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[FreedomOfSpeech]

Netflix suddenly recommended GERONIMO to me. Robert Duvall in a movie means I go watch it.

First I thought it was the woke mindvirus pushing anti American propaganda.
But I thought both sides came off good and bad. So you know, whatever.

Fine movie all in all.

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama, History, Western

1h 55m | PG-13

www.imdb.com

 

[DKehoe]

What did people think of Mank?

 

[BadBurger]

I've been getting into Korean cinema, decided to start with top rated stuff on Rotten Tomatoes. I Saw the Devil is some raw stuff, no true hero really (shades of grey) but one wicked villain. Kind of a cop movie, kind of a thriller.

 

[Cutty Flam]

Watched Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban a few nights ago. It was good, the ending was the better half of the movie. I felt like it could have been a lot better and the director (Alfonso Cuaron) was being extremely lazy at times and even fucked some things up completely and had to shoe horn one moment in particular at the very end. The mystery aspect was almost nonexistent, Cuaron did a pretty poor work in this category I felt; could have been a lot better. But it was still good. The next film in the series is one I'm excited to see. New director too, so should be interesting and hopefully he can measure up to the greatness of the book more than his predecessor

 

[Deleted member 801069]

Are the hobbit movies worth watching

 

[megamerican]

Are the hobbit movies worth watching

No.

 

[Deleted member 801069]

No.

Idk what to watch tonight

 

[bitbydeath]

Re-watched Superbad.
Still a great flick.

 

[INC]

I've been getting into Korean cinema, decided to start with top rated stuff on Rotten Tomatoes. I Saw the Devil is some raw stuff, no true hero really (shades of grey) but one wicked villain. Kind of a cop movie, kind of a thriller.

Check the audition, and R point.

 

[hariseldon]

Watched Citizen Kane with the wife last night - it's amazing how modern it feels in places. Honestly I expected it to feel ancient but it was beautiful. The cinematography is astonishing, some shots I really have no idea how they did with the technology of the time. It's an absolute masterpiece and a surprisingly easy watch. I loved every damn second of it.

 

[The New Guy]

Drive with Ryan Gosling is still so god damn good. I will never tire of this movie. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but that opening escape scene from the police is so masterfully shot. It honestly reminds me of GTA, I love it. Definitely has some of my favourite driving scenes of any film. It just hits different. I really love the colours & soundtrack. I'll watch anything with Ryan Gosling in it though, I just really like him. He oozes cool.

Can't stop watching this scene man. I love it. It's really important for me for a movie to grab me quickly, and this movie does just that. You could watch these 12 minutes, not watch the rest of the film and be satisfied with how good that was. I'm *hinting* here, watch it!

 

[INC]

I tried to love drive, I really did, just found it boring apart from the few fight scenes

 

[The New Guy]

Re-watched Superbad.
Still a great flick.

"McLovin? What kind of a stupid name is that, Fogell? What, are you trying to be an Irish R&B singer?"

Probably one of the best Comedies of the 2000's. Might just have one of my favourite casts too, I think everyone is funny as fuck in that film.

I tried to love drive, I really did, just found it boring apart from the few fight scenes

That's fair. I think it's one of those movies you either like or it's just boring to you. Probably no inbetween. I really loved the style of it, and how different it was. Even the chase scenes are a bit more muted and intense, I like that.

 

[teezzy]

Idk what to watch tonight

Watch Slap shot

 

[Glip_Glop]

Watch Slap shot

Oh man, yep! Great movie!

 

[Glip_Glop]

I don’t know if this has been mentioned, but I recently saw Boss Level. I had no idea what it was about other than Frank Grillo and Mel Gibson were in it. The concept has been done before, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a fun 90 or so minutes.

 

[BadBurger]

Watching Predator 4K UHD right now with some of my favorite takeout - not a stellar 4K remastering but better than SD or 1080 I guess. The HDR is muted but noticeable. The audio is nothing special so far, but I am only just past the "Dillon you son of a bitch!" part

 

[The New Guy]

What does everyone think of The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher? Has a ton of plot holes, but I really enjoy this movie. I forgot how messed up and disturbing this movie is at some points. Kayleigh's dad *shudders* Especially if you watch it with the Director's Cut ending, that shit is brutal. Kutcher isn't really an actor that I care for, but he does a really good job in this film. Probably the best performance he's had. He has to convey a wide range of emotions and he does a good job at all of them. Amy Smart is a good supporting actress that I have always liked. I think the movie is cast really well from young age to them as adults as well. I think it's a nice twist on the time travel genre.

