@GirlVersusGame "Companies like Netflix stole the experience of being able to walk into a store, pick up a box and have real choice versus a curated system where the same movie gets featured over and over again under different genres"
Well put. Choice has never been so illusory.
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
Went to a late night screening of Osgood Perkins' The Monkey last night, and boy was that a blast! Very different from last year's Longlegs, this one was irreverent, weird, very bloody and, most of all, incredibly funny. Unfortunately, there were just a handful of people attending, but all seemed to enjoy themselves. I know from eavesdropping that at least a few of them were horror afficionados like me, so if you're one of those, this may very well be one worth checking out in theatres.
@GirlVersusGame Our views on piracy are very similar and I have quite a bit to say about it, but right now I'm too tired to formulate it properly. I will try to comment more fully when I have at least some of my wits about me (should that day ever come )
Anyway, didn't expect The Substance got nominated for Best Picture. Can relate to Best Makeup and Best Actress. Guess, it is a very outside chance, but stranger things happened eg. Everything Everywhere All At Once...
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
This is the first ever Japanese Godzilla film that I've watched and really impressed by it. Better than any of the US versions, although Godzilla (2014), and Godzilla King Of The Monsters (2019) comes close. A great post-war Japan human story that makes you care for the characters, amidst the Godzilla rampage scenes. Speaking of Godzilla, this film makes that kaiju reptile truly terrifying, unlike the Hollywood version making it as the saviour for all humankind.
Watched it using the Japanese language with English subtitles, as all English dubs don't gel well in regards to lip syncing. All actors were great. The visual effects are spectacular, especially that atomic breath which is far better than Hollywood made up. Guess there were animatronic Godziila thrown in, especially for that boat chase scene. Look forward to the sequel.
watching the old 1990s movie Sniper on Netflix tonight before i close my netflix for this week til Friday. Im swtiching my debit card info later this week anyway. might as well get something watched on netflix before tomorrow
@PeaceSalad And a weird one, too.. Both him, his wife and their dog, if I understood it correctly... sounds like a gas leak or something like that. Anyway, big loss! (Also, RIP Michelle Trachtenberg who was found dead yesterday, only 39 years old )
@PeaceSalad Yeah, little Dawnie. Very, very sad. The cause will remain unknown as the family has denied autopsy for religious reasons, but she recently had a liver transplant and there may have been complications. Police are not treating it as suspicious.
The Hackman thing, though. Really weird. My first thought was poisoning through a gas leak or something, but it seems the gas company has found no issues. Anyway, also very sad. Will re-watch "Crimson Tide" this weekend, which has one of my favourite Hackman performances.
@PeaceSalad I did see that Beau is Afraid was an expansion of one of his shorts actually… I haven’t watched any of them though. I might have a look but have never really connected with shorts in the past.
@PeaceSalad Yeah, 100% agree with all you say re. Crimson Tide. Tony is easily my favourite Scott
I will also give a thumbs up to The Quick & The Dead; great cheesy fun (and the film knows it). Also, it has Lance Henriksen. I do love nearly every Sam Raimi movie, though, so I'm not a reliable yardstick for how enjoyable it is to non-Raimi fans. If you do check it out, hope it gives you some chuckles and an enjoyable time
Anora totally deserved that win. Out of all the nominees that was my pick for Best Picture, or possibly Conclave. I do think Isabella Rossellini should have taken it over Zoe Saldana though, Emilia Perez is a disaster through to its core and I wouldn’t even really say she’s got the catalogue to justify a pity award like they did for Judi Dench.
been watching the Hellboy Crooked Man movie on Hulu. not bad for another rebooted Hellboy movie but its weird even for a Hellboy movie. it involves Appalachian hillbillies and witches and Hellboy getting bit by a snake.
Replace Hellboy in the movie and the movie would act more like a regular horror movie with rednecks and witches or whatever
I've watched the first three Karate Kid movies the past few weeks. The first one is absolutely fantastic, I watched it from beginning to end in one sitting. The second one is good but there was literally no fighting in it until the end of the movie. The third one is the weakest of the three as the plot just wasn't that interesting to me.
At the end of both the first and third movies, Daniel felt so bad at karate. During the fight against his final opponent, he kept losing over and over until he got one hit in and then won the entire tournament. Then the movie was over right after he won the match. The endings just felt so abrupt and unsatisfying to watch. At least he fought very well during his last fight in the second movie.
Now that I've watched the first three Karate Kid movies, I'm ready to watch the Cobra Kai TV show on Netflix. I've been looking forward to watching it for a very long time now, but I've held off on doing it until I've watched the Karate Kid movies first.
Went to see Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 and while I wouldn't call it a home run, it is far from a swing and a miss. Some uneven pacing and satirical humour that is a bit hit and miss in my book, it was mostly a quite enjoyable experience and I was never bored, even if the run-time was a bit on the long side.
Some pretty good performances, with Toni Collette stealing the show entirely. While she chews scenery like nothing else, she stays mostly on the right side of the fine line between entertaining and annoying, while Mark Ruffalo falls on the wrong side a little too often, in my opinion.
Still, it was entertaining and I had a good time watching it.
@seinfeldfanatic it's pretty much been lifted from the pages of the comic. Not bad for a low budget effort. If you haven't read the comics, you should check them out if you are into atmospheric/Lovecraftian horror.
@MightyDemon82 Yeah, I think I may, too. I think I'm also going to check out the book(s) at some point as well. Felt like there was a few undercooked plot threads in there that may be more satisfying in the books.
some other time. I just think the last new Hellboy reboot movie is just too weird even for a Hellboy movie. the movie has too much stuff going on with redneck witches, voodoo Crooked Man, every redneck in the woods area know all about the devil where they its normal to see someone like Hellboy to walkin around in the 1940s after World War II. that and a fear sensoring spider is crammed into the movie
@seinfeldfanatic it's pretty much been lifted from the pages of the comic. Not bad for a low budget effort. If you haven't read the comics, you should check them out if you are into atmospheric/Lovecraftian horror.
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