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Seanny One Ball 08-11-2019 11:40 AM

Austrian horrors and psychological thrillers are uniquely disturbing. A lot of the inspiration for that comes from Angst.

Jordan 08-11-2019 11:40 AM

Lady Bird (2017) - 3/5

I had really high expectations due to all of the awards this movie was nominated for and I was disappointed in the end, mostly. The film is a simple story of a modern family from Sacremento trying to make it work. Dad and Mom have a 17 year old daughter and two adopted kids, money is tight, dad loses his job, the girl gets laid for the first time after she falls for the gay kid who has to act straight because they go to Catholic school. Anyway there were some amazing acting scenes throughout no doubt. Tracy Letts and Laurie Metcalf are always brilliant in everything they do and the lead actress playing Lady Bird also was brilliant I just couldn't help feel underwhelmed by the script. I guess considering Letts and Metcalf I was expecting some sort of dark twist in the tone of 3 Billboards. But it is great for what it is, I just wanted more.

Jordan 08-11-2019 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Seanny One Ball (Post 5276320)
Austrian horrors and psychological thrillers are uniquely disturbing. A lot of the inspiration for that comes from Angst.

Well I enjoyed it particularly the experimental cinematography and acting. Also just the casting alone. Everyone's face was perfect. I was disturbed by the long shots especially the one that detailed him dragging each body from the house to his car and into the trunk while he was covered in blood. I guess I wish they'd have made the moment a littler bigger ... like he's pulling out of the driveway about to the bust through the gate and then see's his reflection in the rearview.

That is the only thing I think would have been "Better" but it's small.

Jordan 08-11-2019 12:02 PM

The Sisters Brothers (2018) - 2/5

Yeah I'd say barely 2/5. I really feel like it's a 1/5. But I have to give credit to the solid acting throughout. However the pace and script are a mess. I feel the production of this movie must have had some real issues with editing or decision making I don't know. Some scenes go on and on in near pitch black with no storytelling that I could find... I just felt the scenes were endless at times, and usually pointless.

The story is about two brothers who are sort of Outlaw Bounty Hunters or hit men who are charged by their boss with finding someone who has developed a chemical that will illuminate gold in water so you can just bend over and pick it up. It turns from one goose chase to another and as it goes on just gets worse and worse. I love Pheonix and John Reilly and usually Jake Gyllenhal but this movie fucking sucked.

And John C. Reilly is the only really good thing about the movie because he is hilarious in about any context but especially in the wild west.

Jordan 08-11-2019 12:06 PM

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - 4/5

Great movie. I won't talk much about the story as I can tell everyone has seen it. I loved the turn and the pop it got in my Cinema was awesome. Seeing violence like that pop a crowd when it would normally revolt them was f u c k i n g brilliant. I LOVED Leo, he just get's better and better. I also loved Brad Pitt, what a bad ass dude. That said the movie is way to damn long and I'd love to see a half hour of bull shit cut from it, I wouldn't even notice.

Seanny One Ball 08-12-2019 06:14 PM

Currently watching SHAZAM!

Seanny One Ball 08-12-2019 07:37 PM

Well, that was excellent, a real feel-good film with some great laughs. In fact the laugh count was exceptionally high for a superhero film, it was like Thor: Ragnarok that way. Lots of laughs and fun to keep the action flowing in a way kids can enjoy.

I liked the child cast too, particularly the little girl and little boy with their wisecracks. The older kids were good, I'm not sure they cast the right kid for Billy Batson but I'm glad the boy from IT was paired up with Adam Brody. They look very alike.
This is the most fun DC film, possibly ever.

Lock Jaw 08-12-2019 08:08 PM

Better/worse than Aquaman though?!

Seanny One Ball 08-12-2019 08:14 PM

I enjoyed it a fair amount more than Aquaman.
Aquaman was a fun film too but there were some scenes that made the film way too slow and it definitely needed a shorter run time.

RP 08-12-2019 09:14 PM

That scene where Aquaman and whoever that red headed twat was. Where they were walking through a city and she's never seen flowers and other shit and she's acting really retarded and he's acting really homo and the music is like R&B meets Nickelback.

That scene almost made me cut myself.

