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Movies Rate and Discuss the Last Movie You Saw v.16
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Borderlands (2024) 1/10. Headache-inducing. Just awful. Also, as someone who never played the games, why is everyone in this move so fucking OLD? Is that part of the game? Kevin Hart is in his mid 40s, Cait Blanchett is pushing 60 and Jame Lee Curtis is almost 70.
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Took my son to see Minecraft. It was enjoyable. He loved it.
Jack Black delivers as usual, some songs and just overall fun with him. Momoa was also great in a loser role.
The voice over cameo at the end credits with the villager was absolutely gold.
Jack Black delivers as usual, some songs and just overall fun with him. Momoa was also great in a loser role.
The voice over cameo at the end credits with the villager was absolutely gold.
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Over the last week, my wife and I watched a Woody Allen movie a night. We stuck to ones we hadn't seen a bunch of times like Annie Hall or Manhattan. Mainly his later ones.
Manhattan Murder Mystery-8/10. Maybe my favorite of the week.
Curse of The Jade Scorpion-6/10. Critics killed this, but I enjoyed it.
Midnight in Paris--8/10. Great film, concept, performances. Rich.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona-8/10. One of the best acted dialogue movies I have ever seen. I have never wanted to be eating and drinking with the characters more lol.
Small Time Crooks-7/10. Some really clever scenes.
I have never seen Scoop, Match Point, or Anything Else so they will be next.
Manhattan Murder Mystery-8/10. Maybe my favorite of the week.
Curse of The Jade Scorpion-6/10. Critics killed this, but I enjoyed it.
Midnight in Paris--8/10. Great film, concept, performances. Rich.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona-8/10. One of the best acted dialogue movies I have ever seen. I have never wanted to be eating and drinking with the characters more lol.
Small Time Crooks-7/10. Some really clever scenes.
I have never seen Scoop, Match Point, or Anything Else so they will be next.
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Green Border (Poland/Czechia/France/Belgium, 2023) - 4/5
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (USA, 2007) - 4.5/5
Conclave (UK, 2024) - 3.5/5
Chopper (Australia, 2000) - 4/5
We Live in Time (UK, 2024) - 3/5
Mass (USA, 2021) - 3.5/5
Hanna (USA/Germany, 2011) - 3/5
Lemon (USA, 2017) - 3/5
Shoplifters (Japan, 2018) - 4/5
The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany, 2023) - 3.5/5
Dinner in America (USA, 2020) - 4/5
Certain Women (USA, 2016) - 4/5
Beau is Afraid (USA, 2023) - 4/5
Interstellar (UK/USA, 2014) - 3.5/5
also watched Sing Sing for the third time. it still fuckin’ hits. 5/5 + 10/10 chef’s kisses
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (USA, 2007) - 4.5/5
Conclave (UK, 2024) - 3.5/5
Chopper (Australia, 2000) - 4/5
We Live in Time (UK, 2024) - 3/5
Mass (USA, 2021) - 3.5/5
Hanna (USA/Germany, 2011) - 3/5
Lemon (USA, 2017) - 3/5
Shoplifters (Japan, 2018) - 4/5
The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany, 2023) - 3.5/5
Dinner in America (USA, 2020) - 4/5
Certain Women (USA, 2016) - 4/5
Beau is Afraid (USA, 2023) - 4/5
Interstellar (UK/USA, 2014) - 3.5/5
also watched Sing Sing for the third time. it still fuckin’ hits. 5/5 + 10/10 chef’s kisses
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D.O.A. (USA, 1949)
Sometimes alternatively titled "Frank Bigelow's Really Not At All Fun Vacation"
D.O.A. opens with an irresistible hook: a man walks into an L.A. police station and reports a murder—his own. Even better, the police don’t seem particularly surprised to see him. The man is Frank Bigelow (Edmond O’Brien), a small-town accountant (and notary!) with all the charisma of a filing cabinet.
It’s noir, but not as we usually know it. Bigelow isn’t some cool, jaded anti-hero in a fedora muttering about dames and bad luck. He’s sweaty, confused, and kind of a jerk—the sort of guy who takes a solo vacation from his girlfriend just to party in San Francisco. And yet, somehow, you end up rooting for him—maybe because his unraveling feels more relatable than the standard tough-guy act.
D.O.A. taps into the mid-century American psyche: Cold War dread, corporate alienation, and the creeping horror that the most dangerous thing in your life might be a clerical error. The film’s biggest twist isn’t the poison—it’s that a Bill of Sale turns out to be the most important object in the entire story. That’s not a metaphor. It’s literally paperwork.
