Argylle was a shit show...boring and overly convoluted.

So I've been dog tired and needed to get work done in the office, so I put some stuff on that should have been mindless noise, so I put on some older movies.

I put on Mr and Mrs Smith, I tried the series because I liked this one so much. Yeah, it's cringey, and over the top, but I really friggin like it. It is excellent mindless fun.

I also found Empire Records. I loved it when I was younger and haven't seen it in forever, probably 25 years. There was a lot of stuff going on for me.

1. HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOY the 90's were a long time ago.

2. I remembered it being pretty campy and kinda dumb. And it is in some parts. On some level though, it was pretty deep (especially for the time) and has aged pretty well.

The mental health part with Deb trying suicide, the drug stuff with Liv Tyler's character, Renee Zelweger's character using sex as a crutch. If it wasn't 30 years ago, it would probably be called woke. Some of it was campy and handled maybe not super great, but it was interesting to see those issues on screen. I don't remember much from that time addressing any of that.

3. Some of the performances were sneaky good. When Liv Tyler and Zelweger were screaming at each other was pretty good. That's a really tough scene to act and time right. Tyler wasn't very good in several scenes, but Zelweger was sneaky good in a lot of hers. I've notoriously not been the biggest fan of hers through the years, but she was really good in this one.

Speaking of Zelweger, she actually sings pretty well in the last scene. Wasn't expecting that. She's way better than the dude that sings the song.

4. It was a pretty good nostalgia hit on some of those songs.

If you ever liked it, it's not a bad trip down memory lane.

I watched Stillwater on Amazon prime the other night. I totally expected it to be a ripoff of taken but it surprised me and I thought Matt Damon did pretty good playing a fish out of water Okie trying to get his daughter out of a French prison. I liked it.

This looks fantastic... I love the voice of Archer. Although it would suck to be the lead in a movie where everyone gets to hear your talk but it isn't you.

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Looks violent... I approve.

Ricky Stanicky on Amazon. Not gonna blow your socks off. Its just a goofy comedy but def worth a watch. Some really funny parts and its free.

Zach Efron, John Cena, some other ppl u might know in it.

Watched a movie called Poor Things yesterday. Trailer was really strange, and Emma Stone gets naked through the entire movie. But it was just way too weird and stupid. If you would try to explain the plot to someone, they'd think you were crazy. Other than Emma Stone being all slutty nekkid, it was a total turd.

.... go on....

In the context of the movie though, it was super weird and awkward.

Yeah, someone described it as raping a woman with a toddler brain. Hell ****ing no.

what the actual ****

Anyone else geeked for the new Kong/Godzilla movie?

For sure. I love those movies.

They’re leaning into the camp and I respect that.

Yup.

Nice popcorn flick. Me and my brother will likely skip out on work at lunch, go get an excellent burger somewhere, and catch the early showing week of release.

The scene of Kong riding Godzilla into battle was pretty corny. But, otherwise I'm super stoked.

I'm also apparently ignorant when it comes to the vast Titans/Kaiju character pool.

American Fiction was the saddest funny movie I may have ever seen.

I was skeptical, but Radical was pretty fantastic. For those that can do arthouse and subtitles, anyway.

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We haven't been to see any new movies lately besides Oppenheimer. Can anyone recommend something that isn't a woke dumpster fire?

No.

Not at all.

Yeah, I enjoyed it. Easy and fun watch.

Someone doesn't understand quality cinema.

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Not sure how much it matches up with the old show but I am still in.

Did a search and nothing came up. Just watched "Big George Forman" on Netflix and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Back in the day, boxing was a big deal and these guys were constantly in the news.
I paid little attention to Forman then, but did buy his grill. Ali was the noise maker.

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Oh damn

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Would be amazing, but I just can't trust this won't be just as sterile feeling as most of his recent output.

Another sequel 20-30 years too late.

Coming 2 America, Dumb and Dumber To. I’m probably forgetting others.

Has this ever worked?

Fury Road, Blade Runner, Toy Story 3...that's all I've got. Maybe Bad Boys.

