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Cast A Deadly Spell – (1991)

Imagine a film noir comedy in the world of Harry Potter five years before Harry Potter existed and you have a pretty good sense of what the movie is like. I hadn't seen it in nearly 30 years and it had been near the top of my list of movie rarities to track down and re-watch someday for all 30 of those years, and I'm very happy to say it holds up extremely well. It was made for HBO so the budget wasn't huge, which means some of the supporting actors aren't that great and the FX are pretty campy, but in a movie this self-aware the monster makeup isn't the main draw. The script is fantastic, managing to be both witty and an effective film noir, and director Martin Campbell, who went on to save the James Bond franchise twice and somehow made Zorro feel relevant in the 90s, does good work with the tools available to him. Highly recommended if you can track it down, (9/10)


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(Due to a copyright troll on YouTube, Sleuth was not shown and was replaced with two titles.)

Last night's triple bill: three 70's Fox releases.

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The Poseidon Adventure is the apex of the 70's disaster movie boom. Though Airport and The Towering Inferno got the Best Picture nominations at the Oscars, this one is the most entertaining. Running a brisk 117 minutes, director Ronald Neame and his large cast keep things interesting by keeping the stakes high and the thrills going. Sure, some will view this one as camp but you can't just lump it in with say, a film like The Swarm. This is an adventure film that trusts the audience and never gets dull.

When people think of The Heartbreak Kid nowadays, they think of the dreadful remake with Ben Stiller. But the original, which has been stuck in rights issues since the early 2000's, is where it's at, an intelligent romantic comedy about a jerk husband who decides that he's made a mistake and is now trying to get out of the marriage to woo a woman he meets on his honeymoon in Miami Beach. Charles Grodin manages to do the impossible and make his character sympathetic despite being a complete asshole. But for me, it's Jeannie Berlin and Eddie Albert (both who were nominated for Oscars) that steal the film. Berlin, playing Grodin's wife, is the most likeable character in the film and even though she's a distraction to the protagonist, she's the character you end up siding with, while Albert plays the character who says all the things the viewer thinks but can't. Elaine May directed three really good films and Ishtar. She should be known the good ones instead of Ishtar.

Lastly, a little-seen film that I wish was better known. Made for Each Other is nearly the perfect combination of a romantic comedy and a gritty 70's drama. The film's writers star as a pair of neurotic thirtysomethings who meet in therapy on Christmas Eve and over the next week, has a tumultuous relationship that leads them to realize...well, it's the name of the movie. Despite what the off-the-wall premise suggests, it has a lot of truth to it and the characters are well-developed through some humorous flashbacks. Even though a major studio released it, it has more in common with an offbeat indie film released later (it did get reissued in the 80's but basically disappeared outside of a YouTube rip). I'd love to see a boutique label pick up this one and restore it.

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Last night's triple feature: three horror films.

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Deep Rising is a blast. A cross between The Poseidon Adventure and Jurassic Park, Stephen Sommers' tongue-in-cheek adventure film is non-stop thrills with a premise that has everything but the kitchen sink (of course, the ocean could be the kitchen sink). I love that more than 20 years after it originally flopped, it's found a cult following as it totally deserves it.

Before I Wake is probably the least-known of the three Mike Flanagan films of 2016 (but not released in the US until 2018, over four years after it was filmed) but it's an interesting one about an adopted child (Jacob Tremblay in I believe his first film) who when he sleeps makes people from the pasts of those he's around reappear but with the curse of a monster than can kill, forcing him to stay awake to prevent the murders. Yes, it's a lot like A Nightmare on Elm Street but Flanagan makes it interesting by focusing more on the emotional aspect of the story than the kills. It's also a good example of a PG-13 genre film that can be effective without gore.

Continuing on the dream films, Bad Dreams has often been accused of being an Elm Street ripoff (and it does have a pair of actors who did appear in an installment) but it's still an interesting film focusing on the lone survivor of a suicide cult (Did the Heaven's Gate cult watch this along with Secrets & Lies before they all killed themselves?) who wakes up from a 13 year coma and while residing with a group suffering from borderline personality disorder, finds that the leader has returned and begins killing the patients one by one. Yes, it's almost exactly like Dream Warriors, the third Nightmare on Elm Street, but it's decent and it does a few things differently, making it a good enough watch. You can do a lot worse.

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Last night: three psychological thrillers.

