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[Robi]

The Last Circus, it was good, pretty shocking in its own right, its not to be forgotten by me.Knock Knock also with K Reeves, was so much better than I presumed it might be.As snafu said Gold was great!

 

[Asclepius]

Been meaning to watch this. Read a bizarro book that has oft been compared to it: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3173503-ultra-fuckers

I think you'd like it, CH (no cannabalism, mind, just theoretical cannabillism! The covert, irl, kind )

 

[ammaretto]

The new matrix movie...mehhh....5/10
"Men"....such a very fu%$ed up movie. the ending is over the top 5/10

"Maverick" 9/10 Freaking LOVED it....best on the big screen, there was a small cameo with val kilmer had me in tears.

 

[bird.is.the.word]

Ruthless People (1986)

Bette Midler reminds me of Kate McKinnon. I don't know why female comedians go so overboard with their shtick sometimes. Tone it down a bit, ladies. You don't have to try so hard.

Don't think I've seen it before. It was okay.

5/10

Very Bad Things (1998)

I remember seeing this when it came out. It was fresh back then, but I still didn't love it. The only thing I remembered was the stripper in the bathroom. I'm about halfway through now. Don't think I'm going to make it to the end.

When Christian Slater's character kills the security guard, it jumps the shark. The moment doesn't happen organically. There is no way they all stay on board after that. They should have tried harder to establish motives.

Shock value. People are horrible. Human life is worthless. Blah Blah. I'm getting a little tired of seeing anti-heroes. People aren't automatically funny because they're morally bankrupt. I like black comedy, but I'm not sure this is comedy.

?/10

 

[bird.is.the.word]

Knock Knock also with K Reeves, was so much better than I presumed it might be.

Indeed, that was a surprisingly good horror flick. Very simple premise. Superbly directed. Good acting. Nice titties.

 

[PriestTheyCalledHim]

The Maltese falcon. I have watched it 1,000s of times and always love it. The novel was excellent as well.

 

[Mr. Krinkle]

i saw the new Minion movie yesterday - The Rise of Gru

it was great

 

[Asclepius]

Luc Besson, one.
Liked: prob, 6/10
Seriously entertaining; visually.(mimics elements of fifth element).
Lacked any decent narrative but tbf seems he is obsequious to the current, Disney corp.
So, there's that.
The main actors are vapid, but some amazing comp generated visuals & a happy ending; in the film way.
(Film title, is always handy in a review)

 

[bird.is.the.word]

The Lost City (2022)
Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe

Thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm a sucker for adventure films. There aren't enough big budget films like this. It's mindless fun. Acting is good. Brad Pitt's character is amusing. I wasn't expecting to see him, so that was a pleasant surprise.

When I first saw Bullock's face, I was a bit thrown. I don't know why all these Hollywood ladies pump their face full of chemicals when they get older. If you can't get work without injecting shit into your lips, maybe it's time to retire?

I much prefer Indiana Jones to Star Wars. I don't think I've ever met anyone else that didn't hate Crystal Skull. The prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy were much worse IMO. I've been anticipating Indy V forever. Lost City scratched that itch somewhat. It's better than Jungle Cruise.

7/10

 

[ghostfreak]

Last few films watched (from right to left):

 

[Mysterie]

nitram
directed by Justin Kurzel, who did snowtown previously.

it is about the 1996 port arthur, tasmania, mass shooting by a young disturbed male.
it is a very important, and well executed film, it was not the most comfortable watch,
but the characters and story felt very real and alive, and this story is very relevant to the times i think.

definitely recommended

 

[Max Power]

Koshikei AKA Death by Hanging [1968] by Nagisa Ôshima

As a comedy, it's hilarious. Considering the plot revolves around the death penalty, that would make it a 'black comedy'? Wish I was more educated on the intricacies of Japanese/Korean historical relations. More of the satire would have hit home, a lot of it was lost on me. This film starts off traditional enough but gets pretty surreal towards the end. I enjoyed the directing. Some cool shots. Felt longer than its 2 hour runtime, but it would be worth a rewatch, maybe. 3.25/5

The 'High Sign' [1921] by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton

Short film by baby Buster. I put this one on late night after coming home, so memory is fuzzy. It had some funny, classic Buster moments but overall not his best. 2.75/5

Taxi Driver [1976] by Martin Scorsese

Rewatching one of my favorites. The depiction of a 70s NYC seedy underworld at night through the eyes of man losing touch with reality? The cinematography is almost cyberpunk, in a way. Soundtrack is on point. Cybill Shepherd is absolutely, stunningly sexy. The political undertones are whatever. Sucks Scorcese had to desaturate the final scene. Is it the best film ever? No, it's flawed in more than a few ways and not a perfect film by any stretch. Does it also unfairly get grouped or associated with 'incels' like say, The Joker, does? Yes. Personally, I enjoy the film because I have a hard-on for both 'vintage' NYC and neo-noir/crime films. This happens to be on of the best in those genres. There are no "happy lessons" learned by the protagonist here. 4.75/5

