Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome-6/10

Huge tonal and structural shift from the previous films. The beginning plays out fine. Max gets robbed of his pack of camels and supplies, stumbling into barter town, a civilization built to barter and trade goods and ran by auntie, played by Tina Turner. After realizing Tina is the bad guy, Max gets exiled and finds himself among a group of children waiting for a savior to take them to their utopia.

The film very much plays like more of an adventure film, with more whimsical gags, far less violence and slower pacing. Didn't notice but found out it as pg13. It was obvious looking back.

The movie itself is good. If it wasn't a Mad Max movie with 2 excellent predecessors, I would've liked it more. But for what was the final film in the original series it was a let down outside of the final and only case chase of the film.

The way they speak in Thunderdome is terrible.
Educate your children folks.

Lmao I mean I kinda get it. I just didn't care for the tonal shift. It was jarring. Thank god they pivoted back to what works in Fury Road.

Vivarium 7/10

How dare you?

I enjoyed the film (and my love, Imogen), but I wasn't wowed by it.

Yeah, Fury Road is as good of a return to form as there’s ever been for a film series.

Mad Max: Fury Road from the director of Mad Max 1-3 and Happy Feet

And the Babe franchise

Wish I had waited till after I watched Thunderdome to re watch Fury Road. Would've had a greater appreciation for the masterpiece that it is.

August: Osage County 7.5/10

The patriarch of the Weston family disappears and turns up dead; the family come together and at the funeral dinner and the subsequent days after secrets are revealed and terrible truths told. A solid family drama.

Cam - 5.5/10

You did that just to spite me

Palm Springs - 3/4

It didn't achieve brilliance but it came damned close.

Ready or Not - 91%

I loved this movie. What a fun little psychotic romp. Not taken out of the movie at all by the fact that it was clearly filmed in the same mansion they filmed Billy Madison.

Remember watching that movie on a long flight. A lot of fun.

Dave, how far is the airport from the village you're staying in?

Let's see...I have to first seek permission from the village council so that they can sacrifice their first borns in order to collect funds for my flight ticket. Then begins the two day long strenuous trek through the Corbett national park and the Himachal valley. We find sustenance in berries, goat milk, and vindaloo curry which is native to the region. Once the aroma of human feces becomes prominent, that's when you've arrived in the mean "streets" of Bombay. We've been told that roads are coming in 2025. Traffic is a concern as cows often block travelers and aggressive monkeys tend to steal belongings. Once we reach the airport, we present the funds at the counter, and if the representative is not satisfied, we offer one of our village girls for arranged marriage. As you can see the whole process is quite complex and a logistical nightmare. I'd say a good 3-4 days. Unless they're shooting a Bollywood movie, because you're suppose to stop what you're doing and break into coordinated dance sequences as per tradition.

I thought it was pretty good too.
Lots of gore but a nice counter balance of dark comedy and slapstick.

I thought Ready or Not was a really fun, gory time.

The co-directors of this are directing Scream 5, which am I looking forward to.

I gave it a 6/10; there was no ounce of tension and the comedic elements felt forced throughout.

The Babysitter Killer Queen.

Was alright but 1st was more enjoyable

Spanking The Monkey - 5.5/10

Is that the David O Russell film where Jeremy Davies boinks his mom?
I convinced a local lunatic to watch that once. He was furious.

The new Sandler Halloween movie.. surprisingly enjoyable

Sandler has a new movie?! That's getting watched tonight!

Dale Newsread tried to diss Sandler on his FB and the backlash was surprising.

Yeah, it has some past Sandler movie character cameos that weren't expected. It also has the gal from Happy Gilmore (the mum in Modern Family).

Julie Bowen

Late 90s/early 00s Julie Bowen was so ridiculously hot.

Correct

I think she was at her peak hotness when Modern Family first started.
That episode where she ends up in a hot tub...

He'll yeah, not going to ruin the surprise for anyone but you get a big big cameo right off the bat.

you're a good man

Adam Sandler is great.
Adam Sandler makes money.

Didn't know Julie Bowen existed before Modern Family.... haven't seen Happy Gilmore since I was a young lad

You forgot to mention your attraction level towards her at the time

Don't know because I have zero memory of her in Happy Gilmore.

