beer 30
Footballguy
Guess I'll try it again. Not sure how far I got into it but I bailed after 30-40 min. Just wasn't holding me.
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WVU Alum
Footballguy
No need to finish.
I didn't care for it either. I gave up on it and have no plans to try again.
this was really good. Don't know if the mushroom trip was supposed to be funny but we laughed. There was only one minor scene I didn't like or understand the point of. WPitW, Past Lives and Zone of Interest has piqued my interest in movies with no stars or famous people.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Ricky Stanicky - was better than I expected, although towards the end I was wondering if it was an Aptow movie because it started to drag.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Plane to CA, watched League of Ungentlemanly Arnold movie imitation, which I assume was intended to be dispassionately silly.
Also watched Copa 71. Which I enjoyed mostly for getting the info that there WAS a copa 71... And for the 71' haircuts.
Oh right and Boys in the Boat, which I guess was the best of the 3.
Also watched Copa 71. Which I enjoyed mostly for getting the info that there WAS a copa 71... And for the 71' haircuts.
Oh right and Boys in the Boat, which I guess was the best of the 3.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Which scene?
I agree with you that those 3 movies were excellent and even though maybe they don’t have mass appeal or big stars, they are proof there are still great movies to be made.
Tick
Footballguy
I watched Dude, Where's My Car? in a watch party with some college friends. One had never seen it before (and wasn't impressed). I still like it - it's stupid and some of the bits don't work (ordering Chinese food), but I didn't mind watching it again. Only downside is that to avoid Hulu's commercials, I paid to rent it so we could stay synched. Embarrassingly, this is the second time I've paid for this movie this year - my son rented it over the winter.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Anyone watched The Bikeriders on Peacock? Got it qued up. Looks decent.
when her ex is being interviewed. I'm trying to stay clear of those type of culture discussions.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Oh yeah I have some thoughts but yeah best left for somewhere else
Don Quixote
Footballguy
At some point, I bought a DVD pack that included that one along with Super Troopers and Club Dread. Been awhile since I’ve watched any, but definitely got some good laughs out of that set 15-20 years ago.
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belljr
Footballguy
Palm springs
Tick
Footballguy
Edge of Tomorrow, Looper, Source Code, Coherence, Arrival, Predestination, Project Almanac, Tomorrow War, Tenet, Time Trap, 12 Monkeys, Run Lola Run, Frequency, Map of Tiny Perfect Things
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The Gator
Footballguy
One of the better gems I found randomly scrolling through sci-fi movies.
El Floppo
Footballguy
no and then
Ilov80s
Footballguy
The Great Beauty: Italy. A 2013 spiritual sequel to La Dolce Vita. Jep Gambardella is a theater critic and king of Roman nightlife but as 65th birthday arrives, he becomes disullusioned with his band of Roman socialites, nighclubs and meaningless overinduelgence. La Dolce Vita has become one of my favorite movies and I was just in Rome in June so my expectations were high but I was disappointed. Maybe too high of expecations? I don't know, just didn't love it. Felt like it had nothing new to say.
Emitai: Senegal. The Diola tribe are dragged into WW2 when the French force them take up arms and fight. This is a movie about colonial resistance. Not in the way The Battle of Algiers is. Here, the primary resistance comes from the women. When the tribe is ordered to give the French their rice, the women hide it. The resistance here is stoic and passive. It comes through prayer and discourse with their gods. There are some challenging thoughts as we see a culture come face to face with a world in which it can no longer function. The older men say that it used to be that the young inherit from the old but now the old inherit from the young- in this case they are inheriting the problems of the young, specifically the tragedy of the war and the profound loss it brings. The men also beg their gods for help but the gods refuse them to which the men warn the gods that if the men don't exist, the gods won't either. Very good movie, quite different too with a haunting quality.
