GrahamS.

Ok, I just rewatched Clueless for Unspooled and thought it would be fun (I watched it many years ago). But I fucking hated it. As someone who was a teen and twenty-something in the 90s, I thought the film mostly consisted of painfully dated 90s references that weren’t funny. Plus, I didn’t find any of the characters’ ultra upper-class problems compelling in any way because they weren’t really developed as people. I am interested in what they’ll say about it on Monday’s live stream.

I saw Don’t Worry as well. I liked it and thought it was well-made, but I think your observations are on point (it’s been awhile since I’ve seen it). My family read a lot of Callahan’s cartoons so it was interesting to see what his life was like.

@Elektra Boogaloo suggested this about a month ago. Now it’s finally available to rent! Should we choose it or something else? Is Tuesday the best day of the week to have watched the movie by, or is a different day preferable? Cast your votes!

I have no die-hard interest in watching this if no one else does. I’m kinda running out of ideas for a formal group.

Hahahaha! By the way, this is streaming for free on Hoopla, if you have access to the library streaming service.

NO. No. I didn't care for it, and it's all i see whenever i see him in anything now. I'd love to see the notes he got on set though. Mila Kunis deserves better than this, and Charming Taters was charming, as long as i didn't see his ears I listened to the HDTGM episode (#112, I think?) last night while I was trying to fall asleep. Some highlights: Apparently, this was a 600 PAGE script—doing the math, that’s approx. 5 (5!) two-hour long movies, more or less—compressed into one two-hour-Long movie. Jason and Paul (June was absent) backed me on Eddie Redmayne’s performance. They felt like he “got it” in terms of going bonkers, whereas Mila seemed weirdly nonplussed by life-altering revelations. As for Channing, they revealed it was hard for him to speak because the Wachowskis had him wear fake teeth to appear more wolf-like. Plus, the only other Redmayne movie I’ve seen is the first Harry Potter prequel and I wasn’t wowed by that either, so I don’t have much to compare this performance to. honestly, I find “bad” movies hard to get into by myself, PARTICULARLY heavy-CGI ones. When I do watch them, I like my bad movies old-school, because if the movie is giving me uninvolving videogame sequences to watch, I’d rather just turn on my X Box. I really enjoyed about 45+ minutes of this movie on a WTF level (truly, some of the dialogue was hilariously terrible), but then It went into CGI hyper-Drive and alien politics and ended up boring the shit out of me. I haven’t finished Charlie’s Angels yet, and that’s pretty dumb, too—but at least it’s dumb in a fun way. Sure, it feels like a bunch of ads or trailers strung together, but they at least seem like they’re having a good time and that shows in the movie.

“Portaling can be a little rough on the royal bowels.”Actual line of dialogue. Romantic repartee “I love dogs, I’ve always loved dogs.” This movie is a trial even as bad movies go. I’m starting with this halfway through the movie because it’s halfway between boringly inane and Ed Wood level bonkers. I’ll just write comments as I go. The dialogue, plot, character names and characterizations could honestly be better written by elementary school students. so the aliens can brainwash earthlings to forget them. But during that battle in Chicago, they cause SO MUCH damage there’s no way a massive police task force wouldn’t be involved and people would have taken Tons of footage on cellphones/what-have-you. why would Jupiter agree to her creepy cousin’s scheme to sell off her eggs? Did the aliens take over the clinic? How exactly did that whole sequence work? ”Does any part of you want to bite me? Go ahead.” Channings rollerblade skates are hilarious. holy shit there’s a Brazil-esque bureaucratic sequence in this movie. Man this movie makes me doubt every movie the Wachowskis have ever been involved in. They definitely have a human-farming fetish. I think the only film I’ve seen of theirs that hasn’t been a part of the plot is Bound? the costume/creature design team hopefully at least was high while making this. Eddie Redmayne’s delivery is bonkers, but honestly it’s the least of this film’s problems. Like the Star Wars prequels, ALL the performances are stilted. AND based in outer space politics that I don’t give a shit about! How is Channing not dead when shot into space? It’s films like this that make me curse CGI Wow, I’ve just checked the timer and I still have 42 FUCKING MINUTES TO GO! Seriously, fuck this film. ive read about how trippy and wild this film is. No one’s really talked about how boring it is inbetween those moments. I’m about to start fast forwarding. in retrospect, I think Eddie Redmayne gives the only interesting performance in this film. ”buried in several tons of hurricane”??!! i used to rollerblade in the 90s before homophobia killed that activity. They wouldn’t be very handy in a battle situation, particularly against demon things. Just sayin’. So since Jupiter owns the Earth, we can blame her for COVID-19, right? I’m glad HDTGM did Fateful Findings and The Visitor when they came to Seattle.

