Puck Beaverton
Banned
Step Brothers is a masterpiece. John C Reily is the GOAT.
I love those kinds of stories, which is why I'm really excited for the new Murder on the Orient Express (also the cast). Some good ones that I've stumbled across over the years are Death on the Nile & Murder by Death, which is more of a parody film than anything. I still liked it though.
Non Stop. Set on a plane starring Liam Neeson.
Identity with John Cussack and Ray Liotta
And Then Their Were None
5 Dolls for an August Moon (and maybe a lot of giallo)
Kennel Murder Case (i think)
not the same - but you'd like Sleuth
Yeah giallo has this in spades since they're almost all whodunnits. For a better Bava than this one I'd recommend The Whip and the Body (which I think qualifies as to what you're looking for?) its gothic and set in a castle rather than the go-go 70's island of 5 Dolls.
the last of sheila is pretty good fun in that vein
Death on the Nile. (the best recommendation was already made, And Then there were none)
Gosford Park/The Thing/Hateful Eight/A Shot in the Dark are all slight variations from that whodunnit style (more drama/suspense/tarantino jargon/comedy)
I can't imagine seeing that on TV on in the 70's. Has there ever been another TV movie of such startling quality and craft?
Double up with The Emoji Movie, which is rocking a real chill 8% Tomatometer. I'm guessing there aren't any actually good movies out that you haven't seen already?Kicking off my 4-movie Friday in a little bit with The Nut Job 2. Rocking a cool 20% Tomatometer so far. Pray for me.
He's doing a quad viewing along with A Ghost Story, An Inconvenient Truth 2 and Annabelle: Creation.Double up with The Emoji Movie, which is rocking a real chill 8% Tomatometer. I'm guessing there aren't any actually good movies out that you haven't seen already?
btw can movieGAF agree that GotG2 is garbage? Or are we still liking all things marvel?
He's doing a quad viewing along with A Ghost Story, An Inconvenient Truth 2 and Annabelle: Creation.
btw can movieGAF agree that GotG2 is garbage? Or are we still liking all things marvel?
He's doing a quad viewing along with A Ghost Story, An Inconvenient Truth 2 and Annabelle: Creation.
btw can movieGAF agree that GotG2 is garbage? Or are we still liking all things marvel?
The King Of Kong? King Kong (2005)? Kong: Skull Island?Met the director of Kong the other day. Dude's a cool dude.
The King Of Kong? King Kong (2005)? Kong: Skull Island?
MovieGAF may not like it, but I did. I thought it was slightly better than the first one, in fact. Because they had already introduced these weird crazy characters, they were able to go even further this time, which I appreciated. I was also able to identify with the story a lot personally, and I thought they were able to give an emotional ending without it feeling cheesy. Plus, the villain didn't suck donkey dong this time. And it has probably my favorite scene in any Marvel movie yet (He's doing a quad viewing along with A Ghost Story, An Inconvenient Truth 2 and Annabelle: Creation.
btw can movieGAF agree that GotG2 is garbage? Or are we still liking all things marvel?
btw can movieGAF agree that GotG2 is garbage? Or are we still liking all things marvel?
Maybe not startling, but I'll take this opportunity to once again recommend Michael Mann's 70's TV movie, The Jericho Mile, which is certainly quality.
He's doing a quad viewing along with A Ghost Story, An Inconvenient Truth 2 and Annabelle: Creation.
btw can movieGAF agree that GotG2 is garbage? Or are we still liking all things marvel?
MovieGAF may not like it, but I did. I thought it was slightly better than the first one, in fact. Because they had already introduced these weird crazy characters, they were able to go even further this time, which I appreciated. I was also able to identify with the story a lot personally, and I thought they were able to give an emotional ending without it feeling cheesy. Plus, the villain didn't suck donkey dong this time. And it has probably my favorite scene in any Marvel movie yet (). I mean, yeah it has problems, but I personally enjoyed it more than Wonder Woman, so I guess that makes me a beta Marvel fanboy. It probably won't end up on my top 10 at the end of the year, but I still enjoyed it for what it was.Yondu, Rocket & Groot's escape from the Ravagers
Still not as good as Spider-Man: Homecoming, though.
great thread. glad to see people having wider tastes than what you should expect from all these depressing marvel/disney threads happening every hour.
