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BLISS
For some reason I keep giving director Joe Begos the benefit of my doubts. His first film, Almost Human, was almost unwatchable. His latest effort, VFW, was a limp and uninspired retread of the trapped-in-a-building-surrounded-by-hordes-of-rabid-attackers horror and thriller trope. Yet despite his less than stellar track record (in regards to my personal taste in horror films, mind you) I queued up another of his films last night. Why? Because for some unknown reason, when it comes to horror films, I am ever the optimist. And you know what? Dude finally finds his groove with Bliss, both in terms of direction and storytelling. Begos has always been about the splatter infested practical gore and here he continues to deliver, but he also seriously ups the ante in terms of a multi-layered story, competent actors, and a dizzying direction style (he straight snatches Spike Lee's signature dolly shot and elevates it to harrowing heights). The double-edged subtext regarding addiction and the origins of artistic expression is great, but there are also plenty of eww-and-goo moments that counter balance the underlying headyness with bucket loads of gore.
I WENT DOWN
This is a quirky Irish mash up of the buddy comedy/inept gangster/road trip genres featuring a svelte Brendan Gleeson.
Wonderful dialogue and a few twists meld with an easy going pace and some genuine moments of cinematic bravura to create an enjoyable little indie flick.
RIYL
In Bruges; Intermission; The Guard; Pulp Fiction
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PERSON TO PERSON
this is a quirky ensemble piece taking place in New York over the course of a day.
It's essentially a quartet of vignettes following a diverse and eccentric group of individuals. A couple of the stories overlap slightly, but overall it's just a glimpse into the many shades of New York denizens.
Rippled with dry humor, deadpan characters, and some philosophical tangents, the stories revolve around a broken watch, the hunt for a rare Charlie Parker record, naked pictures on the internet, and young, high school love.
All in all, it's a nice throwback to the type of indie films of the late 80s/early 90s.
RIYL
Girl Walks Into A Bar; sex, lies, and videotape; Living In Oblivion;
The Terminal List
Not an movie but a new Amazon series.
I have two episode left and so far I've thought it has been a solid thriller/shoot em up. There seems to be a WIDE disparity between critics (who really seem to hate Chris Pratt) and the audience on this one.
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Terminal list has weird family flashbacks and a bit of superconservative Themes which seem weird to euros but should be fine in the US. Solid Action entertainment. Notvas good Aa reacher, but Solid 7 out of 10.
Solid revenge thing. Although the final Twist is a bit meh and obvious.
But I thoroughly enjoyed the death of the pseudo Military Fitness rogan dude. [emoji3]
Also watching and agreeing; this phenomenon of critic hate + audience love has always intrigued me, especially in contrast to the reverse (critic love + audience hate). Obviously, critics aren't infallible but it would seem that sometimes they are victims of their own expertise. Not that audiences can't shit the bed, too .........
After seeing Chris Pratt as Andy in Parks & Rec for so many years I think I'd have a hard time finding him believable as an action star.Quote:
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“The Man Nobody Knew” about William Colby
Mr. Jones. How the New York Times helped Stalin hide the Holodomor.
Two Gems From Scandinavia
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You’re gonna have to pay for ‘em, but they’re worth the $.
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Both are extremely droll, deadpan drenched semi-dark comedies.
OF HORSES AND MEN
$1.99 rental
Taking place in a small, rural Icelandic community, this film examines the relationship between the citizens and the wild horses surrounding them. Poignant, quirky, often funny, yet also darkly introspective and harsh; kind of just like the Icelandic landscape.
O’HORTEN
$2.99 rental
This quietly absurd endeavor follows the exploits of a railway engineer after he retires. He basically just wants to chill and smoke his pipe, but keeps getting sucked into hilariously odd situations.
Road House remake announced by Amazon Studios, proving again how Hollywood filmmakers are all too often bereft of originality.
Plus they obviously forgot about how both Road House 2 and the Point Break remake/reboot tanked…(i.e. you prolly shouldn’t F with Swayze’s legacy…). :eek:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...st-1235190788/
Based on this idiocy, I am guessing that a Ghost remake/reboot isn’t far behind…
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GyllenhaalQuote:
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(Gosling is too busy getting paid $12M to play Ken in the Barbie movie (what may yet be another example of Hollywood’s continued decline…)).
Good callQuote:
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Viggo for Wade Garrett?
WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE
$1.99 rental, but worth it
Just when one thought the zombie genre was dead, along comes this gonzo effort from Oz.
Huge nods to The Road Warrior, Night of the Comet, Evil Dead 2, Soylent Green, and Day of the Dead, this is a blood soaked and splattered brains good time.
It’s a sequel to the 2014 Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, which is also a hoot, but not required to enjoy this little ditty.
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
You down with Mad Max?
Have you seen Turkey Shoot?
Or Thirst?
This documentary chronicles the insane grind house era of Australian cinema, showing the world that there was a whole lot more to movies from Down Under than just Crocodile Dundee.
Teeming with nudity, violence, and gonzo vehicular mayhem, this film is aimed at folks who grew up on Tarantino and George Miller, but are intrigued by what other Aussie offerings of action and cult status insanity are lurking out there.
Trailer Contains Gratuitous Nudity and Gore
Do not watch Samaritan, the Stallone vehicle, it is terrible.