I feel like she was p hot in Modern Family, but became less hot as the seasons went on

Wolfen 4/5
Can't go wrong with Albert Finney

The Monuments Men - 6.5/10

Was much more engaging/interesting reading the book

The Frozen Ground-7/10

Suspense film where Nic Cage tries to chase and pin down years of missing girls and recovered dead bodies to John Cusak, while also trying to keep his star witness Vanessa Hudgens safe from being taken out of the picture. A nice reminder that despite no longer being big names, Cage and Cusack are still good at what they when given the right material.

Aftermath-6/10

Arnold plays a grieving family man who loses his family in terrible plane crash after air traffic controller Scoot McNairy makes a costly mistake. This wasn't bad. It was just too short. Not enough time is spent on Arnold to get you to invest in his character arc. McNairy'd character gets better development even though he's not the main character.

Bad Day For The Cut-8/10

An unassuming Irish farmer wakes up to find his mother brutally murdered. He escapes murder himself and sets out to avenge his mom and all the while discovers truths about his mother that paint her in a different light.

The Plagues of Breslaugh-8/10

A detective tormented by the loss of her fiance years earlier ends up on a case where the perp pass killing seemingly random people in gruesome ways while carving different labels into each victim, like "slanderer".

The Frozen Ground is based on a true story so enjoy looking that up if you haven't yet. I really loved it when I first saw it, it's about as tense as a film can get and for once John Cusack plays to his strengths. I never liked him as a leading man, he has turned into an excellent antagonist though. See "Never Grow Old" for more Cusack in high level heel territory.
Cage and Cusack are still big names though, they just aren't blockbuster leading man material anymore.

And "A Bad Day For The Cut" is essentially a perfect indie film and the very essence of why independent cinema has to exist. It has the purity that no Hollywood film will ever have.

It really was a great film. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Including the small bits of humor. The ending is also gut wrenching.

Idk if they're big names anymore. I know Cage has at least been in some bigger movies even of late. Cusack feels like a lost commodity. I'll look up Never Grow Old. He's also a good villain in Utopia on Amazon.

The Outpost-8/10

Wall to wall banger of an army unit stuck for months in an outpost buried at the bottom of a mountain, constantly under attack by Taliban forces, who eventually move to take over the compound with an all out assault.

Ava - 6.5/10

Jessica Chastain plays an assassin, whom after a bad job, is targeted by her own organisation; sub-plot revolves around her mending fences with her sister and mother after not seeing them for 8 years and her past as an alcoholic. Fairly average action film.

Personally, I think Jessica Chastain is wasted in action films.

Did you watch it for Jessica's Chastains?

I do love a bit of Jessica Chastain.

I bet she plays yet another joyless robot.
She is a mediocre talent in her preferred roles.

American Pie Presents: Girls Rule - 3/10

Why did I bother watching this? Dunno. Just because I watched all the other bad spin-offs I guess.

Spoiler: no boobs were shown so what is even the point

No boobs?!
That's not American Pie. American pie always has boobs.

American Pie 2 made me laugh so hard that people in the screening were looking over at me and tutting.

Midnight Special-8/10

Michael Shannon is in it, which should be enough. He and Kirsten Dunst have a son withseemingly super natural powers, and they're on the run from the government trying to get their son to where he thinks his destiny awaits.

The Trial of the Chicago-8/10

7 progressive protesters and the leader of the black panthers are put on trial by the current USAG in an attempt to be made an example of after protesting and riots broke out a yr earlier before and during the democratic national convention.

The Mortuary Collection on Shudder. Perdy good...anthology kind of like Creep Show. Clancy Brown stars

I havent seen it yet as it doesnt come out until tomorrow but im gonna go ahead and give Tremors 7 an 11/10.

Dracula: Dead And Loving It - 3/4

If this was called "Renfield" it would have a good rating.
Peter MacNicol is funny as fuck.

House Party - 3/4

I'm a big fan of comedy with real heart behind it and this was a film I tried to buy on DVD many times growing up only to be dissuaded by the literal packaging of the dvd. Bright yellow with a guy who's hair defies science?! I already own BTTF.

"Black America" is a hugely weird concept in film. It's acknowledging its own minority status but appealing to an immense audience.
House Party is one of the real efforts, it isn't blaxploitation. It's giving a few minutes to a very real moment in time.

Glad it was as good as I hoped, sad it wasn't given full marketing.

Not easy to outdo Leslie Nielson for the best part of the movie, but he does it.

He was constantly hilarious in an otherwise funny film. This fella headlined in Sophie's Choice.

Leslie Nielsen was great though. So out-funnying him was purely based on performance.
An earned, deserved win for MacNicol.

