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Ilov80s said:
Classic case if turning in for the violence and then staying for the humor.
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I think every time I am shocked by how nasty the violence is.   I remember seeing this in the theater and my parents being shocked at what was on screen.  If that's '87, I was only 12.  :lol:   

 
KarmaPolice said:
I think every time I am shocked by how nasty the violence is.   I remember seeing this in the theater and my parents being shocked at what was on screen.  If that's '87, I was only 12.  :lol:   
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Yeah I remember my parents renting it and letting me watch it. No idea how old I was but it's one of my earlier movie memories so I was surely way too young for it. I remember them making me cover my eyes a lot. I am not sure if I even made it to the end of the movie or if they realized part way through that it was too much. I also remember not fully understanding that the cop was killed before becoming Robocop. I remember saying that oh maybe he survived and they gave him this cool cop suit to wear. I pictured him more like Iron Man. When I watched it again maybe a decade later, I was stunned by how funny it was. It gets funnier and funnier every time I see it. 

 
Moonlight said:
Rush

Good movie about Formula 1 racing. Kept my interest throughout. 8/10
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Link to IMBD page >>> Rush 2013
Caught it for the very first-time last night and liked it. Exceptional shots that made you feel racing like no other movie. I'm not into racing but instantly got caught up in the racing sequences.
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I had never heard of the story before and passed over chances to watch the movie many times but I'm glad I saw it. Really loved the character that Daniel Brühl played
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I had a different reaction to Prey. On one hand, I can say with confidence that it's probably the 2nd or 3rd best movie in the Predator franchise. On the other hand I don't think that really says much, as most are rubbish. I liked the concept, and it did pick up in the last act, but overall I just wasn't having it.
 
I rewatched Psycho, and I think that it moved down my rankings a bit. When it's great, it's great - Perkins, shower scene, etc. But there are long stretches where it's a tad dull, and the ending with the psychologist really knocks the rating down a bit. Still very good and of course needs to be talked about in historical terms, but I didn't feel it held of all that well this time.

I was also obsessed with the string part of the opening score and thinking that is very much sounds like Silence of the Lambs opening (ok, technically reverse that), but I am not 100% sure.
 
However, I rewatched Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and that is still every bit as amazing and funny.

I also purchased a few movies that I will get to soon: X, Everything Everywhere, and I finally came across the 4k bluray of The Northman, so I will need to carve out time to watch that with the wife.
 
KarmaPolice said:
I rewatched Psycho, and I think that it moved down my rankings a bit. When it's great, it's great - Perkins, shower scene, etc. But there are long stretches where it's a tad dull, and the ending with the psychologist really knocks the rating down a bit. Still very good and of course needs to be talked about in historical terms, but I didn't feel it held of all that well this time.
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You're not wrong. Psycho is the dividing line between good and bad Hitch. And it compasses both. IMO, there's nothing worth watching post-Psycho.

I guess, though, that I never minded the bit with the psychologist. It at least sets up the finishing shot that shows Norman has completely become Mother.
 
KarmaPolice said:
I rewatched Psycho, and I think that it moved down my rankings a bit. When it's great, it's great - Perkins, shower scene, etc. But there are long stretches where it's a tad dull, and the ending with the psychologist really knocks the rating down a bit. Still very good and of course needs to be talked about in historical terms, but I didn't feel it held of all that well this time.

I was also obsessed with the string part of the opening score and thinking that is very much sounds like Silence of the Lambs opening (ok, technically reverse that), but I am not 100% sure.
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I like Psycho but I agree a lot of it's appeal is in how ground breaking it was. It brought a lot to the table that was pretty new: Slasher, the twist ending and the twist of killing off the star and making the entire stolen money plot actually immaterial to the movie. Plus the score and shower scene are classic. However, after all the horror we have seen, it does play a bit slow now.
 
landrys hat said:
I really liked Prey (on hulu). Way better than that last craptacular Predator movie.
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KarmaPolice said:
I had a different reaction to Prey. On one hand, I can say with confidence that it's probably the 2nd or 3rd best movie in the Predator franchise. On the other hand I don't think that really says much, as most are rubbish. I liked the concept, and it did pick up in the last act, but overall I just wasn't having it.
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Saw this recently. It was so-so for me. I liked the concept, but something about it just felt kind of off. The predator in this one seemed much more of a bad-a## than the other movies.
 
