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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 4, 2022 4:22:27 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film.
FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962, Ralph Nelson) This stunning film stars Anthony Quinn as a boxer whose career is over and faces life after boxing. Great supporting performances from Jackie Gleeson and Mickey Rooney round out this great film. 7.5/10
Fourth of July (2022, Louis C.K.) This very low budget film is a wonderful modern character piece about a family with clashing personas. This is the best film of the year so far. 7.5/10
Hostage (2005, Florent-Emilio Siri) Passable enough Bruce Willis actioned and probably one of the last he made at this level. 5.5/10
Demonoid: Messenger of Death (1981, Alfredo Zacarias) This low budget film is in the horror sub-genre of the possessed hand horrors. It sees spouses who are looking for silver in Mexico find a 300 year old severed hand driven by a demon, chaos ensues. The effects are actually pretty good and it has some cool set pieces but is not that great overall. 5/10
REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING
None this week
WEEKLY FILM AWARDS
BEST FILM: Requiem for a Heavyweight BEST ACTOR: Joe List - Fourth of July BEST ACTRESS: Samantha Eggar - Demonoid BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mickey Rooney - Requiem for a Heavyweight BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Paula Plum - Fourth of July BEST EDITING: Carl Lerner - Requiem for a Heavyweight BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Arthur J. Ornitz - Requiem for a Heavyweight BEST SCORE: Richard Gillis - Demonoid BEST SCRIPT: Louis C.K. & Joe List - Fourth of July BEST DIRECTOR: Ralph Nelson - Requiem for a Heavyweight
10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too
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Post by James on Sept 4, 2022 4:37:21 GMT
Haven't watched any of yours.
First Time Viewings:
Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – TV 8/10
GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – TV 8/10
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – TV 7/10
The World Is Not Enough (1999, Michael Apted) – TV 7/10
Die Another Day (2002, Lee Tamahori) – TV 6.5/10
Jurassic World Dominion (2022, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 6.5/10
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – DVD 8/10
Repeat Viewings:
Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 8.5/10
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 7/10
Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – DVD 7/10
Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 7/10
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, J.A. Bayona) – 4K Ultra HD 6.5/10
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Post by soggy on Sept 4, 2022 4:37:48 GMT
Hello again! Sorry to say none of yours this week.
Mine:
Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988)
I really enjoyed this. A very fun crime/comedy/buddy movie that works in both the humor and dramatic portions. Great chemistry from the leads and all around fun. 8/10
Retaliation (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1968)
Fairly entertaining, but sadly not a very memorable Yakuza flick. It's plot is fairly unoriginal and it's not stylistic enough leave much of an impression. It's not bad, just not anything I would recommend unless you're already a fan of the genre. If you are, it's at least fairly fun. 6/10
Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox , 1956)
Classic science fiction film with extremely impressive effects and a young Leslie Nielsen in a far more serious role than anything else I've ever seen him in. Wonderful all around. 8/10
Glorious (Rebekah McKendry, 2022)
A horror movie that takes place almost entirely in one room… a restroom stall in a rest stop. A man named Wes goes through a very bad breakup, and when he stops for a bit, a voice in a bathroom stall next to his informs him that it is a god and that it has an important task for him. J.K. Simmons is great as the elder god, and the movie is surprisingly funny and makes good use of its one setting. It seems like online reviews have not been that favorable for it, but I personally enjoyed it. That said, it's a little too ridiculous and over the top at times for its own good. 6/10
Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021)
Pretty good modern noir. Del Toro brings a visual flair to it and I think it has an absolutely perfect final scene, but the movie feels a bit over long and it feels like it could have used a good editor to make it better. 7/10
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Post by soggy on Sept 4, 2022 4:42:14 GMT
Haven't watched any of yours. First Time Viewings:Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – TV 8/10GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – TV 8/10Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – TV 7/10The World Is Not Enough (1999, Michael Apted) – TV 7/10Die Another Day (2002, Lee Tamahori) – TV 6.5/10Jurassic World Dominion (2022, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 6.5/10The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – DVD 8/10Repeat Viewings: Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 8.5/10The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 7/10Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – DVD 7/10Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 7/10Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, J.A. Bayona) – 4K Ultra HD 6.5/10Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – I always like this one, even though I remember everyone else I talked to in the 90s hated it. I feel like as a Bond film it was ahead of its time. 7/1 GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – Very solid entry in the Bond series. 7/10
