Recommend (or don't) a movie thread v2

[Sr. Mints]

Haha, we're all a bunch of psychopaths.

The scene in Hannibal when the titular character has Ray Liotta over for dinner had me bursting into laughter.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

Haha, we're all a bunch of psychopaths.

The scene in Hannibal when the titular character has Ray Liotta over for dinner had me bursting into laughter.

Oh like....

Spoiler!

When he cuts the top of his head off? That was great!

[Nadal Fan]

I watched The Monkey on the weekend and I was really disappointed. I loved Longlegs so I was excited for this one but it just fell completely flat for me. It's biggest crime for me was just how silly the whole thing was. Every character is so random and no one acts like any human would.

[AC]

That's too bad, I really liked it.

But I went in knowing it was a slapstick horror-comedy of sorts so that's what I was expecting.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

The Monkey is great because of its dark humorous tone. If you didn't sign up for that I can see why you wouldn't be into it but I enjoyed that about it.

The funeral scenes and the ice cream monologue were gold.

Some creative death scenes too.

Narratively it did lose a bit of steam near the end.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

I watched a great war time film the 49th Parallel. During the early days of WW2 a German boat is sunk in the Hudson Bay and a small group of German soldiers trying to avoid capture in hostile Canada try to sneak into the then still neutral USA. The film takes place all across Canada including a crucial scene in Banff national park and Banff Springs Hotel (I think). The film also has Laurence Olivier playing a French Canadian fur trader with the thickest French Canadian accent ever. It's a fantastic film, and was made by Powell and Pressburger to try convince America to enter the war. If you want to see a film with Canadians fighting nazis across Canada this is the film to see.

Love these old WWII movies and this one's a classic. it's also Free on Plex.tv

[Nadal Fan]

I watched Logan's Run, another excellent pre Star Wars 70s sci Fi film. In the future everyone lives an idealistic hedonistic life, with the catch that once you turn 30 you get killed in a ritual called carousel. There are some people who try escape and are called runners. It's a super strange movie, but it has that 70s grit to it. This movie also won the Oscar for best special effects and Ross from Friends called it the sexiest movie ever before trying to make out with his cousin

[Fuzz]

Pairs well with The Running Man. That's a fun movie.

[Nadal Fan]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Pairs well with The Running Man. That's a fun movie.

Edgar Wright is remaking it with Glenn Powell. I really like Wright so I actually have high hopes for it

[ResAlien]

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (stupid name) was god awful. Nonsensical plot, foolish motivations, easily forgettable characters, zero style. It's like they decided to make a film that removed everything that was great in the first one. You can't even hate watch it as it's two plus hours of boredom and waste.

[aaronck]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (stupid name) was god awful. Nonsensical plot, foolish motivations, easily forgettable characters, zero style. It's like they decided to make a film that removed everything that was great in the first one. You can't even hate watch it as it's two plus hours of boredom and waste.

Agreed- first one was much better

[Cali Panthers Fan]

There was a first one?

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

I watched Logan's Run, another excellent pre Star Wars 70s sci Fi film. In the future everyone lives an idealistic hedonistic life, with the catch that once you turn 30 you get killed in a ritual called carousel. There are some people who try escape and are called runners. It's a super strange movie, but it has that 70s grit to it. This movie also won the Oscar for best special effects and Ross from Friends called it the sexiest movie ever before trying to make out with his cousin

To be fair, it is pretty sexy...

Spoiler!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

There was a first one?

No, they just labeled it that way to confuse people.

"Well if they made another one then it must be good!"

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Locke

No, they just labeled it that way to confuse people.

"Well if they made another one then it must be good!"

Worked with Star Wars 4, 5 and 6!

[Puppet Guy]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

I watched Logan's Run, another excellent pre Star Wars 70s sci Fi film. In the future everyone lives an idealistic hedonistic life, with the catch that once you turn 30 you get killed in a ritual called carousel. There are some people who try escape and are called runners. It's a super strange movie, but it has that 70s grit to it. This movie also won the Oscar for best special effects and Ross from Friends called it the sexiest movie ever before trying to make out with his cousin

The '70s did sci-fi dystopia really well. Silent Running and THX-1138 haven't been mentioned yet, but are both worth the watch.

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

I watched a great war time film the 49th Parallel. During the early days of WW2 a German boat is sunk in the Hudson Bay and a small group of German soldiers trying to avoid capture in hostile Canada try to sneak into the then still neutral USA. The film takes place all across Canada including a crucial scene in Banff national park and Banff Springs Hotel (I think). The film also has Laurence Olivier playing a French Canadian fur trader with the thickest French Canadian accent ever. It's a fantastic film, and was made by Powell and Pressburger to try convince America to enter the war. If you want to see a film with Canadians fighting nazis across Canada this is the film to see.

This was free on Youtube, so i had it on in the background while doing some work over the weekend.

It's interesting given the timing of the films creation (1941, i believe) that it is part movie, part propaganda piece.

The film essentially runs into 4 different Canadian groups, each of whom are picked due to their supposed/perceived/feared lack of support for the war effort:

- French Canadians
- First Nations
- Hutterites
- left-leaning artists/liberals

Each group was met with a spiel by a german officer about the benefits of Nazi-ism / pan-germanism, which is ultimately shut down by a member of those groups.

a subtle (at the time) way of uniting the country.

[Sliver]

Haven't been to many movies in the past several months. Had a realization:

So I went on Ozempic, lost 30 pounds, got off Ozempic and now I'm sitting pretty where I want to be.

Turns out I didn't enjoy going to movies so much as I enjoyed going for popcorn, and I'd catch a movie while I was munching. Once I didn't crave the popcorn, I couldn't be bothered with movies.

/coolstorybro

[jroc]

Recommend (or don't) Ozempic?

[SutterBrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Haven't been to many movies in the past several months. Had a realization:

So I went on Ozempic, lost 30 pounds, got off Ozempic and now I'm sitting pretty where I want to be.

Turns out I didn't enjoy going to movies so much as I enjoyed going for popcorn, and I'd catch a movie while I was munching. Once I didn't crave the popcorn, I couldn't be bothered with movies.

/coolstorybro

So no movie recommendation then?