The movie you just watched

[UncleSonny 6560]

13 minutes ago, RPM said:

Seeing as it was based on Rum Punch... I guess you could say that.

Yeah I know that. It's pretty uncommon for the same actor to play the same character in two different movies released by two different studios though. I'm not sure if I can think of another example. 

[RPM 26230]

1 minute ago, UncleSonny said:

Yeah I know that. It's pretty uncommon for the same actor to play the same character in two different movies released by two different studios though. I'm not sure if I can think of another example. 

Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco. Also an Elmore Leonard joint. Had her own series on ABC and reprised the role in Justified on FX. Not movies, but completely different productions.

[UncleSonny 6560]

8 minutes ago, RPM said:

Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco. Also an Elmore Leonard joint. Had her own series on ABC and reprised the role in Justified on FX. Not movies, but completely different productions.

Ah, I forgot about that but not exactly. Justified had to call her "Karen Goodall" to avoid copywrite infringement because they didn't own the rights to the character. They never called her Sisco at all even though it was pretty obvious who she was supposed to be, especially with the casting. I'm kind of surprised they got away with that. 

Anyway, according to Wiki Miramax owned the Nicolette character and Tarantino convinced them to let Universal briefly use it without a fee. 

[RPM 26230]

2 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

They never called her Sisco at all even though it was pretty obvious who she was supposed to be, especially with the casting.

She made reference to a failed marriage, but everything else in her backstory was KS. That was an under rated series btw.

[kingkoopa6 8318]

On 6/5/2021 at 7:21 AM, Helobious said:

Devil made me do it, new conjuring movie is pretty good. Not scary really but it’s a solid story. Maybe my 2nd favorite conjuring universe movie now after the original.

Yea. This was done well. Play with surround in the dark at night. 
 

will watch again. 

[ernest_t_bass 1196]

Just purchased and watched Cruella with my youngest.  Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[RPM 26230]

Watching Wind River for the 10th or 11th time. Such a great film.

[Continental Op 3934]

High-Rise.  Did you see Mother! and think the allegory wasn't laid on thick enough?  If so, this movie was made for you!  Stupid and pointless. 

[ajax 2591]

Rewatched Zombieland. Never realized before but this movie has no plot, just situations.

[Helobious 9481]

Finally saw Murderball. I don’t think I’m ever going to bitch about anything in my life again, jesus christ. Great documentary.

[washparkhorn 9935]

Wages of Fear (the original) directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot about four men driving two trucks filled with nitro needed to put out an oil rig fire. On HBO Max.

William Friedkin remade it and called it the Sorcerer in 1977.

 

[Post Oak 20187]

Raya and the last Dragon.  Really really good.

[Parliament 14138]

Fight Club.  It's a good movie, but hardly an icon.

[Neonmoon 38127]

1 hour ago, Parliament said:

Fight Club.  It's a good movie, but hardly an icon.

[After irth 1243]

ffolkes:  1980 Roger Moore film 

Been a long time. Still love it. 

[tantric superman 4667]

The Father (2020)

Getting old really sucks.

[washparkhorn 9935]

Darkest Hour - Gary Oldman as Churchill:

On HBO Max

[Elvis 3356]

Garden State on Hulu.  Haven't seen it since release.  Great soundtrack and acting.  I'm a big Shins fan.

[GTX Horn 1707]

Got around to seeing A Quiet Place Part 2 this past weekend. Really solid movie. Better than the first IMO. Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy are really good in it. Also impressed with the child actors.

[PittsburghTiger 6137]

This was on again, and of course I watched it, again. It's a terribly depressing movie. It was filmed around here and maybe that's why I watch it when it is on.

[ztejas 43266]

On 6/12/2021 at 7:16 PM, Parliament said:

Fight Club.  It's a good movie, but hardly an icon.

Always thought it's a little overrated. 

On 6/14/2021 at 9:47 PM, washparkhorn said:

Darkest Hour - Gary Oldman as Churchill:

On HBO Max

Very solid film. Scene on the subway (tube?) is all time. 

On 6/15/2021 at 9:51 PM, GTX Horn said:

Got around to seeing A Quiet Place Part 2 this past weekend. Really solid movie. Better than the first IMO. Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy are really good in it. Also impressed with the child actors.

I never saw the first one but I want to check them out. Cillian Murphy is really good in everything. One of my favorite actors. 

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

The Comancheros. John Wayne as always is great. Lee Marvin flashes briefly and brilliantly.  

[tantric superman 4667]

Secrets and Lies (1996)

Pretty damn good little drama, if you don't mind looking at really pasty British blokes for more than an hour.  Mike Leigh does good films, at least for the two I've seen.  Will need to check some more out.

[tantric superman 4667]

On 6/10/2021 at 10:42 PM, washparkhorn said:

Wages of Fear (the original) directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot about four men driving two trucks filled with nitro needed to put out an oil rig fire. On HBO Max.

William Friedkin remade it and called it the Sorcerer in 1977.

 

Love Wages of Fear, but only saw Sorcerer once -- need to check it out again.

[Kennythetiger 9335]

On 6/14/2021 at 9:06 PM, tantric superman said:

The Father (2020)

Getting old really sucks.

