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Bad Movies / Re: Your fave movie bloopers?

Last post by Jim H - Today at 11:36:12 PM

The blooper reels at the end of Jackie Chan's movies always get me, but the reel where he jumps into a tree and plummets to the ground is heart-stopping. The sight of him carried away in a stretcher with a neck brace is nuts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjkM4VikQm4

Yeah, he has a soft spot in his skull now, that one very nearly killed him.

The Devil Hunters ending stunt is another jaw dropper, as they worked their injuries into the film itself basically and cut the ending short.  Worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m90uRyGDi4

#2

Entertainment / Re: What Video Game are You Pl...

Last post by Jim H - Today at 11:30:22 PM

Been playing Dark Souls 2 all summer and I seem to have discovered more new things than in many past playthroughs. For a game I've been playing for eleven years, that says something about the intricacy of its world design, especially since I thought I'd found everything. The Souls series truly may be the high point of video game evolution.

Played them all pretty late (first playthrough about five years ago), and it's kind of stunning how much stuff is packed into those games.  Just the variety of weapons alone, many of which feel unique not just a collection of numbers.  It makes so many other games feel empty in comparison. 

A couple days ago I started Metroid Prime 4.  It's good so far.  Not great, but solid and visually stunning. 

#3

Entertainment / Re: New! Reading Anything Thre...

Last post by Jim H - Today at 11:27:56 PM

I finished Joe Abercrombie's recent book, The Devils.  It's good and quite entertaining, but doesn't stack up to his best novels like the Age of Madness series.  It's much like a dark fantasy medieval version of the Suicide Squad.  Fun characters, generally good world building, it's pretty funny, his usually terrific action scenes.  James Cameron bought the film rights, and it'd make a cracking film for sure if done right.

#4

Good Movies / Re: Your favourite fan theorie...

Last post by HappyGilmore - Today at 09:43:12 PM

Sam Loomis from Psycho and Dr. Samuel "Sam" Loomis from the Halloween  film series are the same people

Billy Loomis from the Scream series is related to Sam, and named his daughter Samantha after him.

          

I love this now

Obviously he was only named in tribute to both, but fans online have been saying they're cousins/uncle & nephew for a while now. But it recently picked up further from Scream 5&6 when Samantha starts showing up and she's having a psychotic break and having visions of her dead dad. Plus the Sam/Samantha scenario.

#5

Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Statements About So...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:33:21 PM

Dr. told me I don't have stomach cancer. Didn't think I did, didn't even realize they were checking for it.

I do have an ulcer, however, and never thought I had one of those.

#6

Good Movies / Re: Films you should revisit

Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 09:21:46 PM

The Candidate
Didn't quite understand it when I was a kid.....

#7

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by chainsaw midget - Today at 09:20:20 PM

#8

Good Movies / Re: Films you should revisit

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:16:42 PM

Tops of the revisit list: Alphaville, Blood for Dracula, Brewster McCloud, Calvaire, Crash (Cronenberg), Cure, Disco Godfather, Duck Soup, Entertainment, Flaming Ears, Frankenhooker, Frankenstein Island, Give Me Pity!, The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, I Saw the TV Glow, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Magic Christian, Megalopolis, Messiah of Evil, The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, Rape of the Vampire, Something Weird, Southland Tales, The Substance, The Twentieth Century, Twilight of the Cockroaches, Vivarium, The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

In general, I'd prefer to watch something I haven't seen yet rather than something I've already seen.

#9

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by bob - Today at 09:11:23 PM

copilot



ChatGPT

#10

Good Movies / Re: Films you should revisit

Last post by bob - Today at 07:02:57 PM

long list:

Lawrence of Arabia, Leonard Part 6, Eyes Wide Shut, Lolita, 2001, Ben and Arthur, Dr. Sleep, The Rise of Skywalker, The Godfather, Godfather Part 2, It's a Wonderful Life, Pulp Fiction, Inception, The Prestige, Inglourious Basterds, The Hunt (2012), Troll 2, Live by Night, Manos: The Hands of Fate, Mommie Dearest, Highlander, Glen or Glenda, Plan 6 From Outerspace, Robot Monster, Heaven's Gate

been years since I've seen these