I started it and my mind was blown in the first 15 minutes. Quite frankly, I’m glad I didn’t watch this in an altered state because I would have been thoroughly confused. i will watch the rest tonight and will be ready to talk about it. I have a thousand comments from the opening already. I don’t know how Netflix Party works, but something like this would be the perfect candidate! thanks for responding! P.S., i also started Charlie’s Angels....that’s bananas as well. My parents live two blocks from me but they like watching movies and shows that are largely higher quality, so I have to fit these other films in when I can.

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. It honestly seemed like he was clapping off-tempo, and I just wanted him to shut up and let the musician play. his musical contributions seemed to be him saying variations on “Let’s rock.” I would put an exclamation point there, but his delivery doesn’t warrant that punctuation.

I’m taking this 1/2 hour at a time, possibly to preserve what little sanity I have left. Observations on the first 1/2 hour: I think I have forgotten the names of the songs either (a) on purpose (b) as a side effect of the terrible lip-syncing (I swear at one point Chuck Berry’s Mouth DID NOT MOVE while he was singing. An astonishing feat)! Will what’s-her-name get the prom dress? I’m torn—don’t want spoilers but cant stand the suspense. Will she stay on-budget? I liked the reaction shots to the TV. The dad REALLY got into it, then went back to the paper. I don’t like speaking badly about children but that musical number with the girl was fucking awful. it seems EVERY musical number was performed over the director screaming, “Less movement, goddamnit! Stay locked in place!” Lingering question: So was this film’s sole existence to promote a TV show? I don’t think I’ve spent so long in a movie watching TV.

I will post my thoughts about Unforgettable later, because honestly, I’m still slogging my way through re-watching it. It is bonkers, but ugh. i am trying to make this more interactive, so this week I’ve chosen Netflix as the streaming service and made a list of suggestions for viewing. People can (hopefully) find something to vote for on the list or add their own suggestions. I don’t care if the movie is “good” or “bad,” just looking for something fun to watch. Based on the number of responses (If there are responses) and/or votes, I’ll announce the official movie of the week by midday Friday. We can plan on having watched the movie by Tuesday (?). Again, open to suggestions on the date. Here’s my list. Some of these films are good, some are junk that is fun to poke fun at, some have been covered on HDTGM. This list is in no way comprehensive. if I was to make an official, “serious” pick, it would be The Wicker Man (original 70s version). That film is a trip. If you liked Midsommar, this film is worth checking out. Here’s the rest: 2012 Bad Boys spider Man 3(HDTGM episode) Goldeneye Indiana Jones and the Kingdom the Crystal Skull Bad Boys 2 Wild Wild West (HDTGM episode) Ghostrider Popeye Jupiter Ascending(I believe this is an HDTGM episode) Tomorrow Never Dies Tremors Free Fire Charlie’s Angels Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle John Carter Godzilla (HDTGM episode) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (OR The Life of Brian)

Ok, our list thus far (meaning that people other than me have mentioned these choices); Charlie’s Angels 1 and/or 2 The Craft Jupiter Ascending John Carter Monty Python and the Holy Grail Tremors The Wicker Man Like I said, I’m happy to watch more than one movie, but we should find at LEAST one that appeals to all of us. So far, that MIGHT be Jupiter Ascending (but I’m also happy to watch John Carter and/or Tremors in addition to that). I’m going to say the official deadline for adding choices/voting is tomorrow, April 3rd by 6 PM, PST (that sounds official)! if you want to add more choices after that point, great, but consider saving them for the following week.

I haven’t seen Jupiter Ascending, so are your opening references to that? Haven’t seen Charlie’s Angels either, or the Craft (which is on Netflix as well) . we can pick more than one movie. We can have runners-up. I just want to have one that everyone has watched by next Tuesday. how about everyone (who wants to) make two suggestions and then we choose from those? This quarantine doesn’t seem to be going anywhere so I’m planning on keeping this theme going. If no one votes for anything else/makes definite picks, I’ll choose a couple for Tuesday in order for structure, but I don’t NEED to choose them every week. For this week, here are my votes: The 1970s The Wicker Man and The Craft. Both on Netflix. But if people want to swap those out, great!

