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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 23, 2021 22:48:53 GMT -5
#89 - Queen & Slim
*HBOMax
A very intense movie that tells a powerful story. Lives are totally ruined by one cop's unjust actions and this film hits so hard because it's the kind of thing that could (and probably does) happen more often than it should. [****]
#90 - Tenet
*4KBlu-Ray
There are some glaring issues in terms of a few story beats. The obvious Nolan stuff works from the unique story to the breathtaking sound and visuals to the incredible effects. I had my mind blown by this movie and after seeing it again, the same thoughts stick with me. It has serious story problems including a lack of character development but it's such a wild ride. [****½]
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Post by agent817 on Mar 24, 2021 0:47:23 GMT -5
60. Sugar & Spice (2001) - Watched this on DVD. I know that this movie was blasted and also had flopped when it came out two decades ago (wow). I remember hearing about it and my mom renting it and quickly turning it off back then. However, with this being my first time watching it, I have to say that this movie is more enjoyable than I would have thought at first (I requested it from the library merely out of curiosity). This movie clearly didn't take itself seriously. I found myself laughing at certain points. Some of the actresses even hammed it up in their roles, especially Mena Suvari. Definitely a fun film, especially if you don't take it seriously.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Mar 24, 2021 6:43:16 GMT -5
Mank (2020) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
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Post by agent817 on Mar 24, 2021 21:28:38 GMT -5
61. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Watched this on DVD. Story-wise, there was a lot of interesting elements as the whole lore of Ghost in the Shell is mainly about cyborgs who somehow get a human sense and feel stuff. It may be sold as a sequel, but it doesn't really have direct links to its predecessor, despite appearances from a couple of characters.
As for anything else, it had great visuals, especially three-dimensional CGI effects added to the layouts. There were also good action scenes.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 24, 2021 23:03:38 GMT -5
#91 - The Losers
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This movie is just a lot of fun. Most of the cast is great, with Evans, Saldana, and Dean Morgan standing out, there are some really enjoyable action scenes, and a few legitimate laughs. [***½]
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 25, 2021 23:00:59 GMT -5
#92 - Jaws
*HBOMax
The special effects hold up surprisingly well after all this time. It's engaging, has a ton of suspense, and comes to a cool conclusion. I just didn't care much about the characters. [***½]
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Mar 26, 2021 2:41:47 GMT -5
How Many Chances
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Guy I grew up with made a kinda docmentary about his life. About 14 years ago he wrote an autobiography,that turned out to be about 60% bullshit. So once I saw he made it into a film I gave it a watch. No clue how truthful the stuff after 97 is. But the story he tells about getting arrested for armed robbery of a burger stand in the film doesn't match up to the version he told in the book. And neither of them match up to what really happened.
0.5 Stars outta 5.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Mar 26, 2021 3:57:38 GMT -5
Nomadland (2020)
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Post by bob on Mar 26, 2021 13:13:51 GMT -5
2012 total: 223 movies 2013 total: 274 movies 2014 total: 215 movies 2015 total: 189 movies 2016 total: 202 movies 2017 total: unknown - post was accidently deleted 2018 total: 175 movies 2019 total: 248 movies 2020 total: 211 movies
* First time watching a movie ever or first time viewing a movie on bluray
theatrical viewings:
January 1 The Executioner (1963) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 2 Village of the Damned (1960) 5/5 * January 4 Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) 5/5 * January 5 Cría cuervos . . . (1976) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 6 I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987) Criterion Collection 3/5 * January 7 Sisters (1972) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 8 Fantastic Planet (1973) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 9 A Dog's Life (1918) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 10 À nos amours (1983) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 11 Black Girl (1966) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 11 The Challenge (1938) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 12 Kuroneko (1968) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 13 Eraserhead (1977) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 14 The X From Outer Space (1967) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 15 Cassandro, the Exotico! (2019) 5/5 * January 16 Death by Hanging (1968) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 17 Day of Wrath (1943) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 19 Diamonds of the Night (1964) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 21 Gate of Hell (1954) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 22 Knife in the Water (1962) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 23 The Exterminating Angel (1962) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 23 Trafic (1971) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 24 Cronos (1993) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 26 How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1988) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 28 Ugetsu (1954) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 29 An Actor’s Revenge (1963) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 30 The Last Metro (1980) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 31 Three Colors: Blue (1994) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 31 Three Colors: White (1994) Criterion Collection 5/5 * January 31 Three Colors: Red (1994) Criterion Collection 5/5 *
February 1 The War Room (1993) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 2 Westfront 1918 (1930) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 2 The Cremator (1969) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 3 Panique (1947) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 4 Beau travail (1999) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 5 Drunken Angel (1959) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 6 Jigoku (2000) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 6 Night and Fog in Japan (1960) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 7 Black Moon (1975) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 8 Insomnia (1997) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 8 Les enfants terribles (1952) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 9 Gomorrah (2008) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 9 Europa Europa (1991) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 10 The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 10 Homicide (1991) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 11 Che Part 1 (2008) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 12 Che Part 2 (2008) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 12 Le samouraï (1976) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 13 Branded to Kill (1967) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 13 The Hidden Fortress (1958) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 13 Limelight (1952) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 13 L'humanité (1976) Criterion Collection 5/5 * February 21 Happy Gilmore (1996) 4/5 February 25 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Criterion Collection 5/5 February 28 Saving Mr. Banks (2013) 5/5 * February 28 La Jetée (1962) Criterion Collection 5/5