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – Saw it in the theater when it came out. Honestly don't remember much other than disliking it. 4/10
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – Honestly prefer Hitchcock's first take on the story, but this is a solid film as well. 7/10
Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – Simply wonderful 9/10 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – Big downstep from the first, but enjoyable. 6/10
Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – I had fun with it when it came out. Honestly need to revisit. 7/10
Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – Eh... I saw it. Had no desire to check out the follow ups. 5/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 4, 2022 4:47:54 GMT
Haven't watched any of yours. First Time Viewings:Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – TV 8/10GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – TV 8/10Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – TV 7/10The World Is Not Enough (1999, Michael Apted) – TV 7/10Die Another Day (2002, Lee Tamahori) – TV 6.5/10Jurassic World Dominion (2022, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 6.5/10The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – DVD 8/10Repeat Viewings: Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 8.5/10The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 7/10Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – DVD 7/10Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 7/10Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, J.A. Bayona) – 4K Ultra HD 6.5/10Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – TV 8/10 top 5 bond for me GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – TV 7/10 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – TV 6/10 The World Is Not Enough (1999, Michael Apted) – TV 4/10 Die Another Day (2002, Lee Tamahori) – TV 2/10 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – DVD 7/10 Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 5.5 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 4 Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – 5.5 Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – 2/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 4, 2022 4:50:29 GMT
Hello again! Sorry to say none of yours this week. Mine: Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988) I really enjoyed this. A very fun crime/comedy/buddy movie that works in both the humor and dramatic portions. Great chemistry from the leads and all around fun. 8/10 Retaliation (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1968) Fairly entertaining, but sadly not a very memorable Yakuza flick. It's plot is fairly unoriginal and it's not stylistic enough leave much of an impression. It's not bad, just not anything I would recommend unless you're already a fan of the genre. If you are, it's at least fairly fun. 6/10 Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox , 1956) Classic science fiction film with extremely impressive effects and a young Leslie Nielsen in a far more serious role than anything else I've ever seen him in. Wonderful all around. 8/10 Glorious (Rebekah McKendry, 2022) A horror movie that takes place almost entirely in one room… a restroom stall in a rest stop. A man named Wes goes through a very bad breakup, and when he stops for a bit, a voice in a bathroom stall next to his informs him that it is a god and that it has an important task for him. J.K. Simmons is great as the elder god, and the movie is surprisingly funny and makes good use of its one setting. It seems like online reviews have not been that favorable for it, but I personally enjoyed it. That said, it's a little too ridiculous and over the top at times for its own good. 6/10 Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021) Pretty good modern noir. Del Toro brings a visual flair to it and I think it has an absolutely perfect final scene, but the movie feels a bit over long and it feels like it could have used a good editor to make it better. 7/10 Yooooo Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988) Great stuff 8/10 Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox , 1956) Seen a few times, lady viewing it dropped a bit for me 6.5 Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021) I’m not the biggest fan of the original but I prefer it to this version 5/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 4, 2022 4:51:37 GMT
Hostage - 7/10
Mine:
Gutterballs (2008) - 7/10 Nasty and raunchy slasher film. Very entertaining.
Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999) - 5/10 OK drama/comedy about two brothers and their love lives.
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) - 6/10 Good sequel.
There Are No Saints (2022) - 4/10 OK at best revenge thriller.
Trial by Fire (2018) - 5/10 Average.
Monstrous (2022) - 3/10 Boring monster based thriller. Christina Ricci is good though.
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) - 8/10 Silly and very funny horror spoof.
Chaos Walking (2021) - 2/10 Dumb and dull sci fi thriller.
The Assignment (2016) - 4/10 Weird revenge action film.
