Casey Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Ya'll should watch Like Father on Netflix. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it's a sweet and funny little movie. Kelsey Grammar is excellent, Kristen Bell is suprisingly good, and Seth Rogen is in the movie for like 15-20 minutes total maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I'm not seeing what's surprising about Kristen Bell being good in something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 She's generally really good in everything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Because I don't generally like Kristen Bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Spy Who Dumped Me was trash. Some surprisingly good action scenes in it. Kate McKinnon's Robin Williams tribute tangents are tiresome. Great on SNL where there's character scope. Improv theatre troupe otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 So a company found a Kevin Spacey movie that was sitting on the shelf for years and decided to release it to theaters last weekend. It made $618. BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB Starring Taron Eggerton, Emma Roberts, and Kevin Spacey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I thought I saw trailers for that movie in theaters last summer. I had no idea it was never released. Shows how much I cared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Well, Asia denied having the relationship with the 17 year old and said she paid him off after talking it over with Bourdain, who said it was the best idea to go ahead and get it out of the way and help the kid monetarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I’m under the impression that the company distributing the Spacey movie had to exhibit somewhere to fulfill a contractual obligation since it’s been on VOD for a month. It actually did quite well on ITunes, presumably because of morbid curiosity or hardcore fans of Eggerton or Roberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I know I am probably being a snowflake here but I find the concept of Happytime Murders to be offensive. I mean maybe if it wasn't the son of Jim Henson I wouldn't care because adult themed puppets have been around for decades. But I can't picture coming from the son of the man who created Sesame Street . Plus aren't they also promoting this as some kind of Sesame Street alternative and not on its own? That being said, the idea that you have to do commercial to tell parents to not take your kids to an 'R' rated move with "Murders" in the damn name is completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 51 minutes ago, hammerva said: I know I am probably being a snowflake here but I find the concept of Happytime Murders to be offensive. I mean maybe if it wasn't the son of Jim Henson I wouldn't care because adult themed puppets have been around for decades. But I can't picture coming from the son of the man who created Sesame Street . Plus aren't they also promoting this as some kind of Sesame Street alternative and not on its own? That being said, the idea that you have to do commercial to tell parents to not take your kids to an 'R' rated move with "Murders" in the damn name is completely They used a tag line that was something to the effect of "All Street. No Sesame" and got a case and desist from Sesame Street, but afaik that's the only connection beyond the Henson family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 5 hours ago, hammerva said: That being said, the idea that you have to do commercial to tell parents to not take your kids to an 'R' rated move with "Murders" in the damn name is completely Never underestimate the stupidity of the American public. If that film doesn't have a disclaimer at the end that says to go buy a copy of Meet the Feebles then it can fuck right off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I'll be seeing Naughty Adult Muppet Movie tomorrow morning. Can't wait, especially if it's a train wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 14 hours ago, hammerva said: I know I am probably being a snowflake here but I find the concept of Happytime Murders to be offensive. I find the fact that it stars Melissa McCarthy and looks like a painfully unfunny pile of shit to be offensive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivpvideos Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 14 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Never underestimate the stupidity of the American public. If that film doesn't have a disclaimer at the end that says to go buy a copy of Meet the Feebles then it can fuck right off Saw Happytime Murders last night at 10:30 and saw two parents which young children there that did not last past ten minutes. Movie was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 22 hours ago, hammerva said: I know I am probably being a snowflake here but I find the concept of Happytime Murders to be offensive. The execution is worse than the concept. It wasn't as bad as I thought it might be, but it's not even really worth a free rental from the public library. The review that called it "a witless comedy that blindly pushes buttons instead of attempting to tell a good story" was spot-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Revenge was exactly what the trailers made it out to be. A fitting secondary title would be Gidget Gets Gory. Rape-revenge isn't necessarily my cup of tea but if you can get through the first half the second is a blast; luckily I turned off the sound and let the beginning ride while doing other things, came back and turned out I missed the rape entirely! Even if it apparently wasn't shown, still. The