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[bonsai]

Hit Man (2024): A fun ride about a college professor, played by Glen Powell, who leads police stings posing as a contract killer. Powell is quickly becoming one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood, and his physique shows. It was funny how Richard Linklater, the director, tried so hard to make a ripped, chiseled-jaw actor look as nerdy as possible to no avail. Your girlfriend or wife will really enjoy this movie.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Incoming - the typical freshman entering high school go to an extravagant party…hijinks ensue type of movie but it had a couple of LOL moments

Mostly no name case, Dee from Always Sunny plays a mom and Bobby Cannavale plays a science teacher

The Deliverance - meh

 

[Eephus]

Black Tuesday (1954)

This was one of the selections for the Chicago Film Noir festival that @krista4 posted about last week. It's a prison break movie starring one of my favorites Edward G. Robinson who had fallen on lean times in the mid-50s. He plays a gangster on death row who plots a preposterous escape on the day of his execution. Peter Graves of Mission Impossible fame gets second billing as a imprisoned bank robber. There are also brief appearances by the professor from Gilligan's Island and Chief O'Hara of the 60's Batman TV show.

Robinson's character is a noirish jumble of existentialist and nihilist. For visual noir fans, there are lots of shadows and low camera angles by cinematographer Stanley Cortez who also shot The Night of the Hunter and The Magnificent Ambersons. The ridiculousness of the caper detracts a little but Robinson is great as usual and there's a higher body count than in most film noirs.

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[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

No Country for Old Men. Hadn't seen it in...10 years? Outstanding movie.

 

[Payne]

Hit Man (2024): A fun ride about a college professor, played by Glen Powell, who leads police stings posing as a contract killer. Powell is quickly becoming one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood, and his physique shows. It was funny how Richard Linklater, the director, tried so hard to make a ripped, chiseled-jaw actor look as nerdy as possible to no avail. Your girlfriend or wife will really enjoy this movie.

The female lead is nothing to sneeze at either.

 

[beer 30]

Watched the Costner Horizon movie and enjoyed it. Excellent cinematography, good production values and attention to period detail. Decent plot and action scenes. Will definitely watch the next chapter.

Loved Horizon, made me want to see the next one immediately. F the critics who panned it, thought it was great.

Watched The Fall Guy over the weekend and enjoyed it. It's exactly what you think it is and if you are wanting something more from the movie then you should probably move on. Lot's of moronic stunts that are pretty incredible, some humor, straight forward plot. It was enjoyable.

Also watched Luther: The Fallen Son. Really liked this one. It's dark but well done. Gollum is a ****.

 

[Eephus]

Movies I watched in August

Oklahoma (1955 - F. Zinnemann)
Meek’s Cutoff (2010 - K. Reichardt)
Darkman (1990 - S. Raimi)
Shanghai Express (1932 - J. von Sternberg)
The Man Who Loved Women (1977 - F. Truffaut)
The Big Trail (1930 - R. Walsh)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024 - N. Burstein)
Happy As Lazzaro (2018 - A. Rohrwacher)
Burnt (2015 - J. Wells)
Bronx, New York, November 2019 / Cal State Long Beach, CA, January 2020 (short) (2021 - K. Reichardt)
A Place in the Sun (1951 - G. Stevens)
Yes, Madam! aka In the Line of Duty II (1985 - C. Yuen)
Le Professionnel (1981 - G. Lautner)
The Bikeriders (2023 - J. Nichols)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974 - J. Cassavetes)
Inside the Mind of a Dog (2024 - A. Mitchell)
Born to Kill (1947 - R. Wise)
Certain Women (2016 - K. Reichardt)
Borsalino (1970 - J. Deray)
White Squall (1996 - R. Scott)
Topkapi (1964 - J. Dassin)
The First Slam Dunk (2022 - I. Takehito)
The Sand Pebbles (1966 - R. Wise)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024 - K. Costner)
First Kid (1996 - D. M. Evans)
Rancho Notorious (1952 - F. Lang)

Here's the dump of the 26 movies I watched in August minus the ones already written up already here and in the DotM threads.

