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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - April 13, 2026, 04:01:29 PMDorothy Mills (2008) - This was watchable, but ultimately a little heavy handed and depressing for my tastes. The story is "small town, buried secrets" mixed with a mild supernatural horror element. It's most notable for the performance of whoever the actress who plays the title character is. She is very striking looking and talented.
3.75 /5
3.75 /5
#22
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by chainsaw midget - April 13, 2026, 03:53:21 PMI saw Super Mario Galaxy.
It wasn't quite as fun as the first one, but it wasn't bad. Plus they brought back the bosses from Super Mario Bros 2. I never thought I'd see Wart and Mouser in a big screen movie.
It wasn't quite as fun as the first one, but it wasn't bad. Plus they brought back the bosses from Super Mario Bros 2. I never thought I'd see Wart and Mouser in a big screen movie.
#23
Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...
Last post by LilCerberus - April 13, 2026, 01:58:56 PMImmorally Yours
#24
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day
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#25
Good Movies / Re: London After Midnight
Last post by Trevor - April 13, 2026, 12:44:31 PMI wish someone would prove me wrong that almost all the silent South African films from 1910 to 1930 still exist somewhere.
At last count, only 12 still exist in one format or another.
At last count, only 12 still exist in one format or another.
#26
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - April 13, 2026, 11:57:12 AMSomehow I watched thirteen short films by Donald F. Glut, the 82 year-old creator of "Masters of the Universe" who made a poop-ton of home movies as a kid in the 50s and 60s. I'd watched two of his shorts previously and thought they were complete senseless garbage, but who among us self-identified filmmakers hasn't made some senseless garbage?
Anyway, the ones I watched over the weekend include a staggering eight (!) prehistoric/dinosaur/Gojiralike/KING KONG ripoffs, the earliest dating back to 1953, when Glut was 9yo (and it shows); two Invisible Man thrillers; and three old timey serial pastiches starring "Atom-Man", "Rocketman", and "Spy Smasher" (the last of which at least was a real serial superhero). All the dinosaur movies are a mind-numbing chore, particularly as most of them are generally or completely out-of-focus. (The shortest is probably 3-ish minutes, and the longest feels like it's about four and a half hours, I don't know.) To be fair, focusing on film cameras in the 20th century was a notorious pain in the @$$ and was tricky to get a handle on when I was 18, and I certainly couldn't be arsed about measuring focal distances as a 9 year old. In spite of looking like crap, these films clearly took a lot of patience and effort, and one must admire that youthful initiative.
The Invisible Man movies are the dopey stuff teen boys make in their house when their parents are gone but Glut does achieve the "unwrapping his head" effect pretty decently. The serials represent the three latest films in this batch and they are - okay! Or pretty much on par w/ what we expect when we watch amateurs w/ no money screwing around in costumes. "Atom-Man" and "Rocketman" are both basically "the Rocketeer" and somehow Glut manages to shoot some cool-looking and reasonably convincing (short) shots of flying effects in ROCKETMAN FLIES AGAIN (1966). It's one of the shortest films in this bunch (2-3 minutes) but it's in color, in focus, and is legitimately entertaining. Glut's friends either had some fight training or just had a few beers and didn't care if they got hurt, 'cause Rocketman really roughs 'em up. One funny shot has an acrobatic bad guy appearing to tumble end-over-end down a steep hill - Glut clearly shot it on a flat surface and just tilted the camera, but the actor pulls off the stunt and it made me laugh. I'd give that one a 3/5.
Glut also made a bunch of Universal Monster flicks and some DC + Marvel superhero movies in the 50s and 60s. I'll watch those eventually... after a long break from his canon.
Apparently he continued making low- or no-budget monster schlock on video in the 90s and into this century, but those features might be too uhh raw for my tastes. 
I don't know if he still gets profit-participation in MOTU projects like this summer's HE-MAN movie or if he just took a paycheck and a hike in the 80s, but the production values for his adult features look little higher than his production values as a kid!
Anyway, the ones I watched over the weekend include a staggering eight (!) prehistoric/dinosaur/Gojiralike/KING KONG ripoffs, the earliest dating back to 1953, when Glut was 9yo (and it shows); two Invisible Man thrillers; and three old timey serial pastiches starring "Atom-Man", "Rocketman", and "Spy Smasher" (the last of which at least was a real serial superhero). All the dinosaur movies are a mind-numbing chore, particularly as most of them are generally or completely out-of-focus. (The shortest is probably 3-ish minutes, and the longest feels like it's about four and a half hours, I don't know.) To be fair, focusing on film cameras in the 20th century was a notorious pain in the @$$ and was tricky to get a handle on when I was 18, and I certainly couldn't be arsed about measuring focal distances as a 9 year old. In spite of looking like crap, these films clearly took a lot of patience and effort, and one must admire that youthful initiative.
