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What MOVIE(s) have you been....seeing? watching?
Between Netflix, Hulu, and Prime (as well as all of their original shows and movies)...I end up unable to decide. It's too much for me. Plenty looks good. Too much. So I'm indecisive...and pass. Usually end up putting back on Detectorists or a John Carpenter film and go paint.
Maybe I should cut 2 of the 3 services?
I wonder if I would have ever had the pleasure of catching fantastic, low grade fare like Near Dark in this current age? I suppose when there were only 3 movie options (HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime) at a given time it was much easier to decide and settle down. I'm sure there are great flicks like that currently available...but I simply seem unable to commit to one.
I have no idea how you folks do it, but enjoy.
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Rewatched most of Force Awakens last night for the 2nd or 3rd time. In a universe where the technology to destroy entire planets exists, I think you’re safer just living in space
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Black Barney wrote: Going to go and see Luis and the Aliens in an hour with Emily. There’s just no way that’s going to be any good
Dude...then why go see it? Surely there's something else to do.
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Mr. White wrote:
Black Barney wrote: Going to go and see Luis and the Aliens in an hour with Emily. There’s just no way that’s going to be any good
Dude...then why go see it? Surely there's something else to do.
Emily wanted to see a movie and this was the only kids movie playing we haven’t seen. She really liked it so there’s that. It was actually ally better than I was expecting. The first half is absolute trash but the 2nd half goes all Men in Black and is kind of fun. The voice acting is all over the place. The supporting cast are all good but the mains are terrible.
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I watched Nothing But Trouble for the first time and yes, I knew it would be bad, but saying it's bad doesn't even come close to describing the experience of watching it. There were so many confounding decisions made in the film by Dan Aykroyd that for the majority of the running time I was too befuddled to be repulsed or annoyed by what was happening. Well, there were a few times where my brain made room to be both befuddled and repulsed, like when the judge character was eating the hot dog or any time when Bobo and 'Lil Debil were onscreen.
It's the perfect movie for hanging out and making fun of with friends because there are so many weird details in the movie that it never falls into the bad movie trap of being outright dull. Honestly, the weird/gross stuff didn't bother me but Chevy Chase and Demi Moore were one of the worst parts of the movie; they were terrible and they had zero chemistry. It's worth seeing once since it's so strange and you'll rarely be bored but you should make sure you're in the mood for it because it's too odd for a casual watch.
A couple nights ago was Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight with my sons and I was pleasantly surprised at how well it's held up. Billy Zane hams it up and has loads of charisma as the villain, I always like William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett was... adequate. It's as close a translation of the TV show to screen as one could ask for (Bordello of Blood? What's that? Never heard of it...), right down to the gratuitous sex and nudity (though, thankfully, most of it's front-loaded in the script so it's not in the way when the plot kicks into high gear).
The plot is Biblical in nature but there weren't any portentous monologues by a fallen angle about the nature of good and evil, why he/she lost their faith, etc. No, this is the TftC experience so that means demons attacking, a dash of sex and nudity, plenty of dark humor, and some wicked gore effects. It came out in 1995, well before directors started over-using CGI to ruin horror films, so almost all the effects are practical and the creature designs are memorable. The backstory wasn't bad, either, and it was a cut above your typical TftC plot. It's definitely worth checking out if you're in the mood for something pulpy and trashy (yet competent), and at a running time of less than 90 min. (I think, but I'm almost certain it is after credits and both Crypt Keeper segments are subtracted from the runtime) it never outstays its welcome.
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Shit goes awry.
Watch this movie. And fast-forward through all of the credits.
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Nothing But Trouble...wow. That is scraping the bottom of the barrel. I saw it in the theater.
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Gary Sax wrote: I saw a preview of Bad Times at the El Royale which is very much a single location, tense conversations and shocking action Tarantino thing. It was ok, if you're bored it's worth a watch. It's just that the dialog wasn't as good as a better Tarantino, the movie was too long which is killer for this style film, and it just didn't build the tension as high as it needed to be.
Funny to see Thor as Charles Manson standin though.
Saw this tonight. Man, that first 2/3 or so is really great, I thought. And then the last 1/3 is really not great. Too bad. Still, it was fun enough. Just wish it had stuck the landing a lot better.
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Next was Baby Driver. I went into this thinking I'd love it, based on the praise it has received here and elsewhere. I did not love it. I liked it though... unfortunately for it, the best scene is the first one, and it's downhill from there. Many aspects of the script did not ring true for me, particularly with regards to the actions of Kevin Spacey's character. I'm also not convinced that he was the best choice for that role. I would have liked to have seen Sam Elliott, personally.
I will say that it's worth watching for the stunt driving alone.
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