Saw X. I loved it; it was a fun summer movie. As a Saw fan, it hit all the right notes. Making John Kramer the hero in this was a solid idea, and knowing that Tobin Bell is an 81-year-old man made me more emotionally invested in the film. The traps were also excellent; the eyes trap was incredible to witness. 8/10
Happy Death Day. It's an interesting idea that got boring after the first hour. The film got a big laugh out of me for two scenes, but after those two scenes, it all went downhill. The kills were lame, the jokes fell flat, and the story felt rushed; the writers were on a timer to finish it. To top it all off the final reveal was dumb. 5/10
The original 1981 My Blood Valentine. I enjoyed the beginning and middle act. It was atmospheric, and the characters were lively as well. I liked the love triangle between Sarah, TJ, and Axel. It was a bomb waiting to explode. It made stuff tense, and it was a change of pace from your typical slasher film, which I enjoyed. But when that last act started, oh boy, this film dropped the ball. Nothing made sense: the kills, the big reveal. It soured my opinion on this film. 4/10. I hoped I could consider My Bloody Valentine a classic like Sleepaway Camp and The Burning. But I can't. They screwed up horribly.
Watched Totally Killer, and Pet Sematary:Bloodlines recently. The former is one of the better movies I've seen in a good while and highly recommend it.
Dune: Part One (Netflix) - Definitely the big highlight of the bunch. I still haven't completely wrapped my head around all the political angles (particularly the sect of psychic women that the MC is derived from on his mother's side, whom apparently are in with the evil space emperor, yet are also destined to produce the messiah of the indigenous farrakis people? Everything beyond that was simple enough to grasp), but the world crafted was immensely immersive & it had some great action set pieces. Some cool tech design too, especially those dragonfly looking craft. Really looking forward to the second one now.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Blu-Ray) - Doing a GitS film without the Major (mostly, anyhow) certainly was a choice. Not as seminal as the first film, but the core mystery was worth watching & it still looked quite striking in parts (even some of the early 00's anime CGI shots). I need more of Batou's dog.
Jeans Blues: No Life (Blu-Ray) - Japanese take on a "Bonnie & Clyde" like film from the 70's. Wasn't sure exactly how much I'd like this going in, but I ended up quite enjoying it. Really liked the road trip vibe & it had some cool scenes (like the climactic shootout with the police).
The Slumber Party Massacre (4K UHD Blu-Ray) - Pretty standard 80's slasher stuff, but it's something I've been watching annually this time of year for awhile now (I know I've written about it here before), and I still enjoy it as much as I did the first time I watched it. It released on 4K disc earlier this year so I've been holding out on watching it until now, and it looks amazing.
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I usually enjoy a Guy Ritchie-flavored Jason Statham vehicle. But this wasn't as good as their previous collaboration, Wrath of Man. Instead Operation Fortune felt plain. Hugh Grant and Cary Elwes are great. But Jason Statham comes across as "cut my check" levels of bored. And so I was bored too.
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I went to the BFI film festival last week, the London equivalent of Cannes or Sundance. I managed to catch Fingernails, Saltburn, Killers Of The Flower Moon, The Boy & The Heron and Tiger Stripes which I give a thumbs up to them all. I was hoping to see Monster, Vincent Must Die, Poor Things and The Killer too but couldn’t get tixs for them. I was hoping Anatomy Of A Fall was gonna be shown after winning Cannes film festival as I love a good courtroom drama but it wasn’t shown for some reason.
@Magician yeah it’s a rough watch. What happened was a few months before its original release the Ukraine war broke out which is a problem as originally a Ukrainian gang were the baddies in it. So instead of a surgeon’s scalpel to re-edit the film they used a slaughterhouse butcher’s machete to lump off loads of it.
Movie related, I have early access tickets to Trolls Band Together. My local theater got one of the special early showings. All I need to do is get a ride to the theater.
@Fizza Great movie, glad you liked it. Also, did you know the movie actually had two endings? Spoilering them in event you ever want to watch the one with the "other" ending.
Common Ending... The first ending is the happy ending, where Seymour kills Audrey II, then he and Audrey live happily ever after.
The Original Ending... Seymour gets eaten by Audrey II and Audrey II basically takes over, Audrey II plants become popular, they grow, and take over and destroy cities.
@Sunsy I (unknowingly) watched the Original Ending version and good lord it was one of the biggest bits of whiplash I think I've ever experienced. Still really good though XD
@Kermit1 Well Audrey II did want to be known across the world so who better to do it than the guy behind one of the most famous puppets in film? 😉
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@Fizza Awesome! All I've ever seen is the version with the common, happy, ending. Last time I watched this on streaming it was that ending anyway. One day I shall watch the version with the original ending.
The resident Trolls superfan! Saw Trolls Band Together via early access and absolutely loved it!
Spirit Untamed, the digital copy included with my Blu-Ray. Been awhile since I watched this one and still love it. Loved the adventure Lucky, Spirit, and the PALs (intentional as it means Prue, Abigail, and Lucky) go on. Love the beautiful painting-like scenery too. Underrated animated movie, never understood the hate for it some animation fans have, because I personally like it.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It, found it was on Roku channel. Watched this as a bit of a Halloween season movie. Mentioning it to @Tyranexx in the Chit-Chat thread made me check if it was streaming anywhere. Been a good while since I watched this Mel Brooks movie, got some laughs out of it. Also, my mother never saw it, so it was fun watching her react to it. Glad I found it on streaming somewhere.
The resident Trolls superfan! Saw Trolls Band Together via early access and absolutely loved it!
Yeah, I like Young Frankenstein, and Mel Brooks, but avoided Dracula: Dead and Loving it(1995) all these years because it had low review scores. I watched Dracula Dead and Loving it for the first time a year or two ago, and I thought it was pretty entertaining. There's definitely some funny stuff in there. (I got an MP4 version of it so I can watch it in future halloween seasons.)
few things Im watching horror movie related the rest of this month
blu ray
-The Kindred. rewatching it again. Not sure if i watched it with commentary track from last year
-My Best Friend is a Vampire
-Phenomena/Creepers
DVD
-Nightmare on Elm Street Collection mostly 1-5 along with New Nightmare
-Wolfman Collection. watching Frankenstein Meets Wolfman
Tubi
-the new Life with Chucky documentary
-Squirm. still a dumb but classic movie about nature gone amok against humans/mankind. Last time i watched Squirm was when it along with Kingdom of the Ants would be on TBS or WGN back in the 1980s
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