I took a little break from epic fest and watched some random movies that I somehow missed:

American Gigolo: Schrader makes the same movie over and over, this is like an 80s Taxi Driver if Travis Bickle was super hot and had great taste.

Devil in a Blue Dress: A good neo noir, Don Cheadle really delivered an electric performance managing to show up Denzel. Think Little Chinatown, The Light Sleep, etc.

The Outlaw Josey Wales: "Buzzards gotta eat, same as the worms." Easily top 3 Eastwood- love love love it.

Miami Vice: "I'm a fiend for mojitos". Not good but it is interesting.

St. Elmo's Fire: There is so much bad to say about this movie that I don't even want to start. It was a blast to watch though, just dumb as can be.

Troy and Public Enemies: So bland I don't even have anything to say here

Bottle Rocket: Even if it was a messy debut film, it still had a lot of charm. I appreciate this more than many of Wes Anderson's more polished later movies. Great hair on Luke Wilson.

High Fidelity: I love the music and record store shop talk. Give me a whole movie of that. The relationship whining was a bit much but this was a really well executed movie.
 
Encyclopedia Brown said:
Ilov80s said:
St. Elmo's Fire: There is so much bad to say about this movie that I don't even want to start. It was a blast to watch though, just dumb as can be.
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It is cringing to watch Emilio Estevez stalk Andie McDowell.
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Yeah that is the most obvious thing wrong with the movie. Why in the world is she and her BF so nice to him? He is an absolute psycho. If they did an American Graffiti style ending it would have said "Kirbo is currently serving a double life sentence for the 1st degree murders of Dale Biberman and her fiance."
 
Movies I watched in July

Kansas City Princess (1934 - W. Keighley)
Bird (1986 - C. Eastwood)
Major (2022 - S.K. Tikka)
Great Balls of Fire (1989 - J. McBride)
Last Night in Soho (2021 - E. Wright)
Immortal Beloved (1994 - B. Rose)
Respect (2021 - L. Tommy)
Local Hero (1983 - B. Forsyth)
The Glenn Miller Story (1953 - A. Mann)
The Doors (1991 - O. Stone)
Nope (2022 - J. Peele)
The Gray Man (2022 - A. & J. Russo)
Mahler (1974 - K. Russell)
Rescue Dawn (2006 - W. Herzog)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978 - S. Rash)
Sid and Nancy (1986 - A. Cox)

I took a page from @Ilov80s book and watched a lot of films from a single genre: Musical Biopics. After sitting through biographies of Charlie Parker, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ludwig van Beethoven, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Miller, Jim Morrison, Gustav Mahler, Buddy Holly and Sid Vicious, I can make the following rash generalizations

  1. Musical biopics are totally star-driven vehicles. The lead characters were the best thing about most of the movies and the only good thing about a couple (The Doors, Respect). Even when the portrayal was ridiculous (e.g. Dennis Quaid's Jerry Lee), the movies succeeded or failed on the star's ability to carry the weight.
  2. The genre has a number of recurring tropes like the artist hearing their music on the radio for the first time, the montage about their rise to success, the casual dropping of future song titles into backstory and dialog, artistic tantrums, parents or other authority figures who don't believe the musician will ever amount to anything, and flashbacks...lots of flashbacks.
  3. Speaking of flashbacks, non-linear story structures were pretty common. I'm pretty sure The Buddy Holly Story was the only movie that stuck to a straight chronology. Both Gary Oldman films (Immortal Beloved and Sid and Nancy) started at the end and told the story from there.
  4. Without a car chase or shootout to fall back on, most of the films climaxed with a triumphant concert scene. Untimely deaths were handled off-screen with the exception of Morrison. The Glenn Miller Story lumbered along for a good 10--15 minutes after Miller's death so the filmmakers could end on a cornball fake version of "Little Brown Jug" that they'd been building up to for the previous 90 minutes.
  5. I had planned to watch Baz Luhrman's Elvis in the theater as part of this project but I couldn't get anyone to go with me so we saw Nope instead.
  6. It'll probably be a long while before I watch another musical biopic although Ken Russell's Mahler was so weird, I'm tempted to see his Lisztomania to see how it compares.
 
Agree on St. Elmo's Fire. I watched it recently as well and thought it was pretty damn bad. The stalker is just the start of the problems.

Speaking of 80s movies that don't hold up, I rewatched Pretty in Pink the other night. It's just as bad. Duckie is sooooooooo annoying.
 
