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I actually saw this movie, twice, in very extremely unorthodox circumstances. I forgot most of it but here on this rewatch its sort of a bittersweet thing. I didn't listen to this band and so much of it is so far removed from my life that its like I can relate on some levels but on others its like, life was never like this. This movie hypes the KISS band with a filling story but theres a bunch of prat falls and tomfoolery and comic book three stooges stuff in there. Its like the black sheep of rock n roll. KISS wasn't a thing then, at least anywhere in my world but its like looking into a world that you kinda like but know its too far away and you dont know anybody from that place.

I actually met Shannon Tweed. I was alone sitting outside of a club with a notebook, writing, drinking. This car made a stop right in front of me. She got out and came over to me, also a bit annebriated. She asked what I was doing. I said writing. She asked writing what. I told her some bullshit story about how important it was but it wasnt. She said she wanted me to get in her car full of studs and tell her about it. I respectfully declined. The rest is KISStory.

6/10

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) was weirdly a touching film for a Borat movie non less it's a great film thought.

RATING: 3.5/5

Women Talking (2022)


Just the kind of movie I wanted to watch right now, with philosophical and analytical elements of how decision-making can work in society. I didn't realize the setting was basically going to be present-day, but this was fantastic as far as dialogue goes. Bursting with emotion, the movie never really has a dull moment.

It could have used a bit more action maybe (like towards the end when a decision is made), but I will strongly recommend this for those who simply like movies about talking haha

Stunt Rock (1978)

Half Stunt Man with Peter O'Toole and half Spinal Tap this flick shows dozens and dozens of death defying stunts on a late 70s lens. The acting is campy and candid, Grease-like but something somehow not as genuine. Kinda empty, but thats okay, they were screwed out of their minds on drugs and 70s excess and watching icons die around them at the same time. The protagonist is a stunt man I like to refer to as Fantasy Bob. He's Australian and puts his life in mortal danger on a daily basis. The band is named Sorcery and its very hard to tell if they were made for the movie if they are real or maybe a figment of your imagination. Never heard of them outside the movie... so, you make your own call.

I can see myself rewatching this numerous times as it is in a category all its own and captures that essence and attitude of that interrim transitionary period of the 70s into the 80s but as a cinematic feature I must give it a 5/10.

5/10

Something strange happened yesterday. Something happened which hasn't happened for so many years I can't actually remember the last time it did happen. I watched three films in a day! Okay, I watched them whilst I was at the computer so I haven't really watched them, but I watched them enough to follow the story and know what was going on so I'll take that and tell you about it.

Game of Death (1978) a famously odd film, being that it contains so little footage of the star and the lengths they go to to disguise the fact he isn't there and it's use of two other stunt men/body doubles. Saw this when I was about 10 or 11 years old on a poor quality VHS cassette and didn't like it at all, which, looking back makes sense. It's not actually as bad as I remember, though that's hardly glowing praise. I guess I'd say it's a decent attempt at a bad job? Still no closer to finding out why the yellow jumpsuit became iconic though.

M3gan (2022) + I've only gone and watched a modern bloody film! I don't know why I decided to go with this, but I saw it was on and it felt right so I went with it. Maybe it's because I saw it on Gogglebox and it looked a little bit more like the sort of thing I might like than I thought it was. And it is. When I saw the TV spots for this it felt very much as it being pushed as a horror film and, while there are certainly elements of Horror and horror tropes, I'd say it falls mostly in the psychological thriller genre. Though I think, for many, that is horror. Anyway, as a psychological thriller I thought it worked pretty well and did what it wanted to do admirably. Managing to feel both immediate and futuristic, while still leaning heavily on the old favourites such as science bad, man playing God, not foreseeing the consequences of our actions, there are no shortcuts to grief, etc. I actually felt it had a bit of a late 80s/early 90s vibe with dolls, creepy children, new tech in the home, an enemy which was been taken into the home etc. I'd happily watch this again. Whether it would stand up to a repeat watch I don't know, but I feel it would.

Kickboxer (1989) They seemed to be having a bit of a martial arts day on the movie channel and so I added another one with this 80s classic. Haven't seen this since I rented it in whatever it was and still quite enjoyed it. A little more talky than I remember and very evocative of its time, there's nothing here you haven't seen before a dozen times, but if you're watching this surely that's why? It feels like Van Damme's version of Blood Sport, which is probably pretty close to what it is. If you want to get it down to one line think; Van Damme saw Rocky IV and thought I want to make that for a 10th of the budget.

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They Cloned Tyrone - I was looking forward to this after watching a very promising trailer and, unlike so many other films that ultimately don't measure up, it actually delivered. And once I finished watching it I was further surprised when reading the reviews. Both critics and audiences really liked it. It's a conspiracy mystery steeped in a blaxploitation milieu.

