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[foxco]

@Tick

Jurassic World: Rebirth is sitting @ 5.9 but I think it's a pretty fun movie and deserves a better rating. I thought the action scenes were pretty fun and tense. It is, of course, not without its flaws. Some of the characters didn't feel necessary. The human villain was forced. It's a dino movie, let them be the stars. Some plot stuff was ??? Like I said, I did like several of the action sequences but some felt like a rehash of older movies. I don't necessarily mind but there are people out there that will deduct points for it not being "original". Some of the dialogue was pretty clunky so I guess I could see why some people didn't think it was very good but for me I just thought it was pretty fun and didn't feel as bloated as the last 2 so I enjoyed it.

For me it was:

Gummies + Dinosaurs = 2 hours not awfully spent.

I remember thinking the effects were next level but not much else.

 

[dutch]

@Tick

Jurassic World: Rebirth is sitting @ 5.9 but I think it's a pretty fun movie and deserves a better rating. I thought the action scenes were pretty fun and tense. It is, of course, not without its flaws. Some of the characters didn't feel necessary. The human villain was forced. It's a dino movie, let them be the stars. Some plot stuff was ??? Like I said, I did like several of the action sequences but some felt like a rehash of older movies. I don't necessarily mind but there are people out there that will deduct points for it not being "original". Some of the dialogue was pretty clunky so I guess I could see why some people didn't think it was very good but for me I just thought it was pretty fun and didn't feel as bloated as the last 2 so I enjoyed it.

Good summary of this movie. The characters made questionable stupid choices along the way and then compounded by making even worse decisions but that was a good thing because the stupider the humans became the better it was for the dinos to feast. Land, air and sea delicacies on the menu. And that ultimately is why we're here.

 

[Eephus]

Ballad of a Small Player (new on Netflix) is an beautifully filmed but ultimately disappointing movie about a down-on-his-luck gambler in modern Macau. Colin Farrell plays the gambler and he's fun to watch and director Edward Berger (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front) shoots the Macau and Hong Kong locations with his usual visual flair. But the script seemed undercooked and I could see the plot twist coming from a mile away.

 

[Eephus]

Monthly movies watched dump for October

OCT
Dr. No (1962 - T. Young)
Party Girl (1958 - N. Ray)
The Naked Gun (2025 - A. Schaffer)
Play Dirty (2025 - S. Black)
Friendship (2024 - A. DeYoung)
The Last Tycoon (1976 - E. Kazan)
Empire Records (1995 - A. Moyle)
Shoot the Moon (1982 - A. Parker)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993 - W. Allen)
Octopussy (1983 - J. Glen)
To Trap a Spy (1964 - D. Medford)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002 - M. Tezuka & K. Omori)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003 - N. Meyers)
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976 - M. Rydell)
The Hidden (1987 - J. Sholder)
Le Cercle Rouge (1970 - J.P. Melville)
The Thirteenth Chair (1929 - T. Browning)
A House of Dynamite (2025 - K. Bigelow)
Go (1999 - D. Liman)
La La Land (2016 - D. Chazelle)
Gypsy (1962 - M. LeRoy)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003 - K. Bowser)

Back to a more reasonable 22 films this month, mostly because of post-season baseball. I've already written up the new releases and the Diane Keatons but here are the rest.

I'm a lifelong 007 fanatic who looks forward to the annual 4th quarter streaming availability of the series. I chose Dr. No and Octopussy this month. Dr. No was the first and the closest to Fleming's books. It initiated many of the tropes that have persisted over 60+ years. Connery is great and there's some actual spycraft before its let down by a weak third act. Octopussy is late-period Roger Bond with a story that's actually pretty decent if you can look past all the silly gags. Moore being too old for the part doesn't bother me as much since I've gotten old.

Party Girl isn't the Parker Posey 90s movie but rather a weird 50s hybrid of 1920s Chicago gangster movie and MGM musical. Robert Montgomery plays a mob lawyer who turns good after falling for a showgirl played by Cyd Charisse. Her acting is wooden but those legs. It was melodramatic to the max but still oddly entertaining.

Friendship is a odd little comedy starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. Robinson does awkward Robinson things as events spiral out of his control. It had some genuine laughs but was kind of like watching a slow motion car crash.

