The Official Movie Thread

[Vegard Pompey]

Local indie cinema showed this. I recall being cold on this when I first saw it as a teenager but I must not have been sufficiently heartbroken at that point because this fucked me up. Being able to pick up the Kurosawa references now was nice too. I think I'm in the "closing line bad" camp but it's already a masterpiece by that point so whatever. Best animated movie?

 

[no country for old wainds]

i love it but not as much as perfect blue. incidentally that also has closing line issues.

 

[CiG]

Horror month starts tonight, don't know which film I'm starting with yet, but I'm determined to get through 31 by the end of the month!

 

[rms]

I went with Re-animator , courtesy of tubi. Been awhile since I watched it.

 

[CiG]

Nice! I'm planning to dig out Bride of Re-Animator at some point. Been years since I saw it.

 

[Einherjar86]

Finally checked out Enys Men. Doesn't deserve to be called horror, but a really good film nonetheless, provided you're into experimental shit. There's virtually no dialogue. The shots of the Cornish isle are wonderful, and the use of a legit disused mining site was a nice touch. I also really appreciated its anachronistic musical cues, which worked within the narrative's nonlinear structure (I won't say more lest I spoil it for anyone).

Ultimately, I'd describe it as a visual experiment in the deep histories of geosocial transformation. The planet bleeds into human bodies, sprouting out of old wounds. Industrialism reshaped the earth and the earth reshapes us. I'm sure there are more nuanced claims to make, but I'm tired, the kid's asleep, and I've had a few drinks.

 

[rms]

Nice! I'm planning to dig out Bride of Re-Animator at some point. Been years since I saw it.

Also on tubi, auto played next on me I haven't seen any of the following movies, maybe I'll watch that one too.

 

[CiG]

Also on tubi, auto played next on me I haven't seen any of the following movies, maybe I'll watch that one too.

I remember it being good, but I also remember nothing about it. Beyond Re-Animator I remember sucking though.

Watching the first movie of Schlocktober:

 

[Slammed]

Terrifier?
Wasn't that a comedy?

 

[WorldObliteration33]

North by Northwest

Basically 007 with a bit of camera showmanship from Hitchcock.

Also, Dream Child. Man, this movie was ass like the previous nightmare film, but it did have a couple of good scenes

 

[rms]

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Barbie was... an experience. It was an ideological mess, but the production value and sets/costumes were hard not to love.
Cera as the gay-coded Allan was hilarious, as was Gosling, who basically stole the movie from Margot at every turn. The socio-political commentary was a bit shallow to really feel engaging to me, all while patting itself on the back a bit too much. Overall I enjoyed it though, despite myself.

These green screen movies are so fucking irritating to watch. Idk how people can suffer through these

 

[CiG]

Looked to me like Barbie was one of the least CGI-reliant blockbusters of the year.

 

[rms]

What's the competition there, comic book movies, Barbie and maybe Mission Impossible? Don't remember it being constant in Oppenheimer

 

[no country for old wainds]

RIP terence davies.

 

[TageRyche]

I saw The Equalizer 3 today.

 

[CiG]

What's the competition there, comic book movies, Barbie and maybe Mission Impossible? Don't remember it being constant in Oppenheimer

Movie looked to me like it used a lot of practical effects to try and capture that old Hollywood aesthetic.

 

[rms]

Ok, maybe. I was just saying I can't really handle a CGI set movies, always surprised that isn't more of a critique.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i love artifice and old-school fake sets, what i hate is stuff with no texture that looks like a screensaver.

 

[rms]

Went with a double feature for ol Friday the 13th, Exorcist and Exorcist 3.

Been decades since I've watched the original and it coincided with my interest in rewatching alot of Friedkin. Not much to add, but great. Probably the most I've enjoyed it.

Onto Exorcist 3, been reading some hype behind it and I just don't follow. Some nice horror scenes, but not enough to justify the 100 minute runtime..is it a watchable sequel to a major franchise? Sure..but why anyone is talking about it is beyond me. Big thumbs down on the over chatty and overtly thoughtful demon....dud.

 

[TageRyche]

I watched V for Vendetta last night. I've seen it a number of times since it was released but man I just love it anew each time I put the movie on.