Recent viewings

[FatFreddysCat]

"With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story" (2011)
Stan Lee's recent passing prompted me to re-visit this charming doc about the Marvel Comics guru's life and career. Stan was Marvel's heart and soul from its humble pre-WWII beginnings to the massive multi-media powerhouse that it is today, and it's fun to listen to him share a lifetime of stories.. Thanks for the memories, Stan. Excelsior.

[indianasmith]

OVERLORD (2018) - After eating too much brisket for Thanksgiving, and then watching the Dallas Cowboys dismantle the hated Redskins, what better way to top off the day than with an epic World War II zombie movie?
This film tracks a small squad of paratroopers, dropped into occupied France a day ahead of the Normandy landings, to take out a German radar tower in a small French village.  But what they discover is that there is something far more sinister than aircraft detection afoot in the converted church building - the Germans are reanimating the dead to use them as super soldiers against the Allied onslaught!
Well done, if a bit predictable in places, this is a fun  movie, and I was glad to catch it on the big screen.
4/5

[Rev. Powell]

THE LAST MOVIE (1971): A stuntman stays on in Peru with his whore mistress after his American movie crew has moved on, getting lost in a gold mine subplot and being involuntarily cast in a movie the locals are making with bamboo cameras as some sort of magical ritual. The initial critical assessment said that this was a stumbling, self-indulgent mess of random stoned footage that director/star Dennis Hopper tried and failed to salvage by editing it into something resembling a Godardian Western. Now that years have passed and we can reappraise the work from a more sober perspective, we can see that this knee-jerk reaction was absolutely correct. 2.5/5.

[FatFreddysCat]

"Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay" (2018)
Super-villains Deadshot and Harley Quinn are teamed up with a new crew of felons and sent on a forced road trip to recover a mystic artifact from Vandal Savage and Professor Zoom. As usual, over the top animated mayhem and destruction follows.
I know I keep saying it, but DC really should put the guys who make these animated films in charge of their live-action flicks. This "Suicide Squad" was funnier, gorier, and even more ultra-violent than the "real" S.S. movie from 2016. It's definitely not a cartoon for the kiddies!

[indianasmith]

HEREDITARY (2018)  I saw this one in theaters when it first came out, and gave it a watch on video last night. Still VERY creepy!  5/5

[RCMerchant]

FUTURE FORCE (1989)
Brain dead nonsense that 11 year olds might enjoy it. Might.
BUT! It's got David Carradine and Dawn (EVIL SPAWN) Wildsmith- so- I watched it.
Oh yeah. David Carradine has a metal glove in the trunk of his car that flies and will punch you in the head.

Dam. What a f**king chore that was.  

[Svengoolie 3]

OVERLORD (2018) - After eating too much brisket for Thanksgiving, and then watching the Dallas Cowboys dismantle the hated Redskins, what better way to top off the day than with an epic World War II zombie movie?
This film tracks a small squad of paratroopers, dropped into occupied France a day ahead of the Normandy landings, to take out a German radar tower in a small French village.  But what they discover is that there is something far more sinister than aircraft detection afoot in the converted church building - the Germans are reanimating the dead to use them as super soldiers against the Allied onslaught!
Well done, if a bit predictable in places, this is a fun  movie, and I was glad to catch it on the big screen.
4/5

If you liked this you should look at "the devil's  rock".

[indianasmith]

I remember that one!  Pretty good, as I recall.

[FatFreddysCat]

Rainy Saturday Night double feature:

"It's A Wonderful Life" (1946)
After a run of bad luck, small-town everyman George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) makes a wish on Christmas Eve that he'd never been born. His guardian angel grants the request and then shows him what effect that has had on his friends and loved ones in this holiday-season perennial from Frank Capra. It's schmaltzy, it's sentimental, it's cheesy but it's a must watch every year at Christmas time.

"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)
Russian and British nuclear submarines are disappearing without a trace, so James Bond is teamed with a lovely Soviet agent (Barbara Bach) to solve the mystery. They eventually discover it's the work of the insane billionaire Stromberg, who wants to use the subs' missiles to start World War III and then rebuild Earth from his secret base at the bottom of the ocean. This was Roger Moore's third spin as James Bond and it's also his best -- he finally makes the 007 role his own, and the movie is bigger, more elaborate, and more fun than Roger's first two installments. One of my fave Bond films overall.

[RCMerchant]

Rainy Saturday Night double feature:



"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)
Russian and British nuclear submarines are disappearing without a trace, so James Bond is teamed with a lovely Soviet agent (Barbara Bach) to solve the mystery. They eventually discover it's the work of the insane billionaire Stromberg, who wants to use the subs' missiles to start World War III and then rebuild Earth from his secret base at the bottom of the ocean. This was Roger Moore's third spin as James Bond and it's also his best -- he finally makes the 007 role his own, and the movie is bigger, more elaborate, and more fun than Roger's first two installments. One of my fave Bond films overall.

And the theme song was all over the radio in '77, too.

[Svengoolie 3]

I remember that one!  Pretty good, as I recall.

 

[FatFreddysCat]

"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997)
First of three spy spoofs starring Mike "Wayne's World" Myers as the swinging, sex crazed, dentally challenged British super-agent, who's cryogenically frozen in 1967 and re-awakened in the 90s when his supervillain arch-foe (also Myers) resurfaces.  Still shag-a-delically silly fun after all these years.

[Dr. Whom]

The Stuff (1985)

This was surprisingly watchable. Just about nothing in it makes any sense, but it is a fun ride while it lasts. Also, production values are better than I was expecting.

It is let down by various aspects, though. One is that the lead trio is spectacularily uninspiring. The other is that the movie can't make up its mind what it wants to be. At times it is played like a straight action/horror movie, and then it switches suddenly into over the top satire. It would have been better if they had gone completely for the wacky comedy angle. If you want to play it straight, then your script has to make sense first.

Still, worth watching.

[Alex]

The Stuff (1985)

This was surprisingly watchable. Just about nothing in it makes any sense, but it is a fun ride while it lasts. Also, production values are better than I was expecting.

It is let down by various aspects, though. One is that the lead trio is spectacularily uninspiring. The other is that the movie can't make up its mind what it wants to be. At times it is played like a straight action/horror movie, and then it switches suddenly into over the top satire. It would have been better if they had gone completely for the wacky comedy angle. If you want to play it straight, then your script has to make sense first.

Still, worth watching.

Ah, my second favourite Michael Morriatry film.

[lester1/2jr]

Hereditary (2018) - Well, elements of this are a little confusing, especially in the second half, but somehow it's better than all of the current horror movies I've watched. Somewhere between Martyrs and The Conjuring with excellent writing/ acting 5/5