High-Rise (2015) - 1/10 Awful, boring and sick comedy(?) with a focus on dog torture. I hated it.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 4, 2022 5:02:58 GMT
Hostage - 7/10 Mine: Gutterballs (2008) - 7/10
Nasty and raunchy slasher film. Very entertaining. Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999) - 5/10
OK drama/comedy about two brothers and their love lives. Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) - 6/10
Good sequel. There Are No Saints (2022) - 4/10
OK at best revenge thriller. Trial by Fire (2018) - 5/10
Average. Monstrous (2022) - 3/10
Boring monster based thriller. Christina Ricci is good though. Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) - 8/10
Silly and very funny horror spoof. Chaos Walking (2021) - 2/10
Dumb and dull sci fi thriller. The Assignment (2016) - 4/10
Weird revenge action film. High-Rise (2015) - 1/10
Awful, boring and sick comedy(?) with a focus on dog torture. I hated it. Gutterballs (2008) - interesting, never heard of this one, the sequel has a much higher rating Chaos Walking (2021) - ha yeah I heard this esc a total misfire High-Rise (2015) - switched it off, glad I didn’t make it to the dog torture
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Post by James on Sept 4, 2022 5:08:33 GMT
Hello again! Sorry to say none of yours this week. Mine: Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988) I really enjoyed this. A very fun crime/comedy/buddy movie that works in both the humor and dramatic portions. Great chemistry from the leads and all around fun. 8/10 Retaliation (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1968) Fairly entertaining, but sadly not a very memorable Yakuza flick. It's plot is fairly unoriginal and it's not stylistic enough leave much of an impression. It's not bad, just not anything I would recommend unless you're already a fan of the genre. If you are, it's at least fairly fun. 6/10 Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox , 1956) Classic science fiction film with extremely impressive effects and a young Leslie Nielsen in a far more serious role than anything else I've ever seen him in. Wonderful all around. 8/10 Glorious (Rebekah McKendry, 2022) A horror movie that takes place almost entirely in one room… a restroom stall in a rest stop. A man named Wes goes through a very bad breakup, and when he stops for a bit, a voice in a bathroom stall next to his informs him that it is a god and that it has an important task for him. J.K. Simmons is great as the elder god, and the movie is surprisingly funny and makes good use of its one setting. It seems like online reviews have not been that favorable for it, but I personally enjoyed it. That said, it's a little too ridiculous and over the top at times for its own good. 6/10 Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021) Pretty good modern noir. Del Toro brings a visual flair to it and I think it has an absolutely perfect final scene, but the movie feels a bit over long and it feels like it could have used a good editor to make it better. 7/10 Not seen any of yours, but Midnight Run and Nightmare Alley are on my watchlist.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2022 5:26:52 GMT
MINE
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022 Kyle Balda) - 5/10Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992 Tony Randel) - 4.5/10Candyman (2021 Nia DaCosta) - 5.5/10Howling III (1987 Philippe Mora) - 4.5/10The Amityville Curse (1990 Tom Berry) - 3/10Run Silent Run Deep (1958 Robert Wise) - 7/10 Uncharted (2022 Ruben Fleischer) - 3/10 Men (2022 Alex Garland) - 7.5/10 Time Without Pity (1957 Joseph Losey) - 7.5/10 Cries & Whispers (1972 Ingmar Bergman) - 8/10 Indiscreet (1958 Stanley Donen) - 5/10Mogambo (1953 John Ford) - 7/10Film AwardsBEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR Michael Redgrave (Time Without Pity) BEST ACTRESS Ingrid Thulin (Cries & Whispers) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Rory Kinnear (Men) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Grace Kelly (Mogambo) BEST DIRECTOR Ingmar Bergman (Cries & Whispers) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Cries & Whispers BEST SCORE
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 4, 2022 5:30:41 GMT
MINE
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022 Kyle Balda) - 5/10Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992 Tony Randel) - 4.5/10Candyman (2021 Nia DaCosta) - 5.5/10Howling III (1987 Philippe Mora) - 4.5/10The Amityville Curse (1990 Tom Berry) - 3/10Run Silent Run Deep (1958 Robert Wise) - 7/10 Uncharted (2022 Ruben Fleischer) - 3/10 Men (2022 Alex Garland) - 7.5/10 Time Without Pity (1957 Joseph Losey) - 7.5/10 Cries & Whispers (1972 Ingmar Bergman) - 8/10 Indiscreet (1958 Stanley Donen) - 5/10Mogambo (1953 John Ford) - 7/10Film AwardsBEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR Michael Redgrave (Time Without Pity) BEST ACTRESS Ingrid Thulin (Cries & Whispers) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Rory Kinnear (Men) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Grace Kelly (Mogambo) BEST DIRECTOR Ingmar Bergman (Cries & Whispers) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Cries & Whispers BEST SCORE Men (2022 Alex Garland) - 5.5
