What was the last movie you watched?

The original Friday the 13th for the first time in ages, where Kevin Bacon plays a horny kid who gets an arrow through his throat!

While the series is famous for Jason hacking his way through a bunch of annoying dipshits before the least annoying and dipshitty of them kills him until the next sequel is ready, the original was framed as a murder mystery with a killer stalking kids trying to renovate Camp Crystal Lake. Overall, it's a really fun film that kind of gets marred a bit by the ending.

1. It kind of hurts the whole mystery aspect of it when the culprit winds up being a woman who wasn't in the movie until the final 15 minutes or so who was only alluded to in the most vague way possible (a couple characters mention how a child drowned in the lake and then other bad shit happened; the killer is said child's mom).

2. Said killer is obviously pretty strong, able to move corpses from place to place in order to keep anyone from knowing what is going on until it's just the killer and Alice (final girl), as well as being able to throw a dead body through a window. Said killer is also a 55-60 year old woman who might come off as in good shape for her age, but probably not "Jason-strong" to the "pick dude up and stash him in the top bunk of a bed so he's not immediately found" level.

3. Or definitely not "Jason-strong", being what that Alice isn't exactly a powerhouse and she essentially owns her all four times they face off, turning it into something that feels like a running joke when she knocks her out AGAIN and, instead of doing anything to restrain her, just runs off AGAIN. The first three times were Mrs. V charging with a weapon, missing and then getting knocked out by Alice. The fourth time was her missing with her weapon, engaging in a wrestling match, getting shoved off Alice and then getting decapitated with said weapon.

Still a 7/10 and better than virtually all the sequels for about anything other than hilarity.

posted by Heretic

Still a 7/10 and better than virtually all the sequels for about anything other than hilarity.

I think a couple of the sequels were better.  Those were one of the few movies that scared me as a kid.

Hard to pick the most awesome/hilarious kill in the series,,,but I think I'd vote for the one boxer who holds his own until punching himself out, then says "go ahead and take your best shot" and Jason literally knocks his head off with a right hook.

the Italian job one of my favorites

posted by gut

I think a couple of the sequels were better.  Those were one of the few movies that scared me as a kid.

Hard to pick the most awesome/hilarious kill in the series,,,but I think I'd vote for the one boxer who holds his own until punching himself out, then says "go ahead and take your best shot" and Jason literally knocks his head off with a right hook.

If there's one that I'd definitely put above the first one, it's the fourth. The crew of disposable meat were at least kind of likeable for the most part (and had Crispin Glover playing a total dweeb in an early role) and the action flows nicely with a few good kills.

The boxer is in VIII. That and Jason X are my favorite "so bad, they're fun as hell" movies. X in particular is not one bit embarrassed to be dumb as hell and it has probably my favorite kill. The chick in the room when Jason wakes up, who gets her head dunked in something like liquid nitrogen so her face freezes and then he smashes it into pieces on the counter. Either that or the dude in a wheelchair in the second one who takes a machete to the face and then tumbles all the way down a staircase. And even if the kill is offscreen, there's something hilarious about the nerdy little paintballer in VI who shoots Jason with his paintball gun, Jason looks down at the splotch, looks back up and even through the mask, you can tell he's pissed by the way he starts power-walking at the guy, who immediately panics and tries to get away.

Eight Men Out

10 out of 10.  Great cast.  Great writing.

posted by Heretic

The original Friday the 13th for the first time in ages, where Kevin Bacon plays a horny kid who gets an arrow through his throat!

While the series is famous for Jason hacking his way through a bunch of annoying dipshits before the least annoying and dipshitty of them kills him until the next sequel is ready, the original was framed as a murder mystery with a killer stalking kids trying to renovate Camp Crystal Lake. Overall, it's a really fun film that kind of gets marred a bit by the ending.

1. It kind of hurts the whole mystery aspect of it when the culprit winds up being a woman who wasn't in the movie until the final 15 minutes or so who was only alluded to in the most vague way possible (a couple characters mention how a child drowned in the lake and then other bad shit happened; the killer is said child's mom).

2. Said killer is obviously pretty strong, able to move corpses from place to place in order to keep anyone from knowing what is going on until it's just the killer and Alice (final girl), as well as being able to throw a dead body through a window. Said killer is also a 55-60 year old woman who might come off as in good shape for her age, but probably not "Jason-strong" to the "pick dude up and stash him in the top bunk of a bed so he's not immediately found" level.

