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Post by RagnarokMike on Nov 12, 2020 11:37:43 GMT
New Mutants, wasn't as bad people were making out, not great by any means...but serviceable enough.
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Post by UT on Nov 15, 2020 14:23:23 GMT
Watched The Impossible yesterday which was I believe a 🤯 rec. (See how I watch recs 🤯) It was really good , much more gritty and raw than I expected going in. Naomi Watts pulled out a gear that I never even knew she had and Tom Holland was incredible as well. It's definitely a roller coaster of highs and lows and twists that constantly tug at your emotions. I think my wife cried at like 10 separate occasions and for totally different reasons. Definitely up there for one of the better made disaster movies though definitely not the popcorn disaster flick I prefer. Overall great rec though. 9/10 🤯.
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 15, 2020 15:04:51 GMT
Watched The Impossible yesterday which was I believe a 🤯 rec. (See how I watch recs 🤯) It was really good , much more gritty and raw than I expected going in. Naomi Watts pulled out a gear that I never even knew she had and Tom Holland was incredible as well. It's definitely a roller coaster of highs and lows and twists that constantly tug at your emotions. I think my wife cried at like 10 separate occasions and for totally different reasons. Definitely up there for one of the better made disaster movies though definitely not the popcorn disaster flick I prefer. Overall great rec though. 9/10 🤯. Yeah, buddy! The Impossible caught me and Wife totally off guard when we first watched it, and it WRECKED us. Probably cried just as many times. It's a really hard movie to revisit because of the grit. But 9 outta 10 really does feel fair. Also, had no idea Tom Holland was the kid!
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Post by UT on Nov 15, 2020 15:11:31 GMT
Watched The Impossible yesterday which was I believe a 🤯 rec. (See how I watch recs 🤯) It was really good , much more gritty and raw than I expected going in. Naomi Watts pulled out a gear that I never even knew she had and Tom Holland was incredible as well. It's definitely a roller coaster of highs and lows and twists that constantly tug at your emotions. I think my wife cried at like 10 separate occasions and for totally different reasons. Definitely up there for one of the better made disaster movies though definitely not the popcorn disaster flick I prefer. Overall great rec though. 9/10 🤯. Yeah, buddy! The Impossible caught me and Wife totally off guard when we first watched it, and it WRECKED us. Probably cried just as many times. It's a really hard movie to revisit because of the grit. But 9 outta 10 really does feel fair. Also, had no idea Tom Holland was the kid! Oh I recognized him right away. Couldn’t hold back on the Spider-Man jokes when he was floating. Or dragging his mom along. Use you web slingers Spider-Man!
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Post by Ness on Nov 18, 2020 19:56:00 GMT
Oldboy - Yes the original. Now we know what happens to New Japan Young Boys if they don't become stars. Very tragic.
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Post by c on Nov 18, 2020 20:24:59 GMT
The other two films in that trilogy are also really good.
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Post by Ness on Nov 18, 2020 20:27:11 GMT
The other two films in that trilogy are also really good. Shared worlds or just similar theme under the same director/whoever?
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Post by Lionheart on Nov 20, 2020 17:24:52 GMT
The other two films in that trilogy are also really good. Shared worlds or just similar theme under the same director/whoever? Since no one bothered to answer this...
The films are not narratively connected and were dubbed a trilogy by international critics due to their thematic links.
So, basically, not really a trilogy.
