Really love love this Old School film, before CGI took over! The 4 main actors Natasha, Ice Cube, Pam, & Jason make this Carpenter Sci-Fi flick a real treat. Watched it many times.
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25 Reviews
Day Shift
(2022)
two of my favorites
26 August 2022
Jamie & Snoop really Kill It in this fun film, Old School style. Always enjoy Peter Stormare as well. The other actors could have been any of the huge pool of talent available. Great to see Hawaiian shirts make a comeback LoL.
6 Underground
(2019)
is there a plot?
12 August 2022
Two big stars, check. Lots of action, check. Great cinematography, check. Storyline & plot.... totally missing. Two big stars, check. Lots of action, check. Great cinematography, check. Storyline & plot.... totally missing.
The Batman
(2022)
I was surprised at just how good it is.
15 May 2022
I didn't expect the film to be this good, but I was surprised! Excellent cast & weird costumes and sets. Definitely a very dark remake on The Batman that would appeal to the under 40 veiwers, but i gave it a chance, and enjoyed it. Kravitz was particulary good, as were the other classic villians. Recommended.
To Have and Have Not
(1944)
Incredible historic film
4 May 2022
It's not a perfect film, i would give it 9.5 stars if it were available. Film noir at it's finest omg. Amazing lineup of stars. We get to see Hoagy Carmichael play piano. Bogey, Bacall, Brennan. And because of this film i realized that Dan Seymour and Victor Buono were Not the same guy! Incredibly important & juicy film noir. I try to watch it every few years...
The Tomorrow War
(2021)
Fun action flick with an interesting plot!
6 July 2021
Yeah it is a fun action movie with an interesting time travel aspect to the plot. Chris, Yvonne, & JK play good roles, & as usual the aliens are just a little too hard to kill, as are the lead characters, thank goodness. The extended ending help really push the whole thing over the top. If you like Sci-fi action, you'll dig this flick.
True Detective
(2014– )
Seasons 1 & 3 are really great, Season 2 was very depressing.
8 March 2021
Season 3 was excellent, interesting story with a surprise ending that I loved! They could've easily told the entire story in 5 episodes, as it felt the middle episodes had lots of stretch filler of with ego battle between the characters, especially the wife. The time travel setting got a little confusing as well, but is a pretty neat vehicle for telling the story. At least it didnt go off into Twin Peaks or Lost weirdness, where they would do crazy things just for weirdness sake. The double surprise ending of Episode 8 was just great. Ivermectin already reviewed Seasons 1 & 2, I expected to be let down by Season 3, but it held really strong and interesting, With the contrast and to,erance between the two main detectives. PTSD well protrayed by Ali. So 9 Stars for Both Seasons 1&3. Season 2 only gets 6 stars from me, wasted an all star cast.
Around the World in 80 Days
(1956)
tremendously entertaining in 1950s style.
2 March 2021
Before the internet, you had to look to encyclopedias to find info on a variety of countries in the world. this film gives us a glimpse into Jules Verne's idea of what that would be. Fabulous cast of actors, bring it to life. you have to overlook the gross stereotypes as a comical historical viewpoint, and try not to be offended, as the story was written in 1872 from a Euro imperialist viewpoint. The main characters are delightful, particularly Cantinflas keeps us smiling. The ending of the story is fun when they realize that...
True Detective
(2014– )
9 stars for Season 1
2 March 2021
Like many of the other reviews, I found Season 1 to be fabulous, Matthew and Woody knocked it out of the park, BOOM! An enthralling, compelling, bizarre story that actually goes somewhere, with a great climax. Season 2 has a Great cast, with some decent character development, really hard to follow story line(s), mostly droll, depressing, unravelling of the seedy lives of the characters. It's almost as if the great actors reaction to a sagging plot, would just light a smoke to compensate. Way too much time wasted on lighting cigs. After episode 5 i skipped to episodes 7&8 just to finish the story, and bring closure. It got sooo close to a happy ending! I probably won't bother watching Season 3 after reading the other reviews, don't wanna waste my time. But thanks Season 1 ...top shelf entertainment. addendum: I'll probably give Season 3 a chance, good cast, and returns to a rural setting, which connects more to Season 1.
The Poison Rose
(2019)
really enjoyable!
1 February 2021
I must say I really enjoyed this film, a private investigator story & tragic romance with an all star cast and a good story, filmed in beautiful Savannah GA. Certainly Not the very best cinematography or editing, but the story kept me glued without a dull moment. I must add that it was fun to see Morgan Freeman as a bad guy, and Travolta down on his luck, but he followed the characters good instincts delivered a win. 8 stars from me.
Flesh for Frankenstein
(1973)
bizarre 70s shocker
14 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
X-rated, seen in in 3D, (with the glasses) in a theater in Lubbock, TX when it was released, which i think was actually 1972. my date and i were stunned and shocked by the film, but watched it all through anyway! being a huge Frankenstein genre fan, naively went to see it & was surprised when we were admitted, since we weren't yet 18. many decades later seems kind of ridiculous, but i remember that gizzard hanging from the spear, right in my face in 3D, the giant scissors cutting off the man's head, once again in 3D. the film was so bizzaro, violent and erotic, that it almost defied description. the edgy experimental 70s defined.
Warpath
(2020)
LoL!!! one of the worst westerns i've ever seen... so bad i couldnt stop watching
27 September 2020
LoL!!! one of the worst westerns i've ever seen... so bad i couldnt stop watching. I actually enjoyed it in some strange way. The two main characters were actually quite good, but the script, sets, wardrobe, was ultra cheeap. too bad, with a budget and proper editing, camera work & meaningful dialog, it might have been a good movie.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
(2011)
not for everyone!
11 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
While this movie was beautifully done & "perfect" in many ways, it's not for everyone! if you are expecting suave & swaggering 007 to save the day from evil forces with one of Q's fancy gadgets, all while saving the beautiful girl, you may be disappointed. it was very dry, moving slowly & methodically with nothing flashy to impress pop culture consumers. much like a tedious detailed espionage novel. the style, setting and fashions seem very accurate, with nerdy duty bound characters, which all contribute to the dryness of the film. while many were walkng out of the theater after an hour, i remarked to my companions "they couldn't take it anymore!" which caused eruptions of muted laughter among my companions. we held on to the end, which fulfilled it's cold-war objective. we survived it, and laughed about it later, how we expected to be entertained, but were given a glimpse of dry plodding methodical british intelligence instead.
Manos: The Hands of Fate
(1966)
so bad & ridiculous that it's a must see!
17 May 2019
So bad & ridiculous that it's a must see! one of those "we got lost in Texas" films. in some ways precursor to Texas Chainsaw Massacre. One wonders if Toby Hooper had seen this film. The bright red hands robe costume it
is actually pretty effective. the music is really strange as well. might've been fun to see at a drive in theater back in the day.
The Predator
(2018)
fun for Predator fans!
8 May 2019
Not exactly on the level of the original Predator movie, but big fun for us Predator fans, adding the evolved super predator into the mix. it was neat to see Theon Greyjoy from GoT in a minor role, and Key from Key & Peele. the juvenile lockerroom humor also made me laugh!
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