Rate The Last Movie You Saw.

[Starkraven7]

I watched Blackkklansman last night. I'm pretty sure I've missed most of the other Spike Lee movies so this was my first real experience and I'd give it 7/10 for me. After I got past the cringey feeling of hearing racial and ethnic slurs thrown around freely as story development, I found myself rooting for the main characters and nervously biting my nails wondering if they'd come out ok. The real KKK footage added at the end sort of threw me but I'm pretty sure that was the point. I grew up near Janesville, WI in the early 90's where it made national news when Geraldo was hit in the face by the KKK during an interview. It amazes me that we are still seeing this kind of crazy, shitty behavior even now. I enjoyed this movie and thought it might be worth suggesting it to others.

[Mattrick]

I'm thinking I'll be doing a double feature on Sunday of Midsommar and the latest in Ghibli Fest, Whisper of the Heart

[St. Troy]

I recently saw Extract, a 2009 Mike Judge film starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, and Kristen Wiig, with fun smaller roles filled by David Koechner (Jesus, is his character irritating) and Gene Simmons, and another small role not as funly filled by Ben Affleck (I like Affleck; I just don't think he was properly cast here). A slightly irregular movie, not iconic like Office Space, but an interesting story of funny incidents and their consequences. Good stuff.

[fernandito]

Midsommar

Bizarre. Surreal. Horrific. Fascinating. You can saddle Midsommar with a never ending stream of adjectives, but not a single one can truly capture the artistry of this sun drenched nightmare and the imminent sense of doom hidden behind devilish smiles.

As many of you know, Midsommar is Ari Aster's sophomore film, a follow up to his breakout horror hit Hereditary. Whereas Hereditary dealt with malevolent forces that crept at night, here he puts horrors on display in broad daylight. Don't go in expecting a jump-scare galore, this film takes its time uncoiling its tendrils and I suspect it will try the patience of some.

I don't want to say too much more as its probably best to know as little as possible going into it. Suffice to say that it is a superbly acted, psychedelic, deeply disturbing (some scenes are not for the faint of heart) twisted story which dares to toy with the notion that one person's nightmare might be another's fairy tale.

Ari Aster has now cemented himself as a directorial powerhouse. Can't wait to see what horrors he'll fill my nightmares with next.


8.5/10

[webstar1000]

Midsommar

Bizarre. Surreal. Horrific. Fascinating. You can saddle Midsommar with a never ending stream of adjectives, but not a single one can truly capture the artistry of this sun drenched nightmare and the imminent sense of doom hidden behind devilish smiles.

As many of you know, Midsommar is Ari Aster's sophomore film, a follow up to his breakout horror hit Hereditary. Whereas Hereditary dealt with malevolent forces that crept at night, here he puts horrors on display in broad daylight. Don't go in expecting a jump-scare galore, this film takes its time uncoiling its tendrils and I suspect it will try the patience of some.

I don't want to say too much more as its probably best to know as little as possible going into it. Suffice to say that it is a superbly acted, psychedelic, deeply disturbing (some scenes are not for the faint of heart) twisted story which dares to toy with the notion that one person's nightmare might be another's fairy tale.

Ari Aster has now cemented himself as a directorial powerhouse. Can't wait to see what horrors he'll fill my nightmares with next.


8.5/10

ITs funny... here the guys seem to like it. It only got a C+ Cinescore and the couple I know seen it said that they have seen it done before and it was just.. MEH

[Mattrick]

I'll have an article about Midsommar up later today, about emotional abuse and gender stereotypes.

[fernandito]

Midsommar

Bizarre. Surreal. Horrific. Fascinating. You can saddle Midsommar with a never ending stream of adjectives, but not a single one can truly capture the artistry of this sun drenched nightmare and the imminent sense of doom hidden behind devilish smiles.

As many of you know, Midsommar is Ari Aster's sophomore film, a follow up to his breakout horror hit Hereditary. Whereas Hereditary dealt with malevolent forces that crept at night, here he puts horrors on display in broad daylight. Don't go in expecting a jump-scare galore, this film takes its time uncoiling its tendrils and I suspect it will try the patience of some.

I don't want to say too much more as its probably best to know as little as possible going into it. Suffice to say that it is a superbly acted, psychedelic, deeply disturbing (some scenes are not for the faint of heart) twisted story which dares to toy with the notion that one person's nightmare might be another's fairy tale.

Ari Aster has now cemented himself as a directorial powerhouse. Can't wait to see what horrors he'll fill my nightmares with next.


