Movie opinions thread (what have you seen, what did you think?)

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If I ever see an infant that looks like Ezra Miller, I'm throwing it in the garbage disposal before it commits such atrocities.

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Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie- I was not really familiar with these guys. I basically just knew they were a couple of delusional losers that had wacky plans to try and get a music gig. That’s all you really need to know to understand the movie but I definitely felt like I was missing any sort of attachment to the characters or what was happening.

It was still fairly amusing though, it reminded me of Canadian Flight of the Concords. The time travel stuff was fun and there’s just something so random about Orbitz (yeah, the 90’s drink) being a central plot point.

Also the little song about video games where he mentions Dynastic Hero, Fatal Fury and Ninja Jaja Marau Kun was surprising.

Worth a watch if you want some goofy light comedy.
 
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My guy, I am Ikaruga-ing box art frothing at the mouth for your review of The Odyssey. Get a cheap ticket matinee for me and review it and I'll give you a thumbs up. I mean the response is overwhelming, and even I don't like Nolan. Do it for your old pal the LoneSage!
 

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CIA II: Target Alexa - sequel with Lorenzo Lamas and Kathleen Kinmont returning, chasing after a stolen computer chip.

This is a really disappointing sequel, not a patch on the original which was pretty entertaining for a B-movie actioner. This feels like it's made for TV, and clearly didn't have the budget the first film had (which would have been modest enough anyway).

PM Entertainment stuff can always be hit or miss, and this is definitely the latter, with even the action feeling muted for stable it has come out of.
 

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But what makes it the movie for me?
 

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My guy, I am Ikaruga-ing box art frothing at the mouth for your review of The Odyssey. Get a cheap ticket matinee for me and review it and I'll give you a thumbs up. I mean the response is overwhelming, and even I don't like Nolan. Do it for your old pal the LoneSage!
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But what makes it the movie for me?
I'm afraid it was such a lackluster effort, I couldn't actually think of a reason why you'd want to see it.

At a push...

If you ever wanted to see Lorenzo Lamas kill someone with a forklift, then this is the film for you.
 

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Bloodmoon - highly entertaining martial arts actioner starring Gary Daniels on the trail of a serial killer who is murdering champions in their respective combat discipline.

This has to be one of Daniels' best films - produced by Hong Kong studio Seasonal Films, the fight scenes are awesome, and whole thing is just really well made. Chuck Jeffrey's is great as Daniels' partner, and there's also Frank Gorshin (the original 1960s Batman Riddler) as Jeffrey's and Daniels' boss. The movie never takes itself too seriously, and the 100 minute run time flies by.

If you like 90s martial arts action films, then you need to check this out - it's definitely a cut above most of the B-movie schlock that came out during the period.

If you've ever wanted to see a man able to stab through steel with his fingers, that's right his fingers, not his fist, his fingers, then this is the film for you.
 

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day

My wife and my mom would have loved it and I would have loved seeing it with them.

It's a pretty fun movie despite some of the very depressing subject matter being tackled. Peter's isolation is very nicely handled and I thought it was effective in getting me to root for the hero. Which is, if you think about it, quintessential Spidey. Tom Holland carries the film very well.

I love what they did with the Hulk here. Professor Hulk was always gay and the way they brought back the rampaging version brings him back to where he should always be: a tragic and misunderstood hero, not a joke character.

Frank Castle/the Punisher came off as a bit too much of a meatball in this movie but he is still fun enough to watch and his dynamic with Spidey is surprisingly endearing.

Zendaya is good in this.

Sadie Sink is pretty great, too. She's almost scary at times, which is exactly how you're supposed to feel, given who she's playing.

Grfeat action scenes, awesome 'camera angles' with the CGI in play and the web spinning is hands down the best it's ever been in any of these films.

The post credits sequence is....interesting. Tie in to Doomsday? A hint of what may come next for Holland's version? Who can say? It's either some multiversal shiz or it's Venom. Hard to say at this point. I know that Sony and Marvel currently have a 'per picture' deal in place so whether or not there's another one will depend on the success of this one.

This movie made so much fucking money that there is definitely going to be a next one.

Sony has also stated they are done with the villain spinoffs, citing that 'audiences don't have much interest in them.'

Well...duh. The villains don't matter unless they're facing Spider-Man. That is literally why they exist.

