teenalphabro Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 And so we begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenalphabro Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Rise of the Planet of the Apes: That was, surprisingly, really good. Films Watched: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Kubo and the Two Strings: Laika doing one of their most beautiful films yet, and one of their better written original ones too. Definitely worth a watch if you find it. (They could've used some Japanese-American actors in more than bit roles, tbh, but this can't be perfect.) plus, gorgeous cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Time to start 2017!Iron Man: I decided to rewatch some of the Marvel films and, sure enough, here this is on Amazon Prime! It works and reminds me of a simpler time when these films weren't being forced to coexist. I forgot how much of this film is just origin. Still, this things lives or dies off of Robert Downey Jr.'s charisma. It lives, definitely lives.Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: I think this is my first time seeing this since I was a kid. I forgot about the marital distress between Rick Moranis and Wife. It has some great sets and use of perspective shots along with the trick shots. Pretty cool.Films: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenalphabro Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Rogue One: Not the best Star Wars film. However, it's still a really great film, and I really enjoyed watching it. Personally, I'd rank it fourth overall, after New Hope. Films Watched: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Agnation: feature for the festivalFeatures: 1Shorts: 0Documentaries: 0Rewatches: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: I think this is my first time seeing this since I was a kid. I forgot about the marital distress between Rick Moranis and Wife. It has some great sets and use of perspective shots along with the trick shots. Pretty cool. Absolutely killed me. Edited January 5, 2017 by Professor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Don't Breathe: Competent, entertaining fare that went on fifteen minutes past its expiration date, with a squicky twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: I think this is my first time seeing this since I was a kid. I forgot about the marital distress between Rick Moranis and Wife. It has some great sets and use of perspective shots along with the trick shots. Pretty cool. This was the best Fantastic Four movie until The Incredibles. Might still be, too. One day, a double feature might be in order to determine a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: I think this is my first time seeing this since I was a kid. I forgot about the marital distress between Rick Moranis and Wife. It has some great sets and use of perspective shots along with the trick shots. Pretty cool. This was the best Fantastic Four movie until The Incredibles. Might still be, too. One day, a double feature might be in order to determine a winner.It shits all over Ant-Man too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Don't Breathe: Competent, entertaining fare that went on fifteen minutes past its expiration date, with a squicky twistHahaha! "Squicky" is a word for it. I felt that for a movie called "Don't Breathe" there was a lot of desperate panting by people hiding from a blind guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenalphabro Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Star Wars: A New Hope: Mostly used it as background noise, really. And it's Star Wars, you know what to expect at this point. Films Watched: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenalphabro Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 After Earth: Well, that was a piece of shit.Films Watched: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Bridget Jones's Diary: As an American, Renee Zellwegger has a believable enough accent though I'm sure a real British person(s) could correct me on that. As is, it's a fun little movie, only straying into the crappier rom com movie tropes on rare occasions.Hotel Transylvania: Cute, a bit of fun, though a smidgen predictable. Still, if I was 8, I would love this. As 31, it's okay.Films: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Gremlins 2: The New Batch: one of the more successful sequels I can think of. It certainly tops the first film in every way. It's smart, it's cute, it's funny as hell and it DOES NOT GIVE A FUCK. The cast is brilliant. Everyone from Christopher Lee to grandpa Munster to Hulk Hogan. Lovely.Bare Branches/Night Kaleidoscope: features of the festival.Features: 4Shorts: 0Documentaries: 0Rewatches: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Who's Watching Oliver: feature for the festivalFeatures: 5Shorts: 0Documentaries: 0Rewatches: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Captain America: Civil War: I figured, hey, maybe the film would be better the second time. Maybe I could just enjoy it as dunb, stupid action.Nope. Still sucks. Even the airport fight is less inpressive.Ocean's 12: It does everything a sequel to a surprisingly successful film does: Try to duplicate everything that made the original good and fun and miss the actual charm. Also, occasionally treat your audience like idiots and reveal something in the denouement that makes Act 2 and 3 conpletely unnecessary aka The Saw School of Storytelling. The entire Julia Roberts thing is just extra cringe on the cake.Films: 6Best Film So Far: Honey, I Shrunk The KidsWorst Film So Far: Ocean's 12 (but just barely) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The more recent one. It's fun but isn't anything special. Still, it could be a lot worse. The designs on the turtles took some getting used to and there was a bit too much Megan Fox for my tastes.Films: 7Best Film So Far: Honey, I Shrunk The KidsWorst Film So Far: Ocean's 12 (but just barely) Edited January 12, 2017 by dc20willsave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Cold Fried Chicken:feature for the festivalFeatures: 6Shorts: 0Documentaries: 0Rewatches: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenalphabro Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Brazil: That was fucking amazing. Man. Terry Gilliam can make a fuckin film. Films Watched: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Goosebumps: so, several years ago at the World Horror Convention, I was attending the Bram Stoker Awards (the Oscars for horror fiction) when they gave RL Stine a Lifetime Achievement Award for his impact on getting children to read. It was pretty cool but he delivered a video speech saying he was sad he couldn't attend, because he was in production on a Goosebumps movie with Jack Black playing him. Everybody laughed. A couple months later, the film was announced and it was true. I finally saw it tonight and I fucking loved it. Cade and I were laughing and loving the monsters. Jack Black is great. Some of the CGI is a little hinky, but it's not like this is a 200 million dollar movie. Good fun. I wished they made more of these, or even more kids horror movies.Features: 7Shorts: 0Documentaries: 0Rewatches: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Brazil: That was fucking amazing. Man. Terry Gilliam can make a fuckin film. Films Watched: 5Brazil is definitely in my top 10 of all time. Kudos to you my good man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Blood Hunters: feature for the festivalFeatures: 8Shorts: 0Documentaries: 0Rewatches: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Brazil: That was fucking amazing. Man. Terry Gilliam can make a fuckin film. Films Watched: 5Kudos to you my good man!Seconded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Deviant Behavior: feature for the festival.Long Live the King: documentary for the festival.Features: 9Shorts: 0Documentaries: 1Rewatches: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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