There's just no material here. Nothing at all.
This is about as far from Airplane! as a comedy can go.
One actual joke every half hour and a bunch of incongruous, nonsensical events that you've seen 100 times before in better but still not great comedies.

It's just lazy and bad all around.

I'm fucking pissed off I bothered to watch it.

Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar - 0.5/4

This is far and away the worst attempt at a comedy film I have seen in years.
I'm actually mad about it for a variety of reasons and all of them are things Adam Sandler is regularly accused of. The difference is that Sandler isn't a material comic, he's a performance comic so he can be a lazy bastard and get away with a low laugh count on paper provided he pulls enough funny faces and silly accents.

This film here though is an inexcusable waste of talent and time.
Kristen Wiig is a writer and a great material comic, she is not a brilliant performer. I actually find her physical comedy to be quite awkward and embarassing for her. She's not good at it. Her strength is in spoken comedy and here she's given herself nothing to work with but crappy dialogue, a shitty accent and a dumb haircut.

Maddening.

Yeah, miles away from an Airplane! or Naked Gun..... which I think made me enjoy it less off the start because I was like "WTF is Drebin smoking?"..... once I "accepted" that it was nothing close to those actually I managed to get into it for what it was....

Lol.....Richard Cheese.

I’ll forget everything about that film besides the fact that I hate it

Willy's Wonderland
99 cent rental on VUDU right now
Not bad.
I don't think nicolas cage says one word

He doesn’t and it’s his best performance and film since Mandy.

If you’re thinking “Mandy wasnt so long ago” then you need to know he has made 16 films between then and Willy’s Wonderland.

Mother!

What. The. Fuck. Did I just watch?

My last 3 were Mandy, Color out of Space and Willy's Wonderland and as far as i am concerned, any of those 3 beat anything Willis has pissed out in the same amount of time.

The world we live in..

The Conjuring 3 - 6/10

It was just ok. Not great, not terrible. Just ok.

Zombeavers 5/7

Was iffy on that, will check it out

Footloose - 7/10

"The Square" swedish film was really good... kinda "shot" like that movie Force Majeure... log of scenes where i started laughing like 5 seconds after they ended. its about a museum curator who makes a couple of fuckups where he uses like semi bad judgment but it ends up ruining his life

Also watched Beatriz At Dinner... had "eat the rich" vibez... it was aight

The Conjuring: The Devil Made me do it - 7/10

Series has gotten "a bit naff". Introducing fucking wizards into the mix now. Still I enjoyed it, and thought overall it had more memorable scares than the second one. First is still the best though.

Let's not bother with the "true story" nonsense. If you're going to take it that far off the rails, then let's go full on ridiculous. Give me a post apocalyptic hellscape dominated by evil spirits, demons, and satanic wizards. And the Warren's have to save a group of survivors while staying alive themselves. Fuckin ed Warren mowing down demons with a mini gun instead of needing to be saved by his wife again.

In the Heights - 9/10

jumbled thoughts incoming


The opening 20 min didnt hook me which for a musical is typically a red flag. the "i want song" however did. bottom of the 2nd act contains a number that can stand itself up against the greatest numbers ever sang. cinematography is outstanding. the choreography is as good as it gets. theres somr conflict and the bottom of the 2nd act thats very forced but the resolution is so completely worth it that it doesnt matter. laugh. smile. cry. this musical hits on all cylinders. as far as the music it steps on Hamilton's toes often and perhaps deliberately or perhaps LMM only has so many songs in him before he hit repeat but it doesnt matter because it all does a wonderful job guiding the audience along so that we arrive at a wonderful climax.

also being back in a theater was wonderful.

Might go see that on Sunday if the theater seems sufficiently empty... Feels like a good "return to theaters" movie...

my theater had me, a group of 4 and a couple.

At the theater now getting ready for a quiet place 2. There’s a handful of people here.

It's been a bit of a Harrison Ford day.

Witness 6.5/10
Frantic 6/10

Not his best films.

Presumed Innocent 7/10

A solid Harrison Ford film. He plays a deputy prosecutor who is accused of killing one of his colleagues, whom he had once had an affair with.

The film gets a bit of extra class with the inclusion of Raul Julia (taken too soon) as Ford's defence lawyer.

The Green Inferno - Shite, just right off the bad the way everyone talks is so pointed and jagged, all the exposition is obvious and risible, the comic relief daft. Some "social justice" college students decide on a whim that theyre going to fly to the Amazon and stop some company from bulldozing a village, it goes wrong and they get captured by cannibals. Sposto just be a cheap horror movie I guess, I just don't understand why these things get made

Sneakers 7/10

The cast of this film is substantial: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Mary McDonnell, Ben Kingsley, David Strathairn, Dan Aykroyd, and River Phoenix; hell, even James Earl Jones makes a cameo.

I did find my attention began to wander by the time we were into the final act, but I think that was due to me coming down from a sugar high.

It is also a techie film from 30 years ago, but it doesn't seem particularly dated, probably because of the snappy script and the quality cast.

