The naked gun
A thought provoking film.
My thoughts were "What the hell am I doing here?" and "Why did I pay money to see this?".
Maybe it's funnier when you're really drunk or when you haven't slept in a couple of days. Otherwise steer clear.
The naked gun
A thought provoking film.
My thoughts were "What the hell am I doing here?" and "Why did I pay money to see this?".
Maybe it's funnier when you're really drunk or when you haven't slept in a couple of days. Otherwise steer clear.
Death on the Nile (1978) 7/10
It’s saved by some truly great performances by great actors but kinda meanders through the story. Best part was me realizing Poirot was the voice actor for Prince John from Disney’s Aladdin.
Rad (1986) 7/10
Truly boring story/performances that’s elevated by a great soundtrack and really well shot action.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) 9/10
This movie made me cry and really miss my grandmother.
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) 7/10
Continuing my quest to watch them all (maybe). Was hoping for more considering the ratings but, while it’s a welcome departure from the formula, the plot is so threadbare. Only scored as high as it did because of Miyagawa’s cinematography.
Pale Flower (1964) 8/10
Pale Flower was kinda like the epitome of Noir. Super depressing, claustrophobic, a femme fatale, and a cool main character. Not what I expected and very understated compared to his other film I saw. Had higher hopes for this than it reached but still a solid movie.
There was a panel after a Marcel the Shell With Shoes On where a little girl asked Dean Fleischer Camp if he found Marcel or if he made him, he responded with "a little bit of both". It's just such a beautiful little film with so many gems
"Guess why I smile a lot?"
"Why?"
"Uh, 'cause it's worth it"
Marcel is just so genuine. Gonna have to show this movie off to people for sure.
Zatoichi
I liked the first one, but gave up after the third. I did a similar thing a few weeks ago where I thought I was going to watch all the actress Glenda Farrell's 'Torchy' movies, but after the first three (starting with Smart Blonde), I decided it wasn't worth the time. I wish I'd done the same with Star Wars! ;-)
Miyagawa
Oh well, I guess I better find that Zatoichi, then!
Fire Festival (#21) is also Miyagawa and directed by Musumi (Lone Wolf & Cub).
Oh no! Now I have to find them both!
Interesting mix of films!
Continuing my quest to watch them all (maybe).
What is the goal you're chasing?
There are like 26 Zatoichi films. Golden Chest is #6.
AKA Charlie Sheen.
It was really interesting. Charlie Sheen like all the Sheens/Esteves have been a part of movies for pretty much as long as I have been conscious of the existence of movies.
It starts with illustrating about how he and his siblings spent a year on the set of Apocalypse Now, and it gets more wild from there.
I have always been indifferent to Charlie Sheen, he has been in a number of movies I love but very much like Tom Cruise that was I despite of him being in the movie. I am a huge Martin Sheen fan.
With that said, this documentary is really engrossing. The dude has had a wild reckless life and he has consumed huge amounts of drugs that would have killed ten other people. It was wild how honestly many of the people told their part of Sheen’s story and the most impressive one was Denise Richards.
I didn’t real know anything about her, other than how gorgeous she is on screen, but she is alright and a really tough person. As someone how has to live with an addict I really connected with what she said.
Sinners
Not going to spoil anything, it was quite a fun romp, if you enjoy music it used it's soundtrack better than anything I've seen recently. It wasn't nearly as violent as I expected it to be after the first minute.
I'm glad I went in without any idea what it was going to be about. If you're into scary, or enjoy your horror steeped and dripping with lore/history it isn't the scariest but it's a helluva ride.
Imo it's top 5 of its, very saturated, drama.
I agree that it's best to watch this film without any prior knowledge (though it has received so much coverage that maybe that's impossible now). Trust in the filmmaker, it's worth it!
Agreed, but it's entirely possible to have heard nothing about it, case in point myself! You just need to live in a deep enough hole under a large enough rock.
Man that music was fun.
Barbie 4/5: The production design and costuming are real stars here. I like that the story isn't quite as predictable as you'd think it would be and it has good jokes. It's a weird comparison but I'd liken it to Solo Leveling, I don't really think it innovates all that much but it just does everything incredibly well
Wonka 4/5: My 3rd time watching Wonka this year. This movie is just like a little piece of candy, sweet, easy to consume, and reminds you a little bit of being a kid
The Long Walk 4/5: It's Hunger Games for dudes. It's done pretty well and I like the focus on emotion while adjusting its message to more modern problems
Miami Connection 1.5/5: I don't think the people making this understood how to make a movie. The acting alternates between flat while seeming to not understand punctuation and shouting without emotion. Now they were really putting their heart into the music and action so that buys them a few points
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