WS Movie Log 2020

[Grimoire Lenin]

Back to the Future Part 2 is still ridiculously good.

BttF might just be the best trilogy in movie history.

 

[Brandon Blaze]

Back to the Future Part 2 is still ridiculously good.

BttF might just be the best trilogy in movie history.

100%.

It’s my all time favorite trilogy. That’s for damn sure

 

[Kairi HoHo]

I've watched some good ones the last few days. I've never watched Hamilton and I was downright impressed of what I was watching. I should of watched it sooner considering I dig Musicals with Grease still being my fav, but damn Hamilton might top it. Gangs of New York I haven't seen in ages still a favorite of mines as I want to dig into Daniel Day Lewis film history outside of just knowing The Last of the Mohicans.

 

[Marty McFourth]

I watched this last night:

It's from the director of movies like Hush and Doctor Sleep. I've always had it recommended to me, and since coming to appreciate Mike Flanagan's films more and Haunting of Hill House it was only a matter of time. The low budget of his first movie definitely shows, but in a way it sort of adds to the general eeriness and atmosphere of the film. It's a classic case of making the most of no budget and a simple concept. The actors are fairly unknown aside from Doug Jones who I recognised, they are definitely some rough performances but quite decent to say it was the main lead's first and only big role. I will say I thought the movie dropped off a bit towards the end, but other than it had me captivated and intrigued.

I'd give it a 6/10. It's worth watching if you like Mike Flanagan's other work to see where he's evolved, but it's not for everyone. It's quite slow in some areas.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

I need to see Doctor Sleep to be honest and I'm mad at myself for not seeing it yet. I remember really enjoying the Trailer why not watch it tonight. I'm on my Disney Original Movies vibe right now though.

 

[Marty McFourth]

I need to see Doctor Sleep to be honest and I'm mad at myself for not seeing it yet. I remember really enjoying the Trailer why not watch it tonight. I'm on my Disney Original Movies vibe right now though.

You should definitely get on that. I really thought he nailed it, it's no easy feat to follow The Shining and produce such a good film. I honestly was surprised by how good that movie turned out, and Ewan McGregor is really good as an adult Danny Torrance. The only gripe I'd maybe give it is the runtime, but it's not too bad. It didn't feel like it dragged to me.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

You should definitely get on that. I really thought he nailed it, it's no easy feat to follow The Shining and produce such a good film. I honestly was surprised by how good that movie turned out, and Ewan McGregor is really good as an adult Danny Torrance. The only gripe I'd maybe give it is the runtime, but it's not too bad. It didn't feel like it dragged to me.

A few days ago I watched Doctor Sleep on your recommendation and I freaking loved it. Abra out here like a Omega Level Mutant for real. Abra's abilities blows away what Danny had ever dreamed up. Lucky she had Dan to guide her going forward because a person powerful like that could legit could of went with Rose and destroyed shit with ease. Rose should of known this girl isn't a rookie when she pushed her out of her mind when she was in the Grocery Store. So when the final battle happens I thought welp she has no shot at all to get Abra. I knew Danny was going to get possessed when he unlocked on those spirits from their Box Coffins. I don't know if I like Danny dying in the Overlook Hotel seeing his Mother towards the end. The events of the Shining shaped him in some ways good and in alot of ways on the negative side, so you would think he would want to go out in a place that has no negative memories for him. Oh well it was to save Abra for now because it would make sense that more of those types of people like Rose and her Cult would want a piece of Abra going forward.

 

[Marty McFourth]

A few days ago I watched Doctor Sleep on your recommendation and I freaking loved it. Abra out here like a Omega Level Mutant for real. Abra's abilities blows away what Danny had ever dreamed up. Lucky she had Dan to guide her going forward because a person powerful like that could legit could of went with Rose and destroyed shit with ease. Rose should of known this girl isn't a rookie when she pushed her out of her mind when she was in the Grocery Store. So when the final battle happens I thought welp she has no shot at all to get Abra. I knew Danny was going to get possessed when he unlocked on those spirits from their Box Coffins. I don't know if I like Danny dying in the Overlook Hotel seeing his Mother towards the end. The events of the Shining shaped him in some ways good and in alot of ways on the negative side, so you would think he would want to go out in a place that has no negative memories for him. Oh well it was to save Abra for now because it would make sense that more of those types of people like Rose and her Cult would want a piece of Abra going forward.

Glad you liked it! It's a really well made film. Kyliegh Curran was really good playing Abra, I think she's got a bright future ahead of her in acting. One of the better young performances I've seen.

