Track the Movies You Watched (2024)

[The Kevstaaa]

#433 - Ant-Man (2015; Disney+)

*7th Viewing

Paul Rudd and Michael Pena carry this, boosting a film with some lackluster side characters and villains. [***½]

#434 - Insidious: The Last Key (2018; Tubi)

*1st Viewing

I respect that this surprisingly became Elise's franchise but this entry again feels redundant and isn't as scary as the previous entries. [**]

[Mountain Dew]

Watched Scream for the first time tonight. It's a lighthearted horror/mystery movie. It's sort of a parody of classic horror movies, but it's not a comedy, if that makes sense.

I really liked it. I kept guessing which character was the killer, and I was pretty surprised in the end. The last twenty minutes or so are pretty suspenseful.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Oct 22, 2024 23:18:41 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

#8) "Biggles: Adventure In Time", 1986 British adventure film.
*snip*
3 out of 10.

#9) "West & Soda", 1965 Italian animated movie. Set in the American 'old west', gruesome crook Gruesome and his lackeys Ursus and Slim try to take the lovely Clementine and her land, until she gets help from the handsome stranger Johnny.

Some people (especially the film producers) consider this to be the first "spaghetti western", since it was in production before Sergio Leone's "A Fistful Of Dollars" was made but released after.

Lots of goofy fun. Good story, fun animation, good music. Animation reminded me at times of Chuck Jones' work, and at other times of Genndy Tartakovsky's "Samurai Jack".

Well worth checking out, I saw it free on YouTube.

8 out of 10.

[agent817]

148. A Thin Line Between Love and Hate - Watched this on Tubi. For some strange reason, I had an itch to watch this. I have the soundtrack album. I have been listening to a particular song from that album lately. However, aside from seeing trailers and TV spots as a kid, as well as seeing bits and pieces of it, I have never watched this from start to finish.

I will note that I was a little reluctant to watch this on Tubi, mostly because of the ads. However, I couldn't find it on library databases, nor was it available On Demand from cable premium channels, and I didn't want to rent it. So I went with this option. I recall reading somewhere that this was another take on "Fatal Attraction." This also feels like a movie that was Martin Lawrence's pet project, given that he not only starred in it, but also co-wrote it, co-produced it, and directed it.

With all of that said, I could see that this film was entertaining in some areas, but there were some issues. For example, in many scenes, you could tell Martin Lawrence was a bit out of it because he had drug problems at the time this was filmed. However, I saw that he and Bobby Brown's character (Yes, Bobby Brown, as in New Edition) worked well with another. I also thought he worked well with Regina King, and also Lynn Whitfield, who was definitely one of the best parts of this movie. In fact, Lynn Whitfield played the role of a psychopath really well that she was scary. Which brings me to how the first half felt like a romantic comedy and the second half felt like a thriller, if dark comedy. The comedic bits were still there, but it got rather dark.

I will say that the film was okay, but when it comes to other films with Martin Lawrence, there are plenty that I liked better than this one. However, I didn't mind watching it. I wouldn't say it was great, though.

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

OCTOBER - the month for spooky crap, tooth decay and weird decorations that aren't christmas ones

i had fun this month, saw ambulance on tv, actually liked the tomorrow war ... also some spooktastic stuff as well!

oh yeah, changed my score for game of death (bruce lee scenes)

TEN

carry on cleo
fist of fury
alien covenant
plebs soldiers of rome
riders of justice (Retfærdighedens Ryttere)
pig
team america world police
guardians of the galaxy vol 2
phantom of the open
violent night
ambulance (2022)
smile (2022)
monthy python and now for something completely different

NINE

game of death (bruce lee scenes)
polite society
genie
antibellum
alice (2022)
nobody
charlies angels (2019)
aftersun
monster hunter
death to smoochy
ghostbusters afterlife
venom let there be carnage
the lost city (2022)
radio days
free guy
old
the last of the mohicans (1992)
tenet
memento
the warriors
cyrano
for your eyes only
shadow in the cloud
hounded
the northman
the last duel
amsterdamned
spider-man homecoming
final cut
the tomorrow war
hotel transylvania: transformania
moonage daydream

