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01-20-2021, 12:33 AM | #9151 |
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Now I know I’m old when I can watch
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006) on cable and put up with commercials every 10-15 minutes.
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01-20-2021, 02:21 AM | #9152 |
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Scanners (1981)
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01-22-2021, 01:46 AM | #9153 |
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For personal reasons I'll avoid discussing here, when I got home Wednesday night, I was way too agitated to sleep. So, naturally, I did the only sensible thing, and watched "Congo" (1995). I've always loved Laura Linney ("You Can Count On Me" & "The Savages" are two of my favourite films*), so I said to myself, "Laura Linney AND a talking gorilla?! This movie must be amazing!"
Okay, basically, a billionaire needs rare African diamonds to build a laser (or a satellite or something). His son had located a cave full of them, but before the diamonds could be removed, he and his men get jumped by evil albino gorillas** (who look more like baboons to me, but I'll have to check with my mother***). So Laura Linney and a colourful crew of character actors are sent to retrieve the diamonds/rescue the son. Oh, and there's a good gorilla named Amy, who wears a glove which allows her to talk (somehow). As you might imagine, there are numerous scenes of gory ape-related atrocities (plus a pretty cool volcanic eruption). What you may not have imagined is a scene where a gorilla drinks a martini. (Yes, that actually happens.) All in all, I quite liked "Congo". A very fun movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. * And both involving idiot siblings who fight alot, ironically. ** I said jumped. Get your mind out of the gutter. *** Because she's a wildlife photographer, not a baboon.
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01-22-2021, 12:43 PM | #9154 |
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For personal reasons I'll avoid discussing here, when I got home Wednesday night, I was way too agitated to sleep. So, naturally, I did the only sensible thing, and watched "Congo" (1995). I've always loved Laura Linney ("You Can Count On Me" & "The Savages" are two of my favourite films*), so I said to myself, "Laura Linney AND a talking gorilla?! This movie must be amazing!"
Okay, basically, a billionaire needs rare African diamonds to build a laser (or a satellite or something). His son had located a cave full of them, but before the diamonds could be removed, he and his men get jumped by evil albino gorillas** (who look more like baboons to me, but I'll have to check with my mother***). So Laura Linney and a colourful crew of character actors are sent to retrieve the diamonds/rescue the son. Oh, and there's a good gorilla named Amy, who wears a glove which allows her to talk (somehow). As you might imagine, there are numerous scenes of gory ape-related atrocities (plus a pretty cool volcanic eruption). What you may not have imagined is a scene where a gorilla drinks a martini. (Yes, that actually happens.) All in all, I quite liked "Congo". A very fun movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. * And both involving idiot siblings who fight alot, ironically. ** I said jumped. Get your mind out of the gutter. *** Because she's a wildlife photographer, not a baboon. Love Tim Curry, but this film is pretty bad. It's one of those films you laugh at, not with.
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01-22-2021, 12:53 PM | #9155 |
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Here are some of the movies I watched the past few months, and my ratings (on a scale from 1-10).
Spiral - 5 Wonder Woman 1984 - 7 The Dark and the Wicked - 5 The Beach House - 4 Black Bear - 6 The night Before - 7 Die Hard - 7 Happiest Season - 5 The Owners - 7 The Argument - 5 Ghost stories - 6 Triggered - 3 Over the Moon - 6 Spree - 6 Antebellum - 7 Hubie Halloween - 3 Save Yourselves - 5 Z - 5 Blood Quantum - 6 The Babysitter Killer Queen - 7 Alone - 6 1 BR - 5 The Baby Sitter - 7 Bacurau - 7 My wife loves horror films, which is why 3/4 of these are horror. Also, it's getting harder and harder to find good films during this pandemic.
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01-22-2021, 12:58 PM | #9156 |
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If you ever want to go down the rabbit hole of bad movies that are great to laugh at, check out the Lifetime movie network, and look for "The Wrong ..." series, each with a cameo by Vivica A Fox.
My favorite is "The Wrong Cheerleading Coach." EDIT: Holy Crap!!! I just IMDb'd it. There are 22 of those "The Wrong ..." Movies!!! I've only seen 2.
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01-22-2021, 01:16 PM | #9157 |
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If you ever want to go down the rabbit hole of bad movies that are great to laugh at, check out the Lifetime movie network, and look for "The Wrong ..." series, each with a cameo by Vivica A Fox.
My favorite is "The Wrong Cheerleading Coach." EDIT: Holy Crap!!! I just IMDb'd it. There are 22 of those "The Wrong ..." Movies!!! I've only seen 2. |
01-22-2021, 01:41 PM | #9158 |
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Knives Out on Amazon Prime
Enjoyed it with my wife - it was excellent |
01-22-2021, 09:45 PM | #9159 |
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watched Blade Runner Final Cut and Blade Runner 2 a day ago this week.
Thinking about watching the Braveheart "sequel" Robert the Brave along with Back to the Future 1 with one of the commentary tracks on |
01-23-2021, 02:02 AM | #9160 |
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