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LOL, Thanks, I'll give it a try. The scene where 4 pickup trucks with machine guns sneak up and overtake the compound was hard to take as well as the scene where the choppers come to get him at the party. Also having a hard time seeing the guy from The Office as an action hero,
THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD
3.5 / 5
Slow, introspective apocalyptic film taking place in Paris. Basically focuses on a lone man who happens to survive the impending end of the world. Interesting moments of brief intensity interjected into long bouts of him slowly going insane due to being alone. Not a lot of gore, but well paced and solid for this type of "survival" film.
What I liked was that the "hero" was a veritable milquetoast with absolutely no skills whatsoever (i.e he wasn't ex-military or a cop or a survivalist or some macho badass, rather an everyman), so I could relate to that a bit more easily.
I hesitate to call it an emo-apocalypse movie, because I know how the term "emo" can turn some folks off, but it kinda leaned that way.
Still, if you stick with it, I felt it was quite satisfying.
(I am leaving out some stuff so as not to spoil anything, btw).
Trailer contains some visual spoilers, so beware
I know I’m probably late to the party....but I started Season 3 of Man in the High Castle.
I liked the first 2 seasons, so I’m hoping it’s as good.
Patriot finally gets a second season! It was a pretty amazing piece of multi-level work through the first season but didn't remotely finish the story, so this is much anticipated. Re-watching season one first, though; still funny the second time.
I liked it. John Krasinsky does a solid job with the part. Hes not as good as Baldwin in Red October, or Harrison Ford in Clear and Present danger, but he's up there, in the first television series for Jack Ryan. Give it another chance, watch episode 2, you'll watch the whole season. Its not on my Top Shows of All Time list by any stretch but its solid. Especially if you like the genreQuote:
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I wasnt that sold on Kracinsky either, but he did a good job as a pretty bad ass ex-SEAL guy in 13 Hours so I gave him a chance on this. Hey the whole premise is that Jack Ryan is kind of a nerdy-office-type-analyst who ends up being pretty bad ass in the field.. Kracinsky is almost perfect for the role
I actually came in here to ask if anybody has seen the new Julia Roberts show Homecoming? got sidetracked by Jack Ryan...
Not a huge fan of hers, but the show has a 99 on Rotten Tomatoes
answer me this: there is a scene in the trailer where the main character, is luring a cat, and then it cuts to a crazy zombie shot.Quote:
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IS THERE ANY ZOMBIE (or human) ON FELINE VIOLENCE?? wife will not continue to watch if there is. No dogs/cats can die in any show/movie we watch
Solid; I’m not a big fan of Julia either, but this is a good series. Trippy even. Definitely a thumbs up.Quote:
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I listened to the podcast so I’m not sure what I’ll think of the show.Quote:
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I really dug the show, except for the rather pat/trite "romantic" ending.Quote:
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I attempted to listen to the podcast and had a hard time getting into it after having seen the show, fwiw, mostly given the different actors, hearing their voices but seeing the cast from the show in my head...
Rather perplexed by you and your wife's movie viewing guidelines, but will leave it at that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diamond Joe
To answer your question (SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS...):
There is no zombie-against-cat violence, nor any human-against-cat violence, however the cat is killed/shot off-screen by the protagonist (at least it's implied that it is shot and killed though you never actually see it die).
The Gymkhana Files episode #1 is fucking great! Ken Block is a really cool human and I am looking forward to the rest of this series.
Yup. That pikes peak turn was nutsQuote:
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Got better, worth a watch and fast binging.Quote:
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Dookey-how long did it take you to catch the soundtracks? Took me a bit...
I am thru the current episode and more should be released this week. The Hoonicorn on that turn is up there among the coolest things I have seen on a screen. The MRI confession is quality also. Last time I paid attention was the R. Dyrdek mini khana deal on MTV.Quote:
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Only click on this if you've already watched
https://news.avclub.com/a-comprehens...com-1830295086
Working our way through “Endeavor” a pbs mystery series we missed once we cut the cable. Recommended.
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Ended up being a flop for me. Episode one was ok with PP, but got fast fowarding through most of the other episodes.
If you need a break from movies that make you think, it looks like Revival, the Sam Bush documentary, is now on Amazon...looks pretty entertaining, goes back to his days with Newgrass Revival, etc...
whats perplexing man?? If a cat or dog gets killed, that immediately ruins the movie for her even if the rest of it is awesome...Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
anyhow I watched Homecoming - it was OK I thought. Julia Roberts was pretty good but Bobby Cannavale (who played her boss) over acted his part quite a bit
I just found this show, and if you haven't seen it, I love it so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVbOjP1Ziec
Great first episode
But she doesn't have a problem if people (or other animals) get killed in a film?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diamond Joe
That's what's perplexing, man...
:)
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When those 2 escaped from prison, it was all the news would cover as it was up north from us.