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Post by Emperor on Nov 21, 2020 15:50:23 GMT
Ladies and gentlemen of PW. This is the moment that nobody has been waiting for, but everyone will appreciate. And by everyone, I mean 🤯. Emperor's review of one of PW's most infamous films... Table 19To be honest, I don't know why this film has received so much attention on PW. Is it just that 🤯 loves the film and has mentioned it so much that it has become its own legend? Like The Kid and The Notebook? I guess that's it. That's the only background I have. The first of several introductory scenes features Anna Kendrick. Good start. From what little I've seen of Anna Kendrick, I like her. She has received a wedding invitation. It makes her sad. She wavers between accepting and declining. She even takes a lighter to the invitation, before blowing it out in yet another change of heart. She ends up sending an accepted RSVP with one corner burnt off. The recipient, presumably the bride, an actor I do not recognise, is confused. This opening scene asks a lot of questions, promising for a deep and rewarding experience. No, not really. It only asks one question: why is Eloise (Anna Kendrick's character) so conflicted about this wedding? It's an intriguing question. I'm sure Table 19 will reveal all with a feat of incredible storytelling. The rest of the cast features Phoebe from Friends with wrinkles, one of the protagonists from The Grand Budapest Hotel, Stephen Merchant shockingly playing a tall, awkward British guy, and a bunch of people I don't recognise. Since this is an American comedy, I'm guessing they're all from SNL. Anyway all the characters are sat at Table 19, which is the rejects table. I've already written too much so I'm just going to shut up and watch the film. I'll return to this post in about 80 minutes. You know how Americans like to take a classic British cringe comedy and remake it but it's awful because Americans can't do cringe comedy? Well the first 45 minutes of Table was exactly that. I laughed maybe twice and the rest of the time I was bored or rolling my eyes. The characters are bunch one-dimensional comic stereotypes performing crude, obvious jokes. The scenes with Eloise and a guy who shows up to a wedding in a polo shirt were pretty good. That's about it. Just as I was close to tapping out, there's a scene between Eloise and her ex-boyfriend Teddy (the reason why she was conflicted about attending) which was surprisingly tender and deep for a film that up to this point had showed no nuance whatsoever. That's immediately followed by a cliché ruin-the-wedding-cake gag, but that gag is just a decent excuse for the characters to leave the reception hall and move the story forward. Table 19 go to a hotel room to smoke some marijuana, which I guess is the real reason 🤯 loves this film so much. It's here where the story starts to pick up. The characters start to lean into those stereotypes, poke fun at themselves, candidly discuss their issues and laugh (in a kind way) at each other's misfortunes. In this process they move from lame stereotypes to genuine, relatable human beings. Even the jokes suddenly get better. There's a cut to a guy giving a toast to the bridge and groom: "You are Romeo and Juliet and we all wish you the same happy ending." That got a genuine chortle out of me. Another good gag is Stephen Merchant's character saying, "I wanted to be a high school guidance counsellor but instead I went to prison" to which another character replies "You made the right decision." Anyway, more events happen, and the films ends up with a really big romantic gesture where Eloise and Teddy make up. Although it's a normal way to end such a movie, I felt like this moment wasn't really earned. The characters felt warmer towards Teddy but I certainly did not. But it was a nice enough. In conclusion, definitely a film of two halves. It's like the movie was deliberately trying to be awful in the first half just so the good second half looks amazing in comparison. But in reality, the first half is a 3/10, and the second half is pretty good, but maybe a 6 or 7/10. So a 5/10 overall, not a waste of time, but nothing I'd want to watch again. Sorry 🤯. 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯
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Post by Lionheart on Nov 21, 2020 16:41:03 GMT
Thank you for taking one for the team. You watched Table 19 and revealed its shittery so no one else had to. 🤯’s dedication to the troll of convincing people to watch it almost got me even. You may have seen me posting a review on it here already, but I decided to watch Dark Phoenix again instead.
