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This would be a good Halloween flick and could be in honor of Larry Cohen, RIP.

Hahaha! I’m curious what that experience was like. for the hell of it, I’ll elaborate on my extreme dislike of The Revenant. It was just arthouse torture porn to me. I like Leonardo DiCaprio a lot, but I did not find his performance here remarkable. It was not his fault, he was simply not given much of a character to play. Fun fact: in real life, the person he played was not avenging his son’s murder. He didn’t have one on the expedition. His cohorts just ripped him off and stole his gun. That’s why he wanted revenge. Plus, for a film that tried for gritty realism and utter misery for 2 1/2 hours, It’s believability took a fatal blow when he not only survives the bear attack but a massive fall off a cliff through trees. Fuck this film (but I liked the Tom Hardy parts). As for the films everyone else has mentioned, I am 100% in agreement. The King’s Speech was pretty unmemorable, I walked out of Boyhood because I didn’t relate to it and I didn’t need to hear a teenager’s philosophical musings, and I haven’t watched Forrest Gump since the 90s (and feel like Robert Zemeckis is a technically capable director, but all his films since Who Framed Roger Rabbit have felt ice cold).

Hope your daughter is healing well (obviously). I don’t have any kids but I do work in an elementary school (and have a niece and two nephews) and kids’ Injuries can be traumatic for all involved (again, I’m being captain obvious, but it’s true). As for the movie, I really enjoy it, largely because it functions as a time capsule so successfully and because it’s really fucking funny. I wish the homophobic stuff wasn’t there, but it does accurately reflect that problem with rap music itself, especially during that era. It’s a very 90s movie in that respect, as others have noted. But there are tons of classic quotes and it’s insanely impressive that Rusty Cundieff not only wrote and directed the film, but co-wrote all the songs. I also love the PM Dawn stuff, plus the C&C Music Factory parody, the scene where the agent tries to persuade them to wear paper hats when they can’t find their real ones, and Kurt friggin Loder killing it in a cameo role! i’ll also add that some moments, such as the stand off with the security guard, genuinely made me feel uncomfortable in reflecting how little times have changed (that was one section where my friend who I was watching it with said “I can’t laugh at this”). What was true in 1993 remains true twenty-six years later. Holy fucking shit. i had hoped to add some insight from a director’s commentary—I own the DVD—but I was under the weather this weekend and didn’t get around to watching it. When I do, if there’s anything notable, I’ll post about it. All in all, it’s not flawless but it’s a film that deserves a following, I think.

The Wailing was one of the creepiest horror movies I’ve seen in years. It was super-intense and almost three hours long. It was on Netflix but I’m not sure if it is anymore. I started it alone and then had to stop it and watch it with a friend, that’s how much it creeped me out.

The line that is supposed to provoke chills and makes me laugh every time I hear it: “what happens if Jerry gets mad?”

Let’s go for the Barry Levinson trifecta! Toys, Disclosure and Sphere! It tries to do the head trippy Jacob’s Ladder Thing and fails miserably. Additionally, Dustin Hoffman’s character is a moron who is not remotely plausible as an expert. Plus, wowsers, if there’s an award for the worst, least compelling trailer ever, this one is in the running. It highlights all of the film’s faults. Take a look!

I have to ask...did you guys watch Fateful Findings? It was done in Seattle last week and made for a great show, but I would have to argue that it is no masterpiece. It’s a great attempt at a film —for all the wrong reasons—but I would not qualify it as a “movie” either. Not trying to silence your (probably justifiable—I have not experienced Governor Gabbi, so I can’t compare) rage, just wanted to point out that they still put on a great show, regardless of the film.

Haven’t heard of Kim Ki-Duk. What’s he done? Joon-Ho and Park Chan-wook (The Vengeance Trilogy) are two directors that I try to catch whatever they make (although I have some gaps to fill in with Chan-wook). I also REALLY liked The Wailing but I’m too lazy to look up that director's name right now. Shame on me.

Snowpiercer is the definition of bleak, so it’s not for every taste. Part of the reason I enjoy it so is Bong Joon-Ho and Kelly Masterson (who wrote the equally bleak but very different Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead).gave Captain America a monologue about eating babies. Such a messed up and genuinely shocking scene!

Sorry, theworstbuddhist, don’t mean to be an anal asshole, but the director’s name is Bong Joon-Ho.:) I am very excited for this film because he is one of my favorite current directors and is an expert at cramming several different tones into one film. His films—The Host, Mother (not the Jennifer Lawrence one), Snowpiercer and Okja—all dare to go in different directions than you would expect (and personally, I would take Snowpiercer over any Marvel film, but maybe that just shows what fucked up tastes I have) and a lot of them are available on Netflix and other streaming platforms.