When I first saw the pictures of the guys, one of the mugshots looked very, VERY much like me. I thought it was funny until the manhunt went on for a few more weeks and every cop in the state was gunning for these guys. I got a little concerned that I could be mistaken for one of them and shot at.
During that time I needed new eyeglass frames so I used the mugshot to "try them on" online.
Fast forward a few years and I come home to find a letter from a location scout for a filming project stuffed into my door. They are looking for remote home locations to film their prison escape scenes for their project called "Escape from Danemora". I laughed and sent them an email with my picture saying maybe I could be your guy. Never heard back from them.
She has 0 problem if SCORES of humans get slaughtered. But, god forbid a dog doesnt make it...Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
And no, its pretty much all animals, not just cats and dogs. Those are just the big two that will instantly result in her losing any interest in whatever it is. It is weird, I know. Trust me I do not agree
If you dig movies that make you think and will linger with you long after you have finished viewing them, then FIRST REFORMED might just be up your alley.
3.5/5
Interesting character study of a priest (Ethan Hawke) who lost his son in Iraq, then lost his marriage, became unwound and was given the chance to preside over a historical parish in Upstate NY. He is an acoholic, doesn’t take care of himself, and eventually gets sucked into the dreams/aspirations of a lost soul who is hell-bent on righting the wrongs of corporate pollution. The movie is a slow-boil, where you see Hawke’s character start to become consumed with the perspectives of the man he is counseling. The parallel between how we treat the earth (poorly) and how Hawk’s character treats himself (poorly) is intriguing. But we also don’t know if Hawk is taking the path he chooses because he agrees with his parishioner or because he himself is undergoing a trial of faith. There are a few uncomfortable moments where Hawk seems to be attracted to his parishioner's wife (or perhaps vice/versa), but this is left kind of opaque, delivered in awkward moments of contact and dream-like sheen, so we never really know what is going on there (i.e. is it real or fantasy?). Likewise for the ending, where Hawk is consumed with a kind of penitent rapture, again blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.
An interesting film, that is a bit talky, religious, and (meta)philosophical, but if you stick with it it's rather solid and slowly unravels to reveal many interesting layers.
Bullitt is on Prime. Just as good as it ever was. And Robert Duval in a minor role as the taxi driver.
Still kinda weird trying to follow the chase scenes. It looks like they are heading for the Golden Gate Bridge, and then all of a sudden they are out in the country somewhere, can’t quite figure out where that is or how they got there.
Edit: of course the chase route was worked out long ago: http://reelsf.com/reelsf/bullitt-car-chase-complete. The jump is from the Golden Gate Bridge on the north side of town to Daly City on the south, but that’s not the only disconnect... and the charger lost 7 hub caps!
Yeah, if you've lived in SF for any period of time (at least 3 years so that you are familiar with the City and it's districts and streets), that chase scene makes no sense whatsover. I'm guessing they heavily edited it. They actually go over San Bruno Mountain (south of the City, which takes you from DC to Brisbane/South San Francisco/The Airport).Quote:
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Prime is ripe with late '60s, early '70s crime thriller classics right now, so...if you dig Bullit, check out:
Point Blank (w/Lee Marvin)
The Getaway (another Steve McQueen vehicle)
The Killer Elite (w/Duvall)
The Conversation (w/Gene Hackman; no car chases, but it takes place in SF and is similar in tone and visual style).
Bullit chase scene is funny if you watch carefully. The same VW beetle shows up several times as do other vehicles. It is an awesome, classic car chase scene with none of the high tech special effects of today.
HEREDITARY
4/5
In a NYT article critic AO Scott said “Mr. Aster didn’t invent the techniques he deploys to create his unsettling effects, but he also swerves away from the cliches of the genre.“ I’m not sure what film he watched, but the one I saw was teeming with genre cliches. In fact, it’s one of the reasons the film is equally frustrating and mesmerizing. Writer/Director Ari Aster seems to have taken just about every major cliche from various supernatural and occult horror films and tossed them together into a delirious hodge-podge that teeters between feeling fresh and edgy and being just plain plagueristic, albeit in an ADHD kind of way. The tropes that slip in and out of Hereditary not only serve to create an atmosphere of familiarity, but also succeed in keeping viewers seriously off balance. Bucketfuls of blood-red herrings are tossed about with casual brutality, buffered by a steady trail of breadcrumbs that show us the way back from the ultimately predictable ending; but it’s not the climax of the film that’s worthy of mention, it’s the circuitious journey. The film wavers from themes about supernatural occurences, then it flits with being a ghost story, takes a detour towards a descent into grief-stricken madness, then plays with witches, possession, and satanic cults. It’s all of this and none of it simultaneously. Where the film succeeds is in its fevered nightmare delivery, never letting us know if what we are seeing is real or merely some somnambulistic afterthought of the protagonists. This unreality is set forth in the first few frames and carries