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But it's not set on Halloween, is it?
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This smooth brain ("Freshly ironed! No wrinkles!") strikes again. What will we be graced with next?

I never watched Suspiria, but I got a blu ray of it and Phenomena arriving. Can't wait to get my Italo-horror on!
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Suspiria's a great gaudy treat, watch as blind as possible. :mrgreen: Have you seen Tenebrae? Completely different style - where Suspiria is a lurid fairytale, this is like a psychotic Bizarro Miami Vice - but that's another evergreen Giallo. Balls-out soundtrack.

The recent Suspiria remake seems pretty neat at a glance, I know Jay from RLM liked it and I usually get along with his horror recs.
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Don't watch Suspiria with a group of drunken friends at a Halloween party. It's an easy movie to take the piss out of. I speak from experience.
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Greenland

A disaster story about highly privileged people, which tries to focus on feelings and family ties rather than on spectacular adventure and destruction but in the end is cynical and insensitive.

A comet is about to fall on Earth, but being a competent American construction engineer John is selected, along with his wife and son, for a government program: if they reach a military base a plane will carry them to a shelter (which is readily discovered to be in Greenland). Several things go wrong, and of course John and his family are the last people who enter the bunker, off the very last plane, minutes before the large final impact. Months later the doors open and survivors see birds. Hope!

There are several well made scenes, like the one in which John kills someone, but the tone is mostly terrible (for example, everybody knows they are going to die, but TV news remain "professional" and heartless and mayhem is moderate and non-desperate) and the plot doesn't ever try to avoid clichés, going out of its way to add more (from John's completely irrelevant marriage troubles to good people who die horribly).
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Ixmucane2 wrote:Greenland

A disaster story about highly privileged people, which tries to focus on feelings and family ties rather than on spectacular adventure and destruction but in the end is cynical and insensitive.
Perhaps it stimulates the fancy of those who would like to see "a real rain fall down and wash all..." the "...scum off the streets."

A comet to rain down and purify the earth, etc, etc. Pretty sick stuff.
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My Octopus Teacher :mrgreen: It was so good!
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Mean Girls: ***

The #explainamovieplotbadly version of this movie: Bus driver fails to yield.
One of the more popular teen comedy films from the early 2000s. My wife informs me hat this is a pretty good indication of just how catty women (especially of high school age) can get toward each other, although this one is taken to extremes. Still not bad for a "dragged to it" type movie.

WarGames: ***

Slacker kid stumbles into a backdoor into NORAD and almost nukes the planet. Very dated by now (this movie probably looked dated five years after it came out), but aside from the computers it holds up pretty well. There are also some local connections to this area in the film (the real Snohomish High School is about five miles from where I live although the filming location was in El Segundo CA, and a number of scenes were filmed in the Seattle/Tacoma metro area including the parts that supposedly take place in Oregon.)
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versionfiv wrote:watched The Irishman. I thought it was going to be crap going in and wasn't wrong. what a waste of 3 1/2 hours. not recommended. watch Kill The Irishman instead if you want a taste of a Union crime drama movie.
Just watched "Kill the Irishman."

No wonder you hated "The Irishman," as it's the polar opposite of that film. "The Irishman" is a film I'd put alongside "Unforgiven" or "Harakiri" as an absolute refutation of its own genre. All the glamor and glitz of a gangster movie excised to show the empty lives of killers that ends in nothing (which is why every time a gangster is introduced they're instantly given a freeze frame with the date and manner of their death).

"Kill the Irishman" on the other hand. Holy shit, it's so celebratory of its murderous protagonist I was fully expecting Jesus to appear and give him a high five by the end.
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Hired Guns
I wanted to love this 1981 Hong Kong action thriller about a section of cops dealing with the triads, but they kept randomly putting in the lead cop's family into the movie in awkward cuts and showed how annoying his wife is. Aside from that, we get a movie about guys in prison using hired killers to kill off cops who put them in jail and the police going after the 2 hired guys. Great action in this, but the family drama side of the movie drags it down.
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During the pandemic they show a lot of classic films in our mainstream cinema theaters (in my small city the audience is about 5-10 people per show).