EIGHT

game of death 2
jackass forever
castle freak (2020)
werewolves within
cop shop
dog (2022)
barbarian (2022)
wild and woolly (1978)
fresh (2022)

SEVEN

spin me round
when eight bells toll
moonfall
fantastic beats the secrets of dumbledore

SIX

marlowe (2022)

TWO

game of death (whatever the hell they patched it up with)

[The Kevstaaa]

#435 - Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (2024; Netflix)

*1st Viewing

I love Olivia Rodrigo so of course I loved this. Having this be the show where she brought out Chappell Roan was *chef's kiss.* [*****]

#436 - Hubie Halloween (2020; Netflix)

*1st Viewing

When Adam Sandler talks in a stupid voice, I hate it. That happened here for about 100 awful minutes. [*]

#437 - Insidious: The Red Door (2023; Netflix)

*1st Viewing

Decent effort but Patrick Wilson can't do what James Wan does and other than the MRI scene, this one was kind of bland. [**½]

[Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster]

33. Grave Robbers (1989)
34. Cemetery of Terror (1985)
35. Necromancer (1988)
36. Don't Panic (1987)
37. Darkroom (1989)
38. Rest in Pieces (1987)
39. The Undertaker (1988)
40. Primal Rage (1988)
41. FleshEater (1988)
42. Night Screams (1987)
43. Dead Girls (1990)
44. Frogs (1972)
45. Beyond the Darkness (1979)
46. The Laughing Dead (1989)
47. Demon Wind (1990)
48. Houseboat Horror (1989)
49. Evil Laugh (1986)
50. The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
51. Witchery (1989)
52. Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1995)

[mystermystery]

There is an anthology show on Screambox called TALES FROM THE VOID, that I've been watching and are able to be logged on Letterboxd, but I'm not going to count them here.

235. HAUNTED ULSTER LIVE (2023)
Another addition to the "Live Newscast goes Awry" section of the found footage genre, this one is usually dismissed as "Irish Ghostwatch" but I enjoyed the story it wove with an absolutely absurd twist in the third act when we get to the traditional "Throw the budget at the screen!" finale.

236. LIGHTS OUT (2016)
Ghost that can only get you in darkness really feels like it should've had at least three direct-to-whatever counts as DVD sequels by now. This thing does as much as it can think of with the gimmick, with the main story kind of a secondary thing.

237. GODS OF THE DEEP (2023)
Another low-budget Lovecraft inspired adaptation. Has a dude in a suit as the Cthulhu and that's mildly endearing to me.

238. CRY FOR THE STRANGERS (1983)
The only movie (on Letterboxd?) adapted from a John Saul novel is a made-for-TV knockoff of Carpenter's The Fog. In it, a storm moves in on a small town and when it moves out, another citizen is dead, which apparently happens on a regular enough rate for the sheriff to be like, "I don't know. Couldn't tell you," and for the vacationing psychologist to be like "DUDE, WAIT WHAT?!"

Has a rather familiar reveal at the end.

239. CARVED (2024)
A chemical spill causes a pumpkin to become sentient and monstrous...and it does not appreciate the local carving competition.

A real goofy concept that was probably better as a short, but was fine.

240. AZREAL (2024)
Another "Nobody talks" movie that uses the gimmick of "Revelation happened and those on earth don't speak for talking is now a sin" to throw Samara Weaving into another "survive situation after situation" horror film.

Compelling despite the gimmick.

