What was the last movie you watched? Part 2
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| movie (release year) | genre(s) | my rating |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail (2024) | horror, thriller | ★★★★☆ |
| The Clovehitch Killer (2018) | drama, mystery | ★★★★☆ |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | sci-fi, horror | ★★★★☆ |
| Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) | sci-fi, adventure | ★★★★☆ |
| Talk to Me (2023) | horror, thriller | ★★★★☆ |
| Blue Velvet (1986) | crime, drama | ★★★☆☆ |
| The Bone Collector (1999) | drama, mystery | ★★★☆☆ |
| Hit Man (2023) | crime, comedy | ★★★☆☆ |
| Big Hero 6 (2014) | adventure, family | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Dragonslayer (1981) | fantasy, adventure | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Eileen (2023) | thriller, drama | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Jason Bourne (2016) | action, thriller | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Calamity Jane (2024) | western | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| The Girl in the Photographs (2015) | crime, horror | ★☆☆☆☆ |
How my rating scale works:
| ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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~8 to 10 | ~6 to ~8 | ~4 to ~6 | ~2 to ~4 | 0 to ~2 |
excellent / rewatch worthy | good / rewatch worthy | average / passable / mixed | bad / dislike | horrible / big waste of time |
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Violence in a Women's Prison (Orig Violenza in un carcere femminile, AKA Caged Women, AKA Women's Penitentiary 4 ~ 1982)
Italian exploitation flick directed by low-budget gore and sleaze specialist Bruno Mattei (here under the alias 'Vincent Dawn'). An undercover journalist gets herself into a notoriously brutal prison, hoping to do an expose on the chief warden, her staff, and their inhumane methods. However, once she's incarcerated she finds herself at the mercy of staff and inmates alike.
It ticks most of the boxes for these; degrading medical examination, brutal punishment/hard labour, 'perverted'/voyeuristic staff, softcore girl-girl sex... although it is missing a shower scene! Everybody knows shower scenes are obligatory in WIP movies! It does, however, feature a 'scat fight'... Yep, that was a new one on me; apparently this is the term for a 'cat fight' where the women involved are rolling around in what is supposed to be human excrement. This film is nothing if not educational.
It stars Laura Gemser, best-known as the lead in the softcore Black Emanuelle films, and it's kind of an entry in that series, although apparently that was an afterthought. As best I can tell (and this does get confusing), this was originally going to be a standalone WIP movie. Then Mattei got the idea of tying it to the Black Emanuelle series that had concluded four years earlier (and that he wasn't involved with). So he cast Gemser as lead and named her character Emanuelle, although she's undercover as 'Laura Kendall'. In the original Black Emanuelle series Gemser's character name was 'Mae Jordan' and Emanuelle was just her nickname, but here her actual name is Emanuelle, although she's working under an alias... And somehow Mattei wanted all this to tie together... It's not worth trying to work it out in all honesty, because that's more effort than the film deserves. Gemser & co are attractive, but the film is often slow, even at times bordering on boring (unforgivable for a WIP flick; they may be trash, but they shouldn't struggle to hold your attention!). Worth seeing once if you're a fan of Gemser (she has many), but as a movie it's a 4/10
Italian exploitation flick directed by low-budget gore and sleaze specialist Bruno Mattei (here under the alias 'Vincent Dawn'). An undercover journalist gets herself into a notoriously brutal prison, hoping to do an expose on the chief warden, her staff, and their inhumane methods. However, once she's incarcerated she finds herself at the mercy of staff and inmates alike.
It ticks most of the boxes for these; degrading medical examination, brutal punishment/hard labour, 'perverted'/voyeuristic staff, softcore girl-girl sex... although it is missing a shower scene! Everybody knows shower scenes are obligatory in WIP movies! It does, however, feature a 'scat fight'... Yep, that was a new one on me; apparently this is the term for a 'cat fight' where the women involved are rolling around in what is supposed to be human excrement. This film is nothing if not educational.
