Last movie you saw? v2.0

[Glasser]

Is it good? I assume you're not talking about the sequel that's just out?

Yes the original! However I did just watch the new one that's actually a prequel.

[NoseofNicko]

X (2022) - Pearl (2022) - MaXXXine (2024):

Love this trilogy!

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

X (2022) - Pearl (2022) - MaXXXine (2024):

Love this trilogy!

Incredible movies

[Stadler]

I'm pretty sure I saw MaXXXine at some point. 

[PixelDream]

I was watching The Village last night but fell asleep after 30 minutes (just because I was tired). This is a movie that somehow I never came around to seeing. It's something of a controversial movie I believe, some people think it's the moment when M. Night Shyamalan jumped the shark while others really like it. I'm curious to find out.

[BlackInk]

I really like The Village. It's a bit out there, and the vibe is so strange. But I think it's interesting for sure. I'd probably place it above Unbreakable.

[NoseofNicko]

Terrifier 2:

Love this movie. A lot dismiss it as torture porn but the characters are actually really likeable and the final girl is one of the best final girls of all time imo. I can't wait to see the third one, unfortunately I'll have to wait until it's available to stream.

[PixelDream]

I was watching that one with friends while intoxicated. Do not recommend.

Will for sure check it out sober because I also want to see the 3rd one, supposed to be good.

[ozzy554]

The Shadow Strays (2024) - The Night Comes for Us director Timo Tjahjanto is back with another 2.5 hours of brutal action. Major props to Aurora Ribero who after a year of training went from being an actress known for teen romance/comedy films to kicking John Wick amounts of ass. I truly hope we get more from her in this genre as she knocked it out of the park.

[gmillerdrake]

'The Holdovers' with Paul Giamatti. Really good film, had some quite emotional moments, some humor....really nice story.

[PixelDream]

Finished watching The Village. 4/5, really solid.

[lordxizor]

'The Holdovers' with Paul Giamatti. Really good film, had some quite emotional moments, some humor....really nice story.

I enjoyed that movie as well.

[PixelDream]

The Watchers

Solid 3/5, worth a watch

[pg1067]

I took the day off today and went to see Conclave.  Lots of big names, and I liked it for the most part.  It was a well-paced mystery, and one of the more interesting aspects of it was that you didn't really know until the end what the mystery was.  Not sure how I felt about the ending.  It had some of the earmarks of a preachy message, but it really wasn't' delivered like that.

All in all, I'd say it was worth seeing (although maybe not on the big screen).

[NoseofNicko]

The First Omen (2024):

One of the best horror movies of the year. Nell Tiger Free's performance is incredible, hopefully she gets a lot of roles in the future.

[ozzy554]

Snakes on a Train (2006): Stupid enough for a one time watch, not stupid enough for me to ever watch again.

Tilbury (1987): Interesting folk horror from Iceland.

Hellevator: The Bottled Fools (2004): Japanese Dystopian horror that has it's moments but for me personally it gets way too artsy for it's own good at times.

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (1992): Slow burn japanese horror that really comes to life in the last 15 minutes. I liked it overall but I enjoyed the first Evil Dead Trap a lot more.

[BlackInk]

Twisters

Was a big fan of the first movie when I was a kid, and always thought tornados were cool. This new one was actually great and a lot of fun. It was charming how 90s the story and characters felt, even though the details were modernized.

[Stadler]

^ I enjoyed that a LOT more than I thought I would.

[ozzy554]

The Queen of Black Magic (1981): Classic Indonesian horror starring Suzzanna. Some real fun special effects in this one.

A White Spot on the Back of the Head (1979): A 30 minute short film from the director of Tilbury based on the Icelandic folk tale The Deacon of Dark River. Some creepy moments but even for only being 30 minutes it still felt slow to get going.

Two Undercover Angels (1969): Some late 60's Jesus Franco camp. A weird blend of bucket of blood and some sort of spy film about two cat burglars for hire. A fun enough watch but man at some points it really meanders.

Vampyres (1974): A movie about a duo of bisexual vampire women who lure and murder men in the English countryside. A lot of these movies can get rather samey but this was a good one.