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The Sender is in a way a proto-Nightmare on Elm Street, focusing on a John Doe who after being rescued from a suicide attempt is committed to an Atlanta mental institution. While there, the psychiatrist assigned to him discovers that when he sleeps, she begins seeing visions that may or may not be real along with a mysterious figure who claims to be his mother. Zeljko Ivanek, one of the current notable "hey it's that guy!" actors, plays the John Doe and it's a role that's somewhat in line with the villains that he often plays. The film also has its best moments during the nightmare sequences, such as an electroshock sequence where an entire set gets destroyed. It didn't get much play during its Halloween 1982 release but some fans like Quentin Tarantino have kept it around and that's a good thing.

When talking about M. Night Shyamalan's best film, for me, it's a toss-up between Unbreakable and Split. But for now, Unbreakable might have passed Split on my third viewing of the film. A rare slow burn for the superhero genre, Shyamalan focuses on developing the two main characters and rather than heavy action, he builds on the concept of someone finding out they are superhuman and have abilities that can help others. It also might have one of the most restrained villain portrayals ever with Mr. Glass, with one of Samuel L. Jackson's most against-type roles. It's a tight film that much like the film above, has thankfully grown in reputation in recent years with the comic book boom and its two follow-ups.

Lastly, The Haunting of Julia (known as Full Circle everywhere else) has become a bit of a lost film due to rights issues in the US but it's an interesting film that could be viewed as a sequel in spirit to Rosemary's Baby. Mia Farrow plays a grieving mother who after her family falls apart as a result of the death of her daughter (some versions of the film have a graphic tracheotomy that opens the films), moves into a new flat that turns out to be haunted by another dead girl. Farrow now has to find out why the place is haunted and most notably, why the ghost wants her. More like the ghost films of the 60's than the gorier horror films of the 70's, this is a classy film and while interesting, it's not for everyone. If your idea of horror is a slasher film or even The Conjuring, you might hate it. But if you like your horror with a certain air (and a very unnerving synth score), look it up.

Up next: Southern Comfort, Split Image, & Transsiberian.
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Last night at the Corona: three more thrillers.

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I've said it before but I believe Southern Comfort to be Walter Hill's best film. A 70's-set survival film about a group of National Guardsmen who steal the wrong boats and are soon hunted in the Louisiana bayou, the film manages to set itself apart from the typical genre film by more or less not having any major characters that are sympathetic. But it's also interesting that rather than trying to have you side with them, Hill focuses more on character and morality. We aren't supposed to like these characters and we don't agree with their actions but we want to see them get out as it's entertaining. Also, it's got a number of good actors among the cast. Nowadays, you could see this getting made with some strong character actors but you'd need a solid writer and director to make it. We don't have many directors like Hill actively working today though.

Split Image is more than likely known by the few who've seen it as the other Ted Kotcheff film of 1982 (First Blood, which opened three weeks later, is the more known one). But while First Blood is a quality film in its own right, I feel Split Image is the better and more ambitious film. Michael O'Keefe (Danny from Caddyshack) plays a Dallas gymnast who falls for a girl (Karen Allen) and while trying to woo her, lands in a Jonestown-like cult with a charismatic leader (Peter Fonda) and is brainwashed into forgetting his past. Soon, his parents hire a deprogrammer (James Woods in one of most manic performances) to bring him back home and a lot of the best material comes from Woods' scenery chewing as he has to handle this near-impossible case. It was also nice to finally see this film in widescreen, as I'd only seen it on VHS, and it's another example of why we should be thankful for HD presentations, as this was filmed in scope and a number of scenes make full use of the aspect ratio. I'm going to have to watch some of the movies about cults made around this time again (such as Ticket to Heaven and Circle of Power) as it's a subject that fascinates me.

Lastly, a Hitchcockian thriller that probably should have gotten more attention when it came out. Transsiberian has a good cast, an intriguing premise (passengers going from China to Russia who get caught up in a heroin-smuggling ring and during each stop, the situation gets even more out of control), and Brad Anderson back when he was an acclaimed indie talent but it never got a big release despite doing rather well when it came out. Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer do well as the couple who get trapped in the situation while Ben Kingsley actually had more motivation than the paycheck as a Russian detective with another side to him. It's one of those old "the plot thickens" stories that got a modern spin that we don't get too much of now (but maybe Knives Out will make those in vogue again, just hopefully not in that way).

Up next: Kids, Empire Records, & Party Girl.
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Tonight's triple feature: three 1995 youth-aimed films.