plot: Gidget has a rich Franco beau who's married and has a vacation spot in the desert where he hunts (what, I have no clue); his buddies show up and one who looks like a French Charlie Day rapes her, so he decides to get rid of the problem by pushing her off a cliff. She gets impaled on a tree but somehow survives and then enacts her well you know. It gets surreal, and very, very bloody after she takes some peyote and gets busy. The Charlie Day dude suffers some hilarious punishments, one involving a piece of glass that takes the film into Dead Alive territory of sickness overload. Really great visuals and especially sound work on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Happy Time was more meh than anything else. It would've been a lot more interesting if they had left the Lt. as the only human in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 On 8/26/2018 at 10:59 AM, Player One said: The execution is worse than the concept. It wasn't as bad as I thought it might be, but it's not even really worth a free rental from the public library. The review that called it "a witless comedy that blindly pushes buttons instead of attempting to tell a good story" was spot-on. Based on the trailer I kept referring to it as "the home-schooled kid [whose parents sent them to High School to get socialized] telling the lamest "dirty" jokes to try to fit in" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 30 minutes ago, Betsy Zeidler said: Based on the trailer I kept referring to it as "the home-schooled kid [whose parents sent them to High School to get socialized] telling the lamest "dirty" jokes to try to fit in" That's not far off. It was pretty obvious the filmmakers thought it was 1980-something and the idea of foul-mouthed puppets would get a rise out of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 If you know what's good for you you'll go find a copy of First Reformed ASAP. That movie is incredible. After all these years and some of the last couple things he's done one might be wondering if Paul Schrader still has it. Don't doubt. Just go watch. I can't say anything about the plot but it's seriously heavy, Ethan Hawke kills it in what is probably his best role ever, and even Cedric the Entertainer shows up in a dramatic role and does a fine job. This is the Paul Schrader of Mishima and Affliction and Taxi Driver, this is the real deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Locked down my Toronto film festival schedule yesterday. Taking it easy this year - only 10 movies. Friday, September 7 Screwball, 9:45 pm, 1 hr 45 min dir: Billy Corben A documentary that takes the unique approach of using child actors to recreate the MLB steroid scandal involving Alex Rodriguez and Biogenesis. Sunday, September 9 Burning, 1:30 pm, 2 hrs 28 min Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jeon; dir: Chang-dong Lee Burning tells the story of three individuals and a mysterious incident they experience. Haemi introduces Jongsu to Ben, a man she met in Africa. One day, Ben and Haemi pay Jongsu a visit, and Ben reveals his secret interests to Jongsu. Climax, 11:59 pm, 1 hr 36 min Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub; dir: Gaspar Noé A troupe of young dancers gathers in a remote and empty school building to rehearse, and begin an all-night celebration that turns nightmarish as the dancers discover they've been pounding cups of sangria laced with potent LSD. Monday, September 10 Border, 9:15 pm, 1 hr 50 min Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Viktor Akerblom; dir: Ali Abbasi When a customs officer develops a strange attraction to the suspect she's investigating, the case's revelations soon call into question her entire existence. Wednesday, September 12 Hold The Dark, 6 pm, 2 hr 5 min Alexander Skarsgard, Riley Keough, James Badge Dale; dir: Jeremy Saulnier After the deaths of three children suspected to be by wolves, writer Russell Core is hired by the parents of a missing six-year-old boy to track down and locate their son in the Alaskan wilderness. Thursday, September 13 Widows, 9:30 pm, 2 hr 8 min Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Carrie Coon; dir: Steve McQueen Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Friday, September 14 Mid90s, 6 pm, 1 hr 24 min Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith; dir: Jonah Hill Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 90s-era LA, spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop. Her Smell, 9:15 pm 2 hr 15 min Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens; dir: Alex Ross Perry A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success. Saturday, September 15 Boy Erased, 12 pm, 1 hr 54 min Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton; dir: Joel Edgerton The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. Destroyer, 9:45 pm, 2 hr 3 min Sebastian Stan, Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell; dir: Karyn Kusama A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Upgrade was watched last night and had me kicking myself for not going to see it in the theater. Serious mistake there. I felt this is honestly Robocop-level quality, the best sci-fi film I've seen in quite awhile, and a perfect merging of Cyberpunk and Splatterpunk. Highest recommendation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 That first kill scene is INCREDIBLE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Randomly came across A Cure for Wellness on HBO last night and I'm still sitting here a day later wondering what the fuck I just watched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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