Recent Viewings, Part 2

[M.10rda]

Lester, definitely avoid the more recent STRANGERS: CHAPTER ONE, among the worst new movies I've seen the past couple years. Like the STRANGERS you reviewed, it criminally misuses a nice redhead (Madeline Petsch). 90 minutes of nothing-sandwich, then it ends on a "Cont'd" title, and indeed CHAPTER TWO came out last year and CHAPTER THREE is coming in 2026. Naturally I skipped #2 and the Letterboxd reviews acquit me. If you thought the one you just watched was a drag, imagine that story stretched to 3x's the length!

[Dr. Whom]

Ghostbusters (1984)

Way back, when it came out I somehow decided that this wasn't a movie for me so I never saw it. Perhaps the ubiquitous theme song put me off. In the meantime it has become so much a part of pop culture that you're familiar with its main scenes whether you want to or not. So, although it now holds few surprises, it is entertaining.

When did we stop thinking that car crashes were funny and ought to be included in any chaotic scene?

[M.10rda]

Car crashes went over big for Dan Ackroyd in THE BLUES BROTHERS. GHOSTBUSTERS was originally supposed to be a follow-up w/ Belushi in Bill Murray's role. That's possible to imagine but also what is GHOSTBUSTERS w/o Murray???

[lester1/2jr]

I thought that said "car washes". Yeah, what happened to car washes in movies!