Just finished watching John Wick: Chapter 2. Really glad that the second and third movies have now been added to Prime Video. Even the fourth one is coming in two weeks!
Anyway, another exceptional movie! Maybe not as good as the first one seeing as how that one felt more like a complete movie while the second one ends on a cliffhanger. Still love the absolute brutality and mayhem in these movies. It's like the creators know exactly how to please their viewers. I'm definitely a fan now of this franchise. Looking forward to watching the third movie soon!
I also watched Thunderball earlier this week. Decent James Bond movie but it wasn't as memorable as Goldfinger.
Every Halloween I set myself a challenge to watch a horror movie every day in October (and then basically do them back to back over Halloween weekend). Every year I use it usually as a mop up session for anything that has had buzz in the last year, or anything that I missed the year previously.
For whatever reason this rarely works out for me and I end up not enjoying most of the stuff I watch, with this year especially having probably the worst two week start I've ever had.
That said, the last two weeks really turned around for me. I rated VHS 85 on Letterboxd five stars, one of only 100 and something out of titles to be awarded that out of the 1000+ I've logged on the 'Boxd.
I also watched Sissy and The Night House, I thought these were both excellent. And enjoyed my time with Deadstream, Smile and VHS 99, too.
It is probably all downhill from here, but this is one of the best stretches of movies I've had since I started this tradition like a decade ago.
@LtSarge Thunderball was such a bore for me. The underwater bits look amazing for the time but watching guys struggle underwater with harpoons for 20 minutes isn’t quite as interesting as it sounds.
@nessisonett That part of the movie was so confusing and unnecessarily long. Good thing each side had a different colour on their diving suits, otherwise it would've been impossible to know which side was winning!
Just finished watching Halloween (1978). The killings don't hold up well today but the audio design is absolutely impeccable. The music is so recognisable and creepy. I also really like that there are audio cues for whenever Michael is close by, whether it's the music or his breathing. The audio design is honestly very impressive considering when this movie was made. Really glad that I finally got to watch this classic!
@LN78 oh , that’s odd. when he made the movie he was enthusiastic about it but ill digress & take your word for it. i still think it’s the best one though, it’s just a different/alternate take through someone else’s vision like john carpenter suggested him to do it .
if halloween wasn’t an established franchise and rob zombies remake was the first , would you still feel the same way about it ?
@LN78
I watched them last year. If you didn't like that one you really shouldn't check out it's sequel, I thought it was much worse!
@PixelDragon
If you're looking for new recommendations and can handle subtitles then have a look at Terrified (Atterados). It's an Argentinian film from a couple of years back, I quite enjoyed it.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@LN78
Perhaps you should watch the sequel just so I can read your reaction to it! Yeah the newer films are better but I felt it was a very different Michael Myers than in the originals. Gone is the creepy, stalking character that eventually kills a few youngsters and he's become an unstoppable murder force that takes out everything in his path. Guess it's a sign of the times and what movie goers demand.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
only the 2018 is ok , the other two are terrible . i don’t get how those would be considered better than the first RZ movie . other than opinion it just doesn’t make sense to me; the acting’s actually bad in those two as well .
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Much much better, this is the Freddy that I remembered! Deliciously sadistic and inventive in his murderings and with the cheesy death puns as well. Some of the effects have dated better than others, absolute highlight was skeleton Freddy victory emote after knocking out the doctor with a spade.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@LN78 I love those three remakes you mentioned there, and I just got an email yesterday informing me that my pre-ordered Collector's Edition of The Blob was on the way! Really looking forward to seeing that one again
Just finished watching Terminator 2. Much better movie than the first one, it basically improves upon it in every way. First of all, the sequel felt more like an actual film with a compelling plot. The first movie focused more on the concept of a robot from the future rather than telling an interesting plot. Secondly, the sequel aligned more with my expectations of this series compared to the first movie. I genuinely thought Arnold's character was going to be the good guy in the first movie. So I was shocked when I found out he wasn't. But then he was the good guy in the second movie, which was more fitting for him. It gave him more character development and time in the spotlight. Moreover, the effects in this movie were very impressive looking considering when the movie was made. It definitely holds up better today than the first one.
All in all, great movie and I'm really glad that I finally got to experience it. Also, I can finally play Terminator Resistance now that I've watched the first two movies!
Sat through three-and-a-half hours of Scorsese at the cinema this weekend, watching Killers of the Flower Moon. While I thought the movie was good and I was never bored, there is no way this movie needed to be quite that long. Excellent performances, in particular from DeNiro, Lily Gladstone and Jesse Plemons and that Scorsese magic is evident many times throughout the movie's lengthy runtime. However, I do not think it is anywhere near Marty's best work and I found DiCaprio's performance a bit uneven at times. And the denouement was very anti-climactic, to say the least, but I guess that is down to the simple fact that real life doesn't follow rigid three-act structures and rarely ends with a climax. I still question the way Scorsese chose to end the movie, though.
I guess I'd give it three and a half stars of five. Your mileage may vary.
@FuriousMachine@LN78 I saw that DiCaprio and Scorsese had rewrites to the script due to wanting to go in a different direction. Which I'm stunned took another 4 years!
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