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 21, 2020 19:03:45 GMT
Ladies and gentlemen of PW. This is the moment that nobody has been waiting for, but everyone will appreciate. And by everyone, I mean 🤯. Emperor's review of one of PW's most infamous films... Table 19To be honest, I don't know why this film has received so much attention on PW. Is it just that 🤯 loves the film and has mentioned it so much that it has become its own legend? Like The Kid and The Notebook? I guess that's it. That's the only background I have. The first of several introductory scenes features Anna Kendrick. Good start. From what little I've seen of Anna Kendrick, I like her. She has received a wedding invitation. It makes her sad. She wavers between accepting and declining. She even takes a lighter to the invitation, before blowing it out in yet another change of heart. She ends up sending an accepted RSVP with one corner burnt off. The recipient, presumably the bride, an actor I do not recognise, is confused. This opening scene asks a lot of questions, promising for a deep and rewarding experience. No, not really. It only asks one question: why is Eloise (Anna Kendrick's character) so conflicted about this wedding? It's an intriguing question. I'm sure Table 19 will reveal all with a feat of incredible storytelling. The rest of the cast features Phoebe from Friends with wrinkles, one of the protagonists from The Grand Budapest Hotel, Stephen Merchant shockingly playing a tall, awkward British guy, and a bunch of people I don't recognise. Since this is an American comedy, I'm guessing they're all from SNL. Anyway all the characters are sat at Table 19, which is the rejects table. I've already written too much so I'm just going to shut up and watch the film. I'll return to this post in about 80 minutes. You know how Americans like to take a classic British cringe comedy and remake it but it's awful because Americans can't do cringe comedy? Well the first 45 minutes of Table was exactly that. I laughed maybe twice and the rest of the time I was bored or rolling my eyes. The characters are bunch one-dimensional comic stereotypes performing crude, obvious jokes. The scenes with Eloise and a guy who shows up to a wedding in a polo shirt were pretty good. That's about it. Just as I was close to tapping out, there's a scene between Eloise and her ex-boyfriend Teddy (the reason why she was conflicted about attending) which was surprisingly tender and deep for a film that up to this point had showed no nuance whatsoever. That's immediately followed by a cliché ruin-the-wedding-cake gag, but that gag is just a decent excuse for the characters to leave the reception hall and move the story forward. Table 19 go to a hotel room to smoke some marijuana, which I guess is the real reason 🤯 loves this film so much. It's here where the story starts to pick up. The characters start to lean into those stereotypes, poke fun at themselves, candidly discuss their issues and laugh (in a kind way) at each other's misfortunes. In this process they move from lame stereotypes to genuine, relatable human beings. Even the jokes suddenly get better. There's a cut to a guy giving a toast to the bridge and groom: "You are Romeo and Juliet and we all wish you the same happy ending." That got a genuine chortle out of me. Another good gag is Stephen Merchant's character saying, "I wanted to be a high school guidance counsellor but instead I went to prison" to which another character replies "You made the right decision." Anyway, more events happen, and the films ends up with a really big romantic gesture where Eloise and Teddy make up. Although it's a normal way to end such a movie, I felt like this moment wasn't really earned. The characters felt warmer towards Teddy but I certainly did not. But it was a nice enough. In conclusion, definitely a film of two halves. It's like the movie was deliberately trying to be awful in the first half just so the good second half looks amazing in comparison. But in reality, the first half is a 3/10, and the second half is pretty good, but maybe a 6 or 7/10. So a 5/10 overall, not a waste of time, but nothing I'd want to watch again. Sorry 🤯. 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯Hey, I'll be the first to admit not all my pimped movie recommendations can be Matchstick Men. One watch of Table 19 is certainly enough. Confession time: I've only seen it once (or at least only once while sober enough to remember).
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Post by Emperor on Nov 21, 2020 21:04:16 GMT
Hey, I'll be the first to admit not all my pimped movie recommendations can be Matchstick Men. One watch of Table 19 is certainly enough. Confession time: I've only seen it once (or at least only once while sober enough to remember). A disappointing reaction. What do you actually think of Table 19?
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Post by UT on Nov 21, 2020 21:13:05 GMT
See Emperor gets it , but apparently was patient and forgiving enough to reward the second half. I was so checked out by that point there was NOTHING the movie could have done to redeem itself. I hated it and it was just a brutally cringeworthy watching experience. That’s how it became a thing on PW , 🤯 pimped it and I watched it and just spouted vitriol about it and it kind of picked up from there. Literally because it is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.
