Jump to content

The Last Movie You Saw?


Mio

Recommended Posts

MV5BZWQ5YzU5MTMtZmY1OS00Zjc1LWFjN2QtMzY4

 

Halloween (2018) was a mixed bag, but Halloween Kills was straight up awful.

So, I was naturally inclined to believe this movie's mostly negative reviews were fair, and almost didn't watch it.

 

But, there's nothing like judging things by yourself and I ended up giving it a go.

Truth be said, I benefited from having an idea of what awaited me and not going into it with the wrong expectations. Those can completely ruin a movie experience.

 

Indeed, a Halloween movie is expected to primarily focus on Michael Myers doing a lot of slashing and dicing, and there's not a lot of that during the first half of the film, so it is understandable that a lot of people are getting disappointed with this entry.

 

Still, I feel people are being a bit unfair trashing the movie because, even if it's weak as a slasher, it's still a pretty good thriller with a damn interesting character study and some very smart twists and clever subversion of expectations. It's a challenging script that kept me engaged.

 

Also, it does have a satisfying ending.

It's both pretty final but also kind of ambiguous in a way. Can't say more without going into spoilers though.

 

After how bad the previous movie was, this one actually worked well enough for me.

 

6/10

 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Tin Drum (1979)

One of only three German movies that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. However, it left me behind puzzled and unsettled. It's definitely not a pretty movie and most certainly nothing for Generation Marvel.

 

20221019_000605kif8n.jpg

Edited by El Duderino
Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Evil Dead (1981)

 

This movie has a very difficult history here in Germany. It was banned from 1984 to 2016 and caused a widespread controversy regarding violence in movies – similar to the "video nasty" craze in the UK. Today it can be found everywhere for dirt cheap. Things have definitely changed.

 

evildead_20221019_003e2i89.jpg

Edited by El Duderino
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

20 minutes ago, El Duderino said:

The Evil Dead (1981)

 

This movie has a very difficult history here in Germany. It was banned from 1984 to 2016 and caused a widespread controversy regarding violence in movies – similar to the "video nasty" crazy in the UK. Today it can be found everywhere for dirt cheap. Things have definitely changed.

 

evildead_20221019_003e2i89.jpg

 

What is it with Germans and censoring? :o 

 

I guess im lucky. In Denmark, almost anything goes (as long as it's not pictures of muhammed, that will get you decapitated). 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

13 hours ago, TomataEighty9 said:

What is it with Germans and censoring? :o 

Nothing. There is no censorship in Germany. Our youth protection, however, went a little overboard in the past but got significantly more relaxed since 2003.
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_for_Media_Harmful_to_Young_Persons

Edited by El Duderino
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Let Me In and The 5th Wave, felt like seeing some Chloe Grace roles, Let Me In is good, it's worth watching once, The 5th Wave is meh, I wouldn't recommend it

also saw Blonde, what a nightmare, I wish I didn't see it, but Ana being in it tricked me into seeing it

Edited by The Investigator
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Got to watching these two over the weekend.

 

MV5BNzA1Njg4NzYxOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODk5NjU3MzI@._V1_.jpg71RxLUL6QpL.jpg

 

I had heard mixed things about Blade Runner 2049 though nothing really bad. Now that I've seen it I think I can say that it's good but if not as good as the first. It definitely has its moments that were pretty cool though and there were a lot of cool shots that I feel like would have been really neat to see in the theater. It's also funny seeing the scenes that were meme'd on and trying not to laugh at them despite them being pretty serious moments ?

 

As for Batman I have seen it before but I try to watch it as well as Batman Returns during the month of October despite them not really being Halloween movies. But yeah, it's a great movie and the performances by Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson are great. With this movie's performances and darker tone along with the iconic theme they helped pave the way for the future Batman: The Animated Series along with all the other animated DC shows that came out afterward.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Redgrave said:

I had heard mixed things about Blade Runner 2049 though nothing really bad. Now that I've seen it I think I can say that it's good but if not as good as the first. It definitely has its moments that were pretty cool though and there were a lot of cool shots that I feel like would have been really neat to see in the theater.

 

Nice.

 

I did see this film in a theater, it was amazing. The sights impressed for sure, but it was also the sound and music that stood out. The track that plays when K flies over the city could be felt in your bones. The fight at the casino with its sound design also sounded great. 

 

But there is plenty to like about this movie. I like the visual theme with moments of fake and real humans catching fake and real droplets/snowflakes that depicted how real and alive they feel at the moment. Similar to how the first film was focused on the eyes.

 

One of the negatives for me was how dragged out some scenes felt at the end. I feel like one of them probably didn't need to be there at all. 

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 10/19/2022 at 11:19 AM, The Investigator said:

Let Me In and The 5th Wave, felt like seeing some Chloe Grace roles, Let Me In is good, it's worth watching once, The 5th Wave is meh, I wouldn't recommend it

also saw Blonde, what a nightmare, I wish I didn't see it, but Ana being in it tricked me into seeing it

 

update to this

saw Let the right one in, the move of which Let me in is a remake of, both of them are OK but I pick Let me as the better one, I just like Chloe's performance and the english setting more

also saw Carrie, another Chloe movie, it was meh overall till the end made it more ok, none of these movies are a rewatch still, the only one worth watching is Let me in still

Link to comment
Share on other sites

14 hours ago, Slava said:

 

Nice.

 

I did see this film in a theater, it was amazing. The sights impressed for sure, but it was also the sound and music that stood out. The track that plays when K flies over the city could be felt in your bones. The fight at the casino with its sound design also sounded great. 

 

But there is plenty to like about this movie. I like the visual theme with moments of fake and real humans catching fake and real droplets/snowflakes that depicted how real and alive they feel at the moment. Similar to how the first film was focused on the eyes.

 

One of the negatives for me was how dragged out some scenes felt at the end. I feel like one of them probably didn't need to be there at all. 

 

Yeah, it definitely seems like something I would have liked to have seen in the theater kind of like with Mad Max too because of all the drums and the engine sounds ? And yeah that casino part was cool even if Harrison Ford is dressed like they just pulled him from his front yard gathering mail and he didn't feel like putting any costume on ?

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Octopussy (1983)

 

Wow, what a terrible film that was! A nonsensical plot full off conveniences, contrivances, and flat characters. James Bond dressed in a clown costume, a gorilla outfit and doing a Tarzan yell during a jungle chase makes for the worst of the Moore films and one of the worst Bonds overall. Just dumb and comical. 

 

octopussy-5627d3ea09fg6eg6.jpg

Edited by El Duderino
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...