Lock Jaw 08-12-2019 09:33 PM

Shazam is "funner", but Aquaman is "better" in my not-so-humble opinion

Seanny One Ball 08-12-2019 10:09 PM

SHAZAM has a coherent, clear storyline which is built up and staged excellently. The action is secondary to the world-building and I think that was a smart decision. The comedy was a mixture of one liners, sight gags and some outstanding references. The performances were also stronger than in Aquaman. There's even a mild Aquaman diss in the post credits.

It was a 4/4 film.

Seanny One Ball 08-12-2019 10:15 PM

Aquaman had Willem Dafoe on a seahorse though, so there is that.

I think I gave Aquaman 3/4 because besides the length and boring or unnecessary parts it was a breath of fresh air for DC and overall an enjoyable and solid film.

Seanny One Ball 08-12-2019 10:18 PM

Apparently I didn't review Aquaman. Oh well, 3/4 is a fair shout.

Lock Jaw 08-12-2019 10:58 PM

Honestly think Aquaman has to be up there with one of the best of this "superhero movie" boom era

Destor 08-12-2019 11:10 PM

Still havent seen aqua man

Sixx 08-12-2019 11:11 PM

Same.

GD 08-13-2019 12:19 AM

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - 7/10

@LockJaw 70mm blown up print at the Drafthouse.

They're also doing a limited 70mm release for Joker which doesn't make sense.

Seanny One Ball 08-13-2019 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 5277312)
Honestly think Aquaman has to be up there with one of the best of this "superhero movie" boom era


I would rank it alongside something like Age of Ultron, better than 2 Thor's, 2 Ironman's, 1 Dr Strange, 1 Captain America and 1 Hulk.

Jordan 08-14-2019 10:55 AM

It Comes At Night (2017) - 1/5

I watched this due to good reviews, I have no idea how they procured money to shoot this much less any good reviews. The story is that it's the end of the world, nobody knows much other than people are getting sick and you need to stay away from everyone because you don't know who has "it". A family has stowed themselves away in the woods and comes upon another family who needs help. They join forces and survive fine until it all goes to shit in the end. There is a constant allusion to "something" some "foce" that I guess "comes at night"... but you never see it any it doesn't play as aggressive a role in the film as you'd think. I can't believe I made it to the end of the movie, I kept expecting some kind of cool payoff that would make sense but there wasn't anything. The lead character literally shoots a baby boy and his mother, like that is the arch of this movie. Horrible.

Seanny One Ball 08-14-2019 01:02 PM

It's not really an apocalyptic horror film. It's a character study of trust, paranoia and fear. You need to read full reviews, the snippets will mislead you.

Seanny One Ball 08-14-2019 03:58 PM

Watching "Office Uprising" on Netflix.
This is the worst comedy I have seen in a fair while, it is outstandingly off-key.

RP 08-14-2019 04:32 PM

Have you seen Mayhem? It's got Glenn from Walking Dead and my overall #2 boner maker Samara Weaving. This virus gets loose in an office building and they are quarantined. The virus brings out everyones true feelings and desires and hatreds and shit. And it's kind of a mix between Belko Expirament and Scott Pilgrim vs the World. It's pretty good. And Samara Weaving makes my boner sprout arms and hands to jack it self.

Seanny One Ball 08-15-2019 12:21 AM

Yeah I have it, I debated watching it again the other day because it seemed mediocre when I first saw it.
I'll give it a whirl.

Jordan 08-15-2019 10:13 AM

Bone Tomahawk (2015) - 4/5

Watched on Prime. This is cool, Kurt Russel stars as the Sheriff of a small western town, Patrick Wilson is a rancher with a bad leg injury staying with his pretty wife who is a doctor's assistant. One night the Sheriff calls upon the assistant to remove a bullet from a prisoners leg. The sheriff leaves the jail with his deputy watching over the doctor and the incapacitated prisoner (David Arquette) and when he returns in the morning, it is obvious that an abduction has taken place. The clue lead to some sort of Cannibal tribe who live in the mountains, not Indians but savages, Troglodytes. So the Sheriff, the husband, the assistant deputy (Richard Jenkins, amazing performance) and a friend of the sheriff (Matthew Fox, Jack from Lost) go into the mountains to rescue the ranchers wife, deputy, and even the prisoner.

That's the story simply put with no major spoilers. I really enjoyed this movie. The actors were all a great combination for me as I love them all from all types of different work. I'd highly recommend this if you haven't seen it. It has some elements of horror, some elements of western, funny at times (Thanks to Richard Jenkins, so fucking good here probably his career best).