We felt like watching an old musical and Oklahoma hit the spot. Great Rodgers & Hammerstein tunes and Rod Steiger makes a great villain. At the time I thought it would be nice to watch a couple of more musicals so of course I ended up watching zero more in the month. I also had intentions to watch a few movies by Hong Kong action director Corey Yuen (RIP) but only made it through Yes, Madam! It's a bit dated but the fight scenes cooked with a very young Michelle Yeoh.

I did watch a couple of Marlene Dietrich movies. Shanghai Express is still amazing over 90 years after it was made. It's more modern in attitude than films made decades later. Rancho Notorious is an odd little revisionist Western. I'm not sure how Dietrich's character found herself in the old west but she commands the screen whenever she appears. I also watched two films starring Jean Paul Belmondo. Le Professionnel is a spy movie that managed to be both ridiculous and boring. It's probably the worst thing I watched all month. Borsalino is a 1930s period piece starring Belmondo and Alain Delon (RIP) as gangsters in Marseilles. It started off in a light mood that was reminiscent of the Sting but it took a turn toward violence and darkness by the end.

The Man Who Loved Women is uneven mid-level Truffaut that rises and falls on its title character. It's better than the American remake with Burt Reynolds though. Burnt is a forgettable dramedy with Bradley Cooper as a world class chef. When I say forgettable, I mean it literally because I can't remember anything about the plot except that it seemed rather implausible while watching it. I'll probably never be a huge fan of Cassavettes' group improvisation scenes and abrupt transitions but Gena Rowlands (RIP) magnificent performance as A Woman Under the Influence transcends everything else about the film. A Place In the Sun is another movie that's very dated because of production code requirements but Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor's scenes together still hold up.

Inside the Mind of a Dog is a Netflix documentary that was more cute than interesting. We started watching it with the dog but he got bored and fell asleep. Born to Kill was a delightfully nasty little film noir with a bunch of despicable characters, especially a sociopathic Lawrence Tierney. Topkapi is one of my all-time favorites which I hadn't seen in a while. It's a stylish 60s heist comedy with great locations in Istanbul. The heist scene is always tense even though I've probably seen the movie at least ten times. The Sand Pebbles is a grand epic about an American gunboat in 1920s China. I'd seen the ending before but not the entire three hours. Steve McQueen was excellent once I got used to his bizarre accent. The movie didn't need to be that long but the genre is all about the spectacle. Finally, First Kid was my daughter's choice for a fun, dumb watch. It's a kid's movie about the president's son that she loved back in the day. She was still able to quote big chunks of dialog from it which made me question my parenting skills, although I think we did better than the child actor who played the title character.

 

[guru_007]

Man, it seems like every movie I watch is just so/so. I think we are getting lulled into a sense that mediocrity is acceptable. Movie studios are just churning out too many movies, and not enough quality. Yeah, some are okay, but I mean the last movie I saw that I thought was really well done was Dune 2. Off the top of my head, movies I've seen recently......

Alien Romulus, meh. 2.5 out of 5
The Instigators, forgettable, 2.5 out of 5
The Fall guy, nice stunts, but never going to watch again 2 out of 5. For some reason I watched an extended version, zzzzzzzzz
Quiet Place, Day 1, 2.5 out of 5. Maybe the best of the bunch which isn't saying much, but was kind of cool seeing Manhattan getting blown to bits.
Incoming, 2.5 out of 5. No expectations going in, and they were met. Actually a few lol parts, and I do love Kaitlin Olson in pretty much everything, but nothing of note here.
Twisters, 2 out of 5. I went to see this one in the theaters as I thought it would have cool effects, and that Glen Powell is dreamy. And tbh, when Eephus says a movie is worth a watch, I usually take note. But, this movie I saw, 30 years ago. Almost the exact same thing, but with much more likeable characters. Childhood tornado trauma, check. Rivaling storm chasers, check. Nighttime terrifying tornado, check. Trying to throw **** into a tornado, check. FFS, I know there is not much you can do with a movie about tornadoes, but come on, come up with SOMETHING original.

 

[Eephus]

And tbh, when Eephus says a movie is worth a watch, I usually take note

You see all the crap I watch. My watchability standards are pretty low.

 

[Runkle]

Caught Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, it was fun in the stupid-funny kinda way. The plot kinda made more sense than the first one, I felt. Some weak points but had the right general mood.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Caught Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, it was fun in the stupid-funny kinda way. The plot kinda made more sense than the first one, I felt. Some weak points but had the right general mood.

