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#81 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 76 weeks ago
Watched some new movies....
The Iron Claw - Garbage. This is a 100% fictional portrayal of the Von Erichs...not a good one. The timeline is completely fucked and they even messed up the iconic Von Erich feuds. Guess how much of the iconic Flair vs Kerry match at Parade of Champions they show?
NONE.
The wrestling scenes are mediocre at best. They did a pretty good job recreating the Sportatorium venue but the lighting is off and they're too lazy to mimic the amazing production values of early 80s WCCW wrestling.
It's all sterile.
The actors do not look like any of the Von Erich s...and the guy they picked for Ric Flair was God awful.
I'm pissed that they ruined the one chance we got to see this story on film.
Oppenheimer - This is a beautiful film. It s also way too long. I also don't like how it loses momentum and sorta peters out after the Trinity test.
It'll probably win a bunch of Oscars.
Somewhere Quiet - This movie pissed me off. The trailer was pretty good but only minutes into the film I knew I was watching a dud. The star...an Asian actress....has zero chemistry with the other actors and did not belong in this film. It all falls apart here. The story itself becomes nonsensical and the end was a slap in the face. As the climax approached I could tell they didn't know how to wrap it up.
You could edit this down to a bad Twilight Zone episode.
91% rating on RT
33% audience rating
The audience got it right. 33 is a bit too high actually.
#82 Re: The Sunset Strip » Best Films of the 2000s » 76 weeks ago
I'm probably forgetting something....
I definitely forgot something.....
Mystic River. Just watched it.
Amazing. Only thing I didn't like is how they don't show her murder during the climax...they simply describe it after the shit hit the fan.
#83 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2024 “Taking Off” » 76 weeks ago
It's not just Axl though...they're all in on the con. If ticket sales hadn't nosedived twice, we wouldn't have got any Chinese leftovers.
We may not get any more.
2025-27 will not require any singles. Its the anniversary of everything that matters to them....the band and AFD. They can coast to the finish line celebrating AFD.
Even during the Chinese years, we were never allowed to get away from it. There's even an old logo plastered in The General video.
#84 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 76 weeks ago
Jerry Maguire - Hadn't watched this since it was released on VHS.
It's pretty good... although didn't deserve its hype.
Still can't stand Renee Zellweger.
Leave the World Behind - I really got into this but that's one crappy ending.
Carlitos Way - Finally got around to watching this. Not bad.... Penelope Ann Miller brings it down a notch. Penn outshines everyone here. They don't do a good job with the 1970s setting...it feels like the 1990s.
Scarface - Double feature with Carlitos Way...both on Tubi. While I've watched it over the years and definitely not one of my favorite Pacino movies, it's worth a watch just for the score and cinematography. It's that awkward unique period between 70s and 80s where it wants to be the gritty 70s but the 80s is seeping into it.
I need to watch even more movies from this period.
Do You Know Me? - An independent meets Lifetime movie. It kept me interested but the plot gets a tad too ridiculous and that second act drags on way too long. Weird seeing Jeremy London in anything besides Party of Five.
All Quiet on the Western Front - Netflix remake. Amazing. The best is the beginning when the group of teenage friends are all excited for joining the military, romanticizing war, etc and then the sudden realization that war is not what they imagined. This happened to countless millions in those days.
Missing - Both Spacek and Lemmon deserved Oscars...also deserved Best Picture.
#85 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2024 “Taking Off” » 76 weeks ago
Man... we're in for a long year.
The General/Monsters buzz dead and buried and there's nothing to look forward to.
Unlike previous silent years, there's no rumors or speculation to keep the house of cards propped up.
Yeah there's solo crap but that doesn't interest me.
#86 Re: The Sunset Strip » Best Films of the 2000s » 78 weeks ago
The first domino to fall was ushering in all the remakes.
It started with a shit ton of horror films getting remakes and as it caught on, all genres started getting remakes.
The mid 2000s saw TV dominated by reality shows and talent shows while Hollywood focused on remakes.
The late 2000s is when the Superhero madness kicked into high gear.
There was no coming back at that point. While there's definitely some good films in the 2010s, they're like finding needles in the haystack.
Scorsese is right....the party's over.
On top of the superhero shit still going,..and remakes too, we have the woke nonsense drowning the industry, ruining IPs, and so many streaming services creating an ocean of shit just so they can have content for their apps.
It's madness.
Another thing... comedies aren't funny anymore.
I wish Mel Brooks was 20-30 years younger and take a crack at showing how ridiculous this madness is....
A Harriet Tubman biopic starring Margot Robbie as Harriet Tubman.
#87 Re: The Sunset Strip » Best Films of the 2000s » 78 weeks ago
I meant Insomnia, not Identity.
Yeah it's not a very good decade. You can sense the trouble ahead for the industry.
I just remembered one I might have included... Million Dollar Baby.
I had forgot Oldboy. I need to watch that again.
#88 The Sunset Strip » Best Films of the 2000s » 78 weeks ago
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There Will Be Blood
Man On Fire
Insomnia
Notes On A Scandal
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
A Tale of Two Sisters
Hard Candy
The Ring
No Country For Old Men
Rocky Balboa
In the Bedroom
Funny Games
Calvaire
Zodiac
Moon
Ma Vie En Rose
American Gangster
Shutter
Baise Moi
Eden Lake
I'm probably forgetting something....
#89 Re: The Sunset Strip » Best Films of the 1990s » 78 weeks ago
I had forgot Audition was 1999...not 2000.
I probably would've squeezed it in somehow. That movie is amazing...it got me into Asian horror back in the 2000s.
#90 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 78 weeks ago
A Simple Plan - I love this... probably Paxton's best film. Great cast and story.
I noticed something now that I didn't back in the day.
On the surface, all 3 guys fuck up the plan, especially the two losers.
In reality, Bridget Fonda is the one who ruins everything. Paxton tells her immediately, and she starts telling him what to do each step of the way until everything unravels.
Also been watching a bunch of the 1980s Alfred Hitchcock Presents. A great show. It has a bunch of stars and soon to be stars in it.