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John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
Of all the horrible things happening that breakfast was the worst for me.
It's still tattooed in my head
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Saw it has a young Kathy Ireland...... Im in.
Hrk69
Member
Wolfs
It has it's funny moments but overall it thought it was real mediocre. It's Clooney and Pitt playing off of each-other and we've seen that before. Without spoiling anything, the film did very well to keep the suspense of the script till the very end.
And I laughed my ass off during this scene:
It has it's funny moments but overall it thought it was real mediocre. It's Clooney and Pitt playing off of each-other and we've seen that before. Without spoiling anything, the film did very well to keep the suspense of the script till the very end.
And I laughed my ass off during this scene:
The movie is basically over and they just survived a pretty huge shoot-out. Cut to this scene:
calistan
Member
Just watched the Joker sequel, and there's no way it deserves any hate. If you approach it expecting fireworks and Batman to show up, it's going to be a disappointment, but if you got the point of the first one it's a brilliant sequel.
My sister had a good point about the first one, saying it's the best portrayal of mental illness she'd ever seen in a film. That's where the sequel comes in, and ramps it up massively. No action, no heroics, just somebody who was already completely unhinged, rapidly unravelling.
It's a musical but not in the traditional sense - none of the song and dance numbers advance the plot, they're all in his head, and the sad reality once they're done hits pretty hard. I guess the producers spent big on it because of the surprise success of the previous film, but this one is an arthouse flick for sure.
My sister had a good point about the first one, saying it's the best portrayal of mental illness she'd ever seen in a film. That's where the sequel comes in, and ramps it up massively. No action, no heroics, just somebody who was already completely unhinged, rapidly unravelling.
It's a musical but not in the traditional sense - none of the song and dance numbers advance the plot, they're all in his head, and the sad reality once they're done hits pretty hard. I guess the producers spent big on it because of the surprise success of the previous film, but this one is an arthouse flick for sure.
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Watched it today on YouTube. It was fun. Very dumb. But fun.
Apparently there is a sequel full of controversy. Journey to the center of the earth.
Fbh
Member
I get together with my sister every other weekend to watch movies. Lately she has been into wanting to watch weird European ones:
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I mean...the performances were pretty solid, the makeup was good and it was certainly weird. Maybe there is some deeper meaning to it that I'm missing but I guess at least it was definitely memorable..
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Honestly this one was a bit underwhelming, it's sort of uncomfortable and weird at first but towards the end it becomes surprisingly mundane. Also it's hard to feel bad for the main character because she is dumb as fuck,
I mean...the performances were pretty solid, the makeup was good and it was certainly weird. Maybe there is some deeper meaning to it that I'm missing but I guess at least it was definitely memorable..
Honestly this one was a bit underwhelming, it's sort of uncomfortable and weird at first but towards the end it becomes surprisingly mundane. Also it's hard to feel bad for the main character because she is dumb as fuck,
Hawk The Slayer
Member
Lol that's how I see it, I like her voice and how she and the other characters interacted with each other. It was also pretty funny when the random background character that's usually not important became important as well as her lover simply because one of the mobster shoved him to the side and pissed him off. Yeah I saw the sequel too which I didn't really like that much either. It had potential but it was wasted.
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She definitely made a choice with that voice. Kathy Ireland really went for it.
clarky
Gold Member
The Substance (2024).
Need to think on it a bit but the best movie I've seen in ages for sure.
This had everything. Great script, great sound track, great sets, body horror( shades of the fly and society), Demi Moore & as a bonus the girl who played Sue was smoking hot.
Bonkers from start to finish.
Dat ending.
Brilliant 5/5.
Need to think on it a bit but the best movie I've seen in ages for sure.
This had everything. Great script, great sound track, great sets, body horror( shades of the fly and society), Demi Moore & as a bonus the girl who played Sue was smoking hot.
Bonkers from start to finish.
Dat ending.
Brilliant 5/5.
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Mr Hyde
Member
Hardcore Henry
This movie was wild. Shot entirely in first person perspective, this is a ultra violent action movie that never takes the foot off the gas pedal. You have no clue what is going on, you are just thrust into a crazy world where everyone wants to kill Henry. But Henry is a cyborg, part man part machine, so he ends up killing everyone instead. The movie is very gory and sometimes feels like a brutal first person shooter video game. The cinematography, editing and the effects are pretty fucking slick. The movie is very well made and I'm impressed with how they managed to put it together like this. It is not something you see every day. Crank is probably the closest I can think of, but overall Hardcore Henry is thoroughly unique. A must watch for action fans.
