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[ACamp1900]

Anything by Hallmark.

Cheers and Go Irish!!

The eye candy in many of those actually make them tolerable,… some of my favorite ‘talent’ has started in those over the years,…

 

[GATTACA!]

What is everyone's favorite horror movies? The Conjuring is by far my favorite and one of the only movies that can scare me.

It's hard to beat The Thing.

 

[Irish#1]

It's hard to beat The Thing.

It's a remake of The Thing From Another World (1951). Worth watching of you haven't seen it.

When I was a wee lad, The Classics Werewolf, Dracula and Frankenstein were must sees.

 

[Black Irish]

I saw "No Time to Die" in IMAX last night. I'll go easy on details for the sake of spoilers. It was okay. Not bad, not great. I'll give the filmmakers credit for trying to stretch the boundaries of the Bond formula; some things landed, some didn't. As a 007 fan nothing the film did actively angered me, but there were some eye-rolling moments where the film was trying too hard. The film looked great, terrific locales. The action choreography was uneven with some sequences being pretty sharp and others (gunfights and fistfights primarily) succumbing to that "make everything a shaky cam close up with quick cuts to seem more exciting than it is" formula. The film ties up all of the threads "SPECTRE" laid out but that was part of the film's problem. The filmmakers should have just let some of that stuff go instead of wasting time dealing with it all. Rami Malek was good as the villain. Without delving too deep into details, it's interesting that the film, probably unintentionally, answered back some of the major criticisms about Bond, both the character & film franchise. Suffice it to say that there is a reason why things are the way the are in the 007 universe. Anyway, if you're a Bond fan, it's worth a watch. As far as it's place in the Craig run of movies, I'd put it above "SPECTRE" but below the rest.

 

[calvegas04]

I saw "No Time to Die" in IMAX last night. I'll go easy on details for the sake of spoilers. It was okay. Not bad, not great. I'll give the filmmakers credit for trying to stretch the boundaries of the Bond formula; some things landed, some didn't. As a 007 fan nothing the film did actively angered me, but there were some eye-rolling moments where the film was trying too hard. The film looked great, terrific locales. The action choreography was uneven with some sequences being pretty sharp and others (gunfights and fistfights primarily) succumbing to that "make everything a shaky cam close up with quick cuts to seem more exciting than it is" formula. The film ties up all of the threads "SPECTRE" laid out but that was part of the film's problem. The filmmakers should have just let some of that stuff go instead of wasting time dealing with it all. Rami Malek was good as the villain. Without delving too deep into details, it's interesting that the film, probably unintentionally, answered back some of the major criticisms about Bond, both the character & film franchise. Suffice it to say that there is a reason why things are the way the are in the 007 universe. Anyway, if you're a Bond fan, it's worth a watch. As far as it's place in the Craig run of movies, I'd put it above "SPECTRE" but below the rest.

Below Quantum of solace? Woof not good

 

[GATTACA!]

Below Quantum of solace? Woof not good

Casino Royal is head and shoulders above the rest of the Craig movies IMO. I'd go:

Casino Royal

Skyfall
Spectre

No Time to Die

Quantum of Solace (I can't remember a single thing about this movie.)

NTTD was alright. It suffers a lot from it's need to be connected to the rest of the movies in one big story. It wastes so much time with uninteresting stuff like black chick 007, Lea Seydoux, and tying in Rami Malek's character with Blofeld and Spectre that there isn't enough time for plain fun Bond action. Which is crazy in a 2:45 minute movie.

The small section with Ana de Armas is probably the best segment in any of these movies since Royal. It's too bad it was so short. If that would have been the whole movie it would have absolutely slapped. She's the perfect throwback Bond girl. Charismatic, had great chemistry with Craig, hot, and can kick ass.

 

[jspags10pg]

What is everyone's favorite horror movies? The Conjuring is by far my favorite and one of the only movies that can scare me.

Hereditary

 

[ACamp1900]

What is everyone's favorite horror movies? The Conjuring is by far my favorite and one of the only movies that can scare me.

Halloween 78,… Night of the Living Dead,… Dawn of the Dead

 

[T-Boone]

What is everyone's favorite horror movies? The Conjuring is by far my favorite and one of the only movies that can scare me.

I would say The Thing, Christine,The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street.
I have never seen The Conjuring. Will check it out.

 

[calvegas04]

Hereditary

Was super excited about this movie when it came out but it disappointed me. I know a lot of other like it tho.