Going tomorrow. The original is one of my wife’s favorite movies, I like it as well so was hoping it’s decent

 

[General Malaise]

After hearing this movie referenced a billion times the last 8 years or so for various reasons, I finally decided to bite the bullet and watch "Idiocracy". I made it 45 minutes and turned it off. That was a painful watch and I couldn't suffer through the rest. Dumb.

 

[belljr]

After hearing this movie referenced a billion times the last 8 years or so for various reasons, I finally decided to bite the bullet and watch "Idiocracy". I made it 45 minutes and turned it off. That was a painful watch and I couldn't suffer through the rest. Dumb.

It's a shame you can't recognize great cinema

 

[General Malaise]

After hearing this movie referenced a billion times the last 8 years or so for various reasons, I finally decided to bite the bullet and watch "Idiocracy". I made it 45 minutes and turned it off. That was a painful watch and I couldn't suffer through the rest. Dumb.

It's a shame you can't recognize great cinema

Shoulda gotten high first.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Water? Like from the toilet?

 

[KarmaPolice]

After hearing this movie referenced a billion times the last 8 years or so for various reasons, I finally decided to bite the bullet and watch "Idiocracy". I made it 45 minutes and turned it off. That was a painful watch and I couldn't suffer through the rest. Dumb.

It's a shame you can't recognize great cinema

Shoulda gotten high first.

How else do people watch movies?

 

[El Floppo]

After hearing this movie referenced a billion times the last 8 years or so for various reasons, I finally decided to bite the bullet and watch "Idiocracy". I made it 45 minutes and turned it off. That was a painful watch and I couldn't suffer through the rest. Dumb.

It's a documentary... Hth.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

After hearing this movie referenced a billion times the last 8 years or so for various reasons, I finally decided to bite the bullet and watch "Idiocracy". I made it 45 minutes and turned it off. That was a painful watch and I couldn't suffer through the rest. Dumb.

It's a documentary... Hth.

Yep

This was a real headline I saw today

Hawk Tuah Girl launches podcast on Jake Paul’s network​

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Probably sponsored by Brawndo

 

[El Floppo]

Definitely has electrolytes.

 

[Eephus]

Am I in the wrong thread?

 

[El Floppo]

Am I in the wrong thread?

Looking for the Ow my balls thread?

 

[bonsai]

After hearing this movie referenced a billion times the last 8 years or so for various reasons, I finally decided to bite the bullet and watch "Idiocracy". I made it 45 minutes and turned it off. That was a painful watch and I couldn't suffer through the rest. Dumb.

It was prophetic of the 2020s.

Yep

This was a real headline I saw today

Hawk Tuah Girl launches podcast on Jake Paul’s network​

She named the podcast "Talk Tuah."

 

[Andy Dufresne]

You see, a pimp's love is very different from that of a square.

I agree it's not a great movie to watch - but it is a great movie to quote.

Now. Go away! ''Batein'!

 

[Eephus]

Rebel Ridge (new on Netflix) is a slow burning revenge story set in a small southern town. The movie jumps right into the hero getting done wrong at police stop and it builds from there. I thought it lagged a bit in the middle trying to uncover a conspiracy that didn't really matter much in the end. There wasn't a ton of action but the scenes were done pretty well.

I was entertained

 

[El Floppo]

Rebel Ridge (new on Netflix) is a slow burning revenge story set in a small southern town. The movie jumps right into the hero getting done wrong at police stop and it builds from there. I thought it lagged a bit in the middle trying to uncover a conspiracy that didn't really matter much in the end. There wasn't a ton of action but the scenes were done pretty well.

I was entertained

Was looking at this last night. Opted out, mostly because the wife and 13yo floppinha were part of the decision making, but also because it just looked a bit cliche...immediately thought of First Blood and some others. But I've heard good things, and your response will lead to me watching it solo late night probably.

 

[Eephus]

Rebel Ridge (new on Netflix) is a slow burning revenge story set in a small southern town. The movie jumps right into the hero getting done wrong at police stop and it builds from there. I thought it lagged a bit in the middle trying to uncover a conspiracy that didn't really matter much in the end. There wasn't a ton of action but the scenes were done pretty well.

