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What was the last movie you watched?

Twin Dragons on Tubi (although I've started countless others without finishing any of them). I used to watch it way too much when I was a kid, so it has become incredibly nostalgic for me. :D

If anyone has some low-gore (or no gore) horror recommendations on Tubi though, they seem to have a treasure trove of bargain bin movies and I'm always on the lookout for something absurd.
 
"Citizen X" (1995)

A dramatization of Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo and the struggle of those to catch him.
 
"The Zone Of Interest" (2023)

A film dealing with a man and his wife living a comfortable life in nice home and grounds with their two children and servants, in Central Europe during World War Two. Though their home was surrounded by very tall walls with barbed wire on top. But they occupants- not prisoners.

Each day he would dress into his work uniform, and pass through the wall, as his place of work was literally next door. He was the top administrator there. He was Rudolf Höss, commandant of the concentration camp known as "Auschwitz".

A very strange, creepy movie dealing almost exclusively with his idyllic home and family, only footsteps away, yet far removed from what went on beyond those walls. A classic example of how such administrators could carry on with a normal family life while plotting mass murder on an unprecedented scale.

Rudolf and Hedwig Höss’ Kids: Where Are They Now?
 
"Casablanca" (1942)

Oddly enough this was the first time I ever saw this recognized classic.

A great film, especially for it's time. Tragic though to see people smoking in nearly every scene. RIP Humphrey Bogart, who died prematurely of esophageal cancer.

 
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Alien Romulous. It was fine, nothing special. But then I wasn't expecting much. Has nothing on Aliens.
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Agreed. I saw it two days ago. Having seen all of the Ridley Scott "Alien" franchise, this one gave me the impression that a film that chronicles a xenophobe "bug hunt" should finally be put to bed. What made the franchise so popular may just be getting boring. Apart from the franchise no longer involving the character Ellen Ripley, who actress Sigourney Weaver did so well.

Ironically I also saw a film called "Prey", depicting both Native Americans and French settlers at odds with not only each other, but an alien "Predator" who was hunting them for sport. The same kind of alien "predator" that Arnold Schwarzenegger dealt with back in 1987. Maybe it's time to hang up that film franchise as well, which also intermingled with the "Alien" film franchise.

Hollywood has successfully beaten this horse to death. Much like Rocky and Planet of the Apes. And "Jaws"...lol.

Given my disappointment in both films, I wasn't intending to mention them. But I just did! :rolleyes:
 
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Crossbreed said:
Detail from Back To the Future 2 (1989),...
Jaws 19
directed by Max Spielberg
"This Time It's REALLY REALLY Personal...!"
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Ironically I loved even the third part more so than the part two. Especially when the musicians at the hootenanny twirled their instruments to expose who they really are.

LOL...Dusty, Billy and Frank. Would I see a fourth part? Maybe....;)

But another Jaws movie? Hellno. Not even with CGI advancements. Nope-nope-nope. :eek:


Incidentally, that does strike me as a "Hollywood Liability"- not an asset.

Using advanced CGI to substitute tired old scripts and storylines we all know only too well. It doesn't work, IMO. Hollywood needs fresh ideas to use fresh new forms of CGI. Not simply rely on remakes of past successes.
 
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Into The Blue (2005)
It was supposedly an update of The Deep (1977).
I liked both of the above. They were different enough for my tastes.

Into The Blue 2: The Reef (2009) was a direct-to-video, unrated sequel.
The main story was okay, but I was put off by its unnecessary R-rated elements.
 
Judge said:
Agreed. I saw it two days ago. Having seen all of the Ridley Scott "Alien" franchise, this one gave me the impression that a film that chronicles a xenophobe "bug hunt" should finally be put to bed. What made the franchise so popular may just be getting boring. Apart from the franchise no longer involving the character Ellen Ripley, who actress Sigourney Weaver did so well.

Ironically I also saw a film called "Prey", depicting both Native Americans and French settlers at odds with not only each other, but an alien "Predator" who was hunting them for sport. The same kind of alien "predator" that Arnold Schwarzenegger dealt with back in 1987. Maybe it's time to hang up that film franchise as well, which also intermingled with the "Alien" film franchise.

Hollywood has successfully beaten this horse to death. Much like Rocky and Planet of the Apes.

Given my disappointment in both films, I wasn't intending to mention them. But I just did! :rolleyes:
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Yeah, it felt like a mish mash of ideas (and a lot of quotes) from the other Alien movies. I really dug the effects and set design, I'll give it that. I also didn't mind any of the actors or their characters. But it just felt meh. I agree on Planet of the Apes (not really familiar with Rocky). I love the original movies (especially uncut Conquest) and while there's plenty to appreciate in the reboot series, it just doesn't do much for me.
 
I just watched "Black Moon Rising" made in 1986 starring a relatively young Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Hamilton. It was pretty good.
 
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

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A very splendid movie. While dated in places and definitely a long viewing experience at 3 hours long, it had a lot of charm and heart to it.
 
"Greenland" (2020)

Graphic disaster movie about meteorites raining on the earth to cause an "Extinction Level Event" and a family determined to survive it, by traveling via Canada to Greenland with the US having built extensive survival facilities there.

Presumably with sovereign Denmark' s approval.
 
"Yamamoto Isoroku" (2011)

Thoughtful Japanese docudrama about everything happening around one of Japan's top naval leaders from 1939 to 1943.

Decent and elaborate CGI for a 2011 film. Worth seeing if you're a history buff.
 
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