[The Kevstaaa]

#438 - Captain America: Civil War (2016; 4K Blu-Ray)

*16th Viewing

Very much near the top of the list of my favorite MCU entries. [****½]

#439 - Despicable Me 4 (2024; Peacock)

*1st Viewing

Kind of where this franchise is at right now. Just very average stuff. [**½]

#440 - Agatha All Along (2024; Disney+)

*1st Viewing

So much better than it had any right to be and the casting of Aubrey Plaza as death is one of the greatest choices ever. [****]

[The Kevstaaa]

#441 - Dear Zoe (2022; Peacock)

*1st Viewing

A solid movie made on a small budget and while not every idea comes together as well as it should have, Sadie Sink carries it with her performance. [**½]

[bob]

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
2021 total: 149 movies
2022 total: 166 movies
2023 total: 161 movies
2024 total: as of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- 87


* First time watching a movie ever or first time viewing a movie on bluray


theatrical viewings:

January 1 POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) bluray 5/5 *
January 6 Big Hero 6 (2014) bluray 5/5 *
January 7 Contempt (1963) Criterion Collection 5/5 *
January 9 The Lighthouse (2019) 5/5 *
January 9 Mortal Kombat (2021) 5/5 *
January 12 Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023) bluray 5/5 *
January 13 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) bluray 5/5 *
January 14 Dances with Wolves (1990) Extended Cut bluray 5/5 *
January 15 The Last Duel (2021) bluray 5/5 *
January 16 Dial M for Murder (1954) 5/5
January 18 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) bluray 5/5 *
January 20 Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) 5/5 *
January 23 My Neighbor Totoro (1988) bluray 5/5 *
January 27 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) Criterion Collection 5/5 *
January 27 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) Criterion Collection 5/5 *
January 30 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) Criterion Collection 5/5 *

February 1 Annabelle (2014) bluray 5/5 *
February 3 Oppenheimer (2023) 5/5 * bluray
February 4 The Power of the Dog (2021) Criterion Collection bluray 5/5 *
February 8 If... (1968) Criterion Collection bluray 5/5 *
February 11 Annabelle (2014) bluray 5/5
February 17 Nope (2022) bluray 5/5 *
February 20 Annabelle: Creation (2017) bluray 5/5 *
February 22 Annabelle Comes Home (2019) bluray 5/5 *
February 24 Halloween (2018) bluray 5/5 *
February 24 Halloween Kills (2021) Extended Cut bluray 5/5 *
February 27 Halloween Ends (2022) bluray 5/5 *

March 3 Bull Durham (1988) Criterion Collection 5/5*
March 10 Dreams (1990) Criterion Collection 5/5*
March 17 Annabelle Comes Home (2019) bluray 5/5
March 22 Love and Bullets (1979) 2/5 *
March 23 The Exorcist: Believer (2023) 5/5 *
March 23 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) 5/5 *
March 24 Snow Monster vs Ice Shark (2020) 5/5 *
March 29 Dr. Strangelove (1964) Criterion Collection 5/5

April 2 The Protégé (2021) 5/5 *
April 4 The Visitor (1979) 1.5/5 *
April 14 Blazing Saddles (1974) 5/5
April 28 Hollywood: No Sex, Please (2018) 5/5 *

May 11 Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal (2024) 5/5 *
May 12 The Big Lebowski (1998) 5/5
May 12 Saw X (2023) bluray 5/5
May 25 Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) 5/5 *
May 26 Airplane! (1980) 5/5
May 28 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023) 5/5 *

June 13 The Wicker Man (1973) bluray 5/5 *
June 13 House of Games (1987) Criterion Collection 5/5 *
June 16 Halloween (1978) 5/5
June 17 Halloween II (1981) bluray 5/5 *
June 18 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) 5/5
June 20 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) bluray .5/5 *
June 21 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) bluray 5/5 *
June 22 Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) bluray 5/5 *
June 25 Fail Safe (1964) Criterion Collection 5/5 *
June 25 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) bluray 4.5/5 *
June 28 Halloween: Resurrection (2002) bluray 0/5*

July 1 Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) bluray 5/5 *
July 2 Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 (2009) bluray .5/5 *
July 4 Jaws 2 (1978) 0/5 *
July 4 Rapid (2019) 5/5 *
July 10 Terror in the Aisles (1984) bluray 5/5 *
July 11 Dune (2021) bluray 5/5
July 11 Dune: Part Two (2024) bluray 5/5 *
July 12 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) bluray 5/5 *
July 15 Corona Zombies (2020) 0/5 *
July 17 Thanksgiving (2023) 5/5 *
July 17 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) 5/5 *
July 25 Jellyfish Eyes (2013) Criterion Collection 5/5
July 28 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) bluray 5/5
July 28 Wet Hot American Summer (2001) 5/5 *
July 30 The Fifth Element (1997) 5/5 *