This film really makes you think a lot about life I think. Even if you could time travel, would it actually be a good thing? Maybe you'd end up messing something else up in your life and end up even worse off. All the small changes you don't think about that may shape you as you grow older, the people you associate yourself with, the relationships that weren't to be. Stuff like that. I love movies that make you think deeply about life. I often do wonder sometimes about little decisions in my life, and how it could have changed things.

I'm rambling, but you get the idea. Would recommend this film despite it's flaws. It has a lot of great scenes, really hits you hard at moments, and it's just really dark & brilliant. Love the OST as well, it has some really tragic tracks. I think my favourite scene is probably this, great acting from Kutcher & Smart here:

 

[Hazzard4life]

I recently watched The Mandela Effect.
Real strange one.
I never even knew this film was named after something actually called The Mandela Effect.
Watch at your own peril if you haven't already.

 

[Classicrockfan]

Very good movie on shudder elderly family kidnap a pregnant girl to use for satanic ritu to bring back their dead grandchild but every thing goes wrong.8/10

 

[Kenpachii]

What does everyone think of The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher? Has a ton of plot holes, but I really enjoy this movie. I forgot how messed up and disturbing this movie is at some points. Kayleigh's dad *shudders* Especially if you watch it with the Director's Cut ending, that shit is brutal. Kutcher isn't really an actor that I care for, but he does a really good job in this film. Probably the best performance he's had. He has to convey a wide range of emotions and he does a good job at all of them. Amy Smart is a good supporting actress that I have always liked. I think the movie is cast really well from young age to them as adults as well. I think it's a nice twist on the time travel genre.

This film really makes you think a lot about life I think. Even if you could time travel, would it actually be a good thing? Maybe you'd end up messing something else up in your life and end up even worse off. All the small changes you don't think about that may shape you as you grow older, the people you associate yourself with, the relationships that weren't to be. Stuff like that. I love movies that make you think deeply about life. I often do wonder sometimes about little decisions in my life, and how it could have changed things.

I'm rambling, but you get the idea. Would recommend this film despite it's flaws. It has a lot of great scenes, really hits you hard at moments, and it's just really dark & brilliant. Love the OST as well, it has some really tragic tracks. I think my favourite scene is probably this, great acting from Kutcher & Smart here:

Absolute love that movie. it really reflects well on life. no matter what u try to do people will just go there route in life. Better to just accept it and move on.

 

[DragoonKain]

I start my winter movie watching tonight. I've seen these all before except Tenet, but many are either favorites of mine or movies I consider cold weather movies. Movies on the docket:

Black Swan - tonight
Tenet
The Prestige
Eyes Wide Shut
Michael Clayton
Home Alone
The Edge
In Bruges
Silence of the Lambs

 

[BigBooper]

I start my winter movie watching tonight. I've seen these all before except Tenet, but many are either favorites of mine or movies I consider cold weather movies. Movies on the docket:

Black Swan - tonight
Tenet
The Prestige
Eyes Wide Shut
Michael Clayton
Home Alone
The Edge
In Bruges
Silence of the Lambs

Have you seen Silence of the Lambs recently? I was thinking about picking up the Bluray and read some reviews about the video quality and saw a few reviews saying that the film didn't hold up. I normally ignore such comments, but I saw a few say it and the points they made seemed reasonable.

 

[DragoonKain]

Have you seen Silence of the Lambs recently? I was thinking about picking up the Bluray and read some reviews about the video quality and saw a few reviews saying that the film didn't hold up. I normally ignore such comments, but I saw a few say it and the points they made seemed reasonable.

I bought the blu ray a couple weeks ago, but haven't watched it yet so I can't speak to the quality.

I did stream the movie last year though, and the movie itself holds up great. Impressively so. Compared to how over the top stupid most Hollywood detective and serial killer portrayals are, this gets more right than most of them, including new ones, and this movie came out nearly 30 years ago.

 

[TalentedMrJ]

The Platform on Netflix

Sure it's been brought up before but I loved it

One part had me laughing so hard it hurt

 

[teezzy]

Have you seen Silence of the Lambs recently? I was thinking about picking up the Bluray and read some reviews about the video quality and saw a few reviews saying that the film didn't hold up. I normally ignore such comments, but I saw a few say it and the points they made seemed reasonable.