It stars Laura Gemser, best-known as the lead in the softcore Black Emanuelle films, and it's kind of an entry in that series, although apparently that was an afterthought. As best I can tell (and this does get confusing), this was originally going to be a standalone WIP movie. Then Mattei got the idea of tying it to the Black Emanuelle series that had concluded four years earlier (and that he wasn't involved with). So he cast Gemser as lead and named her character Emanuelle, although she's undercover as 'Laura Kendall'. In the original Black Emanuelle series Gemser's character name was 'Mae Jordan' and Emanuelle was just her nickname, but here her actual name is Emanuelle, although she's working under an alias... And somehow Mattei wanted all this to tie together... It's not worth trying to work it out in all honesty, because that's more effort than the film deserves. Gemser & co are attractive, but the film is often slow, even at times bordering on boring (unforgivable for a WIP flick; they may be trash, but they shouldn't struggle to hold your attention!). Worth seeing once if you're a fan of Gemser (she has many), but as a movie it's a 4/10
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The final battle in Death Wish 3 probably made me laugh harder than any comedy I have ever seen.
The first movie had a point, this sequel just revels in the nastiness,
3/10
This is more like it. Yes, there's a bit of gratuitous nudery, it's very silly and has extremely low production values, but seeing Bronson mow down the cartoonish villains never gets old!
6.5/10
Obviously this was made before Kefee D fingered the Diddler for Pac's murder, but it's a decent look at the LAPD corruption linked up with Death Row records in the case of Biggie's murder, and Depp and Whitaker give honest performances.
6.5/10
Feels like it could have came from the 80's, straightforward B movie actioner with some good fight scene's.
6.5 /10
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Caged Fury (1990)
A weird hybrid of 'women in prison' and martial arts/action.
On the one hand, you've got an air-headed aspiring actress from Utah who travels to LA to achieve her dream of stardom. She finds herself getting arrested on a trumped-up prostitution charge and thrown in prison. Her similarly air-headed sister, worried that their family hasn't heard from the first girl for several weeks, travels to LA looking for her - only to get arrested on a similarly trumped-up prostitution charge and thrown in the same prison. Turns out that selected inmates at the prison are being sold into white slavery.
On the other hand, you've got two ex-SF Vietnam veterans who have journeyed to LA to take on and eradicate (for reasons that aren't entirely clear) a vicious biker gang, 'the Vipers'.
There's minimal interaction between the people involved in each storyline, and where it does happen it feels forced. It's as if the makers had scripts for two different movies that they didn't think would fly, so they combined them into one. There are a few known names - Erik Estrada (also listed as a producer), James Hong, and Michael Parks. Estrada gets a total of about three minutes screentime, Hong about two minutes, and Parks about five (although I'll take five minutes of Michael Parks over an hour of most other actors any day). As for the two sisters and the girls at the prison, they all appear to be porn actresses (incidentally, Ron Jeremy has a small - clothed, thankfully - role).
As a WIP film it doesn't really work as it's too mainstream (i.e. it's not 'trashy' and exploitative enough); for a martial arts flick there's not enough action, and when there is it's mostly laughable - especially when you bear in mind that this was when stars such as Van Damme, Norris, Lundgren, and Seagal were at their peak.
The always awesome Michael Parks and the inmate eye-candy get this a 3/10
A weird hybrid of 'women in prison' and martial arts/action.
On the one hand, you've got an air-headed aspiring actress from Utah who travels to LA to achieve her dream of stardom. She finds herself getting arrested on a trumped-up prostitution charge and thrown in prison. Her similarly air-headed sister, worried that their family hasn't heard from the first girl for several weeks, travels to LA looking for her - only to get arrested on a similarly trumped-up prostitution charge and thrown in the same prison. Turns out that selected inmates at the prison are being sold into white slavery.
On the other hand, you've got two ex-SF Vietnam veterans who have journeyed to LA to take on and eradicate (for reasons that aren't entirely clear) a vicious biker gang, 'the Vipers'.
There's minimal interaction between the people involved in each storyline, and where it does happen it feels forced. It's as if the makers had scripts for two different movies that they didn't think would fly, so they combined them into one. There are a few known names - Erik Estrada (also listed as a producer), James Hong, and Michael Parks. Estrada gets a total of about three minutes screentime, Hong about two minutes, and Parks about five (although I'll take five minutes of Michael Parks over an hour of most other actors any day). As for the two sisters and the girls at the prison, they all appear to be porn actresses (incidentally, Ron Jeremy has a small - clothed, thankfully - role).
