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The Last Movie(s) You Watched... (quick one or two sentence reviews)

Can you and will you make it better? Someone is going to try.. I need to see them.
 
INIGHTMARES said:
Can you and will you make it better? Someone is going to try.. I need to see them.
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Honestly, no. I have three very specific projects I want to work on when I'm back up and running each with specific focuses. I'm confident there will be countless Dune edits coming out in the foreseeable future whereas the edits I want to complete will do things with sources that get less attention.
 
I really do love this movie.. just watched in again for the first time in like 10 years.

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Triple Feature: 3 Fan-Edits

Reservoir Dogs (1992): The Bloodier Shot
Primarily an EE that adds back in some deleted scenes, this actually is highly effective at showing you why they were deleted. In particular, the way one is added back in cuts off the ending to my favorite scene in the film, meaning that -for me- this release is just a curiosity.

Phantom of the Paradise (1974): The 40th Anniversary Restoration
A relatively light edit that restores some scarred frames from the original release, this film is a cult classic rock opera that will not be for everyone. The edit is well done, and it's a movie with style to spare, though for me it lives in the shadow of better films like Rocky Horror and Hedwig & The Angry Inch.

The Ewoks (1984/85): A Star Wars Story
This edit either never made it on to IFDB or was removed, and it definitely does have some narrative roughness. It's an attempt to merge the two Ewok movies into one more-kid-friendly story, but I don't think it quite works (the ending in particular). I won't lie though: I did have a fun time revisiting these under-loved films, even though my favorite (the darkest) parts were cut out.
 
Triple Feature: 3 More Irish Films

Calvary (2014)
This one blew me away. A phenomenal, deep, funny, thrilling, profoundly human examination of what it would be like to truly be a good Catholic priest, and a good man.

Veronica Guerin (2003)
Well-directed, well-acted, but hamstrung by a messy script that makes the true story of this Irish crime reporter seem more self-centered than heroic.

InterMission (2003)
Ensemble film in a small Irish city with a small role for superstar Colin Farrell and a main role for pre-superstar Cillian Murphy. I wish it'd been the other way round, as these early Murphy performances don't capture what he'd eventually be capable of, and this is too huge of an ensemble plot anyway. Good fun all the same, a kind of darkly comic Love Actually.
 
EL DORADO -- Howard Hawks steals from himself in this remake of Rio Bravo. As with all Hawks movies, it is all about the dialogue, and this is another cracking good entry in his resume. While I think Rio Bravo is the better "hang out" movie, there is no denying this is a solid fun and entertaining western romp.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD -- Damn. No matter how many times I watch this movie, it's impact never lessens. Seeing the wonder, beauty and heartbreaking horror of the world through the eyes of children is incredibly powerful and emotional storytelling. A timeless, perfect, important movie.
 
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

This movie gets my vote for the most underrated Star Trek film ever made. Fantastic performances from almost everyone (Christopher Plummer being a standout as the villain), and a very well aged message about change, uncertainty, and how we deal with our fears of the future. Still gives the original series crew the send-off that Star Trek: Generations failed to give them. Highly recommended.
 
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

This movie gets my vote for the most underrated Star Trek film ever made. Fantastic performances from almost everyone (Christopher Plummer being a standout as the villain), and a very well aged message about change, uncertainty, and how we deal with our fears of the future. Still gives the original series crew the send-off that Star Trek: Generations failed to give them. Highly recommended.
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THANK YOU. This one happens to be my favorite (3 is probably close behind).
When people say "the odd numbered movies are bad, the even ones are good", I feel like they usually just mean that 2 and 4 are good, ignoring 6 altogether. Of course I disagree with the whole odd/even seniment, I just mean to say that in the general conscience 6 gets overlooked. It's really so good though.
 
One of the recent movies I watched was NEFARIOUS 2023. It's a great thriller. I appreciate that there was nothing too gross or gory. It was not what I was expecting at all. I was expecting it to be like THE EXORCIST or something and it wasn.t There's a little point in the film where you think you know where it's going and then they throw you a nice curveball which I appreciated. Honestly I thought Sean Patrick Flanery gave one of the greatest performances I'd ever seen. He's an automatic top 10 villain of all time for me now.
 
