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Post by vanslater on Jul 26, 2021 7:05:56 GMT -6
I've been in a serious Columbo mood lately.
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Post by vanslater on Jul 26, 2021 14:15:30 GMT -6
I've been in a serious Columbo mood lately. So I'm watching "The Cheap Detective" (not Columbo but still Falk) and I didn't know it was a comedy until he offered a drink to a client, and then pulled a dry martini out of a desk drawer. I tell you what, beautiful. |
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Post by vanslater on Jul 26, 2021 14:52:22 GMT -6
I've been in a serious Columbo mood lately. So I'm watching "The Cheap Detective" (not Columbo but still Falk) and I didn't know it was a comedy until he offered a drink to a client, and then pulled a dry martini out of a desk drawer. I tell you what, beautiful. Every single line in this movie is a joke right after the martini scene. What a dumb, ingenious movie. Why didn't a grandma show me this? |
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Post by vanslater on Jul 26, 2021 15:06:31 GMT -6
So I'm watching "The Cheap Detective" (not Columbo but still Falk) and I didn't know it was a comedy until he offered a drink to a client, and then pulled a dry martini out of a desk drawer. I tell you what, beautiful. Every single line in this movie is a joke right after the martini scene. What a dumb, ingenious movie. Why didn't a grandma show me this? every time someone is shot and killed, they just, like, die frozen. It's a great bit. |
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Post by vanslater on Jul 30, 2021 9:19:18 GMT -6
im watching a bunch of shark movies because a podcast told me to, and i'll tell you what, i side with the shark.
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Post by brain galacki on Aug 17, 2021 13:03:37 GMT -6
Mitch, I know, I"m due in for another MOVIE DUMP:
The Whip & The Body (1963): Boy, I like the idea of watching old movies but I just can't get into it. Everything is just so dark (no lighting) and boring. This is a random one I picked off of shudder, and it's got big horror extroirinaire Christorpher Lee in it (not sure if I've ever even seen an older movie he is in). It took place in a castle, and had elements to be good, but it was boring as heck and I fell asleep! 1.5/5 stars.
Spiral: From The Book Of Saw (2021): Almost embarrassed to say I went to the (drive-in) movie theater to see this, but what the heck we're all friends here! I have never seen any of the Saw movies. I don't think I want to. This one looked like it might not all be nasty body torture. There was still plenty of it that made me squirm. I liked the idea of being up to date with all of the current horror movies that are coming out. 2.5/5 stars
Separation (2021): As you know, at the drive-in they show double features, and this was the second movie after Spiral, which actually wasn't all that long, so I was thirsty for more movie. It was the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. The plot was dumb, the acting was bad, the effects were not that great, and at this point I don't really remember much else. I just know that it was terrible. 0.5/5 stars
The Brain (1988): Here we have a movie that we recently got the soundtrack for at Dumb recocrds put out on colored wax by Waxworks records, and that poster and everything looks oh so cool. I get it confused with that Brain Slug movie we watched at Dude ranch and rented from That's Rentertainment that one time (that was the name of the movie store off of green street, right?). Anyways, this movie was cool but it wasn't quite the best thing ever. A lot was pretty forgettable, the wackiest it got was this giant floating brain puppet character, and that wasn't until the last 20 minutes from what I remember. 3/5 stars.
Knives Out (2019): A movie that i did not care to see, or have been avoiding because it just looks like people like it because it's a celebrity fest and that's about it. But you know what, it turned out to be really good. If people say a new movie is good, I should take their word for it and watch it. It was packed with the perfect kinds of twists - twist after twist after twist. It took me a minute to get over that James Bond was not talking in a british accent, but after I got past that this was a movie that I truly liked. 5/5 stars.
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Post by buffaaron420 on Aug 17, 2021 13:43:57 GMT -6
Love these film breakdowns brian..
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Post by brain galacki on Aug 31, 2021 8:08:34 GMT -6
whoops, sorry Mitch, I know I am due in for another MOOVIE DUMP
Army of Darkness (1992): I did love all of these movies, and I waited a while to finish the series and watch the third one. I was scared that it was not going to be as good. And I was right. I appreciate the different turn that this movie took and that it was a different movie than the first two. But it's just not a classic Evil Dead film. Sorry. It IS a wild time the whole way through, I do give it that. But they lost me about halfway through or so where they are in a midevil castle preparing for a big battle with the skeleton army, it pretty much just felt like the second Lord of the Rings movie to me from then on out (??) Still good though. 3.5 / 5 stars for me on that one.
