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Her Insanity laughs under pressure...👾
Currently watching the Wynnona Earp season two box set and enjoyiny it very much.
What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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TruXta
tired
Watched Split the other day. Good performance from McAvoy, and I quite liked his psychiatrist as well. Thought the plot went a bit funny and predictable towards the end.
Also re-watched Cabin in the Woods. Excellent. I see the Canadian Ravenous is on Netflix, seeing as Reno recommended it might give it a go. And I do loke zombies. Or like them even.
Especially where the beast didn't kill the main girl because she was pure 
Also re-watched Cabin in the Woods. Excellent. I see the Canadian Ravenous is on Netflix, seeing as Reno recommended it might give it a go. And I do loke zombies. Or like them even.
Reno
The In Kraut
Watched Split the other day. Good performance from McAvoy, and I quite liked his psychiatrist as well. Thought the plot went a bit funny and predictable towards the end.
Especially where the beast didn't kill the main girl because she was pure
I don’t quite understand your objection to “pure” within the context of the film. Its meaning is defined by its villain and therefore insane. It isn’t meant in a conventionally moralistic way.
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TruXta
tired
Yeah I got that. Just thought it was too easy a way out for the heroine.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
It Follows. Lots to like about the cinematography etc but ultimately disappointing because it wasn't at all scary. And I'm a right wuss.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Bone Tomahawk - brutal and grisly horror Western with Kurt Russell as a sheriff trying to rescue his townfolk from the grips of a hostile group of people. Perhaps problematic in its portrayal of native Americans, it thinks it can get away with it with a plot contrivance, but I'm not convinced.
Top marks though for some truly horrific scenes, augmented by wince-inducing sound effects.
Top marks though for some truly horrific scenes, augmented by wince-inducing sound effects.
Reno
The In Kraut
I’m don’t think the troglodytes are supposed to represent traditional Native Americans, they are the last remnants of some prehistoric race.
I loved this, three quarters The Searchers and one quarter The Hills Have Eyes, the acting and writing were really strong.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
that's the convenient get-out clause that i wasn't convinced by
TruXta
tired
Funny that, I thought it was really disturbing.
Reno
The In Kraut
I was.
flypanam
Sausage to fortune
I watched Dusan Makavejev’s ‘W R mysteries of the organism.’ A look at Wilhelm Reich and communism and sexuality. Pretty good movie.
Dusan died yesterday, which prompted me to watch it.
WR - Mysteries of the Organism (1971 - Dusan Makavejev) | Watch Online
Dusan died yesterday, which prompted me to watch it.
WR - Mysteries of the Organism (1971 - Dusan Makavejev) | Watch Online
TruXta
tired
Pretty mental stuff iirc
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Bird Box
Which is very silly indeed, and makes A Quiet Place look entirely plot hole free in comparison. Still, it was very enjoyable nonsense, and I really should have sussed what would happen at the end considering I kept talking about that HG Wells story. Tom Hollander was fun.
Which is very silly indeed, and makes A Quiet Place look entirely plot hole free in comparison. Still, it was very enjoyable nonsense, and I really should have sussed what would happen at the end considering I kept talking about that HG Wells story. Tom Hollander was fun.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
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Scifi body horror film about a man, who, after losing his wife and his mobility in a vicious attack, gets equipped with an AI system that enables him to get revenge on his attackers.
Didn't like this as much as others here did. The killer sneeze thing was just silly, the bloke who played the AI genius was terrible and the twist was obvious from the outset. Some good fight scenes though.
Scifi body horror film about a man, who, after losing his wife and his mobility in a vicious attack, gets equipped with an AI system that enables him to get revenge on his attackers.
Didn't like this as much as others here did. The killer sneeze thing was just silly, the bloke who played the AI genius was terrible and the twist was obvious from the outset. Some good fight scenes though.
Virtual Blue
ready
Kingdom (Korean horror) - Train to Busan/ Mr Vampire meets period drama. I recommend.