KarmaPolice said:
Speaking of 80s movies that don't hold up, I rewatched Pretty in Pink the other night. It's just as bad. Duckie is sooooooooo annoying.
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I have always had an affection for Pretty In Pink. Molly delivered a fine, nuanced performance. Her character had a unique relationship with each of McCarthy/Stanton/Potts and Cryer, and she flexed her acting chops with how she spoke and used different body language with the individual person.
 
KarmaPolice said:
Agree on St. Elmo's Fire. I watched it recently as well and thought it was pretty damn bad. The stalker is just the start of the problems.

Speaking of 80s movies that don't hold up, I rewatched Pretty in Pink the other night. It's just as bad. Duckie is sooooooooo annoying.
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One of my favorite soundtracks ever plus it’s got the Harry Dean Stanton hair flip funny edit. Can’t forget this loathsome character too:

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KarmaPolice said:
I rewatched Psycho, and I think that it moved down my rankings a bit.
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Psycho is a stand-alone film in many ways.
Knowing ALL of the spoilers would make you want to fast forward scenes that set up or trigger the action sequences but you can't because they all move the plot forward.
I have to say that Janet Leigh in her vivacious prime is spectacular as Marion Crane. I crudely rate her amazing bosom, the best all-time of the classic actresses so the opening scene does not drag for me and sets up ALL of the action going forward as it leads to her taking the money. Everything should move the story forward.
Think what the audience would when she takes money and leaves town. They would assume the cop is the psycho.
The creepy stalking cop sets up the internal paranoia dialogue that is used with Marion is used again later with Norman in the closing scene. The intense rain and her paranoia directly have her seeking shelter at the Bates Motel which leads to her meeting Norman with her 'over hearing' his 'controlling mother' where she witness' the dynamic of that 'relationship' along with Norman's interest in 'taxidermy', all move the story forward and we soon would realize the cop, the money, all were McGuffins.
At first, we don't know what to make of Norman. We let out a sigh of relief thinking Marion is safe and let our collective guard down.
Norman begins pleasant and convivial but soon flashes psychotic behavior. We witness character 'development' as more of Norman is revealed.
The peep hole gives another glimpse into his abnormality directly setting up the shower scene.
Interesting tidbit. Hitch didn't want Herman to score the shower scene. The film would never become the classic that it became without the infamous Psycho shower melody that manages to create a state of near-perpetual unresolved, unremitting suspenseful fear. Herman played it for Hitchcock's wife, Alma who insisted that Hitch hear it. Obviously, he knew Herman's score was perfect.
What had to be the single most shocking scene in movie history takes place where 'the lead' is killed off 20 minutes into the film leaving the audience completely disjointed.
Each scene perfectly sets up future action.
Going into Psycho knowing every spoiler waters down everything and is unfair to the brilliance of the script.
Check out a reaction of someone who has never seen the film and you can appreciate the effect of seeing it for the first time without knowing any spoilers.
It's fun to watch and hear how people think that Norman is 'SWEET' when they first meet him on-screen.

I didn't know *PSYCHO* was THAT GOOD!! | First Time Watching!
 
Bracie Smathers said:
KarmaPolice said:
I rewatched Psycho, and I think that it moved down my rankings a bit.
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Psycho is a stand-alone film in many ways.
Knowing ALL of the spoilers would make you want to fast forward scenes that set up or trigger the action sequences but you can't because they all move the plot forward.
I have to say that Janet Leigh in her vivacious prime is spectacular as Marion Crane. I crudely rate her amazing bosom, the best all-time of the classic actresses so the opening scene does not drag for me and sets up ALL of the action going forward as it leads to her taking the money. Everything should move the story forward.
Think what the audience would when she takes money and leaves town. They would assume the cop is the psycho.
The creepy stalking cop sets up the internal paranoia dialogue that is used with Marion is used again later with Norman in the closing scene. The intense rain and her paranoia directly have her seeking shelter at the Bates Motel which leads to her meeting Norman with her 'over hearing' his 'controlling mother' where she witness' the dynamic of that 'relationship' along with Norman's interest in 'taxidermy', all move the story forward and we soon would realize the cop, the money, all were McGuffins.
At first, we don't know what to make of Norman. We let out a sigh of relief thinking Marion is safe and let our collective guard down.
Norman begins pleasant and convivial but soon flashes psychotic behavior. We witness character 'development' as more of Norman is revealed.
The peep hole gives another glimpse into his abnormality directly setting up the shower scene.
Interesting tidbit. Hitch didn't want Herman to score the shower scene. The film would never become the classic that it became without the infamous Psycho shower melody that manages to create a state of near-perpetual unresolved, unremitting suspenseful fear. Herman played it for Hitchcock's wife, Alma who insisted that Hitch hear it. Obviously, he knew Herman's score was perfect.
What had to be the single most shocking scene in movie history takes place where 'the lead' is killed off 20 minutes into the film leaving the audience completely disjointed.
Each scene perfectly sets up future action.
Going into Psycho knowing every spoiler waters down everything and is unfair to the brilliance of the script.
Check out a reaction of someone who has never seen the film and you can appreciate the effect of seeing it for the first time without knowing any spoilers.
It's fun to watch and hear how people think that Norman is 'SWEET' when they first meet him on-screen.