HOLY SHIT, THIS GOT PICKED!!! Bump!!!!!!

WHOOOOO! DISCLOSURE!!!!! I am not the mystery celebrity Paul mentioned, but I did endorse this film! It’s a slow build, but it’s hilarious, utter trash, if you enjoy films where every guy acts like they’re in their tweens! Plus more 90s VR!!!! i think it is still on HBO.

I haven’t watched the movie and still enjoyed the episode. I’m of the opinion that you don’t HAVE to watch every movie they pick. If it’s pure torture for you, I say skip it. I’ve listened to a lot of episodes where I wouldn’t want to watch/couldn’t make it through the movies they’ve picked (ahem/- The Hottie and The Nottie), but those movies that are a slog to get through make the ones that are great (Fateful Findings, The Visitor, 88 Minutes, Cool as Ice)even better by comparison.

Cool. Hope you enjoy it...again!

I’ll only add that people might want to watch this with closed captions on because the jokes fly by so fast. Ok, now I’ll shut the fuck up until next week.

Ok! I just felt bad if I didn’t provide people with a heads up.

What episode did that happen in? I haven’t heard them all but I’ve listened to a lot. I do not remember that and that would be very entertaining to hear.

Those are definitely fair points—I was a writing major in college and am very aware of the issues of expecting a movie to be exactly like the book. It’s simply not possible and shouldn’t be expected because they’re completely different animals. And I did used to have those expectations but have learned how to set them aside. The best book adaptations—I think—stay true to the themes of the book while altering the story to make it more cinematic. L.A. Confidential, Fight Club, The Social Network are examples of books that have successfully adapted (whether you like the films or not, they give you a good idea of what the feel of the books are like, or they take the core ideas of the books and take them Into unique places). For It, since I haven’t read the book in 3 decades, the book didn’t really affect my view of the movie. If anything, the miniseries did. I respect that you really liked the first part and I know plenty of people who did. I’ll stop there because I’ll probably keep repeating my observations over and over. I think it’s simply a matter of different tastes for these films, which I think is great. Perhaps there will be other films we can agree on.

I’ll be honest—I didn’t love the first chapter of It, even though I read the book and the movie made a gazillion dollars. It just WAS NOT SCARY, it was CGI sanitized horror with its balls cut off. It was the type of horror movie I’d recommend for people who don’t like horror and it felt like the Cliff Notes version of the book (particularly in how the involvement of the only character of color was really cut down from the original story). I didn’t hate it but couldn’t get behind its popularity. My lasting impression was a resounding C-C+. Now the conclusion has arrived and I actually thought it was better in some ways and more of the same in others. I enjoyed the nightmarish scenarios It came up with more the second time around. I don’t know if I found them scarier, but they definitely were more creatively bonkers. Also, Bill Hader and James Ransone were great (the rest of the cast is fine but kinda stranded). The movie itself is hit and miss, but I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to until the climax. It just goes on for too long (170 minutes) and the film peters out with a whimper. If you enjoyed the first half I’d still recommend it and the two films combined I’d give a C+. I just wonder if these films would have been better if Cary Juji Fukunaga had gotten his way.

But on the other hand, why should we be able to look past the racial stereotypes in John Hughes’ films to enjoy them (and there are a fair amount of stereotypes in them, and i enjoy them as much as anyone else) and not give films like non-Hollywood films such as this the same leeway in terms of stereotypes? OK, I’m having an argument with myself that no one else is involved in and have talked myself into a corner. Time for bed. G’night!

Alright, last post: I’m halfway through the film. I won’t spoil anything, I think it is an excellent parody that addresses cultural stuff that’s still relevant now. Having said that, there are definite homophobic moments in it. I just want to put this out there as a trigger warning and because I don’t want to be known as the dude who condones this style of humor. It’s a product of its time period and some parts shouldn’t have been there and haven’t aged well. Like hip hop itself—which I am a big fan of—I accept the elements in this film that I don’t like, in order to enjoy the ones that I very much do.

On the other hand, who CANT love a movie where our protagonist excitedly holds up his Dr. Seuss-style hat and exclaims, “Now see? This is some other shit! This is some Horton Hears a Who!-type shit!”

By the way—you’ll know it when you see it— the character enters the movie around the 19 minute mark. It is a painful scene to watch, but if you want to skip it, it ends at 20:25. It is definitely in poor taste. Apologies!

Ooooooooh....just rewatching this now and I think it’s great BUT... i just got to the scene with the flamboyantly gay stereotype. The character is only in a handful of scenes but he is DEFINITELY IN THERE.... Like I said, I think this movie is hilarious, but this is a very 90s element, so wanted to call attention to it. If anyone wants to switch picks because of this, totally down for that. Let me know what you think!

Fucking agreed! Thank you!