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#31
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - January 12, 2026, 03:14:52 PMI'm a big fan of DARK CITY.
#32
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Dr. Whom - January 12, 2026, 03:01:48 PMQuote from: M.10rda on January 11, 2026, 12:53:30 PMDARK CITY simply doesn't work in its theatrical cut... was there ever a greatly expanded version released? But yeah, it does have cool images and ideas, and Richard O'Brien doing one of the things he does best.
Although I really liked it, I agree that it doesn't work in any cut. In this way, it reminded me of Gattaca, in that style, ideas and worldbuilding are far more important than the plot. With Gattaca, you've still got a cause to root for, while Dark City is far less compelling. But the lack of narrative cohesion is precisely one of the main themes of Dark City, so inevitably the story is disappointing. It is meant to be. That doesn't enhance the viewing experience, though.
#33
Good Movies / Re: Movies you'd be surprised ...
Last post by HappyGilmore - January 12, 2026, 02:33:41 PMSleepaway Camp 1-3. I don't know why. I have the dvd's.
Jackass 1-4. Great times.
Batman & Robin. People hate this for some reason but I have fun every time I watch.
Jackass 1-4. Great times.
Batman & Robin. People hate this for some reason but I have fun every time I watch.
#34
Bad Movies / Re: post-2000 remakes of 70s &...
Last post by HappyGilmore - January 12, 2026, 02:29:43 PMI'm sure there's a few I could think of if I look at my DVD collection.
I gotta say though, that I really dug the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as Halloween and Halloween 2
Nightmare on Elm Street was a weird one. Overall not a good movie, but I really dug the performance of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy. Best part of the movie.
I gotta say though, that I really dug the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as Halloween and Halloween 2
Nightmare on Elm Street was a weird one. Overall not a good movie, but I really dug the performance of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy. Best part of the movie.
#35
Bad Movies / Re: YOUR Worst Films of the 21...
Last post by HappyGilmore - January 12, 2026, 02:25:15 PMQuote from: bob on December 30, 2025, 05:39:37 PMinspired by this threadRespectfully disagree. These movies are superb.
According to IMDB these are every film from thje 21st Century I gave 1 star (0 star isn't possible for some reason)
in no real order
2 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024)
3 Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare (2025)
5 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
12 The Other Guys (2010)
13 Ready to Rumble (2000)
16 Joe Dirt (2001)
19 Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
20 Jennifer's Body (2009)
28 Jack and Jill (2011)
29 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) -- I KNEW YOU WERE ALL WONDERING WHERE THIS ONE WAS
37 Saw 7 (2010)
38 Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
40 Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
#36
Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...
Last post by lester1/2jr - January 12, 2026, 01:23:33 PMMILF on the Moon
#37
Bad Movies / Re: The Ultimate So Bad It's G...
Last post by Rev. Powell - January 12, 2026, 10:31:28 AM+ Troll 2
+ Zardoz
+ Glen or Glenda?
10 Apple, The (1980)
11 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
11 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)
12 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
9 Ben and Arthur (2002)
12 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
9 Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)
15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Blood Diner (1987)
11 Bloodsucking Freaks (1976)
13 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972)
10 Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
10 Conqueror, The (1956)
14 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
13 Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World) aka Turkish Star Wars (1982)
12 Fatal Deviation (1998)
15 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
12 Gymkata (1985)
12 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
16 Hobgoblins (1988)
8 House of the Dead (2003)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
2 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
4 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Maniac (1934)
13 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
14 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
13 Mommie Dearest (1981)
9 New Year's Evil (1980)
14 No Holds Barred (1989)
23 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
6 Protector, The (1985)
10 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
13 Robo Vampire (1988)
20 Robot Monster (1953)
22 Room, The (2003)
10 S.I.C.K. (Serial Insane Clown Killer) (2003)
12 Samurai Cop (1991)
11 Santa Claus (1959)
11 Sharknado (2013)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
21 Showgirls (1995)
14 Space Mutiny (1988)
12 Starcrash (1978)
19 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
17 Zardoz (1974)
Ranked:
1. 23 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
2. 22 Room, The (2003)
3. 21 Showgirls (1995)
4. 20 Robot Monster (1953)
5. 19 Troll 2 (1990)
6. 17 Zardoz (1974)
7. 16 Hobgoblins (1988)
8t. 15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)/Glen or Glenda? (1953)
10t. 4 tied at 14
14t. 5 tied at 13
19t. 7 tied at 12
3 at 9, 1 at 8, 1 at 6, 1 at 4, 1 at 2
Sortable spreadhseet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JN0iqwwMsLY85NpLPULaMJGbTrVMoH8OLYecznVD3XE/edit?gid=0#gid=0
+ Zardoz
+ Glen or Glenda?