I didn't know *PSYCHO* was THAT GOOD!! | First Time Watching!
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It's a horror masterpiece
 
Eephus said:
Movies I watched in July

Kansas City Princess (1934 - W. Keighley)
Bird (1986 - C. Eastwood)
Major (2022 - S.K. Tikka)
Great Balls of Fire (1989 - J. McBride)
Last Night in Soho (2021 - E. Wright)
Immortal Beloved (1994 - B. Rose)
Respect (2021 - L. Tommy)
Local Hero (1983 - B. Forsyth)
The Glenn Miller Story (1953 - A. Mann)
The Doors (1991 - O. Stone)
Nope (2022 - J. Peele)
The Gray Man (2022 - A. & J. Russo)
Mahler (1974 - K. Russell)
Rescue Dawn (2006 - W. Herzog)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978 - S. Rash)
Sid and Nancy (1986 - A. Cox)

I took a page from @Ilov80s book and watched a lot of films from a single genre: Musical Biopics. After sitting through biographies of Charlie Parker, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ludwig van Beethoven, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Miller, Jim Morrison, Gustav Mahler, Buddy Holly and Sid Vicious, I can make the following rash generalizations

  1. Musical biopics are totally star-driven vehicles. The lead characters were the best thing about most of the movies and the only good thing about a couple (The Doors, Respect). Even when the portrayal was ridiculous (e.g. Dennis Quaid's Jerry Lee), the movies succeeded or failed on the star's ability to carry the weight.
  2. The genre has a number of recurring tropes like the artist hearing their music on the radio for the first time, the montage about their rise to success, the casual dropping of future song titles into backstory and dialog, artistic tantrums, parents or other authority figures who don't believe the musician will ever amount to anything, and flashbacks...lots of flashbacks.
  3. Speaking of flashbacks, non-linear story structures were pretty common. I'm pretty sure The Buddy Holly Story was the only movie that stuck to a straight chronology. Both Gary Oldman films (Immortal Beloved and Sid and Nancy) started at the end and told the story from there.
  4. Without a car chase or shootout to fall back on, most of the films climaxed with a triumphant concert scene. Untimely deaths were handled off-screen with the exception of Morrison. The Glenn Miller Story lumbered along for a good 10--15 minutes after Miller's death so the filmmakers could end on a cornball fake version of "Little Brown Jug" that they'd been building up to for the previous 90 minutes.
  5. I had planned to watch Baz Luhrman's Elvis in the theater as part of this project but I couldn't get anyone to go with me so we saw Nope instead.
  6. It'll probably be a long while before I watch another musical biopic although Ken Russell's Mahler was so weird, I'm tempted to see his Lisztomania to see how it compares.
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I did like Mahler but it does nothing to prepare you for Lisztomania. Lisztomania is a total orgy. Not a good movie, just pure chaos. I believe at one point Liszt grows a 20 foot penis. It's that kind of weird. Oh and Ringo Starr plays the Pope.
 
