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  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    I revisited I Know What You Did Last Summer not too long ago and IMO that didn’t hold up. I used to think Scary Movie did a good job spoofing it, but having revisited it, I see it wasn’t all that hard to spoof at all. Teenage victims are typically dumb in slashers, but it felt like Kevin Williamson amped up the cliches without making it fun to watch.

    That said, I revisited the sequel right after and I actually enjoyed that a lot more. Felt a lot more like a traditional slasher, and I got to see Jack Black get killed.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I was going to say this exactly. FvJ is a fun flick, but I see it as a good Nightmare on Elm Street and not a very good Friday the 13th. It definitely leans more into Freddy’s style, and the whole business about Jason being paralyzed by the sight of some water leaking from the ceiling is truly perplexing given all the times we've seen the character straight up go into a lake. But despite the fact this is really Freddy's film, the cornfield rave is still a pretty epic Jason scene.

    Now that I can agree with. That was when Jason stopped being Freddy's puppet. My favourite scene of the film. That shot of Jason on fire, tracking Shack through the cornfield, was nicely done. It reminded me of the 'long grass' scene from The Lost World.
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    Pinchot said Cruise was a pompous jerk , Tom is also a puppet of scientology , i know all too well , a relative of mine is brain washed by that junk
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    I don’t think it’s controversial to still like Kevin Spacey’s acting performance. THE USUAL SUSPECTS is still a great flick, despite having alleged pedophiles as the star and director.

    Gary Goddard invited Jacko onto He-Man set , they both been accused of pedo

    Ebert was big fan of F13 and Jim Cornette has posters of Ultimate Warrior up on the walls all around his house :D
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    Even Gigli has some funny scenes despite being bad

    I kinda enjoy Vampirella , its very campy....never read the comics though
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    "9. Meg was actually scary to me"

    She was great as Evil-Lyn....kidding *grins*

    They could always make animated Jaws films and set them in the 70s

    Been watching some Helga Line films (who imo shouldve been a 007 girl) :

    western (forget the title , she plays a saloon woman)
    Mummys revenge (not bad but not really memorable movie either , stars Paul Nachy)
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    @Tracy use the edit button!
    :-w
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @Tracy
    Can you please use the edit button next time instead of triple posting? Thank you.
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Now we’re on horror, I love Night of the Living Dead, but I prefer both Dawn of the Dead as well as Day of the Dead.

    And I might even prefer the 1990 remake as well, with a much better-written Barbara and, as a film score enthusiast, an original score, and a very good one at that.

    You know, I go back and forth on all three of those as far as which is my fave. But for a while now it's been Night of the Living Dead. The 90s remake directed by Savini with Tony Todd and a much better Barbara (played by Laura Dern's stunt double in Jurassic Park) is definitely solid. Snyder's Dawn of the Dead is pretty good too for a more modern take.

    I have never seen the Snyder remake, it’s on my watchlist though. I hear there’s also one for Day, but that one doesn’t get great reviews.

    I wouldn't go in expecting greatness. I actually wasn't the biggest fan when it first came out, but I've come to appreciate it more over the years. It's not 28 Days Later, but it has its moments.

    Speaking of which, the opening and the second half of 28 Days Later feel like an unofficial remake of Day of the Dead to me. I seem to recall at least one of the Resident Evil sequels (Extinction maybe?) having some Day of the Dead references too.

    I may have to watch the 2008 remake one day, but I don't have high hopes for it. I'm sure it went direct-to-video for a reason. To bring things full-circle here, I notice it was directed by Steve Miner who also did Friday the 13th Part 2 and 3.
    I was going to say this exactly. FvJ is a fun flick, but I see it as a good Nightmare on Elm Street and not a very good Friday the 13th. It definitely leans more into Freddy’s style, and the whole business about Jason being paralyzed by the sight of some water leaking from the ceiling is truly perplexing given all the times we've seen the character straight up go into a lake. But despite the fact this is really Freddy's film, the cornfield rave is still a pretty epic Jason scene.

    Now that I can agree with. That was when Jason stopped being Freddy's puppet. My favourite scene of the film. That shot of Jason on fire, tracking Shack through the cornfield, was nicely done. It reminded me of the 'long grass' scene from The Lost World.

    I see the similarity to The Lost World's long grass scene. That whole scene with the raptors was basically like something out of a horror film with the "Marlboro Men" getting taken out one-by-one before they realize what's going on and run screaming.
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    I revisited I Know What You Did Last Summer not too long ago and IMO that didn’t hold up. I used to think Scary Movie did a good job spoofing it, but having revisited it, I see it wasn’t all that hard to spoof at all. Teenage victims are typically dumb in slashers, but it felt like Kevin Williamson amped up the cliches without making it fun to watch.

    That said, I revisited the sequel right after and I actually enjoyed that a lot more. Felt a lot more like a traditional slasher, and I got to see Jack Black get killed.

    I watched IKWYDLS only once, decades ago, on a bad TV that went dark half the time. I still understood enough of the plot. That's how predictable it was. Apparently the novel is very good and very different.

    My controversial: the novel First Blood is far superior to the movie and deserves a closer adaptation of its own. But I don't think anyone in Hollywood would want to deal with the moral ambiguity of the book.
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    Here's another one: can anyone explain to me what's so great about Julia Roberts? Seriously, is she that good of an actress?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Here's another one: can anyone explain to me what's so great about Julia Roberts? Seriously, is she that good of an actress?

    Only when she works with Soderberg. ;-)
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Here's another one: can anyone explain to me what's so great about Julia Roberts? Seriously, is she that good of an actress?

    Only when she works with Soderberg. ;-)

    I guess I should watch them. I just don't particularly want to.