I was entertained

Was looking at this last night. Opted out, mostly because the wife and 13yo floppinha were part of the decision making, but also because it just looked a bit cliche...immediately thought of First Blood and some others. But I've heard good things, and your response will lead to me watching it solo late night probably.

The story gets around the standard Rambo/Bourne government trained action man tropes a little by making the hero a specialist in EoF-NLE (Escalation of Force - Non-lethal Effects) techniques.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice last night. It was ok, took a bit to find its stride, and felt like it ended too abruptly. Also felt like a lot of side quests jumbled together and no real main plot

Really not a movie that needed to be made IMO.

 

[Tick]

The One I Love (Peacock): IMDB 7.0, 2014. Just 2 actors - Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss, plus a short appearance by Ted Danson. A couple going through therapy goes on a weekend retreat and there’s something weird going on at the house.

This might even belong in the horror thread - the first 95% built suspense in the same way, and different music in the final scene probably would have pushed it into horror. Instead it gets labeled as Romance.

I liked this and recommend it.

ETA: I liked that they didn’t try to explain things - it would have broken down

 

[Tick]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Hulu): IMDB 6.9 2024. Generations after the previous trilogy, so all new characters. This movie was well made, the effects were great… but it annoyed me. The first 30 minutes were “Present a wondrous world full of wonder - just use Jurassic Park and Lothlorien ****s and music cues”. The final bit had some things that bugged an engineer brain. I never really felt connected to the characters and the movie somehow packed fairly little plot into 2:30. Meh.

 

[General Malaise]

Saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice last night. It was ok, took a bit to find its stride, and felt like it ended too abruptly. Also felt like a lot of side quests jumbled together and no real main plot

Really not a movie that needed to be made IMO.

You think?

 

[El Floppo]

The Fall Guy felt like a 30 minute TV show stretched into a 2+ hour movie.

 

[Eephus]

The Fall Guy felt like a 30 minute TV show stretched into a 2+ hour movie.

Just be thankful it isn't a series

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Rebel Ridge (new on Netflix) is a slow burning revenge story set in a small southern town. The movie jumps right into the hero getting done wrong at police stop and it builds from there. I thought it lagged a bit in the middle trying to uncover a conspiracy that didn't really matter much in the end. There wasn't a ton of action but the scenes were done pretty well.

I was entertained

I watched the first half on my flight from Norcal to SoCal yesterday and the second half later that night. I enjoyed it as well.

 

[Payne]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Hulu): IMDB 6.9 2024. Generations after the previous trilogy, so all new characters. This movie was well made, the effects were great… but it annoyed me. The first 30 minutes were “Present a wondrous world full of wonder - just use Jurassic Park and Lothlorien ****s and music cues”. The final bit had some things that bugged an engineer brain. I never really felt connected to the characters and the movie somehow packed fairly little plot into 2:30. Meh.

Agree 100%

Looked stunning. But felt it lacked something I can't explain.

 

[dutch]

The One I Love (Peacock): IMDB 7.0, 2014. Just 2 actors - Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss, plus a short appearance by Ted Danson. A couple going through therapy goes on a weekend retreat and there’s something weird going on at the house.

This might even belong in the horror thread - the first 95% built suspense in the same way, and different music in the final scene probably would have pushed it into horror. Instead it gets labeled as Romance.

I liked this and recommend it.

ETA: I liked that they didn’t try to explain things - it would have broken down

The movie took an interesting premise and kept it simple, disregarded what would have been outside noise not central to the main theme. Well made, smartly written and nicely acted. Worth a watch for sure.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Leave The World Behind

I liked it for the reason I think those who didn't don't - it's subtle and doesn't bludgeon you with it's message. A character uses a key word around which the entire movie revolves - "dysfunction". I believe that's where we actually are and I do believe outside forces have and are helping it along. I know how that sounds.

Edit: Reading several negative reviews make me realize even more how little emotional intelligence people have today. I'd say more than half of the people have no clue what the movie was even about.

Spoiler: A fresh take

This is really a fresh take on the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street". No aliens though.

