You Were Never Really Here - 8/10

Joaquin Phoenix is visceral.

Moviepass #81 Blindspotting 7.5/10

Was expecting something way more serious (although it had its moments) but it had some humor.

Hey Droford, I've been having a lot of service interruptions as far as MoviePass is concerned. Considering cancelling it for AMC's offering.

Incredibles 2 - 8/10

The short film was absolutely adorable.

He and I are talking about it in his thread. I'm right there with you. The surge pricing, limiting showtimes and eliminating movies all together was the death knell.

I've read you can use the 2nd and 3rd movie options each week as an extra ticket for a guest. That's brilliant if true. I'll be getting the AMC pass next week.

Indeed. It's a bummer that they're not allowing members to watch "Mission Impossible: Fallout". Then again, whenever such a big film opens, I don't mind spending extra for IMAX / Dolby Cinema (which are included in AMC's A-List program). MoviePass was a lot of fun while it lasted.

It was. I'll end up getting around 22 movies or so out of it. In about 6 months. That's a huge return on investment. But the AMC pass seems like it'll be a good get. Especially with the option to use any format.

Super Troopers 2 - 3.5/5. It was fun, but the jokes seemed a bit stale.

The Psychotronic Man (1979) aka Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man

No review, just to say I bought this for the amazing name and DVD cover art. This film has lots of weird shit in it and for some reason it has an incredible theme tune.

It's about a middle aged hairdresser called Rocky who drinks hairdressers sterilising solution(or it may have been booze hidden in a hair product bottle) and goes on a bender. He then wakes up with the ability to fuck things up with his mind after some weird floaty stuff happens to his car in....a dream?
It looks like a drive-in movie and the lead actor is clearly 45 with a marvellous thick moustache.

For production trickery there is a fair amount of slowed and sped up footage, the odd cut and loop here and there but this isn't a steak, it's not even a burger or a hot dog. This movie is Vienna sausage at best and sometimes those little bastards will do in a pinch.

I basically love this film.

For an indie flick with almost entirely amateur actors filling the cast I have to give it a 2.5/4.

I accidentally reviewed it

Fine review as always.

I'm a big Jane Levy fan so I'm watching "Don't Breathe" for the first time.
This is fucking nuts. A genuinely tense horror film that hasn't descended into cheap jumps(yet).

I wonder if this inspired A Quiet Place? Seems like a very simple premise. Surely has a niche in the genre.

Stephen Lang is kind of perfect for horror.

On a side note the young guy in this is the spitting image of Logan Lerman

Oh Jesus Fucking Christ

This is next level shit man

Don't Breathe - 4/4

Throws you every which way but loose, then when you think you finally are loose suddenly the ground opens up beneath you and you're back in the cellar.

This could have gone comically wrong in the wrong hands(I'm thinking of James Wan and Leigh Whannel here) but due to the strength of performance from Levy, Lang and Minnette and the commitment to character you never really pick holes in the plot. Or at least I didn't and that could also be due to the pace of the plot. It zips along but it's a streamlined film with no unnecessary flash, all of the substance is saved for the script, performances and the quality of the production. It reminds me of an HBO show the way it moves.

Eight Grade - 8/10

Absolutely amazing.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 7.5/10

Mission Impossible - Fallout: 10/10

might be my fav action movie since Mad Max or John Wick. It's up there

Do I need to see any of the recent movies to fully appreciate it? Don't think I've seen a Mission Impossible since 3. Even that, I'm not sure I saw.

I mean, I don't really remember any.

Eh. There's some story stuff that you definitely would be missing out on. But if you just wanna see a crazy action movie with some really incredible stunts, it's worth checking out for that alone.

Heard it's sweet but I have no idea how many of the MI movies I've seen and really don't remember anything from any of them. Like, maybe I've seen 4 of the 10 or whatever. I'll rent this at some point when I'm bored.

I will prob see it tonight and I haven't seen a MI since the 2nd one.

I've heard good things about the last couple, but just never sought them out....

Pretty sure im going to go see pooh bear tomorrow

Mission Impossible Fallout - 9/10, small non specific spoilers ahead.

Amazing movie, so so fun, highly recommended to anyone Scientologist or not. I didn't like the crazy triple turn at the end of the 2nd act, truly got lost there but that aside I fucking loved that movie. In a year I will probably rate it 8/10 but for now, 9/10.

Mission Impossible Fallout - 8.5/10

I haven't see an MI film in years. Loads of fun, reminded me of the old James Bond films, non-stop action and set pieces. Despite not seeing a MI film in a long time I didn't have trouble following the plot. Definitely recommended to action film fans.

You at least need to see the last one (Rogue Nation) since its a direct sequel that carries over.

