What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Brutikus]

 

[Sculder]

The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Amityville Vibrator (2020)
Run Rabbit Run (2023)
Aengkeo / The Anchor (2022)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Do You See What I See (2024)
Immaculate (2024)
Imaginary (2024)
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022)

 

[DyeLorean]

Strange Darling
Look look... A good movie. In 2024. Shhh. Don't scare it away.

 

[squeekness]

World Trade Center

 

[3rdstone]

Bronson (2008)

Been eager to watch this for years. I only knew that this story was based on a notorious British criminal. How much of his history that was adapted for dramatic effect etc, I of course have no clue. Considering the whole style of this Refn film I'd guess pretty much lol. Having no expectations or knowledge before, this turned out to be a totally full on Tom Hardy show, in which he gets to be totally unhinged, over the top, hyper violent, comedic but sometimes even low key in his performance.

There's a couple of scenes when he knows he's going to have to fight all the wardens, in which he undresses all naked and then go totally brute force, and they have their asses full finally stopping him. And of course he will do that on and on again with all the beatings and blood all over him in the end. Because it doesn't really bother him.

And also breaking the fourth wall, imaginary stage performances etc. This really reminds me of some other movie with similar approach, but can't remember which one now. Yeah, maybe a bit Clock Work Orange, but not what I was thinking of. Natural Born Killers? It's probably more than one that reminds me, hence my bad memory here lol.

Anyhows, Refn went for a his own ultra stylish film here, both in story, direction/Hardy's performance and aesthetic vision. Which one would totally expect from him these days. This might not be for everyone, but I personally highly appreciated Hardy's explosive performance here, in this earlier career of his.

(That poor innocent Honda Odyssey.. God bless it's little heart)

Deadpool And Wolverine

This was pretty much what I was expecting. I was hoping for some entertaining over the top dumb fun violence, tons of quips, and angry Wolverine balancing Deadpool's one liners. And of course lots of cameos and references to like, everything Marvel on screen related 20+ years ago 'til today.

And of course I got that. I don't even care to analyze any potential nitpicks in terms of timelines this or timelines that and what maybe doesn't measure up, since this is for me an over the top CBM comedy first of all. Time travels stuff and various universes will always have plot holes etc. Who gives? If I'd be like 20-30 years younger, maybe I'd seriously care to nitpick stuff here. Maybe lol. Reynolds and Jackman were lots of fun together, and I highly enjoyed most of the cameos and references. Blade, Electra, Evan's Johnny Storm etc etc. Most of the jokes landed as well. Not an amazing flawless film over all - which I never expected it to be, but entertaining enough considering what it was set up to be IMHO. Also a great nod to all the older X-Men flicks, like in the credits.

BTW: Am I the only one who thought Jennifer Garner looked ridiculosly amazing? Damn!

Soldier Blue (1970)

Another movie I've been eager to watch since I was a kid in the 70s/80s, it just took these several decades. It was notorius for some of its at the time quite graphic violence. But the most importance of this film was of course giving the Hollywood audience a different view than before of the Native Americans, and how they've been treated. Times were changing regarding the history of this dilemma, and this film shows that in some rather brutal and disturbing scenes. Now I'm perfectly glad I didn't watch it as a kid back then.

Spoiler

I'm of course talking about the infamous final attack on the Cheyenne village in which nobody was spared, neither women nor children. I found those scenes very disturbing and horrific still with today's standards, over 50 years later. I mean kids with cut off limbs, a woman's breast being chopped off etc. Totally unexpected and a shock value way before any later 70s/80s slasher movies.

There's also a parallell story with a young soldier (Peter Strauss) and a young voman (Candice Bergen) who had to carry on after a Cheyenne attack at their wagon trail, in which they were the last to survive. They manage to merge their struggles into what finally felt like the important point of the film. As horrific as it was. A great film IMO, and I assume it made quite an impact then.

On a lighter side and maybe off topic (nope, totally off topic lol): Regardless of Candice Bergen's great performance here, whom we all also know established herself as a solid actress during these years: Does anyone remember the TV-show Rich Man, Poor Man? I'd imagine maybe @squeekness or @C.Lee at least? Late 70s drama show in which Peter Strauss co starred with Nick Nolte as two brothers with different fates. I'd guess Nolte's career pretty much took off from there? It was a huge hit in my little country back then having only two TV-channels (like with Roots). It also had one of the greatest villians ever in TV show history: Falconetti!

 

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[Brutikus]

 

[3rdstone]

Is that the one with Gene Simmons as a villian with a bad hair piece, and some robot spiders? If so, haven't watched it since late 80s, but seriously need a rewatch. How bad can it be 40 yrs later lol.

 

[Brutikus]

Is that the one with Gene Simmons as a villian with a bad hair piece, and some robot spiders? If so, haven't watched it since late 80s, but seriously need a rewatch. How bad can it be 40 yrs later lol.

One and the same.

It's quite generous to call it "B grade" and even " schlock " does not quite cover it

 

[3rdstone]

One and the same.

It's quite generous to call it "B grade" and even " schlock " does not quite cover it

Thanks for the info, it's been some decades. Which for me means, if I stumble on this, of course I'll have to watch it. I just hope Selleck holds a decently straight face while shooting all these spider-robots. And that Gene is hamming it up as expected.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

(Body Parts)

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Dave McFly]

The Martian
never saw it before LOVED it it had to been tough for Matt to just basically act like he was all alone top notch film

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Brutikus]

 

[squeekness]

Deadpool Wolverine

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Boys From County Hell (2020)

Very funny, very bloody Irish vampire comedy-horror (and probably pretty close to how most of us would actually react in the circumstances!). Plays out a bit like a comedy version of Salem's Lot (vampire starts to infest small out-of-the-way town, small pocket of resistance fighters gradually whittled down). No big names, but some very good performances (Nigel O'Neill and Jack Rowan as father and son construction workers leading the fight against the undead are standouts), plus great cinematography, and pretty impressive effects and makeup for what was clearly (but doesn't look like) a low-budget production. Very strong language throughout. 7.5/10

 

[KaijuDude1992]

 

[Frodo]

MELTDOWN : THREE MILE ISLAND ( 2022)



UNSOLVED MYSTERIES : VOLUME 5 ( 2024)

 

[Brutikus]

Inglourious Basterds

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

Haven't done two new releases in a weekend before, but-

And

And I greatly enjoyed both of them. With The Outrun in particular, Saoirse Ronan continues to impress me with how she picks her roles. She doesn't pop up in multiple films a year- maybe one at best, and she'll always give a great performance. Of the ones I've seen, anyway. I haven't seen Little Women.

 

[Immortalfire]

The Ten Commandments

 

[Frodo]

BATMAN : THE JOKE'S ON CATWOMAN ( 1968) Starring Adam West, Burt Ward , Yvonne Craig, Caesar Romero, Eartha Kitt , and Milton Berle
The search for hidden gunpowder lands The Joker and Catwoman on trial, but their attorney feels an acquittal is certain.

 

[squeekness]

Spectre

 

[Sculder]

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Blue Monkey (1987)
Eight Eyes (2023)
Dr. Giggles (1992)
Fear Island (2009)
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
Carnage (1984)