to space, Leprechaun 4 finds the diminutive horror icon attempting to wed, bed and bury an alien princess to become king of her planet, only to have his plan thwarted by a platoon of cock-blocking space marines. (No mention of the "sneeze once, sneeze twice, she'll become my bride if she sneezes thrice" bullsh*t from the second film, as either this iteration of the leprechaun prefers relationships that are more consensual, or continuity is an abstract concept.)

The franchise's silliness has reached new heights, with cartoonish deaths, cross-dressing cyborgs and a scientist who is half human, half ice-cream cart. I learned that it's a death sentence when an alien princess flashes her glittery breasts. And I'll never piss on the dismembered parts of a leprechaun after witnessing its magical spirit swim up urine like a parasite and re-spawn in a man's erection. The tone of Leprechaun 4 is self-aware, but the sudden emphasis on Aliens-style action fits the movie about as well as a Magnum XL on the dick of a gnat. Sets are noticeably cheap. Special-effects are a mixed bag: 90's CGI is PS1 quality, but there's some effectively goopy practical effects, most notably in the creation of a half-scorpion, half-tarantula, half-android monstrosity that makes Brundlefly look like Brad Pitt. The movie boasts a higher body count than every previous installment combined, but apparently the FX department didn't have any buy-one-get-one-free coupons to splurge on gore.

Leprechaun 4 literally ends with a giant middle finger to its audience. I'm sure that act is reciprocated among many viewers for having 90-minutes of their lives wasted on such idiocy.

Best Kill: Pan Face (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hiv8o-SRZ0)

[Fabulous]

Priest (2011)

1

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[Hey Fredrick]

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3.5

Could have been called Iwao:Portrait of a Serial Killer. Great performance by the lead actor as Iwao. Iwao commits two murders, then we follow him as he tries to stay one step ahead of the police. It's not a cat and mouse flick though. The camera stays with Iwao and we know about the pursuit from tv reports and wanted posters. A majority of the film takes place in a House of Ill Repute as he hides out pretending to be a professor, getting it on on with the locals and figuring out ways to swindle folks of their money while laying low. This is a serious movie, not one that goes for shock value and it's pretty good.

[Iroquois]

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot - 2.5

turns out Rise of Skywalker wasn't the most pandering fan-service movie of 2019

[matt72582]

Billy Wilder Speaks



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOjDuaLBl9c

[CaptainT]

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Her(2013)

Her explores the possibility of a romantic relationship between a human and a machine and although something like that might sound unrealistic at first, the setting of this film made it seem like the opposite. It was a perfect combination of being futuristic enough for the human-machine relationship to be believable, while still staying close enough to the real world to make it seem like this is something that could truly happen. Combine that setting with great performances by Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore and Scarlett Johansson as Samantha, and you get an unusual romance that nevertheless feels very real.

Spike Jonze has done a great job by managing to make sure that all parts of this film fit together very well. The dialogues are beautifully written, the performances, and especially Joaquin Phoenix's, are very convincing and emotional, the soundtrack and sound effects complement what we see and make it even more emotional and all of that is bundled in a perfect looking package, which has a distinct style with beautiful colors.

The direction that the story takes near the end was different from what I expected and for me, it took away from the realism of the rest of the film, so I was a bit disappointed by that. In a conversation between Amy and Theodore about halfway through the film we discover that Theodore isn't the only one that's starting to grow very close to his Operating System. Amy then says that she was scared that the only reason the Operating Systems behave as they do is because of how they were programmed and that's what I thought was happening too. I did like that the Operating System slowly became more intelligent and with that seemed to drift away further and further from Theodore but when the Operating Systems started to create new OS's and became something they couldn't describe in words anymore, the story started to lose its realism for me.
The realization that deep connections between OS's and humans were starting to get fairly common, made me think about how powerful the company that has created the Operating System must be now because they could potentially deeply influence a lot of people. Another scene that made me think about this and which I thought was very powerful was when Theodore discovers that his relationship isn't as exclusive as he thinks when we see him looking around on the street and all everyone is paying attention to is the devices they are carrying. I would have liked to see the film go a bit more into this direction and show more about the effects of these technological advancements on daily life. Also, the scenes between Theodore and Chris Pratt's character Paul felt a bit unnecessary and they didn't add much to the story for me.

Although I had these problems with the story itself, I think the story was told in a great way. I loved the dialogue, the performances and the look of this film. On top of that, it's about a very interesting subject which I think will become more and more relevant as technology continues to improve and as humans will keep growing more dependent on machines. I'd recommend this film and I think it would be really interesting to watch this again in the future to see how it holds up with reality.

4

[Stirchley]

⬆️ Love this movie.

[tgm1024]

On top of that, it's about a very interesting subject which I think will become more and more relevant as technology continues to improve and as humans will keep growing more dependent on machines.

Have you seen the first season of Altered Carbon? You might really enjoy one of the primary characters Poe (an AI modeled after Edgar Allan Poe). Plus they dive into AI briefly in other ways as well, even though the point of the show isn't AI specifically. I say the first season, because it's the one I've seen in its entirety, and it was meant to stand alone as a story.

[tgm1024]

Another scene that made me think about this and which I thought was very powerful was when Theodore discovers that his relationship isn't as exclusive as he thinks when we see him looking around on the street and all everyone is paying attention to is the devices they are carrying.

I wanted to mention this section of the movie separately, because to me it was both a major impact on the main character and I believe the audience.

I found myself feeling his angst about this in a very real way; this was a brilliant part of the film. In love stories, we're led into a path that we can relate to, or at the very least long for. When suddenly that path landed in completely unknown territory (she's in love with hundreds of other people and can somehow do that without a lessening of any one of them), I was left feeling floating between "ok with it" and "totally not ok".

I was trying to figure out if I could handle it myself. The answer was a "no" within a nanosecond. I felt the main character's love for her, and then his sudden feeling of ....... almost betrayal? Was it betrayal? What category do I put it in? It was an unusual place to be.

I prefer "happy" movie endings, but I'm impressed with where this one brought me emotionally.

[Iroquois]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 2

can't believe I used to like this guy

[Gorescout Kooky]

Color Out of Space (D-)

So disappointed with this one. I'm such a huge fan of Hardware and Dust Devil, and not to mention Lovecraft. This movie should have kicked ass. Sadly, it did not. Not in the least. I hated every character, nothing that interesting ever happens. To sum it up, everything and everyone just felt...lame. It was a very lame experience.

If you're thinking about seeing this, don't. Go watch The Void (2017) instead.

[pahaK]

1917 (2019)

Quite bland war film that seemed to be off in many ways. I didn't like the pacing due to "one-shot" gimmick, the soundtrack was terrible (assuming that the film tried to be intimate and make you feel like you're in the middle of war yourself, it would have been better completely without music) and the protagonist felt more like 21st-century soy-boy than a man from over a century ago (my buddy was just killed by a hun for trying to be nice so maybe I'll try the same thing myself). Some good looking scenes though.

2

[VEferd]

Hello! I liked the good movie "Sonic" 8/10 How do you like this movie?

[Hey Fredrick]

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4

Nice and quick, that's how I like my silent movies. It would be neat to have been around when this first came out just to see the reaction to all the fx. I imagine it blew people away.

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3

Another short one (50 min.) Ozsploitation about woman whose car breaks down and is stalked by a backwoods guy who has a cabin full of hungry rats. This was apparently banned in Oz so knowing that you wondered how far were they willing to go with stuff (why are you showing me cats in cages in a cabin full of hungry rats?) which kind of added to the tension. It doesn't do anything like Men Behind the Sun but it felt like it might - nothing happens to the cats No talking in this at all - just grunting and screaming. You always feel like something terrible is about to happen. Has a few cliches and the lead actress does a few silly things but you take the good with the bad with these movies.

[Sarge]

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Unforgiven (1992)

Overall, I found it complex and raw, yet it could be so much more. (unintentional rhyming)

4

[Captain Spaulding]

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Leprechaun in the Hood
(Rob Spera, 2000)
1

Given the Lep's affinity for rhymes, it was only a matter of time until he found himself embroiled in the rap game. His venture into the hood starts promisingly with a one-on-one battle against Ice-T, who sports disco-era bell-bottoms, platform shoes and a Foxy Brown-style afro, from which Ice-T first retrieves a switchblade, then a full-on baseball bat in the film's biggest laugh. Unfortunately, the movie peaks with that opening scene. Instead of Leprechaun: Blaxploitation Edition, the hypothetical version I'd hoped to watch, we get what feels like the nineteenth sequel to Friday, a lazy comedy about three aspiring rappers and their misadventures with a magical flute. As some rapper probably once said, "Dis sh*t whack!"

The leprechaun's skin is a noticeably darker hue than in previous installments. He's also surprisingly horny, as he keeps a brothel of "zombie hoes" and slips beneath the sheets with a trans woman. (I'm still unsure if the woman's come-on about the leprechaun being "just the right size" is meant to imply that she's into little people or little children.) Leprechaun in the Hood abounds in stereotypes associated with its setting. This means our Satanic imp develops a taste for the Devil's lettuce. ("A friend with weed is a friend indeed!") In a rare moment of cleverness for this horrible script, four-leaf clovers (the leprechaun's original weakness, which hasn't been referenced again in any of the sequels) is rolled into a blunt.

Warwick Davis, sporting bling and quoting Martin Luther King, seems comfortable prowling this new urban environment, but either his screen time is the shortest yet or I felt his absences more than any previous entry. Ice-T, who carries himself like a seasoned thespian compared to the rest of the cast, also takes a backseat to our insufferable trio of protagonists. Pacing is non-existent. Attempts at humor are mostly cringeworthy and insulting. Cross-dressing has suddenly turned into a recurring theme. The kills mostly consist of people being choked or shot instead of magically disposed. Hopefully the Lep's trip Back 2 tha Hood is a step up from this piece of sh*t, as this is the first entry in the franchise that I haven’t enjoyed to at least some extent.

Best Kill: Afro Pick to the Neck (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hEzyoeRuxYk)

[Iroquois]

The Breakfast Club - 3.5

Probably the only good John Hughes movie

[Gideon58]

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Really don't get what all the fuss was about with this movie...

2.5

[matt72582]

Crime et Châtiment - 7/10
I think I liked the 1935 version more.



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Long Time Coming: A 1955 Baseball Story (Jon Strong, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Same Kind of Different as Me (Michael Carney, 2017) 2.5 6/10
Level 16 (Danishka Esterhazy, 2018) 2- 5/10
Line of Duty (Steven C. Miller, 2019) 2.5 6/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiKzf4EF7xk
Preposterous, yes. Boring, no.
Our Time (Peter Hyams, 1974) 3.5 7/10
Sid & Judy (Stephen Kijak, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Everybody's Everything (Sebastian Jones & Ramez Silyan, 2019) 2.5 6/10
Jurassic Galaxy (James Kondelik & Jon Kondelik, 2019) 1+ 3.5/10
https://i0.wp.com/moviesandmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Jurassic-Galaxy-Jurassic-Planet-reviews-movie-film-sci-fi-horror-9.png?resize=600%2C255&ssl=1
Preposterous, yes. Boring, yes.
Operation Odessa (Tiller Russell, 2018) 3+ 6.5/10
Hungry Soul, Part II (Yûzô Kawashima, 1956) 2.5 6/10
Women of Troy (Alison Ellwood, 2020) 3 6.5/10
The Snowdrop Festival AKA Slavnosti snezenek (Jirí Menzel, 1984) 2.5 6/10
https://coubsecure-s.akamaihd.net/get/b209/p/coub/simple/cw_image/a671649a856/3099cde77209cbae958c0/timeline_1526240802_00032.jpg
In a small village booze will give you sleep whether you're supposed to be working or not.
Elephant Kingdom (Taweelap Srivuthivong & Melanie Simka, 2016) 2 5/10
Our Daily Bread AKA Uski Roti (Mani Kaul, 1970) 2.5 5.5/10
The Darkness (Greg McLean, 2016) 2 5/10
The Third Part of the Night (Andrzej Zulawski, 1971) 3.5 7/10
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/ca/29/c9ca29612e8044fa4e253c873e2802b4.jpg
A full-fledged nightmare a la Kafka or the Book of Revelation.
Child of Divorce (Richard O. Fleischer, 1946) 2.5 5.5/10
Spymate (Robert Vince, 2003) 2 5/10
'C'-Man (Joseph Lerner, 1949) 2.5 5.5/10
The Secret Life of Words (Isabel Coixet, 2005) 3+ 6.5/10
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/65/95/02/6595028dbce3326d90e900caeb7781aa.jpg
Intensity in quiet by two extremely damaged people (Sarah Polley and Tim Robbins).

[Fabulous]

The Iceman (2012)

2.5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/cR7lFfi0swhnfx4bZADohHVW7wh.jpg

[FromBeyond]

Midway (2019)

A good movie about the events leading from pearl harbour up to the battle of midway, I give it credit just for covering so much ground.. exceptional cast including the Japanese actors and Ed Skrein in his breakout role (Hollywood sure do love us Brits). Visually there is too much of what I can only describe as a glossy sheen to the whole thing which was to be expected and I was able to get past for the most part. none of the flying looked as real as Tom Hardy flying the spitfire in Dunkirk but that was one plane, it was minimal for a reason, this movies does not do minimal, it is what it is, I thought it wasn't half bad for a Roland Emmerich WWII movie.

3.5+

[doubledenim]

The Breakfast Club - 3.5

Probably the only good John Hughes movie

Because Home Alone doesn't count? I get it :suspicious:

[Iroquois]

Only counting his directorial works, of course - and even then, I still don't think I'd rate Home Alone that highly.

[CaptainT]

Have you seen the first season of Altered Carbon? You might really enjoy one of the primary characters Poe (an AI modeled after Edgar Allan Poe). Plus they dive into AI briefly in other ways as well, even though the point of the show isn't AI specifically. I say the first season, because it's the one I've seen in its entirety, and it was meant to stand alone as a story.