on until the final fade-to-black. There are even times when the whole proceeding feels like what a Wes Anderson horror film might look like, if you can wrap your head around that concept. The vibe of the film is greatly aided by the creepy turn from young Milly Shapiro, who spends her onscreen time manifesting the character of Charlie by stuffing her face with chocolate, building weird toy dolls, and playing with dead things. Oh, and the pacing. The film spends long, deceptively tedious moments on nothing, only to have those moments interrupted by scream-out-loud WTF bursts of violent intensity. Ditto for the score: it’s loud when it shouldn’t be, quiet when it shouldn’t be, and completely absent when it needs to be. The whole of the film seems to be focused on bait-and-switch and misdirection, which in less able hands would have come off as a trite gimmick or even a cop-out, but Aster manipulates us like a veteran. So, despite solid acting, a dizzying surrealness, and some genuine horror, the real success of this film is that the viewer never really knows where it is going, at least not until the final moments of the 3rd act. Like a number of other recent “artsploitation” efforts (You Were Never Really Here, Revenge, Killing of a Sacred Deer), Hereditary takes Old School genre elements and gussies them up in slick cinematography, populates them with accomplished name actors (here Toni Collette and Gabriel Bryne), and employs a hip indie rock musician to compose an immersive and chilling score (Colin Stetson, who has been a member/collaborator of Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, and others). Granted, the last 30 minutes of the film slip into somewhat generic Blumhouse-styled territory, with the ending being rather trite and of the “seen-it-before” nature, but it’s artfully delivered and ends with a visual link that brings us full circle back to the opening frames of the film that unfolded some 2 hours earlier. In the end this is a slow-burn thriller that confounds, perterbs, but also freaks you out and should linger long after the credits have ceased to roll. So, yes, this film will probably frustrate genre junkies, but at the same time it’s easily worth a second viewing and most likely to create lively post-screening conversation.
RIYL
Rosemary’s Baby, Killing of a Sacred Deer, Lords of Salem, Oculus
Marvelous Mrs Maisel is pretty fucking funny
Chasing Shackleton.
3 part BBC documentary
'Can six men endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today? Using a replica boat, and the same equipment and clothing as would have been used in 1914, explorer Tim Jarvis and his crew attempt to follow in Shackleton's wake, going beyond the point of no return, using their firsthand extreme experience measured against historical accounts to unlock the secrets of survival"
Yeah, actually enjoyed that. Didn’t think I would.Quote:
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PARIS JE T'AIME
4/5
Cool and quirky anthology comprised of a bunch of short vignettes centered around the theme of "love" and set in, surprise!, Paris.
Lots of great casting choices, some really strange entries (the Coen Bros and Vincenzo Natali installments particularly), and just an overall solid film.
The only "blemish" is the last few minutes of needless montage right before the credits where the producers (is my best guess) felt the need to try and connect all the films (they didn't need to be connected as the way the film is constructed it's like a day and night in the life of the city itself).
https://youtu.be/xkNdi8SV_uAQuote:
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Leave No Trace
4/5
A slow-burning, very quiet, visually tranquil, and emotionally potent rumination on family and the definition of “home” which is further augmented by an overtly subtle anti-war message and pointed criticism of bureaucracy.
Lack of backstory and the minimal dialogue was a cool technique; it kept the vibe of the film very introspective.
I really dug how the film began and ended with similar imagery; it was a nice visual bookend.
And Ben Foster was great, using his body and facial expressions to convey the things that words usually do.
Very haunting film with lingering after images.
RIYL: Wendy and Lucy; Into The Wild; A Winter’s Bone
Haha my wife is the same way. Movie over is a animal is killed.Quote:
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THE LOVED ONES
Imagine Sixteen Candles if the Molly Ringwald character had been a psychopath with a drill.
Yeah.
This is a gonzo, modern day Ozploitation classic.
Sure, it revisits familiar "torture porn" territory, but it does so with a twisted sense of glee coupled with great pacing, solid acting, and plenty of cat-and-mouse tension.
If you're a horror film buff, this flick is great fun.
RIYL
Wolf Creek, Misery
Bullitt is a favorite.
If I had my dads old cars, I could retire.
He had both of those cars, at the same time. Somwhat different mustang, as he had a Mach 1 with a 428 shaker scoop,
but I remember going to school in the 68 charger at 140mph, on a 2 lane.
Small list od what I can remember
68 charger
Mustang GT350
69 Mach 1
Galaxy 500
Mustang GTCS
Amx 390
Fairlane 500
78 Indy Pace Car
3 Trans Am's 78-79, and a Bandit Trans Am.
Plus some, I forget. Dad had great taste.
Is that a heads up, or are you suggesting it?Quote:
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HOUSE OF GAMES
5/5
A gonzo bravura thriller-cum-heist-cum-PoMo noir-cum-glorious confidence game mindfuck from David Mamet.
If you like films that keep you on your toes via great acting, impeccible dialogue, and a plot filled with so many twists that it'll leave you dizzy, then this is a bonafide classic.
RIYL:
The Underneath; Red Rock West; Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead;