04-04-2021, 12:27 AM | #13041 |
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Godzilla vs Kong - 7/10
Fun movie, good monster fights. The real winner was the friends both made along the way. Just kidding, the right Titan won. |
04-04-2021, 01:34 AM | #13042 |
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04-04-2021, 03:04 PM | #13043 |
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Rambo Day:
Rambo: First Blood Part I 8/10 Rambo: First Blood Part II 7.5/10 Rambo III 7/10 I'd seen the first Rambo film before, but I'd never seen the other original two sequels (at least in their entirety). The first film is the best; the subsequent films up the body count and explosions and not much else, though they are enjoyable to watch. I feel they missed an opportunity to really explore the Rambo character in First Blood Part II, with his return to Vietnam, and the impact of his experiences during the Vietnam War. I'm not sure if I want to watch Rambo and Rambo: Last Blood; part of me feels I should leave it there. |
04-05-2021, 07:24 AM | #13044 |
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New Rocky movie should see him get back into the ring.
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04-05-2021, 09:14 AM | #13045 |
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"Rambo" is worth watching just because of how completely fucking mental it is.
"Last Blood" rapes the franchise to death in front of the handful of remaining fans. It's awful. |
04-05-2021, 09:17 AM | #13046 |
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I might watch "Rambo" again because it really is a spectacular bloodbath.
It's the most violent film I can think of. |
04-05-2021, 09:17 AM | #13047 |
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Outside of Korea and Japan anyway...
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04-07-2021, 01:48 AM | #13048 |
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Rambo was glorious. Was the perfect way to end the franchise.
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04-07-2021, 10:39 AM | #13049 |
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The Island 7/10
Regular Michael Bay fare; watchable and action-packed, though it takes a while to get going and it is probably 30 mins too long. Scarlet Johansson is at peak hotness as well, which is always worth watching. Escape from Alcatraz 7.5/10 Prime Clint Eastwood. I don't think there is any music or dialogue for the first 5-10 mins; I feel this is something Hollywood should embrace again: let the imagery set the scene and slowly let the mood soak in, rather than trying to immediately grab people's attention and distract them. |
04-08-2021, 06:53 AM | #13050 |
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Cruel Intentions 5/10
Fairly naff. |
04-10-2021, 09:31 AM | #13051 |
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Chaos Walking 7/10
Sci-fi, I think mainly aimed at "young adults," with Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley and an underused Mads Mikkelsen. I haven't read the books that the film is based upon, so I can't judge it against them, but I found it watchable and it didn't drag. Outside of Marvel, I find Tom Holland to be a largely naff actor, and Daisy Ridley is not much better; but the film did not suffer as a result of them. |
04-17-2021, 12:44 PM | #13052 |
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Amistad 7/10
It is about 30 mins too long and Spielberg piles on the schmaltz, but it is a decent film. I always get the feeling that Djimon Hounsou should be a bigger star than he is; I assume he just keeps himself low-key. |
04-21-2021, 07:49 PM | #13053 |
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The Wailing- 9/10
God, Korean cinema is so fucking good. Great horror mystery film. |
04-21-2021, 09:55 PM | #13054 | |
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Quote:
El Vaq preparing for his move to the Isle of Man by watching a bunch of movies about Alcatraz island |
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04-22-2021, 01:32 AM | #13055 |
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movies I have watched since last posting in this thread