Was it any good?  

[tantric superman 4667]

1 minute ago, Kennythetiger said:

Was it any good?  

I thought it handled the issue in an interesting way, so yes, I thought it was good.  Hopkins and both Olivias were good. 

[deadshank 24651]

Riders of Justice with Mads Mikkelsen was quite good. 

[RPM 26230]

On 6/18/2021 at 9:46 AM, tantric superman said:

Love Wages of Fear, but only saw Sorcerer once -- need to check it out again.

There was a US version with Brian Keith called Violent Road. They use rocket fuel as the hazmat.

[deadshank 24651]

 

[RPM 26230]

From the wtftysl Department, Hot Tub Time Machine. Rob Corddry ftmfw.

[52-80 19096]

Oxygen with melanie laurent. Trash. 

[TwiceHorn 31283]

Been a couple of weeks, but Journey's End.  Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin.

Dark WWI flick.  But pretty good.

[nycHorn 2967]

Devil made me do it, new conjuring movie is pretty good. Not scary really but it’s a solid story. Maybe my 2nd favorite conjuring universe movie now after the original.

I thought it was terrible. But I think I saw one of the Annabelle movies on a plane once and thought it was decent. So I’m not sure what I was expecting.
Edit: also wanted to add, what was up with the soundtrack? It’s like they spent all their money on music licensing. The van Morrison at the end didn’t fit at all.

[Brothahorn 10085]

Hitman Wife’s Bodyguard is why you don’t let your wife and daughter pick movies. Selma can’t act and her enhancements were not enough.

[Continental Op 3934]

Gaia.  Tries very hard to be a "smart horror movie."  Succeeds at being extremely dull.  I don't need nonstop jump scares and string hits in my horror movies.  I just never gave a rat's ass about anything that happened. 

[Trey3216 15325]

Manchurian Candidate (the Denzel one)   It was ok,but hard to listen to at lower volume with a sleeping child.    

[Capt. Squints 176]

The Last Hurrah was on TMC last night. Terrific movie. John Ford produced and directed starring Spencer Tracy. Hard to be anything but excellent with those two.

[pch 1259]

12 Mighty Orphans

Thoroughly enjoyed this adaptation of Jim Dent's book.  Still amazed at the miracle season of 1940 that a group of twelve unwanted and undersized boys, no equipment, no practice field, and an administration both at the school and the UIL could have actually made the state title game against Amarillo.  Lots of Ft Worth landmarks are easily recognizable in this film and the ending is worth the price of the ticket. 

 

[ajax 2591]

Infinite

Ridiculous plot, big budget, marginal acting, and it seems like they forgot to include entire scenes. It's big dumb action movie but I was entertained. 

If you can enjoy movies like Limitless, Now You See Me, and Jumper then you can enjoy this one.

[Helobious 9481]

Just watched The Grizzlies. Holy shit what a great sports movie. Based on the true story of a teacher that brought lacrosse to a high school in a remote Inuit village in northern Canada. Sounded formulaic as hell and like another basic white savior movie when I read about it, but I’m glad I gave it a shot, it’s very well done. Can be found on Netflix. 
 

 

[Parliament 14138]

The plot references are a bit dated, but so what.  Imagine the flakeout from the usual people if they made a sequel with commentary on today's politics.  Wokeness, truthing, Qanon.  Woul;d be awesome.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

The opening scene is still one of the best in all comedic cinema history.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

I might be 12, but that movie cracks me up every time. Fuck yeah!

[CooterBrown 17913]

Chaos Walking. A planet where you can hear everyone’s thoughts. Completely unrealistic because not one dude was constantly thinking about sex.

The Courier. Solid true story spy story.

Love and Monsters. Okay but needed 30 minutes trimmed.

[Hozz 1012]

Geostorm.  Holy shit what a bad movie.  A-list cast but one of the worst movies I've ever watched start to finish.  It's hard to imagine how this got funded.

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

The Bonfire of the Vanities. How can a cast this good be in such a bad movie?

Tom Hanks

Morgan Freeman

Bruce Willis 

F. Murray Abraham 

Kim Cattrall

Melanie Griffith 

Saul Rubinek 

Rita Wilson 

Kirsten Durst 

Alan King

 

 

Edited June 28, 2021 by billfromlaketravis

[tantric superman 4667]

On 6/23/2021 at 10:09 PM, Patricio Swayze said:

The opening scene is still one of the best in all comedic cinema history.

[RPM 26230]

On 6/21/2021 at 8:32 PM, Helobious said:

Just watched The Grizzlies. Holy shit what a great sports movie. Based on the true story of a teacher that brought lacrosse to a high school in a remote Inuit village in northern Canada. Sounded formulaic as hell and like another basic white savior movie when I read about it, but I’m glad I gave it a shot, it’s very well done. Can be found on Netflix. 
 

 

Watched this on your rec. Not bad at all, but good lord the first 30 minutes are depressing as hell.

[RPM 26230]

Watching the new Guy Ritchie film. Wrath of Man with Jason Statham. Does not disappoint.

 

[Hozz 1012]

Spotlight.  Not sure how I managed to not see this for so long but it was great.  2 hours flew by.