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The [Movies] Thread, not the Moovies thread
TexiKen
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Dammit!That fish really got me!Registered User regular
This is the movies thread, not the equally viewed cow thread here.
This is where we talk about quality Richard Heffer movies and other films, not the bovine heffer and the long running whole vs. 2% milk debate which makes Marvel vs DC look quaint in comparison, with far, far fewer lives lost in the conflict.
It is hard to distinguish between the two because they overlap many, many times throughout the years, often the same weeks.
This is where we talk about quality Richard Heffer movies and other films, not the bovine heffer and the long running whole vs. 2% milk debate which makes Marvel vs DC look quaint in comparison, with far, far fewer lives lost in the conflict.
It is hard to distinguish between the two because they overlap many, many times throughout the years, often the same weeks.
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So to me, it's a short film with a cautionary message about leaving patriarchs on guard duty
It made me feel like shit, it left me upset in a bad way and it doesn't explore its themes very much or very well.
unrecommend.
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I am at the theater 2/3 of the way through.
This movie is a thematic catastrophe. It is delightfully irresponsibly earnest. It is so bad.
i'm still deeply upset by it. I'm not one to say movies are shit or whatever, they might have their audience.... but this movie is just upsetting and bad to think about.
Of note; before Smile they showed a trailer for another obnoxiously awful and probably overall harmful exorcist movie.
edit:
gonna go in more detail.
I liked exactly ONE THING and that's when the masivve smiling entity opens its face and crawls inside the protagonist's mouth.
Normally i'd raise an issue about using your phone while in the theater but this is a movie i should've walked out of within the first 10 minutes, as my gut told me to.
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Oh no, I was getting another drinj when I posted that. There had recently been a Smile, so I knew nothing would happen for another half hour.
There are parts of this that technically worked, including that visual you describe, but the basic messaging of the movie is fucking insanely dated, and absolutely meant to be an insightful look at mental illness.
It’s a genuine train wreck.
I like stuff like:
Gremlins 1 and 2
From Beyond
Society
Coronenberg’s The Fly
Cronenberg in general
Cabin in the Woods
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Void
Poltergeist
Nope
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Slither
The Blob ‘88
Body horror, slime, squick, gore, aliens, ghost, bizarre monsters in general, those are my bag. I like comedy horror, as you can see. Don’t like slasher movies, at least those with mortals as the killer. A dude with a knife, yawn. A monster with a knife, yay!
and now i realize that the one thing that worked in Smile was shamelessly stolen from IT.
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I was made to understand that X would indeed give it to ya.
X was definitely a thing, but it was a thing I like overall.
It was a good monster placed in an otherwise meh film. Some good gnarly body horror scenes, but it was just over an hour and a half and it felt like two. Shame, because the cast was stacked.
I haven't watched it yet myself, but based on everything I've seen/heard out of festivals you should give Deadstream a try. It just debuted a couple of days ago and a lot of folks I trust have loved it. It's sitting at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. The only reason I haven't watched it yet myself is that I do Shudder through Prime Video so that I can watch it on my tv and not just my computer, and it didn't show up on Shudder through Amazon until tonight and it's too late for me to start a movie now. Really looking forward to checking it out in the next day or two.
As far as stuff I have enjoyed on Shudder that fits the bill and is only in order of me scrolling through listings on Shudder: House and House II are pretty good. Night of the Demons. Slaxx. The Stuff. Phenomena. The Gate. Host. Mosquito. The Deadly Spawn. Maniac Cop 2 and 3. Haunt. Psycho Goreman. Spookies. VHS 94. Uncle Sam. Tammy and the T-Rex.
Blood Machines and The Colour From Out Of Space.
They have the entire Subspecies series if you're into jacked up vampires with lots of practical effects.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Honestly the smiling thing comes up remarkably rarely in the movie.
I'd say it's worst sin is using a mental health professional as a protagonist in a movie demonizing mental illness by giving her fake mental illness caused by a spooky ghost.
I'm done talking about Smile, i want to move on. Deeply unpleasant movie i should have walked the fuck out when my gut told me to.
EDIT: I never walked out of a movie but i might have to start now.
This morning i realized it should swap titles with Malignant.
Malignant made me smile the whole runtime, Smile is a malignant cancer of a movie.
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While it isn't really like the kind of movies you listed, if you have a Shudder subscription you really ought to watch 'One Cut Of The Dead', a Japanese one-shot zombie movie. And I'm just going to say this much about it: stick with it. Trust me. And don't forget to let us know what you thought afterwards.
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Seconded.
First tie I watched that film, I turned it off after about 20 mins; I then saw a similar "stick with it, trust me" opinions and went back to watch a second time. I'm glad I did!
You'd probably enjoy Frank Henenlotter's movies: Basket Case, Brain Damage, and Frankenhooker. Completely tasteless, gonzo 80s body horror/comedy. They're all on Shudder.
Some incredible long takes during chaotic riot scenes.
Surprised it's not getting more chatter.
It's really a movie about the horrors
I got good and bad flashbacks, film was great!
Starting with X, which is a distillation of the "aren't these slasher movies barely not porn" and then cranks that whole idea to 11 and is pretty amazing
From there I dive into the valley, Jason X is a terrible looking terribly acted movie, but it's also at least slightly self aware and pretty funny.
We end with Aliens which has the same themes as Jason X just done correctly since James Cameron is a competent filmmaker.
Jason X gets a minor recommendation/thumbs up from me due to the liquid nitrogen and holodeck kills.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Nah, the best is the guy who gets impaled on the enormous drill bit and somebody follows it up with "he's screwed".
Is it the sleeping bags thing?
Not awful but several bad decisions created scenes that didnt work. The opening scenes were trite and unimaginative. The middle was serviceable. The ending fight was a mess as were the ending hooks and stingers.
MWO: Adamski
Yeah, the holodeck scene with the sleeping bags is basically perfect, and nearly lifts the entire movie. Shame it's like 10 seconds of a 90 minute runtime.