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Watching Maigre for the past few nights. Michele Gambon has really long fingers 
Tin Star series 2. Absolute dogshit. First series was a bit beyond belief but enjoyable, a copper who develops super powers when he has a drink but this time round it's poor in all areas, writing, acting and characters are ridiculous. Some scenes obviously shot on different days where snow magically disappears and the main character gets shot in the leg and walks without a limp the following day. I wonder if Tim Roth is like his character and just does whatever the fuck he likes. I'm a fan but in this he's shit.
Escape at Dannemora on the other hand is brilliant. Paul Dano, Benicio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette in (ahem) true life inspired story of a prison break. Always a fan of BDT and Dano, together they're ace, playing rather horrible people.
Escape at Dannemora on the other hand is brilliant. Paul Dano, Benicio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette in (ahem) true life inspired story of a prison break. Always a fan of BDT and Dano, together they're ace, playing rather horrible people.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
A very enjoyable, if fairly light, bit of Coen's. The Girl Who Got Rattled stood out as the best of the tales.
The Greasy Strangler.
Well, what can you say about that.... grotesque and hilarious, but mostly grotesque. John Waters would nod appreciatively, and some highly memorable images. Not for everyone.
A very enjoyable, if fairly light, bit of Coen's. The Girl Who Got Rattled stood out as the best of the tales.
The Greasy Strangler.
Well, what can you say about that.... grotesque and hilarious, but mostly grotesque. John Waters would nod appreciatively, and some highly memorable images. Not for everyone.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Years behind the curve as usual, I watched this last night - jawdropping stuff (and I still don't really see the point of competitive skateboarding and don't find all the 'sport' sequences exciting at all) - it's the family drama that is so gripping. Heartening that Tas Pappas is still active and seems OK...
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Good isn't it. Yes, skate competitions are by definition money making industry tools which go against the spirit of skating. I think there's a good debate to be had as to whether they're a necessary evil or not.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Aquaman
Not as bad as I was expecting, given recent DC fare (I didn't even like Wonder Woman that much). Visually it's better than it has any right to be, some of the shots and VFX are extremely well done and beautiful.
The plot isn't great (basically Black Panther with a few twists) and some of the acting is a bit hammy, but Momoa and Heard make for a decent duo, although the emotional heft of the story is carried by the hero's parents, which was pretty well done.
Some big splashy action scenes that are very comic-booky (not a bad thing), overall good dumb spectacle.
7/10
Not as bad as I was expecting, given recent DC fare (I didn't even like Wonder Woman that much). Visually it's better than it has any right to be, some of the shots and VFX are extremely well done and beautiful.
The plot isn't great (basically Black Panther with a few twists) and some of the acting is a bit hammy, but Momoa and Heard make for a decent duo, although the emotional heft of the story is carried by the hero's parents, which was pretty well done.
Some big splashy action scenes that are very comic-booky (not a bad thing), overall good dumb spectacle.
7/10
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Ready Player One
Not classic Spielberg, but enjoyed the ride. Great references if you're into that kind of thing and loved The Shining one most of all!
Not classic Spielberg, but enjoyed the ride. Great references if you're into that kind of thing and loved The Shining one most of all!
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Why not. . . you know. . . just watch The Shining?
Reno
The In Kraut
Why not. . . you know. . . just watch The Shining?
I didn't like Ready Player One, but that's missing the point a little. The game in the movie is all about referencing past (mostly 80s and 90s) pop culture. The environment of The Shining appears in a different context from the Kubrick film and it requires your knowledge of the earlier films to work for this film. It's by far the best sequence in Ready Player One, because the recreation is so accurate and there is something uncanny about that.
I haven't read the novel but I believe that The Shining replaced the world of Blade Runner for the film due to rights issues.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I think it was just that they thought the original ending of BR was too down-beat, so stuck in leftover footage from the Kubrick flick.
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