Film What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[MilkmanDan]

Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö/The Match Factory Girl

Stir of Echoes

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I didn't really care for the first movie and unfortunately this is more of the same. Aaron Eckhart deserves so much better than this but atleast him and the dog are easily the best part of these crappy movies.

5/10



This is basically about a samurai fighting cannibals on a deserted island which is a really fun premise and while the last 30 minutes is pretty awesome it takes a bit too long to get going IMO. Its worth atleast a one time watch though if you can stick with it.

6/10



The cast is easily the most interesting thing about this movie outside of the occasional, entertaining action sequences. He's not on the poster but Tony Dalton actually makes a pretty fun appearance and while he's above films like this I kinda wish he was in it more although maybe that was for the best.

5.5/10

 

[Hunter Rider]

Lighthearted, fun entertainment with some solid action sequences and plenty of laughs.

7.8/10

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Salon Kitty (1976)

Italy/West Germany/France co-produced Nazisploitation, directed by Tinto Brass, and starring Helmut Berger. Ingrid Thulin, and Teresa Ann Savoy.

It's loosely based on the true story of the 1939 'Salon Kitty' operation, in which the SS took over a Berlin brothel, and replaced all the 'working girls' with girls (made auxiliary members of the SS) specially selected and trained by themselves. The intention was to catch clients saying things in 'unguarded moments', perhaps giving themselves away as spies, or at least disloyal to the Nazi cause.

It's a weird mixture of musical numbers, comedy, a lot of softcore, intermixed with scenes of cruelty, murder, and suicide; think a serious WWII drama, mixed in with Cabaret, Springtime for Hitler, Monty Python, and Benny Hill.

Visually the film is very good. The sets look far more expensive than than they probably were (production designer Ken Adam - perhaps most famous for the Bond movies - was desperate for something lighter and more fun after the stress of working for Stanley Kubrick on Barry Lyndon!), and the costuming is perfect (from the immaculate Nazi uniforms, through the clothes of various people struggling to get on with their ordinary lives and just survive the war, to the more 'casual' apparel of the girls).

Berger, Thulin, and Savoy are very good, as is giallo regular John Steiner - almost unrecognisably clean-shaven and short-haired - as a very senior (and fencing-obsessed) Nazi officer.

The uneven tone does jar a bit, and it certainly didn't need to be over two hours long, but this was more (bizarrely) enjoyable than I expected. 6/10

 

[Frodo]

A VIEW TO A KILL ( 1985)



With 2025 marking the 40th Anniversary of Sir Roger Moore's last tenue as OO7, it felt appriopriate for me to follow up my viewings of The Man With The Golden Gun and Octopussy ,with A View To A Kill.

The film , like TMWTGG, is considered among the worst of the Bond canon , and while Moore is clearly too old to be battling Super-strong henchmen , or duking it out with his much younger opponent, in all honesty , the really isn't as horrid as it's reputation would suggest.

In all honestly, I think this film featured the a younger Bond actor , I suspect the reception of the film may have been more meh , than anything else .

Of course there are silly and campy moments in the film , and the plot is basically a rehash of Goldfinger, but , I still found the film entertaining .

Grace Jones steals every scene she's in , and Christopher Walken is another over the top and mad elite which is common for the series .

Patrick Macnee of the iconic 60s series , The Avengers has a supporting role as a fellow Spy working with Bond, and it's great to see The Two veterans in Moore and Macnee playing off of each other.



The film also marks the last appearance of Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny, who been with the series from the very Beginning .





Tonya Roberts character is often sited as the weakest aspect of A View To A Kill, and while her character isn't all that exceptional , I don't her as a hindrance to the story or film when it comes down to it.

Ultimately, A View To A Kill isn't going to be considered among the Best Bond films , and it's a go-to Bond film for me .

But , there is the sense that this is the last ride of the 1960s Bond era, and that the next Bond would likely be around the age of Christopher Walken , ironically enough.

And even though Roger Moore regretted doing the film , feeling he'd overstayed his welcome, I'll always have a fondness for Sir. Roger Moore , and I enjoyed re-watching his final adventure.

Duran Duran's theme is one of my favorites in the series , so I never get tired of listening to it.

Released On May 24th , 1985 , the top ten included a song from the film, The Breakfast Club.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Absolutely brilliant! The script is razor sharp, the mystery is engaging, intriguing and incredibly clever, and the performances are top drawer, especially Glenn Close and Josh O'Connor, and you can tell Craig loves playing Benoit Blanc. Easily my favourite movie in the franchise so far.

9/10

 

[Ash J. Williams]

The second one is Everything Goes Wrong.

 

[Frodo]

WAKE UP DEAD MAN : A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY ( 2025)


I won't say much, except to say it's brilliant, and definitely one of the Best Pictures, of 2025 .

It's now my favorite film in the adventures of Benoit Blanc , and my favorite Rian Johnson film in general .

It's a great film , and I can't wait until we see Benoit Blanc uncover a new , impossible , mystery.