8.5/10

ITs funny... here the guys seem to like it. It only got a C+ Cinescore and the couple I know seen it said that they have seen it done before and it was just.. MEH

Yeah, it's definitely not for everybody. It's a slow burner and the film is laden with a lot of psychological subtext. Very few violent/climatic counterweights, although when they do happen they are startling and impossible to look away from.

I'll have an article about Midsommar up later today, about emotional abuse and gender stereotypes.

I wanted to delve a little more into that in my review but it was going to be difficult for me to do it and not get spoilery. Looking forward to reading it.

[Mattrick]

I'll have an article about Midsommar up later today, about emotional abuse and gender stereotypes.

I wanted to delve a little more into that in my review but it was going to be difficult for me to do it and not get spoilery. Looking forward to reading it.

Here you go!

https://matthewblivingston.wixsite.c...motional-abuse

[Randall Flagg]

Child's Play:


A weak attempt to revive the franchise. An editing mess, with multiple story lines that are underdeveloped. Not funny, and zero memorable zinger one-liners from Chucky. The only cool part is the modernization of "Buddi" so that he can control electronic devices around him. Sort of an evil Google assistant, or Alexa.



3/6 Beers on the RFSRS

[webstar1000]

Child's Play:


A weak attempt to revive the franchise. An editing mess, with multiple story lines that are underdeveloped. Not funny, and zero memorable zinger one-liners from Chucky. The only cool part is the modernization of "Buddi" so that he can control electronic devices around him. Sort of an evil Google assistant, or Alexa.



3/6 Beers on the RFSRS

I HAVE TO ASK.. you went to see this and are avoiding Spider-man? Spiderman is SO much fun man. A real gem and the best one ever made....

[fernandito]

I'll have an article about Midsommar up later today, about emotional abuse and gender stereotypes.

I wanted to delve a little more into that in my review but it was going to be difficult for me to do it and not get spoilery. Looking forward to reading it.

Here you go!

https://matthewblivingston.wixsite.c...motional-abuse

Nice. I'll read it later today.

[Randall Flagg]

Child's Play:


A weak attempt to revive the franchise. An editing mess, with multiple story lines that are underdeveloped. Not funny, and zero memorable zinger one-liners from Chucky. The only cool part is the modernization of "Buddi" so that he can control electronic devices around him. Sort of an evil Google assistant, or Alexa.



3/6 Beers on the RFSRS

I HAVE TO ASK.. you went to see this and are avoiding Spider-man? Spiderman is SO much fun man. A real gem and the best one ever made....

Correct. I have no desire to see any Spider Man movie. My next movie to see is Midsommer.

[webstar1000]

Child's Play:


A weak attempt to revive the franchise. An editing mess, with multiple story lines that are underdeveloped. Not funny, and zero memorable zinger one-liners from Chucky. The only cool part is the modernization of "Buddi" so that he can control electronic devices around him. Sort of an evil Google assistant, or Alexa.



3/6 Beers on the RFSRS

I HAVE TO ASK.. you went to see this and are avoiding Spider-man? Spiderman is SO much fun man. A real gem and the best one ever made....

Correct. I have no desire to see any Spider Man movie. My next movie to see is Midsommer.

OH man... you have to. IT IS SO FUNNY. A down right comedy.

[fernandito]

Correct. I have no desire to see any Spider Man movie. My next movie to see is Midsommer.

Are you burnt out on Spiderman movies or the MCU in general?

[Randall Flagg]

Correct. I have no desire to see any Spider Man movie. My next movie to see is Midsommer.

Are you burnt out on Spiderman movies or the MCU in general?

All of it.

[Ricky]

I saw Child's Play today as well, Jerome, and I really liked it. I wasn't very confident once I heard they were re-making it, but I thought it was a cool twist. A very interesting allegory for nature vs. nurture in terms of raising children, plus great performances and score by Bear McCreary. It also does the unexpected by trying to make the viewer feel sorry for Chucky (and succeeds). Pacing could've been a little quicker and the tone more intense, but overall I really enjoyed it.

[Mattrick]

The best way to watch Midsommar is like Heather said, to go in knowing as little as possible. I was able to successfully not watch a trailer for the film and I only knew a brief synopsis. All I knew was that it was Ari Aster's follow-up to Hereditary and that it starred Florence Pugh. That's all I needed.