August 3 Old (2021) 5/5 *
August 4 Faster (2010) 5/5 *
August 5 The Blair Witch Project (1999) 5/5
August 6 Blair Witch (2016) 5/5 *
August 7 Self/Less (2015) 3/5 *
August 11 The Mummy (1932) 5/5
August 12 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) bluray 5/5 *
August 14 To Die For (1995) Criterion Collection bluray 5/5 *
August 16 Spellbound (1945) Criterion Collection 5/5 *
August 18 Who's Your Caddy? (2007) 0/5 *
August 18 Clueless (1995) 5/5 *
August 19 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) bluray 5/5 *
August 20 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) bluray 5/5 *
August 21 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) bluray 5/5 *
August 23 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) bluray 5/5 *
August 24 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) bluray 5/5 *
August 25 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) bluray 5/5 *
August 26 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) bluray 5/5 *
August 27 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) bluray 5/5 *

September 1 Logan's Run (1976) bluray 5/5 *
September 1 The Omega Man (1971) bluray 5/5 *
September 2 Soylent Green (1973) bluray 5/5 *
September 7 The African Queen (1951) bluray 5/5 *
September 7 Sanjuro (1962) Criterion Collection bluray 5/5 *
September 14 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) bluray 5/5 *
September 21 Mean Streets (1973) Criterion Collection bluray 5/5 *
September 28 Motherless Brooklyn (2019) bluray 5/5 *

October 5 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024) 0/5 *
October 12 Poor Things (2023) bluray 5/5 *
October 13 Monkey Man (2024) 5/5 *
October 15 Maggie (2015) 5/5 *

November 1 Showgirls (1995) bluray 2/5 *

[bibboid]

51. Time Cut

It’s a little bit horror and a little bit science fiction and a bit teen high school angst. Kind of silly but the cute girls made it watchable. Disregard the wild logical failures and many plot holes. I guessed the villain, method and motivation by the halfway point.

[Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster]

53. Shocking Dark (1989)

[The Kevstaaa]

#442 - Oblivion (2013; Netflix)

*1st Viewing

Generic sci-fi movie is very generic. [**]

[The Kevstaaa]

#443 - Cars (2006; Disney+)

*6th Viewing

Still a good but not great film. [***]

#444 - Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (2024; Netflix)

*2nd Viewing

Yes, I watched this again. Yes, I will likely watch it again before the year is up. [*****]

[agent817]

149. Election (1999) - Watched this on MGM+ On Demand. It's weird. While it's election week here in the states, I started reading the book of the same name by Tom Perrotta, of which this movie is an adaptation. I felt like watching it. So what if I didn't finish the book first? Besides, I had seen the movie before, although it had been quite a long time since my last viewing.

I will say that this movie holds up with its style. Considering I had already read a few chapters of the novel, I could see that the movie does the whole perspective thing that the book does because there are many bits where you are reading from a character's point-of-view. However, in this film, they are mostly done in voice-over narrations, which work and correlate with the different POVs in the book. The dark comedy still works in some scenes, especially in a movie where almost everyone is not a decent person (except for Chris Klein's character). Plus, I thought that the scenes with Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon on-screen together worked well because they played so well off each other.

Another thing that stood out was Alexander Payne's direction, especially the camera work. Okay, I will say that I liked how the bits with internal monologues were done with a freeze-framed shot and you hear the internal narration. Then you have some bits with closeup shots, zooming out, and the camera tilting in some scenes. I wonder if he uses that style in his other films. There is only one way to find out.

I still enjoy this movie. Now I just need to finish the book, and read the sequel called "Tracey Flick Can't Win," which I hear is being adapted into a film.

