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Lifer
Jan 25, 2000
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Severance - Season 2

9/10

Please enjoy each finale equally

I never have any idea what's going on & I love it lol

I really liked the camera bit. Felt a bit like Split.

The part with Milchick bolting away from Dylan made me LOL

The heck is up with Kier Chuckie Cheese

MISTER MILKSHAKE IN THE FACE WITH A TROMBONE!!

Mark's split in the elevator & Drummond YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Tough dilemma at the end. But otherwise it would have been mass innie genocide. Very excited for S3!

#InnieLivesMatter
It's a good show, but I just don't get all the fuss. Maybe I'm just not smart enough for this show. 🤣

I'll round down, for me it's 7/10

The season finale was great, and I almost want to round up.
 
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Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
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It's a good show, but I just don't get all the fuss. Maybe I'm just not smart enough for this show. 🤣

I'll round down, for me it's 7/10

The season finale was great, and I almost want to round up.

I'm an Easter Egg guy, so I love all the little details. It was a super slow show, but it was fun to have something a little different!

 

Indus

Lifer
May 11, 2002
14,804
10,341
136
I was having some nostalgia about movies I saw as a kid. And those movies presented a very different view of America.

Actually managed to find one on youtube.. called Viper:


6.5 - 7/ 10

Pretty decent for a low budget action flick.


And there are 3 other movies I'm trying to find but I don't remember their names..

1. A dysotopian apocalyptic movie about a man who saves a kid and adopts him.. gives him his dinosaur amulet chain before he's killed.. almost like Mad Max but not quite..

2. A scientist develops a laser that he keeps in a van and he uses to kill innocent people till he can get a ransom for it (basically like Speed but very low budget and made in 70's or 80's)

3. A NASA shuttle goes to Haley's Comet and finds an alien space craft. But they find 3 human bodies preserved in crystals. They bring them to earth and they find out they're alive. Not only are they alive.. they're some sort of vampires and whoever touches them dies as they sap them of their strength.

Anyone by any chance know the name of any of these movies??
 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
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And there are 3 other movies I'm trying to find but I don't remember their names..

1. A dysotopian apocalyptic movie about a man who saves a kid and adopts him.. gives him his dinosaur amulet chain before he's killed.. almost like Mad Max but not quite..

Lost Future?

 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
50,192
6,420
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3. A NASA shuttle goes to Haley's Comet and finds an alien space craft. But they find 3 human bodies preserved in crystals. They bring them to earth and they find out they're alive. Not only are they alive.. they're some sort of vampires and whoever touches them dies as they sap them of their strength.

Anyone by any chance know the name of any of these movies??

Lifeforce?

 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
50,192
6,420
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And there are 3 other movies I'm trying to find but I don't remember their names..

2. A scientist develops a laser that he keeps in a van and he uses to kill innocent people till he can get a ransom for it (basically like Speed but very low budget and made in 70's or 80's)

Probably not it, but Laserblast?

 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
50,192
6,420
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Yes that's it.. thank you!

But not the correct ones on 1 and 2.

They would have to be made before 1989.

Ahah! 1987's "The Laser Man":



Although Google shows a 1988 movie...is this it? Plot seems a little diferent:

 

Dr. Detroit

Diamond Member
Sep 25, 2004
8,408
830
126
The Order 9/10 - Now streaming on Hulu

2024 film set in '83/84 telling the true story about a white supremacist group in the Pacific NorthWest.

Wow, this is excellent film making. A true throwback A gritty flick with amazing cinematography, fantastic visuals, great character acting, solid script and does not play to any tropes. No stupid love interests, no lazy side arcs.

No idea why this was not nominated for more awards.
 
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DigDog

Lifer
Jun 3, 2011
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i watched .. the Dirty Harry marathon !!

1. Dirty Harry 1971

The cultural-phenomenon we all know and love, this film is all about "Dirty" Harry Callahan; dirty because he knows every dirty trick in the book, but behind the facade of uncaring, arrogant cop, Callahan is a profoundly good and honest man who wants to protect his people at all costs. And he gets off at people thinking he's something that he is not .. for example, a racist.
The plot is, in a sense, irrelevant. There is a (fantastic Andy Robinson) killer known as Scorpio, a psychopath who delights in the chaos he causes, and who hates the rigidity and determination that Callahan stands for.
But the core of the film is putting Callahan in all these situations where his character can come through, to see this hardened cop who doesn't take shit from anyone, be it criminals .. or penpushers.