The only Marvel movies I've seen since Endgame were the two Spidey flicks and they've both been very rewarding popcorn flicks that don't shit the bed and don't betray its audience. You really can't ask for much more than that.

No, I ain't watching Loki or none of that gay lesbian activist shit. I'll watch more of this, though.

4 out of 5. As cape flicks go, this is one worth checking out. On streaming, at the very least. It's a little long but that's okay.

And no, Stage. I will NEVER watch CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S the odyssey
 

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Spiderman has really been the only post-endgame films worth watching with the exception of Deadpool Wolverine and maybe Fantastic Four.

While I enjoyed Wandavision making it necessary viewing before seeing Dr Strange 2 and then using that film as a vehicle to introduce a lame character no one gives a fuck about was just a terrible idea.

The whole Kang arc was just such a waste of time. Even the last Deadpool film relies too heavily on knowledge from having seen Loki.

Point of this post? Fuck Disney.

Maybe it’s for the best Sony still holds the reins of Spiderman.
 

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The post credits sequence is....interesting. Tie in to Doomsday? A hint of what may come next for Holland's version? Who can say? It's either some multiversal shiz or it's Venom. Hard to say at this point. I know that Sony and Marvel currently have a 'per picture' deal in place so whether or not there's another one will depend on the success of this one.

Lots of theories on that at the mo'. For one, Tom Holland's Spidey tracker icon doesnt disappear when the new one appears so its not like he was moved, or teleported, etc. He's apparently still sitting there in NYC, so people are theorizing that it could be Peter 2 or 3 "showing up" on Battleworld because they get pulled in, or some people think its Miles Morales, but I wouldn't bet the farm on Miles. Theyve already referenced him twice in the MCU, in the first Spider-man movie, and in No Way Home. So its safe to say Miles is already kickin around NYC in some form or fashion. edit: but not as Spider-man. Just as himself. Theyve also said they have sort of a plan on how to bring Miles into the MCU, so who knows for sure.

Holland's Spidey is evidently not going to be in Doomsday because he was busy filming Brand New Day. So maybe Tobey or Andrew will show up to fill that spot. Speculation at best.
 

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Spiderman has really been the only post-endgame films worth watching with the exception of Deadpool Wolverine and maybe Fantastic Four.

While I enjoyed Wandavision making it necessary viewing before seeing Dr Strange 2 and then using that film as a vehicle to introduce a lame character no one gives a fuck about was just a terrible idea.

The whole Kang arc was just such a waste of time. Even the last Deadpool film relies too heavily on knowledge from having seen Loki.

Point of this post? Fuck Disney.

Maybe it’s for the best Sony still holds the reins of Spiderman.
Oh yeah I forgot I liked the new Deadpool movie, too. LOL funny that I don't remember something I liked.
 

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IT- The original made for TV version. I’ve never been a big fan of this, even as a kid I thought it was lame. I remember being excited to watch it on VHS at a friends house in like 4th grade. Kids at school hyped it up like it was something amazing that was going to blow your mind. I guess by most kid standards it was but I had already seen a ton of actual horror movies and R rated stuff. Pennywise didn’t have shit on Freddy or The Predator.

I’ve seen it again over the years in chunks on cable and confirmed that it definitely is lame. Sitting down and actually watching it now though, holy shit. It’s terrible. I can cut it some slack for nostalgia and it being a made for TV movie but still. What surprised me though was that it was the adult segments that were particularly egregious. Some of that stuff was painful to sit through.

Honestly I think the source material is a big factor as well. Not sure a cocaine fueled 1200 page tome about an alien shapeshifter that lives in the sewer and eats children is a good pick to adapt in the first place.
 

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IT- The original made for TV version. I’ve never been a big fan of this, even as a kid I thought it was lame. I remember being excited to watch it on VHS at a friends house in like 4th grade. Kids at school hyped it up like it was something amazing that was going to blow your mind. I guess by most kid standards it was but I had already seen a ton of actual horror movies and R rated stuff. Pennywise didn’t have shit on Freddy or The Predator.

I’ve seen it again over the years in chunks on cable and confirmed that it definitely is lame. Sitting down and actually watching it now though, holy shit. It’s terrible. I can cut it some slack for nostalgia and it being a made for TV movie but still. What surprised me though was that it was the adult segments that were particularly egregious. Some of that stuff was painful to sit through.