GD 08-15-2019 03:31 PM

Purchased "High Life" on Blu-Ray. Seems interesting.

slik 08-17-2019 11:48 PM

Good Boys - 9.5/10

The funniest movie I have seen this year. Surprisingly heartwarming as it goes on. As of now, my favorite film of 2019.

GD 08-18-2019 12:26 AM

Good Boys - 10/10

Absolutely loved it

El Vaquero de Infierno 08-18-2019 06:14 AM

Gold 6/10

Jordan 08-18-2019 09:07 PM

The Woman in Black (2012) - 2/5

I watched this on Prime, and I didn't like it. From the first scene you can tell there is something bullshit about this movie, they way the 3 sisters move in perfect synchronicity spelled the end before it even began. However it strengthens early. Radcliff is a solicitor and has a job in a far away village. He's to address an old dead lady's estate and sell her house. There is obviously something going on in the town, everyone treats him like he smeared shit on the carpet. As he begins to work at the house he unleashes a spirit who hates children because she lost her own. The movie looks fantastic and the acting is on point. It's just that the movie gets really stupid in the final act and I really didn't like it.

Jordan 08-19-2019 07:15 PM

We're Still Here (2015) - 3/5

I watched this on Prime.

The story is super simple. A middle aged couple have lost their son in crash and move out of town to a remote house in Connecticut. Quickly they began experience some scary shit and invite hippy friends to the house to do a seance. The wife is sure that it's her deceased son trying to reach out. But she's very wrong.

So I wrote a really long review for this that just got deleted due to a random finger closing out the page on my keyboard. Anyway.

The film is really fun and easy, but still scary. It reminds me of a modern take on the Hammer Horror style. The acting and script are not... good, but they really do tell the story effectively. It's like that perfect level of horror acting that wouldn't work in any other movie but is entertaining here. The production on the entity is probably quite financially reserved but very scary. It doesn't appear to use a lot of CGI, just good old fashioned lighting and makeup/costume. This movie has a similar tone to some Stephen King movies like Graveyard Shift, Pet Sematary, and Thinner. I really enjoyed it. I can't really give it more than a 3 out of 5 but it's a strong 3 for me. I picked this because I though it was a Ti West film from the poster on Prime, a total copy of that style.

Jordan 08-19-2019 07:30 PM

Vampire Circus (1972) - 3.5/5

Watch on Prime. I had just watched the movie above and it was like 1am and I needed more. The movie is about an hour and twenty so I gave it a go. I love Hammer Films and I have always avoided this one because the title is so stupid and conjured up ridiculous themes and ideas in my head, well for some reason last night I was like "alright" and clicked play.

The story is set in a 19th Century Serbian Village. The Count of the Village has been abducting all of the young girls for months and everyone it too afraid to do anything about it until one man see's his missing wife abducting a little girl and taking her into the Count's Castle. He runs for them but they are behind closed doors before he can get there. This starts a town frenzy with the whole town losing their shit with this dude and going to get their women and little girls back. And yeah, he's totally fucking all of them. There is a pretty uncomfortably long moment you think the vampire is about to put his dick into a young girls mouth but instead he kills her, and then goes to fuck this one dudes wife. And she's hot and 70's hot with the supple boobs and everything. The movie is very sexual and erotic and I was quite surprised by it. The town folk are able to kill the Vampire (so they think) but they are unable to save anyone and the man's wife is pulled from the castle only to run back into the flames to die with her vampire lover (or so we think) and forsake her husband. The Vampire's last words before a stake is in his heart are "I WILL KILL ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN FOR THIS".

15 years later. The town is a shit hole, nobody wants to go there because they think there is some disease, but that's just the vampirisim that took place 15 years ago. Nobody is allowed in or out. But somehow a freak show circus comes into town, and they are fucking awesome. A panther than can change into a handsome Spanish guy, a charismatic dwarf, a strong man and of course a temptress and others. Basically the Count has hibernated until this point to extract his revenge through this Circus, and tries to kill the children of everyone involved with his death 15 years ago. It's a solid horror classic and I'd recommend and say you'd be just as surprised as me.

GD 08-19-2019 09:34 PM

High Life - 6.5/10

RP 08-19-2019 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordan X (Post 5278557)
We're Still Here (2015) - 3/5

I watched this on Prime.

