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#31
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - August 02, 2026, 09:13:31 PMMASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (2026):
Written by six people and feels like it (maybe some AI in the mix, too), yet this ridiculous and unnecessary film nevertheless nails the appropriate tone, which is tongue-in-cheek -to- high camp yet upon an essentially good natured foundation of mostly likeable characters... drenched in dayglo rainbow scenic design straight out of THOR: RAGNAROK and James Gunn films (with a soundtrack to match). It lost money in theatrical release but I can't realistically imagine a better version of this project, c'est la commerce.
Although Nicholas Galitzine makes a game "Prince Adam", Idris Elba easily carries the film as Duncan/Man-At-Arms. Elba gave a more complex and complete "real" performance in THE SUICIDE SQUAD and probably as well in STAR TREK 3 and even the THOR movies, but appears to have settled into the grand British tradition of taking the large paycheck for the ludicrous project and then just coasting charismatically through it. He's better than the material deserves thus plenty capable of overdelivering even while undercommitting. Camila Mendes (Veronica from "Riverdale") looks nice as a redhead and provides good humor as Teela and Alison Brie is underused (and blonde) as Evil-Lynn yet gives a great impression of Mariangela Melato in FLASH GORDON. Morena Baccarin is "The Sorceress" and Kristin Wiig voices a giant robot who I don't think was in the cartoon. There's an obligatory but pleasant Dolph Lundgren cameo.
I refused to see this at our local drive-in for one reason, yet found it entirely painless and mostly pleasing on Prime. The reason I didn't want to pay for it is, of course, the presence of Jared Leto, who inexplicably continues to work constantly in spite of all of his films losing money and in spite of increasingly alarming reports of his misconduct. (Also, I think most of his performances are bull$#!t.) I guess the best news about MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE is that Leto is seemingly absent from the finished film - Skeletor appears entirely CGI'd or played by a stand-in/stunt double, and his voice is so digitally processed as to be unrecognizable. I'll grant that the performance, however many people or programs were responsible for it, is pretty entertaining... though all the moreso for not being at all identifiable as Leto. Why then did they even need (or want) his name attached? All his projects bomb (and this one did, too). Maybe the theories are right and Jared Leto is in fact some kind of CIA op.
3.5/5 There's some gay-innuendo humor involving "Ram-Man" and "Fisto" that is a little cringey at times but then pays off during the final battle. Speaking of cringing, Cringer is off-camera for too long but does have some of the film's best moments near the end.
Written by six people and feels like it (maybe some AI in the mix, too), yet this ridiculous and unnecessary film nevertheless nails the appropriate tone, which is tongue-in-cheek -to- high camp yet upon an essentially good natured foundation of mostly likeable characters... drenched in dayglo rainbow scenic design straight out of THOR: RAGNAROK and James Gunn films (with a soundtrack to match). It lost money in theatrical release but I can't realistically imagine a better version of this project, c'est la commerce.
Although Nicholas Galitzine makes a game "Prince Adam", Idris Elba easily carries the film as Duncan/Man-At-Arms. Elba gave a more complex and complete "real" performance in THE SUICIDE SQUAD and probably as well in STAR TREK 3 and even the THOR movies, but appears to have settled into the grand British tradition of taking the large paycheck for the ludicrous project and then just coasting charismatically through it. He's better than the material deserves thus plenty capable of overdelivering even while undercommitting. Camila Mendes (Veronica from "Riverdale") looks nice as a redhead and provides good humor as Teela and Alison Brie is underused (and blonde) as Evil-Lynn yet gives a great impression of Mariangela Melato in FLASH GORDON. Morena Baccarin is "The Sorceress" and Kristin Wiig voices a giant robot who I don't think was in the cartoon. There's an obligatory but pleasant Dolph Lundgren cameo.
I refused to see this at our local drive-in for one reason, yet found it entirely painless and mostly pleasing on Prime. The reason I didn't want to pay for it is, of course, the presence of Jared Leto, who inexplicably continues to work constantly in spite of all of his films losing money and in spite of increasingly alarming reports of his misconduct. (Also, I think most of his performances are bull$#!t.) I guess the best news about MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE is that Leto is seemingly absent from the finished film - Skeletor appears entirely CGI'd or played by a stand-in/stunt double, and his voice is so digitally processed as to be unrecognizable. I'll grant that the performance, however many people or programs were responsible for it, is pretty entertaining... though all the moreso for not being at all identifiable as Leto. Why then did they even need (or want) his name attached? All his projects bomb (and this one did, too). Maybe the theories are right and Jared Leto is in fact some kind of CIA op.
3.5/5 There's some gay-innuendo humor involving "Ram-Man" and "Fisto" that is a little cringey at times but then pays off during the final battle. Speaking of cringing, Cringer is off-camera for too long but does have some of the film's best moments near the end.
#32
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by LilCerberus - August 02, 2026, 08:35:34 PMTonight's Stinker
Missile to the Moon(1958)
https://youtu.be/FDxo09r3wVc?si=-MjyEjFLnxn1xJHJ
Some local cops are looking for a pair of escaped convicts.... Meanwhile, an eccentric millionaire scientist argues with a military leader over whether or not his new rocket & all it's innovative new features will work... There's also the tiny matter of the government taking it over & shoving him aside....
The sheriff shows up at the lab & wants to take a look around the property.... While showing the sheriff around, the scientist sees the two convicts hiding in the rocket, but instead of turning them in, he locks them inside & later blackmails them into helping him fly the rocket.... The scientists partner & his fiancé decide to look for him, & get trapped on the rocket when it takes off....
From there, it turns into an unapologetic remake of Cat-Women of the Moon(1953), with a few deviations....