As a WIP film it doesn't really work as it's too mainstream (i.e. it's not 'trashy' and exploitative enough); for a martial arts flick there's not enough action, and when there is it's mostly laughable - especially when you bear in mind that this was when stars such as Van Damme, Norris, Lundgren, and Seagal were at their peak.
The always awesome Michael Parks and the inmate eye-candy get this a 3/10
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The Village (2004)
I saw this once as a kid, almost 20 years ago. I had vivid memories about the film (who could forget the big twist?) and I went in with cautious expectations based on the movie's reputation, but I actually had a pretty good time. The cinematography is gorgeous, the cast is beyond stacked, and the autumnal vibes are delightful. Sure, the twists don't really work, but the whole thing is held together by excellent performances, particularly from transcendent Bryce Dallas Howard.
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Passenger 57
9/10
It's a great action thriller that stands on its own as a Die Hard-style movie, and it's a grounded realistic action thriller movie.
Passenger 57 is an action movie that made Wesley Snipes a Popular Action movie icon since this movie was financially successful.
The original movie soundtrack has music that fits the tone of the scenes, a serious tone that is consistent, good action scenes, unique protagonists and antagonists with understandable motives for achievable goals, good dialogue, practical effects including the blood, memorable lines, high stakes for the conflict that doesn't have an easy fix solution, fast pacing, and a satisfying open ending.
John Cutter is an action hero that is grounded in reality for his physique since an action scene of him working out while shirtless shows he has a shredded body not a brawny body like Dwayne Johnson that is in the high bar challenging to get naturally.
This implies that he uses intense workout, and most likely uses a healthy diet most days of the week to remain shredded.
In a flashback scene, we see that a realistic outcome for John not being able to save his wife during an armed robbery so the implication most likely is John has chosen for a long time to not get into a relationship after that tramua even though the movie never outright says it.
It's a movie that consistently remains realistic including what John says to Sly after the climax, the criticism by characters of the FBI putting an infamous International Terrorist Mastermind on An Airplane instead of a Train or a Bus, etc.
John Cutter is a likable badass valiant protagonist who is the main hero, has unique main clothes for an action movie hero which would be easy to acquire, and he has quips which isn't a surprise because that's a common aspect for Wesley Snipes movies.
From what I can see John Cutter is wearing clothes that gives a human the same easy mobility as a Track suit so it's entirely realistic that John is able to punch, kick, and easily use a golf club with the mostly business casual clothes that he is wearing.
John Cutter is an Airline Security expert so it's very realistic that he can afford to live in Atlanta, also he can afford a cool 1991 Red Corvette C4 which he is shown driving in 1 scene with the top off.
A huge plot hole that could not be overlooked is avoided when John gives a strong explanation to Marty why is he doing the exact opposite of his stated advice to her early in the movie.
2 Minor flaws are it's not believable that the FBI Agents don't react suspiciously after hearing the sadistic International Terrorist mastermind Charles Rane say a conspicuous line to a certain character about celebrating later.
John seemed unworried riding a motorcycle by getting close to running down a bystander during an escape scene. It is an inconsistency for a well-written likable hero.
It isn't terrible writing that Charles Rane the main antagonist who is a nefarious sadistic Terrorist Mastermind was able to avoid getting caught for a long time because of a stated realistic reason which isn't shoehorned in.
A very interesting detail is John is seen reading the Art of War book briefly because this was before Wesley Snipes was in the action movie The Art of War which was also distributed by Warner Brothers.
This is an action movie that stands out since John for 1 scene is fighting an antagonist using a golf club effectively which isn't some dime-a-dozen weapon for action scenes.
Charles Rane is a remorseless Pure Evil Terrorist Mastermind that isn't unbelievable because the movie does state he has an abusive father so he didn't have a normal childhood, except the movie never indicates he's dealing with that dysfunction by being a nefarious sadistic Terrorist.
He is shown to be a pure evil antagonist who is to be hated mostly because he harms characters that did nothing bad to him, and because he never showed any sign of remorse for the destruction and deaths he's responsible for.
An impressive memorable action scene is the challenging way for John to get on a moving airplane with fitting lines including by Sly in reaction to this high bar challenge.
The movie succeeds with John defeating the antagonists in different ways in different locations so it avoids being predictable and boring.
A thrilling climax that has John fighting the main antagonist Charles which is an entertaining competitive fight that has memorable music that fits the thrilling violent climax.