This movie was wild. Shot entirely in first person perspective, this is a ultra violent action movie that never takes the foot off the gas pedal. You have no clue what is going on, you are just thrust into a crazy world where everyone wants to kill Henry. But Henry is a cyborg, part man part machine, so he ends up killing everyone instead. The movie is very gory and sometimes feels like a brutal first person shooter video game. The cinematography, editing and the effects are pretty fucking slick. The movie is very well made and I'm impressed with how they managed to put it together like this. It is not something you see every day. Crank is probably the closest I can think of, but overall Hardcore Henry is thoroughly unique. A must watch for action fans.
calistan
Member
If you liked that, I'd also recommend Run Lola Run and Guns Akimbo. Smash those two together, add a bit of Crank, and you've got Hardcore Henry.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Saw the final chapter was amazing, they expanded on the “games”, tried 3D and turned it into a low key action movie, mark hoffman doubled down on John jigsaw’s “games”, what a character.
ForAcademicPurposes
Member
★★★★★ / I don’t want 1 position, I want all positions!
calistan
Member
Just watched Challengers, a sports drama / love triangle. Kind of reminded me of Whiplash, in that it's about a coach who will go to extraordinary lengths to achieve a goal.
The director showed remarkable restraint in not including a final success scene, instead leaving it all to the audience's imagination.
The director showed remarkable restraint in not including a final success scene, instead leaving it all to the audience's imagination.
The guy rediscovers his love of tennis and wins that elusive US Open title, plus he reconnects with his old buddy and they win the doubles too. He retires, Zendaya coaches the other guy to an unlikely grand slam success, and they all fuck on top of a giant pile of prize money.
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Brilliant movie. It is really his true take on valerian.
★★★★★ / I don’t want 1 position, I want all positions!
ForAcademicPurposes
Member
The stars aligned and gave us this gem for our viewing pleasure.
We are never going to get this again from Hollywood.
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DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Been on Tubi today after Church...
Cadillac Records
The story of how the Blues became popular in the mainstream (what they used to call "race music")... Great depictions of Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howling Wolf...
The music, the singing ... Some of the cast even learned to play the instruments for real ... And Jeffrey Wright even sang like Muddy Waters... IMO, this was also the best acting I've seen from Adrian Brody.
Black Dynamite
I know most of y'all don't or have never watched a "blaxploitation" movie but this action comedy starring Michael Jai White pays homage to the genre. I recognized so many of the characters as they paid homage to Petey Wheatstraw, Dolomite, Shaft, etc. All the "mistakes" you see in the movie are ripped STRAIGHT from the blaxploitation films of the 1970s.
Fighting With My Family
Stars Florence Pugh as Paige... Nearly unrecognizable but she really sells the role as a wrestler who dreams of joining the WWE ... REALLY endearing movie!
Cadillac Records
The story of how the Blues became popular in the mainstream (what they used to call "race music")... Great depictions of Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howling Wolf...
The music, the singing ... Some of the cast even learned to play the instruments for real ... And Jeffrey Wright even sang like Muddy Waters... IMO, this was also the best acting I've seen from Adrian Brody.
Black Dynamite
I know most of y'all don't or have never watched a "blaxploitation" movie but this action comedy starring Michael Jai White pays homage to the genre. I recognized so many of the characters as they paid homage to Petey Wheatstraw, Dolomite, Shaft, etc. All the "mistakes" you see in the movie are ripped STRAIGHT from the blaxploitation films of the 1970s.
Fighting With My Family
Stars Florence Pugh as Paige... Nearly unrecognizable but she really sells the role as a wrestler who dreams of joining the WWE ... REALLY endearing movie!
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clarky
Gold Member
I quite enjoyed that one , but yeah the cgi really took you out of the experience at times, it looked cheap as fuck.
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Kings Field
Member
Saw Terrifier 3 three times. Twice in the theaters and once at home. Great movie. Some of my favorite kills and scenes are from this movie.
I would rank them
T1
T3
T2
AHE
I would rank them
T1
T3
T2
AHE
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Kings Field
Member
Also, if anyone wants the link to the GOAT streaming site just DM me.
Sabejita
Member
I saw it last night, it was fun, but it being rated R18 in my country, I was expecting worst so I was a bit disappointed, I think it got that rating only because children are involved.
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Kings Field
Member
Agreed. I think 1 and even some parts of 2 were more graphic.
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Hellboy Crooked man - It was a smaller story and that was good, but the movie is fair and the accents are out there.