The original Paranormal Activity movie was great as well I think

 

[BobbyMac]

What is everyone's favorite horror movies? The Conjuring is by far my favorite and one of the only movies that can scare me.

The Exorcist.

Got goosebumps typing the title.

 

[T-Boone]

There is an Australian horror film called The Babadook that I can't put on my list because I haven't seen it right through but that is because it was too scary. Its the only horror movie I have had to walk away from since I've been an adult.

 

[ACamp1900]

Really?? Interesting, I watched it last year and it seemed like a standard new age horror movie…

 

[ACamp1900]

Everyone is different tho,… 30 Days of Night genuinely shook me, like had me looking over my shoulder at night for a few days,… so you never know

 

[Irish#1]

Casino Royal is head and shoulders above the rest of the Craig movies IMO. I'd go:

Casino Royal

Skyfall
Spectre

No Time to Die

Quantum of Solace (I can't remember a single thing about this movie.)

NTTD was alright. It suffers a lot from it's need to be connected to the rest of the movies in one big story. It wastes so much time with uninteresting stuff like black chick 007, Lea Seydoux, and tying in Rami Malek's character with Blofeld and Spectre that there isn't enough time for plain fun Bond action. Which is crazy in a 2:45 minute movie.

The small section with Ana de Armas is probably the best segment in any of these movies since Royal. It's too bad it was so short. If that would have been the whole movie it would have absolutely slapped. She's the perfect throwback Bond girl. Charismatic, had great chemistry with Craig, hot, and can kick ass.

You Siskel or Ebert? lol

 

[Irish#1]

The Exorcist.

Got goosebumps typing the title.

I think I would classify it more as a thriller type movie than a horror film if you get my drift, but I remember when it came out. One of the most talked about movies of its time. I remember people getting up and leaving because it was so scary. Imagine if this was made with today's special effects. The question still remains, Did he win or did the devil win?

 

[Irish#1]

Just watched Lonely Hearts for the first time. With Gandolfini, Travolta and Hyak, not sure how I missed it when it came out. Set in 1951 and based on a true story of two con artist who turn into killers. Worth watching if you haven't seen it.

 

[Irish#1]

Watched Exposed with Keanu Reeves, Mira Sorvino and Ana de Armas. Really weird movie. Seemed like it was two separate stories that they had a hard time tying together. A lot of wasted scenes. Story never developed. Mira Sorvino is still hot.

 

[Black Irish]

Casino Royal is head and shoulders above the rest of the Craig movies IMO. I'd go:

Casino Royal

Skyfall
Spectre

No Time to Die

Quantum of Solace (I can't remember a single thing about this movie.)

NTTD was alright. It suffers a lot from it's need to be connected to the rest of the movies in one big story. It wastes so much time with uninteresting stuff like black chick 007, Lea Seydoux, and tying in Rami Malek's character with Blofeld and Spectre that there isn't enough time for plain fun Bond action. Which is crazy in a 2:45 minute movie.

The small section with Ana de Armas is probably the best segment in any of these movies since Royal. It's too bad it was so short. If that would have been the whole movie it would have absolutely slapped. She's the perfect throwback Bond girl. Charismatic, had great chemistry with Craig, hot, and can kick ass.

Spot on with the assessment of NTTD. All the stuff from "Spectre" wasn't interesting the first time around; no need to double down on it. I wouldn't have cared at all if they didn't reference Blofeld, Lea Seydoux's character, etc. Female 007 didn't bring anything to the table, either. Also correct about the part in Cuba & Ana de Armas. If the whole movie was that, it would've been far superior.

 

[T-Boone]

Really?? Interesting, I watched it last year and it seemed like a standard new age horror movie…

Maybe I just tuned in for the wrong 5 minutes. That babadook monster really freaked me out.

 

[GATTACA!]

You Siskel or Ebert? lol

Sorry lemme rephrase.

Bond cool. Girl hot. Gun go pew pew. Explosions woaaa.

 

[MacIrish75]

What is everyone's favorite horror movies? The Conjuring is by far my favorite and one of the only movies that can scare me.

The first Paranormal Activity is the most scared and anxious I’ve ever been in a movie. Saw it in the theatre with about ten other fraternity brothers in college and I swear I watched most of the movie through my fingers. I’ll watch every Halloween, Friday the 13th, or It over Paranormal Activity any day and not bat an eye, but Paranormal Activity is about the only time I’ve legit been that heightened watching a movie. That’s my number one.