It's an intentional mistake that Sabrina a Flight Attendant would mispronounce a character's name Forget since he says the right pronunciation adding about his name that it's French. French names and French Town names are in the category of not easy to pronounce so it's a realistic understandable mistake by Sabrina.
Anything that should be explained does get explained including the protagonists having an understandable reason for releasing the main antagonist Charles Rane so he can get back on the Airplane, why Charles Rane a sadistic Terrorist Leader has been able to avoid getting captured for a long amount of time, etc.
An antagonist with a knife does fight John with John getting to show off his impressive combat skills because how he disarms the foe is entirely realistic along with him using a variety of effective attacks on the antagonist before he states an entertaining 1 liner.
John and Marti do end up together in the end, although the relationship has a realistic progression before that happens. The movie showing a realistic and believable depiction of characters getting together is an aspect I enjoyed.
This movie gives a believable reason for why a large airplane lands in a Small Airport. That's why it avoids the glaring terrible writing flaw of something just happening in a movie because it's in the script, or because it's convenient for the plot.
It's an action thriller movie that uses realistic rules including characters running out of bullets when shooting guns so they have to reload,
an antagonist not surviving a high fall from a shown high location, characters having visible damage from the fights, the fights being a struggle, etc.
The open ending is satisfying.
9/10
It's a great action thriller that stands on its own as a Die Hard-style movie, and it's a grounded realistic action thriller movie.
Passenger 57 is an action movie that made Wesley Snipes a Popular Action movie icon since this movie was financially successful.
The original movie soundtrack has music that fits the tone of the scenes, a serious tone that is consistent, good action scenes, unique protagonists and antagonists with understandable motives for achievable goals, good dialogue, practical effects including the blood, memorable lines, high stakes for the conflict that doesn't have an easy fix solution, fast pacing, and a satisfying open ending.
John Cutter is an action hero that is grounded in reality for his physique since an action scene of him working out while shirtless shows he has a shredded body not a brawny body like Dwayne Johnson that is in the high bar challenging to get naturally.
This implies that he uses intense workout, and most likely uses a healthy diet most days of the week to remain shredded.
In a flashback scene, we see that a realistic outcome for John not being able to save his wife during an armed robbery so the implication most likely is John has chosen for a long time to not get into a relationship after that tramua even though the movie never outright says it.
It's a movie that consistently remains realistic including what John says to Sly after the climax, the criticism by characters of the FBI putting an infamous International Terrorist Mastermind on An Airplane instead of a Train or a Bus, etc.
John Cutter is a likable badass valiant protagonist who is the main hero, has unique main clothes for an action movie hero which would be easy to acquire, and he has quips which isn't a surprise because that's a common aspect for Wesley Snipes movies.
From what I can see John Cutter is wearing clothes that gives a human the same easy mobility as a Track suit so it's entirely realistic that John is able to punch, kick, and easily use a golf club with the mostly business casual clothes that he is wearing.
John Cutter is an Airline Security expert so it's very realistic that he can afford to live in Atlanta, also he can afford a cool 1991 Red Corvette C4 which he is shown driving in 1 scene with the top off.
A huge plot hole that could not be overlooked is avoided when John gives a strong explanation to Marty why is he doing the exact opposite of his stated advice to her early in the movie.
2 Minor flaws are it's not believable that the FBI Agents don't react suspiciously after hearing the sadistic International Terrorist mastermind Charles Rane say a conspicuous line to a certain character about celebrating later.
John seemed unworried riding a motorcycle by getting close to running down a bystander during an escape scene. It is an inconsistency for a well-written likable hero.
It isn't terrible writing that Charles Rane the main antagonist who is a nefarious sadistic Terrorist Mastermind was able to avoid getting caught for a long time because of a stated realistic reason which isn't shoehorned in.
A very interesting detail is John is seen reading the Art of War book briefly because this was before Wesley Snipes was in the action movie The Art of War which was also distributed by Warner Brothers.
This is an action movie that stands out since John for 1 scene is fighting an antagonist using a golf club effectively which isn't some dime-a-dozen weapon for action scenes.
Charles Rane is a remorseless Pure Evil Terrorist Mastermind that isn't unbelievable because the movie does state he has an abusive father so he didn't have a normal childhood, except the movie never indicates he's dealing with that dysfunction by being a nefarious sadistic Terrorist.
