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Post by Big Pete on Mar 16, 2021 12:30:37 GMT
The book did a much better job with it IMO. The two were such horrible people that they deserved each other. By the end of the book you hated both of them. What the flip is a book? It’s hard to compare the two in terms of terribleness. I mean, he isn’t a saint for falling out of love with his wife and sleeping with a younger girl. But it’s hard to say that he is terrible like his wife who planned and faked her own murder to send him to jail when a simple divorce could have done the trick. Then she killed some innocent dude (BARNEY STINSON NONE THE LESS!!!) just because she was broke, was using him, and then wanted to get back with her man. Like I said, he’s no saint but as much as I can tell he’s done nothing worse than like 30% of most married men have done at some point in their marriage. Also, if Barney really had cameras everywhere.. wouldn’t there have been some footage of her walking into his home on her own freewill.. contrary to her statement about she was kidnapped and brought there against her will? I’m not saying it’s a bad ending. It’s just not a great ending. A great ending would be Ben doing his wife in and him raising his kid, alone. Surveillence systems usually only record a week's worth a footage before it records over itself, Amy had lived with Desi for 21 days according to the movie.
I can't agree with that ending, it would have betrayed the entire movie and felt too 'hollywood'. Nick coming to terms with the path of least resistance felt far more fitting based on everything we knew about those characters.
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Post by c on Mar 17, 2021 15:04:30 GMT
Just rewatched Trollhunter. I cannot believe how well this movie held up. Easily one of the best faux-documentary horror films. The Jotun fight was so cool. Most films rarely deliver on the final fight with a large monster but this one was epic.
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Post by 🤯 on Mar 18, 2021 14:12:42 GMT
If I haven't said this before, then it's well past time to say now: I'm loving jTjohncenaGOAT's running list and reviews of his 2021 viewings. They make a nice compliment to Dr. Emperor's occasional film school essays that leave me eagerly checking this thread whenever I see either of them are the last to post in here.
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Post by Ness on Mar 18, 2021 21:15:49 GMT
Just gonna say it's about every 3 days, so I'm hoping this remains constant throughout the year. If only I could remember what I've watched since Jan 1.
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Post by iron maiden on Mar 18, 2021 21:47:57 GMT
Definitely, Maybe I’ve always considered Definitely, Maybe to be one of my favorite Rom-Coms and maybe even credited it with what got me into the genre. I should precursor this by saying I’m a huge Ryan Reynolds guy and that may have been part of it. But going back now and giving it a watch, it’s lost a lot of its magic for me. The story is still rock solid and told in such a wonderful and exciting way. The acting is still good and the characters are really charming. But for whatever reason this vision I had of this perfect film just fell apart in this viewing. It was having a hard time holding my attention despite it being five or six years since I saw it last. I love the political backdrop of the film. Amy Adams is, as usual, fantastic. I want to say that I want to like this more than I actually did. Maybe out of nostalgia or loyalty to it or something. But it fell down my list considerably, just like Just Friends did. 1. As Good As It Gets 2. Karate Kid 3. Minority Report 4. Enemy of the State 5. Mean Girls 6. 007: Skyfall 7. 007: Quantum of Solace 8. Jerry Maguire 9. Get Out 10. Gone Baby Gone 11. Groundhog Day 12. Bourne Identity 13. What Women Want 14. 007: Spectre 15. Notting Hill 16. Gone Girl 17. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 18. Just Friends 19. Definitely, Maybe 20. Along Came Polly 21. Mrs. Doubtfire 22. The Great Outdoors 23. Ferris Beuller’s Day Off 24. Kicking & Screaming 25. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 26. My Best Friend’s Wedding You rated it higher than I would have. Would have been around the Along Came Polly mark for me. Course I'd have rated Mrs. Doubtfire, Great Outdoors and Just Friends a scooch higher. That's just me though
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Post by c on Mar 19, 2021 15:02:01 GMT
Watched Raimmaker a few days ago for the first time. Was amazing.