The story is super simple. A middle aged couple have lost their son in crash and move out of town to a remote house in Connecticut. Quickly they began experience some scary shit and invite hippy friends to the house to do a seance. The wife is sure that it's her deceased son trying to reach out. But she's very wrong.

So I wrote a really long review for this that just got deleted due to a random finger closing out the page on my keyboard. Anyway.

The film is really fun and easy, but still scary. It reminds me of a modern take on the Hammer Horror style. The acting and script are not... good, but they really do tell the story effectively. It's like that perfect level of horror acting that wouldn't work in any other movie but is entertaining here. The production on the entity is probably quite financially reserved but very scary. It doesn't appear to use a lot of CGI, just good old fashioned lighting and makeup/costume. This movie has a similar tone to some Stephen King movies like Graveyard Shift, Pet Sematary, and Thinner. I really enjoyed it. I can't really give it more than a 3 out of 5 but it's a strong 3 for me. I picked this because I though it was a Ti West film from the poster on Prime, a total copy of that style.

That's on my Prime list.

Frank Drebin 08-19-2019 10:25 PM

Jordan X giving Seanny One Ball a run for his money when it comes to thorough movie reviews.

Jordan 08-19-2019 10:35 PM

Man Gallows face paint is stupid.

Jordan 08-19-2019 10:36 PM

OMG STOP MENTIONING HER DAD

Jordan 08-19-2019 10:36 PM

:shifty:

RP 08-19-2019 10:51 PM

I think Seanny One Ball lost his movie review smile. Probably putting more focus into his blossoming podcast career.

OssMan 08-20-2019 11:47 PM

Just watched Mid 90's... shitty... just a director masturbating over things he liked from the 90's. oh look there's a bevis and butthead t-shirt, now they're playing a wu tang song. it addressed domestic abuse in a pretty raw way though.

GD 08-21-2019 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by OssMan (Post 5278980)
Just watched Mid 90's... shitty... just a director masturbating over things he liked from the 90's. oh look there's a bevis and butthead t-shirt, now they're playing a wu tang song. it addressed domestic abuse in a pretty raw way though.

Jonah Hill? Dawg, you clearly had no idea about how personal this project was. Get your ass outta here fool.

OssMan 08-21-2019 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by The Great Khali (Post 5279015)
Jonah Hill? Dawg, you clearly had no idea about how personal this project was. Get your ass outta here fool.

I understand that but it manifests in a way that is essentially just him making a porno of sorts... it relies heavily on imagery and comes across as very shallow, there are a million conflicts that have potential but they're half assed and don't get resolved in any meaningful way, the only character who changes at all is the main kid but he hardly even does anything, he just has things happen to him. Jonah Hill misses the 90's and wanted everyone to know

GD 08-21-2019 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by OssMan (Post 5279017)
I understand that but it manifests in a way that is essentially just him making a porno of sorts... it relies heavily on imagery and comes across as very shallow, there are a million conflicts that have potential but they're half assed and don't get resolved in any meaningful way, the only character who changes at all is the main kid but he hardly even does anything, he just has things happen to him. Jonah Hill misses the 90's and wanted everyone to know

I couldn't agree more...it's very self indulgent. I had my expectations from the project but I was also aware of what I was getting into. His relationship with his older brother, his identity crisis and his desire to fit in, also that crash scene...how can you not get anything out of this movie?

Destor 08-21-2019 02:00 PM

Annihilation - 8/10


very imaginative. Film excels at creating tension. One of the more creative scifi IPs in the last 15 years

RP 08-21-2019 02:41 PM

I never understood why there was a storyline of her having an affair with a black man. It seemed so random and didnt have anything to do with the movie. I think they just wanted Natalie Portman to get get dicked by a black guy.

Destor 08-21-2019 02:56 PM

It fleshes out her motivations. She is trying to overcome her guilt. As her husband risked his life she was getting dicked by a black guy. In many ways he journey is an arc of redemption evem if the person that needs to forgive her is herself.


But admittedly you'd have the same movie with out that. Her motivation being "curious scientist" was plenty.

RP 08-21-2019 11:31 PM

Us- 6/10


I didnt understand Us. I get the end. I get that the kid puts the mask completely on when he's scared, so obviously at the end, he knew.

