Movie Mini-Review Thread - Part III

[greg0205]

Of course, we forgetting pulp fiction, shawshank, green mile, fight club and silence of the lambs. Horror wise the necronomicon the book of the dead, in the mouth of madness, aliens series, fav of mine, event horizon, holds a special place as the best space horror, some really didn't enjoy it, but lately is has become a cult classic.

Favorite Johan Travolta scene ever...

 

[wizardofid]

Cool Hand Luke long done, along with Butch Cassidy, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The Sting, Absence of Malice, The Verdict, The Colour of Money, and my personal favourites, The Road to Perdition and The Hudsucker Proxy.

Towering incoming.

I am a fan of disaster movies, without a doubt is the first movie from that era I can say did a great job. Lately disaster movies have been lackluster, looking at you moonfall.

Another 80's movie you may have missed, worth a watch, is runaway train with jon voight

 

[greg0205]

I am a fan of disaster movies, without a doubt is the first movie from that era I can say did a great job. Lately disaster movies have been lackluster, looking at you moonfall.

Another 80's movie you may have missed, worth a watch, is runaway train with jon voight

Had to look that up...

Jon Voight *and* Eric Roberts?

You're asking for a lot from me there wizard.

 

[L-Dog]

Joe Rogan recommends this movie! I'm going to try it this weekend.

Battlefield Earth (2000) - IMDb

Battlefield Earth: Directed by Roger Christian. With John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates. It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to...

www.imdb.com

"Amazing movie", directed by Oscar winner Roger Christian. I don't want to oversell it but if you haven't seen it you need to watch it this weekend!

 

[Readsalot]

"Amazing movie", directed by Oscar winner Roger Christian. I don't want to oversell it but if you haven't seen it you need to watch it this weekend!

We have found the Master Baiter.

 

[wizardofid]

Had to look that up...

Jon Voight *and* Eric Roberts?

You're asking for a lot from me there wizard.

lol

Trust me, it's a 80's movie...... so all the 80's, cliches that go with it. .it's on youtube

 

[Readsalot]

Cool Hand Luke long done, along with Butch Cassidy, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The Sting, Absence of Malice, The Verdict, The Colour of Money, and my personal favourites, The Road to Perdition and The Hudsucker Proxy.

Towering incoming.

Nobody's Fool is an underrated gem, imho.

Nobody's Fool (1994) - IMDb

Nobody's Fool: Directed by Robert Benton. With Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith. A stubborn man past his prime reflects on his life of strict independence and seeks more from himself.

www.imdb.com

 

[Readsalot]

...And this, Where The Money Is, was Paul Newman's final starring role in a film. Not a classic like so many of his others, but worth a watch.

Where the Money Is (2000) - IMDb

Where the Money Is: Directed by Marek Kanievska. With Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney, Susan Barnes. Old bank robber Henry, paralyzed from a stroke, is moved from a prison hospital to a retirement home, where Carol is a nurse. She doesn't believe he's paralyzed and sees him as a...

www.imdb.com

 

[animal531]

Joe Rogan recommends this movie! I'm going to try it this weekend.

Battlefield Earth (2000) - IMDb

Battlefield Earth: Directed by Roger Christian. With John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates. It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to...

www.imdb.com

Wow, the book is still ok-ish (but far from great)...the movie on the other hand is uh....well, you'll find out.

 

[Werner1975]

Of course, we forgetting pulp fiction, shawshank, green mile, fight club and silence of the lambs. Horror wise the necronomicon the book of the dead, in the mouth of madness, aliens series, fav of mine, event horizon, holds a special place as the best space horror, some really didn't enjoy it, but lately is has become a cult classic.

Great movies listed here. I also love Event Horizon. I will add the Excorcist, Jaws, Indiana Jones and Star Wars

 

[cerebus]

Lightyear (2022) - 5/10. A story that doesn't make sense on any level and is full of pointless time-wasting distractions and drags on far too long, a cast of featureless characters, Chris Evans has no personality, the animation is next-gen. Probably the worst Pixar movie to date.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Lightyear (2022) - 5/10. A story that doesn't make sense on any level and is full of pointless time-wasting distractions and drags on far too long, a cast of featureless characters, Chris Evans has no personality, the animation is next-gen. Probably the worst Pixar movie to date.

And here I thought the LBTQ+ crystal would make you SO happy??


..........runs.

 

[Kieppie]

Lightyear (2022) - 5/10. A story that doesn't make sense on any level and is full of pointless time-wasting distractions and drags on far too long, a cast of featureless characters, Chris Evans has no personality, the animation is next-gen. Probably the worst Pixar movie to date.

So why the 5/10 rating then?
Worst Pixar movie deserves a 2 or 3. You have numbers 0 through 10 for a reason. Use them

 

[cerebus]

So why the 5/10 rating then?
Worst Pixar movie deserves a 2 or 3. You have numbers 0 through 10 for a reason. Use them

The worst Pixar movie is still better than 80% of movies out there.

 

[Guest 290922]

Wow, the book is still ok-ish (but far from great)...the movie on the other hand is uh....well, you'll find out.

I'm 20 minutes in and all I can think is that it's budget wasn't low enough.

 

[Kieppie]

The worst Pixar movie is still better than 80% of movies out there.

I'd say Pixar went downhill after John Lasseter and some others, so the 80% doesn't really hold lately.
Currently they are about on par with the other Disney & Marvel releases, which is to say not very high.

 

[wbot]

Lightyear (2022) - 5/10. A story that doesn't make sense on any level and is full of pointless time-wasting distractions and drags on far too long, a cast of featureless characters, Chris Evans has no personality, the animation is next-gen. Probably the worst Pixar movie to date.

Sad. The trailer looked really cool. They haven't released a great movie in years though.

I haven't seen Lightyear yet btw.

 

[cerebus]

I'd say Pixar went downhill after John Lasseter and some others, so the 80% doesn't really hold lately.
Currently they are about on par with the other Disney & Marvel releases, which is to say not very high.

They still release great films. Soul was very good, Turning Red was also decent. I don't agree with you. But they aren't as consistent as they used to be, no question.

 

[RedViking]

 

[Kieppie]

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