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Post by Emperor on Mar 19, 2021 15:25:55 GMT
The Truman Show I wasn’t feeling well last night so something lighthearted was in order. Found this on Amazon Prime. Remember it from my teenage years and most of my memories were that it was an exceptional film. [1] This may be my favorite Carrey performance. He went for something a little more serious here yet his football antics showed through. After him, though, it was a cast of forgettable appearances. A lot of big names with small parts. And this is easily a one man show. And dang does Carrey perform. [2] I love the story. I remember this hitting at the right time when reality TV was taking off and you could just feel this outside chance that this could actually happen one day. It’s a great story. I live the producer’s line about how we don’t question the world we are presented with and it got really deep. [3] It’s not going to do well against other films because there just isn’t a lot of meat and potatoes here. In fact, I dozed off a little towards the end as it got considerably boring to follow along with. I suppose you could just go back to this: I like it but I don’t love it. Interesting take. I would largely agree that this is the Carrey show (or the Truman Show...), although I also love Ed Harris' performance. You don't see much of him but he nails the villain role, as he always does. Sure the lot of the film is fairly meat and potatoes but I love the slow build, Truman starting to realise something is not right, then the gradual escalation from there as the plot unravels. Love the scene where his wife just completely loses the plot when Truman doesn't go along with the script. I love The Rainmaker too. I didn't think Damon acted badly, I thought it was intentional since he's the small time lawyer thrust into a world way above his level, and he his character has to try to improvise to survive which came across great in his performance.
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Post by System on Mar 22, 2021 5:32:43 GMT
Chaos Walking: Really enjoyed this, glad I ignored the critics. Pretty interesting concept, not a huge budget blockbuster which I think a lot of people are expecting.
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Post by mikec on Mar 28, 2021 15:55:23 GMT
Went to see Nobody yesterday at the theater. It’s a little bit like Taken, if Taken had lightened up and not taken itself so seriously. I really had a good time.
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Post by 🤯 on Mar 28, 2021 16:20:19 GMT
Went to see Nobody yesterday at the theater. It’s a little bit like Taken, if Taken had lightened up and not taken itself so seriously. I really had a good time. How does Bob hold up as an action lead?
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Post by mikec on Mar 28, 2021 19:06:26 GMT
Went to see Nobody yesterday at the theater. It’s a little bit like Taken, if Taken had lightened up and not taken itself so seriously. I really had a good time. How does Bob hold up as an action lead? He does well. He looks the part of normal guy who is secretly badass well.
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Post by c on Mar 28, 2021 19:47:19 GMT
I love Blade Runner still. It took the source and improved on it. While I miss some things like the emotional controls, electric pets and kibble, the movie streamlined up the book nicely. Rutger Hauer and Daryl Hannah were amazing as Roy and Pris. Did damn well for a retro future film in predicting modern society.
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Post by UT on Mar 28, 2021 20:16:32 GMT
Kong: Skull Island
Where has this movie been my whole life?
First of all , the cast of Brie Larson , John C. Reilly , Tom Hiddleston and Sam Jackson is enough to sell me but it's like Apocalypse Now meets ... Kong. Just a ton of fun , one of the more fun movie experiences I've had in awhile.
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Post by Emperor on Mar 28, 2021 23:13:39 GMT
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Borat was a phenomenon of controversy and hilarity when it first hit the big screen. It was certainly a popular film in my circle of young, immature student friends. Although the Borat shockwave petered out quickly, I still ocasionally catch myself uttering some Borat-isms, most notably "Great success!"
I have very fond memories of the film and so I decided to rewatch it for some light-hearted laughs. Indeed, those light-hearted laughs were had. Borat cleverly balances silly humour with some powerful social commentary and skits that are both outrageous and controversial. Most of the comedy hit home - Borat's one liners, his chat with the humour expert, the formal dinner with the etiquette coach and her smart friends, his escape from the jews, the meeting with Pamela Anderson, and the infamous singing of the Kazakhstan national anthem at a Texas rodeo. On the other hand, some of the gags did not fare well. I wasn't particularly amused by the scene with the feminists and the extended naked fight between Borat and his cameraman. I imagine I would have found these funny 15 years ago - my altered reaction is more due to my own advancement in age than the gap in years since Borat's release. The fact that most of it remained funny, and relevant, is a testament to the timelessness of Sacha Baron Cohen's work.
While the film is good for laughs, I do have to question the social commentary. I assume the film was intended to expose the attitude of Americans to someone who is clearly foreign, ignorant of American customs, and of a vague Arab nature. Remember this was only 5 years after 9/11. However, to me the film revealed that the majority of Americans were incredibly warm and tolerant to Borat, in spite of his clearly antagonising behaviour, his rude stories, and at times blatantly disrespectful behaviour. So I'm left wondering what the point of it all was - is it more than just a few laughs at the expense of a few Amerioans?