So far I have watched The Shining, Clockwork Orange, Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Escape from New York (Carpenter's 80s synthesizer soundtrack and colorful, simplistic computer graphics were very pleasant). Next week they'll show Ringu, and a couple of weeks later they show Eyes Wide Shut. It's so nice to experience these films at the big screen, almost feels like private screenings.
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DMC wrote: So far I have watched The Shining, Clockwork Orange, Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Escape from New York
All great movies to see in a theater.

I was particularly impressed with see "A Clockwork Orange" in the theater. The mise-en-scène of the movie is used as a focus for the narrative, and seeing it in the theater had a very profound effect on me. I really believe that it's night-and-day a different movie, and the experience can't really be replicated outside of the theater format. (or a sufficient home theater situation)
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Bay really knows how to appeal to my inner horny fifteen year old. I cant hate any of those movies apart from the 2nd. Love the toys though, just completed my 2007 movie decepticon collection a few weeks ago. I remember how horrified I was when I first saw those crumpled tin-foil designs for the first time, I was living in a tiny attic above a classical music shop in the UK. Now I love them!
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EmperorIng wrote:This smooth brain ("Freshly ironed! No wrinkles!") strikes again. What will we be graced with next?

I never watched Suspiria, but I got a blu ray of it and Phenomena arriving. Can't wait to get my Italo-horror on!
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But, in movie news in this losers life. Watched "They call me trinity" again. Great spaghetti western bitd about two brothers from different mothers. One is a agile skinny guy and the other is a big oaf that can knock you out with one smack to the dome. Great comedic timing and life lessons to be gleaned from this gem.
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Bay really knows how to appeal to my inner horny fifteen year old. I cant hate any of those movies apart from the 2nd. Love the toys though, just completed my 2007 movie decepticon collection a few weeks ago. I remember how horrified I was when I first saw those crumpled tin-foil designs for the first time, I was living in a tiny attic above a classical music shop in the UK. Now I love them!
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I've watched Alita: Battle Angel again. It is a really great movie in my personal opinion, and James Cameron does not disappoint.
The action scenes are well done, and there were several plot twists here & there. I actually prefer this one over Captain Marvel.
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Dawn111 wrote:I've watched Alita: Battle Angel again. It is a really great movie in my personal opinion, and James Cameron does not disappoint.
The action scenes are well done, and there were several plot twists here and there. I highly prefer this one over Captain Marvel.
But James Cameron didn't direct that?
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lilmanjs wrote:
Dawn111 wrote:I've watched Alita: Battle Angel again. It is a really great movie in my personal opinion, and James Cameron does not disappoint.
The action scenes are well done, and there were several plot twists here and there. I highly prefer this one over Captain Marvel.
But James Cameron didn't direct that?
Robert Rodriguez was actually the director of the film, but James Cameron was both the producer and the writer of the film.
They worked together so well that they made one of my favorite films in 2019 with such incredible visual effects & CGI work.
The visual effect of Alita was incredibly well done, & she's a badass protagonist who had such great character development.
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Dawn111 wrote:I've watched Alita: Battle Angel again.
Interesting. I had been avoiding it because the uncanny valley thing kind of makes me sick to my stomach. Might have to try it; I was a fan of the manga when it came out.
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I liked Alita a lot for what it was, a dramatic masterpiece like 2049 or Arrival, of course not. But for sheer action entertainment it's pretty high up on the list of modern releases. Way better than most Marvel movies imho.

I rewatched Kiki's Delivery Service for the first time in about 20 years. One of my favorite Ghibli hands down. No bad guys needed in this one, takes all the stereotypes of witches and flushes em right down the drain. I keep recommending it to my student's parents to watch it with their kids instead Barbie or w/e the hell else they usually watch :roll:
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chempop wrote: I rewatched Kiki's Delivery Service for the first time in about 20 years. One of my favorite Ghibli hands down.
Kiki's is amazing. Whole thing is so good it fills me with joy. Also somehow feels nostalgic, like most Ghibli stuff does to me really.
My favorite is Nausicaa; they aired it on Nickelodeon in the 80's and it was the first non-mecha anime I ever watched.