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Post by Big Pete on Nov 22, 2020 2:29:13 GMT
Table 19 was what was advertised, an aggressively cromulent romantic comedy with a really solid cast that just seem to be having fun making this light movie. It also seems like the movie is very self-aware of what it is and after establishing the premise for the first half an hour or so, starts taking a couple of hard lefts to at least stand-out.
I see it as one of those movies you put on with low expectations just trying to kill some boredom and it tricks you with a couple of the surprises it has in store. Since nobody else saw it, you can get away with thinking it's better than what it is, although it's not necessarily a terrible movie like Movie 43 which maybe the best example of taking a great cast and putting together a horrible movie.
The urban legend with Movie 43 is that all those actors had a deal with the studio and since they couldn't get them to sign on for any of their projects they just dumped them all into this crappy comedy anthology film trying to salvage whatever they could.
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 22, 2020 3:44:30 GMT
Hey, I'll be the first to admit not all my pimped movie recommendations can be Matchstick Men. One watch of Table 19 is certainly enough. Confession time: I've only seen it once (or at least only once while sober enough to remember). A disappointing reaction. What do you actually think of Table 19? Big Pete nailed it. I think it was a random pick for movie night because the description and cast seemed promising, and it was probably free. Vaguely recall thinking the same things through the beginning, but then it picked up and really had Wife & I by the end. Way better than expected, but not so good I'd call it my favorite romcom. I mean, for starters, it didn't have any tits! Anyway... I'm sure it's easily rewatchable in that light and mindless sort of way. The hype just got out of control because of how Table 19 became a PW meme. I had it at #88 on my Top 100, but I've been saying all along I did my Top 100 very wrong. On a related note, best low bar of expectations highly surpassed movie ever is Army of One starring You-Know-Who.
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Post by RagnarokMike on Nov 23, 2020 11:16:28 GMT
Fantasy Island: It was okay, not great, but I don't regret watching it. Entertaining enough. I'd give it a 6.
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer: I had rock bottom expectations going in, as I'd never even heard of it before seeing it was a thing...it was somehow even worse than that. To say that that the acting made porn stars look Oscar-esque would probably be understating how awful the acting actually was. I couldn't even finish it, there was no a single redeemable thing about this movie, and all of those involved should be ashamed of themselves. The score is so low it owes me points.
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Post by System on Nov 23, 2020 12:24:55 GMT
Freaky: Premise that has been done a million times but this was hilarious, one of the best horror comedies I’ve ever seen. Fatman: A Christmas movie for 2020 a bleak dark comedy, that involves a kid organising a hit on Santa Claus. A lot less laughs than you’d think there would be but still a good movie. Living through history has its perks
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Post by Ness on Nov 27, 2020 21:29:52 GMT
25 minutes into Clockwork Orange.
The fuck even is this? #59?
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Post by c on Nov 27, 2020 21:41:51 GMT
The other two films in that trilogy are also really good. Shared worlds or just similar theme under the same director/whoever? Oh missed this. Same director, similar themes.
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Post by c on Nov 27, 2020 21:42:57 GMT
A Clockwork Orange is a freaking classic. Amazing book too.
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Post by Emperor on Nov 28, 2020 15:42:12 GMT
Mrs Miniver (1942)
When you think of a war film, you think of soldiers in the heat of battle, guns clattering away, explosions, blood, death. You think of the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan. Or maybe you think of soldiers crouched together in the trenches, bonding over a canned meal. This is essentially what puts me off war films. I think, "once you've see one, you've seen 'em all." I think, "I get the point, war is a bit shit for the soldiers, I don't need to be told the same story a hundred slightly different ways." I'm aware I sound rather cold here, but that's how I feel.
However, not all war films centre on the horrors of the battlefield. Casablanca is a famous example. It's very much a war film, set during the midst of World War II in neutral territory. While it is almost a pure romance film, the implications of the war are felt strongly throughout the plot.