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Bracie Smathers said:
KarmaPolice said:
I rewatched Psycho, and I think that it moved down my rankings a bit.
Click to expand...
Psycho is a stand-alone film in many ways.
Knowing ALL of the spoilers would make you want to fast forward scenes that set up or trigger the action sequences but you can't because they all move the plot forward.
I have to say that Janet Leigh in her vivacious prime is spectacular as Marion Crane. I crudely rate her amazing bosom, the best all-time of the classic actresses so the opening scene does not drag for me and sets up ALL of the action going forward as it leads to her taking the money. Everything should move the story forward.
Think what the audience would when she takes money and leaves town. They would assume the cop is the psycho.
The creepy stalking cop sets up the internal paranoia dialogue that is used with Marion is used again later with Norman in the closing scene. The intense rain and her paranoia directly have her seeking shelter at the Bates Motel which leads to her meeting Norman with her 'over hearing' his 'controlling mother' where she witness' the dynamic of that 'relationship' along with Norman's interest in 'taxidermy', all move the story forward and we soon would realize the cop, the money, all were McGuffins.
At first, we don't know what to make of Norman. We let out a sigh of relief thinking Marion is safe and let our collective guard down.
Norman begins pleasant and convivial but soon flashes psychotic behavior. We witness character 'development' as more of Norman is revealed.
The peep hole gives another glimpse into his abnormality directly setting up the shower scene.
Interesting tidbit. Hitch didn't want Herman to score the shower scene. The film would never become the classic that it became without the infamous Psycho shower melody that manages to create a state of near-perpetual unresolved, unremitting suspenseful fear. Herman played it for Hitchcock's wife, Alma who insisted that Hitch hear it. Obviously, he knew Herman's score was perfect.
What had to be the single most shocking scene in movie history takes place where 'the lead' is killed off 20 minutes into the film leaving the audience completely disjointed.
Each scene perfectly sets up future action.
Going into Psycho knowing every spoiler waters down everything and is unfair to the brilliance of the script.
Check out a reaction of someone who has never seen the film and you can appreciate the effect of seeing it for the first time without knowing any spoilers.
It's fun to watch and hear how people think that Norman is 'SWEET' when they first meet him on-screen.

I didn't know *PSYCHO* was THAT GOOD!! | First Time Watching!
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I agree with your points except that she is killed about 45 minutes into the film. I'm not being picky - that extended time makes it even more shocking.
 
Just watched Facing Nolan , a great documentary on Nolan Ryan. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you grew up watching him.

He was doing Brady things long before Brady. 27 year career, threw his 7th no hitter at 44, pummeled Robin Ventura at 46...hard to believe but he was more dominant in his 40s than when he was younger. Several of his records will never be broken. Ever.

Just a really fun watch.
 
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Heat 4K. I bought new (usually buy 4K used, but the difference is only around 6$-8$).
The 4K seemed more blu-ray and vice versa. A lot of these scenes are dark and 4K
usually brings out a lot of detail with shadows and color. My projector has a crazy amount
of settings and I thought about changing them. Anybody else going to buy this?

I haven't gotten to the bank scene yet but the helicopter and armored truck scenes showed
that someone did a great job with the audio.
 
Saw Licorice Pizza last night.
KarmaPolice said:
Capella said:
Licorice Pizza :shrug: What was the point of this?
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KarmaPolice said:
Capella said:
You liked it? I don’t know. It was well shot but there was no growth. The male was the same choad at the end that he was at the beginning. The girl who was rightfully fed up with his crap ran back to him at the end because she saw how poorly the gay character treated his boyfriend? That was it? There was no reason for them to come together at the end, guess it just didn’t resonate to me. Felt cheap.
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Not really on first watch, but the bolded it why I still give lesser PTAs decent scores.

I usually like PTAs take on non-typical movie relationships/romances, but these characters and age gap really kept me at arm's length with the movie. I also gather from podcasts and articles afterwards that this has a bit of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood syndrome in that people who know the area/history appreciate it that much more. They all gushed about the authentic feel of the valley and portrayals of real-life characters that I knew nothing about.
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Wasn't aware of many things in the movie so I was looking them up as I watched. Couldn't believe the number of men that Barbra Streisand slept with on one of those fact-finding forays, lol.
The shots PTA compiled blew me away.
I get the 'squick' factor of a mid-twenty-year-old female with a 15-year-old boy relationship and the plot doesn't have a clear direction as it streams along, all 'could' turn some off, so the film is not for everyone and should be a disclaimer on all PTA movies but if you go into it knowing his 'style' then you know not to expect an atypical script.
Saying that, I found it watchable because I wasn't expecting a standard Hollywood three-act-structure screenplay.
I enjoyed it on the surface and was able to learn as I researched while watching.
It is one of my favorite PTA movies, so I give it a thumbs up knowing it's not for everyone.
 
Wasn't my intent, but last night it looked like I loaded up a ton of 80s movies that I saw listed on Prime and the subs on Prime I have.
Actually a ton of cheese I haven't seen, along with the few on my list I need to watch from previous discussions. Mostly just curiosity on my end what I think holds up or not, but also maybe a subconscious suggestion an 80s countdown with @Ilov80s is still on my mind.
 
nightmare said:
Heat 4K. I bought new (usually buy 4K used, but the difference is only around 6$-8$).
The 4K seemed more blu-ray and vice versa. A lot of these scenes are dark and 4K
usually brings out a lot of detail with shadows and color. My projector has a crazy amount
of settings and I thought about changing them. Anybody else going to buy this?

