Submitted 3 weeks ago by BoozeOrWater@lemm.ee to movies@lemm.ee
Idiocracy - My 18yo was turned off by the repeated use of F and R slurs even when I tried to explain the movie to her. She left.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - I had no interest in another reboot, but finally gave it a shot. It was really good. Looking forward to watching the rest.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Well...I had it on while I was sick this weekend so I more listened to bits as a drifted in and out of sleep. Woke up in time for the finale though, and that shit is still awesome.
American Fiction (2023)
I have wanted to watch it for a while, so I was happy to see the Blu-ray available at my local library. I really enjoyed it, it was a great critique on the publishing industry and how the major ones treat African-American authors. I laughed so many times, good full belly laughs too.
It’s much less fun but I think Origin (2023) is a good follow up to American Fiction
Mario Bros is an objectively bad Mario movie, but as a weird cyberpunk 90s b-movie I think it has legs
“What, you think some bitch-ass college boy came up with this shit!?” had me in tears
Lilo and stitch 1 and 2.
Revenge (2017) on Mubi
A girl on a getaway with her boyfriend is raped and nearly killed by his criminal friends. Goes on a self-finding trip and gets her revenge. Surprisingly good play on action tropes with a slight dash of sarcasm and cultural sensitivity. I had a lot of fun watching it.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I can highly recommend last years The Substance by the same writer/director.
The Bourne Identity 4/5 - Really solid action flick. The sounds are a little cartoony and dated but definitely holds up
Final Destination 5 4/5 - Honestly I think it’s the best in the series. It has the right mix of murder contraptions and plot contrivance. The whole “you can steal time by killing other people” kinda comes out of nowhere but it does give us a villain
Final Destination Bloodlines 3.5/5 - I’m a little surprised to hear people call this the best in the series. The premise was interesting but I feel like despite the big cast there just weren’t as many big kills. I think it got a little too bogged down in the plot and forgot we’re here for Rube Goldberg murders
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 3.5/5 - That title didn’t age well. I like it as a MI movie but it does feel like it lowers the tension from the previous ones, a likely necessity due to it being part 1. Maybe this score changes aftrf I see Final Reckoning
The Death and Life of Bobby Z 2/5 - A common criticism I have of these B movies is that there are just too many plots going on. This is another case of that, Laurence Fishburne’s character is confusingly motivated, I don’t really agree that the central concept of the movie is valid. It’s fine, but I expected better from this cast
I’ve been waiting to see MI - Dead Reckoning until I can see it and Final Reckoning back to back for that exact reason! I’m hoping it’s a satisfying conclusion in case they actually stick to the statement that it’s the last Cruise led movie in the series.
My kids hadn’t seen Lord of the Rings, we just finished the Two Towers. 4 hours to go.
You’re a great parent.
Star Wars, the machete order, then the sequels.
for anyone interested in machete order: rodhilton.com/…/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-view…
When watching the machete order, did you skip episode 1 like suggested here? Because if yes, then watching it this way and then the sequels seems like a contradiction to me. Episode may be a failure in execution, but the core concept imo is solid. Can’t say the same about the sequels, even if they look prettier (to the point of doing stupid scenes just for the visuals).
yes! the machete order refocuses the storyline on luke instead of anakin, which allegedly is what george lucas had visioned.
tbh the sequels are so far beyond the original timeline that they don’t necessarily need any type of preamble, especially in relation to episode 1. every that ties into the sequels can be got from the machete order, imo.
All the President’s Men (1976)
A movie about the Watergate scandal and the men who reported on it. Beautiful, well shot film, gave me a ton of nostalgia to see the world be “normal” again as an elder millennial. Obviously the story is interesting. Absolutely holds up, looks good and it’s wild how much Robert Redford looks like Brad Pitt
I liked how the dialogue was shot also, slips of the tongue or partially misspoken lines were left in and it made it feel more real
Finally got around to watching Detective Pikachu. Had a more satisfying end than the game.
I watched The Central Park Five (2012), a documentary about the Central Park jogger case from 1989. I actually watched it on the PBS History channel on Samsung TV Plus, of all places. I just decided to flick through to see if anything interesting was on and when I saw that was starting I thought it might be a good time to sit down and learn about the case. It was my favourite type of documentary, where there is no narrator or visible journalist so you just get witness testimonies, music and archival footage and it really sucks you into that moment in time.
I also watched a bit of Terminator 2, also on Samsung TV Plus. I’ve seen it before and I wasn’t really in the mood to sit through the entire thing but the first 30 - 40 minutes or so were as fun as I remembered. I don’t know why, but sometimes watching a film “live” on TV, even in lower quality and ad breaks, is more enjoyable to me. I guess it’s because when I was a kid watching films on commercial TV was actually a big thing. It’s hard to describe but I love the feeling of knowing there is someone else out there watching it at the same time as me, maybe getting up at the same time as me to make a cup of tea or get some snacks during an ad break.
Just saw Sinners and loved it! Anyone know a good way to search old movie specific discussion threads so I can see what other people on Lemmy had to say about it?
Molly’s Game (2017)
A film that takes a subject I’m uninterested in and creates a compelling watch will always be appreciated despite its revisionist romanticism.
Carry-On (2024)
I did not expect this to be a Christmas movie nor to have this much fun with it. This is Die Hard modernized.
A Goofy Movie (1995)
This kids movie surprisingly holds up as an adult. I caught a glimpse of why this is supposedly a core memory for Millennials.
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Tom Hanks is a curmudgeonly widower whose neighbours are blissfully unaware as they cheerfully put up with him and life daily. It’s a decent redemption story but now I need to watch the original at a later date to see which I prefer.
stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Godzilla Minus One (2023) 9/10
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 6.5/10
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 7.5/10
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) 7/10