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2022 5:34:07 GMT
Hello again! Sorry to say none of yours this week. Mine: Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988) I really enjoyed this. A very fun crime/comedy/buddy movie that works in both the humor and dramatic portions. Great chemistry from the leads and all around fun. 8/10 Retaliation (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1968) Fairly entertaining, but sadly not a very memorable Yakuza flick. It's plot is fairly unoriginal and it's not stylistic enough leave much of an impression. It's not bad, just not anything I would recommend unless you're already a fan of the genre. If you are, it's at least fairly fun. 6/10 Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox , 1956) Classic science fiction film with extremely impressive effects and a young Leslie Nielsen in a far more serious role than anything else I've ever seen him in. Wonderful all around. 8/10 Glorious (Rebekah McKendry, 2022) A horror movie that takes place almost entirely in one room… a restroom stall in a rest stop. A man named Wes goes through a very bad breakup, and when he stops for a bit, a voice in a bathroom stall next to his informs him that it is a god and that it has an important task for him. J.K. Simmons is great as the elder god, and the movie is surprisingly funny and makes good use of its one setting. It seems like online reviews have not been that favorable for it, but I personally enjoyed it. That said, it's a little too ridiculous and over the top at times for its own good. 6/10 Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021) Pretty good modern noir. Del Toro brings a visual flair to it and I think it has an absolutely perfect final scene, but the movie feels a bit over long and it feels like it could have used a good editor to make it better. 7/10 Midnight Run - 7.5/10 A lot of fun Forbidden Planet - 7.5/10 Interesting sci-fi Nightmare Alley - 5.5/10 Over-stylized, badly paced and poorly cast. The original film is much better imo.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2022 5:43:51 GMT
Haven't watched any of yours. First Time Viewings:Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – TV 8/10GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – TV 8/10Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – TV 7/10The World Is Not Enough (1999, Michael Apted) – TV 7/10Die Another Day (2002, Lee Tamahori) – TV 6.5/10Jurassic World Dominion (2022, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 6.5/10The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – DVD 8/10Repeat Viewings: Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 8.5/10The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 7/10Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – DVD 7/10Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 7/10Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, J.A. Bayona) – 4K Ultra HD 6.5/10Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – I always like this one, even though I remember everyone else I talked to in the 90s hated it. I feel like as a Bond film it was ahead of its time. 7/1 GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – Very solid entry in the Bond series. 7/10
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – Saw it in the theater when it came out. Honestly don't remember much other than disliking it. 4/10
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – Honestly prefer Hitchcock's first take on the story, but this is a solid film as well. 7/10
Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – Simply wonderful 9/10 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – Big downstep from the first, but enjoyable. 6/10
Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – I had fun with it when it came out. Honestly need to revisit. 7/10
Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – Eh... I saw it. Had no desire to check out the follow ups. 5/10
I am in the minority, but I like both Jurassic World sequels better than Jurassic World. None of them are even remotely good movies though. Once you get passed the terrible first half of Fallen Kingdom, the second half is nuts. It becomes a weird gothic horror dinosaur movie. Jurassic World: Dominion is like Jurassic Park meets Jurassic World meets a James Bond movie.
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Post by jcush on Sept 4, 2022 6:53:32 GMT
None of yours this week.
First Time Viewings:
Crimes of the Future (2022, David Cronenberg) - 7/10
Nope (2022, Jordan Peele) - 7.5/10
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022, Derek Drymon & Jennifer Kluska) - 5.5/10
Hatching (2022, Hanna Bergholm) - 7.5/10
Men (2022, Alex Garland) - 7/10
After Yang (2021, Kogonada) - 7/10
On the Count of Three (2021, Jerrod Carmichael) - 8/10
Repeat Viewings:
Five Graves to Cairo (1943, Billy Wilder) - 7.5/10
Mystic River (2003, Clint Eastwood) - 9/10
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, Clint Eastwood) - 8.5/10
A Foreign Affair (1948, Billy Wilder) - 7.5/10
Pale Rider (1985, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10