A Quiet Place 2: 7/10

Felt a little “been there done that”. The opening scene showing d day was cool. And the movie itself was good. But it felt like it was played safe as far as expanding the world and making the sequel bigger in scale. The ending also felt like it came abruptly. Nonetheless a good time at the theater.

Raya and the Last Dragon - 8/10

Was entertaining

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - 8/10

a quite interesting film. it was different than what I thought it was gonna be going in.

Margot Robbie shined as the beautiful Sharon Tate.

In the Heights - 7.5/10

First half of the movie was kind of "meh", then the second half was "alright"... didn't know this was based on a stage musical... thought I was going to see a movie that was made to be a musical not a musical that was made to be a movie....

Spoiler tags? Major plot point.

Yeah, I haven't seen it yet... stopped reading at a certain point of his post and already forget what it said...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters 5/10

Blah

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
7/10
Could have had more MechaGodzilla

Da 5 Bloods - 4/5

Slightly predictable. But it was a better "war" movie for Spike Lee than Miracle at St. Anna.

Luca - 7.5/10

Was enjoyable, but nothing groundbreaking. I wanted it to be better than it was...

From Dusk Till Dawn 8/10

Salma Hayek in her prime gets 10/10

if you takw the scriot and imagine they didnt market it as a vampire movie it really is pretty brilliant. if you didnt know going in the 2nd act reveal would be completely bonkers.

I did not know going into the 2nd act at all. Was just like "well. This took a turn."

Deep Cover 7/10

Laurence Fishburne brings class to an otherwise dated early 90s undercover cop film, filled with iffy dialogue, sketchy acting, and an out of place Jeff Goldblum. Saying all that, I quite enjoyed it, mostly because of Fishburne's performance.

The VVitch-6/10

Very moody and grim. And while interesting, I didn’t feel the story went anywhere or told any story worth the time. It wasn’t scary or suspenseful in any way. At least for me.

F9: The Fast Saga - 8/10

Was pretty mindless entertainment.... I like how these movies have just totally forgone any sort of logic/physics by this point. I also liked how they poked fun at themselves a bit in this one talking about how they seem to be invincible.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - 2 1/2 stars out of 4.

If this is the last in this series. the cinematic adventures of the Warrens ends in a 'meh' as opposed to a bang. I was hoping it'd be the scariest but what it lacks in horror it makes up with the chemistry between the two leads. The case isn't particularly intriguing and it keeps dipping into the familiar wells. It didn't grab me but they tried.

The Tomorrow War. Saw critics were murdering this movie but then a local facebook group was filled with nothing but people praising it so I gave it a shot.

It wasn't as bad as the critics said, but it wasn't as good as the local nerds said either. It was OK. Pretty interesting plot, but it seems like it's 2 separate stories (maybe even what started off as a movie and a sequel) shoehorned into 2.5 hrs. It doesn't really give either storyline time to fully develop and somehow makes what is a long movie feel rushed. Action and special effects and all that are very good. Liked the design of the bad guyz. Did seem like the big star of the movie was phoning it in a bit though; I've seen way better out of him in other movies.

Over all I'd say maybe a 5.5/10. Not a bad movie, but not something to go out of your way to watch. If you're bored and it's on then there are far worse options and it's worth a watch. Or if you just want some standard scifi action or something.

Godzilla vs. Kong - 1/5

Limitless - 4/10

Black Widow - 3 and 1/4 stars out of 4.

Yeah, I recommend it.

Black Widow 8/10

I enjoyed it too; Florence Pugh was the stand-out in the film, but everyone acquitted themselves well, except for perhaps Ray Winstone's dodgy Russian accent.

Black Widow-8/10

Really enjoyed it. David Harbour add the dumb, lovable washed up hero was maybe the show stealer for me. Florence Pugh was a great addition. Can’t wait to see what’s next for her character. It was short, funny, packed with shroom sequences and moved at breakneck speed without losing that marvel charm of character interaction. Highly recommend.

I think it’sa combo of deprivation but also just needing that 2 hour escape where your sit back and enjoy the ride of what you’re watching on screen. If you haven’t been to a theater since the pandemic this movie is about as perfect as it gets to break yourself back in for the theater experience.

Luca - 3 stars out of 4.

It's cute and all with an easy to follow story but it just feels like a combination of a bunch of these kinds of movies. There's also not a lot of humor. I mean, the most I got a good laugh was when some poor kid gets his face plastered with a ball. It's still watchable but I can't call it one of Pixar's best.

Black widow 3/4 stars. My biggest gripe is the editing on the action sequences

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Red Eye (2005) - 8.5 out of 10

Older movie but first time ever watching it. Was pretty entertaining, and late 20's Rachel McAdams is a stunning beauty.

The last time we were in the theaters was for Onward last year. The last time it was an outing with a group of friends was fucking Spider-Man: Far From Home. I'm hoping something like Thor: Love and Thunder will be the one that will get us all back in the seats.