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) - 9/10 - Really good and a surprising portrayal of Fred Hampton's true politics. Was wondering if it was going to be "liberal-washed" since it's a major studio movie about a communist, but was surprisingly good Memories of Murder (2003) - 8/10 - Really good, second best Bong Joon Ho movie I've seen (Parasite) The Present (2020) - 9/10 - Oscar nominated short film that's on Netflix now about a Palestinian man trying to buy a gift for his wife and dealing with scum Israeli soldiers... Very good... Bad Trip (2021) - 9/10 - Eric Andre movie. Funny........ Made me laugh more than any other comedy movie in like 10 years maybe. It's a purposefully cliche buddy movie but every scene is a prank on real people The Departed (2006) - 9/10 - Freaking sweet... idk why I never watched this before Shutter Island (2010) - 8/10 - Cool... Heat (1995) - 9/10 - Freaking great... Watched it while working at a video store in like 2002 and didn't like it much then cause I was half paying attention. Glad I rewatched. Love Al Pacino!!! the best... Seven Samurai (1954) - 8/10 - Rewatched it since I first saw it in like 2002 and liked it way more this time Scanners (1981) - 3/10 - shitty and insanely boring... like 2 good scenes in the entire movie and the rest is mind-numbingly boring John Wick (2014) - 6/10 - Whatever... was fine but like a standard action movie... was expecting something different because of how much ppl seem to like it RoboCop (1987) - 8/10 - Rewatched for the first time since I was a lil kid prob... very good and funny/campy Starship Troopers (1997) - 6/10 - Fine... Zodiac (2007) - 7/10 - Good actually... maybe 8/10 Mayor (2020) - 7/10 - Documentary about the mayor of Ramallah, Palestine... pretty good / fine The Big Short (2015) - 5/10 - Didn't like it... every character was annoying to me Re-Animator (1985) - 7/10 - Good... Very "over the top" to where it became v funny Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021) - 7/10 - Adam Curtis documentary... really enjoyed watching it tbh and it's done in a mesmerizing way... politics in it are "pretty good" and it's worth watching but somewhat annoying in parts... he seems like a zionist maybe . . . . . Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) - 6/10 - Some funny parts but felt like a bunch of "liberal bullshit" + not nearly as funny as the other movie and show . . . . don't need Borat telling me to "vote" Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - 3/10 - rubbish . . . just wanted 2 see them fight . . . too much boring/dumb shit!!! I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) - 6/10 - Charlie Kaufman movie... feel like I really loved like half of the movie but the other half felt "mind-numbing" and annoying... had a very strange reaction to this movie... so much of it was amazing but feel like so much was also pissing me off... idk... thinking back I kinda wanna rate it higher because I'm mostly remembering the really good parts |
04-22-2021, 07:58 AM | #13056 |
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i loved Im Thinking of Ending Things
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04-22-2021, 10:24 AM | #13057 |
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I don't think I can ever forgive Charlie Kaufman for "Synecdoche".
Ugh |
04-22-2021, 10:25 AM | #13058 |
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Going to watch Bad Trip today based on that review.
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04-22-2021, 11:01 AM | #13059 |
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Don't want to overhype it... If you like the Eric Andre Show you will like it though
Also don't remember the last really funny comedy movie I watched, so was good to finally see one I liked... |
04-22-2021, 11:45 AM | #13060 |
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I've never seen his show but so far the film is pretty funny.
I like the escaped convict bit, the guy with the vest was a gift for a hidden camera sketch. He looked so confused. |
04-23-2021, 05:57 PM | #13061 |
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Clash of the Titans (2010) 6/10
I'd much rather watch the original. |
04-23-2021, 06:07 PM | #13062 |
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True, but I still enjoyed the remake. I wouldn't bother with Wrath of the Titans. That one is trash.
