Recommend (or don't) a movie thread v2

[habernac]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Watching Rouge One Again....


Forest Whitaker is one of the greatest actors of all time. I love this guy in everything. First movie I saw him in was Blown Away, I recommend that as well.

First one I recall was probably Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Then as a pool hustler in Color of Money.

[Nadal Fan]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

I’d say that actually the worst of Fulci’s films at the time. It’s beloved because of the shark scene. Check out the Gates of Hell trilogy for far better films. The Beyond is the best of the three but city of the living dead and house by the cemetery are both fantastic.

Thanks for the tip, I will try find them!

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Watching Rouge One Again....


Forest Whitaker is one of the greatest actors of all time. I love this guy in everything. First movie I saw him in was Blown Away, I recommend that as well.

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Ghost Dog!


Probably would have been a perfect career, shame about Battlefield Earth.

Originally Posted by direwolf

Loved him in Good Morning Vietnam as well, and countless other roles. Terrific actor.

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

His portrayal of Idi Amin in the Last King of Scotland was great.

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I like him in American Dad and Species.

Originally Posted by habernac

First one I recall was probably Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Then as a pool hustler in Color of Money.

Don't forget Bloodsport!

[8sPOT]

Watched 'King of Staten Island' and I had no expectations but it really was hilairous. Maybe its because I'm a big Bill Burr fan and I loved seeing a raging angry Burr throughout.

Knives Out is another I just saw, thought it was great as well. Daniel Craig as the 'CSI-KFC' character was awesome. Well done, and great cast.

C$ckblockers, I just happened to watch on Netflix, this was funnier than King of Staten Island. There are some really well done comedy scenes in this one.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Don't forget Bloodsport!

Or Crying Game

[Cecil Terwilliger]

The invisible man was terribad. I have no idea how this got good reviews. The invisibility part of the plot is literally the most believable part of this turd. Elizabeth Moss' character may be one of the dumbest people ever put to film.

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

Thanks for the tip, I will try find them!

They’re all on Shudder if you can order it. Think they’re still doing a free 30 day trial with SHUTIN. I should have stock or shout them out in a podcast for how often I suggest that service.

[troutman]

I’m high - Eurovision, new Will Farrell movie on NetFlix. Watch party?

https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/ever...fire-saga.html

[SportsJunky]

Woof. I wouldn’t do it. There must be better choices when your high.

We watched the Beastie Boys (doc?) last night while high. Don’t do it. Not at all what we hoped. Kind of boring.

[AC]

Hell, watch Spirited Away while high. I'm sure that'd be way more enjoyable.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Have you ever seen Scent of a Woman.....on weed?

[DownhillGoat]

I would like to throw in a vote for Mystery Science Theater 3000: the movie

[The Fonz]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

He was the best thing about Forest Gump.

Agreed.

He was also amazing in The Green Mile.

[Wormius]

Dr. Sleep showed up. That was unfortunately pretty boring and uninspired. Using actors to replace Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers was a mistake, they should have just left those characters out.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

Agreed.

He was also amazing in The Green Mile.

I can’t imagine any other actor in Field of Dreams.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Dr. Sleep showed up. That was unfortunately pretty boring and uninspired. Using actors to replace Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers was a mistake, they should have just left those characters out.

Funny, I had the opposite reaction. I thought that movie was very enjoyable throughout and a terrific companion to the original. Ewan McGregor was excellent as the grown up Danny Torrance, and the incredibly detailed recreation of the Overlook Hotel was really impressive.

The look-alike actors were similar enough to the original characters, and their scenes were so brief that it didn't take me out of the story at all. I thought Henry Thomas in particular underplayed the Jack/bartender role and didn't try to mimic Nicholson, which helped. The scene between him and Danny in the ballroom was really well done.

[Locke]

I cant say enough good things about Doctor Sleep.

I thought it was fantastic.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Funny, I had the opposite reaction. I thought that movie was very enjoyable throughout and a terrific companion to the original. Ewan McGregor was excellent as the grown up Danny Torrance, and the incredibly detailed recreation of the Overlook Hotel was really impressive.

The look-alike actors were similar enough to the original characters, and their scenes were so brief that it didn't take me out of the story at all. I thought Henry Thomas in particular underplayed the Jack/bartender role and didn't try to mimic Nicholson, which helped. The scene between him and Danny in the ballroom was really well done.

I found The Shining references to be a bit too over the top, and seemed to be played for fan service rather than moving the story along. Overall it felt a lot more like a Marvel X-Men movie meets Sixth Sense than a sequel to something like The Shining. I do get that it pretty closely based on King's hastily written sequel to it, so I guess my criticism is more to King's writing here than anything else. It just kind of plodded along, predictably and without much sense of danger to the characters.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I found The Shining references to be a bit too over the top, and seemed to be played for fan service rather than moving the story along. Overall it felt a lot more like a Marvel X-Men movie meets Sixth Sense than a sequel to something like The Shining. I do get that it pretty closely based on King's hastily written sequel to it, so I guess my criticism is more to King's writing here than anything else. It just kind of plodded along, predictably and without much sense of danger to the characters.

Was King’s sequel hastily written? I read the book, haven’t seen the movie and didn't think it was one of his better efforts. But he had what 40 years to think of his ideas for a sequel?

[Wormius]

You're right. I am not sure what I was thinking there.