The Last Tycoon is a star-studded adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel starring prime 70s De Niro. Its recreation of 30s Hollywood is beautiful to look at but the movie is slow and lifeless. It's still probably the best film adaptation of a Fitzgerald novel.

Empire Records is a bit of 90s fluff about a record store with a lot of employees who rarely do any work. I barely remember the plot other than it was stupid and the store was improbably saved in the end but I guess I enjoyed it.

To Trap a Spy is an expanded episode of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV series that was released as a feature film outside the US. The small screen production values are apparent but Robert Vaughn is cool and there are certainly a lot worse 60s spy movies than this one.

I wasn't feeling like horror movies at all this October so I skipped the genre entirely. The closest I got was Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla which as its title suggests, is a Japanese monster movie about a robot Godzilla constructed to combat the real kaiju. It combined CGI with men in monster suits to destroy Tokyo again. The story connecting the action scenes was pretty decent by genre standards. Recommended for Godzilla fans.

The Hidden is a VHS-era classic with Kyle McLachlan as a detective tracking a shape shifting alien in 80s Los Angeles. The script is quite ingenious and you can set your watch for when the next action sequence will happen. It's one of my favorite B-movies that I hadn't watched in a while and wasn't disappointed.

French jewel thieves were in the news so I tracked down Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 heist movie Le Cercle Rouge. The film dispensed with the usual planning phase almost entirely focusing instead on the backstories of the main thieves. The highlight of the movie was the robbery itself--a very tense 25 minute sequence with virtually no dialog. The unraveling afterwards was anticlimactic as it usually is.

The Thirteenth Chair was an ancient locked-room mystery with occult elements that Mrs. Eephus suggested. The movie was very dated, static and theatrical; I'm still not sure why the murderer did it but there's still something fascinating about watching early sound pictures.

Go comes from the 90s post-Pulp Fiction school of convoluted multi-threaded plots combined with a slacker teen movie. It was a fun little time capsule and much more interesting than Empire Records if that's the point of comparison.

I hadn't watched La La Land since its original theatrical release. I liked it less this time because the central love story couldn't prop up the movie. The whole project seemed phony but maybe I'm just more cynical than I was in 2016.

Finally, Gypsy is a big-screen version of the classic Broadway musical that I'd never seen before. There was some great dialogue and songs by Sammy Cahn and Stephen Sondheim but for some reason, it didn't sparkle for me like the truly great movie musicals. It was still a very enjoyable watch.

 

[Ilov80s]

Party Girl isn't the Parker Posey 90s movie but rather a weird 50s hybrid of 1920s Chicago gangster movie and MGM musical. Robert Montgomery plays a mob lawyer who turns good after falling for a showgirl played by Cyd Charisse. Her acting is wooden but those legs. It was melodramatic to the max but still oddly entertaining.

Nicholas Ray movies are always so melodramatic but he knows how he generally knows how to make it work.

The Last Tycoon is a star-studded adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel starring prime 70s De Niro. Its recreation of 30s Hollywood is beautiful to look at but the movie is slow and lifeless. It's still probably the best film adaptation of a Fitzgerald novel.

I need to check this out, just to see it. My expectations are low. Have you see the Tender is the Night movie with Jason Robards and Jennifer Jones? It's supposedly pretty weak as well but I am curious about it.

Empire Records is a bit of 90s fluff about a record store with a lot of employees who rarely do any work. I barely remember the plot other than it was stupid and the store was improbably saved in the end but I guess I enjoyed it.

Yeah I've never gotten the hype of this movie. I think you had to "be there". It was very popular among middle schoolers and high schoolers in the 90s. I think the soundtrack is very much responsible for it's success. So many kids, especially girls, had this CD. The Cranberries, Gin Blossoms, Edwyn Collins, Better than Ezra, etc,

French jewel thieves were in the news so I tracked down Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 heist movie Le Cercle Rouge. The film dispensed with the usual planning phase almost entirely focusing instead on the backstories of the main thieves. The highlight of the movie was the robbery itself--a very tense 25 minute sequence with virtually no dialog. The unraveling afterwards was anticlimactic as it usually is.

Melville is one of my favorite directors and The Red Circle seems to be considered among his best work but it's a little too by the numbers for me.

I hadn't watched La La Land since its original theatrical release. I liked it less this time because the central love story couldn't prop up the movie. The whole project seemed phony but maybe I'm just more cynical than I was in 2016.

