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#976 Old 18th Jul 2024 at 11:34 PM
Vicky Christina Barcelona. Two women go on vacation in Barcelona, where an attractive painter tries to seduce both of them -- and does, although not together as he would like. Enjoyed the scenery (Spain is gorgeous!), and will never say no to seeing Scarlett Johannson or Penelope Cruz, but i wasn't into the story.
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#977 Old 22nd Jul 2024 at 7:56 PM
Boogie Nights, 1997. Star-filled cast involving Burt Reynolds trying to get Mark Wahlberg to do adult film in the ‘70s/’80s. Appearances by a bunch of known actors. Nice music. Cars were tolerable. Dug the chick on rollerskates.

Mean Streets. 1973. Early Scorcese film about the New York Mafia, featuring a young Robert de Niro (pre-Taxi Driver), as well as a youngish David Proval, better known as Richie Aprile from The Sopranoes. I was surprised he was the only Sopranoes actor I recognized. Good music, NYC at night is pretty. Possible shot of WTC towers right after construction, but not positive. Never really got into the film.
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#978 Old 5th Aug 2024 at 3:31 PM
I watched half of 'Eating Raoul' two nights ago. It is terminally stoopid. I might not bother with the second half.
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#979 Old 8th Aug 2024 at 8:15 AM
Eating Raoul (1982): A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
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#980 Old 27th Aug 2024 at 1:39 AM
Resident Evil: Death Island (1/10)

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse...it got worse. Just like Resident Evil: Vendetta, this movie has such bad writing and lack of understanding about the characters. Like there's so many things that seem out of character for Chris, Jill, Leon, Rebecca, etc. The villain has no logic behind the acts he commits. It's like poorly written fan-fiction and I hope Capcom separates these CGI movies from the games and no longer, if they ever were, consider to be canon.

From Vendetta: Oh no, you killed my beautiful bride and now instead of getting revenge on the people responsible for that attack, I'm just going cause havoc on innocent people that had absolutely nothing to do with the trauma and anguish I endured. Hahaha.

Yeah, it's that bad. The writing in the game goes like: When I was young, I found out my parents were killed in a work-related accident but when I grew up I discovered the truth and it was all a cover up from a pharmaceutical company called Umbrella. Eventually I joined the BSAA to fight against bioterrorism which is what caused my parents and all other lives demise.

And I know I'm not the only one who notices that in the CGI movies they keep using real world cities, which in the game as far as I know, they never used real cities. It's usually a fictional location alongside a real world location.

Raccoon City (A fictional mid-western town, USA) RE1/2/3
Dulvey, Louisiana (Fictional city, real USA state) RE7
Kijuju, Africa (Fictional Country, real continent) RE5
Unnamed Rural Village, Spain (Fictional rural village, real country) RE4
Tall Oaks, USA (Fictional city, real country) RE6
Lanshiang, China (Fictional city, real country) RE6
Edonia Republic, Europe (Fictional country, real continent) RE6
Unnamed village, Europe (Fictional village, real continent) RE8
Etc.

So it seems these CGI movies are mostly fan service but even then, it starts not making any sense and nothing works because it lacks cohesion and good storytelling skills.

Previous Game: Batman: Arkham Knight (Hard Mode/Unfinished-Another Time)

Current Game(s): ObsCure and Cyberpunk 2077
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#981 Old 6th Sep 2024 at 7:25 AM Last edited by ScaryRob : 21st Sep 2024 at 8:51 AM.
The Wrecking Crew (2008): A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.
My Comment: This documentary pays a little too much attention to Nancy Sinatra, imo.
Very Good (8-10)
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#982 Old 9th Sep 2024 at 5:49 AM Last edited by RoseCity : 25th Sep 2024 at 3:59 AM.
I’ve seen 3 movies at the theater this past summer
Longlegs - creepy, weird, I liked Gretel and Hansel from the same writer/director more but this one was okay - 6
Firebrand - It’s about Katherine Parr and Henry VIII - as a movie it was good, almost like a horror film, but as history I’m not so sure - Jude Law and Alicia Vikander were good in their roles - after the movie a woman in the bathroom was telling me that it wasn’t historically accurate (I think she drank a lot of wine during the film) and told me about her knee surgery - 8
Furiosa - loved it - the best movie I’ve seen in a.long time - amazing creative stunts and chase sequences - 10
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#983 Old 13th Sep 2024 at 7:30 PM
The Informer (2019) 8/10

Not a unique storyline or anything but it was well made and I like that. The actors all played their roles well, the set and filming was good, and the plot wasn't entirely stupid (as is unfortunately common in this genre).
Would I watch it again? Yeah, probably
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#984 Old 24th Sep 2024 at 7:05 PM Last edited by RoseCity : 24th Sep 2024 at 9:18 PM.
Saw 2 more movies in the theater -

Speak No Evil - an okay entry in the don’t-ever-go home-with-or-visit-people-you-just-met-even though-they-seem-so-great genre - 7
The Substance - like a fairy tale - a very, very weird fairy tale - about the entertainment industry and trying to stay young looking - the ending is way over the top - 6
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#985 Old 26th Oct 2024 at 12:43 AM
We need to talk about Kevin (2011) - This is like watching a car crash and I can't look away. It's a well-made movie that left me confused and with an itching feeling of discomfort. (It is based of a book, which has been on my to-read-list years ago. I've forgotten about it and now I want to read it.)
Would recommend, but be aware of the topic.

Has anyone seen any good horror movie lately?
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#986 Old 26th Oct 2024 at 6:28 AM Last edited by ScaryRob : 26th Oct 2024 at 6:45 AM.
Quote: Originally posted by pixinicks
We need to talk about Kevin (2011)

I watched that a couple of years ago and rated and commented on it on page 35 of this thread. Meh, I thought it was on the low end of mediocre.

As for horror films, I've long given up on them. It's all been done, there's nothing new. That said, I sometimes like to mention a film that scared the bejesus out of me when I was 5-6 years old, and still creeps me out to this day.
It's not actually a horror film, but a Spanish religion themed film from the 1950's with an English title of 'The Miracle of Marcelino'. It tells the story of an orphan boy raised in a monastery. The monks admonish him to never enter the attic of their monastery, which of course he eventually does. That's when it gets creepy.
Surpisingly, it's actually on TubiTV right now, in English, here .
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