12 ANGRY MEN

1957 theatrical directed by Sidney Lumet
1997 tv movie directed by William Friedkin

Watched these both back to back.
Both have incredible casts.
Both have great directors.
And both are powerfully compelling and thought provoking.

On the greater whole, I enjoyed the Lumet version more just because of the 1950s style and tone. But I think George C. Scott's performance in the 1997 version as Juror #3 was vastly more nuanced and layered than Lee J. Cobb.

Both well worth watching.
 
MARLOWE -- 2022 version directed by Neil Jordan.

Terrible.

Neeson is completely miscast and looks bored throughout. The supporting cast is no better. The cinematography is ugly and the pacing is dull.

It’s no Big Sleep, but it did put me to sleep.

Skip. (n)
 
Wyatt Earp (19940 A great non gore filled Western that puts story-telling over it's action set pieces, a great introduction to the Western Genre.
My Fair Lady (IDK) Is a great musical, well acted, very active in terms of momentum and fun, is a great example of classic Hollywood and it's big bombastic epics.
 
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When people say "the odd numbered movies are bad, the even ones are good", I feel like they usually just mean that 2 and 4 are good, ignoring 6 altogether.
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What? That was something people said for years (all the way up to Nemesis), and as far as I know everyone always meant all of the even ones, not just 2 and 4. Otherwise they would have said 2 and 4. I've also still heard people jokingly say it's true if you count Galaxy Quest as #10.
  1. The Motion Picture (bad)
  2. The Wrath of Khan (good)
  3. The Search for Spock (bad)
  4. The Voyage Home (good)
  5. The Final Frontier (bad)
  6. The Undiscovered Country (good)
  7. Generations (bad)
  8. First Contact (good)
  9. Insurrection (bad)
  10. Galaxy Quest (good)
  11. Nemesis (bad)
  12. Star Trek (2009) (good)
  13. Into Darkness (bad)
  14. Beyond (good)
 
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What? That was something people said for years (all the way up to Nemesis), and as far as I know everyone always meant all of the even ones, not just 2 and 4. Otherwise they would have said 2 and 4. I've also still heard people jokingly say it's true if you count Galaxy Quest as #10.
  1. The Motion Picture (bad)
  2. The Wrath of Khan (good)
  3. The Search for Spock (bad)
  4. The Voyage Home (good)
  5. The Final Frontier (bad)
  6. The Undiscovered Country (good)
  7. Generations (bad)
  8. First Contact (good)
  9. Insurrection (bad)
  10. Galaxy Quest (good)
  11. Nemesis (bad)
  12. Star Trek (2009) (good)
  13. Into Darkness (bad)
  14. Beyond (good)
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Fair enough. Maybe I haven't had enough exposure to the Star Trek community. In my personal experience it just seemed like 6 was typically forgotten about.
 
The whole odd/even Star Trek movie thing is ridiculous. Each movie has different strengths and weaknesses. And it also comes down to one’s personal history with the franchise and what you want from it.

For example: TVH is probably the biggest mainstream hit of the original cast movies and I can understand why. But for me, it is a frustrating watch as our heroes are turned into out of character bumblers just to sell a laugh.

Or with TUC, as much as I love the Kirk storyline, I find the whole shipboard mystery investigation and entrapment of Valeris to be idiotic filler.

On the flip side, TSFS is for me, the most rewarding Trek movie in terms of character relationships.
 
I always saw the whole odd/even number thing as relevant for the original series films rather than everything after VI. Once the next generation crew went to the big screen, it all fell apart, especially after Nemesis.

I think I've said enough. I'm going back to the main topic after this post.
 
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Wyatt Earp (19940 A great non gore filled Western that puts story-telling over it's action set pieces, a great introduction to the Western Genre.
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If you enjoyed Wyatt Earp, and are interested in other Earp films, I highly recommend the following:

TOMBSTONE (1993)
HOUR OF THE GUN (1967)
GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL (1957)
MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946)
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