Watched JupiterAscending last night. I am normally pretty forgiving of a movie others consider bad as long as I am entertained but I ended this thinking it was pretty meh. I expected more from the Wachowski's. As is the norm nowadays, very heavy on the CGI and very poor on the story. There was nothing special about the heroine that made you care whether she lived, died, succeeded or failed.
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She is super hot though. (I'm a mila homer, she is my favorite)
I decided a couple of months back to not only continue watching current flicks but to get through the Criterion collection...
So, I started with:
Grand Illusion (1937) | Criterion #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fAiIqVLf4E
It's a "war" movie which is less about war than it is class and aristocracy. I will say you have to be in the right mood to watch it and to understand the message of the film. The story of the film negative alone makes watching the movie in the comforts of your own home rather surreal.
97% on RT | 4 / 4 Stars from Ebert (If you get a chance, you should definitely read Ebert's review which gives a lot of background on the movie.)
So, I started with:
Grand Illusion (1937) | Criterion #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fAiIqVLf4E
It's a "war" movie which is less about war than it is class and aristocracy. I will say you have to be in the right mood to watch it and to understand the message of the film. The story of the film negative alone makes watching the movie in the comforts of your own home rather surreal.
97% on RT | 4 / 4 Stars from Ebert (If you get a chance, you should definitely read Ebert's review which gives a lot of background on the movie.)
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Saw spy tonight. Really funny. I highly recommend it.
Mcarthys best movie by far (though that's not saying much..... I did think Heat was ok though)
Mcarthys best movie by far (though that's not saying much..... I did think Heat was ok though)
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Got a 96% score on RT so I checked on it, mixed on it, it does deliver on some ways(great atmosphere, genuinely scary at times)but man it sure becomes repetitive and starts to fall apart in the 2nd half of the movie(how they decide to kill it at the end is pretty absurd) so I'm surprised it got as high score it did, maybe because the horror movie genre is flooded with horrible movies this movie seem great in comparison.
Can't decide if I want to watch The Babadook or not, who has seen it?
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I hated It Follows.
Got a 96% score on RT so I checked on it, mixed on it, it does deliver on some ways(great atmosphere, genuinely scary at times)but man it sure becomes repetitive and starts to fall apart in the 2nd half of the movie(how they decide to kill it at the end is pretty absurd) so I'm surprised it got as high score it did, maybe because the horror movie genre is flooded with horrible movies this movie seem great in comparison.
Can't decide if I want to watch The Babadook or not, who has seen it?
Babadook was better and an ok movie.
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excellent documentary on climate change, would recommend it
Which agenda is this "documentary" pushing?
I watched Nick Broomfield's documentary "Tales of The Grim Sleeper" tonight on HBO Go.
If you know or are a fan of Mr. Broomfield's previous work, he won't let you down with this one.
Tales of The Grim Sleeper (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MspO5rC6Vps
100% on RT
If you know or are a fan of Mr. Broomfield's previous work, he won't let you down with this one.
Tales of The Grim Sleeper (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MspO5rC6Vps
100% on RT
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Watched the trailer. The subtitle in a different trailer is "Merchants of Doubt: What Climate Deniers Learned from Big Tobacco". It is a propaganda film of its own apparently.
Not too long ago, a buddy of mine had a screening at his art studio which he does from time to time. He decided to screen:
How To Draw A Bunny (2002)
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I did not know anything about Ray Johnson going into the documentary but I am pretty thankful I got to see it. If anything, it was right in line in respect to the kind of pop art I'm into.
Here's some info on the dude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Johnson
Anyway, I think if you're into that whole New York scene from the 1960's, you'd probably be into this.
82% on RT
I also re-watched the famous Jamaican masterpiece:
Rockers (1978)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CopS9rPE9D0
I had not seen it in more than a few decades and it wasn't too long before it brought back a flood of memories when I saw it with a bunch of friends. If you decide to watch it, make sure you use the subtitles, bombaclot!!!
83% on RT
How To Draw A Bunny (2002)
No Trailer
I did not know anything about Ray Johnson going into the documentary but I am pretty thankful I got to see it. If anything, it was right in line in respect to the kind of pop art I'm into.
Here's some info on the dude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Johnson
Anyway, I think if you're into that whole New York scene from the 1960's, you'd probably be into this.
82% on RT
I also re-watched the famous Jamaican masterpiece:
Rockers (1978)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CopS9rPE9D0
I had not seen it in more than a few decades and it wasn't too long before it brought back a flood of memories when I saw it with a bunch of friends. If you decide to watch it, make sure you use the subtitles, bombaclot!!!
83% on RT
Got a 96% score on RT so I checked on it, mixed on it, it does deliver on some ways(great atmosphere, genuinely scary at times)but man it sure becomes repetitive and starts to fall apart in the 2nd half of the movie(how they decide to kill it at the end is pretty absurd) so I'm surprised it got as high score it did, maybe because the horror movie genre is flooded with horrible movies this movie seem great in comparison.
Can't decide if I want to watch The Babadook or not, who has seen it?
Not a fan of Babadook. Sorry.
Watching It Follows next week when it arrives here in Thailand.