What was the last movie you've seen?
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Yeah it's silly. As a super hero comedy I loved it. You got kickass, defender, super, and special as far as super hero comedies and I'd rate mystery men just below kickass. But with that burton feel and cast, it's one of my faves in the genre. BUT to each their own lol.
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Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
I liked Kickass a lot.
Btw I think they debunked the Burton rumor.
Btw I think they debunked the Burton rumor.
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Mystery Men is an unappreciated classic.
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Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
noiseredux wrote:I liked Kickass a lot.
Btw I think they debunked the Burton rumor.
oh yeah i know. but that was the only movie dude did. i mean it feels like a burton atmosphere.
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Well, with October over, time to get back to our regularly scheduled program.
Zone Troopers
The remains of a squad of American GIs and an attached journalist are stuck ten miles behind enemy lines in Italy in the middle of World War II, only to discover a camp full of SS have discovered a spaceship and captured an alien. The soldiers now have to rescue themselves and the alien, blow up the ship, and shoot a crap ton of Nazis, but they're running low on ammo and grenades. Thank goodness they're led by the legendary Iron Sarge, a man who should have died a dozen times but always comes back to kick more Nazi ass.
Yep, it's a SciFi World War II movie done in the spirit of serials, pulps, and old comic books like Our Army at War. Tim Thomerson stars as the Iron Sarge, a perfect choice for the deadpan, two-fisted role with a steel jaw. Tin Van Patten and Art LaFleur are his loyal and tough soldiers: Van Patten as Joey with his comic books and LaFleur as Mittens with his machine gun, Velma. Hell, Mittens even gets to punch Hitler in one scene. Biff Manard is the journalist Dolan, who has habits for fast talking and getting himself into trouble. And then there is the alien, which eats cigarettes and uses strange devices to keep everyone safe and destroy the enemy.
Let's be up front about something: this is a tongue-in-cheek movie. It doesn't take itself seriously, and it's remarkably clean and not complex. There is little blood. There is little reaction from the enemy as film editing tricks are used to kill them all. It's simplistic and campy, and it knows it. Hell, Mittens scribbles "Kilroy was here" on the side of an alien spaceship, and the movie advertises buying War Bonds in the theater lobby at the end of the credits. Do not go into this thinking you're going to be watching the likes of 2001 or Platoon. Instead, expect something more along the lines of a weirder Sgt. Rock comic.
So, how is it? Well, it's a bit uneven, and admittedly it's so ridiculous and lighthearted at times that it struggles in tackling the deaths of major characters. But it's also a fair bit of silly fun too. I'd say check it out if you like a fluff picture to go with your popcorn sometime. I certainly wasn't disappointed.
Zone Troopers
The remains of a squad of American GIs and an attached journalist are stuck ten miles behind enemy lines in Italy in the middle of World War II, only to discover a camp full of SS have discovered a spaceship and captured an alien. The soldiers now have to rescue themselves and the alien, blow up the ship, and shoot a crap ton of Nazis, but they're running low on ammo and grenades. Thank goodness they're led by the legendary Iron Sarge, a man who should have died a dozen times but always comes back to kick more Nazi ass.
Yep, it's a SciFi World War II movie done in the spirit of serials, pulps, and old comic books like Our Army at War. Tim Thomerson stars as the Iron Sarge, a perfect choice for the deadpan, two-fisted role with a steel jaw. Tin Van Patten and Art LaFleur are his loyal and tough soldiers: Van Patten as Joey with his comic books and LaFleur as Mittens with his machine gun, Velma. Hell, Mittens even gets to punch Hitler in one scene. Biff Manard is the journalist Dolan, who has habits for fast talking and getting himself into trouble. And then there is the alien, which eats cigarettes and uses strange devices to keep everyone safe and destroy the enemy.
Let's be up front about something: this is a tongue-in-cheek movie. It doesn't take itself seriously, and it's remarkably clean and not complex. There is little blood. There is little reaction from the enemy as film editing tricks are used to kill them all. It's simplistic and campy, and it knows it. Hell, Mittens scribbles "Kilroy was here" on the side of an alien spaceship, and the movie advertises buying War Bonds in the theater lobby at the end of the credits. Do not go into this thinking you're going to be watching the likes of 2001 or Platoon. Instead, expect something more along the lines of a weirder Sgt. Rock comic.
So, how is it? Well, it's a bit uneven, and admittedly it's so ridiculous and lighthearted at times that it struggles in tackling the deaths of major characters. But it's also a fair bit of silly fun too. I'd say check it out if you like a fluff picture to go with your popcorn sometime. I certainly wasn't disappointed.
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Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
I saw a special screening of Nightmare Before Christmas in a local theater on Halloween. In case you cannot guess, I thoroughly enjoy this film.
Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
Some time ago (I think Thursday):
Saw it before, though this time I saw it on Blu-Ray. Awesome Italian horror film.