He is shown to be a pure evil antagonist who is to be hated mostly because he harms characters that did nothing bad to him, and because he never showed any sign of remorse for the destruction and deaths he's responsible for.
An impressive memorable action scene is the challenging way for John to get on a moving airplane with fitting lines including by Sly in reaction to this high bar challenge.
The movie succeeds with John defeating the antagonists in different ways in different locations so it avoids being predictable and boring.
A thrilling climax that has John fighting the main antagonist Charles which is an entertaining competitive fight that has memorable music that fits the thrilling violent climax.
It's an intentional mistake that Sabrina a Flight Attendant would mispronounce a character's name Forget since he says the right pronunciation adding about his name that it's French. French names and French Town names are in the category of not easy to pronounce so it's a realistic understandable mistake by Sabrina.
Anything that should be explained does get explained including the protagonists having an understandable reason for releasing the main antagonist Charles Rane so he can get back on the Airplane, why Charles Rane a sadistic Terrorist Leader has been able to avoid getting captured for a long amount of time, etc.
An antagonist with a knife does fight John with John getting to show off his impressive combat skills because how he disarms the foe is entirely realistic along with him using a variety of effective attacks on the antagonist before he states an entertaining 1 liner.
John and Marti do end up together in the end, although the relationship has a realistic progression before that happens. The movie showing a realistic and believable depiction of characters getting together is an aspect I enjoyed.
This movie gives a believable reason for why a large airplane lands in a Small Airport. That's why it avoids the glaring terrible writing flaw of something just happening in a movie because it's in the script, or because it's convenient for the plot.
It's an action thriller movie that uses realistic rules including characters running out of bullets when shooting guns so they have to reload,
an antagonist not surviving a high fall from a shown high location, characters having visible damage from the fights, the fights being a struggle, etc.
The open ending is satisfying.
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The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine (1974)
Italian nunsploitation flick set in 16th century Spain that revolves around a variation of Romeo and Juliet. A young man and young woman have fallen hopelessly in love. Unfortunately, the hateful rivalry between their two families means marriage is a no-no. In despair the woman checks herself into a convent with a view to taking holy orders. The man manages to track her down - however, he's been falsely accused of murdering a bishop (no prizes for guessing who set him up) and there's a price on his head. Whilst he's trying to avoid arrest and execution, she's having to contend with the unwanted lesbian attentions of another novice, and an Abbess who's completely bonkers. The Abbess discovers that the couple have re-established contact, but decides she wants the young man for herself. So, she frames the woman for the murder of the aforementioned lesbian novice and places her in the hands of the Inquisition. The Abbess, of course, masquerades throughout as a model of piety and moral fortitude (although the senior Inquisitor finding her in bed with two other nuns doesn't exactly help her case). Which means, with that warrant out for the young man, and the young woman now sentenced to death by the Inquisition, it's... Da-da-daaa! A race against time! There isn't as much sleaze as you'd generally expect from this genre, but it ticks the boxes for nudity, lesbianism, and flogging. Plus there's an absolutely bananas finale! 6/10
Italian nunsploitation flick set in 16th century Spain that revolves around a variation of Romeo and Juliet. A young man and young woman have fallen hopelessly in love. Unfortunately, the hateful rivalry between their two families means marriage is a no-no. In despair the woman checks herself into a convent with a view to taking holy orders. The man manages to track her down - however, he's been falsely accused of murdering a bishop (no prizes for guessing who set him up) and there's a price on his head. Whilst he's trying to avoid arrest and execution, she's having to contend with the unwanted lesbian attentions of another novice, and an Abbess who's completely bonkers. The Abbess discovers that the couple have re-established contact, but decides she wants the young man for herself. So, she frames the woman for the murder of the aforementioned lesbian novice and places her in the hands of the Inquisition. The Abbess, of course, masquerades throughout as a model of piety and moral fortitude (although the senior Inquisitor finding her in bed with two other nuns doesn't exactly help her case). Which means, with that warrant out for the young man, and the young woman now sentenced to death by the Inquisition, it's... Da-da-daaa! A race against time! There isn't as much sleaze as you'd generally expect from this genre, but it ticks the boxes for nudity, lesbianism, and flogging. Plus there's an absolutely bananas finale! 6/10
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I adore the death by rocket launcher. The bad guy's face is priceless.
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