 

[beer 30]

Started the A Quiet Place journey this weekend. Just started A Quiet Place II this morning with eyes on the prize of A Quiet Place Day One. Horror, suspense stuff not really in my wheel house but I'm enjoying the trip. Was recommended because I watched 13 Hours on Saturday so the John Krasinski connection must have triggered the algorithm.

 

[belljr]

Started the A Quiet Place journey this weekend. Just started A Quiet Place II this morning with eyes on the prize of A Quiet Place Day One. Horror, suspense stuff not really in my wheel house but I'm enjoying the trip. Was recommended because I watched 13 Hours on Saturday so the John Krasinski connection must have triggered the algorithm.

Lol...13 hours is great but no where in the same realm

 

[beer 30]

Started the A Quiet Place journey this weekend. Just started A Quiet Place II this morning with eyes on the prize of A Quiet Place Day One. Horror, suspense stuff not really in my wheel house but I'm enjoying the trip. Was recommended because I watched 13 Hours on Saturday so the John Krasinski connection must have triggered the algorithm.

Lol...13 hours is great but no where in the same realm

It is certainly a circuitous route to get from one to the other. I like Krasinski as an actor, didn't realize A Quiet Place series is kinda his baby.

 

[Ilov80s]

Hit Man (2024): A fun ride about a college professor, played by Glen Powell, who leads police stings posing as a contract killer. Powell is quickly becoming one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood, and his physique shows. It was funny how Richard Linklater, the director, tried so hard to make a ripped, chiseled-jaw actor look as nerdy as possible to no avail. Your girlfriend or wife will really enjoy this movie.

The female lead is nothing to sneeze at either.

I would do more than sneeze at her

 

[Ilov80s]

Saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice last night. It was ok, took a bit to find its stride, and felt like it ended too abruptly. Also felt like a lot of side quests jumbled together and no real main plot

Really not a movie that needed to be made IMO.

I liked it, flew by. Much prefer the abrupt ending to overstaying its welcome.

 

[Eephus]

I watched Beetlejuice and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice back to back. I thought the sequel was fun with a good combination of fan service and new twists.

The multiple characters and plotlines all converging at the end didn't make much sense but I don't expect sense from this series. I got more laughs from Catherine O'Hara and Willem Defoe than Keaton.

 

[The Gator]

I watched Beetlejuice and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice back to back. I thought the sequel was fun with a good combination of fan service and new twists.

The multiple characters and plotlines all converging at the end didn't make much sense but I don't expect sense from this series. I got more laughs from Catherine O'Hara and Willem Defoe than Keaton.

Defoe was great in it

 

[El Floppo]

I watched Beetlejuice and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice back to back. I thought the sequel was fun with a good combination of fan service and new twists.

The multiple characters and plotlines all converging at the end didn't make much sense but I don't expect sense from this series. I got more laughs from Catherine O'Hara and Willem Defoe than Keaton.

Defoe was great in it

What's that vampire movie with Defoe... Old timey making of a movie thing.. he was amazing good in that. These kind of silly movies where he can let it rip suit him

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Pearl

Better than X, but not by much.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Criss Cross

Didn't live up to my expectations but it's a solid enough noir that sticks a great noir ending.

 

[Ilov80s]

I watched Beetlejuice and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice back to back. I thought the sequel was fun with a good combination of fan service and new twists.

The multiple characters and plotlines all converging at the end didn't make much sense but I don't expect sense from this series. I got more laughs from Catherine O'Hara and Willem Defoe than Keaton.

Defoe was great in it

What's that vampire movie with Defoe... Old timey making of a movie thing.. he was amazing good in that. These kind of silly movies where he can let it rip suit him

Shadow of the Vampire

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Carrie

I'd never watched it because I've never been much of a DePalma fan and it seemed like it would be too kitschy given it's age - but I was wrong.

The use of color - obviously and specifically the color red - is quite cool. Red is in nearly every shot. I appreciated the callback to Nosferatu (shadowy reflections on the wall) when Carrie returns home. I can see some Argento influence yet done better and subsequently how it influenced movies to come.

Indeed, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

 

[oukurt]

Sisu 9/10
Not sure how this one got by me, but so glad I came across it. Just in case it got by anybody else, do yourself a favor and move it to the top of your queue.

Sisu - 2022
Sisu should satisfy almost anybody who has wondered what it might look like if John Wick went up against Nazis.