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Okay, I’ve already seen The Fly (1986) and The Fly II (1989).
I think the Cronenberg film is a masterpiece. I enjoyed it a lot, doesn’t try to picture the main protagonist as the good guy, and the antagonist as the bad guy. It breaks some conventions in that sense. Conventions that the sequel tries to revert.
I’m glad I watched both movies consecutively, because the second movie, despite not being as good as the one directed by Cronenberg, it gives some kind of closure to some stories that somehow were left open after the abrupt end of the first one.
I have t watched the original 1958 movie, and I don’t know if there’s any modern remake either. I admit I watched the 1986 one because of my sympathy towards David Cronenberg, but the story is quite compelling.
Now, my next movie will probably be Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain. See you in the other side!
I think the Cronenberg film is a masterpiece. I enjoyed it a lot, doesn’t try to picture the main protagonist as the good guy, and the antagonist as the bad guy. It breaks some conventions in that sense. Conventions that the sequel tries to revert.
I’m glad I watched both movies consecutively, because the second movie, despite not being as good as the one directed by Cronenberg, it gives some kind of closure to some stories that somehow were left open after the abrupt end of the first one.
I have t watched the original 1958 movie, and I don’t know if there’s any modern remake either. I admit I watched the 1986 one because of my sympathy towards David Cronenberg, but the story is quite compelling.
Now, my next movie will probably be Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain. See you in the other side!
The offspring want a series of short stories about all the main characters "games". So one about Finnick, Annie, Mags (I did learn that Mags games are the year after HG:BoS&S), Joanna, Haymitch, etc. Not movies, just short stories.
helps if you speak Dansk - if not, then english subs are essential.
a most powerful and excellent movie …
The Promised Land
a most powerful and excellent movie …
The Promised Land
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the most ironic footage was a pundit was blabbing about Y2K perils in 1998
while in front of a lower NYC skyline.
while in front of a lower NYC skyline.
The 1958 movie a fly caught in a spider web yelling “help me!” and the 1986 movie both elicited feelings of dread, something impressive for horror movies to do. 🤔 Happy New Year!
Initially thought it was a very well made retread of previous movies detailing a poor student getting sucked in by a rich fellow student. Excellent acting, especially the main character, and great sets. And then it became quite different. No other movie surprised me as much this year.
While Saltburn had me in its clutches from the very start this one took a long time to develop. For those who like interesting characters, figuring out what makes them tick and watching them change over time. It has a great (emotional) payload at the end.
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I’m a Mikkelsen fan. Maybe I should give this movie a chance.
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1978)
Klaus Kinski was a tremendous method actor, apparently a royal pain to work with. Yet his portrayal here is second to non. Isabelle Adjani also shines. A salute to the great German Expressionist films of the early 1900's.
This one is a good watch, you know what to do...
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Klaus Kinski was a tremendous method actor, apparently a royal pain to work with. Yet his portrayal here is second to non. Isabelle Adjani also shines. A salute to the great German Expressionist films of the early 1900's.
This one is a good watch, you know what to do...
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Today I opened an account on Letterboxd and Filmaffinity.
I haven’t been able to select a cool username. It sounds weird. And on Letterboxd I cannot change it in a year.
On the other hand, I still have hundreds, if not thousands of movies to rate on both platforms. Ugh.
I haven’t been able to select a cool username. It sounds weird. And on Letterboxd I cannot change it in a year.
On the other hand, I still have hundreds, if not thousands of movies to rate on both platforms. Ugh.
Agreed.The only Nandor I want to see in a movie is the one from What We Do in the Shadows
Currently watching Robocop. Such a perfect example of the 80s action genre.
Last and First Men (2020)
Both relaxing and thought provoking, Last and First Men is akin to a meditative visual audio book that's more art than a film of the expected norm.
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Both relaxing and thought provoking, Last and First Men is akin to a meditative visual audio book that's more art than a film of the expected norm.
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imdb have lists of the top rated movies of all time.
i think casablanca, gone with the wind, shawshank are all up there.
i wonder what they'd rate as to bottom 10 worst movies of all time?
competition would be fierce 🧐
i think casablanca, gone with the wind, shawshank are all up there.
i wonder what they'd rate as to bottom 10 worst movies of all time?
competition would be fierce 🧐
I would vote for The Creeping Terror. With an IMDB rating of 1.9. Has to be seen to be believed. Plan 9 from Outer Space and Robot Monster are also often mentioned but they are so much better than The Creep Terror.
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I would put "The Blair Witch Project" on that list. Definitely one of THE STUPIDEST movies I've ever wasted my time on! 😁
No, no, no. It would have to be "12 to the Moon". The only Science Fiction film I turned off in disgust as a teenager. And that was somebody who thought that "The Crawling Hand" was ok....
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Try it with the MST3K treatment.