"Becky" on Netflix - Think "Home Alone" with less comedy and more Neo-Nazis. Pretty formulaic, but I think I'm going to immediately start watching the sequel right now.
Recent movies you saw - recommend or no
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Watched ‘Carry On’ on Netflix last night. Meh.
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A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
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The 2004 Evel Knievel
It's a horrible movie. The fact he was always wearing a modern helmet even in close up non riding shots bothered me, but if you persevere to the end they roll credits over old footage of his unsuccessful landings which is really something to see.
It's a horrible movie. The fact he was always wearing a modern helmet even in close up non riding shots bothered me, but if you persevere to the end they roll credits over old footage of his unsuccessful landings which is really something to see.
sburns
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Did a re-watch of 2010, since 2001 came up in this thread recently.
I thought it was suppose to be a more commercially acceptable version of 2001, but it wasn't very good, some of it was odd.
Some good or well done set pieces, and computer FX considering it was early 80's.
Some good or well done set pieces, and computer FX considering it was early 80's.
I thought it was suppose to be a more commercially acceptable version of 2001, but it wasn't very good,
I disagree.
Relax
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I enjoyed them as well, even though I thought they were "good" vs "great" (especially the original). And if you liked that, you may also like this in the horror/comedy genre with a slightly lower IMDB rating , but I thought it was funnier and kept you wondering (as long as you didn't watch the trailer or any reviews). Just go by the tagline and just watch it for best effect:
"When a hopeless stag party goes on a mock zombie survival weekend, an unfortunate turn of events leave them fighting for their lives."
DownUnder
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Watched Gladiator 2... compared to the first one it was terrible. The writing and dialogue between characters was absolute dog ****. Not sure if it was the writers strike that did this but ive noticed it in most of the recent movies (really bad in mufasa too) and tv shows ive watched. Where did all the good writers go?
The good writers are too expensive. They have probably been largely replaced with AI, for those terrible projects. Write an outline, feed it into ChatGPT, then have some hack "punch it up."
sburns
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It was okish, nothing compared to the original. Denzel's character while interesting on his own, felt out of place. Compared to the rest of the cast.
Writers, who knows. Though there are some good things happening in TV space.
I'm planning to check out the oscar nominated flicks, hoping they are not too artsy and have decent stories.
Sochi
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Found a little psycho horror gem on Prime - Speak No Evil
Great cast, interesting (but pretty typical) and intense plot, some beautiful satisfying violence with happy end
Great cast, interesting (but pretty typical) and intense plot, some beautiful satisfying violence with happy end
sburns
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Decided to check out some of the movies on the Oscar best picture list.
First one so far:
Not sure how this movie garnered the praise it's getting. It's a B movie at best, and weak version of Pretty Woman, without the charisma of Julia and Gere. Some of the characters are very cartoonish, and don't really make much sense to the tone of the movie, which is all over the place. I couldn't finish it.
First one so far:
Relax
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Section 31 - don't bother unless you're a die hard Trekkie and love Discovery, and even then I couldn't believe what I was watching. Might as well have been a fan-made movie. That said, there was one review which said it wasn't as bad as all the other reviews made it out to be, so hopefully you feel the same.
Die hard Trekkies don't watch "Discovery"Section 31 - don't bother unless you're a die hard Trekkie and love Discovery, and even then I couldn't believe what I was watching. Might as well have been a fan-made movie. That said, there was one review which said it wasn't as bad as all the other reviews made it out to be, so hopefully you feel the same.
Relax
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Die hard Trekkies don't watch "Discovery"
Why not? I love it. Granted, the first 2 seasons were way better than the later ones. I still remember being in awe of the first battle, I thought I was watching a movie, not a TV show.
It went very un-Trek, in an effort to bring in new viewers. Some people love it. I hated it and gave up on it rather early. By comparison other new stuff, like "Lower Decks" and "Strange New Worlds" felt like coming home and I loved them. Really looking forward to the new season of SNW and sad to see LD go, but enjoyed the ride. Even "Prodigy" is well worth watching, though the vibe is more Star Wars than Star Trek to me.
KenC
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I feel the Gorge would make a good video game, not so much a movie.
sburns
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Too much crying...and group hugs...
