After football Sunday, I watched "Godzilla 2000" on Hulu. I'm a sucker for Japanese monster movies.
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Last night we watched The Wicker Man…
I revisit it every decade or so, and it never ever disappoints.
That ending is sheer horror.
There is no gore, no jump cut frights. Just good story telling, great acting and an absolutely bat **** crazy cast of characters.
I revisit it every decade or so, and it never ever disappoints.
That ending is sheer horror.
There is no gore, no jump cut frights. Just good story telling, great acting and an absolutely bat **** crazy cast of characters.
Kelly’s Heroes (1970)- A favorite!
Ben-Hur (1959) 50th Anniversary, great package of accompanying featurettes.
Still impresses to this day, an amazing undertaking for it's day and then some...
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Still impresses to this day, an amazing undertaking for it's day and then some...
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The Earth Dies Screaming.
Great melodramatic title. An okay British B&W science fiction horror movie from 1964. Best part is you can watch it for free on YouTube.
Great melodramatic title. An okay British B&W science fiction horror movie from 1964. Best part is you can watch it for free on YouTube.
I dunno. I saw it and found it so dull that only the silliness kept me going till the end.
apologies, but i found it pretentious, overblown and way too long.
that said, the graphics were pretty good
I'd like to add... way tooo loud! lolapologies, but i found it pretentious, overblown and way too long.
that said, the graphics were pretty good
I enjoyed it though.
Looking forward to Napoleon.
i only ever watch movies that are free - and there are other ways of acquiring them than youtube.
i find that subtitles are especially helpful (which are rarely available at the flicks) and one can adjust the volume to suit, unlike at the cinema.
that said, i did see 'maverick' at the cinema and, more recently, 'the killer'.
both were worth it for the big screen …
American Beauty (1999)
One you have to watch and figure out for yourself...
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One you have to watch and figure out for yourself...
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It is a great action movie, and a lot of fun.
I saw it in the theater, and have watched about a half dozen times since.
Thing is, almost everyone I talk to about movies, no one has ever seen it.
The horrible RT scores problem didn't help it. I think critics were too harsh, and compared to most movies today, it is much better than the score it currently has.
It kind of reminds me of another underrated Tom Cruise action movie, Knight and Day (2010), which also got a bad RT score.
It sure is.
Great performances, and a great movie, but I will never watch it again.
It was a movie that left me feeling depressed and empty for about a week, not kidding.
I never look at RT scores, at most I look at IMDB reviews and scores, but remember they are only peoples opinions. Far too often I've seen movies with poor review scores I enjoyed. It's a shame not many people have seen it as it's a great little film.
Not surprised. Once in a decade is enough, equally a testament to the film and it's deep strength of portrayal...
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Top Gun (1986)
While Top Gun "Maverick" (2022) was a breath of fresh air in the current stagnated cesspool it's very much yet another Tom Cruse vehicle. The Original Top Gun is very much the opposite and all the better for it...
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While Top Gun "Maverick" (2022) was a breath of fresh air in the current stagnated cesspool it's very much yet another Tom Cruse vehicle. The Original Top Gun is very much the opposite and all the better for it...
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Fired up my LaserDisc player, probably last time was about 20 years ago.....🤪
Fancied watching Mars Attacks, for old times sake.
Fancied watching Mars Attacks, for old times sake.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Not great, not completely horrible. Kinda fun, overdubbed into English with subtitles.
Just watched the trailer....👍
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Not great, not completely horrible. Kinda fun, overdubbed into English with subtitles.
I do like Luc Besson movies.
Containment (2006)
Media server does it again...
Recommended by a friend when released. Never got round to watching, being long forgotten in a box for best part of 15 years, was still in the plastic wrapper LOL. Very much a budget film that I'm certain that most are unlikely to come across.
Not going to say anything negative as you can see a lot of heart & soul went into the production on a budget of a well used car LOL. I'm just going to leave you with the directors (Chris Schwartz) comments on IMDB circa 2007;
"Actually, your perceptions are correct. About half of the cast/crew was composed of high-school students. We're a huge supporter of new talents, and though this reflects poorly on us at times, we believe that we'll find that undiscovered talent someday. Unfortunately, our budget was "high-school" level as well. And I don't like to film with a tripod, because I like the organic feel of a free cam. It more closely resembles life, which isn't mounted on 3 steel legs, and is barely ever stable (how's that for symbolism?). Yet, I understand that it looks unprofessional...hell it is unprofessional, but I like it. Oh, and we did use a consumer cam for the picture. We all agreed that the grainy, horrible quality fits this kind of production..guess we were wrong on that too. Good to know though.
In any case, I recommend watching this movie for the plot, story, and gore, not acting and technical aspects that unfortunately require more funding than we had. We were contracted to do a graphically situated B-movie with an interesting plot twist. I think we hit it. Follow the plot and gore..It throws in some twists that you never saw coming, I'm sure of that.