I haven't, but I have heard about it before and I think I might like it. Thanks for the recommendation and I'll definitely try watching an episode to see what I think of it!


I wanted to mention this section of the movie separately, because to me it was both a major impact on the main character and I believe the audience.

I found myself feeling his angst about this in a very real way; this was a brilliant part of the film. In love stories, we're led into a path that we can relate to, or at the very least long for. When suddenly that path landed in completely unknown territory (she's in love with hundreds of other people and can somehow do that without a lessening of any one of them), I was left feeling floating between "ok with it" and "totally not ok".

I was trying to figure out if I could handle it myself. The answer was a "no" within a nanosecond. I felt the main character's love for her, and then his sudden feeling of ....... almost betrayal? Was it betrayal? What category do I put it in? It was an unusual place to be.

I prefer "happy" movie endings, but I'm impressed with where this one brought me emotionally.


I think you worded it very nicely. It's very understandable from the point of the main character that he would be in the "totally not ok" group, but on the other hand, the Operating System is just something that was created by other people and in my opinion, it wouldn't be capable of being in love anyway. It would just say and do things based on a predetermined goal e.g. get as close as possible to your human. That doesn't mean that a human can't fall in love with the way the Operating Sytems behaves, but would the fact that the Operating System talks with more people change anything about that? I'm not sure...

[this_is_the_ girl]

https://cinematicpassions.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/body-heat1.jpg
Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan)
3.5
A super sultry, sexed-up reimagining of a classic noir plot for '80s audiences. The story is engaging (especially if you're new to the premise), the twists are pretty good, Kathleen Turner is hot, but those who have seen the likes of Double Indemnity might find Body Heat rather predictable and will be looking for other aspects that make this particular spin on the archetypal 'femme fatale/honey-trap' tale stand out. Personally I found Kasdan's take a bit on the plodding side, plus I thought the lead characters could've used some more depth, but overall it's still a very good film.

[tgm1024]

I haven't, but I have heard about it before and I think I might like it. Thanks for the recommendation and I'll definitely try watching an episode to see what I think of it!




I think you worded it very nicely. It's very understandable from the point of the main character that he would be in the "totally not ok" group, but on the other hand, the Operating System is just something that was created by other people and in my opinion, it wouldn't be capable of being in love anyway. It would just say and do things based on a predetermined goal e.g. get as close as possible to your human. That doesn't mean that a human can't fall in love with the way the Operating Sytems behaves, but would the fact that the Operating System talks with more people change anything about that? I'm not sure...


Ok, this part doesn't need a spoiler (please correct me if I'm wrong).

It's sometimes difficult to understand the abstraction layering involved in AI unless you're a software engineer, but it's been slowly coming around mostly due to science fiction.

There is no difference between a machine emotion and a human emotion, other than the underlying hardware.

If you wish to view the machine as simply "emulating" but not somehow experiencing human emotion, that's fine for now, but be aware of the following question: Is there a difference between a machine perfectly emulating emotion and a machine actually feeling emotion.

When you dive into the tenets underneath it all, there is no difference. If you want to PM me on this, I'll be glad to deep dive it with you. It's really incredibly interesting stuff.

[Sarge]

https://cdn.onebauer.media/one/empire-tmdb/films/1422/images/8Od5zV7Q7zNOX0y9tyNgpTmoiGA.jpg?quality=50&width=1800&ratio=16-9&resizeStyle=aspectfill&format=jpg

The Departed (2006)

A stunning film that I never tire of watching.

4.5

[Fabulous]

Sanctum (2011)

1

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[Captain Spaulding]

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Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
(Steven Ayromlooi, 2003)
2.5

You could chop Warwick Davis off at the knees and he still wouldn't be short enough to limbo underneath the standards of quality set by this series; so when I say that Back 2 tha Hood might be the best Leprechaun, I only mean that it's surprisingly competent. The story --- a group of friends incur the leprechaun's wrath after taking his precious gold -- is the template of every Leprechaun movie, but the lack of ludicrous embellishments and side-plots makes this version feel shockingly simple compared to previous entries. The urban setting feels more authentic than our last stay in the hood, and is mostly absent of racist undertones. Characters are thinly written, the performances adequate at best, but the chemistry between the core group feels genuine, and their lack of obnoxiousness is a welcome respite.

Warwick Davis has expressed interest in reprising the role once his children reach adulthood, but if this remains his swan song as the iconic villain, he leaves a strong last impression, demonstrating comedic chops and intimidating malice like a small, green Freddy Krueger. In fact, the tonal balance between humor and horror is the smoothest in the series. The characters are picked off one-by-one, slasher-style, but I liked that each character gets an opportunity to fight back. Most of the kills are hilariously over-the-top, such as a cop having his leg easily ripped off before futilely hopping on his remaining leg until he bleeds out and falls over. Obligatory height jokes are hit and miss, but there's several amusing visual gags and WTF tangents. And once again our leprechaun gets high and suffers from the munchies. ("This isn't gonna stunt your growth, is it?")

Like every movie in the franchise, Back 2 tha Hood indulges in silliness (e.g., a magic duel between the leprechaun and a witch), but it doesn't feel as childish as earlier entries. Part of that may be the noticeable absence of rhymes, which for me has always been the character's most annoying trait. Warwick Davis's wardrobe has undergone subtle changes, giving him a classier, aristocratic appearance that suits the random prologue explaining his origins. The fresh duds plus the excision of limericks result in a more sinister, bad-ass portrayal of the miniature menace than any previous Leprechaun can boast. Back 2 tha Hood doesn't quite match the entertainment factor of the Lep's visit to Vegas, but it's a surprisingly decent comedy-horror, especially in comparison to the dreck that preceded it.

Best Kill: Bong Impalement (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kCqEADYRg8g)

[hell_storm2004]

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Babam ve Oglum (My Father My Son) (2005) - 5/10. There is good movie in here somewhere. But I couldn't find it because if the bad acting that is quite jarring! The movie doesn't even set a tone, whether it wants to be serious or a comedy. Got flummoxed by the 8.3 rating on IMBD. It's not even close! Other than the background score can't really say anything good about it.

[John-Connor]

Rambo: Last Blood 2019 Directed by Adrian Grunberg

61389

FINISH HIM!

KANO WINS

FATALITY

Lesser sequels make First Blood better every time.

3.5

[Hey Fredrick]

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3.5

I was prepping for an action flick and this isn't one. Most of the movie is a crew of Yakuza hanging out in a beach house waiting for orders and dealing with boredom. Strangely funny, never boring and not what I was expecting. At all.

[John-Connor]

Clue 1985 Directed by Jonathan Lynn

61390

2.5

[chawhee]

Outbreak (1995)
https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/uaU3Pt3lfMD7RavWxxKPh7voJuT.jpg
3.5
First time watch, and I may have liked it more if I saw it 10+ years ago. It seems a little dated, but the content is still pretty good from a scientific angle. The military driven plot points were a little eye rolling though. I'll rewatch Contagion soon...

[Fabulous]

The Founder (2016)

2.5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/qPZpmZKO2N73IeHMuyck116ZpiO.jpg

[this_is_the_ girl]

https://hitchcockmaster.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ss71.jpg
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock)
3
OK, but far from Hitchcock's best. It did have its moments of Hitchcock magic and some sequences were really well done (many reviewers have cringed at Doris Day singing Que Sera Sera twice - I thought the scene at the embassy where she's singing the song loudly to make her kidnapped son hear her was melodramatic in a good way), however the plot lacked tightness and suspense, the actions of the characters were ridiculously stupid and improbable at times, and the rushed ending just felt sloppy, considering the two hour running time. I haven't seen the original yet, many people say it's vastly superior - so definitely curious to check that one out.

[Whammy]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=61392


rating_4_5


JoJo Rabbit is one of the best comedies I've seen in years that isn't raunchy/sexual comedy. The entire family can enjoy this film. As far as people who think it is tasteless; this film does not make fun of Jews or make light of the suffering of the Jewish people during the holocaust. This movie pokes fun of the blind fanaticism of the NAZI's and the Hitler Youth. It examines NAZI propaganda through the eyes of a young "brainwashed" boy and we get to see his reactions as these beliefs are challenged. Absolutely worth a watch.

[doubledenim]

Sleepwatch Chronicles

https://i.imgur.com/Cet5Pex.png
The Squid and the Whale (2005)


(https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2072962#post2072962)

Introducing the "smear job"




rating_3




https://i.imgur.com/uTnfAXC.png
Spenser Confidential (2020)



(https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2072962#post2072962)
When you spend the movie wondering, "is that IIiza Shlesinger?"




rating_1_5

[tgm1024]

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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EDIT: Reassessed. (Just saw it again earlier today).

7.9999999 / 10

The opening scene was among the most tense and perfectly put together I've ever seen. The calm, smiling, and yet unbelievably deadly Christoph Waltz and of course the incredibly growing terror on the face of the brilliant Denis Ménochet. Really something.

......And then falls a little flat from (IMO) over-the-top writing, though honestly, I seem to be liking this film incrementally more and more on my re-viewings.

[John-Connor]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 Directed by J.J. Abrams

61393

Disney is Palpatine.

3.5-

[mark f]

Fly Me to the Moon (Ben Stassen & Mimi Maynard, 2008) 2.5/10
Intacto (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, 2001) 2.5 6/10
Escape by Night (Hamilton MacFadden, 1937) 2 5/10
Big Time Adolescence (Jason Orley, 2019) 2.5 6/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PcDo4YcnY
Several Big Time Adolescences.
State Department: File 649 (Peter Stewart, 1949) 2 5/10
Domains (Natsuka Kusano, 2019) 1.5 4.5/10
Crime, Inc. (Lew Landers, 1945) 2 5/10
Phantom (Todd Robinson, 2013) 2.5 6/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=athAoCqsRbA
The Hunt for Red October with supernatural overtones.
Copper Sky (Charles Marquis Warren, 1957 2 5/10
Dime with a Halo (Boris Sagal, 1963) 2.5 5.5/10
Unfriended: Dark Web (Stephen Susco, 2018) 2 5/10
Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997) 3.5 7/10
https://i0.wp.com/stylevanity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/robin-williams-good-will-hunting-2.gif?resize=495%2C268
It's not your fault.
The Decameron (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1971) 2+ 5/10
Last Ferry (Jaki Bradley, 2019) 1.5+ 4.5/10
Fever Heat (Russell S. Doughton,1968) 2 5/10
Marianne & Juliane AKA The German Sisters (Margarethe von Trotta, 1981) 3 6.5/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adetmC2nAfE
Two sisters (Barbara Sukowa & Jutta Lampe) fight for women's rights in their own way.
The Canterbury Tales (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1972) 2+ 5/10
Iron Soldier (Brett Kelly, 2010) 1 3/10
Lost Girls (Liz Garbus, 2020) 2.5 6/10
Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984) 3.5 7/10
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Nuclear apocalypse focusing on Sheffield, England.

[Hey Fredrick]

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2.5

Love Audrey but not one of my favorites from her. Story was fine it was the performances that bothered me. With the exception of Alan Arkin the rest weren't too good. Arkin was fantastic. Biggest problem with Audrey wasn't so much the performance, there were a couple of moments I didn't like, but it was the character. Too much Sam, Sam, Sam and I thought Sam was kind of a jerk. Crenna looked like he was auditioning for Trautman which makes me think he is Trautman and the last guy was just bad cop guy. Little disappointed.

[Gideon58]

https://ashevillegrit.com/sites/default/files/Pink%20Panther%2001.jpg

3.5

[Citizen Rules]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=61400
Ford vs Ferrari (2019)

I love that poster, so cool. And I loved the subject matter too. I was entertained and I really dug the vintage race cars! But the script wasn't first rate. The idea of creating an antagonist out of the junior Ford executive for drama and conflict was bush league. I mean come on it's called Ford vs Ferrari, and yet none of the drama comes from that conflict. The conflict should've been in the challenge of building world class race cars and winning at LeMans. I could've done without the personal story scenes of Ken Miles and his wife. The silliest one had to be while she's driving the family station wagon and breakneck speed and scaring her race car driver husband. It was just a go nowhere padded scene and most of Ken Miles scenes outside of the race world wasn't interesting to me. I liked the cast, they did a good job, just got 30 minutes of fluff off this one and it might go somewhere.

rating_3_5+

[hell_storm2004]

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Tokyo Gore Police (2008) - 5/10. Violent, campy, enjoyable. But is it a good movie, hell no. Kinda something to kill some spare time. Over the top would be an understatement. The action sequences are not that well choreographed as well.

[pahaK]

Dead Night (2017)

A cheap horror film that has nice ideas but fails to properly utilize them. The first half is utterly boring but the second half gets quite a bit more interesting. It tries to be weird for the sake of it but at times it's hard to be sure if some scenes are really weird or just poorly done. If you can appreciate good ideas in a somewhat bad movie, it's maybe worth a watch.

2

[matt72582]

Le Désordre et la Nuit - 6/10
Well, at least Jean Gabin is in this.



https://fr.web.img6.acsta.net/medias/nmedia/18/36/26/51/18466839.jpg

[Mr Minio]

But is it a good movie. Yes.

[matt72582]

Voyage à travers le cinéma français - 6/10
Not a very good documentary. Yes, there are some great movies presented, but a lot of duds, too. What I disliked most was the constant going back and forth to a movie already talked about; this happens constantly. 3 hours long, took me over a week to finish it - something to fill the crevices of a dull day.
https://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/v22vodart/13456631/p13456631_v_v8_aa.jpg

[Chypmunk]

Kentucky Rifle (Carl K. Hittleman, 1955) 1+
A few people do get shot with the title weapon, sadly though I wasn't one of them :(

(A very, very, very long shot for my Westerns list, more likely to make my Worst 25)

[Marco]

American Assassin (2017)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/American_Assassin.jpg

Pretty up and down but the main players did well. The lad Dylan O'Brien especially.

