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DeathKorp_Rider wrote:


What, no love for Jason Lives: Part VI? It’s fan favorite

I've enjoyed all the Jason movies. We don't watch them every year because like everything else they get old. I do enjoy watching campers get slaughtered .
We like Jason X the most and probably do watch that one every year. It's just trashy fun.



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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
I’m genuinely thinking of dropping £25 on a boxed set of 1-8….


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No. Wait. I’ve got most of them on Prime.

That means nothing. If the past few years have shown me anything, it’s that owning digital copies is more like “extended borrowing” and they can take it back whenever they want and not compensate you. Physical media is the only way to actually own something.

I very much agree. My most tech savvy friend is making a point to collect all the physical media he enjoys. I'm not thrilled with amazon digital media. I bought Range 15 from them thinking I would be able to download it. surprise, it doesn't work that way. Having already paid for the product I did bring it aboard in my nets. Yarrr. I was going to buy it on Dvd at that time but I thought using amazon would be faster and I foolishly didn't want to wait for it.

Friday the 13th is also a useful pub quiz trick question, as of the original ten? Jason is the killer in only 8 of them.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Friday the 13th is also a useful pub quiz trick question, as of the original ten? Jason is the killer in only 8 of them.

Dude stop giving away our secrets!

Does anyone recall the Friday the 13th TV series?

Yes. It was a great “cursed object of the week” series. If I recall it fit between She Wolf of London and Buffy.

 Easy E wrote:
Does anyone recall the Friday the 13th TV series?

I remember it existing. I don't think I ever watched a single episode of it though. Doubt I ever will either.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Yes. It was a great “cursed object of the week” series. If I recall it fit between She Wolf of London and Buffy.

I wonder if it is on Tubi, they seem to have all the old syndicated TV stuff.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Friday the 13th is also a useful pub quiz trick question, as of the original ten? Jason is the killer in only 8 of them.

That honestly depends on your interpretation of the movies. While not as complicated as trying to figure out the Halloween series timeline, you still need a small flowchart to figure out the Jason timeline. I mean, technically, he melted in toxic sewer waste in part VIII


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 Easy E wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Yes. It was a great “cursed object of the week” series. If I recall it fit between She Wolf of London and Buffy.

I wonder if it is on Tubi, they seem to have all the old syndicated TV stuff.

It’s so obscure you can actually watch a lot of the series on YouTube without even having to hide the title or anything

Werewolf The Series is also on YouTube, last I checked. Sadly, it has never been released on physical media, so we’re at the mercy of YouTube copyright algorithms.

DeathKorp_Rider wrote:
That honestly depends on your interpretation of the movies.

Not really. Alive Jason Vorhees and Undead Jason Vorhees are both still Jason Vorhees and only two of the films had a killer that wasn't Jason Vorhees. Once past the first four any idea of a serious continuity is pretty much jettisoned for fantasy and budgetary reasons.

Return of the Killer Tomatoes

Clicked on this at random. Turns out it’s a fun little no-budget comedy sequel. All the actors seem to be having fun, including old Gomez and young George Clooney. There’s a random bar right between cowboys, ninjas and Muommar Qaddafi. It also has the best product placement scene since Wayne’s World. And it was free with ads on Tubi.

It’s not for everyone, but if you are into low budget genre films you’ll likely find something to enjoy.

DeathKorp_Rider wrote:
....Physical media is the only way to actually own something.

Damn straight!

No Hard Feelings

A raunchy comedy of the 2020’s. It has some decent laughs and a few surprising moments, but the last 3rd aims more for …wholesome? Heartwarming? …and mostly succeeds. I’d recommend it if you like American Pie or 40 Year Old Virgin type movies, although it’s less purely comedic than either of those.


50 Shades of Grey

A romance story for humans written by an alien. Kinky sex scenes filmed by virgins. BDSM that’s tamer than a Rihanna song and a relationship more problematic than Revenge of the Nerds. If you ever find yourself starting to get aroused (you won’t), don’t worry because Grey will immediately douse that warmth in your loins with the icewater explanation that everything he’s into is a result of child abuse. Cool.

The casting left a lot to be desired. Besides the lack of chemistry or steam, the main actress’s attributes actually pulled my wife out of the movie due to unfortunate implications: (paraphrased) “She has no ***s. She’s skinny, still in school [and underdeveloped] ……and you’re into her because you were molested as a child. Hell no.”
The only casting choice creepier was her roommate who has the same face as the CGI baby from the 4th Twilight movie. So fething creepy.