Holy fucking shit. I totally forgot that this movie was THIS violent and THIS insane. I legitimately feel bad if anyone who watches this gets triggered—on the other hand it’s like if you crossed Flatliners with Dead Again, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, Requiem for a Dream, A Christopher Nolan movie, General Hospital and Children’s Hospital. NO ONE IN THIS MOVIE RESEMBLES A RATIONAL HUMAN BEING. And it’s all so professionally acted—no one is phoning it in—that it’s truly bizarre. i have to include this review by Roger Ebert (rest in peace). UNFORGETTABLE | Roger Ebert February 23, 1996 In the annals of cinematic goofiness, "Unforgettable" deserves a place of honor. This is one of the most convoluted, preposterous movies I've seen - a thriller crossed with lots of Mad Scientist stuff, plus wild chases, a shoot-out in a church, a woman taped to a chair in a burning room, an exploding university building, adultery, a massacre in a drugstore, gruesome autopsy scenes and even a moment when a character's life flashes before her eyes, which was more or less what was happening to me by the end of the film. What went wrong? The movie has been directed by John Dahl, a master of noir, whose "Red Rock West" and "The Last Seduction" were terrific movies. "Seduction" starred Linda Fiorentino, who is back this time. Her co-star is Ray Liotta, from "GoodFellas." The supporting cast includes the invaluable Peter Coyote and David Paymer. It's a package with quality written all over it. But what a mess this movie is. The premise: Liotta is a Seattle medical examiner, working with the police. Everyone in town believes he murdered his wife, but he got off on tainted evidence. "Wear a crash helmet if you go out with him," a woman advises Fiorentino. She is a university researcher whose experiments with rats indicate that the brain stores its memories in a spinal fluid that, if transferred to another rat, gives that rat the first rat's memories - but only when there's a strong stimulus to trigger them. A cat, for example, to chase it through a maze. Liotta hears Fiorentino explaining her theory, and sees a way to clear his name and discover his wife's murderer. He will inject himself with his dead wife's brain fluid, mixed with Fiorentino's secret elixir, while he's in the room where his wife was murdered. The stimulus will kick in, and he'll witness her murder through her memories. How does he obtain her brain fluid? Well, luckily, it's stored in a clear vial in the evidence room of the police department, so he can simply steal it. Good thing this stuff has a long shelf life, eh? And so Liotta is off on his quest. Soon he's joined by Fiorentino, who warns him that 30 percent of the rats in her experiments have died of heart attacks. No problem: He takes a nitroglycerin pill, to reduce his risk of a heart attack, right before injecting himself. The plot careens through an endless series of astonishing developments. Fans of those old horror films of the 1930s will remember that all a Mad Scientist has to do is inject himself with a miraculous substance, and it works perfectly, almost every time. That's what happens here. Liotta drains brain fluid from corpses. From comatose cops. From a victim of the drugstore massacre (she was an art student, so he learns he can draw - and sketches her murderer). And the fluids kick in right on time. It's never really explained how he deals with four or five conflicting sets of memories, all sloshing around in his brain. No matter. His mental life resembles a human channel-changer. All he needs is a stimulus, and whoosh! - he has a flashback. Sometimes he thinks he is a killer, and repeats old crimes. Meanwhile, the list of suspects grows shorter because, as we all know, the secret killer has to be someone in the movie, and there are only so many possibilities. Fiorentino played one of the most forcible women in recent movies in "The Last Seduction." As her punishment, she now plays one of the least. Get this: The movie's device for keeping her in the picture is that because Liotta may have a heart attack, she'll follow him around to be sure he's OK. That puts her on the scene for a series of amazing revelations, and gives us someone to explain the ending, which functions without any question as the single least appropriate intro in history for Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable." The actors play this material perfectly straight, as if they thought this was a serious movie, or even a good one. That makes it all the more agonizing. At least in the old horror films, the actors knew how marginal the material was, and worked a little irony into their performances. Here everybody acts as if they're in something deep, like a Bergman film, or "Chicago Hope." I have nothing in principle against goofy films. Hey, I'm the guy who liked "Congo." But "Unforgettable" is truly strange - a movie that begins with an absurd premise, and follows it doggedly through a plot so labyrinthine that at the end I found myself thinking back to Fiorentino's experiment. The first rat couldn't find its way through the maze, and was cornered by the cat. The second rat, after an injection of brain fluid, zipped through the maze. Trying to find my way through this plot, I felt like the first rat.

This is not the Rosario Dawson/Kathryn Heigl thriller HDTGM did this past summer. This is the delightfully, insanely convoluted sci-fi noir that Ray Liotta and Linda Fiorentino did in 1996. I’’ve decided to make one movie suggestion per week and this is it! I’ve recommended it for HDTGM before and now it’s streaming on Hulu and well worth the price of subscription (honestly, I think Hulu has more interesting shows and movies than Netflix). I won’t try to summarize the plot. I’ll just link to the trailer. I will say it features Ray Liotta shooting up dead peoples’ memories like heroin. Here’s the preview: I’m hoping people will join me in watching and add their opinions. I’ll make another movie suggestion next Tuesday and am happy to have other people participate as well. Just wanted to try to get this thing rolling!