Good point. It's hard to argue against that idea of a massive shift in mood and outlook in America since 2016. La La Land is ultimatley a story about things that don't work out which I think helps it play still in 2025 but I can also see someone questioning if the film is disingeneous and maybe too similar to Umbrellas of Cherbourg and the work of Demy and LeGrand.

 

[Eephus]

The Last Tycoon is a star-studded adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel starring prime 70s De Niro. Its recreation of 30s Hollywood is beautiful to look at but the movie is slow and lifeless. It's still probably the best film adaptation of a Fitzgerald novel.

I need to check this out, just to see it. My expectations are low. Have you see the Tender is the Night movie with Jason Robards and Jennifer Jones? It's supposedly pretty weak as well but I am curious about it.

The Last Tycoon is definitely worth your time. The cast is incredible and it has a great look. It's probably mostly Fitzgerald's fault because he died before he could finish the book. Harold Pinter's script omitted the novel's ending so there's even less resolution.

I've seen the 50s Tender Is the Night but it's been a long time. There's a good print on YouTube that I intended to watch during a Fitzgerald mini-binge but then Diane Keaton died and my plan went out the window. Lah dee dah, lah dee dah. There's also a three hour BBC adaptation of Tender Is the Night (1985) that was written by Dennis Potter. It's in my neverending Tubi watchlist and hope to get to it sometime soon.

 

[El Floppo]

Go comes from the 90s post-Pulp Fiction school of convoluted multi-threaded plots combined with a slacker teen movie. It was a fun little time capsule

This was a fun one. Same guy who did Swingers, right?

 

[El Floppo]

Party Girl isn't the Parker Posey 90s movie

I rewatched the Parker Posey one recently...first time since the theater, when i i genuinely enjoyed it. Didnt hold up well, even with it having been filmed back then in my current neighborhood (most of the fun seeing the spots back then vs now). Very slight movie.

 

[Eephus]

Party Girl isn't the Parker Posey 90s movie

I rewatched the Parker Posey one recently...first time since the theater, when i i genuinely enjoyed it. Didnt hold up well, even with it having been filmed back then in my current neighborhood (most of the fun seeing the spots back then vs now). Very slight movie.

I wouldn't have had "30 years from now, Parker Posey will make television commercials for SUVs" on my 1995 bingo card

 

[KarmaPolice]

2 movie firsts yesterday: first time seeing a movie on IMAX (took my daughter to Back to the Future) and my first Hammer Horror movie with The Curse of Frankenstein. Good times.

Am I supposed to put my year of horror reviews in here or the horror thread??

 

[Capella]

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

 

[Ilov80s]

2 movie firsts yesterday: first time seeing a movie on IMAX (took my daughter to Back to the Future) and my first Hammer Horror movie with The Curse of Frankenstein. Good times.

Am I supposed to put my year of horror reviews in here or the horror thread??

That’s cool though I’m a little resource you hadn’t seen an imax before. How did you kid like it?

And where to post it, I don’t know that’s a good question lol.

 

[El Floppo]

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

This. This is this.

Seen King of Comedy?

 

[Ilov80s]

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

Not sure I’m the right person to make suggestions since I think Deer Hunter is incredible and anything but a chore. I would say Cop Land is pretty underrated. Once Upon a Time in America is excellent too although it’s even longer than The Deer Hunter so be warned there.

 

[foxco]

Not sure I’m the right person to make suggestions since I think Deer Hunter is incredible and anything but a chore. I would say Cop Land is pretty underrated. Once Upon a Time in America is excellent too although it’s even longer than The Deer Hunter so be warned there.

Longer version of Once Upon a Time the only version worth watching IMO, the cutdown one is trash.

 

[Ilov80s]

Not sure I’m the right person to make suggestions since I think Deer Hunter is incredible and anything but a chore. I would say Cop Land is pretty underrated. Once Upon a Time in America is excellent too although it’s even longer than The Deer Hunter so be warned there.

Longer version of Once Upon a Time the only version worth watching IMO, the cutdown one is trash.

I agree there were a lot of European epics that got totally chopped up and ruined by the US studios in that era.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Not sure I’m the right person to make suggestions since I think Deer Hunter is incredible and anything but a chore. I would say Cop Land is pretty underrated. Once Upon a Time in America is excellent too although it’s even longer than The Deer Hunter so be warned there.