What I didnt get was the whole double's of people thing. Why, how ect. No idea what was going on with that. I couldnt stand the husband. The guy seemed like a giant pussy bitch. Lupita chick was really good. I really like her as an actress, but I found myself more interested in the white family with Elizabeth Moss. Her double and her two girls freaked me out. I would have loved to see there family as the main family in the roll. But without Tim Heidecker. He's great in this movie roll, but If that white family was the focus of the movie, I think they would have to get a more serious husband.

Come to think about it, both husbands were made to be giant pussies in this movie and that really bugs me. I think it might have been a better movie if the male role was actually taken more seriously.

Also, unless I missed something, there was a serious plot hole that kind of annoyed me. Towards the end, the two black kids, I guess think the same or something? So the good black kid starts walking backwards and the bad black kid start doing the same exact thing. And the good black kid walks the bad black kid into a fire. If all of them are so linked together, then why cant they all manipulate eachother like that?

There were some cool scenes. I loved Elizabeth Moss, especially her evil self. I feel like she was terribly under used. The use of music was good. I personally loved the NWA song more than I did 5 On It.

Overall, it's a 6/10 for me. I thought it would be a lot better. Maybe if there's some really cool explanation of some things that I may have missed, I might raise my score a bit, but there were still some things that really bugged me.

Jordan 08-22-2019 12:25 AM

Mother! (2017) - 5/5

I watched on Prime. Holy shit. I'm sure if I go back that I could find a lot of posts where you guys are polarized over this movie, that seems to be the case. So let me set my stage for you. I was searching "best horror on prime" and came across Mother! and started reading. The review made me think this was gonna be fucked up but not your typical horror film, if it is even that. And it's not.

Wow what an experience a true mind fuck. The story you should know is simple, an author with writers block and his wife are living in an old house they bought, it's fucking huge. While he is trying to put a word on paper she is fixing the whole house and seems content with it. There are some weird things going on in the house, feels like it could be ghosts, and then Ed Harris knocks on the door, ut oh you know this ain't good he's smoking a cigarette. He say's he's a doctor and "they told him that this was a bed and breakfast" ... everything goes well so they end up having him stay the night. Things are a bit weird. Why would you want a stranger in your house at all much less over night. Especially when you told him not to smoke in your house and he still does. Well it was the author who invited and he can't just tell him to hit the road cause his wife feels uncomfortable can he? No of course not. So the woman goes to bed and wakes up to the sound of someone getting sick and walks out to see her husband helping this man who seems to be naked vomit into the toilet. And then the next day his wife shows up (Michelle fucking Pfeifer) and starts making out with Ed Harris like they are teenagers....

Okay i'll stop there. Just know that the invasion of your personal space is HIGHLY at risk in this movie. The way it is shot, you are the mother, Jennifer Lawrence, so hot, and you feel all of this anxiety that she feels. So in a way it was a horror film like I've NEVER seen before. I've never felt SO ANXIOUS during a movie, holy shit. I wanted it to end after about an hour but I couldn't turn it off because it keeps topping itself and topping itself until of course a big fucking mind fuck climax.

The best thing about it is when you are done watching and you go online to find out what the fuck you just watched and the director is quoted as saying
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"How if you walk out of this movie are you not going to give it an 'F'? ... We wanted to make a punk movie and come at you. And the reason I wanted to come is because I was very sad and I had a lot of anguish and I wanted to express it."
Seriously, that's a relief. Because when I saw this it reminded me of Schenectady New York and that movie was a total mind fuck but I think that everything in it actually makes sense and fits into a puzzle somewhere. Where as this movie is a total mind bash and the director lets you off the hook by saying "don't try to figure it out, ain't happening, just feel the feels". This movie feels like a social experiment. Movies often make us laugh, cry, but to truly feel so anxious you put a pillow over your head because you can't take seeing someone have to deal with this shit... man that's an achievement of the moving picture if you ask me so 5/5 for Mother!

Seanny One Ball 08-22-2019 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Frank Drebin (Post 5278723)
Jordan X giving Seanny One Ball a run for his money when it comes to thorough movie reviews.


The key difference is that I don't recite the plot and I often understand what I am watching.

GD 08-22-2019 10:15 AM

Shots fired!

Seanny One Ball 08-22-2019 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by RP (Post 5278750)
I think Seanny One Ball lost his movie review smile. Probably putting more focus into his blossoming podcast career.


I only do it when something strikes me about a film. I may write one for Dragged Across Concrete.

