"Godzilla Minus One" was really good. glad I saw it in the theaters. I posted a more detailed response on the Godzilla Mine One thread for the people more interested in geeking out over the details. if you're a fan of Big G and monster movies then I strongly recommend that you see this in the theater.
Dredd ( 2012 ) starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, and Lena Headey. Solid action flick based on the British comics hero Judge Dredd which I'll admit I haven't read that many of. Well paced, the violence was well done, and the dialogue mostly worked for me.
I haven't seen it since the mid 90's, but I didn't mind the Stallone version.
Wonder Woman 1984.
Oof. I’m surprised Geoff Johns let them put his name on that.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
Equalizer 3. More of an Italian travelog than an action film, though there is some of that. But you know, I liked the travelog.
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!
Leave the World behind
Uh, I love these kind of movies.
Watched LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND and, as I was watching it, it dawned on me there's a whole class of these horror movies that shouldn't really be called horrors--they're annoyers. Annoying characters, annoying plot developments, annoying sound design, annoying music cues, annoying imagery, annoying montages. They aren't trying to horrify us; they're trying to irritate us to an extreme level. They're usually about annoying people that we can't really connect to because they exist in a world that we don't live in--although this assists them in dealing with the big annoying threats, because they have special status that we would never have.
There's usually an annoying child who becomes the focus of all our outrage.
I'm not saying this is a bad thing. Although, there were times when I wanted to strangle the characters in the movie--especially that child. And maybe that's the point. So long as we don't care what happens to them, we can sit back smugly and enjoy the show whether for good or for evil. Stewing in our own annoyance. I suppose the objective is to disturb us. And disturb us into what? We are powerless--these movies just reinforce our powerlessness and apathy. The world's going to end, we can't do anything about it, so might as well Netflix and chill.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
Cocaine Bear
Mindless fun
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Grade: C/C-
A few bright spots of fun. One must be a fan of the series to watch it, as brief as it is at just over an hour and a half, because not all character moments hit strongly this time around.
There is an extended family wedding and also sets up a potential 4th film due to a courtship starting fresh for 20something daughter Paris.
"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings" - Optimus Prime
I just don't seem to catch a lot of movies anymore. In 2023, I saw just 15 newly released movies. And only two of those were actually in a theater. Of those 15, here's the 11 I would watch again. Though only four of them would I want to own on DVD.
1. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES
2. PLANE
3. CHAMPIONS
4. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
5. BABYLON 5: THE ROAD HOME
6. GUY RITCHIE'S THE COVENANT
7. MIRANDA'S VICTIM
8. THE BURIAL (2023)
9. THE EQUALIZER 3
10. LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN
11. MEG 2: THE TRENCH
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"I can't complain. I got to be Jim Morrison for the first half of my life, and Ward Cleaver for the second half." - Warren Zevon.
Napoleon. Really liked it. After this and The Last Duel, I hope Scott keeps making more historical movies now that the Alien franchise is changing hands.