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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 11, 2019 7:49:52 GMT -5
39. Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005) 40. Shazam! (2019) 41. Lady Death: The Motion Picture (2004) 42. Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006) 43. Not Quite Human (1987)
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Post by burdette25159 on Apr 11, 2019 18:52:17 GMT -5
53: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Directors edition) ****
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 11, 2019 22:57:12 GMT -5
hands... lightning from my hands...
lightning from my haaaaands!
I saw SHAZAM last week and forgot to mention it.
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Post by adamclark52 on Apr 12, 2019 3:48:50 GMT -5
56. The Dead Next Door. No budget zombie fare. Some good makeup, nice gore and even better hair. I’ve seen bigger budget movies that are way worse.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 12, 2019 9:20:27 GMT -5
41. Lady Death: The Motion Picture (2004) 42. Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006) 43. Not Quite Human (1987) 44. Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007)
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Post by LexExpress on Apr 12, 2019 16:46:04 GMT -5
41. Behind the Curve (2018) - 7/10 42. Captain Marvel (2019) - 6/10 43. The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) - 7/10 44. Steel Magnolias (1989) - 8/10 45. Candyman (1992) - 5/10
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 12, 2019 19:31:16 GMT -5
41. Lady Death: The Motion Picture (2004) 42. Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006) 43. Not Quite Human (1987) 44. Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007) 45. Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Apr 12, 2019 22:57:07 GMT -5
#100 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol12/16/11 | Director: Brad Bird | Rotten Tomatoes: 93% | Runtime: 133 minutes | Platform: DVDPremise: With no help from anyone on the outside, Ethan Hunt and his team go undercover to clear the name of their organization. Strengths: The third installment really stepped things up in quality for the series. This one continued that trend. Again, Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt) delivers. He’s so comfortable in this role that it’s crazy. I loved the additions of Jeremy Renner (William Brandt) and Paula Patton (Jane Carter). Renner was especially great and given some good material to work with. He played a different role than I’m used to and he did so well with it. The scene where he explains his major issue to the team was top notch. There’s some great interplay among the main cast members. I liked how there was no romantic subplot. It failed big time in part two and three established a marriage. Going against that would’ve felt weird here. The action was the best this series has ever seen, which is saying something. You can’t help but be blown away watching Ethan scale the world’s tallest building. Knowing that this was all practical and that the actor really climbed it adds a whole lot. I found the technology used throughout to be way cool. It’s inventive and I appreciate that. Weaknesses: At just over two hours, there are a few moments where the pacing is off. We come here for the big action, which is great, but it gets bogged down by some long talking scenes. It’s as if some of them last too long. I missed Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell) and feel he would’ve made the whole team work even better. The biggest issue this movie suffers from is the antagonist. Michael Nyqvist (Kurt Hendricks/Cobalt) is a fine actor but the character is super generic. It’s just another run of the mill villain and a huge letdown following what Phillip Seymour Hoffman did last time. Overall: Not without its flaws, Ghost Protocol is in the running for the best installment of this series. There’s a lot to like, with some breathtaking action and more than a few good character moments. Great big budget popcorn movie. [****]
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Post by burdette25159 on Apr 12, 2019 23:00:28 GMT -5
54: Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan (directors edition) ***** 55: Star Trek III: Search for Spock (1984) ****3/4 56: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) *****
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Apr 13, 2019 20:04:09 GMT -5
#101 Table 193/3/17 | Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Rotten Tomatoes: 26% | Runtime: 87 minutes | Platform: DVDPremise: After being dumped by the best man, the ex-maid of honor is seated at an obscure table at her best friend’s wedding and finds a connection with the other outcasts. Strengths: In a film like this, the cast has to be strong. I feel like most of them do very well. Anna Kendrick (Eloise McGarry) is very likable with the right hint of vulnerable. She hits all the beats the role calls for and the character grows over the course of the film. June Squibb (Jo Flanagan) is enjoyable as the elderly nanny and Tony Revolori (Renzo Eckberg) is a lot of fun as the momma’s boy teenager. There is some solid wit written into this film and I think the bonding scenes by the core group are all enjoyable. Weaknesses: I really like Craig Robinson (Jerry Kepp) but he’s not clicking in this movie. Neither does Lisa Kudroc (Bina Kepp) as his wife. They can be funny and endearing in other roles, but they lacked any kind of chemistry as a couple. I know they had problems, so the relationship isn’t great, but you never get the sense that they even ever liked each other at any point. I would’ve liked more of a connection between the characters. It only ever felt like Eloise and Jo make a true connection and everyone else is kind of just there. For a comedy, it’s really not funny. I don’t recall laughing other than at one or two points. Overall: It’s a decently entertaining film thanks to a solid setup and some good cast members. Poor execution on some of the characters and a lack of funny bits hold it back. [**½]
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Post by adamclark52 on Apr 14, 2019 2:18:09 GMT -5
56. The Thing (1982). Not only is this one of the best sci-fi/horror movies I’ve ever seen, it’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen period. I never saw it until a few years ago and I felt stupid for waiting so long. What more could you want? Incredible organic effects? Check. Terrifying atmosphere? Check. Grotesque creature design? Check. Kurt Russell as the manliest man that ever manned? Check. Keith David? Check. If you’ve never seen this see it. If you have seen it...watch it again.