Longer version of Once Upon a Time the only version worth watching IMO, the cutdown one is trash.

And it has the greatest soundtrack (Morricone) in the history of film.

 

[Capella]

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

This. This is this.

Seen King of Comedy?

On my list for tomorrow funny enough. Watching mean streets right now.

 

[Capella]

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

Not sure I’m the right person to make suggestions since I think Deer Hunter is incredible and anything but a chore. I would say Cop Land is pretty underrated. Once Upon a Time in America is excellent too although it’s even longer than The Deer Hunter so be warned there.

Thanks. Plan to watch both of those. I don’t mind a long movie, just thought the first hour of Deer Hunter meanders. Picked up nicely after that.

 

[El Floppo]

Saw the Dynamite warhead movie.

Enjoyed it quite a bit. Did a great job with the accelerated tension and then recising viewpoints.

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

This. This is this.

Seen King of Comedy?

On my list for tomorrow funny enough. Watching mean streets right now.

I know its not for everybody, but I love it...one of my favorite Scorcese movies.

 

[Ilov80s]

Y

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

Not sure I’m the right person to make suggestions since I think Deer Hunter is incredible and anything but a chore. I would say Cop Land is pretty underrated. Once Upon a Time in America is excellent too although it’s even longer than The Deer Hunter so be warned there.

Thanks. Plan to watch both of those. I don’t mind a long movie, just thought the first hour of Deer Hunter meanders. Picked up nicely after that.

It is a somewhat polarizing first hour. I love that long extended wedding scene, it’s my favorite part of the movie because it really takes its time putting us into their world. But I very much can see how many people find it boring and unnecessary.

 

[Tick]

Trying to see as many of the great DeNiro movies as possible. Deer Hunter was a real chore to get through. Last 30 minutes was impactful though. The table scene where they sing god bless America with all those incredible across was something though.

Not sure I’m the right person to make suggestions since I think Deer Hunter is incredible and anything but a chore. I would say Cop Land is pretty underrated. Once Upon a Time in America is excellent too although it’s even longer than The Deer Hunter so be warned there.

Thanks. Plan to watch both of those. I don’t mind a long movie, just thought the first hour of Deer Hunter meanders. Picked up nicely after that.

I agree with you. And the hunting scenes blow.

 

[Tick]

Party Girl isn't the Parker Posey 90s movie

I rewatched the Parker Posey one recently...first time since the theater, when i i genuinely enjoyed it. Didnt hold up well, even with it having been filmed back then in my current neighborhood (most of the fun seeing the spots back then vs now). Very slight movie.

I wouldn't have had "30 years from now, Parker Posey will make television commercials for SUVs" on my 1995 bingo card

If you haven't seen it, I recommend checking out episode 2 of Tales of the Walking Dead, an anthology of little 45 minute movies set in that universe but otherwise unconnected to the show's characters*. Episode 2 is Parker Posey's episode and the best of the series, though I was pleasantly surprised by all of the episodes other than 3.

*Episode 3 is tied in with the show and sucks.

 

[KarmaPolice]

2 movie firsts yesterday: first time seeing a movie on IMAX (took my daughter to Back to the Future) and my first Hammer Horror movie with The Curse of Frankenstein. Good times.

Am I supposed to put my year of horror reviews in here or the horror thread??

That’s cool though I’m a little resource you hadn’t seen an imax before. How did you kid like it?

And where to post it, I don’t know that’s a good question lol.

We have seen it before a few times, and it's one of her favorites too. It's fun to see old movies on the big screen again too, though. Also, I don't think the one we went to in Madison is a "true" IMAX, but not 100% sure on that. Screen was great and looked good, but both of us thought it was "just too darn loud".


I probably won't bother babbling about the slew of horror movies I will watch but maybe will post a few favorites as I go. This month's categories/themes for horror were: British, 50s, family. I am reading a book on Hammer studios and going through a few of those movies, and I wanted to dig through most of the decades as I went. I didn't make a hard plan on # of movies I will watch in a month, but I have watched 3 Hammer flicks and 2 other newer British horror so far.

December will be Scandinavian, 60s, and holidays
January I am leaning 70s, remakes/reboots, but haven't narrowed down region yet.