That’s funny. Onward was the last in theater movie I saw with my daughter.

Let The Right One In - 7/10

Black Widow- 8/10


Really solid. Yelena is a show stealer. plot was reasonably strong. taskmaster was super rad when he was doing taskmaster shit. a bit too many action set pieces though. film really didnt trust its characters to leave them alone for too long. cinematography was subpar. especially the melee action.


reeeeeaallly liked it though. i could seriously gush about how much Yelena killed it for several pages.

good to see i wasnt the only one who noticed

Yelena ragging on Natasha about her pose was fucking hilarious.

haha the cringe :lol:

Lady Bird. A movie about Sacramento, a place I know very little about.

I prefer Yelena over Natasha. Hopefully we get some good movies out of her.

I'm telling you, we're going to get John Walker, Kate Bishop, Yelena Bolova, James Rhodes, and somehow or another, Amadeus Cho and Jane Foster as the next Avengers. :lol:

theyre building toward the dark avengers

Could be the Thunderbolts.

could be. but its definitely the dark avengers.

Cap, Ironman, Hulk and Widow are all gone. Valentina is going to offer the world new avengers. ultimately itll be in fighting them that this new ge of avengers will be established to the public (and the audience.)

effectively telling the audience not to live in the past.

i will quote this post with a huge i told you so in a few years.

Black Widow - 6.5/10

Perfectly typical average "neither good, neither bad" Marvel movie that I won't remember next week and will never watch again.

The Courier - 2.5/5

Meh. There's better true story spy movies out there.

They could certainly call them Dark Avengers. They've taken stuff from the comics and made drastic changes before. (See, Taskmaster)

But just so we're clear, the way they're setting it up has nothing to do with the comics dark avengers, and is 100% inspired by the Thunderbolts.

Black Widow - 6/10

Solid entertainer. Florence Pugh's character was the best.

Black Widow- 8

I did notice the editing in action scenes, but it didn't prevent me from following what was happening so want really bothered. The scenes themselves had cool stunts, and good fight choreography so I enjoyed them overall.

Then there's Taskmaster.



Also, yeah, Yelena was great. If the eventual plan is for her to take Natasha's spot, she couldn't have had a better debut, to get people invested in the character.

Space Jam: A New Legacy-5/10

Felt more like a studio tour than a looney toons movie. Lacks the charm of the first one. Even the plot itself is sillier. And it’s not as engaging even though LeBron isn’t any less an actor than Jordan. It has its moments but just can’t find the charm or simplicity of the original. My kid loves it though so there’s that.

I wonder if they’ll have space jam LeBrons to go with my space jam Jordans

Space Jam: A New Legacy - 4/10

Friend wanted to go see it so I said ok whatever. Plot was nonsensical, not that I was expecting anything otherwise... but feel like the original one's plot made more sense.

Once it really got going and started there are some fun moments for sure. Eventually it became a "ignore what is going on in the foreground so you can look at everything in the background" type movie.

the original was aware MJ wasn an actor so they hired a comedian to carry the film along. does space jam 2 have a bill murray?

It's got Don Cheadle as the bad guy..... kept wanting Bill Murray to show up, though.....

Hollywood has to stop with the 25 year later sequels...

They are filming the new Indiana Jones film in Scotland right now. Glasgow is doubling for 1960s NYC.


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Attempting to watch "Army of the Dead"

All I can think of is "You son of a bitch, I'm in!" :cool:

Stop trying to take work away from Sixx!!

They will when it’s no longer financially beneficial

Yeah I know, Harrison Ford looks 40 in Glasgow.

They used Glasgow for World War Z too.

I feel like using Dundee would be too on the nose.

I look forward to “48 Yrs” and “48 Yrs Later” then

Lethal Weapon 5: This Time It’s Terminal

The Terminal 2: Cruise Control

Risky Hipness

Shawshank 2: Red’s Dead Redemption

I Know What You Did Last Centennial

Lethal Weapon 5: Way too old for this shit

Army of the Dead - 5/10

Jolt 5.5/10
It didn't suck but the action just wasn't there for me.

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage - 8/10

Amazing how to this day, the promoters are in such denial, and refuse take ANY responsibility for what happened. Blaming the artists despite massive incompetence in organizing the festival.

Fear Street 1666. (3.5)/7

Pig was really good. At times it felt very profound but also profoundly dumb. The end hit pretty hard. It was emotional being back in the theater for the first time also. Peace

I’m tempted to give it a go. I haven’t watched many movies lately.

The Suicide Squad - 8.5/10

Very fun, very violent, very gory. Best Harley Quinn has been in cinema. Bloodsport, Ratcatcher 2, King Shark, Peacemaker, Polka Dot man all stand out as well. FYI there's a post-credits scene.

Bloodsport?

Is Bloodsport a typo or a character name?

I’m not sure which I’d prefer...

Bloodsport is a charcter name

Bloodsport is Idris Elba's character

The Suicide Squad 7.5/10

A vast improvement on the first film.