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Film What's the Last Film You Saw? v. Tell Us What You Thought!

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schizopath said:
Upgrade. 4.5/5

Been wanting to see this one since it came out, finally saw it on netflix and damn was it good. The action parts were body horror and camera work was so good during those. YES!
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‘Upgrade’ is brilliant. I watched it years ago when it first came out. The fight between good & evil within. We saw who won in the end. It completely took him over and he had no control. It gave me chills like wow, that’s sad. He wasn’t himself at all anymore. That’s actually happening as we speak, people being taken over by an entity and are no longer themselves. It’s not just a sci-fi movie to be taken at face value. There’s a deeper meaning. Extremely relevant film today.
 
"Spring Breakers" and "The Disaster Artist" were both surprisingly good, I thought. I also like "Wrong Turn", it's kinda forgettable but fun backwoods horror. Eliza Dushku was a real babe back in the day ;)
 
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

The good: DiCaprio and Pitt played their roles at a very high level. Wholly believable and authentic. The styling (cars, clothes, scenery) was perfect to portray 1969. Robbie was pretty to watch as well. A few nice smaller roles (Kurt Russel, and the guy who did Bruce Lee, as well as a decent Steve McQueen)

The bad: Felt very much like Tarantino always wanted to do a western, and after Hateful 8 this was another semi-attempt, but he wanted to throw in big name actors, relive some of the lifestyle of the era, and throw in a crazy twist of his own at the end.

The ugly: Over 2 hrs of 'where is this going?' only to have a bit character step out of the sidelines and take the story on a hard turn. Then the last 20min really felt like they had NOTHING to do with the previous 2:20, but at least the last 20 had pace, comedy, and something to enjoy - the previous 2:20 didn't really give me much.

The memorable: Really, I was enjoying watching Pitt on an acid trip, and wondered if he could handle the climax...that, to me was the best part. The rest of it, not so memorable, just QT entertaining himself.

Final verdict: 4/10.
 
The Man From Nowhere (2010)

I'm on a Korean film kick, it seems. Expect more to follow. In this one, we have a quiet pawn shop owner, befriended by a small girl in the building. He gets pulled into the drug gang operation the girl's mother is involved with. The gang takes mom and kid, Mr. Pawn Shop goes after them. He's up against the gang, the cops (who, I can't tell if they are connected with the gang or not, bad dialogue+subtitles+the all look the same). And, of course, he's ex-paramiltary and subsequently goes about kicking ass. Fight scenes are ok, not great. Plot is meh. Characters are meh. The dialogue is somewhat amusing, like a recent live version of 'all you base are belong to us' and 'someone set us up the bomb'. 3/10.
 
The Disaster Artist

Based on a true story. It was fun and funny! James Franco was perfect as Tommy Wiseau. The accent was spot on and everything. No one else could’ve done a better job. I had a much better experience watching it because I saw ‘The Room’ years ago. There are certain jokes and one-liners that will go over your head or won’t make much sense if you haven’t seen ‘The Room’ already.
This movie tells the story about how Tommy Wiseau made his dream come true of being an actor and starring in his own movie. How’d he get the money to make the movie? That’s still a mystery.

I was very inspired by Tommy’s determination to be a success. I felt sad moments when people were telling him it’s not gonna happen. It really shows that you shouldn’t listen to people trying to talk you out of your dreams and just go for it!

I loved it and I was cracking up. “I’M FED UP WITH THIS WORLD!”
‘The Room’ is sooo bad, it’s hilarious! That’s why it’s a cult classic.

James Franco’s brother, Dave Franco, was in it. Alison Brie was in it too. Alison Brie is married to Dave Franco. They play a couple in the movie. That was cute.
 
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Best MK movie. This is what we wanted. Thank you WB.
 
Old Boy (2010)

So, keeping up with the Korean recommendations, I've done this one now. Storyline, for those that don't know is a guy gets abducted off the street and put in a hotel room / prison for 15 years with no explanation. There is a newscast that mentions him, and that he has vanished after killing his wife (he did not). He's in there watching tv, trying to kill himself (they save him) questioning his history to understand the who and why, and ultimately is digging out for an escape. He has no idea how long he'll be in there...oddly, when he finally reaches the outside by tunneling, he's 'released'. Being a wanted man, he cannot do much, but is approached by a random who gives him a wallet of money and a phone. His tormentor phones him and sets him on a path for confrontation. Along the way, our lead befriends a young sushi chef and is torn between loving her and suspecting her as part of the tormentor's plan. I'll skip a lot of the detail, but for the viewer, there are a few ok fight scenes (not blood-gore, not kung fu theater, just ok), some introspective commentary by our lead (usually funny observations or thoughts), and a nagging uncertainty of what the hell is going on for the lead, and will he hold it together enough to figure it out. The climax has a few key plot twists, the tormentor's is kinda meh, but our lead's hits a lot harder, IMO - especially as how he attempts to deal with it. I can't recommend it for action, or nudity (brief scene with boobs, not much), but it does carry you along with a decent story if you can bear with it. 6.5/10
 