 

[Eephus]

2 movie firsts yesterday: first time seeing a movie on IMAX (took my daughter to Back to the Future) and my first Hammer Horror movie with The Curse of Frankenstein. Good times.

Am I supposed to put my year of horror reviews in here or the horror thread??

That’s cool though I’m a little resource you hadn’t seen an imax before. How did you kid like it?

And where to post it, I don’t know that’s a good question lol.

We have seen it before a few times, and it's one of her favorites too. It's fun to see old movies on the big screen again too, though. Also, I don't think the one we went to in Madison is a "true" IMAX, but not 100% sure on that. Screen was great and looked good, but both of us thought it was "just too darn loud".


I probably won't bother babbling about the slew of horror movies I will watch but maybe will post a few favorites as I go. This month's categories/themes for horror were: British, 50s, family. I am reading a book on Hammer studios and going through a few of those movies, and I wanted to dig through most of the decades as I went. I didn't make a hard plan on # of movies I will watch in a month, but I have watched 3 Hammer flicks and 2 other newer British horror so far.

December will be Scandinavian, 60s, and holidays
January I am leaning 70s, remakes/reboots, but haven't narrowed down region yet.

Planning three months out is something.

I have no idea what I'm going to watch tonight.

 

[KarmaPolice]

2 movie firsts yesterday: first time seeing a movie on IMAX (took my daughter to Back to the Future) and my first Hammer Horror movie with The Curse of Frankenstein. Good times.

Am I supposed to put my year of horror reviews in here or the horror thread??

That’s cool though I’m a little resource you hadn’t seen an imax before. How did you kid like it?

And where to post it, I don’t know that’s a good question lol.

We have seen it before a few times, and it's one of her favorites too. It's fun to see old movies on the big screen again too, though. Also, I don't think the one we went to in Madison is a "true" IMAX, but not 100% sure on that. Screen was great and looked good, but both of us thought it was "just too darn loud".


I probably won't bother babbling about the slew of horror movies I will watch but maybe will post a few favorites as I go. This month's categories/themes for horror were: British, 50s, family. I am reading a book on Hammer studios and going through a few of those movies, and I wanted to dig through most of the decades as I went. I didn't make a hard plan on # of movies I will watch in a month, but I have watched 3 Hammer flicks and 2 other newer British horror so far.

December will be Scandinavian, 60s, and holidays
January I am leaning 70s, remakes/reboots, but haven't narrowed down region yet.

Planning three months out is something.

I have no idea what I'm going to watch tonight.

My mind works better with lists and such. I have papers and notebooks of random crap around the computer at home.

Also, I slashed another couple streaming options, so it helps to try to plan a little bit and see what is at the library for supplementing my watching. Movies not being there is what will chase me off an idea and make me look elsewhere or for a different category.

 

[El Floppo]

2 movie firsts yesterday: first time seeing a movie on IMAX (took my daughter to Back to the Future) and my first Hammer Horror movie with The Curse of Frankenstein. Good times.

Am I supposed to put my year of horror reviews in here or the horror thread??

That’s cool though I’m a little resource you hadn’t seen an imax before. How did you kid like it?

And where to post it, I don’t know that’s a good question lol.

We have seen it before a few times, and it's one of her favorites too. It's fun to see old movies on the big screen again too, though. Also, I don't think the one we went to in Madison is a "true" IMAX, but not 100% sure on that. Screen was great and looked good, but both of us thought it was "just too darn loud".


I probably won't bother babbling about the slew of horror movies I will watch but maybe will post a few favorites as I go. This month's categories/themes for horror were: British, 50s, family. I am reading a book on Hammer studios and going through a few of those movies, and I wanted to dig through most of the decades as I went. I didn't make a hard plan on # of movies I will watch in a month, but I have watched 3 Hammer flicks and 2 other newer British horror so far.

December will be Scandinavian, 60s, and holidays
January I am leaning 70s, remakes/reboots, but haven't narrowed down region yet.

Planning three months out is something.

I have no idea what I'm going to watch tonight.

Youre watching Golden Girls. Again.

