What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Dave McFly]

The Running Man (2025) while the 87 film holds a special place my heart this film was A W E S O M E I enjoyed every minute of it

 

[ObiWanCon]

Being Eddie (2025)

 

[Link]

A few weeks ago, I (unknowingly) ended up watching a Finnish remake of this film. Its approach to technology and queer representation felt like something written a decade ago, and needless to say, my instincts were correct. In hindsight, Täydelliset vieraat is a supremely lazy remake of Perfetti sconosciuti, which isn’t surprising given that it’s already the 26th remake of this damn thing.

Perfetti sconosciuti, or Perfect Strangers, is a perfectly entertaining, theater-esque drama about a group of friends who, during a dinner party, commit to reading every incoming message aloud and playing their phone calls on the loudspeaker. Everyone has secrets, and plenty of conflict arises. It's an arrestingly simple concept.

In total, there are now 30 remakes of the film, with more in production. Unfortunately, most of them, as far as I understand, are as cookie-cutter as the Finnish one; the differences are largely tonal. Still, the idea of experiencing this story through the lens of multiple countries, continents, and cultures is fascinating. So, being the madman that I am, I’m going to watch every single one. Wish me luck!

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Did a double feature yesterday:

Saw the OG movie for the first time ever on Paramount+


And then saw the new one at my theater


Fun and timely movies.

 

[Dave McFly]

I need to re watch the 87 one its so cheesy fun it reeks of cheddar

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Frodo]

THE LAST SONG (1980)



Made a Year after Wonder Woman went off the air , Lynda Carter starred in The Last Song is an entertaining drama, thriller, action tele-film .

Carter stars as a country singer whose Husband is involved with a job which ultimately turns her life upside down and on the run from mysterious Hitmen, and the corrupt Corporation who hired them .

I gotta say, I didn't know where the film was going as it shifts from dramatic moments, to on the edge of your seat scenes, to a stunning helicopter climax worthy of The A-Team or Knight Rider .

Lynda Carter puts in a great performance of a Hitchcock-like protagonist thrown into a situation she doesn't understand , with antagonists who want something from her, but won't tell her what it is.

Ronnie Cox shows up in the third act and steals every scene he's in , with his character becoming an unlikely allie in unraveling the conspiracy , behind it all .


So , pretty entertaining little thriller with some good acting, and singing by the icon , Lynda Carter.

Airing October 23rd, 1980, one of the top ten tunes , in keeping with the theme of the film, was a country song by Johnny Lee.

 

[emielaen]

A ★★★★★ review of A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)

Unfolding with the dense plotting, nuanced characterization and fluid business of an essential, bustling play, Mizoguchi crafts yet another dramatic masterpiece. The chasm that exists between classes and gender can ostensibly be bridged only by sincerity and trust. Love and loyalty see three of...

boxd.it

 

[squeekness]

Fantastic Four : First Steps

 

[Sculder]

American Psycho (2000)
Caramelo (2025)
A House of Dynamite (2025)
What Happens Later (2023)
Flow (2024)
Un dollaro bucato / Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965)
Il suo nome gridava vendetta / Man Who Cried for Revenge (1968)
Bad Man (2025)
Bad Girls (2021)
Steve (2025)
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)

 

[MilkmanDan]

Captain America: Brave New World

 

[Broseph44]

Love Meatballs

 

[Frodo]

HOTLINE (1982)




1982's Hotline is the second Lynda Carter film I've seen this week , and is another banger of an eerie thriller .

The darker quality copy I watched , and the eerie synth, 1980s music, actually adds the already spooky story about a creepy killer making phone calls in a Pre-Caller I.D. world .

Lynda Carter's charm and charisma shines through as usual, and she does a great job in this thriller in which, a few men in her social group, are the suspects .

As per usual, I was way to young to watch this when this aired given I was 3 years old, but I thought it was pretty entertaining.

Airing on October 16th, 1982, in the top ten was one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite singer / songwriters Jackson Browne, hot off of the soundtrack to Fast Times At Ridgemont High.

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Halloween/Halloween II (78/81)

Watching these back-to-back it's noticeable how much more the second one settles into typical slasher mode (by then pretty much formularised). It has more kills than the first, they come more frequently - with more variety, there's more nudity (one girl compared to the first movie's two, but with the camera lingering a lot longer), more gore, and a prolonged foot chase (here through the hospital corridors and grounds). The only thing missing is the final girl being the one to finish off the killer (not a big deal at the time, but looking back now it seems odd). That said, we do get the drama of Dr Loomis' self-sacrifice. It's easy to sometimes forget just how and why Halloween was so massively influential on the whole sub-genre, and just how much slasher fans owe these two movies.

 

[Batgirl0202]

10/10