3. Or definitely not "Jason-strong", being what that Alice isn't exactly a powerhouse and she essentially owns her all four times they face off, turning it into something that feels like a running joke when she knocks her out AGAIN and, instead of doing anything to restrain her, just runs off AGAIN. The first three times were Mrs. V charging with a weapon, missing and then getting knocked out by Alice. The fourth time was her missing with her weapon, engaging in a wrestling match, getting shoved off Alice and then getting decapitated with said weapon.

Still a 7/10 and better than virtually all the sequels for about anything other than hilarity.

Friend's dad took us to see like part 4 or 5 in the theatre. Totally inappropriate but hey as kids ya gotta see some hooters!!!

On the way home he was driving down a back road and the car stopped by a woods.  He says he is gonna walk to the nearby house and get help.  He starts walking, doubles back and jumps on the hood and scares the crap outta us! 

Will never forget that!

posted by iclfan2

Lol reads exactly like a CNN article. C’mon dude.

Like my dad, you want everything to somehow be brought back to liberal cable news channels.  If someone discussed ice on Neptune, you and QO would somehow be able to tie it to the state of liberal media bias.

My problem with the movie is that it is supposed to serve as a lesson not to make rash judgments about people.  Richard Jewell was the perfect stereotype of the wanna-be-cop security guard who would have loved to become a hero by "discovering" a bomb he planted.  But as the film clearly shows how horrible a rush to judgment can affect an innocent person, it also paints a very clear picture of a woman who is not even here to defend herself.  Basically the movie does the exact same thing it is warning about. 

1917. 8/10

Really great cinematography and a cool story. The last 15 minutes started to go over-the-top a bit. But overall a cool film. 

Pinocchio - 10/10
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - 8/10
Alice in Wonderland (1950) - 7/10

I'm really enjoying watching through the Disney animation catalog on Disney+.

posted by O-Trap

Eight Men Out

10 out of 10.  Great cast.  Great writing.

One of my top 10 of all time.

posted by jmog

One of my top 10 of all time.

Everytime I go back and watch it, I've forgotten how good it is.

When John Cusack gives his "not one red cent" monologue, I well up every time.  You can feel it.

1917 - 9/10

That was a damn work of art by Sam Mendes. I couldn’t tell where he blended his cuts to make it appear as one cut, but most of it was legit. The first 20 minutes or so through the trenches into the German trench was amazing. 2 single shots for an entire movie is incredible. Not sure if it can be done regularly, but this particular story and plot set up for it nicely, and it was incredible.

posted by Laley23

1917 - 9/10

That was a damn work of art by Sam Mendes. I couldn’t tell where he blended his cuts to make it appear as one cut, but most of it was legit. The first 20 minutes or so through the trenches into the German trench was amazing. 2 single shots for an entire movie is incredible. Not sure if it can be done regularly, but this particular story and plot set up for it nicely, and it was incredible.

Agreed with everything you said.

I watched the 1999 remake of The Haunting for the first time last night. For the first half or so, it was kind of like the original, but on acid with how crazy and illogically designed the interior of that mansion was. And then it went off the rails so, so hard. And with the exception of Owen Wilson's death, it wasn't even a funny off the rails. CGI overload and pure stupidity. 3/10 in one of those "first half = 6/10, second  half = 0/10" ways.

21

Solid movie 8/10

• Parasite - 9.5/10
• Once Upon...Hollywood - 9.8/10 (even better the 2nd time)
• Ford vs Ferrari - 8.8/10

I can’t believe FvF doesn’t even crack my top 3 of the best picture noms. What a year for movies. And Bale was robbed. Absolutely deserves Best Supporting Actor nomination (unless he was the lead, then deserves Best Actor nomination).

Went back and watched The Big Short again.

9/10

I love this side of Ryan Gosling.  I actually like him as a douche-bro banker.

The Green Mile...again. I watch it when ever I find it on TV. It was also my first "official' date with my Wife back in January of 2000. My daughter was with us at a midnight showing.  My daughter will be 34 in May.

My wife is out of the country for the weekend, so I re-watched the original Star Wars trilogy. I really don't remember much of anything from those movies, but I remember loving them as a kid.

Birds of Prey...let's just say I kept dozing off...wife liked it but...

3/10 at best.