The World War 2 naval drama, "Away All Boats!", starring Jeff Chandler and George Nader. Really, really, really good film.
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Robocop(2014): decent movie, better then I expected.
edited 28th Feb '16 8:32:39 AM by Superjohn
"How can I bring joy when I now know we are bringing misery to thousands of innocent people?"
PAINKILLER
Mutiny on the Bounty (1961)
It was 3 fucking hours long. I think they could've condensed it down much much more. But I will do anything for Marlon Brando (he did a nice job acting, as usual), and Tahiti is a very beautiful place.
Life is hard, that's why no one survives.
belongs to the hurricane
Shame.
It was an interesting film with good performances, but I feel like there wasn't enough of a payoff.
Mad Monster Party?. While the animation's not the best and I thought the story could have used some tweaking, it has its charm. I liked most of the characters, the music was fantastic, and I loved the general aesthetic (I am almost certain the people behind The Nightmare Before Christmas had seen this movie).
edited 1st Mar '16 12:55:28 AM by SkeletalPumpkin
Neighbor
(2009): Torture porn that aims for black comedy and whimsy by having the killer be an evil Manic Pixie Dream Girl. It felt kind of random and unfocused, and thus awkward, with their being only a few standout scenes (like the electrified bathtub gag). It at least looked slick, and had generous amounts of occasionally cringe-inducing splatter.
The last of the great Peter Cushing, OBE and Sir Christopher Lee Dracula films, "The Satanic Rites of Dracula". Cracking stuff and excellent special effects in places.
Wet Hot American Summer. Going with my theme of summer movies/movies set in warm climates. I haven't seen this in years, and it still holds up as pretty funny. One running gag I either didn't pick up on or didn't remember was deliberately incorporating overused Stock Sound Effects - in particular, there's two Wilhelm Screams and a particular glass shattering sound effect that gets used twice, but never for actual breaking glass (the first time is particularly funny because somehow a metal trowel falling onto some dirt makes that sound, slightly before actual impact at that). I might start watching the series soon too.
Edited by IsaacTheRed on Jul 21st 2018 at 2:19:22 PM
The Last Wagon, with Richard Widmark. Not your normal Western film, and all the better for it.
Joyful angel
From Russia with Love and Gamera vs Monster X.
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Dog Soldiers. Pretty good movie that lives up to its Cool Versus Awesome premise. Filled with tension, Black Comedy, Gorn, and a lot of badassery. Too bad the werewolves are pretty unconvincing in some shots.
Worldbuilding is fun, writing is a chore
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Doctor No: overall decent.
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Still one of the best Trek films ever made.
Last night I watched When Marnie Was There. It was one of the best I've seen in a long time; I haven't felt that emotional since Summer Wars. :)
I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecue.
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Zootopia.
Is not worth the oscars this year, but sadly it will win. Fun movie, 4 out of 5, I like it.
To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
Joyful angel
Gamera vs Gaos.
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It is worth winning an Oscar. Best animated film in a while.
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Is not, but at this point, it will win. The oscars are a joke when it comes to animation.
I still wish Beauty And The Beast won the Best Picture award all those years ago. It would have brought an end to that annoying stereotype.
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The Best Worst Psychonaut
I didn't think anyone paid attention to the Oscars. Besides the Oscars committee, I suppose. And the actors. And the directors. And the producers. And certain critics. And those members of the audience who consider them accurate measuring sticks. Okay, so I guess quite a few people do. But my point is, a lot of people realise they're not necessarily accurate measuring sticks, and therefore, a lot of people don't pay attention to them. Myself included. And these people outnumber the few I mentioned earlier. So I should have said that to start with. Doodle-ee-doo.
edited 7th Mar '16 5:43:59 PM by PresidentStalkeyes
"If you think like a child, you will do a child's work."
Yeah, that's a good point. Remember when World of Tomorrow didn't win Best Animated Short Film? I do. I wish I didn't, but I do.
"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"Yes, you're right. But it would be nice if we didn't have the stereotype of "Only ultra-depressing nightmare- and anger-causing horror shows are worthy of the Best Picture Award. Anything else is just a half-assed summer blockbuster."
I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecue.
Joyful angel
The Hobbit, the Desolation of Smaug: a definite improvement over an unexpected journey.
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Dracula: AD 1972, with Sir Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, OBE. In other words, two of the best Star Wars villains (Count Dooku and Grand Moff Tarkin) fighting each other in vampire/slayer action. Classic stuff.