 

[Keith]

January
Creature from the Black Lagoon - 8/10
So Long, My Son - 9/10
Once Upon a Time in America - 6/10
1917 - 9/10
The Grudge (2020) - 2/10
Hannah Arendt - 8/10
Little Women (2019) - 6/10
Amanda (2018) - 8/10
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer - 2/10

February
Weathering with You - 8/10
Birds of Prey (2020) - 8/10
Ronin - 5.5/10 (guilty pleasure this one)
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro - 6/10
Lady MacBeth - 8/10
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - 9/10
See No Evil (2006) - 3/10
What's Eating Gilbert Grape - 4/10
The Lighthouse - 9/10

March
The Invisible Man (2020) - 9/10
Suffragette - 7.5/10
The Hunt - 5/10
King Kong (2005) 7.5/10
Lost Girls - 8/10
Room (2015) - 8/10
How to Train Your Dragon - 8/10
Juno - 7.5/10
Star Trek into Darkness - 3/10
Sideways - 9/10
Ghost World - 8/10
A History of Violence - 8/10
Ghost World - 8/10
Monster House - 7.5/10
Castle in the Sky - 7/10
Stronger - 8/10


April
Orphan - 4/10
Heat (1995) 9/10
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - 7.5/10
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers - 7/10
Beyond the Door (1974) 1/10
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie - 7.5/10
Final Destination (2000) - 6.5/10
Selah and the Spades - 7/10
The Wolf Man (1941) - 7.5/10

May
The Children (1980) - 5.5/10
Empire Records - 4/10
Withnail & I - 8/10
The Last Thing He Wanted - 5/10
Only Yesterday (1991) 8.5/10
Fargo - 9/10
Beverly Hills Cop - 8/10
To Catch a Thief - 6/10

June
The Vast of Night - 8/10
Sisters (1972) 8/10
The Bride of Frankenstein - 10/10
Dreamland (2019) - 3/10
Da 5 Bloods - 9/10
Child's Play 3 - 4/10
Red Lights (2012) - 5/10

July
On the Record - 7.5/10
Twister - 8/10
Contact - 9/10
The Old Guard - 7/10
The Ritual (2017) - 8/10
See No Evil 2 - 6.5/10
Se7en - 9/10
Phantom of the Opera (1943) - 5.5/10
Escape from New York - 8/10
Host (2020) - 7/10

August
Booksmart - 9/10
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama - 2/10
The Wizard of Oz - 10/10
The Colossus of new York - 6.5/10
12 Angry Men - 10/10
House on Haunted Hill (1959) - 9/10
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) - 7.5/10
Near Dark - 9/10
Flash Gordon (1980) - 8/10
The Breakfast Club - 8/10
A White, White Day - 9/10
There's No Such Things as Vampires - 3/10
They Live - 8/10
Blind - 6/10
Two Heads Creek - 7/10
Black Panther - 8/10
Aquaslash - 6.5/10
The Swerve (2018) - 8/10

September
The Princess Bride - 9/10
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - 1/10
Tenet - 4/10
300 (2007) - 6.5/10
The Babysitter: Killer Queen - 3/10
Ju-on the Curse (2000) - 6/10
Random Acts of Violence - 6.5/10
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - 7.5/10
Bill & Ted Face the Music - 7.5/10
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - 6.5/10
The Phantom Carriage - 8/10
Bride of Chucky - 8/10
Bombshell - 9/10
Madman - 2/10
Final Destination (2000) - 7/10
Sharknado
Witch's Curse (1962) - 2/10
Verotika (2019)
Rocky III - 7/10
Mary and The Witch's Flower - 7.5/10
Pan's Labyrinth - 10/10

October
Season of the Witch (1973) - 8/10
Final Destination 2 - 4/10
Night of the Living Dead (1968) - 10/10
Scare Me (2020) - 4/10
The Dead Zone (1983) 8/10
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror - 8/10
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 9/10
Open Graves - 2.5/10
Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood - 4/10
Demon Wind - 5.5/10
Phenomena (1985) - 8/10
Candyman (1992) - 9/10
Becky (2020) - 7/10
23 Walks - 6/10
The Silence of the Lambs - 9/10
Sharknado 3: "Oh Hell No!" - 3 Fins out of 5.
Zombie Flesh Eaters - 8/10
Leprechaun - 4/10
Clemency - 8/10
The Truman Show - 10/10.
Leprechaun 2 - 4.5/10
Leprechaun 3 - 5.5/10
The Woman in the Window (1944) 7/10
Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) 8/10
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - 8/10
The Addams Family (1991) - 7.5/10
Carnival of Souls - 9/10
The Addams Family Values - 8/10
Collateral - 8/10
Copycat (1995) - 7/10
Leprechaun Returns - 3/10
The Haunting (1963) - 10/10
Final Destination 3 - 7/10
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers - 3/10
Carrie (1976) - 9/10
Pulp Fiction - 8/10
The Craft Legacy (2020) - 3/10
Hocus Pocus (1993) 8/10
Happy Death Day - 8/10
His House (2020) - 7.5/10
Goosebumps - 6.5/10
The Witch (2015) - 7.5/10
Ginger Snaps - 8/10
The Exorcist (1973) - 10/10

