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Hell House LLC- solid horror movie in a format that I usually can't get into, but that worked in this one. 6.5/10

Oculus- about halfway through I realized I’d seen this before. Just have been drunk or something the first time around. Solid horror. 6.5/10

Candyman (2021)- when the director decides that the importance of social commentary is more important than actually making a good movie. You can skip this one. 3/10

My Bloody Valentine- this was surprisingly good. 7/10

His House- where Candyman's social commentary and plot didn't come together in a coherent fashion, this one did a good job of actually creating a well rounded horror movie that's worth watching and later ruminating on. 7/10

Poltergeist- I appreciate that it's well made and trailblazing, that it has some banger scary scenes, and that a ton of horror movies (The Conjuring series in particular) borrowed heavily from it, but something was missing that didn't make this an all time favorite for me; I think maybe since it's a PG horror movie, and since most of the movie a little light hearted and felt low stakes in a Spielberg sort of way, I just never felt emotionally invested that any of these characters were truly in danger. 8/10

Peeping Tom- like a lot of classics, I appreciated this one more than enjoyed watching it. Extremely good movie technically. Heavily influenced by Hitchcock. 7/10

Phantasm- an incoherent and jumbled mess with a cool Halloween-like score, a dollar store Harrison Ford, and some gnarly flying murder balls. 5/10

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3 minutes ago, Fud said:

Poltergeist- I appreciate that it's well made and trailblazing, that it has some banger scary scenes, and that a ton of horror movies (The Conjuring series in particular) borrowed heavily from it, but something was missing that didn't make this an all time favorite for me; I think maybe since it's a PG horror movie, and since most of the movie a little light hearted and felt low stakes in a Spielberg sort of way, I just never felt emotionally invested that any of these characters were truly in danger. 8/10

Was Speilberg blowing the people in the ratings office?  Poltergeist and Jaws were both rated PG.  Not that either are hardcore, but they at least deserve a PG 13.  

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10 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

Was Speilberg blowing the people in the ratings office?  Poltergeist and Jaws were both rated PG.  Not that either are hardcore, but they at least deserve a PG 13.  

PG-13 did not exist until 1984. Jaws came out in 1975.

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On 10/14/2021 at 3:51 AM, ztejas said:

"This Is The End" (2013)

I think I liked this decently when I was too young or impressionable to know any better... but wow if this isn't one of the worst, most self-aggrandizing pieces of shit ever produced. 

Everyone involved in this should be embarrassed, frankly. It's a whore-piece meant to elevate everyone in its standing within a vacuous, agent-fee driven douchefuckscape that was/is Hollywood.

There are of course singular actors in this one that I like and may or may not stand by in the future - but overall this film needs to be ignored and chastised for what it is, that being one of the biggest pieces of flaming dogshit ever conceived by these assholes.

Now this is a movie review.

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On 10/14/2021 at 10:51 AM, ztejas said:

"This Is The End" (2013)

I think I liked this decently when I was too young or impressionable to know any better... but wow if this isn't one of the worst, most self-aggrandizing pieces of shit ever produced. 

Everyone involved in this should be embarrassed, frankly. It's a whore-piece meant to elevate everyone in its standing within a vacuous, agent-fee driven douchefuckscape that was/is Hollywood.

There are of course singular actors in this one that I like and may or may not stand by in the future - but overall this film needs to be ignored and chastised for what it is, that being one of the biggest pieces of flaming dogshit ever conceived by these assholes.

this movie was hilarious

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Andy Garcia sold the shit out of this movie. Black Rain. just finished it. I get the premise of the movie. But this is IMO best death of a sidekick

 

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 Tremors is on tv.

Best FU in film history.                    Who died and made you Einstein? Guess you picked the wrong rec room to break into.                         Hey Earl, I found the ass-end.      You ever seen anything like this? Sure Earl, we all know about them we just didn't tell you.

