What was the last movie you watched?

[Deadmanforever97]

I have to say Ben Grimm's Fiancee is a true b*tch for leaving him. Shows she never truly loved him for who he is.

 

[Crash]

 

[Geese]

Jet Li's Fearless (2006) Shangai, 1910. Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li) the Champion of Tianjin has agreed to a 4 vs. 1 contest against the toughest British competitors in jousting, bare knuckle, and finally, against the undefeated Japanese karate master Tanaka. Growing up as a boy, he saw his father's Huo Wushu get defeated in a public arena fight. The other kids teased him. He vowed his family's martial arts discipline Huo Wushu would never be beaten again.

Fearless was not the typical martial arts movie with lots of fighting sequences and thin plot. There was a substantial storyline in this film about the British colonizing China and the Chinese not fighting back against the imperial aggressors because they don't trust each other due to generations of tribalism.

 

[Vampire Quinn]

 

[Grievous 3D]

Brightburn (2019)

Well...someone appears to have made the prequel to Man of Steel &
BvS: Dawn of Justice. I'm kidding of course. Brightburn appears to be
the second film in a possible "cinematic universe" with a reference to
the film "Super" & the "Evil" versions of Aquaman & Wonder Woman
hinted at in a fun credit scene.

The movie itself is incredibly well shot, looks & sounds creepy as hell,
has great pacing & some really striking gore effects.

Also at 90 minutes long its incredibly easy to watch in one sitting...
which I appreciate.

This gets a recommendation from me.

:thumbsup:

Also if you enjoy this film...do check out the Amazon Series The Boys.

 

[Geese]

In the Line of Fire (1993) Secret service agent Josephy McCauley (Clint Eastwood) is still haunted by his failure to save JFK's life. Nowadays he works with a young agent Al to arrest counterfeiters. In the 1990's there is a new threat to the president's life and this assassin knows how to press McCauley's buttons: he calls McCauley leaving threatening messages and knows McCauley failed to save JFK.

Aside from John Malkovich's psychotically intense portrayal as the assassin, In the Line of Fire is a typical Hollywood blockbuster from the 1990's and some of the dialogue was taken from Lethal Weapon. McCauley says, "I'm too old for this shit" which is Roger Murtaugh's famous line. For a secret service agent who's in his late sixties he makes a lot of sexual passes at his much younger colleague Lily Raines (Rene Russo) which, even by 90's standards, would be unacceptable and could lead to disciplinary action.

 

[white crow]

Rewatched both Wolf Creek movies a couple of days ago. Strongly reccomend to everyone who likes slasher genre.

 

[Grievous 3D]

Poltergeist (1982)

In my opinion Poltergeist is one of the most underrated Horror films of all
time & was unfortunately overshadowed by other films in the genre around
the time of its release.

While it is somewhat "dated" it still holds up really well with some impressive
practical effects & a likeable family of characters at its core.

I've always enjoyed this film & it makes a great "Horror Double Bill" with 1982's
The Thing on a movie & pizza night.

:thumbsup:

 

[Geese]

Battle of the Sexes (2017). Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and her women tennis players have a dispute with Jack Kramer (Bill Pullman) over pay disparity for women: Men tennis players are paid $12,000 while women are paid only $1,500. They leave the tennis association and form their own women's tennis league.

Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) is once great tennis player who's already 55-years old. To have more shot at fame, he challenges the top women tennis players to a man vs. woman tennis match to prove that men are the superior sex and women belong in the kitchen. He beats 29-year old Margaret Court with ease and this sets up a heated rivalry and a $100,000 purse against the opponent he has been calling out all along: Billie Jean King.

Emma Stone was spot-on as Billie Jean King: from getting her hair cut at shoulder-length, her thin-rim glasses, not wearing much make-up, and her calm demeanor. Even when she's confronting a rival like Kramer or Margaret Court she never loses her cool.

 

[Geese]

The Children's Hour (1961) Karen Wright (Audrey Hepburn) and her long-time friend Martha Dobie (Shirley MacLaine) run the all girl's Wright-Dobie boarding school. It is a school with rigid academic and high moral standards. A misbehaving Mary (Karen Balkin) has been caught repeatedly lying, blackmailing and, in one funny scene, pretending to have a heart attack! One night, she overhears an argument between Martha and her aunt Lily where Lily accuses of being jealous of Karen's engagement to Dr. Joe Mallory and it's "unnatural" for her to behave this way. Mary wants out of this school and tells her grandmother Amelia Tilford a whopping lie that Karen and Martha are lovers. By early sixties standards, this is the love which is never spoken of and parents, out of concern, pull their daughters out of the school. Wright and Dobie would never recover from this slanderous lie.

Karen Balkin was funny and cunning as the rotten brat Mary. The way her eyes would bulge out when she wanted to tell her grandma the secret. Too bad Balkin didn't do much with her career.

 

[Grievous 3D]

Blade (1998)

So...this film still holds up for the most part...I mean some of the
CGI is pretty bad...but for the most part its still pretty entertaining.

It funny because I remember certain characters having a larger role
in the film...but when re-watching it last night...they were hardly in it.

Still...one particular character did leave a lasting impression on me
& I found I needed to grab some screen caps...for research purposes
of course.

Can I also just say that Wesley Snipes was pretty impressive "back
in the day" & he played the lead role perfectly.

:thumbsup:

 

[Vampire Quinn]

The Hustle:

@Red Rain . Watch this and tell me what u think!

 

[Geese]

Cry In the Night (1956) Harold (Raymond Burr) is a six feet tall, 32-year old man who's still living with his overly protective mother. He's hanging out in Lover's Loop, a spot where teenagers make out to get away from home. He was caught as a peeping Tom by one of men and, in a frightened reaction, he cold-cocks the guy knocking him out and then proceeds to kidnap the man's girlfriend Liz Taggert. Only Liz is not any young girl. She's the daughter of a police captain Dan Bates (Edmond O'Brien). There is a citywide hunt to nab the kidnapper.

Beyond Raymond Burr's performance as the unbalanced, mentally slow man, Cry In the Night is the typical, dime-a-dozen crime dramas which came out during the 1950's.

 

[white crow]

Rewatching “Never Back Down”. Greatest fight-based movie EVUR

 

[Vampire Quinn]

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. I really enjoy the H.P Movies.

Kind of a Fan.
Next up to watch is the last two movies of that franchise.