Movies you've just watched

[orange808]

Streets On Fire - 1989



This thread needs some culture.

Grabke in Paris--and The Decendents.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xdDrKzhsz94

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

My buddy was super incredibly drunk one night outside of the local bar where Waters hangs out and mooned him on the way out the door.

Assuming your buddy is at least moderately attractive I imagine Waters didn't mind seeing some ass haha


The Hills Have Eyes (1977) - 8/10
Saw the rather well done remake over a decade ago, finally got around to watching the original, which is also great. Not a dull moment, and was surprised to see they gave a dog a starring role.

Three thousand years of longing - 8.5/10
I've only seen Miller's Madmax films, but he just seems to be an all around fantastic director. Really looking forward to watching everything else he has done, including Happy Feet, fuck it, and maybe even that pig film.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - 7.5/10
What a charming film and a lot better than I expected, but that was probably because I mistook the director for the dude that made that cheesy teeny bullshit Your Name; Mamoru Hosoda actually did Summer Wars, which was pretty cool as well! Great animation, perfect sweet spot between more modern fluid animation and the overproduced stuff that goes for anime nowadays. SImple story, good characters (and voice acting!), bittersweet ending.

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Assuming your buddy is at least moderately attractive I imagine Waters didn't mind seeing some ass haha

No he did not! He thought it was hilarious.

[GaijinPunch]

Godzilla Minus One

Everyone's been shitting their pants over this. Almost went to see it in Japan a month or so ago, but never got around to it as it was only on a handful of screens by then. Anyway, Shin Godzilla got some pretty good reviews, despite it being somewhere between a 3 and a 4, so I was weary going in. I can forgive, but never forget. To my delight, this was very entertaining. Not perfect, but for a modern day Japanese monster / drama flick, it really holds up. Most of my irks are w/ the writing and the acting that follows, and of course, some of the elements at the end. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it. Postwar Ginza was fucking incredible, and they went with a color palette reminiscent of the times.

[vol.2]

Godzilla Minus One

Everyone's been shitting their pants over this. Almost went to see it in Japan a month or so ago, but never got around to it as it was only on a handful of screens by then. Anyway, Shin Godzilla got some pretty good reviews, despite it being somewhere between a 3 and a 4, so I was weary going in. I can forgive, but never forget. To my delight, this was very entertaining. Not perfect, but for a modern day Japanese monster / drama flick, it really holds up. Most of my irks are w/ the writing and the acting that follows, and of course, some of the elements at the end. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it. Postwar Ginza was fucking incredible, and they went with a color palette reminiscent of the times.

I was thoroughly entertained the whole way through the movie. Kuranosuke Sasaki really made it amazing. Ryunosuke Kamiki hammed up the sad boi role way too much, but I was willing to forgive him because it was just so action packed and the suspense was great.

It's not a perfect movie, but it's way better than a Godzilla movie in 2023 has any right to be.

[Some-Mist]

watched two movies the past couple days
I like movies which had a lotta no namers, about a teen cinephile getting a job at a movie rental store.
brigsby bear about a guy who grew up in a bunker having watched only one tv show and the challenges he faces when he eventually leaves the bunker.

both were comedies that dealt with some pretty intense emotional situations, but overall I enjoyed brigsby bear more as it was more lighthearted overall and the protagonist made it more enjoyable.

I also felt like buying a couple criterion last night, and ended up grabbing crumb (terry zwigoff) and miller's crossing (coen flick I've already seen a few times). I grabbed the latter in the mood for another coen since I finally rewatched the big lebowski for the first time in 10 years, since I burned myself out on it in grade school when we'd throw it on every night while playing warhammer 40k. I've probably seen it front to back a few dozen times, and way more passively, but I still knew 80% of it word for word. the game "harold halibut" put me in the mood for it since there was a lebowski reference, and I really enjoyed revisiting it.

[Some-Mist]

on a side note, they're showing the newest jacques audiard at cannes in the new few days, and I'm blown away by the path he's taking as a filmmaker. the new one, emilia perez, a musical crime comedy starring karla sofia gascon, selena gomez, zoe saldana, and edgard ramirez. should be pretty dang cool!

my current fav audiard are a prophet, the sisters brothers, and the beat that my heart skipped (crazy to think it's been 10 years since rapoon recommended it in this thread)

[Lord British]

watched two movies the past couple days
I like movies which had a lotta no namers, about a teen cinephile getting a job at a movie rental store.

You saw that at Music Box?

[Some-Mist]

watched two movies the past couple days
I like movies which had a lotta no namers, about a teen cinephile getting a job at a movie rental store.

