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    The Thing (2011). Not bad but not great. The story occurs immediately before the 1982 version. In fact, it takes place at the Norwegian outpost in Antarctica and ends with the two guys in the helicopter chasing the dog. One thing they did well, I thought, was to put suspicion and paranoia more at the forefront.

    C+... maybe a B-

    Life (2017). The sci-fi movie with Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds. Basically, it's Alien meets Gravity... sorta. Good movie.

    B+ to A-

    Allied (2016). The movie with Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard and directed by Robert Zemeckis. Takes place during WWII. Was not exactly what I thought it was going to be, tho. Turns out it's a "romantic thriller" and that's a good description. Reminded me a lot of Mr & Mrs Smith but with much less action.

    Good movie. A solid A. Ratings elsewhere aren't as generous.
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    I liked Life & Allied, you could see the Life twist coming a mile away though. Allied was pretty good, slower paced than expected and trying for a Casablanca vibe. Enjoyable.
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    Life required too much idiot plot for me to enjoy.

    We find the very first existence of alien life, and in the form of a multicellular organism! Quick, break out the gloves and start manhandling in a non-sealed compartment!

    Bonus: when has prodding anything with an electrical zapper EVER resulted in good results? (AED doesn't count )


    Edit: I can't claim the high road here...I know that I'm likely going to end up seeing the next Transformers abomination in the theaters. Like watching Michael Bay molest one of my beloved childhood memories for 2+ hours...with explosions!
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    Quote Originally Posted by battema View Post

    Bonus: when has prodding anything with an electrical zapper EVER resulted in good results?
    Been working fine for me for years, no apparent side effects at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by battema View Post
    Life required too much idiot plot for me to enjoy.

    Bonus: when has prodding anything with an electrical zapper EVER resulted in good results? [/I]
    It often results in cheeseburgers and steaks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Facelift View Post
    Recently seen:

    Alien: Covenant
    B-
    Eh. I guess it was better than Prometheus.

    It Comes at Night
    B+
    Good for what it is. Which is not really a horror film. It's more like The Witch, or Cloverfield Lane. Or the director's previous film, Krisha, in which the only beastie is alcoholism.

    Wonder Woman:
    B+
    For better or for worse, at no point in the film is she actually referred to as Wonder Woman.
    Do they call her Wonder Woman in the Justice League movie with Gal Godot? It does somehow seem like it'd be stupid to call her that, while it doesn't really with Superman. Don't pigeonhole her by her gender!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Facelift View Post
    It often results in cheeseburgers and steaks!
    Yeah, but good steaks and cheeseburgers should use fire and either charcoal or "propane and propane accessories"

    Quote Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad View Post
    Been working fine for me for years, no apparent side effects at all.
    LOL...ok, you have me there, Ian I stand corrected
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    Quote Originally Posted by battema View Post
    Yeah, but good steaks and cheeseburgers should use fire and either charcoal or "propane and propane accessories"
    Well, I meant the electric zapper that is administered to the head of the cow prior to slaughter to stabilize it.

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    Thinking of watching a film tonight but I can't decide between The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Exorcist, or Zapped! ... thoughts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Thinking of watching a film tonight but I can't decide between The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Exorcist, or Zapped! ... thoughts?
    I'd go for The Godfather but this inevitably leads to the Godfather II so you might need to make a late night of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mozo-pg View Post
    I'd go for The Godfather but this inevitably leads to the Godfather II so you might need to make a late night of it.
    So not Zapped! then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Thinking of watching a film tonight but I can't decide between The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Exorcist, or Zapped! ... thoughts?
    Porky's!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    So not Zapped! then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Thinking of watching a film tonight but I can't decide between The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Exorcist, or Zapped! ... thoughts?
    Rob Roy. It's a Rob Roy kind of night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Bails View Post
    Hollywood Knights
    Wow, I'd forgotten that one!

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    Watched The Woods (2006). A poor man's Suspiria.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal... View Post
    The Thing (2011). Not bad but not great. The story occurs immediately before the 1982 version. In fact, it takes place at the Norwegian outpost in Antarctica and ends with the two guys in the helicopter chasing the dog. One thing they did well, I thought, was to put suspicion and paranoia more at the forefront.
    It's a crappy remake. They insisted they weren't remaking John's movie, either. But that's what it is. The "Tetris" graphic was a cheap CGI gloss-over of an alien specimen aboard the craft "the thing" escapes from. The crew was carrying other lifeforms aboard the craft, but they failed to convey that in the film. Ending with the chopper-dog chase was the only cool thing, but it's too little, too late.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dropforge View Post
    It's a crappy remake. They insisted they weren't remaking John's movie, either. But that's what it is. The "Tetris" graphic was a cheap CGI gloss-over of an alien specimen aboard the craft "the thing" escapes from. The crew was carrying other lifeforms aboard the craft, but they failed to convey that in the film. Ending with the chopper-dog chase was the only cool thing, but it's too little, too late.
    Wow, I just watched the trailer. It couldn't look more like a remake, down to the saucy black guy. Directed by Khan Jarpenter.

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    '71 (2015)
    A-
    This was a very pleasant surprise. Forget aliens or zombies - this was scarier, cleverer and more visceral than just about any "it's coming to get ya!" film I've seen. If it was a little bit longer (97 minutes) you might have gotten to know the characters and sort out their intentions a bit more clearly, but then again it could be argued that leaving the audience to figure things out on its own is not just a too-rare tip of the hat to their intelligence, but that the element of confusion helped the concept work. Particularly good for a directorial debut.

    It's on Amazon Prime right now - not sure about Netflix.

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    Oh yeah, '71 was good. I couldn't recall it from the name so looked it up and then I remembered seeing it. Makes you wish more movies were intelligently made.
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    Interesting list of movies so bad they're good. A few of my faves missed the list but still, there's some great examples of films so bad you have to see them again.

    https://theringer.com/the-50-best-go...s-a9add81b5b7f
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    I voluntarily watched the latest Transformers cluster last night. I actually enjoyed it, but not really for the right reasons. It is fascinating and a little fun to dissect the film and realize just how many things were actually wrong with it. Not just the easy targets like the awful dialog, rampant sexism and racism...but the more structural stuff. Like, a fumbling switch of mcguffins midway through the film, disappearing characters, logic holes and disjointed editing. Much like Suicide Squad and Batman v. Superman, it's kind of an excellent sort of case study in how NOT to make a movie.

    The other curiosity I'll have is the final box office take. These movies usually clean up in a big way, but I was there last night, 7 PM opening night in IMAX 3D and the theater was mostly empty (like, barely 25% full).
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    Quote Originally Posted by battema View Post
    I voluntarily watched the latest Transformers cluster last night. I actually enjoyed it, but not really for the right reasons. It is fascinating and a little fun to dissect the film and realize just how many things were actually wrong with it. Not just the easy targets like the awful dialog, rampant sexism and racism...but the more structural stuff. Like, a fumbling switch of mcguffins midway through the film, disappearing characters, logic holes and disjointed editing. Much like Suicide Squad and Batman v. Superman, it's kind of an excellent sort of case study in how NOT to make a movie.

    The other curiosity I'll have is the final box office take. These movies usually clean up in a big way, but I was there last night, 7 PM opening night in IMAX 3D and the theater was mostly empty (like, barely 25% full).
    Good to see that you're using those "new album royalties" wisely.
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    TV has been comPLETELY kicking the Silver Screen's ass for some time now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Bails View Post
    Good to see that you're using those "new album royalties" wisely.
    SSSHHH! Don't let the others hear that!!!
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