Solid 3

[Marco]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.discshop.se%2Fimg%2Ffront_large%2F64067%2Fsonatine.jpg&f=1&nofb=1
3.5

I was prepping for an action flick and this isn't one. Most of the movie is a crew of Yakuza hanging out in a beach house waiting for orders and dealing with boredom. Strangely funny, never boring and not what I was expecting. At all.

Peak Kitano I think Hey Frederick. Combines the mundane with the downright scary so well.

[Fabulous]

The Family Man (2000)

2

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[Gideon58]

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3

[GulfportDoc]

61425
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

This is a well done, well thought out production by Edward Norton, based on the book by Jonathan Lethem of the same name. Norton produced, directed, wrote the screen play, and acted in the film along with a stellar cast including Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Alec Baldwin. Reportedly Norton had been trying to bring this book to the screen since 1999, so it was obviously a labor of love.

Set in 1957's NYC, a private eye (Norton) working in a detective firm headed by Frank Minna (Willis), begins an investigation of Minna's puzzling death at the hand of people in league with the city. Norton's character eventually solves the murder, and uncovers several dark secrets both of important people and the city itself.

Norton's detective has Tourette Syndrome along with a photographic memory, which makes for some interesting drama. I'm a sucker for any noir, and this one is absorbing. It's vaguely reminiscent of Polanski's Chinatown, and at 144 minutes it has plenty of time to set the feel and the mood for a late '50s detective story.

A special note is deserved for the excellent jazz score by Daniel Pemberton, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Score for 2019. He was tasked by Norton to come up with jazz trumpet music reminiscent of Miles Davis' "cool sound", which was just getting started in the late '50s. The music was a very integral part of the film.

Initially it took some effort to accept Norton's character's Tourette's, but once accomplished it became a novel quirk. My guess is that as an actor who likes a challenge, Norton was particularly attracted to this role. The Tourette's affliction was not necessary, but it was a definite part of the book's character.

One puzzling set circumstance: There were several '57 automobiles (especially Chevies) in use during the film. But yet whenever an important high level character (mayor, mobster, city official) was seen getting in or out of a car, it was invariably a late '40s vintage. The error was pretty glaring, but perhaps they felt that the late '40s cars went better with the noir feel.

A gratifying film that held one's interest throughout its run time. A picture which warrants another watching.

Doc's rating: 7/10

[doubledenim]

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Bloodshot (2020)




Overclocked in more ways than one.




rating_1_5

[matt72582]

Farewell My Lovely - 5/10
I love Robert Mitchum, but mysteries bore me just like action movies. So bored, I checked out the boring stock-market and coronavirus news.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Poster_Farewell_My_Lovely_1975.jpg

[pahaK]

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Maybe I've been reading and thinking role-playing games too much lately but I was constantly thinking "Is this how a game where dice are primarily rolled for the narration rights would be?" Like all the new SWs, characters are utterly forgettable and the story jumps quite randomly from scene to scene. I don't even know if this is worse or better than the previous two because I've mostly forgotten them already (this one will likely pass from my memory soon as well).

2

[Fabulous]

The Natural (1984)

3.5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/sqZGYcHJWWNHsECBl57FOCfjpFX.jpg

[John-Connor]

Triple Frontier 2019 Directed by J.C. Chandor

61441

Oscar Isaac recruits his old army buddies to steal millions from a drug lords safe house in a South American jungle.
This film went up and down in quality from slightly above average to an average bro-heist-movie.
Missed opportunity with this pretty cool cast.

3.5-

[Tugg]

This film went up and down in quality from slightly above average to an average bro-heist-movie.
Missed opportunity with this pretty cool cast.

3.5
'Mixed bag' of the year material.

[John-Connor]

'Mixed bag' of the year material.
Yes now that you mention it, Triple Frontier certainly fits that category for me.

[Hey Fredrick]

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2

Not too good. Stars CM Punk as a horrible husband who decides to buy a fixer upper to escape how horrible he is aaaaand the fixer upper is haunted but it only affects certain people. You have to be a horrible person for it to affect you. What a coincidence. Guess who just bought the place? So, CM is fixing the place up before his wife gets there and things start happening. Goo from outlets, blood from sinks, corpses in the walls, the usual. The first half is like watching This Old House with a hot ghost popping in every now and then. It's a glossy, bad movie, some ok gore but not nearly enough, no naked folks (in fact the director goes out of the way to NOT have any naked folks) and it's just stupid. I will give CM this: he's a better actor than MMA fighter. Take that for what it's worth.

[Stirchley]

61464

Fell asleep halfway through, but managed to finish it. Clunky indoor sets, which I always dislike. Lovely to watch a young Deneuve.

[hell_storm2004]

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Birds of Passage (2018) - 6.5/10. This one was missed from last year's Oscar nominees, so I finally gave it a go. It's good without being great. The story is interesting enough. Can't really confirm how close to the incidents they were. But a decent watch. I thought the lady on the poster would have a significant role in it, but turned out to be just a side story.

[James D. Gardiner]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=61481

Juninatten (June Night) - 1940

Swedish film directed by Per Lindberg. Story of a young woman who struggles to distance herself from a past misadventure and ensuing scandal, dealing with both physical and mental trauma. Ingrid Bergman gives a typically phenomenal performance and is superb throughout, complimented by an effective supporting cast. The film is masterful in achieving a fine balance between serious drama and light comedy. Good lighting, cinematography and direction. I'm glad to have re-watched it after quite a few years and seriously feel like watching it again now.

8/10

[mark f]

Stargirl (Julia Hart, 2020) 2.5 6/10
Summer Children (James Bruner, 1965) 2+ 5/10
Q Ball (Michael Tolajian, 2019) 2.5+ 6/10
The Rise of Skywalker (J.J. Abrams, 2019) 3+ 6.5/10
https://media1.giphy.com/media/ehxZkUgO3GcOSSgOf8/giphy.gif
Damn, Rey's good.
Bedtime Stories (Adam Shankman, 2008) 2.5 6/10
Alba (Ana Cristina Barragán, 2016) 2+ 5/10
The Devil's Playground (George Archainbaud, 1946) 2.5 6/10
Poms (Zara Hayes, 2019) 2.5 5.5/10
https://media3.giphy.com/media/1pA5dzJ9hSNB8RiRTM/giphy.gif
An elderly cheerleader group is organized by Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver.
Justine (Stephanie Turner, 2019) 3 6.5/10
A Crack in the Wall AKA Dark Buildings (Nicolás Gil Lavedra, 2018) 2.5 5.5/10
Peeper (Peter Hyams, 1975) 3 6.5/10
Crawlers (Gisyerg Bermudez,2020) 2 5/10
https://www.queerhorrormovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Crawlers-1-600x400.jpg
Invasion of the Body Snatchers for St. Patrich's Day 2020.
The Buckskin Lady (Carl K. Hittleman, 1957) 2 5/10
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (Herbert Kline, 1946) 2.5 6/10
New Orleans Uncensored (William Castle, 1955) 2+ 5/10
Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story (Geordie Day, 2019) 3 6.5/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d13PwCj1KLQ
So crazy you have to believe it.
Lost and Love (Sanyuan Peng, 2015) 2.5+ 6/10
Kentucky Rifle (Carl K. Hittleman, 1955) 1.5+ 4.5/10
Ay Mariposa (Krista Schlyer, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Kubrick by Candlelight (David O'Reilly, 2017) 3.5- 7/10
https://www.waterfordlive.ie/resizer/600/315/true/1537788101132.jpg--waterford_film_festival_award_winner_to_be_screened_on_rte_tonight.jpg?1537788104000
Original, amusing take on Kubrick.

[Fabulous]

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

2.5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/tq5Dq9IvXlag9iOdqoMWDx9cw7z.jpg

[PerfectTurdPodcast]

Last Shift [2014] Overall 7/10. Enjoyed the movie for what it was.

[Iroquois]

Sleeper - 1.5

they really let Woody Allen do his own version of Idiocracy huh

[McConnaughay]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/Mandy_%282018_film%29.png
I watched Mandy a couple days ago. I was excited to watch the film when I first heard about it, then, one of my friends told me he didn't like it (and he and I are fairly like minded), and I feel like my enthusiasm waned. When I found it in the bargain bin section at Wal-Mart, however, I decided to scoop it and give it a whirl.

I can see why my friend didn't like it, but I can also see why a lot of others did. The cinematography is aesthetically appeasing, creating a fever-pitch, almost neo-noir aesthetic, and is one of the prettiest horrors I have seen in a while. I do feel that it didn't put its best foot forward, however. I honestly believe the first hour of the film could have been either downright cut or significantly trimmed down into a 20-minute stretch. It is meant to establish the cult and the chemistry between Nicholas Cage's character and his wife, but, man, it felt humdrum, nonsensical, and tedious. After the first hour, I feel like the film establishes itself a lot better. Cage is bat-**** and hunting down cult members. That's when the film mostly aligns with what I wanted from it. The costume design and special-effects are zany and over-the-top and while I think it may lack some discipline in-terms of reeling back its eccentricities, that may add to the surrealism of the experience for some. I modest recommendation. At the very least, it takes risks more than a lot of horror fare.

[Marco]

A Dark Song (2016)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/A_Dark_Song.jpg/220px-A_Dark_Song.jpg
Good little indie thriller about a grieving mother trying to get some closure after the unsolved disappearance of hey young son. She decides to try Majik via the Book of Abramelin ritual roping in a surly expert in the rites within the book. Very effective and low key up to the last 15 minutes and then it all got a bit daft. Still a good film though.

3.5

[Fabulous]

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

2.5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/mhEPV19vQsApRYgCIUu6tJJVUer.jpg

[tgm1024]

Sleeper - rating_1_5

they really let Woody Allen do his own version of Idiocracy huh

LOL.

Keep in mind that RT gives Sleeper a tomatometer of 100% (not a common occurence----the Godfather is at 98%) and the audience gives it an 81%.

This is a movie that I'm glad to have seen when I was very young: it allowed me to see it through with eyes that are impressed by slapstick.

I remember laughing and laughing and laughing, even if I didn't understand the more adult parts of it (Orgasmatron).

"We're doctors, we're not imposters!" .....just announced outright. Friggen genius IMO.

I think Take the Money and Run sometimes gets viewed negatively too.

[matt72582]

Stanno tutti bene - 6.5/10
Marcello Mastroianni is good as usual, but there wasn't enough to justify this being 2 hours. A little boring, but the last 1/3 of the movie was good.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Stanno_tutti_bene.jpg

[mojofilter]

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THE GOOD DINOSAUR
(2015)

3.5

[Iroquois]

LOL.

Keep in mind that RT gives Sleeper a tomatometer of 100% (not a common occurence----the Godfather is at 98%) and the audience gives it an 81%.

This is a movie that I'm glad to have seen when I was very young: it allowed me to see it through with eyes that are impressed by slapstick.

I remember laughing and laughing and laughing, even if I didn't understand the more adult parts of it (Orgasmatron).

"We're doctors, we're not imposters!" .....just announced outright. Friggen genius IMO.

I think Take the Money and Run sometimes gets viewed negatively too.

Tomatometers aren't 100% reliable, anyway - how many critics were polled on Sleeper versus how many on The Godfather? The fewer there are, the less chance there is of there being a dissenting opinion bringing the percentage down. I went in knowing it was an acclaimed movie but keeping that in mind isn't going to guarantee that I'm going to like it personally.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. I've disliked plenty of acclaimed movies before and I daresay I don't even like most of the Allen movies I've seen anyway - I wanted to like this one because of the whole sci-fi angle but I found it an unfunny drag more often than not (though it does have a few decent moments).

Dead Souls - 3

Stark and exhausting.

[tgm1024]

Tomatometers aren't 100% reliable, anyway

Sure. Nothing is. Siskel and Ebert changed their minds many times, and even had "specials" about it.


- how many critics were polled on Sleeper versus how many on The Godfather?

Makes sense. However, at least the rumor is that RT is immune to payouts, unlike other sources. Grain of salt and all that.


I've disliked plenty of acclaimed movies before

Lord, me too.


and I daresay I don't even like most of the Allen movies I've seen anyway - I wanted to like this one because of the whole sci-fi angle but I found it an unfunny drag more often than not (though it does have a few decent moments).

I think my love for it is at least partly because I saw it close to when it came out. I've seen it since and do recognize why today's audience would think that the slapstick is "too slapstick" or something.

[HashtagBrownies]

Tomatometers aren't 100% reliable, anyway - how many critics were polled on Sleeper versus how many on The Godfather? The fewer there are, the less chance there is of there being a dissenting opinion bringing the percentage down. I went in knowing it was an acclaimed movie but keeping that in mind isn't going to guarantee that I'm going to like it personally.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. I've disliked plenty of acclaimed movies before and I daresay I don't even like most of the Allen movies I've seen anyway - I wanted to like this one because of the whole sci-fi angle but I found it an unfunny drag more often than not (though it does have a few decent moments).

Also a bad site because of the system of 'rotten' and 'fresh'. It's too broad. I mean it's so broad that you can have a 100% fresh movie where all the critics thought it was 'just ok'. Then you can have a movie with a 0% score where all the critics thought it was simply mediocre.

[Captain Spaulding]

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Leprechaun: Origins
(Zach Lipovsky, 2014)
1

Leprechaun: Origins is so terrible that I feel the urge to retroactively boost my rating for every previous movie in the franchise. There's nothing wrong with rebooting the series with a darker, more traditional approach, but the filmmakers have completely sapped their product of personality by shunning the so-bad-it's-good campiness of the earlier films in favor of one of the most unoriginal creature-features I've ever seen.

Replacing Warwick Davis is Vince McMahon's illegitimate son, WWE Superstar Hornswoggle, who receives top billing despite being indistinguishable underneath a mountain of latex and rubber. This rebooted version of the leprechaun is mute and often out of focus, so for all we know the former Cruiserweight Champion spent the entire movie hiding underneath a wrestling ring while someone else of diminutive stature ran around fake Ireland pretending to be a cave-dweller from The Descent. Besides a lust for gold, this monster shares zero similarities with the Warwick Davis iterations, nor does it resemble an actual f**king leprechaun. Generic Creature: Blatant Cash Grab of an Established Franchise would've been a more apt title.

