Topic: The Movie Thread

Ah yes, I also watched American History X again. Powerful and moving it's a magnificent film.

I finally got around to seeing Bone Tomahawk. Excellent film! The script is incredible, performances are phenomenal all around and it’s just overall an impeccably crafted film that I won’t be forgetting any time soon. I highly recommend it for fans of horror, westerns and noirs.

@Jimmer-jammer Just re-watched this the other night. One of my favorites for sure. It seems extremely underrated as well which is such a shame. Or, at least, it seems like very few people even know it exists. But yeah, such a good film.

Yet as amazing as that movie is I can't seem to get myself to care about watching Dragged Across Concrete or Brawl in Cell Block 99. Gotta figure Zahler is a fairly capable writer/director but idk, maybe the stars aligned perfectly for Bone Tomahawk. Or maybe those other two are much better than they look.

@Jimmer-jammer @zupertramp Brilliant film. Discovered it on Prime a while back. We need more horror westerns.

This weekend I'll be watching Train to Busan, as it doesn't appear to be on any streaming services, I picked it up on DVD last weekend.

@MightyDemon82 I think the prequel animated film was on Prime, and so was the live action sequel. Both not as good the first film, but still worth watching.

@zupertramp I like Brawl in Cell Block 99 quite a lot actually. Brilliant performance by Vince Vaughan who is a mountainous presence in the film.

@Jimmer-jammer Great film and an under appreciated gem. Have you seen Upgrade? Similar type of visceral violence but totally different setting.

@zupertramp @MightyDemon82

I had heard of it briefly when it released and then it completely fell off my radar till recently. I’m not familiar with any of Zahler’s other work but I’m keen to look into it after so enjoying Bone Tomahawk.

Any aspiring storytellers out there looking to tackle important sociopolitical themes in a meaningful, effective and grounded manner would be wise to study this film’s script. Just about every scene is utterly dripping with dramatic irony, often to darkly comedic effect, allowing some lines to bite in ways they just wouldn’t in lesser hands.

I’ll have to check out Train to Busan as I’d never heard of it!

Edit: @JohnnyShoulder I’ll have to check out Upgrade as that’s another one I haven’t heard of, thanks!

@JohnnyShoulder nice to hear a testimonial at least. I do like serious Vaughan. Which isn't to say funny Vaughan is bad but he can definitely bring an intensity to his dramatic roles where there's less room in his sillier movies.

@MightyDemon82 Train to Busan is a lot of fun!

@Kidfried Just finished watching it, Superb movie.

@zupertramp I like all 3 of them, I really enjoyed Dragged Across Concrete in particular. Brawl is probably better but it’s just a bit too grim for me to want to rewatch. Vaughn is excellent in serious roles. Not sure how I feel about him as a person though, kind of puts me off watching his movies. Don’t really do politics on here but I just struggle to enthusiastically get behind anyone who’s pro-guns.

Goldeneye (Blu-Ray)

Just dug around my Blu-Ray collection for something to watch and settled on this.

I think the last time I watched it, it didn't really stick with me because I was watching a whole bunch of these Bond movies in close proximity, but rewatching it on it's own it really is quite a fun action romp.

It really helped that it built it's narrative around the then topical collapse of the Soviet Union, adding a level of believable political intrigue to the mix (even if the Russian government weren't really the bad guys), it had some really fun action sequences (like the whole opening sequence, as well as the tank scene), and just the right amount of camp (love the sequence at Q's lab) without sacrificing the tension of the serious moments.

Golgo 13 (Blu-Ray)

A live action adaptation of a manga of the same name, it follows an assassin known as Golgo 13 who is hired to take out Max Boa (the crime lord of an international criminal organization), who has been kidnapping women around the world & is currently in Iran.

The narrative isn't deep, but it sets the tone for what is a pretty decent action flick. It's a bit slower than I'd have liked, but it definitely has it's cool moments (such as a sequence where he escapes being tied up, and another in how he figures out who his real target is amongst a group of doubles). Despite being a Japanese production, it's filmed entirely on location in Iran, which is an interesting backdrop you don't often see in movies (though being a 70's flick, keep in mind this is the Iran of 50 years ago, before the revolution). Given what else of the franchise I've experienced, I'm actually kinda surprised (and maybe a tad disappointed) that there wasn't any nudity. In fact I'd wager that it may even be a bit tamer than the Bond movies of the era in that regard (though, this could be a side effect of filming in Iran).

Project A-Ko 4: Final (Blu-Ray)

The final entry in the Project A-Ko series, it's pretty much more of the same. I'll admit they got me with the twist surrounding the space princess even though I should have seen it coming a mile away given the events of the first film. Like the last one, this one didn't have as good of action as the first two.

I enjoyed seeing the Gunbuster related Easter eggs given I just finished watching that a bit over a week ago.

Even though ive seen the old Nightmare on Elm Street movies a bunch of times, im watching them again this weekend.

Especially with Elm Street 5 and New Nightmare since the New Nightmare movie for DVD has the commentary track which I dont think i listened to at all.

They really need to release single 4K blu ray releases for Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and 3 with alot of bonus features. old archival stuff and new looking back bonus features.

Heck a cast commentary for 4K blu ray for Elm Street 2 and 3 would be nice

@XandertheWise 1..2..Freddy's coming for you.