My Neighbor Totoro: Japan. So my "adopted" daughter is into cartoons and I've bonded with her watching stuff like the Inside Out movies, Robot Dreams, etc. She's not into any Japanese cartoons so I thought Miyazaki could be a new world of cartoons she would like and we could explore. So I optimistically checked out my first Studio Ghibli film. Unfortunately, I didn't get the appeal. It was cute I guess but I was bored through most of it and it's only 86 minutes. Maybe someone can explain to me why I should check out a different Ghibli film or that this one is different than most? I am very hesisitant to try another and I certainly won't recommend them to the kid.
The Big City: India. Satyajit Ray is a master film maker. I've only ever seen 1 other movie of his but this pretty much seals it for me. Think Ozu and Yang, this unassuming story of a family forced to buck tradition and send the wife into the workforce to help provide financial support is so simple yet layered and touching. Characters are three dimensional and dynamic. The melodrama of everyday life while also representing a massive societal shift. It's so good with both the little and the big. Loved this and the performance by Madhabi Mukherjee is maybe the best of anyone in my little summer of foreign films series.
Emitai: Senegal. The Diola tribe are dragged into WW2 when the French force them take up arms and fight. This is a movie about colonial resistance. Not in the way The Battle of Algiers is. Here, the primary resistance comes from the women. When the tribe is ordered to give the French their rice, the women hide it. The resistance here is stoic and passive. It comes through prayer and discourse with their gods. There are some challenging thoughts as we see a culture come face to face with a world in which it can no longer function. The older men say that it used to be that the young inherit from the old but now the old inherit from the young- in this case they are inheriting the problems of the young, specifically the tragedy of the war and the profound loss it brings. The men also beg their gods for help but the gods refuse them to which the men warn the gods that if the men don't exist, the gods won't either. Very good movie, quite different too with a haunting quality.
My Neighbor Totoro: Japan. So my "adopted" daughter is into cartoons and I've bonded with her watching stuff like the Inside Out movies, Robot Dreams, etc. She's not into any Japanese cartoons so I thought Miyazaki could be a new world of cartoons she would like and we could explore. So I optimistically checked out my first Studio Ghibli film. Unfortunately, I didn't get the appeal. It was cute I guess but I was bored through most of it and it's only 86 minutes. Maybe someone can explain to me why I should check out a different Ghibli film or that this one is different than most? I am very hesisitant to try another and I certainly won't recommend them to the kid.
The Big City: India. Satyajit Ray is a master film maker. I've only ever seen 1 other movie of his but this pretty much seals it for me. Think Ozu and Yang, this unassuming story of a family forced to buck tradition and send the wife into the workforce to help provide financial support is so simple yet layered and touching. Characters are three dimensional and dynamic. The melodrama of everyday life while also representing a massive societal shift. It's so good with both the little and the big. Loved this and the performance by Madhabi Mukherjee is maybe the best of anyone in my little summer of foreign films series.
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Runkle
Footballguy
And then rest up for Primer
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Aguirre, The Wrath of God
If Terrence Malik directed Apocalypse Now...
And thank goodness he didn't.
If Terrence Malik directed Apocalypse Now...
And thank goodness he didn't.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Didn’t like it then huh? The ending is amazing
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I can agree with that. The last ten minutes are something else. But it's not worth the journey to get there.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I still haven't gotten to this one, and I know you meant the bolded as a pejorative, but that makes me want to watch it more now.
beer 30
Footballguy
Yea it didn't get any better for me. Not sure why, typically something I'd like but this one fell flat for me.
I liked it but I grew up on the originals so I'm kinda hooked for life. Charleton Heston screaming on a beach in front of the statue of liberty head is iconic. https://youtu.be/pbBpinyqE-0?si=WD8PdqsBwSiWk8Us
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I know. It's like our own interpersonal BatSignal.
I didn't dislike it, to be clear. I just think it has about 60 minutes of material that gets stretched to 90-ish. The opening and closing scenes are pretty great. I think it has the bones for a pretty decent remake. Seems tailor made for Pedro Pascal (or Oscar Isaac).
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Tick
Footballguy
Yeah, I can't recommend it because I haven't seen it, but I know it belongs on that list.