That's how I got into basically every film. I don't want to know anything. I knew this movie had a cult thing. About it. I find it's so rewarding to watch any film like that. It all goes back to Midnight in Paris for me. I only watched it because it was nominated for Best Picture and didn't even know the plot and I'd never watched a Woody Allen movie. If I'd known the magical ride I was about to take, it wouldn't be such a special film to me.


I didn't know who Florence Pugh was, but after 20 minutes minutes I was like 'oh shit, that's the girl who played Paige'. Didn't see it right away because she looks very different in this. She's a solid young actress and thought she killed it in both Midsommar and Fighting With My Family.




I saw the old anime film Whisper of the Heart right before Midsommar and I had no idea what it was other than a Studio Ghibli film (before Ghibli Fest I'd only seen Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away). It's was a wonderful film. It was an extremely simple story for an anime film, which tend to venture more into the fantasy/sci-fi realm, but it was a simple, down-to-earth, coming of age story I found to be really charming. I kept expecting there to be some kind of fantastical element and it never came, which I enjoyed. It's such a simple story it didn't even need to be animated. You could have just as easily filmed it with actors and the only thing that would be different is the aesthetics...but that's a big reason why I liked it so much. Animation is so often used to explore the imagination and contort and/or go beyond reality, that seeing a simple little animated film about love and growing up is really refreshing.



4/5

[Heather19]

Matt have you seen Howl's Moving Castle or Kiki's Delivery Service? Those are two of my favorites. Also while this isn't a Studio Ghibli film, I also highly recommend Song of the Sea. It has some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.

[DoctorZaius]

Matt have you seen Howl's Moving Castle or Kiki's Delivery Service? Those are two of my favorites. Also while this isn't a Studio Ghibli film, I also highly recommend Song of the Sea. It has some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.

Song of the Sea is a gorgeous film. The whole family loved it, on many different levels.

[Mattrick]

Matt have you seen Howl's Moving Castle or Kiki's Delivery Service? Those are two of my favorites. Also while this isn't a Studio Ghibli film, I also highly recommend Song of the Sea. It has some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.

Howl's Moving Castle was the first Ghibli film to play in my theatre. I enjoyed it, but not as much as Spirited Away or Whisper of the Heart. Kiki's Delivery Service is playing at the end of the month here.

Your Name is still tops for Anime films for me though. Might be my top animated movie period. It's definitely in contention with a few Pixar films.

[Kongo]

I saw Child's Play today as well, Jerome, and I really liked it. I wasn't very confident once I heard they were re-making it, but I thought it was a cool twist. A very interesting allegory for nature vs. nurture in terms of raising children, plus great performances and score by Bear McCreary. It also does the unexpected by trying to make the viewer feel sorry for Chucky (and succeeds). Pacing could've been a little quicker and the tone more intense, but overall I really enjoyed it.

I'm not gonna lie. I went in wanting to hate it, but was surprised I didn't. Nowhere near the other films, and I had a lot of nitpicks (Underutilizing Mark Hamill for example), but for the most part I felt entertained. Especially the scene where Andy wakes up in the middle of the night, and Chucky starts singing to him

[Ricky]

I still have the Buddi song stuck in my head!

[fernandito]

Matt have you seen Howl's Moving Castle or Kiki's Delivery Service? Those are two of my favorites. Also while this isn't a Studio Ghibli film, I also highly recommend Song of the Sea. It has some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.

Howl's Moving Castle was the first Ghibli film to play in my theatre. I enjoyed it, but not as much as Spirited Away or Whisper of the Heart. Kiki's Delivery Service is playing at the end of the month here.

Your Name is still tops for Anime films for me though. Might be my top animated movie period. It's definitely in contention with a few Pixar films.

I'm sensing a Best Animated Film of All Time tournament in our future lol.

[Randall Flagg]

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1/6 AND 5/6 Beers on the RFSRS

[Mattrick]

Matt have you seen Howl's Moving Castle or Kiki's Delivery Service? Those are two of my favorites. Also while this isn't a Studio Ghibli film, I also highly recommend Song of the Sea. It has some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.

Howl's Moving Castle was the first Ghibli film to play in my theatre. I enjoyed it, but not as much as Spirited Away or Whisper of the Heart. Kiki's Delivery Service is playing at the end of the month here.

Your Name is still tops for Anime films for me though. Might be my top animated movie period. It's definitely in contention with a few Pixar films.

I'm sensing a Best Animated Film of All Time tournament in our future lol.

That'll just make me sad when Fantastic Planet and Anomalisa get 2 votes combined and they're out in the first round lol