The premise has echoed through later works—from the action-satire Crank to the techno-babble thriller Source Code. Even Michael Clayton borrows the idea of a man stumbling into danger via bureaucratic oversight. But here, it feels like a brilliant premise wrapped in a relatively pedestrian package—Kafka filtered through a tax audit.
The score is ponderous, even cringeworthy at times. And while allowances can be made for mid-century performance styles, much of the acting feels both shallow and overwrought. The narrative is murky in ways that seem less deliberate than accidental.
Ultimately, D.O.A. is more important for its place in cinema history than for what it delivers onscreen. It helped invent a now-familiar template, and for that, it earns its legacy. It’s a film to admire more than to enjoy.
Rating: 5.5/10
Sometimes alternatively titled "Frank Bigelow's Really Not At All Fun Vacation"
D.O.A. opens with an irresistible hook: a man walks into an L.A. police station and reports a murder—his own. Even better, the police don’t seem particularly surprised to see him. The man is Frank Bigelow (Edmond O’Brien), a small-town accountant (and notary!) with all the charisma of a filing cabinet.
It’s noir, but not as we usually know it. Bigelow isn’t some cool, jaded anti-hero in a fedora muttering about dames and bad luck. He’s sweaty, confused, and kind of a jerk—the sort of guy who takes a solo vacation from his girlfriend just to party in San Francisco. And yet, somehow, you end up rooting for him—maybe because his unraveling feels more relatable than the standard tough-guy act.
D.O.A. taps into the mid-century American psyche: Cold War dread, corporate alienation, and the creeping horror that the most dangerous thing in your life might be a clerical error. The film’s biggest twist isn’t the poison—it’s that a Bill of Sale turns out to be the most important object in the entire story. That’s not a metaphor. It’s literally paperwork.
The premise has echoed through later works—from the action-satire Crank to the techno-babble thriller Source Code. Even Michael Clayton borrows the idea of a man stumbling into danger via bureaucratic oversight. But here, it feels like a brilliant premise wrapped in a relatively pedestrian package—Kafka filtered through a tax audit.
The score is ponderous, even cringeworthy at times. And while allowances can be made for mid-century performance styles, much of the acting feels both shallow and overwrought. The narrative is murky in ways that seem less deliberate than accidental.
Ultimately, D.O.A. is more important for its place in cinema history than for what it delivers onscreen. It helped invent a now-familiar template, and for that, it earns its legacy. It’s a film to admire more than to enjoy.
Rating: 5.5/10
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Infested (2023)
French horror movie which was actually decent enough. Slacker guy who collects reptiles and insects buys a weird spider that has come from Dubai's deserts, it escapes in his apartment block and all hell starts breaking out. It was actually much better than 'Sting' which I saw last year, like a modern version of 'Arachnophobia' which I'm looking forward to the remake also.
6/10
Blink Twice (2024)
Couldn't have given a fuck about this. Channing Tatum basically plays Elon Musk luring women to his island for all the lads to do a bit of raping, that's about it. Nothing likeable about of any of the characters. The most unbelievable part of it, being that this super good looking billionaire targets a very ugly woman to bring to the island, when he could have his pick of anyone. There's a lot of not-so-subtle social commentary / political shite as well.
3/10
French horror movie which was actually decent enough. Slacker guy who collects reptiles and insects buys a weird spider that has come from Dubai's deserts, it escapes in his apartment block and all hell starts breaking out. It was actually much better than 'Sting' which I saw last year, like a modern version of 'Arachnophobia' which I'm looking forward to the remake also.
6/10
Blink Twice (2024)
Couldn't have given a fuck about this. Channing Tatum basically plays Elon Musk luring women to his island for all the lads to do a bit of raping, that's about it. Nothing likeable about of any of the characters. The most unbelievable part of it, being that this super good looking billionaire targets a very ugly woman to bring to the island, when he could have his pick of anyone. There's a lot of not-so-subtle social commentary / political shite as well.
3/10
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Thank You for Smoking (2005)
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I've seen some describe this as "forgotten". Is it? I always liked it and wanted to revisit it. The first thing to stand out is Eckhart's performance, showing why he was chosen for TDK. You also get Rob Lowe, Sam Elliot, William H Macy, Robert Duvall, and Katie Holmes (among others), and all in 90 minutes.
It is interesting to see Holmes and Eckhart together in what would have been a preview of TDK if not for Holmes's famous decision to opt out of the sequel.
The visual of the film mimics the visuals of those old madmen cigarette ads. And the film's tone mimics that aesthetic as well. We all know the dangers of smoking, but Eckhart's decisive charisma and the film's slick satire might be enough to sway you to the side of big tobacco, even while the film tells you it is manipulating you and using the same tactics ad agencies used to keep people addicted.