I learnt that a sequel to Borat was released about six months ago. That's worth checking out.
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Post by RagnarokMike on Apr 1, 2021 6:49:17 GMT
Godzilla vs Kong was exactly what I'd hoped it'd be, if you've followed the Godzilla movies, you'll know what to expect. A bit too much humanity still, though probably the best on that front, but damned if those fights don't make up for it. I'd say my favorite of the bunch.
Godzilla vs Kong Kong: Skull Island Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla
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Post by 🤯 on Apr 1, 2021 11:47:41 GMT
Rewatched the original X-Men. Forgot how cheesy it was in terms of special effects. Makes you really appreciate the MCU and modern Marvel. It's also crazy to see how young and unjacked Jackman started out. We've started X2 now, and I'm determined to keep us watching straight through until at least we catch up to Lionheart on Dark Phoenix.
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Post by Lionheart on Apr 1, 2021 15:12:51 GMT
Rewatched the original X-Men. Forgot how cheesy it was in terms of special effects. Makes you really appreciate the MCU and modern Marvel. It's also crazy to see how young and unjacked Jackman started out. We've started X2 now, and I'm determined to keep us watching straight through until at least we catch up to Lionheart on Dark Phoenix. Pretty impressive response. My wife forced Emperor to watch the original X-Men with us and, even despite my humorous banter, he hated it and refused to watch another. I think the movie is awesome in a cheesy way, but also not particularly bad either. Very enjoyable. Most of them are worthwhile watches. I think only Dark Phoenix and one other were bad at all.
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Post by 🤯 on Apr 1, 2021 15:18:41 GMT
Rewatched the original X-Men. Forgot how cheesy it was in terms of special effects. Makes you really appreciate the MCU and modern Marvel. It's also crazy to see how young and unjacked Jackman started out. We've started X2 now, and I'm determined to keep us watching straight through until at least we catch up to Lionheart on Dark Phoenix. Pretty impressive response. My wife forced Emperor to watch the original X-Men with us and, even despite my humorous banter, he hated it and refused to watch another. I think the movie is awesome in a cheesy way, but also not particularly bad either. Very enjoyable. Most of them are worthwhile watches. I think only Dark Phoenix and one other were bad at all. Yeah, to be fair, I think viewers especially now looking back, need to calibrate and discount for the time and context. I'd contest that the original X-Men paved the way for Spider-Man, Nolan's Batman trilogy, and ultimately the MCU. And cheese aside, as I'm watching through the 90s animated series in parallel while also reading the OG 1963 comic... The cheese tracks with the source material. So really, no real complaints with any true merit. In terms of storytelling and character development, Wife is super curious as to why Wolverine goes from being so relatively nice and caring about stranger teen girl Rogue in the first movie to being an angry bitter old asshole who gives zero fucks about his own daughter in Logan. I just assumed it was getting crusty with age, but now I'm curious what all transpires in the movies between the start and finish that might really push Logan over the edge.
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Post by Big Pete on Apr 1, 2021 15:24:39 GMT
Outside of Hugh Jackman, the only thing I remember about the original X-Men was that Rogue was an effective plot surrogate and they nailed the casting of Professor X and Magneto. The rest didn't do a lot for me, the ending I remember being fairly underwhelming. The last time I would have seen it would have been on VHS, so it could have been one of those deals where I found myself watching X-Men but was zoning out.
I remember the sequel being better in every single way and the opening cut-scene with Nightcrawler was sick...but that's the extent of it. The movie did a good job of hyping me up for 3, but everyone took a giant diarreha dump on that movie so I avoided it. Never saw the Wolverine spin-offs, but the pre-quel movies were pretty good. The first one just sets everything up, the second knocks it out of the park. The third felt like an unofficial Power Rangers movie and the forth will never live up to Lionheart's amazing magnum opus so I've never bothered.
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Post by The Kid on Apr 1, 2021 16:07:09 GMT
I'm dying to watch Kong/Godzilla.
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Post by UT on Apr 1, 2021 20:21:22 GMT
Godzilla vs Kong:
It's ... good. I thought the epic battle scenes were obviously the best part and I always enjoy Millie Bobby Brown since Stranger Things , but as per normal with some of these movies... they had too much human shit going on. I'm not going to spoil a bunch of it but they could have cut a whole C-Plot and been perfectly fine. Overall the movie highs are epic and the stretches in between drag on too much but overall a fun watch. Solid B+.
