Recent viewings

[RCMerchant]

Repo Man - I saw this in the past but never fully appreciated  how awesome it is! I'd give it a 4/5 on it's merit but a 5/5 for all the awesome quotables and just the overall concept and feel. It's not quite as good as Return of The Living Dead but I'd put them in alot of the same catagories namely awesome early 80's movies with hollywood type incredbily stupid punks!

(inexplicably really good) Emilio Estevez is a punk/ rebel who accidentally lands in a relatively lucrative career as a repo man, which is at about the same level of popularity of meter maids and IRS agents. I'd imagine even moreso in California where everyone drives. He learns the ropes with a colorful group of characters and oh yeah, there's some kind of alien in the trunk of a car! It's a really inspired sub plot or side plot or whatever. I think Tarantino ripped off the "glowing lid" element for the suitcase in Pulp Fiction but that's something fan boys have probably discussed already so we'll move on.

I've been watching alot of popular classics lately and some of them I mean, I know what they are now but I didn't miss all that much. This one, which I had seen before just didn't remember I am definitely glad I revisited. I had taped of TCM or something 10/16/10!  Finally got around to watching it. I still have Persona, the silent Liv Ullman movie from last July!

4/5 and 5/5

Actually...both REPO MAN and PULP FICTION got the idea of the 'glowing McGuffin" from the classic Mike Hammer film noir KISS ME DEADLY (1954)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HEJC41P7o8&feature=related

[lester1/2jr]

alright that movie looks f**king awesome

[Flick James]

Repo Man - I saw this in the past but never fully appreciated  how awesome it is! I'd give it a 4/5 on it's merit but a 5/5 for all the awesome quotables and just the overall concept and feel. It's not quite as good as Return of The Living Dead but I'd put them in alot of the same catagories namely awesome early 80's movies with hollywood type incredbily stupid punks!

(inexplicably really good) Emilio Estevez is a punk/ rebel who accidentally lands in a relatively lucrative career as a repo man, which is at about the same level of popularity of meter maids and IRS agents. I'd imagine even moreso in California where everyone drives. He learns the ropes with a colorful group of characters and oh yeah, there's some kind of alien in the trunk of a car! It's a really inspired sub plot or side plot or whatever. I think Tarantino ripped off the "glowing lid" element for the suitcase in Pulp Fiction but that's something fan boys have probably discussed already so we'll move on.

I've been watching alot of popular classics lately and some of them I mean, I know what they are now but I didn't miss all that much. This one, which I had seen before just didn't remember I am definitely glad I revisited. I had taped of TCM or something 10/16/10!  Finally got around to watching it. I still have Persona, the silent Liv Ullman movie from last July!

4/5 and 5/5

Repo Man is immensely quotable and I find that since it doesn't have much mainstream recognizability, I can say "let's go do some crimes" and people think I came up with it. Harry Dean Stanton is probably my favorite part of this movie. He's like a walking caricature of several archetypes. His Emiliano Zapata nod (I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees) during the finale scene is one of those moments of the film's humor that is both subtle and over-the-top at the same time. And the movie is loaded with those moments, like "I know a life of crime lead me to this sorry fate, and yet, I blame society, society made what I am." It cracks me up every time I hear it.

Anyway, I give it a 4.5/5 easily.

[JaseSF]

InuYasha: the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2005): An heroic half-demon half-human named InuYasha along with his friends (including a time travelling human girl named Kagome, a monk named Miroku who wields a magical wind tunnel in his hand, the demon slayer Sango and her powerful cat familiar Kirara, a young fox demon named Shippou and an ancient flea demon named Myoga) face arguably his/their stiffest challenge yet in the form of a very powerful demon named Menomaru, son of Hyoga who was previously defeated by InuYasha's father, and his demonic cohorts. If not stopped, Menomaru has the potential to become the most powerful demon ever. Can InuYasha and his friends survive and find some way to stop Menomaru and his plans?

Actually this plays out pretty much like one might expect from this series. There's actually few surprises for those familiar with the show. Yet this probably would serve as a nice introduction to those not so familiar. It delivers pretty much what most fans would expect with lots of action, violent showdowns, and comedic fighting between InuYasha and Kagome, who obviously have romantic feelings for one another (which is actually brought to life and explored quite vividly and at times movingly here). There's some beautiful animation here and I especially liked the scenes set in the snow and those in the forest. I also enjoyed the opening battle with the giant scorpion and the running moth theme connected to Menomaru. The CGI animation however seems somewhat out of place next to the more traditional animation. Overall this is enjoyable enough but some fans will be disappointed there's little new offered here. Nevertheless a good introduction to the series for newcomers. *** out of ***** stars.