 

[snogger]

On my fight back from Vegas I watched Unholy Trinity https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6300910/

Thought it had some good twists and interesting story line.
Throw in there are not many Western movies created now days, I give it a 3.5 out if 5

 

[Ilov80s]

Noirvember Double Feature #2
John Garfield

Of the great stars of the classical Hollywood period, few were as modern as and yet as forgotten as John Garfield. A tough kid from the streets of New York, his naturalistic Method acting style predates Dean and Brando. He was perfectly suited for the post war noirs, he wore fatalism well. In Force of Evil he plays a big shot lawyer who is trying to help his mob boss client consolidate the city's numbers. Of course when he tries to do just a little bit of the right thing, his whole plan comes crashing down on him. In The Breaking Point (adapted from Hemingway's To Have and Have Not) he runs a charter fishing boat but his family's financial needs push him to a dangerous life of smuggling. Sadly his own personal life would play out like the movies he played in. After being relentlessly harrassed by HUAC, he died of a heart attack at 39 in 1952. These are textbook examples of post war noirs and a look at the end of the career of one of Hollywood's greatest forgotten stars. Definitely worth checking out.

Noirvember Double Feature #3
Richard Gere

I didn't initially think of Gere as a noir guy but if you look at his career, he used his good looks and sophistication to great effect in neo noir thrillers. Slick, expensive, confident. Ripe for a fall. In Paul Schrader's American Gigolo we get the Moroder electric score, Mercedes, Armani and Gere. February, 1980 and the new 80s ideal was perfectly projected out to the world. But what happens when the guy who has it all is accused of murdering one of his wealthy female clients? That has been an unintentional running theme through Noirvember so far. Replace a woman with the Arch Bishop of Chicago and you have Primal Fear. Gere is the great white shark of a lawyer looking to win the unwinnable case. Gigolo was good but is still more style than substance. Primal Fear held up well. I didn't remember much except the twists but they stil worked. What I defintiely didn't remember was how incredible the cast was: Gere, Norton, McDormand, Maura Tierney, John Mahoney, Laura Linney, Alfre Woodard, Steven Bauer, Andre Braugher. Literally everyone who appeared in this huge movie was recognizable and excellent. I also forgot the paranoid 70s element to it- this gets pretty deep into just how crooked the Chicago police and DA are. I forgot so much of the story extends beyond the court case. It's just a really good, well made movie with one of the great 90s twists.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

@Ilov80s @Eephus @KarmaPolice

not sure who all will be interested but both The General and Sherlock Jr. are leaving tubi in 3 days, not sure about other platforms but I'd say watch em' while you have the chance.

 

[Eephus]

@Ilov80s @Eephus @KarmaPolice

not sure who all will be interested but both The General and Sherlock Jr. are leaving tubi in 3 days, not sure about other platforms but I'd say watch em' while you have the chance.

I'm pretty sure both films are old enough to be in the public domain although there may be some versions with different soundtrack to still be covered by copyright.

 

[Ilov80s]

Word about my Richard Gere double noir feature has gotten around. Today Kino Lorber opened their treasure chest for 3 days with some hard to find movies and of course Internal Affairs and No Mercy are among the dozen or so movies.

 

[Ilov80s]

@Ilov80s @Eephus @KarmaPolice

not sure who all will be interested but both The General and Sherlock Jr. are leaving tubi in 3 days, not sure about other platforms but I'd say watch em' while you have the chance.

The real question is have you seen them?

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

@Ilov80s @Eephus @KarmaPolice

not sure who all will be interested but both The General and Sherlock Jr. are leaving tubi in 3 days, not sure about other platforms but I'd say watch em' while you have the chance.

The real question is have you seen them?

I know I haven't see Sherlock jr. I've seen The General but it's been 24 years so I was going to ask my wife if she wants to watch it with me.

 

[Ilov80s]

@Ilov80s @Eephus @KarmaPolice

not sure who all will be interested but both The General and Sherlock Jr. are leaving tubi in 3 days, not sure about other platforms but I'd say watch em' while you have the chance.

The real question is have you seen them?

I know I haven't see Sherlock jr. I've seen The General but it's been 24 years so I was going to ask my wife if she wants to watch it with me.

My dad spent the first 35 years of my life telling me how great The General was. He’s spent the last 7 telling me how great Sherlock Jr is. He’s always been right.

