RATE or REVIEW The Last Movie You Watched.

[Sixth Scale Man]

Stand By Me - 8/10

Wow, I reckon it's been at least 20 years since I watched this and so much had burned into my brain. Fantastic performances from the young cast, especially River Phoenix. Damn, what a loss. Richard Dreyfuss, Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack in this too!
Really emotional stuff as well as some great comedic moments. Totally hits harder as an older person now in my 50's.
Heartily recommend a watch/rewatch. Leeches, blueberry pie, Chopper, Goofy. So good.
The kids really enjoyed it too.

 

[ebor]

Inside Out 2 8-10

Great family flick

 

[JAWS]

Butcher , Baker, Nightmare Maker - 1 out of 10

Blah. Thought I was getting a slasher and instead we got a poorly made thriller with messages about bigotry and how to overact lol

 

[Iggyrox]

The Bikeriders - 9/10

I went not knowing anything about the movie other than bikes and Austin Butler and Tom Hardy in it. I haven't been so satisfied with a movie in a long time. A good story (with some headscratchers, or maybe it was just my ADHD) and some solid acting. Now I wouldn't be opposed to Johnny and Benny figures lol

 

[The Entity]

A Million Ways to Die in the West - - 6/10

Finally gave this a try and it actually wasn't too bad and had some decent laughs (and it was nice to see Charlize Theron laughing and having fun on screen for once). But not sure Seth was the best choice to lead the movie, and I feel like a Steve Carrell or Wil Farrell would have been able to elevate the comedy a bit more and make you care about the character.

This is definitely one of my guilty pleasures. But I totally agree with you about Seth not being the best choice for the lead. It's like he's trying too hard making a lot of scenes feel forced.

 

[karamazov80]

Inside Out 2: 7/10

It was really good. When I compare this to Garfield, which I saw a few weeks prior, it's like Citizen Kane. Smart, funny, feels pretty authentic to the experience of growing up. As a father to a teen and pre-teen it did strike chords and make me a bit emotional at times. One quibble I had was that Envy didn't seem necessary to the story at all. Even the cameos from Nostalgia seemed more relevant to the story.

 

[karamazov80]

Con Air: 7/10

Haven't seen it send it was first released. An objectively bad movie in most ways. Panders to the lowest common denominator, and every character is 1 dimensional. The only real character development is miles O'Brien deciding not to blow up a plane which somehow completely changes and redeems his character, and buscemi's Hannibal lite who decides not to murder a small girl which is supposed to make the audience like and cheer for him. Wwf stuff. Things constantly explode for little to no reason. And the slow mo shots and music... This is a stupid movie.

But it is damn fun. I really enjoyed seeing these actors hamming it up. This movie is a kind of palate cleanser if you typically go for well written and carefully crafted movies. This is not that. Maybe I'll watch it again in another 25 years.

 

[a-dev]

Con Air: 7/10

Haven't seen it send it was first released. An objectively bad movie in most ways. Panders to the lowest common denominator, and every character is 1 dimensional. The only real character development is miles O'Brien deciding not to blow up a plane which somehow completely changes and redeems his character, and buscemi's Hannibal lite who decides not to murder a small girl which is supposed to make the audience like and cheer for him. Wwf stuff. Things constantly explode for little to no reason. And the slow mo shots and music... This is a stupid movie.

But it is damn fun. I really enjoyed seeing these actors hamming it up. This movie is a kind of palate cleanser if you typically go for well written and carefully crafted movies. This is not that. Maybe I'll watch it again in another 25 years.

The weakest of Nick Cage's action trilogy of the late 90s.

1) The Rock
2) Face/Off
3) Con Air

 

[Remembermyname]

The Legend of Ben Hall. 8/10.

It is always refreshing when you watch a picture not expecting too much and it delivers. This picture did so for me and may for you too.

Directed by Matthew Holmes , he should in my view direct a Western.

Give it a look, you everything to gain.

 

[karamazov80]

The weakest of Nick Cage's action trilogy of the late 90s.

1) The Rock
2) Face/Off
3) Con Air

I have been meaning to re-watch the Rock for awhile now, after I read somewhere that Sean Connery is essentially reprising James Bond in that movie, which never crossed my mind when I initially saw it. Another one I haven't seen since it was at the theater, I think. I saw Face/Off again a few years back but it's also time for a re-watch. I always loved Cage in things like Raising Arizona, Leaving Las Vegas, and Wild At Heart, but am now beginning to appreciate his performance in lesser movies because he does go all out, subtlety and good taste be damned.