Maintains a decent pace.... While names, costumes, sets, props & even some footage are recycled, many of the characters are more fleshed out, with the two ex-cons adding an interesting dynamic.....
Missile to the Moon(1958)
https://youtu.be/FDxo09r3wVc?si=-MjyEjFLnxn1xJHJ
Some local cops are looking for a pair of escaped convicts.... Meanwhile, an eccentric millionaire scientist argues with a military leader over whether or not his new rocket & all it's innovative new features will work... There's also the tiny matter of the government taking it over & shoving him aside....
The sheriff shows up at the lab & wants to take a look around the property.... While showing the sheriff around, the scientist sees the two convicts hiding in the rocket, but instead of turning them in, he locks them inside & later blackmails them into helping him fly the rocket.... The scientists partner & his fiancé decide to look for him, & get trapped on the rocket when it takes off....
From there, it turns into an unapologetic remake of Cat-Women of the Moon(1953), with a few deviations....
Maintains a decent pace.... While names, costumes, sets, props & even some footage are recycled, many of the characters are more fleshed out, with the two ex-cons adding an interesting dynamic.....
#33
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - August 02, 2026, 08:33:29 PMEVENT HORIZON... man, what a disappointment in the theater in '97. This movie does so much so well for a while that it truly stings when it grows predictable (which isn't something one could say about ALIEN, HELLRAISER, or the off-the-wall BLACK HOLE) and of course when Neill's makeup at the end resembles a human char-grilled ballpark frank. Great cast, w/ Jason Isaacs and Sean Pertwee rising to Neill's level. I just wish someone took the film away from P.W.S. Anderson and gave it to Cronenberg or someone else more competent.
Have meant to post a formal tribute to Sam Neill, but - what needs be said? Obviously a Great Actor but also maybe one of the very Greatest Supporting Actors. If "Supporting Actor" has a page on Wikipedia, photos of Sam from MY BRILLIANT CAREER and POSSESSION belong at the top of the page. Although it isn't in the same class of Great Cinema, I'd rank HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE right up there with Sam's greatest work. He's perfectly solid as the second lead for the whole movie, then right at the end delivers this utterly devastating line reading that elevates the entire film. Cheers, Sam.
Have meant to post a formal tribute to Sam Neill, but - what needs be said? Obviously a Great Actor but also maybe one of the very Greatest Supporting Actors. If "Supporting Actor" has a page on Wikipedia, photos of Sam from MY BRILLIANT CAREER and POSSESSION belong at the top of the page. Although it isn't in the same class of Great Cinema, I'd rank HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE right up there with Sam's greatest work. He's perfectly solid as the second lead for the whole movie, then right at the end delivers this utterly devastating line reading that elevates the entire film. Cheers, Sam.
#34
Bad Movies / Re: 2026 Box Office Disappoint...
Last post by M.10rda - August 02, 2026, 08:19:28 PMI was about to review it tonight or shortly. Indeed I watched it on Prime last week and that's a good place for it. 
Ain't throwin' shade or anything, just saying the price (free) is right on Prime.
Ain't throwin' shade or anything, just saying the price (free) is right on Prime. #35
Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...
Last post by M.10rda - August 02, 2026, 08:13:59 PMI'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down (there's several good ones for '59, though). Let's see if anyone tunes back in on Monday morning and wants to name a '58 or '59... or if this ship has sailed and you and I are going to have to pickle-ball these back and forth between each other for the next 30 titles.
#36
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by FatFreddysCat - August 02, 2026, 05:49:50 PM"Event Horizon" (1997)
In the year 2047, a space rescue crew boards a derelict space ship that's been missing for seven years. In that time, the ship has reached the end of the known universe... and brought something evil back with it.
I've been meaning to revisit this underrated-as-hell space-horror flick since one of its stars, the great Sam Neill, passed away a few weeks ago. It didn't do much box office business in '97 but it's become a cult item since then, sitting squarely at the intersection of "Alien," "The Black Hole," and "Hellraiser."
"Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" (1993)
There's a new vigilante in Gotham, killing off the leaders of the city's underworld and leaving Batman as the prime suspect. As he investigates, the Dark Knight learns that these killings may be connected to a long-lost love from his early days as a crime fighter.
Theatrical spin off from "Batman: The Animated Series" features plenty of bone-crunching cartoonmayhem and fine voice work by the late, great Kevin Conroy as the Bat and Mark Hamill as the Joker.
In the year 2047, a space rescue crew boards a derelict space ship that's been missing for seven years. In that time, the ship has reached the end of the known universe... and brought something evil back with it.
I've been meaning to revisit this underrated-as-hell space-horror flick since one of its stars, the great Sam Neill, passed away a few weeks ago. It didn't do much box office business in '97 but it's become a cult item since then, sitting squarely at the intersection of "Alien," "The Black Hole," and "Hellraiser."
"Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" (1993)
There's a new vigilante in Gotham, killing off the leaders of the city's underworld and leaving Batman as the prime suspect. As he investigates, the Dark Knight learns that these killings may be connected to a long-lost love from his early days as a crime fighter.
Theatrical spin off from "Batman: The Animated Series" features plenty of bone-crunching cartoonmayhem and fine voice work by the late, great Kevin Conroy as the Bat and Mark Hamill as the Joker.
#37
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Debunked historical facts?...
Last post by zombie no.one - August 02, 2026, 03:37:49 PMhow do you debunk a fact?
#38
Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by bob - August 02, 2026, 01:41:53 PM
Where are the hamburger people from?
#40
Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...
Last post by Rev. Powell - August 02, 2026, 01:15:27 PMI don't want to do back-to-back entries, but I'll drop a hint. There's a book adaptation taking place in 1959 with a 7.9 IMDB rating that's on the National Film Registry.