TheLoveBandit said:
Old Boy (2010)

So, keeping up with the Korean recommendations, I've done this one now. Storyline, for those that don't know is a guy gets abducted off the street and put in a hotel room / prison for 15 years with no explanation. There is a newscast that mentions him, and that he has vanished after killing his wife (he did not). He's in there watching tv, trying to kill himself (they save him) questioning his history to understand the who and why, and ultimately is digging out for an escape. He has no idea how long he'll be in there...oddly, when he finally reaches the outside by tunneling, he's 'released'. Being a wanted man, he cannot do much, but is approached by a random who gives him a wallet of money and a phone. His tormentor phones him and sets him on a path for confrontation. Along the way, our lead befriends a young sushi chef and is torn between loving her and suspecting her as part of the tormentor's plan. I'll skip a lot of the detail, but for the viewer, there are a few ok fight scenes (not blood-gore, not kung fu theater, just ok), some introspective commentary by our lead (usually funny observations or thoughts), and a nagging uncertainty of what the hell is going on for the lead, and will he hold it together enough to figure it out. The climax has a few key plot twists, the tormentor's is kinda meh, but our lead's hits a lot harder, IMO - especially as how he attempts to deal with it. I can't recommend it for action, or nudity (brief scene with boobs, not much), but it does carry you along with a decent story if you can bear with it. 6.5/10
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Glad you finally watched it! I enjoyed it, but the best part for me is the major thing that was revealed later in the movie. It was like “Whoa! That’s really fucked up! Didn’t see that coming...” The plot twist alone makes it worth watching.
 
CoastTwoCoast said:
The plot twist alone makes it worth watching.
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Downloading the Josh Brolin 2013 version, see how true it remains to the earlier one.

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You Were Never Really There (2019)

J Phoenix as a middle aged veteran with PTSD who finds missing children for a living. He gets pulled into a job that goes wrong and he struggles to find the girl and save her from the pedo-ring that has her. Honestly, the best word I can use to describe it is 'Muddy'. The film isn't crisp with it's dialogue, plot, characters, or really much of what or why things happen. Perhaps that's meant to reflect his cloudy mind dealing with things. He's given to violence, when needed. His sleuthing skills run counter to his PTSD, but that's not addressed. Bottom line, I can't recommend any aspect of this. At best, a JP fan might watch all his films, but that is likely the only person who would/should. 2/10.
 
Yeah, I didn’t really understand what was supposed to be so great about that film. I must’ve been high out of my mind because I vaguely remember it, but what I do remember wasn’t worth all the hype it got. Seemed boring.
 
Yeah I saw that one on Amazon Prime. Didn't like it either. I kind of like murky, slow-burning dark dramas, too, like My Joy (2010) and Only God Forgives (2013) for example, and I like Phoenix as an actor but...that one just didn't do it for me
 
Martyrs (2008)

French horror, I watched with English audio dub. The bad news is, I'd watched this before...I'd just forgotten (there's so many). Read the IMDB reviews after the fact, and found it a love/hate list of comments. Some loved it, some hated it. Those who loved it...I think they haven't seen many films. This wasn't good, IMO. Plot line follows two girls who grew up together, one found after she escaped from a torture facility. No explanation of how-why she was there, only that she continues to be mentally tormented growing up and her friend tries to help her. 15y later, she's hunting the people that did it to her - minimal explanation of identifying the family she crashes in on and kills as to them being the people or not, and following the melee her friend arrives to help her but she kills herself (oops, spoiler). Then, authorities show up, haul away all the bodies and set the friend into such a torture set. Finally, we turn the corner on the 'why', as there appears to be a cult of some sort that believes incredible suffering will allow a person to transcend to heaven but they are keeping the person alive to come back and tell them if there is an afterlife and what it is like. Film provides some nudity, but it's not appealing. Some torture, but it's meh other than the final phase for the friend (and the one person they free prior to that which gives the friend an idea of what they may do to her). Ultimately, the film is kept on the list of ... well whatever horror lists it is on, by a few strong fans and their limited experience to compare it with. I can't even say it was 'good' for its era. 3/10.
 
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