Ice Cream Man (1995): Oh boyyyy hahaha, this one was a treat!! A good bad movie to watch! I was in the mood for a good bad movie, and here it was! The acting, the plot, the ridiculousness of it all, so bad but oh so good. What I do remember the most about this movie was how much melty ice cream there was. It was like... too melty the whole enitre movie!! We saw a lot of bare hands touching melty ice cream in this movie. If I were a kid and someone handed me that melty of an ice cream cone, I would not eat. Also some disgusting bits of what are probably actual real bugs inside melty ice cream (warning). 2 out of 5 stars, but I loved it.
A Quiet Place Part II (2021): Another one I went to the drive-in to see. I can't remember if I gave a review of the first movie on this here movie forum, but I am a sucker for end-of-the-world type setting movies. So I did love this modern new spin with these "sound monsters" in this two part movie series. I do think it is okay to admit a new movie is good sometimes. It was good. It had me on the edge of my chair! 4.5 / 5 stars for me.
Evil Dead (2013): Oh boy here we go with the re-make. I watched all of the Evil Dead movies and now I am here. I was definitely not very on board with the start of this movie. I appreciated that the characters at the start still had Michigan State clothing on, but it seemed like it was going to be a 00's colledge-party type movie that I wasn't going to like or relate to. As it progressed it started to fall more in line with the original movies I feel and turn into a wild ride. And then what was great in the last 30-40 minutes it just started taking unpredictable turns of its own, and just ended up being a different movie altogether. 4 out of 5 stars.
Dawn of the Dead (1978): I watched whatever version is up on youtube of this (what is supposed to be ground breaking, classic) zombie film, and I am still confused on if I watched a normal version of this movie or not. It seemed to start in what was the middle of a movie and I had no idea what was going on (and I have seen the 60's movie that was supposed to come before this). After i saw the whole thing I tried to figure out if I saw the correct version or what, and I guess I did? I had a hard time following it the whole way through and I was falling asleep. I am sorry. I felt bad doing this, and I really don't want to give what is supposed to be a classic movie a bad review so I didn't review it on my letterbox. But yikes if I am being honest with the forum here... this one didn't do anything for me. I'd give it like a 1.5 or 2 stars or something.
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Post by jeffradon2000 on Aug 31, 2021 13:15:37 GMT -6
oh hey, finally a movie I've actually seen with Army of Darkness. And of course you hated it
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Post by brain galacki on Sept 12, 2021 15:25:50 GMT -6
oh hey, finally a movie I've actually seen with Army of Darkness. And of course you hated it
1st of all... not sure if you read what score I gave the movie or where I said "it was still good" but I gave that movie a 7/10 and that is a PRETTY GOOD score, and much higher than most of the scores I hand out around here.
2nd of all it is time for another movie dump...
Fargo (1996): I loved it. I've decided I'm a fan of these Cohen brothers movies, Frances McDormand, and pretty much everything else. These movies about people getting themselves into messy situations. But oh boy you know I love the north and Minnesota. Of course I love the accents. Steve Bushemey is such a weird man and especially in this movie. I had to go north after seeing this movie, and I went up to the tippy tip of northern Michigan and that is the farthest north I have ever been. I want to go to Fargo now. Do they have the same accent in northern Michigan? I didn't talk to many people when I was up there, so I didn't catch on to any of it. 5/5 stars
Spookies (1986): this was my Shudder pick of the week, so I already touched up on some of it, but once again a very bad direct to VHS 80's project film where there isn't much direction. they really just did this movie and tried to fit in all of the different ghouls and monsters that they could. It doesn't even feel like a movie, but a bunch of tiny cartoon episodes of a haunted house TV show crammed into one. (and describing it like that makes it sound better than it actually is, it's bad). But a good bad movie. You'll get a kick out of the farting mud monsters. 2/5 stars.
The Call (2020): Boy this was about the last time I ever try to watch a "shudder original" film. I didn't have high hopes, but supposedly it had some horror celebs in the cast so I gave it a go. Nope. I hated it the whole way through. Bad acting, a bad story, and a bad predictable ending. A bad bad movie. 0.5/5 stars, the lowest rating I can give.
War of the Planet Of The Apes (2017): I'm probably the only one here that enjoyed all of these movies enough to watch all of them. And you know what, I think they were all good! Each of the three in this series were different in their own way and had my full attention the whole way through. I thought it was a great series. I'm kind of sick of that Woody guy being the bad guy in every movie anymore, but other than that, I thought this was great. 4/5 stars.