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Kids is a controversial film, which is not surprising due to the content. But it's also a very realistic film with two of the more despicable characters in 90's cinema in Casper and Teddy. I'm convinced these two were the inspiration for In the Company of Men (another 90's film that had a lot of controversy). Yes, Larry Clark and Harmony Korine are absolute creeps but they show the truth. Teenagers, whether it's 1995 or 2020, really do talk like that and do things like that. I get the shock people had when this was released but I don't think they knew what they were in for. Life is no fantasy and this movie showed it. Also, I find it amusing that Daniel Johnston refused to sign with Metallica's label as he thought they were satanic but had no problem licensing one of his songs for a scene where gets nearly beaten to death.

Empire Records was maligned by critics and only got regional distribution when it was released but it's a likeable film that could be described as a cross between the "tales of retail" plot of Clerks mixed with the anti-authority with music themes of Airheads. A number of good actors make early appearances in this film about the employees of a record store who fight to save the store after one of them gambles the previous night's money away in a failed attempt previously. Oh, and they also have to host a has-been the same day that Liv Tyler wants to lose her virginity to. I guess this is a film that you need to be a certain age to appreciate. I didn't like it when I first saw on VHS but saw it again as a teenager on DVD and liked it a lot more. I even had a dog I named after Tyler's character. Damn the man, save the Empire!

Lastly, the first film to ever get a streaming release. Party Girl is a film that what it lacks in budget, it has in spirit. Parker Posey (who became known as The Queen of Indies partially because of this film) plays a party planner who after getting busted for throwing one illegally has to work in her godmother's library branch to repay the bail money. However, she knows absolutely nothing about working in a library but soon becomes an expert at the Dewey Decimal System while balancing her old life around. Hijinks ensue as Posey does well as the titular character and the premise is a fun twist on the fish-out-of-water story. Also, it was amusing to see a young Liev Schreiber as an English bartender.

Tomorrow night: The Omen, The Stepford Wives, & Dawn of the Dead.
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Last night: three 70's horror classics.

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The Omen was originally dismissed as being nothing more than an Exorcist ripoff but I think that's an unfair criticism. The Omen is not a film about possession but rather a film about the relationship between a father and his adopted son, who just happens to be the Antichrist. It also might be a classier film than The Exorcist, as its scares are not intended as big set pieces but are subtler and more in the tone of the thrillers of the era. Maybe it's closer in tone to Rosemary's Baby (oddly, Mia Farrow played the Billie Whitelaw role in the remake to this) but the end times elements and location shooting in Rome and London gives the film a flair and sense of darkness that lets it stand out. Also, great cast and direction as well as Jerry Goldsmith's only Oscar win.

Much like The Omen, The Stepford Wives was also dismissed during its original release, with many accusations that it was misogynistic. Just the opposite. If anything, the film could be seen today as a criticism of the men's rights movement. The premise, based on an Ira Levin story and adapted by William Goldman, focuses on a family that leaves New York for Connecticut and the wife (Katharine Ross) discovers that something isn't quite right with the women of Stepford. A cross between sci-fi and conspiracy thriller (there's even a score by Michael Small, who seemed to do the music for half of these movies in the 70's), it might be basically the film version of an airport novel but it's a chilling film that's seemingly only become more relevant now. Also because of this movie, we got Get Out. Someone needs to rescue this one from rights hell.

Lastly, I've long said Evil Dead II is the best horror film ever made. But after watching Dawn of the Dead again, I now believe this is the greatest horror film of all-time. George A. Romero basically made an epic with limited funds and in addition to showing lots of gory kills, tells a story about people trying to survive in the mecca of commercialism: the shopping mall. There's something artistic about this film that so many other zombie films trying to emulate it miss. Dawn of the Dead is more than just a film about the apocalypse. It's a film about society and its collapse. Meanwhile, if I had been in their shoes, I would have landed in the A&P and waited for everything to blow over.

Up next: Prevenge, The Unborn (1991), & Poltergeist II (plus possible Google Hangout discussion movie).
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Today's triple: three movies with creepy kids.

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Prevenge deserved a better fate in the US that getting dumped onto Shudder. An original and resourceful (the production budget was just over $100,000 but has the production values of a film costing tenfold) horror comedy focusing on a pregnant serial killer who motivated by her unborn daughter, seeks to kill the people responsible for the death of the girl's father. Usually, a premise like this would be made as exploitative as possible but here, the story is much more subtle and is made by someone who treats the subject matter with respect and understanding. Also, the filmmaking style reminded me a lot of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Alice Lowe is mainly a comedic talent but if she ever did a follow-up, I could see her doing well with a serious film.