Honestly I think the source material is a big factor as well. Not sure a cocaine fueled 1200 page tome about an alien shapeshifter that lives in the sewer and eats children is a good pick to adapt in the first place.

Same. I remember the hype, watched it when it aired...lame. Then there was Langoliers....holy shit
 

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Tim Curry's performance is pretty much the entirety of the 90s It. The rest of it ranges from boring to embarrassingly awful. A lot of BAD acting from otherwise decent actors. I think it was just a lot of people's first experience with horror and the nostalgia goggles are locked on tight.

Spooderman Brand Nude Day - Spiderman is sad and mopey because he doesn't have any friends that aren't other weirdo vigilantes and a random cop lady and shit gets weird when his powers go a little wonky (due to stress and anxiety) and a body-jumping villain starts wreaking havoc in NYC. Thinly-veiled mental health metaphors and setups for future Marvel movies ensue.

The Spiderman movies are pretty much all I've watched post-Endgame (plus the Sam Raimi Dr. Strange one which was terrible and the Deadpool one which was fun if forgettable) and they always deliver a workman-like action cape movie. This is likely my favorite of the 4 Marvel-made ones but I don't know if I'll feel that way 10 years from now when they've all faded from memory.

This one felt a lot like a comic book in the sense that, while it had cameos and crossovers, all of the characters felt like they were written by the same person and weren't just "this person is here because we're trying to sell the next movie or TV series". Punisher was definitely more comic relief dufus than he is in the Daredevil universe (or would be in the comics) but Punisher was always written softer when he showed up in a Spiderman comic as opposed to his own books. Same with Hulk... they've reset Banner again as a college professor and made Hulk a threat and not a goofball but I liked that they didn't feel like they had to account for every dumb fucking thing that's happened to the character over the last 20 years. Just "Banner is a professor and has a plot maguffin thing that can regulate his hulking out... now dump some exposition and have a brief action scene". That said, I don't know how much longer they can keep trotting out AARP member Mark Ruffalo.

I liked that they told a story of loneliness and Spiderman has generally been at his best storytelling wise over the years when he's a relatable young guy going through the kind of shit young guys go through: breakups, work/life balance, burnout, etc. told through the lens of capeshit. While the movie's moral/lessons are on the nose (don't be afraid to rely on others, don't bottle up your feelings, embrace who you are and not what you think others want, blah blah blah), it's always nice for a movie like this not to be world-ending apocalyptic blue-laser-in-the-sky bullshit and actually have internal, emotional stakes.

As for the totally obvious, not-remotely-a-spoiler villain, I guess it makes sense that they're starting over with young versions of all those characters again and the actress certainly looks the part. Here's to hoping they don't fuck it up again like they always seem to.
 

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I just saw Spider-Man and I have to agree with the general sentiment that's generally well done. All the stuff with Peter's personal life was excellent, the main problem I have is with the main villain. They try to have the villain have a redemption arc at the end but they did such a great job showing how evil and dangerous they were through the rest of the movie that it comes off as not believable. Pretty sure people died when that tank was shooting it's way through the city and blew up in the building. That guy made to step in front of the speeding car is probably dead too. And Peter was awfully quick to forgive after what the villain did with MJ. But then suddenly all is forgiven at the end? The Punisher was right at the end IMO.

Plus where are all the people who screamed about Wanda's character assassination in Dr. Strange MoM? I feel this movie treats it's villain character the same way.

Still enjoyable watch though.
 

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To me, the big difference between Wanda and 'that person' is that Wanda was a hero that had fought beside the Avengers and understood the consequences of her actions and she got let off the hook by the activist writing. It really still pisses me off, to this day, that Wanda didn't just say 'I was hurting but I still had no right to do what I did so I'm ready to pay for my crimes.' The dude that was trying to bring her to justice was weirdly painted as the bad guy but he was the only hero in the whole thing. Just another example of women avoiding accountability when this kind of writing occurs.