You saw that at Music Box?

nah, but that's what tipped me off. I couldn't attend so I had to watch it by other means, but I absolutely would've been there schedule permitting

I would've really liked to have seen pamela adlon do a Q&A there for her new movie "babes", but neither of us can connect with the premise of two friends having babies at the same time

[Lord British]

nah, but that's what tipped me off. I couldn't attend so I had to watch it by other means, but I absolutely would've been there schedule permitting

Where is it streaming?

[Some-Mist]

nowhere yet, it's not even available for purchase. MB does have showtimes today and tomorrow around 4PM tho.

it's almost as unavailable as the new (2023) michel gondry, "the book of solutions" although I still haven't figured out a way to watch that. the available digital and physical formats don't have an option for english subtitles and right now it's near impossible to watch. I imagine soon it'll be like microbe and gasoline where I can buy the dvd and then dump it to bypass the region locking.

https://youtu.be/8gQp72ZGzRc

[BryanM]

This Happy Gilmore 2 announcement has me wary. How can you improve on the perfect movie? You can't. This is one I kind of wish stayed untouched. Just imagine a 75 year old Adam Sandler still yelling at a golf ball. It only brings to mind the imminent inevitable onset of death. The frail transient nature of the mere flesh we all find ourselves imprisoned in.

.... remember I'm ok with most of the necrophilia going on! Including Ghostbusters. (And actually would have cared about them finally trying something with The Destroyer again. Eleven years ago. Remo Williams wasn't the best execution of the source material, so it could be an improvement.)

(.... ok I'm actually kind of sick of the necrophilia by now. With strange aeons even eating your own vomit gets boring.)

(I blame the Matlock reboot for breaking me.)




...as the years have passed... I wonder if putting Danny DeVito into a starring role in EVERY movie is the solution to everything!

Corridor Crew seems to think so. See, this is why AI is so crucial. Hollywood would never have the balls to drop $200 mill on an X-man movie like this. Absolute cowards.

[GaijinPunch]

This Happy Gilmore 2 announcement

WHAT?!

[Some-Mist]

I'm conflicted too even though I have a real easy time enjoying adam sandler

[GaijinPunch]

I'm conflicted too even though I have a real easy time enjoying adam sandler

I'm more interested in seeing where Shooter McGavin is after all these years.

[Lord British]

Man On A Swing - 1974 - Frank Perry



Pretty solid mystery thriller with Cliff Robertson as the police chief investigating the murder of a young woman, and Joel Grey as the enigmatic, so-professed "clairvoyant" who invites himself to assist the police chief to solve the case. The clairvoyant seems to know to every detail about the murder, so is he really psychic or did he commit the murder himself?

I'm a big Frank Perry fan so there's enough for me to like here, especially Grey's performance (you'd remember him as the MC in Cabaret) . Watched on Blu-Ray

[BryanM]

For those who'll miss Bob Barker and didn't hear about this thing, they did do a little Happy Gilmore skit together a few years ago.

[Some-Mist]

I'm conflicted too even though I have a real easy time enjoying adam sandler

I'm more interested in seeing where Shooter McGavin is after all these years.

100%

will Ben Stiller make another return cameo?

[GaijinPunch]

Damn I missed that Bob Barker had passed away. I was likely at Burning Man or well into the prep when it happened. Fucking hell -- 99! Good run, buddy!

[Lander]

TETSU-O
鉄
IRON
男
MAN
A film by Shinya Tsukamoto

One hour and seven minutes of rust, sweat, and unspeakable substances, by way of abstract japanese horror. Tetsuo follows the story of a salaryman, who - folowing a hit-and-run incident - begins to experience inexplicable waking nightmares of sexual metallic gore.

Rough, sharp edged, and a real trove of horror devices; if you have buttons to push, it'll probably find some way or other to do it!

Monochrome was a good choice, and obviously intentional given the release year; granted the film's effects more margin to work with, which was put to good use.
Convincingly freaky, though it pendulums between retroactively funny (possibly because I am a child and engage in local shitposting on a semiregular basis,) and genuinely unsettling. Definitely one that'd fuck you up Shigesato Itoi-style if you were to accidentally walk into it as a young'un!

Had me wondering whether I was getting Silent Hill'd at a couple of points; being that it's abstract, short, and dialogue-light, I can't really dig much deeper without spoilers.

So here we go...

Salary Man and Girlfriend are pretty horrible people, relative to the protagonist framing! Dumping the HNR victim in a ditch and then engaging in CRIME FUCK while he brokenly watches on, nasty! Solid motivator for a well-trodden revenge tale.

And well, it seems this thesis is one of familiar components; the mentioned revenge, by way of (familiarly Japanese) miraculous actualization of individual will.

What would happen if - at the nadir of their iniquity and hatred - you gave an already-twisted individual the power to alter reality around their own perversions, and ultimately victimize in turn those who wronged them?