March 4 Young Guns (1988) 3/5 * March 9 Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) Criterion Collection 5/5 March 13 An American Hippie in Israel (1972) 1/5 * March 14 White Mane (1953) 5/5 * March 18 The Red Balloon (1956) 5/5 * March 20 Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (1982) 5/5 March 21 The Midnight Sky (2020) 5/5 * March 21 The Irishman (2019) 5/5* March 25 Jamaica Inn (1939) 3.5/5 *
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Post by adamclark52 on Mar 26, 2021 19:05:25 GMT -5
80. AVP: Alien verses Predator *DVD* This movie constantly gets shat on but it’s really not bad. It’s just a cheesy early-2000’s action movie that had the problem way higher expectations surrounding it than most action movies do. I really like it. The first bit is a little slow but it does a decent job of setting the story. The CGI was surprisingly good and really holds up against other movies of the time. The only parts that are really silly is the Predators being too hostile towards the humans. They’re usually pretty honourable but I guess they had to get the humans out of their way because they were already going to die once the Aliens got loose anyway. And the main girl with the Alien head...sheild(?) was silly. But the good far outweighs the bad. Turn your brain off and revisit this one.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Mar 26, 2021 22:33:21 GMT -5
26. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) 27. Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD (1998) 28. Susie Q (1996)So this is a movie I've been wanting to watch for a little while now. It's one of the last Disney Channel Premiere Films (they were re-branded as Disney Channel Original Movies about a year later) and has something of a cult following due to be one of the first prominent roles for Amy Jo Johnson after she left Power Rangers. I was hoping I could've watched this for Weird and Obscure Disney+ last year, but after watching its credits I don't think Disney actually had anything to do with its production despite it airing on the Disney Channel, so it seems doubtful it'll make it to the service. Anyways, Johnson plays the title character, a 50's High School student who dies in a car accident with her boyfriend on the way to a school dance. Forty years later, Zach (played by Lois & Clark's Justin Whalin) moves into her old home with his Mom and little sister. After fishing her old charm bracelet out of the river, Susie makes herself known to Zach and causes all kinds of ghostly problems in his life in the hopes that he'll help her help her parents from getting evicted from the trailer park they're living in now. Eventually he agrees, they grow fond of each other, and this leads to a police car chase and a resolution that really feels like it would fall apart in five minutes if anybody ever put any pressure on it at all. I guess this was ok. Johnson and Whalin are great and have a lot of chemistry with each other. But that honestly does little to elevate an otherwise uninteresting story. I could see how if you watched this while growing up in the 90's you could be nostalgic for it, but I would pass if you're looking to watch it cold.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 26, 2021 22:45:17 GMT -5
#93 - Another Round
*Hulu
I like the story this tells and it features some interesting characters but the whole thing works so well because Mads Mikkelsen is so very good at what he does. [***½]
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Post by bibboid on Mar 27, 2021 0:39:05 GMT -5
26. Dunkirk
I am torn on this movie. I really really wanted to love it. What happened there was one of the greatest stories to come out of WWII. The acting is top notch. Then again, the movie has a time structure that is distractingly jumpy (I understand why he did it, but I still found it very annoying). And the soundtrack has some strange noise that keeps playing in the background which I found rather irritating. It was a very good movie, but I can't call it great.
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Post by adamclark52 on Mar 27, 2021 3:01:56 GMT -5
81. Anthropophagous 2000* *DVD* While this has Andreas Schnaas trademark over the top gore effects (and some well made prosthetic heads) it’s ultimately just kind of boring. It lacks that sleazy factor of the original. And if you hadn’t seen the original you’d have no idea what’s going on because it jumps all over the place and the subtitles are sometimes omitted. It still has a baby scene, because if you’re doing anything Anthropophagous related you have to have a baby scene. And it has a pike scene, because I guess Schnaas had recently watched Cannibal Holocaust too. The origin scene of the killer is the stuff all fans of cheesy horror should witness.
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Post by adamclark52 on Mar 27, 2021 3:59:21 GMT -5
82. Violent Shit *DVD* After being a little disappointed by Andreas Schnaas’ take on Anthropophagous I decided to revisit his magnum opus for probably the fifth time in the last six months. Art-haus at its most glorious. The cinematography, set designs, camera work and direction are all the things lesser directors like Martin Scorwhatshisname and Stanley Kubrick dreamt of their entire careers but were never able to reach. A true masterpiece in the realm of filmmaking.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Mar 27, 2021 6:24:48 GMT -5
Watched the Eric Andre movie Bad Trip on Netflix. Was surprised how funny it was. I needed it
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Post by Duke Cameron on Mar 27, 2021 12:26:21 GMT -5
The Father (2020)
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Mar 27, 2021 15:37:08 GMT -5
27. Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD (1998) 28. Susie Q (1996) 29. Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980)As I said in my Nick Fury review, I'm trying to track down all the pre-X-Men Marvel movies, and this was next on the list. For those that don't know this is an anime based on Marvel's 1970's Tomb of Dracula series. This was so boring. I don't know how you can adapt a 70 issue comic book series into a 90 minute movie yet still make it feel like the plot is moving at a snail's pace. And the dubbing is horrible. None of the voices feel like they fit their character, and the narrator is the worst. He sounds less like he's narrating a gothic horror story and more like he's doing commercial bumpers for Widget the World Watcher. The only real entertainment I got out of all this was the legitimately and unintentionally hilarious scene where Dracula mugs a dude so he could buy a cheeseburger.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Mar 27, 2021 17:12:27 GMT -5
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
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Post by adamclark52 on Mar 27, 2021 18:18:19 GMT -5
83. Commando *DVD* This was the first time I’ve ever watched this movie start to finish and oh my god is it incredible. I knew it was violent but I’ve only ever seen the ending shootout and the Sully scene at the cliff. I had no idea how many awesome one liners there are and how funny it is. I loved every second of it. It may not be in the league of the first two Terminators but I’d say it’s the best Arnold movie after those that I’ve seen. 10/10
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