In this new Spidey movie, however, this is not an experienced hero that has any real understanding of her responsibility quite yet. She is making rash and emotional decisions based solely on what she wants and doesn't care about the consequences because they haven't been taught to her yet. This doesn't mean that she should avoid accountability but I think Peter understands that if she ends up apprehended, she is likely going to be right back in the 'VMax' situation in one fashion or another. It really IS the best option for both her and Peter to just let her go to wherever she's going, because the cost will be much, much worse if she ends up in authority hands. I don't think Peter is absolving her of accountability. I think it's more of a situation, because he understands the idea of responsibility, that she didn't have an Uncle Ben or an Aunt May in her life. Her mother abandoned her and there is no mention of her father anywhere. So there was no one to set the example for her. She's just a kid but she didn't have a good example to set her on the right path. It's a shit sandwich all the way around, but this way they can just nibble on the crust.

I thought about that and, in retrospect, it's not a happy ending but it is the best one they can hope for given the situation. I also think that the scene with Ned at the end is a hint that eventually, the universe forgives.
 

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The Seventh Curse- Insane supernatural action adventure from the director of Rikki Oh.

This movie has it all:

Martial arts
Gun fights
Zombies
Indiana Jones style adventure
Demonic vampire fetuses
An evil wizard
A Skelton puppet with googly eyes
A xenomorph that can fly
A giant meat press for liquifying children
Chow Yun Fat smoking a pipe

This thing is almost impossible to summarize but the gist of it is: A badass preppy doctor who saved a hot chick from an evil Thai wizard thus ruining the wizard’s ritual that would have resurrected his ancient ancestor is cursed. The curse? In exactly one year his blood will explode from his body on some Fist of the North Star type shit. So a year later he returns to Thailand with his buddy and the buddy’s annoying but cute cousin to try and break the curse. What ensues is a nonstop barrage of over the top action, supernatural nonsense and dubious special effects.

This movie is seriously nonstop action, to the point that it can be extremely difficult to follow. On top of that is all the Chinese mysticism which just further complicates things. It’s also a blatant ripoff of Indiana Jones, Romancing the Stone and Alien.

All of this is crammed into about 80 minutes.

If you ever wanted to see children casually get squished into tomato soup or Chow Yun Fat blow up a Xenomorph with an RPG then this is the movie for you.
 

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That was a good one for sure, check out The Cat (1992) by the same director
 

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Platoon Leader - Vietnam war film with Michael Dudikoff as a fresh out of combat school LT sent to command a small outpost near to enemy territory.

Through the mid-80s there were a slew of Nam films, and Cannon was a chief exploiter churning out three Missing In Action movies with Chuck Norris, and the lesser known, but equally as good, if not better, POW: The Escape with David Carradine. While those were all OTT action films, Platoon Leader marks a departure from that with trying to tell a proper dramatic story.

Ok, so this is no Platoon or Full Metal Jacket, but that doesn't stop it being a good film, the acting, directing, and combat sequences are all pretty decent, so considering this is a Cannon film, from a period when they were getting desperately short of money, it's a damn good effort.

I went in with low expectations, but came out quite satisfied.

If you've ever wanted to see Michael Dudikoff survive a rather nasty incident with a claymore, then this is the film for you.
 

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I also think that the scene with Ned at the end is a hint that eventually, the universe forgives.

I think Jean "cured" him and MJ. She was using her powers to help Peter heal. In the scene when he wakes up, just before that you see Jean and she looks like shes exhaling or 'letting go' of something, and Frank tells Peter that she helped him heal. Jean has the ability to erase or restore memory, so maybe when she had her second trigger event she got those abilities in the MCU (im spitballin here). But also if you notice when everyone was frozen by her, MJ was crying and almost looked bewildered.

That coupled with Ned remembering Peter (it had to be, it was too obvious), means maybe Jean restored Ned and MJ's memory.
 

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Felidae ( 1994) English Dub

Animation out of Germany in 1994. Referenced several posts above, so why not give it a shot. I watched the English version linked in this title. This movie is focused on a group of cats and a long string of murders of said cats. This is R-rated animation and the quality is quite good for the time. Feels like watching a budget R-rated version of Secrets of Nimh. Lots of disemboweled and beheaded cats, so beware if you are not ready for that kind of thing.

This is another movie where I had next to no background, which made the subject matter even more startling. It's dark but entertaining. The final theme is quite the choice for a German film. Surprised they went with it. thanks @Hattori Hanzo
 
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