Also just between you and me there was a good bit of cleavage in that film.
Busty.

Yeah, watched it recently and appreciated that fact.

Also when I was a kid watching the movie I had no idea what an enema was so that pretty much went over my head (but I still remember finding it funny just due to the delivery)

I remember my Dad renting that film the day Princess Diana died; all four channels (holla mid 1990s!) were just live news reports of her death, etc.

Peter MacNicol was also gold in Ally McBeal.

Skyscraper - 47%

This movie is straight asshole. How can you have a deadly conflict 2,000 feet in the air and not feel any sort of concern for the main characters safety Should’ve just been on the 2nd floor. Same difference

Batman: Mask of Phantasm - 7/10

free solo

it's cool, but more stressful than watching the guy climb was the obviously strained relationship he had with his gf... did not sit well with me

Tremors 7 ended up being about an 87 out of 10.

Didn't know there was a new one

Ghost Ship 5/10

Fairly duff, but not unwatchable.

The channels were like that for a few days, my birthday was the next day and Diana dying pretty much wrecked it.
I don't even remember what I did, I just remember thinking I was playing second fiddle to some dead bird.

Princess Diana never done nothing for me!

Borat Subsequent Movie Film - 8/10

It's hilarious and super offensive, exactly what you'd expect. The actress who plays his daughter, Maria Bakalova, steals almost every scene she's in - She's hysterical.

can't wait to watch it after work...it'll give me a break from horror films.

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - 7/10

It was pretty damn funny

It was ok. Not as good as the original and not even as good as Bruno. Not sure why everyone is all over the actress. She's fine but other than the dance scene and the Rudy stuff its all standard acting. The actress from "Almost Royal" was 1000 times better.

Almost Royal was a fucking joy to watch when it came out.
Poppy and Georgie. So good.

Also if Borat 2 isn't even as good as Bruno I ain't watching it.

Going to watch this Don Cheadle movie tonight...probably

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I love that it was a Don Cheadle movie in someone's eyes besides the studio.

Adam Sandler and Saffron Burrows are simply phenomenal in it. Don Cheadle actually does a great supporting role that oddly runs more time than what should be the main roles.

No one knows about this show for some reason.

I'm amazed you are aware of it.
Hopefully other posters take note and watch it.

Ed Gamble isn't treated as the national treasure he should be because he went mainstream and it turns out he is quite abrasive.
I like his acting chops though.

Synopsis of Almost Royal:

Two something-in-line to the throne "Royals" go to America and discover the culture.
It is filmed in a documentary style but with unassuming, non acting members of the public much like Borat.

Pretty amazing stuff. I remember the driving lessons and barista lessons being great for awkward silences.

Borat 2

7/10. Not as good as the original, but really funny

She drags the movie down. Women aren't funny. They just aren't.

The Trail of the Chicago 7.

8.5 outta 10. Really enjoyable and doesn’t feel like a long movie

The trial of the Chicago 7 is also really good

:lol:

I will kill you all.

You’ll go on trail for your heinous crimes.

I WILL LEAD YOU ON A TRAIL THAT ENDS IN YOUR BLOODY MURDER

I demand a trail by combat.

I remember one time in the e-fed I used to play, someone said something like "I will totally destory you".... then the other guy made fun of his spelling mistake in his post, and the other dude then came back and said "no, I meant what I said, I will literally destory you", and the angle turned into him literally trying to erase him from history and remove him out of all of his stories...

Destor-y

borat was really funny, the actress was in a few situations where she had to improvise and do interviews on her own... felt like she did so very much in the spirit of borat/sacha baron cohen interviews... very funny narrative... good

The Mission 7.5/10

A Jesuit priest (Jeremy Irons) crosses paths with a mercenary/slaver (Robert De Niro), whom has murdered his brother over a woman, and they go to a remote plateau in the South American jungle to establish a mission. They subsequently have to defend that mission and others when the Spanish sell the territory to the Portuguese, whom intend to enslave the natives.

I liked it; a good story, though the acting was sometimes a bit iffy. It had nice cinematography. There's no real action until the final 15-20 mins, but if you like a story give it a try.

Hell House LLC on Shudder. I quite liked it. There's 2 sequels but heard they aren't that good..gonna watch em anyways

Borat Subsequent Movie Film-8/10

Hilarious at nearly every turn. It amazes me he got away with a lot of the shit he pulls in this movie.