Oh yea, that was the only thing that kept me watching it.

I enjoyed two movies recently both are based off actual things that happened.

The Walk and The 33, I kick myself for not watching the first one on the big screen, I read it is incredible to view.

Damn, I forgot about The Walk. Wanted to see that, looked visually appealing.

I'm thinking about watching Tarzan and The Shallows today. Needless to say, I'm very bored.

Was thinking Swiss Army Man myself.

There's nothing in the trailer that makes me want to watch it at all.

It's out on video, and it's not a blockbuster or serious art piece.

But if you want an hour and a half of sophomoric glee, I thoroughly enjoyed 'What We Do in the Shadows.'

It's a mockumentary of some vampires who ended up sharing a loft in New Zealand.

Think if The Real World, Spinal Tap, and Flight of the Conchords got all mixed together on a budget.

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Tarzan was poor in my opinion.
I suppose it is hard in this day in age to even tell the story of Tarzan and be politically correct. Try they did though by making Tarzan an abolitionist hero with an African-American sidekick. The whole movie was dripping with trying to make a "New Tarzan Franchise" that would be acceptable to the masses and not offend.
Sorry, but that is not the story of Tarzan.
I think the time has passed on this on this whole story line and perhaps they should never attempt to make a Tarzan movie again.

Saw this. Enjoyed it. Good but not great. Definitely got my Flight of the Conchords fix though. Miss that show.

The Purge: Election Year wasn't bad for some mindless fun.

Those movies are getting weirder and weirder though.

I liked the first one the best but haven't seen the new one yet.

I laughed so much at this movie. Saw it at an art house theater with a bunch of old Pasadena art patron types who really didn't get it at all. I still give them credit for showing up and trying new things. They keep that theater in business and with nice low prices because it is always quite full for nearly every screening. I was pretty much laughing alone in a full theater though. I loved it.

Purge was ok. 2 hrs of mindless action. Don't mind it.

Tarzan was pretty bad. Bad acting, bad story, bad special effects.

Finding Dory was great. Not as funny as Finding Nemo, but more emotional and meaningful.

Kiwis are New Zealanders. :)

BFG was pretty good

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I was surprised by Tarzan. I thought it was going to be garbage and it was actually very well done.

Remember the Stephen King book Cell? Well, they apparently made a movie of it with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson starring in it. Sounds promising, right? It's sitting at 0% at Rotten Tomatoes. I don't think I've ever seen a movie at 0% before.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cel...contentReviews

It really is that bad.

Avoid.

That's a shame. Cusack and Jackson are just wasted being in this film, then?

I read the book and it was ok, up until then end. Like most King books.

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I think I read that one thinking it might be your typical zombie type read and it got weird as hell, quickly.

IIRC, the undead zombie antagonist dudes ended up being hive-minded with telepathic powers and shit. And I feel like I remember something about them floating or hovering on thin air.

Just bad..

Fooled ya! I'm actually kind of an asshole.


Stuff I've recently watched:

The Shallows (2016)

Not much plot, or character development. Chick gets attacked by shark, clings to small rock near shore for survival, tries to find a way to get to shore. That's it. Watchable, but nothing new or exiting. I'd wait to catch it on tv.

Some Rifftrax stuff:

The Wizard (1989)
Miami Connection
I Believe in Santa Claus
Icebreaker
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Sharknado 2
The Night of the Living Dead

I'm about to watch an old French flick called "Un Coupable."

It's ****ing terrible laughable bad..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCns4w3GA9A

ROFL

wow, I kind of glossed over this and thought you were talking about the old JLo movie. SK even wrote the screenplay, so I guess that means no one else can be blamed for it sucking.

On a related note, I watched Horns over the weekend, based on Joe Hill's(King's) book of the same name. It was a decent time waster.

Some shithead I work with said Mad Max Fury Road was a trash movie. My head almost exploded.

wow, Cell was filmed in (at least) 2013 based on some trivia on IMDB. Must suck more than I thought

I'll be the one to say it: Stephen King is overrated.

You're drunk man.

Frank and Cindy.

A documentary on Netflix. Not sure WHAT to think about it but I know I laughed my ass off.

No, he's not. King's movies mostly blow and I'd guess he's a .250 hitter regarding his books. The ones that are 'good' are great. The rest are overlong, tired, and forgettable.

I agree, his bad movies are real shit stains. I mean, the movie/book for The Mangler is one of the biggest pieces of shit movies I have ever seen. But the year before, The Stand was tremendous. It goes on and on with him... Christine, GREAT movie, the next year, Firestarter total crap.

Dreamcatcher. That was shit.

Heh, that WAS shit.

How can he put out movies like It, The Green Mile, and Shawshank, then turn around and give us Dreamcatcher, Cell, and tv show Under the Dome. He's all over the map.

I kinda liked Dreamcatcher. The part where the aliens head explodes was crazy, and totally unexpected the first time I saw it. And no I never read that book.

well, typically a screenwriter adapts the book for the movie, but in this case, King aparently screenwrote it too. So there goes blaming the screenwriter.

Anyhow, SK definitely cannot write a good ending for the most part. But he has some great ideas, as does his son.

SO ****ING TRUE.

The movie It was so freaking good until the end. The ending was awful and ruined the entire film.

