Grendeldef
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I think he partnered with James Woods, not Scheider. It's been 30y though since I saw it. I think I liked it back then.
Which Films have you seen lately? Certificate 18
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It is adapted from a british (iirc scottish) book, and the main character's surname is Cleg (synonym to horsefly). But he becomes a spider, in his very difficult (and hidden) struggle with his father.
After the movie, I decided to read a few short stories by the writer, and when I was at the last 1,5 pages of the first I was thinking that this is incredibly good. But 1,5 pages later, after a reveal, I thought it was one of the stupidest ways to mangle a story - and haven't read anything by him since...
Apart from the farcical turn, I recall he used the term "thanatoptic", which was nice.
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I saw Moonshot and I disliked everything about it.
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The Commitments (1991) again.
Y'know, I've only just realized that, assuming the movie was filmed in 1990, the guy who plays Deco was only 17 years old. There's no way that's right.
Y'know, I've only just realized that, assuming the movie was filmed in 1990, the guy who plays Deco was only 17 years old. There's no way that's right.
Grendeldef
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I actually did digging for My and could not find it anywhere. It's something indeed when Amazon does not even have it to rent online. I checked all the streaming services I use, which is quite bit, and nothing at all. Checked ones I don't too, like premium movie services (i.e. Showtime, etc.). Nada. I even checked the site Egon uses and it literally says only "not available for streaming".Try with the year of release (2002)
Seems odd that that movie is not anywhere. However, it could be in a temporary limbo state as the various services shift their libraries around, or some service has exclusive rights to it and I just don't know what that service might be. Sometimes a certain thing is available overseas but not here for a while. (but then My might find it while I can't with a better search)
(Yeah, I was interested too as I'd heard of that movie, and surprised I'd not seen it yet since Fiennes + Cronenberg. I think I came close a few times but just wasn't in the mood for whatever reason. It looks pretty heavy)
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Street Fighter II ( the '94 animated version)
Full uncensored movie -
Full uncensored movie -
^Hey, I recently watched the live-action version with Raúl Juliá.
Also, rotation here recently put Terminator 3 back on theaircablewaves. Heheh, it's one of those films which I can watch like other people do Rocky Horror. Tune in anytime, wonder what plot-hole or continuity error the broadcast is at, laugh at the inconsistencies, tune into something else.
Also, rotation here recently put Terminator 3 back on the
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Turning Red. 7/10. This is very thirteen-year-old girl. Not exactly my speed, but it does this well and it's interesting enough. It also takes place in an environment I'm familiar with; I even used to work in a Daisy Mart as a teenager.
CODA. 10/10. Technically speaking, this is a predictable movie and does not seek to entice with twists. However, the beats are hit perfectly, the cinematography is fantastic, and the casting is excellent.
Encanto. 6/10. Far too much singing, and to be honest, I found the family in this movie to be obnoxious. I wouldn't have bothered trying to protect them were I in the same position.
Dog Pound. 9/10. An intense and real look into the juvenile corrections system. This movie makes no attempt at offering a silver lining or a happy ending. It is raw and real throughout. I would not say it's for the faint of heart.
Deep Impact. 8/10. I've never actually seen this movie. It was pretty decent, though I do think the Elijah side plot could have been done without. It took up time for no actual reason and I feel it was only included because Mini Frodo was technically necessary for the introducing scene.
Moonfall. 6.5/10. This is a very good theatre movie. As just a movie, it is passable. The first half is very Roland Emmerich while the second half is very Marvel. These two things did not transition very well, and I really did feel as though the first half's character beats were far too inorganic and artificial to be authentic. If you've seen The Day After Tomorrow as many times as I have, you'll notice the similarities easily, but where TDAT felt real and compelling, Moonfall simply does not. Still, I did not regret the watch and it kept my interest.
CODA. 10/10. Technically speaking, this is a predictable movie and does not seek to entice with twists. However, the beats are hit perfectly, the cinematography is fantastic, and the casting is excellent.
Encanto. 6/10. Far too much singing, and to be honest, I found the family in this movie to be obnoxious. I wouldn't have bothered trying to protect them were I in the same position.
