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 Posted: 16 May 2022 at 7:29am |
 Something of a companion of Ceylan's first film Kasaba in that it fictionalises the making of it.  Ceylan's third film. A psych drama dealing with loneliness. It ought to be depressing, but somehow its not. Some amazing visually stunning shots here. That's true of all his work, but this feels like the point his game was stepped up. Other than these two, I've been mainly re-watches the last few days:  Pretty sure I've written about this one before on here and don't have much to add about it. As always, though, darker and more messed up than you'd expect from the poster.  This one is such a gem and I always feel like hardly anyone watched it.  I just got the Alien collection on blu-ray, so I'm watching the whole series in chronological order. I've seen this one a couple of times before, but the sequel will only be the second viewing.  Somehow only the second time watching this.  Potentially my favourite slasher on account of it pisstaking other slashers.
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Posted: 15 May 2022 at 9:57pm |
 Well, I was actually wrong about one thing, that being that I actually liked Guy Pierce just fine in this one, so it does in fact buck the trend of Iron Man movies with annoying actors playing the villain. My initial opinion of this being my favorite MCU movie pre-Winter Soldier still stands, though. It's hard to even explain why, since it's still as silly as ever, but somehow on a more personal level a lot of the time, and I find it's the MCU movie that keeps me the most consistently entertained from start to finish, without any scenes I don't enjoy (but yeah, I remember Winter Solder topping it, so we'll see how that goes on Tuesday.)
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Posted: 14 May 2022 at 10:36pm |
 If Sharknado wasn't shit enough for you, there's this! People getting attacked by great white sharks in a cornfield because of a shark cult led by a serial killer who's waiting for a shark god to remanifest, and draws it's energy from Stonehenge. Zero budget, awful but hilarious special effects, acting which is worse than the non-sexy parts in 80s porn...
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Posted: 14 May 2022 at 7:15pm |
 Not near as good at the first two. It's about three quarters of the way there, but the plot with the Pope is fucking stupid, and there are other bits and pieces which just don't ring true..
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Posted: 13 May 2022 at 10:35pm |
 a lot slower than I expected
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Posted: 13 May 2022 at 10:06pm |
 This went slightly better than before, now that I actually knew all the characters beforehand, which kinda helps just a bit  My initial opinion mostly stands, though, that from a pure action and spectacle standpoint, it's by far the best Phase 1 movie, but there's enough silliness and moments where the characters are forced to act dumb just for the sake of dragging things out, that I can't consider it a personal favorite. It's definitely entertaining all the way through, though, but parts of it just made me shake my head like crazy. It's probably slightly behind the first Iron-Man, for my favorite on this run so far. I already know what Civil War is about, and just based on the concept, I fully expect to absolutely loathe that movie, lol
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Posted: 13 May 2022 at 3:34pm |
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Today was all re-watches and I got a few in:
 This might just have one of the best designed ghosts of any film.  Somehow knowing the twist doesn't harm this in any way.   Both 4K restored versions.
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Posted: 13 May 2022 at 1:37am |
 Zero budget speculative fiction. Rough around the edges, but it's got a pretty decent underground alternative soundtrack. And there's a somewhat prophetic explosion near the end.
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Posted: 12 May 2022 at 7:56pm |
My friend's mother would tell us off for swearing (not very seriously) and say "I hope you aren't using any of those Foley words".
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Posted: 12 May 2022 at 4:07pm |
  More difficult to take in during a single sitting than the two Quiet Place movies. Had to take a break with about half of the second one to run.  Very 80s, which isn't a bad thing. Another good fun film like Lethal Weapon.
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Posted: 12 May 2022 at 12:46am |
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Columbia Noir #4 disc 3: Pushover
 Strong shades of Double Indemnity here, not just from its casting of the same male lead. But the best one of set 4 so far. Three Stooges:  One of the few where the lads don't play themselves and structured a bit differently than all other Stooges shorts I've watched. Solid but not one of their best. It was the last to feature Shemp before his death.