What do you expect - 50SG was originaly a twilight fanfic.
I am still suprised it got published let alone got a movie, I have read much better fanfic than that.

50SG is to BDSM what Braveheart is to historical accuracy.

Phreedumb!!!!!

Kale wrote:
What do you expect - 50SG was originaly a twilight fanfic.
I am still suprised it got published let alone got a movie, I have read much better fanfic than that.

Oh, I expected what I got. It wasn’t my choice of a movie to watch. The hope was that it would either be so bad it’s good or that it might provide some thrills. Sadly, neither.

Get On Up

The story of James Brown apparently.. (i'm sure there's hollywood-ing going on in this one!)
Its a very entertaining film; there were a few lines that had me laughing out loud on my own in a darkened room.
It seems committed to breaking the fourth wall as many times as possible though - a bit like the Deadpool films where its supposed to feel like the character being portrayed has one hand round the back of the directors neck throughout.
This film shows that Chadwick Boseman actually was a seriously good actor; same with Nelsan Ellis (unfortunately both are past tense now)
Dan Aykroyd features as the only 'not racist' white character

There is significant attention to detail in the film - even the audio equipment isn't just 'period accurate' - its 'setting accurate'.

Its a very good film overall; more melancholy than comedy, but enough comedy elements to stop it being an overtly serious film which would have been bad.
And a whole bunch of James Brown Funk.

Worth seeing 100%

James Brown has to think about his whole life before he plays.

You know, if the current MCU has got you down, sometimes it is refreshing to go back and watch some Superhero movies from before the MCU.

The Spirit
Wow, what the hell did I just watch?

Sin City doesn't even hold up anymore, but watching this.... Wow.


Punisher: War Zone
This was just boring and borderline a B-movie. No idea how it was released into the cinemas.

Honestly, Punisher is kinda boring. He just shoots people. Not much going on there and kinda lacks a bit of tensions as most interactions between him and his villains last about 1 second. Gun Fu was not refined enough yet for this film to work. Although, how he deals with the hardcore Parkour gang starts out funny, but ends weak.

I will take Marvels weakest current stuff over this kinda of drek anyday of the week.

I wouldn't have expected you to dislike Punisher:Warzone that much. I may have mentioned it on this thread before (about a thousand times, if memory serves right. ); I love that film. It's pretty much the ultimate 'dad action hero film'. Yeah, Punisher is kinda boring (technically he's Batman, but without all the fun gadgets, the detective stuff and shooting people lots instead, right?), but the casting on the whole film is really good and I always have a blast watching the baddies do things in that film.

And the nose-adjustment with the pencil is pretty badass. Surely silly, but fun.


Well, I watched a film last night which I usually wouldn't even give 2 minutes, but it kinda enticed me.


Piranha Sharks (2014)

by the Man who gave us Transmorphers and other things. But I didn't know that. It's basically about a company creating a cross between piranhas and sharks and they reproduce like crazy and are really, really hard to kill (and mutate). Somebody flushes them down the toilet and they spread all over New York. It's down to a down-on-his-luck exterminator with a heart of gold and his low-life friends to save the city.



When I started watching that film the only things I realized instantly is how amateurish everything looks and that the German dub was third-rate. BUT I didn't hate the dialogue. Despite being released one year after, it feels a bit like it's made pre-Sharknado. Or at least with less calculation and a bit more heart or a twinkle or something. Think of the uninspired, run-of-the-mill creature features Asylum and Asylum-wannabes (aim high!) bored us to death with during the 2010s. This one on the other hand has stuff going on. And even better - nothing about this film bored or annoyed me. There is absurd stuff (no idea why the film is described as a disaster film on wikipedia. It's got a ton of comedy in there), and once more it fell into that place for me which made me think of a film-enthused friend from back then with whom I at least planned to do films at times. And Piranha Sharks absolutely feels like the sorta stuff we'd made back then (well him. I was too much of a snob then already ).

It's by no means a good film, but compared to everything comparable this one I think deserves a chance.

It's also got Kevin Sorbo as the mayor of New York. I liked the corporate lady and the slacker/hippie friend of the main character. In general I was surprised with the sheer number of pretty ladies in this film. Many of them probably were strippers. Not the least because there are a few stripping scenes. No nudity though. Which is a feat in itself.

Take it or leave it, but if you're interested in crap which is surprisingly un-crap it might be worth giving this one a chance. The creature effects are really bad (except for when they use props; at least one of these few scenes with prop piranha sharks the fish looks really good).

