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Forum: General Movie Discussion 14 hours ago
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A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
I always remembered and quoted it as: Gene...

I always remembered and quoted it as:
Gene Okerlund: Steroids aren't used in wrestling anymore.
Jesse Ventura: ...Or any less


That's the one misremembered joke that stuck in my memory all...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 178
‘The Holdovers’ Accused of Plagiarism by ‘Luca’ Screenwriter
Posted By Little Ash
Unrelated to the immediate topic at hand. I'm not...

Unrelated to the immediate topic at hand. I'm not sure why you aren't using the quote tag functionality of the site (my immediate guess is just not seeing the reply icon), but if you hit reply above...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 349
The MoFo 1990s Countdown pt II - Preliminary Thread
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo 1990s Countdown pt II - Preliminary Thread

Ballot submitted. My pool of movies I was decided through was 41 (though 1 of those was the ineligible Beau Travail). The bottom 30 felt a bit like just tossing them up in the air for deciding how to...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago
Replies: 80
Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever
Posted By Little Ash
That was generally my recollection from my...

That was generally my recollection from my teenage viewing, though maybe without the clause, "one of the most". I decided to re-watch it recently to see if I missed something as a teenager and my...
Forum: Movie Questions 6 days ago
Replies: 5
Answered: Clip with a Hindu supernatural being.
Posted By Little Ash
Satyajit Ray was honored by the Academy in 1992...

Satyajit Ray was honored by the Academy in 1992 for his lifetime of work with an honorary award, and his first film was in the 50s, so lots of black and white there.
His films I've seen mostly...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 12
Anora - plagiarism accusation
Posted By Little Ash
Maybe there's a lot more in what she thinks is...

Maybe there's a lot more in what she thinks is similar, but all she offered is, "a stripper named Annie getting mixed up with the Russian Mafia," (and in Anora, it's a Russian plutocrat, not actually...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 191
Franchises: A Controversial Conclusion
Posted By Little Ash
I haven't seen the 1977 nor the 2023 version of...

I haven't seen the 1977 nor the 2023 version of Nosferatu... actually, I think I was only vaguely aware the 2023 existed after watching Eggers, and the 1977 I had to go to wiki to find out what you...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 23
Does anyone buy tickets at the theater anymore?
Posted By Little Ash
I'm a mix. It depends on the venue (there was...

I'm a mix. It depends on the venue (there was repertory organization that didn't have an online service fee), if it's part of package of films that I'm buying together at a discount, and for those...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 weeks ago
Replies: 191
Franchises: A Controversial Conclusion
Posted By Little Ash
Strong disagree on considering remakes of movies...

Strong disagree on considering remakes of movies that are based on other material to not be remakes.*

I mean, okay, The Thing is one people do argue about, so if someone said they don't consider...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 weeks ago
Replies: 191
Franchises: A Controversial Conclusion
Posted By Little Ash
There was a run of notable sci-fi/horror remakes...

There was a run of notable sci-fi/horror remakes from that era that people look back to as being great movies, starting with Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but continuing with The Thing and The Fly....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 weeks ago
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A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
Yeah, as I'm remembering them more, Drop of Water...

Yeah, as I'm remembering them more, Drop of Water was also a solid segment, though I think I preferred the Karloff segment more. I will concur, the giallo segment one with the phone was the big...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 weeks ago
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
I saw Black Sabbath a few years ago, finally, for...

I saw Black Sabbath a few years ago, finally, for the first time and thought the Karloff segment was solid, even if I wished I could have gotten Karloff's voice, so in English, instead of dubbed. It...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 weeks ago
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A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
I just think how it came out in 2003 and.... ...

I just think how it came out in 2003 and....


Adaptation. came out in 2002 and it had lines making fun of such a plot hole.

Donald Kaufman: I'm putting in a chase sequence. So the killer flees...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 weeks ago
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A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
Heart Eyes - Rom-com, slasher-parody. Watchable,...

Heart Eyes - Rom-com, slasher-parody. Watchable, but not one I'd recommend anyone to rush out to see.

Companion - The trailer would lead you to believe this was some type of thriller. It starts...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-13-25
Replies: 12
Vampire's Kiss (1989) What was the point? (Some spoilers)
Posted By Little Ash
Re: Vampire's Kiss (1989) What was the point? (Some spoilers)

If anyone were to ask me to summarize Vampire's Kiss I'd say it's basically George Romero's Martin mixed with American Psycho, leaning into the darkly comical, satirical nature of the latter rather...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-12-25
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
I like Re-Animator and From Beyond more, but...

I like Re-Animator and From Beyond more, but Dolls has a fun, something to show to slightly older kids (like crossover between kids to tweens) around Halloween, scary stories to tell in the dark kind...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-12-25
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
Yes. It's also what would probably constitute as...

Yes. It's also what would probably constitute as a Wooley October movie.
Replies: 11
Movie marathon tips
Posted By Little Ash
So the original post said Jan 31st. I'm assuming...

So the original post said Jan 31st. I'm assuming that means it's already happened, so are any further ideas then moot?

ETA: though most of my ideas would have been preceded by questions first....
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-10-25
Replies: 386
Back to the 90s!
Posted By Little Ash
I recently heard Tremors referred to as "a 5 star...

I recently heard Tremors referred to as "a 5 star 3 star movie," and that does seem about right. It can't transcend being a 3 or 3.5 star movie, but it is kind of the best kind of fun, 3 star movie...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-03-25
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
With a title like The Hidden, I thought everyone...

With a title like The Hidden, I thought everyone already knew about it. It's great, lots of fun, good concept, Kyle Maclachlan.
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-03-25
Replies: 15
I watched Emilia Perez....
Posted By Little Ash
I don't really follow Oscar races, but I'm a...

I don't really follow Oscar races, but I'm a little surprised Anora isn't the favorite given how much people seemed to enjoy the act of watching the movie. Granted, if my train of thought on these...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-03-25
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
Expectations matter a lot. The First Omen, I came...

Expectations matter a lot. The First Omen, I came late to, but heard, "this is unexpectedly good." I mean, it had serious flaws, but if I hadn't heard that take, I will would have avoided it with the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-03-25
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
ANoES 2 is kind of an odd one in the series,...

ANoES 2 is kind of an odd one in the series, feeling more like a demonic possession movie, like Amityville II. I don't have any background knowledge on why it is the way it is, but I'd guess being...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-02-25
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
I do feel like in my pushback on interpreting it...

I do feel like in my pushback on interpreting it strictly about as a repression of Ellen's sexuality, I probably underplayed the complexity of how her sexuality/sexual expression becomes intertwined...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-02-25
Replies: 8,914
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
While my initial thoughts were she was a...

While my initial thoughts were she was a sacrifice, I realized on second watch it looked like they were using her to find the coffin of "a vampire" (on second watch, it became more clear that the...