The other Leprechaun movies might've been poorly made, but at least they possessed a modicum of charm and creativity. Origins is built entirely of tropes and clichés. There's not a single moment in this film that doesn't feel recycled from a thousand slashers and creature-features to come before it, making every story beat boringly predictable, every character wearisomely familiar. The closest we get to an "origin" is a lazily placed mythology book that the characters read for a quick exposition dump. Cinematography is ugly and washed out. Camera work is shoddy and frenetic, as it attempts to hide the production's cheapness. A major character randomly disappears without explanation. Acting is adequate, which is probably the closest thing to praise I can give this abomination. If not for the explicit gore, I would've mistaken this for a SyFy made-for-TV production. (Fittingly, that's the exact route that the series would subsequently take.) Leprechaun: Origins is an insult to audiences, an insult to horror, an insult to leprechauns. It is the personification of lazy, unoriginal filmmaking.

Best Kill: Spinal Rip (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVZubVb2L8U)

[hell_storm2004]

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I watched Mandy a couple days ago. I was excited to watch the film when I first heard about it, then, one of my friends told me he didn't like it (and he and I are fairly like minded), and I feel like my enthusiasm waned. When I found it in the bargain bin section at Wal-Mart, however, I decided to scoop it and give it a whirl.

I can see why my friend didn't like it, but I can also see why a lot of others did. The cinematography is aesthetically appeasing, creating a fever-pitch, almost neo-noir aesthetic, and is one of the prettiest horrors I have seen in a while. I do feel that it didn't put its best foot forward, however. I honestly believe the first hour of the film could have been either downright cut or significantly trimmed down into a 20-minute stretch. It is meant to establish the cult and the chemistry between Nicholas Cage's character and his wife, but, man, it felt humdrum, nonsensical, and tedious. After the first hour, I feel like the film establishes itself a lot better. Cage is bat-**** and hunting down cult members. That's when the film mostly aligns with what I wanted from it. The costume design and special-effects are zany and over-the-top and while I think it may lack some discipline in-terms of reeling back its eccentricities, that may add to the surrealism of the experience for some. I modest recommendation. At the very least, it takes risks more than a lot of horror fare.




I absolutely hated it. Dull for the most part. The villain didn't seem to be menacing. And if it's the Gore, it didn't have that much anyway by modern standards.

[Marco]

Habit (2017)

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Limited little Brit horror. Pretty predictable but performances were passable (alot of Ps in that sentence!)

2.

[pahaK]

Luz (2018)

A German horror (sort of, I guess) that spends most of its short running time intently trying to be a modern theatrical art-house movie. The idea isn't half-bad and there's enough good stuff to keep it above the bad category, but ultimately it fails to impress. At least they mangled the Lord's Prayer nicely.

2

[MovieBuffering]

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

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Norton wrote, directed and starred in this flick. Think he was attached to star in the film way back in 1999. He went on Rogan and had a big talk with him about it if that interests anyone, not that usual fake late night talk. Anyways, it seemed to be a big passion project for Norton. So what were the results?

Meh. It's worth a watch I think. He got all his buddies to help him out and star in it. Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe etc. The movie is perfectly serviceable and can be very entertaining at spots. Norton plays a private investigator with Tourette's Syndrome when his boss he works for gets killed. Anyways Norton is a weirdo but his brain remembers everything and he goes about trying to figure out who killed his boss. The mystery keeps you engaged long enough to stay interested. The minutiae of the story can be sort of difficult to follow, repeat viewings may help. Here is the deal. It's a perfectly adequately crafted crime/mystery/thriller set in the 50s in NY. But it never quite reaches memorable levels. If you are looking for something new to watch for a night it will certainly be worth your time, but you probably won't be running to watch it again anytime soon.

However, Norton's performance was amazing. He should have been nominated for an Oscar IMO. I absolutely bought into his character from the jump. He completely vanishes into this investigator with this infliction. I think it's one of his best performances which is saying a lot. It's a shame he didn't get more love for this. His performance alone is worth putting the movie on, so if you are a Norton fan you won't be let down.

I'd give it 2.8 out of 5 :shrug:

[MovieBuffering]

Outbreak (1995)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Outbreak_movie.JPG

Lol I couldn't resist. It was on Netflix front page :laugh:, wonder why? Never accuse Hollywood of taking advantage of circumstances ha. Well I fell for it. Hadn't seen it since I was probably like 10. So adult eyes and our current circumstances along with me being in the medical field now I'd have a fresh perspective on it.

Man it didn't disappoint haha. The movie is absolutely ridiculous in an awful entertaining way :laughing:. The whole premise is just so absurd you can't help but to be entertained and Hoffman doesn't mail it in lol. He gives actually a pretty decent performance. Cuba Gooding is so over the top it kept me laughing.

Listen with everything that's going on with the Corona Virus it was nice to add some levity to it with this crazy ass movie. It's definitely a guilty pleasure now. It's such a 90s movie.

I'd give it a 2 out of 5. It's terrible, but in a good entertaining way :laugh:

I got bored after and made a poster. Going to hell for the poster.

61520

[chawhee]

Queen and Slim (2019)
https://consequenceofsound.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Queen-Slim.jpg?quality=80&w=806
5
First time rewatching, and it still holds its place as one of my favorites from last year. It has a misstep or two, but the overall simple, human storytelling it contains was really captivating to me.

[mojofilter]

https://www.leninimports.com/michelle_pfeiffer_married_movie_poster_2a.jpg
MARRIED TO THE MOB
(1988)

3.5

[sawduck]

Crawl 7/10
A fun enjoyable movie, underrated and worth a look, unless you have a fear of alligators

[Citizen Rules]

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Little Women (2017)

Much, much better than Greta Gerwig's Little Women (2019), and it's also directed by a woman, written by women, produced by a woman. So why didn't this get praise? Well maybe because it aired as a 3 part, 1 hour Masterpiece theater mini series. But on DVD it watches like a 3 hour movie. I've seen every film version of Little Women. I'm partial to the 1994 version, but even though this one didn't follow the book precisely, it still did a great job of bringing the characters to life and telling the time honored story with a fresh feeling that still respected the time frame the story was written in. The sets, the costumes, the country side all looks perfect and one would think this was a huge budget production.

rating_3_5++

[Stirchley]

⬆️ So who directed this?

[Citizen Rules]

⬆️ So who directed this?Little Women (2017) was directed by a British team, the director is Vanessa Caswill (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2726305/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1)

[John-Connor]

Little Women (2017)

Much, much better than Greta Gerwig's Little Women (2019), and it's also directed by a woman, written by women, produced by a woman. So why didn't this get praise? Well maybe because it aired as a 3 part, 1 hour Masterpiece theater mini series. But on DVD it watches like a 3 hour movie. I've seen every film version of Little Women. I'm partial to the 1994 version, but even though this one didn't follow the book precisely, it still did a great job of bringing the characters to life and telling the time honored story with a fresh feeling that still respected the time frame the story was written in. The sets, the costumes, the country side all looks perfect and one would think this was a huge budget production.

rating_3_5++



https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=14892&page=185

[Fabulous]

Only the Brave (2017)

2.5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/8wI0M7HDHhDsoxMCkcAVUx7O6DX.jpg

[matt72582]

The Offence - 7.5/10
Probably the first time I can say I loved the editing. I'll say no more and let you watch this.. I wish I hadn't been interrupted in the middle of it.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Poster_of_the_movie_The_Offence.jpg/220px-Poster_of_the_movie_The_Offence.jpg

[this_is_the_ girl]

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The Snorkel (1958, Guy Green)
rating_4
Wonderful little gem of a thriller from Hammer. Cool concept, great ending, Peter Van Eyck as the baddie - short, sweet and to the point. Yes, the plot is a little too straightforward and the girl really does get annoying after a while, but it didn't stop me from enjoying this little flick in the slightest.
Loved it!

[pahaK]

Animal (2014)

Quite typical monster horror. Rips off Dog Soldiers quite a bit. Has pretty bad pacing issues (it's a common issue with horror, to be honest). At least the monsters weren't CGI. Just barely above bad still.

2

[James D. Gardiner]

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Fear and Desire (1953)

My first time seeing this. Stanley Kubrick's first feature film. Made with a crew of 15 including himself and 5 actors, it's alleged that he was so displeased with it following its low key release that he destroyed the original negative and any prints that he was aware of.

A story of four soldiers trapped in a forest behind enemy lines in a fictitious, dystopian style conflict, and their efforts to return to friendly territory via the river, whilst confronting a seemingly inevitable onset of paranoia and madness. I can't help but see some similarity with Apocalypse Now.

Have to say the script was absolutely terrible as was the majority of the acting. A lot of the editing seemed rough or experimental. The photography on the other hand in many instances was brilliant. Plenty of classic Kubrick visual elements throughout. It's an extremely raw, unpolished, mistake-laden glimpse into the then 25 year old's developing style. Fascinating for anyone interested in the technical aspects of movie making and observing and evaluating what worked and what didn't. Great for film students and Kubrick enthusiasts.

4/10

[Fabulous]

Life (2017)

2.5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/nNh7vHHISVAaziJEqAq0P9iL52w.jpg

[tgm1024]

Life (2017)

rating_2_5

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/nNh7vHHISVAaziJEqAq0P9iL52w.jpg

Are these guys the dumbest scientists in history or what? Effectively: "Huh. There's a life form here that we've never seen before. Let's zap it with electricity." Good grief.

[manram24]

Taxi Driver (1976) 4.5/5

[Sarge]

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Braveheart (1995)

3.5

[matt72582]

Angel Face - 5/10
90% of noirs are all the same. I should have done more research, but I like going into a movie knowing as little as possible. I thought Robert Mitchum + Otto Preminger might = something good. Wrong.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Angel_face_b.jpg

[chawhee]

Semi-Pro (2008)
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4
One of the few Will Ferrell movies I enjoy. Maybe it's because of the supporting cast (the broadcasting duo of Andy Daly and Will Arnett is gold), or maybe because the subject matter is a sport that I love. Either way, the one-liners and gags all seem to work well for me.

[FromBeyond]

Jojo Rabbit

4

[mark f]

Bubble (Steven Soderbergh, 2005) 2 5/10
Miracle at Midnight (Ken Cameron 1998) 2.5 6/10
Johnny Cash and the Ostrich (Al Campbell, 2018) 3 6.5/10
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (Yûzô Kawashima, 1957) 3.5- 7/10
https://theprojectionbooth.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/large_bakumatsu_taiyo-den_blu-ray_08.jpg?w=640
The prostitutes aren't buting that this is a dead guy.
Zero Charisma (Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews, 2013) 2.5 5.5/10
The Frame (Jamin Winans, 2014) 2 5/10
Ben & Ara (Nnegest Likké, 2015) 2.5 6/10
Danger Close (Kriv Stenders, 2019) 3+ 6.5/10
https://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/danger-close-slice-600x200.jpg
On a Long Tan plantation during the Vietnam War, a group of Australians and New Zealanders face a massive foe.
Daisy Winters (Beth LaMure, 2017) 2.5 6/10
Second Time Around (Dora García, 2018) 2+.5/10
Dean (Demetri Martin,2016) 2.5 6/10
Admiral AKA Michiel de Ruyter (Roel Reiné, 2015) 3- 6.5/10
https://i.imgur.com/BF54HnB.gif
In the 17th century, the Netherlands, under the command of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, takes on England, France, and Germany.
The Cool Kids (Jamall J Robinson, 2016) 2 5/10
Go Karts (Owen Trevor, 2020) 2.5 6/10
The Rainbow (Zak Knutson, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Drive Angry (Patrick Lussier, 2011) 2.5 6/10
https://66.media.tumblr.com/7db1992ebc4eacae95842a428b5fe528/4b8dfb46bc9bbb5c-95/s500x750/2ce19cef3a29a549742b1b987056f0cb665e0913.gifv
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... from hell, angry.
The Merry Maids of Madness (Phillip Hughes, 2016) 3 6.5/10
Search Party (Scot Armstrong, 2014) 2.5 .5.5/10
Homecoming (Mervyn LeRoy, 1948) 2 5/10
Venom and Eternity (Jean Isidore Isou, 1951) 2.5 6/10
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oPjxy9iJ1nI/TTJoRAw-VCI/AAAAAAAACQ4/dXJZWZLQBdM/s1600/CM%2BCapture%2B2.jpg
Avant-garde ftlm essay you'll probably either love or hate.

[pahaK]

Admiral AKA Michiel de Ruyter (Roel Reiné, 2015) 3- 6.5/10
https://i.imgur.com/BF54HnB.gif
In the 17th century, the Netherlands, under the command of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, takes on England, France, and Germany.

This looks potentially interesting. Watchlisted :up:

[GulfportDoc]

Angel Face - 5/10
90% of noirs are all the same. I should have done more research, but I like going into a movie knowing as little as possible. I thought Robert Mitchum + Otto Preminger might = something good. Wrong.
I really liked the film and most of the story. But it had one of the worst endings I've ever seen in a noir...:rolleyes:

[mark f]

This looks potentially interesting. Watchlisted :up:
It's relatively entertaining, but almost all the sea battles are CGI.

[neiba]

Parasite (2019)

So, I finally watched this. I didn't know a thing about it, and even if I did it would still take me by surprise.

The first act plays like a typical european comedy, clever characters doing wrong things for morally debatable reasons. We can see every member of that family, particularly the kids, is immensily talented, they just can't put their intelligence for a good use. So, they go on this series of tricks that are apparently harmless but that grow gradually more serious, without the film ever losing the light hearted energy that had since the very beggining and, more important than that, its honesty. And that gives it charm and comfort, because you're pretty much sure how will everything turn out.