So not so much a Silent Hill psychobreak brought on by guilt, as a mechanization of the classical angry ghost formula I suppose. Not that I could say for sure, since I've thus far been too chicken to indulge in any classic japanese ghost movies

And of course, revenge is in and of itself consumptive. Though that could be taken a few ways, with the way things ultimately work out.
Was the Fetishist absorbed and reborn within his own sick creation, or did he ultimately dominate Salary Man, claiming victory alongside a metallic new world?

Rather interesting, I thought, that he's credited as Fetishist; though that's going off the subtitle.
A very direct presentation of the character intent, if you will, perhaps intended to spotlight the depths of fucked-upness the film exploits for its horror.

Worthy of a watch, and also of a listen; the soundtrack is fantastic, as established by the exchange that inspired this viewing.
Even better in isolation, I'd say, as the film has other audiovisual elements to juggle during the best parts, and doesn't end up featuring the music as prominently as it might deserve.

Bahahaha, you're a Tengen Toppa legend for recommending this one



~= A soundly-played work of Large Johnson forum power =~

Might be the widest I've swung between bellylaughing and gawping in a single watch. Fastest time-to-burger-drop too! Though altogether entirely tractable - of all the cronenbergian, stop motion, body horror, instant-AO-rating psychonihon elements it had to throw, the squarest-landing by far was...

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The cats getting integrated. Fack m8, right in the crown jewels!

Great tunes too, of course, some of which paid off their tapestries quite unexpectedly!

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I was hoping [N]ew [W]orld was posed in a literal post-humanity kind of sense, and there it was. Cracking bit of existential horror, though I wish it had lasted longer and delved deeper into the alien landscape.

The finale was wild - Your right arm comes off? returns! Dredging up this stanky deep-cut from the kusoge memory archive in the process. Yech! Can't believe I bought that shit before the PS2 I played it on

The climactic monster fusion sequence was a real masterclass of practical effects work - outstandingly 'orrible, ambitious, and with some interesting I Have No Mouth touches to boot.

And well, it certainly went off some sort of deep end once [M]e[G]atron started playing, but with such aplomb! It's nonsense, but we're already so far gone into fuckedville that the nonsense stands.

Not only does it stand, it hoons brazenly around suburban japan with speed lines, waving twelve feet of white-hot male-male interface cable in its wake!

Speaking of burger, the takeaway guy loaded up my movie night chips with crispy onions by accident, and even rang up to apologize! EXTRA IRON CONTENT for IRON FILM VIEW

[Lord British]

Kwaidan - 1964 - Masaki Kobayashi (Japan)





Kobayashi was already in my Top 5 visual directors after seeing Hara Kiri and Samurai Rebellion, but his color debut Kwaidan might even clinch a Top 3 nod. It's over three hours long but it's four separate ghost stories, so you could take an intermission if you want. I can't show you enough images from this, lol, it's definitely a high artistic watermark. The stories, acting, and everything else are great too, but the visuals is where I'd sell this. Watched on Max (just recently added there I think)

[Vexorg]

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ***

I had to rewatch this recently after my sister-in-law posted on our WhatsApp about a recent oncall incident she had at in her job that reminded me of the scene where Captain Culpepper's wife and daughter were arguing over two different phone handsets placed next to each other on his desk. I had always assumed I had reviewed this one at some point, but a search turned up nothing.

Classic 1963 film with a whopping $9.4 million budget (equivalent to $95 million today) that was basically the Avengers of 1950s and 1960s comedy. Except that the Avengers are the bad guys and they all hate each other. And the good guys become bad guys. And basically everyone ends up turning into a greedy bastard. But maybe the real briefcase full of money was all the enemies we made along the way?

Four motorists come upon a car accident on a desert road in California where a notorious criminal tells them where he hid a briefcase with $350,000 in a park 200 miles away just before (literally) kicking the bucket. The ensuing race to get there first picks up several more equally despicable contestants along the way, and highly destructive hijinks ensue. The standout performances come from Ethel Merman as the Mother-in-law from Hell, and Jonathan Winters as a rather unhinged truck driver who famously destroys a service station singlehandedly. There's a lot of filler between the setpieces though, and the film had to be edited down a number of times to get it to a manageable length (Stanley Kramer's original cut was close to 3 1/2 hours, the version that's most common now clocks in at around 2:40, but at least they had the courtesy to include an intermission in the theatrical release.)

Worth watching for all the great practical effects work and stunts, but there's a lot you can fast forward through too. Currently available on YouTube to watch for free:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMOb8NCtjFs

Also got a spiritual successor in the late 90s in Rat Race, which has its moments but overall isn't as good.

[Lord British]

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ***

I had to rewatch this recently after my sister-in-law posted on our WhatsApp about a recent oncall incident she had at in her job that reminded me of the scene where Captain Culpepper's wife and daughter were arguing over two different phone handsets placed next to each other on his desk. I had always assumed I had reviewed this one at some point, but a search turned up nothing.

