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Olympus Has Fallen directed by Antoine Fuqua -
It's far from a perfect movie, and it has a small handful of issues that are certainly difficult to ignore. Somehow it manages to be a solidly paced and entertaining action flick that has a brutal and compelling story. The writing is so-so, Gerard Butler is your main star, and the CGI is pretty dodgy, but if you can look past it, you'll find it has some solid execution to a very gritty and dark story. I wish I'd made some popcorn because this fit the very definition of the term popcorn flick. This was an unexpected surprise and I'm curiously optimistic to see if the franchise continues to be as good as this.
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Best of 2016 - 10 Cloverfield Lane -- Worst of 2016 - God's Not Dead 2
Best of 2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road -- Worst of 2015 - Jupiter Ascending
Best of 2014 - Nightcrawler -- Worst of 2014 - God's Not Dead
Best of 2016 - 10 Cloverfield Lane -- Worst of 2016 - God's Not Dead 2
Best of 2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road -- Worst of 2015 - Jupiter Ascending
Best of 2014 - Nightcrawler -- Worst of 2014 - God's Not Dead
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The Gazebo (1959)
Tremendously funny black comedy starring Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds. Glenn is being blackmailed by a mysterious person on the phone due to that person having blackmail photos of Debbie in her young, lean years as a "model." When Glenn gets the idea to kill the blackmailer from his unwitting lawyer (Carl Reiner), things go south. He ends up killing somebody and burying the body beneath the new gazebo that Debbie bought. Things only get crazier from there. There is a scene where Glenn kills someone in the dark and is sitting in a chair watching the silhouetted person go from wall-to-wall and trying to guide them with his hands from across the room to land on a tarp, and it's sidesplitting. I've seen Glenn be funny in movies but never so nervous and jittery with all the goings-on making him a nervous wreck. There is a pigeon that Glenn makes a pet out of that figures greatly into the plot an even has his own billing, "Herman the Pigeon" played by Herman.
Worth one viewing at least if you like any of the stars or "hide the body comedies" (if that's a genre).
The Narrow Margin (1952)
A tough-as-nails cop is charged with escorting a mobster's widow from Chicago to Los Angeles so she can testify against the men who killed her husband and who run the mob. As they travel by train, the cop notices the men who have been watching him. The question is, are they all bad guys or not? The woman he's escorting is not exactly helping things with her attitude. He meets several people on the train, including a woman taking care of a young boy, and an attractive young woman who may get in the way. Also a large, heavyset man who blocks the tight corridors of the train at inopportune times. This movie, at 71 minutes, is tightly edited, which makes the movie all the more tense. Every knock at the train compartment door may have murder behind it. Some characters may be exactly who they seem to be, or not. There is suspense, action, and extremely tense buildup. It stars Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, and Jacqueline White. There are lots of familiar-looking faces that I can't place but they are perfect for this excellent movie. A great 50's thriller.
Creep (2004)
Franka Potente is the star of this horror movie where she plays a woman who falls asleep in a London tube station and wakes up to find it's closed with her locked in. A "friend" from the party she's left has followed her and attempts to rape her, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant. This is the start of her horrific night in the tube system where she meets a few people, most of whom meet a ghastly end at the hands of the "person" running amok. This mysterious fiend turns out to be
. Yes, there is quite a bit of gore in the movie but it wasn't so bad that it made me turn away. I was just invested in Potente's struggle to escape and if she eventually does. Still, I can see if some people find it very unpleasant. I was a bit annoyed by the stupid things Potente does at certain times, but by the end I was okay with it. I mean, if people didn't do stupid things, they wouldn't put themselves in danger in these types of movies. Overall, I really liked it. The bad guy was unique, and Potente, with blonde hair this time, looks extremely nice.
Tremendously funny black comedy starring Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds. Glenn is being blackmailed by a mysterious person on the phone due to that person having blackmail photos of Debbie in her young, lean years as a "model." When Glenn gets the idea to kill the blackmailer from his unwitting lawyer (Carl Reiner), things go south. He ends up killing somebody and burying the body beneath the new gazebo that Debbie bought. Things only get crazier from there. There is a scene where Glenn kills someone in the dark and is sitting in a chair watching the silhouetted person go from wall-to-wall and trying to guide them with his hands from across the room to land on a tarp, and it's sidesplitting. I've seen Glenn be funny in movies but never so nervous and jittery with all the goings-on making him a nervous wreck. There is a pigeon that Glenn makes a pet out of that figures greatly into the plot an even has his own billing, "Herman the Pigeon" played by Herman.
Worth one viewing at least if you like any of the stars or "hide the body comedies" (if that's a genre). The Narrow Margin (1952)
A tough-as-nails cop is charged with escorting a mobster's widow from Chicago to Los Angeles so she can testify against the men who killed her husband and who run the mob. As they travel by train, the cop notices the men who have been watching him. The question is, are they all bad guys or not? The woman he's escorting is not exactly helping things with her attitude. He meets several people on the train, including a woman taking care of a young boy, and an attractive young woman who may get in the way. Also a large, heavyset man who blocks the tight corridors of the train at inopportune times. This movie, at 71 minutes, is tightly edited, which makes the movie all the more tense. Every knock at the train compartment door may have murder behind it. Some characters may be exactly who they seem to be, or not. There is suspense, action, and extremely tense buildup. It stars Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, and Jacqueline White. There are lots of familiar-looking faces that I can't place but they are perfect for this excellent movie. A great 50's thriller.
