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Forum: Movie Reviews 02-10-23
Replies: 5,844
The MoFo Top 100 of the 2010s Countdown
Posted By Slentert
Thank you @SpelingError...

Thank you @SpelingError (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=91134) for hosting!




My personal top 25 looked like this btw:


1. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
2. Mad Max:...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-18-22
Replies: 3,900
The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown
Posted By Slentert
Re: The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown

My ballot


1. My Man Godfrey (1936)
2. Mars Attacks! (1996)
3. After Hours (1985)
4. Harold and Maude (1971)
5. Little Murders (1971)
6. The Apartment (1960)
7. The Nice Guys (2016)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-27-22
Replies: 7,509
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Slentert
To be honest, no Strickland film would ever be my...

To be honest, no Strickland film would ever be my immediate go-to when recommending something to my non-film buff friends. Though I would pick this sooner than let's say In Fabric, but certainly...
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-27-22
Replies: 3,900
The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown
Posted By Slentert
"It's the picture everyone will want to see!" and...

"It's the picture everyone will want to see!" and then it flopped... :p:D:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W_B10VbYjI


Of course its flopping wasn't really the movie's fault. At the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-27-22
Replies: 3,900
The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown
Posted By Slentert
Re: The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown

Surprised to see that To Be Or Not To Be seems to come out of left field for so many, (without judgment of course) where in my personal bubble the movie is as big and essential as let's say a The Big...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-27-22
Replies: 7,509
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Slentert
If I had to use one word to describe it, that...

If I had to use one word to describe it, that word would be "undeniable". It's the kind of movie that has to be seen to be believed. Not a great one to watch when having a headache though (when I saw...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-27-22
Replies: 7,509
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Slentert
I loved it. Strickland is moving more and more...

I loved it. Strickland is moving more and more towards comedy in his most recent work. This exploration of a non-existant sub-subculture was great.
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-27-22
Replies: 3,900
The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown
Posted By Slentert
Re: The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown

Today's entries are both great classic Hollywood comedies. Both of them nearly made my personal ballot, but other movies by the same directors got the slight edge (to be fair, I could have filled at...
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-25-22
Replies: 3,900
The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown
Posted By Slentert
Re: The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown

Alright, a quick personal rundown of the list so far:


Rejected was my one-pointer, despite not having been aware of the Movie Forums tradition involving those. Of all the movies on my list,...
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-13-22
Replies: 824
The MOFO Preliminary Discussion of the Top 100 Comedies
Posted By Slentert
https://i.imgur.com/LsuofYz.jpg:large I'm...

https://i.imgur.com/LsuofYz.jpg:large


I'm sure this will crack the top 10 at the very least?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-11-22
Replies: 38
Is there any movies where the protagonist is an adult virgin?
Posted By Slentert
Re: Is there any movies where the protagonist is an adult virgin?

Isabelle Hupert plays an adult virgin in Amateur (1994). Her character is a former nun who recently turned pornographic writer.
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-10-22
Replies: 824
The MOFO Preliminary Discussion of the Top 100 Comedies
Posted By Slentert
Two days after the ballots ended, I watched The...

Two days after the ballots ended, I watched The Palm Beach Story (1942) for the first time. If I had seen it earlier, it would have definitely made my top 25.


I considered putting Robocop (1987)...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-09-22
Replies: 81,536
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Slentert
One of my absolute favorite movies of all time....

One of my absolute favorite movies of all time. But I agree with your comment on the tooth scene, it never really made much sense to me. Otherwise, I absolutely adore the Toothie character, she's...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-09-22
Replies: 81,536
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Slentert
I sadly missed this one when it (briefly) played...

I sadly missed this one when it (briefly) played in theaters here. I'm gonna rest it soon cause I'm really looking forward to it!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-09-22
Replies: 7,509
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Slentert
Re: A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcram

I caught a repertory screening of In The Mouth of Madness a month or two ago, it was my first time seeing it and when watching it with a crowd, it was a total blast.
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-08-22
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-01-22
Replies: 824
The MOFO Preliminary Discussion of the Top 100 Comedies
Posted By Slentert
For me, all of the movies on my ballot I watched...

For me, all of the movies on my ballot I watched for the first time in my teens, but also only 3 movies came out AFTER I was born. :p
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-01-22
Replies: 24
A Noob's Journey through Cinema
Posted By Slentert
I mean, that is fair point. I would argue you can...

I mean, that is fair point. I would argue you can still have a more "passive" lead character that is still fully fleshed out. But then, again, I don't want to sound too negative about this movie that...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-31-22
Replies: 24
A Noob's Journey through Cinema
Posted By Slentert
Re: A Noob's Journey through Cinema

Little Ash



No it was an actual "so bad it's good" series that they ran at the time. Other movies they were playing were Plan 9 from Outer Space (obviously) and Reefer Madness.

ScarletLion...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-31-22
Replies: 24
A Noob's Journey through Cinema
Posted By Slentert
Re: A Noob's Journey through Cinema

Saw Lamberto Bava's DEMONS (1985)* at the Cinematek last night. It was playing in their current "so bad it's good!" series, which, initially, knowing how beloved this movie is by many of my horror...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-31-22
Replies: 24
A Noob's Journey through Cinema
Posted By Slentert
Re: A Noob's Journey through Cinema

Eternals (2021, Chloé Zhao)

A lot of recent Marvel output seems to just be a collection of rushed, shapeless scenes, and this takes the cake with spending its first act on rapid exposition and...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-31-22
Replies: 24
A Noob's Journey through Cinema
Posted By Slentert
Re: A Noob's Journey through Cinema

The Worst Person in the World (2021, Joachim Trier)



Not "bad" in any orthodox way, but so indistinguishable from hundreds of other movies and tv shows like it, I'm surprised this made such...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-31-22
Replies: 24
A Noob's Journey through Cinema
Posted By Slentert
Re: A Noob's Journey through Cinema

Crimes of the Future (2022, David Cronenberg)



In a sense, a fairly typical late-stage career movie for a canonical director. Cronenberg reminisces (more so than he really explores) on the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-30-22
Replies: 824
The MOFO Preliminary Discussion of the Top 100 Comedies
Posted By Slentert
Re: The MOFO Preliminary Discussion of the Top 100 Comedies

Since everyone is posting stats...


1920s (1)
1930s (2)
1940s (2)
1950s (0)
1960s (1)
1970s (4)
1980s (4)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-30-21
Replies: 3,102
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By Slentert
Oh, I know you well enough you aren't some grumpy...

Oh, I know you well enough you aren't some grumpy old fart at all (nor did your post give that impression in any way) and I think your concerns are legitimate, I just wanted to counter it with that I...