Well, Bong Joon Ho has a few surprises up his sleeve. The films suddenly turns into a thriller with moments of true horror gaining speed and unpredictability with every twist and turn until it reaches its climax.

Now, here the film had already bought me. If it had finished here, it would still be the best film of the year by a landslide (the poor quality of its competition also helps). But the final 5 minutes are one of the most touching and brilliant finales I've seen in a long time. The weight of all the decisions these characters made and the love they have for each other sink in all at once, leaving me teary eyed and with that feeling I just witnessed greatness.

Hats off to you Mr. Bong

4 +

[Fabulous]

Cargo (2017)

2

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[MovieBuffering]

Knives Out - 2019

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So I saw this back in January I think. I had just broken up with my GF, day drank all day, decided to go see this flick on my own the town over where it was playing (ubered) and had a flask with me in the theater haha. So I wasn't in the greatest frame of mind for this movie. I wanted to finish it but the drinking took a toll on me and I passed out towards the end of the movie. Anyways I finished it online a couple days later.

I say all that to say this: Although I wasn't in the greatest frame of mind I really enjoyed the movie. Rain Johnson is a really talented filmmaker, who should stay away from Star Wars or any franchise for that matter ha. Brick and especially Looper were really freaking cool movies. He is at his best with a blank canvas and his own ideas, Star Wars has too much history for his own radical ideas (I think Star Wars is overrated myself anyways). This movie keeps you engaged and entertains the hell out of you with all the different characters.

I am so happy Ana De Armas got to shine in a role like this. She was so awesome in Blade Runner and has a really cool personality plus she is drop dead gorgeous. Her and Daniel Craig were the stand outs. At first you think Craig's accent and performance sort of feels over board, but about an adjustment it just works ha. No clue why, but it just fits, maybe it's just his absolute commitment to it :shrug: The video down below helps explain better than me why this movie separates itself from the pack of murder mystery movies.

I'd give it 3.8 out of 5

(Side not I just looked an Ana is dating Affleck. Damn it.)

(Also probably wouldn't watch this without seeing it, spoilers in the video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfF7-vJJBNY

[this_is_the_ girl]

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Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970, Joseph Sargent)
2.5
A very thought-provoking but not particularly convincing cross between a Cold War paranoia drenched thriller and a technology-run-amok sci-fi dystopia.The premise (supercomputer taking control of the world) was pretty interesting, and the ending fittingly ominous in its pessimism but the rest of the movie failed to live up to the promise of its super intriguing opening sequence. I just had a hard time buying into the whole scenario the way it unfolded in the movie - it felt too farfetched.

[Stirchley]

61648

Re-watch of a classic of French cinema.

[sawduck]

Contagion 5/10
Started promising but seemed to lose itself in the third act, worth watching with everything that is occurring right now though

[Fabulous]

The Sea Wolf (1941)

2.5

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[pahaK]

The Gunfighter (1950)

I decided to watch this based on the Personal Recommendation HoF discussions. It really reminds me of John Wayne's The Shootist and like that, it's above-average traditional western. A bit too much comedic (or at least too light-hearted) elements for my taste and I didn't particularly like Peck in the lead. The story is solid though, and that "young guns searching for fame by trying to kill a legend" is one of the better western tropes. This may even end up on my vote for the western countdown.

3

[tgm1024]

Contagion 5/10
Started promising but seemed to lose itself in the third act, worth watching with everything that is occurring right now though

No way am I watching something like that specifically because of everything that is going on right now.

[MovieBuffering]

Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)

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Thought I would dig into an older flick tonight. I have seen The Good, The Bad and The Ugly so I was prepared for what I was getting into. A good old Western is always fun. Sometimes they can drag however. This one did pretty well with the pace being an older movie. Most of the older flicks drag to me. The plot in this film got sort of convoluted to me in some parts. Fonda and Bronson did wonderful in their parts, however the 3rd lead, who I didn't know his name did fine as well but I think the movie could have done without. His part just felt inconsequential in the end. I think if they ever remade it they should cut that part out or seriously rework it. Whenever he was on screen I was just thinking about the other two. If the movie was solely focused on Fonda, Bronson and the girl it would have flowed alot better and been more consistently interesting.

My god the score was amazing however. The two times towards the beginning of the movie Bronson was introduced by playing the hermonica were brilliant. I think they should have kept his character more mysterious. The beginning was crazy good how they set him up, but then I think they started to use him too much. I don't know what I am talking about ha. I just think it was a really good flick, but it feels like at the same time could really be improved upon. I think a remake would actually do this movie alot of good if it was reworked a bit.

Oh and the chick in the flick was an absolute babe. :love: But that was another character that was weird to me. I could never tell her intentions in the movie as it was happening. Maybe a re-watch and all this stuff would go away but I do think it was a bumpy yet well done movie at the same time. Hard to pin point.

Anyways I'd give it like a 2.8 out of 5

[tgm1024]

Lawless (2012)
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9.0 / 10
(4_5 for the reviewing system)

Movie is gritty, but not overly so for the era and context. Crazy violent at what seems totally appropriate times, but some may find that a putoff; I don't, not because I particularly like crazy violent, but I'm fairly immune to it being a Tarantino fan (this is not a Tarantino movie). Solid 9, perhaps some kind of 9+, out of 10.

On top of that, I always find the moonshine business of the era to be a very interesting subculture.

Shia LaBeouf is distracting for me to watch though, because I'm well aware of the royal pain in the ass he is to his fellow actors, the directors, and everyone else around him during shooting.

And I loved the side drama of the love interest, the law corruption, the psycho "law"man, the back and forth realization of the "real" law that the psycho lawman had gone too far, and the gathering of the others to try to run to the rescue. And I loved the unusual clumsy shootout at the end.....these days things are far too cliche in that regard.

[this_is_the_ girl]

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Drive (2011, Nicolas Winding Refn)
4+
My first time revisiting this since back in the day... Still dig the cinematography, the style, the understated vibe with all the long (almost overlong to the point of being awkward) pauses and silences, the open ending, and the score... what can I say, the score is just perfect. The violence still makes me squirm though, and the final face-off feels slightly underwhelming, but overall - a really strong film.

[hell_storm2004]

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Still Walking (2008) - 7/10. Lovely movie. Almost all of the characters have a dark side. Wonderful dissection of human nature done in a mellow way. It's pretty well shot for a movie that is shot mostly indoors.

[JoaoRodrigues]

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Joe Begos, 2019
1

Got it after an article on the scream magazine, or fangoria, i don't know, anyway, it's a very specific kind of film, made for a specific audience, not my cup of tea like the british like to say. Metal as f%ck, blood, drugs, vulgarity, sex, screaming black-bloodshed hell, every possible filming angle with a kind of broken neon dark light that makes it hard to look at. The story: a female artist, painter, in los angeles is having a creative block, she calls her drug dealer, he sells her a dmt type of drug called bliss. The effects: a sort of raoul duke satanic drug where she turns into some kind of blood seeking vampire. Everything's good at the end, she was able to create again. I liked the ascetics, but it's becoming more of the same nowadays.

[LordWhis]

Charlie’s Angels-

Was not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. Kristen Stewart is amazing as always. Sir Patrick Stewart is never not enjoyable. Not much of a plot but it was never really meant to be story heavy. A few good twists and turns. It was fairly funny and enjoyable throughout. Action was decently good. None of that shaky cam nonsense, fairly slick. A fun way to spend a quarantined evening.

8/10

[pahaK]

Lawless (2012)
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Hmmm... it seems that I've missed another Cave / Hillcoat collaboration. Based on The Proposition I definitely need to watch this in the near future.

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Joe Begos, 2019
1

I liked it a lot more. For me, it's in top-5 films for 2019.

[doubledenim]

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Drive (2011, Nicolas Winding Refn)
rating_4+
My first time revisiting this since back in the day... Still dig the cinematography, the style, the understated vibe with all the long (almost overlong to the point of being awkward) pauses and silences, the open ending, and the score... what can I say, the score is just perfect. The violence still makes me squirm though, and the final face-off feels slightly underwhelming, but overall - a really strong film.

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[Hey Fredrick]

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3.5

Solid noir. I'd watch it again just for Rita.

[pahaK]

Combat Shock (1984)
aka American Nightmares

This one's pretty hard to rate. On one hand, I really like the concept and the utter hopelessness of the film. Then again, it's clumsy, awkwardly paced and badly acted (Frankie being the sole exception and he's just OK) on the level that clearly distracts the vision. Fortunately, I often prefer failure due to too high goals more than aiming low to be safe. It's definitely not for everybody, but it's one of the bleakest movies I know so it's got to count for something. The ending is so good that I have to round my rating up...

3

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Sarge]

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Blinded by the light (2019)

Charming. Great sound track

3.5

[tgm1024]

Combat Shock (1984)
aka American Nightmares

This one's pretty hard to rate. On one hand, I really like the concept and the utter hopelessness of the film. Then again, it's clumsy, awkwardly paced and badly acted (Frankie being the sole exception and he's just OK) on the level that clearly distracts the vision. Fortunately, I often prefer failure due to too high goals more than aiming low to be safe. It's definitely not for everybody, but it's one of the bleakest movies I know so it's got to count for something. The ending is so good that I have to round my rating up...

rating_3

I've often wondered if movies should sometimes have two or more ratings. One if you take {A} into account. One if you take {B} into account. To me it sometimes seems a shame to average a movie to a single value.

[GulfportDoc]

61708
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

This is a delightful, humorous and touching film directed by Simon Curtis from a screenplay by Mark Bomback from the novel by Garth Stein.

The movie has no name stars, save Kevin Costner, who voices the thoughts of one of the star characters: a Labrador Retriever. The only other actor of note was Kathy Baker, who turns in a good portrayal as the mother-in-law.

Denny Swift is a race car driver who has a close relationship with his dog, Enzo. Enzo is proud to be owned by his master, and revels in their time together. He believes that when he dies he will be re-incarnated as a human being. Enzo watches a lot of TV and auto races. Eventually Denny meets and marries Eve, and Enzo finds himself competing for attention from Denny, until Eve and Enzo finally bond. A similar situation occurs when a daughter named Zoe is born.

Denny's career keeps improving and their family grows in closeness, until several dramatic events occur that change the dynamic, and put Denny at odds with his in-laws. The film builds to a climax after which we are treated to a very gratifying conclusion.

All the actors do fine work, both together and in ensemble, to the point where we forget that they're acting. Despite the unusual narrating of the dog's thoughts, it's a believable story. It's nice to see a well put together PG film, and to realize most movies used to be made this way-- a very pleasing 109 minutes.

Doc's rating: 8/10

[neiba]

The Amazing Spider Man (2012)

Annoying lead, a movie that can't decide if it copies the previous entries or if it creates something new and a weak villain. Emma Stone almost saved this but even those eyes didn't turn the film into something decent.

2 -

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Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Not a bad action film. It drags at some points, as all the others before did, and I always get the sense that some of the action scenes are too overdone. Still, it's way better than the second and not much worse than the first. Seymour Hofman does a tremendous job as the villain.

2.5 +

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The Princess Bride (1987)

It's one of the most beloved films around here, judging by its placement on the lists, and I wanted to see what the fuss was all about.
I kind of get it, especially to people who has seen this as a child for the first time. It has some funny moments but I couldn't really overcome how cheesy it really is. And the princess has to be the weakest leading lady ever. Inigo Montoya is a great character though!

2.5 +

[mark f]

Báječná léta pod psa AKA Wonderful Years That Sucked (Petr Nikolaev, 1997) 2.5 6/10
Battle Circus (Richard Brooks, 1953) 2+ 5/10
No Me Digas Solterona AKA Don't Tell Me I'm a Spinster (Ani Alva, 2018) 2.5 6/10
The Hunt (Craig Zobel, 2020) 3- 6.5/10
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Betty Gilpin seems to understand what's happening, as much as anyone can.
Full Count (Robert Eagars, 2019) 2.5 5.5/10
The Animal People (Denis Henry Hennelly & Casey Suchan, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Pups United (Guy Distad, 2015) 2 5/10
I Am Not a Serial Killer (Billy O'Brien, 2016) 3- 6.5/10
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Neither one of them (Christopher Lloyd & Max Records) is too happy how it turned out.
The Platform (Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia,,2019) 2.5 5.5/10
Les coquillettes (Sophie Letourneur, 2012) 2+ 5/10
Little Boy (Alejandro Monteverde, 2015) 2.5 5.5/10
The Banker (George Nolfi, 2020) 3- 6.5/10
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Investors Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson are able to fake out racist Texans in the '60s to own a bank but then the state and Feds come calling.
Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me (Olivia Lichtenstein, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Purple Hearts (Sidney J. Furie 1984) 2.5 5.5/10
A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story (Francisco Macri, 2020) 3 6.5/10
Emma. (Autumn de Wilde, 2020) 2.5 6/10
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It takes awhile for class-conscious Emma (Anya Taylor-Joy) to learn her lesson.
Workers (Jose Luis Valle, 2013) 2.5.5.5/10
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News (Andrew Rossi, 2020) 3 6.5/10
Blow the Man Down (Danielle Krudy & Bridget Savage Cole, 2019) 2.5 6/10
Onward (Dan Scanlon, 2020) 3.5- 7/10
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Just think of them as Pluto and Mickey.

[Zotis]

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El Hoyo (The Platform) (2019) Thriller/Mystery/Drama

3.5


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All the Bright Places (2020) Drama/Romance

3.5

[JoaoRodrigues]

I liked it a lot more. For me, it's in top-5 films for 2019.