Years later..I think TYFS is still relevant today, and maybe a sequel is needed with the advent (and now lasting presence) of vaping since the films release almost 20 years ago.
Also...fun fact. Elon Musk was a producer on this. Honestly had no idea and I've seen this a few times. Had no idea who he was back then though.
8/10 range.
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I've seen some describe this as "forgotten". Is it? I always liked it and wanted to revisit it. The first thing to stand out is Eckhart's performance, showing why he was chosen for TDK. You also get Rob Lowe, Sam Elliot, William H Macy, Robert Duvall, and Katie Holmes (among others), and all in 90 minutes.
It is interesting to see Holmes and Eckhart together in what would have been a preview of TDK if not for Holmes's famous decision to opt out of the sequel.
The visual of the film mimics the visuals of those old madmen cigarette ads. And the film's tone mimics that aesthetic as well. We all know the dangers of smoking, but Eckhart's decisive charisma and the film's slick satire might be enough to sway you to the side of big tobacco, even while the film tells you it is manipulating you and using the same tactics ad agencies used to keep people addicted.
Years later..I think TYFS is still relevant today, and maybe a sequel is needed with the advent (and now lasting presence) of vaping since the films release almost 20 years ago.
Also...fun fact. Elon Musk was a producer on this. Honestly had no idea and I've seen this a few times. Had no idea who he was back then though.
8/10 range.
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Crimson tide (1995)
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I really liked this one. Tony Scott really had a certain way about his film's that was unique to him. This starts out feeling a bit like underwater Top Gun, but ends up setting itself apart especially with the dynamic between Hackman and Denzel.
Denzel is the new guy (obviously). He is the "by the books" and "theory" guy. While Hackman is the hands on, hard experience guy. From the same cloth as Jack Nicholson from A Few Good Men.
Their relationship in the film is complex. Hackman basically explains to him that he will have to play 4d chess to win over his respect. And when shit goes down, and the stakes get higher, the dimensions increase.
Sure, there is some cool submarine action. But the film really excels in this back and forth, back stabbing power struggle between the two.
They get some good support including Viggo Mortensen and James Gandolfini. Everyone on the submarine has to fit themselves on the board between Hackman and Denzel, while a potential bigger threat looms, and the result is very thrilling.
And not without some Tony Scott humor thrown in. Especially some lines by Hackman.
7.5/10 range or higher
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I really liked this one. Tony Scott really had a certain way about his film's that was unique to him. This starts out feeling a bit like underwater Top Gun, but ends up setting itself apart especially with the dynamic between Hackman and Denzel.
Denzel is the new guy (obviously). He is the "by the books" and "theory" guy. While Hackman is the hands on, hard experience guy. From the same cloth as Jack Nicholson from A Few Good Men.
Their relationship in the film is complex. Hackman basically explains to him that he will have to play 4d chess to win over his respect. And when shit goes down, and the stakes get higher, the dimensions increase.
Sure, there is some cool submarine action. But the film really excels in this back and forth, back stabbing power struggle between the two.
They get some good support including Viggo Mortensen and James Gandolfini. Everyone on the submarine has to fit themselves on the board between Hackman and Denzel, while a potential bigger threat looms, and the result is very thrilling.
And not without some Tony Scott humor thrown in. Especially some lines by Hackman.
7.5/10 range or higher
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I like his stuff. I forgot he made so many with Denzel. His last 4 films were with him. Man on Fire, Deja Vu, Unstoppable, Taking of Pelham 1,2,3.
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Started the first episode and couldn't get through it.
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Had they been full length episodes I wouldn't have either, but I got through it quickly. Won't bother with season 2
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Get Away
Predictable but not terrible. Just a silly horror-esque film. Though beware the ugly man in womens lingerie.
Predictable but not terrible. Just a silly horror-esque film. Though beware the ugly man in womens lingerie.
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Starting Ghostbusters - Frozen Empire ? I didn't even know this existed.
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The Amateur -- 7/10. Was decent enough spy/thriller type of movie.
Wanting to watch this but my girlfriend wants to watch Drop, might have to double movie it this weekend.
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it was entertaining - i'll leave it at that.
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Warfare 9/10
Really good. Mostly accurate. Kinda weird experience watching since I was there in 06 and been through very similar firefights and being blown up. No real set plot, just a very visceral movie documentary pretty much. Like Black Hawk Down, but much smaller scale and less heroics.
Really good. Mostly accurate. Kinda weird experience watching since I was there in 06 and been through very similar firefights and being blown up. No real set plot, just a very visceral movie documentary pretty much. Like Black Hawk Down, but much smaller scale and less heroics.