Creep (2004)
Franka Potente is the star of this horror movie where she plays a woman who falls asleep in a London tube station and wakes up to find it's closed with her locked in. A "friend" from the party she's left has followed her and attempts to rape her, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant. This is the start of her horrific night in the tube system where she meets a few people, most of whom meet a ghastly end at the hands of the "person" running amok. This mysterious fiend turns out to be
WARNING: spoilers below
a deformed human who looks like Jason Voorhees, maybe worse. He cannot speak, and can only communicate by screeching. There are hints as to who he might be, but to its credit the movie doesn't tell the viewer flat-out. There is a picture of a man and a little boy in a room but we are not told who they are or if the boy is this grown-up killer. He definitely knows something about surgical procedures, if only by copying what he maybe has seen in his time under the city. Smart or not, he murders one young woman strapped to a table by stabbing her repeatedly...somewhere sensitive.
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Deadpool, 4/5.
I don't download movies or anything but my friend had a bootleg so I wasn't going to say no to watching it. I didn't break any laws
Strangely though the bootleg had all the curse words censored. How bizarre, how bizarre.
Rio - Hmm I think 4/5 too. Animated movie bout birds. My favorite character was the bulldog tracy morgan.
I don't download movies or anything but my friend had a bootleg so I wasn't going to say no to watching it. I didn't break any laws
Strangely though the bootleg had all the curse words censored. How bizarre, how bizarre.Rio - Hmm I think 4/5 too. Animated movie bout birds. My favorite character was the bulldog tracy morgan.
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I'm glad to find someone else here who likes The Gazebo. I think it's a great movie, but it's not getting any love in the 50's HoF. 
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The Last Castle (2001)
I really liked this despite Redfern's stiff performance, Hackman would've been a better choice for his role.
Red Heat (1988)
Arnold and Bill make a cool duo, I always like buddy-comedies with a slice of seriousness/drama.
I really liked this despite Redfern's stiff performance, Hackman would've been a better choice for his role.
Red Heat (1988)
Arnold and Bill make a cool duo, I always like buddy-comedies with a slice of seriousness/drama.
The Witch (2016) - Robert Eggers
This is a film that probably won't appeal to wide audiences due to it being such a slow burn. At least that was my experience with the film, I also would hardly call this a horror film, but more a psychological drama. That might sound very strange, but I feel that most indie horror films now are usually dramas and don't really scare many people, at least the ones I have seen. This film never scared me or my audience at all through the whole runtime. Most people were laughing while the "horror" moments were happening and that's a really bad thing. The concept for this film is ripe to make a great horror film and also have it be original. The story isn't bad I would say, but I think most people who were interested in the concept won't be satisfied with the actual turnout. There are still good horror ideas in this movie, but they don't pan out and are pushed aside for character development. I did like the characters in the film, writing wise, but I could have liked them so much more if they were just put in more terrifying scenarios. The best thing about this film is easily it's cinematography, which at times is even mediocre, but for the most part it's very well done. The acting from the parents are good, but from the kids it's kind of cringe worthy at times as well, especially from the boy in this film, who at one point has to give a pretty convincing monologue and fails to do so. The lighting is a problem for me in this film as well because I think the director thought if he made the film darker it would create a better atmosphere, which is not the case. Instead, the audience has to try and see through all the darkness in order to get any shock value. The direction was decent, but I don't really feel like I said before that he created any dread during the scenes that should have been full of it. This film's ending could also really bother a lot of people, since it's kind of comes out of nowhere and just felt like someway to end it quickly. I wish I could agree with all the critics and say this satisfied my need for a scary film, but it just didn't and it was just so much missed potential.
This is a film that probably won't appeal to wide audiences due to it being such a slow burn. At least that was my experience with the film, I also would hardly call this a horror film, but more a psychological drama. That might sound very strange, but I feel that most indie horror films now are usually dramas and don't really scare many people, at least the ones I have seen. This film never scared me or my audience at all through the whole runtime. Most people were laughing while the "horror" moments were happening and that's a really bad thing. The concept for this film is ripe to make a great horror film and also have it be original. The story isn't bad I would say, but I think most people who were interested in the concept won't be satisfied with the actual turnout. There are still good horror ideas in this movie, but they don't pan out and are pushed aside for character development. I did like the characters in the film, writing wise, but I could have liked them so much more if they were just put in more terrifying scenarios. The best thing about this film is easily it's cinematography, which at times is even mediocre, but for the most part it's very well done. The acting from the parents are good, but from the kids it's kind of cringe worthy at times as well, especially from the boy in this film, who at one point has to give a pretty convincing monologue and fails to do so. The lighting is a problem for me in this film as well because I think the director thought if he made the film darker it would create a better atmosphere, which is not the case. Instead, the audience has to try and see through all the darkness in order to get any shock value. The direction was decent, but I don't really feel like I said before that he created any dread during the scenes that should have been full of it. This film's ending could also really bother a lot of people, since it's kind of comes out of nowhere and just felt like someway to end it quickly. I wish I could agree with all the critics and say this satisfied my need for a scary film, but it just didn't and it was just so much missed potential.