Bear with us through the technical limits if you can. The acting gets better, if you get a headache, then take a break or take a Tylenol and come back. If you make it the whole way through, we'll give you a cookie, just for being a good sport....seriously
But I feel the real treat is in the story alone. Though that doesn't make a great film, at least you can follow the plot. Look at some of the other indy films out there...I suggest watching the movie the whole way through first, before condemning it. We had less than 1/3rd of the funding that the Blair Witch Project rode on. Please watch the 2 and compare. Then come back, if you made it through the BWP without tearing your eyes out. So try not to compare us with the million dollar or even $100k+ films. We're just another small company making a jump from commercials to film. And Steven Spielberg was out of the office during production
If this is the worst movie you've ever seen, I invite you to send me an e-mail, and I'll get back to you with a list of productions that fall way behind ours. If this is the worst movie you've ever seen, go rent 100 indy HORROR flicks with budgets under 100K and come back. Then when you whine about how bad it is, I'll listen. And hey, it's not the worst movie in the world...but it is funny how every "attempt" suddenly becomes the "worst movie ever" go look at the reviews on here. Just about every film is "the worst movie ever" in someone's opinion.
But thanks for the comments. We'll keep working on making better films. That's all I can offer until someone coughs up 1/2 a mil to fund us. Then I'll give you $50 to refund you if you still hate it and feel like it was a waste of your time."
TBH I don't feel that Chris Schwartz's comments are too far off the mark. Have grown to like the film more over the years and one I dont skip. The association with my friend is also likely a factor who was probably loaded with the very finest gin of the day Containment gets the pass...
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Media server does it again...
Recommended by a friend when released. Never got round to watching, being long forgotten in a box for best part of 15 years, was still in the plastic wrapper LOL. Very much a budget film that I'm certain that most are unlikely to come across.
Not going to say anything negative as you can see a lot of heart & soul went into the production on a budget of a well used car LOL. I'm just going to leave you with the directors (Chris Schwartz) comments on IMDB circa 2007;
"Actually, your perceptions are correct. About half of the cast/crew was composed of high-school students. We're a huge supporter of new talents, and though this reflects poorly on us at times, we believe that we'll find that undiscovered talent someday. Unfortunately, our budget was "high-school" level as well. And I don't like to film with a tripod, because I like the organic feel of a free cam. It more closely resembles life, which isn't mounted on 3 steel legs, and is barely ever stable (how's that for symbolism?). Yet, I understand that it looks unprofessional...hell it is unprofessional, but I like it. Oh, and we did use a consumer cam for the picture. We all agreed that the grainy, horrible quality fits this kind of production..guess we were wrong on that too. Good to know though.
In any case, I recommend watching this movie for the plot, story, and gore, not acting and technical aspects that unfortunately require more funding than we had. We were contracted to do a graphically situated B-movie with an interesting plot twist. I think we hit it. Follow the plot and gore..It throws in some twists that you never saw coming, I'm sure of that.
Bear with us through the technical limits if you can. The acting gets better, if you get a headache, then take a break or take a Tylenol and come back. If you make it the whole way through, we'll give you a cookie, just for being a good sport....seriously
But I feel the real treat is in the story alone. Though that doesn't make a great film, at least you can follow the plot. Look at some of the other indy films out there...I suggest watching the movie the whole way through first, before condemning it. We had less than 1/3rd of the funding that the Blair Witch Project rode on. Please watch the 2 and compare. Then come back, if you made it through the BWP without tearing your eyes out. So try not to compare us with the million dollar or even $100k+ films. We're just another small company making a jump from commercials to film. And Steven Spielberg was out of the office during production
If this is the worst movie you've ever seen, I invite you to send me an e-mail, and I'll get back to you with a list of productions that fall way behind ours. If this is the worst movie you've ever seen, go rent 100 indy HORROR flicks with budgets under 100K and come back. Then when you whine about how bad it is, I'll listen. And hey, it's not the worst movie in the world...but it is funny how every "attempt" suddenly becomes the "worst movie ever" go look at the reviews on here. Just about every film is "the worst movie ever" in someone's opinion.
But thanks for the comments. We'll keep working on making better films. That's all I can offer until someone coughs up 1/2 a mil to fund us. Then I'll give you $50 to refund you if you still hate it and feel like it was a waste of your time."
TBH I don't feel that Chris Schwartz's comments are too far off the mark. Have grown to like the film more over the years and one I dont skip. The association with my friend is also likely a factor who was probably loaded with the very finest gin of the day Containment gets the pass...
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As a kid, I loved Godzilla and Rodan.
Now I ‘m mostly bla, but I still love the 1998 version with Matthew Broderick regardless of how deviant from cannon it is. Terrific movie! 