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Post by Big Pete on Apr 3, 2021 15:08:59 GMT
X-Men (2000)
The basic gist surrounding X-Men is how it helped revitilise the super-hero genre. Historically the genre had always struggled to gain traction with films like Superman (1978) and Batman (1989) making a huge mark in the industry only to peter out by Superman III (1983) and Batman and Robin (1997) respectively. The failure of the Batman series in particular coincided with a huge crash in the comic book industry and could not have arrived at a worse time because Fox had enjoyed tremendous success with their cartoon adaptations of X-Men and Spiderman respectively.
X-Men was seen as a huge gamble by Fox and while they weren't willing to bet the farm on it and give it the $140 Million budget Batman and Robin had, a $75 Million budget for a dying genre was a huge risk. Especially when you consider that X-Men wasn't a show that mainstream audiences had grown up with. Batman could easily be grouped in with the baby boomer revival era movies, a movement that saw popular television shows re-imagined as satirical comedies or darker more serious versions of the shows they grew up with.
The audience who were familiar with the X-Men were too young to fall into the main demographic for movies. Following the failure of Batman and Robin, Fox was not going to make the same mistake by trying to appeal to children so they had to re-imagine these characters for an older audience and re-introduce them in a movie that had to be less than two hours which was the industry standard at that time.
So what you end up with is a sprawling narrative that jumps from scene to scene and relies on a lot of cliches to help familiarise the characters with the audience.
The movie begins at a Concentration Camp in 1944 where we're introduced to an unnamed child who tries to use his mutant powers to be with his parents as they're marched to the gas chamber. We then skip 56 years into the future to Missippi where a young woman accidentally puts her male companion into a seizure after sharing their first kiss. We then skip to the Capitol where a hearing is underway on a legislative bill that would force mutants to out themselves infront of the community. That's the first five minutes of the movie and it's a lot of information to take into the audience. By television standards, we'd presume the young girl would be in custody only to be bailed out by the sage Professor Xavier. Except we later find her hitchhiking to Laughlin City seemingly escaping her situation and going on the trip to Alaska she was discussing before her near-fatal kiss.
When the film does finally settle into a rhythm the main plot is pretty basic. Magneto wants to use Rogue as a battery to transform an entire city into mutants, but as we saw with his first experiment, it will essentially just kill millions of people as humans cannot survive the transformation. Wolverine learns how to work alongside Storm, Cyclops and Jean Gray to rescue Rogue who gets her white highlights in her hair from the ordeal and Magneto is taken into maximum security after nearly committing a genocide of his own.
I can see why I had mixed feelings on the movie. I found everything involving the X-Men and the Brotherhood to be pretty weak. Rogue getting captured after Mystique tricked her raised all sorts of security questions (seriously beginning to think a security agency is secretly funding these movies to get more business) and I thought the booking was kind of weak. Storm is completely defenceless against Sabretooth for reasons but after Toad kicks everyone's ass in a 3-1 fight, Storm just decides to press the go button and disposes of him in 5 seconds flat? Why was she written to be so lazy?
Also Mystique kicks Wolverine's ass to the point where she's just showing off. She's like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon just flying around everywhere and to end the scene she climbs up the ladder while doing a handstand - her core strength is unmatched. After watching Storm dispose of Toad, we cut back to Wolverine who susses out quickly that Mystique is disguised at Storm and puts a claw straight through her to knock her out of the movie. Such a lame way to end it and to add insult to injury they have Cyclops and Jean Gray run into Wolverine and ask 'how do we know it's the real you' which could have been a great set-up.
However, I think they nailed a lot of the main ingredients. The Xavier/Magneto relationship is great and Xavier trying to turn Magneto babyface is a nice hook and makes for a better conflict. I also liked the Wolverine-Rogue relationship and I like how that echos into Logan. The make-up and special effects for Mystique was fantastic and her fight scenes were really slick, it felt like they drew some inspiration from The Matrix which for a movie made in 2000 isn't a bad thing. Also liked the Senator Kelly stuff and how they didn't wuss out and showed his horrific demise. It did a great job of setting up the stakes if our protaganists failed the final mission.
In the end, on a $75 Million budget, the movie made $296 Million revitilising the genre and opening the door for movies like Spider-Man and Batman Begins. Conversley it also opened the door for Ghost Rider II and Catwoman but nobody talks about those. I think the reason behind the success is that the trailers did a good job of introducing the characters and getting across the more mature tone of the movie. This wasn't going to be a live action cartoon, this was an action movie about this persecuted group of super-heroes who find themselves in a war of idealogies.
