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We watched the Kong and Godzilla movie because the AC was broke and we wanted an excuse to be out of the house on a hot day. It was so dumb that it was actually entertaining in how dumb it was.
 
The Abyss

Bought the 4K edition and watched the special edition cut which is about half an hour longer than the theatrical version. I'm a big James Cameron fan, I've watched all of his movies religiously, but The Abyss is the only one in his filmography I've only seen once. And that was so long ago that I barely remember anything at all.

The movie holds up extremely well for being more than 30 years old. It goes deep to really portray life under water with a rag tag crew living with each other in crampy submarines. For a Cameron movie it's pretty light on action but the mystery and suspense is so great you forget about action almost instantly. Some scenes are heart pounding and very tense, and it's not difficult at all to see just how insanely difficult this shoot must've been. Top notch performances by Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, who both gets pushed to the extreme, which makes you care extra much about their characters fates.

I didn't really click with the ending, it felt a bit to melodramatic for my taste. It's a beautiful message but it's pretty heavy handed and the aliens feel kinda out of place, they just felt kinda bizarre with no mystique to them.

The Abyss is infamous for its grueling production and how Cameron treated his actors and crew (and himself, dude must be a masochist or something) and it takes away from the final product. It's a shame what happened to Mary Elizabeth because I would love to hear her thoughts about the movie but she refuses to speak about it and isn't featured on this 4K edition behind the scenes or any promotional material. She delivered a very good and heartfelt performance and I can't imagine how difficult it must've been to be focused and in character when outside conditions are fucking you up beyond repair.
 
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Mr Hyde said:
The Abyss

Bought the 4K edition and watched the special edition cut which is about half an hour longer than the theatrical version. I'm a big James Cameron fan, I've watched all of his movies religiously, but The Abyss is the only one in his filmography I've only seen once. And that was so long ago that I barely remember anything at all.

The movie holds up extremely well for being more than 30 years old. It goes deep to really portray life under water with a rag tag crew living with each other in crampy submarines. For a Cameron movie it's pretty light on action but the mystery and suspense is so great you forget about action almost instantly. Some scenes are heart pounding and very tense, and it's not difficult at all to see just how insanely difficult this shoot must've been. Top notch performances by Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, who both gets pushed to the extreme, which makes you care extra much about their characters fates.

I didn't really click with the ending, it felt a bit to melodramatic for my taste. It's a beautiful message but it's pretty heavy handed and the aliens feel kinda out of place, they just felt kinda bizarre with no mystique to them.

The Abyss is infamous for its grueling production and how Cameron treated his actors and crew (and himself, dude must be a masochist or something) and it takes away from the final product. It's a shame what happened to Mary Elizabeth because I would love to hear her thoughts about the movie but she refuses to speak about it and isn't featured on this 4K edition behind the scenes or any promotional material. She delivered a very good and heartfelt performance and I can't imagine how difficult it must've been to be focused and in character when outside conditions are fucking you up beyond repair.
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I just saw that for the first time last year. Great movie but I heard about how harsh the conditions were when filming that film. I remember hearing that Ed Harris punched James Cameron on set for putting him in actual danger
 
Deadstream (2022)

What a fun movie! A Pewdiepie-level YouTuber tries to redeem himself by livestreaming staying overnight in a haunted house. It's more comedy than horror, but a few parts were genuinely tense/scary/shocking/whatever you want to call it.

In a lot of these internet-focused movies, it can seem like the creators don't get the internet, but, here, I can actually believe the main character would be popular.

I'm surprised I couldn't find any mentions of this movie on NeoGAF. It being low-budget and small goes a long way to make me root for it. If the premise sounds interesting, and you're on board with the first few minutes, you'll probably like it like I did. Check it out!
 
Three musketeers milady. These French renditions of this story are excellent. I don't know if the third one is coming but I have enjoyed the first 2.
 
Grildon Tundy said:
Deadstream (2022)

What a fun movie! A Pewdiepie-level YouTuber tries to redeem himself by livestreaming staying overnight in a haunted house. It's more comedy than horror, but a few parts were genuinely tense/scary/shocking/whatever you want to call it.

In a lot of these internet-focused movies, it can seem like the creators don't get the internet, but, here, I can actually believe the main character would be popular.

I'm surprised I couldn't find any mentions of this movie on NeoGAF. It being low-budget and small goes a long way to make me root for it. If the premise sounds interesting, and you're on board with the first few minutes, you'll probably like it like I did. Check it out!
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haha really liked this one too! those comment bubbles added to the hilarity as it's exactly what people would write
 
Psycho Goreman

kids playing in the backyard resurrect an unspeakable evil... and they have control over it. Total goofball stuff and fun as heck.
 
