Film What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Luigi]

Sisu: Road to Revenge

Stephen Lang just can't help himself when it comes to reigniting feuds with old foes. Doubles down on the absurdity and throws physics out the window to entertaining results. However, I did feel that it peaked early with the appropriately called "Motor Mayhem" chapter.

7/10

Rental Family

Predictable but also heartwarming slice of life type of film. Almost wish it was longer, would have loved to have spent more time with these characters. Brendan Fraser understood the assignment perfectly.

7.5/10

 

[Frodo]

THE HUNTED LADY ( 1977)




Years before she became a nighttime soap icon Knots Landing ,Donna Mills starred in the thriller Telefilm , The Hunted Lady , as a wrongly accused cop on the run from the Law ,and The Mob.

As it turns out , the film, like The Norliss Tapes, was intended as a 2 hour pilot , in which her character would roam the country as a fugitive, helping people along the way.

It's pretty clearly modeled off of The Fugitive TV series , and in this first adventure, she flees to Nevada where she ends up caught in a land dispute between a Baron, and Native Peoples.

Robert Reed of The Brady Bunch and Will Sampson of One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, both put in good performances, while Donna Mills makes a charming and charismatic lead of a potential new series.

The film is pretty good, though , I could see how if you came to it cold ,in 1977 ,and there's this side story which deviates from the narrative , and there's no resolution to her plight , in the film , you may have scratched your head , and move onto the next thing.

According to Wikipedia, the series was made in the context of hits like Charlies Angels and The Bionic Woman , when Network execs saw a profit in Female lead action themed tv shows.

Mills is very much in the Lindsay Wagner school in this film .

It's too bad it didn't catch on in 1977 , but , with so many choices back then , I could see how it could get lost in the shuffle.

But nevertheless, I liked it as a one off .


Airing on November 28, 1977, In the top ten was a country ballad by Crystal Gale .

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Frodo]

IN SEARCH OF...MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER ( 1978)





In Search Of... examines the disappearance of photographer Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea, in 1961.

Did the photographer drown , Was he killed by warring tribesman , or is he still alive ?

In Search Of takes the viewer into the world of Osmet Tribe in order to uncover what may have happened to the son of New York Governor Rockefeller .



Airing on January 21st, 1978 in the top ten was a signature song by Dolly Parton











IN SEARCH OF ...THE CARLOS : THE MOST WANTED MAN IN THE WORLD( 1979)

Made in a time when he was still on the run, In Search Of... examines the origins, and goes on the hunt ,for one the world's most dangerous and elusive terrorist : Carlos The Jackal .



Airing September 27th 1979, the top ten included a song about a girl named, Sharona

 

[MilkmanDan]

Bugonia

 

[squeekness]

The Glass Onion

 

[Link]

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Another banger from Yorgos and definitely some of the best acting I've seen yet from both Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. The Favourite is still my favorite film in his filmography and this is probably a close second just because I loved the mix of social commentary and dark comedy in this.

8/10



Not usually my kind of film but I'll pretty much watch almost anything with Joel Edgerton in it and honestly I thought this was quite beautiful, moving and even devastating.

8/10

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[emielaen]

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

A review of Hospital (1970)

[I'm] studying art... But you can't do anything with art. You can't do anything with anything in life, you know that? Just get a job someplace, that's about it.

boxd.it

 

[squeekness]

X-men First Class

 

[Luigi]

ThanksKilling 3

Longest 90 minutes ever.

0/10

 

[Frodo]

THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY : EPISODE NINE ( 2025)





Outside of Comic, Sci-fi, and Fantasy stuff, the other biggest part of my life , has been the music of The Beatles .

I discovered truly them as a kid , when A Hard Days Night aired on the Disney Channel, in the late 1980s .

They've been my favorite band ever since .

In 1995 , I eagerly watched the 3 part Beatles Anthology on ABC , here in The States , and I bought the three Anthology CD's around the same time .

A few years later I got the 8 part VHS version of The Anthology , then the Anthology Book close to Twenty Years ago, then I got the Bluray edition of The Anthology.

So, having seen it a billion times over the past 30 years, I didn't think there would be anything new with the Anniversary release on Disney Plus, until I heard about Episode Nine .

Thankfully, Episode Nine is a fitting conclusion to the whole project, and if anything, is a much better way to end the series than they did 30 years ago .

Episode Nine covers the inception and the making of the original Beatles Anthology , and includes the process( of the 3 remaining Beatles) recording the 3 John Lennon songs given to them by Yoko Ono.

If you're a massive Beatle fan who already owns the Bluray or VHS , part nine certainly adds to the other parts .

There was certainly alot of interviews and outtakes that I'd never seen before , and it was nice to see alot of material from George Harrison .

So for me, it was definitely worth the wait and really does , in my opinion serve as a much more fitting conclusion to the project than just ending in 1970 as the original does .

So, I highly recommend checking it out if you're a Beatles fan , and you're interested in what it took to put The Anthology together .

So, I'll post hear my favorite Beatles Song of the three that they recorded for the project, Real Love .

 

[blueharvest]

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I really enjoyed this and if you enjoy old school action heavy HK films filled with violent shootouts and awesome fist fights than this might be the movie for you. It is a bit overlong and obviously Jackie Chan just can't do a whole lot at his age but I still really liked what they did with him in the movie.

8/10



I really enjoyed this as well and I'm shocked to see that this is from the same director that did The Old Boy trilogy and Thirst. Not saying he was never capable of something like this but it's such a fun, quirky, oddball dark comedy. I also really liked seeing Lee Byung-hun play a very different character in this compared to the roles he's had in his previous films.

8/10

 

[HKpowerup]

Another World (2025) – A Hong Kong animated movie about afterlife & reincarnation. The “Soulkeeper”, who manages the afterlife, goes on a journey with a girl who just arrived in the afterlife realm & learns about human emotions along the way (think Data in Star Trek). Decent movie but confusing structure that perhaps needed more exposition. Great voice acting & designs though!

Eternity (2025). Wow this one really surprised me. The premise sounded boring but the execution in terms of humour, drama & emotions were spot on. Performances were great, especially Olsen’s. The fantasy concept takes a backseat to a simple story about love & relationships.

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Frodo]

SILENT SCREAM ( 1979)





While Silent Scream's lead Rebecca Balding is pretty good, Silent Scream is an overall , boring slasher, that's half Halloween and half Psycho.

Ultimately , the film feels like it drags even though it's not that long, and while the acting all around is fine , even the cast can't make this thing all that interesting , while the identity of the killer is pretty predictable.

There is a twist and explanation for the various slayings, at the boarding, but ultimately, it doesn't really save the film.

All that being said, the copy I watched looked very good quality wise , and Balding does remind me quite a bit of what Ally Sheedy would become a few years after this film was released.

So , not much to write home about with this one save the quality of the print.

Released November 15th 1979 , Number One on the charts was another hit by The Boys Of Summer , The Eagles .