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Post by Emperor on Apr 4, 2021 0:14:54 GMT
El Camino (2019)
Finished Breaking Bad yesterday, so it was finally time to sit down and watch the follow-up movie. Although it was released six years after the show, it is a direct continuation, so you need to have good knowledge of how Breaking Bad wraps up to understand the movie.
I found a quote on the internet - "if the [Breaking Bad] conclusion had a flaw...it's that Jesse got left behind a bit. By the end of El Camino, that's no longer the case."
I couldn't agree more. This is the Jesse Pinkman story. Jesse is the most beloved character on the show and he deserved a lot more than the ending he got. Fortunately this movie fills that gap perfectly, a two hour neo-Western escapade where Jesse dictates the story. We get flashbacks with Mike, Walter White (before he became the devil) and even Jane. The scenes with Mike (I miss that old bastard) and Jane were not only touching but connected to the plot, the Walt scene was pure fan service but I'm glad they put it in there. Badger and Skinny Pete also appear to remind us all once again why we love Jesse's dumb but well-intentioned buddies.
Cameos aside, this is the Jesse Pinkman story, and it's a great one. He gets into some tight situations, and the trauma of his months in captivity come back to haunt him, but fortunately they don't dwell on the suffering too much (he had enough of that in the main series) and instead focus on what Pinkman has gained in his cruel story. His resilience, his resourcefulness, some of the remorseless cunning he learnt from Walter White and others. However, although Jesse is certainly a flawed character and not a good person, he never kills unless he absolutely has to, as a last resort. He lets people go where many other Breaking Bad characters would have mercilessly pulled the trigger.
The extended flashback with Todd was a great way to add an extra layer to the story, it was completely plausible and meshed perfectly with the events of the present.
In the end Jesse Pinkman makes it to Alaska, he drives off into the snowy landscape with a smile on his face. Finally free. Aaron Paul killed it with yet another incredible performance. Bravo to the Breaking Bad team for this heartfelt finale.
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Post by c on Apr 4, 2021 2:47:22 GMT
I'm dying to watch Kong/Godzilla. It was good. Like one of the first big monster movies not to suck in a long, long time. They did it by cutting out the long boring human focused side plots the movies all seem to have. And well, greatly changing Kong.
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Post by iron maiden on Apr 15, 2021 5:32:30 GMT
Really glad you enjoyed Music and Lyrics jTjohncenaGOAT. We re-watch it frequently and it never fails to amuse us. I am a huge X nerd so the Fox X movies left me so happy with everything they got sooooo right and so sad with everything they got soooo wrong. I think if I didn’t know the back stories and characters from the comics I might have enjoyed it more. It’s like the movie Wanted. If I compared it to the graphic novel I would have been left wanting (no pun intended) but watching it just as an action film and not relating it to the source material I loved it.
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Post by RagnarokMike on Apr 16, 2021 9:24:42 GMT
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Post by Big Pete on Apr 21, 2021 17:50:53 GMT
This was the episode I was talking about in the Nick doco thread. A bit of a preamble, growing up I was a big fan of the Goosebumps books. I was fortunate enough to receive a subscription so I had all the books and found them really easy to read in just a couple of hours. I was also a fan of the television show but they were hard to come by and in comparison to the books were usually a bit of a letdown. The only exception off the top of my head was The Haunted Mask which just worked better as a 20 minute episode as opposed to a 200 page novel. Anyways when I first got exposed to Nickolodeon it was like going to Disneyland for the first time. Just so many attractions and things to see it was really difficult to know where to begin. One of the shows I gravitated towards was Are You Afraid Of The Dark but there was an issue it was only on their Saturday night broadcast so for awhile I saw it as the Sega to Goosebump's Nintendo. That changed when I finally got to see an episode about this kid who is haunted by his friend who drowned after an incident when they were cycling together. It was a really good episode and it became something I'd try and sneak in an episode when I could. One of the earliest was The Tale of the Dream Girl and it was so unlike what I expected from the show. I expected it to be cheesy cheap thrills, I didn't expect something that was more like the Twilight Zone. I always liked the little preamble with the Midnight Society. It's one of those things I'd catch myself thinking about the logistics. Could you organise a group of kids to go down the local park and start a campfire? Wouldn't their parents be filing a missing person's? Just one of those weird thoughts you have before you accept television reality. I think I remember rolling my eyes to the preamble this time. True love? Scary, *sigh* I guess they have to fill a quota and get the feminine episode