November
The Cooler (2003) - 9/10
Malice (1993) - 6.5/10
Jeepers Creepers (2001) - 8/10
Tremors (1990) - 8/10
Big Business (1988) - 6/10
Adventures in Babysitter (1987) - 7.5/10
Cruel Intentions (1999) - 7.5/10
Ed Wood (1994) - 9/10
Dracula 2000 - 3/10
Toy Story 4 - 7/10
Beyond this Place (1959) - 5/10
The Green Mile - 9/10
The Untouchables (1987) - 8/10

December
Dark Waters (2019) - 6.5/10
Unlikely Angel (1996) - 4.5/10
Get Out (2017) - 10/10
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - 8/10
The Happiest Season - 6.5/10
Back to the Future - 10/10
Santa with Muscles - 3/10 (but its still silly fun!)
Beetle Juice - 8/10
Krampus - 7/10
The Call (2013) - 7/10
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) - 5/10
The Lady in the Van - 8/10
Scrooged (1988) - 10/10
The Great Wall (2017) - 6/10
Lord of the Flies (1962) - 7/10
Edward Scissorhands - 9/10
Scrooge (1970) - 9/10
I'm Your Girl - 7.5/10
Christmas with the Kranks - 3/10
Finding Dory - 7.5/10
Three BillBoards Outside of Ebbing Missouri - 9/10

Also does anyone else have Letterboxd? Here's my account https://letterboxd.com/bookhouseboy80/films/diary/

 

[Marty McFourth]

I finally got around to watching Midsommar.

Had high expectations for it after seeing Hereditary and whilst it isn't quite on the same level as that film, it definitely stands on it's own well. I think the stand-out has obviously got to be Florence Pugh, quite an incredible performance. Everything I've seen from her has been very good. Hard to believe she's only 24, she's going to have a promising career. The movie is definitely not for everyone, and I really don't think there's been a movie like it. Very slow, methodical and unsettling film, I just really enjoyed it. I could see some people hating this film, I don't think it appeals to the general audience as well as Hereditary, you need to be in the mood for it I'd say.

I'd probably give it a 7/10. I agree with how it stands on IMDB right now.

 

[Keith]

@The Fourth Wall Think I would agree that I prefer Hereditary to Midsommar. Agree on Pugh too she's amazing. Very versatile too.

Is Absentia on a streaming service like Prime or Shudder? I've heard of it and would like to check it out. Like Flannagan and was a big fan of Hush and The Haunting of Hill House.

 

[Keith]

My list of film watches for August.

Booksmart - 9/10
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama - 2/10
The Wizard of Oz - 10/10
The Colossus of new York - 6.5/10
12 Angry Men - 10/10
House on Haunted Hill (1959) - 9/10
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) - 7.5/10
Near Dark - 9/10
Flash Gordon (1980) - 8/10
The Breakfast Club - 8/10
A White, White Day - 9/10
There's No Such Things as Vampires - 3/10
They Live - 8/10
Blind - 6/10
Two Heads Creek - 7/10
Black Panther - 8/10
Aquaslash - 6.5/10
The Swerve (2018) - 8/10

 

[Keith]

My finished list for September.

September
The Princess Bride - 9/10
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - 1/10
Tenet - 4/10
300 (2007) - 6.5/10
The Babysitter: Killer Queen - 3/10
Ju-on the Curse (2000) - 6/10
Random Acts of Violence - 6.5/10
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - 7.5/10
Bill & Ted Face the Music - 7.5/10
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - 6.5/10
The Phantom Carriage - 8/10
Bride of Chucky - 8/10
Bombshell - 9/10
Madman - 2/10
Final Destination (2000) - 7/10
Sharknado
Witch's Curse (1962) - 2/10
Verotika (2019)
Rocky III - 7/10
Mary and The Witch's Flower - 7.5/10
Pan's Labyrinth - 10/10

 

[Chris]

No rating for Sharknado?

 

[Keith]

No rating for Sharknado?

I have no idea how to rate it. Besides it would make me a bit of a snob to think of such a film critically