You guys, my waking thoughts this morning were about Dr. Giggles, a slasher film from the early 90s starring the dude from L.A. Law (he was also the bad guy in Darkman). I have a weirdly burning desire to watch it battling with a more rational desire not to. I have not seen or thought about this movie in almost 30 years (since it played on HBO nonstop when I was a teenager). I think I’ve officially become mentally unglued.

Just bumping this because I’m planning on talking about this tomorrow. Hopefully I’m not the only one who will have watched it, because it’s fucking Looney Tunes (except there’s no basketball. Or cartoon characters).

I mean, that’s how I shoot arrows in public. It’s natural selection, man. You got a problem with that?

I won’t lie: I like that. Fuck easily pinned-down accents!!!

Further information about my playlist—it started as a playlist for my brother’s 40th birthday (that’s why there are so many songs from 1979 if you look at the playlist in chronological order. It kind of plays as the greatest hits/songs we liked throughout the decades as well). Then—during the past few months, I just decided to pour my entire album collection into it. I’m glad I did it because it has helped me get through the quarantine. Since I started adding entire albums after awhile—and didn’t bother editing out the tracks I didn’t like because I’m lazy—there’s definitely skippable stuff here but on the other hand, if there are artists you like, you will find entire albums instead of singles, usually. I recommend listening to it on random, but it’s kinda a choose-your-own-adventure playlist so have fun!

“YEAH! Magnets, bitch!”—Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad (a quote I’ve always wanted to use! And this film would have been so much more awesome if Matt Damon had said it in his multi-flagged accent!) Honestly, I cant believe that line wasn’t referenced during the show. As for the movie, I saw the preview for this before it came out in the theater, so unfortunately the space dogs reveal was ruined. Although my reaction to the preview—when I saw the space dogs—was still “what the fuck?” On a positive note, I will say I liked the use of color in the film, except for the building in the finale (was it a temple??) that was SO rainbow-colored that it looked like My Little Pony threw up in Rainbow Brite’s house. I think I know why the army wasn’t using it’s gun powder all the time: the public must have been huffing it if they had to spend time in places like this. The army sold the gun powder to the public to make a profit so they could pay for their drum troupe (which were awesome, but were they PRACTICAL in a battle against space dogs?). Speaking of that black powder, wasn’t there a sequence where they shot a bomb right next to Matt Damon to save him from the Tao Tai? Wasn’t he so close to the blast that he should have been dead but miraculously survived? Just checking. The CGI was laughably terrible at several points. During most of the battle scenes, I laughed out loud at how generic it was. Unlike Jason, I felt like I was watching this movie on fast forward. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film set up SO MANY conflicts just to blow past them a couple of minutes later!!!! This happened too often to mentally keep track of each time, but it seemed every scene was a set up to a conflict that was resolved by the next scene—or even occasionally in the same scene! One example is how Matt Damon is about to be executed for stealing the black powder, then a couple of minutes later he’s back in action. Perhaps because of the aliens, This film REALLY reminded me of Live. Die. Repeat. (AKA The Edge of Tomorrow). I would have loved it if Matt Damon had been stuck in a time loop and every time he reset, he had a different accent.

Sweet!

Ok, Omaxem just sent me some advice on how to post the playlist. Let’s see if this works! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1t91V560Ew3w9kBhhRU0hd?si=ikwXwN4ISkCRUF4y9vRVlA

Taking it day by day. My dad may/may not be sick but he seems to gradually improving from where he was last week, which is good. I’m Watching plenty of movie/tv, playing videogames, listening to podcasts/music. should be reading more but don’t seem to have the attention span for it right now.I’m working into it. Honestly, I’m not a die-hard stoner, but I’ve smoked up a fair amount.

I’ve never been able to successfully post anything on here from my Spotify playlists. I don’t know if it’s not allowed, or if there’s some technique I don’t know about, or what. Having said that , I do have a playlist on Spotify that has the entire collection of music I like from the sixties through now. It’s not a mix, it’s a collection that you can make into mix if you play it on random. There’s over 300 hours of 5,000+ songs, from classic to new funk, pop, hip hop, r&b, folk, grunge, etc. I didn’t censor stuff that I like, so there may be material—like Fleet Foxes—that people might find horribly offensive. Just skip over it and there are songs from other perspectives—like Eminem—to balance it out. The playlist is called the big 40 by justanotherwriter—us (that’s me)! Check it out if you want!