 Ahtman wrote:
James Brown has to think about his whole life before he plays.

Maybe the backstage corridors are too damn long? you know how highly-strung professional performers can be.

The whole walk there having psychosis-esque flashbacks while quietly muttering "James-Brown.. ....James... ...Brown...JamesBrown.... ....Jamesbrown...."




I remember thinking Punisher: Warzone was good; perhaps Deadpool 2 is interfering with my memories and i need to re-watch it?

I was surprised how much I disliked it as well. It seems right up my alley.

I don't know, it just didn't click with me at all.

Snatch

All right young 'uns, somehow it's over two decades since this film was made and in the meantime time I got old.

It's the twilight years of Cool Britannia and Guy Ritchie's schtick as a director was still fresh. A bombastic barrage of faux London gangster preening and Brad Pitt with a "what the hell did he just say" traveller's accent.

It's deliciously pompous and endlessly quotable. I can pretty much recite every scene with Sol, Vincent and Tyrone from memory. The delivery is superb and has me in tears of laughter every time.

I do prefer this film's predecessor, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, for the story but Snatch excels with the dialogue.

If you've never seen it, please treat yourself. 100% recommend.

By the way, because I forgot to write it earlier: A James Brown biopic sounds amazing a topic in general.


@Easy E: Yeah. well. Maybe it's not that good, and I just liked it because it so unlike today's Marvel films.

@Henry: Love Snatch. Might be the film I've watched the most times. A while ago I watched The Gentlemen. But it's much more convoluted and chatty and does have loads more plain uncomfortable stuff. It's not bad, it's kinda fun, but holds no candle to Snatch.

I put Rocknrolla over Snatch and Lock,Stock and 2 Smokin Barrels.

Love them all though!

Speaking of old superhero movies, I need to give Meteor Man a rewatch soon and see if it holds up. I used to love that movie.

Soooo......

Cobra
Is this Raz0rfist: the film?
Modern audiences are just not going to understand how this film got greenlit.
Technically, its a 'Police Action Thriller' but it was filmed in the 80s so there is minimal police presence and its typically used to show the action sequence has ended.
Apart from 'Cobra' taking enlarged fingerprint images home to analyze over dinner; that's police-work, right?
A gang of seemingly unstoppable murderers is terrorizing a city and events transpire to pit the police forces most hard-nosed operator (armed response unit in UK vernacular) 'Cobra', against them
It starts off properly ridiculous (is that guy going to shoot anything other than fruit?!?), has some less ridiculous stuff around the middle and then goes full-mentally-challenged in the end section.

It frequently just changes setting mid action sequence (who put a steel foundry in an orange grove?) and anyone who is into cars or automotive engineering will have their immersion broken during any of the chase sequences.
I got the impression that it used every stuntman available at the time because some of the things they do feel rather shoehorned in.
A bit like the various members of the police force - 'Cobra's... Partner? Buddy? is some weird flat cap wearing victorian london street-urchin amalgam, the guy who chews out 'Cobra' is more 'thin insurance salesman 1' than 'police chief'...

The crying shame about this film is there is a decent plot hiding beneath the weirdness.
It's not a film i can recommend watching, and it's not a very good Sylvester Stallone film either.
Don't watch. Unless you're doing a Stallone film marathon and you have to.

 Henry wrote:
Snatch

All right young 'uns, somehow it's over two decades since this film was made and in the meantime time I got old.

It's the twilight years of Cool Britannia and Guy Ritchie's schtick as a director was still fresh. A bombastic barrage of faux London gangster preening and Brad Pitt with a "what the hell did he just say" traveller's accent.

It's deliciously pompous and endlessly quotable. I can pretty much recite every scene with Sol, Vincent and Tyrone from memory. The delivery is superb and has me in tears of laughter every time.

I do prefer this film's predecessor, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, for the story but Snatch excels with the dialogue.

If you've never seen it, please treat yourself. 100% recommend.

I swear "it was a funny angle" gets used in my own life a bit more commonly than perhaps it ought to

 SirDonlad wrote:
Soooo......

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Don't watch. Unless you're doing a Stallone film marathon and you have to.

This film is a bit weird to me (all the weirdness aside), in that I've never seen it in full. I've watched the first 20 minutes several times, but never all the way through. It's intriguing in its atmosphere and of course it's very juvenile in its concepts and presentation (as far as I can tell), but at some point I'd like to watch it all the way through.