I haven't gotten to the bank scene yet but the helicopter and armored truck scenes showed
that someone did a great job with the audio.
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I have seen a lot of people online complain about how dark the movie is. Some saying they think the blu ray looks better. I know Heat is a dark movie with a very subdued color palette but it's definitely gotten some negative feedback.
 
KarmaPolice said:
Wasn't my intent, but last night it looked like I loaded up a ton of 80s movies that I saw listed on Prime and the subs on Prime I have.
Actually a ton of cheese I haven't seen, along with the few on my list I need to watch from previous discussions. Mostly just curiosity on my end what I think holds up or not, but also maybe a subconscious suggestion an 80s countdown with @Ilov80s is still on my mind.
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I think I might fire up some unseen 80s movies today for some prep.
 
Ilov80s said:
KarmaPolice said:
Wasn't my intent, but last night it looked like I loaded up a ton of 80s movies that I saw listed on Prime and the subs on Prime I have.
Actually a ton of cheese I haven't seen, along with the few on my list I need to watch from previous discussions. Mostly just curiosity on my end what I think holds up or not, but also maybe a subconscious suggestion an 80s countdown with @Ilov80s is still on my mind.
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I think I might fire up some unseen 80s movies today for some prep.
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I am guessing your list isn't as terrible as mine. :lol: I was just looking at it now, and started chuckling: Stir Crazy, Explorers, River's Edge, Short Circuit, One Crazy Summer, Private Benjamin, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Young Guns, Youngblood, Bachelor Party, All the Right Moves, Real Genius, Twins, Commando, The Secret of My Success, Some Kind of Wonderful, Home Alone, Uncle Buck, and even more jems. Most of this list I also haven't seen or have seen just the one - probably about the time it came out.

IF we do an 80s version of that countdown, I wouldn't be ready until at least October. The serious fare will be able to be watched again more frequently after the kids go to school and I have time on my days off. September will be when I get to Amadeus, Ran, Brazil, and others.
 
Ilov80s said:
I have seen a lot of people online complain about how dark the movie is. Some saying they think the blu ray looks better. I know Heat is a dark movie with a very subdued color palette but it's definitely gotten some negative feedback.
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Thanks. I didn't do any digging about reviews. I heard that Amazon primes 4k was not good and I'm thinking someone screwed up
with the 4k release.
 
Licorice Pizza (Prime)
Man.....I don't know. I wanted to love this movie. It was long (2:13).. And it has long stretches of things I didn't care for.
Great start. A middle I might need to re-watch in order to fully understand, and then an ok to average ending. It's probably a great movie for a college movie making class that would generate some great discussion, but I was expecting something significantly lighter. It's not dark, but it's not your typical coming of age movie.
Really good performances, especially from the two lead characters.
One side note: Actor John Michael Higgins (from Pitch Perfect & Best in Show) has in my opinion a great role, albeit very small. He has one of the few laugh out loud moments in the movie.
 
In honor of @wikkidpissah I watched The Man Who Would Be King (HBO Max) a couple of nights ago for the first time, as it seemed to be one of his all time favorites.

John Huston directs Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey, and Sean Connery - and they all do great jobs. It's a take on Kipling's story of the same name. It's pretty fantastic, and absolutely beautiful to look at - I now want to go to Morocco (where most of this was filmed) more than I already did. It's interesting in that, whether you'd read the source material before or not, you pretty much knew the broad strokes of where this would go pretty early on, yet the journey there and some of the twists along the way make it engrossing none the less. It's uplifting, heartbreaking, glorious and disgusting all at the same time. I don't want to say much more so people are free from my nonsense and can form (or forward) their own opinions and maybe I'll chime in then. Also, I was mesmerized by Michael Caine's hairdo - I have no idea what the goal was there.

Fun fact: Michael Caine's real life wife Shakira Caine plays Roxanne in this. And now I've tied this post to my favorite band in today's edition of 6 degrees of The Police.

I really wish wikkid were here to expound on this one, because I'm certain he saw and felt things profound in it that I've missed. Regardless, it's a must see. It's long at over 2 hours, but well worth your time if you haven't seen it.
 
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