Gran Torino (2008, Clint Eastwood) - 8/10
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, Peter Jackson) - 7/10
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, Peter Jackson) - 6.5/10
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, Peter Jackson) - 6/10
Movie Awards:
BEST FILM: Mystic River BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn - Mystic River BEST ACTRESS: Jean Arthur - A Foreign Affair BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Chief Dan George - The Outlaw Josey Wales BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hoyte van Hoytema - Nope BEST SCORE: Clint Eastwood - Mystic River BEST SCRIPT: Brian Helgeland - Mystic River BEST DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
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Post by jcush on Sept 4, 2022 6:57:40 GMT
Haven't watched any of yours. First Time Viewings:Licence to Kill (1989, John Glen) – TV 8/10GoldenEye (1995, Martin Campbell) – TV 8/10Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) – TV 7/10The World Is Not Enough (1999, Michael Apted) – TV 7/10Die Another Day (2002, Lee Tamahori) – TV 6.5/10Jurassic World Dominion (2022, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 6.5/10The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) – DVD 8/10Repeat Viewings: Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 8.5/10The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Steven Spielberg) – DVD 7/10Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) – DVD 7/10Jurassic World (2015, Colin Trevorrow) – Blu-ray 7/10Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, J.A. Bayona) – 4K Ultra HD 6.5/10Licence to Kill - 7.5/10 GoldenEye - 7.5/10 Tomorrow Never Dies - 7/10 The World is Not Enough - 7/10 Die Another Day - 6/10 Jurassic World Dominion - 5.5/10 The Man Who Knew Too Much - 8/10 Jurassic Park - 9.5/10 The Lost World: Jurassic Park - 8/10 Jurassic Park III - 6.5/10 Jurassic World - 6.5/10 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - 5.5/10
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Post by jcush on Sept 4, 2022 7:03:28 GMT
Hello again! Sorry to say none of yours this week. Mine: Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988) I really enjoyed this. A very fun crime/comedy/buddy movie that works in both the humor and dramatic portions. Great chemistry from the leads and all around fun. 8/10 Retaliation (Yasuharu Hasebe, 1968) Fairly entertaining, but sadly not a very memorable Yakuza flick. It's plot is fairly unoriginal and it's not stylistic enough leave much of an impression. It's not bad, just not anything I would recommend unless you're already a fan of the genre. If you are, it's at least fairly fun. 6/10 Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox , 1956) Classic science fiction film with extremely impressive effects and a young Leslie Nielsen in a far more serious role than anything else I've ever seen him in. Wonderful all around. 8/10 Glorious (Rebekah McKendry, 2022) A horror movie that takes place almost entirely in one room… a restroom stall in a rest stop. A man named Wes goes through a very bad breakup, and when he stops for a bit, a voice in a bathroom stall next to his informs him that it is a god and that it has an important task for him. J.K. Simmons is great as the elder god, and the movie is surprisingly funny and makes good use of its one setting. It seems like online reviews have not been that favorable for it, but I personally enjoyed it. That said, it's a little too ridiculous and over the top at times for its own good. 6/10 Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021) Pretty good modern noir. Del Toro brings a visual flair to it and I think it has an absolutely perfect final scene, but the movie feels a bit over long and it feels like it could have used a good editor to make it better. 7/10 Midnight Run - 8/10 Forbidden Planet - Just saw this recently for the first time and liked it quite a bit. Great sets, good atmosphere, and I liked the music a lot. I read it was the first film score done entirely with electronic instruments. 7.5/10 Nightmare Alley - Started pretty good, but I cared less for it as it went along. I watched the 40's version not too long before this one came out and definitely preferred that one. 6/10
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Post by jcush on Sept 4, 2022 7:04:50 GMT
Hostage - 7/10 Mine: Gutterballs (2008) - 7/10
Nasty and raunchy slasher film. Very entertaining. Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999) - 5/10
OK drama/comedy about two brothers and their love lives. Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) - 6/10
Good sequel. There Are No Saints (2022) - 4/10
OK at best revenge thriller. Trial by Fire (2018) - 5/10
Average. Monstrous (2022) - 3/10
Boring monster based thriller. Christina Ricci is good though. Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) - 8/10
Silly and very funny horror spoof. Chaos Walking (2021) - 2/10
Dumb and dull sci fi thriller. The Assignment (2016) - 4/10
Weird revenge action film. High-Rise (2015) - 1/10
Awful, boring and sick comedy(?) with a focus on dog torture. I hated it. None of yours this week.