The Unborn (not to be confused with the dreadful David S. Goyer film from 2009) is a simple B-movie from Roger Corman but it's an interesting 90's update of It's Alive, focusing on a woman who gets pregnant via IVF but soon finds out that the doctor who handled the procedure is using the seeds to kill the mothers and have the children take over the world. This could have been a hokey and dreadful film but it makes good use of the low budget and Brooke Adams does well as the mother trying to stop her child from her certain death. Also, any movie that has a score by Gary Numan can't be bad.

Lastly, Poltergeist II is a better sequel than its reputation states. Sure, Spielberg wasn't involved and it doesn't have the thrills of the original but it deserves credit for expanding the story and coming up with new ideas to continue the mythology of the ghosts. The human element of the story is rather simplistic but the visual effects more than make up for it. And that giant tequila worm H.R. Giger designed is amazing.

Up next: Damien: Omen II, Quintet, and The Final Conflict.
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Alice Lowe was developing a sci-fi for a while but I think it got delayed or fell apart.

Worth mentioning that she actually was pregnant during the making of Prevenge.

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Yeah, I was reading about that. I also have to wonder if her daughter is the youngest actor to ever make their film debut. There's usually a joke in film that three month old babies play newborns so I was surprised to find out that the baby was ten days old when she made her on-screen appearance.
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That Google Hangouts thing ended up not happening, as you might have seen. But I helped pick our next Netflix Party. Monday night, a showing of What Lies Beneath in addition to the regularly scheduling programming.

Last night's triple: three Fox-released genre titles.

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Damien: Omen II and The Final Conflict continued the Omen franchise and unlike the Exorcist series, the saga of Damien Thorn never went off the rails as the stakes to his rise to power get higher and higher. The second film goes to Chicago and has William Holden playing the Gregory Peck role. It's not the original but it's got some good kills. The third returns to London and has Damien (now played by Sam Neill) planning a political career but the resurrection of Christ has complicated matters. This is the weakest of the trilogy but it's still an interesting one with a nice wrap-up.

Meanwhile, Quintet might be the strangest film Robert Altman ever made. His only foray into pure sci-fi, it's an odd mix of Dune, Watchmen, film noir, and post-apocalyptic films, focusing on Paul Newman venturing into a walled-in city in search of his brother and finds a place where everyone plays a game called Quintet (think something like The Settlers of Catan). But what seems like a normal board game is something much more sinister. A lot of the movie is esoteric and can be hard to follow but it's an interesting film with a well-thought out world and some good production values. It's better than the 5.1 IMDb rating. I'm also convinced Ernest Cline ripped off this plot for Ready Player One.

Up next: Housebound, Poltergeist III, & Gerald's Game.
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Yesterday: three horror films and a title rescheduled to make room for the Netflix Party.

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I'm not sure why Macon County Line is still well-regarded. I feel that it's a 70's nostalgia thing as watching it again made me realize that the plot is all over the place and not much really happens until the last third. A good movie would have condensed all this to 20 minutes and focused more on the aftermath. I'll stick to Walking Tall.

It's somewhat surprising that Housebound has basically become a forgotten film since its brief 2014 release. It was well-reviewed but seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Which is too bad as it seems like the kind of film would talked about more. What starts out as a uncliched version of the modern ghost film manages to turn into if Wes Craven did Parasite in the last third. With its twist and a strong lead performance, it is ripe for rediscovery.

Poltergeist III is not the disaster many think of it as but I think it's better to imagine it as a standalone film. In fact, I can't help but believe that it was written as an unrelated film that became a Poltergeist film in the rewrite stage. It is so thematically different than the two previous entries, being that it takes place over a single night and features elements that fit more in a slasher film than in the saga of Carol Anne Freling. But back to the film, it has some good set pieces and it's at least fast-paced and thrilling. Better than the remake (by the way, the guy who directed the remake co-wrote the new Ghostbusters, don't expect too much).