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Post by bibboid on Apr 14, 2019 13:48:49 GMT -5
Aquaman- Batman and Superman movies take themselves so seriously. It’s nice to see them add a little more comedy for Aquaman.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Apr 14, 2019 14:41:08 GMT -5
#102 Unicorn Store4/5/19 | Director: Brie Larson | Rotten Tomatoes: 60% | Runtime: 92 minutes | Platform: NetflixPremise: A failed artist still believing in childhood dreams is given the opportunity to own a unicorn if she can prove she’s worthy. Strengths: Brie Larson (Kit) is the lead actress in this and she directs. I think she’s handles both roles very well. Her performance as Kit is great. She maintains a likeable innocence while also showing all the negative sides of the character. We see that she’s flawed and she remains just good enough that we stay on her side. Kit is well written. She’s layered and the story manages to show that she keeps her innocence, while also growing up and maturing. That can be tough to pull off. Joan Cusack (Gladys) and Bradley Whitford (Gene) are fun as Kit’s parents, while Mamoudou Athie (Virgil) may have stolen the show as her friend/love interest. It was also cool to see Martha MacIsaac (Sabrina) in something again. I think Larson did very well to inject this film with a lot of color and pizazz that you would expect from a story about this kind of protagonist. Weaknesses: While I don’t think Samuel L. Jackson (The Salesman) was bad, I feel he never really did anything memorable. He was a zany character who should have provided us with at least a great moment or two. Instead, he’s wildly forgettable and that’s a shame. The movie is way weird and I can see turning many people away. There are moments where the tone isn’t consistent and at times, it doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be. Overall: For a directorial debut, Brie Larson does a damn good job and she’s also a strong lead actress here. She gets help from a game supporting cast and strong writing that makes this a good film. [***½]
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Post by adamclark52 on Apr 14, 2019 16:10:44 GMT -5
57. The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition). I haven’t watched this in well over fifteen years. Decided today that my oldest son (he’ll be nine next month) is old enough for me to force him to watch this. He got bored by the middle, as expected. But the rest of the movies will interest him much more. Still badass
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Post by The Spelunker! on Apr 14, 2019 17:17:37 GMT -5
25) The Man Who Killed Don Quixote-
Really enjoyable film reminiscent of Gilliam’s Brazil for me. Adam Driver was great as the director who lost himself and goes on a journey of rediscovery, but Jonathan Pryce is definitely the star of the show for me. His portrayal as a shoemaker who decides that he’s the real Don Quixote after playing him in a student film is just excellent, to the point where you aren’t really sure what to believe. Gilliam regularly catches a sense of wonder and insanity through his set design, but it really hits home in the final chapter of the film. Would definitely recommend.
26) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Seen it before. Surprised at how well the comedy holds up. One of the few skit to skit comedy movies I’ve actually enjoyed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 18:18:05 GMT -5
21. Shazam! (2019) - 9/10
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Post by burdette25159 on Apr 14, 2019 23:12:44 GMT -5
57: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) *3/4 Oh my, what an atrocity. First the good points: The Jerry Goldsmith score was good, a Villian who doesn't either vow revenge for what happened in the past or conquer the Galaxy but the BAD OUTWEIGHTS THE GOOD BY A VERY LARGE MARGIN. Since William Shatner's directed it, it was essentially an Shatner's vanity project, the plot was awful, painful jokes that aren't of STIV quality and WORST of all, the visual effects are the worst to grace a major studio produced film that came out in the 2nd half of the 1980s, the effects are not only worse then the first two seasons of "ST: The Next Generation" but some are worse then the 1960s TV series (at least Superman IV had the excuse of having it's budget cut by Cannon Films)
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Post by adamclark52 on Apr 15, 2019 4:13:37 GMT -5
59. Hellbound: Hellraiser II. This was actually really good. If the first movie is an A+ then this is a solid B+. But I’d heard the second one wasn’t bad at all; it’s everything after that’s terrible. The makeup isn’t quite as grotesque in this as the original and the imagery not as captivating but some of the scenes are awesome, like the bodies hanging in Dr. Chanards attic or the journey in Hell. The Cenobites were way cheesier though which is too bad. The Chanard Cenobite is especially cheesy. Anything with him sucks so much. This is the first movie but with a budget ten times that of the original, but it doesn’t lose itself in itself. And Ashley Laurence is such a pretty girl that just watching her is nice. 60. Braindead/Dead Alive. This is so over-the-top and gross. The custard scene in particular was revolting. It’s really not that great. Not even because it’s supposed to be terrible. I just didn’t get much enjoyment out of this. It takes a long time for the chaos to get going. The priest was in this far less than I expected. He was amazing though. The “baby in the park” scene was so damn funny too. Whenever I watch this or Meet the Feebles I can’t believe Peter Jackson was able to get funding to make the Lord of the Rings.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 15, 2019 12:04:55 GMT -5
Watched Spaceballs again last night.
Never noticed Rick Moranis drops an Fbomb before even in the future nothing works.
Also watched Theodore Rex because the person whose choice it was wanted to make us suffer.
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 15, 2019 13:59:16 GMT -5
I watched Pacific Rim: Uprising and I was very disappointed.
It felt like the plot for a 6 year TV series shoved into a 90 minute movie. It didn't work for a "turn your brain off and eat popcorn" movie because the first 90% of the movie contained about 1 minute of action. Every single character that was introduced in this movie was an asshole. The only two cool people were from the first movie.
Like I mentioned earlier, this COULD have worked as a TV series. But in movie form it was a dumpster fire.
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