 

[titusbramble]

Planning the first cinema trip since Cocaine Bear on Wednesday, and that's for the remake of The Running Man. Only the finest in movie art here

 

[KarmaPolice]

Planning the first cinema trip since Cocaine Bear on Wednesday, and that's for the remake of The Running Man. Only the finest in movie art here

Nice. I just started a re-read of the King story and will see the movie on the 18th. I am hesitant after the trailer, but I dig most of Wright's movies and have said The Running Man was the remake i would want to see.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

John Candy: I Like Me was pretty good. Uncle Buck was such a great movie and Cool Runnings was fun. I've seen most of his other big ones (Stripes, TPA etc.) but I've never seen Splash so I might watch that later. It's so neat in a way that he was just connected to all these other actors-Levy, O'Hara, Aykroyd, Belushi. But I guess when you run in the same circles...it was just neat knowing that but that's why we all like docies-we learn some interesting stuff. Some parallels with Chris Farley. Just tragic. It goes to show you that these stars are still human unlike Tilly Norwood. It seems he was a good guy and while I did like him as an actor/comedian it makes me like him more knowing that he didn't let fortune and fame go to his head like I'm sure some Hollywood people have.

 

[Tick]

Predator: Badlands was all gas, no plot. Loved it.

 

[Tick]

Abigail (Prime): 2024 movie, IMDB 6.5. Kidnappers grab a 14 year old girl for ransom, things go awry.

Some good bits, some annoying bits… don’t go out of your way to watch this, but it was fine. Maybe if you can manage to watch this without knowing anything more about it, the surprise might push it up a bit to be worth seeking out. Some blurb or cover art or something gave it away for me.

 

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@Ilov80s @Eephus @KarmaPolice

not sure who all will be interested but both The General and Sherlock Jr. are leaving tubi in 3 days, not sure about other platforms but I'd say watch em' while you have the chance.

The real question is have you seen them?

I know I haven't see Sherlock jr. I've seen The General but it's been 24 years so I was going to ask my wife if she wants to watch it with me.

My dad spent the first 35 years of my life telling me how great The General was. He’s spent the last 7 telling me how great Sherlock Jr is. He’s always been right.

When I said that I've seen it, I meant that I remember seeing it in film class but the only parts I really remembered were the 2 train chases and the ending makeout session. I've always been a Chaplin guy myself but Keaton did make me laugh. There's a real serenity to old silent movies like this and it's rather enjoyable. I'll see if I can get to Sherlock jr. after SNF.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Saw Nuremberg in the theatre last night. I thought it was very good. If nothing else, it made me want to read/watch more about the end of WWII and the trials, etc. The cast, which included Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, Colin Hanks, and John Slattery, was excellent. Crowe's portrayal of Hermann Goring really stole the show, in my opinion.

 

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Ok so watched a ton of movies since getting back from vacation. 92 degrees with 70% humidity isn’t very good for doing much else.

Inside Out 2
A very good sequel. Not nearly as funny or sad but I was thoroughly engrossed in the story and it does such a good job building a story around how emotions work and how we grow and develop, heal, etc. Highly recommend for families.

The last couple summers, I’ve done a “movie festival”. Two years ago it was epics. Last year it was westerns. This year it’s global. So far:

Happy Together: Hong Kong-Argentina. Beautifully sad love story. As Wong Kar Wai always does, the vignettes feel like memories or dreams. There’s such a certain quality his movies have that almost no other filmmaker is able to replicate.

The Zone of Interest: Germany-Poland. This was a brilliant movie. The banality of evil is the perfect description for this. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. It’s maybe more terrifying than Schindlers List despite having no actual violence whatsoever.

I’m No Longer Here: Mexico-NYC. This one caught me off guard with how great it was. Holy ****, it’s on Netflix. Check it out. A teen in Monterrey is accidentally caught up in the gang violence of his neighborhood and forced to sneak into America to try to start a new life. While that sounds super depressing and it is, it doesn’t leave you feeling hopeless at all. It has a real strength to it. The main character Ulises is one I will never forget.

The Proposition Australia. Absolutely brutal western. Very good if that’s your thing. Written by Nick Cave. The score he did for it is also excellent.

I added The Proposition to the queue based on this and finally watched it tonight. Brutal is the right word. Just a grimy, sweaty, fly-covered mean movie.