I don't dislike it totally, I was going to rate it 2/5, which would put it in front of tarantino's, scorsese's and much more of that year. It's not my cup of tea, it was made for effect in a lot of ways, for style, edgy has a mother f%cker, you-known-what-I-mean? If someone told me: it's the greatest movie made in 2019, I'd not even argue, it's made for a specific box. I can see all the good, or new, things in it, was nothing that wasn't already being made more and more for some reason, super intensity in everything: color palette, filming angles, information/dialogue and background music. Some people said this was grindhouse & arthouse. Arthouse? F%cking arthouse? Are you crazy? Because she's a painter? One of the reasons i didn't like this film was because it lacked exactly something artistic being a movie about an artist. If this had 20% of scorsese new york stories short film, i'd like it. Have you said some words about it anywhere?

[matt72582]

Directed by John Ford
I've seen this before. Gotta pass the time somehow, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o1dGL3zrzc

[pahaK]

I don't dislike it totally, I was going to rate it 2/5, which would put it in front of tarantino's, scorsese's and much more of that year. It's not my cup of tea, it was made for effect in a lot of ways, for style, edgy has a mother f%cker, you-known-what-I-mean? If someone told me: it's the greatest movie made in 2019, I'd not even argue, it's made for a specific box. I can see all the good, or new, things in it, was nothing that wasn't already being made more and more for some reason, super intensity in everything: color palette, filming angles, information/dialogue and background music. Some people said this was grindhouse & arthouse. Arthouse? F%cking arthouse? Are you crazy? Because she's a painter? One of the reasons i didn't like this film was because it lacked exactly something artistic being a movie about an artist. If this had 20% of scorsese new york stories short film, i'd like it. Have you said some words about it anywhere?

I wrote a shortie to this thread after seeing it:

Bliss (2019)

I guess the best way to describe Bliss is a tribute to Abel Ferrara's The Addiction with drug-induced imagery of Mandy or Requiem for a Dream. Dezzy is a painter searching for a way out of her creative block. Booze, sex, and drugs soon escalate to blood and violence. A short and quite intensive film with a nice soundtrack. The lead actress is pretty good too.

3.5

[matt72582]

Sergeant Rutledge - 7/10
Every time I hear of John Ford, I remember Mark telling the younger fans something (paraphrasing) "You guys and your boners for John Ford"... This was an ok movie. I don't like the silliness (drunken judges, the constant two half-wits always arguing with each other, the judge' wife and her... whatever it is).
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[Marco]

The Crossing Guard (1995)

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Great performances that could have done with a much tighter script. Seems to want meaningfulness over content.

Did like this one. Penn done well holding it all together (and David Morse is excellent) but the dialogue burst at the seams.

3

[tgm1024]

The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

It's got a golden retriever in there.

It's a 10/10 by definition.

[honeykid]

I've often wondered if movies should sometimes have two or more ratings. One if you take {A} into account. One if you take {B} into account. To me it sometimes seems a shame to average a movie to a single value.

You should check out some of the ratings of our very own mark f, who quite often used to include a separate rating (Trash rating, arthouse rating, etc) on a number of his reviews.

[hell_storm2004]

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The Hunt (2019) - 7/10. I absolutely enjoyed this one. The social/political satire blended with litres of blood and explosionse, was brilliant. Not sure what the objectionable things in the movie were to delay the movie's release. They might have been cut, I am not sure. Recommended!

[tgm1024]

You should check out some of the ratings of our very own mark f, who quite often used to include a separate rating (Trash rating, arthouse rating, etc) on a number of his reviews.

I'll do that.

I often get stuck with this issue with Tarantino films. For instance, if you can live with crazy bouts of over-the-top violence, it's a 9.5/10; that kind of thing.

Also with nearly all Cohen movies I feel stuck when people say "Hey, is it any good?". I can't tell you how many times I've heard (and said), "You're going to love this one if you like cohen films".

[hell_storm2004]

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The Invisible Man (2019) - 6.8/10. For a February release, this was pretty good. The suspense was tight. Barring a one or two plot holes, the movie made sense. Good stuff.

[Citizen Rules]

I'll do that.

I often get stuck with this issue with Tarantino films. For instance, if you can live with crazy bouts of over-the-top violence, it's a 9.5/10; that kind of thing.

Also with nearly all Cohen movies I feel stuck when people say "Hey, is it any good?". I can't tell you how many times I've heard (and said), "You're going to love this one if you like cohen films".That's true with all 'auteur director' films. One could have a personal rating and an auteur rating.

[tgm1024]

The Crossing Guard (1995)

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Great performances that could have done with a much tighter script. Seems to want meaningfulness over content.

Did like this one. Penn done well holding it all together (and David Morse is excellent) but the dialogue burst at the seams.

rating_3

Interesting. I didn't see the dialog being a problem with this one at all. I found it emotionally exhausting, so I wouldn't watch it again, but

I do think back to that final scene at the grave often. What a perfect ending.

[tgm1024]

That's true with all 'auteur director' films. One could have a personal rating and an auteur rating.

Probably how it works out in practice. Though there's really nothing stopping someone who employs the Auteur Theory (https://www.britannica.com/art/auteur-theory) from creating more conveyor belt films if he wanted to.

[FromBeyond]

1917

Dont know how this came in for so much criticism ... also was trying to see how the main character was more like a modern boy than one from 1917.. whoever said that maybe watched another movie from the one that I watched... my advice watch it again and get a grip, he doesn't come across that way in the least, in fact the opposite (odd criticism is all I can say) loved the music, the attention to detail, thought the end was stunning in particular.

4

Klaus

Delightful and humourous animated movie retelling the story of santa unlike you've heard it before .. I enjoyed this way more than Missing Link this is definitely one the parents will enjoy as well as the kids

4

[Marco]

The Night Clerk (2020)
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An effective thriller that does what it says on the tin. Great pacing (even the CCTV scenes). Tye Sheridan is fantastic but it lacks an "oomph".

2.5

[MovieBuffering]

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid - 1969

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Not quite what I was expecting after watching some other Westerns from this time period. You can tell why Newman and Redford were such big stars. Their charisma oozes out of the scenes in this movie, especially Newman.

It's crazy you watch all these old westerns and old movies from this time and you expected them to have a certain feel to them. This movie is unique because it almost feels like a modern movie with how the script was written, it was acted and how it was shot. Minus a few shots in the film it feels like it could have came out yesterday. It was written with a lot of comedy placed in it. I smiled many times during the flick. Newman is so damn likable. Also it's eerie how much young Redford looks, moves and talks like Brad Pitt. It was a weird experience watching it expecting something else.

The story itself could have maybe used some better pacing. It's a fascinating story but about the pace felt off to me I don't know. It's a great flick but again I feel like it could be improve upon with the right people remaking it. But it certainly had to have been a shock for audiences at the time. Almost like looking into the future.

I'd give it 3.7 out of 5.

[Iroquois]

Under the Silver Lake - 3.5

does for film noir what Southland Tales did for sci-fi

[hell_storm2004]

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Love Letter (1995) - 6/10. A hammy romantic movie. The complete movie is set in the winter snow and it's delightful. The movie is slow paced and doesn't grab you. For what it's worth, the lead actress is to die for. Delish!

[this_is_the_ girl]

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El incidente (2014, Isaac Ezban)
3
Another low-budget sci-fi mindbender involving the concept of infinite loops, kinda like Nacho Vigalondo's Timecrimes but not quite as good imo. Definitely warrants multiple viewings to get it sorted in your head. I thought some aspects of it were pretty good, others not so much. What stood out to me the most was how effective this movie was in plunging the viewer into the creepy ugliness and misery and grotesqueness of being caught in a trap like that, compared to other similar films I've seen - some of the imagery was palpably uncomfortable on a subliminal level. On the downside, I didn't like the "explanation" sequence all that much - I mean I understand the intent but I wish it was done in a less obvious, blunt manner, plus it just flashed by at lightning speed without letting the viewer catch his breath for a second and absorb all the craziness being hurled his way. Overall, pretty decent, kudos for the concept and the effort, even though I didn't really fully grasp it. Definitely worth a watch if these type of flicks are up your alley.

[Captain Spaulding]

Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)

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I think a remake would actually do this movie alot of good if it was reworked a bit.


Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid - 1969

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It's a great flick but again I feel like it could be improve upon with the right people remaking it.

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[whereyouwatch]

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Bombshell. 2019


While I knew going in that it had mediocre reviews, it was truly an awful mess. Incredible actors, with a relevant subject matter about the me too movement - And spin it with a twist, which is that it's setting is Fox news. The problem is that one of main characters is made up (Margot Robbie) and somehow such an important and complex subject matter gets boiled down to a surface level story.

2/5

[MarkoP]

Moulin rouge 7/10

[Fabulous]

The Net (1995)

1

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[pahaK]

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

A somewhat lame and boring film that really tries to be hectic and fun, but rarely pulls it off. Harley is the only decent character in the film while all the birds are nothing more than dull cliches. Action isn't that good either. Is this really how women want their action films? Is the fact that all the protagonists are women the only thing that matters? I don't get it. Not a horrible movie but not that far above either.

2

[GulfportDoc]

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My House in Umbria (2003)

This is an absorbing drama/character study set in Italy starring the incomparable Maggie Smith. I'm not sure why, but the Brits do this type of film better than anybody.

Also starring Chris Cooper, Timothy Spall, and the then 11 year old Emmy Clarke, it's directed by Richard Loncraine on a teleplay by Hugh Whitmore based upon a novel by William Trevor.

Miss Delahunty (Smith) is a published romance novelist who lives her life similar to the romantic heroines she features in her books. She has purchased a lovely estate used as a pensione, set on beautiful grounds in Umbria, Italy. While on a shopping trip by train she is injured by a terrorists bomb, along with several other passengers in her car. Several are killed, and 3 require a place to convalesce from their injuries, so Miss Delahunty offers to have them roomed and boarded at her estate.

She develops a special motherly fondness for the young girl, and wants to have her stay on during her adolescence. The girl's uncle (Cooper) is presumed upon to take her back to America; the elderly passenger contemplates staying on; and the younger patient is suspected of being involved in the terrorist plot. There is plenty of interaction between the players, and the narrative skips along nicely leading to a gratifying ending.

Miss Smith is at the top of her talents in this film, winning a prime time Emmy, and a Golden Globe nomination. She has complete mastery of subtle nuances in her expressions, mannerisms, and voice. Cooper is always a favorite, but here he plays the thankless role of an emotionally distant uncle and confidant. Spall, as Delahunty's helper, confidant and rescuer from the past, turns in one of his patented near-perfect performances.

This is an HBO production, but it's a well done circumspect one, before they moved into more carnal and libertine subject matter. If you've missed this one, it would be worth your while to search it out.

Doc's rating: 9/10

[Fabulous]

Sometimes Always Never (2018)

2

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[Marco]

Interesting. I didn't see the dialog being a problem with this one at all. I found it emotionally exhausting, so I wouldn't watch it again, but

I do think back to that final scene at the grave often. What a perfect ending.




Interesting Posting style! Yeah, I thought the dialogue went from the profound to the melodramatic too quickly. The conversation between Frank and his wife in the diner a perfect example.

[neiba]

Watched MI 4, 5 and 6 yesterday and it looks like the found the balance the previous installements were missing!

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)

Some very solid action sequences. It bothered me that so many of those gadgets were failing. I get the point but I think it was overdone. Cruise also seemed a bit tired in some scenes and the age seems like it is catching up to him on this one.

3

Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015)

Rebecca Ferguson is a great addition to the cast, and the chemistry between the entire IMF team just grows from film to film. The opera scene is extremely well made and the motorbike speed chase is one of the most amazing action sequences in the whole series.

3.5

Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018)

Easily the best of the 6 films. It's notorious in all of them, but Cruise's dedication to his craft is beyond impressive! The last act is breathtaking and masterfully done!

4

[Marco]

Interesting Posting style! Yeah, I thought the dialogue went from the profound to the melodramatic too quickly. The conversation between Frank and his wife in the diner a perfect example.

Meant Freddy apologies.

[Stirchley]

61774

Re-watch (for the umpteenth time) of a movie classic. Thirty years old, but not dated in the least.

[pahaK]

Il portiere di notte (1974)
aka The Night Porter

For being advertised as the most controversial movie of its time, it was certainly disappointingly tame. It's still obviously a film that'll raise some eyebrows today, but that's just due to the topic (a relationship between a former concentration camp prisoner and one of the Nazis who ran the place). The film starts promising but once the leads get together it loses a lot of its steam. The whole side plot of the former Nazis trying to erase the evidence of their crimes derailed what could have been an interesting sexual character study. Annoyingly average.

2.5

[Stirchley]

⬆️ Would never describe The Night Porter as “tame”, but that’s just me.

[neiba]

Sunshine (2007)

I had such high expectations for this. The premise is very interesting and having Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans on the cast just made everything more promising.
Sadly, the movie pretty dies at the premise. It's always annoying when a Sci-Fi just comes up with a crazy concept and uses that as an excuse to do everything. It's just lazy. And I hate it when films try to pass themselves as scientifically informed and have things like sound in space. Besides, the whole tension and serious of events and misfortunes, happens for a ridiculous reason, that I can't take seriously.
Apart from that, it looks shallow and pretty boring.

2

[pahaK]

⬆️ Would never describe The Night Porter as “tame”, but that’s just me.

