Rate The Last Movie You Saw

The first time I saw Near Dark I loved it. I thought, wow, a refreshing take on vampires with a lot of throwbacks to the more classical portrayal. Gritty, dark, violent, and yet also very human and relatable. In terms of acting I can't reallyt see any flaws. You didn't like the acting? I would actually be intersted in hearing a little more on this. Why didn't you like the acting, or which actors in particular did you feel had weak performances? I'm more surprised by you, because I thought this would be a movie up your alley based on other stuff you like. Now, I'm not saying it's a masterpiece or anything. The second time I watched this movie I actually got a little bored and ran out of steam. It's not a masterpiece or anything. But one star I feel is extremely unfair. It's at least a half decent movie overall. The story? Okay, that's a little wierd. There is nothing wrong with the story. I challenge you to actually articulate an issue you have with the story. It's a really solid story. The characters, again, I can't see an isssue. It's not that I can't understand someone having high standards and not liking the movie overall, but I really can't see an issue with the story or characters. Every character is distinct, fleshed out, and has personality. You may not like the characters, and maybe that's the issue, but they're not bad characters in quality terms. Nothing good to add to vampire films? But I thought it stood out as really important piece of the vampire mythology. It showed a person overcoming the infection and bringing his lover from a vampire back to human. That's something I've never seen in any other vampire film, but also the culture of the vampires was really cool. It's a contrast to Interview With a Vampire and Dracula in the classic vampire sense as apposed to Underoworld and Twilight modernising whole new approaches. Usually I think you have excellent taste Ultraviolence, that's why I'm surprised you disliked Near Dark so much.


Interesting. I'm also a fan of Payback, so I'll have to check this cut out.

Challenge accepted, but first, I'll rewatch this film next weekend, and then, I'll write about it and mark you!

The Killer Elite - 5.5/10

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Okay cool, mark HK too, cuz I'd like to hear what he says. Based on what you say I think I may rewatch it too. I mean, I do plan on rewatching it at some point anyway.

The Guard (2011)

Sweet documentary about 2 people with autism/Aspergers.




Amusing satire. Steve Buscemi hilarious as Nikita Krushchev.




Re-watch of an excellent movie, which I did not fully realize my 1st time round. @Citizen Rules, this is a good movie.

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Depp is awesome in this...

Ant-Man [2015] ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a joyous film. Paul Rudd is great in the lead role and really adds to the fun factor. It has such a strong and interesting premise, and there were some great miniature action sequences. I will make an effort to seek out the next film in the series, Ant-Man and the Wasp.

It was better the first time I saw it.

@Citizen Rules , have you seen this? If not, you might enjoy it.

Not bad. Lost the plot of the plot about a 1/4 of the way in, but that’s not uncommon for me with action movies. Claire Foy very good actress. Much prefer the Swedish versions of these movies.

Thanks MG, I have not seen it, but I just read about it at IMDB and it sounds like I might like it. I usually like Robert Downey Jr. so I'll watch it.

Beoning\Burning (2018) Chang-dong Lee


This movie turns around physiologic & behavior where details are very important. I just saw the movie once, so I'm still trying to connect all the dots, but I'll give my two cents. We have Lee Jong-su, a introvert kid with relationship struggles, first with his own parents, a mother who he didn't see for 15 years, a aggressive father filled with anger. Then we have Shin Hae-mi, a very emotional extrovert, shes trying to find herself, seeks males acceptance and have/had complexes with her body. Then we have Ben a very mysterious rich guy, who have traces of something we might call sociopath, psychopath, someone else's tears intrigue him, something he never had, he laughs faced with someones else's love, he can't focus or find any type of attraction to his friends stories or ideas, he banalizes disasters/destruction/death even the one he creates justifying it with the laws of nature, his nihilistic saying there isn't good or bad, right or wrong. In general this movie approaches different subject, from types of masculinity, different social standards and contrasts between lifestyles. One movie made to be stuck in your brain for days.

Operation Finale (2018)

Nice independent thriller. It's slow paced but at the same time there's no wasted time so it moves along nicely for it's 85 minutes. It's got the Reservoir Dogs theme of who in our midst did it, but of course it's not like Reservoir Dogs. Good acting and I like the way it played out. A very good watch but not particularly memorable.

This movie, almost 30 years old, based on characters created almost 45 years ago, is still freaking hilarious...the screenplay is nothing short of brilliant with its creation of "Conehead-speak", not to mention some terrific visual effects and a cast which features just about everyone who was making America laugh circa 1990.