As far as his books, a previous poster nailed it. His good stories are gems, but for the most part he puts out overwritten trash.

How did you guys feel about Pet Semetary?

I agree.

Even my wife, who reads like two books a ****ing week Says he's overrated as ****.


My wife is like Rain Man (Dustin Hoffman, not CP) reading books. Quite the expensive habit.

I still say my favorite SK works are his short stories. Skeleton Crew has been my #1 collection of short stories in any genre since I was a teenager.

Different Seasons was excellent- Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, The Body, and Apt Pupil were great reads with two out of three of those movies being pretty good as well.

Movie was meh. I remember enjoying the book quite a bit and it scared the shit out of me when I read it in high school.

tell her to use the ****ing library!

This right here.

I've been a huge library fiend for the past year and a half or so. It's awesome. They've got new movies and music as well.

My county even has digital books available to checkout online.

The future is now, people!

Although I'll admit there's no substitute for an actual book in your hand

Yep.

I'm reading American Assassin right now in hardcover. It's been a bit since I've read anything other than the Kindle or a paperback and I've enjoyed the nostalgic feel of a hardcover, as funny as that sounds.

my wife is a librarian, so I don't even have to go there! Of course, our library will even mail you the books for $3. And you can get music, movies, ebooks.

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Damn, I hate to be that one-upping douche but our library system will deliver the shit to your house for the free! Yes, free.99.

It's an awesome service that a large percentage of the population doesn't even know about, which is probably a good thing because if everyone knew they'd probably overload the system.

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It's kinda risky for me living in apartments though. I had the fourth Game of Thrones book delivered to my house once and no one was home so they legit just left it right at the base of the door. In an apartment that shit could get snatched up so quick.

I mean, it's something from the library that literally anyone can have for free so I wouldn't think people would be apt to steal it, but people are weird and shady. I wouldn't put it past them.

ours did until about 2 years ago. they decided to can it because a few people would use it to just order a shitload (you can have 99 items out at once apparently).

That's why we can't have nice things. They say we're allowed to check out 101 items at once here. I try and be courteous, only withdrawing 10 books/movies at a time and I won't request home delivery unless it's at a library on the other side of town.

I'd imagine most people don't give two shits, though. Some of the items I check out just look like they've been through hell. I can't tell you how many times I've checked out a movie only to get home and find that the disc is so scratched up my DVD player can't play it. Inconsiderate assholes. It's gotten to the point where i check the disc before even leaving the library to save myself the annoyance.

If you are reading books, don't you want to buy them so you can have that trophy?

I am the same with movies in that if I buy one I want the hard copy, not a digital download.

Watched The Witch. Was completely let down. I hate when they hype a movie and then it sucks.

Nope. I hate clutter.

I'd much rather borrow it for free from the library.

Yeah, I thought so too. Difficult to understand the dialogue at times as well. It was like eating a huge bowl of plain oatmeal- it gets boring fast, and you get full of it after a few bites.

Finally watched Gran Torino. I hadn't watched it because I wasn't really into all the slurs. I'm not a prude or anything, I just figured it would be over the top. And it wouldn't have been if Eastwood and all his buddies called each other mics and pollocks. ROFL

Goddamn that was a hell of a good movie. I wish I'd have watched it sooner.

before I saw Gran Torino easily Unforgiven was IMO the best Eastwood movie...ever.

I don't like racists....don't like slurs etc.....but this movie....you start out hating the sonofabitch and by the end you're rooting for him. just awesome. push comes so shove I think I still give Unforgiven the nod....but Gran Torino is just a great great movie.

has anyone seen the new Tarzan movie?
I heard a few things and they are exact opposites. some say yay...some say boo.

Shitty.

SK - I love him. remember that even the babe couldn't hit a home run every time!
after I read Under The Dome I wanted to kill him. then I read 11/22/63 and I loved him again. hahahaha

totally agree with afore mentioned - his shorts are the best. but always always the book will outshine a movie. as for the shorts...so many come to mind....but the one that always stuck with me (from Skeleton Crew) cause it just scared the shit out of me....Gramma.

geeze man...just ****ing creepy. and the end....OMG.....you'll never look at old people the same again.

well that sucks. loved all things Tarzan when I was a kid....and the dude from True Blood...I kinda like him too...was hoping it'd be decent.

guess I'll stick with spider vids. :D

Watched The Boy with Maggie from the Walking Dead yesterday. It was OK. They had a decent twist in there but, like most horror flicks, the plot really doesn't hold up to scrutiny.

I'd recommend it, though. The tension during the first hour or so was actually pretty good.

He is the best thing about it. It's a shame really. Waste of a good Tarzan in a boring movie. It isn't horrible, but it is pretty pedestrian.

Watched Get a Job the other weekend. It was an ok movie. Nothing spectacular but nothing horrible.

I agree. Intense first part. When the twist first happened it was pretty crazy. Then it got run of the mill.

Yeah, at first I thought it was pretty cool but after a bit I was just like nahhhhhh.

A solid 9 out of 10 horror flicks these days ends horribly anyway so I wasn't mad.

Movie was mostly crap, but I enjoyed the twist in 'The Visit'

I thought it was decent. Def liked the twist, and didn't see it coming.

Wife wanted to see the new Ghostbusters. Between both of us we laughed 3 times, and not at anything that was supposed to be a joke