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#31
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Picture of the day, part I...
Last post by Rev. Powell - November 01, 2024, 09:39:47 AM
#32
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - November 01, 2024, 09:38:14 AM
LISA FRANKENSTEIN (2024): A misfit high school senior girl who hangs out at the graveyard finds a new love interest when a freak electrical storm reanimates a handsome bachelor corpse. There's some promise here but it doesn't really come together; it starts out as a parody/homage to 80s teen films of John Hughes and Tim Burton, but stumbles as it transitions to darker shades of black comedy. It is free on Prime. 2.5/5.
#33
Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by bob - November 01, 2024, 09:28:59 AM
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

#34
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by JaredSyn - November 01, 2024, 09:08:47 AM
Quote from: M.10rda on November 01, 2024, 04:24:32 AMI think Spielberg's made at least 10 really good-to-great movies....... it's just his +/- 10 stinkers that I'll take issue with!

FTR I'll take 1941 over MINORITY REPORT aaaaaaany old day.

I'll add his War of the Worlds version to this thread.  I love the book and have read it countless times.  Spielberg's version seemed very half-arsed in its adaptation.  Some obvious nods to the 50's film took me right out of it.  The ridiculous arrival of the aliens in tiny pods that look too small for them.  The whole idea of the tripods being buried for ages.  Far too much focus on TC and his family problems.  The cop out of the tripods having shields.  Unsatisfying set pieces that also focus too much on TC and co.  Spielberg seemed determined to avoid the Independence Day style spectacle to the point where the film is boring and the invasion pushed way into the background.  The tripod design and sounds are the only things I like about it.

Just make a version set in the original period.  Hollywood seem to think that people won't accept that due to our visits to Mars, but i'm sure a large amount would.  Jeff Wayne's musical version has been going for years.  They could've gone for a victorian steam punk look. 
#35
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Thank you to all involved.
Last post by Trevor - November 01, 2024, 09:05:15 AM
Respect to them, one and all. 🙏

Especially the 28 from my part of the world 🙏😊😊😊🙏
#36
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - November 01, 2024, 08:46:53 AM


First new holiday album of the season. Good thing is, it's almost all new material (only one cover). Bad thing is, he stole the title that a heavy metal band should use for their Christmas album.

#37
Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by Rev. Powell - November 01, 2024, 08:42:26 AM
The obvious one would be Conan the Destroyer (1984), but I don't think there's any way to play off "Destroyer."

So instead I'll go with Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011)

#38
Off Topic Discussion / Thank you to all involved.
Last post by Alex - November 01, 2024, 07:53:50 AM
84 years ago the UK woke up and most likely did not know it had one the Battle of Britain. Although this graphic only mentions the aircrew there were thousands more behind them without which the victory would not have been possible. My thanks go out to all of those who willingly fought and especially those who gave up everything they had be it in combat, dying from pneumonia from working insanely long hours in terrible conditions or even those who died traveling to join in the fight but never made it. May your sacrifices always have been worth it.

#39
Off Topic Discussion / Re: The New Happy Birthday Thr...
Last post by Trevor - November 01, 2024, 05:32:36 AM
Happy birthday Allhallowsday 😊😊🎂🍰
#40
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Happy Halloween everyone
Last post by Alex - November 01, 2024, 05:22:07 AM
The estate where we live was absolutely heaving with kids. Even with taking Ash out for somewhere between half an hour to an hour we still gave out somewhere between 100 to 200 packets of sweets before we ran out. Kristi's work which is just a 10-minute walk from our house had asked Ash to come up. As soon as we got out of the married quarters the streets were dead. One of our friends who came over absolutely loved it and wanted to hand out all the sweets to the kids (something we were more than happy to let her do since constantly opening the door gets old).