It may also be just me :D

[mark f]

Gaby Baby Doll (Sophie Letourneur, 2014) 2+ 5/10
Colewell (Tom Quinn, 2019) 3 5.5/10
The Gender Card Flip AKA Second Nature (Michael Cross, 2016) 2+ 5/10
The Invisible Man (Leigh Whannell, 2020) 3.5- 7/10
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Not too good to have somebody invisible breathing over your shoulder - maybe even moreso now.
Future '38 (Jamie Greenberg, 2017) 2.5.6/10
Hurley (Derek Dodge, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Summer Night (Joseph Cross, 2019) 2+ 5/10
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (Susan Lacy, 2018) 3.5 7/10
https://66.media.tumblr.com/d86cfa791dfc377b7b36d34d42a35682/tumblr_pdpzhnokWb1swrlk9o2_500.gifv
In at least five acts, Jane.
All These Small Moments Melissa B. Miller,,2018) 2.5 5.5/10
Birth of the Beatles (Richard Marquand, 1979) 3 6.5/10
Hearts of Fire (Richard Marquand, 1987) 2 5/10
Eye of the Needle (Richard Marquand, 1981) 3.5+ 7.5/10
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WWII spy thriller with the needle and the two eyes of Donald Sutherland.
The Final Storm (Uwe Boll, 2010) 2 5/10
Whale Music (Richard J. Lewis 1994) 2.5+ 6/10
The Daughters of Fire (Albertina Carri, 2018) 2 5/10
Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (Alberto De Martino [Martin Herbert], 1976) 2.5+ 6/10
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Ottawa detective Stuart Whitman seems to enjoy throwing transvestites around in search of his sister's murderer.
Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power (Nancy Lang & Peter Raymont, 2019) 3.5 7/10
Upside Down (Juan Solanase, 2010) 2.5 6/10
Texas Death Trippin' (Robbie Lopez, 2019) 1.5 4/10 Texas Trash Rating 6/10
Rampage (Uwe Boll, 2009) 2.5 6/10
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Young mechanic Brendan Fletcher snaps and takes out the citizens of his town in a Kevlar-armored suit.

[Hey Fredrick]

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2

Believe it or not but this is not a good film. It's one of the worst dubbed films ever which is actually one of the more endearing aspects of it. 95% of this movie is about a Manson like cult led by a guy named, get this, Satan. Why not? So Satan and his girl cult kill people and have sex and that's where most of the entertainment comes from. The kills look terrible, the sex is boring and everybody who is being killed (or doin' it huh-huh-huh-huh) sounds like Randy Marsh getting killed in WoW. Unfortunately, they put other "plot stuff" in which drags it down. Then in the final 10 minutes we find out *SPOILERS* that the entire thing was a movie in a movie. Everything we just watched was fake but....what's about to happen next is real. To quote Gertie in E.T. - "Gimme a break!" As the crew is wrapping up they decide to kill a girl "snuff" style. This is about a 5 minute scene and it looks a lot like Blood Feast was a major inspiration. There are a few giggles at the terrible dialogue, some LOL moments (like the girl snortin' some kind of drug through a straw and it sounds like she's at the end of her milkshake) but not enough to recommend.

[FromBeyond]

The Invisible Man

Somehow I knew from the poster the whole of this film was going to be one of those set in bland and beige rooms.. and it was.. even the invisible guy himself was bland... beige.

[movienex]

The last Star Wars movie ending was somewhat disappointing and kinda predictable. Am I the only one?

[John-Connor]

The Gentlemen (2019) 9/10 it reminds me of snatch,lock, stock and two smoking barrels and it has great casting especially hugh grant (love his old school movies) ,matthew mcConaughey (love his old school movies), colin farrell (love his old school movies) and loved michelle dockery shes one of my favorites from downtown abbey
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The Gentlemen 2019 Directed by Guy Ritchie

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4.5

[Jerewolf Jitsu]

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) :up:

[brandon77]

I became so busy with so many stuff last year so the last movie I watched is Endgame. It's a 9 for me!

[Gideon58]

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3

[Fabulous]

Big Miracle (2012)

2

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[matt72582]

George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvO7uO0S89s

[matt72582]

Gregory Peck: His Own Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3wPgAj3gOg

[Fabulous]

Suburbicon (2017)

2

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[pahaK]

El hoyo (2019)
aka The Platform

I watched this yesterday and I'm still a little unsure how to rate it. As a dystopian SciFi, it makes very little sense but then again it's more interested in its message anyway. The message itself isn't (fortunately) as unambiguous as I had expected; on the surface, it's the usual anti-capitalist and pro-socialist drivel that artists tend to make these days but I'm pretty sure there's more to it. It's more about human nature and how the failings of society is because of people (instead of the other way round); how the change and revolution may seem obvious to the people in the right position but the only way to spread your "truth" is through violence. There can be no equality and those on top will always piss on those below because it's human nature.

Sleeping on this raised my rating by half a popcorn.

3

[sawduck]

Let the Right One In
9/10
When a friend recommended this was i was hesitant because modern vampire movies are not particularly my favorite type of films but this movie really surprised me, the story is gripping, the atmosphere is incredibly tense and it is quite creepy. A little gem of a movie

[Fabulous]

While We're Young (2014)

2

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[Hey Fredrick]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fresizing.flixster.com%2FUgNGiRnE562pWLZYaygld_pj3wk%3D%2F206x305%2Fv1.bTsxMTYxNDQ5M ztqOzE4MDg5OzEyMDA7NzY4OzEwMjQ&f=1&nofb=1
4

This was a lot of fun. A samurai helps a group of 9 save their save their kidnapped leader from a revolt. At times very funny, exciting and just good.

[Daniel M]

Charade (Stanley Donen, 1963) 3.5

Aside from the opening sequences which seem strangely shot as if they were done afterwards, this film is a very fun murder mystery, with plenty of twists and turns, strong performances and lots of humour.

Three Colours: Blue (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993) 3

Well constructed film with a strong central performance, moving at times but not as powerful overall as I wanted it to be.

Uncut Gems (Benny Safdie & Joshua Safdie, 2019) 3.5

Style matching content perfectly, with the cinematography, editing and performances bringing a real energy that plunges you into the adrenaline filled lives of people enduring addiction.

1917 (Sam Mendes, 2019) 1.5

Went to the cinema to see this and was extremely disappointed. It felt like a video game to me, or an obstacle course. Everything seemed extremely contrived to the point of annoyance, deliberately dictated to sit around the one huge stylistic choice they made. Didn't move me at all.

Horse Feathers (Norman Z. McLeod, 1932) 3

A funny Marx Brothers film that I enjoyed, but not as much as some of their other stuff that I've seen so far.

Carnage (Roman Polanski, 2011) 3

Very interesting little film that is effectively a stage play relying on the four actors. They deliver their roles very well, and I found myself laughing quite a lot.

The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006) [rewatch] 4.5

When I watched this years ago I liked it but not too much, I think I saw it advertised on TV as a horror film so was confused by the strange humour. I wanted to revisit it as I love everything else from Bong, and I'm glad I did. This time the combination of genre horror elements with his sense of humour worked perfectly for me. What a great filmmaker.

Oh, Woe Is Me (Jean-Luc Godard, 1993) 4.5

I think that I have enjoyed every post 60s Godard film very much. This is a difficult film at times, but very rewarding. Lots to take in on a first viewing but absolutely fascinating to see Godard once again play around with the construction of cinema and in particular its relation to text and literature. I was particularly blown away by the use of colour and shot compositions in certain frames, which although quite simplistic and minimalistic manage to be extremely rich and powerful. I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but for me personally Godard is possibly the most rewarding filmmaker ever. Challenging for sure, but I find myself immersed with his creativity in a way that is always gripping and leaves me thinking for days afterwards.

Our Town (Yūzō Kawashima, 1956) 4

My first film from a Japanese director I had never heard of before, but who certainly looks like a very strong filmmaker. This affectionate tale of a stubborn man who seems to inflict suffering upon all close to him, is extremely well constructed and manages to efficienticlly show the passing of time across decades in Japan. In many ways it reminded me of a John Ford Western, with the conservative individual having to cope with the ever changing landscape around him, focussing on values such as family and work.

Kiki's Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989) 3.5

This film lacks some of the ambition and subtext of the other Miyazaki films that I've seen, which seem to be filled with either more sadness, cynicism or even political messages, but wholly succeeds in being a heartwarming small story of a young girl finding her place in the world. Wonderful animation.

George Washington (David Gordon Green, 2000) 3

For a first feature film, the direction is handled with a lot of confidence using cinematography techniques reminiscent of early Malick and even mimicking the dreamlike voiceover from Badlands. The performances at the heart of the story make it an enjoyable and enduring tale, better than some of the more well-known coming of age stories that I can find too sentimental or overdone.

The Mystery of Picasso (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956) 4

A fascinating documentary that sees cool camera techniques employed that allow us to watch the construction of some of Picasso's paintings. As the film progresses it gets more playful, in particular with the passage of time, colour and techniques Picasso uses. A very worthwhile watch for anyone interested in his artwork.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Park Chan-wook, 2002) 2

As a fan of Oldboy and more recently The Handmaiden I was looking forward to this film but was quite disappointed. It ironically lacks any sympathetic characters, and never manages to find a rhythm to connect the story in a cathartic way. Each violent scene seems to be there more for shock, rather than belonging to a connected whole. The second half in particular felt flat to me.

About Schmidt (Alexander Payne, 2002) 3

From my previous watches of Payne's film I have found the director to be quite hit and miss, but Nebraska is my favourite film of his and I thought this looked kind of similar so decided to check it out. Whilst I couldn't fall in love with it in the same way, I found this film to be very funny in parts and enjoyed Jack Nicholson's performance. The narrative with him sending off letters worked very well as a storytelling device and a way to bring humour to stitch the tale together.

Masculin Féminin (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966) 4

Probably the most well known 60s film from Godard that I hadn't yet seen, and this is full of stuff that I liked and found interesting. You can see that he is starting to play around with various different techniques, nothing too radical but the film works almost like a documentary and he looks at different ways of documenting thoughts and feelings from various character. Godard always seems interested in sex, cinema and politics, and often how they all work together. I often find his films express feelings of sadness and frustration, at cinema and at the world. Here it seems no different, with the camera capturing how certain characters are disconnected from a lot of what surrounds them in the world.

The Wild Goose Lake (Diao Yi'nan, 2019) 2.5

The first half of this film I enjoyed, very stylish with great use of colours to create compositions and environments that really captured the characters well. It starts with flashbacks, in traditional noir style, but once the flashbacks end and we get to present time I feel the film loses its mysterious style and suspense and becomes more of a chase film.

Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990) 3

Very strong performances in the film with a story that's interesting and suspenseful, but not much more past that. Reiner seems uninteresting in doing anything special with the camera, or elevating this past being a standard film. When I think of my favourite horrors I think of Psycho and The Shining which share similar elements but make much better use of various cinematic elements to tell their stories.

Autumn Sonata (Ingmar Bergman, 1978) 4.5

One of, if not the most minimalistic of Bergman's films that I have seen so far, the film hinges on the two central performances that are absolutely magnificent. Two of the best performances I have seen, through their conversations Bergman builds up to a fairly explosive ending that reveals lifetimes of hurt and possibly regret. As a director Bergman is fabulous when it comes to showing the passing of time and capturing human emotions.

[doubledenim]

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Big Time Adolescence (2020)
(https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2076868#post2076868)



Gangstas don't dance, we boogie.




rating_3

[Stirchley]

61898

Had no idea what to expect from this movie written & directed by Jonah Hill.

Turns out to be excellent. Every other word is an eff-bomb, but that’s okay. Many non-actors who do very well in their rôles. The very young lead actor, Sunny Suljic, has a very bright future ahead of him in the movies.

[Daniel M]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/52/d1/d752d1fafb7ce7b6eb1532fde2794319.jpg

Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978) 4

What better time to finally watch this horror classic than now? I had high expectations for this and it lived up to them and more, it's a film that has everything you would want from a horror film, plenty of action and gore, with great energy and suspense in all the right places. There's a great feel about these Seventies films, I was thinking about Assault on Precinct 13 a lot, and both films seem to take a lot from Rio Bravo. Love the effects and the distinctive rich film colours. You can see why this is considered as one of the best in the genre.

[HashtagBrownies]

61909
3.5

Note to WW2 Allies: If you want to look like the good guys, maybe DON'T name your dog a racial slur!

[Stirchley]

⬆️ Unfortunate name for the dog, but way different times.

LOVE this movie. Best theme song ever.

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[pahaK]

Meek's Cutoff (2010)

I'm pretty sure that Kelly Reichardt (and her fans) would disagree but in my opinion Meek's Cutoff feels as lost as its settlers. It looks good and has glimpses of a great atmosphere but it doesn't know what to do with its pieces. Half of the film is shots of people walking and with quite a few characters it doesn't have time to flesh out any of them. It builds up like it wants to be horror (or at least mystery) but never dares to go there either (like a handicapped Picnic at Hanging Rock). It's a decent film but irritating in its wasted potential.

2.5

[Fabulous]

Gold (2016)

2

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[mark f]

The Occupant (Àlex Pastor & David Pastor, 2020) 2.5 6/10
The Gentlemen (Guy Ritchie, 2019) 3 6.5/10
Shadow Boxing (Ryan Taylor Lopez, 2016) 2.5 6/10
Cats (Tom Hooper, 2019) 2 5/10
https://media.giphy.com/media/hqVBtxCnX3OK3zLS0J/giphy.gif
More boring and a downer than a complete bomb.
The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (Kathleen Collins, 1980) 2.5 6/10
The Way Back (Gavin O'Connor, 2020) 3-.6.5/10
Blood Ink (Irin Iroc Daniels, 2018) 2- 5/10
Bruce Lee and the Outlaw (Joost Vandebrug, 2018) 2.5 6/10
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2vOn0C9p2gs/sddefault.jpg#404_is_fine
One of those Bruce Lees made the Bandit who he is.
Graves Without a Name (Robbie Lopez, 2018) 3- 6.5/10
Ultras (Francesco Lettieri, 2020) 2.5 6/10
Mommy Group Murder (Nick Everhart, 2018) 2 5/10
Three Wishes for Cinderella (Václav Vorlíček, 1973) 2.5+ 6/10
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Cute Czech version of the fairy tale.
Bloodshot (David S. F. Wilson. 2020) 2.5 6/10
Snuff (3 Snuff Directors, 1975) 1.5 4/10
Der Havarist AKA The Shipwrecker (Wolf-Eckart Bühler, 1984) 2.5 6/10
Crip Camp (Nicole Newnham & James Lebrecht, 2020) 3.5 7/10
https://la.epeak.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Crip-Camp-Review-Netflix-Documentary-Is-Eye-Opening-Inspiring-600x200.jpg
Incredible saga of who and what it took to get the Americans with Disabilities Act passed.
Caniba (Verena Parave & Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2017) 2+ 5/10
The Bygone (Graham Phillips & Parker Phillips, 2019) 2.5 6/10
Dillinger and Capone (Jon Purdy, 1995) 2+ 5/10
Stranger at My Door (William Witney, 1956) 2.5 6/10
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WEjgSUkzsGw/V_s0K2nRcbI/AAAAAAAA9ag/1RG3f87VezoPhNPvwms3KK-pwizLzAdVQCLcB/s1600/StrangerAtMyDoor3.jpg
Bank robber Skip Homeier becomes an idol to the son (Stephen Wootton) of preacher Macdonald Carey who prays to save the man even though the preacher's wife (Patricia Medina) can't do that.