It also features a top-drawer trio of protagonists. Fontaine (John Boyega) is a drug dealer that's owed money by a pimp named Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx). One of Charles' girls is Yo-Yo (Teyonah Parris), who is making yet another attempt to retire from the hustling life. All three reside in an unspecified neighborhood known simply as The Glen. Their daily routines are repetitive to the point of monotony and they're seemingly stuck in a Groundhog Day-like time loop. It takes a sudden act of violence to propel the three down a mind-blowing rabbit hole that makes every unhinged conspiracy theory seem tame by comparison.

The cast is great with Foxx turning in a hilarious, inspired performance with Parris matching him comic beat for comic beat. Boyega being the star has the more electic role to fill as his character Fontaine is shown to be an inherently tragic figure. It's all elaborated on in a third act that, despite some problems, ultimately delivers. This was a good time and wholeheartedly recommended.

90/100

If you ever watch Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation, you'll find that Stunt Rock is one of the films they cover. The doc kind of talks about it as a crazy idea, but Brian Trenchard-Smith speaks very affectionately about it whenever he's interviewed or the time he did a "Trailers From Hell" take on it.

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A Wounded Fawn - (2022)

"Don’t read anything about it," is the advice given by one reviewer of A Wounded Fawn, and I agree - so I won't say anything about the film's plot. It's the kind that takes a few sharp turns, and goes down horror avenues you might not be expecting. Also, when I saw Josh Ruben I had flashbacks to Scare Me - another horror film streaming on Shudder - but even though this film is much better, it doesn't depend on performances as much as it does ideas. The supernatural, ancient mythology, insanity and murder are a heady mix - and while I wasn't convinced during it's first 15 minutes - the film soon had me onboard as it loosened it's grip on the straightforward and explicable. Overall this was an extraordinarily watchable and interesting offering horror-wise. A movie that really gets crazy and other-worldly. With Speak No Evil, Smile, Skinamarink, Incantation, Deadstream and Resurrection along with this, 2022 was a great year for horror films.

7/10


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Lady in the Water - (2006)

Paul Giamatti kind of half-sold me on Lady in the Water, but even his great performance can't carry this extremely self-indulgent exercise by M. Night Shyamalan. To be fair, kids might be an easier target audience - and this seems to be a kid's fantasy kind of film. But a kid's fantasy film is really the wrong place to be awkwardly screaming "I hate film critics!" - his hurt feelings don't belong here. Critics love a pile-on, and often delight in finding funny ways to critique bad movies - I don't blame the bitterness, but putting a critic in your movie and then murdering him, all the while winking at your audience - that's unpleasant. If he wants to play Super Jesus character Vick Ran - fine. A magic land with water nymphs dragon-dogs tree-people and magic mud - fine. Just stop killing fictional film critics. Some of your movies can be pretty bad - but there are quite a few I like as well, so take a deep breath, walk around your $15 million mansion, and have a swim in your pool instead of reading stuff that's going to hurt your feelings. Someone in the film business really needs fortitude when it comes to what others think.

5/10

Oppenheimer - 9.5/10
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They sure look like they are having fun but they couldve used some higher quality film to risk their lives to. I will check your recommendation out.

I just know I’m gonna love this. But there’s loads of movies in front of this in my watchlist.

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[Snooze Factor Ratings]:
Z = didn't nod off at all
Zz = nearly nodded off but managed to stay alert
Zzz = nodded off and missed some of the film but went back to watch what I missed
Zzzz = nodded off and missed some of the film but went back to watch what I missed but nodded off again at the same point and therefore needed to go back a number of times before I got through it...
Zzzzz = nodded off and missed some or the rest of the film but was not interested enough to go back over it

Great review Phoenix74. Try the Color of Money.....it's similarly gritty and Scorsese does a great job on it.

Killers from Space - 1954 sci-fi directed by W. Lee Wilder (Billy Wilder's brother) and written by his son Myles. It stars a young Peter Graves as nuclear scientist Dr. Doug Paul Martin who's been tasked with measuring radiation levels from A-bomb tests. When the jet he's in crashes during one of their flybys he goes missing then randomly reappears at the Air Force base he was flying out of. He doesn't remember a thing and has a strange scar on his chest. His whereabouts and strange behavior are eventually accounted for but it's such an implausible story that no one believes him. I know this sounds like a perfectly reasonable story line and it is, but the actual execution is so lacking in finesse that it might almost fall under the "so bad it's good" banner. Almost.

I watched this on Prime and don't know if there's any halfway decent prints out there but both the lighting and sound were distressingly muddy. You could actually see the lighting reflectors bought into play during certain indoor scenes. Besides the literally eye popping alien makeup there were other moments of unintentional humor or outright WTF moments. Like the call sign of Dr. Martin's jet inexplicably being Tar Baby. And maybe watching it had lulled us into such a torpor but towards the end of the movie the subtitles provided the biggest laugh of the night. I'm still not sure if it legitimately qualifies as a "so bad it's good" flick or if it's simply bad.

40/100

Conflict (1945)

David Bowie meets Judge Doom and is...not impressed.

Sorry to say that I couldn't find it in any of my sources. Will keep it on my list though!

8 / 10 - in my opinion :-)

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