The Shining always freaked me out when I was a kid, but I really enjoy it, now, especially after reading the novel in high school.

 

[IrishLion]

Just got out of Dune

That’s a resounding “yes” for me. Beautiful, epic in scale, the script and acting backs it up, and it was pretty faithful to the book.

Don’t watch it on HBO Max. Go see it in a theater, preferably Dolby Digital or IMAX… or both, because this movie needs to do numbers so the sequel gets the green light.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Just got out of Dune

That’s a resounding “yes” for me. Beautiful, epic in scale, the script and acting backs it up, and it was pretty faithful to the book.

Don’t watch it on HBO Max. Go see it in a theater, preferably Dolby Digital or IMAX… or both, because this movie needs to do numbers so the sequel gets the green light.

I have to agree. 1000 times better than the 1980's version. Great cinematography and a very well-written script. The acting was good, but I thought the casting was hit or miss. I didn't think anyone was a bad choice, but I wasn't a big fan of a few of the choices. I thought they underused Momoa. Casting Joey Galloway as The Herald of Change was a bold move. Overall, a very well done movie and totally worth seeing.

 

[Rogue219]

I have to agree. 1000 times better than the 1980's version. Great cinematography and a very well-written script. The acting was good, but I thought the casting was hit or miss. I didn't think anyone was a bad choice, but I wasn't a big fan of a few of the choices. I thought they underused Momoa. Casting Joey Galloway as The Herald of Change was a bold move. Overall, a very well done movie and totally worth seeing.

So is, pretty much, everything.

 

[IrishLion]

I have to agree. 1000 times better than the 1980's version. Great cinematography and a very well-written script. The acting was good, but I thought the casting was hit or miss. I didn't think anyone was a bad choice, but I wasn't a big fan of a few of the choices. I thought they underused Momoa. Casting Joey Galloway as The Herald of Change was a bold move. Overall, a very well done movie and totally worth seeing.

I agree with that, but it did kind of match his presence in the book, having a small but important role that occurred mostly off-page. Of course, when you're making a movie and you're changing some things anyway, and you've got a guy like Momoa doing badass shit, you should let him do a bit more badass shit.

Who did you think could have been cast better? No one stood out to me as out of place, though I thought Jessica should've had a more imposing presence. But that was down to the script rather than acting, I think.

Maybe Kynes felt out of place to me, but that was only because I read the book like two weeks ago.

 

[Bishop2b5]

I agree with that, but it did kind of match his presence in the book, having a small but important role that occurred mostly off-page. Of course, when you're making a movie and you're changing some things anyway, and you've got a guy like Momoa doing badass shit, you should let him do a bit more badass shit.

Who did you think could have been cast better? No one stood out to me as out of place, though I thought Jessica should've had a more imposing presence. But that was down to the script rather than acting, I think.

Maybe Kynes felt out of place to me, but that was only because I read the book like two weeks ago.

I didn't think any of the casting was outright bad, but Ferguson as Jessica left a lot to be desired. She was way too mousy and fragile for that part. Jessica is supposed to be a serious presence with a lot of depth and power, and Ferguson is more cute and delicate. Chalamet did a good job acting, but doesn't look anything like how I imagine Paul. I'd have gone in a different direction on a few roles. You know how you watch a movie that's well cast and afterwards you can't imagine anyone else in those roles? I didn't get that here at all. Otherwise though, it's an excellent movie and definitely worth going to see.

 

[GATTACA!]

I liked the movie but didn't love it. I felt they cut out a lot of the political content from before the assassination that was my favorite stuff from the book that really makes you care about the characters. I don't want to get into any spoilers but it just fell a bit flat for me. Like they rushed to get through the best stuff from the book just to get to the part that bored me.

 

[Bishop2b5]

I watched Nobody this week, the Bob Odenkirk action movie from last year. It's good, but not great. Odenkirk is definitely playing against type in this role and does an excellent job. Most of the movie seems serious, but during the final part it gets very campy and has more of a True Lies sort of humor. Definitely a fun movie and worth the watch. Odenkirk impressed me and showed he has more acting chops than I'd previously realized.

 

[ACamp1900]

My wife watched 13 going on 30 with my youngest last night while I was playing video games in the man cave. The rooms are close enough to where I could hear the dance scenes and I had to go watch a couple of them,… while watching the thriller scene it hit me that this movie is now as far from us as it was from the 1980s it was playing off,… dude the Talking Heads were wrong, time is most definitely after us lol