Saturday Evening Movie Thread [moviegique]: MaXXXine, Longlegs, Kill, Kinds of Kindness and More!


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It also doesn't hurt to live in a city where there are a couple dozen throwbacks every week. For example, I took the Barbarienne (who has a strong interest in art, puppetry and stop-motion animation) to see a Quay Brothers retrospective at the Philosophical Research Society. The executive summary of the Quay Brothers: Mad God for people who find Mad God too cohesive and coherent. It was fun, but not something I'd generally recommend. And if that's not the watchword for post-lockdown movies, I don't know what is. We saw four new movies released in the past three weeks, described heretoforeafter in the order we saw them and, coincidentally, almost in the order of box office success. Nicolas Cage having a normal one Kinds of Kindness Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favorite, Poor Things) strikes again, with this anthology of three stories, clocking in at about 2 1/2 hours. The typical anthology is one good story that isn't long enough to be a feature, so it's padded out with jokey garbage. This isn't that, at least. The three stories are thematically very tight, they feature the same cast in vastly different roles (good acting, to say the least) and they highlight an issue with YL's style of storytelling: If everybody's acting like a weirdo, it's hard to know what it is we're supposed to care about. The first story has Jesse Plemons as an office worker whose life is dictated by his boss, Willem Dafoe. And when I say dictated, I mean not only his working hours, but his diet, his drinking habits, his reading list and the time and form which has sex with his wife. When his boss instructs him to smash into another car at high speed, in a way that might cause the death of the person driving (or indeed his own death), our protagonist takes a strong stance—only to discover his life has no meaning without his boss. He then takes drastic steps to try to get back in his boss's good graces. The second story has Plemons as a cop whose wife has gone missing after an expedition on the high seas. (Plemons is so different in this role, I kept looking at him and thinking "What's Matt Damon done to his face?" before realizing it wasn't, in fact, Matt Damon.) Where the first story is immediately and repeatedly alienating, so we're never in danger of caring too terribly much what happens, this one plays on the tropes of the loving policeman/husband mourning for his lost wife, even if in a comically lugubrious way. If the boss calls you in and he looks like this? You're already dead. His friends, another couple, come over to comfort him and he asks if they can "watch the video" as consolation and one knows immediately what's on the video from their reactions. Their reactions (chagrin) are the expected ones, but the viewer has to try to figure out why Plemons' would ask to watch that video at that time. OK, we can write it off to grief, but this creates an interesting stress when the long-lost wife (Emma Stone) turns up, and he becomes increasingly convinced that she's not actually his wife. The final story has Emma Stone as a member of a cult who's trying to locate a "chosen one" who can heal and even bring the dead back to life. She and her partner (Plemons, again) venture into the corrupt, unclean world to seek this person out, only to return periodically to the cult's compound and its cleansing waters. Cult members are tested for purity and forced to sauna till they faint if found to be impure (then to be banished if they are). Emma hits a snag when she is found to be corrupt and, while exiled, discovers the chosen one (Margaret Qualley, Drive-Away Dolls). The Boy and I liked this film. (My summary: "A lot of Yorgosity, not enough Lanthimos.") But to say that it's "hard to recommend" is to undersell exactly how weird and alienating these stories are. They all feature weird sex (much like Poor Things and The Lobster, Lanthimos is positively daring you to find anything erotic about the proceedings) and the character's motivations, while comprehensible are not usually relatable. If we take the first story, e.g., our protagonist's desire to strike out on his own is admirable, but Lanthimos tells us, well, no, he doesn't really even exist without his boss's say so. This is probably one of the most degenerate statements about existence that could be made. And if we look at the second story, our protagonist seems to be going insane and manifesting higher and higher degrees of cruelty—only to be proven correct. (The best part of this story and the whole movie is the end credits, which features an island of dogs, driving cars and living their best doggy lives. This is, in fact, relevant to the story.) And in the final story, Emma Stone's character is not particularly admirable. She's abandoned her family. She has no moral or ethical qualms about harming others to reach her goals. And in the end her character flaws lead to her tragic failure. Yay? So, again, we enjoyed it, but there aren't a lot of weirdos like us, and that's probably a good thing. That said, it did better than than: Kill He hates this mirror! My first genuinely Hindu movie, which won me over by being not 3 hours long but a spritely 105 minutes, has been loudly proclaimed as The Most Violent Indian Movie Ever Made! It's Hindu John Wick or Die Hard on a Train 2 (if Under Siege 2 is Die Hard on a Train 1). Special Forces dude Amrit rushes to snatch his true-love's hand from an arranged marriage (arranged by her very powerful Train Mogul Dad) only to end up on a train with them which is beset by bandits. Much like the Fast and Furious movies, this is a story about family. In this case a family of bandits. As the good guys fight the bad guys up and down the train with Amrit climbing up and down and around the cars, supporting characters pitch in, or do heel turns, or get kidnapped and used as pawns. If there's any real flaw with this movie, in fact, it's that it hits the same tropes too many times. (She's been captured...again?! Amrit thinks about his love's fate and gets superpowers...again!) But I'm not gonna quibble. It's an action movie that really delivers on the action, and gives you enough character to hang your hat on. It humanized the bandits without making them sympathetic, which is a hallmark of good action films, too. Every other sentence spoken in Hindi was actually heavily accented English. No idea what was going on there. Subtitled but sort of "so what" subtitles. It's not like you can't figure out what's going on from the action. Bonus points for every middle-aged chubby Indian dude dressing like every IT middle manager I've ever met. MaXXXine Getting grungy. The thing about Ti West is, he makes period pieces. And they're good just as that. His breakthrough film, The House of the Devil really captures the babysitter-in-peril era of the late '70s, for example. And X, the first movie in the Maxine trilogy, captures the early gonzo porn/horror of those same years. Pearl, the second movie in the trilogy, suffers very slightly (for me) from being too spread out. It takes place in the silent era but is shot (boldly) in a style mimicking Technicolor. So while it's more a dark "Wizard of Oz" instead of "Caligari", it's still effective and different. (I literally cannot remember another horror movie made in recent times that was shot in full, vibrant color with naturally beautiful, sunny days.) The final movie in the trilogy is MaXXXine, which features our eponymous heroine in 1985, a literal porn star trying to break into mainstream cinema. By which we mean a trashy horror film called The Puritan 2. (That title itself is interesting: There was, of course, no such franchise in the '80s, but there is a silent era Satanic horror called "Puritan's Passions" with a similar plot!) As Maxine's star rises, Los Angeles is being terrorized by The Night Stalker (Richard Ramirez) and all her friends are dropping dead from a copycat. Meanwhile her past is catching up with her as someone who knows the events of X is trying to lure her to her doom. There's absolutely zero mystery about who the someone is, though. You don't even have to have seen the previous films to be able to figure out the villain. That said, it's a solid suspense film, not really a horror, though there are some gruesome kills and a particularly graphic scene of Maxine defending herself from a would-be rapist. It evokes, more than anything, the 1983 "classic" Angel ("Honor student by day! Hooker by night!") with a heaping side of Body Double, without really being derivative of either. I'm not saying West nails Hollywood in 1983, but I am saying Maxine's apartment looked exactly like the one I lived in from that era. I will temper this by saying it looks more like a movie from the '80s than the actual Hollywood of the '80s, but they manage to avoid the obvious traps, like using the exact same songs everyone else does. For example, instead of "Relax", they use "Welcome To The Pleasure Dome", so you're thinking, "Hey, that's Frankie Goes To Hollywood but not the one song of theirs I know." Kevin Bacon plays a disreputable PI and Bobby Cannavale and Michelle Monoghan play LAPD detectives, but this is the Mia Goth show, once again, and she doesn't disappoint. A solid ending to the series, though Maxine could be Mia Goth's Rocky. She could follow that