Classic 1963 film with a whopping $9.4 million budget (equivalent to $95 million today) that was basically the Avengers of 1950s and 1960s comedy. Except that the Avengers are the bad guys and they all hate each other. And the good guys become bad guys. And basically everyone ends up turning into a greedy bastard. But maybe the real briefcase full of money was all the enemies we made along the way?

Four motorists come upon a car accident on a desert road in California where a notorious criminal tells them where he hid a briefcase with $350,000 in a park 200 miles away just before (literally) kicking the bucket. The ensuing race to get there first picks up several more equally despicable contestants along the way, and highly destructive hijinks ensue. The standout performances come from Ethel Merman as the Mother-in-law from Hell, and Jonathan Winters as a rather unhinged truck driver who famously destroys a service station singlehandedly. There's a lot of filler between the setpieces though, and the film had to be edited down a number of times to get it to a manageable length (Stanley Kramer's original cut was close to 3 1/2 hours, the version that's most common now clocks in at around 2:40, but at least they had the courtesy to include an intermission in the theatrical release.)

Worth watching for all the great practical effects work and stunts, but there's a lot you can fast forward through too. Currently available on YouTube to watch for free:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMOb8NCtjFs

Also got a spiritual successor in the late 90s in Rat Race, which has its moments but overall isn't as good.

I have an irrational love of Disney's Midnight Madness starring Marty McFly and the Dr. Pepper Werewolf (David Naughton), which is basically the same premise as IAMMMW. Oh, and a Pee-Wee Herman cameo in an arcade. Maybe it's the chicks above though in their shorts. It's tedious, annoying, yet somewhat very watchable.

[neorichieb1971]

Kingdom of the planet of the apes -

Pretty good, but 1st half is slow in the building up. The best part is the end which sets up the sequel. I'm kind of intruiged how they will do different to what has gone before though.

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starring Marty McFly and the Dr. Pepper Werewolf (David Niven)

David Naughton?

[Lord British]

starring Marty McFly and the Dr. Pepper Werewolf (David Niven)

David Naughton?

Dammit, lol

[GaijinPunch]

Kwaidan - 1964 - Masaki Kobayashi (Japan)

Kwaidan rocked. Not so fun fact: It was released in the US, but with one of the stories missing due to time - I think the one w/ Tatsuya Nakadai.

I need to see what other Kobayashi hits I'm missing. Are you gonna go for the gold: AKA The Human Condition? If you ever take a 3 hour flight it's awesome.

[Lord British]

Are you gonna go for the gold: AKA The Human Condition? If you ever take a 3 hour flight it's awesome.

I'm about to, yes!

[PC Engine Fan X!]

George Miller's fifth Mad Max film by the title of the prequel "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" debuted on May 24th, 2024 across the USA just in time to start off the summer movie blockbuster season with the three day Memorial Day holiday season. It's business as usual at the American film box office -- the real question is: How much will "F:AMMS" earn at the American film box office during it's initial opening holiday weekend grand debut? F:AMMS clocks in at a whopping 2 hours and 28 minutes long in duration (almost approaching the two and a half hour mark/barrier but not quite so -- so close but no cigar in the end, folks). With an estimated $168 million dollar film production budget according to imdb, F:AMMS easily trumps the $150 million film production budget of Mad Max: Road Fury.

It's been said that actor Chris Hemsworth had to endure/sit though three hours of make up and prosthetic applications each time during his filming takes/scenes with his portrayal of the Dementus warlord character and his fights with Immortan Joe to rule over the Wastelands -- there are other warlords vying for power in the Wastelands. Miller said he spent a whole year in the editing room with the F:AMMS movie trying to figure out how to best tell the backstory of the early years of the Furiosa character namesake that leads to what happens next in "Mad Max: Road Fury" years later down the road. "F:AMMS" is considered/regarded as a companion film to compliment "MM:RF" -- it's akin to how the Star Wars prequel of "Rouge One: A Star War Story" basically leads into Episode 4 of "Star Wars: A New Hope" as a tie-in in as far as the storyline/continuity plot progresses along.

Director Miller has said that he now wants to do a third Furiosa film that takes place after the events that transpired in "Mad Max: Road Fury" (circa 2015). Will actress Charlize Theron reprise her role of the titular Furiosa character a second time around? It'd make sense to do so as not to break up the storyline/continuity already set with MM:RF. It's up to Miller and his film production company to go through with it/make it happen/greenlight it officially. We'll see if that happens or not. The Mad Max saga/mythos is still on-going as there are still plenty of stories left to tell with more backstories and sequels -- it's just a matter of what Miller wants to do next with his Mad Max film franchise/universe. So be it.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[NYN]

Nobody to share about Furiosa? I mainly dislike 2,5 h or more with one movie, thanks to, well, current times. Will this new epic turn my condescension around?

Seymour, please...

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