in. Great I busted my backside all term and this is what I get! So apparently I was way off base in the Nick thread. The premise of the episode is that Johnny is working at the bowling alley with his younger sister who is his only friend. He's a total loser, but it's one of those television nerd type deals where if he acted slightly more confident he'd immediately become a chick magnet. Anyways they're closing the bowling alley when Johnny comes across this ring which he suddenly can't take off. That night he has a dream about this picture-esque high school sweetheart who walks into where he's sleeping and just as she's about to kiss him on the cheek he wakes up. The show originally plants a red herring and it sets up that it's a case of mistaken identity. The only reason the ghost girl is interested in Johnny is because he's wearing this ring who most likely belongs to someone else. Anyways the ghost girl introduces herself as Donna and she invites him out on a date after midnight at the bowling alley. This leads into a scene that feels almost out of Twin Peaks. The bowling alley transforms into a 50s themed diner and there's all these people around including a waittress who seems to know Johnny's favourite order. Time is doing really odd things as well, it's standing still, it's jumping forward, it's moving backwards. Anyways Donna shows, they dance to some Kenny G and right before they're about to leave Donna tells him it's too late and suddenly Johnny finds himself in an empty bowling alley. Johnny returns home to his sister who shares a newspaper clipping she seemingly just discovered that shows she's dead. Apparently she and her boyfriend died in a car accident after their car stalled on the railroad tracks. Urban legend has it they got out of the car but they both went back into the car to retrieve something precious which they both conclude is the ring. Neither of them necessarily know what's going on but they presume Donna has mistaken Johnny as this boyfriend and is going to take him to the land of the dead. The whole matter is seemingly resolved pretty easily. Johnny simply confronts Donna to leave him alone, she does and the ring that couldn't come off magically drops off his finger. Even though he's seemingly free from the curse he feels bad for how he spoke to her so he plans to at least give her back this ring. On a complete hunch, he presumes that since she's a ghost she must be hanging out at the cemetary so he makes his way there. Then the show pulls a 180. Johnny is startled by his younger sister who followed him to the cemetary and trips over Donna's grave. The sister who is tired of hiding the secret asks Johnny how he was able to locate the grave so easily and begins to talk about that night Donna died but this time Johnny is able to fill in the blanks. Johnny brushes the leaves aside and a full five years before the Sixth Sense we find out that Johnny had been dead the entire time. To be fair that twist could predate decades if not centuries. I'd imagine Jacob's Ladder would have been an influence on this since it had those trippy elements of a person coming to terms with their mortality. Still, you don't expect to see something like this on a show like Are You Afraid of the Dark. The ending is a little cheesy but again for a kids show I think it's really effective. The sad piano music starts up and Erica reveals that she's the only person who could see Johnny and now that he knows what happened at least he'll have some peace in mind. However, Donna appears and they're resigned to the fact that he has to go. Johnny gives Erica the ring, Kenny G starts back up and he walks away with Donna. At the time I saw the episode I felt like the ending rang false and that they were trying to put Donna/Johnny's relationship over. When looking back at it now, it seems like Erica has had significant troubles with letting her brother go to the extent that she imagines herself having these conversations with him. This was her way of letting him go and it's in sort of this fantasy scenario. Which sort of sums the episode up for me. Even as a kid I expected the shows to be a little cheap and cheesy but then they hit you with something like this which really snuck up on me and is one of the best episodes of any television show Nick produced.
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Post by mikec on Apr 24, 2021 1:24:33 GMT
My daughter asked to watch Kong vs Godzilla so since it’s in its last week on HBO Max I told her we could go ahead and watch. This movie is dumb. That’s my review. Dumb.
Edited to add: The kiddo loves this shit.
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Post by c on Apr 24, 2021 1:29:30 GMT
Mortal Kombat is really good brainless fun. Way better than it had any right to be.
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Post by RagnarokMike on Apr 24, 2021 4:17:48 GMT
Mortal Kombat is almost exactly what you should expect, other than the fact the movie leaves off leading into a proper tournament, being about the training instead. Could have done without forcing a new character and the family drama, as the MK bits were the best bits, but I guess it worked well enough (though he's still not permanent roster memorable). Not as good as Scorpion's Revenge, but an entertaining take that any MK fan will almost assuredly enjoy.
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