Jackass The Movie (2002): Something I have been avoiding watching my entire life because I wasn't allowed to originally, but then once I am out in the real world on my own I have been too afraid that I can not watch it in fear that I can not handle it or there will be a stunt that will gross me out so much I will get light headed and pass out. Well I finally sat down and watched it and I am 100% on board now. It was great, but in the days after watching this really stuck with me because it's really bigger than just a movie: it really captures a time and era perfectly. a time of tony hawk N64 underground skateboarding, MTV, fruit rollups, warped tour, punk rock. everything. a whole generation. we'll be able to look back and say we were there and that's beautiful. I originally gave this a 4/5 then bumped it up to a 4.5/5, but really this is too hard to rate. I feel like the sequels will be even better shot and more extreme so I'm holding out on that perfect score to see those. |
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Post by vanslater on Sept 13, 2021 14:54:05 GMT -6
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Post by brain galacki on Sept 21, 2021 10:23:47 GMT -6
Uh oh Mitch Baker I feel a... nother movie dump coming on!!!
Night Of The Demons (1988): I have never seen "Return Of The Living Dead," but my impression from this movie was that it could have definitely been a rip-off of that movie. There's a "punk" character with a dangly earring that definitely reminded me of Chugg and I have to say I have to knock off at least a full star because the way he treats the lady characters in this movie from what I remember. Other than that it's all your typical 80's zombie and haunted house movie all in one. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000): Maybe I do not feel that this is the Cohen Brother's strongest work from what I have seen so far but I did like, and I do like being taken back in time to the 1930's, and I will say probably the part that stuck with me the most out of this movie was the 1960's folk revival kick I was on in the days following it. I almost got close to listening to Bob Dylan even. But I grew up on Peter Paul & Mary and it had me looking up what the folk revival was all about and all the key players in the original folk wave, the revival wave, etc. 4 out of 5 stars.
Pumpkinhead (1988): This was already discussed as our Shudder pick of the week - a typical 80's horror movie that was o-kay, but I would say the special effects on that monster were far above average for the time. 3 out of 5 stars.
Dolls (1987): Another Shudder movie that I might have talked about earlier, a short, low-budget haunted house and haunted doll movie, not much special here, and the parents are so unrealistically mean to that girl. You don't even feel bad for the dad when he dies. I don't feel bad for anybody that dies in this movie. 2 out of 5 stars.
Candyman (1992): Here I am, watched this classic. This movie is more than your average horror film, there is a complexity to it with the characters that I don't think I fully understood or was completely along for the ride for at any point during this film. Sorry. Am I supposed to think Candyman is a good guy or bad guy? Either way I will watch the re-make. And any movie that has a scene where a bunch of bugs are crawling out of a person is automatically actually very scary. 3 out of 5 stars.
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Post by brain galacki on Sept 27, 2021 14:20:05 GMT -6
I saw a real movie with the real Mitch Baker yesterday so I feel it is my duty to continue my movie dumps to get caught up to the present day.
There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane (2011): At this point in time I was burnt out on watching too many horror movies and I really just wanted to see a good documentary. This one was kind of a sort of murder mystery (or a mystery death), but it's biggest shortcoming is just that there is not a lot there. Not enough info or content for a full length movie, sorry. Kind of like that Netflax series of that girl that died in the watertank of the hotel in LA - it was good, but they really stretched it to make it that long. I think by the end we all agree that this is more of a documentary about denial. A gruesome photo at the end too, be warned. 2 out of 5 stars.
Don't Breathe (2016): I watched this movie at the Texas Moviehouse with the band Livin' Thing in Texas when it came out and it was the perfect thing to do at the time. We all had our big dinners and beers infront of us. This was a great thriller. It had twists and turns, and had you on the edge of your seat the whole time. You thought the movie was ending at a couple of parts, but then it didn't. This was a re-watch for me. I think I would have given it 5 stars the first time, and I am gonna give it 5 stars again!
Don't Breathe 2 (2021): It's true that this movie is more of the same type of movie, full of bad guy characters that you will not like. At first I thought it was as good as the first, but then I thought about it some more, and I changed my mind, it is not as good. There are some parts of the plot that are a bit too far-fetched to be real, which does make it good in it's own way, and maybe it acknowledges how over-the top is when it pulls the classic 80's horror move of a guy poking another guys eyeballs out with his fingers (sorry that was a spoiler). After thinking about it just 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Mandy (2018): We talked about this in the shudder thread, it was good. It'll have you asking the question "what on earth am I watching?" really the whole way through. And that is good. The more I think about it, the more I thought this was a good movie. Maybe Nicholas Cage movies are not so bad and I should watch more. 4 out of 5 stars.
