Topic: The Movie Thread

@LN78 @FuriousMachine Obviously the second one has lots of intentional comedy, much more so than the first. I would say the first was pretty much equally hilarious with the outdated effects that definitely do not hold up, though. Still impressive what they managed to do at the time with a shoestring budget, but looking back at it forty years later it's hard not to laugh. Stuff like Cheryl's entire appearance changing from frame to frame because they clearly replaced her with a terrible doll look-a-like or Shelly falling directly down to the ground with zero weight to her after getting hit in the head is just peak comedy, even if this film's tone is more serious presenting.

I do think the second one ran out of steam the further it went on. Setting it entirely in the same cabin as the first got old eventually, especially since the whole plot of the second one was practically just a rehash of the first but with even less memorable characters. Anything with the hand was probably the best stuff in that film aside from the previously mentioned Linda grave-dance. I think a change of setting would definitely have helped it a lot. I'd say I prefer the first. Not that big of a fan of Bruce Campbell's performance personally, but he was solid. He knows how to ham it up for sure. I've seen him act better in more modern roles, like his guest stint on Lodge 49.

on Tubi watching the Game Chasers movie. its not bad of a movie from the youtubers Game Chasers but t he movie is pretty slow for an hour and half movie.

also watching the old Maximum Overdrive movie on plutotv

There a reason as to why the Green Goblin was chosen for the face for the evil semi truck in the movie? Why not the incredible hulk's face or something obscure like dormammu from the doctor strange comic?

@LN78 I have heard good things about that transfer, and is on my wishlist. The film is one of my faves as a youngster in the genre, so is high up on my list.

@LN78 I was looking for information regarding that box set and good grief. Multiple versions of the same films from different markets. Not even the Criterion set goes that far! Too bad it's a Region B release but then again, who knows how much that set is. I know those Arrow box sets ain't cheap. I spent over $100 for Shawscope Volume 1.

@LN78 Gotcha. I don't have a 4K TV, so I don't have much use for that set. I'm also content with my Criterion set. Thanks for clarifying though. Glad it's mostly region free for anyone who's interested.

And there could be a third Shawscope set? Nice. I still need to get Volume 2. I'm been watching some movies from Volume 1 the past few days. These boutique labels have been knocking it out of the park the last few years with these classic Hong Kong releases.

the Game Chasers movie that's on Tubi, the movie is a boring piece of crap

I wasn't a fan of it myself, but that Pinocchio set does look nice!

My Netflix subscription ended today and I decided it was time to switch to a different service. I browsed through Prime Video to see if anything new has been added since I was last subscribed.

It now has all the James Bond movies! I've been waiting forever for a streaming service to add all of them! It also has the Rocky movies, the Terminator trilogy, the first Halloween and Saw movies, the Uncharted movie and the first John Wick movie. I know what I'll be watching for the next month!

Just finished watching the first James Bond movie: Dr. No. Pretty good movie overall, although I could tell that this isn't considered one of the better James Bond movies. While the set-pieces looked believable, some scenes just felt random and the acting was a bit strange sometimes.

Moreover, it started off promising but then it became harder to follow along with the story. The villain was pretty cool though and having Jamaica as the setting was great. I haven't seen many movies with that country as the setting.

@LtSarge Dr No’s alright but it’s a very different movie from the following ones. Justice for Quarrel, he did not deserve his fate. It’s hard because Dr No himself is a good villain and well-acted, but he’s also portrayed by a white man in horrifically racist makeup. He would have been a much better villain if the performance wasn’t hindered by the thick makeup and he was just a white character, or was played by an Asian actor, but that’s the 60s for you.

@LN78 A fact that I had absolutely no idea about… but can totally believe. There was a whole period during the 90s and 00s where there were a million animated ‘smart’ monkeys and those shows and movies were all inspired by 50s and 60s Americana sitcoms. How very different the movies would be!

@LN78 It definitely feels more like a spy movie than a ‘Bond movie’ if that makes sense. It does get a lot right though. Again, justice for Quarrel.

@LN78 Goldfinger contains so so many Bond staples that I get why people say it’s the best one, even if I don’t agree!

@LN78 It’s a matter of mood for me. Casino Royale is incredible but it’s less of a classic ‘Bond movie’ so I’d lean towards GoldenEye for the fun Bond movie and From Russia With Love for an older pick.

@nessisonett I'm gonna be honest, I genuinely thought the actor looked like that, lol. I'm no expert on genetic makeup, so I thought because the character is half German, half Chinese that an offspring of that combination would look like that. It sure fooled me!

@LN78 Didn’t realise they were in 4K, that’s pretty cool. I find black and white stuff fascinating in 4K, although I can’t decide if the sharpness adds or detracts from the atmosphere with some of them. I’ll need to check them out for myself, part of what makes those movies eerie to this day is the weird fuzzy foggy vibe you get before it’s interrupted by daytime ITV2 adverts about stairlifts.

@LN78 I purchased the first batch of four (Dracula, Frankenstein, Invisible Man and Wolfman), but have yet to watch them. Got the steelbook versions of them, so I was hoping the second batch would have steelbooks released as well, but it seems only the Mummy will get a steelbook and then only the blu-ray version, for some reason.
Will order them at some point regardless, but will hold off a little longer to see if steelbooks show up at a later date. Would be nice to have a "matching set", as it were

This past weekend I watched The Super Mario
Bros movie which I enjoyed quite a bit. Also watched The Night Comes for Us. Will watch any martial arts movie I can get my hands on at the moment.

Looking forward to seeing The Creator this weekend. Been quite some time since I've been excited for a sci-fi movie!

Kind of a shame that it took Illya Kuryakin dying for me to realise he was also the dude that did the sample in The Next Episode by Dre.