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Old 04-26-2021, 09:48 PM   #2861
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I think the Mortal Kombat movie was supposed to be a setup for more of them rather than a standalone film.

Was somewhat entertaining, but I think the 1995 one was a lot better, but maybe that's just nostalgia, maybe I need to rewatch it.
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Old 04-26-2021, 10:33 PM   #2862
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Watched the Courier on Sunday night. Thought it was one of the better movies I have seen in a while!! I recommend it.

Also watched the marksman. Mindless fun really. But not great.
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Old 04-27-2021, 12:04 AM   #2863
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Watched "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt', The story of a prosecutor who plants evidence to get a conviction in 17 of his cases and a news reporter who tries to prove it. What happens in between is full of surprises.

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Old 04-29-2021, 02:11 AM   #2864
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I think the Mortal Kombat movie was supposed to be a setup for more of them rather than a standalone film.

Was somewhat entertaining, but I think the 1995 one was a lot better, but maybe that's just nostalgia, maybe I need to rewatch it.
I enjoyed the movie but kept asking where Johnny Cage was? There is your setup for the next movie! I also this Christopher Lambert was the best Raiden! Also probably the only Raiden to speak a line while acting!

After watching the new one I watched the old mortal kombat movie. I had already seen it but it was still not bad. Then I watched 4 minutes of the 1997 version of it! Terrible
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Old 04-29-2021, 07:28 AM   #2865
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Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) on until Sunday . . .

https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/
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Promising Young Woman was excellent.
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Promising Young Woman was excellent.
Agreed, it was one of the better flicks from last year!
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Old 04-30-2021, 12:16 PM   #2868
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I liked Nomadland. It kind of felt like a companion piece to Into The Wild in certain aspects.
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Old 04-30-2021, 10:14 PM   #2869
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Good enough if you crave science fiction.
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Old 05-01-2021, 09:22 PM   #2870
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Just watched the new Dave Grohl documentary What Drives Us, about touring in a van. Pretty fun movie with some great road stories from people like Ringo Starr, Flea, The Edge, Brian Johnson, Annie Clark (St. Vincent), No Doubt, and Ben Harper. As well as punk-rock vets like Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat), Mike Watt (Minutemen), and Kira Roessler (Black Flag). Slash and Duff McKagan from Gn'R also make an appearance.

MacKaye and Duff both credit Canadian band D.O.A. for basically paving the way for the punk/indie-rock touring circuit that developed throughout the 80s and 90s.
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Old 05-02-2021, 04:58 AM   #2871
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Promising Young Woman was excellent.
Excellent film. Although going by what was on the previews, I was expecting it to be a bit...different . Had a good conversation with the wife after about the social issues discussed.

We also had a good talk about how it would have been interesting to see this film in a theatre full of people and observe the audience's reaction to some scenes. Likely there would be an eerie feeling of shame from some of the males in attendance.

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Old 05-02-2021, 08:20 AM   #2872
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Watched Stowaway last night. I like space movies but also have a crush on Anna Kendrick. Movie was no good. A bit predictable and it seemed very slow. Plot didn’t make a lot of sense and wasn’t explained well.
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Old 05-02-2021, 08:57 AM   #2873
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The Mitchells vs the Machines on Netflix is one of the best and funniest animated kids movies I've watched in years. Made by the same people behind the Lego movie and Into the Spiderverse, the animation is all kinds of creative and fun. Highly recommended.
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I loved Golden Arm. Betsy Sodaro is ####ing hilarious.
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Old 05-02-2021, 12:26 PM   #2875
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Mortal Kombat was ok. I didn’t have high expectations for it. The opening was great. There is a Mortal Kombat cartoon called Scorpions Revenge that recently came out. It starts off very similarly. The cartoon is 1000% more gory though. Definitely not for kids. I enjoyed that movie more.
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^ I love that a review of a Mortal Kombat Reboot was reviewed by Captain Reboot. Username checks out.
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Tammy and the T-Rex

Do you like?

1. A very hot pre Wild Things Denise Richards
2. A younger, slower and less furious Paul Walker(RIP)
3. Bernie from Weekend at Bernie's playing someone who is alive
4. Animatronic dinosaurs
5. Extreme gore
6. Special effects that cost hundreds of dollars
7. Bad acting, weird scripts
8. Fights that include scrotum squeezing

If you said yes or no to any or all of the above questions this may be either the worst or the best movie you will ever see.

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Old 05-02-2021, 02:46 PM   #2878
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Watching the gore cut is a must.

It's legitimately great.
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Lord of Unzipping My Fly

Good enough if you crave science fiction.
I found it to be pretty terrible. The trailer was 10x more interesting than the actual movie turned out to be.

As you joked, I feel like the pitch went: "What if it's 'Lord of the Flies'... but in SPACE!?" and everybody threw money into the air to celebrate.

There's basically nothing new added, other than subbing space/alien in for island/monster.
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Old 05-03-2021, 04:06 PM   #2880
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I read an article that said A Clockwork Orange was banned in Alberta from release until 1999. Just curious if people on here remember that, like was it just not allowed in theatres or could you not even own the VHS/DVD before 99? That seems wild to me that a film of that magnitude and importance would be banned here.
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