Dashcam (2022--not the 2021 film)

A found footage horror-comedy about an American who crashes in on her old bandmate in London during the COVID lockdowns, and it's presented like an episode of her livestream show. The plot gets going when she highjacks his Uber gig and gets a sought-after client.

The protagonist is a pro-MAGA, anti-vaxxin' Q-Anon conspiracy theorist white female freestyle rapper. She's a walking, talking real-life shitposter, and I can't think of another movie with anyone like her in it. I thought of it like watching an even more unhinged It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia character, so I found her funny, but the reviews seemed poor because people couldn't stomach having someone like that be the "Final Girl" in a horror movie.

Apparently, people also went after the actress in real life even though she's playing herself cranked up to 11, and when the movie's reception wasn't positive, the director threw her under the bus. I feel bad for her.

If the above sounds interesting, it's worth checking out. It's only like 70 minutes long, too, so not much of a time investment.
 
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Finally watched Godzilla Minus One and I really liked it even though the family drama should've been cut short a bit. Godzilla's scenes were always well worth the wait, especially that scene when the main theme starts to play in the background.
 
Godzilla minus 1. Very good. Really enjoyed the way Godzilla moved and walked and how he destroyed and nuke breath.

can't wait for a poorly timed English dub. Like godzilla is meant to be.
 
Mad Max

Since Furiosa is coming later this month, I decided to give this series a rewatch, especially since the Anthology box has been sitting in my shelf untouched for almost a decade now.
It has interesting ideas, but at the same time it's clearly an indie film with cheesy scenes, mistakes and so on. There are interesting ideas here, but I found myself drifting off quite often. I have no real desire to see it again. Maybe this is the reason they rebooted the whole franchise in part 2.
 
Andyliini said:
Mad Max

Since Furiosa is coming later this month, I decided to give this series a rewatch, especially since the Anthology box has been sitting in my shelf untouched for almost a decade now.
It has interesting ideas, but at the same time it's clearly an indie film with cheesy scenes, mistakes and so on. There are interesting ideas here, but I found myself drifting off quite often. I have no real desire to see it again. Maybe this is the reason they rebooted the whole franchise in part 2.
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I don't think I have ever completely watched mad max 1. I remember seeing the 2 sequels as a kid, but the first I don't think I ever saw. I have tried multiple times to watch it as an adult and I get bored. It's nothing like the sequels.
 
Godzilla Minus One

I was NOT expecting to be drawn in to the human part of the story like I was, but it was just plain nice to see that found family develop.
Since it wasn't a Hollywood production, I thought Noriko was legitimately dead. Her death was sad and summoned real (slight) feelings of grief. But Koichi never gave up and was rewarded with a happy ending. It's inspiring but also kind of a cop-out but I don't care. Those characters deserved a happy ending.

Godzilla was NOT messing around, either. He came off like the force of nature that he is.

Way better movie than it needed to be. GG Japan.
 
From Beyond

When it comes to adapting Lovecraft, Stuart Gordon is the master. From Beyond is another little gore fest with some pretty slick creature effects. Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton star in the lead roles and since it's a Lovecraft story you know they are going bat shit insane by the end of the movie. It's not as good as Re-Animator or Dagon, but it's definitely worth a watch if you like Lovecraft or low budget horror shlock. I personally love everything Lovecraft. I've read all his stories, watched all the movies and played all the games based on his works. I just can't get enough of his weird tales, they are so unique and entertaining and crazy, and makes for such good adaptations, whether it's movies or games. He was so far ahead of his time, very intelligent, literal and sophisticated and yet wrote some of the most absurd, surreal and goriest stuff imaginable. A true inspiration.
 
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Godzilla Minus One

I was NOT expecting to be drawn in to the human part of the story like I was, but it was just plain nice to see that found family develop.
Since it wasn't a Hollywood production, I thought Noriko was legitimately dead. Her death was sad and summoned real (slight) feelings of grief. But Koichi never gave up and was rewarded with a happy ending. It's inspiring but also kind of a cop-out but I don't care. Those characters deserved a happy ending.

Godzilla was NOT messing around, either. He came off like the force of nature that he is.

Way better movie than it needed to be. GG Japan.
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The girl could have
jumped in that alley too instead of getting blown away.
would have saved some drama.
 
Grildon Tundy said:
Godzilla Minus One

I was NOT expecting to be drawn in to the human part of the story like I was, but it was just plain nice to see that found family develop.
Since it wasn't a Hollywood production, I thought Noriko was legitimately dead. Her death was sad and summoned real (slight) feelings of grief. But Koichi never gave up and was rewarded with a happy ending. It's inspiring but also kind of a cop-out but I don't care. Those characters deserved a happy ending.