Dude its awesome af still

Dont listen to nerds

 

[hariseldon]

Have you seen Silence of the Lambs recently? I was thinking about picking up the Bluray and read some reviews about the video quality and saw a few reviews saying that the film didn't hold up. I normally ignore such comments, but I saw a few say it and the points they made seemed reasonable.

Can't speak for video quality but the movie is still awesome. It's a classic. It always will be.

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

I've been consuming some Camille Paglia content and she recommended Butterfield 8.
There's some great laughs in there and pretty tight dialogue, I enjoyed it very much. Oldschool movie with Liz Taylor.

BUtterfield 8 (1960) ⭐ 6.3 | Drama, Romance

1h 49m | Not Rated

www.imdb.com

Also watched In like Flint which is quite a trip.

In Like Flint (1967) ⭐ 6.1 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

1h 54m | Approved

www.imdb.com

I recommend them both!

 

[Martian]

The fear of 13 was pretty neat, interesting to just listen to some dude talk

The marvel movies (saw like 10 of them) for the first time: all between 6-7. None of them really bad, none of the really good. Enjoyable

 

[The New Guy]

Have you seen Silence of the Lambs recently? I was thinking about picking up the Bluray and read some reviews about the video quality and saw a few reviews saying that the film didn't hold up. I normally ignore such comments, but I saw a few say it and the points they made seemed reasonable.

Those people are crazy. Silence of the Lambs is awesome. I still don't think Anthony Hopkins has been topped in creepy factor, the way he makes you feel uncomfortable. I'd be scared to be near him. Those scenes when Jodie Foster is talking to him, even behind all the protective shit and sat away from him, I feared for her character. It's just incredible acting.

If you enjoyed it back in the day, I think you will still enjoy it now. I rewatched that a year or so ago, and I still thought it held up incredibly well. Far scarier than most films today.

 

[DragoonKain]

Silence has a great soundtrack too. The music at the end 'The Moth' with Clarice in the basement. Love it every time.

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

Hello Clarice...

Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me. goodbye hoooorses

They don't make em like that anymore.

 

[The New Guy]

Speaking of scary movies, I rewatched Candyman last night with Tony Todd. Man, he is creepy. I remember when I was younger I was scared to death of saying his name in the mirror for weeks. That is how immersed I was, and how real young me thought the movie was. I'm a bit worried about the new one, I don't feel as though it will be able to match the gritty & raw feel of the original. I'm always open to giving movies a chance though, more Horror is great for me.

Love the character design in this film as well. They really did a good job making him as creepy as possible. It's so gross, and great. If I remember right from trivia I read they used real bees too. Shows what a professional Tony Todd is.

Might be one of the best 90's Horror films. Should definitely be up there.

 

[sol_bad]

Have you seen Silence of the Lambs recently? I was thinking about picking up the Bluray and read some reviews about the video quality and saw a few reviews saying that the film didn't hold up. I normally ignore such comments, but I saw a few say it and the points they made seemed reasonable.

Criterion released a blu ray version.

The Silence of the Lambs

In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal “the...

www.criterion.com

*EDIT*
If you are worried about video quality there shouldn't be an issue with this release.

 

[sol_bad]

Just Mercy - Netflix

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and staring Michael B Jordan, Jamie Fox and Brie Larson as a supporting cast member.
Pretty damn good movie based on a true story about a man wrongfully accused of murder and on death row. If you watched Making a Murderer and that frustrated you, this will also frustrate you. I won't lie, it made me all teary eyed in a few scenes. Highly recommended.

 

[GodofWhimsy]

I surprisingly really liked this. A breath of fresh air. I'm surprised a big studio invested significant money into something that was so "out there".

If you love a good atmosphere, I'd give this one a watch. Critics can lick a scrotum.

 

[teezzy]

Speaking of scary movies, I rewatched Candyman last night with Tony Todd. Man, he is creepy. I remember when I was younger I was scared to death of saying his name in the mirror for weeks. That is how immersed I was, and how real young me thought the movie was. I'm a bit worried about the new one, I don't feel as though it will be able to match the gritty & raw feel of the original. I'm always open to giving movies a chance though, more Horror is great for me.

Love the character design in this film as well. They really did a good job making him as creepy as possible. It's so gross, and great. If I remember right from trivia I read they used real bees too. Shows what a professional Tony Todd is.

Might be one of the best 90's Horror films. Should definitely be up there.