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [1964] by Stanley Kubrick

As with Death by Hanging, I could have enjoyed this movie if I was watching it in the US of A during the peak of the cold war tensions. It would have resonated harder and some of the references would have made the satire more palatable. As it were, I view it more of a sort of parody than satire. It does toe this interesting line between absurdist humor and a dry, tongue-in-cheek approach. It starts off serious enough where you wonder where the 'sarcasm' is, exactly. Either way, still can't believe this lands on some 'Funniest Films of All-Time!' lists. It's cute but hardly had any laugh-out-loud-belly laughs for me. It's more social commentary, than anything. It had some classic Kubrick 'scenes' but is also the least Kubrick, IMO. (Protip: NEVER go full 2001). Also, fun fact: it only took me 4 viewings to realize James Earl Jones is in this! 3.75/5

Top Gun [1986] by Tony Scott

My first watch, so I have no nostalgic soft spots for this. As such, it was kinda boring except for the few and far between fighter plan shots. Okay sure, it's a movie about the drama between pilots. I didn't care much for that. My absolute favorite plot filler, vapid romanticism, takes up a third of the film. YAY! The acting is mediocre, the 80s soundtrack is okay, I guess. The best part of this film is the [unintended?] homo-eroticism. I'll give it a campy 2.5/5

Top Gun: Maverick [1986] by Joseph Kosinski

Now this is podracing! Saw this in IMAX and the fighter jet scenes alone are worth the price of admission. As expected, the rest of it isn't as exciting or awesome; a lot of the characters are re-hashed, one dimensional, generic characters. The plot is your basic, pro-war, GO AMURRICUH! But the fighter jet scenes, mannnnn... also, shout out Miles Teller. Do the ladiez really dig him? 3.75/5

Gattaca [1997] by Andrew Niccol

Just found out literally now that this guy directed Truman Show. Kewl.This is a neat film and way ahead of its time, even now 25 years later. But in the near future, this movie will start 'trending'. Did I use that word? Trending? Fuck I feel disgusted. Sci-fi was one of my first genre loves, so I automatically fuck with it. This is a Phillip K Dick type beat. Kafkaesque, maybe? Maybe not. This movie as bout a slow-burn thriller as you can get, and as a result, I say it borders on boring at times. There is some sizzle, and some steak, but I don't think there is enough to satiate here, IMO. Also, this the film that gave us Maya Hawke? Hmm. 3.25/5

Day of the Dead [1985] by George A. Romero

Third in the series and arguable the worst. Dated, poor acting, even worse 'plot'. At the time, I guess the zombie prosthetics were cool. Honestly, a couple of the scenes still are. The Miguel character is such a bitch. This does not even wander into the 'so bad its good' territory, unfortunately. 1/5

Beoning AKA Burning [2018] by Lee Chang-dong

This could have been a killer (no pun intended?) short film. Instead it's fucking 2.5 hours. Holy. It truly meanders with no sense of direction for the first two thirds. Shout out Steven Yuen and Murakami, but this film ain't it. It has some nice cinematography and decent enough acting, but drags on too much for my plebian tastes. Drive My Car was a better Murakami adaptation. Unless someone comes up to me and blows my mind about some huge hidden Fight Club type reveal I missed with this film, this was underwhelming but pretty. Dare I say a waste of time? 2.75/5

Ah-ga-ssi AKA The Handmaiden [2016] by Park Chan-wook

Love me some lesbo sex scenes. That's a plus. The cinematography was another plus. There was definitely a lot of money thrown into the production of the film. And the 'twist' and non-linear story telling, sure, plus as well. Classic Park (read: Tarantino). Shout out Oldboy. It's definitely an "epic" without being . . . epic. Arguably, didn't need to be 2.5 hours, but . . . maybe it did? I mean, taking away all the girl on girl sex scenes would have brought this Badboy under 2 hours. Dare I suggest they remove those? 3/5


Children of Men [2006] by Alfonso Cuarón

I waited awhile to see this one because so many people were calling it depressing and, not knowing the details of the movie, my thoughts were like, Schindler's List or The Pianist. Not exactly feel good films you pop-on casually for a Tuesday night watch. But I did casually play it on a Tuesday night. And although yes, it's obviously dystopian, it was not as 'depressing' as others made it out to be. Anyways, technically, very well directed. The [unique] story kept moving at a good pace. Just enough explosions to scratch my sweet tooth, and wow, those single-shot sequences were boner-inducing. I wish Michael Caine played this same role in every movie. Hella enjoyable film with high marks across the board. 4.5/5

 

[Cream Gravy?]

Children of Men [2006] by Alfonso Cuarón

Ah-ga-ssi AKA The Handmaiden [2016] by Park Chan-wook

Gattaca [1997] by Andrew Niccol

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [1964] by Stanley Kubrick

Taxi Driver [1976] by Martin Scorsese

All amazing films. Got them all on disc save for The Handmaiden because Amazon owns it and they only made region 2 copies so... wtf Amazon. I want to give you my money, but apparently you don't want it...