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04-23-2021, 10:17 PM | #13063 |
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Mortal Kombat (2021) 5/10
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04-23-2021, 10:27 PM | #13064 |
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Mortal Kombat-5/10
The opening scene was the most interesting part. After that it’s pretty meh. Gloriously violent but woefully uninteresting. |
04-24-2021, 09:10 PM | #13065 |
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Get Out. 10/10
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04-24-2021, 11:01 PM | #13066 |
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Café Society: 7/10
ive never seen a Woody Allen film so i decided to give this a go its a very fine film. Allen excels in scenario. the plot is compelling and the major story beats are strong. though he falters with intimate dialogue. the dialogue isnt bad save for a few scenes but those scenes are so critical that their inferioty stands out glaringly. cinematography is very nice. score is good. Eisinberg, doing a Woody Allen impersonation for 90 min, while initially grating, he really won me over. over all i liked it well enough though i did end up wondering if it would have been better if Allen sold this premise to a better writer and let a studio put another director over it. |
04-27-2021, 08:04 PM | #13067 |
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They should call him Woolly Allan because he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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04-27-2021, 08:06 PM | #13068 |
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05-03-2021, 06:28 PM | #13069 |
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Tequila Sunrise 7/10
Crime drama with Mel Gibson, as a possibly reformed drug dealer, and Kurt Russell, as a narcotics cop and Gibson's friend, who is trying to find out whether Gibson is still involved in his old ways whilst at the same time protecting him from a DEA agent that is out to get him. Caught between them is Michelle Pfeiffer, who plays the love interest. Not much seems to really happen in the film, and is largely driven by the charisma of both Gibson and Russell, which makes it watchable (and Michelle Pfeiffer also makes the film very watchable). |
05-04-2021, 01:19 AM | #13070 |
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Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - 8/10
I haven't been to a movie theater since New Mutants so I really wanted to go. Since I can watch Mortal Kombat on HBOMax I decided to see Demon Slayer to see what all the talk was about since it's now the highest grossing film in Japan's history. I've never seen the anime before so parts of the story were a little tough for me to figure out - at first - but I understood everything by the end. While I don't think it was better than Spirited Away, the previous box office champ and an amazing film, I did think this was a good movie. Animation was really pretty and fight scenes were intense. Again, not being familiar with the show, but I'd say it was both comedic and dark in tone, changing back and forth between both. I *might* watch the first season of the show on Netflix at some point now since I enjoyed the movie. Favorite characters were the main villain and the good guy who wears a Boar's head all the time and is a big oaf. |
05-07-2021, 03:58 PM | #13071 |
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Mortal Kombat - 5/10
The Sound of Metal - 9/10 |
05-14-2021, 07:11 AM | #13072 |
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Wonder Woman 1984 - 2 out of 4 stars.
I mean...uhm...it's....well....it's a movie, alright. OK, it's nowhere near the first as far as being good but there are things that work to where you can get through it just fine. Too many things make no sense, though, and the tone is just weird. I still continue to crush on Kristen Wiig, though. |
05-15-2021, 10:10 AM | #13073 |
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Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar
4/4 stars This was one of the best comedies I've seen in years. Outlandish but juuuuuust grounded enough in reality that it isn't unrelatable. The writing, pacing and goofiness is about as close to a Zucker Brothers Airplane! Or Naked Gun as we are going to get nowadays. No political commentary or any modern day garbage that gets shoehorned into films. Just an overall bright, fun, funny and enjoyable movie that will probably blow many who are open to its style away because it looks like a stupid as fuck movie based on the poster. |
05-15-2021, 05:44 PM | #13074 |
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Rambo 7/10
Dang. I don't think I've ever seen so many heads and other body parts being blown off by gun-fire and explosive devices. By far the most graphic of the Rambo films. |
05-15-2021, 07:16 PM | #13075 |
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Good though eh?
He just goes tits with that rear mounted gun at one point. It lasts for a lifetime. |
05-16-2021, 07:26 AM | #13076 |
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I liked it; doesn't touch the first film, but a good way to kill 90 mins.
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05-17-2021, 01:28 AM | #13077 |
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The Mitchells vs The Machines - 9/10
Loved it.... super fun, super colourful. |
05-23-2021, 09:46 AM | #13078 |
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La Femme Nikita 7.3/10
Not as good as Leon: The Professional or The Fifth Element, but it has that off-kilter vibe that Luc Besson's films usually have. The English overdubs are a bit iffy, but they don't distract from the overall feel of the film. |
05-24-2021, 12:15 AM | #13079 |
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Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar 8.5/10
Was entertaining. |
05-24-2021, 10:49 AM | #13080 |
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Really want Seanny to review that. I hope they have it on VHS in his village soon.
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