Damn why'd this dude leave? He liked Candyman and everything

Weak

 

[MaestroMike]

Re-watched Prisoners after several years.

 

[Arkam]

Re-watched Kill Boll Vol 1 & 2 a night apart this week. Was my 3rd or 4th view, but had been a decade since my last. (For me) these have not aged well. Vol 1 is the superior film as it is fairly straightforward and nicely weaves story & characters between over the top action scenes. Highly stylized and imaginative despite expressly trying to do homages. Vol 2 on the other hand is a all over the place and spent waay too long on the whole Beatrix/Bill relationship/house scene. That seriously dragged and while well delivered by the actors.... was DUMB AF. The parts with Beatrix training with Pai Mai are decent enough.... but I could see similar training in a better film (Drunken master...or even Kung Fu Panda). And was basically a looog way to tell that she learned the 1 inch punch.

Unless my memory fails me, it will probably be another decade until I revisit these films.... and might even only revisit Vol 1. It has all the style and less of the baggage.
Vol 1 - 7.9/10
Vol 2 - 6/10

 

[INC]

Re-watched Prisoners after several years.

I only watched this recently, and loved it, its full of symbolism

Loved it, probably Jackmans best role too

 

[Kev Kev]

these were pretty decent, definitely b movie-ish, but if you like found footage horro i have to reccomend these. i havent seen the third yet bc its not on amazon, but im really interesetd in seeing how it ends. best thing abotu these is they dont have a lot of jump scares (i cant think of any from either film tbh) but they still have these creep scary parts that send chills up your spine. i really enjoyed them despite the obvious low production value and the "not too bad but not too good" actors. check em out if your a found footage junkie like myself

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

I watched MULE on netflix, with clint eastwood as a really old man who runs drugs.
Not good, not bad, fine way to spend 2 hours.

Also watched NOAH with whatshisface, not particularly good but I wanted to see if I could detect some of those biblical things JbP taught me about. Movie = meh.

Watched all Godfathers. Everyone should have seen these.

 

[mango drank]

Hellraiser (Amazon Prime) - 3/10
The plot was crap, and the acting was B-movie level. Great character designs, though. Movie should've been more focused on Pinhead and his crew, than what it actually was.

 

[INC]

Hellraiser (Amazon Prime) - 3/10
The plot was crap, and the acting was B-movie level. Great character designs, though. Movie should've been more focused on Pinhead and his crew, than what it actually was.

The second one is more about the cenbites and hell

 

[bitbydeath]

Jexi

It was both good and bad...

 

[hariseldon]

Those people are crazy. Silence of the Lambs is awesome. I still don't think Anthony Hopkins has been topped in creepy factor, the way he makes you feel uncomfortable. I'd be scared to be near him. Those scenes when Jodie Foster is talking to him, even behind all the protective shit and sat away from him, I feared for her character. It's just incredible acting.

If you enjoyed it back in the day, I think you will still enjoy it now. I rewatched that a year or so ago, and I still thought it held up incredibly well. Far scarier than most films today.

The book is amazing too - check it out if you've never read it.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Wonder Woman 2017
They deserve credit for helping the narrative that justice league is bad.

Ares attack on WW was impressive and I thought Wonder Woman showed leadership, just a ton of moments and the Armies contributions were welcomed.
4/5

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Finally got the LOTR 4K trilogy delivered and watched about an hour of Fellowship. Holy fucking shit the picture quality is a MASSIVE improvement.

 

[Arkam]

The Game - A film I had heard of and heard praise for, but never seen. The overall plot was solid, though not entirely original. Guy gets involved with a game/fake adventure and the lines between real life and make believe begin to blur. The first 1/3 is meh with introductions of characters and such, 2/3 peeled the onion in a series of decent action/drama sequences. Its only in the final 1/3 that I thought the film picked up and started to deliver. Instead of a measured back/forth on real life vs fantasy. It begins to swing dramatically in one direction before reversing course.

Overall it was really good. Just understand that the potency is all at the tail end. And the ending bits are worth the price of admission.

 

[bender]

Se7en - It's been a minute since I've seen this. I wish it were on older Brad Pitt in the role as his performance really doesn't work for me until the closing moments but I suppose that's important, as that's the scene that everyone will remember. And while I know it fits the movie's plot, it really feels like the movie could have used another 30 minutes or so and pay more care to the Lust and Pride murders. The library card/FBI database plot device also feels a tad weak. Freeman is always a treat to watch and I forgot Lee Ermey was in this.