Recent Viewings, Part 2

[indianasmith]

First Monday of Summer Vacation Double Feature:

CINDERELLA'S CURSE (2024)  A bloody retelling of the classic fairy tale; in this case the wicked stepmother and stepsisters are more wicked than you can possibly imagine, torturing and killing family servants and making poor Cinderella bury the bodies.  But then she digs up a copy of the Necronomicon in the garden while burying the housekeeper, and her undead fairy godmother grants her wish for revenge.  This one deserves an Oscar for "Best Use of a Glass Slipper as a Murder Weapon!"  About all you could ask from any bad movie packed into an hour and twenty minutes of gore and cruelty! 4/5

THE CULT OF HUMPTY DUMPTY (2022)  A horribly boring British horror film about five "troubled teens"  (all in their 30's, at least) sent to a country commune called the Green Cleanse - which is really a front for a bunch of cultists who worship the animated puppet god, Humpty Dumpty.  Bad dialogue, incomprehensible plot, unlikable characters - this one was a real chore to finish!  1/5

[M.10rda]

For me, it was the one where they tried to eat 50 hard boiled eggs like someone apparently did in Cool Hand Luke, which I've never seen. No surprise they just ended up barfing on each other.

I'm a big guy and I will routinely eat six eggs, hard-boiled or scrambled. I could probably eat a whole dozen and be fine. 50 EGGS IS CRAZY!!! 

Lester, do revisit JACKASS 2 - I think that's the best one. I remember being disappointed by 3. The most recent (final?) one only had one great gag, involving Knoxville in old man drag getting blasted off some mattresses up into a ceiling. Even that made me feel bad, though. It's just not funny watching old men be badly injured. Seeing Knoxville try to play a normal role on TV's "Reboot" is terribly uncomfortable. He looks like he's in constant pain just crossing a room...

[Rev. Powell]

WILD ROSE (2018): An impulsive and irresponsible single mother from Glasgow, Scotland dreams of going to Nashville and becoming a country singer. A bit predictable, but Jessie Buckley is amazing in the role---particular the musical numbers (that gal can really sing!) 3.5/5

[Trevor]

For me, it was the one where they tried to eat 50 hard boiled eggs like someone apparently did in Cool Hand Luke, which I've never seen. No surprise they just ended up barfing on each other.

I'm a big guy and I will routinely eat six eggs, hard-boiled or scrambled. I could probably eat a whole dozen and be fine. 50 EGGS IS CRAZY!!! 

Lester, do revisit JACKASS 2 - I think that's the best one. I remember being disappointed by 3. The most recent (final?) one only had one great gag, involving Knoxville in old man drag getting blasted off some mattresses up into a ceiling. Even that made me feel bad, though. It's just not funny watching old men be badly injured. Seeing Knoxville try to play a normal role on TV's "Reboot" is terribly uncomfortable. He looks like he's in constant pain just crossing a room...

Johnny Knoxville and his buddies made my Mom laugh after her husband of 51 years died. I owe them because they made her smile again. 😊😊