character throughout her life. Ending where the movie does, it's a kind of happy ending, which almost feels odd. Longlegs Peek-a-BOO! The Red Letter Media boys did a bit on this and The Arcadian, the other Nicolas Cage horror movie out this year (so far). I found The former movie disappointing, particularly in what I saw (and what I almost always see) as a failure to think the implications of your world through. Longlegs sorta does that, too, but the way it elides over certain nonsensical details, you might just miss them. As far as the RLM boys were concerned, Longlegs suffered from over-hype, like Blair Witch Project, with people saying this is the scariest movie they'd ever seen, and such nonsense as that. The plot, such as it is, involves a potential serial killer who kills the families of girls born on the fourteenth of the month. Our hero, a socially awkward young FBI agent (Maika Monroe, It Follows) is on the case with her older partner (Blair Underwood! Remember him?!) and putting together the pieces from psychic flashes. Now, she is psychic. They test her and she guesses the right number between 0 and 100, 50% of the time over a couple dozen trials. They say "half-psychic" but those odds are more than enough to break the bank at Vegas. The funny thing about this psychic-ness is that, apart from the opening scene, it really doesn't matter. But it does set up a supernatural element. And this movie is very much a supernatural movie, despite how strongly it evokes Silence of the Lambs, what with all the Satanic imagery and Nicolas Cage running around pretending to be a woman, sort of, at the center of all these murders. The catch is that he never actually seems to go into the houses where the families are killed. The families all seem to kill themselves For Some Reason. You know, as I go over the movie in my head to try to relate it, I realize how little sense any of it makes. And how many disparate ideas it throws out that don't actually go anywhere. Still, it's a creepy little move, atmospherically evocative, with some nice scares. Nothing in the way of jump scares. The whole thing is just a little off. But, yeah, sitting back and thinking about it for even a moment raises all kinds of questions that don't have any good answers on screen. Just goes to show you...something. This is the only one of the four films mentioned to crack the top 40. But they all delivered on what they promised: It's just a matter of whether or not anyone wants what they promised. Posted by: Open Blogger at 08:29 PM Comments (Jump to bottom of comments) 1 I DARE you to read the content! Posted by: moviegique at July 20, 2024 07:31 PM (asXVI) 2 Movie time! Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 20, 2024 07:31 PM (evvc2) 3 Did I mention you should buy (and read!) my books? They're shorter than this! Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 07:33 PM (asXVI) 4 Watched Longlegs. Not a fan. Stole liberally from Silence of the Lambs and Seven. Too many plot holes. Protagonist had plot armor a couple inches thick. Meh. Wait for streaming. Just MO 🤷‍♀️ Posted by: Jmel at July 20, 2024 07:34 PM (bVhJi) 5 Fun movie fact: The RNC convention closed with Nessun dorma by Puccini. Which was featured in the Tom Clancy movie Sum of All Fears, about a president who is nearly assassinated and goes medieval on the cartel responsible. Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 20, 2024 07:34 PM (evvc2) 6 Cat Ass Trophy, by a nuke too. Posted by: Ben Had at July 20, 2024 07:40 PM (5MvGY) 7 Watching "Seven" right now. Freeman and Pitt are really good. But as I grow older, I like movies like this less and less. There are some truly horrific scenes that bother more than when I was actually 29. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate at July 20, 2024 07:41 PM (Ad8y9) 8 I'm rewatching " The Borgias" . You can never have too much treachery. Posted by: Ben Had at July 20, 2024 07:42 PM (5MvGY) 9 "Stole liberally from Silence of the Lambs and Seven. Too many plot holes. Protagonist had plot armor a couple inches thick. Meh. Wait for streaming. Just MO 🤷‍♀️" I can totally see this POV. As I said, the more I thought about it, the less sense it made. If you don't have the right mindset going in to enjoy it, you're not gonna. It really needs the buy-in. The plot armor argument is, however, explained, in essence at the end of the movie, no? It's not really plot armor if the plot literally revolves around the person being so armored? (I'm being vague to avoid spoilers.) Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 07:42 PM (asXVI) 10 Movie review: We saw Despicable Me 4. It was... okay. The series is dying and it shows. There's a baby now, which I'm sure fulfills one or two Hollywood tropes. The minions were more of a parallel "Hey look what's happening over there" than part of the story, and the ending was just outright bad. I won't spoil it but the last 3-5 minutes should've been a charming short film that was released on Black Friday or whenever charming short films to advertise movies people have forgotten about come out. Worth a free rental at Redbox maybe. I wouldn't pay for it. Inside Out 2 was better. Much better. Posted by: Moron Robbie promises not to say told you so about the tranny shooter at July 20, 2024 07:43 PM (LGV1j) 11 "There are some truly horrific scenes that bother more than when I was actually 29." I don't know if they bother me more so much as, I'm not impressed by them, and more likely to see them as an attempt to shock which, frankly, I'm over. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 07:43 PM (asXVI) 12 Watching "Seven" right now. Freeman and Pitt are really good. But as I grow older, I like movies like this less and less. There are some truly horrific scenes that bother more than when I was actually 29. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate - I remember enjoying that but I don't think I'll revisit it. And re: horrific scenes yeah, I'm that way with a lot of stuff now, too. Interestingly enough one was another Brad Pitt movie named Fury. A WWII tank movie, something I once would've watched a few times. Now I couldn't make it past the first 30 minutes or so. CGI portrayal of war and brutalism has gotten too good. Posted by: Moron Robbie promises not to say told you so about the tranny shooter at July 20, 2024 07:45 PM (LGV1j) 13 "Worth a free rental at Redbox maybe. I wouldn't pay for it. Inside Out 2 was better. Much better." I'm having a hard time getting motivated to see kiddie movies any more. I used to watch them before I had kids, even. Loved when "Jungle Book" or "Snow White" would get a re-release. Now? Meh. I don't really care how good "Inside Out 2" is. I didn't feel any need for a sequel. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 07:45 PM (asXVI) 14 Movie Nerdz!! You know, as I go over the movie in my head to try to relate it, I realize how little sense any of it makes. And how many disparate ideas it throws out that don't actually go anywhere. So, a Nicholas Cage movie. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 07:46 PM (f87vz) 15 "So, a Nicholas Cage movie." Ha! Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 07:47 PM (asXVI) 16 Shrek, Ratatouille and Ice Age are still fun. Posted by: Ben Had at July 20, 2024 07:48 PM (5MvGY) 17 I'm having a hard time getting motivated to see kiddie movies any more. I used to watch them before I had kids, even. Loved when "Jungle Book" or "Snow White" would get a re-release. - Yeah, I remember watching some stuff during the Disney resurgence back in the 80s or 90s and how much I enjoyed them. I wouldn't even consider them now. Inside Out 2 was good because the little girl starts puberty and three new emotions move in, and the point of the movie is for anxiety to not always be in control. We've got someone hitting that age/time and it was a pleasant surprise to see how good the movie was, especially since we just picked it because it was the only kids movie playing at the time. And not the first gay thing that I saw. Posted by: Moron Robbie promises not to say told you so about the tranny shooter at July 20, 2024 07:49 PM (LGV1j) 18 The RNC convention closed with Nessun dorma by Puccini. Which was featured in the Tom Clancy movie Sum of All Fears, about a president who is nearly assassinated and goes medieval on the cartel responsible. Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 20, 2024 07:34 PM (evvc2 That’s why they couldn’t use Muslim terrorists like the book. It would hurt their feelings. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 07:50 PM (B1dzx) 19 Yes, I rewatched Sum of All Fears last night just to fact check that film score for the ending. Yep. Pavarotti at his best. Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 20, 2024 07:50 PM (MeG8a) 20 addendum: I'd maybe consider a modern kids movie without kids if it were something relatively groundbreaking like Toy Story was. Posted by: Moron Robbie promises not to say told you so about the tranny shooter at July 20, 2024 07:50 PM (LGV1j) 21 Next weekend is the Western Film Festival here. This year's line-up is Old Yeller, Dances with Wolves, Tombstone, High Noon, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Treasure of the Sierra Madre. I'm skipping High Noon and Dances with Wolves but seeing everything else. I saw Old Yeller in its first theatrical run- like Yeller, I am old- and am so looking forward to that. Posted by: sal at July 20, 2024 07:51 PM (4lnL8) 22 I still watch Bolt whenever I come across it on the boob tube. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 07:51 PM (B1dzx) 23 That’s why they couldn’t use Muslim terrorists like the book. It would hurt their feelings. Posted by: polynikes I am pretty sure the book was cartels, too. Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 20, 2024 07:52 PM (evvc2) 24 Good evening everyone from home Posted by: Skip at July 20, 2024 07:52 PM (fwDg9) 25 Very Japanese and very Pagan, Yin Yang Master 2003. Highly recommend. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 07:52 PM (bFId9) 26 That’s why they couldn’t use Muslim terrorists like the book. It would hurt their feelings. Also, embittered East German Stasi's were in the book helping the muslim terrorists. TBF, haven't read the book in years, so I may be off on that. But bitter commies were involved, I do remember that. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 07:53 PM (f87vz) 27 It's pretty funny if you notice the "porn star breaking into film" of the 80's/90's. I'm sure most are familiar with the Traci Lords transition from illegal (under age) porn star to "movie" star. But you may have missed the Marilyn Chambers break through mainstream role in David Cronenberg's "Rabid". It was pretty easy to get 80's porn stars to do full nude in mainstream films, so win-win. Ginger Lynn, Amber Lynn, Christy Canyon and even... Sylvetser Stallone all found their way to mainstream through porn. If you needed someone to show some junk in a movie, porn was the first stop for your "magnum opus" film ala "Things". Posted by: Croaker at July 20, 2024 07:53 PM (WVllD) 28 I am pretty sure the book was cartels, too. Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 20, 2024 07:52 PM (evvc2) ——————- That was Clear and Present Danger. Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 20, 2024 07:54 PM (u73oe) 29 Oops, getting my Clancy books mixed up. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 07:54 PM (f87vz) 30 I re-watched John Carpenter's The Thing last night for the umpteenth time. Still enjoyed it. I'm afraid my entertainment choices are not very eclectic. Oh, well. Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 20, 2024 07:55 PM (mH6SG) 31 Because of the Trump setup by the Secret Service, I immediately thought of one of my favorite movies - Serpico. I watched it with the wife, who (somehow) never saw it. It's a good one - she actually stayed awake through it, which makes it a 1/100 movie. I think it's down to Pacino. Pacino was already famous for the Godfather a year or two earlier, but Serpico was his better performance. At least for him. It let him be "crazy," so he could overact and define his future stage presence. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 20, 2024 07:55 PM (0FoWg) 32 Was very satisfied by MaXXXine as the conclusion to the trilogy. Would have liked one more horrific/graphic scene in there, but that's a quibble and I liked the gore that was there. It all felt so 80s! Also enjoyed the little callbacks to the previous two installments hidden in there. Posted by: She Hobbit at July 20, 2024 07:55 PM (ftFVW) 33 Re comment at 30: Watch the 2011 "The Thing" and you'll appreciate Carpenter's "The Thing" even more... /sobs quietly. Posted by: Croaker at July 20, 2024 07:57 PM (WVllD) 34 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 20, 2024 07:55 PM (0FoWg) The real Serpico would have cheered Trump’s attempted assassination. Big time Lefty. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 07:57 PM (B1dzx) 35 We lost a lot when we moved away from practical effects in favor of air conditioning and green-screens. Posted by: Moron Robbie promises not to say told you so about the tranny shooter at July 20, 2024 07:58 PM (LGV1j) 36 "Mandy" is my favorite bugnutz Cage role, even though it's really the hallucinogenic swirl around him that makes it so wild. "Kiss of the Vampire" is peak Crazy Cage. "Pig" is very poignant and shows that Nic can be subtle as well as a scenery-chewer. Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 20, 2024 07:58 PM (kpS4V) 37 The only films I've seen in the movies this year have been Monkey Man and... Terminator 2. I remember a time when I would have seen dozens of films in a year. Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 20, 2024 07:58 PM (XV/Pl) 38 Thank you for watching those movies, cause I sure as hell would never watch them. Posted by: Eromero at July 20, 2024 07:58 PM (LHPAg) 39 Just got back from "Twisters". Fun summer movie. Great special effects. I would say Glen Powell has a nice career ahead of him. Him and his mega watt smile. Posted by: Tuna at July 20, 2024 07:59 PM (oaGWv) 40 Haven't watched it in a while but clips of 'Cop Land' are showing up in my YTube feed. I really liked it when it came out and Sylvestor Stallone proved he could actually act, if needed. Might have to scour the interwebs and watch it again. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 07:59 PM (f87vz) 41 I watched first Terminator on TV today. Terminator I era Linda Hamilton was HAWT! Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 08:00 PM (NMT5x) 42 If it ain't in the pawn shop for a buck. I ain't watching it. Posted by: Ben Had at July 20, 2024 08:00 PM (5MvGY) 43 I actually went and saw a movie last weekend for the first time in nearly 5 years. Fly Me to the Moon. It was...OK. Not great, but not horrible. However, I remembered one of the key reasons WHY I don't go to my local theater: We had to sit through no less than *40 MINUTES* of commercials and previews. It was insane. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 20, 2024 08:01 PM (BpYfr) 44 I want to see a really gritty kinetic movie, I'll pay to see it and nobody is making these kinds of movies. Say what you want about the movie Serpico it was Tough. Last truly Tough movie I saw in the theater was maybe Shaft one of the sequels. I want some gritty thing. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:01 PM (bFId9) 45 I have really bad seats Posted by: Don Black at July 20, 2024 08:01 PM (/7KEl) 46 My favorite two Cage movies are diametrically opposite of each other. 8mm and Valley Girl. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:01 PM (B1dzx) 47 @33 >>Watch the 2011 "The Thing" and you'll appreciate Carpenter's "The Thing" even more... /sobs quietly. The Hateful 8 is John Carpenter's The Thing as filtered and re conceptualized by Tarantino. Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 20, 2024 08:02 PM (XV/Pl) 48 Favorite Nick Cage movie: Lord of War It's a GREAT movie that seems to get overlooked. Also, still very relevant even today. Cage was fairly subdued in it considering the subject matter. He was very good in it. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 08:02 PM (f87vz) 49 I'm going to watch Longlegs with my daughter and grandson. They are huge horror movie fans and I'm a scarfy cat. They keep telling me it won't be scary, just creepy. But they liked Terrifier. Posted by: Megthered at July 20, 2024 08:02 PM (AecnA) 50 Big plug for "Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell". The blurb says "The survivors of a plane crash in a remote area are attacked by blob-like alien creatures that turn their victims into blood-thirsty vampires." It's very Japanesey and Tarantino-y. Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 20, 2024 08:03 PM (kpS4V) 51 \|\| Next weekend is the Western Film Festival here. Where's "here", sal? \|\| Was very satisfied by MaXXXine as the conclusion to the trilogy. Same. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:04 PM (asXVI) 52 Last movie I started and watched all the way through, except for Yin Yang Master 2003 which I liked, was SORCERER. Dubbed in French which made it better. The Arab terrorist, saying, I have an idea Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:04 PM (bFId9) 53 -Puddlegum I really like Copland too. I just rewatched it about a month ago after a lot of years. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 08:04 PM (NMT5x) 54 1 I DARE you to read the content! Posted by: moviegique But it's scary Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 20, 2024 08:04 PM (Ka3bZ) 55 I am more into fluff. "Sahara" Both versions. Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 20, 2024 08:04 PM (+H2BX) 56 Ha. Just because it's funny, we bought the AMC A-List membership recently. 99c / first month and $20 for the following months with a three month membership requirement. You get two free movies every week and promos for drinks and snacks every week or two. It paid for itself pretty quickly and I'd recommend it if you've got an AMC theater nearby that isn't too scary. The funniest part is that investors get additional perks. A share of AMC stock is $5. You'll get $5 promos fairly routinely for owning it. The movie promos are worth more than the stock is. But if you are considering getting a membership, pick up a share of the stock, too. Posted by: Moron Robbie promises not to say told you so about the tranny shooter at July 20, 2024 08:05 PM (LGV1j) 57 Big thumbs up for "Copland" Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 20, 2024 08:05 PM (kpS4V) 58 \|\|If you needed someone to show some junk in a movie, porn was the first stop for your "magnum opus" film ala "Things". The guys who made things hired Amber Lynn thinking she'd be willing to get naked but didn't realize you have to stipulate that up front (and PAY) so she ends up being an anchorwoman in that film, and they brought a literal prostitute in to do the one nude scene. And she's wearing, I forget, like an alien mask or something? Also, many years earlier, Lynn was in "Evils of the Night" which looks for all the world like porn movie producers decided to make a horror flick but was in fact just a couple of shmos who ended up with porn stars on their sets because, y'know, you hire one, you get 'em all. Or something. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:06 PM (asXVI) 59 Red Rock West is my favorite Cage movie. Not that I'm big fan. Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 20, 2024 08:06 PM (Dm8we) 60 Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 08:02 PM (f87vz Even though well made and acted, I can’t watch movies where you see the self destructiveness coming from a mile away. The Lord of War had two characters doing it. Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler was another really good movie with that structure. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:06 PM (B1dzx) 61 "Dracula" is on Svengoolie. It's the one where he moves to England. Posted by: fd at July 20, 2024 08:08 PM (vFG9F) 62 @57 >>Big thumbs up for "Copland" I mean, there are some heavy hitters in Copland, Sly had no choice but to up his game. Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 20, 2024 08:08 PM (XV/Pl) 63 \|\|We had to sit through no less than 40 MINUTES of commercials and previews. It was insane. Wow, perfesser! That's nutty! AMC usually has 20-25 minutes. Our local chain does more like 10-15. I mean, I just get there late. \|\| 44 I want to see a really gritty kinetic movie, I'll pay to see it and nobody is making these kinds of movies. Len, maybe "Kill" is for you, if you can find it playing? India is inherently gritty. \|\| But they liked Terrifier. Terrifier is gory af. Terrifier 2, perhaps moreso. But it's also a genuinely great horror film. It's so over the top it transcends the genre. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:10 PM (asXVI) 64 The actor who does the most frontal nudity is Viggo Mortensen. Just watched Indian Runner and he had an unnecessary nude scene unlike Eastern Promises. Watch one of his lesser known movies , Far From Men. Really good. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:10 PM (B1dzx) 65 Also in mission impossible rogue nation where hunt is trying to prevent the assasjnation of the austrian prime minister Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:11 PM (PXvVL) 66 waves I watched Hillbilly Elegy this week. It meanders, and I think it struggled to build Vance's story into a thrilling movie narrative. But it's never cruel or condescending to its subjects. Amy Adams and Glenn Close disappear into their roles and are magnificent. At times they made me feel I was watching a documentary brought to life. Hard to watch the abuse and addiction play out; rough stuff. But having seen that film, then seeing Vance's mom at the RNC, almost ten years sober, seeing her son embody an example of the American Dream, brought tears to my eyes. Viewership of Elegy has exploded on Netflix this week since Vance was announced, and the left is losing its mind over it, hah. Some are canceling their subscriptions from seeing it in the top 10 or having it recommended to them. Posted by: LizLem at July 20, 2024 08:11 PM (QAK8m) 67 DREDD, man what a balls out action movie. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:11 PM (bFId9) 68 I recently watched Laura, notable for an early appearance by Vincent Price. I didn’t realize until seeing this that he is one of those actors who I never pictured as ever being young. It was a very fun movie, with a couple of great twists. Also, an old man in love with a young woman (the titular Laura) who doesn’t realize no one believes him that she was in love with him too. Also a very permissive police detective who lets people trail around the investigation with him. Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 20, 2024 08:12 PM (EXyHK) 69 \|\| Big plug for "Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell" Mmmm. Will check it out. \|\| But it's scary Be brave, vmom! \|\| But if you are considering getting a membership, pick up a share of the stock, too. That is interesting advice! \|\| 61 "Dracula" is on Svengoolie. It's the one where he moves to England. That is the plot of "Dracula", yes. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:12 PM (asXVI) 70 Speaking of Stallone , Rambo Last Blood is one of the most violent movies I’ve seen. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:12 PM (B1dzx) 71 Stallone's roll in Cop Land was very unStallone. Probably why I liked it so much. As mentioned above, a great cast. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 08:13 PM (f87vz) 72 Yes sahara was much sillier than the cussler book maybr i remember it differently Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:13 PM (PXvVL) 73 I gotta say the bathroom fight in the MI movie was ferocious, it came out right before the James Bond and that movie knocked it out of the park. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:13 PM (bFId9) 74 "Here" is Clifton, TX. We have the oldest continually running movie theater in the state. The Western festival is a summer staple. Posted by: sal at July 20, 2024 08:14 PM (4lnL8) 75 That was Clear and Present Danger. Posted by: Duke Lowel You are right. The clancy novels run together. Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 20, 2024 08:14 PM (evvc2) 76 LAURA was remade as Sharkeys Machine and is well worth a watch. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:14 PM (bFId9) 77 I though dredd was very grim probably in keeping with the graphic novel urban does fit that stark image Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:15 PM (PXvVL) 78 Cop land is a good one. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:15 PM (bFId9) 79 No i think that came from william diehl Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:16 PM (PXvVL) 80 \|\| I recently watched Laura, notable for an early appearance by Vincent Price. Love Laura. The book is also good. https://moviegique.com/2019/10/laura-1944/ And of course I love Gene Tierney, because how could I not? https://moviegique.com/2022/11/heaven-can-wait-1943/ Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:17 PM (asXVI) 81 Viewership of Elegy has exploded on Netflix this week since Vance was announced, and the left is losing its mind over it, hah. Some are canceling their subscriptions from seeing it in the top 10 or having it recommended to them. Posted by: LizLem The 'left is losing its mind' That's a short trip. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 08:17 PM (f87vz) 82 Bogart’s Sahara is in my top ten all time movies, Not that I’m a Bogart fan boy but he just happens to be in five of my top ten movies. Sahara Casablanca Caine Mutiny Key Largo African Queen Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:17 PM (B1dzx) 83 >>> 59 Red Rock West is my favorite Cage movie. Not that I'm big fan. Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 20, 2024 08:06 PM (Dm8we) I have a soft spot for National Treasure (but only the original, not the sequel.) Pig is one of my fave films of the last few years. Great foodie mystery. Cage brings this immense weight to the role, carries both the grief and the brilliance of the character. And there's an extra on the DVD where you see him learning to cook to prep for the role, and the questions he asks the chef, connected to getting into his character, are fantastic. Posted by: LizLem at July 20, 2024 08:17 PM (QAK8m) 84 Winters Bone is a good noir. Heavily sanitized. But good. My favorite part is the cop tapping his Glock against the bodywork while Teardrop readies his Ruger. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:18 PM (bFId9) 85 \|\|70 Speaking of Stallone , Rambo Last Blood is one of the most violent movies I’ve seen. I'm beginning to think you got PTSD from it, polynikes! \|\|"Here" is Clifton, TX. We have the oldest continually running movie theater in the state. The Western festival is a summer staple. Very cool. Too far to commute, alas! Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:18 PM (asXVI) 86 Hi moviegique! Thank you for the thread. We are on vastly different planes as far as movies, as I have barely heard of most of the films you mentioned. I think I saw a trailer for X, but at the time I had no idea of the details of it. Speaking of Dracula, I did watch the Last Voyage of the Demeter. I think it was an interesting angle of the Dracula legend. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 08:18 PM (NMT5x) 87 I think the mi films have surpassed bond rogue nation for instance took the same premise as quantum and made it better Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:18 PM (PXvVL) 88 @81 >>The 'left is losing its mind' When is the left not losing it's mind? Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 20, 2024 08:18 PM (XV/Pl) 89 I watched a fair amount of "Hateful Eight" just for curiosity's sake and it only reinforced my opinion that Tarantino is one of the most self-indulgent directors ever. Posted by: sal at July 20, 2024 08:18 PM (4lnL8) 90 72 Yes sahara was much sillier than the cussler book maybr i remember it differently Posted by: Miguel cervantes It was a fun movie but not very 'dark'. The book was a fun read but could get 'dark' at times. Cusslers books, at least the older ones, were fun page turners. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 08:19 PM (f87vz) 91 I basically hated "The Lobster," so I said no more Yorgos and have kept to that path. On the positive side, Vinegar Syndrome have released a 4K edition of the Danish-American monster movie "Reptilicus." And there was much rejoicing. It rivals "The Giant Claw" in the Bad Monster Movie ranking. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 20, 2024 08:19 PM (CHHv1) 92 Sahara Casablanca Caine Mutiny Key Largo African Queen Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:17 PM (B1dzx) To have and Have Not is my favorite movie of all time. Posted by: Redbanzai at July 20, 2024 08:19 PM (JOR6L) 93 I think my favorite urban noir is Punisher in the diner. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:20 PM (bFId9) 94 Yes the voyage has always himted out in the films thevwest craven film made it a plane sort of like the deus ex machina in the strain that brings the strigoi to ny Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:21 PM (PXvVL) 95 To have and Have Not is my favorite movie of all time. Posted by: Redbanzai at July 20, 2024 08:19 PM (JOR6L) It’s basically Casablanca so I had to choose one or the other😀. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:21 PM (B1dzx) 96 Viewership of Elegy has exploded on Netflix this week since Vance was announced, and the left is losing its mind over it, hah. Some are canceling their subscriptions from seeing it in the top 10 or having it recommended to them. Posted by: LizLem at July 20, 2024 08:11 PM (QAK8m) So, 'Cuties' is acceptable, but "Elegy" is not. Okay. Posted by: sal at July 20, 2024 08:22 PM (4lnL8) 97 Bill macy as admiral sandecker sure but you dont usually get a look at thr eastern sahars they filmed it in morocco Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:23 PM (PXvVL) 98 Speaking of diner scenes Rutger Hauer in THE HITCHER. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:23 PM (bFId9) 99 Yes bacall or bergmann jusges Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:23 PM (PXvVL) 100 @91 >>I basically hated "The Lobster," so I said no more Yorgos and have kept to that path. Yorgos is just pure nihilism and grotesquery, there is nothing beautiful in anything he does. Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 20, 2024 08:24 PM (XV/Pl) 101 Ah, I love Laura! Huge girlcrush on Gene Tierney. And I'll try not to spoil anything, but when I watched The Expanse, I loved the noir-esque plot of Detective Miller, precisely because it was clearly inspired by Laura. LenNeal, I'll have to watch Sharkeys Machine! Thanks for the recommend. Posted by: LizLem at July 20, 2024 08:24 PM (QAK8m) 102 \|\|We had to sit through no less than 40 MINUTES of commercials and previews. It was insane. Wow, perfesser! That's nutty! AMC usually has 20-25 minutes. Our local chain does more like 10-15. I mean, I just get there late. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:10 PM (asXVI) --- To add insult to injury the film experienced a technical glitch about 2/3 of the way through and went to a "green screen of death." So we had to wait another 10 minutes before it was fixed. About the only redeeming feature of this moviegoing experience were the comfy recliner chairs. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 20, 2024 08:24 PM (BpYfr) 103 If Willem Dafoe looked at me like that, I'd bend him over the water cooler and make him my bitch! That's right, Willem! You're getting the rhino's horn in the board room and your directors will be holding you down. Posted by: Rupert Pupkin at July 20, 2024 08:25 PM (2UBPP) 104 Wasn't too crazy about how they handled the Jim Phelps character in the first Mission Impossible flick (thought I heard that the TV series cast was a tad irked about that too), but if you could ignore that MI was a lot of fun. I think of the Mission Impossible movies as James Bond movies as they might have been done before the people making James Bond movies decided that they didn't like James Bond all that much. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 08:25 PM (q3u5l) 105 "Goke Body Snatcher from Hell" is pretty good, though very weird and with an odd ending. Criterion put it out in a box set some years ago with three other films. Including "The X from Outer Space" since I brought up Bad Monster Movies. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 20, 2024 08:26 PM (CHHv1) 106 Evening. ============= I DARE you to read the content! Posted by: moviegique at July 20, 2024 07:31 PM (asXVI) I read it. Dare me to and maybe I'll read it again! Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 08:26 PM (URHNu) 107 I still have nightmares of Dafoe dressing up as a woman in Boondock Saints. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:27 PM (B1dzx) 108 Lord Of War is all of a documentary, I got pulled aside in a similar situation. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:28 PM (bFId9) 109 Yes i saw that firsr off all the first film eas convolutrd the secomd was too artsy although prophetic its about the release of a virus for profit? The fourth film really got in on track with dubai and indua seque Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:29 PM (PXvVL) 110 India Yes lord of war was victor bout except different The latter inspired a character in my novel Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:30 PM (PXvVL) 111 100 @91 >>I basically hated "The Lobster," so I said no more Yorgos and have kept to that path. Yorgos is just pure nihilism and grotesquery, there is nothing beautiful in anything he does. Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 20, 2024 08:24 PM (XV/Pl) I've never seen any of his movies but the over the top gaywad enthusiasm I see for him lead me to believe he's the requisite exotic dirty foreigner that Hollyweird and it's assorted remora love to fawn over but doesn't actually enjoy. "He makes dirty movies but they make you feel sad." Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 08:31 PM (URHNu) 112 To have and Have Not is my favorite movie of all time. Posted by: Redbanzai at July 20, 2024 08:19 PM (JOR6L) That little wiggle Bacall does in the final scene! Posted by: Eromero at July 20, 2024 08:32 PM (LHPAg) 113 Defoe has creeped me out since to live in die in la nuch more than the green goblin and a little less than the nosferatu film name escapes me Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:32 PM (PXvVL) 114 I took the 10,000 dollars I made in certain ways to make an indy movie in 1992, and realized all the work I had done was wasted on the artsy fartsy people who did not care how hard I had worked, or what I had done to make that money, so someone else could film them. I took that money and went to Yugoslavia. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:32 PM (bFId9) 115 Dafoe does 'creepy' really well. An odd face helps. Kind of like Steve Buscemi. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 08:35 PM (f87vz) 116 105 "Goke Body Snatcher from Hell" is pretty good, though very weird and with an odd ending.” Saw that on TCM a little while ago. Made me ponder the old question; “Japan: nuked too much, or not enough?” Posted by: Tom Servo at July 20, 2024 08:35 PM (S6gqv) 117 When he was a good guy in flight of the intruder was quite a reach Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:36 PM (PXvVL) 118 3 Did I mention you should buy (and read!) my books? They're shorter than this! Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 07:33 PM (asXVI) So you are saying TJM movie threads are too long? Who am I to argue. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at July 20, 2024 08:36 PM (QXQ4l) 119 114:I took that money and went to Yugoslavia. In 1992? That must have been 'interesting'. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 08:36 PM (f87vz) 120 He was great in Finding Nemo! And speaking of full frontal, apparently there's a clip of him when he was younger dancing around naked. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 08:37 PM (NMT5x) 121 Well I financed drug deals for independent juice to make the money to make an independent movie. Unfortunately it developed I am far better at juicing people than making movies. That fact has propelled my entire life since and anytime I appear in those locales I am immediately Made. Nobody forgets anything there. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:37 PM (bFId9) 122 >>>Defoe has creeped me out since to live in die in la nuch more than the green goblin and a little less than the nosferatu film name escapes me Posted by: Miguel cervantes >To Live and Die in LA was an under-rated flick. One of my favorite styles/moods of direction. Good stuff. Entertaining. Posted by: Rupert Pupkin at July 20, 2024 08:37 PM (2UBPP) 123 The phelps of the new films is more like the way we look at the deep state currently he was replaced by hopkins in thd second one and laurencd fishburne in the third Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:38 PM (PXvVL) 124 \|\| Speaking of Dracula, I did watch the Last Voyage of the Demeter. I think it was an interesting angle of the Dracula legend. You know, I gave that an eyeroll when I saw the trailer but it is by the guy who did "Troll Hunter," which is truly excellent. \|\| it only reinforced my opinion that Tarantino is one of the most self-indulgent directors ever. I'd agree but also note people like what he's puttin' down. So. \|\| I basically hated "The Lobster," so I said no more Yorgos and have kept to that path. This is sensible. He's exactly what he says on the tin. Not only ain't it for everyone, it ain't for decent folk! \|\| On the positive side, Vinegar Syndrome have released a 4K edition of the Danish-American monster movie "Reptilicus." And there was much rejoicing. The first new episode of MST3K was based on this and it is aMAYzing! Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:38 PM (asXVI) 125 Inside Out 2 is good but not as good at the first Despicable Me 4 is just a money grab. It just wasn't any good at all except for the very last few minutes. Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 20, 2024 08:39 PM (2fIO4) 126 So with the demise of Rightstufanime.com I guess I'm not loading up on anime in July. Guess I'll just take advantage of the Barnes & Noble July Criterion sale. Looks at everything he's ordered I think I got carried away. :B Last night I ordered... Arsenic And Old Lace It Happened One Night La Cage Aux Folles Night Train To Munich Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 08:40 PM (URHNu) 127 I really liked "Poor Things". Sorry. Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 20, 2024 08:40 PM (kpS4V) 128 116 It's hard to say. What with Gamera and such Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:41 PM (bFId9) 129 Phelps? Posted by: The swimmer? at July 20, 2024 08:41 PM (dg+HA) 130 Yes it was a very great sense of mood with a twist atvthe end It has noir elements Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:42 PM (PXvVL) 131 127 I did too. I went to see it in my local and the only other people were a couple on what looked like a first date. I tried to discuss the Un De Film but the dude was having none of it. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:43 PM (bFId9) 132 \|\| Speaking of diner scenes Rutger Hauer in THE HITCHER. Under-rated! Senselessly trashed by Siskel and Ebert at the time. \|\| About the only redeeming feature of this moviegoing experience were the comfy recliner chairs. Yeah, there's a spiral going on in the exhibition biz, and it ain't upward. \|\| I read it. Dare me to and maybe I'll read it again! Hey, hey! Whoa! Settle down, there. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:44 PM (asXVI) 133 Well i like emma stone but i probably would hate this one Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:44 PM (PXvVL) 134 Next movie on my list is Plan 9 From Outer Space Mostly watching Rockford Files, on season 4. Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 20, 2024 08:45 PM (2fIO4) 135 127 I really liked "Poor Things". Sorry. Me, too. And what I thought it had (where Yorgos is at his best) was a journey to becoming human. The short stories don't have enough space for that. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:46 PM (asXVI) 136 The jon voight character who has his own agenda Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:47 PM (PXvVL) 137 \|\| Next movie on my list is Plan 9 From Outer Space Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friend: Future events such as these will affect you in the future. \|\| 133 Well i like emma stone but i probably would hate this one Depends on why you like her. Wanna see her act like crazy in three wildly different roles? This might be for you. Want to see her in something =likable= playing a charming person? Nuh uh. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:48 PM (asXVI) 138 I've been watching a bunch of W.C. Fields movies. They're still hilarious and they still hold up. "Do you know a man by the name of LaFong? Carl LaFong?" I think I prefer his "henpecked husband" films over his "charlatan on the cheat" movies. They're much more relatable and you think, "That could happen today." "Capital L, small a, capital F, small o, small n, small g!" Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 20, 2024 08:49 PM (CHHv1) 139 Inside Out 2 was a sequel to a beloved and popular film. Because it was a sequel to a beloved and popular film, it did well at the box office. Because it was a sequel to a beloved and popular film. Did I mention yet that Inside Out 2 was a sequel to a bloved and popular film? Well, Inside Out 2 was a sequel to a beloved and popular film. Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 20, 2024 08:49 PM (8sMut) 140 So I bought the classic, the book Feature Filmmaking On A Used Car Budget, and figured I needed about 10K. This seemed doable. So I worked 7/52/365 and ate Ramen. But then at my local tavern guys knew I had money. I did not do drugs but then people would ask to borrow say $100 for 2 days and pay back $300. This is hard to deny. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:50 PM (bFId9) 141 Henry cavill who was cast well in this one points out hunts dilemma why would you continue to work for people who betray you of course it doesnt really explain why cavills character rebels or sean harris's Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:50 PM (PXvVL) 142 The former Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:51 PM (PXvVL) 143 Damnit. Shout! Factor is on Space: MCMXCIX Season 2. Which sucked. Only one thing about it is worthwhile: The women all wear skirts. Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 20, 2024 08:51 PM (8sMut) 144 I meant the latte4 Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:52 PM (PXvVL) 145 \|\| Last night I ordered... Nice haul! \|\| So you are saying TJM movie threads are too long? Who am I to argue. I am not. OregonMuse liked me to keep the posts down to 1,000 words, which is good discipline. So I did four reviews hear at 500 words each. Heh. \|\| 119 114:I took that money and went to Yugoslavia. A lot of low budget films exploited post-USSR film facilities in Eastern Europe. Check out "Dark Angel: The Ascent" or "Pit and the Pendulum" with Lance Henriksen from the '90s. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:53 PM (asXVI) 146 125 Inside Out 2 is good but not as good at the first Despicable Me 4 is just a money grab. It just wasn't any good at all except for the very last few minutes. Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 20, 2024 08:39 PM (2fIO4) I am assured by commenters on YouTube (comments sections) that Inside Out 2 is, in fact, a sequel to a beloved and popular film. Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 20, 2024 08:53 PM (8sMut) 147 One of my favorite movies is on the Outdoor channel right now. Hidalgo. Another really good Viggo movie. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:53 PM (B1dzx) 148 So, I stretched on this one present, $1000, and he point blank told me to fuck myself, and the guys who set it up shrugged and told me to take care of it myself and collect MY MONEY FOR MY MOVIE. I inquired if this would incur retaliation on me, and was confirmed NO so I went and collected my fucking money. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:53 PM (bFId9) 149 The Lance Henriksen "Pit" was directed by none other than Stuart Gordon. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 20, 2024 08:53 PM (CHHv1) 150 To have and Have Not is my favorite movie of all time. Posted by: Redbanzai You must have been bit by a dead bee. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 20, 2024 08:55 PM (63Dwl) 151 89 I watched a fair amount of "Hateful Eight" just for curiosity's sake and it only reinforced my opinion that Tarantino is one of the most self-indulgent directors ever. Posted by: sal at July 20, 2024 08:18 PM (4lnL Hi there. Have we met? Posted by: Christopher Nolan at July 20, 2024 08:56 PM (8sMut) 152 Henricken is another lugubrious sort Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:56 PM (PXvVL) 153 Emma Stone was good in Stupid Crazy Love. Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 08:56 PM (B1dzx) 154 Watching Midnight Run right now. Made when DeNito was still respected, not a joke. And was probably Charles Grodin’s best role, and best performance. Posted by: Tom Servo at July 20, 2024 08:57 PM (S6gqv) 155 Quentin Tarantino would point out that the events of 55 years ago tonight were brought to you by a society that has quarter pounders with cheese on offer at McDonald's. Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 20, 2024 08:57 PM (8sMut) 156 After that instead of being in the business of making money to make an indy movie I was in the business of temporary money laundering for drug deals, and once you sit down with a Samsonite with $1M in it it becomes abstract. Really I drew and illustrated my own graphic novels to finance an independent movie and it just went out of control. I've never gotten that control back. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:58 PM (bFId9) 157 Yes i liked her in that Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 08:58 PM (PXvVL) 158 Thx movigique. Say what you will about Cage but he is a worker and willing to try just about anything Thought Lord of War was great, and he was very good in The Rock and a solid action movie. Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 20, 2024 08:58 PM (qejsy) 159 I decided to watch "From Beyond," speaking of Stuart Gordon. It's not a favorite (the script really needed about three more passes through the word processor) but it's got Jeffrey Combs. Plus, it's the Vinegar Syndrome 4K, so it should at least look good. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 20, 2024 08:58 PM (CHHv1) 160 149 The Lance Henriksen "Pit" was directed by none other than Stuart Gordon. Yeah, I think Charles Band produced. Way higher production values than their usual fare. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 08:59 PM (asXVI) 161 I don't mind the long posts threads Posted by: Skip at July 20, 2024 08:59 PM (fwDg9) 162 Lance Henricksen did a kind of cameo recently as Ash it's cool hang on Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 08:59 PM (bFId9) 163 Ah barbara crampton chewing the scenery Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 09:00 PM (PXvVL) 164 Any Bogart great movie list besides those listed above had to include Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 20, 2024 09:00 PM (qejsy) 165 I love me some Lance Henrikson. Speaking of, he was in T1 that I just watched. Not enough screen time. Viggo? Yes him as well. Hidalgo, Eastern Promises, probably a couple more that I can't think of. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:00 PM (NMT5x) 166 “A Port in England—1944” See you all later! Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 20, 2024 09:00 PM (EXyHK) 167 And almost always do read the whole content Posted by: Skip at July 20, 2024 09:01 PM (fwDg9) 168 Not really like the story but entertaining in s splatter fest wat Posted by: Miguel cervantes at July 20, 2024 09:01 PM (PXvVL) 169 Always liked Bogie in IN A LONELY PLACE and THE HARDER THEY FALL too. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (q3u5l) 170 The Artifice Girl Well worth a watch. Stagey and a bit slow, but the payoff is worth it. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (bFId9) 171 \|\| Thx movigique. Say what you will about Cage but he is a worker and willing to try just about anything I think some folks just really like acting. Like, Johnny Depp in the '00s, you're not really sure how he's going to approach the role. Might work, might not--but it'll be different! Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (asXVI) 172 So with the demise of Rightstufanime.com I guess I'm not loading up on anime in July. Posted by: Robert TIL that you're not the "Robert" from "Robert's Anime Corner Store". https://www.animecornerstore.com I always found him to have better service than Right Stuf. Sign up for the newsletter and there's a 10% off coupon every few weeks. Posted by: mikeski at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (DgGvY) 173 I'm always late because I have to read the content first! Posted by: CaliforniaGirl (not CaliGirl) at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (0FtZB) 174 Well better turn this off, can hardly keep eyes open Have a great evening everyone And keep looking up at the stars Posted by: Skip at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (fwDg9) 175 Lance Henricksen shoots Sal in Dog Day Afternoon. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 09:03 PM (bFId9) 176 'night, skip! \|\|And keep looking up at the stars WATCH THE SKIES! Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 09:03 PM (asXVI) 177 Always liked Bogie in IN A LONELY PLACE and THE HARDER THEY FALL too. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (q3u Harder they Fall was his last movie. He was ate up with cancer when he made it Very good movie . Posted by: polynikes at July 20, 2024 09:03 PM (B1dzx) 178 I have no idea what this post is trying to tell me, but must say I find it very entertaining. Posted by: Lance Hardrock at July 20, 2024 09:04 PM (Q3t9T) 179 171 Now that Cage can choose his roles makes me think he'd be better as that legendary journeyman actor! Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 09:05 PM (bFId9) 180 Inside Out 2 is good but not as good at the first Despicable Me 4 is just a money grab. It just wasn't any good at all except for the very last few minutes. Posted by: MAGA_Ken -- The timing was right for us on Inside Out 2, so I think that was part of why we liked it a lot. It was pretty good timing for the first one, too now that I think about it. And I think you make a really good point about Dispicable Me. It wasn't that the last few minutes were necessarily weird and out of place, it's that the last few minutes were cute and fun and reminded me of what earlier movies were and what we realized we'd missed in the previous 1.5 hour. (I did like the honey badger animation on the hardwood floor, though.) Posted by: Moron Robbie promises not to say told you so about the tranny shooter at July 20, 2024 09:05 PM (LGV1j) 181 154 Watching Midnight Run right now. Made when DeNito was still respected, not a joke. And was probably Charles Grodin’s best role, and best performance. Posted by: Tom Servo I loved how Dennis Farina played the mob boss. He didn't seem 'dangerous' until Grodin got in that car. That movie had a damn good lineup in it. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 09:09 PM (f87vz) 182 Liked Cage in BUTCHER'S CROSSING too. Movie's kinda slow, but worth a look. The novel's waiting for me in The Amazing Colossal To-Be-Read Pile, so can't say how well the movie followed the book. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 09:10 PM (q3u5l) 183 Twister 2 the Director kept Climate change out of the movie, so I am going to give it a watch Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2024 09:10 PM (FCrpy) 184 I admit The Kid talking me into CATS in the theater does give me lifetime bragging rights. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 09:11 PM (bFId9) 185 Lance Henriksen seemed to be in a lot of movies I really like. A pretty flexible actor all and all. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 09:12 PM (f87vz) 186 Dennis Farina was, all by himself, reason enough to catch the movie made from Dave Barry's BIG TROUBLE. He was hilarious in it, and owned the screen in every scene he had. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 09:13 PM (q3u5l) 187 At the American Legion: "You whippersnapper, this is me in the surf at Peleliu!" "I saw CATS in the theater." "Oh. Nevermind." Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 09:13 PM (bFId9) 188 Farina was a cop in Chicago so he ran into real life mob types. He knew how they were. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 20, 2024 09:14 PM (f87vz) 189 183 Twister 2 the Director kept Climate change out of the movie, so I am going to give it a watch Posted by: Patrick From Ohio It was fun. Maybe a little too long but as you said no climate change crap. I saw it on an IMAX screen. Posted by: Tuna at July 20, 2024 09:16 PM (oaGWv) 190 175 Lance Henricksen shoots Sal in Dog Day Afternoon. Posted by: LenNeal I guess it's a classic, but I've never seen it. I think I know it because of some of the famous lines that were memes before there were memes. I may have to check it out. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:18 PM (NMT5x) 191 Twister 2 Posted by: Patrick From Ohio It was fun. Posted by: Tuna It didn't blow you away? Posted by: mikeski at July 20, 2024 09:18 PM (DgGvY) 192 Bob Newhart trivia for you. Believe it or not, the first movie Bob Newhart appeared in was a war movie. "Hell is For Heroes," 1962. Yes, Bob is in uniform in this movie about a squad's fight late in 1944 to wipe-out a German bunker in the West Wall (Siegfried Line). Bob plays a company clerk dragooned into doing what he can to help the squad's effort. I don't believe he fired a weapon. The lead actor was Steve McQueen. Co-starring Fess Parker and Harry Guardino. RIP, Bob. Posted by: Gref at July 20, 2024 09:19 PM (5fDan) 193 Farina is awesome in anything he's in. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:19 PM (NMT5x) 194 Bit of advice if you are loaning out your own hard earned cash to drug distributors. Check with their product suppliers if they care about this arrangement. If they say Do It you then have carte Blanche. Now here is the thing many or all of these creatures do not care about themselves at all so you do not aim for them, but for what they care about. Posted by: LenNeal at July 20, 2024 09:20 PM (bFId9) 195 You must have been bit by a dead bee. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 20, 2024 08:55 PM (63Dwl Yes... I also know how to whistle. I just put my lips together and blow:-) Posted by: Redbanzai at July 20, 2024 09:21 PM (JOR6L) 196 Inside Out 2 was not green lit by Iger but by Bob Chepeck and Bob told them to get rid of the WOKE crap and that was one of reasons Iger came back. Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2024 09:21 PM (FCrpy) 197 Been a while since I saw it (due for a re-watch some time soon), but Farina's last movie, THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY, was a really nifty flick (bit of a downer, but good). Think it's out there on a couple of the free viewing services. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 09:22 PM (q3u5l) 198 Hendricksen is great in everything he's in but he was tremendous in Near Dark, a vampire flick that is badly overlooked. Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 20, 2024 09:23 PM (qejsy) 199 Near Dark is worth watching just for the scene in the bar. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 09:25 PM (q3u5l) 200 John Woo's THE KILLER has been remade with a lesbian love story, the "HitMan" or hitwoman will blind a innocent woman and fall in love..... I don't care F hollywood I loved this movie and why I fell in love with Hong Kong movies Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2024 09:26 PM (FCrpy) 201 Near Dark - - - with Bill Paxton right? I've gotta rewatch that one, been too long. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:30 PM (NMT5x) 202 "Near Dark" is Kathryn Bigelow's best film. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 09:31 PM (asXVI) 203 Yep, Paxton's in Near Dark. If memory serves, so is Jenette Goldstein (did I get that name right?). A few more names and it could have been an ALIENS reunion flick. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 09:35 PM (q3u5l) 204 193 Farina is awesome in anything he's in. Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:19 PM (NMT5x) Bottle Shock. He played an American ex-pat living in France, hanging out at his Brit ex-pat friend's wine shop. The Brit ex-pat friend was played by Alan Rickman.. Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 20, 2024 09:38 PM (n7FLE) 205 Has anyone seen the movie version of "Cats"? Like, they lost a bet and had to sit through it? Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 20, 2024 09:39 PM (kpS4V) 206 I watched Taxi Driver and didn't like it as much as before but DeNiro's acting is awesome. Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 20, 2024 09:39 PM (FqEvY) 207 TIL that you're not the "Robert" from "Robert's Anime Corner Store". Posted by: mikeski at July 20, 2024 09:02 PM (DgGvY) Heh! No, I really am that Robert. I'm sleeping with the enemy. Treasonous sex is best sex. I kid, I kid. I'm actually Robert Gates. How is everyone enjoying the F-35? Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 09:41 PM (URHNu) 208 \|\| Bottle Shock. ‘Why don’t I like you?“ "Because you think I’m an ass. And I’m not really. It’s just that I’m British…and you’re not. ” \|\| Jenette Goldstein Yup. https://shorturl.at/vRpA6 Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 09:42 PM (asXVI) 209 Has anyone seen the movie version of "Cats"? Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 20, 2024 09:39 PM (kpS4V) I'm sorry but I don't do drugs. Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 09:42 PM (URHNu) 210 \|\| Has anyone seen the movie version of "Cats"? Like, they lost a bet and had to sit through it? On Twitter, we tried to watch it just as the lockdowns were getting rolling, and we couldn't make it though the first hour. It's just...it's almost mesmerizingly bad. Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at July 20, 2024 09:43 PM (asXVI) 211 192 Bob Newhart trivia for you. Believe it or not, the first movie Bob Newhart appeared in was a war movie. "Hell is For Heroes," 1962. Yes, Bob is in uniform in this movie about a squad's fight late in 1944 to wipe-out a German bunker in the West Wall (Siegfried Line). Bob plays a company clerk dragooned into doing what he can to help the squad's effort. I don't believe he fired a weapon. The lead actor was Steve McQueen. Co-starring Fess Parker and Harry Guardino. RIP, Bob. Posted by: Gref at July 20, 2024 09:19 PM (5fDan) The best part of that movie, and probably the reason for Newhart's role, was the scene with him on the field phone with his company's HQ. It was based his stand up act. Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 20, 2024 09:43 PM (n7FLE) 212 Oh, I finally saw a Steve McQueen movie! The Blob. Amazingly stupid. The first time you see him he's a (IRL) 28 year old man looking closer to 35 picking up a little high school girl and it's creepy as fuck. Picked it up at the BN.con Criterion sale. Then I watched Videodrome and wished I did hard drugs. Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 09:47 PM (URHNu) 213 205 Has anyone seen the movie version of "Cats"? Like, they lost a bet and had to sit through it? Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 20, 2024 09:39 PM (kpS4V) LOL! No, and never had a desire to see the play. Was that late night British guy in it or was that some spoof I saw? Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:51 PM (NMT5x) 214 196 Inside Out 2 was not green lit by Iger but by Bob Chepeck and Bob told them to get rid of the WOKE crap and that was one of reasons Iger came back. Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2024 09:21 PM (FCrpy) It was the sequel to a beloved and popular film. Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 20, 2024 09:51 PM (8sMut) 215 Neighbors got back from watching Trump downtown tonight, pull quote: "I'll vote for him but not gonna sit through one of those again." Posted by: Auspex at July 20, 2024 09:55 PM (j4U/Z) 216 So you're saying that it's a sequel? Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:55 PM (NMT5x) 217 >>Always liked Bogie in IN A LONELY PLACE and THE HARDER THEY FALL too. Harder they come is better. https://tinyurl.com/pazkryrs Posted by: JackStraw at July 20, 2024 09:57 PM (LkLld) 218 So you're saying that it's a sequel? Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:55 PM (NMT5x) Was it beloved? Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 09:58 PM (URHNu) 219 @217 The Harder They Come has one of the he best soundtracks ever. The movie is nuts Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 20, 2024 09:58 PM (qejsy) 220 Re: Blob. The remake is actually a lot more fun than the original (which is notable only for McQueen being in it before he became a star). If you give the remake a look, check out the scene in the diner's kitchen where some guy tries to clear the blocked sink drain only to find the clog is the blob. Bad news. That scene could have been lifted from a mid-60s sf/horror novel called The Clone, by Theodore L. Thomas and Kate Wilhelm about a blob like creature spawned in the Chicago sewer system -- delightful stuff. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 10:00 PM (q3u5l) 221 Nood ONT! Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 10:00 PM (NMT5x) 222 ONT is nood! Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 10:00 PM (URHNu) 223 Lance Henrickson was in a cheesy biker movie riffed by Rifftrax. The name escapes me, but it was cheesy. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate at July 20, 2024 10:01 PM (Ad8y9) 224 Have a good one, gang. Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 20, 2024 10:01 PM (q3u5l) 225 Last! Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate at July 20, 2024 10:02 PM (Ad8y9) 226 Suck my penis! Really folks! Try the veal and don't forget to tip your waitress. Posted by: Rupert Pupkin at July 20, 2024 10:10 PM (2UBPP) 227 I'll admit to liking Cage in "Knowing". Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at July 20, 2024 10:13 PM (/HDaX) 228 Eh, too late. I liked "Longlegs" better than moviegique and whoever that was upstairs. It's an effective creepy horror movie which is tough to do. Speaking of which... We seem to be going through a "creepy phase" in American horror movies like the Japanese did in the 90's(with great success). "Longlegs" and "Late Night with the Devil" are both movies that just want to creep you out. And this new one, "Oddity" (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWb5WDyWL3M all are solidly based around the idea that slow burn creepiness is more effective than jump scares. Check them out. Posted by: naturalfake at July 20, 2024 10:18 PM (eDfFs) 229 Oh, and I missed the movie thread becuz I was watching a new movie, "Muzzle" - a low key action movie about a K-9 Cop unable to get over his canine partner's death until he gets revenge. He teams up with a once traumatized police dog, which has more to do with the case than he knows Stars Aaron Eckhart. Great Acting, solid directing, strong script. Streaming on HULU. Check it out. Posted by: naturalfake at July 20, 2024 10:22 PM (eDfFs) 230 The Blob original vs the Blob remake. One of the things that I like about the original is that the Blob is absolutely silent throughout the film. As a contrast to every other 50's monster which has to have a constant noise. How could the ants from Them sneak up on anyone? When they sound like a car alarm? The 80's Blob squeals and yelps like a litter of kittens and puppies. NO. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 20, 2024 10:53 PM (CHHv1) 231 naturalfake -- IDK, I liked "Longlegs" pretty well, but even moreso than "Late Night" it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. (Horror doesn't have to, tbf.) Posted by: moviegique (buy my book!) at July 21, 2024 12:18 AM (asXVI) 232 When ѕome one seaгches for his ｒequired thing, therefore he/she wishes to be available that in detail, thus that thing is maintained ovеr heгe. Posted by: plaintive at July 21, 2024 01:07 AM (qTUvq) 233 218 So you're saying that it's a sequel? Posted by: haffhowershower at July 20, 2024 09:55 PM (NMT5x) Was it beloved? Posted by: Robert at July 20, 2024 09:58 PM (URHNu) Inside Out 2 was the sequel to a beloved and popular film. Posted by: Catch Thirty- Thr33 at July 21, 2024 02:47 AM (Nt9p1) 234 It’s weird. It feels as if though news of Bob Newhart’s death was quietly slipped over the transom. 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