What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

[Kane52630]

Little Monsters

It's an interesting romcom zombie flick from Australia that feels far less cynical than Zombieland or Shaun of the Dead. You wouldn't have guessed this was a zombie flick from the first 20 minutes where it plays it straight like a romcom. Once Lupita Nyong'o shows up in the movie, they introduced a Day of the Dead style zombie plot and then all hell breaks loose. I thought Lupita and Alexander England were really good and Josh Gad did a solid job playing a scum bag kids tv host. That being said, outside of the 3rd act (which was great), the movie kinda meanders through the plot. It's less about the zombie apocalypse and more about parenting issues. Overall though, I had fun with it.
7.5/10

31 Day Horror Marathon 2019
Day 1 | In Fabric (9/10)
Day 2 | The Dead Don't Die (7.5/10)
Day 3 | Polaroid (6.5/10)
Day 4 | In The Tall Grass (7.5/10)
Day 5 | Haunt (9/10)
Day 6 | I Trapped The Devil (6.5/10)
Day 7 | Nightmare Cinema (7/10)
Day 8 | The Wind (7.5/10)
Day 9 | Wrinkles The Clown (8/10)
Day 10 | The Hole in the Ground (8/10)
Day 11 | Little Monsters (7.5/10)

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[Kane52630]

Gemini Man (HFR 3D)

This seems like one extremely dumb and expensive demo reel to show off some incredible effects and cameras. I saw this in 60 FPS 3D and it's unbelievable how far they've come since the Hobbit tried and failed with their 60 FPS 3D. You don't ever get the soap opera effect or the feeling it's on fastfoward. The 3D effect doesn't disappear as you're watching it... it's noticeable from beginning to end. And for me, it's possibly the best 3D movie since Avatar. As for the young CGI Will Smith, it's pretty much flawless until it got to the very end. It's obviously way more advance than what Marvel was doing with their deaging technique. And I thought the action and directing was really well done.

...and as for the plot, it's goddamn laughable. It's somewhere between a bad remake of The 6th Day and a generic video game about cloning. They pretty much use that plot as an excuse to go globetrotting and show off some cool action set pieces. And the performances aren't really that good even for a generic action flick, especially Clive Owen who's just phoning it in. Overall, if it weren't for the effects and the 3D, I would probably hate this more. It's just a shame this new tech is being used on some banal plot.
5.5/10

 

[Kane52630]

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

That son of a b*** Vince Gilligan has done it again. A fantastic epilogue and send off to the greatest show of all time. The closest comparison I can make is the epilogue from Red Dead Redemption 2. This might disappoint some people, but this is not some season long plot condensed into two hours where it's nothing but action and suspense. It ties a bow to several plot lines that relates to Jesse. It also showcases all the hallmarks of Breaking Bad and the spirit of show of "How does this guy get out of this extraordinary situation and have it all makes sense." The cast did a great job but it is the Arron Paul show and he was utterly fanatic in it. Overall, I absolutely loved it.
10/10

 

[childeroland]

El Camino. What Kane said.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

47 RONIN (2013)
Quality = ????/10
Joy = 8.5/10​

It's an absurd movie taking a few inspirations from a Japanese historical event and going crazy with the supernatural stuff, the movie is so absurd it entertained me.

The action is cool, and there is one really cool shot of one of the ronins forcing the man he wanted vengeance against (Kira) to sepukku with a memorable and badass quote of "I'll show you the depth of my masters courage".

Keanu's character was bland for the first act of the movie, and the opening shot of his character running away in the forest during his youth was made needlessly in slow motion, this stuff made me think I might feel rather uninterested in the movie, but it entertained me so much I'm willing to watch it again.

 

[tzarinna]

Abominable
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Mulholland Drive (RIP Robert Forster)

 

[squeekness]

Captive state

 

[Kane52630]

Our House

A damn good ghost drama. Anthony Scott Burns manages to take a more modern approach to the classic ghost films like Poltergeist where it deals with family issues. He did a great job directing it and the cinematography is exactly what you want in a horror movie. The cast was great and you can totally buy them as realistic siblings. It's pretty much a slow burn horror, but the drama keeps you interested. They also try to reinvent the pseudoscience behind ghosts which worked for me. Overall, I really recommend it. Between this and the Father's Day short from Holidays, I can't wait to see what Anthony Scott Burns does next.
9/10

31 Day Horror Marathon 2019
Day 1 | In Fabric (9/10)
Day 2 | The Dead Don't Die (7.5/10)
Day 3 | Polaroid (6.5/10)
Day 4 | In The Tall Grass (7.5/10)
Day 5 | Haunt (9/10)
Day 6 | I Trapped The Devil (6.5/10)
Day 7 | Nightmare Cinema (7/10)
Day 8 | The Wind (7.5/10)
Day 9 | Wrinkles The Clown (8/10)
Day 10 | The Hole in the Ground (8/10)
Day 11 | Little Monsters (7.5/10)
Day 12 | Our House (9/10)

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[C. Lee]

 

[squeekness]

Season of the witch

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

 

[Hunter Rider]

Excellent conclusion to what was then a trilogy. The sequence in Tangier is a masterfully crafted excercise in tension building action, and the answers to Bourne's search for who he is are satisfying.

8.5/10

 

[Kane52630]

The Death of Dick Long

Ridiculously hilarious and tragic at the same time. This was legit like a Coen Brothers movie from the 90s... specifically Fargo. It centers around three redneck friends who one night do something so stupid and shocking it caused one of their deaths. So what you're left with are two guys doing a sh** job covering their tracks in hilarious fashion.They don't reveal what happens until later on in the movie, but you can sorta figure it out early on. The banter between the characters is what really makes the movie. It's straight up a Coen brothers comedy. Once everything gets revealed, the movie slowly turns into a really interesting drama with some powerful performances... particularly Virginia Newcomb who really stands out in the last act of the movie. Overall, it's yet another A24 movie where they knocked it out the park. It's a total must see.
9.5/10

 

[C. Lee]

 

[NDX]

Thir13een Ghosts

 

[blueharvest]

 

[NDX]

It Follows
Christine

 

[Kane52630]

Satanic Panic

A pretty schlocky horror comedy. It goes back to the old 70s style satanic cults with the red hoods, but it takes place in a rich white neighborhood. It centers on Hayley Griffith (who kinda looks like Alexandra Daddario) and she's pretty much the only one who acts normal. Meanwhile, everyone surrounding her are doing a campy version of a satanic cult movie. There's some good moments and it's shot really well, but it's ultimately kinda meh. It's the kind of movie made only for horror fans who will watch anything because it's horror related. Overall, it's just below average.
6/10

31 Day Horror Marathon 2019
Day 1 | In Fabric (9/10)
Day 2 | The Dead Don't Die (7.5/10)
Day 3 | Polaroid (6.5/10)
Day 4 | In The Tall Grass (7.5/10)
Day 5 | Haunt (9/10)
Day 6 | I Trapped The Devil (6.5/10)
Day 7 | Nightmare Cinema (7/10)
Day 8 | The Wind (7.5/10)
Day 9 | Wrinkles The Clown (8/10)
Day 10 | The Hole in the Ground (8/10)
Day 11 | Little Monsters (7.5/10)
Day 12 | Our House (9/10)
Day 13 | Satanic Panic (6/10)

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[C. Lee]

 

[Slade W]

Joker (2019)

 

[SameOG86]

Breakdown

 

[Ninjablade]

Amour

 

[Art Vandelay]

I watched this recently already knowing what the twist (if you can call it that) was, so that might have spoiled my enjoyment somewhat. Still, I find the end of the movie so preposterous, and I can see why Fincher has more or less disowned it. Douglas does fine work, as does most of the cast, and it's well shot, and scored, and there are some genuinely good moments in the movie, but I think the script ultimately doesn't work nearly as much as it should. Honestly, I think the last half of the movie should have been rewritten.

 

[Sculder]

Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015)
Wasting Away (2007)
Abominable (2006)
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot (2018)