Dog Pound. 9/10. An intense and real look into the juvenile corrections system. This movie makes no attempt at offering a silver lining or a happy ending. It is raw and real throughout. I would not say it's for the faint of heart.
Deep Impact. 8/10. I've never actually seen this movie. It was pretty decent, though I do think the Elijah side plot could have been done without. It took up time for no actual reason and I feel it was only included because Mini Frodo was technically necessary for the introducing scene.
Moonfall. 6.5/10. This is a very good theatre movie. As just a movie, it is passable. The first half is very Roland Emmerich while the second half is very Marvel. These two things did not transition very well, and I really did feel as though the first half's character beats were far too inorganic and artificial to be authentic. If you've seen The Day After Tomorrow as many times as I have, you'll notice the similarities easily, but where TDAT felt real and compelling, Moonfall simply does not. Still, I did not regret the watch and it kept my interest.
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I watched An American Pickle, which ended up being quite a downgrade over the last film I watched.
The premise is basically that Seth Rogen is a pickle version of Borat, minus all the profanity, nudity, and shock value. There's definitely a handful of worthwhile scenes, but overall it's as bad as it sounds.
The premise is basically that Seth Rogen is a pickle version of Borat, minus all the profanity, nudity, and shock value. There's definitely a handful of worthwhile scenes, but overall it's as bad as it sounds.
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I've always been baffled by how much attention Armageddon got (and still gets), when Deep Impact is better in every way. I even liked the group of astronauts on the implausible mission to save humanity more than the "charming dopes" in Armageddon.
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democrats vs what would be Trump Republicans . Everybody goes home in one because America rules in contrast to America rules because it will rebuild . One for the visuals and fun , other where you see the lead character die , so , obviously less fun . And having seen both , who would like re-watch depressive stuff ?
The King's Man.
Really not as bad as I was lead to believe, considering the first two films were solid to massive successes (and this one really wasn't, even accounting for pandemic cinema).
Like, if you like historical accuracy? It's not even that bad! It takes some liberties, some more egregious than others (Mata Hari lol), but actually manages to cram in a bunch of people related to the Great War.
I think maybe it's problem was a more serious tone overall compared to the first two. A lot less humour (of the crass type the first two films are known for).
Oh, and they fridge a character like 5 minutes into the movie. But that doesn't tend to be a popular criticism of scriptwriting, even these days. But just putting it out there so folks are aware of the trope if they don't like it.
Really not as bad as I was lead to believe, considering the first two films were solid to massive successes (and this one really wasn't, even accounting for pandemic cinema).
Like, if you like historical accuracy? It's not even that bad! It takes some liberties, some more egregious than others (Mata Hari lol), but actually manages to cram in a bunch of people related to the Great War.
I think maybe it's problem was a more serious tone overall compared to the first two. A lot less humour (of the crass type the first two films are known for).
Oh, and they fridge a character like 5 minutes into the movie. But that doesn't tend to be a popular criticism of scriptwriting, even these days. But just putting it out there so folks are aware of the trope if they don't like it.
Grendeldef
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Theron, again, as sort of goodie. Czokas, again, as sort of baddie. Decent premise, some good stuff early on and after half an hour I was wondering about the low IMDb rating. I wasn't expecting a good movie it seemed better than that until the it ran out of ideas & script and dig deep into the bottomless pit of scifi clichees. The middle part was meh and the final half an hour just painful and a huge contrast to the Upgrade for example.
Still better than Pandorum as this wasn't even trying to be good so it wasn't overly ambitious - honest crap if you like.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402022/
Theron, again, as sort of goodie. Czokas, again, as sort of baddie. Decent premise, some good stuff early on and after half an hour I was wondering about the low IMDb rating. I wasn't expecting a good movie it seemed better than that until the it ran out of ideas & script and dig deep into the bottomless pit of scifi clichees. The middle part was meh and the final half an hour just painful and a huge contrast to the Upgrade for example.
Still better than Pandorum as this wasn't even trying to be good so it wasn't overly ambitious - honest crap if you like.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402022/
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