Would you recommend it to others?
Wrath of the Titans.
Zoolander. It’s nice to finally see the film that created a bunch of memes, most notably “What is this? A center for ants?!”
I can recommend it as a well-made comedy/satire. It didn’t feel like anything groundbreaking. Maybe it was at the time of its release, I really don’t know, but as far as I’m concerned its popularity is just luck of the draw
Ben Stiller seems to have a track record of playing characters where he is the butt of the jokes and I really appreciate that. His catalog of roles is a great starting point for a list of comedy gold movies.
Lilo and Stitch. Of course I’d recommend it. One of the best movies of all time!
The 1st one? I saw them listed in Kodi as of recently… And I didn’t remember there were 3 movies lol, I only remember about 2…
The dark times when Disney was full tilt on direct-to-video sequels that were okay at best.
Yes the first one! The TV show is alright but they have different voice actors and artists so it’s not as good but the story line is still wholesome af.
I watched the running man with some friends last weekend. I’d say it’s a solid meh. It’s the first time I’ve actually seen Schwarzenegger in a movie, and I gotta say, I don’t understand why he’s so popular. He’s a pretty terrible actor.
That’s because you haven’t seen Kindergarten Cop yet, the pinnacle of his acting career.
WHO IS YOUR DADDY AND WHAT DOES HE DO!?!
His Mr. Freeze escaping Batman and Robin by way of various vault doors is absolutely one of the greatest achievements in western cinema so I really don’t know where you’re coming from.
Watch Running Man for Richard Dawson. If you know about his time as host of Family Feud, his character in this movie takes on a whole extra level!
That’s a pretty early film. His acting and especially his comedy does improve a lot over time, though it’s never amazing. I think he’s a product of the 80’s. If he were getting his start today I’m not sure he’d stand out. He’d be like a less charismatic Jason Momoa.
He tends to be in movies that don’t rely much on emoting (Conan & Terminator) or with better actors (Danny Devito, Gabriel Byrne, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton—it’s a very long list) and the action and effects were top notch for the day, and the stories usually had a good emotional core. I do think True Lies was probably his best movie even if not the most iconic. And it really holds up today - I would strongly recommend it.
The Last Action Hero got panned, but it’s a pretty solid satire of the action films he made his career on.
I love that movie. But it also had Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) in it and a great villain really helped make LAH the classic it is. I think it exemplifies my comment: emotional core (relationship with the kid and his mom), better actors, good effects.
But I do wish it was given the respect you and I think it deserves.
Orange County
Coming of age movie with Tom Hanks’ kid, and Jack Black. Mediocre at best.
Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
It’s an absolute delight and based on a true story. The first black ops team.
Two books on it:
https://archive.org/details/ministryofungent0000dami
https://academic.macmillan.com/academictrade/9781250119032/churchillsministryofungentlemanlywarfare
The crazy part, the absolutely crazy part, is that in the real life story, nobody got killed. You can see in the trailer they COMPLETELY changed that part. Nobody would believe it.
Twisters - If you liked Twister, you will like this one, not entirely a remake, but pretty close.
The original Twister (1996) is just so good. I love Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt already, but adding in Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the goofy sidekick and Carey Elwes (from Princess Bride) as the antagonist storm chaser? This movie had no business being this good. It’s light-hearted but dramatic, scary yet heart warming, whilst being revelatory in it’s authenticity. It was so informative about the nature of tornadoes, didn’t have to dramatize a thing, just showcase their spontaneous destructive power, and that was enough. Such a good movie. I’ve yet to try the new one
A Family Affair (2024) Zac Efron, I expected background noise and got a surprisingly good movie.
Today, logan Kinda goofy cgi and stunts at the start
But stories pretty good
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I never understand people who make comments like this, what were you expecting going into Twisters? Citizen Kane? I watched Twisters today, it was a mindlessly fun little movie, exactly as expected.
I’ve not seen this movie
Even mindless movies need a hook to pull you in. Fast & Furious has all that hokey family stuff, but the relationships between characters is the emotional core that makes you give a shit about all the garbage flying around on screen.
I’m sure this movie probably has/attempted something like that, but it doesn’t hit for everyone and they’re just left wondering why they’re watching a pointless animation for 2 hours.
I’ve been in both sides of this. X-Men: Apocalypse stands out in my mind as being just a bunch of pointless tropey CGI garbage that I was relieved to finally walk out of. But I enjoy all the F&F movies just the same, even if I wait to catch them on streaming since Paul died.
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I went to see it in one of those 4DX cinemas, that completely made the experience one of my favourites in the cinema for a while IMO.
Can’t imagine watching it like a normal film
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Heat (1995)
Absolute must-watch
That movie is for sure in my Top 100 Movies of All Time. Definitely in my Top 15 Heist Movies of All Time.
Ronin begs for Ghost Dog: way of the samurai (c1999: another telling of a Ronin sorry)
This is blasphemy, but I prefer Ronin for my fix of a 90s crime movie with grounded, high planning gunfights.
Heat has fantastic gunfights. The the opening hit on the armored truck and the bank heist shootout is top notch, but I literally can’t remember the rest of the movie.
Ronin’s plot and quiet moments are as engaging as the shootouts.
Hard agree my friend
Neon genesis evangelion : The end of Evagelion
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Second time watching the whole series + ending, understood things better this time around however still have some questions. Third time will be the charm I am sure of it.
It’s a great storie revolving around the hedgehog dilema, change within ourselfs, and escapism, hitting too close to home at times.
What upfront looks like a freaking cool mecha anime, which it is, hides a narrative so human it gives you chill by how real it is at times. Really recommended the movie + series.
The Last Breath, it’s dreadful. 💀 I wanted for it to end. So badly… 😭.
Nit exactly a movie, but I rewatched the first season of True Detective. It is a Masterpiece, IMHO.
City Lights. (1931)
Found it on a harddrive at work. It was fun to watch, if you can find a copy somewhere I can recommend it.