You’re right. Sorry, I should have specified “another *comedy 20-30 years too late”.

Seems like movies outside of the comedy genre fare a little better, but I can’t think of any comedies like this that were successful after such a long time.

Pretty much confirmed

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How bad does Sandler need money? I think he was the top paid actor last year already

Road House on Prime was alright.

Some of the CGI scenes look really bad, however.

Watched the Beekeeper this weekend. Hilariously overdone "badass" movie. Highly recommend if you want to laugh at a testosterone flick.

The Beekeeper went a bit too far for me. Too ridiculous. Some pretty good fight scenes. But the plot and the writing felt like a shitty Steven Seagal movie.

Fall Guy looks good. I’ll definitely watch it and not only because of Gosling

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Wife and I watched last night, and have always been fans of Sofia Coppola. Solid.

Going to see Godzilla x Kong in about an hour.

I doubt religion, preferences, and politics are in that one anywhere.

But if Kong skirts up or 'Zilla paints his nails I'll let you know...

Godzilla vs Kong is everything that is wrong with the world today.

Did you like the Lion King, Frozen, 80's action movies, 90's Japanese Godzilla movies, Voltron, He-Man, Flash Gordon, and all the Disney princess movies?

If so, and penis envy mushrooms don't intimidate you, grab some 'cause this is your movie.

I'm a huge Godzilla fan and I don't know if I like the 2nd half of this movie or not. I can't decide if it went full good Nick Cage or full bad Nick Cage in the last 1/3rd.

Seriously. I see what they were trying to do but I don't think they stuck the landing. The first 2/3rds is like an homage to 80's kid/teen movies and saturday cartoons but the last 1/3rd is just Stephen King and too much cocaine. WAY too much cocaine...

Fictional beasts in a non-fantastical world do not interest me. It makes no sense. It appears in reviews people like it but they like these super hero movies, too so I take them with a grain of salt.

The entire thing should be fantasy or no fantasy at 'tall

Oh, it's full fantasy. Everyone gets this movie is supposed to be way over the top except our lead character. Tyree Henry and Stephens realize they're making some odd combo of Godzilla and Flash Gordon and they ham it up. It's the most 80's supporting characters ever. Rebecca Hall was told she was making a Goonies movie - a little silly at times and for kids but full of heart. It's not.

The best description I can give is that the guys that made Kung Fury were given a Monsterverse movie. It's THAT ****ing over the top. This movie doesn't have Hitler. That's really the only difference...

Did a search and nothing came up for a terrific movie, "Mending the Line" on Netflix. Perry Mayfield from "in he Dark" and Brian Cox from "Succession" do a great job IMO.

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I'll watch it when it is free and I'll hate myself if I like it

Efron seemed like he was mailing it in, but Cena has absolutely no shame and it leads to hilarious moments. The karaoke compilation was fantastic. Someone described him as a jacked Chris Farley in that he's down for almost any type of physical comedy, and I think there's truth to that. He also has a matter of fact delivery that lends itself to outlandish statements.

You're a raging alcoholic. How'd you get so ripped?

Roids. Shitton of roids.

Cena was funny in Blockers too, even though the movie wasn't great.

Kinda looks like a "FUN" one! Will watch.

Do not know how old you fellas are but, The Omen movies were awesome!
So they are doing a new one, The First Omen which looks cool as hell! 666

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"This is for you":thumb:

Damien look at me, it's all for you!

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I think you actually will like at least the first 1/2. It kinda' pulls it off. I was impressed.

Then the last 1/3rd or so became Kung Fury. I think the meme-tastic orgy of nonsense will make the internet label it try-hard and it'll backfire.

Who knows though - this is clearly aimed at the 14 and under age group - not the 35+ age group that grew up on Godzilla.

Watched Anatomy of a Fall. French film. Courtroom drama with replays of family interaction. It was nominated for several oscars. I'm surprised the young boy wasn't nominated or something. He was very good.