[The Kevstaaa]

#445 - Black Widow (2021; Disney+)

*4th Viewing

Florence Pugh kinda carries. [***½]

#446 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975; Hulu)

*1st Viewing

This is horny, gay, and doesn't really have a plot, which means it's pretty great. [****½]

[Bobeddy]

2024 New Releases


#49 Baghead

Iris inherits a pub and becomes guardian to the entity living in its basement, a creature that can change its form and allow the living to speak to the dead.

Some good performances but few big scares and a predictable story means there’s nothing on show here that’s not been done more effectively in similar movies such as Talk To Me.


#50 Infested

A French apartment building becomes overrun by deadly, rapidly growing spiders.

Played completely straight with consequences shown to creeping crawling effect, the peril is cranked high with charismatic performances making us root for our protagonists. Worth a watch but definitely not one for arachnophobes!



#51 MadS
Filmed in a one-take style, Romaine tries a new drug from his dealer which coincides with what appears to be the onset of a viral outbreak causing people to break out into extreme violence.

Another French movie, MadS is stylish and chaotic, a whirlpool of a movie that causes the senses to spiral as society appears to do the same.



#52 Stopmotion
Stop-motion animator Ella finds herself becoming obsessed with her latest project, a grim piece featuring grotesque puppet creations.

A fantastically creative film exploring the pressure to create and the struggle between an artist and their art. A touch predictable story-wise but this can be forgiven when its told in such an interesting and enthralling way.



#53 In A Violent Nature
Imagine Friday the 13th where the camera doesn't follow the teens but instead sticks mainly with the mute lumbering killer.

A unique and super interesting take on the slasher genre. With some creative kills sprinkled throughout, it's a lot of fun seeing the standard slasher plot take place 'around' the killer whenever he's close enough to hear the interactions of his victims. A small thing I loved is that based on certain lines that are dropped, it feels like the movie this killer exists in appears to be like Part 2 or 3 of the series.



#54 V/H/S/Beyond
The latest installment of the V/H/S series with another collection of short horror movies, this time collected under the loose theme of Alien encounters.

Like any of the V/H/S series this is a mixed bag with some shorts being stronger than others, gladly this time there were more hits than misses for me. This is an easy watch and with a wide variety in the tone and the slants they put on the Alien gimmick, you're sure to find at least one that really grabs you.

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

59. Nope

A little ambivalent on this one. It's got good characters, a decent story, I like the themes but it just all kind of goes by like a dream and nothing really sank in.

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

Oct 22, 2024 23:18:41 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

Sept 30, 2024 0:38:00 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

Ain't watched nothin' since July...

#6) "Surviving The Game", 1994 American action movie. Modern version of "The Most Dangerous Game", starring Ice-T as the hunted.
*snip*
Fun, though. 7 out of 10.

#7) "Rock & Rule", 1983 Canadian animated movie. Rock superstar kidnaps female singer to help summon a demon, her old band tries to rescue her.
*snip*
Always loved this movie.
9 out of 10.

#8) "Biggles: Adventure In Time", 1986 British adventure film. American Jim Ferguson finds himself skipping back and forth through time, coming to the assistance to legendary World War 1 hero Biggles fight against the German army and their new super-weapon.

This movie is a mess. The basic parts of action and adventure with Biggles and his crew in WW1 are fine enough, but they hammered into the script this stupid concept of a time-travelling American trying to help, ONLY because the movie "Back To The Future" was a hit. It just didn't make sense. There's no real explanation WHY it's happening. There's no real explanation HOW it's happening. And there didn't seem to be any consistency as to WHEN it happens. It takes away from what could have been a decent little adventure.

And there's a remarkably stupid character in the background who is just there for stupid comedy.

It's a shame that this is the last film credit for Peter Cushing (who did well, given that he was given nothing to do).

The guy who was Biggles was good (Neil Dickson), the guy who was the American was a block of wood (Alex Hyde-White).

The producers should have not released this, it's a mess.

3 out of 10.

Only just checked the thread again so only just saw this.

Biggles basically chose the wrong 80s franchise to copy. It shouldn't have shoehorned in Back to the Future, it should have been a British Indiana Jones. I know that's basically James Bond, but with him you can't go back into WW2 for adventures, use that setting and trappings, find some weird history he can fit in for a fun adventure.