    And another one: I find Wayne's World 2 more fun to watch than the first one. Partially but not exclusively because of Christopher Walken, who lifts the material.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Here's another one: can anyone explain to me what's so great about Julia Roberts? Seriously, is she that good of an actress?

    I avoid her films. There's just something about her that grates on me...
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Here's another one: can anyone explain to me what's so great about Julia Roberts? Seriously, is she that good of an actress?

    I avoid her films. There's just something about her that grates on me...

    I don't think she's stellar or exceptional, but she can be perfectly adequate in the right role. I do like her brother a lot more, but that's because he often hams it up to maximum effect. I'm still not sure about Emma. I've seen her do well, and I've seen her do not so well. But overall, I have no issues with the Roberts clan. ;)
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Here's another one: can anyone explain to me what's so great about Julia Roberts? Seriously, is she that good of an actress?

    I avoid her films. There's just something about her that grates on me...

    I don't think she's stellar or exceptional, but she can be perfectly adequate in the right role. I do like her brother a lot more, but that's because he often hams it up to maximum effect. I'm still not sure about Emma. I've seen her do well, and I've seen her do not so well. But overall, I have no issues with the Roberts clan. ;)

    Yes she can be adequate, but she's rated far more than that.

    Oh yes, I've probably said it before but Gwyneth Paltrow is grossly overrated and did not deserve her Oscar for Shakespeare in Love. Cate Blanchett got robbed that day, big time.
  • I actually prefer the 2016 studio interference Suicide Squad to James Gunn’s complete creative control Suicide Squad.

    In Gunn’s, Ratcatcher II was great—a real emotional and performance highlight of the film—and I liked a few of the gags like the overhead projector joke, Weasel not knowing how to swim, and Elba’s prison call with his daughter and when he scowls “****, that’s true” when Cena talks about how you can brag when what you did is dope as ****. But other than that, I found the film overly long, unnecessarily gory, and routinely unfunny, and there’s nothing more laborious than an unfunny comedy. (This is coming from someone who’s actually a huge fan of Gunn’s first Guardians of the Galaxy.)

    The 2016 Suicide Squad was unquestionably an editing room mess. It ultimately felt like two disjointed stories mashed together via flashbacks (the squad’s present-day mission and the origin of Joker and Harley). But the characters were relatively interesting and the soundtrack was lively and for all its narrative problems it still moved along at a good pace. The storyline with Smith and his daughter (which Gunn would simply replicate with Elba in his sequel for some reason) was the real emotional heart of the first Suicide Squad. Of course, it’s also great seeing Batfleck going after Joker and Harley in Gotham, however briefly.

    There’s a lot to enjoy in that first film, however messy the package. At the very least it doesn’t lose my interest like Gunn’s version does. It’s brisk and involving and never takes itself too seriously or tries too hard to show off.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I agree.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I find the Lethal Weapon series to be ridiculously bad. Same with Die Hard.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I find the Lethal Weapon series to be ridiculously bad. Same with Die Hard.

    I have never enjoyed LW that much. DIE HARD, on the other hand, has four great movies to offer. Yes, four.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I find the Lethal Weapon series to be ridiculously bad. Same with Die Hard.

    I have never enjoyed LW that much. DIE HARD, on the other hand, has four great movies to offer. Yes, four.

    I mean, of course. There’s only been four. :)
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I find the Lethal Weapon series to be ridiculously bad. Same with Die Hard.

    I have never enjoyed LW that much. DIE HARD, on the other hand, has four great movies to offer. Yes, four.

    For me DH has one genuinely great movie to offer and it's the first one. But Nothing Lasts Forever is superior to the movie it inspired.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I revisited I Know What You Did Last Summer not too long ago and IMO that didn’t hold up. I used to think Scary Movie did a good job spoofing it, but having revisited it, I see it wasn’t all that hard to spoof at all. Teenage victims are typically dumb in slashers, but it felt like Kevin Williamson amped up the cliches without making it fun to watch.

    That said, I revisited the sequel right after and I actually enjoyed that a lot more. Felt a lot more like a traditional slasher, and I got to see Jack Black get killed.

    I preferred I Know What You Did Last Summer to Scream, back in the day. And I still do today. The self awareness of Screan, was too in your face. Whereas IKWYDLS was a 'what you see on the tin, is what you get' slasher. I didn't bother with the sequels. No, I tell a lie, I did see.... Scre4m. But I don't remember anything about it other than the twist.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    SCRE4M is very forgettable to the point that years later I wasn’t even sure if I had actually watched it.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    SCRE4M is very forgettable to the point that years later I wasn’t even sure if I had actually watched it.

    Maybe it was all just a bad dream? ;)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    A bad dre4m?
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    A bad dre4m?

    Now that's good! :)
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    As it is today his birthday, here's some controversial opinions about Robin Williams: while as an actor I don't find him overrated per se, I find many of his movies overrated, particularly Dead Poets Society.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    As it is today his birthday, here's some controversial opinions about Robin Williams: while as an actor I don't find him overrated per se, I find many of his movies overrated, particularly Dead Poets Society.

    I can see where you are coming from. I know I said it before, but I think Aladdin (1992) would have still been a hit without him. It has a lot of great things in it, besides him as the Genie. That’s my controversial opinion.
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    As it is today his birthday, here's some controversial opinions about Robin Williams: while as an actor I don't find him overrated per se, I find many of his movies overrated, particularly Dead Poets Society.

    I can see where you are coming from. I know I said it before, but I think Aladdin (1992) would have still been a hit without him. It has a lot of great things in it, besides him as the Genie. That’s my controversial opinion.

    Aladdin would have still been a hit, but I think his performance in it was a classic in itself. Dead Poets Society is a manipulative film that is grossly overrated. As a former student and teacher of humanities I find it insulting.
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