Seanny One Ball 08-22-2019 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by The Great Khali (Post 5279173)
Shots fired!


Well come off it. A couple of his reviews the last week or two had me deleting posts before I could post them just because I didn't want to hurt his feelings.

That "It Comes At Night" review looked like a joke at first.

GD 08-22-2019 10:35 AM

I really enjoyed "It Comes At Night". Thought it was great at creating paranoia and tension.

Seanny One Ball 08-22-2019 10:42 AM

Yeah, I'm fairly sure you'd notice that Mother! is biblically analogous too.

Jordan 08-22-2019 11:58 AM

I give some plot for my review because I hope that it may make you want to watch the movie. I'm not that interested in somebody's simple rating of a movie, I want to know why.

I'm not one of focus on themes. For instance, I didn't think about The Bible when I was watching Mother! I went online afterwards and saw Javier's clues about the movie in an interview and now I do see that is and easy way to understand the film. But it's not what is directly presented, it's a subliminal message. It doesn't affect my experience. I'm not saying its wrong to watch movies in whatever way they hit you, or to talk about it. Why critique my critique? That's kind of like saying "the circumstances in which you watched and perceive the film are wrong", which is bullshit and probably not something that you (sean) or anyone on here actually stands for. But the one behind the keyboard is always the right one huh?

"IT COMES AT NIGHT" does certainly create a feeling, and at times very well. But I didn't enjoy the feeling because the payoff has no catharsis. It drags you through the mud until you drown in the river. On top of my issue with the ending, I don't remember any explanation what so ever for the paranormal aspect of the movie. What is infecting them and is it a biological plague or supernatural... I guess my issue was the ending was simply most of the cast dying and no mention about the issue of the movie which is IT COMES AT NIGHT.

Seanny One Ball 08-22-2019 01:24 PM

This isn't about you Jordan.

Destor 08-22-2019 06:54 PM

Mother!-s religious allegory isnt subtext. Its the overt plot

Jordan 08-23-2019 05:14 PM

The Farewell (2019) - 5/5

This is a funny but moving true story about the grandmother of a Chinese family where the majority of the family has moved to Japan or The US and the Matriarch has stayed home with few relatives. When the grandmother is discovered to be sick, the family meets in China for a wedding disguised as a goodbye.

This was such a sweet movie and very educational or me, and even my Chinese girlfriend. To see how family operates as the primary factor in the east where as in the west it is ones self that is the priority, was really eye opening. Beautiful acting from the Grandmother, a Chinese actress who I think will get an Oscar nod for Supporting Actress here, and Awkwafina, a really fine performance from her. I'd go see it with your girlfriend or if you are interesting in Chinese culture and the way it differs from ours.

Seanny One Ball 08-23-2019 11:04 PM

Akwafina sounds like a bottled water brand

ClockShot 08-24-2019 02:41 PM

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 4/5

Another great entry from Tarantino. A little on the long side and probably could have been chopped here and there.

SPOILER: show
The end with Brad, Leo, and the Dog destroying the Manson family was great stuff.

Seanny One Ball 08-24-2019 04:44 PM

Dragged Across Concrete - 3.5/4

From the creator, writer and director of "Bone Tomahawk" and "Brawl In Cell Block 99" comes a third big budget exploitation film that does exactly what it says on the tin. After a horror styled western and a deathmatch themed prison revenge film S Craig Zahler treats his audience to a dirty cop heist thriller. Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn are two violent cops on the road towards becoming dirty with a one off heist they need to recoup cash from an unpaid suspension after they are caught abusing a suspect in public. Tory Kittles and Michael Jai White play two for-hire wheel men for a bank robbery and getaway by some shady looking dudes in night vision and assault gear, Tory Kittles motivations for the robbery are also laid out in a side plot.
There are side plots down every possible route it seems(one of which involves a bank employee's day before the heist, another which involves Mel Gibson's daughter, another for Vince Vaughn's girlfriend) and it is a long, slow film that culminates in brief bursts of spectacular violence, something which is becoming one of his trademarks.
This film is just as thoughtful and funny as his others using the same extreme bloodshed and gore to bring you back to the reality of what's actually happening. Though the placement of the violence in this film is more effective arguably than the gore filled previous two, Cell Block 99 in particular.
I enjoyed everything about this besides the pacing and I know it's a whole part of the process with these films he's creating, the theme and the atmosphere are completely intertwined and after a long haul you get a sizeable reward.
I just think there are noticeably more moments in this film where almost nothing is actually happening that perhaps weren't entirely necessary for a movie made in a post drive-thu era. I need a little more movement in a film with a 150+ minute runtime.
There are a fair few scenes of Mel and Vince just in the car together though the dialogue in this film is on par with Bone Tomahawk, as is the body count.