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Post by jcush on Sept 4, 2022 7:08:38 GMT
MINE
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022 Kyle Balda) - 5/10Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992 Tony Randel) - 4.5/10Candyman (2021 Nia DaCosta) - 5.5/10Howling III (1987 Philippe Mora) - 4.5/10The Amityville Curse (1990 Tom Berry) - 3/10Run Silent Run Deep (1958 Robert Wise) - 7/10 Uncharted (2022 Ruben Fleischer) - 3/10 Men (2022 Alex Garland) - 7.5/10 Time Without Pity (1957 Joseph Losey) - 7.5/10 Cries & Whispers (1972 Ingmar Bergman) - 8/10 Indiscreet (1958 Stanley Donen) - 5/10Mogambo (1953 John Ford) - 7/10Film AwardsBEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR Michael Redgrave (Time Without Pity) BEST ACTRESS Ingrid Thulin (Cries & Whispers) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Rory Kinnear (Men) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Grace Kelly (Mogambo) BEST DIRECTOR Ingmar Bergman (Cries & Whispers) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Cries & Whispers BEST SCORE Candyman - 6/10 Men - 7/10 Cries & Whispers - 7.5/10 Indiscreet - 7/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 4, 2022 7:25:30 GMT
None of yours this week. First Time Viewings: Crimes of the Future (2022, David Cronenberg) - 7/10Nope (2022, Jordan Peele) - 7.5/10Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022, Derek Drymon & Jennifer Kluska) - 5.5/10Hatching (2022, Hanna Bergholm) - 7.5/10Men (2022, Alex Garland) - 7/10After Yang (2021, Kogonada) - 7/10On the Count of Three (2021, Jerrod Carmichael) - 8/10Repeat Viewings:Five Graves to Cairo (1943, Billy Wilder) - 7.5/10Mystic River (2003, Clint Eastwood) - 9/10The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, Clint Eastwood) - 8.5/10A Foreign Affair (1948, Billy Wilder) - 7.5/10Pale Rider (1985, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10Gran Torino (2008, Clint Eastwood) - 8/10The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, Peter Jackson) - 7/10The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, Peter Jackson) - 6.5/10The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, Peter Jackson) - 6/10Movie Awards: BEST FILM: Mystic RiverBEST ACTOR: Sean Penn - Mystic RiverBEST ACTRESS: Jean Arthur - A Foreign AffairBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Chief Dan George - The Outlaw Josey WalesBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic RiverBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hoyte van Hoytema - NopeBEST SCORE: Clint Eastwood - Mystic RiverBEST SCRIPT: Brian Helgeland - Mystic RiverBEST DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood - Mystic RiverNope (2022, Jordan Peele) - 3/10 Men (2022, Alex Garland) - 5.5 After Yang (2021, Kogonada) - 7/10 glad you liked it Five Graves to Cairo (1943, Billy Wilder) - a much lesser wilder for he 4.5 Mystic River (2003, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5 The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, Clint Eastwood) - 6.5 A Foreign Affair (1948, Billy Wilder) - 6/10 Pale Rider (1985, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10 Gran Torino (2008, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, Peter Jackson) - 3.5 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, Peter Jackson) - 3.5 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, Peter Jackson) - 2.5
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Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 4, 2022 7:31:28 GMT
None of yours this week. First Time Viewings: Crimes of the Future (2022, David Cronenberg) - 7/10Nope (2022, Jordan Peele) - 7.5/10Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022, Derek Drymon & Jennifer Kluska) - 5.5/10Hatching (2022, Hanna Bergholm) - 7.5/10Men (2022, Alex Garland) - 7/10After Yang (2021, Kogonada) - 7/10On the Count of Three (2021, Jerrod Carmichael) - 8/10Repeat Viewings:Five Graves to Cairo (1943, Billy Wilder) - 7.5/10Mystic River (2003, Clint Eastwood) - 9/10The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, Clint Eastwood) - 8.5/10A Foreign Affair (1948, Billy Wilder) - 7.5/10Pale Rider (1985, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10Gran Torino (2008, Clint Eastwood) - 8/10The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, Peter Jackson) - 7/10The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, Peter Jackson) - 6.5/10The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, Peter Jackson) - 6/10Movie Awards: BEST FILM: Mystic RiverBEST ACTOR: Sean Penn - Mystic RiverBEST ACTRESS: Jean Arthur - A Foreign AffairBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Chief Dan George - The Outlaw Josey WalesBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic RiverBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hoyte van Hoytema - NopeBEST SCORE: Clint Eastwood - Mystic RiverBEST SCRIPT: Brian Helgeland - Mystic RiverBEST DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood - Mystic RiverBEST FILM: Gran Torino BEST ACTOR: Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino BEST ACTRESS: Jessie Buckley - Men BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rory Kinear - Men BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tom stern - mystic river BEST SCORE: Clint Eastwood - Mystic River BEST SCRIPT: Brian Helgeland - Mystic River BEST DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
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