Tick
Footballguy
I watched this sometime this month. The main actor Klaus Kinski commands the screen - just captivating. I've read he was the worst to work with - there's some quote from Herzog, who cast him in a lot of movies, that roughly says he's the greatest actor and also a monster.
There were some odd bits in this movie that didn't work for me (the daughter scene near the end is one), but as a descent into madness, it was really well done. Apocalypse Now is the correct comparison.
Tick
Footballguy
I watched all 3 in the past year. They were well done, but something was missing for me. I found myself walking away for a week before finishing the second half.
Tick
Footballguy
Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping (Peacock): I found this hilarious. A modern take on Spinal Tap that had me consistently laughing the whole way through. Tim Meadows was a good side character here - his deadpan delivery works well in contrast to Andy Samberg doing an over the top pop star act.
belljr
Footballguy
If you like that you should watch all the Samberg/lonely island stuff. Bash bros for example
Eephus
Footballguy
I liked it
Kinski's performance is a meal but I can't think of any actor who'd be better.I love Werner Herzog. He can be slow but is always interesting. I'd recommend Stroszek to everyone. It certainly has more laughs than Aguirre. It's on Tubi.
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
So funny. I might have to watch that tonight now, I saw it was on Peacock too. Or maybe Hot Rod.
Rough week last week, so I was trying some random comedies and watched a double feature of mistaken identities - Three Amigos and Galaxy Quest.
Eephus
Footballguy
The new Elizabeth Taylor documentary on HBO Max is pretty good. It's built around a series of audio interviews she did in at the peak of her fame in the mid 60s. The bio moves at a good pace and it's a good gimmick to have her own voice driving the narrative.
The woman led a scandalous life even by current standards and she was also quite a dish.
The woman led a scandalous life even by current standards and she was also quite a dish.
Tick
Footballguy
Three Amigos was my favorite movie for part of my youth. I haven't seen it in years, but think I could still quote most of it.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
During the filming of Fitzcarraldo (in Peru, with hundreds of Native actors and extras), Kinski was so difficult that the Native leaders came to director Herzog and offered to kill Kinski for him.
Runkle
Footballguy
Not even the only time. The producer of the film Crawlspace also suggested they kill him for the insurance money.
krista4
Footballguy
I tried to watch Boys in the Boat on a plane. I knew I was in trouble from the opening sequence. So much string music. I just couldn’t.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Lol. Formulaic to a fault, including the strings, but it was a story I didn't know that felt relevant. The story is better than the telling of it here.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Made it 20 minutes and turned it off. That female narrators voice was causing me severe displeasure. Just couldn't do it any longer.
krista4
Footballguy
I knew the story (PNW lore) so didn't feel like I needed to see it there, but it makes sense that it could be worth watching if you didn't.
waiver wire
Footballguy
after seeing the new Deadpool last week and all the xmen references and easter eggs, I went through the X-men catalog in chronological order.
The New Mutants, never heard of it and damn it was horrible .
Such a range of movies from crap to pretty good for this franchise
The New Mutants, never heard of it and damn it was horrible .
Such a range of movies from crap to pretty good for this franchise
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
I hope that one gets a proper reboot, it was one of my favorite comic series growing up. I got into it kind of late right when they spun it into X-Force
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Deadpool & Wolverine
Boy is this a fun time at the movies. More solid jokes than most comedies and a solid villain (not a constant in many Marvel films. Highly recommended if you like dark comedy.
Blue Velvet
Hadn't seen this is several years. Loved it so much, we recorded a podcast about it.
Boy is this a fun time at the movies. More solid jokes than most comedies and a solid villain (not a constant in many Marvel films. Highly recommended if you like dark comedy.
Blue Velvet
Hadn't seen this is several years. Loved it so much, we recorded a podcast about it.
PlayaHata
Footballguy
You didn't miss much. I had somewhat high hopes for this one and it way under-delivered.
Klimtology
Footballguy
Anyone see Chance Are yet?