[Jack]

Dead Space (1991) - watched this again.  It's the other half of the double bill on the Terror Within DVD.  Another Alien type movie, but with enough cheesy goodness to make it much more entertaining than Terror.  Mark singer (You may remember him from such roles as Dar in the Beastmaster movies) is an intergalactic...macho dude?  Who gets a call from some people at a remote research facility - they've created a monster and need some help.  There's lots of shooting, running about, and of course Mark has to get it on with one of the researchers right in the middle of it all.  The characters in this are actually pretty well developed and sympathetic, and it maintains a modicum of forward momentum with its plot.  Good fun all the way around, especially the big fake monster at the end.  4/5.

[Jack]

Vipers (2008) - Some researchers find that Viper venom is useful in fighting cancer, so of course they go and genetically engineer an even more dangerous Viper - and in a shocking twist - they get loose and invade a small island town.  This wasn't bad.  Pretty SyFy Original type of thing with amusing CGI, but the characters were pretty well drawn and so it wasn't a complete drag to watch.  3.25/5.

[claws]

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Still holds up and makes for an entertaining watch. Great cast and pretty decent f/x. 4.5/5

[Trekkie313]

Sleepaway Camp Yes, the movie with the ending everyone knows about! Shame it didn't live up to my expectations, barely any gore and some horrendous acting by the adults of all people. The source material could have made for an excellent Brian DePalma film. 

[JaseSF]

Kung Phooey! (2003): A young orphan boy named Art Chew (Michael Chow Man-Kin) studies at the temple of Shur-Li. When he's old enough, he's sent on a special quest to retrieve the magical "Ancient Peach", said to posess Fountain of Youth-like qualities from the evil hands of the greedy Helen Hu (Joyce Thi Brew) and her assorted oddball henchmen One Ton, Non Fat and Low Fat. Helping him in his quest are his newfound friends Waymon (Darryl Fong), a Chinese-American who embraces his Americanism, Roy Lee (Colman Domingo), a black man who pretends he's Chinese, Sue Shee (Karena Davis), the love interest of our protagonist and Uncle Wong (Wallace Choy), a self-admitted Chinese stereotype.

This silly parody of Kung Fu films is at times funny but the comedy doesn't always seem to hit the mark. Still there are good, fun moments here and there in between especially if one likes goofy gags but the timing sometimes seems a bit off. It also acts as something of a parody of Asian stereotypes and sometimes works surprisingly well in this regard. Overall while there is some decent fun to be found here and there, the film is seriously limited by its lack of budget in terms of being as good a Kung Fu parody as it might have been and the overall comedic timing often seems a step off. Watchable and sometimes entertaining but far from must see viewing. **1/2 out of ***** stars.

[lester1/2jr]

I tried to watch this movie 9 Queens, about two grifter guys who get involved in a scam involving a stamp with 9 queens on it. I thought I was just tired but I tried to watch it the next day and it was just...the guys were unlikeable and they just keep doing these grifter thintgs to people. an hour into it nothing had really happened.

Now I'm watching Wonder Woman Season 1. Lynda Carter looks great.

[venomx]

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

[Rev. Powell]

WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (1998): A pediatrician dies and goes to paradise, but he's willing to throw away an eternity of bliss to find his wife, who's trapped in a far less pleasant afterlife.  Watch for the amazing special effects which recreate some classic paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and others---especially for the amazing scenes of Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr. walking around in what literally looks like a painting (pastel oils even squish under Williams' feet)---and not for the poorly paced, sappy romantic plot.  3.5/5.    

[retrorussell]

2 tv series: Trailer Park Boys and Arrested Development.

[claws]

Earthquake (1974)

Hollywood is pretty much destroyed after a massive earthquake and we watch a selected group of actors struggling for survival.
Ava Gardner hams it up and delivers unintentional hilarity playing the daughter of Lorne Greene. In real life Gardner was only seven years younger than Greene  
Then you'll get a very young Victoria Principal looking like a white Foxy Brown sporting a fro which didn't even collapse during the quake. The rest is sort of entertaining but beware dull parts. 3.75/5 Cheese

[claws]

The Towering Inferno (1974)

165 minutes of sizzling action and fiery thrills: the worlds tallest skyscraper is in flames.
Classic disaster from the 70s with a great cast and one hell of an ending. 4.5/5