 

[emielaen]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Castle of the Living Dead (1964)

Italian/French co-production, starring Christopher Lee.

In early 19th century France a group of strolling players and entertainers are invited to perform at the castle of one Count Drago (Lee). On their arrival Count Drago tells them almost immediately his hobby is taxidermy - and that he is striving to perfect a formula that will kill and instantly embalm any living creature... Now, right there is the point where anyone who isn't a complete idiot would say 'thanks - goodbye'. But of course they are all complete idiots, and respond with little more than 'Oh, that's fascinating.' I guarantee you have already worked out the rest.

Lee is watchable as ever (thankfully, this is one of his European films where he did his own English voice dub). The rest of the cast are okay. Philippe Leroy makes for a virile hero and looks good in the action (turns out before becoming an actor he was a paratrooper in the French Foreign Legion, and later a circus performer); Gaia Germani as the ingénue is incredibly beautiful (think Audrey Hepburn but with Italian va va voom), and Mirko Valentin is very creepy as the Count's lumbering, murderous manservant. But the pacing is slow, the plot is as predictable as it could be, and at 90 minutes long it feels too drawn-out/padded for what really feels like a short story. Also, unusually for Italian horror of the time it was shot entirely in B&W. I own and love plenty of B&W movies, but unlike those this feels like a movie that should have been shot in colour, if that makes sense.

Director Warren Kiefer was actually American (although originally credited here as 'Lorenzo Sabatini'). Donald Sutherland - making his first featured movie appearance (in several roles) - was so grateful for the opportunity that he named his son after him! Englishman Michael Reeves (who would go on to make the Vincent Price classic Witchfinder General, before dying tragically young) worked as assistant director.

It's worth a watch for Christopher Lee fans, but other than that I can't really recommend it (as a huge Lee fan I can't see myself ever revisiting it). 5/10

 

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[zeptron]

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Zootopia 2
Disenchanted
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Widows
Bombshell
Terminal(2018)
Red One

 

[KaijuDude1992]

This was an alright biopic with some good performances especially from Ben Foster and Sydney Sweeney wasn't bad either but it felt way too long and it's fairly forgettable IMO.

6/10



My second favorite film in this franchise and I hope Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig keep making them for a very long time and that the studios actually give them proper theatrical releases as well.

8/10

 

[BlackFox]

Solid third entry in the franchise, better than the second, not quite as good as the first but Brolin, Craig and Glen Close are on top top form in this one, weaving the holy plot of who dun it. The background characters aren't quite as interesting overall this time but the main one's that drive the plot are and keep you guessing to the satisfactory end. Great fun and no doubt more will follow.

 

[Dave McFly]

Firefox from 1982 while some of the flying shots do not hold up as well as modern ones I still enjoyed it and that MIG 32 Firefox still looks amazing 40 plus years later

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Broseph44]

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

 

[Frodo]

CAPTAIN AMERICA ( 1979)



While Many fans today may know of the 1990 straight to video Captain America film, many may not realize that that was actually the third , Live action iteration of The Marvel Comics hero .

The first was a movie serial in the 1940s , while the second, was a 1979 made for TV movie with Reb Brown starring as Steve Rogers .

Right off the bat, you should know going in , that 1979's Captain America is pretty far removed from The Marvel Comics adaptation in terms of the characters origin, and the villains he faces in this telefilm ,are created specifically for the film.

So, if you're expecting World War II origin, The Red Skull, Bucky, Hydra , Peggy Carter, Steve being frozen then thawed, or S.H.I.E.L.D. , you're going to be disappointed .

That being said, in the context of a times and the limited budget , the film actually isn't bad, if you except it on it's own terms.

In a time when CB films and tv shows were few and far between , I would imagine if you were a Marvel Comics fan in the late 1970s, seeing Captain America , in full technicolor, on your TV screen , would still be an event, even with it's flaws .

Being a fan of the character , it's interesting to see how the writers take bits and pieces from the comics lore, and new story elements, and create their own origin from it .

While Reb Brown certainly looks the part , he's not a good actor , though he does have personality which comes through .

He reminds me a bit of Lee Majors in terms of his look, and the series does seem to be inspired by The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.

Brown however is surrounded by good actors who do much of the heavy lifting in the acting department.

Some of the overhead shots motorcycle racing , and helicopter chases do get tedious at times in the telefilm, and it does drag , even though it's an hour and thirty six minutes.

All that said, I will check out the follow up Telefilm , since this one has got me interested enough to see the next adventure of this version of Steve Rogers.


Airing on January 19th, 1979, the number one song in the charts was one of the biggest hits of the 1970s, by Rod Stewart.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Dave McFly]

King Solomon's Mines 1985 extremely cheesy but the music of Jerry Goldsmith really adds to the film to me

 

[ObiWanCon]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Dave McFly]

Bicentennial Man easily one of my ALL TIME fave Robin Williams movies ever I hate how it was marketed as a comedy when there was just as much drama and emotional bits too.