This is a third exceptionally exntertaining film by the man Zahler. Each time he convinces yet another superstar to come aboard.
I hope he carries on with these self written projects though, you don't want to fuck around with a style that specific because he obviously has near total control over the films he is making right now. You can see that from his use of at-times ludicrously cheap looking special effects. This film is lacking in that as far as I noticed, I think there was one moment with a hand but I can't say for sure. I thought everything looked pretty damned realistic to be honest. I was encouraged by how well played the ending was and it's absolutely a worthwhile film, especially if you like Tarantino, Carpenter and Cronenberg. I think he's a lot like those particular film makers in terms of style. His stories are typically more authentic exploitation though, He's not just paying homage. he actually is an exploitation film maker.


I wonder what he's making next.

slik 08-25-2019 03:08 AM

Ready Or Not - 8/10

This is a very fun horror movie. Loaded with dark humor and good scenes, a strong performance from the lead actress too.

Jordan 08-25-2019 08:00 AM

Dragged Across Concrete sounds up my alley. I didn't like Cell Block but I love Bone so I'll give it a go.

Sixx 08-25-2019 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordan X (Post 5279527)
Dragged Across Concrete sounds up my alley. I didn't like Cell Block but I love Bone so I'll give it a go.

Ok, this is some weird shit. I just finished watching "Dragged Across Concrete" (minus Sounds Up My Alley in the title). - That's a solid 8,5.

GD 08-25-2019 07:20 PM

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - 5/10

Jordan 08-26-2019 08:30 AM

I've actually never seen any of the Fast and Furious movies but Hobbs and Shaw looks fun. I may catch it if I'm bored and it streams on Netflix, Prime or Hulu.

Droford 08-30-2019 05:58 PM

I'm going to see peanut butter falcon later. Man with down syndrome runs away to become a pro wrestler

Seanny One Ball 08-31-2019 10:47 AM

They found the one guy with Downs Syndrome that doesn't look like all of the others to lead the film.
I bet it's dreadful.
Shia Lebouf wishes he had made Sun Dogs or Rainbow Time or maybe he finally saw The Fundamentals Of Caring.

I am not so easily manipulated.

GD 08-31-2019 08:04 PM

Jackie Brown - 8/10

Destor 08-31-2019 08:12 PM

First time i saw jackie brown i prob would have given it a 7/10 but with each viewing ive liked it more than the last. Film really grew on me.


Might be Robert Forresters best work. Max Cherry is so richly played. The performance gives so much while doing very little.

GD 08-31-2019 08:14 PM

Max Cherry was certainly my favorite character.

Seanny One Ball 08-31-2019 09:16 PM

What did you love about it Dave?

Damian Rey 2.0 08-31-2019 09:19 PM

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Batman v Two Face

10/10 each

Harmless, campy, ridiculous and funny ode that captures the tone of the original 60s series perfectly. Adam West of course was in top form. William Shatner plays Two Face, and he's awesome. Brought back a lot of memories as a kid.

The first one has a couple of funny reference gags to darker versions of Batman.

Second one has a creative re imagining of Two Face that I liked and fit the style of the original show. It was great. All of it. I'm glad they made these, and that Adam West got a chance to come back to role one more time.

Seanny One Ball 08-31-2019 09:21 PM

IMO Jackie Brown is Tarantino's best film as a director. It's a film with an especially high replay value, every performance is given significance. I remember really loving Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Sam L and Robert Forster initially, but Michael Keaton has a classic cameo too.

It's a superior film.

Seanny One Ball 08-31-2019 09:23 PM

Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown are actually masterpieces now that I think about it. I'm not sure it would be easy to disagree.

GD 08-31-2019 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Seanny One Ball (Post 5280800)
What did you love about it Dave?


GD 08-31-2019 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seanny One Ball (Post 5280815)
IMO Jackie Brown is Tarantino's best film as a director. It's a film with an especially high replay value, every performance is given significance. I remember really loving Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Sam L and Robert Forster initially, but Michael Keaton has a classic cameo too.