The Conquerors - Hollywood Fallout - Doc about the filming of the Howard Hughes movie near the nuclear test site, how bad the movie is and how the test site caused a lot of cancer. It looses steam at the end.
The Conquerors - Hollywood Fallout - Doc about the filming of the Howard Hughes movie near the nuclear test site, how bad the movie is and how the test site caused a lot of cancer. It looses steam at the end.
Hotel Security
Member
I watched No Way Out (1987) for the first time on the weekend. Kevin Costner starts working for Secretary of Defense, Gene Hackman and stuff happens that leads to a lot of suspense and drama. Sean Young's also in it and looks fantastic...maybe the best role I've seen her in. Pretty good movie but had a few aged moments like chase scenes that maybe weren't needed.
He also showed restraint in showing barely any sex at all. In a relationship movie about a seduction and a threesome, I think we need a bit more sugar. Kind of reminded me of this perception that Gen-Z doesn't want to see sex in shows and movies...I find this hard to believe but it seems this movie was made for them.
I agree with all of this. CGI looked way too fake. I read they filmed the scenes on location but the effects were laid on so thick that I thought they were filming from a soundstage. And I wanted more of the start of the movie where you follow Dementus and his crew...the gang was pretty interesting with some fun characters. Overall not a bad movie but the CGI was a turnoff.
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calistan
Member
I think he would have had to find a different lead actress if he was going to include anything stronger in that film.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Second one is my favorite
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Hrk69
Member
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Bury my heart at wounded Knee - Film picks up right after the events of Battle of little Big horn (Custer's last stand). It works through the events leading up to the death/murder of sitting Bull the last chief of the Sioux. It is an interesting film and has a good cast. I think it fairly depicts the Sioux and the US Army and the different perspectives. There is a clip from it that I see a lot on social media that I think is always interesting.
ForAcademicPurposes
Member
Bruh, Donnie is literally the last of his kind. Nobody is forcing him to make these movies but he does it anyway. I can't imagine how much work he has to do behind the scenes to make it work on the scene. Kind of like Jackie Chan in a way.
When Yen retires, those days are gone. Tear jerker moment.
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ForAcademicPurposes
Member
DVD's are the superior format because movie studios can't fuck with the color grading. Right or wrong?
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The Matrix movies were made more green on the DVDs I believe.
You can change the color grading in any format.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Alien Romulus and The Substance the next two nights. Can't wait. Looking very much forward to both.
Calico345
Gold Member
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Tonight my kids and I watched Weedjies: Halloweed Night. It was more or less downright terrible.
A group of college kids rent a hotel in Las Vegas for Halloween to throw an epic party. Some voodoo lady shows up with a "Weedjie board", which kicks off a Jumanji-like game where the Weedjies (small Gremlins-like critters) escape and are running loose - and they have until midnight to trap them back in the board. This was like a spiritual successor to the Ghoulies franchise of the 80s and 90s, but with a lot more weed and stoner references.
Somehow, this movie ended up feeling like a Disney Channel special (think Halloweentown). Outside of a few random scenes with smoking, weird homoeroticism and talking about sex, this could have easily been edited to be rated G. It gave the movie such a surreal vibe that's very difficult to explain. The music and sound direction was actually really top-notch, which is also difficult to explain.
In fact, a lot about this movie is just downright difficult to explain.
A group of college kids rent a hotel in Las Vegas for Halloween to throw an epic party. Some voodoo lady shows up with a "Weedjie board", which kicks off a Jumanji-like game where the Weedjies (small Gremlins-like critters) escape and are running loose - and they have until midnight to trap them back in the board. This was like a spiritual successor to the Ghoulies franchise of the 80s and 90s, but with a lot more weed and stoner references.
Somehow, this movie ended up feeling like a Disney Channel special (think Halloweentown). Outside of a few random scenes with smoking, weird homoeroticism and talking about sex, this could have easily been edited to be rated G. It gave the movie such a surreal vibe that's very difficult to explain. The music and sound direction was actually really top-notch, which is also difficult to explain.
In fact, a lot about this movie is just downright difficult to explain.
Calico345
Gold Member
I'm not sure how far into IP Man 2 I am, but I don't care for this one at all so far. I really enjoyed the first one. This one is boring and disjointed. The narrative is all over the place. I will finish watching it out of obligation to see it through, but I doubt I will like it once it is over.
Only the first one is good.
Calico345
Gold Member
Damn. That sucks to hear.
In your opinion, without spoilers please, is part 3 better than 2, same as 2, or worse than 2?