Outside of that, it wasn't that exciting. More of a "film" than a hollywood hit. I thought the lead actress was strong too.

Most certainly late to the party, but Iron Claw was incredible.

how much can she bench press?

This almost has Guardians of the Galaxy vibes to me. I doubt it could be that good but if it is even 1/2 as good I would be happy.
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I watched Bob Marley: One Love the other night. I thought it was well done. But admittedly, it was a real struggle to figure out WTF they were saying most of the time. I turned on subtitles, but that didn't really help much either. The subtitles were the same Jamaican slang they were speaking, so you'd end up with subtitles like "Ja Mon, I and I fi gon down ta store." :spock: But the story was cool, and it was well done other than the difficulty understanding the dialect.

No new but Baby Driver is pure garbage...jfc

Kind of bummed that it is going to be a musical.

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So I tried to Watch Best Man on Hulu. Luke Wilson. Dalph. Guns. Let’s go.

It’s shit. Made it 20 minutes, 19 minutes too long. Barf.

Did not know that.
I'm out.
I hope you guys enjoy it...

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I’m still going to watch it, Sweeney Todd was a good movie and that was very musicalish lol

I watched Anna (2019 on Netflix). It's decent enough. At some level it tries to be Wick which it fails at, but it's a pretty decent spy flick nonetheless. It does some Nolan-esque ****ing with the timeline, but after the initial shock wears off, it works pretty well.

I didn't see a bunch of the turns and the end was a pretty fun little ride. It's not life changing, but it's a good watch.

Finally got to watch "Late Night with the Devil". I've been a bit of a fan of David Dastmalchian since his break in The Dark Knight, and he really nails the 70's talk show host with probably the best piece of acting I've seen this year. It's like The Network meets The Exorcist. For those who were around in the 70s, I think you will get a big kick out of this.

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I watched it a few nights ago. Enjoyed it. There’s a kid who did a review (with spoilers) that covers all the Easter eggs and symbolism on YouTube that was entertaining as well.

Where can you see this?

I bought it on Prime.

It’s free if you subscribe to Shudder (horror channel)

This is fantastic

Extremely well executed

One of the more original and enjoyable movies I've watched in a bit

Yep! Thanks to the recommendation here - I was able to watch it on AMC+ (includes Shudder).

Even though I was only a little kid during this time period (mid-70's) it just felt like they got everything right, I was definitely feeling the furniture and colors on that set, looked like our house when I was a kid!

Search came up with nothing, Ben Affleck in "The Way Back" was very enjoyable. Highly recommend it. :thumb:

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Anybody down for this?

Doesn't look too cheeseball, Eckhart brings an air of depth and class, action looks good, and I LOVE Olga Kurylenko. I'd watch her balance her checkbook if it was on TV..

The Beekeeper.

Watched this the other night. The story seemed pretty silly and there were action scenes even more unrealistic seeming than usual. It was a Statham film, I felt like I had a good idea of what to expect going in and still felt this way. Wouldn't recommend

edit: Josh Hutcherson is very punchable and plays his role well

Considering it was a typical Statham action flick, I lowered my expectations and in the end actually enjoyed it. Shrug

I thought the Fall Guy would be better. I guess not as funny as I thought and too much romance. Still worth a watch though.

Overlord.

It's basically Wolfenstein.

Yeah this movie is ****ing great. The opening is actually pretty intense and what I would consider a very underrated war sequence period.

I think Kurt Russell's kid is gonna be a fine actor.

I just watched Godzilla Minus One on Netflix.

It's definitely one of the best Godzilla movies.

Just finished it and it was fantastic.

I finally saw Iron Claw, pretty good movie but it was sad and depressing.

This was a better movie than I thought it would be since I never gave 2 shits about wrestling as a kid. But holy hell was it depressing as ****. Great movie, but depressing.

Went and watched the new Mad Max Furiosa today and it also wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Lots of car chases, torture, and explosions. If Waterworld, Taken, and Pulp Fiction had a threesome and produced a kid, it would be called Mad Max Furiosa.