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Rev. Powell · March 20, 2018, 09:15:10 AM

THE HYPOTHESIS OF THE STOLEN PAINTING (1978): The "Collector" takes us through a series of paintings by the fictional painter Tonnerre, recreating them with live actors and interpreting them as he walks through them---but his efforts are frustrated, because one of the paintings was stolen. Raoul Ruiz's reflexive masterpiece is a Surrealist-inspired parody of art criticism, specifically the notion that art can be reduced to "meaning." 4.5/5.

lester1/2jr · March 21, 2018, 09:54:53 AM

this gun for hire - the plot isn't super strong but the dialogue is very good. Veronica Lake is her usual charming self and she pretty much carries it. second tier but very watcheable
4/5

Naked City - stronger plot, and a different sort of format from the usual noir where there drama is turned down a bit to display the life of cops and their office interactions and jokes and so forth. Filming it all in New York City instead of a sound stage was an excellent choice
5/5

this gun for hire is a little more "adult" and in some ways better actually

Rev. Powell · March 22, 2018, 08:57:26 AM

BLIND BEAST (1969): A blind sculptor kidnaps a model and imprisons her in his studio. It plays with Oedipal and sadomasochistic themes but is only psychologically deep by pink movie standards; still, it has moments of great tension and eroticism, and the studio walls lined with body parts in relief create one of the greatest bizarro sets since THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI. 3.5/5.

FatFreddysCat · March 23, 2018, 10:04:35 AM

"Coneheads" (1993)

"CONSUME MASS QUANTITIES!"
Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise their classic "SNL" roles as pointy-skulled aliens Beldar and Prymaat, who find themselves stranded after their spaceship crashes on Earth. Forced to adapt to Earth society, they start a family and settle in the New Jersey suburbs ("We are from France"), until their peaceful existence is threatened by an Immigration agent (Michael "Spinal Tap" McKean) determined to send them back where they came from.

This silly, quotable slapstick sci-fi is one of the better SNL-to-movie translations. Sharp eyed fans will have fun catching the countless cameos by "SNL" stars past & present and other comedy biggies incl. Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Chris Farley, Kevin Nealon, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Phil Hartman, Ellen DeGeneres, Michael "Kramer" Richards, Jason Alexander, and more.

(P.S. as a proud former resident of Beldar & Prymaat's adopted home town of Paramus, New Jersey, I must point out in the interest of accuracy that Paramus High School does not have a swimming pool, therefore PHS has no swim team for daughter "Connie" to join, as shown in this film.)

Rev. Powell · March 23, 2018, 01:26:17 PM

Quote from: FatFreddysCat on March 23, 2018, 10:04:35 AM
"Coneheads" (1993)

"CONSUME MASS QUANTITIES!"
Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise their classic "SNL" roles as pointy-skulled aliens Beldar and Prymaat, who find themselves stranded after their spaceship crashes on Earth. Forced to adapt to Earth society, they start a family and settle in the New Jersey suburbs ("We are from France"), until their peaceful existence is threatened by an Immigration agent (Michael "Spinal Tap" McKean) determined to send them back where they came from.

This silly, quotable slapstick sci-fi is one of the better SNL-to-movie translations. Sharp eyed fans will have fun catching the countless cameos by "SNL" stars past & present and other comedy biggies incl. Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Chris Farley, Kevin Nealon, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Phil Hartman, Ellen DeGeneres, Michael "Kramer" Richards, Jason Alexander, and more.

(P.S. as a proud former resident of Beldar & Prymaat's adopted home town of Paramus, New Jersey, I must point out in the interest of accuracy that Paramus High School does not have a swimming pool, therefore PHS has no swim team for daughter "Connie" to join, as shown in this film.)

I JUST made fun of this movie on my FB page. "Roku is offering me the chance to watch 'The Coneheads' for free. Maybe when the price goes down..." Glad you like it, though.

FatFreddysCat · March 23, 2018, 01:44:10 PM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on March 23, 2018, 01:26:17 PM
I JUST made fun of this movie on my FB page. "Roku is offering me the chance to watch 'The Coneheads' for free. Maybe when the price goes down..." Glad you like it, though.

Haha! Roku Channel is where I watched it. Couldn't resist. I'm a Dan Aykroyd fanboy. :D

316zombie · March 23, 2018, 05:43:06 PM

just watched the scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse. freaking HYSTERICAL, i LOVED it! those are some LIMBER zombies, lol! and i loved the zombie kittehs too!

Rev. Powell · March 24, 2018, 08:53:32 AM

FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND (Rifftrax): Four hot air balloonists crash land on an island inhabited by young ladies in leopard skin bikinis (who may be aliens?), Frankenstein's granddaughter, Cameron Mitchell, and the head of John Carradine. Totally incoherent mess that drew me in because it made less and less sense the more it explained; in fact, I wanted the commentary to stop so I could hear the dialogue better and get the undiluted Jerry Warren goodness. 3.5/5.

lester1/2jr · March 24, 2018, 06:22:08 PM

Frozen (2010) - not the screeching songed Disney cartoon, but a thriller about 3 mediocre actors stuck on a ski lift after hours. frostbite and wolven beasties menace them in their/ our suspended chair. features a cameo from "no one had a phone?" 3.5 /5

lester1/2jr · March 28, 2018, 08:34:01 PM

holy Motors - interesting rev powell type movie about an ugly guy who we see doing different bizarre acting jobs. there are no cameras and the movies they seem to be making range from dramatic to insane. I culd have done without the nude scene but pretty cool and different

3.75 /5

dean · March 29, 2018, 04:52:01 AM

Quote from: lester1/2jr on March 28, 2018, 08:34:01 PM
holy Motors - interesting rev powell type movie about an ugly guy who we see doing different bizarre acting jobs. there are no cameras and the movies they seem to be making range from dramatic to insane. I culd have done without the nude scene but pretty cool and different

3.75 /5

I like that rev powell type movie is becoming a genre here

indianasmith · March 29, 2018, 06:26:59 AM

THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017) I finally saw this over the weekend and liked it quite well. Like all del Toro's movies, it has a fairy tale like quality combined with some pretty strong violent contents - and, unlike most of the other films of his I've seen, this one had a pretty strong sexual element in the woman/fish man romance. Beautifully done, but definitely not for kids! 5/5

Rev. Powell · March 29, 2018, 07:43:39 AM

Quote from: dean on March 29, 2018, 04:52:01 AM
Quote from: lester1/2jr on March 28, 2018, 08:34:01 PM
holy Motors - interesting rev powell type movie about an ugly guy who we see doing different bizarre acting jobs. there are no cameras and the movies they seem to be making range from dramatic to insane. I culd have done without the nude scene but pretty cool and different

3.75 /5

I like that rev powell type movie is becoming a genre here

Funny enough, I didn't like this one as much as other people did.

lester1/2jr · March 29, 2018, 10:53:09 AM

the scene where he walked through the cemetery eating the flowers was good. I lke that they had the scenes be unpredictable instead of just having him going in to liek a comedy or a action movie.

Rev. Powell · March 29, 2018, 01:06:40 PM

Quote from: lester1/2jr on March 29, 2018, 10:53:09 AM
the scene where he walked through the cemetery eating the flowers was good. I lke that they had the scenes be unpredictable instead of just having him going in to liek a comedy or a action movie.

If you like that, look up TOKYO!, where the character (Merde) appears for the first time. I actually liked him better in TOKYO!

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