Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

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Originally Posted by psycho d

Phenomena (1985). As far as the story goes, this was a mess of a movie. In the realm of unique, this bizarre little flick gets a higher score. As to gross factor, it ends up with a high score. On a bright note, We get to see a young and cute Jennifer Connelly in her third role. Adventurous and quirky, for Argento fans this is a must see. Others might want to steer clear. Personally this was my least favorite Argento flick to date. Late.
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I d say it is my 2nd favorite Argento flick, behind Suspiria. Re-watched it many times and its pretty enjoyable every time.

[The Mothman]

believe it or not, this ewe boll flick actually ISNT terrible. certainly a little disjointed with a few gaping plot holes, but all around a solid flick.

[itsneverover]

Originally Posted by The Mothman

believe it or not, this ewe boll flick actually ISNT terrible. certainly a little disjointed with a few gaping plot holes, but all around a solid flick.

I thought Postal was good.

[The Mothman]

I'm actually watching that right now.

[SamCostello]

The Killer Inside Me - An adaptation of the Jim Thompson noir novel from the 50s, starring Casey Affleck. Brutal and very well executed. Recommended if this kind of genre work is up your alley.

Sam

[The_Return]

Jonah Hex (2010)

Enjoyable. I'm not overly familiar with the source material - never really got in to western comics for some odd reason - but I thought this was pretty fun overall. Expected more from a script from Neveldine and Taylor, and Malkovich phones in what is probably the dullest performance of his career...but as far as B-grade Hollywood action flicks go, I've seen a lot worse.

[itsneverover]

Originally Posted by itsneverover

I thought Postal was good.

If the man would stay away from basically posting game names on his movies & passed them off as something original he'd be a B-Movie hero.

[psycho d]

The Rules of the Game (1939). This hinted at being a mess of a painfully convoluted movie, with many characters and underlying back stories and such, but instead it turned into an orchestra of perfectly portrayed chaos of bourgeois tomfoolery. Seamlessly moving from the laughably absurd to grounded realism, the fluidity of this flick defies the complexity of direction. The acting was sublime, with characters whose actions were so mundanely believable that they almost seemed flat, and perfectly so. The direction was phenomenal, with long takes incorporating multiple scenes, all told with the feeling of voyeurism. The story was a portrayal of a decadent society, where the walls of well-instituted hierarchies are breached, bourgeois and proletariat mingle with inappropriate abandon, the last step before ruin. It is also a beautifully weaved story of infidelity, with an ending whose denouement was a requisite sacrifice for some sort of cosmic repentance. A movie that warrants multiple viewings, this was indeed a classic in every sense of the word. Merci beaucoup.

[siorai]

Hot Tub Time Machine: First off you really can't expect too terribly much from a movie that focuses around a hot tub that also happens to be a time machine. BUT... I've read that John Cusack pretty much wants to forget the very existence of movies he did early on like Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer. Well, I would actually say they're better than HTTM. I guess I should have known what to expect as soon as the dog shit started flying early on in the movie. The humor in this is purely infantile. Way too many dick and cock jokes. I'm not saying that it's not a funny movie because it is, but I really expected something far better from Cusack.

[itsneverover]

Originally Posted by siorai

Hot Tub Time Machine: First off you really can't expect too terribly much from a movie that focuses around a hot tub that also happens to be a time machine. BUT... I've read that John Cusack pretty much wants to forget the very existence of movies he did early on like Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer. Well, I would actually say they're better than HTTM. I guess I should have known what to expect as soon as the dog shit started flying early on in the movie. The humor in this is purely infantile. Way too many dick and cock jokes. I'm not saying that it's not a funny movie because it is, but I really expected something far better from Cusack.

It was a pretty fun movie IMO, It was really predictable that you knew who was going to have a romance. Plus it was supposed to be infantile. As if they were reliving their lives in the 80's along with all the experiences & burden of life now.
Still it was a comedy, can't expect gold!