I don't know why director Dan Siegel decided to comment that "(Callahan) is . in his way, as evil as (Skorpio)", when the film shows him in a completely different light.

Maybe i just don't see Callahan that way because he appeals to me the same way that he appeals to everyone that loved the film, because he is a cop that does "the right thing", with what "the right thing" is being widely debatable. Having said that, it's still not really a great film, at least today. Sure, the classic scenes are there, but the lithmus test is when watching the film in pieces on YouTube is better than watching it in whole, you know the film hasn't aged well.

All considered, 6.5/10


2. Magnum Force 1973

The weakest of the bunch. It's just a one-episode police show that's too long, and while Callahan is a fun character, it doesn't do much to help the script, because the script here is "Callahan does" instead of "Callahan is", the way the first film was structured.
A bunch of rogue cops are killing every criminal they can find, ex-judicially, because reasons. The plot is laid bare both for the viewer, but also for the protagonist, when the cops show
up and say "we're guilty, we did it, hey why don't you join us".
That and the funky 70s soundtrack really do not do much to elevate this over your made-for-tv one-shot police serial. The "twist" at the end gives it a bit of ooomph until you realize that the secretly-evil character has bene acting against his own interests the whole time, pushing the protagonist towards finding the guilty party .. himself.

It's just boring. The title card is literally just Eastwood's hand holding a gun for a solid 2 minutes.

my vote: 5/10

3. The Enforcer 1976

Probably the best of the bunch if seen on its own. Funnier than the others, and back to focusing on Callahan as a character, rather than just being a crime show. The move of introducing a straight man (Tyne Daily) as the rookie inspector is brilliant, because it highlights how uncooperative Callahan is, it exhalts the aspects of the character than we love the most. And also, the bad guys kill her, which is the perfect motivation for the protagonist to have that moment of righteous fury that ends with him executing one of the bad guys by LAW rocket.
Plot-wise, it kinda sucks, bunch of random wannabe revolutionaries land a bunch of military weapons, but it has some decent intrigue in the police affairs. Daily is a gem and she works really well alongside Eastwood.

My vote: 6.5/10

4. Sudden Impact 1983

Once again closer to a single-shot, but crammed with more, !more stuff that Callahan does. More shootings, more punchings, more dressing-downs by the chief of police, all surrounding a really weak plot of a woman bent on revenge, who Callahan then decides she's not that bad, despite, you know, the murders. Ah yes, those murders.
Better direction and pacing than Magnum Force; still not worth watching.
The switch from a 70s funk wah-wah soundtrack to slap bass and synth is *so* 80s. The star of the show is/was the Automag .44 pistol, practically science fiction in those years.

My vote: 5.5/10


5. The Dead Pool 1988

lololol
aside from having GnR "Welcome to the Jungle" in the soundtrack, it's a scene where Jim Carey is a buddy rock artist shooting a video, and Lian Neeson playing the director. And Slash - yes that guy - firing a harpoon gun in a cameo.
Again like 2 and 4 this is just a normal cop film with Callahan as the protagonist, but overall it's better in every way to the other two. Better direction, better pacing, a couple of funny scenes, and the petite Patricia Clarkson as the love interest doesn't hurt either. Certainly suffers from what the 80s considered "badass".

My vote: 6/10
 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
50,192
6,420
136
i watched .. the Dirty Harry marathon !!

1. Dirty Harry 1971

The cultural-phenomenon we all know and love, this film is all about "Dirty" Harry Callahan; dirty because he knows every dirty trick in the book, but behind the facade of uncaring, arrogant cop, Callahan is a profoundly good and honest man who wants to protect his people at all costs. And he gets off at people thinking he's something that he is not .. for example, a racist.
The plot is, in a sense, irrelevant. There is a (fantastic Andy Robinson) killer known as Scorpio, a psychopath who delights in the chaos he causes, and who hates the rigidity and determination that Callahan stands for.
But the core of the film is putting Callahan in all these situations where his character can come through, to see this hardened cop who doesn't take shit from anyone, be it criminals .. or penpushers.

I don't know why director Dan Siegel decided to comment that "(Callahan) is . in his way, as evil as (Skorpio)", when the film shows him in a completely different light.

Maybe i just don't see Callahan that way because he appeals to me the same way that he appeals to everyone that loved the film, because he is a cop that does "the right thing", with what "the right thing" is being widely debatable. Having said that, it's still not really a great film, at least today. Sure, the classic scenes are there, but the lithmus test is when watching the film in pieces on YouTube is better than watching it in whole, you know the film hasn't aged well.

