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Cire · « **Reply #13350 on:** February 24, 2025, 10:13:03 PM »

Quote from: Pete on February 24, 2025, 06:54:02 PM

Quote from: bucket on February 24, 2025, 10:02:34 AM
I watched a few okay movies this weekend.

eXistenZ (4/7) - Jude Law and William Dafoe movie that came out in 1999. A little bit of The Matrix and Inception, but worse than both. Original idea and ahead of its time.
Conclave (4/7) - Not my type of movie but entertaining enough to keep my attention. I saw someone describe it as Succession version of the Vatican and that holds up.
The Gorge (4/7) - The trailer led me to believe this was going to be more of a romance/love story but it ended up being more Sci-Fi, which I was happy about. A crappy sci-fi movie but good enough to not feel bad about watching it.

Yes, these were all 4/7. None were great but they weren't bad enough to regret watching.

I think I might watch conclave to get ready for the new poping process.

Conclave was ok the first time I saw it and boring af the second time

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mocat · « **Reply #13351 on:** February 24, 2025, 10:37:29 PM »

Quote from: 'taterblast on January 14, 2025, 08:13:43 PM

Emily the Criminal 5/7 - Aubrey Plaza very good!

I'm giving this a 6/7, idk why it didn't get more love when it came out. Probably in part bc the title is dumb and kind of misleading. It's not a comedy at all. feels more like a Safdie movie but with the stress level dialed down to about 80%. If Uncut Gems is the tallest rollercoaster in the world, Emily is the mamba.

DQ12 · « **Reply #13352 on:** February 25, 2025, 06:58:53 AM »

Is that the one where she’s a kind of a credit card fraudster? I liked it ok. Probably 4 raccoons for me.

mocat · « **Reply #13353 on:** February 25, 2025, 09:01:05 AM »

Quote from: DQ12 on February 25, 2025, 06:58:53 AM

Is that the one where she’s a kind of a credit card fraudster? I liked it ok. Probably 4 raccoons for me.

yep!

mocat · « **Reply #13354 on:** February 26, 2025, 08:34:12 PM »

Just pushed play on Twins (1988), never seen it before. Ama

star seed 7 · « **Reply #13355 on:** February 26, 2025, 08:35:12 PM »

On a scale of 1-7 how plausible is the plot?

mocat · « **Reply #13356 on:** February 26, 2025, 08:43:53 PM »

So far this is amaze 7/7

bucket · « **Reply #13357 on:** February 26, 2025, 09:54:01 PM »

Whose performance is better?

mocat · « **Reply #13358 on:** February 26, 2025, 10:01:56 PM »

Quote from: bucket on February 26, 2025, 09:54:01 PM

Whose performance is better?

It was neck and neck but then Devito busted out a feast your eyes

mocat · « **Reply #13359 on:** February 26, 2025, 10:03:10 PM »

He is proto frank reynolds in this movie. Outrageous this used to be what a PG movie was, we are so soft now

DaBigTrain · « **Reply #13360 on:** February 26, 2025, 10:49:20 PM »

I know the reviews suck but we both enjoyed the new captain America movie when we saw it on Saturday.

Cire · « **Reply #13361 on:** February 27, 2025, 09:22:34 AM »

Twins is fantastic. RIP Kelly Preston

mocat · « **Reply #13362 on:** February 27, 2025, 09:48:04 AM »

It really was fn great. Arnold is not great at acting, but he is great at acting like a benevolent himbo. Maybe the best to ever do it actually

_33 · « **Reply #13363 on:** February 27, 2025, 11:06:59 AM »

RIP Gene Hackman. Thank you for Hoosiers, the greatest sports movie of all time.

Also Crimson Tide is very underrated and is a fantastic movie, just fantastic.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #13364 on:** February 27, 2025, 12:44:02 PM »

Hackman ruled but everyone is gEing about Hoosiers right?

GregKSU1027 · « **Reply #13365 on:** February 27, 2025, 12:54:45 PM »

Quote from: DaBigTrain on February 26, 2025, 10:49:20 PM

I know the reviews suck but we both enjoyed the new captain America movie when we saw it on Saturday.

Same here. I thought it was good!

mocat · « **Reply #13366 on:** February 27, 2025, 01:02:29 PM »

It's hard to overstate how good he is in royal tenenbaums

Cire · « **Reply #13367 on:** February 27, 2025, 03:02:29 PM »

Mississippi Burning
French Connection
Poseidon Adventure
No Way Out
Bat 21
Unforgiven
The Firm

All terrific and very rewatchable.

Never was a fan of Hoosiers, not sure why. My dad loved it, just never was into it.

catastrophe · « **Reply #13368 on:** February 27, 2025, 06:23:11 PM »

Quote from: star seed 7 on February 27, 2025, 12:44:02 PM

Hackman ruled but everyone is gEing about Hoosiers right?

I really liked Hoosiers but did a rewatch a couple years ago and it did not hold up for me.

_33 · « **Reply #13369 on:** February 28, 2025, 09:11:01 AM »

Hoosiers is the most nostalgic movie of all time for me. It was one of the only movies we had on VHS when I was a kid that wasn't Ninja Turtle related. My dad taped it off TV and I can still see 'Hoosiers' written in pen on the label. I watched it all the time. I love everything about it. I own the commemorative DVD and the case looks and feels like a basketball.

If you ever want to know anything about Hoosiers, or talk to me about Hoosiers, or watch Hoosiers, just let me know.

mocat · « **Reply #13370 on:** February 28, 2025, 09:25:09 AM »

i remember thinking hoosiers did a good job depicting the bleakness of 1950s midwestern/rust belt winter

mocat · « **Reply #13371 on:** February 28, 2025, 09:26:23 AM »

Quote from: mocat on February 28, 2025, 09:25:09 AM

i remember thinking hoosiers did a good job depicting the bleakness of 1950s midwestern/rust belt winter

basically if this video was a feature film

https://youtu.be/38PB3sBZxf4?si=hqfJeKJSq3UPgI_k

waks · « **Reply #13372 on:** March 01, 2025, 12:42:37 AM »

Quote from: mocat on February 27, 2025, 09:48:04 AM

It really was fn great. Arnold is not great at acting, but he is great at acting like a benevolent himbo. Maybe the best to ever do it actually

it's mimbo. Do you even Seinfeld bro?

waks · « **Reply #13373 on:** March 01, 2025, 12:48:03 AM »

If anyone is interested in a Gene Hackman deep cut they should watch The Conversation. Calling it a deep cut is kind of funny considering it was nominated for Best Picture but if you aren't a million years old you probably haven't seen it. It might be his best film.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #13374 on:** March 01, 2025, 12:56:57 AM »

The conversation is pretty great