10 Apple, The (1980)
11 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
11 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)
12 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
9 Ben and Arthur (2002)
12 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
9 Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)
15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Blood Diner (1987)
11 Bloodsucking Freaks (1976)
13 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972)
10 Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
10 Conqueror, The (1956)
14 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
13 Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World) aka Turkish Star Wars (1982)
12 Fatal Deviation (1998)
15 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
12 Gymkata (1985)
12 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
16 Hobgoblins (1988)
8 House of the Dead (2003)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
2 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
4 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Maniac (1934)
13 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
14 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
13 Mommie Dearest (1981)
9 New Year's Evil (1980)
14 No Holds Barred (1989)
23 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
6 Protector, The (1985)
10 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
13 Robo Vampire (1988)
20 Robot Monster (1953)
22 Room, The (2003)
10 S.I.C.K. (Serial Insane Clown Killer) (2003)
12 Samurai Cop (1991)
11 Santa Claus (1959)
11 Sharknado (2013)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
21 Showgirls (1995)
14 Space Mutiny (1988)
12 Starcrash (1978)
19 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
17 Zardoz (1974)
Ranked:
1. 23 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
2. 22 Room, The (2003)
3. 21 Showgirls (1995)
4. 20 Robot Monster (1953)
5. 19 Troll 2 (1990)
6. 17 Zardoz (1974)
7. 16 Hobgoblins (1988)
8t. 15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)/Glen or Glenda? (1953)
10t. 4 tied at 14
14t. 5 tied at 13
19t. 7 tied at 12
3 at 9, 1 at 8, 1 at 6, 1 at 4, 1 at 2
Sortable spreadhseet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JN0iqwwMsLY85NpLPULaMJGbTrVMoH8OLYecznVD3XE/edit?gid=0#gid=0
#38
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - January 12, 2026, 09:29:00 AMTRON: ARES (2025):
Madame selected this as a hate-watch. I never would've watched it otherwise and didn't expect I could even get through it, but we did. I guess that's a credit to the several "good" things about TRON: ARES, which are as follows: it has a plot that's sufficiently distinct from the first two TRONs so as not to feel redundant within the series; it generally looks cool and the action sequences are cogent, if not exemplary or anything; the (somewhat understated) Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score works effectively with the action (though would likely be less fun to listen to independently than Daft Punk's score to TRON: LEGACY); there are about half a dozen clever lines of dialogue; Gillian Anderson is in it; and Jeff Bridges does appear eventually, looking like Jor-El and acting like The Dude.
Okay, here are the minor drawbacks of TRON: ARES: msot of the ensemble cast are anonymous jobbers who make little impression; two helmeted fighter pilots during a climactic air-battle under-emote inappropriately and turn out to be voiced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross...
; besides the half-dozen clever lines, the dialogue consists of one cliche after another (courtesy of apparently four or more screenwriters over 15 years); and the famous motorcycle-braking shot from AKIRA that's been recreated in countless action films since 1989 shows up here again, too, of course. None of those transgressions seem all that serious, right? But TRON: ARES does have a fatal flaw - and it's the central character of "Ares".
Yep. Jared Leto. I disliked him as "Jordan Catalano" on "My So-Called Life" and still can't stand him today; my wife thought "Jordan Catalano" was the dreamiest possible boyfriend material but now 30+ years on she can't stomach him, either. It clearly isn't just us, either - I've seen myriad reviews and articles and posts even in the past couple of months (not to mention circa SUICIDE SQUAD and MORBIUS) expressing distaste for Leto onscreen and off, as well as lack of comprehension for how he continues to headline movies. (Add "Jared Leto" to the list of major actors Tarantino could beat up on in lieu of Paul Dano.)
As soon as Leto first appears in laconic action hero/cool guy mode, I remarked to Madame that he probably sits at home masturbating furiously to the famous "Paul Allen" scene from AMERICAN PSYCHO, watching it repeatedly and fantasizing that he's playing Patrick Bateman, soliloquizing about the brilliance of Huey Lewis, murdering Christian Bale, and proceeding to have Bale's robust career. That was an extraordinary statement, yet forty-five minutes later Ares/Leto is blankly reciting hyperbolic admiration for Depche Mode's early 80s pop singles.
