The New Girl, one of my favorite TV comedies.I added that to my list a few days ago. I like the main actor. He was in Minx too, and some other network show before that I can't be bothered to look up yet.
The New Girl, one of my favorite TV comedies.I added that to my list a few days ago. I like the main actor. He was in Minx too, and some other network show before that I can't be bothered to look up yet.
Ah. I was thinking of Stumptown.
WTF did I just watch. Ari Aster if nothing else has a wild imagination and this is definitely the funniest film of his that I've seen. There are opening moments that I thought were hilarious and Joaquin is certainly committed to the character. Movie is very long and arguably gets even stranger as it reaches the conclusion. Hit up YouTube to see the many different theories as to what people think is exactly happening.
It's interesting how the same movie can make different people feel different things. To me this movie wasn't funny at all, I think it's actually the scariest movie I've seen in 2023. Absolutely terrifying! It took me three sittings to be able to get past the first 40 minutes. I couldn't handle it.
I'd say it's one goddamn fucked up horror picture.
YASSS! So kind and nice movie
Had this in my list for a minute. The young kid does a good job in emulating the Ryan Reynolds style, but Reynolds himself mostly coasted throughout. Really bad villain too.
This thread has been so dead. Letterboxd really ate our lunch.
I had an unplanned Holocaust-themed run recently, seeing The Zone of Interest, Origin, and Mr. Klein in the past week. 5/5, 2.5/5, and 4/5 respectively.
I watched Once Upon A Time in China 1 (1991) for the first time the other day, and was quite disappointed. It's such a highly praised movie, that I feel like I'm going to type a hot take below.
Jet Li is a weird figure for me. I consider myself a diehard HK movie fan, but for some reason some a lot of Li's filmography has mostly skipped me by. I saw Fist of Legend on DVD in the late 90s like everyone else, and when he hit the big time I watched his stuff like Hero, Fearless, Unleashed, etc. But I never considered myself a fan, and I never went back to watch his earlier filmography. Watching this movie I realised why, but more about Li later.
This movie is so bloated and aimless, it was a huge slog to get through it. I'm a history buff so I appreciated the setting and what it was trying to do, but the execution was lacking. There's no simple goal at the heart of the movie, it just keeps meandering along. There's many characters and subplots all jostling for screentime. Yuen Biao is criminally wasted. And weirdly, the action felt weightless and lacking impact. No doubt due to the extensive use of wires, but that's no excuse when plenty of older Wuxia hit hard.
Then there's Jet Li. I finally realised why I'm not a fan (only as an actor! He seems like a great guy). Outside of fight scenes he has no charisma or screen presence whatsoever. He never has. He's a technical wizard, with incredible on-screen fighting ability, but that's all he's got going for him. Of course he's handsome too, which is why he became a leading actor to begin with. But the guy is just so bland, so stoic, that it's ironically a blessing that this movie is so busy with characters and subplots, because it can't rely on him to carry it.
I think in the late 90s and early 00s when everyone was raving about Jet Li, the far superior performer Donnie Yen was tragically underrated. Though things have certainly switched around, with Li in retirement and Donnie now a global superstar.
Probably a hot take, but that's how I feel.
Universal Soldier (1992)
These American soldiers are more American than baseball and apple pie. Two thumbs up!
Universal Solder: The Return (1999)
I can't believe this cheap garbage was released in theaters, but Mr. Kruger is in it, so... two thumbs up!
i would be sure to jump ahead and watch day of reckoning and regeneration, they are easily the best of the series
This was a lot of fun. I expected more of a light hearted comedy but it gets deep!
See more Verhoeven films! Total Recall and Robocop (also lots of political satire here) are his other sci-fi classics. He puts nudity in a lot of his films, especially the non-english ones. See Benedetta and Elle from his recent films.
- Managed to watched it fully because of Helldivers 2 hype.
- For a 1997 film, I am surprised how fun & entertaining the film was in 2024.
- It deserves the cult status.
- Not to mention some gory scenes.
- And surprised with bare breasts & butts in the shower scene.
- Thoroughly enjoyed it.