All considered, 6.5/10


2. Magnum Force 1973

The weakest of the bunch. It's just a one-episode police show that's too long, and while Callahan is a fun character, it doesn't do much to help the script, because the script here is "Callahan does" instead of "Callahan is", the way the first film was structured.
A bunch of rogue cops are killing every criminal they can find, ex-judicially, because reasons. The plot is laid bare both for the viewer, but also for the protagonist, when the cops show
up and say "we're guilty, we did it, hey why don't you join us".
That and the funky 70s soundtrack really do not do much to elevate this over your made-for-tv one-shot police serial. The "twist" at the end gives it a bit of ooomph until you realize that the secretly-evil character has bene acting against his own interests the whole time, pushing the protagonist towards finding the guilty party .. himself.

It's just boring. The title card is literally just Eastwood's hand holding a gun for a solid 2 minutes.

my vote: 5/10

3. The Enforcer 1976

Probably the best of the bunch if seen on its own. Funnier than the others, and back to focusing on Callahan as a character, rather than just being a crime show. The move of introducing a straight man (Tyne Daily) as the rookie inspector is brilliant, because it highlights how uncooperative Callahan is, it exhalts the aspects of the character than we love the most. And also, the bad guys kill her, which is the perfect motivation for the protagonist to have that moment of righteous fury that ends with him executing one of the bad guys by LAW rocket.
Plot-wise, it kinda sucks, bunch of random wannabe revolutionaries land a bunch of military weapons, but it has some decent intrigue in the police affairs. Daily is a gem and she works really well alongside Eastwood.

My vote: 6.5/10

4. Sudden Impact 1983

Once again closer to a single-shot, but crammed with more, !more stuff that Callahan does. More shootings, more punchings, more dressing-downs by the chief of police, all surrounding a really weak plot of a woman bent on revenge, who Callahan then decides she's not that bad, despite, you know, the murders. Ah yes, those murders.
Better direction and pacing than Magnum Force; still not worth watching.
The switch from a 70s funk wah-wah soundtrack to slap bass and synth is *so* 80s. The star of the show is/was the Automag .44 pistol, practically science fiction in those years.

My vote: 5.5/10


5. The Dead Pool 1988

lololol
aside from having GnR "Welcome to the Jungle" in the soundtrack, it's a scene where Jim Carey is a buddy rock artist shooting a video, and Lian Neeson playing the director. And Slash - yes that guy - firing a harpoon gun in a cameo.
Again like 2 and 4 this is just a normal cop film with Callahan as the protagonist, but overall it's better in every way to the other two. Better direction, better pacing, a couple of funny scenes, and the petite Patricia Clarkson as the love interest doesn't hurt either. Certainly suffers from what the 80s considered "badass".

My vote: 6/10

But what about Angels with Filthy Souls?

 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
53,488
6,331
126
Home Alone is one of my favorite movies ever and my kids love it too. We watch it multiple times a year. Part 2 is just as good as the first one as well, although it's virtually the exact same story. We watch both of them.

Cool story about Home Alone which may also play into why I like it so much...

When my cousin turned 10 (I was 9) that movie was coming out in the theater and for his birthday we went to watch it. However, we got to watch a special screening of it a week early before the movie actually came out. My uncle went to school with Daniel Stern at Bethesda Chevy Chase and was friends with him, so somehow my uncle got in touch with him and setup this private screening for us.

So we got to see it a week early on a Saturday night, in an empty theater other than myself, my 2 cousins, and my aunt sat behind us about 3 rows back. Being alone as a kid in a huge theater watching a movie on a huge screen before it was even out was just incredible at that age lol.
 

DigDog

Lifer
Jun 3, 2011
14,332
2,802
126
it's one of those films, like Sixth Sense, that are so ingrained in popular culture, that you've watched them even if you haven't watched them. Every time i think "i'm gonna sit down and watch [one of those films]" i always think "uh but why, i've already watched it".
 

Dr. Detroit

Diamond Member
Sep 25, 2004
8,408
830
126
Uncommon Valor - 8.5/10 - Now streaming on Hoopla

1983 Vietnam POW rescue movie starring Gene Hackman, Patrick Swayze, and a bunch of misfits who get called up to go on a mission in Laos.

Its a great movie, real sets, real explosions, no CGI and a flic the US Govt was not please with. No military assistance was given.

The band of misfits are great and while you can see some character parallels to other war movies it never got lost in common movie tropes.
 
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