Long before the second Human Centipede film introduced the idea of a sequel taking place in a world where the first film is a film in a film, Demons 2 reveals that the events of Demons was a work of fiction in the world of Demons 2, albeit in the form of a Demons sequel being watched by the characters of Demons 2. But then...
The demons from the Demons sequel cross over into the Demons 2 world and wreak havoc!!!!
Also features a young Asia Argento (her father Dario Argento was the producer of this and the first one), who'd later appear in Demons 2's not-in-name sequel The Church (aka La Chiesa). There ARE films declared as part of the Demons series though only Demons 2 and The Church are recognized as being part of the series.
And then last night:
Got this brilliant Tim Burton film on Blu-Ray.
Also watched the included original version of Frankenweenie and the Tim Burton short Vincent, where the late great Vincent Price narrates a tale of a young boy who fantasizes that he is Vincent Price. Vincent would later inspire a similar short film about a boy who imagines himself to be Tim Burton (the short is called TiM, by the way, and is NOT on any known or unknown Tim Burton home video release).
Jealous. Hate you SO much
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In this Bollywood thriller, mild-mannered Karthik's life takes a turn from bad to great when he begins receiving calls from a caller claiming to be him, who offers him advice. But when he disobeys the other Karthik, Karthik's life goes from great to horrible!
Let me take you back to Halloween, the year yours truly turned 13 (not 14 like I said on Facebook) and could no longer go trick-or-treating (and NOT that trunk-or-treating shit they do nowadays). So I watched a bunch of horror films on what is now called Syfy, and finally watched, on an affiliate of The WB, my first ever Elm Street film.
And it is WAY better than any other Elm Street entry!
A mystery author's latest novel (in Italy, such novels are called giallo, which means yellow, referring to the cheap paper such novels are printed on; these novels led to the thriller films also called giallo, that prominently feature drawn-out murder sequences) is driving a homicidal maniac to kill their victims with an old-fashioned straight razor (like in the novel) and stuff the novel's pages in their mouth.
Saw it before, though this time I saw it on Blu-Ray. Awesome Italian horror film.
Long before the second Human Centipede film introduced the idea of a sequel taking place in a world where the first film is a film in a film, Demons 2 reveals that the events of Demons was a work of fiction in the world of Demons 2, albeit in the form of a Demons sequel being watched by the characters of Demons 2. But then...
The demons from the Demons sequel cross over into the Demons 2 world and wreak havoc!!!!
Also features a young Asia Argento (her father Dario Argento was the producer of this and the first one), who'd later appear in Demons 2's not-in-name sequel The Church (aka La Chiesa). There ARE films declared as part of the Demons series though only Demons 2 and The Church are recognized as being part of the series.
And then last night:
Got this brilliant Tim Burton film on Blu-Ray.
Also watched the included original version of Frankenweenie and the Tim Burton short Vincent, where the late great Vincent Price narrates a tale of a young boy who fantasizes that he is Vincent Price. Vincent would later inspire a similar short film about a boy who imagines himself to be Tim Burton (the short is called TiM, by the way, and is NOT on any known or unknown Tim Burton home video release).
samsonlonghair wrote:I saw a special screening of Nightmare Before Christmas in a local theater on Halloween.
Jealous. Hate you SO much
.In this Bollywood thriller, mild-mannered Karthik's life takes a turn from bad to great when he begins receiving calls from a caller claiming to be him, who offers him advice. But when he disobeys the other Karthik, Karthik's life goes from great to horrible!
Let me take you back to Halloween, the year yours truly turned 13 (not 14 like I said on Facebook) and could no longer go trick-or-treating (and NOT that trunk-or-treating shit they do nowadays). So I watched a bunch of horror films on what is now called Syfy, and finally watched, on an affiliate of The WB, my first ever Elm Street film.
And it is WAY better than any other Elm Street entry!
A mystery author's latest novel (in Italy, such novels are called giallo, which means yellow, referring to the cheap paper such novels are printed on; these novels led to the thriller films also called giallo, that prominently feature drawn-out murder sequences) is driving a homicidal maniac to kill their victims with an old-fashioned straight razor (like in the novel) and stuff the novel's pages in their mouth.
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had some funny moments. Nothing I'd rush out to see again. Love Kristen Bell, though.
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REPO Man wrote:
Got this brilliant Tim Burton film on Blu-Ray.
Also watched the included original version of Frankenweenie and the Tim Burton short Vincent, where the late great Vincent Price narrates a tale of a young boy who fantasizes that he is Vincent Price. Vincent would later inspire a similar short film about a boy who imagines himself to be Tim Burton (the short is called TiM, by the way, and is NOT on any known or unknown Tim Burton home video release).samsonlonghair wrote:I saw a special screening of Nightmare Before Christmas in a local theater on Halloween.
Jealous. Hate you SO much
As well you should.