Also somehow I've never done this before but I could only check into to Spy Who Dumped Me at 445 but I didn't want to go home and come back so I used Regal Points to see Darkest Minds at 245 since its blocked by Moviepass for 2 weeks anyway. Double Feature!

Moviepass #82 (*)Darkest Minds 7/10 pretty violent for pg13 but the story is kinda dumb

Moviepass #83 Spy Who Dumped Me 8/10 2nd funniest movie I've seenbthus year behind TAG

* - counting it since I earned points directly because of Moviepass

Platoon - Epic.

Such a great cast with compelling characters. I didn't even realize that Johnny Depp was in the movie.

John Woo put a lot of people off M.I with that bullshit second one.

Oliver Stone's best film, the only one that can reasonably be called a masterpiece.

Mission Impossible Fallout - 8.5/10

A very good film.

Was the "White Widow" the daughter of "Max," the female arms dealer/broker who was in the first film? When you first see her in the club, she is going on about her mother "Max" to the audience.

42 - Great.

Right in the feels

Happy Anniversary (Netflix) - Super cute.

Cancelled my MoviePass account. Have a week’s worth of time before it expires.

That's one shitty review.

Is this a "woosh" moment?

Sounds like a flick that should have a silhouette of a guy and two robots in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

yea she was

Moviepass #84 Teen Titans Go to the Movies 7/10 liked a lot of the inside jokes

That's a bad review @Droford!

I saw that movie and thought it was 'cute' and did a nice job 'making fun of superhero movies'

The Equalizer 2 - 2.5/5

Not as good as first. Sequel curse, again.

It's perfect for the MST3K treatment only it has too many great parts that may be overlooked as novelty rather than pure class.

The tune is in my head forever

Blockers was pretty standard comedy fare with a handful of big laughs in it.

Not impressive but a middling comedy gets my vote over any other mediocre genre film.

Not worth a review, probably 2.5/4

Three Identical Strangers (Documentary) - Solid. Right in the feels. Still a bit shook.

Slenderman - 2/10

About what I expected but I was bored and felt like seeing a horror film. Not the worst movie of all time but definitely terrible. Highlight was a moment that was unintentionally hilarious and left the whole theater laughing.

That's a great review snippet:

"Not the worst movie of all time but definitely terrible."

Ant Man and the Wasp 7/10

Enjoyable, standard Marvel fare.

Can't stop watching the intro to The Psychotronic Man. So good. So awful. The haircuts...

BlacKkKlansman - Excellent.

Strong performances and one of Spike Lee's finest.

Moviepass #85 Slenderman 6/10 the bright spot i had was the sound which was pretty creepy and there were a couple of good spots but other wise nothing great

MEG - 6.5/10

It's big and dumb but fun. People swim away from the shark. People then get eaten by shark. Sorry for the spoiler. Chomp. Chomp.

Mission Impossible- Fallout 10/10

Action movie masterpiece, and one of the best action movies of all time. Tom Cruise is the greatest.

I think A Quiet Place is out on DVD today. I will buy it and review it later. I've looked forward to this one and now since I have seen Don't Breathe I am in the mood for quiet horror.

Loud horror is garbage. Screaming annoys me unless absolutely relatable. Like proximity to tiny spiders.

A Quiet Place is good -- I look forward to your thoughts.

Have you seen any of the following out of curiosity -- SPRING, The Endless and Eyes of My Mother?

Krasinski lucked out marrying Blunt. Good couple though.

Quality film.

Watched the new jurrasic world movie.

First bit was boring until Pratt showed up. After that i thought it was pretty good. Seems like i remember a lot of people saying it was shit but it wasnt bad. Definitely had some cliche bits but its a Hollywood blockbuster film so what do you expect?

6 out of 10 with 5.9 of it being all pratt.

Sleeping with Other People - Adorable.

They try not to sexualize Annie by giving her a complex character and a range of emotions.

Mission Impossible Fallout-8/10

Might be the best one yet. Cast was great all around. Lots of twists and turns. Great set pieces, one after the other. I had grown to love the franchise and this just solidified my admiration for the films.

About to start Ready Player One. Was going to get A Quiet Place but this just looks so much more gratifying.

"Ready Player One" is a lot of fun. How's the internet and access to "video on demand" where you live?

There is one moment of ugly exposition that could have been handled a lot better. Spielberg' baddies are always far too wet, also. Just sopping wet pushovers. Good references, not sure kids or most adults would know the name Buckaroo Banzai let alone the suit but it's a definitely a feast for anyone into pop culture fantasies more than real life.

I watch movies my way

More power to you, mate. I have around 30 WWE VCDs back home that I am willing to part ways with for free.

Are those the really low quality multiple-discs-per-film things?
I have a few of those from Vietnam and The Philippines of things like The Village or that dreadful Winona Ryder horror film and they are a curiosity if nothing else.