The Invisible Man movies are the dopey stuff teen boys make in their house when their parents are gone but Glut does achieve the "unwrapping his head" effect pretty decently. The serials represent the three latest films in this batch and they are - okay! Or pretty much on par w/ what we expect when we watch amateurs w/ no money screwing around in costumes. "Atom-Man" and "Rocketman" are both basically "the Rocketeer" and somehow Glut manages to shoot some cool-looking and reasonably convincing (short) shots of flying effects in ROCKETMAN FLIES AGAIN (1966). It's one of the shortest films in this bunch (2-3 minutes) but it's in color, in focus, and is legitimately entertaining. Glut's friends either had some fight training or just had a few beers and didn't care if they got hurt, 'cause Rocketman really roughs 'em up. One funny shot has an acrobatic bad guy appearing to tumble end-over-end down a steep hill - Glut clearly shot it on a flat surface and just tilted the camera, but the actor pulls off the stunt and it made me laugh. I'd give that one a 3/5.
Glut also made a bunch of Universal Monster flicks and some DC + Marvel superhero movies in the 50s and 60s. I'll watch those eventually... after a long break from his canon.
Apparently he continued making low- or no-budget monster schlock on video in the 90s and into this century, but those features might be too uhh raw for my tastes. I don't know if he still gets profit-participation in MOTU projects like this summer's HE-MAN movie or if he just took a paycheck and a hike in the 80s, but the production values for his adult features look little higher than his production values as a kid! #27
Solved / Re: Strange movie poster on Pi...
Last post by Trevor - April 13, 2026, 11:36:09 AMQuote from: M.10rda on April 13, 2026, 07:14:51 AMJOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN isn't very good... there are interesting moments but it definitely isn't a horror movie. ALIEN COVENANT, whatever its faults, wouldn't have been improved by an Anderson/Parrish version!
I loved all of Anderson's TV series as a kid until I read an interview with him saying that "people who can't draw, have cripple's hands". That made me quite upset.
#28
Good Movies / Re: London After Midnight
Last post by M.10rda - April 13, 2026, 11:20:49 AMI agree that the old listings could be wholly in error or, worse, could be pure charlatanry. But I'd love to know for sure.
#29
Entertainment / Re: What Video Game are You Pl...
Last post by M.10rda - April 13, 2026, 11:15:47 AM^^^ /s? Or is that a real game?
I've been (incrementally) playing a nearly 20-year old console port based on QUANTUM OF SOLACE... which jumps from action sequence to action sequence while providing very little or no explanation for how Bond gets from one city or continent to another or why... which is fine, actually, because QOS was pretty boring iirc. There is a little variety in gameplay but mostly it's just Bond dashing from one source of cover to another, then ducking out to shoot an endless parade of bad guys, which....... again, is quite fine, as that's all I tend to have energy or attention span for before bedtime. Also the levels are mostly pretty quick/short, which again is actually ideal since (as w/ so many unholy console ports) it has no option to save anywhere, so if I get killed I'm reverted to some arbitrary checkpoint and lose precious minutes of my life. Then again I am playing a nearly 20-year old console port based on QUANTUM OF SOLACE, so perhaps I shouldn't complain about my precious time being wasted.
I've been (incrementally) playing a nearly 20-year old console port based on QUANTUM OF SOLACE... which jumps from action sequence to action sequence while providing very little or no explanation for how Bond gets from one city or continent to another or why... which is fine, actually, because QOS was pretty boring iirc. There is a little variety in gameplay but mostly it's just Bond dashing from one source of cover to another, then ducking out to shoot an endless parade of bad guys, which....... again, is quite fine, as that's all I tend to have energy or attention span for before bedtime. Also the levels are mostly pretty quick/short, which again is actually ideal since (as w/ so many unholy console ports) it has no option to save anywhere, so if I get killed I'm reverted to some arbitrary checkpoint and lose precious minutes of my life. Then again I am playing a nearly 20-year old console port based on QUANTUM OF SOLACE, so perhaps I shouldn't complain about my precious time being wasted.