Mrs. Miniver is another of that flavour of war film. Released in the same year as Casablanca, it is set in England primarily in the early years of World War II. It follows an unassuming and happy family, the Minivers, as their lives progress and change when England declares war on Germany and heads into battle. Despite its setting, it is an American production which started in 1940. However, as the film was being produced, Pearl Harbor was bombed, bringing the USA into the war. The script changed as a result, the tone of the film changing to be more hostile towards the Germans, and evoking a tougher image of the citizens than was written initially.
The films that scoop up many Academy Awards are often well-known. Mrs. Miniver won six Oscars - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography - and was nominated for five others, but I imagine few have heard of this movie. It is certainly worthy of all its accolades.
The transition between pre-war England and a nation at war is treated with much care, respect, and severity. The Miniver family are at church when the priest is informed the news. He transitions into a short but powerful sermon, announcing the circumstances, and recommending that his congregation return home.
The most harrowing scene in the movie comes when the Miniver family - minus their eldest son, who is in the air force - are crowded together in a bomb shelter. At first, the kids are asleep. Mr. and Mrs. Miniver are calm and as happy as people can be in such a situation. Then the explosions happen. At first, quiet, distant. Not so scary. The explosions grow louder and more violent, until the force begins to shake the shelter. Canned food and other small items fall off the shelves. The kids wake up and start crying. It's a terrifying scene, and a perspective on the war I had never really reflected on before. War, of course, can have a horrific impact on anyone, not just the soldiers on the battlefield. Fortunately, everyone survives, and they gather in the partial ruins of their home the next morning. They are very positive about the situation. Amidst the partial wreckage they gather and chat in happiness at their good fortune.
Mrs. Miniver is not all war-torn misery. It's considered a romantic drama, and there are plenty of less intense narratives, such as the charming romance between the Miniver's eldest son Vin and family friend Carol. There is a subplot around a flower show (more interesting than you'd expect) involving Henry Travers, best known as the guardian angel from It's a Wonderful Life. These more pleasant stories interweave with the sporadic and sometimes unanticipated airplane battles, one of these happening almost directly above Mrs. Miniver's and Carol's heads.
The film concludes with an incredible sermon that does not hide away from the awful events of the film, presents the grim reality of war, but also presents a tough and optimistic outlook on the situation.
Mrs. Miniver is the first film centred on World War II to win Best Picture, and rightfully so. A sensitive, girm, yet ultimately positive take on the lives of civilians during the war. There was also a sequel made, which I will certainly check out.
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Post by Ness on Nov 28, 2020 22:49:57 GMT
Finished Clockwork Orange. I can see the appeal. The imagery and music is certainly up there. Feels much like American Psycho, a one and done film that's just too bleak to revisit. Also surprised 🤯 didn't like it. Felt like there was TITS every 10 minutes.
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 29, 2020 0:56:23 GMT
Finished Clockwork Orange. I can see the appeal. The imagery and music is certainly up there. Feels much like American Psycho, a one and done film that's just too bleak to revisit. Also surprised 🤯 didn't like it. Felt like there was TITS every 10 minutes. Maybe no tits in the first ten minutes though? Had I made it to a pair of tits, I probably would've been willing to keep going. Just like when I gave Eyes Wide Shut a shot.
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Post by PB on Dec 4, 2020 23:08:39 GMT
Mani is wonderful - definitely top tier Fincher. It may be the best looking film I’ve seen all year - nearly every shot could be printed and framed. The performances are fantastic - Oldman giving a much better performance than he won the Oscar for, Charles Dance just owning every scene he is in with real menace, and Amanda Seyfried, whom I’ve never really liked before, gives a performance that’s knowing and clever and vulnerable all at the right moments. Reznor and Ross show that they can really do everything - I didn’t even realise they did the score until I looked up who it was I enjoyed it so much,
It isn’t as propulsive as most Fincher films, and it may take a while for people to get into it, but I think it’s hugely entertaining and the dialogue is almost Sorkinesque in how sharp it is. If you have seen or enjoyed Citizen Kane you’ll love it even more. I rewatched Kane earlier in the week in preparation and that worked really well for me, and gave me lots of things to notice and appreciate - but you could totally watch and enjoy this not even really knowing what Citizen Kane is.
