Last Movie You Saw, Name & Review Movie • Page 242

apparently not this forum

 

I mean like what you like and all but that rating is just baffling

 

Its okay for people to have opinions about your opinions.

 

I think i've seen you whine when people pushed back on your opinions of the bear too lmao

 

yes but please expand on yours

 

Just didnt think it was that great. First hour was basically just a bunch of scenes that played the same edm song over and over while Annie and Zakharov had their share of fun.
Second half had a much different tone but I just felt some of the scenes dragged a bit. Thought the last 30 mins or so were pretty good.

But for a runtime of 2 hours and 15 mins I just felt it didn't grip me in the way I was expecting. Like I said previously, after today I'll probably never even mention this film again. Did nothing for me.

 

Theres a difference between whining and defending your opinion bro

 

lol no this post in a thread for another tv show is definitely ~whining~

 

someone call the waaaambulance

 

you can have your opinions dude it's just that you seem to be upset with pushback! it's funny!

 

Also people think a 5/10 means the end of the world like it's a piece of trash, it literally just didn't gel with you and you think it's average

 

yeah but I mean if you're thinking of a school grade it's an F right

 

but that's also why in general you should find people whose opinions you value and not dumb it down to letter grades/rotten tomatoes scores I guess

anyway

 

I wouldn't call a 5/10 an F. That'd be more like a 1. I gave it a 5 because I thought it was average, so lets go with a C lol

 

I'm used to anything below a C, or 70%, isn't passing, buuut I've heard in some other subjects a 50% on an exam will get you through a course. So idk. I tend to like most things I watch, and I mostly only watch things I think I'll like. I don't really like giving number scores anymore but if I did I'd be giving mostly 7/10 and up. But that's just me. Number scales are arbitrary.

 

Saw Blue Velvet on the big screen last week. Well good innit.

 

For @JoshIsMediocre

new or notable watches:

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters - 8/10
The warmest blanket. I still remember renting this when it hit DVD and paying it every time my mom walked into the room. Mastadon intro is still so fucking good. Feeling very thankful for nostalgia.

The Greasy Strangler - 5.5/10
There's a certain point between high school and college that I definitely would have loved this. As it stands, it's a bit of a mixed bag with some of the forced quirkiness being way overblown (like a John Waters film by way of Jared Hess). But there are some laughs to be had here (the car wash cracked me up every time), and for better or worse, it's a pretty unforgettable (read: uniquely disgusting) experience.

Heart Eyes - 8/10
I've enjoyed all of Ruben's films so far but pretty vehemently disliked It's a Wonderful Knife, so between that and the Scream-lite tone of the trailers, I was definitely skeptical of this one. I'm pleased to report it might actually be my favorite Christopher Landon-related thing! It definitely does become kind of a strange Scream rip-off in the third act, but the rest of the movie oozes so much fun between its humor and surprisingly violent kills that it's hard to complain. Hopefully this catches on as a seasonal watch for folks!

Presence - 8.5/10
Kind of loved this. Some off-kilter dialogue here and there, but not only does this film justify its method of storytelling, it feels innovative in the way its POV camera work integrates with the story being told. Just really unique, well-acted, well-paced, and well-directed. The ending was a lot more disturbing/horror-adjacent than the reviews I read led on. Basement needle-drop went crazy.

The Front Room - 7/10
Why did no one tell me this was actually a misunderstood and absolutely outrageous horror-comedy a'la nu-Shyamalan fare? It's not great (or even good) from a traditional standpoint, but it is out there and definitely fun, whether it's intending not to add up or simply stumbling there. Cult classic potential.

The Reflecting Skin - 8/10
Really beautiful stuff, warts and all, as if Lynch or Richard Kelly were determined to make a complex horror-drams about how sinister and unsettling youth and the idea of innocence can be. So many gorgeous shots in this that look like they could be paintings. Between this and Leatherface, I will watch Viggo Mortensen in anything. Shout-out Ethel Cain for turning me into this one; it definitely has and deserves an audience.

Borderline - 6/10
Fun! Kind of slight in the way I expected something like Heart Eyes to be. The tone is messy, and it kind of falls apart if you think about it longer than two seconds, but the cast is having fun here, and if you know what you're getting into, there's a good chance you are, too. Nicholson brings a bag of his old man's tricks and utilizes them relatively well; if he can get out from under that shadow, he has a bright future.

A Wounded Fawn - 7.5/10
Really teeters on the edge of, "full of practical effects, fun homages, and a super unique flavor" and "progressively up its own ass." But even when the dialogue is stiff or its tone leans a little more arthouse than it should, A Wounded Fawn remains well-casted, well-performed, lovely to look at, and filled with the kind of mythology-influenced moments I've never seen in a horror film. I have not seen Stevens' other films, but this one is well worth the trip.

The Shrouds - 9/10
Technological and sexual perversion! Medical espionage and body horror! MOOD! Even when Cronenberg is grieving, he is playing the HITS!

 

Aaron giving up movies any day now

 

I haven't had to work for six and a half weeks lol I go back to work in like one

 

Underwater was cool!