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Dune Part One- Fuck. Yes. I’m biased, but that’s how you do a fantasy or sci fi adaptation. Worth paying for the big screen. 10/10

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The Last Duel. Ridley Scott is the master of hand to hand combat scenes. There’s enough action throughout to keep you engaged, but holy shit the duel scene is incredible. 
 

I really liked Damon and Affleck’s performances. Driver does what he does best, he makes you hate him. 

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Hooper (1978)

If you’re 54 or older, you already know. If you fall outside that age range and ever wondered “what’s the big deal about Burt Reynolds?”, Hooper holds the answer.


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4 hours ago, 52-80 said:

rewatched In Bruges.  wasnt taken by it the first time.  started awkward and slow the 2nd time but last half was hilarious just as in the billing.

One of my favorites 

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On 10/24/2021 at 9:31 PM, CooterBrown said:

Leon, The Professional.

Man, this was one of my favorite movies. It has not aged well at all. I regret watching it for the first time in probably 15 years.

Huh? Leon is a classic. WTF didn't age well?

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Huh? Leon is a classic. WTF didn't age well?

Huh? Leon is a classic. WTF didn't age well?

The on the nose pedophilia is a bit much nowadays.

I used to think he viewed her as a daughter but nope, he definitely wanted to fuck her.
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13 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

 


The on the nose pedophilia is a bit much nowadays.

I used to think he viewed her as a daughter but nope, he definitely wanted to fuck her.

 

I never got that impression at all; to me it looked like he was very uncomfortable with her acting sexually and tried to avoid/re-direct those situations.

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On 10/23/2021 at 8:44 PM, Go Pokes said:

Hooper (1978)

If you’re 54 or older, you already know. If you fall outside that age range and ever wondered “what’s the big deal about Burt Reynolds?”, Hooper holds the answer.


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Childhood favorite. Probably watched it 100 times. It was the movie of the week every Sunday for like a year.

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Childhood favorite. Probably watched it 100 times. It was the movie of the week every Sunday for like a year.

Next time you watch it, pay attention to how terrible the movie they are making looks. Seems a bit disjointed.
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43 minutes ago, Go Pokes said:


Next time you watch it, pay attention to how terrible the movie they are making looks. Seems a bit disjointed.

What i have a nearly photographic memory of is the the big bar brawl and of course the final stunt.

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What i have a nearly photographic memory of is the the big bar brawl and of course the final stunt.

That was all I remembered too before watching it for the first time in 40 years.
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12 hours ago, Go Pokes said:

Next time you watch it, pay attention to how terrible the movie they are making looks. Seems a bit disjointed.

It's Adam freaking West! It would be great!

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On 10/27/2021 at 11:35 AM, MissingInAction said:

Childhood favorite. Probably watched it 100 times. It was the movie of the week every Sunday for like a year.

Most of Hooper was filmed in and around my hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  My wife attend the extras call daily but unfortunately was never picked.  She did have lunch at a table where Robert Klein, who played the asshole director of the film within a film, was also dining.  She said he was an absolute prince of a guy, a Manhattan comic among drawling Southerners.  He was engaging and hilarious at times, as you might expect, and most gracious about autograph requests.  One day when nothing much was going on, Buddy Joe Hooker gave my wife a thrilling ride on a powerful Harley along the course of the big destruction explosion-a-ganza scene.  I got the feeling she was rather stimulated by the experience of wrapping her arms around Buddy Joe's velvet ribs, as the Boss sang.  The shoot took twice as long as planned because it was done in January and February when he weather was rotten, wet and cold 80% of the time.  Original title was The Hollywood Stuntman  before changed to Hooper, I suppose as a hopeful homage to channel the panache of better films such as HudHarper and  Hombre.

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On 10/18/2021 at 10:25 AM, Cheeseweasel said:

Once Upon A Time in America. I had a few hours to kill. I love Sergio Leone.

He has nice legs.

 

 

did i say thought out loud....

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