Would you recommend it? I've been holding off on watching it for a while now.I Am Not Your Negro: I'm not sure what to make of this movie. Mostly because the narration is one big speech by James Baldwin, and those have a hard time keeping my focus. It's about racism in America, but it's not necessarily a straight history of it. It does show me examples of movies I haven't seen before. We can't turn away from the ugly side of our history.
Would you recommend it? I've been holding off on watching it for a while now.
King Kong (1933)
The creature effects are pretty impressive, even for today let alone fucking 1933. I was surprised at how much of the movie takes place on the island and how relatively little happens in NYC, given how famous the ending is. The human element was actually pretty okay, given how it's almost always the weak link in giant monster movies. The rampant casual misogyny was hilarious. "But Jack, you hate women!"
7/10
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Starring: Peter Lorre, Leslie Banks, Edna Best
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
For a movie from the 30s, this movie holds up surprisingly well. It's not perfect, but it's definitely watchable. Hitchcock was clearly miles ahead of everyone else at this time. The writing is superb, with plenty of good twists and turns. The acting especially shocked me with how good it was, even though most of them are clearly still stage acting, so their actions are much more animated and less subtle. Of course it's dated, so there are some parts that don't quite hold up. . And the sound effects specifically were incredibly inconsistent. I did enjoy it, but I'm really interested to see Hitchcock's remake from the 50s, where some aspects were most certainly improved on.
Or, you know, get people who know what the fuck to do with itAll it has to do is what the original did - have it be an accident that gets them exposed. That's it. I just got hung up on this and stopped caring. It becomes a creature feature soon enough anyways so not as though I felt like it was trying something new or interesting. The Alien series needs to just die.
Or, you know, get people who know what the fuck to do with it
I don't think there really is anything you can do with the series and not have it feel either goofy or like a total rehash tbh.
Yeah, I guess you're right.I don't think there really is anything you can do with the series and not have it feel either goofy or like a total rehash tbh. The alien has been thoroughly demystified and diffused through pop culture so it's not scary anymore, and the world that was created was one that thrived on the fact that we didn't know much about it, it doesn't really have the infrastructure for interesting world-building stories. Once Ripley's story finished there was nothing left to tell.
Covenant was fun gothic B-movie schlock tho and I'll keep watching them of course.
I can't imagine seeing that on TV on in the 70's. Has there ever been another TV movie of such startling quality and craft?
I was thinking of starting a personal film challenge in a few weeks. One new movie everyday for one year, so 365 films over 365 days, and write a review of each movie as I watch them, even if the review is a paragraph or two.
I have a load of films in my blu-ray pile of shame and I was thinking something like this could motivate me to watch them, this will also includes films via iTunes, Netflix and visits to the cinema. It just has to be a film I've never seen before, rewatching doesn't count. TV series don't count either.
Thoughts?
I was thinking of starting a personal film challenge in a few weeks. One new movie everyday for one year, so 365 films over 365 days, and write a review of each movie as I watch them, even if the review is a paragraph or two.
I have a load of films in my blu-ray pile of shame and I was thinking something like this could motivate me to watch them, this will also includes films via iTunes, Netflix and visits to the cinema. It just has to be a film I've never seen before, rewatching doesn't count. TV series don't count either.
Thoughts?
I was thinking of starting a personal film challenge in a few weeks. One new movie everyday for one year, so 365 films over 365 days, and write a review of each movie as I watch them, even if the review is a paragraph or two.
I have a load of films in my blu-ray pile of shame and I was thinking something like this could motivate me to watch them, this will also includes films via iTunes, Netflix and visits to the cinema. It just has to be a film I've never seen before, rewatching doesn't count. TV series don't count either.
Thoughts?
I was thinking of starting a personal film challenge in a few weeks. One new movie everyday for one year, so 365 films over 365 days, and write a review of each movie as I watch them, even if the review is a paragraph or two.
I have a load of films in my blu-ray pile of shame and I was thinking something like this could motivate me to watch them, this will also includes films via iTunes, Netflix and visits to the cinema. It just has to be a film I've never seen before, rewatching doesn't count. TV series don't count either.
Thoughts?