No Country For Old Men (2007): Another movie I just had to watch for the second time to confirm that I thought it was a 5 star movie. I guess the first time I watched this a few years ago I thought it was set in the year 2000 and everyone in that part of Texas just still has old wood paneling and uses old phones. Well, that might be true, but the setting here is actually the year 1980. I must have caught the flash on the screen when it says that the second time around. Or the gas station owner when he says he opened up his shop 30 years ago in 1950 before the guy flipped the coin. 10/10 for all of the buttoned up and tucked in cowboy shirts in this movie. 5 out of 5 stars.
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Post by vanslater on Sept 28, 2021 8:44:12 GMT -6
No Country For Old Men (2007): Another movie I just had to watch for the second time to confirm that I thought it was a 5 star movie. I guess the first time I watched this a few years ago I thought it was set in the year 2000 and everyone in that part of Texas just still has old wood paneling and uses old phones. Well, that might be true, but the setting here is actually the year 1980. I must have caught the flash on the screen when it says that the second time around. Or the gas station owner when he says he opened up his shop 30 years ago in 1950 before the guy flipped the coin. 10/10 for all of the buttoned up and tucked in cowboy shirts in this movie. 5 out of 5 stars. [/b] [/quote] This is an all-timer. |
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Post by brain galacki on Oct 1, 2021 9:39:04 GMT -6
Catching up on my movie dumps so that I can be caught up to the present time, because I really think I am going to try to watch a different horror movie throughout the month of October starting with HALLOWEEN IV tonight!!!
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018): I finally watched this. I didn't want to because I felt like I didn't need to watch it, and it was exactly what I was expecting. A very Hollywood depiction of QUEEN, a band I have never cared that much about, geared towards people who are going to flock to the Walmarts and Targets and buy QUEEN greatest hits for $35 on 180 gram vinyls to go with their Crosley record players. Still, a nice movie I guess and it is good for me to watch these biopics because I learn some things about the band I guess. Overall I have to admit as much as I haven't cared that much about Queen, they are a band that has had a LOT of hits. You can't deny those hits. Bohemian Rhapsody (the song) came on the Jukebox at CP Pinball when I was there a couple of days after seeing this film and seeing it felt oh so right. 3/5 stars.
Nightbeast (1982): My Decatur girlfriend wanted to watch this movie solely because it was what was playing on the TV screen in the Nicholas Cage movie Mandy that we watched. I couldn't disagree there! This is a very low budget movie that comes off as a homemade horror 80's movie. Either an 80's homemade movie or a 1960's sci-fi horror movie. Either way, it doesn't seem to fit when you think that this came out the same year as Poltergeist or Halloween III. It's wacky and goofy though, the monster is a hideous creature wearing a space suit and firing a laser gun. It's a good bad movie for sure. 1/5 stars.
Point Break (1991): Meh this was good I guess, what can you expect out of a 1991 action movie nowadays. I don't think I've really even seen any movies with Keanu Reeves in it before this point, how wacky is that?!? (Not even Matrix, Bill & Ted, John Wick... nothin'). Heck, same goes for the other guy Patrick Swayze. I thought it was good. But very average movie good. So 2.5 / 5 stars for me.
Donnie Darko (2001): A movie that has been on my list for a long time but I don't want to watch it because I know it's going to be a little dated and not that good. But I have to admit that this one was pretty out there for a movie of its time with such a wide reach? Like I'm supposed to understand what's going on with all of these different dimensions and parallel universes or alternate realities or whatevertheheck is going on? Looking up theories on what is supposed to be happening in this movie that are online after watching it... like whoa buddy... it's just a movie. I felt like I was supposed to be watching a classic Christmas movie at points through this, like how it centers on a classic Christmas family of a mom and dad and three kids. 3 out of 5 stars.
Cellar Dwellar (1988): Why did I even watch this movie? I don't think it was a Shudder pick... I don't know. It's a typical 80's horror, and it's bad, but I wouldn't describe this one being a good bad movie. It's a short movie, but I think a letterbox review I read accurately described this as something that should have been a 20 minute twlilight zone episode. Some girl in art school of some sort finds that the "cellar dwellar" comic book character comes to life when she draws it, and then to kill it she realizes she has to destroy the drawing by lighting it on fire. The End. 1 out of 5 stars. Of course the best part is just the monster.
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