If you haven't ever, and you make it to Japan, there is a Ghibli museum in Kitchijoji, in Inokashira Park. It's a lot of fun. Also there's an insect museum across the street which is pretty bad-ass if you like atlas beetles and such.
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chempop wrote:I rewatched Kiki's Delivery Service for the first time in about 20 years. One of my favorite Ghibli hands down. No bad guys needed in this one, takes all the stereotypes of witches and flushes em right down the drain. I keep recommending it to my student's parents to watch it with their kids instead Barbie or w/e the hell else they usually watch :roll:
My family loves Kiki's Delivery Service too, although not on the top of our Ghibli list. But, we also watch and ENJOY Barbie movies. :shock:
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Just like most others on the planet, I watched this last night. Good lordy... the sad thing is I was not really surprised by any of it. It is quite hilarious though.
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Parasite arrived from Criterion and it was amazing. Not seen it before it arrived, so onto the Black and White version tomorrow in which the introduction showcases the slowmo piss sequence as one of the scenes featured. Other than that the latest Borat movie. They topped the ice cream truck and bear from the first with that baby scene. We don't need to talk about that. lol
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Continuing the Ghibli tour, I went with Whisper of the Heart the other night after someone was telling me how, "the wholesomeness of the dialogue and relationships between characters feels so out of place with the world today.."

I liked it a lot, from the opening John Denver tune through the end credits. I related to the young characters wanting to pursue their dream rather than taking the standard path through school -- the scene where Shizuku's parents accept her desire to her personal goal caught me by surprise.

I have no idea if this is considered a popular Ghibli film, it's fantasy scenes are few and far between which might be unusual compared to the popular ones. Really though, something this wholesome should not feel out of place in a society, instead youth are so obsessed with things like 'big chungus' (don't get me started).. is there any attention span for films that lack villains, chase scenes, and explosions in our culture? I wonder.
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chempop wrote:Continuing the Ghibli tour, I went with Whisper of the Heart the other night after someone was telling me how, "the wholesomeness of the dialogue and relationships between characters feels so out of place with the world today.."

I liked it a lot, from the opening John Denver tune through the end credits. I related to the young characters wanting to pursue their dream rather than taking the standard path through school -- the scene where Shizuku's parents accept her desire to her personal goal caught me by surprise.
I actually "timed" a subtitle script for this one many, many moons ago, so technically I've seen it many times... I've forgotten it largely though. I do remember enjoying it at the time. Isn't the opening track the Olivia Newton John cover?
is there any attention span for films that lack villains, chase scenes, and explosions in our culture? I wonder.
If Miyazaki's name is attached, usually.
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Hereditary. It was fantastic. One of the best horror movies I've ever seen.
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Mandy (2018) - Wow, I knew it would be nuts because I've seen Panos's first film Beyond the Black Rainbow. This was incredible and perfect halloween viewing (I'm usually not big on horror/slasher). I know he's in a lot of trash, but I love Nick Cage ever since Raising Arizona (an all time fave, I'm sure I've mentioned countless times over the years). The first 15 min or so are really quite beautiful, and then it goes all out nuts, far less buildup than say, Midsommer.
The music in Mandy was top notch too!

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In the second half of the movie I did have one gripe about the editing where it quickly goes from a driving scene after he gets the crossbow and makes the axe to yet another capture. It's like he ran over the guy in his car, crashes, then somehow wakes up was shackled inside athe bikers hangout. That needed an extra couple scenes to flow better imho.
GaijinPunch wrote:Isn't the opening track the Olivia Newton John cover?
Yes, I wasn't expecting that at all. Very nice how the theme was visited throughout the film.
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chempop wrote:Mandy (2018) -
Mandy was great. I actually like Nic Cage, but it always kind of irked me that he changed his name. I guess it's okay to distance your public "persona" from those of your relatives, but people will still know who you are, and the same assumptions about nepotism will be there because you're a famous director's nephew and you obviously got connections.
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In the second half of the movie I did have one gripe about the editing where it quickly goes from a driving scene after he gets the crossbow and makes the axe to yet another capture. It's like he ran over the guy in his car, crashes, then somehow wakes up was shackled inside athe bikers hangout. That needed an extra couple scenes to flow better imho.
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Didn't mind that. It was jarring, but I think it was possibly intentional and fed into the psychedelic mania of the movie. I don't know if I was supposed to, but it worked for me when I saw it. I also think that it's a very visual movie, and it may very well be quite a different experience in a theater (I haven't watched it at home yet).
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Just saw John Wick 1.
Holy.
s h i t.
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