I'm surprised you didn't love Dr. Strangelove though. IMO it belongs in high school history classes. People need to see it. It gives me lots of hearty (nihilistic) laughter every time I watch it. Which reminds me, I've been meaning to buy the Criterion copy. My old dvd is showing its age.




Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

When I first saw this a few years back, I thought meh, stupid film about a flighty dumb broad.

But I was wrong. I dunno why but it touched me on so many more levels this time. But now I can't get Moon River out of my head. Great film though, but a bit slow paced. Also, Audrey Hepburn... my God she was like the pinnacle of that which we call beauty.

7.8/10

 

[Max Power]

I'm surprised you didn't love Dr. Strangelove though. IMO it belongs in high school history classes. People need to see it. It gives me lots of hearty (nihilistic) laughter every time I watch it. Which reminds me, I've been meaning to buy the Criterion copy. My old dvd is showing its age.

I like it. I've rewatched it a handful of times. I just don't love it, like you said. I rewatch in hopes of loving it, maybe hoping it grows on me. Which, I don't do with too many 'critic darlings' that I feel have gone over my head, so to speak. But it's found a way into my 'keep' pile, so that says something. Although the more I watch, the less I like the titular Strangelove character lol. No shade to Peter Sellers though, still can't believe he played 3 different roles in that movie.

While I do respect the [well done] satire aspect of it all (especially for 1964), I just don't find it that 'gut-busting-ly' hilarious, as so many people claim. Every time someone regards it as "One of the funniest of all time", I die a little on the inside. Obviously humor it's subjective, but this one just doesn't resonate with me on such a high level.

I do love Major Kong's character and if they ever made a movie (or better yet) a series revolving around that character, it would probably be one of my favorites. RIP Slim Pickens!

Love the war room set, some of my favorite Kubrick frames:

 

[CFC]

Saw Minority Report (2002) the other day. Had never seen it before, even though it's pretty old by now. Was ok for a little bit of escapism and was fairly engrossing, even though it was a little predictable. Definitely sensed a touch of the Spielberg hand in its production.

6/10

 

[bird.is.the.word]

I just don't find it that 'gut-busting-ly' hilarious, as so many people claim. Every time someone regards it as "One of the funniest of all time", I die a little on the inside. Obviously humor it's subjective, but this one just doesn't resonate with me on such a high level.

It's a different kind of funny, I think... but I know what you mean. Strangelove was unlike anything at the time. That's a big part of what makes it great. I saw it for the first time in the early 90s and it still blew me away. But, I laughed harder when I say Something About Mary.

 

[Cream Gravy?]

I like it. I've rewatched it a handful of times. I just don't love it, like you said. I rewatch in hopes of loving it, maybe hoping it grows on me. Which, I don't do with too many 'critic darlings' that I feel have gone over my head, so to speak. But it's found a way into my 'keep' pile, so that says something. Although the more I watch, the less I like the titular Strangelove character lol. No shade to Peter Sellers though, still can't believe he played 3 different roles in that movie.

While I do respect the [well done] satire aspect of it all (especially for 1964), I just don't find it that 'gut-busting-ly' hilarious, as so many people claim. Every time someone regards it as "One of the funniest of all time", I die a little on the inside. Obviously humor it's subjective, but this one just doesn't resonate with me on such a high level.

I do love Major Kong's character and if they ever made a movie (or better yet) a series revolving around that character, it would probably be one of my favorites. RIP Slim Pickens!

Love the war room set, some of my favorite Kubrick frames:

Yeah I think it comes down to subjective humor. To me dark comedy is top comedy. Typical “classics” like Adam Sandler movies don’t even make me chuckle much now, though my cousins quote them like bible verse. The humor in Dr. Strangelove is dark like the humor in Fallout 3. I guess growing up I always had a fascination with the apocalypse and I still very much do (got a Blu-ray copy of A Boy and His Dog recently hehe) and the idea of laughing away the end of the world, I guess just resonates with me.

It’s not the funniest movie of all time (I might say that Talladega Nights is, that movie is a gut-buster for me; nothing has lampooned mid-2000s Southern culture soooo well) but it definitely is up there for me.

 

[Robi]

Breaking Wind, a parody of the Twilight B.S, some pretty damn funny lines in it

 

[Cream Gravy?]

Old School (2003)

Typical early 2ks comedy flick. Rich (financially) characters no one post 2008 can identify with. Men acting like children and wondering why they have problems. I recall loving this film as a teen and quoting it with my friends a lot. My cousins and many friends still do oft quote it, and it has very funny moments. Sometimes I did guffaw, I had some hearty laughs. But in the end, I was amazed at how inaccessible and just... downright boring the film was. Will Ferrell plays his typical man-child self (which I do enjoy) and Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson put out some very flat performances. It's no surprise to me now that Owen is the more famous of those two brothers.

Overall a funny, quotable film, but not really worth going out of your way to see.

6/10

 

[Viraldrome]

Mad God
Thought I was trippin all the way through. Couldnt stop watching. 8/10 Wierd but fantastic, imo.
Best thing since The Wall.

I watched Mad God last nite on 400 mics and holy fuck that was insane. Its my new favorite tripping movie i think