Lastly, Gerald's Game is a film that only a streamer could have made. With its limited sets and cast, twisty plot, and graphic moments, it would have been both too small for a studio and too big for an independent. Mike Flanagan's first adaptation of Stephen King's work is a reward for patient viewers, focusing on tension as Carla Gugino is trapped in a bedroom after her husband dies of a heart attack during a sex act. Soon, hallucinations and her past catch up to her as she fights to survive. I love a good survival movie and this one hits the spot with its small but effective premise and one of the bloodiest escapes I've probably seen in a film which will have you recoiling in terror. The day Flanagan makes a film that disappoints me will be a sad day in my life.

Up next: Modern Times, David Holzman's Diary, La Jetee, Salt of the Earth, & Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
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Last night: a Criterion quintuple.

Modern Times might be the best film ever made about the Great Depression. While also being the swan song for The Little Tramp, it's also a well-made study on what most people were going through during that era. When you think of Charlie Chaplin, this is the film that you will think of, even though it's debatable of which is his best (I'd say City Lights while I'm sure many would choose The Great Dictator). With a positive outlook of its downtrodden characters, it will put a smile on your face. Also, Paulette Goddard was a beautiful woman.

David Holzman's Diary is perhaps one of the first modern independent films, an ultra low-budget film about a recently laid-off film buff who decides to film his life in the days before he is drafted to Vietnam. The main character is a jerk but the real appeal is watching David film the world around him, from stalking his girlfriend to filming New York during the Summer of Love to using time-lapse photography to depict his TV watching habits. It's certain to divide audiences but it's an interesting trip.

La Jetee inspired Twelve Monkeys and I'm not sure which is better. Both are brilliant but the original, running a half-hour and told almost entirely in stills, is excellent storytelling that practices brevity. It's also an example that you don't need a big budget to tell an effective post-apocalyptic story.

Salt of the Earth was an infamous film for many years as it was a progressive film made during the Red Scare by blacklisted filmmakers. But once audiences finally got to see it, you have to wonder why it was such a taboo film. For one, it might be one of the first feminist films (and from what I've noticed, Hollywood got really misogynistic because of McCarthy and still hasn't gotten away from that). It's also very pro-union. No wonder why conservatives got hot under the collar. But nowadays, it's easy to find and it's a bold film with a mostly amateur cast and a good story. Also, without Salt of the Earth, a lot of media (Norma Rae, El Norte, Stand and Deliver, the Simpsons episode Last Exit to Springfield) wouldn't exist.

Lastly, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is one of the rare cases of an in-name-only sequel being good. In fact, it's a better film than Valley of the Dolls as this one is a satire of the original. The plot is simple but you watch a film like this for the camp and the curiosity of the fact that Roger Ebert wrote the screenplay. Though for a Russ Meyer film, it is a bit disappointing that it's tame for him (by the way, the NC-17 rating makes no sense as I've seen more graphic films get R ratings). However, it is probably his most accomplished film as he had a studio budget.

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So I watched 3 films on Netflix to begin with.
I went with one recommended by Tranny, one recommended by Six, and one no one recommended ( :lol: )

Best of the bunch was the one Tranny recommended, and that was Booksmart. Fun, fun, fun, I had a blast, well written, great characters, even though it falls sometimes for some tricks and narrative routes that happen too oftenin the US comedy, it's still a very pleasant film to watch. That scene in the car with Jason Sudeikis has got to be one of the funniest I have seen those last few months.

Second film was The Platform, recommended by Six, I was really curious to see that one, the premise was really intriguing. Turns out nothing much interested me beyond the premise. For a film so mysterious, it felt way too predictable, in how it evolved, and what it meant to say as a social comment. Efficient, but nothing new under the sun, and a big letdown of an ending.

Third film was a Korean one, Psychokinesis, because there's a whole bunch of Korean film I haven't seen on Netflix, and I intend to watch them all.
PSychokinesis is from the director of Train to Busan, and it was a rather nice film. It's sort of a superhero Korean film. A man who has left his family years ago suddenly receives a superpower that makes him move objects, fly, and super strong. His ex just passed, and his daughter needs help because thugs work for a big company to redevelop an old neighborhood in which she runs a restaurant. The people in this neighborhood have no one to help them, and our hero realizes he has the strength to confront the thugs.
It doesn't break any ground in the genre, but it's much more socially grounded than most superhero flicks you're used to watch, and the film often goes full comedy, which can be strange, but actually works most of the time. It's a flawed film, but it still works.
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Glad you enjoyed Booksmart! Since you mentioned the Uber scene with Jason Sudeikis, I can't think of another recent comedy that has a stronger consensus for funniest scene than that one (I also agree with that take. Both times I watched it, I was in tears laughing).
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