Lady Terminator (1989): The most violently Italian ripoff not actually from Italy. This Indonesian Fantasy/action/horror film has all the hallmarks of the cheap Italian knock off movies I love. Blatantly rips off Terminator but ups the trashiness by amping up the blood & nudity. Lots of fun if you enjoy that sort of thing like I do.

Terrifier 3 (2024): A bit of a step below 2 but I still enjoyed it. The pacing wasn't as great despite being half an hour shorter and the ending did still feel a bit sudden. Still Art is hilarious in his own way and it's cool to see an ultra violent slasher with some personality do so well at the box office.

[Tyrannosaurus Chicken]

Most recent I've seen:

A Quiet Place: Day One

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Alien: Romulus

[MirrorMask]

Fresh (2022), with Sebastian Stan. Starts rom-com with a meet cute, and then becomes definitively and horribly not cute. Enjoyable but it's one of those "watch it only once" movie.

[Tyrannosaurus Chicken]

X (2022) - Pearl (2022) - MaXXXine (2024):

Love this trilogy!

All three were solid, however my favorite is X. One of the best horror movies to come out in recent years.

[SoundscapeMN]

Piece By Piece - The Pharrell Williams Lego-adapted Documentary. It's cool if maybe a bit of a novelty of doing Lego-based movies (the new Wicked film is being released this way as well, along with a live action). The title track is quite catchy as well. I am curious about the other Pharrell Williams based movie coming next year "Atlantis" which is I guess sort of a story of his childhood. It has Michel Gondry directing, although if it is largely a musical, I'm kind of on the fence.

Luther: Never Too Much - very good documentary about Luther Vandross which was a limited screening this past week, but should be hitting CNN and maybe some streaming services next year. Lot of older rarely if unseen footage, even if the quality of it is of its time. Many good interviews.

[hefdaddy42]

Blood Simple (1984)

Kicking off my #Noirvember film watching with this neo-noir thriller from the Coen brothers.  Definitely a product of its time, and definitely not as good as most of their later films, but this one has so much atmosphere and grime.  Also, an appearance from M. Emmet Walsh is always welcome.  Very nice.

[hefdaddy42]

#Noirvember continues with Suddenly (1954)

This was my first time seeing this one.  An unusual film in multiple ways.  For one thing, it features Frank Sinatra playing the villain, which he was not known to do, opposite the wonderful Sterling Hayden who made lots of these films in the 50s and 60s, and may be best known for the cop shot by Michael Corleone at the restaurant in The Godfather.

Another is that it features an attempted Presidential assassination, years before JFK.  In fact, once JFK was killed, Sinatra attempted to have this film (as well as his 1962 version of The Manchurian Candidate) pulled from circulation.

At any rate, at a tight 75 minutes, this was an entertaining romp.  Due to the nature of the story, with most of the main characters confined to one room, it gave an almost claustrophobic feeling, and it had lots and lots and lots of dialogue.  Sinatra is clearly a star - tons of charisma.  Throw in some moral questions, and we have a winner.  It clearly won't appeal to everyone, but I thought it was a hoot.

[vtgrad]

Longlegs... wow.  Truly unsettling and kind of stuck with me a bit; first movie to do that since Hereditary. I went in totally unaware of the movie, so I was genuinely surprised by the third act.  Since watching it I've learned a bit about the director's motivation and the music score; both of these are just as unsettling as the movie, in my opinion.

As Above, so Below... was surprised by this one as well.  Trailers and the first act of the film make it feel campy and overdone, but the second and third act give a clever nod to Dante's Inferno.  Also, in researching the film after watching, it appears that some of the events in the film are based on the actual experiences of people that have been lost in the catacombs in Paris.  Definitely glad that I stuck with it in the first act.

[Tyrannosaurus Chicken]

Godzilla Minus One

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Incredible what they were able to do, with the budget. I prefer this type of Godzilla film, over the MonsterVerse ones, despite those still being fun (but silly).

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Godzilla Minus One

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Incredible what they were able to do, with the budget. I prefer this type of Godzilla film, over the MonsterVerse ones, despite those still being fun (but silly).

Amazing film