Then he does it again 30 minutes later. 
I could tolerate Leto in tiny doses in A. PSYCHO and FIGHT CLUB, and when it's established early on that digital avatar Ares can only exist for twenty-five minutes at a time, I was hoping that the filmmakers sought to minimize the long-term Leto exposure to their viewers. Alas, he finds a workaround and by the end is perpetually loose in the world, looking for a JOHN WICK-style franchise. Hopefully he'll never find it - BALLERINA was considered a flop when it grossed $40m more than it cost, whereas TRON: ARES grossed $80m less than its budget. Also Keanu Reeves (whatever his historical dramatic shortcomings) rides the subway to the set, gives his coats to homeless people, and has cool hair; Jared Leto lives in a former MK-ULTRA compound, is trying to become L. Ron Hubbard, and has a $#!tty mullet. I wish him nothing but failure!
2.5/5
But, y'know, if you like Jared Leto, maybe check it out.
Madame selected this as a hate-watch. I never would've watched it otherwise and didn't expect I could even get through it, but we did. I guess that's a credit to the several "good" things about TRON: ARES, which are as follows: it has a plot that's sufficiently distinct from the first two TRONs so as not to feel redundant within the series; it generally looks cool and the action sequences are cogent, if not exemplary or anything; the (somewhat understated) Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score works effectively with the action (though would likely be less fun to listen to independently than Daft Punk's score to TRON: LEGACY); there are about half a dozen clever lines of dialogue; Gillian Anderson is in it; and Jeff Bridges does appear eventually, looking like Jor-El and acting like The Dude.
Okay, here are the minor drawbacks of TRON: ARES: msot of the ensemble cast are anonymous jobbers who make little impression; two helmeted fighter pilots during a climactic air-battle under-emote inappropriately and turn out to be voiced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross...
; besides the half-dozen clever lines, the dialogue consists of one cliche after another (courtesy of apparently four or more screenwriters over 15 years); and the famous motorcycle-braking shot from AKIRA that's been recreated in countless action films since 1989 shows up here again, too, of course. None of those transgressions seem all that serious, right? But TRON: ARES does have a fatal flaw - and it's the central character of "Ares".Yep. Jared Leto. I disliked him as "Jordan Catalano" on "My So-Called Life" and still can't stand him today; my wife thought "Jordan Catalano" was the dreamiest possible boyfriend material but now 30+ years on she can't stomach him, either. It clearly isn't just us, either - I've seen myriad reviews and articles and posts even in the past couple of months (not to mention circa SUICIDE SQUAD and MORBIUS) expressing distaste for Leto onscreen and off, as well as lack of comprehension for how he continues to headline movies. (Add "Jared Leto" to the list of major actors Tarantino could beat up on in lieu of Paul Dano.)
As soon as Leto first appears in laconic action hero/cool guy mode, I remarked to Madame that he probably sits at home masturbating furiously to the famous "Paul Allen" scene from AMERICAN PSYCHO, watching it repeatedly and fantasizing that he's playing Patrick Bateman, soliloquizing about the brilliance of Huey Lewis, murdering Christian Bale, and proceeding to have Bale's robust career. That was an extraordinary statement, yet forty-five minutes later Ares/Leto is blankly reciting hyperbolic admiration for Depche Mode's early 80s pop singles.
Then he does it again 30 minutes later. I could tolerate Leto in tiny doses in A. PSYCHO and FIGHT CLUB, and when it's established early on that digital avatar Ares can only exist for twenty-five minutes at a time, I was hoping that the filmmakers sought to minimize the long-term Leto exposure to their viewers. Alas, he finds a workaround and by the end is perpetually loose in the world, looking for a JOHN WICK-style franchise. Hopefully he'll never find it - BALLERINA was considered a flop when it grossed $40m more than it cost, whereas TRON: ARES grossed $80m less than its budget. Also Keanu Reeves (whatever his historical dramatic shortcomings) rides the subway to the set, gives his coats to homeless people, and has cool hair; Jared Leto lives in a former MK-ULTRA compound, is trying to become L. Ron Hubbard, and has a $#!tty mullet. I wish him nothing but failure!
2.5/5
But, y'know, if you like Jared Leto, maybe check it out.
#39
Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by Rev. Powell - January 12, 2026, 09:13:53 AM
What gives you joy?
#40
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by Rev. Powell - January 12, 2026, 09:10:16 AM