 

[Remembermyname]

American Fiction 9/10.

Where fiction and non fiction meet somewhere in the middle.

Kind of Blue too.....Enjoy

 

[BeefEaster]

In A Violent Nature - 6.5/10

Unique concept that turns out to ultimately be pretty boring overall. Excellent kills though. Some of them reminded me of Mortal Kombat fatalities.

It basically answers the question, "What does the killer in a horror movie do when they're offscreen?".

 

[davejames]

A Quiet Place Day One -- 7/10

A pretty solid sequel, with the same great sense of tension as the previous movies, and a surprisingly touching story for Nupito's character. But it was a bit frustrating how it skipped over much of the initial attack, and quickly settled into the same rhythms we've seen before. Plus the fact an alien invasion in NY is something we've already seen countless times on screen.

Although there was one inspired scene when a crowd of people quietly shuffling down a street becomes too loud just due to the sheer numbers of them.

And one thing I did find weirdly distracting was the cat she carries around. Because as anyone who owns a cat knows, if they feel scared or threatened, they freeze up, hiss, the ears go back, etc (think Jonesy from Alien). But this cat did none of that and looked pretty much oblivious to everything going on around it through the entire movie, even with giant alien monsters standing mere feet away from it.

 

[ZaCHw117]

The Bikeriders: 8/10 Hardy was great, same with the rest of the cast. Butler just scolded. Story had an interesting hook from the get-go that I did not expect. More of a slower burn then what I expected but enjoyed it.

 

[The Entity]

I have been meaning to re-watch the Rock for awhile now, after I read somewhere that Sean Connery is essentially reprising James Bond in that movie, which never crossed my mind when I initially saw it. Another one I haven't seen since it was at the theater, I think. I saw Face/Off again a few years back but it's also time for a re-watch. I always loved Cage in things like Raising Arizona, Leaving Las Vegas, and Wild At Heart, but am now beginning to appreciate his performance in lesser movies because he does go all out, subtlety and good taste be damned.

Maybe fun to watch this, before re-watching The Rock:

 

[karamazov80]

In A Violent Nature - 6.5/10

Unique concept that turns out to ultimately be pretty boring overall. Excellent kills though. Some of them reminded me of Mortal Kombat fatalities.

It basically answers the question, "What does the killer in a horror movie do when they're offscreen?".

There was a movie that explored that idea awhile back called Behind the Mask. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Mask:_The_Rise_of_Leslie_Vernon

And of course there are more disturbing movies that follow the killer around like Henry Portrait of A Serial Killer and Maniac.

 

[BeefEaster]

There was a movie that explored that idea awhile back called Behind the Mask. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Mask:_The_Rise_of_Leslie_Vernon

And of course there are more disturbing movies that follow the killer around like Henry Portrait of A Serial Killer and Maniac.

It's somewhat similar to Behind the Mask. It plays out more like a typical Friday the 13th movie though, except the camera follows around "Jason" most of the time instead of the human protagonists.

 

[BeefEaster]

The Watchers - 4/10

I think this movie wins the award for most plot holes in a theatrically released film.

 

[Mandible]

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2/10

Holy crap, why is it so hard to not copy and paste stories/ideas/etc from these old IP's when they make these new ones?

It's basically the first and second combined, but without any good qualities. They even use about 4 or more songs from 1 & 2, the same gags, the same jokes, etc - just nostalgia trash. And not funny at all. Very forced and on then nose.

No one is likable and the characters don't even feel like they "fit" their origins. Taggart is about 105 years old and he's supposed to be the chief. And Jeffrey - the dunce - is also the (Detroit) chief. Just lame.

They tried to shoehorn-in the daughter relationship - which might have worked with better writing and better chemistry between Murphy and the actress - but it's just cringe.

I just watched the originals (even 3, which I'd never seen before... okay this isn't as bad as 3), and it just proves how superior 1 is to everything else. They had lightening in a bottle and haven't been able to even remotely come close again.

It ain't no Maverick.

 

[Lejuan]

Furiosa: Just a proper action romp and thoroughly enjoyable spectacle/10

Anja Taylor-Joy's accent tho... some say it was to keep it consistent with Charlize Theron's accent in Fury Road, but still... weird how an Aussie kid can somehow develop an American accent in the middle of the post-apocalyptic outback.