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Posted: 11 May 2022 at 1:25pm |
  I just upgraded my copy of the first one to blu-ray, so that led to a back to back re-watch. I really wish Part III was scheduled for sooner than 2025. Time jump confirmed maybe? The child actors will have grown a lot by then (now).
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Posted: 11 May 2022 at 6:10am |
 I don't normally go in for boxing pictures but this was good. Directed by John Huston who made quite a few all time favourites of mine and on whose strength I decided to check it out. Glad I did.
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Posted: 10 May 2022 at 3:10pm |
 I love this atmospheric jewel of a film.  This was impossible to watch without getting emotional the first time I saw it and it's even more so with a war currently happening in the world.
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Posted: 10 May 2022 at 5:12am |
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Columbia Noir #4 Disc 2: Walk East on Beacon
 Really solid spy noir based around fact (actually from writings of J Edgar Hoover). Three Stooges:  This is actually just a near total rehash of footage from the short Dunked in the Deep, which unideally was the short on Columbia Noir 4 disc 1. It only exists because of contractual obligations that Columbia said stood in spite of the death of Shemp.
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Posted: 10 May 2022 at 12:28am |
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Okay, if that's the case I may as well just focus on watching all the movies for now, up until No Way Home, then I can decide if I'm invested enough to watch all the shows (I'm guessing I will be, but probably spaced in between some other stuff.) I know for sure I'll be interested in the Loki and Winter Soldier ones, based on my enjoyment of their previous appearances I've seen.
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Posted: 10 May 2022 at 12:06am |
It's not as complex as it might look. The only series you will need to have seen to keep up with the movies at this point is WandaVision, since that ties directly into the new Doctor Strange. A while ago they said you would need to see Loki season 1 as well, but that doesn't look like its actually the case. You can watch all other Phase 4 movies without worrying about the shows. Obviously when they eventually do Captain America 4, you will need to have seen The Falcon and the Winter Soldier first. Those two plus Loki and Hawkeye all follow on from characters established in Phases 1-3. But so far WandaVision is the only one that's essential for watching a movie. Moon Knight can be enjoyed at any time, even with no prior MCU knowledge, though he is supposed to at some point make the jump to the movies, at which time you will need to have seen it. You will also need to have seen Ms. Marvel, the next show coming out, prior to the release of The Marvels, but on the current slate that's still five movies away.
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Posted: 09 May 2022 at 11:52pm |
 That was a lot of fun.
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Posted: 09 May 2022 at 9:56pm |
 Another case where I had seen the character in other movies before (Avengers and Winter Soldier) but hadn't actually seen his origin story. In fact, while I already knew a bit about Hulk from outside sources and knew about Thor from Norse mythology (which, to be fair, the Marvel version doesn't exactly follow too strictly, lol) I knew next to nothing about Captain America, aside from the fact he fights with a shield and fell asleep in the 1940's, then woke up in the 2000's. I had no clue he had such a big underdog story to him, and I found this quite charming, interesting and a lot of fun. I likely won't watch any more for a few days, since I'll be busy doing other stuff, but either this weekend or early next week I'll start the cycle of 5 movies in a row I already seen before (which ironically is also as far as I've seen), starting with the big event that ends phase 1. I had meh feelings on it before, but I have a feeling it'll go better now, having seen all previous movies beforehand. I think for now I'll just focus on getting through to the end of Phase 3, since that seems straight-forward, and then if I'm still feeling it, I'll try and figure out the epic mess that is how to tackle Phase 4
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Posted: 09 May 2022 at 6:40pm |
 An MCU movie where I actually like the main villain at least as much, if not more so than the hero? I didn't see that one coming Yeah, I already saw Loki and Thor from the first Avengers movie and The Dark World years back, but seeing how their story begins was still a lot of fun. I've seen mixed reviews for this one and I can kinda see why, but I just had a whole lot of fun with it, and it's probably my second favorite of the run so far (behind the first Iron Man.) Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston are both phenomenal, and everything else is kinda cheesy, but in a good way, imo.
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