Huh, that basic premise is awfully similar to that Bruce Willis flick from the 90s… Striking Distance was it? Though I imagine the overall plot here is completely different. Will give it a go at some point.
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I was curious and googled it, can’t say I’m disappointed
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Seen this a few days ago. Didn’t like it at all. After about 10 minutes I knew the ending already – it was so predictable. Real waste of time for me. But I’m glad you enjoyed it!
After watching this I felt like I need a good scripted and directed movie and re-watched «Get Shorty». Always fun!
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I meant Indiana Jones 
@djsojus it was pretty silly. I usually like more serious stuff but I have been on the couch recovering from my 3rd Covid shot so I went with the family fun.
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This was suggested to my cousin from one of his friends on FB… ‘Murder in Coweta County’ (1983) “It has Andy Griffith like you’ve never seen him.” And yeah. Then again, I can’t say I’ve seen much with him in it. There’s his show, then Matlock. Maybe a couple other things, but that’s been so long ago… Pretty interesting movie. It’s supposed to be based on actual events. If I were to rate it I might give 3.5 out of 5. It’s dated, maybe a little corny given where it was filmed (sourcing locals for bit parts?). Riffing it by impersonating Don Knotts/Deputy Barney Fife makes for some funny moments.
I seen it on TubiTV(dot) com. It was free… Then I noticed they had Columbo. So (although not a movie) I’m watching episodes of that now. I don’t know off hand how many seasons they have. Maybe after I’m done with that I can find a site that has free episodes of Monk.
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I have one more for the list and then tomorrow I’m headed back to work.
The Guest. It’s on Netflix. It’s about a soldier who comes home and goes to visit the family of his deceased soldier buddy. The movie is ALL KINDS OF SCREWED UP!!! It’s kinda like Jason Bourne meets Stranger Things only if stranger things didn’t have any monsters.
The movie is pretty good but the soundtrack is just incredible. I must have Shazammed 12 songs during the movie. Give this one a watch before it falls off Netflix (Dec 4 in the US).
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I really like the Guest. Reminds me a lot of classic John Carpenter movies. Of course the synthy soundtrack helps.
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I’m allowed to post upcoming movie stuff right? I don’t think there’s another movie thread…
New trailer for Pixar’s next film came out today.
It looks freaking adorable, and I love all the Toronto references Domee Shi is including, as well as the early 2000’s stuff like Tamagotchi and NSYNC. Seems like a cute little film for March.
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This looks great 
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spiderman 2 is just a really good movie with a whole load of charm and camp that stays with you long after
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It’s on Amazon Prime here in Canada.
The rights seem to be all over the place. We’ve got Spider-Man 1 on Netflix, the sequel on Amazon Prime, and the third one isn’t available for free anywhere.
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Yarr harr fiddle dee dee, free movies as far as the eye can see
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Shhh! Do you want to get sent to Davy Jones’ locker?!
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He said “tell him it is what it is.”
He said that?
Yea
Great movie. Yea super long though. I’m so glad Pacino and DeNiro got together on screen again. Godfather II was so good but they don’t share any screen time bc of the flash back setup.
In 1995 Heat was really their first movie together and it was such a masterpiece! If they never did a movie together ever again that would have been fine. Then in 2008 they ruined it with Righteous Kill. It’s not the worst movie ever and if they had done 5 or 6 films together it would have been no big deal, but it was the the only other one besides Heat and Godfather II (which doesn’t really count). Irishman is way better than Righteous Kill and redeems them for that silly thing. Also Joe Pesci was as fantastic as he has ever been and I believe he steals the show.
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“Get back, Jojo !”
Had a blast watching the first part of “Get Back”. 
It’s more emotional, I think, than “Eight Days A Week” (2016) which covered the touring years. I prefer the late-Beatles than the early-, and because we dive into the intimacy of the recordings. 
My top 3 favorite songs : “Norwegian Wood” | “Back In The U.S.S.R.” | “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”.
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Last Night in Soho!!
A young fashion student moves to London, where she becomes entranced with this 60’s world in her dreams. But it soon becomes a haunting, as events of decades past begin to consume her thoughts in the day.
Ooh, this was a good scary film. Not one of Edgar Wright’s best, but it was still very enjoyable.
Best part of the film has to be the old-timey soundtrack. Lots of vintage tracks throughout the film, used to great effect for wonder and creep-factor.
I actually didn’t find the movie all that scary. Only two moments made me jump out of my seat, but surprisingly I found the scares were pretty tame and only a bit unnerving.
I do have some issues with the film, in that it feels a bit too long with the 60’s mystery that begins to develop and a certain plot point that goes to a dead end. Plus, the ghosts that haunt her I feel don’t have much scare-factor to them. They can’t do anything to her, they don’t harm or possess her, just stand there and occasionally make her lose her mind in public. Their faceless designs are pretty scary though!
There’s a reveal in the third act that I found pretty subdued and kind of a “Oh, cool, mystery solved then”, but then there’s also a twist a few seconds later that I loved.
All in all, it’s not the “revolution of horror” I was expecting from Edgar (like how Jordan Peele did with Get Out), but he has a good take on it and uses his editing and cinematography style really well with it.
Edit: Ooh! And the sound! Forgot to mention that. Seeing this at a theatre is best, it has great uses of surround sound and volume for tense, musical moments!
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Watched The Mask.
Terrible movie but some of the effects were great, especially for the time and the makeup was top notch. Just wish I watched it on silent.
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Watched Mortal Kombat (2021), as a videogame movie adaption it was not something I expected a lot from, other then gore. It’s not a masterpiece, but it does what it sets out to do in a fairly competent way. I enjoyed it for what it was. The only thing that took me out of the experience was characters quoting famous quotes from the videogame, like “fatality”, “Kano wins” and “Flawless Victory” in what world would anyone say such things. I don’t need the characters to say it, I already know I’m watching Mortal Kombat. If the movie had a tournament setting, with an announcer it would seem more logical. It reminded me I was watching a videogame movie and it often broke the 4th wall, as a little (far to big) wink at the audience.
Anyway fun movie, with a some cool fights. Especially Scorpion vs Sub-zero. The movie is at it’s height at the beginning.
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Yeah the fights are awesome but the story is trash and I dont like Cole Young, he’s a very boring character.
I enjoyed Kano a lot, he’s the best thing in the entire movie.
All in all the movie isnt as bad as Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, but also not as good as Mortal Kombat from 1995 
Did you manage to see Godzilla '54 by now?
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