Godzilla was NOT messing around, either. He came off like the force of nature that he is.

Way better movie than it needed to be. GG Japan.
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People are complaining how that ending was cheesy and they didn't like it but if you look at the woman neck she has those G Scales. So that's how she survived
 
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I watched Encino Man (1992) with my son who wanted to watch it. What an absolute time capsule of the 90s that movie has become. And what a ridiculous premise. They don't make movies this dumb anymore, and I think that's a shame.

Also, this

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Legendary
 
jshackles said:
I watched Encino Man (1992) with my son who wanted to watch it. What an absolute time capsule of the 90s that movie has become. And what a ridiculous premise. They don't make movies this dumb anymore, and I think that's a shame.

Also, this

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Great movie.


i actually met pauly shore at our resort in Costa Rica just after this came out. Talked to him about his character.
 
My son really liked Brenden Fraiser, I think the only other movie he's seen him in was The Mummy - like 15 years ago when he was a little kid.

Next up is Blast from the Past.
 
The good the bad the ugly.

I really liked it.

Put on fistful of dollars, and have passed out twice now during it….

I guess ill stop with the eastwood westerns?
 
Billbofet said:
Infernal Affairs (2002)
This is the movie The Departed was a semi-remake of. I love both movies, and while they have several things in common, both are unique enough to highly recommend both. Great stuff!
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Infernal Affairs is a trilogy, in case you don't know. And every one is better than the previous. 😎
 
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That is an amazingly funny film. It does have jokes about an adult film store and a hermaphrodite though. Hope your son is at least a teen.
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He's in his mid 20s, he'll be fine ;)
 
jshackles said:
I watched Encino Man (1992) with my son who wanted to watch it. What an absolute time capsule of the 90s that movie has become. And what a ridiculous premise. They don't make movies this dumb anymore, and I think that's a shame.

Also, this

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I saw Sean Aston and a jean Jacket, I was thinking Toy Soldiers. It's not in line with any of the goofy movies you guys are talking about, but it's a fantastic 90's movie. One of my favorites. Add that to your list of 90s time capsules.
 
Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior

Max is back, and this time he's even more of a lone wolf than before. The first film is quickly chronicled in the intro, although most of it is irrelevant to this film. It's still nice when the last film is not forgotten, even if the sequel is completely standalone. This one is better than the previous film, as the story keeps on moving all the time without downtime. It's certainly not for a thinking man, but for a nice afternoon with beer and snacks, it works quite well.
 
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

I'm happy to say that I loved this film to pieces. First of all, Wes Ball has an amazing visual eye. Modern Apes films have always been lookers, and this time they went further, with new technology, such as soaked fur on apes. The film as almost 2 and a half hours long, but it never felt that long. Previous part moved quite slowly, but this one could leep the pace much better.

Sure, the story was a bit predictable, but likeable characters saved a lot on that front. I liked Proximus the best, the actor radiated evil presence. It could even by favorite film of the year so far. Maybe even better than Dawn.
 
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Possessor (2020)

I very much enjoyed this one. I also liked Infinity Pool, but I found this one far more interesting in concept and execution.
It's a great mixture of science fiction and psychological thriller.
Brandon Cronenberg is as disturbed as his father when it comes to depictions of violence.
 
Went to see Fall Guy. It was okay. Felt the stunts went a little long and they could have cut out about 30 minutes. Actress from Ted Lasso was awful.
 
Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. My son enjoyed it, so that's a positive. I thought it was terrible on pretty much every level. Not funny, interesting, poor action, 462 new characters, weightless and cheap memberberries.... exhausting
 
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Agreed. Fuck, most of OATS is more engaging.

I also rewatched Elysium recently as well as D9 and Chappie. I don't get the hate for Chappie. It has Hugh Chapman with a mullet pushing his fucking mech through the whole movie and it's glorious lol!
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Blomkamp's awesome and needs a comeback ASAP
 
clarky said:
Hard disagee there buddy. One hit wonder for me. All style no substance.

D9 was great, everything else ranges from bang average to total shit.
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#hyperbole





Then again. I'm capable of compartmentalizing and love the shit those movie's excell in.
 
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How good is this? I mean..

Smh
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Great, but again its not a Movie. Its more like a trailer for a film that doesn't exist.

Next youll be posting a tick tok video he's done says how great a film it is.

Lile i said his movies range from average to total shit apart from D9 which was great.
 
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No need to laugh sarcastically. I know were you're coming from regarding criticality accessing his latter two movies. l respect your opinion.

Oh well 🌟
 
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