I saw one of the purge movies. Dont know which one but it was ok. Pretty stupid but entertaining 3.5/7

Yeah! They don't age well but I love the alternate cover art as opposed to the American home video releases. They're sitting in my old room along with my cassettes. I'll probably donate them to a library or just give them away to fans. When I was leaving for grad school, I digitized my entire (American) collection and shipped all the physical copies to a fan who really seemed like he enjoyed wrestling like I did when I was younger.

10 STARS

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Hush - Intense! Haven't seen a good horror film in a while. Quality stuff.

I'm looking for recommendations.

Moviepass #86 Mile 22 - 4/10 fight scenes with camera cuts that make Kevin Dunn look conservative, a storyline that was confusing at best but stupid at its worst. Wahlberg felt over dialogued and under actioned. And why the fuck do you get Ronda Rousey to go around shooting people and not fighting ? Still not the worst movie I've seen with MP BUT its bottom 5. Plus the ending clearly set up a sequel which I can only imagine will never get made but who knows.

Blackkklansman - 8/10

Good, both lighthearted and serious. Over two hours but doesn't feel like, never dull.

The Spy Who Humped Me - Hot garbage

Didn't like it, doesn't work for me. Next.

Suburbicon 2/10 worst movie I've seen in a long time

The Hateful 8. 6/10. Probably Tarantino slowest, most uninteresting, anticlimactic movie. If it wasn't for Samual Jackson I probably wouldn't finish it.

Suburbicon was decent enough, Hateful Eight was rendered bearable by Walton "Why am I not headlining blockbusters?!" Goggins.

Mission Impossible Fallout: 4.5/5, really fun action movie.

I haven't seen any of them. Off to read up on them now.

Wind River 8/10

Eyes Of My Mother sounds absolutely dreadful. This is the sort of film I actively avoid.

SPRING has Lou Pucci and that guy was wonderful in Thumbsucker, also the plot sounds a lot more entertaining.
The Endless sounds pretty great, I will definitely look for those two.

He was the villain in Tomb Raider but not really the headliner

So what you're saying is that your post was 100% wasted energy.

Star Trek Beyond - 5 out of 10. It just wasn't as good as the first two films.

That's a shame you didn't like it. I got crazy vertigo watching the end sequence.

Yeah, I wish I would have liked it more, tbh. It just felt weird, like it didn't belong in the new reboot line? IDK how to describe it. The end sequence was wild though.

Crazy Rich Asians -- 8.5/10

Really fun, loved it.

Walton Goggins definitely does not get enough love; he was fantastic in Justified.

Equalizer 2 6.5/10

A Most Violent Year 7/10

Eagle Vs Shark

I may have just seen the sweetest, most honestly incongruous comedy ever made. Too affected by it to review just now. I'm gonna take a nap and think about this uncontaminated fragment of the beautiful weird.
More people should make comedies based on their own personal idiosyncrasies.

Agreed. He has been terrific in everything i have ever seen him in.

Eagle Vs Shark - 4/4

This film feels like it has been built after a lot of acting workshops where the same characters develop into real people over the course of the studio sessions before they're just perfect for the big screen.
People have called this another Napoleon Dynamite but there is so much more to this than a vague similarity to an admittedly brilliant film. This is a bigger film, it has a third dimension in that we get a female perspective of a pathological, absurd charlatan. A ruined man who rejects the positives that the world offers him in preference for the elaborate yet incompetent deceit he has regaled himself and his band of onlookers with.

The heroine Lily is a mouse with no pizzazz. Assuredly a shrinking violet through our first introduction, then quite obviously a fantastic example of positivity against cynicism. She commands every major plot point and yet we feel like we are on somebody else's quest for much of the film.

This film very nearly made me cry, not a rare feat generally speaking these days but for a comedy with a potty mouth, a wicked sense of humour (of abundant laugh-out-loud moments and lines so consistently funny that surely three viewings will still yield a very respectable laugh ratio) and a heart of gold it is unusual. Especially since the scene that did it was an analogous stop motion animation about apples

In summary this is a quirky, irreverent film about some incredibly idiosyncratic people with an undercurrent of deep emotional issues. None of it is cheap, at least it doesn't feel that way to me. I feel like Taika Waititi and Loren Horsley must have really loved these characters. It's warming to see a film with this much attention to character behind it.

I think I saw that one, but I don't really remember it at all. Did it also have the Flight of the Conchords guy?

Venus Van Dam, anyone? :D

Yes indeed. Jemaine Clement plays Jarrod the butt-hole to Loren Horsley's tougher-than-she-looks Lily.

Walton Goggins, Sam Rockwell, Ben Foster. They should be in a film together.

Think I def saw it..... only thing I remember is them sitting on a couch or something in Eagle and shark costumes....

Wonder why my phone autocorrects Eagle to have a capital letter.......

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"It's justice..."