It's a superior film.

Was pleasantly surprised to see Chris Tucker as Beaumont.

Seanny One Ball 09-02-2019 11:34 AM

Watching Endgame for the first time. I've seen the ending and a good few chunks on YouTube but tonight I'm going to see it in full finally.

Can't wait for Ant Man to win the day.

RP 09-02-2019 01:14 PM

I've seen a bunch of movies i have did small reviews about. I might later. I've seen

Shazam
Serenity
Endgame
Shot Caller ( Oh i'll be talking about this )

a few others.

slik 09-02-2019 01:29 PM

Creep (2014)

9.5/10 - Watched on Netflix, legit unsettling and has a really memorable scene involving a mask.

GD 09-02-2019 02:10 PM

Creep - 7/10

Creep 2 - 8/10

slik 09-02-2019 07:48 PM

Creep 2 - 8/10

Different than the first, in some ways better (smarter and more interesting protagonist) and some ways less (less creepy). A good flick.

El Vaquero de Infierno 09-04-2019 10:46 AM

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood 8/10

I enjoyed it a lot more than Hateful 8, which I found over-long and tedious.

RP 09-04-2019 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5281281)
Creep (2014)

9.5/10 - Watched on Netflix, legit unsettling and has a really memorable scene involving a mask.

I started watching this and got to the part where he's sitting in the bathtub and turned it off.

Mistake?

GD 09-04-2019 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RP (Post 5281873)
I started watching this and got to the part where he's sitting in the bathtub and turned it off.

Mistake?

It is suppose to make you uncomfortable. It gets better.

RP 09-04-2019 09:09 PM

Ok i'll put it on later tonight. Watching Dante's Peak. Pierce Brosnan is a dream boat.

GD 09-04-2019 10:05 PM

Under the Silver Lake -5/10

Destor 09-04-2019 10:40 PM

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For - 4/10


i enjoyed the original more than most. This, which i didnt watch on release because it lookef like a shameless cash grab, turned out to be a shameless cash grab. The acting is all good save Alba...whose as good as she's able to be...


This is shot with higher quality cameras then the first which exposes the lack of real sets/locations in every frame and betrays the art style that made the first film a delight.



The new characters are good. Much better than the attempt to raise the dead to bring back characters from the first film thar were all well passed finished.


Pacing is bad. Framing is bad/lazy/amateurish. I think Miller likely was more hands on on this than the first. Rodrigues is better than this on a technical level.

Destor 09-04-2019 10:48 PM

Brolins Dwight wont be as memorable as Owens but it played well.

Droford 09-04-2019 10:57 PM

I finally got my Preshow app to work, seeing It 2 tomorrow.

Destor 09-04-2019 11:53 PM

Oh yeah and massive continuity errors cant leave that out

GD 09-05-2019 02:58 AM

Blinded By The Light - 6.5/10

Seanny One Ball 09-05-2019 09:48 AM

Best thing about Sin City 2 was JGL. I like when Christopher Lloyd sucks the popsicle stick and takes his shoes.

Lock Jaw 09-05-2019 10:28 AM

I liked Eva Green and her boobies

Seanny One Ball 09-05-2019 11:11 AM

Eva Green has a track record for appearing in incredibly poor sequels to popular blockbusters using mediocre graphics.

Sixx 09-05-2019 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 5280848)

Feet?

Droford 09-05-2019 10:09 PM

It 2 the almost 3 hour rub time isn't terrible but

SPOILER: show
"I didn't like the ending" but seriously it just felt like a rehash of part 1 with the added part of the ritual. Blah blah source material blah blah..


Ultimately it's not as good as the first but it's still ok.
Everyone's also praising it for being funny (90% bill hader)
But honestly I thought the kids banter waa funnier in the first movie.

Bonus points to for
SPOILER: show
the fake out opening into the Harley Quinn movie teaser


7/10

Frank Drebin 09-05-2019 10:17 PM

3 hour rub time? Who can possibly jerk someone off for that long?

Damian Rey 2.0 09-05-2019 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 5281999)
I liked Eva Green and her boobies

She has an epic rack

Destor 09-06-2019 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 5281999)
I liked Eva Green and her boobies

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seanny One Ball (Post 5282000)
Eva Green has a track record for appearing in incredibly poor sequels to popular blockbusters using mediocre graphics.

least she has dem tittties


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