It’s early days but it would be a very worthy film for Fincher to finally get his Oscar for.
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Post by mikec on Dec 5, 2020 19:10:12 GMT
I watched Flipper with the kid last night. Dad rating - 1/5. Kid rating 5/5 and some genuine tears.
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Post by 🤯 on Dec 5, 2020 20:23:18 GMT
I watched Flipper with the kid last night. Dad rating - 1/5. Kid rating 5/5 and some genuine tears. I remember LOVING Flipper as a kid. Maybe I should rewatch it as a dad, see if the 5 to 1 dive holds true for me.
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Post by 🤯 on Dec 5, 2020 22:39:13 GMT
Well, we did it.
We watched a whole movie.
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Post by UT on Dec 6, 2020 14:33:33 GMT
Watched Murder by Numbers yesterday , it had been forever since I seen it and I love me some Detective/Killer cat and mouse work.
I think this movie is incredibly overlooked. Not only does it have Sandy B in the lead with what I think is a really good performance between bitchy and damaged ... but young Ryan Gosling is exceptional as one of the villains , creepy , arrogant , rapey , manipulative and shockingly believable. And Michael Pitt just screams serial killer with his style and delivery so he is the perfect partner for Gosling.
I think it deserves more love. Good movie for the genre and up there in my Sandy B. ranks.
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Post by Emperor on Dec 6, 2020 15:17:09 GMT
Touch of Evil (1958)
Often I find film noirs to be somewhat unappealing because of their convoluted plots. I consider myself an intelligent person, but I struggle to follow complex narratives sometimes, which dampens the viewing experience. Touch of Evil, a classic film noir directed by Orson Welles, is fortunately a little more straightforward than the typical noir.
The film takes place on the Mexican-American border, back in a time where the border was not policed at all. The film opens with a bomb blowing up a car, killing its two passengers. The car had just crossed the border, grabbing the attention of detectives from both the USA and Mexico.
The American detective is Quinlan (Orson Welles). Quinlan is a jaded, prejudiced cop who hasn't appeared to enjoy his job for a long time, doing it because it's the only thing he has known. He's scruffy and obese, but still has a very shrewd and dangerous mind. The Mexican detective is Vargas (Charlton Heston), a younger and more professional counterpart to Quinlan. The murder investigation is the driver of the plot, but it is irrelevant to the story, which primarily concerns a competition between good (Vargas) and evil (Quinlan) which turns from friendly to sour and then criminal. Like any good noir, there are sub characters and subplot which all interweave to come to a thrilling conclusion, but it doesn't overburden the audience in complexity. I found the events very easy to follow.
Highly recommened.
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Post by UT on Dec 12, 2020 14:20:13 GMT
Rewatched The OG Black Christmas again last night. It's really good , the true first slasher ever before Halloween and it deserves that credits. Innovative at the time , well acted and a really well paced and written. You can definitely see it's influence on Halloween as well and where Halloween took the genre to a much bigger and better level that allowed it to crossover to mainstream success.
Then I rewatched the 2006 remake. It's not bad at all , don't know where the hate comes from other than the normal hate the remaking a classic gets. It's got a fun cast of girls , none of which give bad performances and is a fun , campy movie with two really sadistic villains. It's definitely not better than the original but it has it's merits as a fun slasher movie that you shouldn't take seriously. There is a ton of gross shit too , which is probably the bigger turnoff for me than anything else.
Scared to watch the latest remake as it's gotten even worse reviews than the 2006 version and looks incredibly bad. I might do it just to complete the trifecta.
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