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Like Crazy (2011) - Drake Doremus
I walked into this thinking that it was going to be a love story and at times it is, but it's mostly about the inevitable struggle of long distance. The leads are played by Anton Yelchin, who I haven't seen much of, but from what in this he is decent and Felicity Jones who I always find to be gripping on screen. I'm not sure how to feel about the romance in the film because although they are both good actors I never bought that they could be together, but I'm not sure if that was supposed to be intended. Don't get me wrong there are some great moments in the film especially the things that involve the chair representing their relationship. These characters spend a lot of time away from each other and I think this is where the film excels and differentiates itself from your standard run of the mill love story. It captures how it is hard to forget about love when you are torn apart from someone and how it's hard not to fall back on it, like these characters do. This film also builds up unintentional drama and it becomes hard to keep watching these two fall back in love so many times, it's far too tedious. Ultimately the film takes some directions that I don't really like and after awhile it began to annoy me watching these two. In some ways I just don't think these characters were as deep as the director thought they were. I don't really understand why they ever got together in the first place. This film has a very sour ending as well in which it reaches for something that it truly isn't and it felt undeserved. I would check this out if your a fan of the actors and or the director, but don't go in with high expectations.
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I walked into this thinking that it was going to be a love story and at times it is, but it's mostly about the inevitable struggle of long distance. The leads are played by Anton Yelchin, who I haven't seen much of, but from what in this he is decent and Felicity Jones who I always find to be gripping on screen. I'm not sure how to feel about the romance in the film because although they are both good actors I never bought that they could be together, but I'm not sure if that was supposed to be intended. Don't get me wrong there are some great moments in the film especially the things that involve the chair representing their relationship. These characters spend a lot of time away from each other and I think this is where the film excels and differentiates itself from your standard run of the mill love story. It captures how it is hard to forget about love when you are torn apart from someone and how it's hard not to fall back on it, like these characters do. This film also builds up unintentional drama and it becomes hard to keep watching these two fall back in love so many times, it's far too tedious. Ultimately the film takes some directions that I don't really like and after awhile it began to annoy me watching these two. In some ways I just don't think these characters were as deep as the director thought they were. I don't really understand why they ever got together in the first place. This film has a very sour ending as well in which it reaches for something that it truly isn't and it felt undeserved. I would check this out if your a fan of the actors and or the director, but don't go in with high expectations.
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daddy's home
3/5
I heard it had bad reviews but it seemed like an ordinary film to me not a bad one.
decent plot filled with jokes.
3/5
I heard it had bad reviews but it seemed like an ordinary film to me not a bad one.
decent plot filled with jokes.
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Deadpool -
Strong review to follow.
Strong review to follow.
this is why i don't believe in reviews.
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from the guy that gave dredd 4 stars
this is why i don't believe in reviews.
this is why i don't believe in reviews.
This is why I do believe in reviews (and finishing movies).
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From the guy who gave a swear-free bootleg of Deadpool four popcorn boxes out of five but claims that Dredd is one of the stupidest things ever after seeing only the first ten minutes and then shutting it off.
This is why I do believe in reviews (and finishing movies).
This is why I do believe in reviews (and finishing movies).
But yeah the sound was so bad I couldn't hear some of the jokes
Dredd was so awful it made it into my thread of shame.
http://www.movieforums.com/community...ad.php?t=38673
literally one of the worst things i've ever seen, I had no reason to keep watching unless I wanted to be aggravated or make fun of it. One of the few movies I could probably make an entertaining riff track for.
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Not sure why that would make you believe in reviews.
But yeah the sound was so bad I couldn't hear some of the jokes
Dredd was so awful it made it into my thread of shame.
http://www.movieforums.com/community...ad.php?t=38673
literally one of the worst things i've ever seen, I had no reason to keep watching unless I wanted to be aggravated or make fun of it. One of the few movies I could probably make an entertaining riff track for.
http://www.movieforums.com/community...ad.php?t=38673
literally one of the worst things i've ever seen, I had no reason to keep watching unless I wanted to be aggravated or make fun of it. One of the few movies I could probably make an entertaining riff track for.
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Not trying to engage in your guy's argument, but I agree with Iro that you can't judge if you haven't finished the film. Even though I personally hate Dredd and you probably shouldn't finish it. 
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Well I still enjoy it. My girlfriend on the other hand had the same "WTF did I just watch?" reaction she did when she saw Blue Velvet for the first time. Though she did say she was more shocked by Blue Velvet.
We had to get Pink Flamingos out of her head somehow with something more light hearted. I figure Cary Grant would fit the bill. Still kind of dark humor, but no where near as dark and messed up as Pink Flamingos.
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