[FromBeyond]

The Hunt 2020

2.5

Togo 2019

3

Come To Daddy 2019

3.5

[Neesonfan]

The Foreigner, 9/10. Brosnan's performance really impressed me, and it's currently my fave Campbell movie.

[Stirchley]

Meek's Cutoff (2010)

Seen it twice; I like it a lot.

[hell_storm2004]

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Deadly Manor (1990) - 5/10. Kinda started this B movie watching stuff during the quarantine. B movies and work!


Found this on a Fire TV app Halloween Flix. It was not bad. Just not that much sleaze. So a little disappointed. The motive is tame. Bad acting galore. But still alright.

[hell_storm2004]

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Safeword (2011) - 2/10. This was a load of rubbish. A confusing plot. Bad editing. Bad acting (although the lead actress was not bad). Didn't understand a word of the movie. Maybe I was more focused on my work, but still garbage.

[matt72582]

The Red Menace - 6/10
I'm always interested in subversive, propaganda, radical, extreme ideological movies. This isn't too bad. 87 minutes long. Anti-communist film.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/The_Red_Menace_FilmPoster.jpeg

[pablo]

Platoon - 10/10
Videodrome - 8/10
Whiplash - 9/10

[Gideon58]

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[neiba]

Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh, 1996)

I always thought the dream of every cinephile should be finding their soul-mate director. That director who would make films like they were dedicated to oneself, even if the stories were far away from any personal experience one might have.

I think I found mine.

Secrets & Lies was the first movie in a long time that made me wante to write a proper review about it. Maybe I'll do it one of these days, but for now I don't really know where to start. Everything here is so painfully real and perfectly done. The cast, the soundtrack, the script, the cinematography... It's like we're spying the lives of real persons, because noone is acting, they're all living.

Every actor involved here was hand picked and perfect for the roles each one of them have, but Brenda Blethyn is just too amazing not to be mentioned. What a perfomance! She had me breaking out in tears each time she was on screen.

Then the soundtrack just says Mike Leigh all over it. It involves you, it propels the action without ever being distracting and it just makes you sit till the end of the credits listening to it cause it feels like the story isn't over.

The script is, as with all the other Mike Leigh films, impeccable. Funny without ever being comical, dramatic without pushing it and so so realistic.

I don't have a thing in common with any of these characters, but still I felt so related to the story and to the way this film was built. Well done, Mr. Leigh!

4 -

[Raven73]

Naked

7/10.
If you liked Groundhog Day, you'll probably enjoy this too.
Some laugh-out-loud moments.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Naked_%282017_film%29_poster.jpg

[pahaK]

Underwater (2020)

I wasn't expecting much from this PG-13 horror that's been quite a while in production (apparently it was shot three years ago). So to find out it's pretty decent Alien rip-off with Lovecraftian vibes was a pleasant surprise. A well-done old school monster film with Cthulhu and scantily dressed Kristen Stewart is quite decent entertainment.

3.5

[Neesonfan]

Along Came a Spider: 10/10. Movie prob works best the less one knows about it. I'll just say it's a damn impressive kidnapping thriller from the guy that did Die Another Day, a Bond film that I really enjoy (controversial opinion, but whatever).

[Zotis]

https://www.vintagemovieposters.de/bilder/2012122713384843055_supersize.jpg

Basic Instict (1992) Thriller/Mystery/Drama

3

[Jerewolf Jitsu]

https://altafricacom.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/transfiguration_quad_updated4-800x600.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1

:up:

[Daniel M]

https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/manhattan.jpg?w=768

Manhattan (Woody Allen, 1979) 2.5

Well made, lovely cinematography, lots of funny moments... but there is no getting away from Woody Allen the person being an absolute creep, and his character in this being the same, and extremely unlikeable and annoying in other ways too. Whether or not he has committed any crimes, he is still clearly a very unsavoury and creepy person. The romance in the film is a 42 and 17 year old yet everyone seems okay with it, and it seems it was based on his real life relationships with teenagers. He seems obsessed with sex, sure most men are, but because he's a famous comedian/writer he's been able to make crass comments and remarks his whole life and people haven't really thought about it where as if your ordinary man made these comments or did the things he did they would looked down on. It really baffles me, crimes or not, how people have accepted his behaviour and relationships, I'm not sure even before recent movements that what he has done would ever be okay.

I do like some of his other films I have seen too, but this one I found his personal character impossible to divide from the film character, and I struggled to see what he was trying to say about his actions, it seemed muddled. Maybe that was the point. I enjoyed the final lines.

[matt72582]

Sweet Sixteen - 6.5/10
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/Sweet_sixteen_film.jpg

[Stirchley]

61898

I liked this movie so much I watched it again today.

[Gideon58]

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4

[Hey Fredrick]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.pP7NUD8CObKxmDsQa2hLqwAAAA%26pid%3DApi&f=1
3.5

Didn't know anything about the Orpheus story so this was interesting. Some parts of it I really liked, some parts were kind of slow but overall pretty good.

[pahaK]

La Marca del Demonio (2020)
aka Mark of the Devil

A Mexican horror about demonic possessions and stuff. I really wanted to like this more because it has lots of similar ideas that I've been messing with. The intro is quite nice but once the film moves to the present, it's just too sloppy and fails to keep up the nice atmosphere set in the beginning. The Cthulhu connection came as a surprise but I'm not so sure it fits the story. Kinda cool to see others have similar ideas, though, even if the result is far from convincing.

2

[Stirchley]

61998

Delightful.

[Fabulous]

Wimbledon (2004)

2

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/jO9m4X4ztVJAfdm36MUnHFFWVLL.jpg

[Redwell]

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) (Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer) ★★★★☆

https://i.imgur.com/7Lh7RSh.jpg

Not being particularly religious or nationalistic, most of this movie made me think about mental illness in the court of law. While that buries the heroic element essential to the tale of Joan of Arc, Dreyer's vision centers around the tragedy inherent to the martyrdom. Indeed, while a post-script recognizes the victory foretold, the final scenes are of mayhem and bloodshed. Whereas Joan begins the film in a glassy eyed state of grace, her angelic glow slowly dims leaving her vulnerable and suffering. Her brief hesitation in the face of a painful death only makes her final acceptance of it more powerful. Maybe some read this as inspiring, but I just felt depressed. That enlightened stare of Joan came off as manic to me.

There were three images in this film I found particularly striking. The first was the unpictured gravedigger throwing up a skull from the ground to make room for Joan should she fail to confess. I found it darkly humorous how even the endless depths of the earth were not room enough for the body count the court was mounting. The second image were the birds gathering to see Joan's sacrifice. If I'm not mistaken, Dreyer cleverly plays the footage of birds leaving the steeple in reverse to attain the effect. Finally, the footage of the babe unsuckling his mother's breast to recognize Joan's deed. Both of these last two really sell the validity of Joan's divine claims setting the stage for the aftermath.

I watched with the what I believe to be Mie Yana****a's score; a lovely piano piece without vocals. It wasn't intrusive at all as I feel pieces with entire orchestras or modern instrumentation or singing can be.

[matt72582]

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) (Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer) ★★★★☆

https://i.imgur.com/7Lh7RSh.jpg

Not being particularly religious or nationalistic, most of this movie made me think about mental illness in the court of law. While that buries the heroic element essential to the tale of Joan of Arc, Dreyer's vision centers around the tragedy inherent to the martyrdom. Indeed, while a post-script recognizes the victory foretold, the final scenes are of mayhem and bloodshed. Whereas Joan begins the film in a glassy eyed state of grace, her angelic glow slowly dims leaving her vulnerable and suffering. Her brief hesitation in the face of a painful death only makes her final acceptance of it more powerful. Maybe some read this as inspiring, but I just felt depressed. That enlightened stare of Joan came off as manic to me.

There were three images in this film I found particularly striking. The first was the unpictured gravedigger throwing up a skull from the ground to make room for Joan should she fail to confess. I found it darkly humorous how even the endless depths of the earth were not room enough for the body count the court was mounting. The second image were the birds gathering to see Joan's sacrifice. If I'm not mistaken, Dreyer cleverly plays the footage of birds leaving the steeple in reverse to attain the effect. Finally, the footage of the babe unsuckling his mother's breast to recognize Joan's deed. Both of these last two really sell the validity of Joan's divine claims setting the stage for the aftermath.

I watched with the what I believe to be Mie Yana****a's score; a lovely piano piece without vocals. It wasn't intrusive at all as I feel pieces with entire orchestras or modern instrumentation or singing can be.


Nice seeing you, Redwell! :)

[hell_storm2004]

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Slumber Party Massacre (1982) - 4/10. As far as slasher movies go, this was just stupid. I mean most slasher movies are dumb. But this was annoyingly dumb. People walking off alone, running away, when clobbering is the right option. This and that. The kills were not grizzly enough. Not sure if there is an uncut version out there. But not interested in revisiting even if I do find it. Just copious amounts of nudity at the start then just make hay in the 80s slasher movie sunshine.

[hell_storm2004]

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.357 Six Bullets for Revenge (2013) - 2.5/10. Just rubbish. Low budget, bad acting, bad CG. Run of the mill plot like Kill Bill. Felt like they hired pornstars to do some acting. There was a scene when a bad guy was standing there, waiting for the gun to pointed at him, so that he could wiggle a little bit and fall dead. That was hilarious.

[chawhee]

Butterfly Effect (2004)
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5
I feel stupid giving this movie such a high rating, because it's definitely flawed. But it still keeps my mind and heart racing with how they executed this age-old concept. The different endings between the theatrical cut and director's cut are worth watching to those who may have missed them.

[Tyler1]

That enlightened stare of Joan came off as manic to me.


You are absolutely right to recognize that the stare is simultaneously enlightened and manic - the central concerns of The Passion. Joan's face of pain and face of ecstasy are often indistinguishable. That's why according to religious accounts, the light of angels is not just beautiful and pleasant but also equally terrifying sight to behold. I can't help but be reminded of Bataille's fascination with the image of the face of a prisoner being tortured to death. The most radical forms of art are almost transcendent in nature - they are not reasoned or described conceptually but first encountered as "limit experiences".

https://intertheory.org/jorgensen_files/image006.jpg

[JoaoRodrigues]

What dah f%ck is that picture of? I'm not even going to say wtf I think it is. Is that a female?

[MovieGal]

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The Karate Kid II
1986
3.5/5

[tgm1024]

Butterfly Effect (2004)
rating_5
I feel stupid giving this movie such a high rating, because it's definitely flawed. But it still keeps my mind and heart racing with how they executed this age-old concept. The different endings between the theatrical cut and director's cut are worth watching to those who may have missed them.


To me the movie fell from the prison/stigmata concept at the end.

It was as if the writers decided that they couldn't figure out a way to get him out of prison, so they had to toss the entire premise of causality aside; the premise that they worked so hard to establish the rules of the entire film.

There would be no way that the prisoner would see the hand wounds "suddenly appear out of nowhere". He would have entered the prison with them.

I still liked it on whole though---just wish it didn't have that concept-clobbering at the end.

[Neesonfan]

Kate & Leopold (rewatch), 9/10. Really entertaining rom-com involving time-travel, Jackman is really funny here.

[this_is_the_ girl]

http://i.imgur.com/rlXGdmv.jpg
Kids Return (1996, Takeshi Kitano)
4
Kitano's first film after recovery from a motorcycle accident, Kids Return is a beautifully low-key, understated, episodic but ultimately very lyrical affair. It doesn't hit you over the head with overblown dramatism or mindblowing plot twists - instead, it tells a very predictable, almost boring story, set to a quintessentially '90s soundtrack, about two delinquent high school misfits hanging out together, drifting apart and going separate ways in life, ending in failure and going back to square one. While not super intricately woven or particularly compelling or profound, the film has a simple, heartfelt story at its core, and is shot and edited with an unobtrusive, mundane elegance that paints life as a series of fleeting snapshots - bittersweet, awkward, comedic, trivial, as life mostly is.

[cricket]

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

2.5

https://www.filmneweurope.com/media/k2/items/cache/655a72fe6a78230b11aca0500621977b_XL.jpg

I like the concept and it's very well made. I like Scarlett, Rockwell, and Rebel Wilson, and I had a few chuckles. It's just too whimsical for my taste.

[hell_storm2004]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRBagQSTuXqICT5aYVUpkeHuTkWp7tAhLnOMvjOIm-XPRAl0j9U

Dwitiyo Purush (Second Man) (2020) - 6/10. The story isn't that tight. Just bad writing. The acting and all were just alright. Kind of suffers the same fate as so many sequels do. So not surprised there. Could have been a lot better. Disappointed.

[FromBeyond]

Time Trap (2017)

Really enjoyed this low budget sci fi film,I was feeling a little bored in the middle but then it really kicks off and just keeps giving you one wtf moment after the next, if you liked the movie Coherence 2013 you'll like this too I think

4

[Marco]

Disconnect (2012)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Disconnect_poster.jpg

Ensemble film about people who are disconnected via social media and modern technology in general. Moreso about the consequences. It was really watcheable even in the links were a bit hard to believe. Great performances all round. It will never hit all bases but the Alexander Skarsgård rang very true.
3

[Fabulous]

You've Got Mail (1998)

2

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