 

[TripItUp]

John Candy: I Like Me was pretty good. Uncle Buck was such a great movie and Cool Runnings was fun. I've seen most of his other big ones (Stripes, TPA etc.) but I've never seen Splash so I might watch that later. It's so neat in a way that he was just connected to all these other actors-Levy, O'Hara, Aykroyd, Belushi. But I guess when you run in the same circles...it was just neat knowing that but that's why we all like docies-we learn some interesting stuff. Some parallels with Chris Farley. Just tragic. It goes to show you that these stars are still human unlike Tilly Norwood. It seems he was a good guy and while I did like him as an actor/comedian it makes me like him more knowing that he didn't let fortune and fame go to his head like I'm sure some Hollywood people have.

you didn't like John Candy?

 

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John Candy: I Like Me was pretty good. Uncle Buck was such a great movie and Cool Runnings was fun. I've seen most of his other big ones (Stripes, TPA etc.) but I've never seen Splash so I might watch that later. It's so neat in a way that he was just connected to all these other actors-Levy, O'Hara, Aykroyd, Belushi. But I guess when you run in the same circles...it was just neat knowing that but that's why we all like docies-we learn some interesting stuff. Some parallels with Chris Farley. Just tragic. It goes to show you that these stars are still human unlike Tilly Norwood. It seems he was a good guy and while I did like him as an actor/comedian it makes me like him more knowing that he didn't let fortune and fame go to his head like I'm sure some Hollywood people have.

you didn't like John Candy?

of course I did

(if this is a joke it flew over my head)

 

[TripItUp]

of course I did

(if this is a joke it flew over my head)

misread your post, my bad.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Had to fit in a couple noirs for November (it also fit in with my 50s category for the month).

Suddenly ('54) : Plot revolves around an assassination attempt on a president in a small town. Frank Sinatra in a rare turn as a bad guy. I thought it was pretty good, and Sinatra was a good surprise. It is a short movie at 75min or so, but it did feel a little bit like an extended TV show episode with it's pacing. It's a little repetitious for me to full love, but I'd still recommend this one as a watch. On Prime and Kanopy. 6/10

The better option would be...

Sudden Fear ('52): This one was a bit longer, but the plot fit better in a typical noir and the acting was much better. This one has a great Joan Crawford as a wealthy playwright getting wooed by Jack Palance, an actor she rejected for the lead of a recent play. Gloria Grahame (the reason I added it besides liking the title matchup for the double feature) comes to town and **** hits the fan. This one I really liked and it jumped up toward the top of noirs that I have seen. 8.5/10

 

[beer 30]

Saw Nuremberg in the theatre last night. I thought it was very good. If nothing else, it made me want to read/watch more about the end of WWII and the trials, etc. The cast, which included Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, Colin Hanks, and John Slattery, was excellent. Crowe's portrayal of Hermann Goring really stole the show, in my opinion.

Crowe was just on Rogan promoting, was a good listen. Looking forward to seeing it.

 

[El Floppo]

Frank Sinatra in a rare turn as a bad guy. I thought it was pretty good, and Sinatra was a good surprise.

If you havent seen Preminger's Man with the Golden Arm, do it. Thats the one that sold me on Sinatra.

 

[Ilov80s]

Had to fit in a couple noirs for November (it also fit in with my 50s category for the month).

Suddenly ('54) : Plot revolves around an assassination attempt on a president in a small town. Frank Sinatra in a rare turn as a bad guy. I thought it was pretty good, and Sinatra was a good surprise. It is a short movie at 75min or so, but it did feel a little bit like an extended TV show episode with it's pacing. It's a little repetitious for me to full love, but I'd still recommend this one as a watch. On Prime and Kanopy. 6/10

It's Sinatra's follow-up to his breakout Oscar winning role in From Here to Eternity. It's very much a B movie hugely elevated by Sinatra's star quality. He's just at the start of his exeptional 10 + year run as a major adult movie star.

The better option would be...

Sudden Fear ('52): This one was a bit longer, but the plot fit better in a typical noir and the acting was much better. This one has a great Joan Crawford as a wealthy playwright getting wooed by Jack Palance, an actor she rejected for the lead of a recent play. Gloria Grahame (the reason I added it besides liking the title matchup for the double feature) comes to town and **** hits the fan. This one I really liked and it jumped up toward the top of noirs that I have seen. 8.5/10

Glad you liked this one, it's one of my surprise favorite noirs. Crawford-Palance- Grahame make quite a trio. It's got a great ending too.