Watched out of boredom; ended up fast forwarding most of it. Absolutely awful. Blatant attempt at creating a franchise. If there’s a #2, it would truly be a second #2, in the crudest sense of the term.Quote:
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DUAL
[While it is totally worth the $3.99 rental, you can also scope it for free via signing up for the AMC+ 7-day free trial]
I wasn’t totally sure what to expect from the trailer, but I really enjoyed writer/director Riley Stearn’s two previous films, both of which I highly recommend (Faults and The Art of Self Defence).
Teeming with cool callbacks, a solid story, and some wicked deadpan humor, this film is a whiz-bang, low-budget, indie sci-fi masterpiece.
RIYL
Safety Not Guaranteed; Save Yourselves!
ONLY THE ANIMALS
It always starts with a missing body…
Dominik Moll’s latest effort is a slow-burn psychodrama that’s part mystery, part subdued revenge thriller, topped off with a little bit of black humor, and just a smidgen of soap opera melodrama, all wrapped up in an intriguing cross cultural mélange.
It’s slow and methodical with some rich cinematography augmented by solid acting from all involved.
Definitely more sedate than some of Moll’s previous works, but the ending slipped out of nowhere with a nice slice of irony.
RIYL
Alex van Warmerdam’s The Dress
Paul Haggis’s Crash
Emmanuel Carrere’s La Moustache
This was really sick in the best possible ways, loved it.Quote:
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Anyone else check out the first two episodes of, The Rings of Power?
Holy shit did they throw some money at this series, opening scene is totally mental. It shows a lot of promise, I’m in.
https://youtu.be/x8UAUAuKNcU
Been watching the Gymkhana files documentary on making of Ken Block's tenth vid. Pretty cool if you are into that kinda thing.
Also Dust to Glory and Dust 2 Glory are pretty cool. Baja 1000 documentaries.
Terminal List is excellent. if you're into that kind of shit.
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He's a Jedi.
Yep. Blown away. Even the Mrs., who prolly can’t tell you the difference between an Ent and and a hobbit, was all in after the first episode….Fucking awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
Really? You enjoyed "Badass Galadriel, sauron hunter?" I'll decide after a bit more, but that character massacre is just ridiculous.Quote:
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Lighten up, Francis.Quote:
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RLY
I mean who here hasn't engaged a little badassery and demon hunting in our impetuous youth?
Me. I kept my vows and guarded the silmaril. I mean it's all fun and games going to Angband hunting dark creatures until Ungolianth weaves some darkness and kills the trees!Quote:
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And I'm very much for fun badass fantasy looking forward to the d&d movie. Just not in the LOTR setting.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMinixSXII
I was a hudge LOTR fan as a kid. I loved the old animated Hobbit/LOTR movies. Read the books many times. All that. Maybe I'm just too old now, but the new movies and shows just don't do anything for me. Too polished, too weird, never how I pictured any of it in my mind. I think I'm just more of a fantasy book reader than I am a movie watcher.
Cool seeing NZ in the background though, as I spent time there when they were filming the original movies and stuff. Need to get back.
I strongly disagree on the Films. They are not perfect, but easily in the 8 to 9 out of 10 range concerning book Adaptions. ( only the expanse gets a 10 from me)
The series ( until early episode 2) is just lavish landscapes and expensive cgi.
The dialouge is corny sometimes. No character really gets me to feel for him and the proto Hobbits are just plain annoying. And I don't see a real Story arc except " the ominous return of evil". Or something or ....?
The wokeness or short hair cut Elves don't bother me, but I'm not a due hard Fan.
For me the latest iteration is trying too hard to hide characters from us. Remember Sauron created all but the one ring with the help of the elven smiths. Also, the realms of man, with the exception of Númenor, seem so much more diminished than I recall from the text, where it was stated several times that men multiplied and created/destroyed their kingdoms on a frequent basis. Perhaps the screenwriters are trying too hard to bring in mystique for the non-readers of the series that feels too forced to those that have a good grasp of the canon.
I came to Tolkien relatively late (SF for boys, fantasy/fairy tails for girls; what can I say - young and stupid), and never got that invested. I came into the prequel with low expectations, in part because The Hobbit was just sad. So far I've been pleasantly surprised. Agree though, the first and early second episodes was pretty shakey. The whole obnoxious rope scene on the raft was horribly clumsy. Late second and third episodes definitely recovered nicely, though. I'm just taking it as a whole new story that may or may not have something to do with my vague memories of what may have been revealed in the LOTR core.
The Hobbit movies are utter crap. I don't know what Jackson thought..... some sort of weird megalomania?
Still haven't watched. Episode 3 or finished 2. And I'm more curious about house of the dragon tbh. But rings is "free."
Rings probably deserves its own thread?
Only to complain how horrible it is.Quote:
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The most recent episode (4) of House of the Dragon stumbles a bit, the King's advancing disease is interesting though.Quote:
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THE OUTFIT
This is a wonderfully taut psychological drama-cum-gangsters with guns-cum-noir-cum-one room neo thriller teeming with hints of Hitchcock, Mamet, and Tarantino.
Propelled by a stellar cast, some downright fantastic dialogue, and myriad twists, it is tightly knit and seamless. While some of the plot elements are ultimately predictable, they never feel forced or faux and often times they emerge with a sense of off-handed subtlety, having been obscured by the bravura acting and numerous sleight-of-hand red herrings. Lurking underneath the subdued action is a wonderfully complimentary score by Alexandre Desplat.
The whole film is as well-tailored as one of the bespoke suits cut by the lead protagonist.
RIYL
The early plays of David Mamet (think American Buffalo) as well as his early films; Reservoir Dogs; The Petrified Forest (1936)